DNF Return to 2008

Chapter 7: Ink Bamboo Bracelet
"When you miss an era, it means that the era has passed..."

At this time, An Yi has gradually integrated into this era of non-mainstream culture, with less shame and more memories.

Brother Hua is also from Guangnan District 46. He has three characters in his account: a Lv34 Berserker, a Lv23 Gunner, and a Level Roaming Gunner.

An Yi directly chose the berserker with the ID 'Squatting on the Wall Waiting for Red Apricot'.

"The scattered dragon roar, the cursed heavy armor, the weapon is a mission weapon..."

An Yi took a close look at the opponent's equipment. The weapon was a purple Knight's Sword of Power of Faith.

[Knight's Great Sword of Power of Faith]
Quality: Rare

Level: Lv43
Physical attack power +451
[Blood Awakening Lv+1]
Attack Speed ​​+1%
This weapon looks like an ordinary Sunan sword, but its level is very special because it is a quest weapon.

In version 60, in addition to the dropped weapons, players also have a quest weapon that can continue to increase with the player's level.

Level 27 Weapon of Light, level 32 Destiny, level 37 Power of Faith, and level 46 Indomitable Will.

This series of weapons may have average attributes, but they are easy to obtain. You just need to complete the "Kakun's Special Service" mission and collect some materials.

Nowadays, Ghost Swordsman's weapons are definitely the most expensive, so Brother Hua made this giant sword of faith, which is actually quite good.

A level 46 Berserker can already enter Northmar to farm rogues.

However, An Yi didn't have time to help the other party upgrade the map. He squeezed directly into the 6th line trading market and came to the Moonlight Tavern.

"Today, I really want to get drunk!"

"How about a cup of fragrant fairy essence?"

On the shiny mahogany floor, a noble lady named Sosia, wearing a bright red open-chested dress and long elf ears, was holding a goblet, and her voice was gentle and charming.

Accompanied by the soothing and melodious background music of the Moonlight Lounge, one can't help but be intoxicated by it.

"My brother Zuo must still be living a life of drunkenness in there, right?"

He smiled easily, clicked on the donkey behind the Berserker, and then entered the name of the stall: Suicheng Hengpu Maple Leaf Internet Cafe accepts money in person.

Then, he called a few more loudspeakers, with a ratio of 1:8, leaving the Berserker hanging in place, waiting for someone to chat privately.

After hanging up for half an hour, there were a lot of private chat windows.

Undefeated Legend あ狂: "I have more than 600 million, do you want to take it now?"

Squatting against the wall waiting for Hong Xing: "Yes, but you have to deliver the goods to my door."

Undefeated Legend あ狂: "Okay, now you wait for me..."

"What the hell, are you really coming here at this time of night?"

Before An Yi could finish his words, the other character disappeared.

I had thought of leaving my contact information with him and waiting for tomorrow, or making an appointment. Although he didn't have a phone yet, there was a landline at the front desk of the Internet cafe, which was quite convenient.

An Yi thought about it, went back to the bar, tore off a piece of cardboard, wrote a slogan "DNF Guangnan District 1 accepts game coins" on it, and then put it up in a conspicuous place.

There is no other way. He has to do what is needed for Brother Hua's business. Otherwise, the Zang'ai family will hold a grudge against him and he won't be able to continue his job as a network administrator.

"Unit 75 calls the network administrator..."

Suddenly, a prompt sounded from the bar's host speaker.

An Yi frowned slightly, but still rushed to machine No. 75 in the corner of the small hall.

As soon as he got there, he saw a young man with wrinkled white shirt, pulling up his trousers, with a corner of white tissue paper sticking out from his trouser waistband.

After looking at the other person's screen and the shape of the ball, it turned out to be Julia, a teacher from the island country...

And the air seemed to be filled with the smell of seafood.

An Yi looked calm and asked, "You called the network administrator, what's the matter?"

There are too many such things. If you have ever stayed up all night in an Internet cafe, you will have seen them, even if you have never done them...

An Yi is not surprised.

But I was still unhappy in my heart, because the tissue on this guy’s stage was actually Debao.

Damn it, don't you know that Debao paper towels are the highest etiquette for Cantonese people at the table? How could you use it for this?
My uncle can't bear it, but my aunt can't!

The man in the shirt was not ashamed at all. He took out fifteen dollars and said, "Please order me a midnight snack and a can of Pepsi..."

"What midnight snack do you want? No...the only midnight snack at this time is Longjiang pork trotter rice." An Yi raised his eyes and replied.

It's already past one in the morning, and most restaurants outside are closed. Only the Maple Leaf Internet Cafe across the street has Longjiang Pork Trotter Rice, which is open 24 hours a day.

"Okay, pig's trotter rice is pig's trotter rice."

The man in the shirt had a clear voice. He counted out two more dollars and said, "The extra money is a Coke for you."

"Okay, wait!"

When An Yi heard the other party treating him to a Coke, he was too lazy to argue with him.

Obviously this guy is more capable of dealing with things. After all, there are only a few people who can treat the network administrator to a drink of Kola.

Back at the bar, he made a phone call to order food.

Within ten minutes, the Longjiang pork trotter rice was served. An Yi opened the refrigerator and took out a bottle of Pepsi, and also gave the other party a straw.

When he reached Unit 75, the man in the shirt nodded and continued to concentrate on chopping monsters.

An Yi took a look and saw that the game screen was 2.5D, and the various skills were like flowers scattering from the sky, which was gorgeous and cool.

"So it's "Demon Domain", no wonder..."

After looking at it for a while, he suddenly remembered.

This game was popular in Internet cafes for a while in 06 and 07. It is a monster-killing PK online game of the Legend or Miracle MU type.

