A Midnight Escape Story for Farmers

——What method did "grandfather" use to manage Qingliang Farm like an ordinary farm?

If it was Fang Shiqing's own grandfather, he might still be able to guess a thing or two, but in fact, that is an npc that only exists in the background board and no one knows about it.

If you want to find out the mystery of your grandfather, you can only start with the details and turn over the whole farm.

The farm has a large space, overgrown with weeds, messy stones and wooden piles piled up everywhere, and a lot of strange trees have grown, and it is not easy to clean up.

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The morning sun shone into the room, and today Fang Shiqing opened his eyes on time as usual.

Speaking of it, although his original life was very regular, it was not accurate to this point, and he woke up at the same time every day.Probably the game system has a special mechanism that can wake up players at regular intervals.

He stretched himself, got up, first went to fill Xiao Hei's food plate, then wandered into the hen house, prepared feed for the two chickens, and took out the eggs laid by the hen yesterday from the grass nest .

When he got out of the chicken coop, he looked at the vacant shed next to him and thought it was time to raise more animals, such as cows or something.

Animals such as cattle and sheep are far more expensive than chickens, usually costing five to six thousand a head, and the feed is also more expensive, and requires more care.Correspondingly, however, their output will be more substantial.

Thinking of this, he opened the status bar, looked at the eye-catching numbers on the [Money] column, and let out a sigh of satisfaction.

The mushrooms, fungus, and other miscellaneous collections collected in the dungeon were sold for more than 5000 yuan.Including yesterday's old-fashioned radio, I made a profit of [-] in just one copy—as expected, high risks and high returns coexist!

Now that he has earned so much, he wants to spend part of it to buy a cow or something. His teammates should agree... right?

However, there is only one Xiao Hei, can't he guard the chicken coop and the cowshed at the same time?That being said, I have to discuss with the big boss how to protect animals... Or, stop buying cows and raise a few more chickens?

There are seven or eight more chickens that can be raised in the chicken coop, but chicken feed is also a big expense.

Of course, the feed can be made by himself. Before that, he also read books on feed preparation methods in the library.The main ingredient of chicken feed is corn, but unfortunately I can't grow my own crops yet, I can only talk about it later...

While he was thinking about it, he left from the south exit of the farm, went around the lake on the south side and went to the town, looking for any wild vegetables that slipped through the net to pick.

The surface of the lake in the early morning is very quiet, and the faint mist spreads, shrouding the surface of the water in a mysterious atmosphere.From a distance, there seems to be a figure looming, but when you look closer, there is nothing.

The air here is very fresh.Whether it was the muddy touch on the soles of the feet, or the smell of water vapor and green grass, it was refreshing. Fang Shiqing took a few deep breaths, and immediately felt refreshed all over his body.

Counting it, he had been in the game for less than a week, but he was inexplicably comfortable with the pace of life here.

Maybe it's because the daily life here is too similar to some business games, or maybe it's because he has longed for this kind of life.

——This is simply his ideal life.

Leaving the muddy ground by the lake and turning onto the bluestone road in the town, he couldn't help repeating this idea in his heart—this idea had already arisen when he stepped into the first day of the game.

Even if the world now showed a dark and terrifying side, it didn't make him change his mind.

I really hope that such a comfortable and simple life can continue...

Stretching as he walked, he thought to himself, if only this wasn't a game, but a real reality.

Early in the morning, Fengyue Town is still peaceful.On the side of the road outside the square, hawkers who buy breakfast push carts that emit fragrance; aunts who get up early carry baskets to the morning market, and occasionally young people who run in the morning pass by.

——This scene is so real and full of life.

The bulletin board in one corner of the square is still the same, deserted.There was a girl with long hair and glasses sitting on the bench next to her, it was You Qingyu.

She raised her head when she heard the movement, saw him, and smiled at him.

After the first dungeon, the players have become close friends, and the relationship between them has become much closer than before.

Seeing her like this, Fang Shiqing suddenly recalled the first day when he first entered the game, and couldn't help but feel a little more emotion in his heart - he also met You Qingyu first at that time, and they didn't talk well with each other.

He walked to the bulletin board and said hello, "You came so early today."

"You are really early," You Qingyu moved to the side, "I saw a change in the value of the 200 million task, and it suddenly increased by tens of thousands. You earned it, right?"

"It's not mine, it's earned in the dungeon, and it's the result of everyone's joint efforts." Fang Shiqing was a little embarrassed.

"Anyway, I basically didn't help, just adding to the chaos," You Qingyu brushed her drooping hair, and smiled helplessly, "And in the end, it was up to you to barely save my life."

"No, didn't you save me at the time? And..." This is all a matter of setting the dungeon. The ghost in the mirror has set her as the main target, and no one can do anything about it.Speaking of which, she was able to persevere under the mentally polluted hallucinations created by the ghost in the mirror, which is already very powerful.

"Let's not talk about this, it's over anyway." You Qingyu didn't seem to want to get entangled in this topic.She was silent for a moment, "Actually... there is something, I think it is necessary to tell everyone, but I don't dare."

"Don't dare...?" This word is rather strange.

She lowered her eyes, looking a little scared: "Well, on the one hand, I'm not sure; on the other hand, I always feel that if I say it, the bad premonition will come true."

Fang Shiqing scratched his head: "Although I don't know what you are referring to, but... if a thing is true, no matter whether you say it or not, it will show up sooner or later."

After another long silence, You Qingyu smiled wryly: "You are right....Do you still remember that after I came out of the dungeon and was rescued by you, didn't you say that I have been having nightmares?"

"Well, I have an impression. At that time, did you dream that you were strangled to death by the ghost in the mirror?" Fang Shiqing asked tentatively.

