A Midnight Escape Story for Farmers

"I don't know him very well. We only met once or twice occasionally, and we hardly spoke," Xiao Fengdi lowered his eyes and said slowly.

"He used to be a real human being, with his own relatives, friends, family and identity in reality, but now he has become a complete NPC. He doesn't remember everything he experienced in reality, and he only thinks that he is in the Ordinary people who grow up and live in the game world—exactly the same as other NPCs in this world."

— Bartender?Fang Shiqing remembered the young NPC he saw when he entered the bar last time.Do you still remember that Xiao Fengdi did talk to the bartender behind the bar at that time, was it to confirm the background of the other party?

The person I once knew appeared in front of me with exactly the same appearance and voice, but has become a creature in the game world——

This sounds scary.Even though Fang Shiqing lacked a sense of crisis about "becoming an NPC", he couldn't help shivering.

The bar was not far behind the two of them, and he only felt that the buildings behind him became cold at the same time.

"--scared?"

Noticing that his face was pale, Xiao Fengdi shook his shoulders slightly and regained his sanity, "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to scare you.... Actually, it's not a big deal, but it's It’s all for verifying the correctness of the announcement, you’d better forget about it.”

Fang Shiqing shook his head: "No, I'm fine." He collected himself, "I'm really fine."

Xiao Fengdi looked at his expression, he didn't seem to believe it, but he didn't say anything more.

What Fang Shiqing was afraid of was not the incident itself, but the awareness of a problem that had been ignored before.

He had always thought that becoming an NPC was much better than death in the usual sense.Although that NPC may be just a dummy built using the player's own information, it can live in this pleasant game world without any worries and enjoy everything here.

But after being told by the other party, he realized——

Death is only a momentary thing, and former players who become NPCs will not remember their previous tragic experiences.But the remaining players, who remember everything, have to face a strange NPC with the faces of their former teammates. How cruel is this?

Thinking of this, his mood became extremely complicated.

He looked at Xiao Fengdi, and patted his arm with his backhand: "Boss, you too..." He thought for a long time, but he couldn't find the right words, and finally he could only say, "Don't worry too much about it." .We must all live a good life, and we won't become like that..."

Hearing this, Xiao Fengdi actually smiled faintly: "It's okay, I'm different from you. You were all forced into this game, but I entered this game voluntarily. I have already made the necessary psychological preparations."

"You don't have to worry," he said again, "As long as I'm still alive, I will do my best to prevent you from having any accidents. This is also my duty as a player guide."

His smile and his lines were like poking a flag for himself, Fang Shiqing was a little flustered.

Xiao Fengdi himself didn't pay attention at all.He let go of his hand, glanced at the opposite square again, and found that the girl named Xiao Yu had left, so he nodded at Fang Shi: "I'm going back, see you tomorrow."

"...Wait, wait a minute."

Fang Shiqing saw the faint dark circles under the opponent's eyes, and called out on impulse to stop him.

"Well... Speaking of which," he said tentatively, "Boss, if you want to find a quiet place to rest, or you can go to my farm for a while? My place has always been quiet, usually I only Go back to the house at night, and the room is quite empty during the day, so there will be no disturbance."

If you can't get a good rest, it will be quite harmful to your personal health.The building near the mayor's house can't be repaired in a short while, so he has to find other ways to help him.

The farm is a single family, and there is a distance from other buildings in the town. It is really quiet to stay in the house.

Xiao Fengdi didn't speak for the time being, but just looked at him with unclear meaning.Fang Shiqing suddenly became embarrassed.

"Uh, but my environment is not very good, and the only thing I can use to entertain guests is plain water. If you don't mind..."

"—Let's do it another day. Another day, can you?"

Xiao Fengdi suddenly interrupted.He turned his eyes away and stared at the ground, his lips pursed slightly, and his tone of voice seemed a bit too hasty compared to his usual unhurried attitude.

This is angry? ...Isn't it?Fang Shiqing was confused for a moment.

"Okay, okay," he nodded quickly, "anytime is fine, I welcome you to the farm anytime."

"Ah."

Xiao Fengdi turned and left, and his pace was faster than usual—it was a bit like fleeing the scene.

Fang Shiqing was even more confused.

*

The next morning, after Fang Shiqing finished the work on the farm, he brought the necessary tools with him and arrived at the square on time to gather.

Several trucks had parked beside the main road near the square, and a large number of well-wrapped saplings were neatly placed in the cargo compartment.

In the center of the square, Mayor Li was standing with his hands behind his back, with a gratified smile on his face, and his back felt a little straighter than usual.Not far away, Zeng Xin was busy registering the names of the townspeople who came to participate. There were not too many townspeople present, and there were hundreds of them. If they were not properly guided, it might cause trouble.

The people participating in the activities were scattered all over the square, gathering in twos and threes to talk.Fang Shiqing took a general look and felt that most of them were old people and young people. The former might be brought here by Mayor Li's friendship, while the latter... probably took this event as a community service.

