Chapter 1478 Fire Fist Tribe, the first difficulty!
Perhaps it is to reduce the probability of vicious loopholes appearing when deducing the world as much as possible.
Although the gambling space created a wasteland nine years later, it did not retain the territory construction of the players in the wasteland, nor did it retain the changes made by some players.
In other words, the new wasteland is just a background board, a world view for gambling battles.
Including the survivors that can be encountered in the gambling space now, they are all NPCs specially arranged by the scene designer.
This ingenious design not only ensured that Soma had established an unshakable prestige among humans on earth, but in this gambling space, he had to shed the halo of the past and start from scratch.
In addition, this design also adds many difficulties and challenges to the entire gambling space.
Contestants must learn about the current world culture as soon as possible and integrate into the NPC life atmosphere before they can start trying to contact these people and promote their beliefs.
However, how could the survivors who had been crawling around in the wasteland for twelve years easily come into contact with it.
Considering the current background of nuclear winter, Sumo had reason to suspect that many people would find it difficult to even find a gathering place away from radiation to join in.
"It would be easier if Qinggang City is still here. Most of the shelters here are nuclear-proof."
In Sumo's imagination, even if a brutal nuclear war occurs in the scene created by the game, based on the specifications of Qinggang City, there should at least be a lot of supplies that have not been taken away.
As long as you can gather these supplies, it shouldn't be difficult to get through the early difficulties.
However, the ideal is very full and the reality is very skinny.
The game obviously didn't intend to give him this opportunity to take advantage of the loophole. As soon as Sumo thought of this, he immediately received the first guidance task released by the game.
[Record]: The first gambling battle 'Battle of Faith' has officially begun. Since the player 'Suma' has chosen the special 'god' route to start, you will receive a certain degree of route opening guidance.
[Record]: Please go to the flashing location to receive the opening buffs belonging to the special route:
You will receive at this light spot location:
1. A shelter base with a development level of no higher than 5
2. Fifty ordinary believers, five devout believers, and one fanatical believer
When the prompt ends, an inexplicable highlighted area appears in the field of vision.
The location is on the left front.
If we keep going in this direction, we are going against the center of Qinggang City, and we will only get further and further away from the entire city.
"It's really troublesome. I know it's not that easy to get this buff!"
Somo pondered in his heart.
If his physical fitness is still there, he will definitely choose to turn the city upside down in the past few days and find all the materials that can be used as much as possible.
But now, after only staying in the cold wind for a few minutes, Sumo immediately felt that his whole body was cold and his limbs were stiff.
Especially when the cold wind blows and the heat in the body is lost rapidly, the feeling of hunger also comes.
"Sure enough, not only are outside physical qualities not allowed to be brought in, but some special abilities are also banned."
This is undoubtedly terrible news.
The food in the nuclear winter will definitely not be as plentiful as after the autumn harvest in the wasteland, and it will definitely be ridiculously difficult for ordinary contestants to obtain it.
Is it possible that in just a few months, the two million people will be eliminated to only one percent?
You can see that the number of participants at the top of the game panel has plummeted to 1.7 million in just one day.
Somo shrank his neck and quickly took long strides towards the light spot.
Fortunately, the Soul Plate still contains a certain amount of survival supplies, all of which are high-calorie foods.
Moreover, due to the serious decline in physical fitness, physical needs have also dropped to the level of ordinary people.
This means that supplies that were originally only available for two weeks have skyrocketed to three or four months.
At the same time, relying on the rights and interests attached to the divine route, the shelter base you take over should also have certain supplies.
Cooperating with manpower to search for supplies in Qinggang City, Sumo was very confident that he could solve the most basic survival problems within a month and restore supply and demand stability.
"Hey, this is quite a distance, isn't it?"
Relying on his feet, he walked from noon to darkening. Somo raised his head and glanced back. Only a rough silhouette of Qinggang City was left.
The lonely ruins of the city become increasingly desolate in the snow, exuding the atmosphere of civilization and corruption.
However, the light spots in the field of vision still have no end, but their size and brightness have increased by about three times compared to the original time.
Based on his foot strength, Sumo could probably determine the location of this shelter.
The straight-line distance from Qinggang City should be about two hundred kilometers.
It would take an average person at least three to four days to arrive if they were traveling at full speed.
