eternal glory

Chapter 99 Pride and Prejudice [X Edition]

The fiery Harvest Festival in Jurong Town made all players have the most wonderful festival since entering the game. The strong festival atmosphere before was even more unforgettable than real life to some extent. When leaving the golden tree, everyone It is inevitable to feel lost.The happy time is always short, and everyone still has their own way to go. The only thing I can say is to wish Jurong Town good luck.

The entire game world knew about the "Harvest Festival". Even if the giant banyan tree hurriedly took off and disturbed the interest, the whole festival was still considered an exceptional success.

The players have long made up their minds that they must imitate the beauty of Jurong Town for next year's Harvest Festival!

The four Harvest songs have now become classic songs that players can't put it down, and the dance is even more admirable.

Players who have participated in the Harvest Festival love to sing or twist to the music when they go back when they have nothing to do. It’s so exciting hahaha...

I just don't know if there will be such a good harvest festival in Jurong Town next year.

Players have mixed feelings about Jurong Town, and the NPCs in Duolu Provincial City are similar. Jurong Town had communicated with the province as early as the eve of the festival. At that time, the province did not think much of a small town. Although I heard that the festival was quite noisy, everyone just heard about it, and no one knew the specific situation.

Duolu City is at the city level anyway, the owner of the city is a golden rank, and his shrewdness has already surpassed that of ordinary players. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is sophisticated. When he sees the giant trees dangling in the sky from a distance, his mind turns wildly , a group of blue-grade NPCs are also full of eyes, fools know that the big tree is a treasure.

A provincial capital must have the temperament and ostentation of a provincial capital, and it must also have the restraint and self-consciousness of being in a "superior position". If a small, unknown town comes here, it will rush out and repost, isn't it too shameful?

The treacherous men and women in Duolu City are so active that they dress up beautifully, and wait for the country bumpkins to show off when they enter the city.

The NPCs and players in Jurong Town looked left and right like Grandma Liu entering the Grand View Garden, admiring the scenery of the provincial capital. The crowds of foreign NPCs also opened the eyes of the residents of Duolu City, lying on their railings as if watching Aliens are also full of curiosity. Many people think that aliens only exist in fantasy stories!

In Jurong Town, there are also a group of little guys who did not leave the big tree. They gathered together with gem rings on their backs to hold their own mysterious ceremony. The gem goblins in the small three-color gem palace are waiting for the appearance of the "mine source seeker".It is also Mu Ning's request to hold the ceremony in a hurry, and now there is an urgent need for 'mine source explorers' to do big things.

The number of members of the sunset red team has now expanded to 45 people. More than half of the elderly in the entire nursing home have been "received" by Liu Zhe to make use of their residual heat. The old men and women usually only crawl around in the Aurora Garden. It is so easy to feel it today. Xiasheng City has a unique style, and the atmosphere is unprecedentedly warm.

The old men and old ladies are dressed neatly, just like organizing senior tourism in reality, and strolling around the city happily. They read countless treasures in the Aurora Garden, stuffing things into the town warehouse every day with big bags and small bags, and their salaries are high. The characteristics of the elderly who love to "save cabins" are brought into full play by them. They are usually very frugal, but everyone has one or two yellow gold coins in their pockets.

A lot of money in the game has been injected into nursing homes, and everyone's quality of life in reality has also improved significantly, and no one is unhappy.

Pudding Cat followed Mu Ning and Liu Zhe to visit Duolu City from the main force. Mu Ning's heart was full of admiration and love for the beauty of the old "Duolu City", while Liu Zhe's emerald green eyes twinkled in addition to admiring , and regret.

Ning Ning told him that Duolu City is not the first, nor will it be the last, of beautiful cities like Duolu City that have a long and splendid history in the game.

Now Liu Zhe can finally understand the reason why Mu Ning wants to come here. A large number of players will come sooner or later. The decline and collapse of Duolu City is inevitable. Seeing people like parasites encroaching on this once beautiful and rich fantasy city is powerless. A great pain, ignorance is sometimes the greatest happiness.

