Thinking that I wouldn't have much time to cook for myself in the future, I decided to buy some 'instant noodles' that I had wanted to try for a long time. There were quite a few varieties of 'instant noodles' on the market. I only bought a few packets of one variety and already filled two big bags. However, I really doubted whether these 'instant noodles' could really fill my stomach. The instant noodles were so light to me that I carried two boxes of instant noodles and walked home under the surprised gaze of the cashier…
After re-entering the game, my first action was to take out the small hoe from my bracelet and continue digging. After a while, I realized that a person beside me was staring at me. At first, I ignored him, but this guy was getting more and more overboard. He actually used his hand to wave in front of my eyes. This made me have no choice but to stop."What do you want?"
"Ah!" My answer obviously startled him. He cried out in surprise and took a few steps back.
"What? Do I look scary?" I asked.
" No, no, no... I didn't expect you to be a real person. Big brother, your perseverance is really admirable..." The man said with admiration.
"Who are you? Say something that doesn't make sense?”Looking at this handsome boy in his early twenties, I couldn't help but wonder if he had hit his head and was a little delirious.
"Big brother…do you know how many days you've been digging in this mine? It's been five whole days…I thought you were an NPC, but then I found out you were a player. Then, I wondered if you were cheating.”The boy rambled on and on, but he didn't say his name in the end. However, I still understood why he had a surprised and worshipful expression on his face. To be honest, even I couldn't help but admire myself for spending five days (game days) in this dark mine cave. I just didn't understand how he knew that I had stayed in this mine cave for five days. Could it be that he's the same as me?
"You're not bad yourself ~" I said casually.
"Hehe ~~~~ It seems that big brother has also noticed me. Although I've also stayed for more than three days, I'm about to go crazy. Sigh ~~~~ Comparing people is like comparing dead people!!”he said with an embarrassed smile. However, his casual action of scratching his head allowed me to see his simple and honest personality. I also felt that he was a friend worth making.
"Why use these things to compare? What level are you?" I suddenly asked.
"Level 7…"
"I'm only Level 6, so we're even, right?”
" Haha, that's true. But I admire your perseverance. Oh, right, my name is 'Little Moon Watching Sky'. Let's exchange your name card," Little Moon Watching Sky said.
"Good!" From Nüwa, I learned that the only way to get the other party's name in your contact list is to give them a business card.
"Big brother's name is 'Liu Wuqing'~~~ What a big' prawn 'name…"
" Hehe…Alright, I'm leaving. Take your time digging…"
"Hey, hey, Big Brother, Big Brother, did you forget something? Well…there should be some gifts for the first meeting, right?”
"Ah! So that's what you're doing?"
"Of course not. My admiration for Big Brother can be said to be like a torrential river, endless…The heavens can see the sun and moon, but…even if you don't give it to me, you have to give it to your sister-in-law, right?”‘Little Moon Watching the Heavens immediately laughed after showing his righteous determination.
" Alright then…" It seemed like I would feel bad if he didn't give me anything, so I picked up my hoe and started digging again.
"Dig it now?" Little Moon Observing the Sky looked at my actions and thought for a while before coming up with this word. Ten minutes later, two iron ores were handed to Little Moon Observing the Sky."Isn't this too exaggerated? Big brother, are you a GM? You have to know that it took me half a day to get one piece of iron ore. Isn't it too much of a blow for you to get two pieces of iron ore just like that?”
"Hehe ~~~~ Work hard and you will have a chance.”I smiled and patted his shoulder.
"By the way, big brother, a few of our friends are preparing to build a gang. Are you interested?" Little Moon Watching the Sky quickly said when he saw that I was about to leave.
"No, I think it's good to be alone…Let's contact each other again when we have time ~" I left. If it was in the past, I might have considered it. After all, the saying 'one more friend, one more path' was not wrong. It was just that ever since I got this disease, I had become used to distancing myself from my friends. Although I knew that 'AIDS' was transmitted through sex and blood, who could guarantee that there was no 'just in case?'
After returning to the Novice Village, I went to the Blacksmith's entrance."Should I go in? He won't take my hoe, hammer, and iron pillow back, will he? But if I don't go in, where will I find fire to melt the iron? Forget it, I'll just give it a try and just turn around and leave…" After making up my mind, I walked into the blacksmith's simple shop. Just like last time, the blacksmith was still hammering iron without shaking me off."May I ask, Master Blacksmith, where can I get a furnace if I want to forge my own weapon?”
