Mantou and Singo were chatting while walking towards the imperial office. Mantou was still holding the frost giant's head and was preparing to go there to receive the reward.
However, the road ahead was crowded, and players crowded together, almost blocking the road, prompting many vigilantes to come to maintain order.
"Don't squeeze, I came first!"
"Get out of the way!"
"Ahh! I have saved three months of money just for this day!"
The crisp but slightly helpless voice of the snake woman came from the loudspeaker: "Dear citizens, please line up in an orderly manner and buy in order!
Our store is directly operated by the Empire and has sufficient reserves, so please don’t worry. ”
"Oh oh oh oh!"
"Miss Snake Man, I love you! Let me ship the goods!"
However, her shouting had no effect. Instead, the players became excited and howled.
The scene became more chaotic, like a large fan meeting, blocking many pedestrians.
"Citizens, please obey the rules and regulations of the Empire!"
"Ah! Help! The Sheriff is beating someone!"
"I'm going to beat those who break the law and discipline like you!"
It wasn't until the police officers picked up their batons and stepped forward to conduct "education" in person that the players restrained themselves and lined up obediently.
But at this time, the scene was already in a state of chaos, the players were noisy and wailing, and the onlookers were talking incessantly, with disgust on their faces.
"Damn, it's these useless people again."
"Get them out of the way, I'm in a hurry to check and accept the order."
"What use are they to the development of the empire? Greedy things!"
"Yes, they are not worthy of you appearing in this sacred city shrouded in the light of the great red dragon. They are the shame of Istalya!"
The opinions of the people of the empire were merciless and sounded particularly harsh.
This group of "useless people" has a very bad reputation in Istalia. They are all Starfallers and do not need a place to live. They can just lie down and be done, which greatly affects the appearance of the city.
And every time there is news about job recruitment or missions, this group of Starfallers will definitely swarm in, and they can always take away the jobs of the natives of Istalia with very low wages.
What's more, this group of Starfallers is almost never tired, never has time to rest, and is extremely numerous, which greatly affects the lives of the citizens of Istalia.
As a result, angry citizens pulled out banners "Driving out useless people" and "Cleaning up Istria" and held large-scale demonstrations many times.
They even sent representatives to submit a proposal to "Expel the New Starfallers" at the Citizens' Assembly, but after intense discussions, the matter was hastily dismissed.
The "problem of fallen stars" has not been solved as it should be, and it is becoming more and more serious.
Listening to the people's increasingly fierce words, Mantou, who was pretending to be an aborigine next to him, felt a little uncomfortable. He quietly asked: "What are you doing? Why have so many cute new players gathered?"
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Singo pointed to the house number engraved with the Ember Emblem in the distance: "Well, this is the second empire-direct store opened in the city, and it still sells [Cassius's Secret Treasure]."
Hearing the words "Cassius's secret treasure", Mantou suddenly remembered some unbearable memories, and his expression became a little sad.
"I'm going.
Is anyone still buying this cheating thing? ”
Singo smiled gleefully: "Not only did some people buy it, but the store also sold it out. This box can now produce rare equipment. Once you get one, it will skyrocket.
It is said that many new players work day and night to make money, and as soon as they save enough money, they come here to gamble on the box, but most of them lose their pants. ”
Steamed Bun looked at the enthusiastic crowd and couldn't help but shook his head: "Tsk, tsk, poor Mengxin, you haven't received the beating planned by the dog yet."
“It’s going to open, it’s going to open!”
"This is Brother Otter's seventh box, right? He's such a rich man!"
The noisy voices of players came from the front, and even Steamed Bun was a little curious.
He climbed onto the noodles' back and saw the famous blogger "Big Otter" surrounded by the crowd.
But at this moment, he was breathing heavily, his face was red, his eyes were staring at the box in front of him, and his face showed an expression that was somewhat familiar to Mantou.
Otterzi put his hand on the last box and slowly closed his eyes like a condemned prisoner about to go to the execution ground.
"The time has come to witness the miracle!"
"Hahaha, the otter must be the African chieftain who has not escaped!"
The onlookers became restless again, cheering and screaming.
