Chapter 33: Heading to Juancheng

Protection fee?

10 Silver Coins?

Doesn’t this mean looking down on me, Mo Xiaobai?

I am a future Great Lord. How can my worth be just 10 Silver Coins?

To prove his potential as a Great Lord and to secure a bodyguard to escort him to the Prefecture City, Mo Xiaobai gritted his teeth and finally pulled out, um, 10 Silver Coins.

Even though the landlord’s family has money, they can’t let a mischievous child spend it all. For a kid, having 10 Silver Coins to buy some kites and candy figurines is enough.

“Hee hee, indeed the Lord is generous. My father only gives me a few dozen copper coins for New Year’s red envelopes every year.”

Upon receiving the 10 Silver Coins, the Little Girl immediately showed a joyful expression. She waved to the jungle to call back the Panda Hamster and happily said, “Xiaobai, we have lots of money now. I’ll take you to the Prefecture City. There are delicious pine nuts, almonds, chestnuts, and walnuts. Oh, just know there are many things there.”

The Little Girl counted on her fingers, and the hamster in her arms even followed with glowing eyes and nodding head. Mo Xiaobai on the side stared, dumbfounded.

Did this girl understand hamster language, or was the hamster a spirit?

Anyway, this didn’t concern Mo Xiaobai too much. Although he had received a definite answer from Dong Yiyi, he still needed to prepare for this trip.

First, he had to say goodbye to Li Ji and Dong Zhen. Upon learning that Mo Xiaobai was going on a long journey again, Li Ji wanted to accompany him, but Mo Xiaobai shook his head and declined his kindness.

Going to the Prefecture City to claim rewards was important, but territory construction could not be delayed. In terms of potential level, Daming Village was at best comparable to a Bronze Territory. To guarantee the advantage of the territory, not a single minute could be wasted.

After understanding Mo Xiaobai’s thoughts and hearing that Dong Yiyi would also accompany him this time, Li Ji felt slightly relieved.

Unlike Li Ji, Dong Zhen did not worry when she learned Mo Xiaobai was going to the Prefecture City. Instead, she asked Mo Xiaobai to do two things. First, deliver a family letter to the Dong Residence, and second, purchase some medicines and seeds.

As for the money for purchasing, Mo Xiaobai naturally promised to cover all the costs.

This was different from the allowance given to Dong Yiyi. Medicine reserves were also very important for the territory. Mo Xiaobai had no reason to let Dong Zhen pay, especially since Dong Zhen’s assets were completely insufficient to buy a large batch of medicines.

With the departure preparations complete, Mo Xiaobai stopped dawdling. He called Dong Yiyi, and the trio of two humans and one rat officially stepped out of Daming Village.

Heading west, no bandits appeared to block the road during the trip.

Mo Xiaobai knew this was related to the end of the first round of clearing operations. Moreover, since he had knocked out several large forts with over 200 people nearby, the mountain roads of Dang Mountain became much smoother.

However, in the two days of travel, there were still some troubles. Although the bandits were gone, many wild beast tracks appeared in the jungle.

Even so, Mo Xiaobai was attacked by a gray wolf. Fortunately, he had Dong Yiyi, the girl bodyguard, by his side. Together, they managed to deal with the 30-level gray wolf.

Skinning the wolf, collecting its teeth, and following the principle of pulling wool from a goose’s back, Mo Xiaobai naturally showed no mercy to the gray wolf.

However, the curious Dong Yiyi was not keen on the gray wolf’s fur. As the Little Girl put it, the gray wolf looked too ugly. She only liked the silver fur of the Snowfield Ice Wolf.

The Snowfield Ice Wolf, Mo Xiaobai of course knew. That was a rare high-level monster on the snowy mountains exceeding level 60. A leather armor made from Snowfield Ice Wolf fur could sell for a price of one to two Gold Coins per piece even two years later.

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Two days later, Juancheng.

