The result was just a simple sentence, and then no further broadcast.
"Damn, that's it?"
"At least give us an introduction to the game and how to play!"
"Exactly, how are we supposed to play? It's completely baffling."
"Tch, a bunch of idiots, are they your fathers? Do they have to tell you everything? Can't you figure it out yourselves?"
"What did you say!"
...
"Alright, stop arguing, isn't there a tutorial in the bracelet?"
"Hmph!"
...
After complaining, the players at the scene raised their bracelets one by one to check.
Long Ming also raised his bracelet and tapped it.
A blue virtual interface popped up, and a prompt appeared:
"Read the tutorial?"
"Yes!"
Long Ming tapped "Yes" without hesitation. He had never played such a realistic game before; it felt just like reality, and he had no idea where to start.
Dear Players: Civilization Paradise is a high-dimensional game. Players will be born in Star City. All players are advised that any fighting is strictly prohibited in Star City; violators will be severely punished.
To enhance the Civilization Paradise experience, each player will receive 10 Level 1 Random Civilization Experience Tickets. Players can use these tickets via spatial portals to travel to different civilization worlds.
Once inside a civilization world, players can follow system-issued tasks or freely explore the world to acquire valuable items, simply by evacuating within the specified time.
Each player is also equipped with an initial backpack and a safe. However, please note that if you fail to evacuate the civilization world within the specified time or die during exploration, your initial backpack and all equipped items will be lost, but the items in the safe will remain intact.
...
Long Ming carefully read the tutorial, a puzzled expression on his face.
Although he roughly understood the tutorial's content, he felt somewhat uneasy.
However, Long Ming quickly calmed down, reached out and closed the tutorial, his gaze falling on the bracelet's interface.
The interface displayed categories such as character, dungeons, inventory, external warehouse, quest log, friends, and system.
Long Ming first clicked on his character.
Name: Civilization Explorer No. 841221 (Renamed)
Race: Carbon-based Human
Gene Level: 0
Class: None
Strength: 5
Agility: 5
Stamina: 5
Intelligence: 5
Charisma: 5
Skill: Universal Language (Passive)
...
Long Ming looked at his character's attributes; the initial data was quite standard.
However, he felt something was off.
Long Ming frowned, looking at his virtual body.
Then it suddenly dawned on him: he was no longer coughing in this game world, and his senses and physical abilities had improved, just like a normal person.
A smile appeared on Long Ming's face; this game was pretty good.
Next, he opened the dungeon interface.
It displayed civilization categories from level 1 to 6, each category showing rows of grayed-out "?". The options, including the lowest level 1 civilization option, were all grayed out, clearly indicating that these dungeons were locked and required certain conditions to enter.
Long Ming pondered for a moment, then exited, his gaze falling on the inventory interface, which he clicked.
Inventory 1 (Safe)
Usage: Bracelet scanning.
Size: 1*1.
Note: Cannot be dropped upon death.
Tip: Players' initial carrying capacity is 20KG. Exceeding this limit will increase stamina consumption. Carrying capacity will change according to character growth. Safes are not weight-based.
Long Ming glanced at it and then opened it.
Inside the warehouse were ten initial inventory backpacks and ten trial vouchers. Long Ming checked the backpacks.
Inventory (Physical Backpack)
Usage: Carrying
volume: 35*20*45CM.
Note: All items are dropped upon death or failed evacuation.
Civilization Trial Voucher: Witness the deathly silence together, experience the wonderful thrill of death!
Long Ming then closed the interface and checked the mission log.
The task list was empty.
He then opened the system, which only had one button: Logout.
After checking all the functions, Long Ming tapped his bracelet, took a backpack out of his inventory, and suddenly had a regular 20L backpack in his hand.
He then put on the backpack and took out a Level 1 Civilization Random Trial Scroll from his inventory.
At this moment, a prompt popped up on his bracelet:
"Activate Level 1 Civilization Random Trial Scroll? Use this scroll to randomly assign a Level 1 Civilization instance..."
After reading the message, Long Ming did not choose to activate it. Instead, he looked up and glanced at the many players on the mechanical platform. He saw that most of them were looking down at the beginner's tutorial on their bracelets.