The otter used all his strength to suddenly lift the lid of the metal box, and at the same time let out a loud shout: "Damn dog planner, ship the goods to me!"
"Wow——"
Dazzling white light flashed, and a piece of leather pants that exuded a fishy smell lay quietly in the box.
The big otter was sitting on his knees on the ground, his eyes were dull, and he seemed to be muttering something in a low voice.
"I have saved up gold coins for three months."
【Kobold’s Stinky Piku】
"What? It's the legendary African-Chief suit?"
"As expected of me, Brother Otter, I was able to win such a collectible artifact!"
"Yes, now that I can still pull out white equipment, I can be considered a god to a certain extent!"
Another new player lost his dream.
Seeing this familiar scene, Mantou, who was watching on Feilong's back, couldn't help laughing. Then he sighed with some compassion and pretended to be deep:
"Future generations will grieve and fail to take note of it, which will also make future generations grieve for future generations again! Alas, it is another sad story——"
However, he secretly thought in his heart: There is another piece of new material!
Singo said impatiently: "Okay, stop watching the fun and collect your reward quickly. We still have important tasks."
Looking at the lonely otter, Mantou got off the dragon's back with some regret and continued walking towards the office.
When I arrived at the Imperial Office, there was still a sea of people outside. There were idle players wearing novice suits everywhere.
"There are so many people."
Steamed Bun couldn't help but sigh.
He came to the counter where the task was submitted and handed the sack containing the frost giant's head to the tiefling woman in charge of reception.
"Here, the head of the frost giant slave who started the riot."
The tiefling woman opened the package and frowned: "I'm sorry, Lord Viscount.
According to the rules and regulations of the empire, the frost giant who awakened the power of eternal frost should leave his body intact and hand it over to the Ministry of Magic of the empire for processing.
Your actions destroyed the integrity of the body. According to custom, I can only give you half of the reward. ”
Having said this, the tiefling woman smiled apologetically: "Actually, you only need to take a photo of the frost giant's magical image, and then you can submit a task to me."
"What the hell"
Steamed Bun took the five gold coins without tears and couldn't help but slap himself. Why was I so helpless at that time? I had to cut off the frost giant's head!
Watching the Tiefling take back half of the bounty, holding the somewhat shriveled money bag, Mantou gritted his teeth and turned around, making up his mind.
"Damn it, I have to take on more tasks this time and earn back all the lost gold coins!"
At this moment, Singo's slightly mocking voice came from beside Mantou.
"Haha, do you think you still have tasks to take on?"
"How could it be?"
Steamed Bun raised his head and looked at the task board in the hall, but was surprised to find that there were only a few tasks on it.
Occasionally, a new task will be refreshed, and it will be snatched away by the players crowded in front of the counter in an instant, while there are more players queuing behind.
Fortunately, some tasks also have level restrictions, giving Mantou a chance to grab the task under the watchful eyes of hundreds of eager new players.
Singo patted Mantou on the shoulder and said: "Mantou, haven't you noticed that there are too many players in the empire?"
"Indeed."
Steamed Bun looked around at the new players crowded together and nodded with deep understanding.
Singo continued to add: “According to official data, as of yesterday, there were 11 million active players in Erezgai.
Among them, three million players have chosen the Anzeta Wilderness - the Burning Ember Empire as their birth point. You must know that the entire empire only has a population of more than eight million.
And a large part of these new players who entered the game chose Isdalia, the imperial capital full of money and opportunities. ”
Looking at the players scrambling for tasks like locusts crossing the border, Mantou couldn't help but ask: "If this continues, Isdalia's resources will not be enough at all
Darling, there are three million players, which is almost more than the local NPCs. ”
Singo pushed up his glasses on the bridge of his nose: "Currently, the conflict between the original inhabitants of the empire and the new players has almost reached a threshold.
According to reliable internal information, the imperial government will soon launch a series of measures to restrict the entry of these 'useless people'. ”
Steamed Bun beamed with joy and clapped his hands: "Okay, okay, we must severely restrict these newcomers. Isdalia still needs high-quality talents like me."
Singo shook his finger and said with a sneer: "Don't be too happy too early.
As more and more players enter "Erezegai", the cake in the Burning Empire will only become smaller and smaller. ”
Steamed Bun suddenly panicked: "What should we do?"
