The villain prince is three and a half years old

A cool breeze blew in from the sound, taking away the annoying sweat, separating the clothes from the skin, and making me feel much more comfortable.

As they walked towards the sound, the cool breeze became more and more refreshing, and the sound of water became louder and louder. Finally, the cold water vapor completely enveloped their bodies, and the sound of water was like thunder, filling their ears.

It was a waterfall, and there was a pool of water below the waterfall. The water reflected the colors of the sea of ​​trees, like a green gem inlaid on the hillside.

Jindong was surprised that the Ninth Prince actually knew about such a remote place.

She walked to the edge of the pond, reached out to test the water temperature, and opened her eyes wide: "Master, the water is so cool!"

Xia Jing nodded and turned around: "Let's go."

Honeysuckle blinked, a little confused, and said, "I can swim, I can carry the master down to take a bath."

When you see water, of course you have to have fun with it.

"It's almost lunchtime. If we don't go back, Aunt Dai will tell Father." Xia Jing explained, "Besides, we're just here to check out the place today. It's not time to have fun yet."

Honeysuckle touched the water reluctantly, then stood up and followed the boy.

She thought, if Princess Nian'er were here, lunch, complaints, and not having fun yet would not be a problem.

Deliberately walking slower, the girl shrank from behind Xia Jing and secretly made a face at the boy.

Xia Jing noticed the change in her shadow and turned to look at her. She immediately put down her hand and returned to her expressionless face.

Going up the mountain is easy, but going down is hard. The way back was longer than Xia Jing had expected. By the time they returned to the yard, lunch time had already passed.

Aunt Dai was in a panic, pacing in the yard, wanting to tell Nanny Mao to look for the Ninth Prince. Fortunately, Xiao Tianzi was there and comforted her.

She breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Xia Jing and Rendong come in.

After lunch, Xia Jing took a shower and lay in the shade, thinking about whether he could shorten the time from the villa to the pond. The road was too long and boring.

Words like ropeway and cable car flashed through his mind. These mechanisms were not difficult to make and could be manufactured with the Ning Dynasty's technical level, but they would take a long time and it would probably take several months.

Eliminating these, there is only one method left, which is to find some eunuchs or aunts to carry the sedan chair and send it off.

"Aunt Dai, do you know which maids or eunuchs in the villa have practiced martial arts?" he asked the palace maid.

"There is a team of palace maids and eunuchs who practice martial arts and are directly commanded by Madam Mao," Aunt Dai replied.

Xia Jing sighed. Nanny Mao was the most rigid. It would be better to rely on Emperor Kangning than on her.

These palace maids and eunuchs who practiced martial arts were directly under the supervision of Madam Mao, and it was not easy to contact them privately.

Xia Jing couldn't think of any other solution for now, so he let it go. Ning Xuenian wasn't tired of the treasure hunt yet, so there was no need to rush.

Thinking of this, he got up and went to the school to find out more about the treasure hunt game.

It was the break after lunch, and many princes and princesses were looking for glass dolls everywhere.

Xia Jing noticed that the princes and princesses who were looking for the glass doll were not as anxious as before.

This is a good thing. Any hobby and emotion should follow the rule of "simplicity is truth". If the princes and princesses continue to be obsessed, Emperor Kangning will definitely intervene, no matter what else.

Xia Jing thought that it was about time for the glass doll to move from the treasure hunting stage to the stage of exchange and serving as an equivalent.

He quickened his pace, ready to add fuel to the fire. He walked to the entrance of the alley where he was yesterday and met General Coal again.

The black cat sat on the wall, its head held high, looking very proud. The Taoxiang and Yan Guo sisters knelt on the ground, their hands clasped together, looking very pious.

"...?"

Hiding at the entrance of the alley, Xia Jing observed quietly.

The Taoxiang and Yanguo sisters mumbled a prayer for a while, then suddenly opened their arms and shouted, "Praise meow!"

The Cat God was very satisfied. He took out four glass dolls and gave them to his four believers.

"...?"

Xia Jing finally understood why General Coal had tried to take over the job of displaying the glass dolls last night. It turned out he was trying to embezzle the company's resources and develop his own clientele!

Too corrupt! Too depraved!

But it's not a big deal, just let it go.

As the saying goes, "When the water is too clear, there will be no fish." Only by letting General Coal be a little greedy can he work seriously.