He pondered for a few seconds and decided to enter the game later.
Most people are currently reading the beginner's tutorial, and everyone's reading speed is different.
However, those who read quickly and act immediately are likely either part of a guild or are professional players.
Of course, a small minority might be reckless.
If I act now, I'll most likely be queued with them.
If a conflict breaks out, I won't have an advantage in a one-on-one situation, and I'll be at a disadvantage against multiple opponents.
So it's better to wait until later; maybe I can queue with some ordinary players and observe how others act.
A few minutes later, Long Ming noticed many players starting to act. They took out their backpacks, put them on, and activated a Level 1 Civilization Random Experience Scroll.
*Sizzle!
* The scrolls emitted a blue glow, then transformed into specks of starlight and scattered.
The obelisk in the center of the mechanical platform glowed faintly.
Many players slowly floated up.
*Whoosh!*
Then, one by one, the players turned into a white light and disappeared.
"Wow!"
"So cool! Where did they get teleported to?"
"I don't know."
...
The players around him showed expressions of excitement and anticipation.
Many players, seeing others start the game, couldn't wait to take out their trial tickets and activate them.
Long Ming suppressed his restlessness and waited quietly.
Time passed second by second.
In the blink of an eye, more than ten minutes had passed, and three-quarters of the players on the entire mechanical platform had activated their trial tickets.
Seeing that it was almost time, Long Ming raised the Level 1 Civilization Random Trial Ticket in his hand.
At this moment, a prompt appeared on his bracelet interface.
"Activate Level 1 Civilization Random Trial Ticket?"
"Yes!"
Long Ming took a deep breath and whispered.
Whoosh!
As the trial ticket in his hand lit up, Long Ming felt himself surrounded by a white light.
When the white light dissipated, he was already on a small, spinning top-shaped mechanical platform.
This small, spinning top-shaped mechanical platform was full of players.
"What's going on?"
"Why were we teleported here?"
"I don't know."
"Idiot, look at the prompt on your bracelet."
...
Long Ming immediately glanced at the bracelet interface, which displayed:
Teleportation Platform No. 432.
Civilization Activated: Wabiga
Civilization Level: Level 1
Number of Participants: 845/1000.
...
Long Ming saw the number of participants rapidly increasing and immediately understood.
This Level 1 civilization world called Wabiga had 1000 participants.
Soon, the number became 1000/1000.
Instantly, the patterns on the surface of the obelisk at the center of the small, top-shaped mechanical platform lit up, flashing with dazzling light.
Whoosh~
Everyone on the entire mechanical platform was covered in white light.
Long Ming's surroundings became a white blur, and he couldn't see anything clearly.
Seconds later, the white light gradually faded, and everyone's vision gradually returned.
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Instantly, a wave of heat hit him, and Long Ming couldn't help but squint as he looked around.
Countless ruins came into view.
These ruins were mostly made of a mixture of earth and stone, eroded beyond recognition by wind and sand. The ground was covered in yellow sand, but some dilapidated buildings still retained their main structures.
"Wow, where is this place?!"
"I don't know, it feels so hot!"
"Looks like a desert?"
"Holy crap, are we really that unlucky to have ended up in a desert?"
"What do we do next?"
"I don't know!"
...
The players looked around in bewilderment.
Long Ming looked down at his bracelet to see if there were any notifications.
He found that the mission log had been updated.
Mission: Survival!
Requirements: Players must survive in the world of Wabiga for more than 12 hours and evacuate safely.
Reward: 500 One-Dimensional Coins
Note: Only the living have the right to talk about everything.
Hint: Because you are using a game helmet, the maximum game time is 24 hours. If you exceed the time limit, you will be automatically considered dead and forced offline.
After reading the mission, Long Ming found that the map on his bracelet had also been updated.
He immediately opened the map with great anticipation, only to find that the map interface was almost entirely black, with only his current area displayed.
If he wasn't mistaken, the map had to be explored and unlocked by himself.
However, on the completely black map, there were green dots, which were the evacuation points.
There were quite a few of these evacuation points, and several of them were not far from his current location, so evacuation didn't seem too difficult.
