King from scratch

When everything returned to calm, the wandering businessman took the lead in expressing his feelings about it.

"Respected King." The wandering merchant said, "Obviously, some of your people are very lively."

He Xingwen deeply agrees with this: "Indeed, it is always difficult for them to calm down."

Wandering Trader: "That's not a bad thing."

He Xingwen was in awe of the opponent's professionalism even after he experienced being bombarded by players indiscriminately.

"They haven't grown up yet," says the wandering trader, not for rapport, but because he really thinks so: "Give them time, and I'm sure they'll grow beyond a lot of people's expectations."

"Very high rating."

"They are very similar to us," said Anudha. "It is not a bad thing to have a strong desire. It drives intelligent beings to perform miracles."

"I thought you would say that they are similar to demons." Treacherous, cunning, and the like, in short, it shouldn't be this kind of tone of approval.

"Devils..." Anuta said objectively: "My respected king, although they are notorious, maybe you should know something..."

The other party's next sentence came from Hailongshi.

"The devil and the god are just brothers connected by blood."

He Xingwen paused: "Blood connection?"

"The devil is the first creature created by God the Father. He gave them everything, a strong body, the innate ability to use ether, and wisdom."

He Xingwen recalled the strange appearances of the demons, and suddenly he had sincere concerns about the aesthetics of the Father God. His "creation" skills are a bit rough.

"The gods were only born under the authority of the Father God. Their appearance came from accidents, but the Father God did not reject their birth, but perfected the newly born gods with the flesh and blood of demons."

"A very unexpected historical legend..." He Xingwen glanced at the wandering merchant: "I mean, aren't demons and gods the ones who killed God the Father?"

"Ezhijin bordered this world in the fifth era. We have no way of knowing what happened in the third era." The wandering merchant stopped, and some noisy voices were received in the mechanical body, and a fierce melee broke out. Happened not far away.

"I just wanted to remind you..."

Sea Dragon Stone turned and looked into the distance: "Demons were not defined as evil at the beginning, but after the high-level demons disappeared, the remaining little demons gradually became notorious due to lack of restraint."

Anuta adjusted the field of vision of the mechanical body, taking in the existence beyond the line of sight.

He fell silent.

Farther away, at the gate of the city that he was not allowed to enter, a fierce battle beyond imagination was taking place.

Those strange existences, risking their lives, launched an attack on the demons.

They are so weak that they can't even deal an effective attack on the demons, so that their behavior is more like a violent death than an attack.

The demons are deep within their siege, but at the same time the demons dominate the situation.

But just like the scene when Anuta was trapped by the players before, the players used the numerical advantage to stop the demon from leaving.

Strangely, the demons who have the upper hand do not want to fight to the end, while the strange creatures who have been sending them to their deaths seem to keep them behind no matter the cost.

This is a life-and-death struggle beyond imagination.

The huge gap in strength between the weak and the strong made the weak act brave and fearless, full of courage.

Even the weak have the right to die without fear.

Anudha was in awe of those noisy and weak beings.

On the other side, the very center of this battle.

"Stop it, don't let them escape..."

"Listen to the command! Listen to the command uniformly! Everyone, don't worry, have you memorized the strategy for fighting the boss? Just follow the strategy, I promise! Everyone will die up to three times!"

The commander shouted, calming the hearts of the people, boosting morale, and commanding the entire battlefield at the same time, very busy.

"Didn't you say that you won't fight the boss for the time being? Why did it start again?" the player who was called to join the group in a daze asked with a confused face.

"The mission of the wandering merchant has expired, and he was taken away by the king."

"so?"

"So, we have to hurry up and make money."

Unfortunately, the one chosen by the players this time is Nubida, who has the closest appearance to a human among the demons—because he looks like the boss among the bosses at first glance, so the players avoided him when they opened monsters before.

But this time, it was precisely because he looked like a boss among bosses that the player chose him specially.

"What exactly do you want?"

The mild harassment from the players made Nubida gradually angry. Unlike the wandering merchant, as a demon, his patience is not very good.

But the lesson from the past is still in sight-players can kill demons, mostly because demons are very easily provoked, once they are angry and use large-scale magic attacks, the road will be narrowed.