Pudding cat feels that his eyes are not enough, what a beautiful city!The streets are spotless, all the houses are piled up of snow-white stones, the pavilions are full of singing birds and flowers, neatly dressed NPCs walk leisurely on the street politely, and the clerks in the spacious shops are sorting out their goods. Hello, this is a completely different scenery from small villages and towns!

"If we spend money to buy the whole city, and then strictly control it, can Duolu City be saved from the disaster you mentioned?" Liu Zhe asked Mu Ning seriously.

"Duolu City is different from Jurong Town," Mu Ning said. "Money is certainly important in the game, but it complements power and personal strength... With the current strength of Jurong Town, it is impossible to fully control Duolu City." Reality."

Mu Ning never thought that he was the savior, nor did he think that he had the ability to change the thinking of millions of players and billions of NPCs in Whistler, making them noble for no reason, but he felt that if he had the opportunity, he would do it With a little effort, the regrets of the past have been slightly reduced.

"The city lord has summoned us," Aishwarya sent a message: "Are you ready?"

"Zhezi is gone." Mu Ning patted Liu Zhe on the shoulder.

Liu Zhe put his arms around Mu Ning's neck and touched Mu Ning's forehead: "Come on, too."

It is the first time to use the majestic Duolu Provincial City Council since the game was launched. The stone used to build this building is slightly different from the white stones of other buildings. If you look carefully, you can find sesame seeds hidden in the rocks The large and small blue luminous spots are especially obvious when the sun is shining, and the reflected mottled starlight is very eye-catching in the shadows.

This is the special product of Duolu City, "Liuhu spar".Many people don't know the difference between Liuhu 'Spar' and Liuhu 'Crystal'. The necessary material for the hoofed deer to build a nest, the crystal horned deer can slowly absorb the blue substance in the spar of the flow lake, and it is enriched in the horns and ankles. The clear blue crystals on their horns and ankles are called "flow lake crystals" '.

The natural Liuhu spar deposits also have a slight water control ability, and it is relatively safe to build a house without fear of rainstorms and floods.However, the effect of Liuhu spar is far worse than that of Liuhu crystal, and it cannot control water flow in a large area. Only after the disappearance of Liuhu crystal, magicians began to use Liuhu spar, which was previously dismissed, as a material for casting spells.

The lord of Duolu City is an unattractive middle-aged man. His lips are thick and plump like two sausages. His red and yellow robes are simple but decent, in stark contrast to the bejeweled men and women on both sides.

To be honest, this city lord really doesn't look like a smart person, and it's easy to see some characteristics of mental retardation from his simple and honest smile. However, Mu Ning has repeatedly reminded Liu Zhe and Aishwarya that he should be regarded as Mentally retarded people are truly mentally retarded.

"My colleagues and I heard the news about Jurong Town. To be honest, we were all very surprised that such a big tree could fly thousands of miles to Duolu City. We are sincerely pleased that you have joined Duolu. "The first sentence that the city lord of Sausage Mouth spoke made the corners of Liu Zhe's lips curl up and Aishwarya frowned.

Jurong Town only stopped by the Bucks Lake for a while, but according to the sausage city lord who didn't know whether it was real mentally retarded or fake mentally retarded, it turned into a journey from thousands of miles to seek refuge.

"It's an honor for Jurong Town to be favored by the provincial capital. We were very willing to join the provincial capital, but..." Aishwarya hesitated to speak.

"Just?" Before the sausage mouth could speak, the female NPC with heavy makeup beside her spoke. She was wearing a long ivory dress, and because of her plump figure, she looked like a standing sausage.

Aishwarya felt annoyed when she saw this pair of sausage duo, and she was so bored.Why are NPCs so morally deficient in intelligence?

"It's just that our town has encountered some troubles recently, and we have to deal with the troubles before we can consider joining the Principality." Aishwarya said it very tactfully, but it was clear enough.

