Because in the golden circle mark, there are places worth exploring in all four directions.
They are also within the scope of the resident ruins.
No matter which one is opened first, there is only a difference in order and no other differences.
The territory is much richer now.
Zong Shen equipped most of his warriors with Moon God Spring Water.
These Rodok sergeants are no exception.
They belong to the axe-shield heavy infantry and should bear the responsibility of human shields.
So they spontaneously walked in pairs at the front of the group.
And those strong swordsmen of Avalon are relatively rare double swordsmen.
They fight with two one-handed long swords, and their swordsmanship skills are very exquisite.
Zong Shen's original Dragon-Slaying Heavy Sword can summon strong swordsmen.
These swordsmen are more than capable of attacking but lacking in defense, so they have to stay behind.
Zong Shen and Baron Bezos watched as they held torches and entered the dark passage on the right.
This passage is more than half narrower than the one leading into the cave under the pit.
Even the height is only about two meters.
This is why Baron Bezos chose to explore this passage first.
Because this width will have a great impact on the normal passage of the Lion and Skeleton Knights.
In such a short passage, the possibility of having a skeleton knight is much lower.
After all, the riding height of the skeleton knight and the undead bone horse reached 2.56 meters.
This is due to the disappearance of flesh and blood.
However, the short passage only means that no skeleton knight has entered or exited it.
However, there is no guarantee that there is no sleeping skeleton knight inside the passage or at the end.
Back then, these caves and passages were dug out by those shallow-water fishmen.
It only disturbed the sleeping lion and skeleton knight, and finally gave up.
Baron Bezos was a little nervous and stared intently at the passage they entered.
They lit six torches, all held by warriors in the middle.
Sergeant Rhodok at the front only needs to concentrate on holding his shield and hammer.
The long-handled chopping ax cannot be used here, and the short and powerful chain-head hammer is more suitable.
Zong Shen also took advantage of them to enter and began to ask the strategy module for help again.
He asked the strategy module to show him where the undead were sleeping in the ruins.
Baron Bezos was lucky, there were indeed no undead at the end of this passage.
However, two of the other three passages have undead sleeping.
Zong Shen quickly figured it out.
He was going to give some appropriate guidance next.
First, open up a safe passage at the other end and complete part of the excavation and exploration.
Finally, consider the two passages where the undead are dormant.
When necessary, Baron Bezos' men must be allowed to see blood under the trampling of the undead cavalry.
This can dispel Bezos' doubts.
At the critical moment, Zong Shen came to help again and took the opportunity to lure the undead outside the ruins.
It would be easier to deal with the Lion Skeleton Knights, just let them wreak havoc first.
Finally, Zong Shen quietly revealed the [Silver Lion Ring].
Then send out instructions through soul fluctuations, asking those guys to meet directly in the woods to the west outside the ruins.
In short, no matter what, Zong Shen hopes that the undead in the ruins can play their due role.
Even if he had to fight the undead in the end, he wouldn't hesitate.
Of course, these are just his assumptions, and what he will do in the end will have to be taken step by step.
After knowing what was going on, Zong Shen became calm again.
He stood half a meter behind Baron Bezos with his hands behind his back.
Waiting for the final results of the exploration team, watching the fire disappear little by little at the end of the passage.
About five or six minutes later.
The fire appeared again, which meant that the team successfully started to return.
If there was any danger or situation in the passage, the sounds of fighting would have been heard long ago.
Therefore, Baron Bezos also breathed a sigh of relief.
The Rhodok sergeants and strong swordsmen came to kneel down in front of Zong Shen and Baron Bezos respectively.
This is a more formal etiquette.
"Sir, everything is normal in the passage."
"The total length is about 30 meters, and there are obvious ruins on both sides."
"There are some broken stone walls at the end. I don't know if they are related to the ruins."
Rodok Sergeant Ricardo reported to Zong Shen seriously.
And those strong swordsmen of Avalon were also reporting the situation to Baron Bezos.
There are similar similarities between the two, with some minor differences.
Zong Shen nodded and took the initiative to help Ricardo up.
He is the leader of the Rodock sergeants.
Of course, this was also appointed by Zong Shen.
After helping Ricardo up, Zong Shen said to these Rodok sergeants.
"I understand, thank you for your hard work."
"Get up quickly."
After getting his permission, the other sergeants of Rodok stood up one after another.
They carried their war shields on their backs and inserted their hammers into their waists.
He took out the long-handled axe, punched it on the ground, and stood behind Zong Shen like a guard.
These Rodok sergeants actually followed Zong Shen for a short time.
Comes from the recruitment coupon obtained when the Winter Treasure Chest is opened.
But these guys all respect Zong Shen.
As for Baron Bezos, the fourth-level swordsmen in the city army also reported the same situation to him.
"Brother Zong Shen, there is no problem with this passage."
"Then I will give the order to start digging now."
After Baron Bezos came to the conclusion, he came to Zong Shen and said something.
Zong Shen just nodded to this.
"Everything is as you wish."
After saying that, he waved to Sergeant Rodock behind him.
