novellk 005 Village Construction Blueprints
005 Village Construction Blueprints
"Brother Yu, are you alright?" Xiong Ba's concerned inquiry came from outside the python gate. Li Yu sat up, dragging his weary body: "I'm fine, Zai Sheng, don't worry."
Today's battle was very fruitful. However, I'm also really tired.
Li Yu, his body aching all over, leaned on a long cane to stand up. Xiong Ba and the others opened the python's mouth and, seeing his trembling figure, quickly went forward to help him.
Someone handed him a handkerchief, someone handed him clothes, and someone handed him straw sandals. Li Yu simply wiped his face and then, with the help of others, put on his clothes and shoes.
Xiong Ba didn't even bother to pick up the [high-quality replica of the Fish Intestine Sword], but instead smiled and exclaimed, "Brother Yu is brave and fierce, we admire you greatly."
Everyone else also praised him, and there was no longer any distance or disdain from before.
Clearly, Li Yu's decisive victory over the Corpse-Eating Python earned him their recognition and respect.
In the previous battle, Xiong Ba and his men were quite brave, but their swords couldn't cut through the python's body, and their spears couldn't pierce its scales. After shouting for a long time, the dozen or so men had made no progress. On the contrary, they were all injured because the giant python struggled and summoned dozens of skeletons.
Compared to Li Yu, the difference in their abilities is immediately apparent.
"Haha, the county magistrate is still waiting for our news," Chen Lizheng said with a smile. "Let's return to our village and celebrate the young master of the Li family's success."
"good!"
The crowd responded in unison.
A century-old calamity was averted in a single day. The villagers were overjoyed and eagerly prepared to carry Li Yu back to the village in a grand and lively manner.
After retrieving the [Fish Intestine Sword], Xiong Badao asked, "What should we do with the giant python's corpse?"
As a [Profound Rank] elite, the Corpse-Devouring Python possesses numerous treasures. Its gallbladder, eyes, meat, and blood are all valuable items.
Everyone turned to look at Li Yu. He had killed the giant python, and the fate of the creature was up to him.
Li Yu scratched his head: "Snake gall and snake eyes are good things, but unfortunately I don't know how to prepare them."
"Young master, rest assured," Chen Lizheng said. "You have rendered such a great service, and the county magistrate will surely be pleased. At that time, you can use any of the doctors and physicians in Handan City."
"Thank you, village head." Li Yu bowed and thanked him, then said, "I killed the giant python and was drenched in its blood, which gave me some points of strength and constitution attributes. The python blood is still wet, so if you brothers and uncles don't mind the filth, you can give it a try."
Everyone was shocked: "Is what you say true, young master?"
"really."
Before Li Yu could finish speaking, two men quickly stripped themselves naked and sat down in the pool of blood from the giant python's lower jaw.
Others followed suit, including Chen Lizheng and Xiong Ba.
Why the rush?
Li Yu looked surprised.
Xiong Ba smeared gelatinous python blood all over his body while giving Li Yu a long explanation. Only then did Li Yu realize that the importance of attributes was even greater than he had thought.
The character panel is available to both players and NPCs.
According to Xiong Ba, the so-called "strength" and "intelligence" levels are merely external manifestations of a person's strength. What truly determines a person's strength is their "attributes."
拿武力等级来说，只要不遇到59-60、69-70、74-75等「武力瓶颈考」，都可以通过打怪、自修、切磋来获取「武力经验值」，靠着水磨工夫使武力等级提升到当前品阶的最大值——如59、69、74、79等等。
但同为［黄品］，「力量40、体质40、敏捷40」的69武力，可是比「力量50、体质50、敏捷50」的69武力，差的不是一星半点啊。
You get what you pay for; every attribute reflects a person's strength.
The acquisition of attributes mainly comes from self-forging, rare and precious materials, cultivation methods, and the bestowal of certain special titles.
Self-training has an upper limit of 20-30, varying from person to person. Rare and precious materials, cultivation methods, and special titles are all things that can only be encountered by chance.
Python blood, snake gall, and snake eyes are all considered rare and precious natural treasures.
The men of Chenwang Village had already honed their attributes to their limits. Now that there was a chance to advance further, how could they possibly miss it?
Although the python was enormous, its mouth could not hold more than a dozen people. Therefore, some of them went outside to search for the still-dry python blood.
Li Yu, unwilling to stay and watch a group of naked men scrubbing themselves, also lifted the python's mouth and went outside.
He still has work to do.
Li Yu first circled the Corpse-Devouring Python but found nothing.
"That shouldn't be the case," Li Yu pondered. "Xiong Ba killed a level 50 tiger and got that [High-Quality Imitation Fish Intestine Sword], but I killed this level 73 python and got nothing?"
