Chapter 112: Meatball's Ambition
Chapter 112: Meatball's Ambition
With their backpacks filled with supplies and their weapons and equipment repaired, the two of them set out on the leveling journey again. They killed two bosses and a bunch of monsters yesterday. Now they are less than 10% of the experience points away from level 20. If they work hard, they can finish it in the morning.
However, before leaving, the two of them had to go and take a look at Xiao Jie's new home.
Is this my new house? It looks pretty good.
Xiao Jie thought with some excitement that in front of him was a rather unique two-story wooden house with a small yard outside. If he had farming skills, he could grow something there.
There is a fence around the yard, giving it a farmyard feel.
Xiao Jie walked across the yard and pushed the door open. I, who was behind him, wanted to become an immortal but was blocked outside by an invisible force.
"Brother Feng, I can't get in."
[System prompt: Your teammates are trying to enter your house. You can invite other players to enter your house. You can also add names to the visitor list so that they can enter and exit freely. ]
Xiao Jie clicked on the invitation, and I Want to Become an Immortal really walked in.
The two looked around and found that the house was very simple, and could be described as bare. There was nothing on the upper and lower floors, and the only furniture found in the rooms was a wooden bed.
Xiao Jie tapped on the wooden bed and found that he could sleep here and log off.
If a player logs off in bed the next day, he will have an [Energetic] BUFF, which increases his stamina recovery rate by 25%. Therefore, Xiao Jie usually logs off in a room in a tavern. Of course, that room cost money to rent, but now he can sleep in his own house.
"This house is nice, but it's a pity that I won't be able to use it for a few days. I will probably have to leave the Novice Village in a day or two. It would be great if this house could be moved to a city. The old village chief is so stingy. He gave me this thing even though he knew I was leaving. It would be much better if I could get a house in the city."
But when I think about it, I guess the old man can’t afford a house in the city.
Suddenly Xiao Jie had an idea. This old man asked him to come back more often. Did he want to tie me down with a house?
"Brother Feng wants to buy a house in the city, so why not just sell this house and buy one in the city."
Xiao Jie thought, is it that easy? Can the houses in this game be bought and sold freely?
No, I'm afraid the biggest advantage of this house deed is its scarcity. It is very likely that ordinary players will not be able to buy the house, and it can only be obtained through rewards from plot events like this.
I just don't know what other special ways to play there are besides going offline, farming, and getting some professional equipment.
Xiao Jie felt that this house must have other uses, but he just hadn't figured it out yet.
Keep it for now, you can sell it for money if it doesn't work out.
After checking their properties, the two men walked out of the house and headed straight out of the village.
When passing by the hunter's cabin, Xiao Jie suddenly had an idea and walked over with me.
He was very curious. If the villagers died, they would really die. Would all the dogs in the kennel also die?
Outside the kennel, Yang Baichuan was looking at the empty kennel with a sad face.
"Alas, they are all dead, even Black Whirlwind is gone. Luckily, there are still a few bitches. I will get a stud dog to breed with later. It's a pity that Black Whirlwind is dead. Alas."
"Master, please accept my condolences." Xiao Jie advised.
"Ha, you two little brats, you come to tease me too." Yang Baichuan scolded with a smile.
"Master, I would like to learn a few more of your unique skills. I wonder if it is possible."
"I still can't do this. Although I really want to teach you, I can't teach you a skill lightly. However, your master's wife was sick in bed after yesterday's shock. She needs a Hundred Flowers Snake Gallbladder to recuperate. The village medicine store is out of stock for the time being. Please help me find one. Then I can naturally teach you my secret skills."
Hmm? Another mission to complete...
Xiao Jie vaguely felt that this Hundred Flowers Snake Gallbladder and the century-old mountain ginseng were probably of the same nature, both being task items designed by the system.
“Is this thing for sale?”
"I heard that it can be bought in the big pharmacies in the city, but it's very expensive. It's said that it costs ten taels of silver to buy one. Occasionally, you can see white flower snakes in the woods deep in the valley, but they are very poisonous. If you go hunting, you have to be careful. Wang Daniu was bitten by one and his arm was crippled."
Yes, it is indeed of the same nature as the century-old ginseng, and even the price is exactly the same.
Xiao Jie was not very interested in this kind of task. After reaching level ten, he could go directly to the city to learn martial arts, so why bother with this?
"Disciple, I understand. I will leave first." He said and prepared to leave.
Yang Baichuan nodded and sighed towards the kennel again.
The two had just walked a short distance when Meatball suddenly shouted, "Woof woof." While shouting, he looked in the direction of Yang Baichuan with a look of reluctance on his face.
Xiao Jie hurriedly started to use the beast language technique, thinking to himself, "Rollball, what are you doing now?"
"Master, can I ask you a favor?"
"whats the matter?"
