Legend of the Pinnacle of Online Games

Chapter 122 Rank A Mission (9K)

After signing a whole bunch of contracts.

In addition to the 5,000 mu of land in the South Sixth District that can only be used for agricultural purposes, Lin Hanchuan also acquired approximately 7000 mu of land with no restrictions on its use.

Seven thousand mu sounds like a lot, but it's actually only 4.7 square kilometers in area. If you put them together, it's roughly a rectangle that's 2.35 kilometers long and 2 kilometers wide.

Fortunately, most of the locations are in good areas.

It has great potential for appreciation in the future.

With over 50,000 gold coins remaining in his account, Lin Hanchuan was about to look at the next map when Charles reached out and stopped him.

Lin Hanchuan looked up at Charles and asked, "Is there something you need?"

Charles replied, "Mr. Arakawa Shiro, didn't you ask me to keep an eye out for assets for sale in Mochizuki Castle?"

Lin Hanchuan nodded.

There is such a thing.

When Charles first came here, he said that in addition to a large amount of land for sale, there were also a large amount of private assets for sale in Moongazing City.

Residential houses, villas, shops, etc.

Lin Hanchuan had specifically instructed Charles to keep these assets, along with the land to be sold, for seven days without selling them.

If he could eat it, Lin Hanchuan would buy it too.

Charles continued, "Earlier today, a weapons factory manager registered his factory with our land transaction center."

"Want to sell?" Lin Hanchuan asked immediately.

Within Wangyue City, there is an almost complete industrial chain.

Moongazing City can be self-sufficient in all aspects of life, including medicine, weapons, food, clothing, and so on.

Of course, this applies not only to Moon Gazing City, but to every other city in the official setting before players enter.

Players can also plunder these assets in various ways, but the main method is to purchase them with money.

“Yes!” Charles squatted down, quickly took out a wooden box from the cabinet, took out a power of attorney from it, and said, “The weapons market in Wangyue City has been too bad lately, and in addition, almost all of the factory manager’s family members have died in the past few months, so he wants to sell the weapons factory directly and live out his days in peace.”

The power of attorney was placed in front of Lin Hanchuan.

Lin Hanchuan glanced at it and confirmed that it was indeed a letter of authorization to sell a weapons factory.

"The price isn't high. A weapons factory covering fifty acres with basically complete facilities only costs fifty thousand gold coins. It's practically free!" Charles said earnestly.

"I believe that Mr. Arakawa Shirokage is genuinely sincere in wanting to buy assets in Mochizuki City and will indeed settle there in the future. Therefore, as your friend, I recommend that you buy this factory, as it will definitely have strong appreciation potential in the future."

According to the official setting, a city can only have one weapons factory, so Lin Hanchuan naturally wanted to buy one.

There are two main ways for players to acquire weapons: one is by farming in the wild, and the other is by purchasing them.

When it comes to purchasing, the main option is to buy weapons mass-produced in the city's weapon factories. These weapons are of good quality and low price, offering good value for money. Some statistics show that each player spends more than 20% of their total revenue on weapons and equipment, making them consumables that players have no choice but to spend money on.

If we could take over a weapons factory...

That's much more profitable than a tavern.

Weapons are necessities; we have no choice but to buy them.

Taverns are for entertainment; you can skip them.

Which of the top chambers of commerce in each region doesn't own several weapons factories? Those are one of their cash cows.

In Wangyue City, a weapons factory covering 200 acres costs only 50,000 gold coins, which is really not expensive at all.

Back in Zone 1, a merchant guild spent 80 million gold coins to acquire a weapons factory in a third-tier city. Although everyone was already flush with gold coins at that time, and the price of gold had returned to normal trading prices, much cheaper than in Zone 9 now, it was enough to prove the terrifying potential for future appreciation of the weapons factory.

But this address...

Lin Hanchuan glanced at it, his brows furrowing involuntarily.

Wangyue City, West Third District.

Andrew had specifically told himself to avoid the West Side area as much as possible, because it was dangerous.

It's most likely the devil's doing.

The fact that the factory manager is in such a hurry to sell his factory clearly indicates that he is also connected with the demons. If he doesn't leave soon, he will lose not only the factory but also his own life.

