Chapter 164 Return to Emerald Town (2-in-1)
"——A letter to the official members of the 'Circus'."
This is what Chen Lun left at the beginning of the letter.
The content of the letter roughly introduced the changes in Jack's manor over the past year.
"...During the days when you are traveling far away, I have officially established an organization of extraordinary beings called 'Circus'. I have reached a consensus with Miss Rosa, the owner of the Silver Dragon Chamber of Commerce, to nominally use their power as an affiliate. An employment team under the Chamber of Commerce...
In the future, ‘Circus’ will undertake various commissions from the Silver Dragon Chamber of Commerce, and this also needs your help...”
Seeing this, Polaris understood the name of his own force and why it was changed. But he immediately felt excited again, because the "commission" mentioned in the letter, wasn't this the "mission center"?
"There will be no shortage of tasks to do in the future...!"
Polaris thought.
"...Jack's Workshop has also developed rapidly during this period. It can not only produce and sell [Fury] muskets and [Connie No. 1] mechanical gloves, but also provide official members with exchange services for limited-edition high-quality weapons, such as [Red] [Ink] shrapnel bombs and [Blue Ink] high-explosive incendiary bombs, etc..."
When Polaris saw this, his eyes lit up.
He owns both a musket and mechanical gloves, and naturally knows that these two weapons are of top quality and powerful.
This can't help but give him confidence and expectations for the other two "high-quality weapons" produced by his own force, especially because they are "bombs"! This powerful prop is a favorite among players!
The open beta of the server has just started. Players are at a low level and have limited output capabilities, but they can take advantage of resurrection to cause a one-time high output through bombs.
Many opportunities are often obtained in exchange for fresh lives!
"Okay, that's great!"
Polaris suppressed his excitement and continued to look down.
"...In addition to Connie who is in charge of Jack's workshop, the team has added several new cadres during this time - 'Sister Silence' Floy, 'Bloody Painter' Noah, 'Sick Doctor' Maggie and 'Behind the Scenes' Personnel 'Golov and Patton...
Among them, Maggie is responsible for the team's potion preparation, and can provide potion exchange services for all official members in the future...
[Quiet Spirit Potion] that can restore spirituality, [Blood Producing Bottle] that can restore life, [Thirst Power Potion] that can restore physical strength, and special limited edition potions [Powerful Blood Producing Bottle] and so on..."
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Polaris browsed the contents of the letter, his heart beating rapidly.
"This is what a big force should be like, and it's getting better and better."
He sighed with emotion, feeling a sense of pride that was beyond honor.
"If you can be called a 'cadre', you are at least an extraordinary person...Having so many extraordinary people join shows that Jack's personality charm is still as high as ever!"
Polaris' confidence soared.
At the end of the letter, Jack said that he was in a hurry these days and didn't have time to show up for the time being, so he left them to their own devices.
"... You can choose a room to rest in the newly built residence in Jack Manor, or you can find my spokesperson, "Sister Serenity" Floy, to receive tasks and exchange some basic items. < br>
Finally, I hope you can wait patiently for my arrival. ——J”
Polaris took a deep breath and silently closed the letter.
"Polaris, have you finished reading the letter?"
The centaur spoke.
Polaris looked at him and nodded.
"Then, there's no point keeping this letter. Why don't you give it to me and I'll keep it as a souvenir."
The centaur smiled and said casually.
"Do you think I'm stupid?"
Polaris rolled his eyes and put the letter away safely.
This is a letter written by Jack himself to five of their beta players. It is extremely rare. Maybe people will rush to buy it when it is put up for auction in the future.
This centaur is really insidious and actually wants to blackmail his letter.
"Hey, bro, you're still so smart."
The centaur smiled heartily and pointed to the door nonchalantly.
"Su Keying and I have read the letter a long time ago. Why don't we go to Jack's nun first and see if there are any tasks we can do."
"Yeah."
Polaris snorted from his nose, and then walked into the gate of the manor with the two of them.
The two gatekeepers had seen the tokens and let them in.
Not long after the trio of players entered the manor, they saw several carriages parked on the side of the lawn path. One of them was extraordinarily large, several sizes larger than the ones next to it, and there were traces of reinforcement by iron plates and rivets on the carriage.
A middle-aged man with a beard wearing a bowler hat was taking a nap against the car.
As they approached, the uncle suddenly opened his eyes.
The three of them suddenly felt a sense of horror.
Throw out "Probe", and apart from the name "Golov", the other information is only a series of horizontal bars and a red "fatal" danger level.
"——This should be the new cadre of Jack's circus, the 'behind-the-scenes man' Golov. No wonder we can't see the information. This is an extraordinary person who is 20 levels above us."
said the centaur in the chat room.
Polar Star and Su Keying nodded silently.
"The three of you are the 'foreign warriors' mentioned by the leader. Welcome back."
Golov took off his bowler hat, saluted, and smiled.
"Please come this way with me. The manor has undergone some renovations. You may need some time to get familiar and adapt."
The three Polar Stars saluted him and immediately followed each other towards the depths of the manor.
