Of course, there were blacksmiths still discussing Red Sun, Red Moon, and the NPC recruitment tavern.

The very active [Nightly Frenzied Cultivation Sixth Body] was the first to speak up:

"Everyone, this is the first NPC storyline, everyone needs to adapt."

"I always felt that the game designers of Green Hat Manor would eventually stab us in the back!"

"I thought there was something off with the world view from the start, the manor being so 'green' was just a setup. Sure enough, it's dark as hell! Deep and cruel!"

Everyone saw this, and agreed.

The hints were there all along.

From the first time they saw the Crow King BOSS battle, where the headless body found itself a new head.

This bizarre art style was clearly problematic.

Sure enough, the second BOSS battle came with a twist.

"It's a pity, we don't have a system for extra points, our muscles can't cheat like that against fierce ghosts. If you don't want something similar to happen, unlock the tragic ending, which means quickly increasing your strength, protecting those you want to protect, becoming the top manor in the world, or a major power!"

"This time, I think it was because we haven't developed enough, leading to the backstab. We must accumulate strength faster to prevent similar events in the future."

Everyone strongly agreed on this point.

According to traditional game patterns, indeed, how well you develop your combat power affects the quality of the storyline, with multiple endings like complete failure, tragic ending, cuckold ending, perfect ending… there must be many routes.

"The limited-time tavern clearly is the main event content coming up, and Military Generals can significantly increase our combat power!"

"Everyone should prepare to buy some Evil Suppressing Talismans for sealing the Embers, haha, just kidding, they are way too expensive now."

"I suggest we make our own weapons, traps to seal the Embers, after all, we run a black inn, we can prepare traps like those in the Crow tide."

"Also, a new manor defense battle method has appeared in this instance—attacking targets!"

"In the future, if we can't go out, can't we also protect the manor by attacking the ancestors?"

"It's a groundbreaking new battle mode for this kind of management map where you can't leave the house!"

"After all, it's said that you can recruit NPC ancestors in the Red House Tavern, the Fourth and Fifth Ancestors might settle down, and you can attack them too!"

"The more ancestors, the more we explode gold coins...pah, the more we explode the armies of the Fourth Day Disaster."

Everyone had a picture in their minds.

The manor can't go out, and they don't need to fight outside.

Standing on the manor, suddenly seeing enemies everywhere, gods and celestial soldiers all over the place, so what?

In peacetime, the blacksmith strikes themselves.

In wartime, the blacksmith strikes the ancestors.

They go to each ancestral home and explode soldiers, crafting a bunch of "their own" archers, and then take off to meet the grand invasion.

They imagined the scene, and it seemed kind of cool!

Small budget, big scenes.

This is absolutely creative, a simulation management map played out as a blooming flower.

Comments were also blowing up:

"Hahaha, I'm so sad, and this is what you tell me? My mom asked why I was laughing through my tears."

"Laughing family members, what did the ancestors ever do to you."

"Mama mia, are you guys animals, recognizing ancestors just to exploit their gold coins?"

"A bunch of mommy's boys, if your ancestor's tombs aren't belching black smoke already."

"Whenever enemies attack, you guys just go digging up your family's tombs, right?"

"No, it's clearly the game designers who are mentally ill, we can only use this method to fight."

"True, this game is simply toxic! Someone save me, there's just no normal path to take!"

...

Ning Zheng also laughed.

Their sorrow didn't last long before they started fooling around.

Ning Zheng also learned to speak in their way.

[Blossoming Wealth]: You guys are messing around like this, does your adoptive father know?

Anyway, since Ning Zheng wasn't the one being tricked, he watched with great delight.

Although it made him seem a bit schadenfreude.

"Also, this urgent task—the ancestor crusade, is clearly a precursor to the next task."

"There's a big flaw with the Nine Ancestors, a triangular defense line is missing a corner."

"The Ash Disaster attack will be very troublesome! Previously three ancestors would filter out most of the wandering vicious ghosts, but now a gap has appeared."

"But the Nine Ancestors are Earth-bound Spirits, as long as the Earth Vein is intact, they are undying. Even if we kill him this time, he'll be back soon enough, so as long as we withstand the timed Ash Disaster, the gap will soon be fixed."

...

Ning Zheng nodded.

He felt like he didn't even need to think anymore.

This group of armchair generals had perfectly analyzed all the possible outcomes for the manor.

It's just that the Nine Ancestors' Paper House has already been damaged and needs to be repaired.

That's another huge expense.

Luckily, the prices of Paper Houses in Pingchang City have plummeted, since the aristocratic families are busy cashing out, converting resources, and starting internal battles.

He must take this opportunity to quickly acquire a deluxe Paper House.

At the same time, Ning Zheng contemplated that he also needed to buy two Continuing Ash Talismans, to re-ground Su Yuniang and Ning Jiaojiao.

Fortunately, this isn't really a big problem.

"Paper Houses and Continuing Ash Talismans, I can actually stockpile a batch."

Ning Zheng thought.

The Continuing Ash Talismans will expire, so not much can be stocked, but perhaps some Paper Houses can be hoarded.

Properties are always valuable.

Heard that Pingchang City had a property bubble before, pushing prices very high.

If they didn't need to sell off assets to urgently boost their strength, the great families wouldn't have lowered the prices of such resources, since they could be sold at any time.

So it's very necessary to take advantage of this.

Ning Zheng watched for a while, confirming there were no mistakes or surprises, then felt sleepy.

He went to sleep with peace of mind.

...

...

Night fell heavy.

The forest in the wilderness exuded an inexplicable eeriness.

Not even the sound of insects could be heard, all was silent.

Jiao Wuyu searched the sky for a long time before finding Jiao Chiwan and his group in combat.

He was battling a fierce ghost that looked like a tiger, badly injured and dodging continuously, his skin revealing dragon scales.

He had various contributors with him, including Zhang Huaping.

But Zhang Huaping, at this level of contributor, didn't know exactly what to do, just understood it was an escort mission to the wild.

But times have changed.

The Ash Disaster appeared, making outdoor protection work increasingly dangerous.

"Swoosh."

Jiao Wuyu landed, this ancient-looking beauty waved her hand.

The tiger-like fierce ghost was caught in her grip, its flesh exploded violently, its soul bubble exposed, but the next second the entire bubble was squeezed into a black bead by her.

"Grandmother, how can you be here?"

Jiao Chiwan knew his grandmother was definitely meant to be doomed.

But the scene unfolding in front of him was beyond comprehension.

"It's a long story." Jiao Wuyu didn't explain, sighing as she said, "I'll take you all back, it's not safe here."

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