Chapter 28: The God of Guns Descends Upon the World
After reading Pangu's speech, I realized that Pangu is really very humanized. What he said was ambiguous and unclear, yet it explained the players' doubts while also raising more questions, motivating players to work harder to explore the secrets of "Yu Wang". After seeing the so-called NB Chongtian's mysterious properties and skills, almost everyone felt cheated, having been deceived by the dazzling effects and exaggerated language. Although they are stronger than ordinary people, relying solely on attributes is still far from being a top-level master. The countries with the highest expectations were even more disappointed, originally afraid of China's overwhelming power, now they had given China a special title for nothing. If only they knew earlier, why bother in the first place?! However, after reading Pangu's words, all countries immediately started a wave of intense practice and system task completion, which can be considered as losing on one side but gaining on the other.
As for the Wanderers' Guild, it's like a street rat that everyone shouts and scolds. The condemnatory language on the forum is overwhelming, and at first, there were one or two fearless sympathizers who spoke out in support, but they were immediately drowned out by countless sarcastic comments. This can't be blamed on the many players, as the Wanderers' Guild had set up such a large trap, and it was only because of righteous indignation that they were exposed by Pan Gu's few words. The players' anger increased N-fold, and if they hadn't suffered huge losses themselves, they would have been condemned for intentional wrongdoing, and their fate might have been even more miserable. Other countries are also seething with hatred, but no one mentions Yu Wang and the mysterious person anymore - it was all brought about by their own actions. The mysterious person still hasn't spoken out to this day. As the most influential scam in gaming history, ranked number one, the Wanderers' Guild has also been inexplicably labeled as the "number one scam guild" and is now world-renowned - it's unclear whether this is good or bad.
As for Xiao Ying, he didn't mind Pangu announcing his own attributes and gun skills. If Pangu wasn't a wise brain, Xiao Ying would have suspected that they were relatives or something, since their attributes hadn't even added up to the equipment's additional attributes, which had helped him conceal all sorts of top-notch equipment. This had unknowingly saved Xiao Ying a lot of trouble and had even given him an NB special title. Now, the "Gun God" title issued by the system was finally justified. If he were to do tasks, he would probably need at least double S-level or higher. Xiao Ying also received the title "Invincible Lucky Star" from most people on the forum.
As for Pangu's claim that he had paid an unimaginable amount of effort, Xiao Ying himself didn't feel like he had put in much effort at all. Two high-level tasks, one taking advantage of someone else's misfortune and the other just muddling through. Alas...in this day and age, it's still the despicable people who get ahead! If other players found out, who knows what kind of title they would give him next? Invincible Shameless Lucky Star?
The time for revival has not yet arrived, Xiao Ying is making a footstep on the White Tiger, holding a silver spear, and sweeping across the world's beautiful dream...
The next day, I woke up and went out to buy some stored food. I also went online to check the forum, but there was nothing special, just a lot of verbal sparring. Poor Xylophia_ had been scolded for almost a whole day without any signs of stopping. Countless crimes were exposed, and they inexplicably took on the blame for almost all unsolved cases in the game. Alas... seeing them so miserable, Xiaoying decided not to add fuel to the fire, showing that she was also very compassionate.
As soon as the resurrection time arrived, Xiao Ying eagerly logged in, and the system prompt sounded:
"Ding! Congratulations, Evil Shadow has triggered the Love Ring's revival skill. Will you revive on the spot or at the rebirth point?"
"Respawn at the rebirth point!"
What a joke, resurrecting on the spot? What if the carefree gang is still patrolling around, wouldn't they be minced meat immediately? The revival skill of the Love Ring has a cooldown time of six months. Glancing around, nothing caught my attention, I quickly lowered my head and walked towards the nearest inn, opened a room, and counted my treasures...
They took out the corpse of Sima Yong, the great leader of the mountain bandits, and searched his body thoroughly. He was equipped with a diamond-grade black knife (Bloodthirsty Knife: Strength +7, Leadership +5, owner's swordsmanship +30%, requires Strength 80, owner can form Bloodthirsty Cavalry) and an unknown small black plaque engraved with the words "Sima". Holding it in his hand gave him a chill, but he didn't know what its purpose was. It wasn't an ordinary item, at least not for a level 78 BOSS, an SS-level task! And yet they only got these two "junk" items! Contemptible!
Then, he found 76 diamond coins and hundreds of gold coins, as well as several skill books, including "Tian Di Zhen" (Heavenly Earth Formation), "Bloodthirsty Knife Method", "Thick City Wall Architecture Diagram", "Cavalry Camp Architecture Diagram", and "Brothel Architecture Diagram". Fortunately, the diagrams brought some comfort to Xiao Ying. What he lacked most now was architecture diagrams, without which Evil Shadow Village couldn't develop at all. He quickly took out the diagrams from the treasure room in that other room to take a look. There were even more, including: Warehouse Architecture Diagram, Dock Architecture Diagram, Shipyard Architecture Diagram, General Store Architecture Diagram, Market Architecture Diagram, Barracks Architecture Diagram, Training Grounds Architecture Diagram, Military Stables Architecture Diagram, Thin City Wall Architecture Diagram, School Architecture Diagram, Pawnshop Architecture Diagram, Bank Architecture Diagram, Inn Architecture Diagram, Pasture Architecture Diagram, Observatory Architecture Diagram, Brothel Architecture Diagram, School Architecture Diagram, Warehouse Architecture Diagram, Granary Architecture Diagram, Armory Architecture Diagram, and so on - dozens of architecture diagrams for cities of all levels. Xiao Ying was stunned for a moment, the treasure that the mountain bandits had collected over several years was indeed something to look forward to, but it was also too rich! Among the many architecture diagrams, there were some special ones that weren't necessary for city upgrades but were very important and practical: City Gate Architecture Diagram, Treasure House Architecture Diagram (similar to Granary and Armory, but could be built underground), Shrine Architecture Diagram, Temple Architecture Diagram (the effects of these will be explained later).
Organize those building drawings and put them away, then eagerly check other gains, including grain, fodder, and various types of armor and weapons. There are over 8 million gold coins and 3500 diamond coins, among which the most valuable is ten sets of diamond-level equipment. Unfortunately, there's no divine artifact. Wow, does Sima Yu want to rebel? With so many supplies and top-notch diamond-level equipment... But thinking back, this is just a game, not the real Three Kingdoms era. There are tens of billions of players, and these supplies aren't even enough for one giant city's military equipment! Thinking about it again, I feel at ease. A mountain bandit stronghold with tens of thousands of troops would need some stored supplies to survive even if they were besieged.
After some thought, I realized that it's not suitable for me to go out and wander around anymore. After some contemplation, I decided to return to Evil Shadow Village and focus on developing the base first. Let's avoid drawing attention for now. Upon careful consideration, I identified the most critical issue with the development of Evil Shadow Village - population growth. The architectural plans are mostly complete, but the two conditions for upgrading the base are architecture and population. While the architecture is in place, the population is still lacking. That place is too remote, relying solely on NPC migration, which is too slow. How can this be resolved? After some thought, I realized that using forceful means might be more effective than waiting for them to migrate slowly. Attacking player bases could be a viable solution, but it's not feasible if they're too far away. Evil Shadow Village is already remote, and if the players are too far away, the ordinary villagers would have to travel for months or even years, which would be useless. Perhaps buying people with money would be a better option. In that case, I can only think of ways to obtain people from Jiangyou City, which is closest to Evil Shadow Village.
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