Lin Hanchuan looked at Charles, who was waiting for praise, and shook his head inwardly. Clearly, Charles was still unaware of what was happening in the West Third District.

“But I only have a little over 50,000 gold coins right now…” Lin Hanchuan sighed and said.

He couldn't possibly not want to buy a weapons factory.

It's just a mere demon; we can't beat it now.

Will we still be unable to beat them in the future?

Faced with a factory that could grow thousands of times more valuable than land, Lin Hanchuan would buy it, even if it were inhabited by an evil god more terrifying than a demon.

But this money is really not enough.

Roger, the factory manager of the weapons factory, did indeed commission 50,000 gold coins, but he and Charles had previously agreed that the condition for them to hold onto these assets was that Lin Hanchuan would have to pay double the price to buy them.

In other words, Lin Hanchuan now needs to spend 10 gold coins to buy the weapon factory.

“Just fifty thousand!” Charles interrupted Lin Hanchuan, smiling as he said, “You can buy the weapons factory at the original price.”

The other NPC staff at the land transaction center also nodded in agreement.

In this land purchase transaction by Lin Hanchuan.

They made a fortune.

My hands were shaking when I grabbed handfuls of gold coins; I've never earned so much in my life.

Moreover, they could tell that Lin Hanchuan's purchase of so much land indicated that this wealthy man from a foreign land intended to develop Wangyue City. Having some connection between them would make things easier in the future.

Charles, in particular, had enough gold coins to ensure his daughter completed all her treatments and still have a large sum left over.

He definitely wants to earn more money.

But he also wanted to get involved with Lin Hanchuan's relationship.

Especially in this eerie city, getting involved with a mage like Lin Hanchuan would at least provide a powerful backer.

"In that case, I'll accept without hesitation!" Lin Hanchuan didn't stand on ceremony and nodded in agreement, asking directly, "Sign now?"

“We can’t sign it now,” Charles said, shaking his head. “Asset purchase agreements require the principal to be present. Our land transaction center is just an official witnessing agency and cannot sign agreements on behalf of the original owner and the buyer.”

Lin Hanchuan nodded, "Yes, there is such a rule."

But this only applies to NPCs and players.

When players conduct land transactions, they only need to apply through the system. The moment the gold coins arrive in their accounts, the land ownership will immediately belong to the other party.

The two don't even need to meet.

“It’s working hours now, so we can’t leave. The city lord has been acting strangely lately, so we have to stay at our posts as much as possible.” Charles paused here, recalling his conversation with Roger earlier that day, before continuing.

"However, Roger will come again tomorrow, around nine in the morning!"

“I can go directly to him and bring him here!” Lin Hanchuan said immediately.

The sooner we take over the weapons factory, the better.

If Roger is killed by the demon, and then the demon takes the opportunity to impersonate him, then Lin Hanchuan will have to miss out on the weapons factory.

“How about this!” Charles pondered for a moment, took out a blank official agreement document from the table, stamped it with the official seal, filled in all the required information, and handed it to Lin Hanchuan.

"Just take this blank agreement to Roger. All he needs to do is sign his name and put his fingerprint on it in the blank space at the bottom left!"

"You can just hand the contract to us next time you come to the land transaction center, so you won't have to make another trip."

The city hall is located in the South Second District.

The weapons factory is located in the West Third District.

It takes one or two hours to travel back and forth.

Charles did this to demonstrate his trust in Lin Hanchuan.

After all, it's the city hall's reputation that's being damaged.

It enhances one's network of contacts.

No loss at all!
“That works too!” Lin Hanchuan nodded and took the asset transfer agreement from Charles’s hand. The address of the weapons factory was already written on it.

West Third District, 15 Giant Road, Roger's Weapons Factory.

"I'll be going now, see you in a couple of days!"

"See you later, Mr. Arakawa Hakukatsu!"

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Lin Hanchuan left the land transaction center with Xingchen. As soon as they stepped out of the city hall, the Faceless Passerby was the first to look over.

Compared to Cao Renjie and the others, the person most concerned about whether Lin Hanchuan had bought the land was the Faceless Passerby.

This is important to him.

