Real Cthulhu Running Game

  Chapter 1958 The Lost Pigeon

  Liu Xing stretched out his hand to catch the pigeon, but the pigeon seemed to have eyes behind its back, and came up with an iron mountain with its back facing him, just avoiding his "claw attack".

   This pigeon is a bit powerful.

   But Liu Xing felt that he was stronger, so he caught the pigeon in his hand directly with a change of trick.

   Then, I found that the pigeon was a little wet, but the weather is still hot today, so the feathers on its body should be dry, unless it swam in the river when it flew over. . . However, Liu Xing found that the pigeon in his hand only had problems near the wings.

   Did you get injured on the way? But its flying attitude just now is not a problem, is it?

   Liu Xing took the pigeon and took a closer look, only to find that the pigeon was not injured, but there were some small purple drops of water near its wings.

What's happening here?

Liu Xing let go subconsciously, because in today's original martial arts module, purple water droplets rarely appear in nature, or the color purple is rare, at least "Liu Peng" has never seen it Pure natural purple.

As for the real world, Liu Xing also remembers that there are several plants that are purple, and one of them is an edible vegetable that will have a lavender juice after it is cooked. Liu Xing used to eat it. Clothes are soiled.

   As for the specific names of these plants, Liu Xing really forgot all about them.

  But I don’t know why, many literary and film and television works associate purple with poisoning. In addition, there are also many games that put poison-related icons in purple, and occasionally change them to green.

  So now Liu Xing also subconsciously thought that there was something wrong with the purple water droplets on the pigeon, but kp didn't give any hints, and Liu Xing didn't see any debuffs in the status bar of his character card.

  Then the question is, what is this purple drop of water?

At this time, other people in the Juyi Hall also noticed the pigeon and saw the purple water drop, so no one dared to come forward to catch the pigeon, they could only watch it walking on the table Go, look normal.

   "What's the situation? Leader, are you okay?" Meng Fugui asked.

Liu Xing shook his head, and said with a puzzled face: "I'm fine, but I don't know what's going on with the purple water droplets, but I should be sure that it's not poisonous, otherwise this pigeon wouldn't be able to stay here, and My current character card doesn't respond either."

At this time, a player said: "This does not seem to be our carrier pigeon, because I remember that our carrier pigeons have trimmed the nails of the back toes, and this one trimmed the left and right nails of the front toe, and there is also a small one on the top of the head. Red dot; You may not know, in order to identify the owner of the pigeons, the pigeon cages in Boyang City will mark the pigeons belonging to different owners, the most common of which is to cut the nails, so when we buy the pigeons, we choose Cut off the nails of the back toes, of course not too much, so as not to affect the pigeon's grip ability."

Only then did Liu Xing notice that there was a small red dot on the top of the pigeon's head, as if someone had tapped it with a brush, and the color had faded a bit, so Liu Xing hadn't noticed it just now .

"In addition to cutting nails and adding a little color to the top of the pigeon's head, there are several ways to identify the owner of the pigeon, such as hanging a ring on the foot and wrapping a piece of cloth. In short, I remember the pigeon cage in Boyang City. There are dozens of identification methods registered there, but the complex identification methods like this are relatively full, so I don't remember who the owner of this pigeon would be; besides, it may also come from other cities, because Pigeon cages in various places will inevitably have the same identification methods, so the pigeon cages can only be guaranteed to have a city as the center, and then the same identification methods will not appear within a radius of a hundred miles. Within a hundred miles, if it exceeds this distance, special training for homing pigeons is required.”

   After confirming that there was nothing wrong with the purple water drops, the player started to observe the pigeon directly.

And the player next to him should be his teammate, so he stood up and introduced: "Miao Yi is a fan of pigeons in the real world, and his pigeons have won several championships. After all, the Cthulhu running team The game hall gives too much money, and there are some props that can directly strengthen the pigeons; originally he also wanted to manage the pigeons of the alliance, but I was recruited to be an accountant, because he studied mathematics in college , rounding is considered accounting.”

Mathematic major?

   Liu Xing looked at Miao Yi with admiration, but he never expected that he would dare to choose mathematics as a major! Because in Liu Xing's view, those who choose to major in mathematics are either forced to do so, or are really interested in mathematics.

   If it is the latter, Liu Xing can only say admiration.

  So compared to raising pigeons, Liu Xing felt that Miao Yi came to be the accountant of the alliance to make the best use of people.

At this time Miao Yi put down the pigeon, frowned and said: "This pigeon is not in good condition in all aspects, Cai Long, hurry up and get some food from the pigeon loft! By the way, grab a carrier pigeon and send it over." .”

  Cai Long nodded and went out immediately.

"If there is no accident, this pigeon should have lost its way, and it didn't eat, drink or rest all the way. It couldn't hold on when it flew to us. It fell down after a similar situation... This is obviously abnormal, after all, this is a carrier pigeon and not a robotic pigeon, how could it be possible to keep flying without eating, drinking or sleeping?"

Miao Yi analyzed: "If there is something wrong with the pigeon's spirit, then its owner can't let it deliver the letter, so now I have a bold guess, that is, the purple water droplets may affect the pigeon's recognition. By the way, the reason why the pigeons recognize the way may not be due to the magnetic field, but some other factors, so this purple water drop contains some ingredients, which will make the pigeons lose their way. Stop and fly forward."

   "Oh? It seems that the owner of this pigeon has offended someone, so his pigeon was tampered with."

Liu Xing thought for a while and continued: "Miao Yi, take off the note on the pigeon's foot, let's see what is written on it, if there is a name and place name, we will find a way to get the pigeon Send it back."

  Miao Yi nodded, and while feeding the pigeon water, he took down the note it brought.