Along the way, whenever he saw new buildings in the manor, Golov would enthusiastically introduce them to them. This is indeed different from the Jack Manor they saw before, with great changes.
Enter the lobby on the first floor of the villa.
Polaris and the other three saw the blind girl in black dress standing beside the living room at a glance.
"——It's the blind girl who rescued Jack during the Battle of the Square!"
Su Keying spoke in the chat room.
"——I know. I've seen her before. I thought she was just an ordinary person. I didn't expect to be so arrogant...Jack's team is really Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon!"
The centaur replied.
Polaris lost "Probe", the expected barrage of unknowns, and a brighter red "Very Deadly".
"Mr. Polaris, please don't pry into other people's privacy."
Floy spoke in an ethereal voice.
"This is both disrespectful and dangerous."
She had a faint smile on her face, and her tone was soft but slightly cold.
A slight black mist surged from the short black cloak on her shoulders, billowing, shrouding her whole body in it, presenting a mysterious beauty.
Polaris was startled.
This is the second time that he has been discovered by an NPC "probing", the first time was Jack. Are all the NPCs related to him so unreasonable?
The centaurs and Su Keying were also surprised. The three of them looked at each other. They didn't expect that even Jack's nun had such a high level of insight!
While the closed beta ended and the public beta began, they were not idle. By digging into the official news, they learned some details about the game.
The "exploration" function that comes with the player panel is generally invisible to NPCs. Only when the insight reaches a certain level can you have some sense. This is also linked to the player's own level. Only if the level is similar will it be less easy to be discovered.
But this also shows that this blind girl named "Floy" must have a very high insight attribute!
"——Has the favorability dropped?"
The centaur cast a gloating look.
"——Friendly to the point of neutrality."
Polaris looked depressed.
Although Floy's vision was dark, he could sense the players' facial expressions and their nervous emotions.
She couldn't help but think of Chen Lun's chuckle before leaving. The warning to Polaris was actually what he had told him in advance.
But at that moment, Floy did feel the feeling of being spied on, which was the sensory warning shared by [Back Sun Potted Plant] to her. At the same time, it also inspired the independent protection of [Black Mist Cloak].
"Three foreign warriors, you can choose to accept daily commissioned tasks here, or you can choose your favorite weapons and props and exchange them."
Floy gently raised her hand, purple light flickered, and two thick large notebooks appeared in her hands.
She handed the notebook over and Polaris took it with both hands.
Ma Ren and Su Keying came to his side and watched him open the first notebook.
The notebook was opened, and the column "circus daily tasks commissioned" appeared.
The various daily commissioned tasks are clearly marked line by line, including content description, location and time limit requirements, etc., and the rewards are also clearly written at the end.
As long as they focus on the task, the corresponding prompt box will pop up.
The three of them discussed it in the chat room and decided that since the public beta of the server had just started, they could not waste time. They could take on a few daily tasks and wait for Jack to come back.
This idea was unanimously approved.
So they accepted the same commission, which was to act as bodyguards to protect a wealthy businessman in the inner city of Amber City. The mission lasted three days.
Immediately afterwards, Polaris put down the "Mission Encyclopedia" and picked up the "Store Catalog".
After opening it, the eyes of the three people gradually widened. There were oil painting illustrations on it that looked like photos!
Horn musket, mechanical gloves, various ammunition and refueling, three different colors of potions and some tricks, etc.
The exchange prices of items are also clearly marked. Basically, they require currency plus contribution. The magic items are based on this, plus a certain amount of mysterious substances.
"——Too strong! My Captain Jack!"
The centaur sighed.
"-No, some things are not on it, such as the two bombs Jack mentioned in the letter... as well as special potions and extraordinary knowledge!"
Polaris spoke.
The horseman and Su Keying were startled.
"——Yes, it's not written on it, but these are what we need most!"
Polaris raised his head and asked Floy:
"Miss Floy, what are the conditions required to redeem extraordinary knowledge?"
"Extraordinary knowledge and some special items can only be exchanged with Master Jack... Please wait patiently."
Floy said softly with a smile on her face.
"——In this case, we have no choice but to wait until Jack comes back... Extraordinary knowledge and those limited edition items must be quite expensive. I just took advantage of this time to tell the guild boss 'Xiaoguang' and apply for reimbursement. .”
The horseman sent a text message.
Polaris looked at this message and sighed secretly.
He knew that this was the guild's strength.
Just like the current situation of the horse people, it is easy to handle when they encounter top opportunities but only lack money. All it takes is an order from the guild leader, and the members will crowdfund to help the centaurs obtain this extraordinary identity.
This is also a matter of great significance to the entire "Yingling Pavilion".
Not only did it make a name for itself at the beginning of the public beta, it also gave the guild direct access to a truly extraordinary force.
What's more, as one of the three major guilds, "Yingling Pavilion" has a super consortium as its backer. They can even mobilize the power of reality and invest more money into the game in exchange for the currency on hand from other players to serve the guild.
The centaur asked Floy specifically about "circus contribution".
The answer is that it can be exchanged with property, but it is quite expensive.
A gold pound is exchanged for a point of contribution.
