CH 10

After settling his two sons, King Chiba invited Xiao Zhi to attend the royal banquet to express his gratitude.

The Royal banquet was held in a gorgeous hall at the top of Wang Shu, where a variety of plants are intertwined. You can smell subtle floral scents close to it. It was not strong but the fragrance was just right, making people feel very comfortable.

Sitting at the top were King Chiba, Xiao Zhi as a distinguished guest, and the Crown Prince Chiba Wu.

Below are the crooked melons… Oh no, it’s the other princes.

At this moment, Xiao Zhi finally understood the long-standing doubts of the players. These princes looked like everything, but few looked like people. Small green vegetables like Chiba Wu are already beautiful against the background of the princes.

Such a picture really makes people want to ask “why”.

Knowing nothing about Xiao Zhi’s brain activities, King Chiba said to him: “I have heard of Xiao Wu’s previous experience. Thanks to your generosity, otherwise Chiba Kingdom will suffer a great loss. ”

Xiao Zhi quickly said that he didn’t dare to accept this gratitude.

He was not modest at all, he was just doing hidden tasks at the beginning. Although there was a little urge to take risks for Chiba Wu, he would not risk his life for him.

King Chiba: “Chiba Lan has been imprisoned in the Valley of the Sinners, where there is no sunlight and the water source is barren. It is very uncomfortable for the Wood Spirits, just to make him reflect on it. As for how long it will last… it depends on when his mind will be sober.”

This is a posture of being locked up without introspection. It seems that King Chiba is a very strict father. He is not weakened because it is his own son who made the mistake.

Chiba Wu rubbed his bare forehead: “Qi ge, you will be my thick and long brother from now on!”

Xiao Zhi: “…”

Your thick and long brother seems to have a bad fate, this one just got locked.

A rare gentle smile appeared on King Chiba’s face, and he raised a glass to Xiao Zhi: “Thank you for your help.”

Xiao Zhi also picked up the wine glass. At this time, he noticed that the wine in the glass seemed unusual. The color was emerald green. After checking the attributes, he found that the description was “The secret wine of the Chiba royal family, which contains desirable strength”.

It seems to be a good thing! Xiao Zhi took the glass and drank it.

Fuck!

Good-hard-to drink-

The taste of this wine is bitter, spicy and sour, and the taste is still sticky. The feeling of drinking it is like the door of hell opened for you.

Xiao Zhi suddenly stiffened and felt that it was neither swallowing nor vomiting but King Chiba was looking at him. He had to bite the bullet and drink while smiling.

A drop of alcohol ran across his throat and in the next instant, the turbulent experience rushed towards Xiao Zhi pushing his level to 140. It seems that the description of the item is not deceiving and the desirable power is indeed well-deserved.

Nourished by experience, Xiao Zhi felt that the wine had also become delicious. After a glass of wine, the banquet officially began.

The Mulings love cooking, food and wine, but due to the characteristics of plants, the food here is as famous as the dark cuisine. After all, as far as plants are concerned and as long as they are living things, there is not much that they can’t eat.

Xiao Zhi looked at the fresh-cut bamboo worms, stewed sharp-edged mantis, seven-flower pupa soup…While feeling numb on his scalp, he comforted himself. It’s okay. They are all delicious in terms of taste. You can’t be too superficial.

King Chiba and Xiao Zhi were chatting, and inadvertently he asked about his future plans: “I heard that the Asanasi people have always been adventurous. I don’t know where Mr. Qi will go afterwards?”

Xiao Zhi thought for a while, “I will probably go take a look at Dolly Alliance and Long Moon Desert.”

These two places, one is a commercial country famous for trade, and the other is an adventure resort famous for copy and exploration. You can make money and gain experience at the same time. Both are good choices.

Chiba Wu said excitedly: “Qi ge, when you go to Dolly Alliance, please bring me some kind of brochures..”

Looking at the smile on his face, it is self-evident what “that kind of booklet” he refers to.

(e/n: lmao. Chiba wu, you naughty little thing)

Xiao Zhi: “…” The Dolly Alliance is the home base of the Xiyue Clan. In addition to being a profiteer, they are well-known throughout the mainland. Also, they have another feature-they are rich in beauties.

Whether you are a profiteer or a liar, it is always more convenient to look good.

Except for the Xiyue tribe, the Dolly Alliance accommodates almost all races in the entire continent. Various cultures blend and collide here. The style of the pamphlet is naturally the richest in the entire continent.

Before Xiao Zhi could answer, King Chiba’s paternal slap had already stuck. He couldn’t get up because he was pressing his bear child on the table.

