Under the leadership of the little boy, Wang Zhifan followed all the way into the dark mountains and walked for half an hour on a rugged mountain road with twists and turns to reach his destination, Xiaohe Village.
Xiaohe Village is a small village built on the top of a low mountain. The houses in the village include brick and tile houses and thatched houses. There are about fifty households in total. The overall look is small and broken, exuding darkness. A feeling of ruin.
When Wang Zhifan stepped into the entrance of Xiaohe Village, which was full of mud and stones, he found several villagers standing in front of his house looking at him with indifference mixed with curiosity.
It was a rather contradictory feeling. It was clear that these villagers were surprised by his arrival, but there was undisguised resistance or hostility in their eyes.
"Xiaoqiang, are all the old people and children in your village? Where have the younger people gone?"
At this time, he found that most of the villagers in Xiaohe Village who appeared in his field of vision looked to be over sixty years old, and none of them were in their prime or young. Wang Zhifan asked the little boy wearing Tsing Yi who was relatively rustic next to him.
"Uncle, are you asking my brothers, sisters, father and mother? Grandma said that they have all gone to work in other places and will not come back in a few years."
Xiao Qiang blinked and replied , the tone of speaking seemed a little disappointed.
"Well, they will definitely come back to see you and bring you a lot of gifts."
After hearing this, Wang Zhifan knew that Xiaoqiang should be a left-behind child, so he immediately comforted him, lest he Make the kids sad.
The two of them talked like this, and after a while, they arrived at the end of the small village and stopped in front of a thatched house closest to the cliff down the mountain.
This is the home of the boy Xiaoqiang. When the two of them arrived, they happened to see an old woman with a wrinkled face and gray hair going out to look around.
The old woman held a lit incense in her hand. When she saw her grandson coming back, the incense in her hand suddenly fell to the muddy ground out of surprise, and she approached with a fairly steady step.
"Aqiang! My baby Aqiang! Grandma knows you are lucky, and nothing will happen to you!"
The old woman with gray hair and wrinkled face then bent down slightly and expressed her emotions. He excitedly held Xiaoqiang in his arms, his face full of joy at his grandson's return.
Wang Zhifan, who was standing aside, did not disturb the reunion of his grandma and grandson, but suddenly turned his head and looked at the cliff more than ten meters away. He sensed that more than ten people were coming up quickly from the bottom of the cliff.
"Players? They will all come here as expected."
Wang Zhifan knew that the ones coming up must be players without having to walk over to look.
On the one hand, only players can climb up the cliff so easily. The NPCs he is seeing definitely don't have this ability.
On the other hand, he is already familiar with the dungeon routines and will always bring other players together with him at a certain node.
However, Xiaoqiang's grandma obviously didn't realize that a group of outsiders were coming. After hugging her grandson, she quickly turned to look at Wang Zhifan and thanked him:
"Young man! Thank you for bringing my grandson back! If you have If you need help, please tell the old woman..."
Wang Zhifan immediately responded to the old woman after hearing this With a decent smile, he then said:
"You're welcome, grandma, your grandson's return mainly depends on the protective jade pendant you gave her. It was just a little effort for me to save him.
The only thing I want to know now is where is the Dead Soul Land? I may need to stay there for a month."
While saying these words, Wang Zhifan carefully observed the subtle expressions on the old woman's face, intending to infer something from them.
Because he currently lacks information and needs accurate and true information to plan his next move.
The first problem is that he has to figure out which area the Dead Souls Land is, and whether it is the place where they are currently standing.
Otherwise, it will be taken for granted that the first place of arrival is the Land of Dead Souls, which will easily lead to many subsequent problems.
Sure enough, as Wang Zhifan said the three words "Land of Dead Souls", he keenly noticed that the pupils of the old woman's slightly cloudy eyes shrank, obviously she was very afraid of this place.
And the old woman then let out a long sigh and tried to persuade Wang Zhifan:
"Hey... young man... the land of dead souls is not a good place. Old lady, I advise you not to go there. It's dirty there." There are many and fierce things, and they are far away Far from being comparable to the lonely ghosts here, even well-educated outsiders have suffered a lot in it..."