If Lin Hanchuan really did buy the land, then this Moon Gazing City is very likely a compensation from the Descent Officials for Night Owl to re-enter the Descent.

Then, we can leverage the reputation of the Night Owl.

The Moon Gazing City is not far from a major explosion.

But the first to speak was Cao Renjie, "Boss, how is it?"

"We've acquired tens of thousands of acres!" Lin Hanchuan answered Cao Renjie directly in front of the faceless passerby.

"Tens of thousands!!"

Even though Cao Renjie was mentally prepared, he was still shocked.

Land in the city is incredibly valuable, every inch worth its weight in gold.

What does tens of thousands of acres mean?
It's hard not to get rich with this.

"This is just the tip of the iceberg!" Lin Hanchuan shook his head. There was still a lot of land in Wangyue City that hadn't been purchased yet. He then glanced at the Faceless Passerby and said directly, "Let's go, let's find a piece of land near the City Hall to build a tavern!"

The faceless passerby has not yet made a statement.

Lin Hanchuan planned to give him another injection, if he could maintain his composure and not reveal his attitude when the tavern was being built.

Lin Hanchuan had no choice but to give up.

Perhaps the faceless passerby doesn't want to change jobs at this point, so there's no point in poaching them any further.

In most cities, there are two places with the highest passenger flow.

One is the area around the resurrection plaza, where players will always arrive at the resurrection plaza regardless of whether they die or return to town.

Another area is around the city hall. Guild headquarters are usually located in these areas, and the players who join the guilds are the group with the strongest spending power in a city.

Among the surrounding entertainment facilities, the tavern is always packed with people. If a guild successfully clears a dungeon, the tavern will instantly make a fortune.

Lin Hanchuan opened the map given to him by the system and was about to choose land in the surrounding area when the voice of the Faceless Passerby rang out.

“If you really intend to build a tavern around the city hall, I suggest you don’t just choose any random place to build it.”

"Hmm?" Lin Hanchuan looked up at the Faceless Passerby, finally unable to hold back, and chuckled, "Do you have any good suggestions?"

"How much land did you buy around the city hall?" the Faceless Passerby asked.

"All the land around the city hall that hasn't been built on is mine!" Knowing that the land around the city hall was the most cost-effective place in the city, Lin Hanchuan naturally took it all.

"Do you plan to rent it out or sell it in the future?" the Faceless Passerby continued to ask. After Lin Hanchuan entered the city hall, he did not rest. He opened the map and carefully studied the map of Wangyue City, especially the map of the area around the city hall, church, arena and auction house, which are areas with high future traffic.

"The land near the city hall can be sold or rented, but the only use they can have is as a guild headquarters," Lin Hanchuan replied.

With so much land in Wangyue City, it's impossible for Lin Hanchuan to develop it all by himself. Other forces need to be involved for Wangyue City's economy to become active.

A single flower does not make spring; a garden full of vibrant colors brings spring to the world.

Lin Hanchuan only wanted to be the head of the kindergarten.

"In that case, you'll have to carefully choose a location! You might even have to interfere with the specific site selection for the major guilds' headquarters," the Faceless Passerby said earnestly.

"If it's feasible, I hope you can give me half a day. I'll give you a detailed plan as my pledge of loyalty!"

The phrase "faceless passerby" has already made things very clear.

Lin Hanchuan smiled and handed the tavern construction blueprints to the Faceless Passerby, saying, "Alright! But I might be a bit busy lately. If I don't have time, I'll leave the tavern construction to you!"

Done.

Lin Hanchuan kept 50,000 for himself.

The remaining three thousand gold coins were all transferred to the Faceless Passerby.

The minimum investment to build a tavern is 1000 gold coins, with no upper limit. The more gold coins you have, the better the materials and the more luxurious the tavern will be.

With a little over three thousand gold coins, you can barely build a decent tavern. As for the interior decoration and the tavern's level, we can deal with that later when we get tavern upgrade tokens!

The faceless passerby did not refuse Lin Hanchuan's blueprints and gold coins.

In his view, this was his new employer's first test of him, and if necessary, he would contribute even more.

