Recently, many unfamiliar faces had come to the town. This was known to many residents of the central town. There were even some witnesses who swore that these people were brave warriors from the summoning circle.
These so-called "brave warriors" did not seem to be very strong. Many of them might be even weaker than newborn children.
However, they were very warm and kind.
This was what the residents of the town knew about these brave warriors so far.
In the past few days, almost all the families who only had the elderly and children left at home had accepted their help.
They would help the elderly with mobility problems cook and clean. They would also send three meals to the hungry children, bathe them, mend their clothes, and even tell them stories to coax them to sleep.
They were warm and full of vitality that the residents of the town did not have. They were so kind that when they met each resident, they would take the initiative to ask if they needed help.
In the end, they would smile and say that they would come again tomorrow.
These trivial things were so small, but they warmed the families who had long lost hope and whose lives had fallen into endless darkness.
Because of the blocked roads, the four main cities outside the Imperial City had actually become isolated cities.
In particular, the defensive circle of Orchid City was not strong. There were often holes that appeared, and a large number of troops were needed to guard the front line and resist the galactic beasts that attacked from time to time.
There were not many Elementalists in Orchid City, so more ordinary people were needed.
For this reason, the governor guarding the city had to recruit troops year after year and shift the focus of development to the border.
This was also the reason why the central town of Orchid City declined. Except for the old, weak, women, and children who stayed behind, almost all the young adults left for the border.
Of course, Beck was an exception.
Baker and his lackeys weren't originally from this town. They only came here after the Beast Tide three years ago.
At that time, the governor and the army had already gone to the border. There were only a few militias left in the central town. After bribing the mayor, they became the tyrants here.
In the face of six tall and strong men, the remaining old, weak, women, and children were no match at all. They could only swallow their anger in the face of oppression.
Therefore, when the battle broke out, all the residents present, except for being shocked, clapped and cheered. No one came forward to stop it.
As for the surrounding residents, they had also witnessed a unique battle today.
When these "brave warriors" fought …
It was truly too horrible to look at.
The people of the Roland Empire were valiant. Even though many of the old and weak had participated in wars before, they had never seen a fight that was so … so insidious!
Dozens of people were fighting one person, yet they still had to resort to such underhanded means?
Looking at Beck, whose face was covered in flour and whose face was covered in blood without even seeing the enemy clearly, the onlookers felt a sense of satisfaction. At the same time, they also felt a trace of fear towards these brave warriors.
Other than being treacherous, the Brave Ones were also ferocious!
The other party's intestines were already flowing out, but these people were still excited. Their faces were covered in blood, and they laughed loudly as they chopped more and more fiercely! It was a stark contrast to his usual gentle and polite image.
There was only a fine line between a devil and an angel.
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
The besieged Beck suddenly roared angrily. He no longer cared about the two who were attacking him the most. Instead, he turned around and charged at one of them. Then...
The Bravehearts surrounding him seemed to have received some sort of signal, and uniformly scattered in all directions.
If someone entered their team channel at this moment, they would hear the commander shouting excitedly —
"The Boss went berserk at red blood!"
"Who does the hatred belong to? Watermelon skin, right? Don't panic, just keep running along the street. Don't run too fast, the Boss won't be able to outrun you … Everyone else, don't stop attacking! "
"The Boss only has a little bit of HP left. We'll get 200 Exhe coins soon. Brothers, let's work harder!"
In the end, Baker's dying counterattack failed to work.
No matter who he pounced on, the other party immediately ran away without any intention to fight. At the same time, there were people who kept throwing stones at him!
These damned bastards, do they not have any shame?
Dozens of people besieging him, yet they still used such underhanded tricks. Were they being unreasonable?
Reality had proven that when players were pushing monsters, there was no such thing as shameless. There were only those who were even more shameless.
Apart from the stones, there was also someone who grabbed a handful of lime powder and threw it at Beck's face!
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
So painful!
So sullen!
Beck had never felt so sullen before. Even until his death, he was unable to free himself from this sullen feeling.
Finally, a stone hit Beck's temple.
This bully boss who had done all kinds of bad things and oppressed the townsfolk until they could not raise their heads finally lost all of his HP and fell to the ground.
[Ding. Assisted in killing [Bully Beck], gained 500 EXP]
"Hahaha, I leveled up!"
"Wow, we won, we won!"
"Oh my god, this feels so good! Fighting in groups is indeed the best! I'll give the commander a thumbs up! "
The battle lasted less than five minutes.
The Boss and the five monsters were all taken down without any damage!
The players surrounded Beck's corpse and cheered for the result of the battle. No matter how one looked at this scene, it made one's heart turn cold.
