Necromancer cutting down trees

Chapter 12 The Village of the Living Dead
The second internal test of the company went very smoothly, and the test experience of the six people was recorded by video.

Other employees who were watching were also full of praise for this game. If nothing else, the company will organize some players to conduct a semi-closed test, which is quite a test for the game system.

"Xiao Nuo, how many players can you carry?"

Wang Yue, who is the game producer, is still on the outskirts of [Corrupt Woodland]. He is lying on the ground and preparing to reply to Penguin's email.

"The current maximum server limit is 128 players, but it is recommended that no more than 100 players be online at the same time."

"Understood, I'll make it clear to them."

The semi-closed test is the real internal test. The previous stage is just "inspection". Only when the players like it, the game can really go online and start operation.

"The two internal tests are very useful to us. These old acquaintances have given us a lot of constructive suggestions. There are too many words, please help me to read."

"Recognizing, please wait."

The second round of internal testing was mainly focused on combat and missions. The six testers were all experienced except Fat Cat. They had experienced hundreds of games, if not thousands, and the suggestions they gave were all effective solutions.

"These suggestions can be adopted. If it's too troublesome, don't worry about it. We'll see their feedback when there are players in the closed beta."

"Understood, I will optimize it immediately."

After arranging the work quickly, Wang Yue stood up and moved her body.

He had a backache from lying on the plank for so long, and it was time to see how the dog was doing.

"Oh? It seems that it's almost time to refresh."

The [Necromancer Wood] that was killed was only left with tree stumps, and now these tree stumps began to grow branches. It is estimated that new monsters will appear in front of Wang Yue in a short time.

"Why hasn't that skull come back yet? If I don't come back, I'll leave first."

Sith said that he had something to deal with, but he didn't come back until the end of the test, and Wang Yue couldn't help worrying.

"Why is the behavior logic of NPCs so complicated now? Should I clear all AI again?"

"Warning, forcibly clearing files will cause irreversible consequences, please proceed with caution."

"I'm joking."

That's what he said, but Wang Yue knew that if he waited any longer, he would have to let Goudan start cutting trees again, which would be a waste of time.

"Boy, let's go."

A skull fell from the sky, and several cracks appeared on the originally intact head, as if it had just experienced a fierce battle.

"I'm going to speed up old man, don't fall off my shoulder."

Wang Yue didn't want to ask about things that had nothing to do with the mission, so he immediately ran into the [Corrupt Woodland] with Sith.

Once in the woodland, he discovers that he may have summoned a gang of tree-cutters.

At a glance, there are only tree stumps, and there is no living [Necromancer Wood].

"This should be the principle of mutual generation and mutual restraint. Old trees are afraid of skeletons, and experts are afraid of kitchen knives."

There were no red dots on the map, and Wang Yue could walk swaggeringly with her hands on her hips.

After walking for a while, he found that the moonlight above his head was a little strange.

After the light shines on the stump, it leaves a complete tree shadow on the woodland.

"Xiao Nuo, there seems to be a problem with the light and shadow."

"Checking...the lighting system has no problems, everything is normal."

"Am I blind?"

Wang Yue walked up to a tree stump, and he pulled out the [Bone Spur] to swipe over the tree stump, and there was no invisible thing remaining on the stump.

"I just said it must be a BUG, ​​don't talk nonsense and fix it quickly."

"Received, immediately carry out fault detection."

Coming to the center of the woodland, the number of stumps became denser, and a complete [Necromancer Wood] appeared in the distance.

The sound of the battle reached Wang Yue's ears, and the location of Goudan appeared on the map.

"Boy."

After entering the woods, Sith on his shoulders remained silent.

"Because I was severely injured, the detection magic cannot be cast. But there is a problem that is very important to us, you have to think carefully before telling me."

Sith was silent for a long time, and Wang Yue noticed an open space in the distance.

"Is this triggering another mission?"

This open space is very special in the woods, and there are no roots of [Death Wood] growing around it.

The woods were filled with gray dust, and the moonlight projected onto the open space, revealing a beam of pure white light.

"Boy, are you dead?"

Sith finally spoke, and on Wang Yue's interface, a new reminder about the open space appeared.

[William's Tomb: The tomb of William, the owner of the castle, may the dead rest in peace]

Wang Yue remembered that the pseudonym used by Skull to introduce himself was also William.

"Xiao Nuo, give me a reminder to trigger the mission."

"It is recommended to use middle two lines, the higher the pitch, the higher the probability of triggering the hidden mission."

Wang Yue turned her head to look at the skull on her shoulder. He blurred his eyes first, and then let out a breath slowly.

