Volume 2: The Road to Dragon Feast Chapter 105 Leisurely Visitors from South Mountain
The result was truly disappointing. Murphy walked around the village and didn't see a single adventurer.
He had to expand the search range, but there was nothing around the farmland. There were only those NPC farmers, who were planting in the farmland around the village with expressionless faces.
It was not until he reached the small river south of the village that he finally met a man who looked like an adventurer.
The man was an older uncle - or grandpa would be more appropriate. He looked to be in his fifties or sixties, and was quite kind-looking, with gray hair. He wore coarse cloth trousers given by the system on the lower body, but his upper body was bare-chested, revealing his muscular body.
The strange thing is that he is only level 1 and his profession is a hunter.
Although this game allows you to customize your face, you can only make adjustments to your existing appearance, and generally no one plays an old account, so Murphy thinks that this person is most likely an uncle in real life.
The man was sitting by the river, on a big rock, holding a fishing rod in his hand, with earthworms he had caught from somewhere next to him, and was fishing leisurely.
There was a bonfire burning in the open space nearby.
Aidan (Prince of Alterac): "Uncle, can we chat?"
Leisurely South Mountain Guest (Hunter): "Let's chat. Hey, are you a player too? You look pretty handsome."
Aidan (Prince of Alterac): "Yes, I am the lord of this village, Prince Aidan of Alterac, but you can just call me Aidan."
Leisurely South Mountain Guest (Hunter): "Oh, so you are the owner of this place. I am so sorry for the inconvenience. I am just a guest here. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask. I will tell you everything I know."
Aidan (Prince of Alterac): "I noticed that there are very few players in the village. Do you know what's going on?"
Leisurely South Mountain Guest (Hunter): "What's so strange about this? Your supporting facilities are too poor. Look, there is no blacksmith shop to buy weapons, no trainer to learn skills, no pharmacy to buy blood bottles, and no grocery store to sell tools. There are too many places in your village that need to be strengthened. It's strange that so many people come here."
Murphy reacted after hearing this, and his heart sank. He had vaguely noticed this before, but he always thought that when there were adventurers in the future , he could leave these things to the adventurers. However, he suddenly realized that he had been thinking too simply.
Come to think of it, who doesn't want to kill everyone in this world, take revenge, defeat monsters, save the world, and experience the happiness and fun that cannot be enjoyed in reality.
Who would go into a game and do hard labor like moving bricks for others? No one would play such a game even if it was made to be realistic. If you have that kind of energy, you might as well move bricks in real life. At least you can make money by moving bricks in real life.
He silently calculated that a blacksmith shop, a grocery store, a pharmacy, professional trainers, professional trainers... If he wanted to build all the supporting facilities for adventurers in the novice village, he would have to spend at least one or two million.
And there is no guarantee that there will be more advanced facilities to be built in the future.
No, you can’t put any more money into it.
This is basically a pay-to-win trap set by the gaming company!
Murphy secretly made up his mind and suddenly became curious about the old man in front of him.
Aidan (Prince of Alterac): "Then why do you stay?"
Leisurely South Mountain Guest (Hunter): "Haha, because I like quietness, I want to be a hermit in real life, but unfortunately I don't have the determination. Besides, I'm old and don't dare to mess around. I wanted to find such a place in the game, but unfortunately I couldn't find a suitable place after wandering around. Other villages are full of players, killing monsters, stealing equipment, fighting BOSS, and fighting in the wild every now and then. There are people cursing in the city every day, making it a mess.
Of course there are uninhabited places in the wild, but such places are mostly inhabited by monsters, and it is too dangerous for someone of my level.
It's better here. There are no powerful monsters around, it's so quiet, and there are no players to mess around. I go fishing, hunting, and looking at the scenery every day. It feels pretty good. Look at the snow-capped mountains, the rivers, and the forests - how beautiful. "
Murphy looked up and saw a snow-capped mountain in the distance, which was the most abundant scenery in Alterac. The melted snow gathered into streams , which was the source of the river in front of him. On the banks of the river were lush forests and grasslands, which were green and vibrant under the sun, and the sound of birds could be heard from the forest from time to time.