The Holy Guard immediately came out to take the kill in the next second, absolutely unambiguous.

Therefore, Nubida showed better patience than other demons, trying to communicate with the players.

Before this, the boss's communication had no effect, because the players' goal was very clear, which was to drive monsters.

But this time is different.

When the conductor heard that the boss finally spoke, he hurriedly shouted: "Are you rich?"

???

Nubida was full of doubts: "Money?"

"You used the wrong word, you have to use silver coins!" Another player reminded the conductor: "Silver coins circulated in this continent!"

The conductor raised his voice again and said, "Do you have any silver coins?"

Nubida's rhetorical question was not because he had doubts about the term "money", but because he was deeply puzzled by the questions raised by the players.

They want to rob?

Rob a demon?

Father God above.

What a frightful group of demons they are, they even want to rob a demon!

But at least the other party asked for something, Nubida stopped waving his hand to kill the player, and the players around him asked the command at the top of their voices in front of Nubida.

"Should we continue to attack? The strange hatred won't be pulled away?"

Before the commander could answer, the player on the side lowered his voice and said, "Have you ever opened a boss? This game doesn't have a hatred system at all. The strange hatred is all random, just look at your face."

The other party suddenly realized and chatted with the players beside him on the spot: "I have been attacking from a distance before, and this is the first time I am in front of the boss. I am not proficient, not proficient."

And so they chatted...

This wasn't the only pair of players chatting on the spot. How could this encirclement of players be said to be in order?That is an insult to the word order.

Their order is extremely loose, there are players who take the opportunity to pick up things that fall on the ground, there are players who suddenly look around at them, and there are players who shout slogans while chatting...

All kinds of players formed the encirclement, giving the devil the illusion that if he charged forward a little, the encirclement would be torn apart.

But the two characteristics of loose order and fearlessness coexist in the player.

Once the demon moves too much, the originally lazy players will cheer up in an instant, shouting all kinds of strange slogans, and rushing forward regardless of their own safety.

Of course, the devil knows the reason, and the "immortality" feature makes players fearless.

This is not the first undead creature in this world - the Canyon of the Undead and the Floating Abyss are all undead creatures. Compared with them, the players are weaker, and they do not belong to the real undead.

At least the demons are sure that their resurrection times are limited.

But this does not affect their crazy, impulsive and chaotic.

This is not good news for this world.

But this has nothing to do with Nubida. As a demon, Nubida appreciates what the players do-even if they kill demons, he doesn't mind.

"I have silver coins." Nubida said.

Conductor: "Great!"

Before the players were happy, Nubida continued: "But robbery is against the kingdom's laws."

It didn't take long for the movement to turn quiet, and the scene suddenly became quiet.

Nubida took out a silver coin from his own space and stretched out his hand towards the players. The silver coin radiated the light of wealth under the light.

"I have a lot of silver coins."

He said: "But it belongs to my personal property, and not long ago, the first law promulgated by the kingdom stipulates that the legal property of citizens is protected by law."

The players looked at each other, whispering again - mainly because there was no secret chat function, but if there was a chat channel in the game, the players would not whisper in front of the boss.

After all, this kind of behavior is very provocative and a bit mentally retarded.

"This boss is pretty smart and knows how to protect himself with legal means."

"Which npc in this game is not intelligent?"

"But I have a question. Does the law prohibit killing?"

"It's stipulated... right? This is the minimum legal provision, right?"

"Then how many monsters did we fight?"

"So, demons don't belong to humans? Are the property rights of demons still protected?"

The whispers spread rapidly, and the players discussed with great interest before Nubida, without any consideration.

In the previous boss battles, the demons held their own identities and did not participate in the discussions that the players thought were quiet, but now Nubida decided to remind them reluctantly.

"That can't be regarded as the demons you killed. They violated the law. The Holy Guard punished them for this, and it has nothing to do with you."

Nubida objectively said: "Actually, it is you who are not protected by the law."

"Because we kill you without breaking the law."

In other words, this proves another point, the players are not defined as citizens of the kingdom - of course, although Nubida came to this conclusion logically, the players are completely unaware of this.