Long Ming then turned off the bracelet interface and looked up at the ruins he was in.
From the distribution of the remaining building ruins, he could vaguely identify that this was the ruins of a town, but it was severely damaged, with many houses reduced to only one or two earthen or stone walls.
Long Ming immediately began to explore, carefully examining the surrounding dilapidated buildings as he walked, hoping to find something of value.
Unfortunately, all he found was gravel and sand; he could hardly find anything of value.
Nevertheless, Long Ming patiently continued his search.
After more than ten minutes, Long Ming finally found a relatively well-preserved house ruin, although it only had three walls and the roof had collapsed.
He carefully walked inside and saw many rubble and gravel scattered around.
At first glance, there didn't seem to be anything of value.
However, Long Ming noticed something was hidden in the corner.
He crouched down and gently brushed away the surface sand, revealing a section of metal chain.
He tried pulling it and pulled out a three-meter-long thin iron chain.
Long Ming scanned his bracelet, and the screen displayed information:
Metal Chain
Quality: White.
Material: Iron.
Value: Extremely Low.
Weight: 3KG.
Looking at the information on his bracelet, Long Ming hesitated for a moment before finally deciding to put it in his backpack.
Although the value was low, it was better than returning empty-handed.
However, after putting the metal chain in his backpack, Long Ming clearly felt that the backpack became heavier, but it was still within his tolerance, so the impact wasn't very noticeable.
Long Ming looked around to make sure nothing was missed before leaving, preparing to search other building ruins.
He then discovered that there were players searching everywhere outside, so he quickly quickened his pace to search further.
Half an hour later, Long Ming walked empty-handed to the central area of the ruins, where he saw a large group of players gathered and chatting.
"Did you find anything valuable?"
"Find what? There's nothing here but sand."
"Sigh, I didn't find anything either."
...
At this moment, a fair-skinned woman with pigtails kept fanning her face with her hands, complaining incessantly.
"It's so hot, I can't stand it."
Unfortunately, the air here was hot, so the fanning was also hot, having no effect whatsoever.
So she reached up and unbuttoned her collar, revealing a large expanse of white skin.
The surrounding players were immediately attracted by her behavior, all looking over, many swallowing hard.
Then, a rather lewd-looking man with shifty eyes grinned and said to a man next to him wearing a black vest with a light scar on his forehead...
"Cao Heng, how's that girl?"
"She's got a good look!"
"You know, this world feels so real, I wonder what it's like to play around with her."
"Zheng Bin, what do you mean?"
"Hehe!"
Zheng Bin grinned mischievously at Cao Heng.
Cao Heng immediately smiled knowingly.
The two men approached the woman with a knowing smile and said,
"Miss, I see you're playing alone. How about we team up?"
Lin Yue noticed Cao Heng and Zheng Bin's lewd behavior, their eyes constantly fixed on her chest, and immediately understood their ill intentions, so she refused.
"No need!"
"Don't be shy, we'll take care of you."
Cao Heng shamelessly moved closer to the woman.
Lin Yue instinctively took a few steps back, nervously asking,
"What do you want?"
"Nothing, we just want to team up with you."
Zheng Bin didn't care whether she wanted to or not, and extended his hand towards the woman with a wicked grin.
The surrounding players saw this scene, and although many showed expressions of annoyance, no one stepped forward to stop them.
Long Ming only glanced at them before turning his attention to observing his surroundings and the crowd.
After all, others came in for fun, but he came in to find a way to survive.
At this moment, a shout rang out.
"Stop!"
Zheng Bin's hand froze instantly, and he turned his head to look in annoyance.
A tall, handsome young man in a white shirt with sharp eyes walked over.
Zheng Bin looked at the man and warned him in an unfriendly tone,
"Kid, this is none of your business, don't meddle."
"I just can't stand it, so what?"
The young man wasn't afraid at all.
Lin Yue quickly hid behind the young man.
Zheng Bin and Cao Heng felt utterly humiliated. Just as they were about to retaliate, four players came over and asked,
"Qin Yan, what's wrong?"
"Nothing, just two punks from Sin City."
