Chapter 122
Fu Wenyu did not describe in detail what happened after Zhao Le returned to reality.
Because the storybook of the series "Dream Man" mainly talks about things in dreams, and the reality is only incidental. So Fu Wenyu only used a few hundred words to write that Zhao Le brought out ginseng and sold it to improve his family's situation.
Things in dreams can be brought out, and you can choose one after completing a task. This is what Zhao Le learned from the immortal. As for what the immortal looked like, he had never seen him, he had only heard his voice, because when he was in the magnificent palace where the immortal lived, he could get answers to his questions as long as he asked them.
In Zhao Le's opinion, this is really amazing.
As for Zhao Le's family, Fu Wenyu also mentioned it in passing.
Zhao Le has both parents, and has two brothers who are already married, and a nephew and niece. The nephews and niece are all born to his eldest brother and sister-in-law. The second brother and sister-in-law have just gotten married not long ago.
Because he would take over his father's peddler business in the future and earn more money than himself, his two brothers were somewhat lukewarm towards him. Of course, they are brothers who grew up together after all, so there is nothing serious about them.
Zhao Le used to be sad, or have thoughts of breaking up with his two brothers, but after experiencing this strange dream world, his thoughts have completely faded away.
Seven days later, the second mission came.
This was an escort mission, and because it was not the first time he had entered, when Zhao Le appeared in the dream world again, he not only wore the same leather-armored clothes he wore when he left, but also a non-water-resistant clothes. boots, and in his hand was a long golden stick about the same length as a pole.
In addition to him, there were three other people who received this task, as well as two confused newcomers. The other three old people seemed to be in a group. They skillfully arranged for one of them to explain to the newcomers, and then arranged the subsequent arrangements. Zhao Le also kept a low profile when he saw this, and finally the six people successfully completed the task.
Zhao Le didn't contribute much in this mission, so he only got fifty points.
After returning to the Immortal's palace, he used the fifty points to replenish some food. Then, referring to what the three people mentioned in the escort mission and his next mission, he decided to add some medicine and charms [yào] . And when he came out after replenishing supplies, the wide square outside the palace was bustling with people coming and going.
There are people selling food.
"Dry biscuits, freshly made dry biscuits."
"Jerky, this is jerky made from wild boar. It's delicious."
There are people who sell news.
"I know there is a bear demon that became a spirit in a mission!"
“Needless to say, there are benefits to bears.”
"It only costs five thousand taels of silver, no price."
There are also people selling weapons and armor.
"Come and take a look, it's excellent armor."
"It only costs five hundred taels of silver, which is much more cost-effective than buying it with points."
After hearing that the armor only required fifty points, Zhao Le stopped and walked over. Because he wanted to buy armor at first, but had to give it up because it was too expensive. He changed it to inner armor worn under clothes, but even inner armor that could only protect the chest and abdomen required fifty points.
But when he walked to the stall and took a look, he was immediately disappointed.
"This is patched up."
There are very obvious repair marks on this piece of armor, and there are more than one. It's as if a person wearing it has experienced many dangers and experienced hundreds of battles.
The person behind the stall chuckled, "Of course, brother, are you new here?"
"If you want new weapons and armor, you can go directly to the palace inside and buy them from the immortals. The immortals' things are all good and the prices are fair. As for the ones outside, they are all leftovers from previous generations."
"Of course I will repair things that have been used."
He patted the armor, and then said: "Don't look at it in tatters, but it is strong. If you receive a mission to go to the battlefield and don't have enough points, you really need such a good thing. ”
Zhao Le was surprised, "There are still missions on the battlefield?"
He thought that all the tasks were similar, either to get rid of troublesome monsters or to act as bodyguards for people. Because the third task he was assigned was also to be a bodyguard for others.
The stall owner touched his chin, looked Zhao Le up and down and said: "Little brother, you are really a newcomer, and you should be a newcomer who has not completed three missions. Tsk, tsk, tsk, you can buy it after only one or two quests. He must have earned a lot of points in the mission to be able to afford the wrong gold stick. He is also a capable person. "
As for the fact that the other party has acquaintances here, he does not consider it, because Zhao Le who can ask such a question cannot have any acquaintances, otherwise he would already know these common sense things.