The blacksmith sized me up from the corner of his eyes. He no longer had the arrogance from before, but he was still cold to me. However, I was glad that he had clearly forgotten about me. He didn't remember me, the person who had obtained his family heirloom. I only heard him say indifferently," Iron furnaces and rooms are rented here. Advanced ones are 1 gold coin a day, common ones are 1 silver coin a day…"
"I want a high-grade one." Perhaps it was because I didn't want to be looked down upon by him. I casually asked for a high-level one.
Then, a white light flashed in front of my eyes and I found myself in a small room that was about ten square meters. I really couldn't see what was so 'advanced' in this room. There was a white fire stove in the room that was about ten square meters in size. There was a pond with a constant flow of water in my right hand. Behind me was a simple stone bed. The yellowed walls and the old roof had a few spider webs…Seeing this, I couldn't help but feel heartache for my gold coin.
While my heart ached, I didn't forget to look at the only two things that could move in the room. I thought that this might be the reason why it was so advanced. The white flame represented the temperature of the flame. High temperatures could better remove the impurities in the ore. Living water can avoid the influence of impurities in the water and can allow you to forge high-quality weapons and armor. After thinking it through, I took out an iron ore from the bracelet and threw it into the furnace. I was extremely excited when I saw the iron ore creaking in the furnace.
"This is my first weapon…It's worth remembering, but what should I use it for? Saber? Guns? A sword? Or a bow and arrow? " Or a dagger…" Just as I was hesitating, the iron ore I threw in turned red and turned into ashes…
"Are you kidding me? It was just a little late, and it was gone? Wasn't this system too much of a scam? "But don't worry, I have plenty of ores…" I took out another piece of iron ore from my bracelet and threw it into the furnace…It turned out that the reason I left the mine was because my bracelet was full.
Seeing the iron ore redden, I immediately used a pair of pliers to pick it up and placed it on the iron pillow that I had prepared beforehand. I raised my hand and hammered it down…" Ding Dang!" The red iron ore was flattened like dough by my hammer. It seemed that forging iron wasn't as difficult as I had imagined…Actually, I didn't know that there was a very detailed introduction about blacksmiths on the homepage. There were actually two ways to forge weapons…
The first was meditation. The moment you smashed your hammer down and used the Forging Spell, your eyes would go dark. Then, the weapon and protective gear that you wanted to forge would appear in front of your eyes. However, the attributes and craftsmanship of the weapon or protective gear were not controlled by you. It was completely set by the system according to your data. The success or failure of these weapons or protective gear depended on your luck index. Craftsmanship depended on the level of one's Forging Skill.
The other method was one that one would only choose if they thought that their craftsmanship was top-notch and had a certain degree of confidence in their own craftsmanship. This method was called the 'hard work method.' If someone yearned for a real blacksmith life, this would be their best choice. The iron block would be hammered by their hands again and again, continuously cooling, melting, repairing…and then cooling, melting, repairing…Finally, it would be used after being hammered for a long time. The success rate of making weapons or protective equipment in this way had always been very high. Perhaps this was the system's way of 'balancing' the players with this type of form. After all, they had spent so much effort and energy to refine it. If the success rate was as low as the meditation technique, it would be too unreasonable.
However, no matter how high your success rate is, the system will reject your work if it's too strange, just like the 'two-toothed rake' that I'm holding in my hand…
[System Notification: Player Liu Wuqing has failed to forge an item.]
Three seconds later, I could only watch as the two-toothed rake in my hand disappeared. The system had already set this up…'All failed works will automatically disappear after three seconds!'!
I wasn't discouraged by the failure of my first weapon. I threw another piece of iron ore into the furnace and started to develop my feelings…because the success of this weapon was very likely related to the mood of the blacksmith!! When I saw the iron ore burning red, I immediately picked it up and placed it on the iron pillow. Then, I smashed it violently. However, the system still gave me a notice of 'failed work'. After that, I tried a few more times but still failed. I thought that there might be something wrong with the formula, so I threw a piece of iron and copper into the furnace…Perhaps you would ask why I didn't add one or two more ores? I want to too ~~~ But I have to be talented! It was a pity that the no-monster mine in the novice village only produced copper and iron ores.
The two pieces of ores made a squeaking sound after entering the furnace, but I forgot that the copper ore's melting point was lower than the iron ore's. Before the iron ore could be heated, the copper ore had already turned into copper liquid. I quickly put in another piece of copper ore, but this time, it turned into iron ore…After a few experiments, I finally found their melting point. After putting in the iron ore, I seized the opportunity and put in another piece of copper ore.