"I will begin construction of the tavern within a day!" the Faceless Passerby assured him, understanding the principle that the sooner the tavern is built, the better.

The first player-built tavern in Wangyue City was a huge draw, attracting a large number of visitors in the early stages.

"Yes, it's up to you!" Lin Hanchuan replied confidently. "After you come, your treatment will be three times that of the Tianhai Chamber of Commerce, and I'll pay the penalty for breach of contract."

"If the Tianhai Chamber of Commerce is willing to cooperate with us through you to jointly develop Wangyue City, I have no problem with that."

Get others to do things for you.

The first priority is to ensure the other party has no worries.

In the game, almost all merchant guilds will sign specific employment agreements with their merchant players in the real world.

A businessman like the Faceless Passerby commands a high salary, but the penalty for breach of contract is also high, which Lin Hanchuan is willing to pay.

Regarding cooperation.

The Tianhai Chamber of Commerce has a good reputation in District 2. If they are interested in cooperating, Lin Hanchuan would naturally not refuse. On the contrary, the more chambers of commerce that settle in Wangyue City, the better!
The funds they invest can quickly reach the players and drive the growth of Wangyue City.

The biggest beneficiary was naturally Lin Hanchuan.

"They shouldn't refuse to cooperate with you, Brother Xiao!" With Lin Hanchuan's words, the Faceless Passerby felt much lighter and said with a smile.

According to the description of the president of Tianhai Chamber of Commerce.

The group that will be moving into Wangyue City this time includes not only the Tianhai Chamber of Commerce, but also personnel from other top forces in various districts.

The Faceless Passerby had pondered this matter.

But the mere presence of the Night Owl was far from enough for the Faceless Passerby to attract them; the Night Owl simply held a very high reputation among the players.

To those top powers, Night Owl is just a top player, not worth their large investment in Moon Gazing City.

Behind all this, the Faceless Passerby felt that there must be an invisible hand pushing things forward, prompting various forces to prepare to settle in Wangyue City. It could be the official forces descending upon the city, or it could be someone else entirely.

Now all the land in Wangyue City is in Lin Hanchuan's hands. If they want to gain a foothold in Wangyue City, they must build a good relationship with Lin Hanchuan. Otherwise, even if they want to build a thatched hut, they will have to go out of the city to build it.

If the Tianhai Chamber of Commerce knew that it had sided with Night Owl, Faceless Passerby believed that rather than demanding compensation, it was more likely that they would use their connections to cooperate with Night Owl.

Businessmen are very profit-driven!
"I'll leave the tavern business to you!" Lin Hanchuan said with a smile. "I'm going to acquire a weapons factory next, so I won't be staying here any longer."

Weapons factory...

This time, it wasn't just Cao Renjie who was stunned; even the Faceless Passerby's eyes widened. That was an inexhaustible gold mine.

It is also one of the cornerstones of top chambers of commerce.

Unexpectedly, the official developers have been so generous to Night Owl, even giving him a weapons factory at the start!
"Brother Xiao, you must go now! Go now! Don't delay!" the Faceless Passerby hurriedly said.

Farewell to the faceless passerby.

On the way to "Roger's Weapons Factory", Long Xiaochen couldn't help but ask, "Captain, do you really trust that Faceless Passerby that much? He's worked for the Tianhai Chamber of Commerce for quite a while. Aren't you afraid that he's only in one camp and his heart is with another, and he'll betray us when it really matters?"

Lin Hanchuan looked at Long Xiaochen with a puzzled expression and said, "When did I ever trust him? Giving him the blueprints for the tavern was just to test him."

"Aren't you afraid he'll run off with the tavern blueprints?" Long Xiaochen was a little worried, as tavern blueprints were quite valuable items in the early game.

"Do you know how many gold coins the Faceless Passerby spent to buy my Dark Wizard job change scroll?" Lin Hanchuan asked in return.

"How many?"

"Thirty thousand gold coins!"

"Thirty thousand!!!"

"Alright, then it's fine! Even if you give him the blueprints, you'll still make a killing!"

Lin Hanchuan smiled.

He naturally couldn't trust the Faceless Passerby so quickly, but it was alright. Old Mo would soon be entering Wangyue City, and then he would have him establish a chamber of commerce to manage the Faceless Passerby.

