Chapter 570: The Straightforward Galaxy
Chapter 570: Honest Xinghe
Xinghe does not appear in dreams!
Luoyu remembered this guy.
When they were in the Lost Valley, they drove Yunting together. He was the driver and he was the gunner.
Unfortunately, this guy was not as lucky as himself and was killed on the spot. Although he was also dead later, he got a “Xiaoyu” because of a disaster. Now think about it, if I was the gunner at that time, I guess Xiaoyu would have to be called “Xiaoxing” or “Xiaohe”.
Sure enough, “Xiaoyu” sounds better.
Both of them are solo players. Although they have added friends, they have basically never formed a team. He never thought that he would meet this guy seven or eight hundred kilometers away from Dawn City.
What a fate!
”Do the mission! What else can you do?”
Looking at the dumbfounded Luoyu, Xinghe chuckled, patted the LD-47 hanging on his chest, and continued.
”Now that the battle is over, I should seriously level up… Damn, this game is too real. It’s been several months and I still don’t understand it.”
If it were any other game, level 10 would be the level of a novice village, and you could get there by following the main storyline.
However, in Wasteland OL, although level 10 is also the level of a novice village, it takes a month or two to get there.
He has never played a game that is so difficult to level up!
The most outrageous thing is that although the experience value and level are quantified, the growth curve is not smooth. Sometimes you get experience for killing, and sometimes you don’t.
Although there is a strategy written by Brother Fang on the official website, it is also very vague, and only mentions in general that “experience benefits are positively correlated with risks.”
In other words, only by constantly committing suicide can you level up quickly, but if you really die, the experience accumulated before the last save will be reset to zero.
How to balance benefits, risks, and losses at the same time and upgrade with the highest efficiency, there is a lot of knowledge in this, and many T0 and T1 players are still studying it.
Of course, it is also possible to play without considering these.
Xinghe was like this.
Although he had the idea of leveling up, he was too lazy to think about it, so he simply took a mission to go out and see how big this game world is.
”This game is really annoying in inexplicable places,” Luoyu nodded in agreement and asked casually, “…By the way, what is your mission?”
”There is a merchant named Zhou Nan in Shuguang City. He claimed that his parents and brothers were detained by farmers near Hope Town, and asked me to bring some money to redeem them.”
This mission…
sounds familiar.
Looking at Luoyu who was stunned for some reason, Xinghe smiled and squeezed his eyebrows and said.
”Guess how much the mission reward is?”
Luoyu swallowed his saliva.
”How much?”
Saving one person is 100,000, saving a family… must be more than a million? !
As if confirming his guess.
Xinghe had a smug smile on his face and slowly raised a finger.
”Ten thousand!”
”…”
The air was quiet for a while.
The atmosphere was subtly cold.
Looking at Luo Yu who had no reaction, the expression on Xing He’s face gradually changed from smug to embarrassed, and he coughed lightly.
”Uh… are you scared? Wild NPCs do give more than official tasks, but relatively speaking, there are no contribution points and regional reputation, which is actually not too exaggerated.”
”How should I put it…” Looking at Brother Xing He who was trying to save face in the wrong direction, Luo Yu subtly moved his eyes away, “Pat your head?”
”What the hell is patting your head?!”
Looking at the emotional Xing He, Luo Yu hesitated, but in the end he couldn’t bear to watch him being exploited by NPCs, so he said it in a euphemistic way. ”
Actually… I also received a task similar to yours, to go to Songguomu Farm to rescue a person.”
”One person?”
”Well,” Luo Yu nodded slowly, “Probably, I gave about 100,000.”
”100,000?!”
Xing He’s eyes widened, staring at him in disbelief, and his expression seemed to say “It must be fake.”
However, the truth is always so cruel.
Luo Yu suddenly thought of something and said “Ah”.
”Did you accept the mission directly in the tavern? Not through the mercenary guild?”
Xinghe: “Yes, but you can’t blame me. I was on the road when I heard about the establishment of a mercenary guild on the official website.”
So that’s it.
Luo Yu’s face showed a look of realization.