My timing was very accurate. The two ores were burned red at the same time. I picked them up and hammered them together. Under a series of clanking sounds, the two ores were completely fused together. Looking at the synthetic metal in front of me, I struggled for a while, thinking about continuing to forge my two-toothed rake. Or should he give up and forge other weapons? In the end, I decided to continue with my two-toothed rake because my skills were getting better and better with my previous experience. In a short while, a one-meter long two-toothed rake appeared in my hand. However, it was still the same as the previous failed products. The system notified me that the item had failed.
I'm not willing to accept this, I'll continue to fight…System Notification: ... Failure.
[Continue…System Notification:…Failed.]
[Continue…System Notification:…Failed.]
[Continue…System Notification:…Failed.]
…………
[System Notification: Ding!] [Player Liu Wuqing has successfully forged item.]
After another ten rounds, the system notification finally changed a little. However, I was already used to the system's boring notifications, so I didn't hear it clearly for a moment. I threw it aside like the previous failed items and continued to prepare for the next round. When I realized that this was a 'successful item,' I had already taken it. I subconsciously flew over. Fortunately, I was agile enough to grab it tightly before I landed. However, my body came into close contact with the ground!!
Enduring the pain in my body, I focused my attention on it...
[Item: Unnamed…Silver-type, Physical Attack: 1。[Weight: 3] [Additional skill: Gathering skill, range extended to 1 meter. Gather all items within a 1 meter radius from the player.] Durability:10/10
[System Notification: Ding!] Player Liu Wuqing, please name it.
"Gathering Hook." I said casually.
[System Notification: Ding!] [Player Liu Wuqing has become the first player to forge a Silver-type weapon. The system will reward him. At the same time, the system will broadcast to the players online. Does player Liu Wuqing wish to hide his name?]
"Yes!" I chose yes without hesitation because I didn't want to be so famous yet. Besides, I understood the principle of " an innocent man is guilty of a crime." Besides, I had heard a lot about stealing monsters and equipment in this game, so I wasn't unfamiliar with it.
[System Notification: Ding!] [A certain player has created the first Silver-type weapon in the game. A certain player has obtained 100 reputation points.]
[System Notification: Ding!] The system will automatically update in ten minutes. Players who are online, please log off by yourself. Otherwise, the system will treat it as a " forced log off ". For details, please log in to the official homepage.
I opened my stats and found that there was indeed an additional 'reputation' attribute. I didn't know what this 'reputation' was for, so I felt that the system might as well give me 100 gold coins. Fortunately, I said it in my heart. If the bosses who were desperately trying to level up and improve their 'reputation' knew about it, they might slash me with their swords.
Reputation was an essential part of forming a faction. It was difficult to increase because it could not be obtained by killing monsters like levels. It could only be obtained by completing missions. I had no choice but to go offline because the system was going to be updated. After taking off my helmet, I heard the sound of rain coming from my hair and the roof…
"Is it raining?" I got off the bed and looked out the window. The sky was still dark. She looked at the alarm clock and realized that it was only 12 o'clock...
"What happened? Why was it only 12 points? Is it broken?" It was only then that I realized that my alarm clock had secretly stopped. Then, I used the 'old granny's repair method' and tapped the small alarm clock twice. The small alarm clock immediately jumped up again...
From the window of my small wooden house, I could see the street lamps at the entrance of the alley. I casually took a look and found a foreign object under the street lamp. It looked like a person had fallen there. Suddenly, countless strange thoughts surged into my mind…Dead people? Or an alien? Don't tell me he's a drunkard ~"
Looking at the puddles of water at the entrance of the alley, I couldn't help but worry. Even if he fainted, if the puddles of water reached his head, he would drown. As a 'new good youth' of the new era, I really couldn't 'leave him in the lurch' and watch him die.
I put on an umbrella and used the dim light from the street lamp to walk towards the 'foreign object' until I was less than 10 meters away from him. Only then did I truly confirm that he was a person.
" Hey! Are you alright?" I nudged him and asked. But I didn't expect that he would give me a hand full of blood just by pushing him!!
Looking at his body, I noticed that there was a large amount of blood flowing into the ditch not far away from him. Seeing this scene made me think of a phrase,'blood flowing like a river.' The muddy rainwater mixed with bright red blood really looked like a 'blood river'. It was my first time seeing someone so heavily injured. I was very nervous. I flipped him over and finally saw his face clearly…! Why is it you?" I cried out after seeing the person's true face.
