Chapter 184: Draining the pond to catch fish, the people are like children

Chapter 184: Draining the pond to catch fish, the people are like children

Chapter 184: Draining the pond to catch fish, the people are like children

Faced with Mao Xuan's questions, Xiao Jin, whose infection was becoming increasingly serious, was unable to give any answer.

A low roar came from his throat, a large area of ​​his eyes was covered in gray, and his body was about to be completely controlled by the immortal virus.

This put Mao Xuan in a dilemma.

The collection of willpower depends on the intensity of the target's desire. Curing the disease is not difficult, but the trouble is that you may lose the power of sacrifice.

But if you think about it carefully, this is a good way to test the strength of your willpower.

Calling up the shopping mall panel, he entered the keywords and a row of products appeared.

He spent 300 points of sacrifice power to buy a Heart Purifying Pill.

According to the analysis, this is a medicine that can clear negative states and it is expensive.

At this price, players usually don't even want to use it themselves, so it would be better for them to just go back to the dark room and save themselves the trouble.

But in order to gain the power of will, Mao Xuan decided to buy it and try it.

He squatted down and stuffed the light blue pill into Xiaojin's mouth. The medicine dissolved automatically and slid into his throat.

Part of the drug solution is absorbed by the oral mucosa.

At this time, Xiao Jin's body was still shaking violently, veins bulging under his skin, and black and purple lines spreading across his body like twisted vines.

A hoarse roar continued to come out from the depths of his throat.

After a few seconds, a strange change occurred.

Xiao Jin's arms, which were waving wildly, slowly stopped, and his roars gradually turned into painful moans.

The eyes that had originally turned cloudy and grayish-white slowly regained clarity, and the gray on the eyeballs quickly faded away.

Then, the black and purple lines on the skin melted quickly like ice and snow encountering heat, retreating back to the cheek that was originally infected with the Immortal Virus at a speed visible to the naked eye, until they disappeared completely.

The skin that was originally dry and cracked and oozing black blood gradually became smooth and flat, and returned to its normal color.

The breathing went from rapid and chaotic to steady and orderly, the body stopped shaking, and control of the limbs was regained.

In just a few seconds, all traces of the immortal virus's destruction of the body disappeared completely, as if they had never existed.

For the creatures in the small world, the immortal virus is a disaster for which there is no antidote, but for the players, it is just a negative state.

If you want to solve it, there are plenty of ways.

High-quality spiritual resources for preparing antidotes cannot be found in the small world, but there are plenty in the mall.

After Xiao Jin's infection was cleared, Mao Xuan's mind kept ringing with challenger reminders:
[Challenger Tip: Obtain the wish power provided by Black Skin +229 (If the target remembers this event every time while alive, there is a chance to continue to gain wish power). ]

[Challenger Tip: Obtain the wish power provided by Xiao Jin: 225. ]

[Challenger Tip: Obtain the wish power provided by Asi: 92. ]

[Challenger Tip: ...]

Reminders kept ringing in his mind, and a bright smile appeared on Mao Xuan's face.

More importantly, he discovered that acquiring willpower was a long-term business.

In the future, if these survivors think back to what happened today, and imagine their own feelings at the time, as well as the despair that suffocated them, the gratitude that arises in their hearts will once again provide him with a certain amount of wish power.

This means that as long as these guys live long enough, the output of willpower can continue.

Recalling the past will generate strength of resolve.

This deal is awesome!
However, in the eyes of Heipi and others, the smile on Mao Xuan's face showed that the god was happy for saving the living beings in the mortal world.

It can be seen that this god respects mortals like them very much.

Before rescuing him, they asked him in detail whether he wanted to continue living. They respected his personal wishes and did not stop him from dying even if he wanted to.

"God, can you save our leader?"

Just then, an urgent voice came.

Mao Xuan turned his head and found that the person speaking was a young warrior.

Looking in the direction of his finger, there was an old and dead warrior lying on the ground, still holding the modified weapon tightly in his hand.

This request made Mao Xuan feel troubled.

Although he wanted to, he really couldn't resurrect the dead.

Their players have the ability to revive infinitely, but this ability cannot be provided to non-player targets.

The mall does not sell any special items that can resurrect the dead.

The dying can be saved, but the dead cannot be saved.

