Chapter 4: Newcomers to the Universe Chapter 9: Master Chang Yi of Lanyue City
"Please confirm your appearance and clothing..."
"Sure."
"Please confirm the place of first birth..."
"1,000 meters outside the east gate of Lanyue City."
"The player's identity cannot be revealed..."
"You must not violate the ten taboos of the Blood Rain World."
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A misty world appeared in front of Xu Jingming's eyes. At the same time, he felt the drizzle on his face. It was cool and comfortable. The air temperature was also very suitable. At a glance, he saw a towering city in the distance.
"What a huge city! I can't even see the end of the city wall." Xu Jingming praised secretly. He was in a patch of weeds at the moment, with a hazy light and shadow surrounding his body.
In just three seconds, the light and shadow disappeared.
Xu Jingming looked at himself. He was wearing a cloth that fitted his body well, and his long hair was simply tied up. The Blood Rain World was a savage world, and technology was almost negligible, so getting a haircut was not easy, and most people had long hair.
"Lanyue City has a population of over five million, so it's considered a big city." Xu Jingming walked out of the weeds and admired this world.
"This is a nearly 100% virtual world, where the original inhabitants are all real humans with obscured memories, and they possess real intelligence and emotions. This has essentially created an ancient world that is almost completely real," said Xu Jingming.
Only by being authentic can we be more emotionally engaged and benefit our spiritual practice more significantly.
Xu Jingming walked and observed leisurely. Since there was still a long time before the agreed time of 10:09, he was not in a hurry at all.
"This body is indeed ordinary." Xu Jingming felt his body, "If I don't use any skills, pure brute force, I can probably only lift a hundred kilograms."
"Fortunately! The consciousness in reality is strong enough to perfectly control this body."
Xu Jingming secretly rejoiced.
The consciousness that entered the virtual world was, after all, the consciousness of a star life! The consciousness was strong enough to easily sense every cell in the body and achieve "cell-level control"! Even this ordinary body could burst out with terrifying strength.
This is also the strength of the so-called "entry-level masters" in the Blood Rain World. For entry-level masters, it is like killing chickens when dealing with ordinary people.
While feeling his new body, Xu Jingming walked towards the agreed place.
"Lululu~~" A team on horseback began to slow down. After all, the official road near the city gate was becoming crowded and everyone had to line up to enter the city.
"We've arrived at Lanyue City."
"Wow, this is Lanyue City!"
"It really is a city as big as you can see! Just like what my second uncle said!"
"When I get to Lanyue City, I will become a disciple and practice martial arts!"
In the caravan, there were young people and children who were looking at this majestic city with excitement and anticipation, their eyes full of hope for the future.
"Hurry up and sit down. Once you arrive in Lanyue City, you are not allowed to act on your own." An old man with gray hair scolded the young people.
Xu Jingming walked and looked, and soon noticed a woman in blue standing The woman also noticed Xu Jingming, and their eyes met and they both nodded slightly.
Both parties had seen each other's images and recognized each other at a glance.
Xu Jingming walked closer and said, "Jing."
"My name is Qingyu. Mr. Jing arrived earlier than scheduled." The woman in green said with a sword on her waist, smiling.
"It's my first time in Lanyue City, let's take a look around." Xu Jingming said with a smile.
"Mr. Jing is here for the first time, so he probably doesn't have any weapons." The woman in green said, "I will lend you a dagger for self-defense. When you meet my young master later, I will prepare a weapon suitable for you."
Xu Jingming reached out and took the dagger: "Thank you, Miss Qingyu."
For masters like them, the threat level naturally increases greatly with a dagger in hand.
"Let's go into the city." said the woman in green. Xu Jingming followed beside her and disappeared with the dagger in his hand.
There were three lines at the East City Gate. The entrance fee was ten knife coins per person, and the price of goods entering the city was calculated separately.
"This Lanyue City is really prosperous." Xu Jingming and the woman in blue walked in this ancient city, passing through roads and arch bridges, looking at the boats in the river under the bridges, and admiring the world scenery that was completely different from the real world.
After entering the city, they walked for more than ten miles and arrived at the gate of a big house.
There was a gatekeeper at the door, but he did not stop them and allowed Xu Jingming and the woman in blue to enter.
"There are quite a lot of men." When Xu Jingming entered the house, he saw many guards on patrol. Xu Jingming walked in floor by floor and couldn't help but sigh that the house was big. After walking for several minutes, he came to a back garden.
