Chapter 477: The Fantastic Idea of ​​Hiring NPCs

Daoxiang Village.

Although it is also under the jurisdiction of Black Rock City, it is at least three months' walking distance away from the huge and prosperous city-state that is said to have immortals.

The golden but sparse mutant wheat ears hung like heavy apples on strange wheat stalks that were as thick as arms and corn stalks. The leaves as big as cattail fans rustled in the wind.

Link Ahriman, wearing knight armor and stepping on the muddy ridges in his iron boots, the windmill at the mill turns, bringing a good mood for the day.

"Mr. Sheriff, what did you get from today's patrol?"

The one carrying a wooden basket on her head is Aunt Mei from Daoxiang Village, which is full of bread.

Link Ahriman leaned down and let down his golden hair. "All is well, beautiful lady."

Aunt Mei chuckled at his actions: "It's always good to chat with a young and handsome guy. It's like going back to that bonfire dance party."

"You must be the most eye-catching person at that ball." Link Alman said immediately.

Aunt Mei had a smile on her face, and the wrinkles on her eyes vaguely showed her pride back then: "Of course, I charmed more than a dozen young men, and the bruises on their faces are my proudest medals."

The two chatted for a while before parting.

Even though the "world is coming to an end", it does not have much impact on life in Daoxiang Village. The resources here have always been scarce and the land cannot grow food. On the contrary, after the world ends, those plants that have mutated to adapt to the growth of the new era begin to grow equally on this land.

Although it is difficult to digest, bad for the body, and even may cause death from constipation if eaten too much, the food problem has been barely solved.

At the entrance of the village, under the old bent tree, several children were arguing.

They are children born after the apocalypse. They are born with congenital deformities. Some have horns on their heads, some have four eyes, and some have scales on their bodies.

However, Daoxiang Village regards it as an honor, because the old wizard Aze of Daoxiang Village believes that these are symbols of magic, and the visions on the children happen to have many similarities with the great god "God of Life" believed in by Black Stone City.

Therefore, these children are also called "Sons of God" and are considered to be the beginning of a new era and the future filled with God's will.

"Master Link is here!" the little fellow with horns on his head shouted, "Master, you have been to Black Rock City before. Have you ever seen the legendary undead?"

Several other children also gathered around and stared at him with eyes of different colors.

"This..." Link couldn't possibly say that the last time he went to Black Rock City, all the undead disappeared inexplicably for some reason.

"What were you arguing about?" he asked.

"Discussing the undead. I heard they have horns."

"No, no, it has four eyes!"

"No, it's covered with scales!"

A few kids started arguing, and Link couldn't help but smile, it turned out that they worshipped the undead so they wanted to find common ground.

"I didn't encounter any undead the last time I went to Black Rock City. They were probably busy saving the world."

The children blinked their eyes and said, "Are we going to fight in the abyss?"

The battle of the Great Rift in the Abyss has always remained in their hearts, and the undead who participated in the entire battle of the Abyss are naturally regarded as heroes.

"Maybe?" Link asked uncertainly.

He bent down and held his knees. "I remember that the caravan is coming today. Why don't you wait for Old Jerry from the caravan to come and listen to him tell you about the undead? He must have encountered many of them when he traveled all over the country."

"We have been waiting for a long time. Maybe his two-headed mule is tired and has not come yet."

"I heard that the undead in Black Rock City seem to drive a particularly large giant, as big as the three-story house of the old wizard Aze."

"I heard that the undead can breathe fire, fly, and can also..."

At the beginning they could still supplement in their own language, but as they spoke they reached a knowledge blind spot and could only supplement with simple words like "fly" and "jump high".

There was also a gleam of longing and envy in Link's eyes. He was a great knight on the path of the God of Life, but because of his lack of strength and lack of knowledge of building relationships, he was assigned to Daoxiang Village and became a sheriff.

He envied the undead who could freely write their own legends on the battlefield, and imagined that if he had the chance, he might become an equally great warrior.

Suddenly, the sound of horse hooves was heard in the distance. Link looked up suddenly and saw a two-headed mule rushing towards him. One of its heads was drooping, with only skin and flesh left connecting it, and the two heads had become a single head.

"Get out of the way!" Link shouted and rushed forward quickly.

The mutant mule possessed greater endurance and power. Link Ahriman, who was at the bottom of the list of great knights, pulled the reins with difficulty and dug his feet into the mud, but he almost failed to pull it up.