Isn't it natural to be killed by monsters?If the monster kills the player, and will be arrested for breaking the law-then this game is too dark and humorous.

The scene was quiet for a long time, and someone broke the silence.

"What he said makes sense..."

"No, the point is, he actually knows what we are talking about!"

Nubida wondered if they thought he was not only deaf but brainless.

That's rare, since demons are notorious in part for their cunning.

"What are you looking at?" He Xingwen cast his eyes in the direction Anuta was looking at, and there was Xinshou Village standing in the distance in front of him.

Hai Longshi turned, and his eyes fell on He Xingwen again: "A battle beyond imagination."

He Xingwen glanced at Xinshou Village in the distance, and understood what the other party was referring to in terms of battle.

He Xingwen is well aware of the "battle" between players and demons.

"They have potential beyond imagination." Anudda said: "In my eyes, the same is true for kingdoms."

"It sounds like you already have a preliminary evaluation of the kingdom?"

"Very potential collaborator." Anuta said: "We believe that as long as you and your kingdom are given some time, it will become an existence that cannot be ignored on this continent."

He Xingwen was unmoved by this kind of politeness. This is not a possibility, but will definitely become a reality.

The King doesn't seem to doubt that.Anuta thought, of course he would not doubt this, after all he is the creator of miracles.

After a brief silence, Anuta continued: "Based on this, I think it is very necessary to establish a trade route with the kingdom."

"The Kingdom needs goods from the outside world, and we are willing to provide you with that."

He Xingwen stopped and thought for two seconds: "Then what should we use for trading?"

"We accept barter and credit transactions."

Wandering traders have a complete set of procedures for this—the kingdom is not the first foreign civilization they contact, they have contacted and guided many other civilizations to integrate into this world.

He Xingwen's gaze stayed on the mechanical body for a moment.

"I have another proposal..."

He stopped talking, and looked sideways at Doti, Maca, Duolun, and Zhe who came out of the main city.

As the mages were about to leave the kingdom, they encountered wandering traders.

When He Xingwen saw them, they also saw He Xingwen and that strange mechanical body.

The ether was rippling, and it gave a lot of feedback: "The design of the great scientists, the handwriting of the dwarves, and the style of throwing a lot of money... the gold of Egypt?"

Hailongshi included their figures, and the overly distinctive features made Anuda immediately draw a corresponding conclusion: "Mages of the Arcane Academy?"

Anuta was a little surprised: "I am surprised that the mages will appear here."

"It's not surprising that Ai Zhijin appears here." Duoti said: "You are keen to contact new civilizations, aren't you?"

The presence of mages in places they shouldn't have caused many questions for Anudha, but this was not an appropriate occasion to ask questions. The king and his people were watching them.

So, in the end, Anuta just tentatively asked: "So, what is the mage's purpose here?"

Duoti stroked his beard and said tactfully, "I think our intentions for coming here should be the same."

trading?No, it should be cooperation.

This is easy to understand, after all, mages are famous for their enthusiasm for exploring the ether and their thirst for knowledge.

But cooperation?This is not the style of mages.

Even Ai Zhijin, who was a wandering merchant, spent a lot of effort in establishing a stable trade relationship with them. In the end, it was because of the mage's need for spell-casting materials that the trade took place.

Anuta quickly flashed a series of associations because of Duoti's answer, but Duoti obviously didn't feel the need to explain.

He nodded to the king, and walked towards the far side of the kingdom.

"I'll see them off." Zhe explained to He Xingwen and followed their footsteps.

This episode did not interrupt He Xingwen's thoughts. He Xingwen was not curious about the conclusion that Zhe and the mages finally reached an agreement—he had no doubt that Zhe could achieve his goal.

He continued with the words just now: "I have another proposal."

Anuta quickly recovered and listened to the king's next words.

"Individual transactions between kingdom citizens and wandering merchants will not be allowed."

The talk broke down?Anutha's first reaction was: But I haven't started talking yet?

"But the kingdom can be the subject of the transaction and conduct transactions with Ai Zhijin."