After experiencing so many things in the First District, Old Mo is now almost a genius.

He might be a dabbler in business matters, not knowing much, but when it comes to management, Lao Mo is quite proficient.

Before Lin Hanchuan entered the Ninth District, he had always wanted Lao Mo to fully realize his personal value in the Ninth District.

After putting the matter of the faceless passerby aside.

When Lin Hanchuan mentioned the weapons factory and briefly described what Andrew and Charles had said, Cao Renjie immediately said, "It's obvious that Roger's family was killed by demons. Maybe the skeletons found in the sewers are his family members."

"Captain, should we go take a look?" Long Xiaochen asked curiously.

Lin Hanchuan replied, "Let's take a look first. It's been so long since I've killed a demon!"

The basic attributes of the Demon Attribute Token have been maxed out.

But the hidden attributes remained unchanged.

If he hadn't been unable to return to the starting village, Lin Hanchuan would have gone there long ago and killed the village chief and the priest.

The probability of encountering low-level monsters in Moongazing City is too low. The previous parasitic demon was controlled by the Demon Walker.

However, with the current configuration of the Heavenly Dao Squad, it should be possible for a few people to work together to kill a demon of level 20 or so.

But the main objective this time is still to buy a weapons factory.

It took more than half an hour to walk there.

West Third District, Giant Road.

When Lin Hanchuan and his group arrived, there were hardly any people on the road, even in broad daylight.

The entire street was deserted, similar to Angel Street, which I had visited before.

Cao Renjie peered through the windows of each house, but didn't see a single person.

Occasionally, you might see one or two NPCs lying on the bed, but when they turn their heads and see the heads pressed against the windows, they immediately faint from fright.

“There are hardly any people on this street!” After surveying the area, Cao Renjie shook his head at Lin Hanchuan and said, “Most of the rooms are empty.”

"They were probably all killed by demons!" Long Xiaochen said casually. Then he saw that the door of a house was open not far away, and a dirty boy was peeking out from inside, secretly looking at Lin Hanchuan and his group.

"I'll go take a look!" Long Xiaochen immediately set off.

"Captain, I'll go take a look too!" Cao Renjie jogged over as well.

In this environment, encountering an NPC in a strange state can easily trigger a quest.

Lin Hanchuan stood there, watching the two of them exchange words with the boy for a while, then took out a gold coin and handed it over. The boy's figure disappeared at the door for a moment, and when he reappeared, he was holding a book in his hand, which he handed to Long Xiaochen.

The moment Long Xiaochen got the book, he waved to Lin Hanchuan, exchanged a few words with the boy, and then walked over.

"How is it?" Looking at Long Xiaochen's smiling face, Lin Hanchuan knew that he had encountered something good.

Long Xiaochen said with a smile, "That boy really did have a mission. I triggered a D-level mission, asking me to help find his father. I also spent one gold coin to buy an experience book!"

Long Xiaochen handed over the experience book.

Lin Hanchuan took it and glanced at it.

[Experience Book]

Quality: Intermediate

After use, it can increase your own experience by 1 + 20%, and you can use up to 5 copies at a time.

Requirements: Only players level 100 and below are eligible.

After reading the message, Lin Hanchuan returned it to Long Xiaochen, saying, "Use it! It should be enough to get you to level 13."

“Yes!” Long Xiaochen immediately used it.

When the experience book turned into a beam of light and flowed into his body, Long Xiaochen's level immediately increased from 12 to 13.

At this moment, Cao Renjie also returned.

With a big smile on his face, before Lin Hanchuan could ask, he said, "Boss, I got a C-level mission. He said the sewers have been acting strangely lately and he needs me to go and investigate!"

"Grade C?" Lin Hanchuan confirmed again.

Cao Renjie nodded emphatically.

"Then after we take over the weapons factory, we'll go check out the sewers," Lin Hanchuan immediately decided.

In fact, you can get a lot of useful information from the level of task difficulty.

Generally speaking, the system determines the level of a task by taking into account the player's level, combat power, and other factors when accepting the task.

The fact that Cao Renjie was sent down to explore was only a C-level mission, indicating that as long as he was careful during the mission, he would generally not die.