Polar Star and Su Keying were secretly stunned. This is too expensive.
They had previously inquired about the guild's collection ratio. In reality, 1 credit point was exchanged for 1 copper crotch in the game. This one gold pound is almost equivalent to ten thousand yuan in reality.
The cheapest items in the catalog cost 60 gold pounds, which is equivalent to 600,000. What's more, extraordinary knowledge can easily cost hundreds of gold pounds, and a reciprocal contribution is required.
So if you calculate it this way, a copy of [Sequence 9] extraordinary knowledge would cost hundreds or tens of millions? !
This is horribly expensive!
Even though there is a super consortium behind "Yingling Pavilion", will they really pay such a price for a transcendent?
If Chen Lun were asked to answer this question, he would definitely give an affirmative answer.
Because the reason why the price is so high is to catch the consortium's fish.
At the beginning of the server opening, whoever becomes the transcendent first will have the upper hand. Hundreds and tens of millions are nothing to a super consortium.
The extraordinary knowledge of [Sequence 9], as time goes by and the version is updated, the price will definitely drop. But at this critical moment of public beta, no matter how expensive it is, it is reasonable.
Because it is marketable and priceless.
Ninety-nine percent of players are still in the exploratory stage. If they have the extraordinary knowledge to clearly mark the price, the super consortium will only think that it is too little, not that it is too expensive.
But for Polar Star and Su Keying, the difficulty was too high. They are just individual players, there is no big guild behind them, and they cannot afford to redeem the extraordinary knowledge in front of them.
"——During the internal beta, we earned some contribution points by doing tasks, and now the difference is about the same... Take advantage of these few days to do more daily commissions, and try to collect as much as possible. When the time comes, you can try to sell the extra Give centaurs or kobolds the guild behind them."
Polar Star sent a text message to Su Keying.
"——Understood."
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A black shadow crossed the sky.
Chen Lun spread his black wings and flew across the sky, heading in a certain direction.
‘We’re almost there…it’s faster to fly. ’
The silver cane turned in a circle, pointed in a direction, and then was put away by him.
From Amber City to Emerald Town, it originally took six or seven days by carriage and three or four days by train, but by flying, it only took about half a day.
However, Chen Lun was also very tired. He landed several times to rest on the way, and drank a bottle of "Thirst Potion" each time. Otherwise, he really didn't have that much energy to maintain the flight.
In fact, it would be faster to travel through the spirit world, but Chen Lun does not know the real-world coordinates of Emerald Town, and with his current strength, it is still too risky to travel through the spirit world.
To be on the safe side, he chose to fly over with two... wings.
During the flight in the wild, he passed through several villages. From an overhead perspective, the area below was bleak and sparsely populated. Only burning fires and patches of smoke could be vaguely seen.
Sometimes you can see sparse troops walking long distances, as if they are going somewhere to carry out suppressive operations.
‘The open beta has started, let’s get in touch with the player base first…’
Chen Lun pressed his flat top hat, lowered his eyes, and thought to himself.
‘There are three goals in the near future. One is to use the players’ resources to develop ourselves through preparations during this period.
The second is to water the selected 'elites', accelerate their growth, and help me to destroy the Red Apple Church's plan, and strive to attack their hidden and dormant power before the main line is opened.
The third is to prepare well for the arrival of the 'Mutual Aid Association', well... this is a very important help. ’
While Chen Lun was pondering, he found that he had arrived outside Jade Town.
The familiar outline of the town appeared in front of me.
But the place has obviously been eroded by the plague. There are troops stationed outside the town. Each soldier's face is covered with cloth, and the bridges and gates are guarded tightly.
Some strange coke, emitting green smoke, was piled up together.
There was also a white sheet covering the side.
They were neatly arranged in a row, seemingly waiting to be burned.
Many guys with expressions that were obviously out of tune with the environment attracted Chen Lun's attention. They were laughing and joking, their eyes full of curiosity and excitement, looking around at the environment, and heading towards the gate of the town.
"It's the epidemic madman! Kill them!"
A soldier sees the player's arrival and shouts in horror.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh...!
The soldiers defending the town drew their bows and arrows and shot arrows at the running players.
As the bowstrings trembled, the players looked shocked and fell outside the town one by one, turning into white light and dissipating.
"..."
Chen Lun showed a speechless expression.
Why are the players of this generation so stupid?
The farm in the suburbs must have been overtaken by the plague at this time and was in a state of desolation. Even if they had never encountered anyone who was sick, they should know that the playful and smiling face could easily be mistaken for illness.
Chen Lun flew over the heads of the guards on the wall, crossed the town wall, and flew directly inside.
Then he fell down in an inconspicuous corner, stepped on the unclean stone road, and returned to Emerald Town.
Entering the town, he saw many armed "refugees" gathering at the fork in the road, seemingly preparing to do something big.
Someone shouted:
"If you want to form a team to kill monsters, please join me!" Thanks to book friend 20200821162340408 for the 100-point reward~Light and Shadow Arc's 500-point reward~
There are also book friends who specially join the group to send me red envelopes~I really appreciate it~
(End of chapter)