King Chiba reservedly nodded to Xiao Zhi: “There is no queen in the country of Chiba and the children are grown from my seeds. I have also had a headache for their education over the years. If possible, please bring him some teaching materials. It is said that the examinations of the Xiyue clan are quite distinctive.”

Chiba Wu panicked, and his short limbs struggled helplessly, like a bastard who was held down on his shell: “Don’t! The exam for those profiters is so difficult!!”

At this moment, Xiao Zhi resonated with the single 600-year-old father who had brought 700 bad children with him.

He nodded solemnly, buy! Buy more! It is best to let all these bear kids enter the ocean of knowledge.

King Chiba’s hand still didn’t relax. He said in an apologetic tone: “Xiao Wu is still young, just a six-hundred-year-old child. This journey must have caused you a lot of trouble. I’m really sorry. ”

Xiao Zhi was a little dazed: “A child over six hundred years old?”

King Chiba nodded: “The wood spirit clan grows slowly, especially the royal clan. Generally speaking, 1200 years old are considered adults, and they will look good by then. Some changes will happen.”

Xiao Zhi looked at Chiba Wu, it turned out that this guy is really a child.

King Chiba suddenly lowered his voice and approached Xiao Zhi: “Although I think Xiao Wu is a good child, according to the traditions of the Chiba royal family, I cannot give him too much shelter. After all, only the surviving seedlings are eligible to grow up.”

Xiao Zhi looked at his green eyes and understood the hidden meaning of his words.

This is a hint that if Chiba Wu is in danger in the future, he hopes Xiao Zhi can help him again.

Whether it is wood spirits or plants, they are all about the survival of the fittest. Plants seem to be gentle but they have cruel survival rules.

The hundreds of brothers present are actually competitors of Chiba Wu. Only by winning and living in constant competition can he grow into a qualified king.

Chiba Wu looks so unreliable but he has survived this kind of competition for six hundred years, which is also a skill.

Xiao Zhi slightly nodded at King Chiba, which was tantamount to having the priority to accept hidden tasks, and it was also a kind of preferential treatment in disguise for him.

However, he still has to hurry up and upgrade. If King Chiba did not return at such an appropriate time when a Chiba prince rebelled, he and Chiba Wu might have dies.

·

After the banquet, King Chiba sent someone to Xiao Zhi to send a simple golden bell.

The attendant saluted Xiao Zhi: “This is the Mu Yinling into the wood spirit hometown, where the king arranged a permanent residence for you. As long as you shake the bell, you can summon the entrance to the wood spirit hometown anytime, anywhere. When you leave, you only need to ring the bell and you will appear in the place where you left before.”

This is really a surprise. Originally, Xiao Zhi had gained a lot of experience and was already very satisfied. Unexpectedly, King Chiba would send him one lavishly home. This time, Xiao Zhi no longer had to worry about the rest of his future.

According to what he saw on the forum before, the land of wood spirits is one of the most difficult areas to obtain residency qualifications. It is also called the Glory Peak of the Long Moon Desert, the Sunset Bay of the Dolly Alliance, and the Gods’ Terrace of Brace. Four VIP residential areas. As for Hessen and Borderlands, sorry, no player can live in it so far.

Expressing his gratitude, Xiao Zhi reached out and took Mu Yinling.

He found a place to gently shake the bell. The sound of the wooden bell was not as crisp as an ordinary bell, but rather like the rustling of leaves. Along with a breeze with a breath of vegetation, a wooden door decorated with vines appeared in front of Xiao Zhi.

Xiao Zhi stretched out his hand to open the door, and there was a valley full of white flowers in front of him. At this time, the sky was already dark and fireflies could be seen flying from time to time among the lush forests, which looked like a paradise.

An exquisite wooden house stood quietly in front of Xiao Zhi, with a warm yellow light.

A letter with his game ID was attached to the mailbox in front of the door. Xiao Zhi opened it and saw that the letter was written by King Chiba. It contained some blessings for him to live here happily.

It seems that this is his own house.

Xiao Zhi entered the yard with some excitement. The style of this wooden house and the home of wood spirits is very uniform, both decorated with vines and flowers, and there is a beautiful garden in the yard. The interior has three floors, complete furniture and a dedicated storage warehouse, enough for daily use.

Facing this warm and elegant cabin, Xiao Zhi’s nerves that had been tense since waking up in the game suddenly relaxed. This made him feel tired. Xiao Zhi couldn’t help but walk to the bedroom and lay on the bed comfortably after taking a hot bath.

The bed was soft but the touch was different from the one he was used to sleeping in. Looking at the wooden ceiling, Xiao Zhi felt a little dazed.

He appeared so suddenly in this familiar and unfamiliar world.

Although he is an orphan, has no friends and has nothing to do with the original world, he is far from everything he is familiar with after all. He embarked on the journey before he could adapt.

