Is it the founding stone? My heart jumped suddenly.
Many games before had had the founding treasure, but I preferred to go it alone. I would always sell such items at a high price when I got them. However, this time, since I wanted to establish something in the game, the founding stone was truly very important!
To build a business, it's not for vanity, but to make more people know me, respect me, remember me, so that I won't be lonely and won't sigh in heaven for a wasted life.
I took a deep breath and thought to my master: "The dragon I met is an evolvable type. After I took it, the dragon evolved into an dark dragon. Maybe it will evolve into a dark giant dragon. Perhaps, that's the task. Although it was just guarding a dragon, it's equivalent to an SSSSS level task for the current player's level."
Master Shi was stunned for a moment, then carefully observed the blue stone in my hand for a long time and let out a long sigh: "Fortunately, I was mistaken. This is a low-level founding stone, but the name is 'Ocean Gem', which is very similar in appearance to 'Ocean Heart'. Without looking at the name, I really couldn't tell the difference. Looking at the attributes, it has much higher effects than ordinary founding stones and can build a comprehensive city."
"But," Master Shi continued, "The game hasn't opened the founding function yet, so we can only upgrade your village to a town. But this is already a very terrifying thing. During the beta test, the first town owned by a player appeared when a player reached level 90!"
I stared at Master Shi: "Are you a real NPC? Are you a staff member of the game company? Judging from your language, you really don't seem like an NPC."
In the game before, I had also encountered cases where real people played as NPCs, but it was only for a few hours, and most of the time it was still controlled by the computer.
Master Shi scratched his head: "It's probably not, I'm just a bit more knowledgeable than other NPCs."
I looked at him doubtfully and didn't ask any more questions.
Master Shi said again: "To build a town, you need one more building: the temple of artifacts. Put this stone in it to make it effective. Besides, you need to apply to the king."
Master Shi looked up and thought for a moment: "I don't know if that hidden task can be triggered now. That task can obtain the construction method of the temple of artifacts. However, that task is very difficult..."
I interrupted: "I've already mastered it!"
Master Shi looked at me in surprise, after hearing my account of finding the stone eagle, he shook his head repeatedly: "Fate, it seems that it's really fate. It's possible to learn to build the temple of artifacts in this way. Then, you should be able to build a town."
I hurriedly said: "My skills are so low. How could I build such an advanced thing as the temple of artifacts? It would still need Master Shi's intervention!"
Master Shi hesitated for a long time and finally said: "Alright, if it's necessary, I'll work overtime tomorrow to complete the project for them. Let's go, you take me to that place first and learn the construction method of the temple of artifacts."
Appointed Louison as the village guard and sent him to stay. I asked the herders to give Master Shi a horse and went to the Flying Eagle Town together.
In the Flying Eagle Town, there were many players standing around the respawn points. It turned out that they were waiting for the god of magic to come back to life.
Listening to their conversation, except for the Flying Eagle Town, the few villages where the god of magic had visited after becoming a wanted criminal had been guarded by a large number of players, because the god of magic could only set respawn points in these places.
So far, no one has seen the god of magic appear from any respawn point. The god of magic seems to have disappeared. Everyone guesses that the god of magic must have logged off instantly upon resuming life. Therefore, all major forces have left a part of their people guarding everywhere waiting for him to log in.
However, judging from the current situation, even if the god of magic resurfaces, he won't go out of the respawn point to die.
Outside the town, looking at the night sky, it was empty, and there were no players' figures on the ground. The Flying Eagle Town no longer had its former glory. While walking, I couldn't help sighing. Suddenly, I heard a faint voice ringing out, making my heart go numb. Could there really be "ghosts" in this game?
Looking in the direction of the sound, fortunately, it was a person, and it was someone I knew: Mayor Feng.
Thinking about it, although the disappearance of the eagle flock was caused by myself, if I didn't take away the stone eagle, the consequences would have been even worse. So there was nothing to feel guilty about. I rode on horseback with my master towards him.
Mayor Feng raised his head and saw that his old face was covered in tears.
Master Shi coughed: "Mayor, it's been a long time. What's wrong with you?"
Mayor Feng suppressed his crying: "I have been removed from the position of mayor by the king. Now I'm just a commoner. However, I'm crying not for myself, but for Feng Eagle Town. 555555"
Master Shi didn't know what to say for a moment. Suddenly, a thought struck me: "Mayor, this Feng Eagle Town has become history, but you can go to another Feng Eagle Town!"
The Mayor stared at me blankly. I smiled and said: "Go to my Village of Losses. Be my village chief. In a short while, you'll be the mayor. I promise you, soon, it will be more beautiful than Feng Eagle Town!"
The Mayor lowered his head and thought for a while, then nodded: "Alright. Anyway, I have nowhere else to go. I'll accept your invitation. Thank you, Lord of the Order!"
The Mayor put on the emblem of the Village of Losses I gave him and headed towards the town.
My heart suddenly felt much more at ease. I had solved the problem of the village chief and also eliminated my guilt for being the mayor. It was really great.
After passing the battlefield where we fought that day, suddenly a cold wind blew, making me shiver all over. Looking around, there was nothing unusual, but I always felt a creepy sensation.
After forcing myself to calm down for a short distance, my eyes blurred, and dozens of faint shadows flashed in front of us. I exclaimed in horror: "Ghosts!"
Master Shi was stunned and looked at those shadows, "Oh, although I have never seen them before, I have heard that there are ghosts in the world. I never thought they were real."
