Chapter 13 Absolute Survival Game
Chapter 13 Absolute Survival Game
Xiao Jie looked at the fat black man in front of him with surprise. He had seen this fat man in the morning when he came to look at the equipment. He was forging iron in the room quietly. At that time, he thought he was an NPC and couldn't tell that he was a player at all.
The key is that this thing has a very popular name and blends perfectly into the local style.
He looked at the name above the other person's head, then looked at the name above his own head.
Wang Kai (Blacksmith Apprentice) Level: Level 1.
Hidden Moon and Wind (Woodcutter) Level: Level 1.
"Are you really a player?"
"Yeah, how did I scare you? Hahaha." The fat black man laughed.
"I'm a little scared, but since we're all players, can you help me? I've just started playing and don't have much money, you see..."
"No, we're a small business, and repairing equipment also costs money. If you're short of money, how about this, I can sell you some game coins, we're professional cashiers."
Xiao Jie was a little surprised, as he met someone in the same industry as him.
But wait, there are people selling gold in this kind of death game? This really surprised him.
Although he had intended to make money by playing this game, ever since he learned the truth about the game, he only had one thought in mind: "gaining power." He never expected that someone would actually make money in this kind of game.
Xiao Jie asked tentatively: "What's the price?"
Wang Kai said, "One to ten, how about that? Pretty cheap, right?"
Xiao Jie thought, 1 to 10? That's not expensive. One thousand copper coins is only one hundred yuan. Although such a price is very high in other games, it is absolutely a bargain in a game like "Old Land".
"Then give me a thousand coins to test the waters first. If the ratio is ten to one, that would be a hundred dollars, right?"
Wang Kai looked at Xiao Jie speechlessly, "What are you thinking? A copper coin is 1, and RMB is 10. If you want copper coins, that's RMB."
Even though Xiao Jie was an old hand, he was still frightened.
Wen is the lowest level currency in this game, equivalent to copper coins in World of Warcraft.
1000 wen is equal to one tael of silver, and ten taels of silver is equal to one tael of gold.
If you calculate it this way, one tael of silver costs 10,000 yuan, and one tael of gold costs 100,000 yuan. This is more expensive than real gold, which costs only more than 30,000 yuan per tael.
Liu Qiang previously said that the game coins in this game are very valuable and that brick-moving is definitely a promising field, and now it seems that he was right.
"How about it? Give me a quick answer if you want to buy it. We are very busy with business."
"Forget it, the price is a bit outrageous. Here is fifty cents. Please help me repair the knife."
Xiao Jie still had tens of thousands of dollars in his card, which could be exchanged for a few thousand coins if he risked his money. However, Xiao Jie was not prepared to gamble everything on this. Considering that he would devote himself wholeheartedly to "Old Soil" for some time to come and there would not be any financial gain, these tens of thousands of dollars would be his living expenses for the next two years and he could not squander them at will.
Of course, the main reason is that this game is obviously not the kind of mindless monster-killing game. You can't just invest a little money in the early stage to buy some equipment and then dominate the game.
Since you don't plan to leave the village, there is not much point in spending money to buy equipment. Moreover, game designers usually design a self-consistent game economic ecosystem for the game, which often involves various hidden details that cannot be seen unless you actually play and explore.
Players need something to do certain things, and then get into the real gameplay of the game, such as chopping wood, which is likely to be the case.
With his gaming experience over the years, Xiao Jie had a vague feeling that this wood-chopping job must have subsequent developments and would definitely not be as simple as it seemed on the surface.
If you spend your own money to buy gold and settle everything with money, you may miss out on some of the gains you should have gotten, and then the loss will outweigh the gain.
Besides, Wang Kai can't run away anyway, so if I really need to spend money to buy gold someday, I can just find him.
Watching Wang Kai swinging the hammer to start repairing the knife, Xiao Jie took the opportunity to chat with him while waiting and find out some useful information.
"How long have you been playing this game?"
Ding-ding-ding!
"Three years."
"Three years?" Xiao Jie was a little skeptical. If it was three years, wouldn't that mean he had been playing since the game was launched? He was also an old player, how could he only be level one? This game didn't allow him to play with a new account.