In other words, if there are demons in the sewers, they won't be too powerful.

"I'll go take a look too!"

Lin Hanchuan looked at the boy still standing at the door and immediately walked over.

However, he wasn't as lucky as Cao Renjie and Long Xiaochen; he chatted for a long time without triggering the mission.

"You guys have taken all the missions!" Lin Hanchuan said with a shrug after returning.

The number of quests an NPC can assign is limited. Once all quests have been assigned, subsequent players, no matter how lucky they are, will not be able to obtain any more quests.

Roger's weapons factory was not far from here, only a few minutes away, and Lin Hanchuan saw the factory building standing on the right side of the street.

There are a few NPCs walking around the factory.

At the factory gate, a middle-aged man with a plump figure and gorgeous clothes was talking to a hunter NPC wearing leather armor. The distance was a bit far, but judging from the speed at which he was talking, it should be something very urgent, and his expression was rather flustered.

The middle-aged man spoke for a long time, and finally, with a look of despair, he watched helplessly as the hunter NPC shook his head and turned to leave.

He glanced at Lin Hanchuan who was walking over, then looked away and turned to enter the factory.

"Hello, is this Mr. Roger?" Lin Hanchuan immediately called out.

The middle-aged man stopped and turned back to look at Lin Hanchuan with a puzzled expression.

Lin Hanchuan stepped forward quickly and introduced himself, "Hello, I am Huangchuan Baixiao, a foreigner. I just learned from the City Hall Land Transaction Center that you are selling your weapons factory."

Roger looked Lin Hanchuan up and down and asked, "You want to buy my factory?"

"Yes!"

“I’m busy right now!” Roger shook his head and said, “I have some things to take care of and don’t have time to go to the land transaction center with you.”

"If you are really interested in my weapons factory, then let's meet at the City Hall Land Transaction Center around 9 a.m. tomorrow."

“No need for all that trouble!” Lin Hanchuan said, taking out the contract Charles had prepared. “The staff at the land transaction center have already drafted the contract for the sale of the weapons factory. You just need to sign and put your fingerprint on it. I will pay you the commission you paid at the land transaction center, a total of 50,000 gold coins!”

"Hmm?" Roger glanced at the contract Lin Hanchuan handed him, then began to seriously examine the handsome foreigner for the first time, saying, "Why are the people at the land transaction center so easy to talk to?"

"When I went there this morning, they were very dismissive of me. If it weren't for the need to sell this factory as soon as possible, I wouldn't bother dealing with those people at the city hall."

Lin Hanchuan smiled but didn't say anything.

Some things seem difficult.

But if you think about it, it's actually quite simple.

“Now that you’ve brought the contract certified by the city’s land transaction center, things will be much easier,” Roger continued.

"Come with me to the factory for a tour. What you see is what you get. If there are no problems, give me 50,000 gold coins, I'll sign the contract, and this only weapons factory in Wangyue City will be yours!"

Lin Hanchuan: "Okay!"

The weapons factory was always a heavily guarded place, and he had never seen it in person.

I'm quite curious.

Roger led the way.

Lin Hanchuan and his group entered the weapons factory.

"This year, Wangyue City seems to be favored by the god of misfortune. People are dying and going missing everywhere, and no business can be done."

"The massive loss of personnel has resulted in my weapons factory not receiving any orders for a long time. Look at my workers, the lowest level they are all intermediate alchemists, intermediate blacksmiths, and intermediate appraisers. At its peak, there were thousands of people, but now there are only a few dozen left."

Roger used Lin Hanchuan as a confidant, pointing to the workers outside before even entering the factory.

"They don't get paid and are just coasting along. Once you take over the factory, it's up to you whether to keep them or fire them."

At the very least, they are intermediate alchemists, intermediate blacksmiths, and intermediate appraisers—these are all highly skilled individuals!
How could Lin Hanchuan possibly fire him?

Then they asked about the whereabouts of the others.

"What about the others?"

Roger said nonchalantly, "The others are either dead, missing, or have gone home to rest. Anyway, I can't afford to pay them wages even if they come to the factory!"