"Bang" the things on the mule just rolled to the ground.

It was Sharp-tongued Wall, a subordinate of old Jerry. This fellow was always sarcastic and would act arrogant when selling coal in the fall and winter. Although he could not get a penny from the coal sales, Wall enjoyed the opportunity to exercise his power and make decisions.

Link immediately helped Wall up and asked, "What happened to the caravan? What did you encounter?"

"Abyss!" There was blood at the corner of Wall's mouth, but looking at the distracted look in his eyes, it was obvious that the shock to his mind was greater than that to his body.

"Those undead, they took refuge in the abyss!"

"What?" Link was shocked.

According to the legend, the heroes who fought bravely to resist the abyss actually defected to the abyss.

"What about old Jerry? How is he?"

"It's not far ahead. If the undead from the abyss are coming, they will arrive soon."

"Damn it!" Link gritted his teeth. Seeing someone approaching, he stuffed the Sharp Mouth Wall to the other person and stood up: "I'll go over and take a look!"

He is the only one in the entire Daoxiang Village who has the fighting power. Now is not the time to retreat. He must figure out what happened before. He also has an indescribable sense of heroism in his heart.

"Everyone else should gather at the old wizard's house. He may only know a few tricks, but they are better than a pitchfork and a rake."

After saying this, Link took action regardless of how others reacted.

Link Ahriman grasped the hilt of the sword at his waist with his right hand, ran at full speed with his armor on his back, and quickly followed the traces left by the two-headed mule and arrived at the place where the caravan was besieged.

The scene was in chaos and the caravan must have launched a counterattack.

There was blood and scattered corpses on the ground, but there was no sign of the goods or Old Jerry.

He squatted down and examined the soil carefully.

"Those people did not hide their tracks. They left after robbing and killing. But... why did they jump here several times?" Link stopped and looked at a tree in front of him.

Link tried to guess what the other person was doing at the time and why he was jumping around without noticing after crashing into the tree.

He didn't know much about the undead, and he really couldn't understand why someone wouldn't move out of the way after hitting a tree, but instead kept hitting it again and again.

"Here I rolled on the spot again. Why did I roll?" "And here, I jumped on the spot again."

"There should be a man lying on the ground here. Then look at the footprints. Someone is standing next to him. No, not standing but squatting. But the footprints are moving slightly. Wait! Someone is squatting and standing up next to the lying man."

The more detailed information he found out, the more confused Link could not help but become about why the other party did this.

Moreover, the other party chased the mule and killed their way to Daoxiang Village, only taking away Old Jerry and the goods. He remembered very clearly that the goods were not valuable, but this was strange. Kidnapping Old Jerry could be said to mean that the other party was hiding a secret, but what was the purpose of taking away all the worthless goods without leaving any mark?

As he was thinking this, Link Ahriman easily tracked down the other party's hiding place.

This is the ruins of Luoye, the Luoye village that used to be next to Daoxiang Village. However, it has been occupied by a group of disasters. Those disasters attacked so fiercely that it took only a short time to tear the entire Luoye village into pieces.

"Underground city F-100-500-001? Is there a fee to enter?"

What does this mean? I did not understand.

Link looked at the wooden sign in front of him, which had the number written on it.

In front of him was a cellar entrance that sloped downwards. After thinking for a while, Link gritted his teeth and stepped onto the cellar stairs, walking into the darkness step by step.

Walking slowly down, he saw a flickering candlelight in the distance, as if reminding him of the destination.

When I finally reached the candlelight, I found that there was a large iron gate blocking the way.

There was a strange stack of papers on the table at the door.

Link picked up the paper with the strange pattern on it and took a look at it, his expression slightly changing.

He silently read the content in his mind: "Guide to entering the dungeon. First, pay the fee, 100 Black Stone Coins, then open the door and start the dungeon adventure. You will encounter different dangers in the dungeon. As long as you defeat the final dungeon lord, you can rob the lord's treasure."

Behind the treasure was a picture of a treasure chest filled with all kinds of gold, silver, jewelry, armor, swords, etc.

What is this going to do?
Link didn't understand it, and was surprised to find that there was text on the back.

"Do you want to be rich? Do you want to be a hero? Do you want to truly live? Join us! Join us!! Join us!!!"

The confusion in my heart not only did not disappear, but became more and more intense.

100 Black Stone Coins are very expensive for ordinary people, but nothing for him. However, since he is a transcendent, his monthly income is certainly not comparable to that of ordinary people.