Athletes with good physical fitness can shorten the time to two days, but considering the harsh weather factors of nuclear winter, it will still take about three days to arrive.
Unfortunately, Soma's physical fitness after traveling to the wasteland was even weaker than that of ordinary adults.
Follow the light all the way.
It’s the afternoon of the fourth day.
A small tribe built in a sunken terrain gradually appeared in the field of vision.
"Can this also be called a shelter?"
Somo sat down on a high place, and the soles of his feet were covered in blood blisters, causing burning pain.
If I could see the shelter given in my rights, I could barely soothe this pain.
But the scene in front of him made Sumo regretted wasting his time on rushing over.
The sunken terrain where the tribe is located is like a crater suddenly sinking into the flat ground, which is extremely abrupt.
The internal area of the pothole is also very small, and the flat land is only about the size of ten football fields.
Only the tall tower in the middle barely looks decent, much like the heating tower in the Ice and Steam Age.
However, compared with the heating tower in the game, this tower is obviously the ultimate weakened version.
Based on Somo's initial observation, it was probably just an incinerator built with simple insulation materials. Things were thrown in and burned, and then the water was boiled and then used to heat the nearby houses through pipes.
When it comes to houses, Sumo is completely unable to complain. Can these shacks that are constantly swaying in the breeze really be habitable?
A few simple pieces of wood were nailed to the ground and then sewn on with unknown animal fur. This is the so-called house.
If there is really a snowstorm, it would not be surprising to be buried alive in it.
Of course, there is something to be said for this refuge.
Just like now.
The survivors in the pit were quite vigilant and immediately spotted Somo sitting on the top.
"The patriarch is back!"
"Hurry up, the patriarch has fallen at the door!"
"What are you doing? Get up quickly. The patriarch is back with food!"
A few sharp-eyed young men shouted in the camp, and then dozens of people ran out.
Sumo quickly counted and found that the number of people and the gain were exactly the same, a total of fifty-six people.
There were exactly forty young men among them. Although they were all extremely lean, they could barely see.
There were fifteen women, standing in the back with disheveled hair.
As for the other person, he was a somewhat special ricket old man, who seemed to have a high level of prestige.
The crowd moved forward in a crowded manner, and soon formed a circle around Somo.
Strangely, Sumo saw full of expectation and trust in the eyes of many people.
It gave him a feeling that even if he ordered these people to die now, these people would not refuse.
"Chief, it has been more than ten days and you are finally back!"
The young man who was the first to shout in the camp came up and supported Somo with an eager face.
At the same time, the game panel lit up in front of Sumo's eyes.
[Villager: Huang Xiangyu]
[Level of faith: devout believers]
[Combat power: 0.67 (combat power of a strong adult is 1)]
Fortunately, the game did not force a large number of strangers on him, but still provided simple information that could identify his identity, as well as a piece of data to illustrate his combat power.
but
0.67?
Is this too low?
Is this the physical fitness data that a human being who has been crawling around in the wasteland for twelve years should have?
But soon, Sumo's questions were answered.
Just after he read Huang Xiangyu's attribute panel, his attributes also popped up in his head.
[Name: Sumo]
[Level of faith: the body of the gods]
【Combat power: 0.32】
Oops.
So I’m not even half as good as this Huang Xiangyu?
Aware of this problem, Sumo can probably confirm that the current combat effectiveness standard should be based on twelve years in the wasteland.
That is, the combat effectiveness of a robust adult in the current environment is 1, rather than taking ordinary humans on earth as the counting unit.
Looking at it this way, Huang Xiangyu seems to be pretty good.
If it can make up for the body's deficit, reaching 1.3 or even 1.5 is not a problem.
"This trip has not been easy, but I'm back!"
Su Mo pretended to hear the words, glanced at Huang Xiang Yu, and then looked at everyone around him in turn.
He was so precocious that he couldn't lose anymore. As expected, everyone who was stared at showed excited expressions.
Only the rickety old man had an elusive glint in his eyes.
He took a step forward, cleared his throat and said:
"Clan Chief Su, I wonder if you have found any trace of the oracle?"
oracle?
Sumo's eyes narrowed and he glanced at the old man's panel attributes with his peripheral vision.
[Villager: Thomas]
[Level of faith: fanatical believers]
【Combat power:1.27】
hiss.
