Chapter 178 Rules for the second stage?
Xu Xin immediately answered the voice call.
"Xu Xin, have you allocated the increase points?" Ji Chaoyang asked straight to the point.
"Well, it has been allocated." Xu Xin replied.
"I actually want to remind you that artists are very important. Now in the entire jungle area 188, only you and I have the ability to increase the level of decoration in addition to the items in the points mall."
"Don't worry, my art room has the most additions." Xu Xin suddenly thought of the [Deep Water Pearl] he had obtained from Qin Yunlong, so he asked, "[Deep Water Pearl], do you have it?"
"Yes, Qin Yunlong has also looked for me."
Li Chaoyang was silent for a while and then said, "Xu Xin, do you still remember that I lost contact all day yesterday?"
Here comes the topic.
"Well, I'm actually very curious about where you went and couldn't be contacted all day."
"This matter is very strange, and I don't know how to explain it to you."
Ji Chaoyang began to talk about his experience.
"At that time, I didn't have incendiary arrows or explosive arrows in my hand, and there was no good way to destroy the heart, so I was going back to the tree house first. When I was talking to you and walking out, I suddenly heard the sound of beating heart. In addition, there is another strange rustling sound, which is very subtle, but with the increased hearing, it can still be heard very clearly
I followed the sound and found that it was coming from below the ground. I stepped on the ground and found a dug cave that led deeper underground. ”
"Deeper underground?" Xu Xin's heart tightened. Sure enough, had he reached that underground world again?
"I can't say anything about the next thing. It involves the secrets of the world. Just like last time, the voice warned me that I am not allowed to share it with people who don't know the secret, otherwise I will be severely punished." Ji Chaoyang's tone was filled with helplessness, "I don't know if I can share this secret with you, or I might as well take the risk."
The corners of Xu Xin's eyes twitched: "...Then why are you telling me this?"
His curiosity was aroused, but the result cannot be said? It’s annoying to talk half-way!
"Although I can't say, I think you can imagine where I went, but there are some different things. I saw and heard everything there, and the conclusions I made can be shared with you. "Yes." Ji Chaoyang breathed out, his tone a little solemn, "Xu Xin, our previous guesses were correct."
"What do you mean?" Xu Xin narrowed his eyes, what was his previous guess?
"After the upgrade of the tree house, the protection range of the tree house has been expanded. As you can probably guess, survivors can already meet each other."
"Indeed." Xu Xin nodded.
The treehouse began to show a functional tendency, and his alchemy ability even unlocked the coordinates equivalent to a portal. Everything indicated that the survival mode of teamwork was about to begin.
"More cruel competition is about to begin. The second stage is no longer about individual survival, but the survival of the entire region." Ji Chaoyang spoke in a very solemn tone and gave another vivid example, "If this is If a survival game is like a World Cup, then each region is a team, and only one team can win the trophy in the end.”
"You mean...this second stage of survival selection is based on regions and competition between regions?" Xu Xin's eyes narrowed. This was somewhat different from their guess, but the deviation was not big.
They are really going to start team competition!
"That's right, each region is equivalent to a participating team, and only one region can have the last laugh."
"In other words, we can't choose our teammates ourselves, we can only cooperate with people in the same area?"
"From the news I got, this is it."
"What about...the people in other areas who were eliminated? What will happen to them?"
"Perhaps just like what the mysterious voice said, they will leave this 'beautiful' world forever. As for how they will leave, it is unclear."
"Can you confirm your guess?"
"80% sure."
The two were silent for a long time.
The competition and elimination between survivors has ended. According to Ji Chaoyang, the next step is the competition between regions. But how to compete between regions?
Teamwork to survive was something he and Ji Chaoyang had already guessed, but he didn't expect that it would be mandatory on a regional basis.
They had tried their best to help save so many people before, and their main idea was to select suitable teammates from them, but they never thought that these people they saved could all be teammates!
People in the same area are tied to the same boat by the rules of the game!
"Since this matter is not considered a secret, why did you only tell me and not others." Xu Xin was a little confused.
"Because, according to my inference, the competition between regions may be in the dark."
"Dark place?"
"The vast majority of survivors don't actually know that there is a competitive elimination relationship between regions. Before they knew the truth, survivors in different regions would even communicate friendly with each other, help each other, and cooperate with each other."
Xu Xin understood what Ji Chaoyang wanted to express: "I understand. What do you mean is that we should not release this news, do not disturb this superficial peace, and use the peace period to secretly develop our team's power?"
"Yes, it can be regarded as an information gap. If you don't know that there is a competitive relationship between regions, survivors in the same region will not have close cooperation, and there will even be internal friction due to some problems, such as the ongoing famine. It’s a big problem. At this stage, we just try our best to develop our own area.”