   "There is wax?"

  Miao Yi said with some surprise: "It's also a special sealant for flying pigeons to send letters. It seems that the owner of this pigeon is very particular, and the person who communicates with him is also very confidential."

"Open it directly, I think we will not return this letter to the original owner in all likelihood, because if the content of this letter is not important, then we don't need to send the pigeon and the letter back, and this letter If the letter is very important, we may have to trigger a side mission, and then we don't need to send the letter back." Meng Fugui said.

"That's right, those who can use wax are all particular about people, and they also attach great importance to the content of the letter. In theory, if this letter is opened by an outsider, then this letter will be directly invalidated, and at the same time, it may be shelved or abandoned. A certain plan, if necessary, we have to track down who opened this letter, and then make him shut up forever." Liu Xing said solemnly.

Miao Yi smiled, and opened the Feige letter, "It's interesting, the addressee of this letter is a code name—Oiler, and the content on it is also very simple, that is, the third grandpa has sent The goods will arrive in Fallen Scale City in these two days, and the person responsible for delivering the goods is called Shovel, and will also stay at the oiler for a period of time, and obey the order of the oiler."

"interesting."

Liu Xing shook his head and said: "It seems that another mysterious organization is making a small move, but this mysterious organization may not be able to get on the stage, otherwise our carrier pigeons will not be tampered with, so I reckon this is a low-level mysterious organization. organize."

   "That's right, I haven't received any side missions yet, so if this mysterious organization is capable, then I will definitely get a mission to investigate them now." Miao Yi nodded and said.

On the other hand, Meng Fugui frowned and said: "That's not necessarily true. Maybe we will not be able to trigger this task until we arrive at Luolin City, because Luolin City is a city with a very special location. Simply put, Luolin City It is located on an island in the middle of the river, and there are a total of eight ports. These ports surround the entire city, and these eight ports also correspond to eight big rivers! Yes, there are a total of eight rivers around Luolin City. There is a constant stream of boats coming and going, but occasionally ships accidentally run aground on the island in the middle of the lake when it is dark or in bad weather, so some people start to build lighthouses on the island in the middle of the lake and open inns to make money. "

"Over time, Fallen Lin City appeared on this island in the middle of the river, providing supplies, board and lodging for passing ships. Of course, it also provided various cargo information, so that some merchant ships could sell their goods in advance to pay back their costs. For example, a certain ship is sending iron ore to Boyang City, but the price of iron ore in Boyang City is very low during this period. If it is sent there, it will either be sold at a low price, or it will be left there to wait for the price to increase. There is a lot of loss; at this time, merchant ships can choose to sell their goods to Luolin City, and the price given by Luolin City will still be higher, and even allow merchant ships to pay back directly, so most merchant ships are still very willing to sell their goods in Luolin City. City can stop losses in time, and Fallen Lin City can also sell these goods at the right time to make money."

   "Uh, why don't those merchant ships sell their goods to other cities? I think there is always a city where the price is higher?" Miao Yi asked puzzled.

Meng Fugui said with a smile: "The speed of information transmission is very slow these days, so even the price information provided by Luolin City is provided by the merchant ships that come and go, so sometimes it will be updated several times a day, and sometimes it will be updated several times a day. It is updated once a week, and it is not guaranteed to be completely correct. However, if the price of some goods is in the end, there should be a reason for its price dive, and the credibility will be relatively high; There will be a lot of expenses, especially when the merchant ship is not owned by you personally, and you have to take care of where the goods of other merchants will be sent."

"The most important thing is that the goods that are transported by water are generally bulky goods, so it is not easy for you to sell them directly. Therefore, it is usually a business with regular customers, so that everyone knows each other well, and it will be easier and more direct to do business. Let yourself pay back quickly and save a lot of trouble; for example, the reason why I can open a teahouse with this character card is that I made a lot of money when I worked for a businessman, and my boss only does business in a few fixed cities , because these cities are enough to absorb the goods in his hands, and if you want to go to other cities to do business, you will encounter a lot of troubles, after all, you are robbing other people's business."

Speaking of this, Meng Fugui sighed, "My boss just wanted to open up new markets, and as a result, he clashed with his local counterparts, causing the merchant ship he just bought to suddenly catch fire, and the ship's The goods sank to the bottom of the water; so he was devastated, and finally returned to his hometown to retire, and I took the money to do business in Boyang City, and occasionally sent a letter to my boss to ask for safety, because he also not bad."

   "Oh, then shopkeeper Meng, you must have been to Fallen City, right?" Liu Xing asked.

"That's right, I followed my boss to Luolin City a few times before, so I still know a little about Luolin City, but you can actually infer what Luolin City is like from what I just said. The place."

Meng Fugui took a sip of water and continued: "That's right, it's just four words—a mixture of dragons and snakes! Because Luolin City, like Boyang City, has only a city lord and no prefect, and Luolin City is also one of the few in the New Dragon Empire." There is no city inhabited by sects. After all, Luolin City is an island in the middle of the river, and the useful positions on it have long been occupied; of course, the security level of Luolin City is still quite high, and there is at least one first-class expert sitting in it all year round. , but basically they are the ones at the bottom of the ranking, but he is also the most powerful group of people in the martial arts, not to mention that he has more than ten second-rate masters to assist him."

"But, there are so many ships coming and going in this city of Fallen Lin every day, and most of them are merchant ships full of goods, and there are dozens of people on each ship, so it is inevitable that some people with ulterior motives will do something secretly. Small actions, such as the owner of this carrier pigeon; therefore, in my opinion, this matter is big or small, and the specific situation can only be clarified in Fallen Lin City!"

  (end of this chapter)