The Game of Global Mining-Chapter 527 - 390: Brother Long’s Mindset, Sewer Explosion
Just as Chun was pondering how to use the canyon terrain to store water and maximize the power of the rainstorm, his phone beeped with a text message.
Text message? It was Zhou Qing: "Brother Chun, are you asleep? If not, how about a late night snack?"
Ah, she is afraid a call would wake me up if I were asleep, so she texted. Is a late-night snack inviting everyone at the internet cafe to party like last night?
But I’m too busy mopping right now, no way!
Chun had no choice but to decline: "President Zhou, I can’t step away."
Zhou Qing immediately replied: "No problem, just have the barbecue and beer delivered here."
"Alright then!"
However, since she called, I might as well discuss something important; the village cannot afford to lose!
"Leader, there’s a confidential matter I need to discuss with you."
Zhou Qing got interested: "Brother Chun, please go ahead!"
Chun had thought of a reason: "Originally, today or tomorrow was the day I was supposed to meet with Bilenna to discuss something, but since I got caught, I can’t meet up anymore. Leader, please find a mission expert to discuss with Bilenna, and if a special event is triggered, be sure to keep it confidential."
It’s actually just path dependence. Last time I wanted to teleport directly from the city to Canyon Village, Sherry wrote the village’s coordinates on paper, but Aileen didn’t recognize these characters and couldn’t report it, so they had Bilenna pretend to issue a mission for Feng Xingcuo to send over the paper. As a result, Feng Xingcuo died halfway, and another player had to deliver it. This is considered a "reasonable mission error," which can prevent triggering follow-up actions with no flaws.
Zhou Qing was amazed: "Last time, the resident team leader Feng Xingcuo triggered her event to deliver a message to Brother Chun. Should we ask Feng Xingcuo to try again this time?"
Perfect, just as I thought.
"Sure, let him try."
And then, there was a knock on the door, and the delivery guy arrived with the barbecue and beer: "Brother Chun, late-night snack!"
Chun opened the door and sighed: "It’s a pity I’m too busy to enjoy with my brothers!"
The delivery guy chuckled: "Brother Chun, you’re busy with important things, and also, this barbecue is different!"
Different? Ah yes, the skewers are big and meaty!
Chun was concerned about when the Great God could add the "Guardian" into the group, so he asked: "How’s the Great God’s progress?"
The delivery guy laughed: "Tonight, the master in the bike shed came over to install the bike shed for his machine, no idea about his progress, probably still working on it?"
Ugh...
Chun laughed: "Very good, much better to be under a shed than just a blanket."
The delivery guy bitterly laughed: "Seems like he’s using a blanket even inside the shed..."
"Good, good, double secrecy..."
After the delivery guy left, Chun picked up a skewer and saw that the cumin aroma was wafting, the skewer was big and meaty, clearly not something sold outside, and not as fragrant as outside.
Chun took a bite, tasted pretty good! But not as intense as outside.
Does this mean Zhou Qing roasted this herself? It seems she can do anything! Ah, such hospitality...
...
At this time, Zhou Qing reported the incident to Ma Yinglong, emphasizing "highly confidential"!
Ma Yinglong also took it very seriously, immediately sending Feng Xingcuo to try.
Feng Xingcuo had a bit of an unresolved feeling about triggering Bilenna’s letter delivery mission last time, now he finally understood it was a regular meet-up between Brother Chun and her!
This time, Feng Xingcuo couldn’t afford to make a mistake, so he stayed at the village inn. It was just after lunch, she would come out.
Then Bilenna appeared, and Feng Xingcuo went up to greet her: "Ms. Bilenna, do you need any help from me?"
This is the most direct way to get to the point, but it usually has a low success rate. Nevertheless, it can catch an NPC’s initial attention.
Bilenna shook her head, staring blankly outside the village.
Her shaking head meant he caught her attention, so Feng Xingcuo waited silently beside her.
Then Bilenna wandered around the village square, and Feng Xingcuo patiently stayed close. But this action was too obvious; if a village spy saw this, they would know a mission was about to trigger, so confidentiality had to be ensured!
Before long, Bilenna turned back and looked, surprised: "The team leader is still here?"
Triggered! Feng Xingcuo suppressed his excitement: "I have nothing else to do."
Bilenna responded: "That’s good if there’s nothing. But it’s only for now."
Feng Xingcuo quickly asked: "Then when will there be something?"
Bilenna lowered her voice: "In two days, there will be heavy rain. I’ve been in this village for almost half a month, and it seems like it’s the first time it’s rained."
Feng Xingcuo was shocked and asked: "Ms. Bilenna, can you predict the weather?"
Bilenna replied irritably: "Anyone who’s spent time at the harbor should know a bit about the weather, right? Otherwise, what would you do if you encountered a storm at sea?"
Feng Xingcuo understood: "So what happens after the rain?"
Bilenna shook her head and didn’t speak again, then returned to the inn.
...
Meanwhile, as Chun munched on barbecued skewers and monitored the scene through the Magic Prism, he gave a nod of approval for Bilenna’s performance.
After all, players impersonating NPCs can pull all sorts of tricks, but for players to direct NPCs to trigger an event is quite a hassle, so providing a rain forecast was enough for now, and the rest would depend on improvisation.
As expected, Chun’s phone beeped again, this time with a video from Zhou Qing, showing Feng Xingcuo’s first-person perspective recording.
Zhou Qing chuckled: "Brother Chun, it triggered a strange event."
Chun chuckled: "I’m watching."
Zhou Qing asked again: "Was the skewer tasty?"
Chun felt a bit nervous: "Yes, delicious, just the right flavor, and more than enough compared to outside."
Zhou Qing laughed: "I grilled it! There’s no way it could be as flavorful as outside, so Brother Chun, you’ll have to try it personally."
Ugh, true, the seasonings outside do have a bit of science...
Chun sighed: "Really appreciate the leader’s care!"
Then quickly switched the topic to talk about the game: "Rain in two days?"
"Yeah, rain, not sure what it implies."
