Chapter 83

"Same Happiness Inn..."

The Fairy of the Hundred Flowers led Qi Peng to a peculiar inn.

"Those few are now waiting for you in Room Tian No. 2. I'll take my leave first."

The beautiful fairy said and then left on her own.

Qi Peng looked inside the inn but found no one there.

It was very quiet, so quiet that not even a waiter could be seen.

"Room Tian No. 2..."

He went to the second-floor private room and finally saw the sign for Room Tian No. 2.

"Knock, knock, knock."

He knocked on the door.

Then, the door was opened.

Another beautiful woman.

"Qiu Xiang, let him in."

A voice behind the woman instructed.

"Yes." The maid named Qiu Xiang led Qi Peng into the room.

"Uh—" Upon seeing the person who spoke, Qi Peng's expression was quite vivid.

He had originally thought that the game staff would be wearing a mysterious robe and have a profound and unfathomable appearance.

However, when he saw the octopus head, his imagination was shattered. Next to the octopus head, there was also a peculiar creature looking at him.

It turned out that the game staff were not human!

This was Qi Peng's only thought at the moment.

"I am the chief designer of this new city, you can call me Lord Shangxian Baijumo."

The peculiar title in front was what Zhou Xian had told him to say. The statement itself had no flaws. As for the "Lord Shangxian Baijumo" part, it was purely Xiao Hei embellishing himself.

"Oh, hello, hello." He nodded.

At this moment, the peculiar, dragon-like but not quite dragon, small monster beside him also spoke: "I am Martin Luther King, your design is very ingenious, combined with the Big Dipper Array, it is definitely a powerful weapon."

Upon hearing the name "Martin Luther King," Qi Peng's face twisted, and he immediately activated the "Temporary Leave" mode and took off his helmet.

What... What kind of peculiar name is this!

It turned out that the GMs and official staff in the game did not appear in human form.

No wonder there had never been any GMs or official staff in the game so far.

"This is a big secret. But a name as awesome as Martin Luther King... Haha..."

He couldn't help but laugh again.

"I can't laugh, I can't laugh... Be serious, be serious!"

After taking a few deep breaths, he put on his helmet and ended the temporary leave mode.

At this moment, he noticed that these two "people" had already opened his design on the table.

"Is this my design?"

No, there were some differences. There was actually another pattern on this map?

"Your city design is completely different from others. The design of this new city can be said to be unique. And the idea of using the city as a tool for the array is also very ingenious. We have decided to adopt your method. This is the pattern of the array we added. However, such a design cannot be completed overnight. The relationship between every road and every building needs to be arranged."

So that's how it is.

But why is this little guy talking to me like this?

Could it be... they are already planning to adopt my proposal?

"Um, has my proposal been adopted?"

Oops! This isn't the time to ask.

"At least we haven't seen a better design. And such a clever design, how could those mediocre humans possibly achieve it?" Xiao Hei took the opportunity to criticize all humans.

Qi Peng was a bit excited. According to the other party, did it mean that the gap between the two sides was so great that his design had already been pre-selected?

"Isn't this a bit unfair to others?" He still asked somewhat embarrassedly.

"Whatever, what fairness is there at this moment." Xiao Hei could submit to Zhou Xian to survive, and he didn't care about so-called "fairness" at all.

"Don't waste time. We still have a lot of work to do. To save time, we will need the demon race to help us with the construction. We can't afford to delay now."

Zhou Xian faced not just the current problem but also the threat of a monster that would arrive in less than half a year. Martin Luther King believed that building this new city would also help Zhou Xian.

At this moment, Qi Peng also understood.

This game world was not as peaceful as the real world. It was a very dangerous world.

Yesterday, this place even suffered an attack.

Qi Peng had heard that the Hundred Flowers City side had taken out the puppets of the Four Saints at once!

What were the Four Saints?

The guardians of the Azure Dragon Kingdom, White Tiger Kingdom, Vermilion Bird Kingdom, and Black Tortoise Kingdom were the Four Saints!

Who in this world could take out the puppets of the guardians of various countries at once?

But the Black Tortoise Kingdom also had a powerful weapon, the True Wu Black Tortoise Array, which cut off the entire defense of the Hundred Flowers City. Even with the puppets of the Four Saints, they could only maintain a stalemate.

At this moment, a strange vine monster appeared, which was even more deadly, killing anyone who stood in its way. Who else could take out such a powerful monster besides the GMs?

Thinking about this, Qi Peng understood.

This new city was probably the product of some official plan.

As for the array, it was probably added to ensure the official's power, aiming to intimidate the bad elements.

"No wonder the game officials never appeared in the game. They influence players through this method. Truly, they have put a lot of effort, a lot of effort..."

"Mr. Qi Peng, let's start working now. Of course, your reward will not be short of a single coin." Xiao Hei saw that the guy was hesitating and thought he was afraid of not getting paid.

"Okay! I will definitely complete the task!"

Just as they misunderstood Qi Peng's intention, Qi Peng also completely misunderstood Xiao Hei and Martin Luther King.

... But no matter what, their conversation proceeded smoothly.

...

When Zhou Xian returned to the game world, it was already an hour later.

At this moment, Qi Peng and the others were still discussing in Room Tian No. 2.

