Zhang Pingfan leaned back in his lounge chair, Black Robe standing respectfully behind him.
"What is your name?"
"Your subordinate's name is Hei Huang!"
"Huh? Hei Huang? Which Huang?"
"The Huang from Emperor!"
Zhang Pingfan felt as if he had recruited an extraordinary individual.
"So, your abilities are quite strong?"
"Fairly so!"
Zhang Pingfan asked the question he wanted to ask most.
"Why did you want to kill me? Why did you launch the beast tide?"
Hei Huang said, "I wandered the world and discovered that this village harbored something that made me uneasy, but I could never find the source!"
"Then why did you want to kill me? I have no quarrel with you!"
"Your subordinate believed that by eliminating you, the village chief, I might be able to find the source! After all, there are not many things in this world that can make me feel apprehensive!"
So that's why. No wonder this fellow wanted to kill me.
Now it's a case of losing the wife and soldiers as well, and I've gotten myself into this.
Moreover, judging by his name, he should be very powerful. Why was the beast tide only at this level?
"I'm not dead by your hand, and you've become my subordinate. If you could have summoned higher-level bosses before, I imagine my place would have been razed to the ground by now!"
"Master, you may not know, but this world is restricted by certain rules, and I can only summon Tier 1 bosses at most!"
Tier 1? So, in their eyes as NPCs, a level 10 boss was considered Tier 1. That was understandable.
"No wonder you could only summon beasts of this level. Now that you've become my subordinate, can you still sense the presence that made you uneasy? I'm quite curious, what is it that makes you feel uneasy?"
Hei Huang shook his head.
"Your subordinate currently has no perception. It seems the energy that threatened me has disappeared!"
Damn it, you big idiot, you weren't feeling it wrong before, were you? You almost made me, the chosen one, meet my demise here.
See how I punish you.
"Go make me a cup of tea!"
"Yes, Master!"
Hei Huang, the absolute sovereign of dark attribute magic in the mythical game world, could be considered one of the ultimate bosses in this game.
Zhang Pingfan knew none of this.
He only knew that he had recruited a rather formidable subordinate.
【Ding! System Notification: Congratulations on completing the Beast Tide mission, you have been rewarded with a hoe!】
Zhang Pingfan's brow twitched. He was accustomed to this result.
Looking at the hoe that appeared in his hand, Zhang Pingfan simply tossed it aside.
Looking at his vast courtyard, Zhang Pingfan had a mischievous thought.
"With such a large open space, it would be a waste not to plant something! I remember the director of the orphanage loved to find open spaces to grow vegetables. If I don't plant some vegetables in all this open space, wouldn't that be unacceptable?"
"Xiao Hei!"
Hei Huang instantly appeared before Zhang Pingfan, holding a steaming cup of tea.
"Master, please have some tea!"
"Mm, what do you think I should plant in such a large open space? It's fortunate that I was rewarded with a hoe!"
"Master, I have some medicinal herb seeds here. If Master doesn't mind, you could plant these medicinal herbs!"
"Oh, that's good stuff."
When the medicinal herbs grow, they can be sold for money, which is more profitable than planting regular vegetables and fruits.
"Alright, how many seeds do you have?"
"A lot. Does Master want to plant higher-grade ones or lower-grade ones?"
Zhang Pingfan said, "Of course, both! All high-grade ones are difficult to sell, and all low-grade ones won't fetch a good price. So, we need to plant both!"
"Understood!"
Hei Huang produced a pile of medicinal herb seeds and, according to his classification, divided them into different grades.
Zhang Pingfan pointed to the open spaces and said, "Plant these kinds in this spot, and also in this place, and this place. Take this hoe and use it. I don't have much else to do here. Your task is to be responsible for planting the medicinal herbs!"
"Understood, Master!"
The dignified Hei Huang being ordered around to do farm work. If any other high-level NPCs saw this, their jaws would drop in astonishment.
When Hei Huang received the hoe from Zhang Pingfan, he trembled slightly.
He then began to silently till the land.
Watching Hei Huang diligently farm, Zhang Pingfan comfortably leaned back in his lounge chair, sipping his tea.
This time, the system had granted him a generous 5000 free attribute points.
It had also given him 5000 levels, but unfortunately, in his current state, he still couldn't level up. His levels were still accumulating.
However, the accumulated level count was invisible, so Zhang Pingfan didn't know how the system calculated it, nor how many levels he would have after unlocking.
With 5000 free attribute points, Zhang Pingfan's hands were about to be worn out.
This time, Zhang Pingfan distributed them quite evenly, 2500 points to Vitality and 2500 points to Strength.
As for the remaining Agility and Intelligence, Zhang Pingfan glanced at them and couldn't be bothered to allocate any.
Why would I need Intelligence? I'm not a mage!
Why would I need movement speed? I'm not an assassin!
So Zhang Pingfan focused on the Vitality and Strength attributes.
Each attribute point increased his attack power by 10 or his health by 10.
Now, Zhang Pingfan's attributes were exceptionally outstanding.
Without any equipment bonuses, his attack power had already reached 2500.
Zhang Pingfan's current health was close to 50,000. Compared to normal players who only had around 1000 health, it was like comparing an ant to an elephant.
However, for Zhang Pingfan, an NPC, this was completely useless.
As an NPC, he was theoretically not allowed to hunt monsters for equipment drops.
Not long after, Dou Youyou also arrived at the small courtyard.
"Master, the village has been mostly cleared! I'm exhausted and starving!"
He hadn't eaten much in his haste that morning. After two hours of hard work, he was famished.
Zhang Pingfan said, "How about I cook something for you?"
"Forget it, I'm not hungry here. I need to go offline and eat something."
Zhang Pingfan nodded.
"Go ahead, go ahead. Remember to come back soon!"
"Yes, Master!"
Zhang Pingfan stood up and walked out of the small courtyard.
The entire village, after the baptism of battle, had already begun reconstruction.
Players had also received quests from NPCs at various locations to rebuild the village.
Only Zhang Pingfan, as the village chief of the新手村 (novice village), had not issued any quests for rebuilding.
"I thought the village chief would issue a quest. I didn't expect ordinary NPCs to issue quests for rebuilding the village!"
"You've already gotten 5 free attribute points, what more do you want?"
"Of course, I want more! Oh, look, the village chief is out. Let's go and see if there are any quests!"
Seeing Zhang Pingfan emerge from his small courtyard, many keen-eyed players quickly rushed forward!