This is indeed a good idea.
If this is indeed the case, they are like people who knew in advance that the end was coming a few days before the end, and worked hard to prepare, giving them a much greater advantage than those who were unprepared.
"Where are the other people in [Explorers]? Don't we need to tell them?" Xu Xin asked.
To be honest, he had never completely regarded these people in [Explorers] as his real people before.
Even relatives will turn against each other because of interests, let alone life-related issues. They are just a temporary "strategy group" that came together. Once any problem arises, it is normal for them to fall apart.
Although the exchange of information during this period of time created some friendship between them, friendship cannot bind people.
But if people in the same area are teammates who both prosper and suffer, and share common interests, then this organization can make people feel at ease.
There are no permanent friends, but there are permanent interests. Everyone is at the top of the same region and wants to live. Their interests are completely the same. Cooperation in this way will also make people feel more at ease.
"I plan to get some more information and confirm the matter before telling them. After all, it is just a guess between the two of us, although it is inseparable." Ji Chaoyang explained.
"Okay, let's collect more information as soon as possible."
After hanging up the call, Xu Xin fell into deep thought.
Unexpectedly, Ji Chaoyang got such information yesterday. If this is the case, then we really need to seriously consider the development of the region.
They know so little about the region. It seems that we can't just stay in the tree house today, we have to go out and explore.
On the map, the signs of the three caves have disappeared, and I don’t know if those caves are still there. If they are, he will also have hearing gain today. He can try to find the entrance Ji Chaoyang mentioned. Maybe he is here. There are also.
He also wants to walk to the newly expanded safe zone that he has never been to before to see if the protected areas are connected together and whether he can reach the tree houses of other survivors.
Clicking on the regional channel, everyone was still discussing the new abilities today and how to allocate points.
Although there is indeed a problem of insufficient food, with their help, everyone did not suffer any losses last night, and they all killed a lot of ants. The points on hand are enough, at least for green-level fertilizer. Totally available for purchase.
Green-level fertilizer can mature green-level plants in just a dozen hours, so no one was agitated because of the lack of food. At most, some people complained that they were so hungry that they couldn't eat anything at night.
After flipping through it, he didn't see anyone talking about meeting other survivors.
But it's normal. According to his visual inspection yesterday, the distance between the two tree houses is at least ten kilometers, or even more, which is equivalent to the size of a city.
Even if the protected areas are connected together, and they don't have mounts, it would be too difficult for two people from the south of the city and the north of the city to meet on foot, and to meet them by chance.
Looking at the alchemy manufacturing platform in front of her, Xu Xin decided to figure out the alchemy first.
He still had four materials in his hand, and made another universal alchemy material, then clicked on the strengthening column.
He clicked on the reinforced scale armor set, and a prompt popped up.
[The anaconda scale helmet (purple) is about to be strengthened, the success rate is 56% (50%+6%), the armor will be damaged if it fails, do you want to continue?]
Xu Xin: "..."
Click No immediately.
Even if you fail to strengthen the equipment, it will be damaged! This is too much!
It seems that he needs to add more growth points to alchemy.
Calculating based on 10% increase points plus 1% success rate, he needs to add the points provided by 500 decoration degrees to the alchemy room to ensure 100% enhancement success! If paired with koi, maybe an 80% success rate can guarantee that there will be no problems.
It is better not to strengthen it for now. The purple-level suit is too precious. Once it is damaged, he will not be able to get it again. It is better to wait until he improves the success rate before trying again.
Taking back the materials in his hands, Xu Xin came to the third floor of the tree house.
When King Yin and Mimi saw him coming up, they all turned to look at him. He hasn't fed Silver King and Mimi yet.
When will the beasts in the jungle return? Xu Xin misses the days of free range.
Throwing the meat that had been thawed in advance to the two beasts, Xu Xin said to the Silver King: "Have a good rest and regain your strength, and go to farther places in the afternoon."
"Ouch!" Silver King shouted.
Mimi also looked up at Xu Xin and let out a cat's meow.
Compared with the Silver King, it may want to travel far. After all, Silver King used to be the wolf king of the wild wolf pack and had never been anywhere. Mimi, on the other hand, has been locked up in a dark underground city for decades. When she first came out, she just ran around in the jungle until she fell down from exhaustion.
Hearing Xu Xin say that he was going on a long trip, the leopard's eating speed accelerated, and the whole leopard suddenly no longer felt that lazy.
Xu Xin originally did not plan to take Mimi with her. After all, its endurance was poor and it would be inconvenient to travel long distances. No matter what it looks like now, take it with you and take it out to see places it has never seen before. (End of chapter)