Absolute Destiny Game

Hearing what the two guards said, Xiao Jie was stunned and wondered why the city lord came to him for no reason?

Isn't it because of the popularity?

I feel like it’s probably true.

Xiao Jie asked calmly, "I wonder why the city lord wants to see me?"

The guard said respectfully, "The city lord said he has something important to discuss with you, but I don't know what it is."

"Well, I'll go now, you two can lead the way."

Xiao Jie asked everyone to gather at the inn first, and he and the guards went to meet the city lord, and everyone walked along the street towards the city.

As we were walking, I suddenly said, "Brother Feng, have you noticed that the attitude of the townspeople towards us seems to have changed?"

Xiao Jie also noticed that it was true. As they passed by, people kept greeting them enthusiastically. Normally, this kind of treatment would only be given to those with a respected reputation, but at this moment, almost all players in the Longxiang Guild received this treatment.

The townspeople looked at him with admiration, and even when buying things, he could occasionally unlock a hidden dialogue.

Or get a certain discount, and there was even a case where players bought steamed buns for free at a roadside stall.

This subtle change might be overlooked if one does not pay attention, but for Xiao Jie, who pays great attention to the details of the game, it gave him a very obvious feeling - it seems that the popularity value is still very useful, and the effect is very intuitive.

I have to say that the details of this game are really good. In some games, no matter how high your reputation is, it only gives you some insignificant discounts when you buy things.

Like this, the attitude of each NPC will change, which really makes you feel immersed in the game.

Xiao Jie became more and more certain of his guess. It seemed that as the popularity increased, not only would the attitudes of ordinary civilian NPCs change, but the city lord would also trigger corresponding plot tasks.

When they reached the street corner, Xiao Jie separated from the others, asked them to go to the inn first, and followed the two guards towards the City Lord's Mansion.

After entering the City Lord's Mansion, I went straight to the City Lord's living room, but the City Lord had been waiting for a long time.

This was the first time Xiao Jie met the city lord, who was a middle-aged man with a kind face. He seemed to be pampered and had an extraordinary demeanor.

The personality traits and even good and evil of the NPCs in the game are often expressed very intuitively. Players with rich gaming experience can often tell who is good and who is bad at a glance.

Judging from the appearance of this person, he should not be a bad person.

The city lord stood up, with a look of admiration on his face, "Oh my, I've heard for a long time that there is a young hero in Luoyang City. Today I see that he is indeed handsome and heroic. Come, come, come, please take a seat."

Xiao Jie couldn't help feeling a little strange. This NPC was too enthusiastic.

Xiao Jie didn't act pretentiously and simply right-clicked on the chair and sat down.

The city lord personally poured a glass of wine for each of them.

"I have been paying close attention to your country's recent developments. The establishment of Longxiang Nation is a major event for Fengyin Province. Speaking of which, Luoyang Plain is a rare peaceful paradise among the nine provinces. However, even so, there are still monsters and bandits everywhere.

The land of Kyushu has been plagued by turmoil for a long time, and the people are suffering and struggling to survive.

For thousands of years, everyone has been looking forward to the reappearance of the Human King to rebuild the prosperous era of humanity. Now, the dawn has finally appeared.

It is a blessing that you have heroes from your country to pacify refugees, recover villages, and defeat evil spirits. I am afraid that the prophecy made a thousand years ago will soon come true for you all."

Xiao Jie was even more surprised when he heard this. He thought to himself, this city lord is actually giving me this kind of face? It's not surprising that he would bow down to me the next second after saying such nice things.

Of course, although we are happy, we still have to be polite.

"Your Excellency City Lord, you are too kind. We, the returnees, have returned to our homeland in Kyushu to save the world and follow the will of heaven. Helping the refugees and recovering the villages is part of the mission."

The city lord slapped the table and said excitedly, "What a great way to follow the will of heaven. When the empire collapsed, an expert predicted that there would be a catastrophe a thousand years later, and when the catastrophe comes, a hero will be born to save the world. Now that we have calculated, it seems that it will really come true.

Could it be that you are the hero?"

Xiao Jie was stunned. He didn't expect the news to spread so widely. How could everyone know that a catastrophe was about to happen?

And it seems that these NPCs believe in this prophecy so much that they are even willing to give up their power and make way for the wise.

At least under normal circumstances, a city lord would certainly be wary when hearing that someone has won the hearts of the people and has a strong army and horses. However, this city lord does not seem to have the ambition to establish his own empire.

He smiled and said, "Although I don't dare to call myself a hero, I have the determination to turn the tide and help the world."

"Okay, okay, I was right about the person." The city lord looked happy, but also worried, and sighed.

Xiao Jie thought to himself, here it comes, there really is something to come.