Now the case is solved.
”Tsk, no wonder… You didn’t accept the mission through VM. Not only is the income low, but you don’t even have the experience of a mercenary.” “Fuck
!” Xinghe almost vomited blood and was broken on the spot.
Good guy.
He thought that this mission gave a lot of money and he had picked up a treasure, but he didn’t expect to become a pure injustice.
Looking at Brother Xinghe who had begun to doubt his life, Luo Yu couldn’t help but blame himself. Shouldn’t he tell him the truth?
”Maybe the difficulty is different? There are more than 50,000 people in that pine nut farm. It is said that it is a closed settlement and it is not so easy to enter… Moreover, the employer didn’t mention the ransom. It is likely that he intends to let me take the person away directly.”
When he said this, Luo Yu suddenly thought of something.
”Oh, by the way, the ransom…did the NPC give you the ransom?”
Xinghe nodded tearfully.
”Well, five thousand dinars…one thousand per person, five in total.”
There is no fixed exchange rate between dinars and silver coins, but it is said that in the west of the Central Continent, one thousand dinars can buy an adult slave with ordinary qualifications.
Human trafficking is prohibited within the territory of the Alliance. Dinars are usually only used as rewards for mercenaries or bounty hunters and have no actual purchasing power.
These five thousand dinars are both the ransom for redeeming the target and the advance deposit. He needs to bring the person back to Dawn City safely before he can get the full bounty from the employer.
Luoyu scratched his head.
”I have an idea that can reduce your losses.”
Xinghe asked immediately.
”What idea?”
Luoyu: “You just snatch the person away…then the ransom will be yours, right?”
The mercenary guild’s missions can’t be handled this way, but private work shouldn’t be allowed.
Although there is no official exchange channel for denars and silver coins, it should still be possible to exchange some silver coins on the black market.
Xinghe was stunned.
”Ah… this is also okay?!”
Luoyu nodded.
”I think it should be okay. After all, the target is the slave owner, and the goal is the slave whose freedom is restricted. According to the terms in the Player’s Handbook, active violence for the purpose of removing personal restrictions is not punishable. In other words, the slave owner’s manor and slave hunting team are not protected by the rules of the shelter.”
Not only slave owners.
There are also some NPC forces that are contrary to the values of the Alliance or are classified as chaotic evil. They are also not protected.
For example, the Torch Church, the Enlightenment Society, etc.
Although the Alliance does not recommend players to mess up other people’s settlements.
After all, an unrecognized order is actually an order, and physically eliminating one or two people will not solve any problems, but may create new troubles.
However, the phrase “not punishable” awakened Xinghe.
His eyes became hot at a speed visible to the naked eye. He stared at Luo Yu with his piercing eyes and grabbed his arm.
”Good brother! Give me a hand!”
”Help you… How can I help you?” Luo Yu stared blankly at Xinghe with fiery eyes. Suddenly he thought of something and was startled. “Damn, you don’t want me to help you rob people? I have my own mission to do, or you can help you when I come back.”
Not being punished by the shelter does not mean that you will not be hated by the locals. He doesn’t want to do the mission while dealing with the bounty on his head.
Seeing that this brother misunderstood his meaning, Xinghe hurriedly explained with a smile.
”Well, the help I’m talking about is not the kind you understand.”
”Then, what is that?”
”You just reminded me,” Xinghe smiled sinisterly, pulled Luoyu aside, and continued slowly, “Since the rights of slave owners are not protected by the Player’s Handbook, then… it’s okay to fool them, right?”
”Fool?” Luoyu looked at him suspiciously, “How do you want to fool them?”
There are many smart people in this wasteland.
And this guy has just been tricked by an NPC, it’s really hard for him to be optimistic that this guy still has the ability to fool others.
Xinghe smiled and continued.
”That’s easy. Your exoskeleton is called K-10 ‘Iron Wall’, right?”
”Uh, yes…”
”I remember that this equipment is only supplied to the Boulder City Militia and not sold to the outside world… Is that right?”
