Chapter 15 Beautiful Metropolis

When I showed up at the gate of the Lost City the next morning, everyone was there except Bingbing. Rose heard that I was going shopping this morning and originally planned to come, but unfortunately we both have famous names. , the shielding wrist wheel can only control one person, so Rose has no choice but to continue her research!

After waiting for a while, Bingbing came up. Everyone was here, and we started to prepare to go to the city to have fun. The only regret was that Hongyue had to follow me! In fact, only Bingbing, Yuzhe and I were the most excited about entering the city this time. Ah Wei, Ying and Bai Ling had all been in and out of the city countless times. And I was trapped in the crypt mission for such a long time, and I have been famous since I came out, so I couldn't enter the city; Bingbing didn't come out until now because I was trapped in the Garden of Life; Yuzhe, too, because he chose to be a ninja. , so he has become a street rat in China. Usually no one will listen to his explanation, so he usually takes the initiative to avoid crowds. In densely populated cities, it is no different from forbidden areas!

This time the three of us were a little excited, we could finally have fun in the city! As the target of our first game, we chose the Divine City, one of the three major system main cities. Standing far outside the city, I saw that huge city. Its area was more than five times the size of the Lost City. It was said that there were underground buildings in the city. In fact, the entire city was built on two floors. ! It is really unimaginable that such a huge city also has an underground city, how big it must be!

As we get closer to the edge of the city, there are gradually more players around. Some of the bustling crowds are rushing to do something in groups of three or two, while others are strolling on the grassland outside the city as if admiring the grassland scenery. . In fact, the game "Zero" is not an ordinary RPG combat game. The connotation of "Zero" is far more profound than fighting and killing! In order to attract more players, "Zero" is actually trying to imitate reality as much as possible. There are many non-combat players here. They mainly come here to enjoy some different fun. For example, some people like hunting, but real beasts They are all in protected areas, and hunting is strictly prohibited, but there is no problem here. You can hunt as much as you like, and no one will care about you! There are also many players who enter this world to fulfill some dreams, such as climbing mountains. There are many mountains for sightseeing without monsters. Players who like climbing mountains can go and climb them slowly!

As we approached the city, we actually saw a row of people sitting by a moat outside the city, each holding a fishing pole. There was actually a flag next to these people that said "xx Fishing Association".

"What is this?" I looked at this group of people in a daze.

Ah Wei said: "These are players who are not engaged in combat. They like fishing, but in the real world fishing has to go to the outskirts of the city. It is so convenient here. You can experience the fun of fishing at home by wearing a helmet. The only disadvantage is that there is no They are used to fill the stomach, but who cares about this! If you just want to eat, just go to the market and buy them, there are plenty of them!"

Bingbing pointed to the strange mark on the back of a person's clothes and asked, "What is that? A guild mark?"

Bai Ling looked at it and said: "No, that's a sign of non-combat players. People who don't like to fight and kill can apply for the combat-free system. There are these signs behind these people. Although they are in the same environment as us, In fact, it is impossible for us to fight with them, because they are immune to attacks! Whenever they want to fight, they can change it back. Although the combat-free system can be turned on and canceled an unlimited number of times, the interval between two times must be more than one It only takes a week, and there is a lot of handling fee every time!”

"That's not an invincible state!" Yuzhe shouted in a fuss. "Then these people are not very powerful!"

Ying said: "Although they are invincible, they have no attack power. They mainly come here to experience another kind of life. We generally don't have any communication with these people!"

"That's right!" Bingbing nodded in agreement. "Do they have any other restrictions besides not being able to fight?"

"That's not true. These people can usually open some small shops or something in the game." Bai Ling continued to explain. "Some auxiliary professional players will also apply for the combat-free system to specialize in auxiliary professions, such as a blacksmith friend of mine! He opened a large weapons store in the city, where he studies and practices iron skills!"

Yuzhe sighed: "I really admire the designers of Longyuan Company. They actually integrated RPGs and Sims into one system!"

