Volume 1: The Beginner's First Cry Chapter 20 Little Pepper
After saying goodbye to the old man and leaving the Thieves Guild, I felt particularly happy. I didn't have such great ambitions to become a thief. I just wanted more means to save my life. Survival is the first priority. If I can't beat them, I will try to outrun them.
I stopped by the Mercenary Guild. There is no government in Tianxia. Many things are temporarily managed by the Mercenary Guild until the player's power rises and reaches certain conditions, then the Mercenary Guild can take over the management of the city. I registered my household registration at the Mercenary Guild and applied for a Tianxia card, which represents my identity. This is a must-have item for a player to survive in Tianxia. As long as you change your job, you can apply for it. With it, you can deposit and withdraw money in Tianxia, transfer transactions, and realize currency exchange between the virtual and real worlds.
"Tianxia" uses two currency units: silver coins and gold coins, and adopts the decimal system, that is, 1 gold coin = 10 silver coins. They are directly linked to the real euro, one gold coin is exchanged for one euro, and players can exchange them freely. However, whether it is exchanged in or out, Tianxia International will charge a 5% handling fee, and in order to avoid some unhealthy operations unrelated to the game as much as possible, the amount that a player can exchange is linked to the level of his Tianxia card. Only players with high-level Tianxia cards can make large exchanges, and Tianxia International has the right to investigate some huge assets of unknown origin.
The most important function of Tianxia Card is to accept tasks from the mercenary guild. In Tianxia, there is a very small chance that high-level equipment and attribute equipment can be obtained by completing certain mercenary tasks, and you can also get higher qualification points from it, which is the favorite of all players who mainly focus on combat professions. This is also an innovation of Tianxia, providing multiple options, which can enable players to get rid of the simple leveling of killing monsters and increase the fun of the game.
Tianxia Cards are divided into diamond cards, gold cards, silver cards and bronze cards from high to low levels. Each card is divided into five-star levels, which are evaluated according to the player's professional level and task completion. A first-level profession is evaluated as a bronze star, and four bronze stars are added when it is promoted to a fourth-level profession. A fifth-level profession is evaluated as a silver star, and a eighth-level profession is evaluated as a silver star. A ninth-level profession is evaluated as a gold star. Each star can be increased by completing five tasks of the same level . If you accept a task but fail to complete it, the points of two tasks will be deducted. Therefore, it is very difficult to upgrade the level of the card. Moreover, all tasks require the level of the card holder. The higher the difficulty and the higher the reward, the higher the level requirement. If the Tianxia Card level is too low, you can only rely on others to work for others. Others eat meat and you drink soup, and you can't get much oil and water. In my understanding, if you want to get a diamond card, you should be prepared to work for the mercenary guild for a lifetime.
Players who major in life professions can apply for special world cards. Apprentice and ordinary levels are bronze cards, expert and master levels are silver cards, grandmaster level is gold card, and saint level is diamond card. They cannot accept tasks and have no star restrictions. All other functions are the same as ordinary world cards.
Most players initially get a Bronze 1-star card. The reason why I say "most" is because some, like me, are lucky enough to have two professions by accident, so my Tianxia card is a Bronze 2-star card, which means I can apply to undertake tasks with higher difficulty and get more generous rewards. As soon as I got the card, I took a task. Now everyone is scrambling to do the Bronze 1-star task. This level of task that requires two stars or above is not popular, which is a good deal for me. In fact, I can't do the 1-star task even if I want to. There are too many people and too little porridge, and it has been taken away long ago.
I turned around and went to Qinglong Restaurant for a walk. This damn Afeng, he must have been so fascinated by the girls that he forgot the time. He hasn't come back yet. But it's no wonder. With all the beauties in front of him, they are so beautiful that they are a feast for the eyes. They are much better than me.
Look at the time, it's almost time. I'd better log off and wait for him. I must examine him carefully to find out which girl is so charming that he even abandons his brothers.
Not long after I went offline, Afeng also took off his helmet, mumbling something with reluctance on his face. It seemed that he was forcibly kicked out by the system. Great, the love between the man and the woman is hard to part with, this relationship develops so fast!
I smiled slyly, "A Feng, be honest, you fell in love with someone at first sight. Why do you want to start an online romance so soon?"