So he thought for a while and said: "Let's do this. You buy something from my stall, and I will tell you some things here. Don't look at me for being idle. In fact, I have been here for more than half a year. ”
"Ten tasks have been completed!"
Zhao Le was in awe.
Because as far as he knew, Zhao Erqiang had only completed five tasks.
So he lowered his head and carefully selected at the stall, and finally chose a chipped dagger for himself, and bought it for thirty taels of silver, which was three points. And if this kind of dagger is intact, it can be redeemed from the immortal for ten points. This transaction is not a loss.
Seeing that Zhao Le picked a cheap one, the stall owner didn't say much and started to really explain it to him.
Then Zhao Le knew that this dream world appeared about a hundred years ago. As for how long it was, it was not certain because the first group of people who appeared here did not leave any words.
And there are different types of tasks given by the immortals.
The escort task that Zhao Le just completed is the most common one. Others include finding things, finding people, killing wild boars, killing rabbits all over the mountains, etc. In short, this kind of task can be done as long as you have a bit of strength.
The more advanced ones are the battlefield fighting mentioned by the stall owner just now, as well as catching bandits, killing tigers, killing bears, etc., which are life-threatening. Only those who have completed three new tasks will be given a turn.
As for the higher ones, it involves ghosts.
Zhao Le asked in surprise: "Ghosts, are they like fox demons and tiger demons? My first task is to eliminate a fox demon in a mountain village."
"Yes, that's it."
The stall owner nodded, and then said with understanding: "It seems that you got a lot of points in this task, so there must be a powerful person among you."
"Generally, newcomers will not be assigned to such tasks."
Then he said that tasks involving ghosts are not easy, because they are not something that mortals like humans can contend with. For example, common soul-bewitching techniques, possession, curses, etc., people have no way to deal with them. When encountering such things, they can only be solved by magic weapons, talismans and other specific skills.
So he patted Zhao Le on the shoulder and said: "Little brother, listen to my advice. When you have points in the future, you must buy more amulets, which can save your life."
Zhao Le nodded gratefully.
The stall owner was very satisfied to see that he was sensible, and told some experiences that his predecessors had explored.
For example, ordinary tasks are completed once every seven days, difficult tasks are completed once every half a month, and tasks involving ghosts are completed once a month, even three months or a year. Of course, there is a way to do tasks every day, that is, to join a team, and then take other people's tasks, or spend points to exchange with immortals.
In the same way, if you can't complete the task, you can also use points to exchange with immortals for a simple one. Of course, if you don't have points to exchange, then there is no way, because points cannot be traded here.
Zhao Le listened carefully and memorized it in his heart.
After saying goodbye to the enthusiastic stall owner, he walked around the square casually.
In the process of strolling, thanks to his own language talent, Zhao Le also heard a lot of useful news. For example, someone got a powerful weapon and his strength increased greatly. For example, a powerful ghost appeared in a certain task, which made many people return empty-handed, and someone mentioned Du Runzhi in a casual chat.
When he heard this name, Zhao Le stopped instantly.
"...The doctor said he died in his sleep."
The man who spoke sighed: "He died in his sleep. The servant who was sleeping on his feet did not find anything unusual. He said that the county magistrate's second son did not move in the middle of the night."
"And the doctor said he did not have any heart disease or anything like that."
The man shook his head and said: "I understood after hearing it. Isn't this how we die? As long as we die in the mission and don't come back alive, we will die in our sleep in reality."
"Alas, another poor man."
His friend patted him on the shoulder and said: "Everyone has their own destiny. Think about it."
"As long as we save more points and spend the points to exchange for bad missions, we can still live in peace for many years. If we are lucky, we may even die of old age."
The man who spoke first regained his smile, "That's true."
Zhao Le, who happened to pass by, hesitated for a moment, but still stepped forward and asked: "Excuse me, brothers, the county magistrate's second son you are talking about The son Du Runzhi is the county magistrate of Yupu County. His father is called Zhao De? "
The man looked at Zhao Le and found that he did not know him, so he asked in surprise, "Yes, how do you know?"
Zhao Le replied: "I have seen him in the mission."
