weird fairy tale town

Qi Lin then walked behind Bai Zhe and rubbed his shoulders, "Speaking of which, since you entered Fairy Tale Town, things have happened one after another... I always feel like I'm in a fairy tale with you. I’ve been in the town for a long time, now that I think about it, you’re still a novice, and there are still many things you don’t know.”

Bai Zhe is like a cat that has been patted down. It feels very comfortable to be touched. He narrowed his eyes and said with a smile: "Then let's start with the keys that can be purchased."

Qi Lin paused for a moment, then slowly said, "Actually... I have had a special feeling from the very beginning. I always feel that Fairy Tale Town is special to me and different from others. But this matter is mainly mine after all. It’s a subjective feeling, and it’s not easy to compare with others.”

"Then now?" Bai Zhe naturally knew that with Qi Lin's character, he would not bring up this matter for no reason. Since it was brought up again at this time, it means that Qi Lin must have obtained some evidence, or that he already had something in his heart. some certainty.

Qi Lin recalled the experience of the past two years, and said to Bai Zhe: "Two years ago, when Fairy Tale Town was just opened, the first batch of players who progressed to Fairy Tale Town was about 100 people. I don't know, I was played around by that clown in the circus... Although things have developed to this day, you see many players, and even some NPCs, call me a devil or something... But in fact, I never From the very beginning, I felt that the clown treated me differently from other people. I could even say that he was in awe of me."

"In the past, I always felt that it was my illusion. After all, there was no reason for this world to treat me favorably... But, as you entered the world this time, I began to feel that maybe those were not my illusions."

Bai Zhe is also thoughtful, he still remembers the confrontation with the clown when he first fell into this world inexplicably, and the communication with the system when he was in the first level.

But he always felt that this system might be too intelligent, and he never thought that it might be the reason why the world treats him differently.

But now, thinking about it with Qi Lin's words... it seems that there is indeed something strange.

"It was difficult to pass the level at the beginning. Those who came in at first had to form their own teams to unite. Fortunately, I met Susu directly here. She is a medical soldier, so we generally didn't suffer much. Later, the product 'leave the key' began to appear in the shops in Fairy Tale Town by accident. We have observed the frequency of occurrence, which is basically random. Sometimes it can appear five or six times a week, and sometimes it only appears once a month. .But the points required to buy keys are too high, and at the beginning they can only be purchased with goodwill, so everyone just aims at this... But as time goes by, players become more and more powerful, so probably When Fairy Tale Town was open for a whole year, people began to buy keys and leave. It’s just that those who stayed in Fairy Tale Town actually didn’t know where they went and whether they returned to the real world .”

"But the meaning of the bald head is that the key can be purchased with both good and evil values?" Bai Zhe asked.

"Yes." Qi Lin nodded, "Although Fairy Tale Town has punishments for those who can't pay the rent, in a real sense, those punishments are just urging those who owe the rent of Fairy Tale Town to go out to work, which is far from enough. To a terrible extent. But after all, most of the daily expenses need to be goodwill points, and the malicious points can only be used to buy some innocuous prank props, so the order in Fairy Tale Town is also very good, and players almost help each other Mutual aid. But after a small group of players left Fairy Tale Town one day, everyone suddenly discovered that the key can also be purchased with malicious value."

Bai Zhe frowned immediately, "So, a lot of people have started accumulating malicious points?"

Qi Lin sighed, "Yes, I was also the first person to save enough goodwill to buy keys, but because of the uncertainty of using the keys, I have been on the sidelines. Later, it was suddenly opened to use malicious value Can buy keys... The order of Fairy Tale Town is not very good. You should also find that when you are in the level, if it has a positive impact on the world of the level, or if the player gets the recognition and praise of the characters in the level, it will be It will be calculated as a goodwill value. If you destroy the rules or objects of the level world, or make the level world chaotic, it will be calculated as a malicious value."