Ah Feng looked puzzled, "What do you mean by love at first sight? Who am I dating online?"
"Don't try to make excuses. Why would you be so kind to help a young girl with her mission for no reason and ignore your brother who was waiting for you? You are reluctant to leave her even when the time is up. Do you think I am blind and can't see that?"
"What are you talking about? Stop making blind guesses and ruining my reputation . I, Afeng, have been playing games for so many years, but I have always been a gentleman and don't have any shady ideas. I helped them with the task because they asked me to do it. One of the girls has a very good relationship with you." Afeng laughed wickedly.
Someone who has a good relationship with me? "My college classmate"? A Feng shook his head. "A colleague from your company"? No. Who could that person be? In real life, I am a relatively introverted person. I don't like to take the initiative to contact people. I have very few friends. Those who are acceptable to me are usually familiar to me.
"Do you remember the 'Black Iron Tower'?"
"Black Iron Tower, oh, is it the Black Iron Tower in "The Legend of Time and Space" who had a grudge against you but later became your friend?"
"It's him. This guy has also come to Tianxia, and is still called Black Iron Tower. Rich people are rich people. He used the system message that costs one gold coin to broadcast to find people and transmit messages over thousands of miles. How much money must this waste. I happened to be in Qinglong City, and I also used the old name Wind Whisperer in The Legend of Time and Space. He caught me and asked me to accompany two girls to do a mission."
It's related to the Black Iron Tower, and it has an "unusual" relationship with me, could it be? I couldn't help but be shocked by my thoughts, "Could it be the Black Iron Tower's unruly sister, Little Pepper?"
"Ding Dong, congratulations on your correct answer. Unfortunately, there is no reward. It is our lovely Little Pepper sister. She still successfully logged into the "World" under the name of Little Pepper. Now you won't suspect that I value women over friendship, right? My sexual orientation is normal, and I am not a pedophile."
Black Iron Tower is a young man from a wealthy family, but he is not the type of "playboy". As his name suggests, he is dark and strong, straightforward and generous, and likes to make friends. A year ago, he had a grudge with Afeng because of a misunderstanding in "The Legend of Time and Space". He was really powerful enough that he found out Afeng's true identity. So he brought a few people from the north to the south of Xinjiang to find Afeng to perform a real-life PK. In fact, it was just a misunderstanding. After Afeng encouraged his eloquent explanation and flattery, a dispute was resolved invisibly. Everyone turned enemies into friends and became friends. They also accompanied him to play in Shenzhen for more than ten days. At that time, there was Little Lajiao, Black Iron Tower's fourteen-year-old sister. She was not very old, but she was also a game fan.
Sometimes when Afeng was busy with work, he would let me accompany him, and that's how I got to know them. With Black Iron Tower's personality and none of the annoying shortcomings of the rich, it was easy for me to agree with him. But what I couldn't stand the most was Little Pepper, who was outspoken, said whatever she thought, and couldn't delay doing anything for a moment, and the things she did often made me laugh and cry.
When others go out to play, she wants to take a nap. When others want to rest, she becomes energetic and insists on dragging you to the night market. Others, including Black Iron Tower, try to refuse. Only I, who am silly and don't really refuse my friends' requests, and I happen to be looking for a job so I have plenty of time, so I became her best playmate, bodyguard and tour guide.
She didn't feel tired when shopping in the mall, but I hurt my legs carrying things; she felt it was too boring to get a beauty treatment, so she had to drag me to accompany her; even worse, she dragged me to climb a mountain early in the morning, but she broke her leg halfway up the hill, so I had no choice but to carry her. Over the past ten days, I lost a lot of weight, and the little bit of meat I had accumulated with great difficulty was all consumed.
I suddenly remembered something, "A Feng, you didn't betray me, did you? They should know that I don't play games."
"I didn't want to tell you, but your charm is so high, and Little Pepper is thinking about you. As soon as she saw me, she asked about you and was very concerned about you. I dare not not tell you, and I can't make up a lie to deceive people, so I had to confess."
It’s over. I’ve been targeted by this little hottie again. I fell on the sofa in despair. I don’t know how she will “torture” me in the game again. Damn it, why did I agree to let Afeng play this damn “Tianxia”?