"Still thinking about it?" The female NPC suddenly laughed: "It means that you were plotted against by other forces, right? Don't worry, after joining Duolu City, you will be from Duolu City, and the grievances you suffered in the past will also be treated by Duolu City." Stand up for you!" Her face showed disdain, a village of [-] to [-] players is under the jurisdiction of Duolu Province, and it's easy to beat and beat, as long as the people in Jurong Town obediently leave the precious tree behind, Even if the player organization over there is wiped out, it is only a matter of one sentence.

"Players have their own rules. We have no intention of joining Duolu City in a short period of time. Your time is also precious. Let's just talk about business." Aishwarya felt that there was no point in going around. According to Mu Ning, it is straightforward and straightforward.

"..." There was a long silence.

"This is the meeting hall of Duolu City. Who gave you the courage to speak in such a tone with the officials of Duolu City?" A black-robed wizard with a hooked nose looked coldly.

Mu Ning smiled, and pressed his hands down slightly to signal everyone to be quiet: "All of you here are smart people. It's okay to fool the idiots below the green grade with such things as the background setting. You won't join the drama, right?"

"What do you mean?" Sausage Mouth stared at Mu Ning in surprise, his face full of disbelief!

"We are not players who play games, but Wesler people who live like you," Muning said, "If you want to deal with us as NPCs and players, I think we are simply There is no need to talk, what do you say?"

Sausage Mouth was speechless, and the blue-grade NPCs around him also stared round, speechless for a long time!What is this player talking about!Does he know what he's talking about?

It's not that everyone has never been in contact with players. Players either don't care about them, treat them as fools and air, or pretend to be groveling and flattering their faces to please the mission. It hurts the smart NPCs deeply.

For the first time, they met a player who was willing to negotiate on an equal footing with them. This player said that I am from Whistler just like you. I don’t treat you as an NPC, and you don’t treat me as a player. We are equal... …

This sentence was like a thunderbolt, which struck the hearts of every NPC, as well as Liu Zhe and Aishwarya. Mu Ning often told them this, but they never really took it to heart.

NPCs are proud of themselves as "native life", but the smarter they are, the more unreliable they are. From the conversations and exchanges of players, these intelligent NPCs have long known that they are "very likely" just What is the significance of the background and origin of things created artificially like puppets and golems if they are fabricated out of thin air?

Everyone is just a prop to be manipulated in a stage play.

On the one hand, the smarter NPCs are, the more arrogant they are. They look down on low-level NPCs and stupid, clumsy players with bad marks, thinking that they are all refugees and scumbags, (NPCs are not mistaken, all Players are born as refugees, without exception.)

On the other hand, NPCs are entangled and inferior in their hearts. Many smart NPCs don’t even know the meaning of their own existence. In their view, players still have a "past" no matter how stupid they are. They are real people. , As for myself, do I really have a 'past'?

Without the past, what is the present self, and what will the future self be?

No one has ever thought about what kind of mentality these NPCs with intelligence beyond ordinary people are living in. They are not divided into the real world and the game world like players. Their lives are just a game of others.

Mu Ning's words inadvertently shone a light into the heads of these dazed NPCs. Even though it was very weak and small, it was enough to dispel a small piece of darkness.

"You...you really think so?" Sausage Mouth trembled, as if he couldn't believe his ears.

Mu Ning stroked his chest and said in the dialect of Duolu Province: "With all my heart, my Lord City Master," he then greeted the surroundings: "And the gentlemen and ladies who are in charge of Duolu City."

The sausage mouth was the first to return the gift, and the surrounding NPCs returned the gift in a panic.

"Flattered"!This is the only feeling they have.

Aishwarya never dreamed that this matter would start in such a way. She thought that she and the big bad wolf would have to intimidate, dig pits and set traps, and fight wits and courage with greedy NPCs like these mad dogs before they could be ruthless. Ruthlessly cheated Duolucheng, and then left with a smile...

"Forgive our ignorance and arrogance." Sausagemouth apologized solemnly. He never thought that he would have such an experience and feeling.

"Please also forgive our ignorance and prejudice." Liu Zhe was not sure whether the group of people on the opposite side were really moved by Ning Ning's words or pretended to be moved, but at this moment he hoped that the NPCs were also sincere.