Some people even heard them say:
"Hurry up and pick up the corpse! Don't let the system respawn it. It's a small Boss after all. Let's see if it dropped any equipment or materials. "
Then, some people really started to strip Beck's clothes. Even the other five minions were not spared!
The townsfolk watching were even more horrified! In fact, from the players' point of view …
Beck's corpse was glowing. The light covered the hideous wounds, and the blood that flowed out was also a glittering golden liquid.
This scene was not only not gory, it could even be said to be beautiful. So …
Fear? That didn't exist!
After taking all the items from Beck and his five minions, Xu Yuheng and the others got a few tattered clothes, a few decent weapons, and around five thousand Exel coins.
Xu Yuheng didn't have much of a need for these items.
He let the system split the Exel coins he got, then spent another five thousand Exel coins to buy a piece of junk, which was enough to make up for the money he promised the players.
As for the weapons that Beck and the others didn't get to use, he let the players bid for it themselves. Then, he simply left the team.
Bai Feng smiled and said a few polite words to the other fifty players, then handed the group leader over to the commander just now and left with Xu Yuheng.
After the two of them left, some people added them as friends.
Xu Yuheng rejected all of them, but Bai Feng didn't reject any of them. They cooperated well today, and perhaps they would have a chance to work together in the future.
Because of this battle, the two of them became famous.
To be able to withstand more than three hundred damage per hit from a Boss, they were definitely in the top three among the current players.
Not to mention, they also exchanged for bronze quality weapons!
To be able to tank and deal damage, wasn't that awesome?
Various teams threw them olive branches one after another, but they were all rejected. On the other hand, it also aroused the enthusiasm of the players to do their daily Reputation.
Because —
That invisible armor could be exchanged in the faction storage!
There were even silver quality armor and weapons, but the Reputation requirement was too high. Currently, the players could only dream of it but not obtain it.
The sudden increase in the demand for Reputation made the players no longer satisfied with the Sixth Circle daily. Instead, they continued to harass the NPCs to do normal quests after completing the daily quests.
Reality proved that this was feasible.
For the Roland Empire's ordinary people who had low productivity and were burdened by the Beast Tide, there was nothing more satisfying than free helpers.
Although these helpers were strange, they were very smart and could always come up with all kinds of strange ideas to help them solve their problems.
Other than the lifestyle players who aimed for daily quests, of course, there were also some warmongers.
They were inspired by this battle and began to set their sights on the local bullies, robbers, and hooligans.
These people could be found in almost every main city. After all, not everyone was willing to fight for the Empire and sacrifice their lives to protect the city. Otherwise, there wouldn't be traitors who swore loyalty to the Bevat Empire.
The Empire didn't have a good solution for these people at the moment. At most, they could only manage the Imperial City. The other four main cities couldn't help.
But now …
When Xu Sili received the information gathered by Xiao Wu, he was overjoyed.
He was happy to see these malignant tumors being eradicated, not to mention that he didn't have to do anything.
However, there was a hidden danger in this matter.
How could they be sure that the NPCs that the players were plotting to kill were the real malignant tumors? Once this loophole was opened, after the villains were all killed, would the players turn their butcher's knife to the good people?
The players who were called the Fourth Disaster were a double-edged sword. If they didn't use them well, they could be swallowed back.
Xu Sili was a little troubled.
He also understood the nature of the players. A group of energetic people who couldn't stay idle. It was unrealistic to expect them to just live life and not fight.
Currently, he could only carefully filter the information sent by Xiao Wu. If they matched the requirements, he would send a mission to the players. If they didn't, he would give a warning through Xiao Wu.
For example, when the players were about to commit murder, a warning would pop up, reminding them that they were committing a crime and what kind of punishment they might receive.
After a few times, the players concluded that —
Only NPCs who received the mission could kill them. If they killed the others, not only would their faction reputation be reset to zero, but they would also be wanted by the entire country.
Slowly, the number of people who found trouble with the NPCs decreased.
It was worth mentioning that Xu Sili wasn't as generous as the first mission reward. He directly cut it to a quarter. It was up to them whether they wanted to do it or not!
This might also be the reason why the players' enthusiasm decreased.
After all, there were only 200 players in each main city. It was already good enough to gather 10 people to fight the NPCs. Not only was the casualty rate high, but the rewards were also much less. It was really faster to do the daily quests.
Of course, this was all in the future.
On the second day after the battle, after settling Jayne and the other two children and leaving them enough money, Xu Yuheng was ready to leave.
His goal was very clear —
He wanted to go to the border and find a chance to join the army that escorted the Elementalists back to the Imperial City. If there was no other way, he could rely on the ten times a day of resurrection and die in the Imperial City over and over again.
