Chapter 223 Leaving Lanyue City
Xu Jingming opened his eyes and saw a simple room. There was a one-eyed man sleeping soundly on the bed inside.
“This is the house I rented!” Xu Jingming was shocked. At this moment, his body was shrouded in light and shadow. When any player goes online, there will be light and shadow. At this moment, the original residents cannot see the player.
After the light and shadow dissipate, the original residents can see the player.
Three seconds after going online, the light and shadow dissipated. Xu Jingming turned his hand, holding a flying knife in his left hand, and placed it on the one-eyed man's neck.
"Bang." He slapped the one-eyed man.
The sleeping one-eyed man was woken up by a slap! Also a little confused.
What's going on? Where am I? Is it day or night?
The one-eyed man woke up and saw Xu Jingming in front of him and the cold flying knife in his neck!
"Hero, spare your life, just say whatever you want." The one-eyed man said immediately.
"Why are you at my home?" Xu Jingming said.
"I, I saw that no one has come in or out of this house for several days, so I came in to take a look." The one-eyed man said flatteringly, "I don't have anywhere to live, so I will sleep here temporarily at night. Please forgive me." Too small."
"Did you take my money?" Xu Jingming stared at him.
“No, I didn’t find it.” The one-eyed man’s heart moved after hearing this. Is there any money hidden in this old house?
Xu Jingming then put away the throwing knife: "Get out!"
The one-eyed man then sat up with a smile: "I'm out, I'm out." As he sat up, his hand suddenly came out from under the quilt, and a cold light passed over Xu Jingming. But when he swung it out, his eyes widened and there was already a bloody hole in his throat! He didn't even see Xu Jingming make a move.
“A scoundrel dares to attack me.” Xu Jingming shook his head. In his eyes, the moves of ordinary scoundrels were indeed as slow as a snail crawling. After killing the rogue, Xu Jingming inspected the rogue's body and immediately walked out of the house.
It is night time now, and the waning moon hangs high in the night sky.
Xu Jingming walked to the small courtyard. There were piles of firewood in the small yard. The pile of wood was also quite heavy. Xu Jingming gently lifted it from below with one hand, which required thousands of kilograms of strength. At a glance, he saw the bottom of the pile of wood. A pressed package.
“The money is still there.” Xu Jingming nodded slightly.
"The rules of the Blood Rain World are also strict. Players disappear offline and can carry other items with them, except gold and silver." Xu Jingming lamented that the gold and silver in the Blood Rain World are extremely valuable.
So silver notes, gold and silver and other items cannot be taken offline.
If you want to go offline, you have to hide your banknotes and other items! It is very possible for it to be stolen if you are not careful.
“For this little money, there is no need to turn on the ‘smart hang-up’ function.” Xu Jingming thought to himself.
Intelligent hang-up means that the physical body still stays in the world of blood and rain, and is controlled by 'intelligence'! In terms of rationality and logic, the intelligence is not inferior to that of the players. But in terms of combat, the intelligence is much weaker and the routines are fixed! And at most, they can use the strength of third-rate masters.
When encountering some special situations, such as being online for a long time but having things to deal with in reality, you need to 'smartly hang up'.
The smart AFK service is chargeable, with an annual fee of 100,000 Universe Coins.
So expensive!
Xu Jingming returned to the house, circled the rogue's body, carried the body with one hand, and left under the cover of night. The place he rented was an ordinary old residence, and the surrounding security was very poor. He directly threw the body into the ruins a mile away. There were often corpses here, and the government also came to clean them up.
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In the early morning, Xu Jingming was eating breakfast at a street shop.
There are many poor people coming and going who are quite greedy when they look at the steaming hot shops, but they are all rich people who are willing to eat in restaurants, teahouses, breakfast shops and other places! A big meat bun costs one coin, which can buy one or two kilograms of rice. It’s much more cost-effective to eat it at home.
"Lanyue City is also a big city, and the people's livelihood is still so difficult. The government and gangs are squeezing the civilians together." Xu Jingming secretly lamented that the current era of Blood Rain World is a period of decline of the empire and chaos in the world.
There is already order within the city, but the real lawlessness is outside the city, where bandits are rampant and human life is as cheap as grass.
“It’s almost time, it’s time to go to Fei’s house.” Xu Jingming lined up five knives and coins on the table, then stood up and left. A waiter immediately collected the knife coins and started clearing the table.
After a while.