Qin Yan cracked his neck, looking ready to fight.
"Haha, just kidding, let's go."
Seeing that Qin Yan had companions, Zheng Bin changed his tune and immediately softened his stance, leaving with Cao Heng.
After the two left, Qin Yan turned to Lin Yue and said,
"It's nothing."
"Thank you."
Lin Yue looked at the tall and handsome Qin Yan, her cheeks slightly flushed with gratitude.
Seeing that there was no more excitement to watch, the other players continued their discussion.
"What kind of crap game is this? We've searched for ages and haven't found anything."
"Yeah, and it's super hot!"
"I'm getting thirsty."
"Are we here to play a game, or to suffer?"
...
"So what should we do next?"
"Who knows? We'll probably have to leave and search somewhere else."
"Won't it be dangerous outside?"
"Definitely."
"What should we do? Can someone help me?"
...
Listening to the complaints, Long Ming could roughly determine that there was nothing of value here, and then turned and left.-+ At this moment, a shrewd-looking man wearing a light gray T-shirt and sporting a buzz cut saw Long Ming turn and leave alone. His eyes lit up, and he said to the players he had just met beside him,
"Brothers, did you see that guy who left?"
"Yes, what's up, Gu Yi?"
"Anyone who dares to leave alone at this crucial moment is usually a master. Let's follow him!"
Gu Yi stated his idea.
"That makes sense, let's go!"
The players agreed with Gu Yi's analysis.
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They immediately followed Long Ming.
Seeing Gu Yi and his group leave with Long Ming, many players quickly told those around them,
"Look, someone's leading the way! Let's follow!"
"Okay!"
A large number of players, following the lead of the pack, quickly left with Long Ming.
Of course, not all players followed Long Ming; only about a hundred left.
Qin Yan gazed in the direction Long Ming had gone, a thoughtful expression on his face.
At that moment, a muscular man with dark skin and a stubble beard lowered his voice and asked Qin Yan,
"Should we follow them?"
"No, Xie Shan, let's go the other way!"
Qin Yan immediately led his companions away.
Lin Yue, seeing Qin Yan and his group leave, quickly followed behind them.
Many female players saw this and followed.
The remaining players split into two groups and left in different directions.
...
Not long after, at the edge of the ruins, Long Ming looked back, a hint of confusion on his face. He didn't understand why so many people were following him.
Of course, he didn't dwell on it too much; after all, there were advantages to having more people, and if danger arose, he just needed to outrun them.
However, the moment Long Ming stepped out of the ruins, he frowned as he looked into the distance.
Rolling yellow sand stretched to the horizon, seemingly without end.
The dry air, under the sun, churned like waves of heat.
For a moment, Long Ming was unsure which way to go.
Gu Yi and the others also stopped, looking at Long Ming who wasn't moving, feeling a bit uneasy, but they didn't dare to ask.
However, Long Ming quickly made a decision. Since he didn't know where to go, he might as well go to the nearest extraction point and see what it looked like.
He raised his wristband to glance at the map, confirmed the approximate location of the nearest green dot, and then headed towards the extraction point.
Long Ming's steps on the scorching yellow sand were somewhat strenuous.
However, he persevered and continued forward step by step.
Seeing this, Gu Yi and the others quickly followed.
Several tens of minutes later, the players following behind Long Ming began to discuss among themselves.
"What the hell is this guy going?"
"I don't know."
"Does he not know the way and is leading us aimlessly?"
"Why don't you go ask him?"
"I'm not going."
...
Long Ming naturally heard the players' discussions behind him, but he didn't pay any attention to them and kept walking forward.
Just when everyone's patience was about to reach its limit, a circular mechanical platform appeared in front of them, seemingly out of place in the unchanging desert.
The entire mechanical platform looked completely out of place with the environment.
At this moment, Gu Yi and the others immediately realized what was going on and exclaimed in surprise,
"This is the extraction point!"
"Damn, after all this time, he led us to the extraction point."
"I thought we were going somewhere else."
...
The other players were speechless when they saw the extraction platform.
"Since I'm already here, I'll give it a try!"
A male player excitedly ran onto the mechanical platform.
