Real Cthulhu Running Game

  Chapter 1981 Crystal Lion

  "When the false is true, the true is also false. Where there is inaction, there is and there is nothing."

  Liu Xing stroked his chin, pretending to be polite and said: "So is there such a possibility that this brother-in-law is actually a smoke bomb, making you all focus on him?"

"I've also thought about this possibility, because the brother-in-law's brother-in-law didn't do anything special other than glance at him occasionally, so we really can't rule out the possibility that this is acting, after all, there are occasions The brother-in-law will not be allowed to attend, because he is not qualified enough; and if these two people are fake relatives, if they are really subordinates, then they are unlikely to have such obvious acting mistakes? Just take us players as examples, I I can star in this play with Meng, because we have been cooperating for several years, but if I want to play this play with Shopkeeper Meng, I am afraid I can only choose to refuse, because it is too easy to make mistakes."

"Yeah, this mysterious organization should have heard the gossip, so since they dared to sneak into Boyang City to wait for an opportunity, the people they selected should cooperate tacitly, and it is unlikely that there will be such an obvious mistake, so there is Maybe it’s really true or false, false or true, or it’s just true or true!”

Meng Fugui said seriously: "It is possible that this time the mysterious organization is planning to come with a dual-card dual-standby, so that the rich businessman and his brother-in-law will be responsible for this operation as dual cores, and in order to keep at least one of them after the incident, they came Such a trick is indistinguishable, so that the enemy will only focus on one person, so that the other person has more time and space to do things, and then can find the time to escape from Boyang City."

   "Ah, I feel like my CPU is going to burn..."

Jinnio scratched his head and said: "So the problem now is that there is too little information, so we can't be sure what configuration that mysterious organization has prepared for this operation, and we have too many people available in Boyang City. Less, after all, most people have to stay in the sect for 24 hours, and then someone has to stay in the teahouse to coordinate the overall situation, so there are not many people who can move freely outside; there is another problem, that It’s just that the identities of us players are relatively ordinary, so we don’t have the opportunity to enter certain areas, and these areas are the places where the rich businessman and brother-in-law are often active, so we cannot obtain relevant information.”

Liu Xing looked at Jinnio with some surprises, because Liu Xing really did not expect that Jinnio had been staying in Tianshui Town silently, but he still knew so much about what happened in Boyang City. The most important thing was that he It seems that I have never been to Boyang City.

Thinking of this, Liu Xing nodded and said: "That's right, our player identities are indeed relatively ordinary, or in other words, it's not a good thing for us, because we can get in touch with NPCs. It’s very common, whether you want to touch up or down, it will be more troublesome, but in this martial arts module, no matter whether it’s up or down, there will definitely be more important people than in the middle.”

Liu Xing's words made everyone nod their heads, because in the martial arts novels they have read, no matter if the protagonist or an important supporting role, they are either the descendants of the young master or an important member of a sect, or they are helpless little beggars , Or orphans whose families have been destroyed, basically there are not many ordinary people.

  Of course, there should be quite a few ordinary people among those characters like disciple A and passer-by B.

"So we have to find a way to expand our circle of friends, let us get in touch with more NPCs, especially those who seem to have plots! lest we be busy for a long time, and when the important plot begins, we will not have the opportunity to be in the first place. Time to join it." Liu Xing made a decision.

As a result, Zhang Jingxu immediately poured cold water on Liu Xing: "It is possible, but you have to add more money and more people! Because the problem now is that I and many other players have to stay in the sect, and the circle of friends is basically fixed. Come down, usually even if we can go out, we just go around the neighborhood, so we have to send some players to Boyang City! As for Far West City, let’s forget it, there shouldn’t be many plots worth mentioning there, with Yang Yu and the others It is enough to be responsible; and then you have to add money! Because if I remember correctly, the account book at the teahouse seems to be unable to make ends meet, after all, players in Boyang City point to the teahouse to provide activity funds."

   "Uh, this is also normal."

As the former shopkeeper of the teahouse, Meng Fugui said: "There is not much money in the account books of the teahouse. After all, we had just opened at that time, and you came here, and the teahouse basically did not do normal business for a few days. And I also put a lot of money in other places. For example, the weapons and equipment needed by the hunting team at that time were all taken from the teahouse; later, when I left Boyang City, the teahouse’s account book may only have one point zero. Broken silver, but there are still a lot of tea and coal, which should be enough to do business for a period of time... But, the weather has become hot these two days, the business of the teahouse may not be too good, plus It is also impossible for us to charge the players who work in the teahouse, so there is no money when they come and go.”

   "Then add money and people!"

Liu Xing looked at Zhang Jingxu decisively, "Old Zhang, when you return to Boyang City, take a few people with you, and bring some money along the way! Now the most important thing in our alliance is money, because tomorrow the third prince's reward It will be sent to Tianshui Town, and when the time comes, Lao Zhang, you can go there and pick out a few pieces of gold and silver jewelry that can be used, and then we will distribute some activity funds to you after the inventory is completed."

  In Liu Xing's impression, apart from some regular money and cloth, the third prince's reward should also include some gold, silver and jewelry decorations, so these things are best used as gifts for NPCs.

"time to eat!"

  Before Zhang Jingxu opened his mouth, the greeting of "Liu Peng" grandfather came not far away.

   As the only designated chef in the cafeteria, the only NPCs who can move freely in the alliance camp are "Liu Peng"'s grandfather and a few chefs under him. As for the original waiters, they have been replaced by players.

Therefore, after a simple discussion, Liu Xing and others moved the cafeteria to a location close to the river. It is called convenient water, but in fact, they want to keep these NPCs away from the players, so as not to prevent nearby Players accidentally overtour.