Could it be that everything is in that giant python's lair?
Li Yu informed the villagers and then entered the python's den in the mountain.
The cave is spacious, with a dome tens of meters high, and is brightly lit.
The cave smelled strongly of fish, but fortunately, Li Yu had gotten used to it after being inside the giant python's mouth for so long.
The numerous animal bones, snake molts, and fallen scales greatly increased the difficulty for Li Yu in finding the treasure.
Because one could easily be pricked or scratched by bone spurs or scales if not careful, Li Yu did not search very quickly.
After about the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, Li Yu found the first item.
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Unknown Fragments
[Rank] Unknown.
[Attribute] Unknown.
[Description] An ancient artifact, its origins unknown.
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The texture and outline of the fragments he obtained in the [Hidden Soldier Cave] are similar.
Li Yu shook his head and continued his search.
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Unknown animal hide
[Rank] Unknown.
[Attribute] Unknown.
[Description] An ancient artifact, its origins unknown.
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'The Unknown Scroll'
[Rank] Unknown.
[Attribute] Unknown.
[Description] An ancient artifact, its origins unknown.
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Why are all these unknown things?
Thinking this, Li Yu picked up another blueprint.
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"Construction Blueprints - Zhou's Bookstore"
[Rank] Not classified.
[Attributes] Defender (Strength ≥ 20, Intelligence ≥ 20, Charisma ≥ 20) Open and use, can be used as a lord.
[Description] During the Spring and Autumn Period, villages (in real society) were collectively referred to as "Shushe" on the national map. The "Index to the Records of the Grand Historian" states: "In ancient times, twenty-five households formed a village, and each village established a She. The Shushe was responsible for recording the names of the people in the She in the register." Yang Qiong said: "Shushe means recording the population of the She on the map."
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This bookstore is clearly not a private school for reading or a bookstore for selling books, but a tool for players to build their own villages!
This is what is often referred to as the "Village Building Order" in online game novels!
Normally, if a player or NPC wants to serve as the village head (also known as the village chief, village official, village magistrate, village steward, or village official) of a village, they need to go through three steps: ① recommendation by the village headman; ② approval and appointment by the county magistrate and county commandant; ③ verification and review by the county assistant. Only after these steps can they assume the position. The process is quite cumbersome.
Using the [Zhou's Bookstore] blueprint makes the process much simpler. As long as the prerequisite of [Defender of the People (Strength ≥ 20, Intelligence ≥ 20, Charisma ≥ 20)] is met, one can immediately become the "village chief".
I wonder if the "blueprint village chief" will still need to participate in the August case comparison with the NPC village heads and complete the "money counting, rent and tax collection" work assigned by his superiors.
Li Yu tucked the village construction blueprints into his pocket with satisfaction and continued his search.
[Unknown fragments], [Unknown fragments], [Unknown fragments], [Unknown fragments]...
Li Yu was so tired from picking through the fragments that he was numb.
When Chen Lizheng and Xiong Ba arrived, they helped Li Yu search through the items again. In the end, they found a total of more than 150 [unknown fragments], two [unknown scrolls], and one [unknown animal hide].
Including the village construction blueprint in Li Yu's arms, it was a great harvest.
Li Yu was a little worried about those "unknowns," but Chen Lizheng saw this and said with a smile, "No need to worry, Bo Qing Gong of the village is very knowledgeable and can appraise the treasures for the young master."
It truly deserves to be called a treasure, because "unknown grade" means that the item is at least [yellow grade].
Li Yu was overjoyed and thanked them repeatedly. At this moment, he saw the villagers looking frequently at the snake molts and scales, so he generously said, "I am willing to give you all the things in the cave, along with the giant python's flesh and blood."
Upon hearing this, Chen Lizheng and the others were overjoyed, as was Xiong Ba.
After all, the skin and scales shed by the [Mysterious Grade] Corpse-Devouring Python would be of very high quality if made into armor.
This time, it was Chen Lizheng who bowed and thanked him, repeatedly praising his "high esteemed gentleman." He also said that once the python armor was completed, he would definitely present him with the best piece.
Li Yu was all smiles.
What he sought was not just the "python armor".
Shouts rang out from outside the cave; it was the villagers leading people up the mountain to Chenwangli to report the "good news of killing the python."
So, a hundred men, carrying python molts, holding python scales, pulling carts full of python meat, and carrying buckets of python blood, surrounded Li Yu and marched in a grand procession straight to Chenwangli.
Meanwhile, outside the suspension bridge in Chenwangli, players who had been attracted by the huge sound of the giant python struggling but were kept at a distance by the NPCs also gathered together, eagerly waiting.