”That’s not quite accurate,” Luo Yu corrected him, “Last month, some of the equipment in Boulder City was reselling, and some of it was sold outside.”
For example, the set he was wearing and the ones worn by the little Yus behind him were all bought from Elder Brother Fang at a discount of almost 10% at that time.
Otherwise, according to the current internal purchase price of 15,000 silver coins, he couldn’t afford it.
”I know,” Xinghe continued slowly after looking at the group of little Yus behind Luo Yu, “One piece really doesn’t mean anything… but what if it’s a group?”
”Just tell me… what do you want to do?”
Looking at Luo Yu, whose eyes were gradually alert, Xinghe, whose ulterior motive was revealed, said with a grin.
”It’s very simple. If that Zhou… is my employer, and he becomes a guest of honor of some big shot in Boulder City, or he becomes a big shot himself, and the militia comes to ask for people… do you think the slave owners here dare to say no?”
”What the hell?!” Luo Yu’s eyes widened, “You guy… want to pretend to be a militia member to cheat? Aren’t you afraid of causing diplomatic disputes?”
”Don’t talk nonsense, what diplomacy does a small settlement have?” Xinghe said quickly, “and we are saving people! You understand saving people, right?”
”But–”
Seeing that Luo Yu was still hesitating, Xinghe continued quickly.
”Don’t worry, brother. We are separated from here by Boulder City by hundreds of kilometers. It is impossible for us to be exposed! Just consider it as a favor I owe you… By the way, don’t you need to rescue people later? If this method works, we can do it again at Pine Cone Farm! You help me this time, and I will help you next time! We can cover each other, and we can get all the hostages out without spending a penny of ransom!”
Hiss…
It seems to make sense?
Luo Yu thought about it and thought that this idea might be a good one!
The Alliance had just taken over Boulder City, and the surrounding slave owners were trembling when they saw it. If he went to the surrounding slave owners in the name of the Boulder City Militia to ask for a few hostages, wouldn’t it be easy? Just
do it when you think of it.
Luo Yu no longer hesitated, and took Xiao Yu and a group of fruiting entities and Xinghe to the south gate of Hope Town immediately.
Although there were roadblocks at the gate of the town, they only blocked goods and vehicles, and did not restrict people from entering and leaving. At most, they would advise that it was dangerous outside and not to run around.
As for ruthless people like Luo Yu who brought a group of vicious thugs, the guards standing at the door did not dare to persuade them and could only watch them leave silently.
The Hope Farm in the mission is just south of Hope Town.
A three-story artillery tower stands like a castle in the middle of a farmland. The concrete wall encloses a large area of land, and there is only a muddy path leading to the town next door.
Most of the people living in the town are free people, and the row of shacks outside the artillery tower are probably where the serfs live.
The landlord named Kong Lingkai lives inside the concrete wall. It is said that he is also a well-known figure in the town.
Looking at the Maxim I and the “cavalry lance” mounted on the concrete wall, it is not difficult to guess that this guy has made a lot of money by doing business with the Alliance.
The two players exchanged information along the way, and while rehearsing the lines, they also used VM to translate some sentences that might be used.
It doesn’t matter if the pronunciation is not standard. The residents of the Alliance’s shelter speak like this. Unclear pronunciation is more credible.
A group of twelve people arrived at the side of the artillery tower.
A fully armed guard stood on the four-meter-high gate tower, ready for battle, as if he had seen them from a long distance. Just as
Xinghe was about to explain his purpose, the guard on the gate tower shouted.
”Are you from the Alliance?”
Huh?
The people here are quite sensible?
Seeing that the other party recognized them directly, Xinghe was secretly happy in his heart, but he didn’t show it on his face, and shouted with his chin raised.
”Good that you recognized them! Let your master come out to see me!”
According to the scenario he imagined, after learning that they were from the Alliance, the guard should have run back to report the news, and then the owner here would politely invite them in and entertain them.
However, what the two players did not expect was that the guard’s face was not afraid at all, but sneered.
”Hehe, I recognize you. This is your fifth visit this month! You are so free to go to such a big trouble for such a small farm!”