"Stop sighing on the side! Let's go to the city to play!" Bingbing urged us to leave quickly.

We were also very anxious to see what the First City in the World looked like. The Divine City had a moat, but it was not very wide, at least not as exaggerated as the Lost City, so the stone bridge here was not that long. But the gate bridge of the Divine City is very wide. According to my estimation, the width here is at least three times that of the long bridge in front of the Lost City. It's right to think about it. The Lost City is a fortress after all. The huge and wide city gate is useless except to increase the difficulty of defense. As a commercial city, the sacred city does not need to consider these. He can build the city gate. The momentum is more magnificent!

After crossing the stone bridge across the moat, you will reach the city gate. There are many NPC guards standing here. There are three doorways, one large and two small. There are three guards with swords on each side of the main door, and there is a big sword on each side next to the small door. Hand, there are two knights standing there on horseback inside the main doorway. Although the guards in these configurations are very impressive, I guess it is impossible to count on them in actual combat!

After entering the city, it suddenly dawned on me that the roads here are really well built. But the surrounding buildings seemed a bit messy. Although there were many houses, they were very low. I still prefer the style of Lost City where everything is built like a temple! There are many vendors setting up street stalls on both sides of the urban streets, and some even have small tables or something. "Are these NPCs or players?"

"All of them!" Ying said: "Those who set up street stalls are definitely not NPCs. Only players set up street stalls. But those with counters are not necessarily NPCs. Generally speaking, there are more players here!"

I looked at the stalls around me and saw that they really had everything! All kinds of little things and things are good-looking, but where to put them? "Are these things useful?"

"These!" Bai Ling looked at them and said, "They are all decorations. If you have your own house, you can buy them back and put them up."

"House?" I asked Bingbing and Yuzhe together.

Ah Wei said: "Didn't I take you to my house last time?"

"But why do you want a house?" Yuzhe asked strangely.

Ah Wei immediately started counting. "There are so many benefits. First of all, it can be used as a warehouse. Although the system bank can store things, you will be charged according to the volume of the items when taking them out and putting them in. Secondly! You can heal your wounds and restore your health and mana in your own house. The speed is several times that of the outside. The third is that it can be used as a shelter. Private houses are invincible. As long as you enter the house, no one can come in unless you allow it! The fourth is that you can sleep inside. Zero has recently opened With the auxiliary sleep function, sleeping in the game can give you a better rest than outside, and beds such as super waterbeds and air mattresses that you can't afford outside can be bought here at a much cheaper price. Of course. "Awei put his mouth close to Yuzhe's ear and said, "The most important function is that you can have sex with girls inside."

I looked at the densely packed houses around me and said, "Are these all there?"

Ah Wei nodded. "Yes, but they all use virtual space. Even though the houses are all the same on the outside, they are large and small on the inside, and you can design the style and style yourself. If you don't want to design, there are solutions provided by the system to choose from."

"It's good, but it's too noisy here. It would be great if it could be built outside the city!" "Sure!" Ah Wei immediately took over and said gushingly. "As long as you pay for the land purchase and house construction costs, the system will build a house of the style you specify at the designated location. As long as it is not built on water or in a volcano, you can build it anywhere you want, but It is recommended that you find a place that is close to the city and easy to reach. Otherwise, if the system is capable of being built, there will be nothing you can do if you can’t go there! Also, there are restrictions on housing. First of all, houses outside the city are not used. The hyperspace system means that the outside is as big as the inside. Each person can buy up to five houses outside the city. The area of ​​each house must not exceed 50,000 square meters. The total area of ​​the five houses must not exceed 50,000 square meters. More than 200,000 square meters. The house can have up to two basement floors and six main floors. The tower or attic can reach 10 floors. The height of each floor cannot exceed eight meters, and the total building height cannot exceed 50 meters. This height does not include the basement. The house can be designed by the player himself or the system can design it for him. Those who pay the land and construction fees in one lump sum can get a 10% discount. Those who pay in installments must pay 30% of the total payment for the first time. Then pay at least 10% every month!”

