Chapter 16: Don't Want to Court Death

Zhuguli needs to go eat dinner; he only eats one meal a day, so how could he manage if he didn't eat his fill?

It's strange to say, but not only does this body actually need to eat, it really feels hunger; it's just a pity there is no user interface, so there is no way to tell exactly how hungry he is.

He can only look forward to the official update; Zhuguli puts these things to the back of his mind, as he is more curious about what it feels like to eat in the game.

The two players from just before said that eating is just like eating paper; he wonders if trying a different kind of food will feel the same.

Inside a simple restaurant, Zhuguli is looking at the menu and worrying; he doesn't recognize the writing here, even though he can understand what the people here are saying.

Watching Zhuguli, who looks like he is about to break into a sweat, the waiter on the side helpfully points to one of the items and says, "This is the cheapest black bread in our shop, it costs six Tana. Don't think it's expensive; the black bread in our shop doesn't have sand mixed into it."

Zhuguli points to another item, looking at the other person with curious eyes.

"This is cold water, it costs one Tana, but it is clean." The shop assistant seems to realize that the other person might not be able to speak the local language, but can understand it.

Tana City often has people like this; the place is located on the border, so there are people from everywhere, and there are plenty of people who can barely understand but cannot speak the local language.

"I suggest you choose this; this is our shop's best-selling flavored sandwich, it only costs ten Tana, and it also comes with a free glass of lemonade. I think you will definitely like it." The shop assistant promotes it enthusiastically.

In this weather, lemonade it is; Zhuguli nods, counts out ten copper coins from his pocket, and hands them to the other person.

Very soon, the flavored sandwich is brought out; it must be said that in terms of appearance, it is much better than the black bread, and the portion is also quite sufficient.

Having been hungry for a day, Zhuguli wolfs it down because he discovers that he is truly starving, and this sandwich is indeed better than he imagined.

The taste is really quite good, the sauce is flavorful enough, and the bread is toasted just right...

After finishing, he has a glass of sweet and sour lemonade, and Zhuguli suddenly feels extremely satisfied.

It would be even better if he could eat a bit more.

Very good, no players are courting death during the day, the survival rate has greatly increased, and Chen Zhi finally doesn't have to go to the trouble of creating characters.

The passing of the day in the game means the passing of the night in reality, and the complaints on the forum have also quieted down; Chen Zhi stretches his arms and legs, there are still some benefits to being a god, at least he doesn't feel sleepy.

He has already finished most of the content to be updated; although it is still a bit crude, it is better than nothing, and once he applies the art optimizations his younger sister finished tomorrow, the effect should be quite good.

At 1:15 PM, Li You wakes up from the game; it is the familiar Sewers, the familiar smell; he stands up impatiently and then shouts a few times.

His few old friends also log on at the first opportunity; this game really has too many requirements, as resurrection actually takes 24 hours; fortunately, they all died very early, so they can log on and play at noon.

Yesterday, they discussed things until late at night and couldn't sleep at all.

This game is epoch-making; they must seize the chance during the closed beta to thoroughly master the gameplay.

When the subsequent non-deletion period arrives, they will have a bit more of an advantage than other players.

One must know that the first tier pulls ahead bit by bit like this; it's just that he doesn't know how to top up in this game, lest the balance be poorly handled and affect his gaming experience.

The four of them have just formed a group when an NPC walks over.

Saina cannot keep an eye on the Sewers all the time, and her status does not allow it, so she has dispatched her most loyal confidants to lead these new Believers.

She has already communicated with the Lord of Calamity; as long as her confidants do not leak the secrets of the Calamity, then letting them handle the guidance is not impossible.

"A change of personnel?" Li You clicks his tongue; he still prefers the beautiful Saina and has no interest in this statue-like man.

The man looks at Li You, then points to the dozen or so people behind him and says, "You can choose to follow me to the Nongzhuang, or you can choose to explore on your own at night."

Seeing that Li You and the others have no reaction, the man continues, "You can also work at night, and the pay is the same as during the day, as long as you can complete the same workload as the people during the day."

Of course, no problem!

Li You saw on the forum that some players had already received money yesterday; he hasn't even seen what a Tana looks like yet!

It is said that those few players worked very hard yesterday, and if they can finish harvesting all the Grain within three days, there will be additional rewards.

Most importantly, the Nongzhuang provides meals, and the black bread has no sand in it!

He heard that bread without sand also tastes quite good; this is also news he saw on the forum.

In other words, eating things in this game has a taste!

The man is very satisfied with Li You's choice; seeing that the people are almost all gathered, he says to the person beside him, "You wait here for the next batch, I will take this batch back first."

"These people are really strange, where on earth did they come from?" the person speaking mutters, "None of them can talk, it's just too weird."

"It's still better than the serfs that Bu'er sent over; at least they are strong," the person speaking says coldly; he has no interest in introducing himself to these players and urges them to climb out of the Sewers and board the carriage.

It is the same script as yesterday, but the players will no longer go courting death.

He also doesn't know if there will be any plot missions at the Nongzhuang tonight.

"Ahem, ahem." Luolita coughs twice, attracting everyone's attention; she says softly to the group, "The plot of this world is constantly advancing; the guy who stayed in the Sewers just now said that someone was engaging in evil worship at the Nongzhuang yesterday, and people from the Golden Church came to investigate and took away the remaining serfs."

"I heard him say that those serfs were taken by the people from the Golden Church and sold to others, so the Nongzhuang is particularly short of people right now." Mengmeng also leans in, "Because Saina is not prepared to purchase serfs from the Golden Church, it led to all her serfs being taken away for investigation; it's a good thing we are here."

"Do you think if we perform well, we will get rewards from the NPCs?" Li You asks from the bottom of his heart.

He had previously been playing the game with a disdainful attitude, standing from a higher perspective to look down on these NPCs. He didn't put much effort into playing, preferring instead to stir up trouble and not follow the rules of the game.

But now, twenty-four hours later, he only hopes to stay in this game a little longer; if he can grind up the NPCs' favorability, that would be even better.

In short, he never wants to die again.

(End of chapter)