The Players and the Protagonist Want to Kill Me – Chapter 684

Chapter 2: New Century (Epilogue)

Chapter 474: Mission in Progress (1)

Initially, Loli was quite naive.

But soon Loli understood the meaning of the little poem Xi Wei had just recited.

“How about it, Loli, are you scared?”

Xi Wei held his hoe and patted the barrenSoil. The soil in the backyard needed to be fertilized today after this round of development.

“Hmph~╭(╯^╰)╮” Loli pouted arrogantly.

What was the use of being afraid? As if fear could stop Xi Wei.

“Hehe…” Seeing the little maid’s defiant attitude of facing death unflinchingly, he already knew what Loli was thinking.

But he had to be careful today. He must be gentle when cultivating the land.

Otherwise, it might cause blockages and damage the soil layers, given the largest hoe he had in his hand.

However, such things were already a skillful operation for Xi Wei.

He and Loli were in sync, and in just a moment, the soil’s viscosity was just right. Then, he swung his hoe and dug in.

It was Loli’s first time cultivating the backyard orchard, and she was still a bit unaccustomed to it. But Xi Wei was an experienced orchard keeper. He had already exchanged farming experience with Ruo Yi. At this moment, he would occasionally touch the unripe peaches and then pick the plump grapes to eat. Soon, Loli was immersed in the joy of farming and became adept at it.

Xi Wei also continuously improved his farming efficiency. The two of them sang the farmer’s working song together.

After sowing the seeds, perhaps next spring, new fruits would grow from this land.

Speaking of which, the story splits into two threads.

Nobody Does Human Things (M) had already shared the real-time coordinates in the player public channel.

Of course, it wasn’t time to attack yet.

They had been precisely hit by the enemy army less than half an hour after leaving the departure point. Balner and Platyr were not fools; they would definitely suspect an inside job, which would affect Nobody Does Human Things (M)’s subsequent plan.

So, Nobody Does Human Things (M) finally decided to set the attack time for 3 AM.

This was when people were most tired. When attacked at this time, Balner and Platyr would definitely be stunned.

When their minds were muddled, they would have no time to ponder the cause and effect.

Everything was within Nobody Does Human Things (M)’s plan.

Time quickly came to 3 AM. During this period, the Black Truffle Merchant Caravan passed through seven checkpoints.

The soldiers stationed at the checkpoints inspected the caravan’s goods. However, because it was too late, these soldiers were also drowsy. So, after initially confirming that the transported goods were just some coal, they let them pass directly.

Platyr was very accommodating, greasing the palms of every knight responsible for checkpoint security.

Some accepted the money, while others refused.

Nobody Does Human Things (M) watched silently, jotting down the names and backgrounds of those knights who accepted the money in his little notebook.

In addition, they encountered three patrols of soldiers.

He didn’t know whether to feel lucky or regretful.

These three patrols of soldiers had all been taken care of by Bishop Charlie; they were “insiders.”

They merely exchanged a symbolic greeting with Platyr and Balner before letting them pass.

After traveling for about another ten minutes, the Black Truffle Merchant Caravan entered a dense forest.

Beyond this forest lay the border of the Black River Territory.

“This is the Black River Forest, the main timber-producing area of the entire Black River Territory. Besides this, there’s only the Sorrento Mountain Range, but it’s rife with monsters and not as safe as the Black River Forest.”

Platyr, showing unusual enthusiasm, pointed at the large area of tree stumps left after logging and explained with a smile to the players.

“Judging by the color of these stumps, they should be oak. It will take decades for them to grow back.”

He sighed at this point, thinking that he would probably be long dead by then.

Human lifespans were generally short. Even reaching the Legendary stage would only allow them to live for about two thousand years.

Moreover, with increasing lifespan, their strength would also weaken.

A two-thousand-year-old Legendary might not be able to defeat a young Champion Knight…

To achieve true immortality, one had to ignite the divine fire and become a demigod.

[With Lord’s help, I should be able to live for at least three to four hundred years!]

Platyr encouraged himself.

He was currently 46 years old. In his current view, living for three to four hundred years was already quite good.

“Isn’t it a bit too quiet all around?”

Compared to Platyr, who was fantasizing about the future, the old wizard, nearing his sixties, was much more vigilant.

This was probably why people said that the old become wise.

“I haven’t heard any insects chirping for quite some time,” Balner said with a serious tone. His snake-like eyes scanned the surroundings. He slowly drew his snake-head staff from his embrace, and the two Templar Knights behind him placed their dominant hands on their sword hilts.

As everyone knew, when predators appeared,

the jungle would become very quiet.

However, the predators that appeared today were not ordinary ones.

“Alert!” Balner roared, “I think our journey ahead might not be smooth sailing.”

He pointed his snake-head staff at the surroundings, and a ghastly green light converged on the staff.

Once the predator appeared, the destructive magic would immediately deliver a fatal blow!

The time was ripe.

Nobody Does Human Things (M) slowly moved to the rear of the group.

Then, he sent the signal to attack in the player public channel.

“Caw—!” A clear whistle sounded.

Following that, howling noises echoed through the forest one after another.

For a moment, it felt like being back in Monkey Mountain.

As the calls grew louder and closer, figures clad in sparkling equipment and wearing pig masks emerged from the jungle in all directions.

Balner, whose nerves were already taut, was so startled by this sudden scene that his heart nearly stopped.

As for Platyr, he was stunned stiff on the carriage. His entire being was bewildered.

“Who are you people?” Balner screamed, wielding his snake-head staff, “This is the Black Truffle Merchant Caravan. Are you looking to die by intercepting us?”

Though his words were threatening, his actions were swift.

As soon as he finished speaking, the snake-head staff spat out a bluish-green poisonous mist that swept towards the nearest group of players.

Even though he had only just glimpsed these suddenly appearing attackers,

Balner had already realized that these attackers were not very strong.

Take the first wave, for example.

Although their equipment looked flashy and intimidating, he was a mage, and he was most familiar with magic lamps.

Only rookie adventurers and mercenaries would pursue such flashy and impractical things.

For example, embedding a luminous pearl into a sword hilt. While directly attaching a magic lamp was indeed rare, it was similar in principle to the actions of those rookies.

With this reasoning and analysis, his tense heart settled down.

Killing so many attackers would be a great merit.

“Kill them all!” Balner didn’t hesitate and issued the order to attack.