Chapter 136 Wandering the Martial World (Paused)
Chapter 136 Wandering the Martial World (Paused)
The players lined up excitedly, but Fisherman116 never stopped for a moment.
"A golden chest! A golden chest! Please, it has to be a golden chest!"
"Oh no, it's a wooden crate! I have to queue up again. I've already queued three times!"
If Fisherman116 were a real angler, he would have kicked this player out long ago. No wonder the queue is so long. It's a pity he's just a data person without any feelings.
"Damn it, another silver chest! Are you deliberately not giving me a gold chest?!" Another player, enraged, charged at the fisherman. After a brief exchange of data, the fisherman revived, and the player was kicked out of the game.
"Hahaha, I got a gold chest! I got a gold chest on my first time queuing!" The lucky player was overjoyed. "Ah, how come it's rare ore?" The player's expression changed instantly.
The others looked at him with envy. They were still not satisfied even though they had found rare ore. If they handed over this ore, they could immediately exchange it for a house.
But then again, what they're queuing up for now isn't rare minerals, but seafood. They've heard that seafood not only tastes delicious but can also increase your luck.
With more luck, they'll encounter more and more good items when opening treasure chests.
"Haha, mine is seafood!" Finally, a lucky one has appeared.
"Brother, are you selling? I'll offer 1 gold coins!"
"2 million!"
"10 million!"
The player hesitated for a moment when such a high price suddenly appeared, but in the end, he couldn't bear to sell it. The important thing was to log off and eat it.
After this ordeal, the number of people in line has subtly increased again, with everyone hoping to be the next lucky one.
The only one who was frustrated was Fisherman 116, but it was alright, since he only worked until sunset.
Lin Liuyi had no idea that such things happened among the readers of the Fishing Man group; she was currently gossiping about Ouyang Mingyue in the group chat.
"Why, Ouyang? Did you get hurt while you were traveling around the martial world?" Lin Liuyi asked the question that everyone wanted to ask.
They were chatting in the group chat today when Ouyang Mingyue suddenly popped up and said that she had decided to stop wandering the martial arts world!
This puzzled everyone. Ever since Ouyang Mingyue went out to explore the world, she hadn't talked about this in the group chat, so everyone assumed she was having a great time.
"The world is too dangerous, you can't beat them?" Liu Mingyue guessed.
Ouyang Mingyue drew her sword immediately, "How is this possible?"
She stopped everyone from speculating further, saying, "Since venturing into the martial world, I have indeed learned a lot and encountered many people. My swordsmanship has also improved significantly. However, the deeper I delve into the martial world, the more I realize that it's not what I imagined. The martial world I envisioned was one where the greatest heroes serve their country and people, and the lesser heroes serve their friends and neighbors. But the reality of the martial world is all about grudges, love, hate, fighting, and killing. It's exhilarating, but such exhilaration only affects oneself, while others suffer. I've seen inns destroyed by fighting, where the martial artists leave after their brawls, leaving the innkeepers to lament their misfortune. And those martial artists who engage in fights anytime, anywhere, completely oblivious to the consequences of destroying farmers' fields. I don't think this is the martial world I want."
Ouyang Mingyue sighed.
"So what do you plan to do? What about the martial arts alliance leader in your area? Aren't you going to do anything about it?" Lin Liuyi remembered that there should be a martial arts alliance leader in a typical martial arts world.
Mentioning this made Ouyang Mingyue even angrier.
That was her initial thought too, and she even went to the leader of the martial arts alliance to raise this issue.
The other party replied that she was a woman and it wasn't her concern.
Ouyang Mingyue was patient and drew her sword to show her opponent what a woman was like.
"So now that you've defeated the leader of the martial arts alliance, you plan to become the leader again and restore order to the martial arts world?" After listening to her sister's explanation, Lin Liuyi finally understood what she meant.
No, sister, you've taken a pretty big step.
Ouyang Mingyue rolled her eyes. "I didn't expect that martial arts leader to be so weak. He couldn't even last ten moves against me. I don't really want to be a martial arts leader; it's too much trouble. I just want to let those so-called heroes know that they shouldn't just think about their own personal vendettas and should consider the common people more."
"So what do you plan to do?" Liu Mingyue asked curiously.
"You said I wouldn't become the leader of the martial arts alliance. Instead, you asked them to establish a 'Justice Guardian Team' to handle these matters. If anyone causes trouble in the streets, they would step in to stop and punish the troublemakers, and then compensate the innkeepers, street vendors, and the like. They could also set some rules, such as that duels could only be held in specific venues and that fighting was not allowed in the people's territory. Is this feasible?" Ouyang Mingyue put forward her idea.
“That won’t work. Your requirements are quite good. But firstly, most of those martial arts practitioners are used to being capricious and might not listen to you, so this guard team must be composed of people with high martial arts skills; secondly, this guard team is still under the management of the martial arts alliance leader, so how can you guarantee that they will always be like this?” Princess Mingyue analyzed for her.
"Then it seems I should remain the leader of the martial arts alliance?" Ouyang Mingyue gripped her knife tightly.
"That's right, you must firmly grasp the position of martial arts alliance leader. Only when you become the martial arts alliance leader can you mobilize highly skilled people to form a guard team, firmly control the martial arts world, and you also need to find ways to benefit your subordinates, otherwise why would others follow you?"
Lin Liuyi immediately found it troublesome, but Ouyang Mingyue pondered whether it was feasible.
"As for making a profit, our manor specializes in weapons. If I become the leader of the martial arts alliance, can I give them a discount on weapons? Also, a portion of the fines can be used as rewards for the guard team, or I can set up a caravan to help merchants deliver goods, which would also generate income." Ouyang immediately thought of a few ideas.
"It seems you're determined to do this. Let me remind you, there's another important part: the imperial court!" Lin Liuyi said worriedly.
"The imperial court?" Ouyang Mingyue had really forgotten about that. People in the martial arts world generally don't take the imperial court seriously. The martial arts world and the imperial court seem to be two different worlds, and neither interferes with the other.
“You could also cooperate with the imperial court. You want to protect the people, but they face not only江湖人 (jianghu people, martial arts practitioners) but also the imperial court. So I suggest you learn more before making a decision. There might be bad results, and what you want might face great obstacles,” Lin Liuyi offered his advice.
“That makes sense, I’m not afraid. Someone has to step up and change this world.” Ouyang Mingyue’s eyes were resolute, as if she could already see the new look of the future world.
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