Near the castle, a group of people were gathered in front of a brand-new wooden house. With a shout, a canvas of unknown meaning was torn down, and a crudely made cannon exploded, scattering colorful flower petals all over the ground.
A young man ran happily to the front of the wooden house, tripped and fell on flat ground, and leaned against the edge of the door frame. He hugged the wooden pillar next to him tightly, as if he were hugging his lover.
Behind him, several neatly dressed Soul Returner stood on either side, suppressing smiles as they shouted loudly:
Welcome homeowner!
Among the onlookers, the Tree Worship Church's native inhabitants appeared to be nothing more than a well-proportioned, slightly eccentric Soul Returner. However, in the eyes of the players, besides these obvious facts, a semi-transparent nickname floated above the Soul Returner's head: [ Noncompliant Nickname 1214 ].
Such performance art naturally attracted supporters, and [ Zhong Lele ] quickly dressed up as a reporter, holding a wooden stick of dubious significance as a microphone and approaching [ Noncompliant Nickname 1214 ]:
"[ Noncompliant Nickname 1214 ] Hello sir, I am a reporter from the World of Disorder Cosplay TV station. May I ask you a few questions?"
"Okay, no problem."
"As the first player to buy land and build a house in this World of Disorder, what are your secrets? Of course, you don't have to answer if you don't want to."
With tears in his eyes, [ Noncompliant Nickname 1214 ] stared at a non-existent camera, completely immersed in the role.
"Thank you so much for the interview. I've already bought a house and land, and I have no regrets. So I might as well tell you my secret: work hard!"
A chorus of boos immediately erupted from the surrounding area.
"What are you talking about? Anyone can do that."
"I don't know, let's see how he performs."
[ Noncompliant Nickname 1214 ] really went all out, actually introducing their money-saving methods:
"There are techniques to moving bricks, everyone. The contribution points accumulated during the Bloody Night event are not constant. If most people go to kill Blood Corpse, then the contribution points that can be obtained by collecting building materials and building fortifications will increase."
"Every day after I log in, the first thing I do is check the most urgently needed materials for the day, confirm the contribution value increase multiplier, and then take a few Dragonborn to collect them."
"As long as you replenish your supplies faster than others, you can earn this extra contribution point, and then use the contribution point to exchange for those construction materials that are not in short supply."
"In addition, I also have a part-time job with the Dragonborn Village. When there aren't any particularly good materials to collect, I'll help some players run back from their corpses to earn extra money. I can also get hourly odd jobs at the Adventurers' Guild office by logging in once every night in White Wax Town. The Greenhouse and a few small farms also often need temporary workers..."
What was initially thought to be [ Noncompliant Nickname 1214 ] was just a prankster became increasingly alarmed as people listened, with some even turning on the recording function to study it frame by frame.
According to [ Noncompliant Nickname 1214 ], he spends a full twelve hours online every day, with extremely strict time management. He uses the Teleportation Tree to travel between the castle and White Wax Town, and can complete three to four different jobs every day, making him a pure workaholic.
The crowd listened with rapt attention, and when he finished speaking, someone in the crowd exclaimed:
"Dude, what's the point of playing this game like you're going to work?"
[ Noncompliant Nickname 1214 ] looked at that person:
"Dude, you don't understand now, but you'll understand when you have something you absolutely have to grind for. But now that my wish is fulfilled, I'm going to start taking it easy and relaxing. I won't grind like that again until the next thing I want appears, so go ahead and try to imitate me, it's none of my business. I've already booked a fishing spot by the river..."
As the successful man turned to leave, [ Zhong Lele ] finally asked a question that had been puzzling him for a long time:
Did you choose your nickname yourself or was it changed by the system? If it was changed by the system, what was your previous name?
[ Noncompliant Nickname 1214 ] turned and looked meaningfully at [ Zhong Lele ], as if to say that finally someone had asked him this question. He smiled and replied:
"When I looked at the character guide, I noticed that the guide NPC was quite attractive. After learning about the story, I realized that Ed was like a startup founder who was always genuinely kind and accommodating to his employees. That kind of workplace was always my dream, so my initial ID was..."
"Maybe you shouldn't say anything..."
[ Zhong Lele ] instinctively sensed something was off, but still wanted to know what the other person's outrageous nickname was, since there was no name change card in this game; whatever you registered with on the official website was what you would be called in the game.
She sees some outrageous nicknames every day, but this is the first time she's seen someone forcibly renamed by the system—even nicknames like "[ The Priest Was Once a Little Boy ]" haven't been blocked by the official system, so she can already guess just how outrageous this person is.
"The name I chose back then was -- Ed's Workplace Gentleness..."
Just as he uttered a few syllables, [ Noncompliant Nickname 1214 ]'s body suddenly went limp and he collapsed at the door of his beloved house.
After standing there in stunned silence for a few seconds, [ Zhong Lele ] stepped forward and reached under his nose to check his breath. He then turned to look at the crowd:
"The body is still alive, but the person has logged off."
A chorus of boos immediately erupted from the surrounding area.
"Wait, is this a prank or did he really get kicked out?"
"1214 was a decent person in life, let's all spit on him before we leave."
"Restocking pine lumber, anyone want to team up? Just learned a technique from a buddy, planning to try it out..."
Zhongde, who witnessed the whole thing, twitched at the corner of his mouth. He had orchestrated today's ribbon-cutting, cannon salute, and security guards' welcoming slogans. All of these people were members of the " Be Yourself in the Concrete " construction team.
His construction team has now become a must-try for newbies, perfect for earning some extra money before finding a suitable path. While the turnover rate is extremely high, many people jump in and never make it out, much like delivery drivers in another world.
As for the projects at hand, [ Zhongde ] can only say that the World of Disorder is a blue ocean for the construction industry. With only this one construction team, everything from repairing bridges and roads to building watchtowers and underground tunnels must be entrusted to them.
If there's any engineering project I haven't led a team to experience, it's probably building city walls.
Suddenly, a flash of light appeared in front of him, and a new quest window appeared:
[Basic attribute check passed, NPC trust level check passed, you are qualified to accept the following quest--]
Special Mission - Large-Scale Scene Setup
Quest objective: Go to the White Wax Town Adventurers' Guild, find Duolin, and speak with him.
Quest Rewards: 1 Copper Coin, Unlocks a Large-Scale Long-Term Side Quest
"You only get one dollar for every task, wait..."
[ Zhongde ]'s pupils suddenly contracted:
Side quests?!