"How can we bring back those who went home to lie low?" Lin Hanchuan was concerned about the retention or loss of talent.

In the game, compared to players with secondary professions, NPCs are the most useful. They are hardworking and willing to work for you for a meager salary.

When you get paid, if you get even a little extra, they'll genuinely praise you as a wonderful person.

Much better than the players.

"Huh?" Roger looked at Lin Hanchuan with surprise and doubt.

Lin Hanchuan explained, "I was thinking about the issue of hiring people if the factory becomes successful in the future."

“I didn’t expect you to be so optimistic about the future of this weapons factory!” Roger laughed. “Hiring is easy. You just need to put up a notice outside the factory. Those workers who are just lying around have nothing to do, so they will come over every now and then to see if the factory is open.”

"We will also contact the current workers in the factory."

"That's good!" Lin Hanchuan breathed a sigh of relief.

Entering the factory.

Weapons manufacturing workshop, raw material workshop, warehouse...

Under Roger's guidance, Lin Hanchuan looked through them one by one.

It is worth mentioning that there are also a lot of mineral raw materials in the raw material room.

There are also many pieces of equipment and weapons in the warehouse that have not yet been manufactured.

With dozens of workers in the factory as witnesses, Lin Hanchuan gave Roger 50,000 gold coins, and Roger signed his name and pressed his fingerprint.

All of these items were sold to Lin Hanchuan along with the factory.

However, no system notification was received because the transaction has not yet been filed in the city hall's land transaction center archives.

Just give the contract to Charles.

"Alright, that's all for now!"

After pressing his handprint, Roger let out a heavy sigh, and the gloom on his face dissipated in an instant. "Here's a piece of advice for you. Not far to the northwest of the factory, there is a sewer. Yesterday, the city guards apparently found a large number of skeletons in it."

"They should all be people who went missing in the vicinity in recent months."

"There seems to be a very terrifying entity inside. I sold the factory because I wanted to leave the West Third District as soon as possible."

Once the factory made its move, Roger was completely honest.

"You should also try not to go!"

"If you insist on going, I hope you can bring back my brother's body for me. He had seven fingers on his left hand!"

at this time.

Lin Hanchuan received the mission.

"Ding! Congratulations on obtaining an A-level mission—[Retrieve Roger's Brother's Body]"

The body of Roger's brother has been recovered.

Difficulty: Level A

Roger's brother went missing two months ago, and he has been searching for him ever since. Yesterday, he met the city guards and spent five gold coins to learn from them that there were a large number of skeletons in the West Third District sewers. He suspects that his brother is among them.

Task rewards: Determined based on the final task completion rate!

Penalty for failure: None!

Grade A?!

Lin Hanchuan frowned slightly as he looked at the mission information that popped up on the panel. Both of them were entering the sewers, but Cao Renjie only got a C-level mission.

But it turned out to be Grade A on my end!
Could it be that the system thinks I'm weaker than Cao Renjie?

Or perhaps there's something wrong with my task.

The difficulty of a Grade A daily task means that there is a high probability that the player will die.

Taking a deep breath, Lin Hanchuan nodded and said, "I understand. We also learned about this from the city guards. We'll be going to the sewers later. No problem, if we find your brother's body, I'll bring him to you."

"Thank you!!" Roger said gratefully. He had just asked the adventurer at the factory gate to go into the sewers and help find his brother's body. "Before you come back, I will keep an eye on this factory for you to prevent the things inside from being stolen by others."

As he spoke, Roger turned and glanced at the workers around him.

Lin Hanchuan immediately understood.

NPCs can steal things too.

These workers would rather stay in the factory without pay and do nothing than stay there. It's certainly not out of any attachment to the factory or a desire to starve to death with it.

However, when they are penniless, it is quite normal for workers to take some of the factory's products out to sell in order to make a living.

Lin Hanchuan: "Then I'll leave it to you!"

Roger: "Take care on your journey!"

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……

As soon as they stepped out of the factory, Lin Hanchuan said to Cao Renjie, "I just received a mission from Roger, similar to yours, involving exploring the sewers, but mine is A-level in difficulty!"

"Be careful, something unexpected might happen!"

(End of this chapter)