This old man who seems to have reached the end of his life is actually about twice as powerful as Huang Xiangyu?
He is worthy of being the only fanatical believer, and his combat power alone cannot be underestimated.
However, from Thomas, Somo did not feel the trust from others, but instead felt contempt with a slight murderous intention.
Could it be that the person who designed this gambling fight dug a big hole for me here?
Just when Sumo was a little unsure about what to answer, he suddenly reacted and stood up confidently:
"Nonsense, of course I found the oracle left by God, and the oracle also guided me to find supplies!"
Faith flow, what is it about?
Isn't it just a matter of comparing who can cheat better?
Since it is a battle of beliefs, as long as you maintain your own sense of mystery, you can keep the game going.
Sure enough, the young people around them roared excitedly, and the women behind them also started dancing with their hair disheveled.
Only Thomas was stunned for a moment, and raised his head in astonishment, with a trace of bewilderment flashing in his eyes.
Is this still the useless leader of the Fire Fist tribe?
Could it be that he really went out and received the oracle from God, and that was why such an obvious change occurred?
But soon, Thomas reacted and looked around Somo coldly.
I have to say that he was really frightened by this guy just now.
"Chief Su, what about the supplies you found? Could it be that you didn't bring them back? Could it be that they are far away?"
He extremely suspected that Sumo had made up a false location. Since no one could go there, he didn't know if there were real supplies.
When the people around him heard what Thomas said, they immediately calmed down and all stepped back half a step to get out of the way.
Soon, there were only five devout believers left in the central circle surrounding Soma and Thomas.
The two looked at each other, and the atmosphere seemed tense.
"Um, Patriarch, if the sacrificial supplies are nearby, I can go over and get them back!"
Huang Xiangyu stammered.
The other four people also talked about it. At first glance, they seemed to be on Somo's side, but in fact they were trying to force him to have a wife.
Because of the father of this good-for-nothing clan leader, a large amount of supplies of the Fire Fist Tribe were plundered by the Benlei Tribe next door.
The reason why everyone is willing to elect Soma to the top now is because he promised to get the oracle back.
If the oracle cannot be found.
Thinking about the inhuman torture, even the most courageous person would rather die outside than dare to come back.
That's why everyone was so happy when they found out that Somo was back.
"Haha, it seems that Priest Thomas doesn't believe me anymore?"
Somo glanced at the old man.
This divine route is really not a wheelchair route, but a more abnormal and more difficult start than the ordinary route.
Although the remuneration was generous, he directly received a shelter base and more than fifty laborers.
But compared to the difficulty of the task, most people probably have only surrender when they get here.
Thomas didn't speak, but the murderous intent gathering in his body became stronger and stronger.
If Sumo wanted to tease this old man again, it would be best to try where his fighting power comes from.
But then I thought about it, Thomas was the only fanatical believer after all, and he was also a priest in the tribe.
never mind.
It's better to capture him first.
"Okay, in that case, let me open your eyes."
Somo snorted coldly and began to chant in a language that was difficult to understand.
A group of people didn't know why, but suddenly, there was a burst of cheers from the crowd.
"Sugar, a piece of sugar fell from the sky!"
"The white rabbit turned out to be a white rabbit. Oh my God, God has finally favored us!"
“It’s so delicious, so delicious, so delicious!”
What?
Thomas suddenly raised his head and looked at the place where the cheers were heard.
I saw candies appearing out of nowhere in the sky and falling down like raindrops.
Some fell on the heads of the villagers, and some fell on the raised hands.
The number seemed to be quite large. In just half a minute, each person grabbed four candies.
Including Thomas himself, a White Rabbit toffee hit him squarely on the forehead and fell to the ground.
He slowly knelt down and looked at the toffee wrapped in plastic paper on the ground and lost his mind for a moment.
After twelve years of struggling to survive, the memory of this candy has long been erased and is almost impossible to find.
But now, these sealed memories are flooding back like a flood.
Earth, China, Humanity
Thomas tremblingly picked up the toffee, gently peeled off the plastic wrapper, and put the candy into his mouth.
Well, it is indeed a familiar smell.
As soon as the refreshing sweetness and milky flavor are brewed, people will feel an ecstasy of happiness.
Even when he looked at Somo at this time, there was a gentleness in his eyes that he had never seen before.