Chosen Evolution: I can load the protagonist template

Chapter 768 Tongtian River, Chen Family Village

Chechi Kingdom, Yuanhui County, Tongtian River, Chenjiazhuang.

From a contemporary perspective, Chenjiazhuang was actually quite luxurious. Judging from the distribution of houses, there were probably four or five hundred households, and you could see that there were quite a few pedestrians on the street.

As the only human settlement within a hundred miles, Chenjiazhuang also served as a relatively important transportation hub. The village had all the shops and restaurants it needed, and in addition to the villagers, there were also many travelers from outside.

Although Cheng Tian and his group were dressed so strangely that they were enough to be cursed by the locals, they didn't need to do any extra disguises because of the rules of the Chosen Space. They were just accepted by the people of Chenjiazhuang. At most, they would just be glanced at by the locals.

Or to put it another way, the locals have seen plenty of monsters, so Cheng Tian and his group's strange attire and short haircuts are already quite normal. As long as you buy things and pay normally, and don't do anything immoral, Chenjiazhuang welcomes you.

Of course, there is another problem if you don't disguise yourself, which is that other players will recognize you immediately.

To be honest, at this stage, it's actually quite difficult for players to disguise themselves as ordinary NPCs. As players gain more experience in the space and become stronger, their "aura," which was originally intangible, becomes tangible. Apart from a few exceptionally talented players who are skilled at disguise, everyone can see that a player is different from others at a glance.

Furthermore, once they reach a certain level of fame, some players will deliberately maintain a certain ID and a distinctive image in order to create a celebrity effect.

To some extent, Cheng Tian is actually closely linked to the Fiery Sun Mask on his face, and with the establishment of the Fiery Sun Legion, some people who had contact with Cheng Tian have spread information about him.

So much so that when Cheng Tian swaggered onto the streets of Chenjiazhuang, a player who had arrived earlier and was sitting on the second floor of a restaurant recognized Cheng Tian's identity through his mask.

However, this player's thoughts are a bit complicated right now.

Judging from the description of the main quest, this mission is very likely to involve some issues related to competing for targets.

To put it simply, there's only one Inspiration King, and only players who can defeat Inspiration King can complete the main quest. This means that some players will inevitably fail the main quest because they can't complete the quest.

The most straightforward way to avoid this situation is to have players who belong to the human faction form a gray contract in advance and take on the mission as a large team. This is the most likely way to avoid a large number of players being forced to fail.

As the saying goes, a person's reputation is reflected in their reputation. The Blazing Sun hangs brightly above the central square of the Chosen Space, and the Blazing Sun Legion's welfare rules are widely known. Anyone who can establish a player faction recognized by the entire space is definitely not a simple person.

He wasn't entirely confident he could snatch the mission objective from the leader of the Blazing Sun Legion, so...

He subconsciously straightened his clothes, and after putting down a few pieces of silver converted from Chosen Coins, he disappeared on his way downstairs.

Cheng Tian, ​​meanwhile, walked around intermittently, accumulating a lot of useless items in his hands.

These things I just bought are the keys to pry open the mouths of the vendors and find out local news. After all, if you're an outsider, who would bother with you if you don't offer them something?

If Cheng Tian is willing to spend money, then the merchants will naturally be willing to provide some information, both true and false, which requires careful consideration and discernment.

Cheng Tian first asked a question about the unusually large number of travelers in Chenjiazhuang, and then understood immediately after receiving feedback.

Although the Tongtian River has become difficult to cross in recent years due to the occupation by the Great King Linggan, in this ancient region where communication was extremely difficult, not many people actually knew that the Tongtian River was now difficult to cross. Therefore, many travelers who wanted to cross the river only learned of its impassability after arriving at the location.

Some people will head back immediately, while others will stay in the area to explore the possibility of crossing the river.

However, whether they were heading back home or looking for a new way to cross the river, they inevitably needed to resupply and rest here, which provided the conditions for the prosperity of Chenjiazhuang.

Moreover, it seems that there is no need to worry about passenger traffic for the foreseeable future.

Of course, even in Chenjiazhuang, which has four or five hundred households, not everyone is rich. In fact, the wealthiest family is the Chen family, and all the shops and restaurants in the village are related to them. The vast majority of the villagers are just ordinary people who make a living by farming and fishing.

Unfortunately, in recent years, with the rampant activities of the Great King of Inspiration, the fishing industry has suffered a great blow. Although fishing is still possible, there are always aquatic monsters that are washed ashore with the fishing nets.

However, perhaps due to the restraint of the Great King of Inspiration, these monsters with human bodies and fish and shrimp heads usually do not easily harm human lives. Instead, they force fishermen to pay money to avoid disaster through threats and other means. This is a rebellious way of exploiting humans by draining the ponds, forcing the ordinary people of Chenjiazhuang to rely on agriculture for a living.

As a monster with an official background, Linggan Dawang, who successfully occupied Tongtian River, could also influence the surrounding climate to a certain extent. Whether the weather was favorable or the crops were flooded depended entirely on Linggan Dawang's mood. Therefore, from the source of the economy, Chenjiazhuang was firmly blocked by Linggan Dawang.

Unless the entire village is relocated to another area, as long as the Great King of Inspiration is alive, Chen Family Village will be subject to the demon for one day.

If they ask you to pay money, you have to pay money; if they ask you to give away virgin boys and girls, you have to give them away.

Every year, the King of Inspiration would ask for a child from a particular family, and the child would have to be offered up even if the family was unwilling.

This year, however, it was the turn of the wealthiest household in the village to provide someone.

The people of Chenjiazhuang certainly knew the heavy blow that offering sacrifices would cause to that family, but when the sacrifices were not their own children, the diversity of human beings inevitably came into play.

At this moment, the atmosphere in Chenjiazhuang was not quite right.

The penetrating, melodious chimes still echoed rhythmically over the village, and an inexplicable atmosphere of melancholy permeated the streets.

But Cheng Tian noticed, guided by a merchant, that pedestrians here would occasionally look in the same direction.

Some people looked sorrowful and sighed, while others had a gloating expression.

Cheng Tian understood what was going on after just a moment's thought.

That direction must be where the residence of the wealthiest family in Chenjiazhuang is located.

(End of this chapter)