Chapter 17 Inventing Words

 Holidays come and go, but work never ends.

Lu Yao is sitting at his workstation in the company, sorting out materials and customer information on the computer.

Sister Peng came over and said, "That little foreign girl is called Isabel. She looks like a doll. She looks very elegant and comes from a good family..."

 “Which family is the eldest lady of?”

 Lu Yao picked up the paper cup and drank some water, and said: "Her family seems to be a working-class family."

 “Then when do you plan to get married?”

Lu Yao almost spit out the water.

"We are just friends…"

“Stop pretending.” Sister Peng waved her hand, as if she already understood everything.

"Do you think I'm blind? The clothes the little girl is wearing belong to you, right? The pants are also tight, right? If a girl is willing to wear your clothes and follow you to the supermarket, you probably live together, right? She's not your girlfriend, could she be your maid? ?”

She sneered: "You seem to be an honest boy, and you are very good at seducing girls. That girl seems to be very interested in you. She keeps looking at you silently, and her eyes never leave your side... "

 Lu Yao wanted to say that it was normal for her, a personal bodyguard, to always pay attention to me, the boss.

But he could only say vaguely: "It's not what you think."

 “What is that like?”

Lu Yao changed the subject: "By the way. Sister Peng, how much does your fiancé pay as a police officer?"

“It’s OK, 187. The man is taller and looks more secure.”

 Sister Peng’s face was full of pride, and she was undoubtedly very satisfied with her fiancé.

“No wonder Sister Peng you are paying attention to that abnormal case before. It turns out that you are a family member of a police officer.”

"Hey, don't say that. Their police officers do have occupational diseases. Everyone seems to be looking at suspects subconsciously... Speaking of this, I heard that the pervert was caught."

 “Caught?” Lu Yao pretended to be surprised.

"right."

Sister Peng lowered her voice: "But it seems that the identity of the suspect is a bit sensitive. It has not been announced to the public and has been handed over to the superior department. Fu Chenggang did not reveal too much and said that discipline must be observed."

Lu Yao was shocked.

 Transfer to the higher-level department?

 In other words, Lisa’s identity as a player was exposed. More importantly, the player group seems to have relevant special departments under its jurisdiction. It shows that besides himself and Lisa, there are many people who also play the role of gods in the pixel world.

 It reminds me that Lisa once regarded Isabel as a high-level player, and said that the committee did not restrict her...it had something to do with that committee.

However, this also shows that Lisa was indeed arrested by the department that manages players.

 In the short term, she has little chance of causing trouble for herself.

"Why are you talking about me?" Sister Peng came back to her senses and continued gossiping: "Isabel looks less than twenty years old, right? Which country is she from? She came to you alone, and her family is right Are you so reassured? Is it possible that your family has appointed your child as your bride since childhood?"

　　　…”

Lu Yao could only say: "She has gone home."

"Ah?" Sister Peng suddenly changed her face and said angrily: "You just let her leave like this? Are you angry? What if she doesn't come back? Why are you so stupid? Can you find someone with the same looks? ?”

Lu Yao spread his hands: "People always have to go home."

 Isabelle returned to the pixel world.

 This is not only her personal wish, but also a boundary dimension law that must be followed.

Under the constraints of world dimensions, the longer Isabel stays in the real world, the more likely she is to mutate and be transformed and distorted by the power of rules. Her core mission here is to ensure Lu Yao's personal safety. Lisa has been arrested, and she has no reason to stay here.

 The greatest mission of an apostle is to serve as the arm of the god, carry out the will of the god, and collect and spread faith for the god. Only when she returns to the pixel world can she develop her talents.

 In fact, Isabel only stayed in this world for two days.

 …

 After get off work, Lu Yao returned to the house.

 On the computer desk, Xiao Huo squatted quietly in a flower pot, no different from a normal indoor plant. Lu Yao didn't let it speak. It was just an ordinary cactus.

 The game interface shows that the size of the Garlic Tribe is steadily increasing.

 In the upper right corner, the population has reached 303, and the faith value is currently 201.

