Building a sect from scratch.

Chapter 70 My Apprentice's Brain Circuit Is Off

In "Ten Continents Chronicle", some tasks are marked in the game system's task bar and given hints, while some tasks will not have the word "task" appear at all.

These tasks without any markings or prompts are called "sudden tasks" by players. Because these tasks are almost never repeated, and once one player completes one, no other player can do it, they are unique and sudden tasks, and the content of the tasks is also related to the players' own actions.

Apart from those who know the inside story, most players believe that this was the game developer's original design to make everyone feel more immersed.

Wang Ergou and the others understood that this was because they were genuinely interacting with the people in this other world.

Therefore, when Wang Ergou heard that Jia Xiaoren's apprentice, a member of the community, had encountered some sugarcane spirit and bamboo fox spirit, and triggered some kind of sudden mission plot such as "beast taming", his first reaction was excitement.

He's been in this other world for so long, and he still hasn't encountered a real monster!

"Have your apprentice send us the coordinates, and we'll invite the NPC to reside permanently in Sheyi, so we don't have to travel all that way to do quests in the future!"

Jia Xiaoren was a little confused: "Invite NPCs to the community? Is that even possible?"

Wang Ergou casually said, "Why not give it a try! After all, all the NPCs from Shenyou Village have been moved to our Chang'an City!"

Then, he privately messaged Zhao Qing: "Second Senior Sister, go ask the Eldest Senior Sister what kind of things sugarcane spirits and bamboo fox demons like, and whether they can be tricked... cough, to come and stay in our players' city?"

"Wow! Where did you run into him?"

"It wasn't me who encountered it, it was Lao Jia's apprentice. Ask him quickly! I need to get to the coordinates to prepare to set off!"

"I'm asking!"

Not long after, Zhao Qing sent over a long message: "Bamboo foxes like to eat sweet plant roots and stems, and even if their tastes change after becoming a demon, they won't change too much. Sugarcane spirits, which are plant-type demons, like to drink spiritual spring water and Taiyin spiritual dew, which are liquid natural treasures. Senior Sister also said that these two types of demons have relatively gentle personalities, so we can consider inviting them to our own player community!"

"Thanks!"

Wang Ergou repeatedly looked at the message Zhao Qing sent, pondering it.

If you like sweet plant roots and stems, that's fine. Many players who are obsessed with wilderness survival have come up with things like roasted sweet potatoes and roasted potatoes. If all else fails, they can make candied sweet potatoes or honey yams, which is a kind of lower-dimensional attack and can be used to some extent.

But the spiritual spring water and the Yin spiritual dew are a different story.

Spiritual springs are common, but precisely because they are common, using them to invite someone would seem insincere.

As for the Taiyin Spirit Dew, nobody bothers to collect it unless they need it!
The so-called Taiyin Spirit Dew is the dew that condenses after absorbing the essence of Taiyin at dawn. Only the first batch of spirit dew is of the best quality, and the later the dew is condensed, the more mixed the aura it contains.

The former lacked sincerity, and the latter had nothing on hand; preparing a gift for the meeting was difficult, leaving Wang Ergou in a bit of a predicament.

"Hey Dog Bro, what are you doing here? Duck Duck made milk tea for the NPCs, want to come and have a bowl?"

The Jade Emperor saw Wang Ergou standing there in a daze from afar and shouted at the top of his lungs.

Wang Ergou didn't react for a moment: "Duck? Lu Ren's duck?"

The Jade Emperor said with admiration, "That's right! She's been busy working on her milk tea shop these past few days! Apparently, she tried hundreds of different recipes before finally developing the perfect blend with spirit spring water. It's said to have a fatigue-relieving effect on NPCs—it's incredibly effective!" "Spirit spring water? Milk tea!?"

Wang Ergou jumped up excitedly—this was like a pillow being handed to someone who was sleepy!
"Where is Duck?! Hurry! The organization needs her!"

The Jade Emperor looked at Wang Ergou, who suddenly seemed to have been injected with chicken blood, and was somewhat puzzled: "He's setting up a stall right at the entrance of the dungeon. No, Brother Gou, are you up to something again?"

"A whole fart! I'm going to dig up two big ones for you guys! Just you wait and see! Haha!"

As he spoke, Wang Ergou laughed so hard he was almost manic, and then flew straight towards the entrance of the dungeon like a gust of wind.

An hour later, Wang Ergou confidently appeared outside the bamboo forest with Jia Xiaoren. He even wore a brocade robe made in Taiping Town that had no special effects or descriptions, but looked quite like a wealthy landlord's robe, to show the solemnity of this one-sided negotiation of cooperation.

"I presume you two seniors are the legendary Bamboo Immortal and Bamboo Fox Seniors! It's a pleasure to meet you. I am Wang Xun, a disciple of the Taiyin Sect, and this is my junior brother, Jia Xiaoren."

Upon seeing Bai Chenxue and the strikingly thick sugarcane and the furry bamboo rat-like creature beside her, Wang Ergou immediately broke into a warm smile. He strode over, then pulled out several lidded wooden cups from his backpack, saying, "This is just a small token of my appreciation. Please don't find it offensive, seniors. This is a specialty of our Chang'an Sheyi, called milk tea. Although we use ordinary tea leaves, we use spiritual spring water, and the proportions are the safest possible. Even ordinary people without cultivation won't experience any adverse effects!"

"Oh, by the way, these are honey lemon tea, osmanthus milk green tea, honey peach green tea, watermelon iced tea... Oh, I brought two of each, you two can try some! They're not anything fancy, but it's nice to try something new!"

After this series of punches, coupled with Wang Ergou's fawning smile, Zhu Xian and the golden-haired bamboo fox were at a loss for words.

Bai Chenxue was also stunned. She secretly messaged Jia Xiaoren and asked, "Master, this is just a game, why is Brother Gou so..."

The word "shameless" almost escaped their lips, but both understood the unspoken meaning.

Although Jia Xiaoren was also dumbfounded, out of a sense of responsibility to maintain his image as a "master," he pretended to be an experienced person and explained, "Well, this game has a very high degree of freedom, especially the NPCs. They all have their own thoughts and will continue to evolve. Just treat them like real people!"

Bai Chenxue suddenly realized: "It's so intelligent? No wonder they didn't believe me when I told them I was a game account and they were virtual AI."

"?"

Jia Xiaoren's automatically put-on social smile instantly froze. He sent a private message: "Disciple."

"Ok?"

I don't quite understand your thinking.

"Hey?"

"Tell AI you are AI?"

Bai Chenxue replied confidently, "If he weren't an AI, why would I tell him he was an AI?"

"?"

Jia Xiaoren typed a question mark, then immediately followed up with, "Disciple, has anyone ever told you that your thought process has a unique and unconventional beauty?"

(End of this chapter)