"Aren't we in hell now?"

He looked at Sith affectionately, but his hands were already behind his back, his fingers clasped the palms, and his toes grabbed the ground. In fact, he was very embarrassed.

"Boy, you are interesting."

The Sith finally gave his mission.

[Mission Objective: To understand the truth about Castle William]

[Task Reward: Dungeon Key]

The task popped up, and Sith opened his skull mouth to spit out black smoke.

"There is only one chance, remember it."

Wang Yue closed her eyes and inserted her palm into the black smoke.

In order to maintain a high degree of concentration, he temporarily emptied his mind.

"Our ship ran aground on an isolated island, and everyone on board fell into a coma. At that time, we heard the same song."

He vaguely heard a voice coming from the black smoke. This voice seemed to come from the ground, low and powerful.

"Listen to the bell, the traitor will appear on the night of the full moon.

The dead will not forget his sins, and all evil deeds will be punished.

When the mask of hypocrisy is shattered, the painful cycle is over. "

After the sound of the underground disappeared, the wail passed from Wang Yue's palm to his ears, and a new prompt appeared on the interface.

[Experience gained: 1000]

[Level up current level: 6]

Wang Yue found that she left the open space unknowingly and came to Goudan.

"Can you still control my movement?"

He turned his head in surprise, but was blocked by the skull.

"Boy, only dying people like to look back on the past."

Sith obviously didn't want Wang Yue to return to the cemetery, and the hard-working Goudan happened to cut down the last tree, and a new map had appeared before his eyes.

"Don't worry, I have a high EQ."

Since the skull is not happy, Wang Yue is not reluctant.

He turned his head decisively, called Goudan to stop, and led the skeletons to the outside of the forest.

Wang Yue counted the gains of the skeletons. In addition to a large amount of experience, the skeletons summoned this time were also responsible for collecting the cut wood.

Due to time constraints, only 100 copies of [Necromancer Wood] were collected in the end.

"Find time to process all these woods, and I will be able to grow from an apprentice carpenter to a junior carpenter."

Tree felling is important, but processing and manufacturing is more important.

Although Wang Yue doesn't have any practical blueprints yet, it won't hurt to improve her woodworking proficiency first, and she can use them directly after harvesting advanced blueprints.

……

Now that Wang Yue has reached level 6, it doesn't feel much to increase to level 1, but there is a huge difference from level 1 to level 6.

The most obvious thing Wang Yue feels is that her muscles have become stronger. Although her body shape has not changed, her body is full of vitality, and the fatigue caused by staying up late all year round has completely disappeared.

"I have already thought up the advertising slogan for the internal test: the magical game world, the more you play the game, the healthier you will be."

However, this kind of treatment is only enjoyed by him. Other players are just simulating the game scene through external devices, and it is completely impossible to change their physical fitness.

Walking out of the woodland, when [Necromancer Wood] no longer obstructed the line of sight, Wang Yue saw a hut made of the same wood in the distance, and the description of the new map had appeared in front of him.

【Shelter: A gathering place for the living dead, maybe it's your destination】

"Here we are, all my former colleagues live here."

Sith jumped off Wang Yue and rolled in front of him to lead the way.

They came to the farthest wooden house. The wooden house here is all made of dead wood wood. The square wooden house can just accommodate one person, and the blocked door is also made of black wood.

[Wood House (Master): A hut made of dead wood, which can preserve the spirit of the dead]

"Anyone in there?"

Wang Yue stepped forward in two steps, but was stopped by Sith when she was about to knock on the door.

"Don't look at the kid, the people living here are the living dead. They are not skeletons, but human beings who still retain consciousness."

"No wonder you want to ask me if I am a dead person, you are afraid that I am also a living dead person, right?"

Sith snorted softly and continued to roll ahead alone.

Wang Yue put down the arm knocking on the door, and immediately followed the skull. He was always watching from side to side, alert to trigger a trap or fight.

"The guy here is half the dead on the ship, and the other half the living are trapped in the castle. I don't know how you slipped out, but you're lucky, really."

Sith especially emphasized Wang Yue's good luck, as if it was impossible for a living person in the castle to appear here.

"All the yellow dots appear on the map. It seems that the living dead are not actively attacking monsters."

The map will display the monsters in the house, and the indoor monster prompt will be grayed out, which means it is in a closed space.

With the help of [Evil Spirit Map], Wang Yue confirmed that he and Sith were the only ones outside, and all the other living dead stayed in the wooden house.

"The craftsmanship of these wooden houses is average, not as good as half of my artistic attainments."