"Send me back to my old master. I can't bear the sight of him."
Xiao Jie was a little surprised. He didn't expect Rouqiu to be such a kind-hearted dog. "Are you afraid that he will be sad?" "Ah, sad? That's not the case. The main reason is that the old master wants to get a new dog. I have been thinking about those little bitches in the kennel for a long time. I want to be a stud dog. This is a great opportunity for me to be the winner in my dog life. This may be the only chance in my life."
Xiao Jie was immediately furious and said, "Damn it! I thought you had a conscience."
You are forgetting your master for the sake of beauty.
"Shut up, I don't even have a girlfriend, why are you in such a hurry? Come and level up with me."
Rouqiu was so anxious when he saw Xiao Jie was about to leave that he turned around in circles, "Please, Master, please, I, Rouqiu, only have this one chance in my life. I have followed you for so long, and I have worked hard for you even if I have not done anything good. I even brought you a ring yesterday. Will you just give me one more chance? Woo woo woo woo, woof woof woof, no, I don't want to leave, my little bitch!"
Finally, he just lay on the ground and refused to move, whimpering continuously.
Xiao Jie looked at the whimpering meatball and didn't know what to say. Why did he choose such a dog in the first place?
I was so confused when I saw this, "Brother Feng, what is Rouqiu doing? Why is he whimpering?"
But he couldn't understand what Meatball was saying.
Xiao Jie was too lazy to translate and thought, forget it, it seems like he can't keep this dog as it has become wild. If he really takes it out it would be terrible if it does something bad, like barking and attracting monsters.
Although Meatball has been "obeying orders" so far, this guy is so damn evil that you can't expect him to do something like this.
Besides, the higher the level of the hound, the less effective it is and the weaker its survivability. If you really take it out, it may die at any time. After all, it has been with you for a few days, so you still have some feelings for it.
Xiao Jie sighed and said, "Well, if you really want to stay, I'll give you back, but you have to behave like a good dog after you go back."
"Don't worry, master. I'm definitely a better dog than anyone else. Woof woof." Meatball was so happy that even his barking became cheerful.
Xiao Jie returned with the meat ball.
"Master Yang, I'll leave the meatball to you."
As he said this, he used [Gift] on Yang Baichuan.
Yang Baichuan was surprised and asked, "What are you doing?"
"I feel really bad to see you so sad. Meatball is the only one left in that group of dogs. I might as well keep him for you to keep as a companion. Besides, Meatball has been with me through thick and thin for so long, it's time for him to retire."
"Ha, kid, I didn't misjudge you. You know, people who love dogs are different from people who love dogs. Some people love dogs only to use them as tools. They raise one and then die, without caring about the dog's life at all (glancing at me with a sidelong glance).
But your love for the dog comes from the bottom of your heart, and you are willing to consider the dog. Okay, I will keep it - Meatball, come here now."
Meatball happily went into the kennel and went to look for those little bitches.
Yang Baichuan said calmly: "I won't take your dog for nothing. I can't teach you the secret skills, but I can give you this recipe. Here."
System prompt: Hunter Yang Baichuan has given you the item [Secret Dog Food (Recipe)].
[Secret dog food (recipe)]
Learning Requirement: Cooking (Mastery).
Ingredients required: venison × 1, wild boar meat × 1, mutton × 1, wild chrysanthemum × 1, tranquilizing grass × 1.
Food effect: Restores 50 points of satiety, increases happiness by 10 when eaten by wild beasts, and doubles the life recovery effect.
Item Description: A scribbled formula written on a piece of crude kraft paper - 'Deer and wild boar, poplar and wild giant flower...]
Xiao Jie took a look and was speechless. Yang Baichuan's cultural level needs to be improved.
The cooking level required for such a simple recipe is surprisingly high. I'll learn it later when I have the chance.
The two finally left the village and walked along the road into the forest, preparing to upgrade to the old place.
The two were walking in the forest and were surprised to find that the zombies and walking dead had disappeared.
Instead, there were more wild animals, including wild deer, goats, rabbits and the like, but there were even traces of wild boars and wolves.
The two switched bows and arrows and shot a few shots. Soon their bags were filled with materials dropped by the wild beasts.
It’s okay. The fighting power of wild boars and wolves is stronger than that of soulless zombies, but not much stronger than that of zombies.
However, Xiao Jie felt that this change might be related to yesterday's plot events.
"Let's go and take a look at the ancient tomb." Xiao Jie had a feeling that the changes over there should be even greater. With the ghost generals and the corpse-driving sorcerers being eliminated, the map here might be the same as the Tian family's old house and the wheat field. The entire monster ecology would change.
Sure enough, when we got closer to the ancient tomb, we saw a man holding a shovel and looking around in the distance.
Tomb Raider Lookout: Level 5, HP 150.
(End of this chapter)