When the old woman was persuading Wang Zhifan, there happened to be a cliff not far away from them. More than ten people came up one after another.
Most of these people are relatively young, dressed in different styles, including men and women. There are even three white people and two black people among them. They are obviously a group of players.
The players' perception is undoubtedly higher than that of ordinary people. When they heard the old lady talking to Wang Zhifan, a person who had a glance at the player, mention the Land of Dead Souls, they all came closer.
Wang Zhifan didn't pay attention to these approaching players, nor did he mind sharing his information with them, so he replied to the old woman:
"Grandma, I know that the Land of Dead Souls is very dangerous, but I really have no choice but to The reason for not going, even if I really die inside, I won’t regret it.
Please. Tell me where the Dead Souls Land is, and if possible, can you tell me which locations in the Dead Souls Land are safer..."
At this time, he raised another more critical issue, that is, the Dead Souls Land The safe zone in the ground is, after all, a survival type dungeon, so it is still important to find a place where you can rest peacefully.
Unexpectedly, before the old woman in front of him answered him, the old woman standing next to her, Sun Zi Xiaoqiang, was persuaded. He raised his hand and pointed to a dark mountain in the distance. Said to Wang Zhifan:
"Uncle, I know the Dead Soul Land. The only mountain pass over there is. I heard that the place is quite big..."
Pa!
Before Xiaoqiang finished speaking, the old woman slapped him on the mouth moderately, forcing him to stop talking.
"Aqiang! Who told you that place!"
Then the old woman scolded loudly with a straight face, obviously unhappy that her grandson knew about such a place.
"Woo...Grandma! Grandma!"
After being beaten like this, Xiaoqiang burst into tears and started crying. He even wanted to roll on the ground to get away. The scene became a bit chaotic for a while.
"Xiaoqiang, stop crying, your grandma is worried about your safety."
Wang Zhifan saw this and helped pull Xiaoqiang up from the ground to avoid soiling his clothes, and then spoke to explain the child's behavior. Sentence, knowing that this kind of scene was not easy for him to deal with, he turned around and prepared to leave.
The onlookers reacted similarly. They could tell from the old woman's behavior of beating Xiaoqiang that what Xiaoqiang said was definitely correct.
Now that they know the location of the Dead Soul Land, they can immediately rush to explore the situation, or ask again at another house.
However, before Wang Zhifan walked a few steps, he heard the old woman’s warning voice coming from behind: “Young man, the Land of Dead Souls is very dangerous. The safest places that the old woman knows are the several buildings there. Ruined Temple!
There are broken ancient Buddha statues in the ruined temple, which can protect you through the night, but please remember, it must be! A dark and ruined temple is safe!
If the temple you see is not ruined and even has lights on at night, be careful!”
The old woman finished. , he took his grandson Xiaoqiang into the thatched house, and then closed the wooden door of the thatched house tightly, probably to give his grandson a strict education.
Her last words were loud enough that all the players who were leaving around them heard them clearly. For a moment, everyone stopped and began to gather into small groups to talk and discuss.
"This brother! I didn't expect that not only did you arrive at the village before us, but your intelligence gathering ability is also top-notch!
How about you work with us to clear this dungeon? The three of us are all Xia Chinese people are determined to unite and advance together !”
I saw three players, two men and one woman, walking up to Wang Zhifan. All three of them were dressed as Xia people. One of them, a sunny young man with a warm smile on his face, extended an invitation to Wang Zhifan. , his sincere and sincere eyes will make anyone look at him fondly.
“Thank you for your kindness, but I personally am not used to forming a team, so I will not join you.”
After hearing this, Wang Zhifan quickly politely declined the other party's invitation, saying that he wanted to act alone.
His response is actually inevitable.
Because he knows that he is different from other players. His equipment is much better than that of players of the same level. If he gets too close to other players, his problems will be easily discovered, leading to a series of trouble.
Therefore, it is most appropriate to simply choose the lone wolf strategy, which can protect his secrets to the greatest extent.
At the same time, his personal strength is also strong enough, and he does not have the most obvious weakness of a lone wolf.