Hearing this, Bai Zhe completely understood.

In the world of game levels, doing good deeds requires a bit of brainstorming, which is a bit difficult...but it’s too easy to do damage, right?

"Originally, daily life doesn't cost much malice, so in fact, if you do it carefully, the accumulation of malice will be much faster than goodwill." Bai Zhe came to a conclusion.

"That's right, about a year ago, some players in Fairy Tale Town began to accumulate malicious points by deliberately destroying the level world, so that they could buy keys faster."

Bai Zhe clicked his tongue softly, and stretched out his hand to touch his chin, "So this second prince's idea really kills two birds with one stone... He bought so many baby boys and girls, and he must have given them to the old emperor for alchemy. This kind of morally corrupt behavior is unacceptable, and he will definitely be given a lot of malicious points when the level is settled... But the dog emperor must like his gift, and it is extremely high goodwill when counted as a level score. Hehe, It’s a beautiful thought.”

"This is the logic of most players. After all, they just regard these as game levels. The clearance logic is different, and many people think it is understandable and acceptable." Qi Lin added.

But Bai Zhe shook his head, "I'm afraid it's not just a simple game here... What did you say just now, you said that you have already accumulated key points, and then what?"

Qi Lin put his hands on Bai Zhe's shoulders, and continued to knead slowly, "There was a lot of uncertainty at the time, so I decided to continue to observe for a while, and I happened to meet Xu Yuan who had just entered Fairy Tale Town, and we got A computer finally allowed Xu Yuan to successfully connect to Fairy Tale Town's network, only to discover that this is indeed a mysterious alien space, and technologically speaking, it is of the same origin as Earth civilization, but more advanced than ours. It’s more advanced. Almost the entire Fairy Tale Town is made of data, you can understand it as a virtual holographic game, but how people are imported into this world in the form of data, we still don’t have a clue.”

Bai Zhe reached out his hand and touched his eye that fell into the chip fragments, "Don't worry, there will always be a clue, let's pass this one first."

Qi Lin also put away his serious expression, "The current level is not difficult. Our current thinking on solving the problem is the same as that of ordinary players, so there is a feeling that we can see the sun... It's just that although we are basically sure that the target should be the old emperor, but that Strange Taoist priests always caught my attention, too."

"Then let's grab it and watch it together." Qi Lin smiled lightly.

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With the intensive deployment of various forces, the emperor's birthday will soon arrive.

Since the morning, the palace has been full of lively arrangements and arrangements.

The emperor's birthday banquet was naturally of the highest standard in all aspects. The whole morning, the palace was very lively, and the palace people were even more busy. It was not until noon, when the princes, nobles and ministers were seated one after another, that they could have a little leisure time. carve.

Soon, the most anticipated part of the entire birthday banquet began.

Eunuch Zhu held a long gift list, stood beside the emperor and began to sing the ceremony.

All kinds of rare treasures were presented one after another, and the guests praised each gift in whispers.

Bai Zhe casually stood behind Qi Lin who had put on the mask, and said in his heart that thanks to this group of ministers, his vocabulary is surprisingly rich, so he can still praise without repetition.

Soon, gifts were presented one by one, and it was the turn of the third prince and the fourth prince. They each presented a standard gift and said some auspicious words, which was considered to have passed this hurdle.

When it was the second prince's turn, Eunuch Zhu's voice trembled slightly, but he quickly continued to raise his voice: "The second prince presents a Baitong pill to His Majesty!"

All the guests present were very puzzled and whispered to each other.

"What is this Baitong Pill, why have I never heard of it?"

"I heard that His Majesty likes alchemy very much recently, but he is old and incompetent. I have read some of the Taoist theory, but this Baitong pill is really unheard of. I wonder which adult has a good opinion?"

"Bachelor is a great talent, and he has a lot of research on the ancient books of the immortal family. I don't know what the scholar knows that it is Baitong Wan?"