In front of the Fei family mansion, Xu Jingming arrived with a holster on his back, and was led by a servant: "Guard Jing, Miss has already told us to wait here. Guard Jing, please go to the front hall to rest first, Miss later. I’ll come and see you all.”
Xu Jingming nodded and then came to the front hall.
In the front hall, there was a tall man sitting there, enjoying and drinking tea leisurely. When he found out that Xu Jingming had been introduced, the tall man immediately stood up happily, smiled and said enthusiastically: "I'm here in Xialuo Baichuan."
"Jingming." Xu Jingming also said.
"Brother Jingming was also invited to serve as a guard?" Luo Baichuan said with a smile. He also noticed the gun holster Xu Jingming was carrying.
"Yes." Xu Jingming nodded.
Luo Baichuan said enthusiastically: "Brother Jingming, hurry up and sit down. We will work together from now on. I was in the Black Ax Gang before..." Luo Baichuan likes to make friends, so he pulled Xu Jingming and kept talking. , tell me everything about yourself.
Xu Jingming also simply chatted with him, of course, the kind where Luo Baichuan said ten sentences and he said one sentence.
After chatting for half an hour.
Finally two women came in, one looked like a girl, the other was a stern and unsmiling woman.
"Hello, Brother Luo, Hello, Brother Jing!" The girl walked in and saw Xu Jingming and Luo Baichuan with a bright smile, "Let me introduce to you, the person next to me is the senior sister of our Feijian Hall. 'Qiu Tong' Senior Sister Qiu, I will be in trouble for the three of you this time!"
"We will do our best," Luo Baichuan said immediately, and Xu Jingming and Qiu Tong also responded.
"This trip to the imperial capital is long and difficult and dangerous. Therefore, our Fei family is very cautious in choosing our guards. I specially invited three of them, and the other guards were chosen by my father." The girl Fei Xinlan sat He came down and spoke, not hiding anything.
Xu Jingming and the other two chatted with the young lady, and soon the housekeeper Zhang Bo came.
"Three of you." Butler Zhang Bo said, "We need to check our identity badges on the way to the Imperial Capital! Especially in the Imperial Capital, identity checks are strict. Are the three of you... all registered? If not, I will take you there now. The government, first register your household registration and get your identity badge.”
“I have registered,” Qiu Tong said softly.
"I also registered half a year ago." Luo Baichuan smiled, "Without an identity card, I can't go to a bank to deposit money, so I have to register."
Xu Jingming stood up: "I have not registered."
"Guard Guard Jing, please come with me quickly." Butler Zhang Bo said, "I will take you there, and you can register in the morning."
Xu Jingming nodded.
Identity badge, equivalent to the ID card on Blue Star! During the most stable period of imperial rule in the Blood Rain World, every citizen had to register and receive an identity badge. Without an identity badge, they could not go to other places.
Of course, management in various places is now loose, and in many places, the government's control is very weak. First of all, few people outside the city have registered, and even most of the people in the city have not registered their household registration.
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On the street.
Butler Zhang Bo, Xu Jingming and two servants were walking together.
"Jing Weiwei, I heard that when you fought with Elder Feng of the Huayue Gang before, you blocked many of his moves?" Zhang Bo asked with a smile.
“I’m still at a disadvantage.” Xu Jingming said.
"It seems that you are close to the level of a first-class master." Zhang Bo smiled and said, "The master knows about you and has specially ordered to increase your employment fee to 100 taels per month."
Xu Jingming was very grateful: "Thank you, Master Fei, and thank you, Butler Zhang."
Although he has reached the first-class level now, when he fought against Elder Feng of the Huayue Gang, he was still far behind! Based on the record at that time, the Fei family raised the fee to such a high level...it was indeed a very conscientious owner.
Xu Jingming himself cannot say that I have reached the first-class level.
Because in the bloody world, the ‘first-class realm’ is very vague! After all, the original residents don’t have a panel and can’t see their actual combat bonuses! They can only determine the approximate level they belong to based on actual combat.
If Xu Jingming wants to prove that he is a first-class master, he also needs to prove it through actual combat!
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Because the Fei family's butler "Uncle Zhang" came forward, the government office was very fast and quickly registered Xu Jingming's household registration, and the government also kept a booklet. And the waist plate was carved with precious "black jade".
Waist tags also have different materials. The common ones are made of wood or bamboo, the better ones are made of stone, the best ones are made of metal, and the higher ones are some precious things.
Black jade is a kind of jade. It is completely black and shiny, and it becomes even more moist when played with often.