Looking at those dirty faces, the expectation flashing in their eyes made Mao Xuan feel more pressured.

It can be seen from the look in their eyes that if he can fulfill this wish, he will definitely earn a lot of wish power.

But the intention is there, but the ability is not.

None of the ten skills unlocked by the sixth generation of prayers have any features related to resurrection.

Perhaps only the seventh, eighth, ninth, or even tenth generation Ultimate Origins that the player legion will accept in the future will have the ability to reshape the target's life and revive the target on the spot.

As for when the souls with resurrection properties will be taken in, no one can predict.

Faced with the request, Mao Xuan shook his head:
"My abilities are limited. I can treat the injured, but I cannot revive the dead."

Hearing this, the eyes of the survivors dimmed.

After looking around, Mao Xuan asked:

"If you have any needs now, you can ask me and I will try my best to meet them."

When the survivors heard Mao Xuan say that they could meet their needs, their eyes lit up again.

The dark-skinned man standing next to him hesitated and spoke first:

"God, if it is possible, we want to have a safe place to live."

"no problem."

"God, we want food that will fill our bellies."

"no problem."

"God, we want clean water."

"no problem."

Faced with the requests, Mao Xuan agreed to them one by one, and with a wave of his hand, a pile of canned food appeared on the ground.

Next, he planned to find a new place for these survivors to live. The fortress under their feet was dark and damp, and the air was filled with various musty smells. It was simply not a place for people to stay.

Finding places to live for survivors and providing water and food are all ways for him to gain power.

After distributing the canned food and watching the survivors wolfing down the food, Mao Xuan's mind once again rang with the challenger's reminder.

The power of vows is increased in a very easy way.

When all the survivors are full, Mao Xuan gains another 1359 points of willpower.

It can be expected that every time he provides food in the future, he will gain benefits from his vows.

But if it happens too often, the power of aspiration provided by having a full meal will obviously show a downward curve.

After all, once you get used to it, the original desire will become a daily habit.

I no longer feel that being full is a happy thing.

But Mao Xuan didn't consider how to solve this problem for the time being. He just wanted to make a fortune first.

As a player, I always try my best to catch as many fish as possible.

He just wanted to unlock the first two skills of the Prayer Soul.

As for the third wish skill, it requires 30 wishes to unlock it, which is definitely impossible to get in a short time.

Looking at the smiles on the survivors' faces, Mao Xuan also smiled happily.

After all the survivors finished their meal, he led the remaining one hundred or so survivors out of the fortress shelter.

It can be seen that many survivors are stepping out of the fortress shelter for the first time and feel very curious about everything in the outside world.

"Don't touch the blood on the ground. Follow me closely."

Mao Xuan had no good idea of ​​where to go next.

I plan to look around the city ruins first to see if there is a suitable environment that can be turned into a shelter. If I can't find one, I will consider leaving the city or returning to the fortress shelter.

Walking along the dilapidated streets, the gloom of doomsday was like a huge lead plate, hanging heavily over the city, making the vision always dim.

Mao Xuan walked at the front of the team, his shoes making a crunching sound as they stepped on the ground covered with broken glass.

Behind him was the dragging footsteps of the survivors, which seemed particularly clear in the dead silence.

Although the city beneath our feet has been abandoned for a long time, we can still see that it was once prosperous.

Now only ruins remain.

The doors and windows of the shops on the street were broken, and the whitish signs were hanging crookedly, creaking in the wind.

The tall buildings in the distance were riddled with holes, and abandoned vehicles were parked in a haphazard manner on the roadside, their surfaces covered with dust and rust.

From time to time, traces of dried blood would appear on the ground, and the air was filled with a pungent smell.

It smells like a mixture of rot, gun smoke, and the burnt smell.

Mao Xuan didn't feel anything, but the survivor behind him felt his lungs burning every time he took a breath, and then he couldn't help coughing violently.

Unlike Mao Xuan, the survivors looked extremely nervous as they moved forward.

Especially when he saw the remains of the dead on the roadside, fear would still appear in his eyes. But what surprised Mao Xuan was that during the exploration, a reminder of the benefits of his will would also appear in his mind.

Obviously, in the hearts of many survivors, walking out of the shelter of the fortress and taking a look outside is also a big wish.

Soon, they encountered the wandering immortal zombies again.