Two of them will be responsible for driving the Magic Drill.
Yesterday they were also responsible for driving the drilling rig.
The two Rodok sergeants bowed to Zong Shen and walked towards the direction of the magic energy drilling machine.
Skillfully open the glass cockpit and start the drilling machine.
There is no way, the manpower brought by Zong Shen is not that many.
Zong Shen and the others also gave way, and the drilling machine entered first and forcibly drilled the passage.
Then more workers carried shovels and rattan baskets and began to clean up the floating soil.
The advancement speed of the drilling machine is not too fast, so as to avoid damaging the main body of the wooden house ruins.
In this way, a new round of excavation work began in an orderly manner.
…
After about two hours, the passage was cleared.
They got about 32 more sets of knight armor.
Why use the word about?
Because some of the armors are incomplete.
But this is not important. According to the agreement between the two, all the equipment produced by the ruins will be distributed uniformly when the exploration is completed.
After the passage was cleared, Baron Bezos became even more anxious.
Although he didn't show it on his face, Zong Shen still caught some clues.
Because Zong Shen was extremely calm at this time, he naturally would not be overly concerned about the success of the excavation.
Baron Bezos's performance was completely different.
He walked with his hands behind his back, pacing back and forth outside the passage.
Seems to be waiting for something.
He didn't stop wandering around until the workers announced that the tunnel was dug.
However, there was lingering disappointment in his eyes.
Obviously, there is still nothing he wants in this passage.
Zong Shen knew this very well, and Baron Bezos also had no intention of revealing it to him.
Based on his experience during this period, Zong Shen had reason to suspect that what Baron Bezos was looking for was in the magic storage box.
He will never hand over this storage box.
At least when he studied what was inside before opening it, there was no such thing as handing it over.
In addition, Baron Bezos doesn't trust him, otherwise he would at least put this thing on the table.
Having made up his mind, Zong Shen stopped observing Baron Bezos and focused on the excavation work.
Under his intentional guidance, Bezos chose another passage where there were no undead as the target of the next exploration passage.
This is what Zong Shen is happy to see.
The front team was also dispatched to explore.
After confirming safety, the drilling machine and workers then entered the channel to excavate.
There is still no suspense about this passage, and Zong Shen knows it very well.
The real danger is the remaining two passages.
After a lot of fuss, it was already past 11 o'clock in the morning.
With experience from the previous channel.
Zong Shen estimates that the development time for this channel should not exceed 2 hours.
Baron Bezos has already rushed over to help.
Even with the current progress, he is not very satisfied.
To this end, he even mobilized the accompanying fourth-level swordsmen to carry shovels and work with him.
The dignified fourth-level warrior of the Kingdom is now engaged in digging the ground.
That shiny armor was bound to get messy.
Zong Shen was indifferent to this, and even had no idea of making fun of it.
In fact, the two magic drilling machines he provided were at least worth the manual digging of one or two hundred workers.
In this exploration activity, Zong Shen’s contribution in any aspect was no less than that of Baron Bezos.
…
More than an hour later, the excavation was still in progress.
Zong Shen was stunned on the spot, because the white light appeared and the time-stop state had arrived.
The time was exactly twelve o'clock at noon that day, not even one minute or one second away.
When the white light dissipated, subtitles appeared one after another.
[A new round of challenges will begin in 24 hours]
[Challenge content: Heat wave is coming]
[The heat wave challenge will last for 72 hours]
[Heat wave is coming: Within 6 to 12 hours after the challenge starts, the temperature will quickly rise to 45℃, and the water source will be exhausted. The magic effects of water and ice will be seriously affected]
[Scorching Balrog: In addition, after the challenge is opened, a Balrog Boss will appear at a random location in the area. This Balrog Boss has a fixed health value of 5 million points, a double resistance of 65 points, and will continue to exist for 24 hours.
If the Balrog is not destroyed during its existence, the temperature in the area will rise by 10℃]
[The Balrog Boss will have different attack intentions based on the remaining blood volume]
[This boss will be refreshed at a fixed period until the end of the heat wave challenge]
[There are two sources of points for this round]
[Survival Points: You will get 30 basic survival points for every hour you survive]
[No points will be deducted for the death of a subject]
[Boss Points: Each person will redeem the points according to the blood volume of killing the Boss at a ratio of 0.1. The first attacker of each Boss will receive a reward of 500 points and a Balrog Chest equal to the Silver Treasure Chest. The last attacker will receive a fixed 10,000 points.
Points will be awarded to all citizens and 1,000 points in experience points, and an additional Balrog's Treasure Box equivalent to a gold treasure chest will be given]
[36 hours after the challenge starts, a round of temporary point redemption will be opened]
[This stop announcement will last for 5 minutes]
After quickly checking the announcement prompt, Zong Shen found it quite interesting.
Today's challenges are becoming increasingly simplified.
However, the hot temperature of 45℃ is still quite scary.
Moreover, in the challenge, water magic and frost magic will be greatly weakened.
Originally, Zong Shen planned to use the frost raven kept in the territory to build several air-conditioned rooms.