If something happens in the future and they want to fire the Coal General or make him take the blame, they can just bring up this old account to blackmail him. Bringing up old accounts is as powerful as accusations!

The Ninth Prince walked around the area again, and when class was almost about to start, he returned to the school.

The five princes were already sitting at the table, playing with the glass dolls in their hands.

Emperor Kangning was afraid that the princes would run around, so he made them attend classes. The school workload was not heavy, and it was very easy for both the princes and princesses.

When Ning Chengrui saw Xia Jing, he immediately put away his glass doll. He was afraid that Xia Jing would use force to take it away.

He had heard that Xia Jing got up very late every morning and missed the search period for the first batch of glass dolls, which was when the most rewards were obtained.

In other words, Xia Jing didn't have many glass dolls at all.

He put himself in this situation and thought, if he encountered such a situation, he would definitely rob as much as he could, and after robbing the prince, he would grab the princess!

Xia Jing is very dangerous now!

Of course, Ning Gaoxiang also knew the news that Ning Chengrui knew.

Ning Gaoxiang has always been at odds with Xia Jing, and this time he finally found an opportunity to suppress the Ninth Prince.

He said to Xia Jing, "Ninth Prince, how many glass dolls do you have? Take them out and let us see them."

Xia Jing sighed, Ning Gaoxiang is really an excellent NPC, he just came to his door.

Walking to Ning Gaoxiang's desk, Xia Jing glanced at the three rows of glass dolls on his desk. There were ten in each row, and there was one extra in the last row, for a total of thirty-one, which should be the most among all the princes and princesses.

No wonder he is so arrogant.

"I only found four." Xia Jing pretended to be regretful, "Not as many as my seventh brother found."

Ning Gaoxiang became even more proud, and his mouth almost curved into a circle.

He felt that he had won over Xia Jing, so he was generous for once: "Four is too few. How about this, I'll give you one!"

As he spoke, Ning Gaoxiang took out his least favorite glass ruler and gave it to Xia Jing.

He then asked, "What do the four Ninth Princes look like?"

In addition to the quantity, the appearance of glass dolls is also very important. The most popular ones now are monster-shaped dolls.

Xia Jing took out four glass dolls and lined them up in a row.

Ning Gaoxiang was unhappy.

That's actually four monsters! He only has two monsters!

No, these are not strange-looking monsters, but mythical beasts from ancient books!

Ning Yuanzhong came over and exclaimed in amazement, "Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermillion Bird, Black Tortoise, the Ninth Prince has actually assembled a set of the Four Divine Beasts!"

Ning Gaoxiang's eyes widened. A set? Four sacred beasts!

The thirty glass dolls on his desk suddenly lost their charm. Even if all the beasts combined were not as good as the four sacred beasts!

"Let me see!"

The remaining three princes immediately came over, and Ning Gaoxiang was pushed out.

He clenched his palms, feeling both envious and jealous!

Chapter 220 The Debt-ridden Seventh Prince

When Yan Nanque also came to Xia Jing's side and marveled at the four sacred beasts, Ning Gaoxiang became even more jealous and crazy.

The thirty glass dolls that he used to be proud of, which he washed with warm water and wiped with silk every night, suddenly lost their meaning.

He was upset, wondering why he couldn't find this set of four sacred beasts. Even if he couldn't find all four, finding one would be fine!

What’s even more hateful is that he just gave one to Xia Jing!

Xia Jing and Ning Yuanzhong saw his expression and had their own thoughts.

Ning Yuanzhong was delighted with the success of his plan. For the past three days, except for the first, Ning Gaoxiang hadn't missed a single opportunity to show off his glass dolls, displaying them in full force, with phrases like "There are so many of them I can't count them all," "They're so heavy to carry around," and even exclaiming things like, "Brother, you have something like this? I have several too."

He had long wanted to find an opportunity to suppress Ning Gaoxiang's arrogance, and now he finally felt relieved.

Xia Jing also felt that the plan was working. Ning Gaoxiang had already felt frustrated and had developed a strong desire for this set of four sacred beasts.

Now, it’s time to move on to the next step.

Facing his brothers' praise, the Ninth Prince shook his head, feeling rather melancholy: "The meaning and appearance of this set are both good, but there are too few of them. Playing with them still lacks a certain feeling."