After discovering them, five immortal zombies gathered together and attacked them at an extremely fast speed.

The survivors who followed turned their eyes to Mao Xuan.

The immortal zombies were getting closer and closer, and the survivors subconsciously held their breath.

At this moment, Mao Xuan swung his fist.

After the Gangqi characteristic was activated, a fist shadow transformed from the red airflow swept past, and the five immortal zombies were broken into five balls of black mist while running. Five balls of blood mist that were invisible to the survivors peeled off from the black mist, and merged into his body after coming into contact with it.

Reminders about the benefits of wish power and sacrifice power rang in his mind, and Mao Xuan led the team of survivors to continue their journey.

After walking for a while, we saw dilapidated scenes all along the way.

Mao Xuan, who was walking at the front of the team, called out the small world chat channel and asked:
"Does any brother know where we can set up a safe shelter?"

"Have you found any survivors upstairs? Please give me some, I beg you. We have been exploring for a long time, but have found nothing so far."

"Of course you build the shelter yourself. You can buy the materials at the trading house. You can't be a savior if you don't have the hands-on skills. Let me do it instead!"

"Let the survivors do it themselves. They have hands and feet. You just need to keep them safe."

……

There are many players giving suggestions in the regional chat channel.

What is clear is that the place to live must be near a water source, only in this way can the survivors survive for a long time.

Secondly, it is best to have arable land.

Mao Xuan also asked the survivors about this.

But they were all born in the shelter of the fortress and knew little about the outside world.

The areas explored in this dilapidated city are even less than those explored by an outsider like him.

Arriving at the door of a dilapidated shop, Mao Xuan looked inside and saw the shelves were tilted, garbage was scattered all over the floor, and the shop had already been looted.

Looking at the faucet at the door slowly dripping black liquid, Mao Xuan shook his head.

The rivers we encountered along the way were all extremely polluted, and the water resources in the city were completely unusable.

The survivors were asked how they had solved the drinking water problem in the past.

Heipi’s answer was that there was a water circulation system inside the fortress.

Water is collected in four ways.

First, a large rainwater collection device was set up in an open area on the top of the fortress, connected to a filtration system for storage.

Secondly, there is an underground water source under the fortress. A small well has been built using drilling equipment. After installing a water pump, the water is pumped into the fortress for filtering and treatment.

But the wells have been largely abandoned, and the stagnant groundwater beneath the ground has been nearly drained.

The third option is wastewater recycling.

Domestic wastewater generated within the fort, such as urine, is recycled and made available for reuse through a sewage treatment system.

The last method is to collect condensed water, take advantage of the temperature difference between the inside and outside of the fortress, and use the ventilation system to collect water vapor and condense it into liquid water, which can be drunk directly after purification.

Food is mainly obtained by eating a small animal with super reproductive ability to obtain protein.

To Mao Xuan, it sounded like a bug similar to a cockroach.

Occasionally, I would go out exploring to find various types of supplies and tools.

After listening to Heipi's story, Mao Xuan couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

Although they are all NPCs in the game, the humanoid lives in this small world are having a miserable time.

If he were a survivor, instead of struggling to survive in the harsh environment, he would rather go to the happy palace of the Lord of Bliss to have some fun and then end his life journey happily.

However, considering the physical condition of the survivors, the Lord of Welfare might not even bother to open the door.

After all, the entertainment venue opened by the Lord of Welfare in the monster world does not welcome the weak... nor does it welcome players, because players only know how to crack down on pornography and crime in it.

Walking in the ruins, Mao Xuan began to think about what to do next.

If he really can't find a suitable living environment, he can only return to the fortress shelter and improve the living environment of the survivors by renovating it.

In this regard, he had to ask for help from the omnipotent forum players. After all, he really didn't know how to do such a troublesome thing as building a shelter.

At this moment, Mao Xuan suddenly stopped.

Look up and look ahead.

A huge black snake head emerged from the corner of the ruins in front and slowly swam forward.

This is a giant snake with a body length of nearly 30 meters. Its eyes are like two burning cold flames, and its pupils are as narrow as knives, revealing endless ferocity.

When swimming, its body appears as huge as a mountain, winding out, and each scale seems to be forged from hellish lava, and is extremely ferocious.