The moment he stepped on it, the intricate patterns on the platform's base glowed faintly, and his bracelet vibrated, displaying a prompt:
"Evacuate?"
"Evacuate."
Without hesitation, the player clicked.
*Whoosh*
The mechanical platform activated, and the player began to float up, exclaiming in bewilderment,
"Wow, wow, I'm flying!"
The next second, he transformed into a streak of white light and vanished.
Many players present shook their heads and cursed,
"Idiot, what a waste of a scroll."
...
Long Ming was also speechless; he hadn't expected someone to actually demonstrate it for him.
But this was for the best; he now knew exactly how to evacuate. The only problem was
that the path ahead would be difficult.
Long Ming surveyed the surrounding desert; visually, it seemed the same no matter which direction he went. Without the small map on his wristband, it would be easy to lose his way.
Of course, Long Ming didn't care about getting lost; he didn't have any particular goal anyway, so he continued walking forward.
Seeing Long Ming continue walking forward, Gu Yi and the others had no choice but to grit their teeth and follow.
Time ticked by.
Long Ming was sweating profusely, his mouth dry, and his pace had slowed without him realizing it.
He glanced at his status on his bracelet and found several negative notifications:
"Notification: You are slightly dehydrated. Please replenish your fresh water as soon as possible."
"Notification: Physical strength is decreasing."
...
At this point, many of the following players couldn't take it anymore, and several collapsed to the ground.
"I'm not walking anymore, I can't go on."
...
Long Ming gazed into the distance, where the sand dunes still seemed endless, so he stopped to rest.
Gu Yi couldn't help but approach Long Ming and ask what was wrong.
"Brother, where are you going?"
"I don't know, I'll just go wherever the road takes me,"
Long Ming replied casually.
Gu Yi's eyes widened upon hearing Long Ming's words, and he was about to say something when
a surprised shout suddenly rang out.
"Wow!"
Long Ming and the others turned to look, only to see a player who wasn't very tall and had some pimples on his face, leading two companions excitedly towards the sand dune on the left.
On that dune lay a giant red-spotted lizard, over three meters long, with gray skin covered in red bumps, its eyes closed in hibernation, looking quite terrifying.
"Zhao Wei, is this okay?"
the two companions following Zhao Wei asked nervously.
"What's there to be afraid of? Isn't everything in games about fighting monsters and leveling up? Charge!"
Zhao Wei pulled a rock from his backpack without hesitation and excitedly rushed towards the red-spotted monitor lizard, smashing the rock into its head.
*Thud!*
With a dull thud, the monitor lizard winced in pain, slowly opened its eyes, stood up, and then opened its blood-red maw, letting out an angry roar.
*Roar~
* Zhao Wei was also frightened by the realistic scene and trembled as he turned to run.
At that moment, the monitor lizard instantly exerted force with its limbs, took a step forward, and lunged, biting Zhao Wei's waist.
"Ah, it hurts! Help!"
Zhao Wei screamed in agony, instinctively calling for help.
His two companions, too terrified to approach, turned and fled.
Long Ming's expression also changed slightly; he watched the red-spotted monitor lizard warily, showing no intention of helping.
*Crack! *
The red-spotted monitor lizard violently bit Zhao Wei's body in two, blood and bits of flesh flying everywhere.
Then, Zhao Wei's shattered body began to glow, and his backpack fell off.
"Run!"
Gu Yi and the others were terrified and ran forward in panic.
Long Ming calmly glanced at the red-spotted monitor lizard, then turned and ran forward.
This was the first time he had seen such a large monitor lizard, covered in red bumps; it didn't look like a normal creature at all.
Without firearms or other weapons, there was no way he could defeat it.
At this moment, a player running at the back suddenly screamed in terror,
"Help!"
Long Ming turned around and saw the red-spotted monitor lizard catching up at lightning speed, opening its blood-red maw to reveal rows of sharp fangs, and directly pouncing on the lagging player.
"Run!"
...
Seeing this, everyone ran even faster.
A chill ran down Long Ming's spine as he accelerated, overtaking one player after another.
"Ah!"
Players were constantly being caught by the red-spotted monitor lizard, letting out desperate screams.