On this waist badge, Xu Jingming’s appearance is painted in just a few strokes. At least the approximate face shape and facial features can be determined.
It is also recorded that Xu Jingming’s hometown is ‘Shizipo Village, one hundred miles east of Lanyue City’.
The age is also recorded, and the waistband is recorded with the date.
"Identity badge." Xu Jingming held this black jade waist badge and secretly sighed. The record was quite detailed. He could insert it into his belt and carry it with him.
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In the next few days, after receiving his first month's salary, Xu Jingming also went to the official bank to deposit money! A total of 'one hundred and fifty taels' of silver were deposited. Because the minimum amount for official banknotes is ‘fifty taels’! And depositing money also requires handling fees!
There is no way, Xu Jingming can't carry more than ten kilograms of silver on his way to the imperial capital. It is much more convenient to deposit it in silver notes, and he is not afraid of robbery!
"After I go this time, I don't know when I will come back." Mr. Fei looked at his old house with mixed emotions.
Fei Xinlan was also very reluctant to give up.
She has grown up here since she was a child, and she is very affectionate to every plant and tree.
"Old Zhang, you will have to take care of this Fei family's old house from now on." Mr. Fei said.
"Yes, sir." An old man responded, and there were some servants around him. The Fei family still maintains some servants and maintains the entire old house for a long time. Of course, most other businesses have been sold out long ago.
"Let's go."
Master Fei and Fei Xinlan got into the carriage that looked relatively simple, and two maids also entered the carriage to wait on them.
"It's really a big deal. The horses of the guards are all very majestic and handsome. They are all good horses." Xu Jingming rode a horse. This was his first time riding a horse in the Blood Rain world, but in other virtual worlds He had already tried it! After all, in the past month or so, in addition to trying to escape from the dark abyss, I also experienced a lot of virtual worlds, but only briefly.
Horse riding, army battles, arena battles... He has tried a lot. After reaching cellular level control, riding a horse is also very easy.
The cavalry quickly left the North City Gate.
"Lanyue City, we are leaving." Xu Jingming, Luo Baichuan, Qiu Tong and many other guards looked at him with reluctance. Many of them have left their hometowns. Once they go to the imperial capital, it will be difficult for them to return in this life.
But for the sake of their future, for a brighter future, they are all willing to go to the Imperial Capital.
"Lanyue City is the first city I came to in the Blood Rain World, and it is also my nominal hometown in the Blood Rain World." Xu Jingming also felt a little emotional.
“Drive!”
Riding a horse and following the convoy, Xu Jingming stopped looking back and headed north.
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After exiting the North City Gate, the convoy moved along the official road.
The horses are magnificent, and the carriages are also luxury goods made by top craftsmen. They look simple on the outside, but are actually excellent in cushioning and other aspects. Sitting in the car, after being buffered, the vibrations in the car were completely within the tolerance range. Fei Xinlan also opened the curtains and looked outside curiously.
“I heard that there is chaos outside the city.” Fei Xinlan whispered. For her age, she only walked around outside the city gate at most and never went further.
“There are government officials, Blood Rain Guards, many families, and gangs in the city, all of whom hope for stability in the city.” Master Fei said with a smile, “But it is different outside the city, which is vast. , there are so many bandits, human life is really worthless
Fei Xinlan nodded slightly.
"So people outside the city want to settle in the city." Mr. Fei also looked out the window, "We have to rush to the imperial capital. The journey is long and it is not easy."
Trouble Lan was very curious. Isn't it easy?
As the eldest lady who has never been away for a long distance, she only feels that everything outside is so fresh.
We set off in the morning and stopped in an open area on the road at noon to eat the food we had brought.
"I drove more than two hundred miles in one morning and didn't encounter any bandits. Doesn't it mean that there are so many bandits in the city?" Fei Xinlan muttered while sitting on the grass, eating exquisite pastries.
Qiu Tong, who was sitting aside, said calmly: "Junior sister, the horses purchased by the Fei family are all high-quality horses. Such a horse team... The bandits will know that they are not easy to mess with when they look at it from a distance! Because the weaker forces are reluctant to buy so many good horses, and they dare not show off like this!"
"Good horses?" Fei Xinlan shook her head, "I hear it. It is said that some famous horses in the world can shine Traveling thousands of miles. My horses are nothing."