The only thing he was worried about was that he might get lost in the wild because he didn't have a map.
However, this could be done slowly. He would think of a way when he reached the border.
Bai Feng, on the other hand, was very reluctant.
The three children were well-behaved and sensible. Most importantly, they were very cute after they were cleaned up. However, Xu Yuheng couldn't persuade her. He could only ask the players who continued to stay in the town center to help take care of them.
Killing Beck didn't have any effect on them. When the town residents heard about this, they all clapped and cheered. As for the mayor and the militia, they also turned a blind eye and didn't care at all.
The only difference was that the town residents' attitude towards the players was much more warm and respectful than before. This also made it easier for the players to move around the town center.
On this day, they were ready to go. However, the announcement in the town successfully stopped them —
The Imperial City was about to send Elementalists over to build Elementalist branches in all the main cities!
Moreover, the locations of the branches were announced.
This caused an uproar among the NPCs. It also caused a huge commotion in the players' forum. The new setting, like a game update, ignited the enthusiasm of all the closed beta players.
This was because on the fifth day of the game's launch, there were already many players who had reached Level 5. However, they were all stuck at this level!
More importantly —
They wanted to change their profession and learn skills!
The video of the Elementalists in the Mercenary Town controlling Earth and Wood had already spread. This made everyone yearn to learn Elemental skills.
After sorting out the information, they found that —
All the branches were set up near the spawn points in the main cities!
This indirectly pointed to the players, and also made those who were eager to explore the new map temporarily stop their footsteps.
Bai Feng was very happy, but Xu Yuheng was full of helplessness.
Setting up branches in all the main cities meant that the army would no longer send people to escort the children to the Imperial City — his original plan of sneaking into the army was directly announced as a failure.
Therefore, now there was only Plan B left, which was to repeatedly kill the Imperial City.
"Bai Feng, you stay and wait for the branches to be set up."
After some consideration, Xu Yuheng proposed to part ways with Bai Feng.
This made Bai Feng puzzled and sad.
He had always been inseparable from Xu Yuheng. He never thought that he would play the game separately from him.
"Brother Yu, why do you have to go to the border? Is the border more fun? "
He asked the question that had been puzzling him since the launch of the game.
Xu Yuheng looked at him and finally said the truth, "I don't want to go to the border. I want to go to the Imperial City."
"Why?" Bai Feng asked.
Xu Yuheng pursed his lips and said hesitantly, "I want to see Snow Roland."
He did not say his brother's name. That was a wound that he never wanted to touch.
Bai Feng was stunned for a moment, then he said in realization, "You mean Her Majesty the Emperor! Brother Yu, you also received the elite mission to meet Her Majesty? "
Xu Yuheng did not answer, which was a tacit admission.
"Brother Yu, you should have said so earlier!"
Bai Feng was happy, "I didn't complete this mission. We can go together, but … isn't the road to the Imperial City blocked?"
"That's why I'm going to use an unconventional method." Xu Yuheng said his plan that sounded a little crazy.
"Wow, that's a good idea!"
Bai Feng said happily, "Why didn't I think of that before? Brother Yu, you're so smart! "
"Then let's go quickly."
Seeing that Bai Feng was so supportive of him, Xu Yuheng thought about it and said, "You should stay here and wait for the branches to be set up. It's more beneficial for your development in the game."
"I don't want to."
Bai Feng said without thinking, "It's more fun to go to the new map. I'm tired of this town!"
Xu Yuheng rolled his eyes. Who was the one who wanted to stay behind all this while?
But soon after, he laughed along with him.
The two continued to prepare to go to the border. On the other side, Xu Sili, who was sorting out the development direction of the other four main cities, received a message from Xiao Wu again.
He thought it was another player who was preparing to kill an NPC, but when he saw the content of the message, he was stunned.
[Brother, I've detected a conversation that is very similar to the mission target. Do you want to listen to it?]
Mission target?
Isn't it … Second Brother?
Xu Sili's heart beat wildly. He took a deep breath, nodded, and asked Xiao Wu to send the conversation over.
"Brother Yu, why do you have to go to the border? Is it more fun there? "
"I'm not going to the border. I want to go to the Imperial City."
"Why?"
"I want to meet Snow Roland."
"You're talking about Her Majesty the Emperor! Brother Yu, you also received the elite mission to meet Her Majesty? "
"…"
This conversation was clearly transmitted to Xu Sili's ears through the communication device. When he heard the two words "Brother Yu", his heart almost stopped beating.
The latter part of the conversation made his heart beat even faster.
When he checked the interface and found out that this "Jade Tree Facing the Wind" didn't receive the elite mission to meet Her Majesty the Emperor, he was finally completely sure.