Although they knew it was just a game, these heart-wrenching screams were still chilling.
Just then, Gu Yi, who was running ahead of Long Ming, suddenly lost his footing and his left foot sank into the quicksand, causing his entire body to tilt downwards.
"Chen Wei, save me!"
Gu Yi immediately shouted to his companion.
At this moment, a tall, thin man, about 1.8 meters tall, with a scar on his chin, immediately stopped, reached out and grabbed Gu Yi's hand, trying to forcibly pull him out.
Unfortunately, just as Chen Wei exerted his strength, one of his feet also sank into the quicksand, leaving him with no foothold and no way to pull himself up. Instead, he was almost dragged down by Gu Yi.
"Damn it, come and help!"
Chen Wei shouted to the other players he had just met.
Unfortunately, those players were already terrified and just kept running forward desperately.
Long Ming was a little surprised to see this scene; he hadn't expected these two guys to be so loyal.
Seeing Chen Wei about to be dragged into the quicksand, Gu Yi anxiously said to him.
"Chen Wei, let go."
"Bullshit, I'm the kind of person who doesn't value loyalty. If we die, we die together!"
Chen Wei clung tightly to Gu Yi, and the two slowly sank deeper into the quicksand.
Just when they thought they were going to die there, an
iron chain suddenly swung in front of them. Gu Yi was startled when he saw the chain, then reacted and reached out to grab it.
Long Ming and Chen Wei immediately pulled hard, pulling Gu Yi out.
After rescuing Gu Yi, Long Ming didn't stop and continued running forward.
Seeing this, Chen Wei and Gu Yi also scrambled to their feet and fled for their lives.
A moment later, Long Ming and the others successfully shook off the red-spotted giant lizard, and the group walked forward, panting.
The original group of about a hundred people had dwindled to only a few dozen; the others had scattered.
At this moment, Gu Yi and Chen Wei walked up to Long Ming.
"Thanks, brother!"
Long Ming ignored Gu Yi and Chen Wei, and kept walking forward.
Seeing that Long Ming didn't react, Gu Yi and his companion followed him, bewildered.
"Brother, we're thanking you, why aren't you replying?"
"Why would I reply? I'd rather save my energy and keep going."
"No, brother, I don't think you need to keep going. In this heat, you won't go far. It's better to wait until nighttime when the temperature drops before exploring further." "
Naive. The desert temperature drops drastically at night; you'll freeze to death."
Long Ming continued walking expressionlessly.
Gu Yi and his companion were stunned by Long Ming's words, then quickly caught up.
"Brother, my name is Gu Yi, and this is my brother Chen Wei. What's your name?"
Gu Yi asked solicitously.
"Number NO. 841221,"
Long Ming replied coldly.
Gu Yi's lips twitched at Long Ming's words, then he chuckled and said,
"Aren't you going to change your name? Or tell us your real name?"
Long Ming glanced at Gu Yi, then ignored him and continued walking.
Undeterred by the setback, Gu Yi continued to follow Long Ming.
Many of the other players, though exhausted and unable to move, could only grit their teeth and keep up as they saw Long Ming continuing forward.
Time passed slowly, and evening arrived in the blink of an eye.
The scorching temperature gradually decreased.
Long Ming grew increasingly uneasy; given the aridity of the area, the temperature might drop below zero that night.
He was also feeling increasingly hopeless about traversing the desert.
Gu Yi and the others, their vision blurring, collapsed onto a sand dune.
"I can't go on! Even wilderness survival isn't this bad!"
"Yeah! I can't go on either, let me die."
...
At this point, Long Ming was also unable to walk, lying down on the dune, panting heavily.
"Ugh~ What kind of lousy game is this? Did we come here to suffer?"
"I don't understand, are we playing the game, or is the game playing us?"
...
Gu Yi and the other complained to Long Ming.
Unfortunately, Long Ming didn't respond for a long time.
"Brother, why aren't you saying anything? Don't you like talking?"
Gu Yi turned to look at Long Ming, puzzled. This guy was too aloof.
Long Ming opened his dry, cracked lips and replied irritably,
"What should I say? I'm incredibly thirsty, aren't you thirsty too?"