In a pavilion in the back garden, a handsome young man was feeding the fish in the pond.
"Sir." The woman in green walked to the pavilion and said, "Mr. Jing is here."
"Oh?" The handsome young man turned to look at Xu Jingming and said with a smile, "Mr. Jing, please sit down."
"This mission will last for three months. You will have to follow my master's arrangements throughout the entire process." said the woman in green.
"Okay." Xu Jingming nodded, walked into the pavilion and sat down.
Take money from others and help them eliminate disasters.
Moreover, this is a virtual world, so Xu Jingming will naturally not show mercy when it comes to killing.
"My name is Chang Yi." The handsome young man smiled, "Master of the Chang family, I will trouble Mr. Jing for the next three months."
"It's my duty." Xu Jingming replied.
"From today on, Mr. Jing will work 12 hours a day." The handsome young man said, "Qingyu will inform you of the working hours one day in advance. Outside of working hours, you can move freely in Lanyue City, but not more than two hours, and you must be accompanied by Qingyu the whole time. You should understand that this is to ensure that you do not violate the mission requirements."
Xu Jingming nodded.
Qingyu accompanied them to be responsible for supervision and to prevent those who accepted the mission from causing sabotage secretly.
"Wow." The handsome young man casually threw out a money bag: "Here are five hundred coins, a gift for Mr. Jing."
"Jingming, thank you, sir." Xu Jingming took it.
The value of money in this world is very high. After all, '10,000 gold' can be sacrificed to enter the mysterious land. These 500 coins... are probably equivalent to '5,000 universe coins'.
"What weapons does Mr. Jing need?" the handsome young man said, "Of course heavy bows and crossbows and armor. You can't get them because of government control. The most I can prepare for you is a close-fitting vest soft armor." An ordinary light bow only requires a hundred pounds of strength to pull it open, which is meaningless for masters like Xu Jingming.
"A spear, three meters long. It would be best if the spear could be split into two parts so that it can be assembled at any time. Also six flying knives and a vest of soft armor." Xu Jingming said, "Thank you for your help, sir."
The handsome young man Chang Yi nodded: "I'll prepare it for you tonight."
Spears and throwing knives are both common weapons.
"Qingyu, take Mr. Jing to his residence." Chang Yi ordered, and then watched Qingyu and Xu Jingming leave.
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Xu Jingming and Miss Qingyu were walking in the mansion.
"Mr. Jing must be very curious about why my young master could become the head of this big family." Miss Qingyu said.
Xu Jingming nodded slightly: "When we came here, everyone had a low status and was targeted by the Blood Rain World. It is impossible for us to be from a big family."
"yes."
Miss Qingyu smiled and nodded, "To be honest with you, Mr. Jing, my son paid a great price. He first disguised himself as the illegitimate child of the Chang family . After the Chang family master passed away, my son, as the only heir of the family, became the head of the Chang family. We have paid a lot to be able to control the Chang family. What we have to do next is to sell off the businesses that the Chang family has run for hundreds of years one by one... This is also the time for us to reap the harvest, and we will not allow any mistakes to happen."
Xu Jingming was surprised when he heard this.
The citizens of the universe came in and were targeted by the Blood Rain World. The higher the status, the higher the power, the greater the wealth... the stronger the target of the whole world, and all kinds of dangers came.
Therefore, the middle and high-level people in the Blood Rain World are almost all indigenous people.
"I admire you." Xu Jingming exclaimed, "It's hard to make money in the Blood Rain World, and if you succeed in harvesting this time, it will be the wealth of a large family in Lanyue City for hundreds of years."
"You have paid a lot." Miss Qingyu said, "In short, Mr. Jing, please cooperate with me in the next three months. If you violate the mission, you should know the punishment for violating it."
"rest assured."
Xu Jingming nodded.
The hiring fee is 600,000. If you violate the rules, the video recorded in the virtual world will be confirmed . Depending on the severity of the consequences, the penalty will be at least three times the price! Xu Jingming doesn't have that much money. Naturally, he has no intention of betraying.
"In this small courtyard, the left wing is Mr. Jing's residence, the one in the middle is my young master, the one in the right wing is Mr. Lu, and the one in the front yard is Miss Zi Teng. Mr. Lu and Miss Zi Teng are also responsible for protecting the young master." Miss Qingyu led Xu Jingming into the courtyard.