In fact, there was no need to check at all because the way "Brother Yu" spoke already gave him a sense of familiarity. It was just that he couldn't be sure because of the interference of the voice.
"Xiao Wu, can you take a picture of them?" Xu Sili asked.
[Brother, wait a moment.]
After a while, a screenshot of a video was sent over.
The video was of Xu Yuheng leading the other players to fight Beck. It was obviously filmed by a resident of the town, and Xiao Wu intercepted it.
The picture wasn't very clear.
However, Xu Sili recognized his second brother at a glance. He didn't change his appearance and entered the game with his original appearance!
Xu Sili looked at the picture and slowly exhaled. He blinked and pursed his dry lips.
Although he always believed that his second brother would come to him, sometimes he couldn't help but doubt.
After all, almost ten years had passed in the real world. Who knew if anyone still remembered him?
However, he didn't expect his second brother to really come, and they already knew each other.
"Jade Tree Facing the Wind" was actually his second brother!
He should have known. This name was very suitable for his second brother's narcissistic personality.
Xu Sili sniffed. However, when he thought about how his second brother was going to use the method of dying to come to the imperial city to see him, he frowned.
No, he couldn't let his second brother do that!
He had seen the posts on the future forum and knew how tragic this method was.
After the players died, their bodies wouldn't disappear. Even if they went offline, they would stay there for ten minutes. Therefore, this led to —
Players who died in the wild were very likely to be eaten by interstellar beasts!
Actually, it was better for players who were eaten because if their bodies were gone, they could revive at the spawn point the next time they went online. However, players who were directly swallowed and didn't have time to be digested were miserable.
They couldn't revive in the stomach of interstellar beasts. They could only passively wait for their bodies to be completely digested before they could choose to revive at the spawn point.
Just looking at the description made him feel miserable!
Xu Sili couldn't bear to let his second brother go through this.
Actually, he could also ask Si Sheng to bring his second brother over, but ….. under what name?
Si Sheng was so smart. Would he be able to guess something after seeing his second brother? Previously, he even suspected that he wasn't the original!
Xu Sili shook his head and dispelled this thought.
Because other than this, when he thought about letting his second brother see Si Sheng, he didn't know why, but he felt strange in his heart. It was indescribably awkward.
In any case, now that he had confirmed that he was in Lan Yue City, this greatly reduced his time. As long as he set up a teleportation circle between the imperial city and Lan Yue City, or wait for Cha Mo to wake up, everything would be fine!
At that time, he could give his second brother a surprise ~
Si Sheng walked into the bedroom and saw the young man sitting on the sofa with a silly look on his face.
This was an expression that almost never appeared on his face.
Si Sheng blinked and walked over. The crisp sound of his military boots hitting the floor successfully attracted the young man's attention.
However, when the young man looked over, the smile on his face didn't fade. His entire body was like a rose that had just been moistened by the rain, and even his face was flushed red.
Si Sheng frowned and faintly felt a sense of crisis in his heart.
Just now ….. did someone else come?
His mental strength quietly swept across the bedroom, but he didn't find any unfamiliar auras. It seemed that only Wen Jishan and Li Zheyu had come …..
He pursed his lips and stood beside the young man.
"Your Majesty."
"You're here."
Xu Sili sat cross-legged on the sofa and greeted him with a smile. His entire body was in an incomparably relaxed state.
Si Sheng looked down at his smile, paused for a moment, and then sat down next to him in a grand manner.
The young man didn't chase him away and picked up a book to read.
Si Sheng was silent for a while before he finally couldn't help but ask, "Your Majesty, you seem very happy?"
"Yes."
Xu Sili nodded and leaned back, continuing to use him as a human pillow.
He was reading a book in his hand, but in fact, he was thinking about how to secretly keep his second brother in Lan Yue City and secretly give him some benefits.
Sensing his absent-mindedness, Si Sheng pursed his lips into a straight line again.
In the past, as long as he stayed by Lord God's side, as long as he could be close to him, he would feel satisfied, but now he found that ….. he wanted more and more.
He looked sideways at the back of the young man's head and carefully reached out his hand. He gently lifted his silver-white hair and twirled it around his fingertips.
Xu Sili noticed his movements and found that he was playing with his hair. He casually pulled back his hair and muttered, "Stop fooling around."
After a while, the person behind him secretly reached out and gently placed his hand on his shoulder.
When Xu Sili was thinking, he hated it when others touched him. He grabbed the restless hand and pulled it forward. Under Si Sheng's stunned gaze, he directly hugged the arm.
"Be a good boy."
The young man said in a low voice and pressed his arm into his chest.
But in fact, this position …..
It was more like Si Sheng's arm was over his shoulder and hugging him from behind.
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