In the temple, Isabel, dressed in black robe, sat quietly on her knees, facing Lu Yao in front of the screen, her head slightly lowered, waiting for the **** to give orders.

 Lu Yao was typing in the dialog box.

 —Have there been any abnormalities in the tribe recently?

“Sir, everything is normal in the tribe and there is nothing suspicious.”

—I asked you to investigate the collapsed caves of the barbarian tribe before. Did you get any results?

"Sir, there is a passage inside. It connects to another unknown area, but it has been completely destroyed due to the mountain accident and can no longer be used."

 Isabel suddenly took the initiative to speak.

 “Sir, I request to leave the tribe for a while.”

"Not long ago, I used my dying prayer to awaken a spirit of the dead. It said that there is an oasis in the southern desert, and there is a Bedou tribe in the oasis. The Bedou tribe raises sheep and camels, their people are brave, and they control the relationship with another land. The passage connecting the plains.”

“I want to go into the desert, find the Bedou tribe, and turn them into your followers, adding fuel to the fire of your faith.”

Lu Yao is very confident in Isabel’s strength.

 —Then go.

 “Yes, my lord.”

Isabel walked out of the temple, entered the desert to the west, and started exploring.

 …

Lu Yao looked at the prickly pear on the table: "Low fire, cook me a bowl of noodles. I want some pickled peppers. Add an egg and half a ham sausage."

 “Yes, Lord God.”

Xiaohuo stood up from the potted plant, shook the soil off his body, took out a bag of instant noodles from the cardboard box in the corner, and ran out to cook noodles.

The house Lu Yao rented was a two-bedroom apartment. He rented it with his college classmate Zhou Qiang. Zhou Qiang couldn't live here anymore, so he used another room as a temporary warehouse with many cardboard boxes piled up.

 Normally Zhou Qiang would come here early every Monday morning to take out the goods in the cartons and then put in new goods. Lu Yao will lock the door when he comes back, so he is not afraid of Xiao Huo being seen.

 The sound of wild cats was heard outside the window, and I didn’t know whether they were fighting or dating.

Lu Yao stood up and stretched his limbs. As his neck twisted, a slight popping sound came from his body. His movement was a little too big and his waist was twisted, causing him to gasp in pain.

Just as he was rubbing his waist with his hands, there was a new prompt on the computer.

　　【The Garlic Tribe invented writing, and everyone's intelligence improved slightly. 】

The emergence of writing gave the Garlic tribe the ability to record and spread civilization and beliefs across regions. 】

When Lu Yao saw this scene, if it wasn't for the pain in his back, he would have wanted to do a set of punches on the spot.

 One of the most important inventions of the tribal era was writing.

 Writing symbolizes civilization.

 The Garlic Tribe has finally come out of the ignorant and uncivilized era.

With the emergence of text, the game interface has also been updated.

 At the top of the screen, in addition to the population and faith on the far right, several more resources are displayed.

 Grain\\Wood\\Stone\\Leather\\Salt.

However, these items do not display specific values, showing a shape similar to a power tank, fluctuating slowly.

 Food looks the most abundant, showing a healthy green color.

Lu Yao can see a series of detailed ingredient lists below when he mouses over the grain.

 Wheat accounts for 80%, meat accounts for 10%, and the rest is other. This is the current food structure of the garlic tribe.

 In addition to grain, salt and leather are also in the green sufficient stage.

 Wood appears yellow, indicating insufficient reserves.

 Stones appear red, indicating extreme deficiency.

Lu Yao understood it after just a moment's thought.

 With the emergence of writing, these resources can be displayed using writing as a carrier. It seems that as the garlic tribe civilization continues to develop, the complexity of the entire society will continue to increase, and the corresponding interface will continue to be updated.

 Fortunately, the entire civilization operates and evolves independently. Lu Yao does not need to worry about micro-management, he only needs to control the general direction.

 The prompts on the game interface continue.

  【You defeated Jack the God in this area, and the attitude of the Salt Pond Tribe changed to Close. 】

  【The Yanchi Tribe has presented you with a sacrifice. 】

 (End of this chapter)