The first wooden house was tightly closed, and the next few wooden houses were also the same.

Sith, who was rolling on the road, had no intention of stopping, and led Wang Yue towards the big wooden house in the center of the shelter.

"Do these living dead have knees?"

"I do not understand what you are saying."

Apart from the wooden house, the path they took was paved with gravel.

Although the road looks messy because it has not been taken care of for a long time, there are signs of people's life.

Wang Yue stopped in front of the big wooden house. He looked up and found that this wooden house had a special name.

【Peter's Ship: The Cabin of Captain Peter of the Breaking Wave, this is how the privilege is extraordinary】

"Could it be the BOSS room again?"

Judging from the room name, Peter is an important NPC.

The identity of the captain alone has enough information. Wang Yue believes that as long as there is wine and bread, the captain will tell his own story.

"Knock on the door, boy, be polite when visiting strangers."

Sith stepped aside, he stopped outside the door and waited for Wang Yue to act.

Wang Yue slowly raised her fist and knocked on the black wooden door three times, and the sound of footsteps came from inside the door.

"Why did you run away?"

Wang Yue turned her head and found that Sith was backing away, so he also took two steps back.

Then the skull moved back again, just as Wang Yue was about to continue, the door opened in front of him.

"Who's knocking?"

A black-bearded man in a blue coat appeared in front of him. His complexion was dark, his eyes were dull, and he held a broken and rusty compass in his hand.

[Captain Peter of the Breaking Wave: An experienced old captain, his life is running out]

【grade:? ? 】

"He's not a living dead? Then why did he appear here?"

Just when Wang Yue was wondering, Captain Peter, who was staring at him, spoke first.

"The route is correct and the wind speed is normal. We are about to return. Please wait patiently."

He turned around and was about to close the door, Wang Yue hurriedly ordered Goudan to hold the door.

And Peter just pulled the wooden door mechanically, because the dog egg was against the wooden door, he finally put down the arm that closed the door.

"It's none of my business, I won't pay for the broken door."

Completely ignoring the open door, the captain went straight back into the house and sat alone on the stone bed.

Wang Yue frantically stretched her feet at the door to test, but there was no pop-up window of [BOSS Room Warning] in the interface, which made Wang Yue confirm that the person in front of her would not be his enemy.

"Go in, kid, don't be afraid."

Sith jumped up from the ground, smashed Wang Yue's back with his skull, and forced him into the room.

Wang Yue staggered into the house. He asked Goudan to guard the door, and walked into the wooden house by himself holding the door frame.

"It's such a dark room, you should open a window for the wooden house and let yourself shine more light."

After entering Peter's house, Wang Yue fumbled for a stone and sat down.

Opposite [Captain Peter], who bowed his head, has been staring at the compass in his hand, his body has not changed, only his lips are moving.

"Come closer to the boy and listen to what he has to say to you."

Sith stood outside the door, shouting at Wang Yue inside the cabin.

In order to hear what the other party said, Wang Yue stood up and walked to Peter.

"Sailors, furl the sails, we've got a storm."

[Mission Objective: Find the sail of the Breaker]

[Task Reward: Peter's Compass]

The [Compass] that Peter holds tightly in his hand has no special reminder. It seems that only by completing the task can he know its secret.

"I'm the best at finding things, just wait for my good news."

After receiving the task, Wang Yue got up and left immediately.

The Sith at the door has been sneaking around, just when Wang Yue was handing in the task, she noticed the peeping skull.

"He looked concerned and didn't go in by himself, did this skull do something wrong?"

After Wang Yue walked out the door, the skull started rolling again.

Sith's destination this time was a common wooden house, and instead of letting Wang Yue knock on the door, he chose to knock on the door himself.

"Open the door, brat, your uncle is here."

A man with a harpoon walked out of the room. He was wearing a worn yellow turban. The turban was not only severely damaged due to the passage of time, but the color had also faded to pale yellow.

[Bosun of the Breaking Wave: The boatswain in the state of the living dead is no longer as brave as he used to be]

【Level: 10】

The boatswain did not greet Sith, but looked at Wang Yue stiffly, repeating the same words over and over again.

"Where is the enemy? Where is the enemy?"

"Finally, I met a normal NPC. This skull communicated with me normally all the way. I almost thought he was arranged by Xiao Nuo."

Wang Yue stepped forward to inquire gratifiedly, ready to take up the task.

And the Sith under his feet was motionless at this time, and he could see through his hollow skull eyes that Wang Yue was on the left and his so-called brother was on the right.

(End of this chapter)