That's right, the person lying on the ground was Xiong San, whom I hadn't seen for more than half a month. He was much paler than before, but I didn't know if it was because he had been living well these days…or because he had just lost too much blood, but looking at his clothes, it was obvious that he was doing well…he looked like a dog!! It was just that he smelled like a hooligan, and he even dyed his hair brown…
" Xiong San, wake up…Xiong San, wake up…" I helped him up and patted his face, trying to wake him up. Finally, under my relentless efforts, he finally reacted. He first groaned in pain and then opened his eyes to look at me. His eyes were scattered and I could tell that he was not completely awake, so I continued to shake him to recover his consciousness...
" Xiong San, wake up…Look at who I am…"
"Is…is that you?" Bamboo Pole?" Xiong San's mind was still a little unclear, but he could already recognize me. This was a good sign.
"It's me, it's me…What's wrong with you? How could this be? " Hold on, I'll go call 120…" I quickly put him down and was about to call him, but Xiong San pulled me back. I don't know where he got the strength from, but he pulled me back forcefully…
" No…no need to go…it's too late…" Xiong San said weakly, but his hand still held me tightly.
"How can it be too late? " Hold on a little longer, the ambulance will be here soon…" I encouraged him, but the blood flowing out of his abdomen didn't make me so optimistic. Although I wasn't really friends with Yuzo, I couldn't stand by and watch someone I knew…a living life disappear in front of me.
" No need, just…even if I go to the hospital, they won't let me go…Don't call the police, it'll bring you trouble…Don't ask me why…Know…The less you know, the safer it is for you…" Xiong San's face was red with agitation.
"But…"
"Listen to me…Bamboo, leave after you've earned enough money ~~~ The city isn't a place for innocent people like us to stay…" After saying that, Xiong San didn't have any more reaction. His face turned from red to extremely pale, and the hand that was holding my arm loosened. At this moment, I seemed to have guessed that the strength he used to grab me was from his 'last breath.'
After knowing that Xiong San had stopped breathing, I ran back to my small wooden house in a panic. The moment I closed the door, I felt as if all my strength had been sucked out. I leaned against the door and sat weakly on the ground. My eyes were hot and I knew that I was crying because I had seen someone I knew leave me like this with my own eyes…I was afraid of death. I was afraid from the bottom of my heart, although I had told myself countless times, With this illness, I will face death all the time. My 'departure' may be very sudden and without warning. It will follow me all the time, so I should be more open-minded and not be afraid of it. However, I'm not an accomplished monk, so I can't understand life and death…
Xiong San's last words gave me a lot of emotions. Didn't people always say that 'when a man is about to die, his words are kind, and when a bird is about to die, his cries are sorrowful?' His words made me imagine his wailing before he died…I washed the bloodstains on my hands and changed into a set of dry clothes. Just as Yuzo told me, I didn't call the police. I just lay on the bed and waited for the police to arrive.
The rain gradually lessened, and the sky was much brighter. At this moment, the sound of police sirens could be heard outside the house, followed by a commotion. I don't know how long it took for a knock on the door to wake me up. I asked patiently,"Who is it?"”
" Police, open the door..." The authoritative voice outside the door made my body tremble. I always felt guilty when facing the police.
"Oh ~~~ It's here. What's the matter?" After calming down, I opened the door and a man in a police uniform who was about my height appeared in front of me.
"Have you seen this person before? Do you know him?" He asked seriously without a smile on his face. At the same time, he handed me a photo of Yugo.
"Oh, I know Xiong San, but I'm not very familiar with him. What's going on over there?”I pretended to be surprised and looked behind the police officer. The police officer also looked behind him and said,"He's dead... right there. Did you hear or see anything between last night and midnight?”
"It can't be, right? Is he dead?" I was surprised at first, but then I replied sincerely,"No, I slept very soundly last night and didn't hear anything…"
"When was the last time you saw him?”
"About half a month ago, I heard that he was going to make a fortune with a boss. I haven't seen him since.”
The policeman's eyes lit up when he heard me say 'boss'. He quickly asked,"Then do you know who that 'boss' is? What do you do?"
"I don't know. Almost everyone here knows about this ~"
"Oh, is that so? Thank you for your cooperation. If you remember anything else, I hope you can contact us immediately.”The police officer noted down our conversation and said in a disappointed tone.