On the original design, one-third of the irrelevant buildings had already been removed, leaving only the parts related to the array.

With the help of roads, foundations, and mountains, a powerful array gradually took shape on the blueprint.

Qi Peng was also sweating profusely.

He wasn't just discussing here.

While discussing, he also switched out to open his software to assist in the design and modifications.

Otherwise, the progress wouldn't have been so fast.

"Why reduce the use of buildings as array tools?" Martin Luther King looked at the modifications on the blueprint and asked curiously.

"It's like this. Buildings and roads are different. Roads can be rebuilt even if they are destroyed. However, buildings, although they can also be rebuilt, are relatively easier to destroy. The special materials used to reinforce the mountains and the hollowed-out mountains are exceptions. In other places, if the exposed buildings are burned down, the array will be damaged. Also, this increases the flexibility of building modifications, making the city layout more flexible."

"Hmm... Although the Big Dipper Array is not that fragile, what you said is indeed very reasonable."

Martin Luther King agreed with the other party's opinion.

"Knock, knock, knock."

Zhou Xian knocked on the door and then walked in.

He had already activated the system disguise, changing his appearance to a featureless "default game character."

"Master."

Xiao Hei and Martin Luther King had just stood up when Zhou Xian signaled them to be quiet and then came to Qi Peng's side.

"Are you Qi Peng?" Zhou Xian tried to give off a mature vibe... although he didn't know what that felt like: "My surname is Zhou. As for my name, it's inconvenient to reveal, so just call me Mr. Zhou."

"Hello, Mr. Zhou."

Qi Peng was moved because at this moment, he finally saw a human.

Not a strange octopus, not a peculiarly named cute monster, but a real human.

"I won't say much now. I'll send you a contract through the game, just sign it and send it back."

It was just a formality with no legal binding effect.

In other words, it was to make Qi Peng feel that this event was "going through the back door" in a formal way.

At this moment, Zhou Xian also requested a transaction with Qi Peng and directly gave him 10,000 gold coins, saying: "This is our deposit. This event is quite urgent, and there's nothing particularly outstanding, so we've already pre-selected you. But we can't reveal your name until the event is over."

"Understood, understood."

10,000 gold coins, Qi Peng was instantly delighted.

Although it wasn't much, it represented his recognition.

Unlike the real world, in the game, this city was truly built and designed by him. What could be more fulfilling in life?

"Okay, I won't disturb you. Continue, continue."

After saying that, Zhou Xian left the room.

He was now looking at various weapon data, planning to create something that could be carried in the real world.

This design and discussion continued for another two hours, and finally, a basic framework was completed.

This was the core part of the Big Dipper Array.

After Qi Peng left, Martin Luther King also sighed: "This person is really amazing. His design is completely compatible with the Big Dipper Array I created."

After receiving the notification of Qi Peng's departure, Zhou Xian also returned to the Same Happiness Inn.

He finally relaxed. Zhou Xian then asked: "That's good. But why did you have to wait until the simplified model of the Big Dipper Array was established before you could miniaturize it?"

As a Taoist, Zhou Xian also knew about arrays. But Martin Luther King's actions left him puzzled.

"Because it's my first time creating the Big Dipper Array." Martin Luther King said: "The arrays you know already have prototypes and structures. But what I'm doing is redesigning something that only existed in legends before. As for why it can only be done after it's built... well, the guy surnamed Qi gave us a physical diagram."

Zhou Xian took the diagram.

This wasn't a physical diagram but a 3D scan. The reason for this was probably to avoid system restrictions.

Looking at the diagram, Zhou Xian seemed to understand: "The Big Dipper Array... isn't on the same plane?"

The array, whether a general battle array or a mystical array used by Taoists, is usually laid out on a single plane.

But on this diagram, Zhou Xian clearly saw seven stars arranged in a staggered manner... this was the Big Dipper!

"So, we can't do without this person. His ideas are truly genius!"

No.

Zhou Xian was skeptical. The real reason was probably that the people from the two worlds were completely different. This Mr. Qi Peng probably didn't even think about this.

At first, he probably just designed it based on the position of the Big Dipper in the sky—although the seven stars appear to be on the same plane, if observed from the stars, it would be clear that they are not on the same line.

"This person's design speed is also very fast. If it were me, even with ten to fifteen days, I might not be able to design such an array."

No, that was probably due to the auxiliary software...

The gap between the game and reality was too large, and when the two worlds intersected, these things could be compared.

In the past, Zhou Xian would have been disdainful of such methods. The game was another life, another experience.

But now, the game and reality were becoming increasingly ambiguous, and an unknown existence was threatening this world. So at this moment, Zhou Xian no longer cared about these details.

Whether it's a black cat or a yellow cat, catching the mouse is a good cat.

"Master, now that the array is decided, I'll start figuring out how to miniaturize this large array!"

"—Not just miniaturize, you also need to make it flat."

Although this large array seemed very powerful, Zhou Xian planned to use it on weapons.

Since it was to be used on weapons, it could only be done through engraving or etching, which meant the array had to be flat.

"This... no problem. But the power will probably be reduced by half."

"Okay, no problem."

These were not issues. First, it had to be done.

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