It’s really beautiful, Murphy thought.
However, he had seen many beautiful scenes in the game in his daily life, and after looking at them for a while, he didn't think they were anything special.
"Oh, it's hooked!" The old man swung the fishing rod violently, and a trout was caught.
Murphy suddenly felt a little strange. There was no NPC in the village who taught fishing skills. Where did this old man learn fishing?
He asked the doubts in his mind.
“You Ran Nan Shan Ke (Hunter): “Do I need someone to teach me how to fish? Hahaha, this is the first time I’ve heard of this. In real life, I like fishing and I taught myself, and I can still catch fish. This game is so free, I thought it would be possible to just copy what I learned, and it turned out to be possible. If you don’t believe me, just give it a try.”
As he said that, he handed the fishing rod directly to Murphy, skewered the caught trout with branches, put it on the campfire and started roasting it.
Murphy took a look at the fishing tackle in his hand. It was obviously homemade and had a very simple shape, but it had all the basic functions. The fishing rod was just a branch, the float was made of a small piece of pine wood, the fish hook was made of the barbs of some plant, and the fishing line seemed to be made from the coarse cloth clothes given by the novice - no wonder the old man was shirtless.
Can I catch fish with just this thing? Is that true? But Murphy immediately realized that his question was quite stupid. Didn't he just catch a fish? This could be considered a breakthrough in the system rules. Murphy was inexplicably shocked. He tried to string the earthworm on the hook.
[System prompt: You caused 1 point of damage to the earthworm, the earthworm was killed, and you gained 0 experience points.]
Murphy: “…”
Seeing the [earthworm] in his hand transform into [earthworm (corpse)], Murphy felt hesitant. Could this guy be a hidden game master?
While I was thinking about it, the aroma of grilled fish filled the air.
Leisurely South Mountain Guest (Hunter): "Try it. I am offering you a gift."
Murphy took the grilled fish and took a bite. It tasted surprisingly good. This old man obviously didn't learn any cooking skills, but the food he made was surprisingly decent.
"How is it? Not bad, but it's a pity that there is no wine. Otherwise, we two can have two cups." The old man took out another fish from the bag and started to grill it.
Murphy remembered the two bottles of wine he bought yesterday, so he took out one and handed it to the old man.
Leisurely Nanshanke (Hunter): "Haha, you are very thoughtful young man. Now we have wine and fish, it's great." After saying that, he gulped down half the bottle in one gulp.
Leisurely South Mountain Guest (Hunter): "Oh, this wine is really strong - it has the flavor of Wuliangye."
Seeing him drinking happily, Murphy felt inexplicably happy. Well, at least this pub was not built in vain.
From now on, I will treat this fiefdom as my own resort. You know what, I didn’t pay much attention to it before, but now I have a closer look. This Songmu Village is surrounded by mountains and water, and the scenery is really nice. It is a great place for leisure and vacation.
He sat on the grass, eating grilled fish, feeling the tranquility around him, and for a moment he actually relaxed to a rare degree.
Aidan (Prince of Alterac): "Uncle, since you like it, then stay. By the way, I have a few gold coins here. If you want to buy some food and drinks, you can go to the tavern. You can also log off and rest there at night. But other than that, there is nothing else to offer here."
Leisurely South Mountain Guest (Hunter): "Haha, wine is enough, fish and meat, good wine and beautiful scenery, what more can I ask for? Forget about gold coins. I can sell the fish I caught and the meat I hunted to the chef in the tavern and get some money in exchange, which is enough for me.
I heard that the coins in this game can be sold for money, so I won't take advantage of you. By the way, I have a few old friends, and I'm going to call them all over for a get-together. Do you mind, little brother?"
Aidan (Prince of Alterac): "I don't mind, the more people there are, the better. It's better to share happiness with others than to enjoy it alone."
Leisurely South Mountain Guest (Hunter): "Haha, thank you very much. Actually, I haven't met up with these old friends in a long time. We are all scattered all over the world and have our own lives.