Amidst all the discussions, the second prince lifted his clothes and walked in front of the emperor gracefully. He bowed respectfully and respectfully at first, then turned around and bowed to the ministers sitting at the banquet.

"Father, Wan'an, has a longer life than Nanshan. It's just that this birthday gift from my son is a bit special. I hope my father will listen to my son's explanation."

The old emperor showed an expression of great interest, "Oh? Although I have received a lot of expensive gifts today... But these rare and exotic items are just rare and expensive. I don't know what is so special about your gift. Can you make me feel happy?"

The second prince glanced at Bai Zhe and Qi Lin, raised the corner of his mouth, straightened his chest and said loudly, "Father doesn't know something. Recently, my son heard that Father likes metaphysic alchemy, and he recalled the matter of the emperor's brother returning the throne. , Only then did I realize that the prosperity and decline of our country for a hundred years and the continuous blessings of thousands of years are all tied to the father alone. Therefore, whether it is the sons and ministers or the tens of thousands of people in the whole country, it is possible that they are looking forward to the health of the father."

"My son prayed to heaven and earth, and asked a highly respected Taoist priest to inquire. Finally, he found a magic formula, which is to find a hundred children who were born in the sun, moon, sun, and sun. Consolidated into a pill, if the father takes it, it will surely prolong life for a hundred years, so this pill is also called Baitong Pill!"

"I know better that my father trusts the Taoist priest the most, so these one hundred babies are all born and raised in the son's palace at this moment. After today's banquet is over, I will invite the Taoist priest to come to my palace to make alchemy for my father!"

Following the second prince's words, the entire banquet was suddenly silent.

But the fanaticism in the eyes of the old emperor couldn't be more obvious.

"Okay!" The old emperor patted the armrest of the seat, clapped his palms and laughed, "My son is deeply in my heart! My son has grown up, not only knows how to sympathize with the emperor, but also knows how to consider the common people in the world. I am very relieved... ..."

However, the full house of ministers looked at each other in horror, asking each other with their eyes, who would dare to go up and talk to each other first.

Everyone knows that the emperor has been obsessed with alchemy in recent days, especially after the mysterious Taoist priest entered the palace.

But thinking that the princes had already grown up, and the emperor did not delay state affairs because of alchemy, the ministers all turned a blind eye, avoiding the emperor's bad luck, and in the end they still couldn't find it for themselves. happy.

However, they never expected that the emperor was just making alchemy, and the second prince, who had always been quiet, would do such a thing all of a sudden!

And he even said it so grandiosely at the birthday banquet, and was praised by the emperor!

If he went to speak to the emperor at this time, even if he would not be punished on the spot, he might spoil the emperor's enthusiasm. Not to mention the difficulties in his official career in the future, he might even be blackmailed and retaliated against!

But if they didn't say anything at this time, they wouldn't even dare to imagine how crazy the emperor would be if he continued on.

If it goes on in the future, they will be used to make alchemy. Isn't their silence today just pushing themselves to death with their own hands?

In this long silence, there was a disdainful voice: "Hmph, that's all."

It was Bai Zhe who spoke.

Although the sound was not loud, it was heard by many people at the scene where the pin drop could be heard, including the second prince who was standing on the stage at this time.

Although I know that it is normal for someone to object, but after all, it is a plan carefully designed by myself that can earn a lot of goodwill and malicious points at the same time. The second prince is still a little dissatisfied. He raised his chin and looked at Bai Zhe arrogantly, and sneered, "Yes Where do you talk like a little eunuch? How dare you slander my prince's feelings for his father? This is disrespect to the country! Today is the father's birthday, so there should be no bloodshed. Tomorrow I will personally lead people to the emperor's brother In the palace, I will stick you to death!"

As he said that, he turned his gaze to Qi Lin again, his face full of pride of the winner, "I don't know how the emperor manages his servants, and the servants don't have much to say. As for the punishment of the emperor, he will be punished." Leave it to the royal father!"