"You can't find one in Lanyue City! One of them is worth ten thousand taels of silver." , suddenly she saw far away However, a group of people emerged from the woods. Qiu Tong smiled, "Junior sister, didn't you say there are no bandits? The bandits are coming!"
Xu Jingming, Luo Baichuan and other guards were all far away Looking into the distance.
"Bandit?" Mr. Fei was very calm. When he was working on his family business alone, he had already experienced great storms.
There were hundreds of people in the distance, holding bows and arrows and other items. The leader was a man in red who was dressed quite enchantingly.
The man in red opened his mouth and said, his voice resounding loudly throughout the surroundings: "What a fleet, these horses are all good horses. I wonder if the master of the cavalry team has pity on us? Give me some silver as a gift. , Hundreds of us brothers haven't had enough to eat for several days."
"I'll give you ten taels of silver, and get out of here quickly," the steward Zhang Bo shouted.
"Ten taels of silver?" The man in red laughed dumbly, "Are you kidding me, the master of the cavalry team? At least three hundred taels of silver! This is the minimum. This little money must be very important to the master of the cavalry team..."< br>
"Guard Jing, Guard Luo, Guard Qiu, Guard Fan, and Guard Yu, the five of you, kill them and drive them away." Butler Zhang Bo then ordered.
After hearing this, Xu Jingming instantly pulled out the two spears from his back and turned them around before they were stuck.
Luo Baichuan also took out two hand axes from behind.
Qiu Tong drew his sword instantly.
Swish, swish, swish!
Among the guards, five figures rushed out at the same time, like five arrows heading straight towards the group of bandits.
"Masters of the upper level." The man in red shrank his pupils when he saw this. From the running speed, he could tell that all of them were at the upper level.
"Fire the arrow." The man in red ordered.
Immediately fifty bandits were shooting arrows at the same time! There were also other bandits armed with throwing weapons. Being able to form a bandit gang of this size and still survive to this day is naturally quite powerful.
Under arrows and throwing weapons, five figures rushed into the bandit gang. For a moment, the bandits fell like grass, and many bandits were thrown into the air, flying seven or eight meters high. .
"What?" Looking at this scene, the man in red was shocked, "These five people are all at least second-rate masters."
As the bandit leader, he is a second-rate master. He thinks that with the help of his gang members, he is a second-rate master. Cooperation is enough to threaten some third-rate masters. But the 'second-rate masters' are much better than the third-rate masters in terms of environmental control and actual combat.
"Sending five people at random is so powerful?" The man in red shouted loudly, "Escape!"
He turned into a stream of red light and escaped as fast as possible! Hundreds of bandits fled in panic and dispersed.
The five guards stopped and started to return.
"How about these five new recruits?" Mr. Fei looked at them from afar and laughed softly.
The silver-haired old man next to him looked at it and nodded slightly: "The other four can be considered second-rate masters, but Jing Weiwei's marksmanship is quite extraordinary. The invisible spear intention envelopes all directions and makes the enemy tremble. He is suspected to have reached the first-rate level. "First-rate realm?" Mr. Fei's eyes lit up.
“I can feel that sense of oppression.” The silver-haired old man nodded, “Master Fei hired a good helper this time.”
Master Fei laughed. , in a very good mood.
The top-notch experts around him are all Blood Rain Guard experts sent by his son. The other guards are all second-rate, but now it seems that there is one more first-rate master.
First-class masters are rare in the world of blood rain. If they are willing to join a gang, they are all elders and guest ministers of the Huayue Gang. It’s easy to become rich! There are very few people who are willing to serve as bodyguards.
Generally, you have to be a wealthy family or a truly prominent figure to command some top-notch masters. For example, the eldest son of the Fei family.
"No matter what, with one more first-class master, this journey will be smoother." The silver-haired old man said.
Master Fei nodded slightly: "I feel more at ease now that Jing is guarding my daughter. Remember, my daughter Xinlan's safety comes first on this trip. The old man is stepping into the coffin. My daughter’s safety is the first priority.”
"Don't worry, sir." The silver-haired old man nodded, "I have arranged for three masters to be by my side, and now I have an additional guard."
Master Fei nodded.
Actually, he didn’t know whether it was right or wrong to follow his son’s instructions and go to the imperial capital!
After all, the journey is far away. Even if the guards are very strong, he is still worried that something will go wrong on the way. He is an old guy and will die if he dies, but his daughter is still young.
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After defeating the bandits, the Fei family's motorcade quickly embarked on their journey again, heading north towards the imperial capital. (End of this chapter)