The thirty-meter-long body swam among the ruins, crushing the broken buildings. The rubble and metal made cracking sounds under its crush. The movements seemed slow, but they carried an unstoppable sense of oppression, as if the whole city was suffocating under its shadow.

The snake's head was raised high at this time, overlooking the ruins, and at this time it discovered Mao Xuan and others.

A low roar came from the depth of its throat, the sound was like thunder, shaking the surrounding air. The wind in the ruins seemed to have stopped flowing, leaving only the huge black body slowly approaching, with the domineering aura of destroying everything.

Seeing such a horrible creature, the survivors following Mao Xuan all turned pale.

An indescribable fear welled up in my heart.

The moment they were stared at by the giant snake's vertical pupils, they smelled a strong scent of death.

The heavy feeling of oppression made them feel almost suffocated.

Roar!
The giant snake opened its mouth and roared towards them, and a strong wind blew gravel towards them.

The big snake twisted its body and suddenly increased its speed.

In the eyes of the survivors, the giant snake was like a black mountain moving rapidly, with rubble flying and walls collapsing wherever it went.

boom!
A building tens of meters high was ripped into flying debris by the giant snake's tail. The sturdy body accelerated through the ruins, easily overturning and crushing the abandoned vehicles and obstacles along the way. The once sturdy building was like a fragile toy in front of the giant snake.

Faced with the pressure from the giant snake, Mao Xuan did not take any action.

This made the survivors in the rear even more nervous, and they kept shouting in their hearts, hoping that the gods would take action as soon as possible.

At the critical moment, the giant snake's huge head suddenly hovered three meters in front of Mao Xuan, and a pleading look appeared in its cold vertical pupils:
"Brother, can you please give me some? Please."

"No, go find it yourself."

"Brother, which guild are you from?" the giant snake asked immediately.

"Big Dragon City."

"Okay, I'll go."

After hearing Mao Xuan introduce himself, the monster player realized that this was not a guild he could afford to offend, so he sighed very humanely, then turned and left, using a tail swing to smash a tilted tall building into pieces.

Seeing that the giant snake could actually speak human language, the survivors following Mao Xuan all widened their eyes.

It was obvious that he couldn't comprehend what was happening.

Mao Xuan did not explain and led the survivors to continue their journey.

From time to time, the roars of monster players could be heard in the distance, like a doomsday monster rampaging through the ruins of the city.

This is indeed the case. Apart from its own players, no one in this small world has the combat power to fight against it.

It is no exaggeration to say that it is an invincible beast.

Mao Xuan continued exploring, stopping to eat a meal, but he still couldn't find a suitable living environment.

He finally decided to return to the Fortress Shelter to renovate it, whether to leave the city or return to the Fortress Shelter for renovation. At the same time, he contacted his guild friends to find a player who could design a shelter to renovate the Fortress Shelter and provide a better living environment for the survivors.

By the time they returned to the shelter of the fortress, it was dark.

All that was left of the immortal zombie at the door were dry bones glowing green.

The moment he killed them, the energy of these immortal zombies had been extracted and fed back into his body, leaving only bone remains without spiritual energy.

After settling the survivors, Mao Xuan was about to call out the guild chat channel.

But I heard my friend's voice in my mind:
"Lao Mao, take a look at this post (forum post link)."

Mao Xuan, confused, immediately clicked on the post and found that this was an idea proposed by a strategy party player.

The player said that he was helping a group of survivors in a doomsday world, who had previously obtained survival supplies by looting other survivor teams.

Also known as: Plunderer.

The contact with this group of raiders gave the player an idea.

It means that helping survivors indefinitely is like exhausting the resources, because the survivors' needs will rise in an upward curve as they are met.

So there needs to be a group of players standing in the raider camp.

A confrontation between the looters and the survivors is formed, and players provide resources to both camps.

By doing this, you can generate a steady stream of willpower benefits.

But this plan is too evil, and whether to do so depends on the advice of forum players.

After all, this plan cannot be carried out by a single person or a small team. It requires the cooperation of all players entering the doomsday world.

At the end of the post, a poll was launched:
Vote 1: Drain all the fish in the pond and build a prosperous world together.

Vote 2: The small world is transformed into a beautiful chessboard, and all the people are like children, letting them do as they please.

(End of this chapter)