After listening to his continuous talk, the corners of Qi Lin's mouth couldn't help twitching a few times, and he kept saying that there were people who deserved to be thrown into trouble and those who should be punished, but none of them were missing.

Qi Lin was not annoyed, but stood up from his seat indifferently, and walked up to the high platform under the eyes of everyone, standing with the second prince.

He didn't kneel down to salute, but bowed to all directions, and said to the emperor, "My son thinks that what the second brother said is wrong... The emperor is always benevolent, so how can he pursue a protector?" Eager servant... Although he was indeed disrespectful in his words just now, it was also because he was the one who helped arrange the birthday gift on my son's side. Although I dare not say how wonderful the birthday gift prepared by my son is, but Come to think of it, maybe it’s better than the second brother’s.”

Sure enough, when he heard what Qi Lin said, the old emperor's focus was immediately taken away, and his eyes flickered, "Oh? It seems that my sons are becoming more sensible one by one, and my son's congratulatory gift will be presented soon. Come up!"

However, Qi Lin waved his hand, "Father, this congratulatory gift prepared by my minister is called 'Heaven and Man as One', but I have to wait until night, when the sky is completely dark, to get a glimpse of it. In the evening, my minister will go to the study Greet Father, and present the gift to Father."

A hint of impatience flashed in the old emperor's eyes, but the name "Heaven and Man Harmony" was so attractive to him that it made him feel like he was about to ascend to immortality.

In front of the civil and military officials of the court, the old emperor had no choice but to suppress his dissatisfaction, "Okay, then I will wait a little longer and see what surprises will come tonight!"

"Father! My son also wants to take a look! By the way, discuss with the Taoist priest about alchemy!" The second prince immediately stepped forward and cupped his hands.

Although the old emperor was anxious, he had already let go of his words, so he couldn't change his mind. He waved his hand and said to the second prince: "Allowed, if the third and fourth want to see, please come together."

The two stepped back, the ceremony list was finished, and the banquet was awkwardly lively again.

However, this birthday banquet was eaten so that everyone could not taste it.

Some ministers who were devoted to their duties couldn't help guessing in their hearts what kind of gift the First Prince gave—the second prince's gift was already in danger, and the name of the First Prince's gift made them even more frightened.

The ministers were at a loss. Why did it seem that overnight, not only the emperor, but even the two princes who were most likely to inherit the throne became obsessed with these things of seeking immortality and medicine?

And some ministers who are timid and afraid of getting into trouble dare not say a word...

The atmosphere today is really strange. Is the sky in the palace going to change?

And the ministers of the second prince's faction have their own schemes.Although what the second prince has done in this matter has passed, but after all, he has won the emperor's favor, so there is nothing else... Besides, the second prince has also promised them that these children are just taking their own heart and soul, and they will all go their own way in the future. Sending it back to the home where it was carried, will also give the child's home a valuable subsidy.

In this way, they all felt that there was not much burden in their hearts.

After lunch, there will be a series of song and dance performances in the afternoon.

It's a pity that although the musicians and dancers are performing hard, the old emperor's heart has already flown to the "harmony between man and nature", so he just watched the performance casually, waved his hands casually, and I don't know how many phoenix hearts that pointed to this gorgeous performance and flew up to the branches were broken.

When the night was getting darker, after dinner, the emperor, who had already lost interest, announced his withdrawal, and went back to the imperial study by himself early.

Before leaving, he even gave Qi Lin a meaningful look, obviously implying that he would come over earlier.

Eunuch Zhu followed the emperor all the way away with his small steps. He only walked a dozen steps, but turned around and nodded to Qi Lin.

They have already planned everything for today...

There can only be one—the catch in the urn!

But Bai Zhe's eyes fell on another figure following the emperor.

Just now... the Taoist also gave him a meaningful smile from a distance.

Will the biggest variable tonight come from this person?