Chapter 162: Free Help
The resources that were refreshed this month are now unified across all regions. Many ordinary residents have left the city. When people see various grains and vegetables, they all want to gather more.
Some people wake up early in the morning and go out with their entire family, including their half-year-old children.
Paradise City has now been promoted to a third-level city-state for the sole purpose of acquiring a protective shield that can adjust the city's temperature.
Although Ke Qun was always a gamer before the end, flirting with girls was like collecting cards. After flirting with one person, he would switch to the next and continue his strategy.
But since becoming the city lord, he has felt a strong sense of responsibility and has dedicated himself to resolving conflicts among the city's residents.
So, after several nearby city-states were dissolved, many residents came here.
It's just that Ke Qun originally played games mainly to attract girls. Most of the game equipment was given by the girls. He was not interested in games.
When prompted by the system, he declined to exchange his assets for gold coins, resulting in him not spending as much money as Lu Jiu did to construct a city-state.
He prioritizes city defense weapons and patrolling NPCs. After all, these can play a significant role when beasts besiege the city. Prices in the city are slightly higher than in Xuantian City, but the level of personal freedom is comparable to that in Xuantian City.
The Chinese people work hard and accumulate resources under any circumstances.
It was another early morning, and the fields outside Paradise City were bustling with people. Everyone was bending over to collect food and vegetables.
The sun came out today, but people didn't feel any warmth at all. On the contrary, when a gust of wind passed by, everyone had to hunch their necks.
Lin Jiang is only twelve years old this year. He should have been on campus at this age prior to the apocalypse. Now he is out collecting food with his parents, and he is not dissatisfied.
Before the end of the world, he suffered from severe asthma. After the drastic changes in the world, his illness vanished, and his body was no different from that of a normal healthy person.
In the past, his classmates were afraid to play with him in class because they were worried he might have an asthma attack suddenly.
Now that the world has become gamified, he can play like a regular child, and his younger brother and sister are becoming increasingly obsessed with him.
After collecting for a while, he felt an itch in his throat and couldn't help but cough twice, but he didn't pay it any mind.
Lin Jiang's father heard his eldest son coughing and remembered that the child had asthma before, so he asked, "Xiao Jiang, are you feeling uncomfortable?" Lin Jiang shook his head. "It's okay, Dad. I probably choked on the cool breeze."
Lin Jiang's father noticed that his son remained calm and didn't worry excessively. "Okay, if you feel uncomfortable, just check your information in time. "Don't hesitate to drink the potion when the time comes."
Lin Jiang nodded obediently. There were recently sick children in the city, but it is normal for them to drink the next bottle or two of medicine. Lin Jiang's parents bought two bottles for each of their three children.
After working for an hour, Lin Jiang felt a slight heaviness in his head and a warmth in his body. He didn't think much about it and assumed it might be the result of the heat generated in his body after working for a long time.
After a while, he coughed a few times and covered his mouth again, pretending to be fine and continuing to collect. He didn't want his parents to worry about him anymore.
After looking at his personal information, he discovered a reminder that he had contracted the negative state of typhoid fever. He had no choice but to discreetly take out a bottle of medicine and drink it.
I hope the medicine will take effect as soon as possible and help me get better.
In the city, Ke Qun was sitting in the drugstore with a headache. He only had this drugstore, and he chose an intermediate-level talented NPC when he first opened it. After all, it cost him hundreds of gold coins to upgrade the city-state from level one to level two.
There are thousands of gold coins in his backpack. After reaching level 3, he spent a significant amount of money to restock his weapons in order to defend the city. However, it was only level 3, and he spent so many gold coins. Who knows how much more money he will spend in the future? A place for money.
But now he discovered that many children were easily susceptible to negative states, so he provided the pharmacy manager with several hundred tempered fruits to be used in medicine. The NPC's utilization rate of the tempered fruits was about 60%.
As for the pharmaceuticals used to treat typhoid fever, a single bottle may not be sufficient to cure the disease, and an additional bottle needs to be taken. Even if one bottle is effective, it will take a long time to recover.
He knew that the medicine from Xuantian City would take effect immediately after one dose, and he could recover within a few hours.
The NPC in the drugstore over there has a high level of talent. If he wants to hire someone with high-level talent now, he will have to open another store. However, there is not much income during the winter. He is a bit confused about whether to open it now or wait until the end of winter to assess the situation.
"Ke Qun, what are you thinking about in a daze?" Feng Qi came here, especially after hearing that he was here.
Feng Qi was originally from another city-state, but she came here after the city-lord dissolved the city-state. After all, she and Ke Qun were old friends.
Ke Qun noticed that Feng Qi was wearing a tight-fitting long skirt. Although the dress had long sleeves and the skirt covered all parts of her legs, it still perfectly accentuated Feng Qi's S-curve.
It doesn't look like much fabric, just enough to cover your attractive figure, but it has good thermal properties.
He was accustomed to this woman's behavior and she refused to wear those warm coats, even during the cold winter.
He said weakly, "I am considering whether to open another pharmacy.The utilization rate of raw materials by intermediate-level pharmaceutical NPCs is not as high as that of high-level talents. If this continues, the resources and money I have acquired will be wasted."
Feng Qi gracefully twisted her slender waist as she walked. She sat down next to Ke Qun and said, "That's it? I can help you if you want."
Feng Qi is just a little rich woman. She has a city founding order and is unwilling to become the city lord. She just wants to live a carefree life in the city. This attitude makes Ke Qun and everyone else envious.
"What is your request?"
Feng Qi covered her mouth and chuckled, with a coquettish tone: "Really, can't I help you for free? We have been in love after all."
If nothing else, Feng Qi is good-looking, with a gorgeous appearance and a hot body, otherwise, Ke Qun would not have fallen in love with her.
"Are you sure? Opening a shop and hiring NPCs will cost several gold coins. Do you still have a lot of gold coins?" Ke Qun asked uncertainly.
This woman spent a lot of money on the game, but it was all on equipment. I don't know how many gold coins she had.
Feng Qi's delicate white hand touched his chest. "Don't worry, it will take me several years to spend all of this."
Gold coins are typically obtained through lotteries, and they are the most easily acquired in the lottery section.
She had won numerous prizes for some beautiful clothes, and thoroughly enjoyed adorning her game characters with stunning outfits.
She never thought she would one day wear such exquisite clothes in the game.
Ke Qun felt that someone was willing to spend money on him, so he didn't feel uncomfortable. "Okay, I'll treat you to a meal when it opens."
Feng Qi just smiled coquettishly, "Okay, you have to treat me to the most extravagant meal."
She has equipment, gold coins, and an abundance of weapons. She was fortunate enough to get a career card at the beginning of the apocalypse, but she did not acquire a skill card. This is the kind of life she dreams of.
There are many attractive men in the city who are drawn to her solely because of her generosity.
Ke Qun nodded, "Of course, a beauty like you deserves the most expensive one."
He knew that Feng Qi had been pestered by many people, but what's the point? The world is like this, so who cares so much?