"But you are only level one?"
"Yeah, that's because I've never left this village, and I've never fought monsters, so naturally I can't level up."
Ding-ding-ding!
"My gaming motto is that as long as I don't leave the village, I won't die, and as long as I don't fight monsters, I won't be in danger. So since I started playing this game, I have never stepped out of the village."
Ding-ding-ding!
Xiao Jie looked at Wang Kai who was wielding the blacksmith's hammer, and didn't know what to say for a moment.
"You haven't left the village for three years? What have you been doing for the past three years?"
"I did everything that could make money, such as farming, felling trees, fishing, and mining. However, the most profitable thing was ironworking. After all, it was a processing industry with a commodity premium. I mined for two years before I saved enough money to learn ironworking from a master. But the money was definitely worth it.
Now, apart from mining, I forge iron every day and sell the weapons I forge to the village shops. An iron sword costs 100 coins, and a spear costs 90 coins. After deducting the cost, I can make at least coins a month. Now the ratio of game coins to RMB is to , so I can make tens of thousands of coins a month. This is much faster than moving bricks in real life. It is definitely a high-paying job."
Wang Kai's tone was quite complacent.
Xiao Jie was dumbfounded after hearing this. Damn, there are people like this? They play this game that can gain supreme power, but instead of killing monsters and leveling up to gain power, they just work like a pro.
"Do you know the secret of this game?" he asked tentatively.
"You mean the skills in the game can be brought into reality? Haha, of course I know."
"Then how did you..."
"Because I'm afraid of death, and because I know myself. Do you know how many players have appeared in this village? According to my observation, there have been at least 100 to 200 players coming and going in this village over the past three years. But now there are only three or five players in the entire village, including you and me. The rest are most likely dead in some corner outside. Many people never came back after leaving the village for the first time. Alas, these are their own choices, and no one else can be blamed."
Of course Xiao Jie knew that according to Officer Li, the one-year mortality rate was 78%, which meant that eight out of ten players would not survive beyond a year.
Imagining the wilderness outside the village filled with the remains of dead players, Xiao Jie couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart.
Wang Kai continued, "Of course, not everyone died. There are also some who are doing well. I know a few of them. My achievements cannot be compared with those masters who have made a name for themselves outside, but it is better than those players who died outside. I can make money and there is no risk at all.
"Little brother, listen to my advice. Don't always think about power, magic, and becoming a god. The premise is that you can enjoy it while you are alive. Instead of working so hard, you might as well work as a blacksmith in the village. A hundred thousand yuan a month is worse than risking your life outside."
After hearing this, Xiao Jie couldn't help but admire it. It is easy to say that it is important for people to know themselves, but how many people can do it?
This fat black man has been able to stay in the village for three years. His self-control is definitely that of a top-level strong man. It is also rare for him to be able to keep his heart stable without being greedy for power.
But he couldn't help but say, "But since you are so rich, you can definitely get a set of top-notch beginner equipment. Fight the weakest monsters first, and then slowly become stronger before challenging stronger monsters. Isn't this safer? You can still gain strength, just a little slower."
Wang Kai laughed immediately, "Haha, all the people who died outside probably thought so. This game is different from ordinary games. Nothing is absolutely safe. Do you think weak monsters are not dangerous? There are no monsters in this game that are not dangerous. Even a few wild dogs can threaten the existence of masters.
One mistake and it might be sent.
Moreover, in this game, even among low-level monsters, special elite units often appear, and even masters are bound to fail sometimes.
If I really want to be safe, the only way to ensure safety is to stay in the village. As long as I don't take risks, I won't die.
How about you come with me? I just need a mining supplier. If you can help me with mining, I will buy you at a premium and guarantee that you will earn more than 30,000 a month, and more than 100,000 a month in three years."
Xiao Jie shook his head. If Han Luo had not died, perhaps he could have chosen to do so. But now he had to become stronger. Only by becoming stronger would he have a chance of revenge.
Moreover, deep in his heart, his desire for supernatural powers made it impossible for him to be content to hide in the village and carry bricks.
"No, I have my own plans."
"Oh, then I won't force you. Here, this is your hatchet. It's been repaired."
(End of this chapter)