Suddenly, my whole body tightened. I didn't know which nerve had twitched. Anyway, I couldn't move at all.
Although I was desperately trying to control myself, my voice trembled: "500,000, you... did you mean cash?"
Columbine smiled: "Yes, World Coins. If you want 500,000 gold coins, then we'll have to settle for it."
My stomach growled and another thought popped into my head: "Now, now, how much does a loaf of bread cost?"
Columbine was stunned and said in confusion: "The 'gold powder' high-end bread I usually eat costs 10 World Coins."
"Then, Beijing, how much is a square meter of a house?"
Tadaaki gave a wry smile: "You're really a hardcore gamer, only knowing about the game. The latest house prices in Beijing are 10,000 World Coins. In Shanghai, Hong Kong, and Taipei, they're even more expensive."
World Coins are based on the value of the previous euro. Now, they are uniformly used worldwide. I remember that in the year of the accident, prices should have been half of what they are now. Even so, 2.5 million World Coins was a huge sum in my time.
Unexpectedly, I spent countless hours night and day fighting monsters and collecting treasures, and in a few years, I only earned a few hundred thousand RMB. Now, after half a month of mindlessly playing, I have so much money in front of me!
Suddenly, my voice became even more trembling: "Then, do you know how much it costs to cure a comatose person now?"
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I don't know how I ended up back in the Lost Village. I stood in the teleportation array, touching the smooth and beautiful magic crystal, reluctant to leave for a long time.
I walked slowly through the Lost Village. Now, the roads in the village can be called streets. It was automatically leveled up by the system. The surrounding houses have increased to over 300, and they are getting more and more beautiful. There are even two-story buildings. I wonder who the master of this advanced architecture is.
Familir was also building a new house in the village. Judging from his craftsmanship, many of the European-style buildings in the village were built by him.
The Tiger King was carefully carving a new stone statue in the center of the village. You can feel that this statue will be more lifelike than his previous one.
The holy light emitted from the Temple of Light is purer and more beautiful than before. I guess the special venturing skill has improved.
Chico was watering the flowers in the newly built flower bed in front of him. The flowers emitted a rich fragrance and shone with peculiar light. I didn't expect that at only 10 levels of combat, his cultivation skill was so high. Just two or three days after coming here, he had already grown such beautiful flowers.
White Feather was building a several-tenths-of-a-meter-tall arrow tower. It seems that once this arrow tower is completed, it might not be worse than my magic column.
Lanxus was digging in the soil not far from the village. He had a profession as a digger. This was an odd industry. According to Lanxus, his favorite skill was "Treasure Hunting". It seems that beneath his bright appearance, there is a dark psychology.
But Lanxus wasn't digging graves now. He was digging wells.
The others had low life skills. Maybe they went out to level up.
At this moment, someone called me from behind: "Lord, you finally showed up. Just in time. Our brothers went out to purchase materials and gave you hundreds of gold coins as a reimbursement. Hurry up and pay it back."
It was the Baxter brothers, who had just emerged from the teleportation array.
Everyone heard the shout and rushed over. The Tiger King smiled: "You brat, we just logged in and were discussing that your online time seems to be much longer than us. This time, I'm sure I'll sleep until four in the afternoon!"
At this moment, Honey and the new Blood Wolf had just returned from collecting materials outside the village. Everyone was laughing around me, their spirits were all high, and they were all telling me what I should build next. Baxter smiled and said, "Now all the materials are almost ready. We just wait for the lord's order. First, what should we build? Also, what tasks do we need everyone to do so that we can find our acquaintances to come over?"
I raised my head and looked at everyone. After a long time, the tiger king burst out laughing: "Kid, are you kidding? Trying to deceive your big brother? You're still too young!"
No one laughed along with him. Everyone could tell that my expression was really not joking.
I continued, "I talked to Hai Tian just now. I plan to give the village to them!"
All the people suddenly fell silent. After a while, the tiger king laughed loudly: "Boy, are you kidding? You're trying to deceive your big brother. You're still too young!"
No one followed him in laughing. Everyone could see that my expression really didn't look like joking.
I continued, "I negotiated with them. Their highest price is set at 8 million world coins. I asked for 2 million. They are currently discussing it, but 1 million is definitely fine..."
Bai Yu remained silent and turned away.
I glanced at Bai Yu's back and continued, "Everyone has spent a lot of time and energy for this village. I will take out half of the money from selling the village and give it to everyone..." When I said the word "sell", my heart suddenly hurt very badly, almost unable to speak.