"Thirsty, huh!"
"Then shut up and stop talking incessantly next to me, or you can lie down somewhere else."
Long Ming was too lazy to waste words with Gu Yi and Long Ming.
He looked at the stars gradually appearing in the sky, his mood very low.
He had come in full of enthusiasm, thinking that with his talent, he could at least make some money to eat, if not become a big star. But he never expected this game to be like this.
If he didn't find anything soon and just kept struggling to survive in the wilderness, he might really have to beg for food.
Time passed quickly, and the temperature grew colder and colder.
Long Ming was also very sleepy, his eyelids were drooping, and if he closed them now, he probably wouldn't wake up.
Just then, the sand on the ground suddenly began to vibrate slightly.
"Something's wrong!"
Long Ming abruptly opened his eyes and issued a warning.
Gu Yi and the others, hearing Long Ming's words, jumped up from the ground, looking around in terror, fearing that something strange might crawl out.
However, they didn't see anything emerge for a long time.
Just as everyone was puzzled, Gu Yi suddenly opened his mouth wide and shouted in terror,
"Look at the distance!"
Long Ming and the others immediately scrambled over the sand dune and looked up into the distance.
They saw a huge object, shimmering with light, moving in the distant sky, constantly emitting a loud rumbling sound.
"What the hell is that?"
"I don't know!"
...
Many players murmured in confusion.
Long Ming's expression changed, and he rushed towards the moving behemoth.
Gu Yi and the others followed suit.
As the distance closed, Long Ming and the others gradually got a clearer look at it.
It was a dilapidated mobile fortress, constructed entirely of black metal. The upper part consisted of interconnected steel structures, with turrets along the edges and metal chimneys belching black smoke. The base was fitted with unusual, massive tracks.
The entire mobile fortress was ravaged, riddled with breaches.-+ "A mobile fortress?"
Long Ming was also astonished by the sight. Although the technology of this mobile fortress didn't seem particularly advanced at first glance, it still gave off a very impressive aura. "Holy crap, that's amazing!"
" This world actually has such a monstrous creation." ... Gu Yi and the others discussed excitedly. Long Ming took a deep breath, calming his turbulent emotions, and accelerated towards the mobile fortress. Gu Yi and the others also ran excitedly towards the mobile fortress. The sand on the ground began to thin out, replaced by soil and gravel, and the ground began to harden. "Haha, it's the Gobi Desert!" "We've reached the edge of the desert!" ... Chen Wei and the others shouted excitedly upon discovering this. Long Ming wasn't surprised by this outcome; after all, moving such a massive mobile fortress in the desert was indeed quite difficult, but he didn't show any joy. Seeing that Long Ming's expression remained unchanged, Gu Yi asked, puzzled. "Brother, aren't you happy that we finally escaped the desert?" "What's there to be happy about? The Gobi and the desert aren't that different, and our situation isn't much better." "Ah, so what do we do now?" "It's the middle of nowhere, what else can we do? Climb up and take a gamble, otherwise it's still a dead end." Long Ming stared at the approaching mobile fortress, his eyes becoming very determined. "That makes sense." Gu Yi nodded heavily upon hearing Long Ming's words. Soon, Long Ming and the others reached the front of the mobile fortress. Rumble~ Not long after, the huge mobile fortress moved horizontally past them, although the movement wasn't very fast, it still kicked up dust and gravel. Long Ming and the others immediately ran after the castle, observing the mobile fortress. The castle had a large entrance at the front, but it was completely sealed off, making it impossible to enter. At this moment, a player excitedly shouted, "Look! There's a ladder to the side of the entrance to the mobile fortress!" Hearing this, everyone looked over and saw an iron ladder attached to the thick metal walls, with an extended platform above it. "Brothers, charge!" "Go!" ... Players frantically sprinted forward, leaping and reaching out to grab the ladder. Some of the more agile players successfully grabbed the ladder and quickly climbed upwards. However, many more players lost their grip on the boarding ladder and fell heavily to the ground. The unlucky ones were crushed by the tracks, letting