Take it easy, I'm a serious game

Chapter 42 True Hope

According to Lin Shuang's introduction, the situation in the buckwheat field was better than he had expected.

They saw no carnivorous beasts at all there, only a few giant horned deer and wild boars eating buckwheat.

Of course, on the one hand, this happened because the player's recent large-scale hunting has scared away a large number of other beasts, and on the other hand, it is because of that tiger.

Obviously, this piece of Wanku Forest is the territory of the tiger. It had visited farther places before, and after returning recently, it scared away other competitors.
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Then he was killed by Chen Jiu.

Now, the only threat to the buckwheat field is that crampon.

Originally, Chen Jiu wanted to save the crampons for the players to use as bosses during the Ice Tide, but he didn't expect to do it now.

But that's fine too, after all, the Buckwheat Field was released as a dungeon, and a dungeon without a boss doesn't make sense.

If Qin Chuan wants to mess around, let him do it.

For a long time in the future, I will change my job to become a player of the life department, and I just leave the outside things to him
And just when Chen Jiugang killed a tiger and was planning to kill another crampon, a fierce quarrel broke out between Lin Wen and village head Lin Feng in Xiahe Village.

"...they literally killed a tiger, and all by one person!"

"They are definitely monks. Although they are not too strong now, the future is immeasurable!"

"Now, they have good intentions for us. If we don't take advantage of this opportunity, we will never have such luck in the future!"

"You know what's going on in Xiahe Village better than anyone else. Ice tides and red tides have happened again and again. Compared with when I was young, the population of Xiahe Village has been reduced by nearly half in the past 40 years!"

"Do you think we can last for 40 years? After this ice tide, and at the latest after the next red tide, the people here will die!"

Lin Wen was very angry. Just a few minutes ago, he rushed to Xiahe Village, trying to recover the villagers who ran out of the camp, but unexpectedly, he was stopped by the night patrol team led by the village chief.

They did not allow these villagers who had already been kicked out of Xiahe Village to go to Wanku Forest, because they were worried that this would reveal the secret of Xiahe Village's sacred furnace and attract the coveted eyes of those leaders.

Are you kidding me?
Do people need your furnace?

They even plan to build a god furnace themselves!
What's more, at this time, the camp had already started to install the heating system, and Lin Wen was amazed by the simple but sophisticated design that revealed wisdom everywhere.

He strongly believed that even without the Sacred Stove, that camp could have a warmer winter than Xiahe Village.

"I don't care what kind of benefits you received from them, but if you can't do it, you can't."

"Yes, according to what you said, they are indeed very powerful, but it is because of their strength that we are even more dangerous!"

"Do you think that Xiahe Village has never encountered such an opportunity? A long time ago, when you were an ignorant child, we interacted with people from outside the mountains and let them establish a village near Xiahe Village."

"But that exchange almost destroyed Xiahe Village!"

"Before the ice tide came, they rushed into Xiahe Village, trying to control the sacred furnace, rushing us into the Wanku forest, and taking away our food."

"We paid the price of dozens of people to keep the sacred furnace."

"Now look outside the village. Ten miles to the east is the territory of Hedong Village. Not only the bandits of the past were buried in the land there, but also our clansmen were buried!"

Lin Feng glared at Lin Wen, he couldn't figure out why these people took refuge in foreign bandits.
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Yes, in his opinion, the players in Wankulin were bandits. They plundered the resources that should belong to Xiahe Village, and one of them even tried to get their hands on the Sacred Stove.

Even if they provided food to those villagers, would they be able to get rid of their identity as bandits?

They are just buying people's hearts.

There are no good people on the Chidi. This is the most important thing he has learned since he was a child, and it is also what the previous village chief repeatedly warned when he handed over the position to himself.

No matter how kind a person looks, no matter how many benefits he gives you, in the end, the pie that fell from the sky will always be taken back one day.

And when that day comes, it will be an irreparable disaster.

"They're not like those bandits—they're not bandits at all!"

Lin Wen still wanted to argue, but Lin Feng had lost his patience.

He raised his hand to interrupt Lin Wen, and said:
"You don't have to say any more, I won't accept your suggestion."

"And, since you think they are reliable, then leave Xiahe Village and never come back."

Hearing this, a mocking smile appeared on Lin Wen's face.

"Actually, we have already been abandoned, haven't we?"

"When you drove us out of Xiahe Village and asked us to 'hunt' in Wanku Forest, in your hearts, we were already dead, right?"

Lin Feng looked at Lin Wen coldly, and replied:

"I'm just forcing you to find a way to live with yourself."

"Even if you don't go to Wanku Forest, you will die in the ice tide."

"Go, but there will be a glimmer of life."

"No, you just want our food."

Lin Wen shook his head, his tone became flat and indifferent.

"I'm leaving, and I'm not coming back."

"This village is old, and it will die, taking everyone who lives here with it."

After speaking, he turned around and walked towards his home in Xiahe Village, but before he could take two steps, members of the night watch team blocked him.

"What do you want to do? Is it changed to Ming Qiang now?"

Lin Wen asked angrily.

"...you can take food, but only half of it."

"The rest, I will distribute to other people in need."

"This is your responsibility to Xiahe Village, and it is also an offering to the sacred furnace."

Lin Wen's glimmer of hope for Xiahe Village was finally shattered. At this moment, he truly felt the village's indifference.

Perhaps, it is not Xiahe Village that is indifferent, but this piece of red land.

But why would things be so different in that camp?

Those leaders faced no fewer difficulties than Xiahe Village, but from the beginning to the end, they always maintained a kind of positivity and generosity that made them hard to understand.

Perhaps this is the courage of the monks.

Thinking of this, he said calmly:

"It doesn't matter, I take as much as you want, just take it."

"There is still one month before the ice tide, and the leaders will find a way out for us."

Then, he looked around and looked at the villagers who had come out of the camp and said:

"As I said, the tiger has been killed by Leader Chen."

"Now, the tiger's head is placed in the middle of the camp. If you don't believe me, you can go and see for yourself."

"Come with me, leave Xiahe Village, there is no hope here."

"The real hope lies in the Ten Thousand Grottoes Forest."

(End of this chapter)