"What happened to old Jerry you guys?"

"Let him out!"

"Open the door quickly!"

Link Ahriman shouted for a long time but heard no response, so he took out 100 Black Stone Coins and put them into a small box beside him.

The next moment, the big black iron gate blocking the road opened.

The only person standing in his way was a fully armed man.

"Finally someone's here. I've been doing nothing here." The other person complained and waved at Link, signaling him to take action first.

Link drew out his sword with a clang, and transmitted extraordinary strength into his hands. The surface of the blade was covered with a sparse layer of emerald green energy, and began to rotate rapidly.

The air seemed to become sharper.

The emerald green light grew brighter and brighter, and Link Ahriman charged forward in rhythmic steps, thrusting a tricky sword towards the opponent's head, but the opponent quickly raised his hand and shield to block it.

Link quickly pulled his arm and pulled the sword back. The emerald green scabbard wrapped around the blade also retracted and gathered on the counterweight ball on the hilt, spinning rapidly, causing the entire sword to vibrate.

But when the opponent put down his shield and tried to recite a spell, he thrust his sword out again. The emerald green energy on the weighted ball gushed out to the tip of the sword along with the pulsation in Link's blood vessels, and hit the opponent's chest heavily.

Boom!

The opponent flew backwards, the emerald green energy drill still spinning, trying to drill through the heavy armor's defense. Although it had not succeeded, it had made an obvious inward dent in the armor.

Suddenly, he caught a glimpse of a burning light from the corner of his eye. Link raised his sword with both hands to block it in front of him, but suddenly there was an explosion from the blade, knocking him back a few steps. His heart was already heavy to the extreme.

The opponent is not a melee fighter, but a wizard who is good at casting spells.

"Damn, I've been hiding in a corner, but I didn't expect to meet an NPC this awesome." The man also got up from the ground. Although his tone was frivolous and indifferent, the strength of his counterattack was no less.

He chanted quickly, and suddenly grabbed the sword with his left hand. The heat wrapped around the sword, and the rolling magical heat wave made Link groan inwardly. Such a wizard who could use powerful magic was not someone he could afford to offend, and even if he was strong, it was impossible for him to take a knife without getting hurt.

After meeting a wizard who is good at close combat, Link now just wants to curse.

But he was not a man who was willing to be killed. Facing the heat wave and death, he took the initiative to pounce on it, with the heat wave and air flow whistling in his ears.

The emerald blade collided with the scorching hot sword edge. It was still unknown who would win or lose the battle, but the ferocity with which they fought each other was all shown on their faces. The degree of gritting of teeth, glaring, and wrinkling of noses could be used to judge who used more strength.

At present, it seems that the lord of this so-called "dungeon" which is actually a small cellar is more powerful.

Link became increasingly uneasy, and began to speculate wildly: "His aura is weaker than mine, and his strength is not as good as mine, but what method did he use? Why can he always burst out with powerful and unrivaled strength at the most critical moment?"

"This is called a critical hit. Don't you understand? I also have attribute stacking and magical transformation equipment." The other party smiled and said, "You can't beat me."

Of course he didn't understand, but he knew one thing: if the stalemate continued, he would surely die.

"Where's Old Jerry?" Link asked quickly.

"He has agreed to swear allegiance to me. You can see him after you swear allegiance to me."

The balance of power in the battle between the two sides really began to shift towards the other side. The longer the fight lasted, the more obvious the bias became. It seemed as if the other side had a strange ability to become more courageous as the battle went on.

Finally, Link's weapon was knocked away by a sword and he sat on the ground dejectedly.

"Okay! I promise you!"

He finally chose his allegiance, "What do I need to do?"

"First, help me find a group of craftsmen to help me rebuild the dungeon." The other party took off his helmet and took out a contract and said, "This is the contract scroll witnessed by the Black Knight and the gods. You have to work for me, but don't worry, we work from nine to five, and when we hire more talents in the future, we will have days off, and overtime pay will be given for overtime work."

"Are you different from those undead in Blackrock City?" Link Ahriman couldn't help but ask. He had already discovered something was wrong.

"Of course it's different..."

The other party smiled slightly: "We are the vanguard army that came to the Serilin continent."

Then he suddenly cursed again: "If I don't hurry up and develop, those bastards will definitely come to my dungeon and treat me like an ATM. We are here for a mission."

Then he asked, "What god do you believe in in the black market city-state?"

Link Ahriman: "The God of Life."

(End of this chapter)