Hearing this, Xinghe and Luoyu were stunned on the spot.
”I Zhuo?!”
”People from the Alliance have been here?!”
Impossible…
They go to the official website every day.
If the Alliance has been here, they must be the first to know.
Seeing the expressions of the two people who didn’t understand the situation, the guard curled his lips in disdain.
”Someone claimed to be from the Alliance before and came to intimidate us, asking us to either hand over all the slaves or get out of here. We almost believed it! Our master said that if anyone else claims to be from the Alliance and comes to beg for food, let their manager come in person!”
Luoyu and Xinghe looked at each other and communicated with confused eyes.
’Definitely not a player…’
’No need to be absolutely sure, I can guess with my ass that it is probably a wastelander from outside!’
’Oh my god…’
’These bastards are too cunning! ‘
Doing bad things under the banner of the Alliance!
Is this what a human would do? !
After glancing at the translation on the VM, Xinghe gritted his teeth and shouted loudly at the gatehouse with a hint of threat in his voice.
”Are you not going to release them?”
The guard said with a smile.
”If you want people, you can redeem them with money!”
Just twelve people, not worth his fear.
Even if they are wearing exoskeletons, what’s the problem?
There were at least five Maxim machine guns in the turret behind him, and there were fields all around with no shelter. If a fight broke out, the twelve people would be shot into sieves in a matter of minutes.
Seeing that the guard was not at all afraid, Xinghe murmured in his heart, gritted his teeth and said.
”I have to see if the person is still alive first.”
The guard on the wall glanced at him twice more, and became more fearless.
”Oh? There is already a target… Tell me, what’s the name of that person?”
Xinghe took out a piece of paper, glanced at it, and shouted.
”Zhou Daniu!”
This name can be said to be so rustic.
However, the guard on the wall was stunned after hearing it, and then his face changed.
”Did Zhou Nan ask you to come?!”
Xinghe was stunned, not knowing why he reacted so strongly. Luoyu next to him hurriedly helped him and said in a low voice.
”Your employer is probably a businessman supported by the farmer here!”
”I know…”
”You know that and you still say that?!”
”What else?” Xinghe looked at him in confusion and said, “If I don’t tell you who I want to redeem, how can I redeem him?”
Luoyu said with a smile.
”Fuck… Do you really not understand or are you pretending not to understand? You want a hostage! Do you understand hostages? Do you expect to redeem them with that little money?”
Either scare the person into handing him over voluntarily, or just snatch him back. It is absolutely impossible to redeem him with the ransom.
That’s a rope around the neck.
Even if it can be redeemed, it is definitely not something that can be done by spending a few thousand dinars. Depending on the size of the transaction, it will cost tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of silver coins.
He was also confused by this guy’s reaction.
Logically speaking, even if this brother doesn’t know the situation in Jinchuan Province, his employer should know something, right?
There is probably some misunderstanding.
For example, when accepting the task, he asked “How can I redeem someone without money?” The employer paid him the thousands of dinars as additional compensation and the deposit for the task.
This time, Xinghe finally came to his senses.
”Fuck!”
Seeing the guard hurriedly turning back to report the news, Xinghe suddenly became anxious. He quickly translated the words on the VM and shouted at the wall.
”Wait, friend, I don’t know who Zhou Nan you are talking about… We are from the Boulder City Militia, and our superior asked us to come and get someone!” It
seems too late to say this now.
”Let your employer come by himself!” A loud voice interrupted him, and a man wearing an exoskeleton stood on the wall.
Unlike the manager, although he wrapped himself tightly with high-end equipment, he didn’t look like a very capable fighter.
The pale old face made his beard look shiny black, and his pair of black eyes looked like a mouse.
Behind him stood a dozen fully armed soldiers, half of the weapons in their hands were produced in Dawn City, and the other half were produced in Giant Stone City, which were excellent. It
was completely different from the style of the turret under his feet.
”Tsk tsk, your wings have grown hard, and you want to fly away from me… It’s not good to forget your roots. If it weren’t for me, he would never have the chance to walk out of here in his life.”