Singo smiled mysteriously: "You'll find out later, come with me."
Mantou deposited the noodles at the parking lot of the Red Scale Garrison, and then followed Singo to a new place.
Stained glass floor-to-ceiling windows, medieval-style buildings, flickering magic circles and auras - this is the headquarters of the [Magic Coin] Guild, a magic office.
After entering the office, Mantou and Singo finally took off their disguises and restored their original appearance.
The Flying Witch sitting next to her looked particularly surprised when she saw them: "You are finally here. The president has been waiting for you for a long time."
Singo and the two greeted the receptionist at the front desk, and then led by the Flying Witch to the elevator in the lobby.
"Buzz——"
On the stone slab at the feet of the three of them, a complex array shone with light blue light.
Steamed Bun looked down at his feet and couldn't help but sigh: "Damn, constant gravity magic!
You magic coin masters are indeed rich, and they can use such things to make elevators. ”
The Flying Witch scratched her head: "It's okay. We also advised the president to change to stairs, but he didn't listen.
This is what he told us, as a master, the most important thing is two words - pomp. ”
Even Singo echoed: "Your president is worthy of being the biggest victim of Erezge, and he is worthy of his name."
In just a moment, under the influence of the constant gravity reversal spell, the stone slabs under the three people's feet rose seven levels to the top of the magic office.
After passing the corridor with oil paintings, they finally came to the door of the conference room.
The stone statue on the gate seemed to have noticed the arrival of the three people. It slowly opened its eyes like a living creature, opened its mouth, and made a low and calm voice.
"Guest."
"Hello"
"Please come in."
Steamed Bun looked at the activated stone statue curiously: "The gate of the magic coin is also quite interesting."
"Please come in. Ugly humans."
Steamed Bun suddenly became anxious and asked angrily at the stone statue: "Who are you talking about, a tasteless stone?"
"Boom——"
Before the stone statue finished speaking, the door slowly opened, and Charlotte, wearing a gorgeous robe and holding a mithril scepter, came forward with a smile.
"Hahaha, you are finally here, I am waiting for you two."
"So many people?"
Steamed Bun took a closer look and found that there were already hundreds of players in the conference room, and they were all familiar faces—Tian Sheng Zhan Kuang and Xia Ye Qiu Yu were among them.
Singo said confidently: "Do you know why I asked you to come here? Those who can come here are all top-level players."
Steamed Bun put his hands on his hips quite proudly: "I just said I am a professional gamer."
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He didn't get a positive answer, but Steamed Bun still waved forward enthusiastically: "Brother Zhan Kuang, long time no see."
Not far away, the natural war madman touched his bald head and said hello to the steamed bun: "You are doing well, you have become a viscount."
Steamed Bun continued to ask: "Why did Charlotte call so many people here?"
Xia Ye Qiuyu also turned around and said with a smile: "Of course it's their old profession."
"What's your old profession?"
"Two or five boys."
Under the gaze of everyone, Charlotte opened a scroll mysteriously and said to everyone in the conference room: "Everyone——
Please take a look, the Empire’s latest large-scale event, the Thracian stealth mission! Published Tangtang!
Want wealth? Want a magic scroll? Want camp contributions and experience? Then come with us to the south and become a glorious imperial lurker! ”
"Good Guy"
Looking at Charlotte who was beaming with joy, Mantou was stunned.
Is this what Master Fa is doing?
High, really too high! How can he talk about being a young man so openly and aboveboard.
Before Charlotte finished speaking, the translucent task panel slowly unfolded in front of the steamed bun.
【Hidden Hero】
Posted by: Ember Empire
Task requirements: Any professional level reaches 8
Mission description: The glory of the once holy Fadland Empire is no longer, and on the vast continent of Fianso, three kings are brutally fighting for power. The people of Fadland are now displaced and devastated by war.
The great and merciful Majesty Cassius could not bear to see the suffering of the people of Fadland, and was determined to intervene to end this disaster.
And you, the warriors of the empire, will become the vanguard of the Ember Empire, sneak into the Kingdom of Thracia, and become hidden heroes. (End of chapter)