It would be really nice if we could go fishing, have a meal or something like that in your pinewood village."
Murphy stayed by the river for a long time, chatting with the old man about life and games. It just so happened that he had no job at the moment and was a semi-retired person, so they actually had quite a bit of common ground.
He also carefully inquired about how the old man broke through the system boundaries and could fish without any skills.
The old man didn't seem to understand how magical his operation was. Instead, he thought Murphy was making a fuss out of nothing.
Leisurely South Mountain Guest (Hunter): "I don't have any tricks. I fish the same way in the game as I do in real life. As the saying goes, there is no sword in the hand but there is a sword in the heart. What system and rules? I think you are just overthinking. Just pretend it doesn't exist."
Mo Fei thought, is it that simple? He tried a few more times, but couldn't succeed.
Putting an earthworm on a fishhook will be considered an attack by the system, and attack actions will cause damage. The earthworm only has a pitiful 1 health point, and it will basically die if touched. Once the earthworm dies, it will become a corpse, and as we all know, corpses cannot be attacked.
The action of the fish eating the earthworm is actually the fish using the Devour skill on the earthworm, but this skill can only be used on living things, unless it is an undead fish, which has the Corpse Eater skill to use Devour on corpses...
Murphy was very clear about the inner logic of this game, and because of this, he couldn't figure out how the old man did it.
It was not until noon that the old man's family called him off the line for lunch, and the two parted ways.
When Murphy walked back to the village, he had completely given up on developing his fiefdom.
(I don’t want to bother with these useless things anymore. I should improve my own strength as soon as possible. By the way, it’s time to start the Dragon Feast Ceremony. I don’t know why, but I felt very disgusted when I ate the dragon heart at first, but in recent days, I have started to savor it. The salty blood, the firm meat, and the hot taste, the more I think about it, the more I salivate.)
Just as he was thinking about it, Murphy suddenly received a private message from the system.
Wang Xuan: Murphy, are you there?
Murphy: Yes, what do you want to talk to me about?
Wang Xuan: Is there anyone around you now?
Murphy: No, just me.
Wang Xuan: Okay, then you just stand there and let me locate you, and I’ll come find you.
Murphy stood still. After a few seconds, a white light of positioning appeared on his body. Then a beam of light fell, and Wang Xuan's figure suddenly appeared before his eyes.
Wang Xuan looked extremely angry, which surprised Mo Fei a little. This was not like his usual expression.
Aidan (Prince of Alterac): "What's going on? You look anxious?"
Wang Xuan (Saint Envoy of the Divine Realm): "How can I not be anxious? There's another bug. The Black Dragon Legion is going to have a civil war! If they start fighting, they will definitely suffer heavy losses. It will be a disaster if a few characters in the plot die. You are also responsible for this."
Murphy was speechless, "What does it have to do with me?"
Wang Xuan (Holy Envoy of the Divine Realm): “Originally, the Black Dragon Legion should have been taken over by Nefarian, but your Morpheus established a stronghold within the Legion and recruited a group of Black Dragon Lords, trying to seize the leadership of the Black Dragon Legion.
Nefarian also won over a group of black dragon lords. Now two groups of black dragons are confronting each other. The two groups of dragons are evenly matched and neither is willing to give in. It seems that they are about to fight.
This time, Deathwing must appear to calm the situation. How are your lines prepared? How do you think about Deathwing's inner thoughts? Should we rehearse quickly and go over the lines first?"
Mo Fei thought, do I need to figure out the character's mind when I'm playing a part-time BOSS? And I need to prepare lines? Why don't I know? I can just go in directly and it's over.
"Uh, there's no need for that. I can just improvise when the time comes."
Wang Xuan (Holy Envoy of the Divine Realm): "Damn it, you didn't prepare anything, did you? Why don't you think about it now? Damn, it's too late! I just received a private message from my informant, and the fight is about to start.
There's no other way, just improvise. I'm counting on you, brother, so please don't mess it up ."
After saying that, he grabbed Murphy's hand, and with a flash of white light of teleportation, the two of them disappeared without a trace.
