Real Cthulhu Running Game

   Chapter 1850 Can't bear it!

   "Well, let him go to Far West City to contact the local players first, and gather players who are willing to join us."

Liu Xing looked at the detailed map of Boyang City that Meng Fugui bought with money, pointed to an open space in the southeast corner and said, "I see that the rest of Boyang City is full of people, why is there still an open space here? Is it because the map didn't have time to update?"

Meng Fugui shook his head and said seriously: "This was originally a residential area, but a fire broke out ten years ago! You also know that the ancient buildings here are mainly made of wood, supplemented by masonry. So when the fire came down, it was burnt clean; of course, in the past ten years, many people wanted to buy this vacant land. After all, this land has been cleaned of ruins, whether it is used to build a large house, Or build a warehouse or something, but the problem is that these people who bought the vacant land have encountered a small problem, that is, they have no way to lay the foundation."

"This is a very standard story routine. There will always be some strange things in places like this. In short, it is impossible for you to build a house in this open space; of course, there are also some Taoist priests and monks who go here. I have seen Feng Shui in an open space, and finally think that this open space has become the chosen residence for those souls who died in the fire, so it is impossible for you to build another house on top of someone else's house, unless you can hold them down, and also Or find a way to send them away."

Liu Xing raised his brows and said with a smile: "This is indeed a very classic story routine, but I really didn't expect the concept of soul to appear in this martial arts mod. Could it be that there are still some exercises related to the soul? ?"

"This is true, but all the exercises that are related to the soul are basically practiced only by the people of the demon sect. Of course, according to the routine of the martial arts novels, there will definitely be some important members of the famous sect who can't help it. Secretly practice this exercise; in short, this open space is a helpless existence for ordinary people, because they have no way to restrain the souls below, and if they want to send them away, they have to spend a lot of money. So this empty space is so empty, and the souls below will not trouble the people nearby anyway."

Meng Fugui pointed to the vacant lot and said, "However, the price of this vacant lot is very cheap, and the area is also very large. It is a good place for our alliance. It can not only build a comprehensive office building, but also have a supply The school grounds where Xiangyong trains, and the rest of the land can also build a dormitory area that can accommodate thousands of people."

   "Ah? Do you think we have a way to solve the problems of those souls?" Liu Xing said puzzled.

"Now I'm definitely not sure, but I think this can be a try, because buying this open space can obviously trigger a task, and as long as there is a task, we have an idea to solve the problem, so this is We can try to buy a piece of land; although this vacant land is in the city of Boyang City, the fire of that year is considered to have burnt out an isolation zone, so we are separated from the surrounding neighbors by a certain distance, as long as the door is closed You don’t have to have too much contact with them.”

Meng Fugui opened his mouth and introduced: "And the city owner of Boyang City also thinks it's ugly to have such an empty land in the city, so no matter who buys this land and does what, then he can be exempted from paying taxes for ten years! No! Wrong, even if you have other businesses in Boyang City, if you buy this vacant land and make use of it, then you won't need to pay a dime in taxes for the next ten years, and how do you want to mess with it? A piece of land is fine, even if you want to build a swimming pool! That's why so many people who don't believe in evil have come to try it out over the years, so this piece of land has been sold so many hands, but the price has really dropped. down."

   "Then this condition is really good, but then again, how can there be a city owner in Boyang City, shouldn't it be called the prefect?" Liu Xing asked curiously.

  Because the identity of "Liu Peng" is only a doctor living in the countryside, so in some respects he is only half-knowledgeable, or even doesn't understand at all.

"Oh, this is not because before the establishment of the New Dragon Empire, there were many large-scale sects and big families who did not want to be involved in disputes. The city continued to attract refugees to join, and gradually expanded into new cities, but the controllers of the cities were still those head and patriarch, so the Boyang City of that year was actually the same as Liu Peng, Heshan where you were. The county is almost the same; but after the new Dragon Emperor completed the achievement of unifying the world, these sects and families that control the city naturally became his thorns in the eyes, and those heads and patriarchs also realized the danger."

"However, the sects and families that were able to stay at that time basically maintained a good relationship with the New Dragon Emperor. After all, if the relationship was not good, the New Dragon Emperor would have solved it long ago, so except for a few who are ignorant of current affairs The other sects and families still wanted to resist and were killed in the end! The other sects and families honestly opened their doors and offered their city; , so the new Dragon Emperor let these sects and families continue to take charge of their respective cities with a wave of his hand, but the taxes will be higher than other cities, so these cities have no prefects, only the city lord!"

"However, under this city lord is the assistant, and the assistant is nominally sent by the New Dragon Emperor to assist the city lord. In fact, he is responsible for monitoring the city lord's every move. If the city lord does something wrong, then the city lord's position It may be hanging! If the new Dragon Emperor cancels the position of the city lord of a certain city, then the assistant can directly become the prefect, and the city will become an ordinary city; then the city lord of Boyang City is What's the background? It's the head of the largest sect in Boyang City, Feishimen! According to legend, he stood on the gate tower of Boyang City and could hit anyone in Boyang City with any stone he picked up."

I see.

   Actually, before this, Liu Xing had already guessed the origin of this city owner. After all, there is a very famous character in martial arts novels - Ye Gucheng is the city owner of Baiyun City.

"This is a bit outrageous. Although I also admit that the towers of Boyang City are quite high, there is no way to see every street in Boyang City clearly, right? So this stone also has its own over-the-horizon strike ability. ?" Liu Xing said in disbelief.

