Emerald green forest.

With a breeze, Xiao Zhi's figure appeared in the forest.

He didn't know anything about the situation after he left, just looking at a withered leaf in his hand felt heartache.

This is a random teleportation item called [Floating Leaf], and it is a one-time use.

In ZERO, teleportation items were all expensive. When there was no inflation, this stuff was very expensive, and now it's so expensive that Xiao Zhi's flesh hurts when he sees it.

If he's just playing games, he'd probably rather die once than use this. But as far as the current situation is concerned, he was worried that he would really burp when he died, and he had to use it to escape no matter how painful it was.

Throwing away the dead leaves in his hand, Xiao Zhi felt that he was closer to the abyss of poverty

Looking at the surrounding environment, it seems that [Floating Leaves] has brought him to the Chiba region bordering Hessen.

Chiba Kingdom is one of the forces on the Dazemen subcontinent.

It is mainly composed of wood spirits, and there are also humans and some mild orcs. The natural environment here is comfortable, the products are rich, and the public security is also good. Many players like to buy houses here, and it is dubbed the holy place for the elderly.

Xiao Zhi opened his backpack and wanted to organize his belongings, but unexpectedly found his game interface lit up.

He checked his interface and found that all functions except offline had been restored. Although he still couldn't leave the game, it was much better than before, and he couldn't help but feel a burst of joy in his heart.

Wearing the same handsome face of a wanted criminal is too dangerous in the game, Xiao Zhi opened the face pinching interface to change his face.

ZERO allows players to re-pinch their faces, but does not support importing face-pinch data, and the opponents are particularly unfriendly. But where there is demand, there is an industry, and many players have also taken the opportunity to develop a cosmetic surgery business.

Xiao Zhi's original occupation was a doll shaper, and his works are exquisite and gorgeous, with a unique personal style. He has a lot of fans on social media, and it is not difficult for him to pinch his face.

Before, he pinched a few faces and kept them, but he didn't expect them to come in handy now.

After a while, Xiao Zhi's original appearance was replaced by a slightly bookish face with warm brows and eyes.

He smiled slightly, revealing a gentle and clean feeling, looking very pure, without the slightest bit of chopping. In this way, he doesn't have to worry about being wanted for the time being.

Although it is not clear why his name is not listed on the wanted notice, the safest thing to do is to change his name as well.

It's a pity that Xiao Zhi didn't have any renaming props. ZERO doesn't have a system store. The renaming props need players to explore and obtain by themselves, and this can only be done temporarily.

Anyway, the name on the top of the player's head will not be displayed directly in the game, and there will be no prompt when attacked. If you want to know what his name is, you must exchange friends, or Xiao Zhi himself does not chat anonymously in the world channel and forum to expose himself.

After solving the most important problem, Xiao Zhi began to think about other things.

In ZERO, players' online activities will consume physical strength and need to rest to recover, whether it is offline or online rest.

But when resting, the player's body is not protected by the system and will be hurt.

When the server first started, players with iron heads went offline directly in the city, and the next day they were stolen by NPCs and thrown out of the city; some people were trampled to death by monsters in the wild, or were unknowingly killed by monsters. Someone wiped his neck, or was sold to be a miner.

Countless players have come to a conclusion with their own life and property experiments - they must find a safe place to go offline!

Players in the city generally choose hotels. In the wild, you can set up a tent and make do with it. If you have money, you will buy a house by yourself.

Xiao Zhi dared to go offline in Hessen before because there would be no monsters and players passing by under that tree, and Asen would always guard him, but this is not the case anymore.

"Sure enough, we still have to consider the issue of money." Xiao Zhi sighed.

He stretched out his hand, his fingertips drew a circle in the air, and in the next instant, a heavy book appeared in Xiao Zhi's hand.

The Address Book, also known as the Asanasi Happy Book, is a communication system between players, which is embodied in the form of a book. World channels, private chats, forums and other functions are all on it.

Other races on the continent cannot see the contents of the address book, so there are rumors that this is the source of the power of the Athanasi people.

The players laughed at this without saying a word, after all, the system didn't let them tell the truth.

Opening the address book, Xiao Zhi simply used the forum posts to look at the changes over the years.

Now, mankind has entered the interstellar age. The sphere of influence of human beings covers the three major galaxies of the Milky Way, the Ocean Blue System, and the Cang Galaxy, but still no new intelligent races have been discovered, and aliens are still an eternal topic of discussion.

The lifespan of human beings has been greatly improved because of the emergence of immortality technology, and it is no longer limited to a short hundred years. Life has become longer, and human beings have more pursuits in life.