You Qingyu nodded, showing a little panic again.

"I dreamed I was killed by her. But... more than that."

"Not only that..." She trembled, crossing her arms around her shoulders, "After that..."

Fang Shiqing thought distractedly, if this was the set of a romantic drama, he would probably use his arms to comfort the girl now.pity--

He looked at his small body, touched his heart that was not throbbing, and then looked at You Qingyu who would rather hug himself than move this way, and felt that even if this place is really a romantic drama, he is definitely not actor.

"—after that, I lived again," she said.

"……what?"

This time he couldn't understand, "We all know this, your soul was—"

"That's not what it means!" She interrupted, "It was in...a nightmare. I was killed in the dream, and then I came back to life under the name of 'You Qingyu' in the dream. But the resurrected me in the dream It's not me anymore—it's not me anymore, you understand?"

The muscles on her face trembled slightly, "The resurrected me, I forgot that this is just a game, my identity as a player, and my real family. 'I' accepted the identity of this vagrant who lived with my aunt , have a completely different life...do you understand?"

"—" Fang Shiqing was stunned.He understood the meaning of the other party's words.

There were actually speculations about this matter when she was dying.But at that time, it was nothing more than an illusory guess, but now it is heavily weighted by her own dreams.

"The me in the nightmare... After death, I became an npc."

she said slowly.

For a while, neither of them spoke.The hustle and bustle of the crowd not far away formed a sharp contrast with the absolute silence in this corner.

——As if deliberately emphasizing the essential difference between the two parties.No matter how similar they are, an npc is an npc.

However, the hustle and bustle is so real.

Because he was prepared in his heart, Fang Shiqing was not very surprised.Rather, a subtle idea came to mind.

The npcs in this world...are they having a good time?If you become an npc...

This idea suddenly jumped out of his mind.

——If you become an npc..., you will...

The thought made it difficult for him to breathe for a moment.

"Becoming an npc, this is also—" There's nothing wrong with that, right?

A knife-like sharp gaze came from his side, and he found You Qingyu staring at him. Only then did Fang Shiqing realize that he almost said what was in his heart unconsciously, and quickly swallowed the second half of the sentence.

"Aren't you afraid?" She stared at his face. "Do you really understand what 'becoming an npc' means? It means that you are no longer who you are. You will be not your you Living in this virtual space with the attitude of being a game tool, don’t you think it’s more terrifying than dying directly!”

"..." Fang Shiqing didn't speak.

"In that case, 'I' may still be alive, but... it will never be possible to return to reality and be reunited with my family, right?"

She took off her glasses tiredly and rubbed the inner corners of her eyes.Only then did Fang Shiqing realize that she had quite heavy dark circles under her eyes, and she probably didn't sleep well all night.

"You..." He couldn't take a stand, so he had to say, "You, do you miss your family very much?"

"Of course. Whether it's fighting or making money, isn't it for the family in the final analysis?"

She took out the wallet she saw yesterday from her pocket, spread it on her lap, and traced the photo with her fingers.

Fang Shiqing felt guilty for a while.You Qingyuming obviously loves her family very much, and all she wants is to clear the game as soon as possible and go back to reunite with her family, but he almost said in front of her, "It's not bad to be an NPC"?This is too heartless.

"You, your mother is beautiful." He whispered.

Wen Yan You Qingyu finally smiled again, and showed him the photo: "Thank you, but, she is not my mother. She is my aunt."

"In reality, I was also brought up by my aunt," she said in a relaxed manner. "My father left early, and my mother didn't want to support me after she remarried. In the end, I lived in my aunt's house. Of course, my aunt and This one in the game is completely different, she is a very active and capable professional woman, I admire her a lot... Because of this, I can’t stand this lazy version in the game.”

"Uh, um," Fang Shiqing was stunned for a while, then said, "I... probably understand."

"Actually, the reason why I want a lot of money...is because something happened at home."

It was rare to mention the family situation, and You Qingyu also said a few more words about her personal affairs, "One of my uncles borrowed usury and made grandma sick. My aunt... she also treated grandma and helped my uncle pay back the money." , the situation at home is very tense. My younger brother has always wanted to study abroad, but now this situation..."

She continued to caress the photo.

"My family doesn't have that kind of leeway, but I hope he can realize his ideals. So, occasionally, I have an unrealistic wish for a windfall, and who knows that I will be drawn into this kind of game."

At this moment, the words seemed a little pale.

"You..." Fang Shiqing finally said, "We will definitely succeed, and then we will have money."

"Yeah." You Qingyu just smiled again, with a hint of uncertainty in the smile.After experiencing such a dungeon just now, it is impossible for her to regain her courage and confidence immediately.

After that, the two of them were silent for a while.

A figure bypassed the small vendors at the intersection, stepped into the square, and walked towards the bulletin board. It was Gu Jinhong.

His condition seemed to be okay, and his stiff body seemed to have fully recovered.

"You guys arrived so early today." He greeted the two of them casually, looked at the bulletin board, and said in surprise, "It's almost [-]? You made so much?"

"I earned it in the dungeon." When it came to making money, Fang Shiqing cheered up again, "I didn't expect that I could earn so much just from the collected items in the dungeon, hehe."

Gu Jinhong glanced at the announcement again, his expression suddenly became serious.

"You guys," he pointed to a certain part, "have you seen the new content on the announcement?"

"what?"

Fang Shiqing and You Qingyu immediately stood up.You Qingyu frowned and said: "I read it when I came here, there is nothing new!"

They walked up to the announcement, and then fell silent in unison.

The newly added content part is written in big blood red characters——

[Death penalty:

If the player dies in the game, he will continue to exist as an NPC with the same form. 】