Ah Wei finished his report in one breath and we all looked at him with our mouths open. "Are you mistaken? Are you a salesman?" I asked jokingly.

Unexpectedly, Ah Wei said with a serious face: "How do you know? I took on a small task to sell ten villa-style houses. This villa refers to a house in the wild. As long as I succeed, I can get one for free. A villa!”

"Dizzy!" Everyone looked like they were defeated by you. "You can do it!"

Although I say Awei is boring, this villa is really attractive to me. It would be great if we could find a good place to build a house!

"What are all those people doing over there?" Bingbing pulled me. "Brother Ziri, let's go take a look!"

"Okay!" I was also curious about why there were so many people around in front of me.

After finally squeezing into the crowd, I saw a player inside setting up a street stall and selling magic pet eggs. Most of the people around him were non-combat professional players. These people mainly bought some magic pets to play as pets, so the low-level ones here are cute. Magic pets are very popular. Bingbing also excitedly picked up a long-eared rabbit that was used as a sample and touched it, saying, "This little thing is so cute!"

Lark picked up the other elf. "This one is cuter, but it's a pity that I am a combat professional and need a useful magic pet!"

After hearing what Bai Ling said, the vendor immediately said to her: "Miss, if you like combat pets, that's fine! There is an auction house in the center of the city, and the continent's first magic pet auction will be held there soon. Miss, you can go if you like. have a look!"

"Really?" Bai Ling jumped up immediately. "Come on! I want to take a look!"

Bai Ling rushed ahead alone and a few of us followed behind and ran that way. Along the way, I always felt that many people around us were pointing fingers at us. I ran close to Ah Wei. "Have you noticed that the people around us seem to be pointing at us?"

Ah Wei immediately looked around and said, "Yeah! How did this happen!"

Ying and Yuzhe also heard our conversation and came closer. Yu Zhe said: "Isn't it because of me?"

Eagle looked at him. "maybe!"

Hong Yue arrogantly stepped in and pushed us away, saying: "A bunch of idiots, what's so weird about this! It's weird that you guys are running around the streets in such shabby clothes without looking at you! You don't even look at the players around you who are wearing What are you wearing?"

I stared at Hongyue angrily, and she shouted louder and louder. "Why are you glaring at me? I'm talking about you. Theirs is okay. The equipment of Eagle and Bailing can only be said to be more conspicuous. It's your outfit that's the most eye-catching. Look at it. You're all in black. There's nothing wrong with an antenna. On the head!" She tried to 'touch' the spikes on my helmet. "Look at it! There are also these wings. With them spread so wide, I'm afraid others won't know you can fly!"

I now know what it feels like to be injured internally! I'm so angry right now! But Hongyue didn't seem to have any plans to stop. "You might as well get your bun-burning horse out, and ride a horse through the streets. It will be more majestic."

I angrily found Ye Ying and said, "As you wish!" I deliberately made a long nasal voice. Jump on your horse. "Everyone, get on your horses! The city is too big and it's too tiring to walk like this!"

"But we don't have enough horses!" Bingbing said.

Bai Ling made a move, and a beautiful silver-clad Pegasus appeared in front of everyone, causing passers-by to exclaim. "This is my favorite horse. I came too early this morning. I took the time to take it out to practice its level. Now it is ready to ride! Including Zi Ri's mount and Lie Ri, there are three horses in total, but there are seven of us, which is still not enough. .”

Jumping on Yeying, I began to assign mounts. "Yuzhe, you and Awei ride that Pegasus. Bailing and Ying will ride the blazing sun as before." After saying that, I bent down and carried Bingbing onto Yeying's back, letting her sit sideways in front of me. "Okay!"

Hongyue shouted on the side. "what about me?"

As soon as I waved my hand, the dragon tendon flying rope flew out and wrapped around her wrist, and hung the end of the flying rope on the saddle. "You walk!"

