Chapter 127

  Over the past period of time, Cheng Dairen's fear index has been rising. It was like a stone falling into a lake, stirring up waves that took a long time to calm down. For example, when a child wouldn't stop crying, his mother would scare him by saying: "If you cry again, I'll let the big toad king take you away and eat you."

  Thus, Cheng Dairen was able to harvest some fear value again.

  Day after day, the fear index has been rising every day, and today it broke through 100,000.

  For every 100,000 draws, you can draw ten times in a row and get one excellent quality item. For every 1,000,000 draws, you can get one top-quality item. Last time, Zhao Zilong was drawn like this and played a huge role in the subsequent action. As they say, it's easy to get a thousand soldiers, but hard to find a general; one top-level hero is more useful than a hundred ordinary ones.

  But having 100,000 fear points without experiencing eleven consecutive draws makes life feel a bit incomplete.

  Cheng Dairen decided to draw lots, even if it was just an experience once, and then he would be afraid of himself and save up for a top-level hero.

  The mountain stronghold's point has been moved to the valley, and the large flag representing Frog Mountain Stronghold has been erected. It is that flag with a picture of a frog on top of an egg, but was called "Heavenly Toad Swallowing the Moon" by Xu Shenji. In the past period of time, the recruitment skill of the large flag took effect once again, helping the stronghold recruit one more person. However, there is nothing unusual about the other party, so Cheng Dalai also didn't pay attention to it.

  "It's settled."

  Cheng Dalai silently recited these two words in his heart, and the image of the stage appeared clearly in his mind. The bonfire ignited, and amidst the flickering flames, a figure emerged.

  Ding, obtained Lousy Rogue 1...

  Ding, obtained Common Rogue 1...

  Doh! Got a terrible hunter 1...

  Dui, obtained ordinary farmer 1...

  ……

  ……

  Ding! You have become an excellent blacksmith...

  Cheng Dalai covered his face, it seems that he still has an inhuman fate, his dark face is infuriating. Eleven draws, and as a result, even the profession of farmer was drawn out.

  Among a pile of whiteboard heroes, I finally saw one with some color, an excellent blacksmith appeared. Of course, these people are currently on their way here, it's hard to say when they will arrive. Cheng Dalai first checked the information of this blacksmith through the system.

  Zhu Tiejiang: A master blacksmith skilled in forging, successor of Ma Jiacun's cattle ironwork.

  Having a surname like that, and no given name to boot, he didn't seem like an important person. However, the six words "Ma Family Village Cow Blacksmith" somehow seemed familiar to Cheng Darui, as if he had seen them somewhere before.

  He took out his own axe, which had been upgraded into a Ghost-Faced Axe and became an unparalleled grade, with the attached skill: Hot Blood.

  Indeed, among the information about the Ghost Face Axe, there was a line that read: Made by Ma Jia Village's Cow Ironsmith.

  Cheng Darui hadn't paid attention to this information at first, thinking it was just something the system had casually added, and wasn't worth taking seriously. But now that he thought about it, Ma Jiacun's cow ironwork could forge top-notch weapons and teach excellent apprentices, which clearly indicated that they were not ordinary people.

  He is a rare hidden NPC.

  In the game, you often meet people like this: the monk sweeping the floor behind the temple, old Huang who is missing teeth... they look ordinary at first glance, but as soon as they open their mouth, it's: "Back in my day when I was slaying dragons..."

  I don't know if I'll have the chance to see you again someday.

  Cheng Dalai told Huang San Yuan to let him know if a blacksmith with the surname Zhu came, and he would meet with him. He indeed wanted to inquire about this cow blacksmith from Majia Village.

  ……

  In the blink of an eye, another month has passed. The weather is getting colder day by day, and it's true that winter in the north is long. Later on, it got so cold that they couldn't work anymore, so Cheng Dalai had to let everyone stop, and everything will continue next spring.

  Cheng Dairen received two letters from Su Ying, who was in Luoyecity. The letter said that Su Ying's father's illness was getting worse and worse, and he might not be able to make it through the winter. Su Ying had wanted to go see him personally, but in the end she couldn't even enter the gate of the Su family home. In the letter, Su Ying mentioned this matter, and her sorrow was hard to conceal.

  Winter is a season when the Gate of Hell collects souls, and many elderly people cannot survive this winter. Even Da Lei can't do anything about it.

  It wasn't until this day that Qingniu Mountain suddenly welcomed a group of guests.

  The Ha ha crab village has moved into the valley, and many of the mountain villages have been dismantled. This group of people went to Fei Hu's lair, or rather, they were originally rushing towards High Flying Tiger.

  Cheng Dalai went to see the Flying Tiger Fort's gathering hall, where Gao Feihu, Xiao Bailang, Xiong Daxiong Er and other leaders of various mountains and forts were present. They sat on a row of chairs on the left side of the main hall, while on the right side sat four men wrapped in large robes, with unfamiliar faces and tall stature.

  Between them, the armchair representing the master of the house was empty.

  Cheng Dalai walked slowly to the chair and sat down with a swish of his robe.

  Gao Fei Hu and several others stood up at the same time, clasped their hands together and chorused: "Eldest Master!"

  Along with the four guests standing up, he thought to himself: Isn't the person in charge of Qingniu Mountain always Gao Feihu and his brothers? When did this young man take over?

  "Sit down, sit down." Cheng Dairen did not get up and casually waved his hand.

  He looked at the four guests and said: "I haven't seen you all before, may I ask your honorable surnames?"

  "Cao Zhen, a strong and brave warrior from Youzhou, has been sent by our lord to pay respects to the heroes of Qingniu Mountain."

  "Who is your master?"

  "Yang Long of Youzhou has been put to death."

  Cheng Daire's gaze shifted away, and he glanced at Gao Feihu and the others. They were all looking at Cheng Daire now, seemingly aware of Qi Deqiang's background.

  "Is Qi's younger brother named Qi De Long?"

  Zi Deqiang was taken aback: "There is indeed a brother of mine named Zi Delong, who also serves under the same master. How did you know that? Are you acquainted with my brother?"

  "Officials and bandits are not from the same oven, how did I have the good fortune to know your brother?" Cheng Da Lei smiled, and asked Qi De Qiang: "The fame of Youzhou Wang has also been heard by us, but we are naturally out of the sight of Youzhou Wang. The two families have no grudges or entanglements, this time... why did Youzhou Wang think of us?"

  "You're too modest, there are many heroes in the green woods. Our lord speaks highly of the heroes from Qingniu Mountain and can't praise them enough. This time, our lord has written a letter with his own hand, and I'm here to present it to the master of Qingniu Mountain."

  Zi Deqiang pulled out a letter from his bosom, looked at Cheng Dalai and then at Gao Feihu.

  Gao Feihu immediately said: "This is Master Chengzhai, all matters of Qingniu Mountain are handled by Master Chengzhai."

  "So that's the one they call 'Toad King' - Cheng Da, I've long admired your name, but I didn't expect you to be so young. Truly, heroes emerge in their youth." Qi Deqiang handed the letter over to Cheng Darui.

  Cheng Dalai opened the letter, and Qide Strong returned to his seat, rushing towards the crowd: "The Rong tribe has repeatedly invaded my border, burning, killing, looting, and doing all sorts of evil. In recent years, it has become more and more severe. Although you are all from humble backgrounds, you are also subjects of my empire. Since you have some skills, good men should naturally join the military and serve the country."

  Cheng Dali slowly closed the letter and looked up to ask: "What does the King of Youzhou mean...to surrender?"