"Since everyone has reached a preliminary consensus, let me tell you the purpose of our coming." Mu Ning instantly put on a businesslike expression, and the NPCs on the opposite side also looked serious, completely free of the perfunctory and contempt that they had at the beginning.

Liu Zhe and Aishwarya never expected that Mu Ning would open his mouth at this time.

"We want to buy the two Liuhu spar mines in Duolu City, sell all the water hoof deer attached to Duolu City, give us the flowing lake water veins of Duolu City, and arrange our people in the city defense patrol of Duolu City. "

Aishwarya covered her eyes in pain!

How heartless is it to make such an exorbitant request?It is estimated that everyone can go back to the city for free!

The imaginary knives and swords did not strike, and the atmosphere was very harmonious.

"...Also, as long as you give a suitable reason." Sausage Mouth didn't seem to be surprised at all, and the NPCs around were also very calm, as if this matter had nothing to do with them at all.

Smart people know how to decide whether to get angry after listening to the other party's conditions.

"Everyone should have seen that now the NPCs and players in the principality are very impetuous. I believe that Duolu City should have already had signs. If more and more foreign players and NPCs flood into Duolu City, the chaos and decline will be inevitable. Unavoidable, I wonder if everyone agrees with me?"

"Continue." Sausage Mouth became interested and nodded to Mu Ning.

Mu Ning said: "The condition I gave was to take Duolu City to choose a different path. No matter how chaotic or terrible other places are, Duolu City will always be peaceful and peaceful, and you can rest easy."

"That's it?" The female NPC smiled: "The peace and tranquility you mentioned can be easily achieved by means of heavy punishment, but you can't imagine the consequences, right?"

The whole country is in chaos and sinking, and you are the only one who is a white lotus flower, and the people above will let you go?If this player wants to cheat Duolu City's things so easily, he is really looking for death.

"No, no, no," Mu Ning shook his index finger: "What we want is a more thorough solution to the problem, a fundamental solution."

"'Basic'? Do you know what is 'basic'?" Sausage Mouth also laughed. This player is a bit interesting, but he is too self-righteous. There are some things in the world of NPCs that players can't understand or experience at all.

"I'm talking about the 'root' you know, and that's why we came to unite with Duolu City." Mu Ning said very implicitly, he knew that Liu Zhe might not understand, but NPC and Aishwarya should understand what he means.

Sure enough, as soon as Mu Ning said to solve the problem, Aishwarya rolled her eyes wildly, and the NPCs couldn't laugh or cry.

"I admit that your big tree has potential, but bursting with self-confidence is not necessarily a good thing. Even a tree that can fly must be down-to-earth to grow well." Sausage mouth spread his hands: "Duolu City has many concerns, it is impossible to You traitors, to be honest, if Cuilong crossed from Duolu Province to draw a line, we would know what to do without you telling us, but now Duolu City no longer has the ability to rebel, questioning your strength is a One reason is that Duolucheng’s own internal opinions can’t be unified on the other hand…” Seeing Mu Ning’s smile on the opposite side getting bigger and bigger, Sausage Mouth made a summary: “If your conditions are only like this, today’s deal can only be done. That's it."

"What if we want to get rid of Grand Duke Arthur Anoro and his two brain-damaged daughters?" Mu Ning smiled brightly. The three 'basics' of the jewelry are a matter of time. Even if they don't trouble Mu Ning, Mu Ning Ning couldn't spare them either.

"!" Sausage Mouth's eyes widened, everyone around stared at Mu Ning like a ghost, including Aishwarya!Aishwarya rolled her eyes just now and suspected that Mu Ning didn't know the seriousness. She didn't know that the current situation in the Principality is rooted in the Grand Duke's family. She didn't expect her boss to be so big-hearted!

"Seeking to usurp the throne!?" Sausage Mouth lowered his voice: "Only by you? What capital do you have?" He stared at Mu Ning. If Mu Ning can't tell why, don't even think about walking out of this door alive today!