This is not a refusal to trade, but an act of refusal of private transactions between wandering merchants and the people of the kingdom.

Anuta thought for a few seconds. Before that, no race had made such a request. Even in the lonely Arcane Academy, mages made reservations and purchased goods from wandering merchants.

Because if this is turned into a transaction between the main body of the power and the wandering merchant, it will be very cumbersome and require more time and energy-for the kingdom that made this request.

For wandering traders, transactions are still happening, just like normal transactions.

But for the kingdom, they need to count the different needs of each citizen, summarize them, and then trade with Aizhijin.

In this world, such behavior can be called superfluous.

No race or force needs to trade with Aizhijin in this way-a race that is xenophobic to this extent will never agree to establish trade relations with Aizhijin.

For example, elves, they do not trade with the outside world.

Another example is the treants in the endless forest and the plankton in the floating abyss. Their special racial composition makes them not need to trade.

But wanting to trade while refusing to trade in depth to some extent is very incomprehensible.

"Sounds...complicated." Very much, to be precise.

He Xingwen can understand what the other party doesn't understand.

He just warned the other party: "I hope you can abide by this, otherwise Ai Zhijin will lose my friendship."

This is already a very serious warning.

And Anuta definitely did not intend to anger the king, which is very irrational, he just had another problem.

"It sounds like you don't intend to keep us from contacting your people?"

"That's what I mean by another deal."

He Xingwen said: "I need Ai Zhijin to station a wandering businessman in Xinshou Village to maintain the continuity of the transaction."

The king's previous request sounded like he refused to have further contact with Ai Zhijin, but his request at the moment seemed to be very happy to have further contact with Ai Zhijin.

Anutha was taken aback by the opposite attitude.

"I think you know that some of my people are very special." He Xingwen said: "They want to conduct transactions, so I am ready to meet their needs."

Anudha struggled to understand the meaning of the king's words.

"But before confirming the details of the transaction, I need Ai Zhijin to abide by two points."

"First, do not conduct private transactions with my people."

"Second, wandering merchants must be resident in the Kingdom's Novice Village."

"The curse of the Land of God's Fall..."

"Creatures with my permission can be immune to the curse of God's Fallen Land on the land of the kingdom."

There is only one question left for Anuta: "Since you can't make private transactions with your people, why do you need us to stay in the kingdom?"

"Responsible for selling these goods that come from you but already belong to the kingdom to the people of Xinshou Village."

Of course, He Xingwen can also arrange other NPCs to be responsible for the role of "Wandering Merchant", but it is impossible for other NPCs to be in charge of transactions better than the Wandering Merchant himself.

The system gave a reason: "Ai Zhijin, the existence of this network of channels extending in all directions on the mainland does not match their title of 'Wandering Merchant'."

"Their strength may exceed the imagination of many existences, because most of the races in this world still have a very primitive understanding of merchants and the economy. Regarding the question of how effective Aizhijin can be in war , they know nothing about it.”

"Of course, for you, leaving a resident wandering merchant means that he can know the kingdom's movements in real time, and it also means that when necessary, he will persuade Ai Zhijin for the kingdom to use what he saw in the kingdom everything."

Will the kingdom need to convince Ai Zhijin to do something?

From the current point of view, there does not seem to be such a need.

But the system's eyes never fell in front of him. He watched the road extended by this option, and in the more distant future, he came to this conclusion.

The more you understand the system, the more you will become terrified of everything the system represents.

It's hard to imagine that with the help of an existence that has already planned a perfect ending for you since you took the first step, He Xingwen from another parallel world will end in failure.

In terms of system capabilities, the emergence of a failure seems to point to only one conclusion.

The reason why he failed was because the system chose the ending of failure for him.

This speculation didn't just come to He Xingwen's mind at this moment, it appeared there earlier, bringing suspicion, suspicion and distrust, and it will become the last straw that crushes He Xingwen and the fragile trust of the system at any time .

It's just that He Xingwen didn't accept it.

Just like every conflict between human thinking and intelligent computing, the concessions of both sides maintain mutual trust.

He chose to trust the system, and it has never wavered from the beginning to the present.