The man suddenly realized, "So that's it."
"Yes, I am talking about Du Runzhi from Yupu County. He has a twin brother named Zhao Yuzhi. It is said that when the brothers were just born, they drew lots. One took the surname Zhao from his father and the other took the surname Du from his mother. Because of this, the two brothers are quite famous in Yupu County. It's a pity."
"By the way, since you have seen him, do you know how Du Runzhi died?"
Zhao Le answered with mixed feelings: "...After being knocked unconscious by the villagers, he was bitten to death by the fox demon."
He also felt it was a pity, because the boy named Du Runzhi, although he often complained about this and that in the mission, was not a bad person. He didn't expect that he really died.
Then Zhao Le wandered around again.
During this period, someone even pulled him to join a certain team, and said that after joining, someone would lead him to complete tasks, guaranteeing that he would get points every time, and even enjoy endless wealth and glory in reality.
But Zhao Le refused without thinking.
Because when the other party mentioned "reality", he had a bad feeling.
Zhao Le did not forget that during the first mission, neither Zhao Erqiang nor Miss Chen said their real names, and later learned that after each mission, he could bring one thing to reality. Although he could not bring it back after taking it out, he could still get very big benefits.
So these people must have bad intentions when they mentioned reality.
This is indeed the case. After Zhao Le got rid of these people, he saw an acquaintance looking at him with a complicated expression. It was Wang Dafu, whom he met during the first mission.
Wang Dafu mentioned to him the words that Zhao Erqiang threatened him, and told him to be careful.
And Zhao Le also understood what the other party meant. In exchange, he told Wang Dafu the news of Du Runzhi's death and promised not to reveal the other party's true identity.
Wang Dafu's expression became more complicated.
Then Zhao Le went through several more missions, including hunting wild beasts, rescuing people and arresting people, and even encountered the battlefield fighting mentioned by the kind stall owner. Because he had prepared in advance, he returned safely from these missions, but in order to get higher points in a certain mission, he consumed an amulet.
Then time came to the third month when Zhao Le entered the dream world. After he completed the mission and came back, he learned that his next mission was related to a ghost.
The ghost mission is here.
The first ghost mission that Zhao Le encountered in "Dream Man" was not written by Fu Wenyu for the time being.
Because there is no shortage of games in the amusement park at present.
Since Zhao Le first entered the dream world, that is, the story of "Fox Fairy in the Mountain Village", he subsequently wrote two more "Dream People" series, one called "Catch the Murderer" and the other called "Battlefield Fighting".
In contrast, the amusement park has added two new games.
"Catch the Murderer" is similar to "hide and seek". The selected person has to catch someone, and the person who is caught closes his eyes. After everyone hides, he also sets out to catch someone, until the game time is over, or someone catches the "murderer" set in advance.
As for "Battlefield Fighting", it is a game of pulling sleeves of two groups, similar to the common "tearing name tags" in modern variety shows, with six to eight people in total.
These two games are quite popular among young people.
So two months after the opening of the hot spring villa, Fu Wenyu and Liu Changmiao sat together to check the accounts and were surprised to find that they had recovered half of their investment in just two months.
Fu Wenyu looked at the account book checked by both sides and said happily: "Changmiao, according to this, we will get back our investment in half a year, and then we can expand next year depending on the situation."
Liu Changmiao was also very excited.
Because according to their original plan, it was to get back the investment in one year and start making money in the second year. But according to the current situation, we can make money in April or May next year.
This is the first time he has made money!
So Liu Changmiao grinned, "Mr. Fu, my father knows that he can make money, so he said that these two thousand five hundred taels are the family property that the family has divided for me in advance, and he also said that my brother agreed."
He tried his best to remain calm and said: "My father also said that I have improved a lot."
Fu Wenyu was stunned, and then he was happy for Liu Changmiao.
The other party has been busy with the affairs of the hot spring villa and the amusement park for most of the past six months, and has put in a lot of effort. After the opening, Fu Wenyu asked him to mediate disputes among some guests in order to use his name to bluff people. After this training, Liu Changmiao has become much more stable and down-to-earth.
No wonder Mr. Liu said he had made progress.