"To tell you the truth, we in Jurong Town are going to fly to the outside of the country to open a map of the three-regardless area. The land is next to Duolu Province. If you are willing to board the ship, the territory of Duolu Province can be doubled after our merger... "When the Duolu Province becomes the dominant family, the other three provinces will either unite to fight against the Duolu Province, or join forces with the Duolu Province to rebel, depending on the means of the people here.

Sausage Mouth looked at Mu Ning like a ghost: "You...do you want to be the Grand Duke?"

"No, it's not me, I'm not that interested, it's her!" Mu Ning pointed at Aishwarya.

Aishwarya's mind has long been confused, what the hell is going on?How did the conditions of doing business lead to treason?

"I...it's none of my business!" Aishwarya was about to go crazy, and she was begging for nothing from the beginning to the end!

"The ideal is lofty enough, but not convincing." Sausage Mouth obviously still doesn't believe that Mu Ning has this ability.

"We have a lot of persuasion, which is our added benefit." Mu Ning snapped his fingers.

"We will excavate three mines in the surrounding area for Duolu City in the next year, and all the minerals produced will reach the city level." Liu Zhe said: "Before the tenth level, from the tenth to the twentieth level, from the twentieth to the three There is one for each of the tenth-level mines."

Sausage Mouth's heartbeat accelerated for a while, and before he could speak, Mu Ning on the opposite side spoke again: "I know that there are no other ores produced around Duolu City except Liuhu spar, we said we can get them in mines, And the entrance is right next to the city gate, it’s up to you if you want to open it up or dig it yourself.”

"..." The Lord of Sausage Mouth has completely collapsed. Everything in Duolu City is good, but there is a lack of ore around. If you want copper and iron ore, you have to transport them from far away. Duolu Province’s shortcoming is that while it is fighting with its subordinate towns and small cities all day long, it has to rely on the support of mineral-rich Yunshan Province to maintain its daily activities. If Duolu City can have an additional city-level mine Hole, even just one!The whole situation would be completely different!

"Except for the Liuhu spar mine, the things I said above will not be cashed in by Duolu City immediately. As long as the water hoof deer transfers the ownership to Jurong Town in name, we will only take one-tenth of it away for the time being. The rest will be taken away slowly, and we only need the nominal ownership of the Liuhu water vein for the time being. When the three mine veins are cashed in a year later, we will build a rainproof cover for Duolu City again, and then we will take away the water vein. Lake water vein." Mu Ning paused: "As for the city defense patrol, we hope to gain a certain right to speak in the city defense, after all, Liuhu and water hoof deer are our property in name, so Jurong Town hopes to protect them safety."

"You mean that when the things are taken away, your people in the city defense will withdraw?" Sausage Mouth caught the loophole in Mu Ning's words.

"It depends on what you mean. If you think my people are not performing well enough, we will naturally withdraw after all the things that belong to us in Duolu City are taken away." Mu Ning let his ginseng join the defense of Duolu City. In-depth consideration, it is good if Duolu is willing to cooperate for a long time, and it is not a big problem if he does not want to. It is the same to talk to others, and there is no need to be merciful.

"According to what you said, the traffic in Jurong Town will be extremely inconvenient after flying out of the border, and the communication between the two parties will also be very difficult..." Sausage Mouth thought for a while: "The opening of the tenth-level version is already under preparation. The teleportation formation has been put on the agenda... I heard that the economic strength of Jurong Town is very good, I wonder if you are interested..."

"Yes! Of course we have!" Mu Ning almost yelled loudly!Fuck!Teleport array! ! !

"We can also have a transnational teleportation formation!?" Liu Zhe was so excited!With that thing, you can't go anywhere in the world! ?

"Cough!" Sausage Mouth choked. He didn't know that these players were so ruthless that they wanted to cross the border. Duolu City itself didn't have a cross-border formation!

"It can't be a cross-border formation. You can't build a cross-border teleportation formation by chopping your big trees into firewood," Sausagemouth said, "Even our teleportation formation in Duolu City can only lead to the capital and three other provinces. However, if you are willing to add another mine outside Duolu City within two years, we can build a relatively small teleportation array on the big tree. Although it can only communicate with Duolu City in two directions, as long as it is connected to Duolu City It links the entire Guardian, what do you think?"