Stepping into the bustling Prefecture City for the first time after his rebirth, Mo Xiaobai couldn’t help but sigh. Indeed, this place was much more affluent than player territories.

The city walls were higher than ten zhang. Looking up, it was hard to see the Soldiers patrolling on top. Stepping through the City Gate, one entered the East Market of the Prefecture City, where the noise was booming and very lively. The scale of Daming Village, with only a few cats and dogs, could not compare at all.

As a reborn person, Mo Xiaobai was very clear that a single East Market was twice as large in area as Daming Village. And such lively commercial markets existed in three places throughout the entire Juancheng.

One could imagine just how large the whole Juancheng was.

“I am going to the Prefectural Governor’s Residence. Little Girl, are you going home or…?” Although he wanted to wander around, Mo Xiaobai still had things to do. He immediately turned his head to look at Dong Yiyi.

“Not going home. Lala, I’ll take Xiaobai to play.” Lifting the Panda Hamster onto her shoulder, the Little Girl sprinted into the crowd in a flash. Being a true native of Juancheng, she was extremely familiar with the East Market.

“This girl is quite like Little Dot.”

Mo Xiaobai shook his head, ignoring Dong Yiyi as she ran off wildly. At the City Gate, he hailed a carriage, sitting in a “Juancheng version” taxi to head to the Prefectural Governor’s Residence. This was the only option. The entire Juancheng was too large. If they really had to walk, it would be dark by the time they completed the round trip.

Half an incense stick’s time passed, and Mo Xiaobai finally arrived in front of the Prefectural Governor’s Residence.

They say the Prime Minister’s gate hosts seventh-rank officials. Actually, the Prefectural Governor’s Residence is not bad either. Mo Xiaobai had been prepared for this. Walking forward, he handed a Silver Coin to the guard outside the residence: “Please inform My Lord. Daydreaming, the Lord of Daming Village, is here to visit the Prefecture Shepherd to discuss recent bandit suppression matters.”

“You are more sensible than before~”

Guards at the Prefectural Governor’s Residence were usually the Prefecture Shepherd’s trusted confidants, far higher in status than Soldiers patrolling the City Wall. Without hesitation, they accepted the Silver Coin, and their gaze toward Mo Xiaobai became much warmer.

“Please wait in the front hall. I will report this to the Chief Clerk.”

Stepping into the front hall of the Prefectural Governor’s Residence, thinking about what the guard had just said, Mo Xiaobai understood inside. There must be another Player who arrived before him. This was normal. Daming Village was a distance away from Juancheng, and there were surely not zero Lord Players around Juancheng.

Anyway, the reward was inevitable. Whether someone came first or later made little difference.

After waiting for a while, the guard soon returned with a small official. The official glanced at Mo Xiaobai and nodded: “Follow me. The Prefecture Shepherd is busy with official business and has no time to see you. I will take you to see Chief Clerk Zhou Chang.”

For the official’s words, Mo Xiaobai understood clearly inside. He had merely eliminated some bandits, so of course there was no need to disturb the main officials of the Juancheng military and government. Being able to have a Chief Clerk issue the reward was already considered a high-specification treatment.

Following the official, he circled two courtyards to reach the area where the Chief Clerk worked. As Mo Xiaobai was about to enter, he saw someone coming out.

It was a Player.

The person coming out was also surprised to see Mo Xiaobai.

However, since this was the Prefectural Governor’s Residence, he just nodded and brushed past Mo Xiaobai.

“Unexpectedly, it is actually him.”

Kicking over the threshold, Mo Xiaobai chuckled low in his heart.

The first Player he met after his rebirth was actually “Four-Three-Two-One,” who already had a considerable amount of popularity in the Huaxia Region.

In his previous life, Mo Xiaobai had no contact with him. But since the other person was somewhat famous on the Plane, Mo Xiaobai had seen his photos and videos on the Forum from time to time.

This guy was quite an interesting character.