  However, the original camp of the alliance is that big, so this not so loud greeting can still be heard by the players.

   "Should we tear down the outer wall of the alliance camp first, so that Tianshui Town can be integrated?"

At this time Jinnio said: "I think we should have more contact with NPCs instead of living behind a wall like now, although this is a lot more convenient for us players, there is no need to I am worried that I will go too far, but this will also put us in a comfort zone and gradually lose the ability to communicate with NPCs. This is not a good thing! Because the background of this module is set in ancient times rather than modern times , If it’s just ordinary daily communication, it’s okay to talk, but if it’s forced, it will be troublesome, when the time comes when you stumble over your words, or if you accidentally say the wrong thing, then you will be in trouble.”

  Jinio's words caused Liu Xing and others to fall into silence, because this is indeed a problem, and it may become a big problem.

After a while, Liu Xing sighed and said: "Jinio is right, we really can't live in our own small circle, because we are not very used to this ancient life, and now It’s really comfortable to live in two places with NPCs, just like going on vacation in an original ecological farmhouse; but over time, if we have to live with NPCs, then there may really be a lot of problems, So we have to adapt to the pace of life of NPCs as soon as possible! Therefore, if you have no other opinions, we will tear down the original wooden wall and allow players to live in other places."

   "I have no objection, but buildings like Juyi Hall must be protected, and those NPCs should not be allowed to approach at will, so as not to cause problems sometimes." Meng Fugui nodded and said.

  So, after lunch, Liu Xing and others went to tear down the wooden wall that was built at the beginning, and the wood that was removed was not wasted, so they directly repaired a fence for the Juyi Hall.

  As for the bottle storing the blood of the monster, it was packed in an iron box.

   Then, Yin Eun came back.

  This time, Yin En brought all the villagers from Jun Township to Tianshui Town, including Lin Lao Si, whom Liu Xing was thinking of.

Because if Lin Laosi is willing to come to Tianshui Town to settle down, then his son should also choose to join Tianshui Town, not to mention that Yu Lei has brought back news that many disciples of Far West City chose to ask for leave to go home, so If there is no accident, Lin Hu will make the same choice, because he is also aware of Junxiang's situation.

  In this way, Lin Hu can be regarded as the number one master in Tianshui Town, the kind of direct line.

   As for Yin En's fiancée's family, they also came to Tianshui Town, so the wedding in two days is much more convenient, and there is no need to travel so far to pick up the relatives.

   "Everyone from Junxiang has already arrived, and they have brought all the things they should bring."

  Yin En said with a smile: "Also, Lin Lao Si has already written a letter to Lin Hu, asking him to come to Tianshui Town directly if he wants to go home, so Lin Hu is already in our pocket."

"Yu Lei also came back today. He mentioned that many disciples in Far West City chose to ask for leave to go home. Among them, Lin Hu was probably included. So is there such a possibility now, that is Lin Hu? Will Tiger pass by that letter?" Liu Xing said worriedly.

"Uh, that's really possible. If Lin Hu chose to leave immediately, he should be on his way now, and this letter has just left; but when we left Junxiang, we met at the entrance of the village. Their respective homes left a note telling them to come directly to Tianshui Town to join their families, so as long as there are no accidents, Lin Hu will just walk a few more steps." Yin En said with a shrug.

"That's right, it's less than a day's journey from Yuanxi City to Junxiang, even if you walk a few more steps to Tianshui Town, it's only a day or so, so he shouldn't have any accidents, unless the iron gun The Taoist priests are working hard today."

  Liu Xing nodded and said: "So you started moving early in the morning, right? Have you eaten now? If not, eat a little first, and then arrange accommodation for you."

   "Let's eat a little, but you have to take care of the tea and so on. After walking this way, my kettle is already empty."

   While talking, Yin En took out a crystal statue from his pocket, which seemed to be a carved lion.

   "This is a gift from an old man who said it was left by his father."

Yin En handed the crystal lion to Liu Xing, and said seriously: "You should also know that the crystal is hard and fragile, so if you use the engraving tools of this year, even if you carve it carefully, it is easy to scrap the whole crystal, and Even if everything goes well, the crystal lion's workload is not low, and it may not be possible to complete it in a few years."

Liu Xing took the crystal lion and looked at it carefully, and found that the carving of this crystal lion was quite good, at least all the details should be there, and although the mane is not distinct, it can be seen A feeling of "fluttering in the wind".

   This reminds Liu Xing of the famous Warring States crystal cup, which has been jokingly said that it was brought back by a traveler. After all, this crystal cup is similar in shape to a modern water cup, but a little rough.

However, if you know the level of craftsmanship in the Warring States period, you should know how rare this crystal cup is, because it is very difficult to obtain such a crystal of the right size, because the crystal mine that may have been discovered at that time was originally very rare. Moreover, as Yin En said, the texture of the crystal is very hard, but it is also very fragile, and it will shatter if you are not careful, so if you use conventional carving tools to carve the crystal cup, then the wall of the cup will always be broken. It might break, not to mention how to get the crystal inside out.

So Liu Xing remembered that he heard a saying that even if the Warring States crystal cup was completed overnight, the construction period must be at least two years. If those failed works are included, such a crystal cup may consume about ten years It takes a lot of time and requires the cooperation of many skilled craftsmen.

   Therefore, the Warring States Crystal Cup is worthy of being the top national treasure!

  Then here comes the problem. Although the difficulty of carving this crystal lion is not as high as that of the Warring States Crystal Cup, it can't be made in a few years, so the sculptor of this crystal lion should not be easy.

  (end of this chapter)