At the same time, he also discovered that it turned out that six hundred years had passed since his time.

This made Xiao Zhi puzzled. Since he crossed over 600 years ago, why did Hessen's arrest warrant hang for more than 500 years?

Logically speaking, there should be no such person in this world five hundred years ago, right?

He also specifically searched for news related to the Hessian lord.

As a result, this boss is very mysterious. Apart from knowing that his name is Frost, he has no clear information. His age is unknown, his appearance is ominous, his race is suspected to be undead, and his past experience is ominous.

He rarely leaves Hesse, and over the years, players haven't even taken a clear screenshot.

Either it was a dark figure in the distance, or a white bone dragon streaked across the sky, or it was a sturdy white bone carriage, and he couldn't even see whether he was round or flat.

"Frost?" Xiao Zhi whispered the name. He searched his memory and found no information about the name.

Will my arrest warrant be related to this person?

Unable to think of the answer, Xiao Zhi could only put aside this doubt for the time being and continue to read other news.

ZERO has been in operation for more than 600 years, and it is a miracle in human history. Whether it is a contemporary game or a game that appeared later, no game can have such vitality.

And, over time, the world of ZERO is getting bigger and richer.

Players often feel like they're not just playing games, but actually living in a real world. Therefore, many people make a living directly in the game, or come to old age when they are old, and regard this place as the second world.

The maximum level is now 240, and most players are in the 150200 range.

Compared with the era of keyboard and online games, ZERO's level cap opening speed is not fast, and there is no regularity at all. Generally speaking, it comes with the development progress of players and the development of the mainland.

Thinking about his poor level of 50, Xiao Zhi ranked the importance of leveling up first in his mind.

Suddenly, a hot post on the forum was pushed to the homepage:

[Title: In order to save the big pants that are on the verge of collapse, I have evil thoughts towards the big guy]

This title is quite indescribable, but it is very tempting.

Xiao Zhi clicked in and took a look. The owner's ID was called "The Legendary Watermelon".

He cried out his tragic story of being greedy for Hessian's gratitude, first being hanged and beaten by an unknown bigwig, then brutally murdered by the Hessian lord, and finally being beaten after losing his pants.

There are a few screenshots attached to the post. It is Xiao Zhi's battle against several players. However, the shooting method is a bit too casual and makes people dizzy. Because of the cloak, Xiao Zhi's face was not captured.

At the same time, a short video is attached. The video is still very rubbish, but it shows Xiao Zhi's neat fighting posture and 22 bursts of his fireballs.

1L. Gold Big Pants:

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha.

2L. I just passed by:

What the hell! 22 bursts! This skill is definitely a big guy!

3L. No coriander:

The power of the skill is so low, it seems that the level is not high, do you know any well-known master who deleted the account and started again?

11L. Guatian Yiba:

delete number? ! ! Smell the watermelon!

112L. Don't lie to me:

Looking at this level of operation, could it be Ruo Ye?

113L. Reply 112L with the wind:

Don't spread rumors upstairs, I just saw Ruo Ye and his teammates go to the dungeon.

115L. I really don't taste good:

And Ruo Ye is a wind method, this one likes to play with fire at first glance.

289L. A little cool on the top of the head:

Could it be Vulcan? This big guy hasn't come out for a long time.

299L. Vulcan:

Thank you for your concern, but the old man is now a farming player, don't read.

300L. A small dish will reply 299L:

The deity of the scumbag! group photo!

301L. It's hard to name it. Answer 299L:

Group photo +1

302L. I am not a human being and reply 299L:

Group photo+2

...

1032L. The witty young man:

Do you think it could be Longinus? Want to re-train as a mage to defeat Ruo Ye?

1033L. Guatian Yiba:

Aw... Saying this... The melon in my hand suddenly became even sweeter.

1034L. Longinus:

Pooh! I don't play a mage, I want to be a swordsman and fight Ruoye to the death in a dignified manner! ! @Ruo Ye, come to fight! Come fight! Come fight! Come fight! Come fight!

1035L. Wakaba replied 1034L:

hehe.

Among the various speculations of the players, Xiao Zhi noticed an inconspicuous reply.

1152L. Anonymous Player:

It's light for the boss to beat you. Do you know how you'll be treated after being captured?

I once asked my brother to pinch my face and send me over because of curiosity, but after Hesse found out that I was not that person, he asked me to explain who sent me here.

But, I'm just out of curiosity! No one really told me!