Because today is a working day, young and middle-aged people need to be busy with work, there are not many people who come here, but there are a few familiar figures, such as the uncle who runs the ranch, and the whole family is there, from the old to the young.

Fang Shiqing searched among the crowd, and unexpectedly saw You Qingyu.With a book in her hand, she sat alone on the edge of the crowd and flipped through it. She looked very leisurely, and she didn't know if she was here to participate in the event.

Seeing Fang Shiqing, she quickly closed the book and came over to say hello.

"I thought you'd probably come to participate. How can you miss the festival in the game——but, it's the first time I've seen an Arbor Day in a game."

The slots are very accurate, and it is worthy of being a fellow player who plays games together.

"Did the mayor also go to your area to notify?"

"That's not true." You Qingyu lived in a remote place, and usually few outsiders would go there. "I heard about it at the place where I worked. I felt that it might be good for future development, so I came here."

She showed Fang Shiqing the cover of the book in her hand, and it turned out to be "Introduction to Gardening".

"I plan to clear out my yard and plant something," she explained, "according to the reference book, it would be better to grow saplings in that kind of yard. But there are no saplings for sale anywhere in Fengyue Town. You Do you know where the saplings in those carts came from?"

"That's what I want to know too," Fang Shiqing smiled wryly, "I still want to ask you."

The mayor took out a loudspeaker and shouted loudly to invite the townspeople who participated in the event to gather, and then read a few items about the event.

As mentioned earlier, the activity of Arbor Day is nothing but planting trees.The place is in the mountains and forests to the east of the town, and the participant who planted the most trees will be awarded the outstanding townsman medal by the mayor——

To sum it up in the form of a game strategy: if the player wins the event, the favorability of the NPCs in the town will increase.

Fang Shiqing stretched his neck and looked around, You Qingyu wondered, "What are you looking for?"

"I'm looking for the boss." He was not tall enough, which caused his sight to be blocked repeatedly, and he couldn't find anyone after searching for a long time. "He said he was coming."

"..." You Qingyu, "You... have made an appointment to celebrate Arbor Day together?"

"No, what's the appointment for Arbor Day?" Fang Shiqing was puzzled, "Just to participate in the activities and relax by the way."

As a result, they couldn't see Xiao Fengdi until the departure time.

Afterwards, Zeng Xin led the way for the townspeople to the site where the event was planted.

For most Fengyue townspeople, the easternmost part of the town map is a restricted area that is rarely visited.It is said that the exit on the east side of the town is usually blocked because of wild beasts, but it was opened specially for the Arbor Day; anyway, with such a mighty team, it is impossible for wild beasts to dare to greet them.

Several trucks followed behind and drove slowly out of the town.

Fengyue Town is surrounded by mountains on three sides and water on one side, so the traffic is really inconvenient to the extreme.Among them, the mountains in the east are relatively gentle, but because of the vegetation cover, the passage is the most difficult.

The trees near the road have been cut down in sevens and eights, leaving many wooden piles, which looks rather ugly.A few lines were drawn with white lime next to the exit of the town, probably to delineate the scope of activities.

After traveling a certain distance, the trucks stopped in front of a certain cabin.The mayor stepped forward, and beside him was an old man who was tanned.

"If you have any questions during the tree planting process, you can come to consult Brother Qi, he is a professional." The mayor and his brother patted the old man on the shoulder nicely, holding up the horn and said, "I announce that Fengyue Town No. 20 The seven Arbor Day activities are starting now, everyone remember to register after receiving the saplings, otherwise they will not be counted!"

Most of the townspeople wanted to participate casually, but they didn't rush forward, but lined up to receive it in a fairly orderly manner.

Zeng Xin immediately got to work, and she was very busy getting things while registering. The mayor felt relieved and handed over all the work to her, and found a wooden stake beside him and sat down.

It is indeed the limit for the old man to run such a long distance in one go.

Fang Shiqing and You Qingyu looked at each other, and instead of queuing up, they went to the mayor first.

"Xiao Fang, you are here!" Seeing him very happy, the mayor stretched out his hand and pulled him with a smile, "How about it, do you have the confidence to take home the first place? Our young man from Fengyue Town, in front of the girl, You can't say no!"

"..." Fang Shiqing felt tired as soon as he came up.

You Qingyu was not affected much, she asked straightforwardly: "Mayor Li, we have something to ask you. Where did you buy these saplings? We haven't seen any saplings for sale. curious--"

"Oh," the mayor pointed to the old man next to him, "Brother Qi contacted and bought them. Brother Qi is an expert in this field. When few people attended the Arbor Day in previous years, he has been working hard to maintain this area. greening."

"Hi Bo Qi." You Qingyu immediately smiled at the old man, the smiling face of a girl is always liked by the old man.

"So, are you the town ranger? Ask these saplings—"

"No, no," the old man surnamed Qi replied with a hearty smile, "I am a carpenter in the town."