"That's not true, but I heard that the first class of the formal disciples of the Flying Stone Gate is mathematics! Yes, they will study parabola and other knowledge in detail, and calculate the impact of wind on the stone, in short, I think this is The formal disciples of Feishimen can directly go to be artillerymen after leaving the school; but the point is that although the formal disciples of Feishimen claim to be able to pick up a stone and use it as a hidden weapon, the locust stone produced by this inner door has some What’s more, this thing can be divided into several types, such as piercing armor, blunt weapon, cruise, etc., and can adapt to various environmental needs.”

"But the most outrageous thing is this special throwing locust stone, because this stone can indeed accumulate gravitational potential energy when it falls from a high place, thereby causing more damage to the enemy, but this is also relatively speaking, after all, the locust stone After all, it is just a small stone, so even if it falls from a height of more than ten meters, the damage is actually very limited, and the falling speed is not too fast, so if you are prepared, it is easy to dodge or use a shield for defense. , even wearing a helmet directly is no problem; but the locust stone thrown by the Flying Stone Gate is outrageous, it can not only directly break through some weaker defense methods, but also the falling speed is also outstanding, which is faster than the same Ordinary stones of heavy weight may fall twice as fast!"

   Hearing this, Liu Xing was also stunned, because Liu Xing really did not expect this Feishimen to have such an outrageous locust stone production technology.

At this time, Ding Kun, who had been drinking tea beside him, suddenly said: "The Flying Stone Gate should have made the locust stone into a spiral structure, so when the locust stone was thrown, it was rotated by internal force. In the process of swarming, he gained a faster speed, and at the same time, he could easily crack those weaker defense methods; it seems that the scientific research ability of Feishimen is quite good, and so many different types of locust stones have been invented! So If we want to recruit NPCs after the alliance is established, the first choice is the disciples of this Flying Stone Gate, because we can use them as special forces."

"Well, is there any way we can recruit the disciples of Flying Stone Gate now, or hire them to help hunt the Air Fire Crow? I think if they are there, the success rate of hunting the Air Fire Crow can be improved by several grades. "Liu Xing said seriously.

After being silent for a moment, Meng Fugui shook his head and said, "It's difficult, it's too difficult, because even the outer disciples of Feishimen will receive an invitation from the city lord after leaving Feishimen, so most of the outer disciples of Feishimen are The front foot just graduated, and the back foot received a letter of appointment to stay at the school; therefore, there is a very special defender in Boyang City, the Fei Shi Army, who often assists Wutai in handling affairs, and usually acts as a fast-moving yaman. After a month, I should be part-time archer."

"In short, after this year, maybe only one or two Feishimen outer disciples will choose to leave, but they are basically determined to go home for development, or have already found jobs elsewhere, so we It is difficult to recruit Feishimen disciples; as for hiring, it is also difficult, because Feishimen's treatment is very good, after all, behind Feishimen is Boyang City, so if you want to hire Feishimen disciples It needs to spend a lot of money! And didn’t you just say, this Fei Shimen disciple is under a lot of pressure to study, so they don’t usually leave the sect easily.”

   Is it so troublesome?

   Liu Xing frowned, and after sighing, he could only give up the idea of ​​hiring Feishimen disciples.

"However, after a month, we will have the opportunity to hire disciples from Feishimen, because the new Dragon Emperor has prepared a rule before, saying that when certain events occur, Fuxiang will temporarily exercise his right as the prefect. , so at that time, there will definitely be some Feishimen outer disciples facing the dilemma of unemployment, because recruiting disciples of their own sect as the city lord, it is originally a kind of behavior of melon field, so if you don't pursue it in peacetime It’s okay to say, but when it comes to some special times, it’s hard to say.”

Meng Fugui touched his chin and said with a smile: "I also know a few outer disciples of Feishimen, because they used to go to my place to drink often, so I can directly recruit them to join the alliance when I am lucky. You can also ask them to bring some friends along.”

   Liu Xing was overjoyed. Just when he was about to say something, he heard a bell ringing outside.

  Meng Fugui stood up abruptly, and then listened to the bell outside with a serious face, and the originally noisy restaurant suddenly became quiet.

Liu Xing noticed that in addition to himself, Ding Kun, and Yin En, who was nowhere to be found, other local players belonging to Boyang City were listening to the bell with a serious look. It seemed that the bell should represent something. .

   After a while, the bell finally stopped.

   "Something happened, the city owner of Boyang City passed away!"

Meng Fugui took a long sigh, shook his head and said, "The bells in Boyang City can convey dozens of different messages according to the number of sounds, so people in Boyang City will start to learn the sound of bells after they learn to walk. Meaning, and the sound of the bell just now means that the city lord of Boyang City has passed away; the old city lord is also considered to be highly respected, and he has done a lot of good things over the years... But the problem is that his sons don't give a lot to him. He can worry about it, in short, each has its own faults, so who will be the next city lord may have a huge impact on our alliance."

Meng Fugui snapped his fingers and called Goudan over, "Goudan, you should go outside now to inquire about the situation and see if the old city owner has chosen who will take his place! In short, if there is any news, I will send it back as soon as possible. "

  Goudan nodded and went out.

"If the old city lord really died of illness, it's okay to say, because the old city lord has been plagued by many illnesses over the years. If it wasn't for the good foundation of martial arts practice when he was young, he might have long since gone; but the problem is that some time ago, there was a famous doctor. I came to check the old city owner and said that as long as he takes his medicine on time and pays attention to rest, he is 80% sure that he can live for another three years."

   Meng Fugui frowned and said, "Although the old city lord is not as old as the new Dragon Emperor, he is already in his 70s and 80s, so there's no way anyone can't help it!"

   (end of this chapter)