But they didn't believe me, so they still threw me into the dungeon. The experience there was like 21 bans. The system gave me a mosaic, and I finally caught the opportunity to die. Since then, I've seen Hesse walking around.

Xiao Zhi: "..."

On the road to death, players are always full of motivation.

Fortunately, he ran fast, and Xiao Zhi didn't want to experience the little black house in person.

It seems that it is better not to take out the rare Hessian materials in his bag. If something is accidentally exposed, it will be miserable to be remembered. In the future, will still look for opportunities to use some anonymous ways to point out the props have collected before.

After flipping through some information posts, Xiao Zhi decided to go to Chiba Kingdom next, which has been very peaceful recently, and the residents are not exclusive. It is suitable for low-level players to do quest upgrades.

After clicking on the map, Xiao Zhi walked in the direction of Qianba Kingdom.

While walking, Xiao Zhi's thoughts couldn't help but drift to Asen's place.

Their first meeting was when ZERO was just starting operations.

The player's birth points are random, and Xiao Zhi's luck was not very good. He was thrown directly into Hessen, and a low-level skeleton rushed towards him.

The new magician with no power to bind chickens and the low-level skeletons who may only have the power to bind chickens, after a battle of life and death at the level of pecking between chickens, Xiao Zhi successfully got rid of the skeletons by virtue of his long legs.

But at the same time, he also ran a long way in Hessian, and some couldn't find his way.

I don't know how long it took to walk, but a touch of white appeared in front of me. In the dark forest, a white tree was very conspicuous, and Xiao Zhi subconsciously walked in that direction.

A sleeping man appeared at the same time as the white tree.

He is lying on the skeleton of an unknown creature, his silver hair is spread out, his body is naked, his body is slender, but his muscles are well-proportioned like a work of art, his eyes are closed and he looks quiet and serene. .

Xiao Zhi was shocked at the time: "Brother, do you have such a big heart, come here to walk the birds and still fall asleep?"

Startled by the sound, the sleeping man opened his eyes.

Those were a pair of platinum-like light-colored eyes, glowing with a metallic luster. Such eyes should be cold, but there is only ignorance and blankness in them.

Xiao Zhi tried to greet him: "Hello, my name is 7654321."

The man just looked at him and blinked suspiciously.

After a while, he said with difficulty: "7..."

Xiao Zhi found that this person did not seem to be a player.

However, ZERO claims to be the most intelligent holographic game. Is the NPC in it at this level?

Don't know if it's too late to get your money back?

Although the thought of refunding money flashed in his mind, because this little brother is really good-looking, human beings are always more tolerant towards beauties, and Xiao Zhi cannot be exempted from it.

On a whim, he simply sat down and taught people to speak, and gave the other man the coat of the new magician's robe to cover his buttocks.

It was only after taught him that this little brother's learning ability was terrifying, and he had mastered the ability of basic dialogue in a short period of time.

This made Xiao Zhi, who was a teacher for the first time, very proud. As a reward, Xiao Zhi plucked the grass on the ground and made him a small snake as a gift.

The little brother stretched out his hand to take it, but there was no expression on his face, but he held it carefully with both hands, and he should have liked it very much.

Because he met him in Hesse, Xiao Zhi even named him Arsen without authorization, which sounded a bit casual, but the younger brother did not object.

Asen said that he wanted to call Xiao Zhi "Xiao Qi", Xiao Zhi thought about it and found it easier to call him than "7654321", so he readily agreed.

Later, Xiao Zhi gradually came into contact with other NPCs, and found that other NPCs are indeed very intelligent, not as blank as Assen.

Although don't understand why, it didn't affect the friendship between the two.

Thinking that Assen must be alone in the forest, Xiao Zhi often goes to Hessen to find him whenever he is free.

Bring him gifts, tell him about other parts of the continent, and occasionally tell him his own fairy tales.

for example:

"Asen, today I'll tell you the story of Snow White. Snow White, known as the Swordsman Blowing Snow, because she always carries snowflakes with her sword..."

"Little Red Riding Hood is a well-known assassin. It is said that her bright red cloak was stained with blood..."

"There is also a Master Yi Rong on the mainland. She is called Cinderella. She once sneaked into the ball and approached the prince, but after removing her makeup, she would not be found at all..."

Assen listened seriously, without the slightest suspicion that the person in front of him was just talking shit.

Thoughts back.

Six hundred years have passed, and don't know how Asen is doing now? The lifespan of NPCs of different races is not the same. Asen should be the undead type. hope he is still fine now.

Xiao Zhi couldn't help sighing: "Hey, why are you wanted..."