It was already noon by the time he finished purchasing the blueprints. Yang Rui found an inn not far away from the Juping County government office. The inn was called "A pint of incense" and it cost 200 coppers per day. Yang Rui was only there to gather information and try to accept a quest.
The 200 coppers per night was a little painful for Yang Rui as he was not rich. However, most of the quests in the game "War of the Worlds" were not fixed. Even with Yang Rui's gaming experience in his previous life, he only knew the general clues to accept quests. Therefore, he needed to stay in the county to search for clues.
"The Way of Peace is really something. Last month, a friend of mine who was traveling as a merchant had a child who fell sick. He looked for good doctors everywhere but none of them could cure him. In the end, he found a good teacher from the Way of Peace in Qingzhou. With just a little bit of talisman water, his illness was cured in less than half a day!"
A man who looked like a merchant spoke loudly in the inn's lobby. The people who were eating and drinking with him seemed to be rich and noble. They all nodded and agreed with his opinion.
"Yes, the Way of Peace is really extraordinary. It really deserves to be called the magic of the gods! A few months ago, Liu Sheng sold all of his family's assets and went to Jizhou to seek help from a good teacher. At that time, everyone advised him to give up. Now, it seems like he is on the right path! Although there is no need to worry about food and clothing, money is not something you can bring with you when you die …
… What's the use of having more?! Sigh! "Another middle-aged man in brocade clothes agreed. He seemed to be looking forward to it.
"Haha, Brother Li, don't tell me you have the intention to follow the Way of Peace. But will your eleven wives agree to it? Hahaha … "
Someone at the side joked.
"Yes! That's right … "Everyone agreed.
"Everyone, please don't make fun of me …" Although Brother Li said that, his face was full of pride.
After Yang Rui booked a room, he found a table by the window and sat down. He ordered two side dishes and a bottle of wine, tipped the waiter 50 copper coins, and quietly listened to the conversation.
Many of the clues for missions in the game came from places like teahouses and restaurants. Yang Rui heard the NPCs at the table talking about the Road of Peace, so he paid attention to it.
However, Yang Rui didn't think that it would be so easy to find a quest. As for the 50 copper coins he gave to the waiter, Yang Rui wanted to find out more information from the shop owner.
While the NPCs at the table were praising Taiping Dao, an old man in a Daoist robe walked into the shop. He had a long beard and looked quite dignified. After entering the shop, he walked straight toward the table of NPCs. Clearly, he had heard some of the discussion.
"Everyone, are you interested in my Dao of Taiping? I wonder if I can sit down and have a chat?" The Daoist walked closer and asked.
"This …" Only then did the NPCs at the table realize the existence of the Daoist. Their gazes fell on the Daoist, and they all stood up, at a loss.
"Oh, Daoist Priest, we are all ordinary people. We were just casually discussing something. I hope Daoist Priest won't take offense!" The middle-aged man with the surname Li was the first to speak. Clearly, he didn't want to have anything to do with the Daoist Priest.
"Yes! Yes, how can ordinary people like us be compared to Daoist Priest … "
Everyone at the table chimed in once more.
At this point, anyone could tell that these people at the table didn't want to sit with the Daoist Priest. Naturally, the Daoist Priest could tell as well.
"Hmph!" The Daoist Priest snorted coldly, turned around, and left.
When the people at the table saw the Daoist Priest leave, they sat back down. A few of them even used their sleeves to wipe the sweat on their foreheads. It was clear that these people had mixed feelings about the Road of Peace!
Not long after, the NPCs at the table left resentfully.
Yang Rui actually wanted to go up and chat with the Daoist Priest. Perhaps there would be some benefits. However, he hesitated for a moment. The Daoist Priest had already left angrily. Yang Rui didn't have any more thoughts about it.
If he got involved with the Road of Peace, he might get some benefits. However, he might not be able to get rid of it during the Yellow Turban Uprising. This wasn't worth it for Yang Rui. He could use more than a year of gaming experience to find other ways to develop.
The Daoist Priest's appearance and the NPCs' discussion were just a small interlude when Yang Rui was eating. After eating, Yang Rui asked the waiter about the location of the County Commandant's Mansion and went there.
In the Eastern Han Dynasty, only the County Magistrate had a government office. As the third in command, the County Commandant didn't have a government office. However, the game map had expanded many times, so there were two government offices, the County Deputy and County Commandant. This was also a requirement of the game.
Yang Rui came to the County Commandant's Mansion and walked around, but he didn't find what he was looking for. There were missions posted at the entrance of the County Commandant's Mansion every day. Most of them were related to public security. Players could freely accept them according to their own strength.
However, these posted missions were mostly about dangerous beasts, villages and towns that needed help or relief, shops that were burglarized, and criminals that escaped. There weren't any missions that Yang Rui was looking for.
This wasn't out of Yang Rui's expectations. His mission was related to the Official System. The difficulty of the mission wasn't ordinary. If it wasn't during a special period or a special plot, it wouldn't be placed together with these common missions.
After Yang Rui's search for the mission was fruitless, he tried to get close to the guards at the entrance. However, these guards didn't let him in. When Yang Rui took out a few hundred coppers to bribe them, these guards actually warned Yang Rui that they would arrest him and hand him over to the County Commandant for questioning.
Yang Rui decisively gave up. If he really had to spend two days in jail because of a small bribe, it wouldn't be worth it. This kind of thing didn't happen on the forums in his previous life. In the past, there were a few players who used improper means to get close to the officials and were innocently arrested.
Without any other choice, Yang Rui accepted a few small missions from the mission board. Since finding clues would take time and he had nothing to do, doing a few missions would at least give him some experience and rewards.
After handing in a few small missions, Yang Rui was already bored. The rewards and experience given by the system were pitifully low. Thus, he simply returned to the inn and logged off.
After logging off, Yang Rui busied himself in the kitchen. After so many days in the game, he had been busy leveling up and leveling up his territory. It had been a few days since he had a good meal for his sister. It was rare for him to have some free time. Of course, Yang Rui wanted to whet his sister's appetite.
As for accepting missions in the game, Yang Rui still had some confidence. In his previous life, there were detailed introductions of such missions in the game forum. Even if he didn't succeed in Juping County this time, there would be other ways to achieve it in the future.
"Sister, Steamed Fish Head with Diced Hot Red Peppers! Time to eat! "Yang Rui prepared the meal and called Xiaohui, who was still in the game. He didn't know how she was doing in the game, but she seemed to be very happy every day.
"Wow, Steamed Fish Head with Diced Hot Red Peppers! You're so nice! Brother! Hmm …
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