With a hiss, the tiger king strode away. Lankes also shook his head and walked away. Then it was Chico and Honey.
The Blood Wolf and Famir didn't have a smile on their faces either. Maybe, getting 10 million world coins would be a very good news for them. However, they still couldn't hide their disappointment.
Baxter cleared his throat, "Lord, have you thought about this? This territory is the private territory of the first player in the game. We will manage it ourselves. Although we won't earn 8 million in the short term, for the big group, selling it for 8 million is too cheap."
I didn't answer Baxter's words and shouted loudly to the departing brothers, "I know how to obtain new territories. Without the Lost Village, we will have more villages. Then, each of you will have one!"
But no one turned back.
I understood their feelings. Although it was just one village, since we decided to build something in this village, my brothers and I had invested so much emotion and dreams here. Now this village is like our relatives. Selling our relatives, no one can accept it.
My feelings were undoubtedly a hundred times stronger than theirs. A village that had been forgotten by the world has turned into this scene. It's all because of my efforts.
If it weren't for my love for the village and all the things I did for it, I might be a 40th-level or even 50th-level player now.
However, "2 million." According to Tadaaki, with just 2 million, the current medical technology can 100% turn a comatose person back to a normal person! The remaining money is also enough for me to live a comfortable life for the rest of my life.
Can I have any other choice?
One is a normal life in reality, and the other is a village in the virtual world.
Tadaaki hasn't sent any message yet. 2 million world coins is nothing to Hai Tian. But it depends on whether it's worth it. After all, it's not like a prince buying a luxurious equipment in the game. This is a real business investment, and it must be estimated by professionals.
I slowly walked towards a dilapidated house. This was my first work. It was ridiculously crude. The people living here have already checked out, and no one is willing to buy it anymore.
I shook my head. In the future, Hai Tian will definitely tear down these dilapidated houses. My work should still be done by myself.
I raised my hand and a fireball spell hit the house. The house immediately cracked and the wood began to burn. My heart felt like it was being bitten hard, slowly dripping blood.
Try another method, Rockfall Spell.
Suddenly, a scream came: "Uncle, don't!" Then, a pair of small hands tightly grasped me.
Looking back, it was a 11 or 12-year-old boy, dressed in a new set of clothes.
I said calmly, "This house is so ugly. Why not tear it down?"
The boy bit his lip: "I... I'm a newcomer. I can't afford a good house. Uncle, since you want to tear it down, could you sell it to me at a lower price?"
Newcomer? I looked at the little boy.
"Are you born in our village?"
The boy nodded vigorously: "I've been here for several days. Because my family isn't rich, my mother only allows me to play for one hour each time, so I haven't earned many coins."
I gently cast a gust of wind magic, extinguishing the fire in the house and handing the boy 200 silver coins: "Take it to the village chief to buy a house. The rest of the money is yours. If you have any difficulties, come to me again..."
Watching the little boy run away excitedly, I couldn't help but wonder what was going on in my heart.
In my village, a new life has been born too. What a wonderful feeling it is.
The Village of Loss, the Forgotten Village, was once so desolate, just like the heart that was enveloped by the dark space. But now, she is like a reborn life, constantly growing.
My heart is here too, growing along with her. Now, I have already cast aside the loneliness, despair, and sadness that came with my first arrival in this world. But am I going to leave her now?
The Village of Loss, what do you mean to me? Is it a mother, a lover, a friend, or... is it a part of my life?
The friends who fought with me, shared the spoils with me, laughed with me, and scolded me together will they lose forever because of the Village of Loss?
A voice woke me up. I turned my head and saw Hunter Abao carrying an old man running towards me.
I had never seen Abao with such an anxious expression. I went to meet him and finally saw clearly that the old man he was carrying was the old village chief.
The old village chief was covered in blood, his gaze was already blurred. Abao said in a crying voice: "I went hunting and accidentally found the old village chief building a shed in the wild. He was being attacked by wild animals. I was too late to intervene..."
Watching the life of the old village chief slowly slipping away from me, my heart was very painful, very painful. The Village of Loss is about to leave me, the old village chief is also leaving, and the memories I left on this land will gradually be erased.
I opened the attributes panel of the village, lowered my body as much as possible to make the old village chief see: "Village chief, did you see? This is our common Village of Loss. Did you see? Now she is ranked 12045th on the continent. Can you see clearly... "
On the wrinkled face of the old village chief, finally, a smile appeared, and it seemed that he wanted to say something, but he couldn't get it out in the end.
I slowly stood up. Everything has become a past. I walked step by step towards the transmission station...