Ning Gaoxiang instantly understood what Xia Jing meant, but he was not sure whether the boy was sincere or just showing off like him.

He was just hesitating when Ning Chengrui spoke up, "Then I'll trade you the sixteen I have!"

"Okay." Xia Jing agreed.

"Sixteen isn't enough!" Ning Gaoxiang immediately intercepted, "I'll trade you thirty-one... thirty!"

"Thirty isn't enough," Ning Yuanzhong interjected. "One monster can be exchanged for three or four, and double that for a mythical beast. Four mythical beasts alone would be twenty or thirty, and since this is a complete set, it would take at least forty or more!"

Ning Yuanzhong didn't know what Xia Jing wanted to do, but instinctively helped him raise the price.

Ning Gaoxiang gritted his teeth and said, "Forty, that's forty!"

His favorite thing was collecting rare treasures, and all collectors were obsessed with the concept of "a set." He not only agreed with Ning Yuanzhong's words, but also felt that raising the price to only forty for a whole set was a bit of a bargain.

To prevent Xia Jing from regretting his decision, he pointed to the three rows of glass dolls on the table and said, "These are all yours. I owe you ten more. Pay them back in two days!"

Seeing his eagerness, Ning Yuanzhong raised his hand again: "I said more than forty, not forty."

"Then I'll owe you fifteen and pay you back in three days!" Ning Gaoxiang raised the price.

Xia Jing readily agreed, gave the four glass dolls to Ning Gaoxiang, and accepted thirty plus one glass doll.

Ning Gaoxiang felt extremely sad when he saw the dolls leaving him. On those nights, he relied on these dolls to accompany him to sleep.

Fortunately, he has a new love.

Holding the four sacred beast dolls in his hands, Ning Gaoxiang smiled obsessively.

Although I lost more than 30 old loves and still owed a debt, my collection is no longer much, and I got a set of four sacred beasts, which is worth it!

Xia Jing looked at him with satisfaction. Clearly, Ning Gaoxiang recognized the value of the concept of "a set." With that, the next step would be much easier to carry out.

In previous games, players were divided into four types: explorers, socializers, killers, and achievers.

The treasure hunt game itself can stimulate people's desire to explore, the display and exchange of found dolls can meet social needs, and showing off with others can satisfy the killer desire - the desire to compete and suppress opponents.

Xia Jing proposed the concept of "a set" to fill in the missing type - the achievement type.

Achievement is a goal, a paragraph. If a gameplay or a story lacks a proper sense of paragraphing and is so long that it seems impossible to see the end, it will be difficult to arouse the player's interest.

This also applies to other areas, such as endless work, such as diary-like novels, so the cows and horses need weekends, and the protagonists need one short-term challenge after another.

The princes and princesses collect glass dolls every day, which is a game that seems to have no end. Collecting a complete set is the sense of segmentation.

Every time they complete a set, they feel a sense of satisfaction. After collecting a set, they will find that the other set is almost complete, so they will unconsciously start collecting the next set.

This is the horror of those games in the previous life.

As for what counts as a set...

Xia Jing picked out a few glass dolls from more than thirty of them and put them on display.

Glass harmonica, glass chess, glass painting, but one thing missing is a book.

Knives, guns, swords and axes are still missing.

Plum, but still missing orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum.

Bowl, chopsticks, spoon and plate, the four-piece set for rice is complete.

Ning Gaoxiang's eyes widened. He had forgotten that his doll also had a set! What a loss!

If it were Ning Chengrui, he would have definitely made a scene, but Ning Gaoxiang was too proud to care about his reputation, calling himself a noble prince. Although he secretly hid the glass doll that belonged to Ning Chengrui, he couldn't express his regrets and could only silently grieve.

"I have a glass axe." Ning Wenhuan took it out and handed it to Xia Jing.

Give it directly, without any additional conditions. In the palace, he and Ning Yuanzhong copied a lot of the Ninth Prince's notes, so they were embarrassed to put forward any conditions.

"Thank you, Fifth Brother." Xia Jing accepted it. "Fifth Brother, take whatever you want to exchange."

Ning Wenhuan hesitated for a moment, but couldn't resist the temptation and took the glass pen. He had ink and inkstone in his hand, and all he needed was a piece of cellophane.