Now he can finally have a good rest.

Xiao Zhi thought, maybe this was just a bizarre dream. After waking up, he will find himself lying on the original bed, with ZERO equipment quietly placed in the study next door. As soon as he goes online, he will see Assen waiting for him and then say “good morning” to him.

·

It’s a pity that everything is not a dream.

Xiao Zhi opened his eyes and saw the wooden ceiling that he saw before falling asleep last night.

He seemed to have slept for a long time at this time, when the sky was already bright, sunlight poured into the room through the curtain on the window, illuminating the whole bedroom warmly and brightly.

Along with the floral breeze, there was a smell of grilled meat.

The craftsmanship of the roaster seems to be very good, the meat’s strong aroma is just rightly blended by the spices and after the flame and high temperature cooking, the aroma is strong and attractive.

Xiao Zhi suddenly felt hungry.

After taking care of himself, Xiao Zhi opened the door and walked out. The land of wood spirits during the day looks like a beautiful scenery different from that at night. Everywhere is full of vitality, occasionally there are a few crisp bird sounds but it is more peaceful and quiet. .

The scent came from another cabin not far from him.

Xiao Zhi saw three figures in the yard over there. They were sitting around the fire. A beautiful woman with long hair was having a barbecue. A young man and an old man were sitting beside them.

Alarmed by the sound of Xiao Zhi opening the door, the three of them looked at him. Seeing that it was a strange face, the beautiful woman who had grilled meat waved to him without seeing it, “You are the new resident, do you want to have lunch together?”

The other two also waved to him in a friendly manner. In a gesture, the old man shook the jar in his hand: “This is the wine I brewed myself. How about tasting it together?”

Since the other party is so enthusiastic and Xiao Zhi is really hungry, he also walked over and greeted the neighbors.

After introducing themselves to each other, Xiao Zhi learned that the woman who barbecues is called Tiramisu, the young man is called an Outsider, and the old man who brews is called the Sword of Freedom. The three of them are residents of Wood Spirit Village and have known each other for a long time.

The Sword of Freedom gave Xiao Zhi a jar of wine and quietly gave him gossip: “Don’t look at Tiramisu. She looks young on the outside but in fact, she is old enough to be your great-grandma, this one just loves stinky beauty.”

Although she is not young anymore, her hearing is still sharp. She raised her hand and a sharp barbecuing iron flew towards the sword of freedom.

“Old man Jian, you will die if you don’t stop talking cheaply!” It was obviously an ordinary iron stick, but she used it as a hidden weapon, so fast that it could hardly catch a trace. Xiao Zhi’s heart jumped when he saw it.

Although the Sword of Freedom is also a lot older, his movements are still very flexible. He suddenly leans back and dodges Tiramisu’s attack dangerously. The iron stick flew straight back, and finally plunged deeply into an innocent tree, which was never seen again.

It seems that my neighbors are not ordinary people, Xiao Zhi thought.

The Sword of Freedom looked at Tiramisu: “Mrs. Su, you are still as fierce as you were before!”

Tiramisu had already picked up the flaming barbecue tongs and looked at the Sword of Freedom dangerously: “Okay, you couldn’t beat me before, now you want to remember my youth, right?” Sword of Freedom was sweating on his forehead, and couldn’t help but want to stand up and run away. He really couldn’t beat this grumpy old witch!

At the critical juncture, the young man who had been quiet all the time spoke up. His gentle voice sounded so calm that he could not help but feel calm: “Mrs. Su, our guest is still waiting. He should be looking forward to your craftsmanship.”

The tiramisu on the edge of the explosion slightly reduced her anger when she heard the words and the barbecue tongs stopped in the air.

The outsider made persistent efforts: “Besides, I don’t want to be in a hurry to clean up Grandpa Jian for a few minutes. Anyway, he hasn’t escaped under your hands.”

The Sword of Freedom whispered: “I don’t want a face…”

The Outsider also lowered his voice: “The face can no longer be saved. Isn’t it okay to survive? If you continue to fight, you will lose your guts.”

Sword of Freedom : “…”

Tiramisu only then stopped and continued the great barbecue business in her hands. She is skilled in her movements and she should also have good craftsmanship in reality.

Xiao Zhi understood that Outsider is the key to maintaining the friendship between the three people in the neighborhood. Being able to navigate between two irritable bosses, this one does not seem to be a simple character.

In a short time, the barbecue was completely completed, and several people shared it together.

Tiramisu looked at Xiao Zhi and asked casually, “Looking at your equipment, your level isn’t high right? It’s not easy to obtain residence in Wood Spirit Township. Tsk Tsk, it’s not easy.”