After everyone is ready, our return rate is higher, but anyway, we are not ugly and dare not show people, so if people want to see it, let them see it! Now Awei is riding on the Pegasus and holding the reins, while Yuzhe is standing upright on the horse with his hands folded on his chest. According to him, he has a better view this way! Eagle was still riding his unicorn, Lianyang, as usual, and Bailing was sitting on one of his shoulders, as if he was competing with Yuzhe to see who was taller! I half-wrapped Bingbing in the front seat with one hand and held the reins with the other. Behind me was Hongyue, who was struggling desperately but couldn't get rid of her. She had no choice but to be dragged behind the horse by me like a prisoner.

Our group of strange looks really amazed many people, but most people seemed to be talking about the fact that I tied a beautiful girl behind the horse. However, since our group of people all have mounts, no one who is blind will catch up and cause trouble for the time being. Hongyue was reluctantly dragged behind and muttering something. According to my estimation, it was probably a greeting to my whole family! I'm too lazy to pay attention to her. If you can, just keep pestering me! I want to see whether I smooth your temper first or you drive me crazy first!

Soon we arrived at the auction, and Eagle pulled me and asked me to go in and take a look. I quickly refused. "Forget it! It's not like you haven't seen my magic pet. There can't be a better magic pet here than me, and..." I said awkwardly: "My current assets are negative, and I owe others hundreds of thousands." I haven’t returned the crystal coins yet! Even if there are any good things in this place, I can’t afford them!”

Hong Yue looked at the sky from behind and said, "Humph! A poor man still has a big head!"

I angrily pulled the zipline and pulled her forward. "Can you say that again!"

Hongyue didn't repeat what she just said, but she screamed loudly. "Indecent assault! What a pervert! There are pervert wolves!"

I'm dizzy! This is the center of the city, and there are people waiting to enter the auction. Tens of thousands of people are piled up here, and she is actually shouting indecency here! The crowd nearby cheered and surrounded me. Although no one touched my equipment because of my equipment, it was fast!

"Young man! You're doing something wrong!" An old man with the sign of a non-combat professional player came over. "How could you do this! Don't you feel ashamed to molest a grown-up girl in the street?"

I really feel like crying now! The circle of people surrounding him became smaller and smaller, and it looked like a fight was about to begin! Bingbing suddenly became wise and pulled off my helmet. "Sisters, stop playing! The auction is about to start, let's go queue up!"

When the people around me saw my appearance and heard Bingbing's words, they immediately said "Oh!" and their identities disappeared. Even if some of them continued to look at us, they no longer had any hostility.

The old man just now said immediately: "It turns out that the little sisters were making fun! I'm sorry, old man!"

I quickly gave in and said humbly: "What are you talking about! The old man has this kind of heart that we young people should learn from!" The traditional virtue of respecting the old and loving the young must still be remembered!

After seeing off the old man, we decided to separate. Yuzhe, Ying, Bailing and Awei decided to go to the auction. Bingbing and I decided to go shopping elsewhere because Bingbing’s number of magic pets was already full and she couldn’t use the magic pet egg even if she bought it! Hongyue insists on following me every step of the way!

Of course we couldn’t ride horses while shopping with Bingbing, so we had to walk. First, I asked for directions and found the entrance to the underground city. This is really a commercial area, with merchants selling things everywhere. There are also many vendors selling food at roadside stalls.

Of course girls' favorite is clothing stores. The first one we entered was a large clothing store. The owner was a very thin middle-aged man. He greeted us as soon as we entered. "What do you three want to see?"

"This is our first time shopping, and we don't know many things clearly. Are the clothes you are wearing protective equipment?" I looked at the dazzling array of fashions around me, but I didn't think they had any protective effect!

The boss said with a smile. "The clothes I have here are all decorative clothes. As long as he is put on the regular armor, the appearance of the armor can be completely covered!"

I pointed to the blades and spikes scattered all over my armor. "Wouldn't my armor be torn right away if I put it on like this? Besides, if I go out wearing a robe but have two long thorns sticking up on my back, wouldn't it look ugly?"