Mu Ning can't wait to hug the Lord of Sausage Mouth and kiss him on the forehead!

"Enough! We will never let Duolu City down!" Mu Ning felt that the city lord was too damn good, and he really should be sworn brothers!

How simple and casual is a mine for Jurong Town?There are gem fairies, as many as you want!

But how difficult is it to build a teleportation array?Sausage Mouth is not an exaggeration at all, demolition of Jurong Town is not enough!

Of course, the teleportation array is not given for free. This is Duolucheng’s investment in the rebellion of Mu Ning and his gang. Mu Ning and Liu Zhe pressed the log to swear to the great circulation. He and Duolucheng promised everything. Cash in, and when you rebel, you will definitely bring Duolucheng to play together, and you will not kill the donkey.

The NPCs in Duolu City did not swear, and Mu Ning also clearly understood that this is one of the reasons why Jurong Town can get various lucrative benefits.

The construction of the teleportation array for Jurong Town certainly has the factor of restraining Jurong Town for fear of Jurong Town escaping, but the main reason is that after repeated discussions among the NPCs in Duolu City, they all feel that Jurong Town is indeed material for great things. Shi was able to throw a group of people who thought he was smart out of dozens of blocks. It was good to be able to hold Jurong Town in his hands. If he couldn't control it, it might not be a bad thing to simply hang out with him.

The teleportation array fully demonstrated the sincerity of Duolucheng. Mu Ning generously donated green-grade jewelry to the NPCs, and also left two eternally glowing light runes in the meeting hall, rotating around one left and one right, It symbolizes the everlasting friendship between Jurong Town and Duolu City.

The NPCs in Duolu City are so envious, why don't such good talents come from their own city?

Under the friendly atmosphere, the ownership of the water hoof deer and the water vein of Liuhu was completely transferred, and the craftsmen who built the teleportation array were also invited to join the giant dragon's blood banyan.

"Uncle Sausage," Liu Zhe licked his lips before leaving, "That sculpture in our square is so beautiful..."

"...As long as you can move it, you can take it away, but you have to put something else in place." The friendship is here, and there is no need to say anything else.

"Okay!" Liu Zhe smiled openly!

The dragon blood giant banyan took off and stretched out its roots to pull out the ten-meter-tall water hoof deer statue. The big hole left in the empty square was filled up, and a lotus seed was placed in the sky.

A wave of enchanting snake-bodied people and delicate white elf natural mages, led by the director, urged the young seedlings that had just germinated and floated in the air. The leaves stretched, and aggressive fiery red flowers bloomed.Liu Zhe threw a green pebble the size of a mung bean onto it, and the whole floating lotus flower was surrounded by emerald green rays of light, and suddenly it skyrocketed again. Each new leaf was far bigger than a wagon wheel, easily standing four or five adults !The scarlet flowers are even more unrestrained, each one is enough for someone to get in and set up a table to play mahjong.

"How does this 'Dragon Blood King Lotus' compare with your original sculpture?" Liu Zhe asked the Lord of Sausage Mouth with a smile.The Lord of Sausage Mouth is not stupid. He saw Liu Zhe using small stones to strengthen the floating lotus, and then he thought of the name of that big tree as 'Dragon Blood Giant Banyan'...

It's really fucking called 'thinking carefully and fearing extremes'.

The water hoof deer sculpture on the square used to symbolize nobility, humility and loyalty, but now it has been replaced by a large lotus, which is so arrogant that it is a hundred times more eye-catching than before!

I don't know why, the more the city lord of Sausage Mouth looks at this big lotus, the more he likes it.

When Liu Zhe left, the Lord of Sausage Mouth said to his colleagues, "I think it's not bad for our province's gold coins to be printed instead of deer and lotus flowers. What do you think?"

"I think it's pretty good." The sausage female NPC with heavy makeup nodded in agreement.