My slow journey to infinity

The process of entering a fantasy world is like suddenly diving into deep water and then slowly rising up.

Aqua Regia opened his eyes and took a slow, deep breath. The fragrant air of earth and vegetation poured into his lungs, and he was a little intoxicated by the comfort.

“A beautiful and clean world.”

Sylvia, who shared her senses with Aqua Regia, made a simple comment, while Aqua Regia was noncommittal.

[The dream system is being connected, and the single-player exploration mission is in place. 】

[The fantasy world is launched for the first time, and the world is being deduced...]

[During language synchronization, the awakened person temporarily gains local language ability, which will become invalid after leaving the dungeon. 】

[The main mission has been loaded...]

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[Main mission: Philosopher's Stone]

[Task description: Obtain and submit 32.76 kilograms of items named "Philosopher's Stone" in this world. 】

[Reward: Dynamic Weight]

[Punishment: Danger Scale "5" Two years of hard labor in the war world. 】

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Tsk...Wang Shui clicked his tongue in displeasure. The punishment this time was not to be directly wiped out, but to be changed to a reprieve of death.

"how?"

"The system...the system seems to know the unknown fantasy world very well. Why do we need the awakened ones to explore it?"

Wang Shui raised his question to the old senior.

"You are overthinking. The system has no reading consciousness. It only extracts keywords from fragmented information, and then lets the explorer complete the information to gain control of the rules of the fantasy world. This is not a secret. Go online more. You can see it.”

"Okay." Wang Shui bent down and picked up the suitcase at his feet, and came to the side to check it.

There are two stacks of paper currency of different sizes and denominations, some metal currency change, and various identification documents, etc. He is now from [Ametholis]. The address on the settlement land is empty, but the cover below Chapter.

It's obviously the same level as [Orphan's Prayer], and a house was given as a gift in SAO, but here I only got a suitcase. Could it be that the money given increased?

"Is this the fantasy world your hometown produces?"

When Wang Shui carried his suitcase and walked towards the town not far away, Sylvia suddenly asked. Wang Shui stopped for a moment, but continued to move forward without being affected.

"Yes and no, how could you tell?"

"It's very simple. A coward like you has no fear or hesitation when entering a completely unfamiliar world recognized by this system. This shows that you understand the plot here. Many awakened people will encounter the fantasy world in their hometown. Yours Act like them.”

"I was negligent."

"It's a very common thing, so don't worry about it, so why, why is it yes and no?"

Sylvia's curiosity only grew stronger as she lost her body.

Wang Shui is not a person who is shy about chatting. In the past, he was called half-empty because he always showed off his immature thoughts and knowledge.

"This world, or this work, does not come from my hometown. My hometown is a country. I don't want to extend this concept of warmth to the entire planet. I am not a philanthropic person."

"So this fantasy world is a country you hate?"

"You can't say that," Wang Shui touched his chin. "All the regions and countries in this fantasy world are fictitious. The cultural background is the far west in my mind, and the author is in a neighboring country. The contradiction is the author's early years. The problems with the work and the stereotypes in this work have caused me to have no patience to watch this world."

"So, you don't like this world?"

"A gentleman does not judge others by their words, nor judge others by their idle words. The country and nation I live in are extremely tolerant and will not deny the success of a work because of the author, but acknowledging its success does not mean that I will forgive the author's prejudice. , whether he meant it or not.”

"So you chose tolerance?"

Wang Shui stopped, thought carefully for a while and then said: "No, but this does not prevent me from gaining power from this world."

"Furthermore," Wang Shui pointed to the sign in front, "Judging from the documents and street signs, this world uses an early version of English. I hope people here won't be surprised and let me gain knowledge with peace of mind. .”

It didn't take long for Wang Shui to enter this small town.

【Lisenberg】

The houses on the outskirts of the town are all single-family homes, and there are relatively small modular rental houses inside. There are many factories in the distance, there are a few cars on the road, and there are also many animal-drawn vehicles. The town is particularly clean.

If nothing else, this should be the town where the protagonist grew up. Judging from the density of buildings here, the protagonist should live in a suburban village.

Wang Shui thought about it and walked into a tavern. It was now a little after four o'clock in the afternoon, and there were not many people in the tavern.

"Cold beer and a set meal with meat, thank you."

The tavern provided some simple food. Wang Shui studied the menu and wanted to judge the socioeconomic status from the food prices. Of course, he also wanted to check the prices of general industrial products.

"The guest is a bit unfamiliar. Is he from out of town?" The bartender used to chat while serving beer.

"Yes, mechanics and alchemists from the east travel while looking for places suitable for work and settlement."