"Why is the city lord sighing?"

"Alas, to be honest, it has been difficult for me to be the city lord these years. I have been sitting on pins and needles. Although I believe I have the talent to govern the world, I do not have the courage to exterminate demons and monsters. The world is in chaos and monsters are everywhere. I can only barely keep Luoyang City from being lost.

I wanted to make progress but I didn't have the power to do so. Fortunately, heroes have emerged and the world can finally be saved.

However, the lives of the people in Luoyang City are so important that I cannot easily entrust them to others. I believe you can understand this."

"Of course I can understand that."

“I already know what your country has done, recovering villages, building bridges and roads, developing fertile fields, and pacifying refugees. These actions are indeed heroic deeds in troubled times.

However, if one wants to bring complete peace to the Luoyang Plain, the bandits on the Black Wind Mountain must be eliminated. Those bandits gather in the mountains, rob houses, kidnap innocent people, and communicate with demons and bandits.

In the past, I have sent troops to recapture the village, but it was ultimately taken away by the bandits from Black Wind Mountain. If these evil bandits cannot be eliminated, even the best situation will be ruined sooner or later.

If your country can completely eradicate the Black Wind Mountain forces, I will lead Luoyang City to merge with your country as the city lord, how do you think?"

Oh my god, so proactive? Xiao Jie was a little bit unbelievable. He originally thought that it would take some effort to get the popularity to 100%, but he didn't expect that the other party would take the initiative to join him before the popularity was fully reached.

This mission in Black Wind Mountain must be the final test.

"Does the Lord City Lord really mean what he said?"

"Of course I am serious. Since the fall of the empire, the nine provinces have been without a country and a ruler. Local officials like me are only responsible for protecting the people and the land. Now that the king has appeared, we should obey him. As long as your country can prove that it has the courage and strength to support the world, how can I not obey the will of heaven and the people?"

[System prompt: Triggering the territory mission [Battle of Black Wind Mountain], the Lord of Luoyang City requires you to wipe out the Black Wind Mountain bandit forces to prove that Longxiang Country has the power and courage to revitalize the human race and the strength to protect Luoyang City.]

Mission objective: Eliminate the monster force 'Black Wind Mountain Bandits'.

Secondary Objectives:

1. Capture the Juyi Hall of Black Wind Mountain.

2. Eliminate the five leaders of Black Wind Mountain.

3. Destroy the five strongholds in Black Wind Mountain.

Mission reward: Luoyang City (right to rule).

Note: This task is a national task. To complete the task and obtain the reward, you must complete it as a national player. 】

Seeing the mission appear, Xiao Jie was completely relieved.

Xiao Jie stood up, bowed and said, "In that case, I am willing to take on this important task."

The city lord also bowed and said, "Okay, then I will wait for good news in this city lord's mansion."

"But before I leave, I still need to ask who are the masters on Black Wind Mountain. Does the Lord City Lord know?"

"Of course I understand. Let me explain it to you in detail.

There are five village chiefs on the Black Wind Mountain, each of them owns a village.

The head of the stronghold, Li Gun, the Demon-Slaying Heavenly King, is good at using a steel whip. When he was young, he practiced Taoism and magical powers. He has unpredictable skills and unmatched courage.

The second leader of the stronghold is the shadowless archer Liu Qingyun - his archery is as good as a god, and he never misses his target. With his shadowless arrow, he can take someone's life within a hundred steps as easily as taking something out of a bag. He has dozens of Black Wind Mountain archers under his command, who can draw strong bows, shoot flying birds, and form a formation to shoot. Even the most skilled archers cannot get close to him.

The third leader, the Little Overlord Zhao Huchen, has thirty-six moves of the Overlord Spear Technique, each of which is deadly. He is an expert in horse combat and has nearly a hundred elite cavalry under his command. When he goes into battle, he always leads his troops and goes as fast as the wind.

The fourth leader, Shi Renjie, the Yin-Yang Judge, is not only an expert in swordsmanship, but can also control ghosts and spirits, understand yin and yang, and know destiny. He has dozens of magical soldiers under his command, all of whom have special skills.

Wu Tong, the leader of Wuzhai, is a guest in the clouds. He is an expert in light martial arts and has great skills in using hidden weapons. His subordinates are all gangsters.

Under these five, there are dozens of leaders of varying sizes, and thousands of bandits. Not only that, Li Gun also makes friends with demons and bandits, and has many monsters under his command who obey his orders and serve him..."

While listening, Xiao Jie secretly calculated the strength of the Black Wind Mountain forces.

Five BOSSES, dozens of elite monsters, thousands of monsters, and a small number of demon units.

It's not a big problem.

"I understand. I'll take my leave now."