It is said that the outdoor PVP battles are so wild that you can even steal the opponent's equipment!
This is like you PK with a big monkey and put his +17 Ancient Dust Dagger into your backpack. This kind of play is no different from a casino. It is said that sometimes people lose tens of thousands of RMB in an hour.

Therefore, the top-quality equipment and babies in the Magic World game are expensive, comparable to the popular Fantasy Westward Journey at that time.

For example, a piece of equipment called "Soul of Alama" was sold at a sky-high price of hundreds of thousands of RMB...

Of course, An Yi had only heard about it, but he had never really played it.

Back at the bar, he drank some fat otaku happy water and continued to keep watch.

Unexpectedly, a high beam came on outside the glass door, and the small pedal, which seemed to have burned out the oil, came to a sudden stop.

Two young men wearing khaki flip-flops pushed the door open and walked in.

"Do you guys accept DNF game coins?"

One of the young men with a shaved head took a look at the cardboard and had an idea in his mind.

"Yes, are you the undefeated myth Kuang just now?" An Yi asked.

The young man with the flat head nodded and said, "It's me! Okay, how do we trade?"

An Yi pointed to the computer in front of him. The young man with a flat head didn't waste any words and directly took out his network card and asked him to top up one dollar for the internet fee.

Turn on the computer and play the game.

"The internet speed at this Maple Leaf Internet Cafe is pretty good. It's even better than the one at the Huanyu Internet Cafe we ​​just visited!"

The flat-headed companion looked around the Internet cafe and found that except for the dozen or so big screens in front of him, all the others were 21-inch LCD screens.

When you look at DNF and select the region, the displayed network speed is green.

In contrast, the Huanyu they often go to is big, with hundreds of computers, but the Internet speed is worrying. While they are playing, the computer either freezes or gets disconnected, which makes them very annoyed.

"Maple Leaf's network cable is a 10M fiber-optic private network, and Huanyu's should also be 10M, but there are fewer machines here than there, so the network speed is naturally faster..."

An Yi smiled and explained a few words.

There are three Internet cafes in Hengpu Town. In addition to Maple Leaf, there is Huanyu at the head of the town, and the Blue Harbor Internet Club in the shopping mall, which is the highest level.

These days, home networks are basically telephone lines, which was still the era of dial-up Internet access. For an average family, having 512KB or 1M was already a big deal.

But it’s different for those who run Internet cafes. Boss Liao is a World of Warcraft player, and it seems that opening an Internet cafe is just a side business. He just pulled a 10M fiber optic line, and it can be said that it is easy to run the entire Internet cafe.

Because the Internet speed requirements of Internet cafes are much lower now than in later generations. Most people go to Internet cafes just to chat about penguins, watch videos, watch movies, and play some CF and other games that don’t require much Internet speed...

Not to mention, there are dedicated routers to regulate traffic.

Of course, except for those movies downloaded late at night...

The flat-headed man nodded and said, "Then let's play here tonight."

Both parties logged into the game and came to the Moonlight Tavern.

Suddenly, the flat-headed man remembered something and asked, "By the way, I have two black bamboo bracelets. Would you like to take them?"

"Mozhu? Two more?"

"Yes, come and see. I just found this small account yesterday and I haven't had time to sell it yet. Today I found another one..."

Upon hearing this, An Yi turned his head and looked at the other person's screen.

In the backpack of a magician, there were two dark green, ring-shaped, notched sealed bracelets.

[Black bamboo bracelet]
Quality: Rare

Level: Lv25
Stamina +13
Movement Speed ​​+3%
Jump power +20
"Take it, why not..."

An Yi couldn't help swallowing and asked, "How much do you want to sell it for?"

This black bamboo bracelet is definitely one of the most talked-about rare equipment in version 60.

There is no other reason. In this version where players only like PK, the 3% movement speed bonus is definitely the best and most affordable bracelet component.

What's more, the Black Bamboo Bracelet has a chance to drop in the level 25 copies of Sky City and Skyshroud Behemoth. Even the most ordinary and experienced players have experienced the explosion of Black Bamboo.

"This... I'm not sure. I think the speaker costs around 800,000 yuan. I found it at Black Diamond."

The flat-headed young man hesitated for a moment and asked tentatively: "How about I sell you both for 25 yuan?"

"Based on your 80, that's 160 million for two. The ratio of game coins we charge is 1 to 8..."

An Yi smiled and said, "Your calculation is not quite right, right?"

"Uh... okay, okay, then it's 20 yuan, just take it!" The man with the flat head was also straightforward and didn't bargain.

"it is good."

An Yi nodded slightly.

The two started a transaction, and the other party put up 670 million gold coins and two black bamboo bracelets.

An Yi confirmed it and clicked OK.

Seeing that the gold coins and the black bamboo had all fallen into his backpack, he counted out a red sun and said, "600 million is 75 yuan, plus 20 yuan of black bamboo, you give me 5 yuan..."

The man with the flat head took the banknote, rubbed it a few times, then held it up to the light to confirm that it was not a counterfeit, and then gave the other party 5 yuan in change.

The transaction between the two parties is completed.

The flat-headed man and his companions directly signed up for membership at the Maple Leaf Internet Cafe, then found a row of computers and stayed up all night together.

To become a member of Maple Leaf Internet Cafe, you only need to recharge ten yuan. A regular card is 2.5 yuan per hour, while a membership card is 2 yuan, which seems a lot cheaper.

But the trick of Internet cafes is nothing more than keeping customers in their stores.

Perhaps most netizens don’t know that the drinks, mineral water, instant noodles and cigarette cabinets sold at the bar are also an important source of income for Internet cafes.

(End of this chapter)