"You want to go east? Oh, it's really enviable to be able to travel everywhere. Life in the town is much more boring. Everyone is running for a living. Have you encountered any interesting experiences during your travels? Do you want to tell us? I’ll buy you a beer.”

At this time, some of the guys around who were enjoying beer as afternoon tea were also turning their attention here, and Aqua Regia showed a carefully crafted wry smile.

"I'm [Sil Via]," Wang Shui said, stealing someone's name, "I'm going to stay here for a while. The surrounding environment looks good, there are many factories in the town, and there seems to be no shortage of job opportunities. So. , don’t be anxious, save the interesting stories for tonight, I have to eat something quickly and find a place to stay.”

While talking about aqua regia, I started to devour kielbasa and small portions of fried steak. The spices and heat were sufficient. It was indeed a good experience to pair it with hot bread and cold beer.

"If you are staying for a long time, there is a good hotel opposite. There are discounts for stays of more than a week, and the environment is relatively clean."

"What about the real estate here? If you want to settle here, it shouldn't be cheap, right?" Wang Shui chewed heavily and asked after finishing the food in his mouth.

"It's really not cheap in the town. The land and the house are ready-made and cost more than 100,000 yuan. If you build it yourself, the place is more remote and you can do it for less than 50,000 yuan. It just takes a while to build and there are troublesome things like decoration. .”

"What about the suburbs? I quite like the open environment."

"Land in the suburbs is cheap. The house must be newly built, and the transportation is not very convenient. If you are not in a hurry, you can build a big house for ten or twenty thousand. Go to the town's affairs center and apply for suburban land. There are not many procedures. By the way. , does Mr. Hill have citizenship?”

"Of course." Wang Shui had already finished his simple meal and stood up, "Let's talk tonight, I'm going to go for a walk."

In a rather friendly and polite atmosphere, Wang Shui left the tavern where a group of middle-aged and elderly men with Western faces gathered, went straight to the town government affairs center, and spent a dollar to rent a suburban map.

It marked where the land was for sale. Because there was a sign, Wang Shui did not let the staff take it with him.

"You seem to be very good at socializing, but when you enter a different world, shouldn't you quickly integrate into the group and find a job? It's not expensive to stay in a hotel temporarily, but you are so anxious to buy a house. Do you know where the protagonist lives?"

"We don't know yet, so we need to confirm the timeline and check the protagonist's status. Moreover, I just guessed that this is the hometown where the protagonist grew up. Without confirmation, there is no point in settling down."

When Wang Shui explained, he spent a lot of money to rent a car along the way. The distance to the suburbs was not close.

[Lisenberg] There is not much farmland in the villages near the suburbs. The ground is covered with low grass and the woods are many and scattered. It seems to be an artificial forest farm. There is a wide river not far away.

The grassland is not pasture, but there are still some livestock and poultry raised in the suburban farms. The author of this world has not specifically set these, and the systematic construction of this world did not evolve from ancient times, so the ecology seems too simple.

Where do the resources of this simple ecology come from?

Apart from anything else, as for food, does a remote town like this rely entirely on outside transportation? This is not SAO, and resources will not be refreshed.

"Hey, Sylvia," Wang Shui called Bai Xiaosheng, "Will the social structure in the fantasy world collapse due to unreasonable conditions?"

"Oh, are you calling yourself? Mr. Sylvia?"

Wang Shui smiled and did not apologize. Even if there were real problems with the social structure, it was not something he could solve immediately.

Soon, Wang Shui met the first family. The owner was cleaning his wide yard and packing firewood and other things into the warehouse.

"Hello, I'm Sylvia. I'm going to settle nearby recently. Can you ask me something?"

Aqua regia's initiative and shamelessness made Sylvia, who shared the senses, very uncomfortable. When she was still a rookie, she would never be able to do such a thing.

"Hello, welcome to town, how can I help you?"

"I would like to ask if there are any vacant plots nearby that are flat, fertile, preferably with convenient transportation."

In order to increase his persuasion, Wang Shui also took out a map of the city suburbs and asked the strong farmer to help him look at it. Speaking of which, the strong farmer was quite stereotyped and prejudiced, a typical literary fantasy.

"Smooth and fertile? Do you want to grow something? Hmm - the area along the river is fine, and it's easy to get water. The forest farm nearby is planted by the town's forestry management department and is a fast-growing forest used for burning charcoal. There is a forest outside. The circles are all very fertile, but you may need to build your own trail to connect to the main road.”

"Oh, thank you very much. I want to plant some vegetables and flowers nearby. There doesn't seem to be a lot of supplies in the town. I haven't even seen a food store."