" No need to thank me…I will…" I nodded and sent the police away. I took a deep look at the crowd and retreated into the house…
Early the next morning, I went to the breakfast shop and bought two steamed buns as usual. On the way back, I heard some people who were taking a break from their busy work discussing Xiongsan's death in groups of three to five. I was a little curious and went over to listen. It turned out that Xiongsan's death had made the headlines of a few newspapers in B City. It roughly said: " Yesterday, a young man's body was found on a certain street, a certain alley. There were a total of 26 knife wounds and four fractures on the body. According to the police, the man's death was very likely due to a gang vendetta. For this reason, our reporter specifically interviewed Officer Chen, the leader of the anti-triad team in B City…"
Hearing this, I was not interested in listening anymore. I didn't expect Xiong San to enter the underworld. It seemed that his 'boss' wasn't a decent person either. With his reminder, I was sure that he was being used as a scapegoat. However, I felt that his worry was unnecessary because I couldn't have anything to do with the underworld. If I joined the underworld, I was afraid that the first person who wouldn't let me off would be my father in the countryside…
At 12 o'clock in the afternoon, I put on the helmet and entered the game. When I reappeared in the game, I was still in the small room where I logged off last time. The game stopped for more than a day. When I entered the game again, the system immediately notified me…
[System Notification: Ding!] After the game update, there were many new leaderboards. Player Liu Wuqing is on the leaderboard. Without the player's permission, the player's name on the leaderboard will be hidden.
I opened my stats window and saw an option called 'Leader'. When I clicked on' Leader', the options in front of me suddenly increased. There were four options: 'Top Ten Celebrities Leader',' Top Ten Experts Leader','Top Ten Weapons Leader', and' Top Ten Beauties Leader'.
[Top Ten Celebrities](Ranked according to the level of fame.)：
1st place: Player 'Radiant Knight' Reputation: 250
[2nd place: Player 'I'm the Dominator' Reputation: 230
3rd place: Player Black Sky Dragon's reputation: 200
[4th place: Player 'Zither Flying Arena' Reputation: 180
5th place: Player 'Loyalty to the Country's Reputation: 180
[6th place: Player Seven Times in One Night] 150
7th place: Player Yue Fei's Brother's Reputation: 120
8th place: Player Death Knight Reputation: 100
[9th place: Player Hidden (Liu Wuqing) Reputation: 100
10th place: 100
[Top Ten Experts List](Ranked according to level.)：
1st place: Player 'Radiant Paladin', Level: Level 14.
2nd place: Player Black Dragon King Level: Level 13.
[3rd place: Player 'I'm the Dominator' Level: Level 13.
[4th place: Player King of Killers] Level: Level 12.
[5th place: Player Seven Times in One Night] Level: Level 12.
[6th place: Player Fluttering Zither] Level: Level 12.
[7th place: Player Death Knight] Level: Level 12.
[8th place: Player 'Southern Sky Sword' Level: Level 12.
9th place: Player God of War Level: Level 12.
10th place: Player 'Loyalty to the Country' Level: Level 12.
The Ten Great Weapons Rankings (Ranked according to the level of the weapon, except for daily tools.)
[1st place: Bright Silver Spear] Level: Silver.
2nd place: Whirlwind Axe Level: Silver.
[3rd place: Gathering Hook] Level: Silver.
[4th place: Bronze Bow] Level: Bronze Element.
[5th place: Rockman's Defense (Ring)] Level: Bronze Element.
[6th place: Moon Rabbit Sword] Level: Bronze Element.
7th place, Village Chief's Cloth Shoes Level: Bronze Element.
6th place,'Rockman Armor' Level: Bronze Element.
9th place: " Thief's Blade " Bronze Element.
[Top 10 Beauty Rankings](Ranked according to how many players voted on the forum.)
1st place: Player 'Changing Beauty' Votes: 1350048
Second place: Player 'Immortal Immortal of the Secluded Valley' votes: 1008765
3rd place: Player 'Zither Dance' Votes: 999765
4th place: Player 'Money' votes: 750010
5th place: Player Don't Fall in Love with Me 749800
Sixth place: Player Amorous 574052
7th place: Player " Illusory Moment " 450173
Eighth place: Player 'Flowers with an Owner' votes: 350007
9th place: Player Situ Piaopiao votes: 233001
10th place: Player 'Cute Xiaoxiao' votes: 97813。
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