"Achoo!"
Zhang Pingfan sneezed, looking around with displeasure.
"Who's badmouthing me behind my back?"
Zhang Pingfan had nothing to do all afternoon.
He found a rope and led Ritian out of the small courtyard.
"This dog is even lazier than I am. Let's go out for a walk!"
The dog looked at Zhang Pingfan with extreme reluctance, then lazily got up.
Then it slowly scratched itself.
Zhang Pingfan couldn't stand it and kicked the dog in a vital spot.
The dog yelped in pain.
It began to scold Zhang Pingfan profusely.
"Woof woof woof woof woof woof woof!"
"You dead dog, if you talk any more nonsense, I'll stew you!"
Although the dog's barking was a little quieter, it was clearly still muttering.
Zhang Pingfan, with Ritian on the leash, walked along the road of the newly built village.
The roads were much wider than before.
The previous plaza was not large, but it was almost completed now, appearing at least twice as big.
The thatched cottages that remained were now all gone.
Row after row of buildings were rising from the ground thanks to the players' efforts.
"Not bad, not bad!"
Seeing Zhang Pingfan leading the dog out to inspect their work, the players became extremely diligent.
"The village chief is here to inspect our work, brothers, let's work harder!"
"The village chief is gone, brothers, let's rest for a bit!"
"Damn it, doing this quest makes me feel like an incredible construction worker!"
"My friends ask if I'm fighting monsters and leveling up. I say I'm building houses, and no one believes me!"
"You're lucky. I said I was planting trees, and they called me crazy!"
"Haha!"
After walking around, Zhang Pingfan kept nodding. If the progress continued, it would be completed soon. With this scale, it shouldn't be called a village anymore.
Back in his small courtyard, Zhang Pingfan, with nothing to do, lay on a chair and fell asleep.
The dog, Ritian, saw that Zhang Pingfan had fallen asleep. It slowly stood up and walked towards Hei Huang.
Seeing the dog walking towards him, Hei Huang seemed to be facing a great enemy, and its expression immediately tensed up.
"What are you so nervous about? I'm not going to eat you!"
Hei Huang said timidly, "This junior greets Dog Brother!"
"Hmm, the growth rate of your medicinal field is too slow. Master will be unhappy!"
Hei Huang looked helpless.
"I can't do anything about it. These are all high-grade medicinal ingredients, and it costs a lot to make them mature!"
The dog pointed to the pond on the other side.
"You can use the water from there!"
Hei Huang's heart tightened. Dog Brother, please don't harm me. I want to live a few more years.
Ritian said impatiently, "Tch, you're as timid as a mouse! Remember not to talk nonsense in front of Master!"
"Little brother knows, I will definitely keep the secret!"
"Hmm, you continue. I'll lie here for a while. The sun is here, it's comfortable!"
Saying that, it lay down by the medicinal field without any pretense.
Hei Huang dared not even breathe. From the moment this fellow appeared, it held its breath. Although it was funny that it was kicked in the testicles by its master, Hei Huang still did not dare to make any sound.
After an unknown amount of time, Zhang Pingfan suddenly woke up from his dream.
He heard a knock on his room door.
Zhang Pingfan took off his helmet and shook his slightly dizzy head.
"Coming!"
The door opened, and it turned out to be Aunt Wang, the landlady.
"Aunt Wang, what's the matter?"
"Nothing, nothing. I forgot something here and came back to see how you were getting along!"
Zhang Pingfan nodded and said, "Don't worry, Aunt Wang, we are getting along very well!"
"Okay, as long as you're getting along well. You haven't eaten dinner yet, have you? Auntie will treat you!"
"Dinner?"
"Yes, it's already 7 PM. Yu Tong told me you hadn't eaten, so I came to call you!"
Zhang Pingfan rubbed his temples.
He remembered that when he lay down on the chair, it was only 3 PM. How did it suddenly become 7 PM?
"So fast!"
Aunt Wang said, "Time must fly by quickly for you gamers in the game. I know a little about your game. Although the game is good, you should also pay attention to your health!"
Zhang Pingfan nodded. To be honest, he hadn't put too much effort into playing this game. In fact, since the game opened, he had lived more comfortably than anyone else.
However, the strange dream just now made Zhang Pingfan shake his head involuntarily.
"Aunt Wang, I'll get ready and come out right away!"
"Okay! I'll wait for you!"
When Zhang Pingfan opened the door again, he saw Li Yu Tong and Aunt Wang chatting.
"Xiao Zhang is out. Let's go then!"
Zhang Pingfan nodded. He didn't know why Aunt Wang wanted to treat him to dinner.
In Aunt Wang's car, Zhang Pingfan sat in the back, while Li Yu Tong and Aunt Wang sat in the front.
Li Yu Tong, who was tall and slender, was dressed quite elegantly tonight.
After getting into the car, no one spoke for a while. Finally, Aunt Wang broke the silence.
"The thing is, I have a purpose in asking you out for dinner. I know you are both playing the game 'Myth,' right?"
Zhang Pingfan and Li Yu Tong both nodded.
"I know a little about this game. A project I'm currently discussing with a client is related to your game. So, Auntie wants to ask for your help. This meal is a token of introduction!"
Li Yu Tong didn't need to dress so elegantly just to discuss a project.
It seemed like there was more to this than just that.
Zhang Pingfan said, "Aunt Wang, you might be disappointed. I'm still in the新手村 (novice village). I'm a new player and don't understand these things!"
Aunt Wang said with a smile, "It's okay. Yu Tong is a professional player. She can take you with her more later!"
Zhang Pingfan opened his mouth, wanting to say something else.
But he thought about it, and since he was already in her car, what he said seemed unimportant.
Li Yu Tong said, "Don't be nervous. Aunt Wang's client requires Aunt Wang to provide an item with gold attributes or above in the game. Only then will the other party be willing to cooperate with Aunt Wang's company!"
Zhang Pingfan frowned, "Isn't this asking for the impossible? How many gold-tier equipment items are there in the game now? Their appetite is too big, isn't it!"
Aunt Wang said, "I wasn't too clear about it at first, so I agreed. Later, after asking around, I found out that these things are not cheap. More importantly, even with money, you might not be able to buy them. The people I know who play 'Myth' seem to be only you two, so Auntie has no choice but to come to you!"
Gold-tier equipment is indeed something that cannot be bought even with money in the game nowadays.
Basically, the gold-tier equipment in the game does not appear on ordinary players, but on high-level players.
High-level players, for their own benefit, would not sell their gold-tier equipment at this time. That's why it's available for purchase but not on the market.
But what does this have to do with Li Yu Tong dressing so elegantly?
Could it be that she has to meet someone?