"Brother! What age are you in, and you are still engaging in lone-wolf tactics? This dungeon has lifted the penalty level. It is very dangerous for you to act alone!"
After hearing this, the young Sunshine player couldn't help but shake his head and replied. said, speaking in a slightly exaggerated tone.
“Look at the people over there, they are not from our Xia country!
If you act alone and encounter them ambushing you outside, can you handle it?< br>
And there are not many of us Xia people this time. How can we ensure smooth passage if we don’t unite together? ”
The person then gestured in the direction of the three white people and two black people among the players, hoping that Wang Zhifan would understand the current situation and understand that the Xia people must unite to survive this survival period together.
I have to say that what this young man said makes sense.
In a dungeon that cancels the punishment level mechanism, if players do not join a group to keep warm, but insist on flying alone, they will easily be defeated one by one by group players.
After all, when there are usually players of the same level, playing one more player has an absolute advantage.
But Wang Zhifan also understands that there is a prerequisite for unity, that is, there must be enough trust in each other within the group. It is best if they are all familiar people and know the basics.
If a player meets another player for the first time and treats the other player as an old friend, it can only be said that this player has an intellectual defect.
Wang Zhifan chose the lone wolf strategy for this key reason. He did not know the three players in front of him at all, and it was simply unrealistic to join them just because the other players said nice things.
So Wang Zhifan, who did not want to continue to struggle with this issue, immediately shook his head to express his second refusal, then turned and headed down the mountain.
The three Xia players behind him saw him turning away and did not continue to pester. They just looked at each other and exchanged glances with each other.
When Wang Zhifan was far away, the sunny young man among them lowered his voice and said to the two people next to him:
"This guy remains to be seen...
Generally speaking, all the fools in this level of dungeons have long been dead. I guess he is the kind of person who is more confident and stronger...
But he is strong. It’s not like we haven’t encountered such an opponent before, and with a few sets of coordination, we were able to win successfully..."
Another young man with a relatively cold temperament was noncommittal after hearing this. He turned his eyes to the direction of the other player groups and said:
"Except for the one who acted alone just now, other people in this dungeon saw They all come in teams
There are three white people in a group, two black people in a group, and four men and women gathered together. Judging from the makeup, they may be from the cold country.
As a group, the three of us don’t have much advantage, so we have to be careful. "
"Well, try not to mess around in the early stage. At least wait until you enter the Dead Soul Land and let others help you figure out the general situation. "
The short female player among the three then nodded and replied. As she spoke, a small silver dagger appeared between her fingers and turned quickly, her movements were extremely agile.
And in Among the other groups, the content of their conversations was also very similar, generally confirming each group's strategy for clearing the current copy.
Although it is impossible for them to discuss the detailed tactical content in such a semi-public manner, some general ideas can still be initially unified here.
The most notable point is that these player groups, without exception, all showed restraint. They did not say that they would start a crazy civil war just because the penalty level was lifted for this dungeon. They would first separate the strongest gang and then go to the dungeon. .
The reason for this is also easy to understand. None of them are novice players and have already passed the stage of passionate brawl.
We know that if players indulge in internal fighting in the early stage of the dungeon, causing a lot of people to die or be seriously injured at the beginning of the dungeon, the difficulty of clearing the dungeon will definitely increase significantly, and it will be very easy to overturn.
On the other hand, if the players are restrained enough in the early stage, the overall advancement of the dungeon will definitely be smoother. At least half of the difficulties of the dungeon will be revealed after players explore for enough time.
When the time comes to separate the male and female players in the team, the winner will take all and make a lot of money. There is no need to worry about the final copy being unexpectedly difficult to pass.
However, there is a problem in these confrontations, that is, lone wolf players are generally not qualified to play at the table.
Most of the time, the lone wolf is considered a piece of meat on the table by default. It depends on when the player team takes action.
Wang Zhifan currently has such a status in the eyes of other players. After they confirmed with their own eyes that he was acting alone without teammates, they regarded him as a meal on the menu.
In order to maximize his value, they will definitely not attack him soon, at least let him go to the mines in the dungeon.
If he unfortunately dies in the middle or is lucky enough to get a treasure, his cost-effectiveness as a meal can be improved. (End of this chapter)