The farmer pinched his hair and answered without thinking:

"Vegetables, that's great. There is no shortage of supplies in the town, but wars are happening everywhere at home and abroad. The army is still expanding its territory. Thanks to the alchemist's guarantee, there will not be too much food shortage in the town. The area is mainly grazing, and there is a lot of meat, eggs, and milk, but there are relatively few vegetables. Good vegetables are too difficult to serve."

It's surprisingly simple and has a lot of information.

Wang Shui quickly expressed his gratitude, and then... continued to visit the next house. Yes, he bought the map not only to find open space, but also to find inhabited places, so that he could visit from house to house.

It was getting late. On the edge of the suburbs near the river, Wang Shui arrived at the last house. He saw a neat small building with white walls and red tiles. The yard was not big, and there were paths and big shady trees, as well as flowers planted by the owner. Flowers and plants, the environment is very good.

But there is only a tool shed next to the main building in the entire courtyard, and there is no appearance of farmland or animals.

As soon as Wang Shui approached, he saw a quiet young woman with a slightly bulging belly. She was putting away the clothes that had been dried in the yard.

"Hello, madam, I am Hill, a new mechanic in town, and I am about to move to this area. Is your husband at home?"

Wang Shui's words were different when he visited each house along the way, and the information he asked for was also different.

"Ah, hello, Mr. Hill, my husband..."

Before he finished speaking, the front door of the small building opened, and a tall, strong man walked out.

He has blond hair and golden eyes, a thick and neat beard, and meticulously groomed hair. He wears a shirt, vest and straight trousers that are different from those of a farmer, and his feet are light leather boots for home use.

"Protagonist?" Sylvia also saw the difference.

Aqua regia did not answer. [Von Hohenheim] looked at him with a hint of surprise, and Aqua regia was busy showing even more exaggerated surprise. He was still hesitant to let go and let the suitcase fall to the ground, but it felt too much. Just give up.

Hohenheim's surprise didn't last long, he walked over with a calm expression, but Wang Shui acted like a showman from surprise to surprise, then to the excitement that he tried hard to hide, and then to the calmness with a smile.

"Are you here to find me?" Hohenheim's voice was calm and rich.

"Ah, no, no, I didn't expect to meet you here. Oh no, sir, you are Mr. Hohenheim, right?"

Wang Shui's performance made Sylvia very embarrassed. It wasn't that Wang Shui's performance was too fake. On the contrary, it was because Wang Shui's expression was exaggerated and natural, and it didn't look like he was acting to deceive others at all, which made the informed Sylvia Ya felt an inexplicable discomfort.

"Well, it's me, you?"

"Sylvia, a mechanic who came here to make a living, is planning to settle down recently. I didn't expect to meet you here."

Wang Shui's demeanor quickly returned to being humble and generous, "It was just a chance encounter. I don't want to disturb you. I'll visit you again when you have time, or see you at the tavern in town in the future."

"See you."

Wang Shui said goodbye quickly. The sky was already darkening. Hohenheim's work was impatient, and now he had to return the car.

"Is that middle-aged man the protagonist?" Sylvia asked again on the way back.

"In a sense, he is a guy with average vigilance but very sensitive psychology. It would be bad to be disliked by him. In 1898, I can't remember the plot at all just looking at the time, but his wife seems to be the first Once you have one child, you have plenty of time."

"His child is the protagonist?"

"Well, I'm lucky to be at this time. A little earlier or a little later, I might consider traveling around this country. Now it seems that I will definitely settle down for a while. Besides, I just suddenly thought of an idea to make money."

"Making money in this world? Is it useful?"

"Of course, it would be useful to switch to precious metals."

Wang Shui has researched on the forum. As long as it is not a split copy of the fantasy world, good things like minerals can be brought out close to the private space.

The fantasy world will not be restarted casually, and the resources in it will not be refreshed. Although it is a fantasy, it is also a real world in a sense.

The big guys who owned the world of Sword Art Online before wanted to stay in the world permanently and open up channels to facilitate the transportation of resources, so they offered various rewards. Explorers like Wang Shui are still far away from the task of controlling the world, but it is still okay to use their own space to bring back some hard work.

"With your strength, it's not easy to make money. Do you have enough force to understand this world?"

"Of course I don't understand, but it's just making money. There are wars everywhere now. As long as you put down your conscience and morality, are you afraid that you won't be able to make money?"

Wang Shui replied nonchalantly as he drove on the night road.

Uh-huh? What to let go of? !

There's more, there's more, but I haven't polished it yet. I'll wait until I have lunch.