It's probably too mysterious now.
In addition, when the challenge is ongoing, the water source will also be exhausted.
These are all things that need to be paid attention to in advance.
You also need to prepare some sunshade items.
Be prepared to go out.
Because of this challenge, the climate-related pressure on survival is not great.
The maximum temperature of 45℃ is still bearable, such as digging a cellar and making a pool.
Furthermore, points will not be deducted for casualties among the citizens.
Zong Shen remembers that in the TLF area of China, there was a terrifying record of a surface temperature reaching 83.3°C.
But that doesn't mean he can take it lightly.
The key issue is still with the Balrog Boss, which is not only the main source of points.
It is also related to subsequent temperature changes.
As long as the Balrog Boss cannot be eliminated within 24 hours, the temperature in the area will directly increase by 10°C.
If it fails to be eliminated two times in a row, the temperature will reach 65°C.
Even if you can barely survive at this temperature, it will be difficult to move forward, so you will not be able to effectively attack the Balrog Boss that will be refreshed later.
Therefore, this challenge actually tests the comprehensive strength of the region.
Only by ensuring that the first two Balrog bosses can be successfully killed within the cycle can we ensure that the temperature remains stable at 45°C, so as not to affect the subsequent situation.
After all, going out to fight at 45°C is not on the same level of difficulty as going out to fight at 55°C or even 65°C.
Five million blood volume is neither too much nor too little.
Calculated based on the average number of surviving lords in the region being 7,000.
On average, each person only needs to defeat the Balrog Boss with more than 700 health points.
The strength of the lords this time was generally much stronger than during the crypt challenge.
Zong Shen did not expect that all the lords in the entire region would be present.
He just hoped that at least half of the regional lords would be enough.
After all, although attacking the Balrog Boss is high-yield, it also means high risk.
There are still many conservative lords who are unwilling to come.
To be specific, some regional mobilization may be needed.
Balrog is a big boss, and the casualties of the lords are inevitable.
But the more things like this the better,
Even Zong Shen couldn't possibly destroy the Fire Demon Boss alone.
However, with his current territorial strength, it is conservatively estimated that he can solve at least 20% of his health.
The most important ones are the first hit and the last hit, which are two key rewards.
When there are more people, there will be an element of luck.
Especially for the first hit, luck is more important than strength.
However, Zong Shen still had a certain degree of confidence in winning the final blow.
This has a lot to do with output ability. Whoever has the strongest output will be more likely to score the final blow.
None of this is a problem.
After pondering for a while, the pause state ended.
Zong Shen immediately turned around and walked into the passage he came from, taking out the communication crystal to contact Mariel.
The communication was quickly connected.
Mariel just took care of Sitano's matter yesterday.
He brought the dinar that belonged to Mr. Mars and discussed the matter of the ranch.
At the same time, a batch of food was purchased for the territory.
We haven't run out of food yet, this is just a precautionary measure.
According to Zong Shen's plan and instructions, the territory must always maintain more than half a month's worth of food.
Moreover, there have been three to four hundred additional refugees in the past few days, and they need to eat.
The daily food consumption level of the territory has increased again.
As for now, Mariel is busy with a new round of construction in the territory.
Zong Shen immediately told Mariel about the heat wave challenge and the rules.
At the same time, let her start preparations immediately!
The first is the water source problem. Three to eight water cellars were urgently built and filled.
Build a few more [third-level cellars] and store some water in them.
Pull up the Frost Raven for emergency freezing.
This will serve as an emergency cooling room.
The frost cellar where the food was originally stored also needs time to be refrozen.
Also add some ice cubes to ensure it can survive the three-day hot period.
In addition to the above preparations, he also asked Mariel to build the [Low Temperature Cold Storage Construction Drawing (Blue)].
This thing is a building with one picture and one building, and it is a specialized cold storage.
Now the territory has no shortage of ice magic gems, and also has enough water runes and primary magic cores, so it is fully capable of construction.
Originally, the capacity of the cellar was already stretched, so half of the food could be transferred to the cold storage, which was considered an insurance measure.
After all, a professional cold storage building is much more reliable than a temporary ice storage after freezing in the cellar.
These are the most important issues, and the rest are easy to solve.
There is no shortage of food in the territory. Even if farming has not yet been fully carried out, he can easily purchase a large amount of food with the dinar in his hand.
Finally, he told Mariel to tell Howie to go to the [market] to purchase some items that could cool down the temperature.
Whether it's magic props or other frost-like things.
Anyway, as long as it has something to do with cooling, don’t let it go.
Although the effect of frost magic will be greatly weakened, Zong Shen still will not give up preparations in this regard.
Even if only 50% or even 40% of the effect is left, it is still worth it.
After arranging these preparations, Zong Shen communicated with Jiang Yi again.
Learn about the development of the Legion.
Because the announcement has already appeared, there is no need to announce anything more.
Since the Legion 1.1 rules were opened, the number of legions has almost reached the upper limit.
The upper limit of the number of first-level legion is 120 people, and now there are 112 people.