"Then you can try it!" The boss found a scholar's uniform and put it on me. Surprisingly, the clothes completely covered my armor. The most amazing thing is that the scholar's uniform has no hat, but my helmet is unexpectedly invisible. , and the clothes on my body are completely attached to my body, unlike the bloated look I imagined covered with armor! "How about it?"

"There are such good things!" I looked in the mirror happily, "In the future, when I go to the city, I don't have to worry about the equipment being too good and being noticed by others!"

Bingbing rushed into the women's clothing section to try on a set of clothes. The clothes here are very convenient to put on. Anyway, they are put on directly outside, so there is no need for a fitting room. At first, Hongyue was standing aside and staring at each other with my big eyes to see who had the bigger eyes. Now she rushed inside and started trying them one by one with Bingbing. It seems that girls cannot resist the charm of beautiful clothes!

The two little women inside had no idea whether they were three or two when they came, so I had no choice but to chat with the boss outside. "Will these clothes be durable if worn all the time? They won't need repairs, right?"

The boss said: "It is durable, otherwise it would be a one-time deal! Each piece of clothing can be worn for about 500 to 1,000 hours before it breaks down. The specific time depends on the price of the clothing, which is usually more expensive. The durability will be higher, and after it breaks, you can go to the store and buy another one. If you like this style, it doesn’t matter, just show the number of the clothes and you can get the exact same one!"

"Durability is calculated based on time! If I go into a fight wearing this thing, it won't get damaged, right?"

"No! The durability of these clothes is only calculated based on the time of use. When fighting, the properties are calculated based on the properties of the thing covering your body!"

"That's good!" I was browsing the shelves while talking, and suddenly found a set of clothes in the style of a mage's robe. I wonder if I could wear this and pretend to be a mage? "Boss, how much does this cost?"

"This one!" The boss seemed a little embarrassed. "This has the attribute of 'sexuality'!"

"Didn't you say it doesn't have attributes?"

"Those are ordinary clothes without any 'sexuality'. This is a special item. This is the only one in our store."

"What attribute is 'nature'?"

"In addition to covering the original armor, it also has a drum attribute, but I don't know what it is used for specifically! Do you really want to buy it?"

"Multiple attributes are not a bad thing, so why not buy them?"

"This is valuable!" The boss seemed to doubt my purchasing ability!

"How much?" I took out my debit card and prepared to buy it.

"10,000 crystal coins!" the boss said.

"What?" I almost fell to the ground. "Did I hear correctly? That's 100,000 yuan!"

"I also know that it is a bit expensive. Normally, no one would spend money to buy this kind of thing, but I don't know why the system is priced at this price! I have only sold two sets of this kind of thing since I opened the store!"

I'm terribly embarrassed now! I feel embarrassed not to buy it, but if I do, I only have 7349 crystal coins on me. What am I going to do? "Brother Ziri! Hey! Do you want to buy this dress?"

I nodded awkwardly. “I want to, but it seems I don’t have enough money!”

Hongyue immediately seized the opportunity to intervene and said: "Haha! Poor guy! Please beg me! If you beg me, I will lend it to you!"

"What a beautiful idea. If I don't buy it, I can't borrow it from you! Borrowing money from a devil like you is the same as selling myself!"

Bingbing said: "How much more is left? I'll give it to you!"

I quickly refused. "How dare you use your money!"

"Brother Ziri rescued me and I haven't found a chance to thank you yet. I have saved a lot of money in the Garden of Life. I just need to lend it to you first and pay it back to me later!" Bingbing said with a mischievous smile: " It would be nice if you were still embarrassed to pay me an extra 180% in interest then!"

Even after Bingbing said so, I couldn’t refuse anymore. "Okay!" In the end, Bingbing helped me buy this robe, and now my debt increased again! It seems that I have to find ways to make money in the future, so it’s not a good idea to keep doing this!