Walking on that familiar old street, the memories of his past life burst out unconsciously, and Chen Mu's eyes suddenly became moist.
In his previous life, it was already very late when Chen Mu came in. At that time, many players had already reached the second level peak and left the United Continent! At that time, the empire had announced the collapse of the real world, and "Asha World" was in chaos.
It can be said that Chen Mu faced many difficulties from the beginning of his new life. As soon as he entered level 0 of the game, he was directly thrown into the 112 town by the system. After that, he was impoverished and lived like a beggar. Even eating was a problem. This is the common experience of the last batch of players!
It¡¯s not like they haven¡¯t tried to make changes, but things were changing drastically at that time, and the relationship between the aboriginal people and the players was very tense. The weak novices couldn¡¯t get tasks from the aboriginal people at all, let alone upgrade their level to take risks.
Of course, there are also novices who meet well-meaning high-level players and receive free help from those previous players. But for more novices, what they get is a contract! A hundred-year contract of sale, or even an eternal slave contract!
After the empire announced the news, the players first became confused! In the empire, after this tight curse was removed, some messy things kept popping up automatically: cults like the Holy See of Light! Some careerists! And those criminals and underworld After all, players with a little power can be described as lawless!
And for these players whose desires are infinitely amplified, the help they give to novices is those contracts! Chen Mu saw from a distance that the newcomers were being beaten and kicked by them and forced to sign a contract, so he fled directly into the hidden alleys. After that, Chen Mu had to avoid those dangerous high-level players while working hard to fill his stomach. His life was not much better than that of a beggar.
Fortunately, he accidentally came to Rambo Street and met a kind-hearted old man, the owner of this old hotel: Alford Bernard, an old mage who was trapped at level 99 until his death. Thanks to the help of this old man who was both a teacher and a friend, Chen Mu was able to get an excellent start and finally reached the fifth level! However, old Alford could not see it in the end
Chen Mu slowly walked to the door of this old but well-maintained hotel and stopped. This hotel is just like the previous life, with no customers. Even though this is the cheapest hotel in the entire town, not even a sparrow will visit its door.
Chen Mu took a deep breath and adjusted himself. He told himself, "Although this place is exactly the same as in my previous life, this is not the place where I lived in my previous life!" Chen Mu wiped the water from his eyes and quickly returned to his usual calmness and rationality. Although he is rational and knows the difference between this life and his previous life, he still tries his best to make up for the regrets of his previous life!
This old hotel is located at the crossroads of two streets, so it has two gates. Chen Mu did not choose the one on Lambeau Street, but came to another slightly popular street. Of course, it was somewhat popular, but it was just that. It means there are one or two people walking by on the street.
Chen Mu gently pushed open the simple yellow door and walked into the small hotel. The lobby of the hotel is not big. Apart from an old counter that is as high as the chest, there are only two square tables in it.
The ancient wooden door announced Chen Mu¡¯s arrival with its unique creaking sound. Old Alford, who had been reading attentively under the magic lamp, the old mage with white hair and a pair of round glasses on the tip of his nose, was suddenly awakened by this familiar sound.
"Welcome!" Old Alford raised his head and immediately spotted Chen Mu walking towards him. He greeted warmly, "Hello! Welcome to Rambo Hotel!"
Chen Mu and this neat and meticulous old man shook hands cordially. He talked to the old man naturally and said: "Hello, old Alford! Are you reading again? You must pay attention to rest!"
Alford saw that Chen Mu had already called out his name without using any skills, as if he was really familiar with him.
"Who are you?" Old Alford heard this and carefully observed Chen Mu over and over again, but he really couldn't find the corresponding person from his memory. A look appeared on his face. He smiled awkwardly, and then said solemnly, "Young man, please forgive me for being rude! The memory of an old guy like me who is half buried in the ground is really not very good! I can no longer remember your name!"
Old Alford is a rigorous person, which can be seen from his neat clothes and clean, stubble-free face.