out pitiful screams. Seeing this, Long Ming didn't rush forward blindly, but continued to observe the mobile fortress, looking for other boarding ladders. Normally, such mobile fortresses wouldn't only have one boarding ladder. "Brother, why aren't you going up? Someone's already gone up." Gu Yi was puzzled by Long Ming's inaction. "Yeah, if we don't go now, it'll be too late, and they'll get there first." Chen Wei also chimed in. Long Ming didn't respond, patiently observing. Seeing that Long Ming still didn't move, Chen Wei spoke to Gu Yi. "Gu Yi, should we go first?" "Let's wait a bit longer," Gu Yi hesitated before replying. "Alright," Chen Wei said patiently, seeing Gu Yi's suggestion. Just then, the mobile fortress drove past them, and they immediately noticed there were also boarding ladders at the back, one on each side. Gu Yi exclaimed in surprise, "Holy crap, there are boarding ladders at the back too!" "I'll go first!" Chen Wei quickly rushed forward and jumped, easily grabbing a boarding ladder using his height advantage. However, before he could even rejoice, the boarding ladder rusted and snapped instantly. Chen Wei fell heavily to the ground, but fortunately, they were behind him and weren't run over by the tracks. Gu Yi quickly reached out and helped Chen Wei up. At that moment, Long Ming's gaze fell on the ladder on the other side of the mobile fortress. He then sped over and leaped up, grabbing the ladder. "Great God, wait for us!" Gu Yi and the other man called out as they saw Long Ming ascend so easily, afraid of being left behind. In fact, although Long Ming's health was very poor and he appeared weak, his parents had trained him extensively from a young age to improve his health and prolong his life. Therefore, his reflexes and agility were exceptionally good. Once on the ladder, Long Ming climbed upwards without any hesitation. "Wait for us!" Seeing this, Gu Yi and the other person mustered all their strength and rushed forward, jumping one after the other to grab the ladder and successfully climb up. At this time, Long Ming had already followed the extended platform, squeezed through an open iron door, and entered a dimly lit corridor.
A pungent, stale smell of rust, engine oil, and decay hit him.
Long Ming frowned immediately; the air inside made him feel very uncomfortable, but he suppressed his discomfort and carefully observed his surroundings.
The corridor was about three meters wide, with rusty walls on both sides and two iron pipes fixed to it, presumably for sewage disposal.
Old-fashioned lights were installed on the ceiling; some were already extinguished, and the remaining lights had a yellowish tint and flickered intermittently.
Just then, Gu Yi and Chen Wei, panting, chased after him through the iron door.
"Finally caught up,"
Long Ming said, glancing at the two before continuing inside.
Seeing Long Ming walk forward, Gu Yi and Chen Wei, without taking a break, quickly followed.
"Brother, let's team up?"
"No interest,"
Long Ming refused expressionlessly.
Long Ming had high standards for his teammates; Gu Yi and Chen Wei were only slightly stronger than average, and he didn't want to have to take care of them during their exploration.
Gu Yi and Chen Wei weren't angry at being rejected; instead, their gazes towards Long Ming grew even more intense.
Such a cool personality meant he was definitely a master.
At this moment, Long Ming reached the end of the stairs, and an upward staircase came into view. He listened quietly for a moment, then carefully began to climb.
Gu Yi and Chen Wei followed closely behind.
As Long Ming climbed the stairs to the top, pushed open a manhole cover, and emerged, his view suddenly opened up, revealing the upper street.
Rows of rusty metal buildings came into view.
The exteriors of these buildings were connected by iron bridges on their second floors. Some buildings were even built on higher ground, accessible by stairs.
"Wow, so many houses, but why is it so quiet?"
"Is nobody here?"
At this moment, Gu Yi and Chen Wei also climbed out, constantly turning their heads to observe their surroundings.
"I don't know."
Long Ming cautiously walked towards a nearby building that appeared to be larger.
Just as Gu Yi and Chen Wei were about to follow, Long Ming stopped, turned to the two of them, and coldly asked.
"Why are you following me? There are so many houses to search."
"Oh, right, right."
Gu Yi and Chen Wei exchanged glances and awkwardly walked towards the houses next to them.