Looking at Xinghe with a stunned expression, the man smiled grimly and continued.
”Please go back and tell your employer for me that I hate this kind of cleverness. If he uses this clumsy method to test my bottom line again, I will chop off the hands of his parents and his eldest brother and send them to him.”
”Of course, I’m a good person to talk to. If you want to redeem your family, you can pay back the principal and interest you owe me! Let me think… 10 million Cr should be enough or 100 million dinars will also be no problem.”
Luoyu looked at Xinghe in confusion.
”Is your employer so rich?”
Xinghe shook his head in confusion.
”No… maybe.”
The guy seemed to be a traveling merchant, doing a lot of business, but judging from the way he was dressed, he didn’t look very rich.
Ten million silver coins.
That’s a huge sum of money.
Looking at the silent group of people under the gate, Kong Lingkai’s eyes turned slightly, and he suddenly spoke.
”You are also employed by someone, so how much did he give you?”
”Twenty…twenty thousand silver coins.”
Luo Yu glanced at Xinghe in surprise, only to see that the latter was righteous and confident, his face was not red, and his heart was not beating, and it seemed that he had grown up a little.
The man standing on the gatehouse smiled happily when he heard the number.
”According to the contract between me and him, he should give me the dividends for the second half of last year before March this year… Let me think about it, it should be about one million silver coins.”
Xinghe’s eyes widened after reading the translation on the VM.
”So much?!”
”Of course, that man is very rich, and why do you think he can make so much? It’s because I gave him the capital to do business and gave him cheap food. Logically, all his property belongs to me. He wants to take off the rope around his neck for 10,000 silver coins. This guy is too naive.”
Kong Lingkai smiled and continued.
”Let’s make a deal. You help me tie that guy from the alliance to here, and I will give you 200,000 silver coins!”
Hearing this number, the two were shocked.
Wow!
200,000!
There is such a hidden option for this task? !
When Xinghe thought about how much RMB 200,000 silver coins could be exchanged for, he felt his hands shaking, but soon calmed down.
Kidnapping NPCs in the alliance… I
’m afraid that even if I make money, I won’t have a chance to spend it.
”Sorry, I can’t promise you.” Looking at the man on the gate, Xinghe said in a non-joking tone.
Hearing this, Luoyu almost burst out laughing.
”I’m stupid! Are you stupid? Just refuse like that?”
Looking at the emotional Luoyu, Xinghe asked back with a strange look on his face.
”What else? Saving people does not violate the “Player’s Handbook”, but the nature of kidnapping changes.”
Seeing that this guy has not figured it out, Luoyu said angrily.
”No… Can’t you pretend to agree first, then gain this guy’s trust, and take the opportunity to snatch the person back.”
Xinghe was stunned, and the whole person was shocked.
”Fuck?!”
Can it be like this?
Looking at this straightforward guy, Luoyu couldn’t help but cover his face, feeling ashamed that he felt that he had grown up for a moment.
”Is this your first time playing this kind of high-freedom RPG?”
But he didn’t seem to be qualified to laugh at him.
When he first played this game, he was also very straightforward, and believed whatever the NPC said.
Looking at the two people arguing, the man standing on the gatehouse showed a hint of disappointment, but only a little.
He shrugged and said indifferently.
”Then there is nothing to talk about.”
Xinghe raised his right hand quickly.
”Wait a minute, I changed my mind–”
Before he finished speaking, the sound of bells suddenly came from the town not far behind him, followed by several dense gunshots and bursts of rough roars.
Everyone present was attracted by the gunshots.
Especially Kong Lingkai, who was standing on the gatehouse, heard the urgent bells, his face suddenly changed, and he vaguely realized something in his heart.
At this time, a panicked servant ran behind him, gasping for breath.
”My lord! There was a call in the town–”
Before he could catch his breath, Kong Lingkai reached out and grabbed him, asking anxiously.
”What happened?”
”Mutants!” The servant’s face turned pale, and in the middle of winter, his forehead was covered with sweat. He trembled and said, “Mutants are coming to kill us!”
(End of this chapter)