I trembled and said, "Master, aren't you afraid?"
Master Shi smiled, "In fact, ghosts are just data in the game. What's there to be afraid of? Only those who have done something wrong will be afraid."
Suddenly, a thought struck me. Actually, my courage has always been very strong. In my hometown in the countryside, I often went to the cemetery at night to play. Later, those cemeteries were forcibly demolished, and I still felt nostalgic about it.
Why, in the game, I became so afraid of ghosts? No, it's not true. In the game before, I had no feelings for things like zombie tunnels or ghost castles. Why was I so uneasy today?
Could it be that I'm just someone who has done something wrong? So the game console forced me to feel afraid? No way! This game console can affect my real mood, right?
There's nothing impossible. I've already seen so many examples where the game helmet can influence the player's nerves. Last time, it even erased the memories of thousands of players. Making me feel scared is not a big deal? But now, if every player who enters the game is under the control of the game console? It's too terrifying!
Just as I thought this, the shadows in front of us floated towards us. My body became even more numb. I shouted loudly, using my strong physical will to resist the virtual fear caused by the game console. Finally, my heart began to calm down.
Great! It seems that I have found a way to resist the control of the console? My confidence has doubled again.
At this moment, the shadows got closer. I finally saw that these shadows were all human-shaped. The one in the front was the image of the Iron Blood Cavalry Division of the Eagle Worshiping Sect!
"The Iron Blood Cavalry Division" whispered faintly: "To contend with the heavens is what you started the war between the fantasy god and our Eagle Worshiping Sect. You dare to come today!"
I looked at the face of the Iron Blood Cavalry Division in surprise: "You, you are what? Ghost?" "Is the real Iron Cavalry Division no longer entering the game?" Master Shi said beside me. "Only dead NPCs and players who deleted their accounts can turn into ghosts. And these people must have had strong unfinished business before their deaths, and only then can a ghost form. Ghosts will automatically hate those who had a grudge against them in life and will repay those who were kind to them."
The Iron Cavalry Division and the dozens of players behind it who might also have deleted their accounts all raised their weapons at the same time. I didn't know what kind of attack they would launch. In previous games, even if there were ghosts, they were only NPC triggers for tasks and wouldn't fight the players.
The ghosts probably wouldn't be physical attacks, but might be dark magic. I wondered if my attacks would be effective on them.
However, they were already ghosts, and it was so pitiful. And it was caused by me. How could I dare to fight them?
My heart stirred, and I shouted hurriedly, "Iron Cavalry Division, since you know that the cause of this is my wrong words to the Fantasy Divine God, then you can look up the game data, right?"
The Iron Cavalry Division was stunned for a moment: "Yes, I can look up the data related to me and those I am related to."
I hurriedly said, "Then, hurry up and check it. I just killed the Fantasy Divine God and avenged you guys."
The Iron Cavalry Division paused for a long time, "Just checked. It's true. You actually managed to kill him. Um, then, our grudge is settled. You can go now."
I didn't expect it to be so easy. I let out a sigh of relief and flew away quickly with Master Shi.
After walking for several miles on my knees, I asked Master Shi curiously, "Are ghosts played by players? This behavior of the Iron Cavalry Division is very similar to the one I saw before."
Master Shi said, "The intelligence of ghosts is simulated by the game console based on the player's life data. Also, the level is the player's level when they deleted their account, and money and items are converted into "Hellish wealth"."
I asked again, "Hellish ? Do they belong to the God of Hell or the God of the Underworld?"
Master Shi said, "There is currently no God of Hell or Underworld in this game. It is said that a task needs to be triggered for them to appear. The current Hellish probably only has a few villages, is in anarchy, and they still belong to wandering ghosts."
I was increasingly impressed by my Master Shi. He is truly a game expert. No, I need to think of a way to keep him by my side.
At this point, we reached the small hill and entered the secret passage. Master Shi began to admire the structure of the temple with a expression, and I practiced architecture skills in front of the Master.
Time passed quickly, and my architecture skills rose to intermediate level three. They couldn't be upgraded any further.
Master Shi had also learned the method of building the temple. I then complained to him, as I was a full-time player and couldn't find my own guild, couldn't learn advanced skills from high-level NPCs of other professions, and the various basic skills I learned could only be practiced to intermediate level three but not upgraded.
Master Shi frowned, "I've never heard of full-time players before. I don't know how the console is set up. Next time Xiaolang comes, I'll ask him."
My eyes lit up: "Xiaolang? Who is he?"
Master Shi exclaimed and quickly changed the topic, "Ah, I remember now. Some dual-profession or multi-profession players obtain promotion in large libraries!"
This good news realy made me forget about Xiaolang's matter. Of course, I didn't really forget. I just knew that Master Shi wouldn't reveal it.
We returned to the Eagle Flying Town, and Master Shi considered for a moment and decided to finish the project he had brought here first, and told me to apply to the King for the permission to build the town.
Back in the Lost Village, I went to the new village chief to get the money.
This village chief treated me much better. He immediately handed over the village's income to me. I looked and saw that it was over a hundred gold coins from the thousands of people leaving the Lost Village simultaneously yesterday. Now the village's treasury is over 200 gold coins. We took them all out, and I had a total of 300 gold coins. The money was a bit short, but I didn't dare to ask the herders for more. So I took the train to Xilin City to collect my prize money!