Sword of Freedom: ” You don’t know this. I heard that Xiao Qi helped to quell this rebellion, alone.”

Tiramisu looked at Xiao Zhi’s eyes with some playfulness: “This is great, can you give me something? Tell me what your main account is called, I promise not to say it.”

Xiao Zhi: “…I really don’t have a main account.”

Tiramisu blinked at him: “Well, I’m not a fan of digging. Private bad neighbor, come to eat meat.”

Her expression is obviously saying, I know you have a secret but I won’t ask.

Xiao Zhi ate the crispy barbecue on his hands. He looked at the other two people and read almost the same content in their eyes.

Xiao Zhi: “…”

He didn’t know anything, he was just a weak and helpless little mage.

Tiramisu seems to be a little nostalgic: “I only came in after defeating the first warrior of the Wood Spirit clan at the time. How about you?”

The Sword of Freedom took a bite of the barbecue. “Of course I defeated the Snow Eagle Team—— ”

Tiramisu said mercilessly: “Be honest.”

The Sword of Freedom is a bit weak: “Running errands for the Chiba royal family for over 100 years ……”

The two looked at the outsider: “What about you ?”

The outsider slowly ate the barbecue, looking like he enjoyed it. “Me? I made a development plan for the Chiba Kingdom in the next hundred years.” The two violent elderly people were in awe: “Talents…”

Listening to the chatter of the neighbors, Xiao Zhi couldn’t bear to look at the barbecue in his hand. He remembered Assen.

It was after he had just entered the game and he was not familiar with the system. He forgot the setting of stamina. He was so hungry in front of Assen that he couldn’t get up. Assen was shocked, thinking he was going to die.

Xiao Zhi is considering whether to eat grass to satisfy his hunger but the grass in Hessian looks dark. Eating it will likely take you a day trip to the realm of Asanasi.

At this moment, Assen grabbed a bone snake from the grass and handed it to him.

Xiao Zhi: “…”

Although this thing is also a snake, it has no meat at all… It took a long time for Xiao Zhi to let Assen understand that he can’t eat this kind of food. Assen’s eyes were puzzled; he got up and left.

Xiao Zhi lay on his stomach, groggy with hunger.

Not long after, Assen came back carrying a huge flaming wild boar. The wild boar was three or four times as big as him. He didn’t know where Assen caught it.

Assen turned the wild boar’s dead face to Xiao Zhi and signaled him to start eating with a pure face.

Xiao Zhi: “…”

Although this thing has meat, his mouth is really not so strong…

Finally, after some difficult negotiations, Xiao Zhi finally taught Assen barbecue and avoided starving to death.

After taking a dazed bite of Assen’s labor, Xiao Zhi’s mouth felt that the taste was the same as a door panel, and his mouth made a suspicious “crunch” sound.

He barely opened his eyes and glanced at the item description:

“The dark stuff is said to be barbecue. After eating it, you are at your own risk.”

Xiao Zhi: “…”

Withdrawing the preface, he may still be hovering on the verge of starving to death. This time he also increased the risk of being poisoned to death.

Assen also tried a bite, and then decisively collected the dark and unidentified object in Xiao Zhi’s hand to destroy.

He doesn’t know how long it has passed. When Xiao Zhi felt that the door to the realm of Asanasi had been opened for himself, he finally had the taste of meat. Although there is no salt and no seasoning, this is meat — cooked meat.

This time, Xiao Zhi was formally out of the crisis of starvation.

Later, Assen also made barbecues. His barbecue skills became better and better. He would also use unknown spices and mushrooms from Hessian to season them. The mushrooms look suspicious but Xiao Zhi has never died after eating them and their taste is no worse than black truffles.

Different from the delicious roasted meat in his hand, the roasted meat made by Assen has a unique Hessian taste.

Thinking of this, Xiao Zhi began to miss Assen’s craftsmanship again. He wonders what Assen is doing now?

A quiet person like him is probably growing flowers or reading books, right? It’s dinner now, maybe he is cutting vegetables and cooking.

Thinking of the way Assen was cutting vegetables, the corners of Xiao Zhi’s mouth turned up.

·

The land of no owner.

The sky here is always gloomy, no green can be seen in the range of sight. The surrounding swamps with dead wood and weeds reveal a gray dead air.

Frost swung his sword and split the swamp piranha hiding in the dark towards him into two pieces. The giant head of the piranha fell to the ground but the mouth still maintained an attacking posture.

A lot of corpses fell around him. These were all monsters in Borderlands. They had no conscious mind but had the instinct to attack and swallow wildly. They didn’t even know fear when facing the undead army.

Frost stood there with his sword, covered in ghostly spirit. For a while, people couldn’t tell which was more terrifying between him and the hideous corpse on the ground.