"It's okay, it's okay! Old Alford, you already told me this when I came here last time! Don't worry, old man, everyone understands!" Chen Mu shook his hands nonchalantly and smiled. He replied, "I am Chen Mu!"I even stayed here for a while! "
"Oh! Let me think about it again um I have an impression! He must have been here on the 18th of last month!" Old Alford thought hard and finally caught some clues in his mind. He suddenly realized, "Oh ! My dear child! Look, this memory of mine! Just a few days later, everything was completely forgotten!"
Old Alford¡¯s memory was certainly not his own. It was added to him on the spot by the great system, but he could not feel any abnormality.
Why does the system do these things? In fact, the purpose of the system is the same as the previous launch of the novice plane, which is to prevent the entire world from being chaotic! In other words, the system rationalizes players!
The current system time is August of the first year of the advent calendar, not January or January. This is not just to synchronize with the real world. The system also leaves a buffer time, which is specially prepared for players!
At the beginning of the game, the player¡¯s experience during this period is blank! After the player comes into contact with the indigenous people and has a certain amount of interaction, this period of time will be gradually filled up by the system for the player. By the end, the player will have a complete 8-month biography to pave the way for the player's every move.
Now, any actions taken by players will be understood by the indigenous people. Even if someone takes off his clothes and runs on the street, the aborigines will only say that this person has been like this and crazy for 8 months. The system will even add the reason for the player: maybe he is trapped in love, or it is a family inheritance The aborigines will never feel anything unusual because of the player's behavior.
"Dear old mage, remember it! This time you took 10 seconds less than last time!" Chen Mu joked to the old man with a habitual smile. Chen Mu now is just like in his previous life, and even he feels as if he has returned to the past.
At that time, he was a cheerful and optimistic person, and from time to time, he would make little jokes with others. And comparing it with now, absolutely no one thinks they are the same person!
Now Chen Mu is calm and rational, it can even be said to be indifferent! There is only one reason why he has undergone such a huge change, and that is the 50 years of dark imprisonment! Chen Mu just calmed down and didn't go crazy. It was a miracle! It would be strange if he was still laughing and joking as before! If this is true, then Chen Mu is definitely a madman!
"You kid! It's not good to tease an old man! I clearly remember that last time it was 10 seconds shorter than this time?" Old Alford said seriously, as if he was discussing a magic problem with Chen Mu, Seriously and meticulously, "Haha, which room are you going to stay in this time?"
"It's the one from last time! That's the only one here that's the best!" Chen Mu replied casually. There is only one room in this old hotel that has no windows facing Lambeau Street. Of course he has been here before. people will choose this one. However, after Chen Mu answered, he added at the end intentionally or unintentionally, "Old Alford, the price still hasn't changed, right?"
While talking, Chen Mu handed over 1 gold coin, which was the cost of the hotel for ten days. This is already the lowest price in the entire 112 cities. If it were one of those big hotels, it would be the price of one gold coin per day.
"Haha It hasn't changed, it hasn't changed!" Old Alford said with a hearty smile. As a mage, he does not lack gold coins. This hotel was only left to him by his relatives. When he was young, he still needed a hotel. Income to live on. However, after he became a mage, the meager income from the hotel was no longer necessary to him, but he still took good care of it until today.
Old Alford put away this inconspicuous gold coin and arranged for Chen Mu with a smile: "10 days, right? Room 04! I will ask Xiao Lan to send it to your room for dinner!"
While he was talking, a fat blue cat the size of a calf jumped down the stairs.
This is Alford¡¯s pet companion, a level 98 Swift Cat. He is already in his sixties or seventies. Although he is as tall as a large potato, he is still agile.
"Meow! Got it! You old fool!" The blue cat complained impatiently. It was sleeping soundly when it received a message from Alford. Now it could only open its sleepy cat eyes and lead the way for Chen Mu.
"Meow! Little guy, keep up!" The blue cat turned his head and shouted at Chen Mu. Then he turned around and walked upstairs with elegant cat steps. Although the blue cat's fat body made it look very awkward at this time, it did not affect its speed.
"Dear Mr. Alford, I'll take my leave now!" Chen Mu quickly greeted and chased after the blue cat. This agile Mr. Cat was extremely fast and had already walked halfway up the stairs in the blink of an eye.