"please!"

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When Xiao Jie left the City Lord's Mansion and came to the inn, the leaders of the other groups had already arrived. More than 20 people were crowded in the lobby of the inn, waiting for the results of the merit point verification.

"Brother Feng, are the scores I reported okay?" Yulong Zai Tian asked tentatively, his tone obviously guilty. He was commanding a chores group today, and although they were all doing miscellaneous work, he actually reported a lot of merit points.

There were three people who received +30 points for their great contributions.

Xiao Jie knew what was going on. There must be something fishy about this. What kind of credit can you get from paving roads and building bridges? It's just some hard work.

Xiao Jie said calmly: "Don't ask me about this. I can't calculate so much data by myself. Of course, the expert group has the final say. For matters like this, we must listen to the association. After all, I am only the vice president."

Xiao Jie would not take on things lightly. Checking scores and credits is actually a very offensive job. There will definitely be people who falsely report their credits. If it is discovered and pointed out, it will be embarrassing for both parties.

Fortunately, Xiao Jie is not the president, so he can naturally shirk responsibility for such matters. After all, these are the accounting results given by the association, so even if there is a problem, it cannot be blamed on him.

This expert group was really efficient. They finished the calculations in a short time and sent down the settlement plan.

Xiao Jie opened the settlement plan and read it: "Based on the reports of merit and scores submitted by each group, the following are the handling opinions...

You, the chores group, have three violations and three of your contributions are not worthy of the credit you deserve.

Miscellaneous Group 2, you have five violations, which is too many extra points.

Miscellaneous Service Group 3, damn, can you guys stop doing this? There are actually eight people who are overkilling. Killing a small monster can add 30 points. Who is the leader of Miscellaneous Service Group 3? Deduct 50 points! All the extra points will be deducted.

The second assault team, eh, the score was actually too low..."

Qianlong Wuyong is indeed a down-to-earth person. Other groups would give more points to their members, it was just a matter of how much. Only the points of the Second Attack Group were calculated very strictly. After verification, the contributions of two people were actually counted as small. They should have received medium contributions, but were counted as small contributions.

According to the expert group's opinions, some more were added.

There was not much difference between the two security corps. The main thing was that their job was to recruit refugees, so there was no room for falsifying the scores. At most, they recruited more refugees and added five or ten more points.

“Okay, everyone’s scores are out, and those who want to see them can check them in the group file.

Today's operation went smoothly, and all eight villages were recaptured. However, the spoils gained from attacking the villages will not be distributed publicly. After all, attacking the villages is a dangerous job, and those who participated in the attacking team should receive more rewards.

So the spoils were divided among the two assault groups.

The points of the Miscellaneous Affairs Corps and the Security Corps can be exchanged for silver, or they can be used to buy official positions. A group of village chiefs and militia captains will be available soon, and these are all lucrative positions.

Of course, you can also spend points to ask the team to help you advance your profession."

Xiao Jie explained the reward plan again, and then led everyone in the assault team to start auctioning the spoils.

The harvest from these four villages today was quite good, especially the last spirit skeleton, which dropped a magic weapon and a skill book. Unfortunately, they were all about ghost curses, and he was not interested in them.

The other drops are also very good, and the mountain goblin also drops a lot of top-quality ores.

But he didn't care much about it, and finally only spent 80 points to buy the book "Magic: Gray Wolf Transformation".

"By the way, Ye Luo, how is things going at Baiyun Temple?"

Before leaving Bixia Village, he specifically asked Ye Luo to take the assassin team to Baiyun Temple to investigate and see if they could get in, in case they could find some good stuff.

"We can't get in. The outside of Baiyun Temple is covered in fog. It seems to be some kind of magic barrier. We tried to enter but got lost in the fog and almost couldn't get out."

"Well, let's not worry about it for now. Our primary mission right now is to attack Black Wind Village. The city lord has made an agreement with me that as long as we take over Black Wind Mountain, Luoyang Town will join Longxiang Country, and we will have a real territory."

Although many villages have been captured, they are scattered everywhere and each village is very small, not enough to serve as the basis for hegemony.

There must be a city.

"Tomorrow we will take action to attack Black Wind Mountain. I will personally lead this battle.

Considering the large number of enemies, there are five bosses alone, so it is somewhat dangerous, and everyone should be mentally prepared. "

Having said that, Xiao Jie is not really worried. Of course there will be danger, but that is only for ordinary players. The people around him have even killed a dragon. They are just a bunch of bandits and can be dealt with in minutes.

Not to mention that he can also transform into a dragon, and then become invincible.

Of course, considering the nature of this game, we still have to show the momentum of a lion fighting a rabbit.

Three hundred players will all be mobilized at that time.