Urban Sims

Chapter 71 Harvest, return

Carefully passing through the native empire, and even more cautiously passing through the territory of the giant savage tribe, Zhou Ming led his expedition team and continued southward, looking for the last thing he wanted to find.

Until they stepped into a dense virgin forest that even the aborigines and giant savages dared not set foot in.

In other words, he stepped into a miasma full of danger and death.

Colorful poisonous snakes entangled on the branches, densely packed ants that eat everything, buzzing mosquitoes and flies that make people feel uneasy for a moment, and streams containing toxic mineral elements or countless eggs and pathogenic bacteria.

Even a kind of plant pollen that floats in the air and makes people drowsy after breathing, after the prey falls into a coma, the cannibal flower with buds and sharp teeth next to it will use movable vines to "prey" "Wrap it up and gently send it into the colorful mouth...

Even if it is a seemingly ordinary plant, after the skin is accidentally scratched by its leaves, even if it is only a tiny wound, if it is not treated in time, it will either be infected with plant viruses, blisters and redness all over the body, or the wound will become inflamed. All kinds of diseases that have not been experienced, the body that does not have any antibodies, will soon die of sepsis and organ failure...

After many team members died in a row, Zhou Ming had to stop, and made a batch of gas masks and protective clothing with better airtightness, and put them on. Under the heavy protection, he endured the unbearable smell of sweat and heat, It continued to go south for more than a hundred kilometers.

until one day.

Zhou Ming himself fell ill.

He was very ill, sometimes had a high fever, sometimes had a cold body, and at the end of the respiratory system collapsed, he even heard the system's constant reminder "The game character has entered a dying state, do you want to quit the game..." voice.

malaria.

Like the Alexander the Great who conquered Asia in history and established an empire covering an area of ​​500 million square kilometers, Alexander the Great died of malaria at the age of 33.

Not to mention the empire, even Zhou Ming, who has not yet established a small kingdom, is only 25 years old at this time, and there are countless great achievements waiting for him to complete, and countless dreams waiting for him to realize...these great achievements and dreams , After being bitten by a mosquito that may not be as big as a mung bean, it all turned into a struggle and panting that just wanted to survive.

Zhou Ming doesn't know how that mosquito bit him. It may be that during the exploration one day, a small hole in the protective clothing was accidentally hung by a tree branch, and then let the mosquito almost change the history of the world and make all his previous life. Mosquitoes that had worked so hard to be ruined once took advantage of the gap, pierced the skin, and took a full breath.

Afterwards, Zhou Ming slapped it to death immediately, but a thumping voice in his heart made him order the expedition team to stop and camp nearby to find a kind of herbal medicine he needed.

Mugwort or Artemisia annua, anyway, as long as he picks all the plants in areas where mosquitoes are less active, as long as they are not highly poisonous plants, he will try them, and he can always try out several herbs that are useful for treating malaria.

Therefore, after mild dizziness and low-grade fever appeared in his body, he began to try hundreds of herbal medicines for ten days like Shen Nong who tasted hundreds of herbs, but basically had no effect.

And ten days is enough for this kind of severe malaria to bring a mild patient into the embrace of death.

"Mr. Edward, this is a plant I found more than 30 miles away. It is a bit like the Artemisia annua you mentioned, but I don't know if it is poisonous. Do you want to try it now?"

The snake woman who came back with a large bundle of plants similar to Artemisia annua, said to Zhou Ming who was lying on the ground with a high fever and was unconscious——Faced with the danger of life that may appear at any time, the snake woman has no time to catch animals for poison testing Instead of experimenting, pin the last hope on this plant that emits a special fragrance and mosquitoes seem to be particularly afraid of it.

"Give...give me..."

After uttering this sentence with all his strength, Zhou Ming could only stretch out his hand, staring intently at these plants, watching the snake girl crush these plants with stones, squeeze out the juice, and put them in a wooden bowl.

The speed of the snake girl alone was too slow. After watching it for a while, the bandit Biro and others stepped forward to help. After a while, they handed a large bowl of green juice to Zhou Ming and fed it to him. A few mouthfuls.

A week later, Zhou Ming, who was able to walk normally, led his expedition team of less than 20 people to the northwest, and left this nightmare-like miasma.

"Life is such a wonderful thing. What you pursue so hard, you often can't get it after paying a huge price. When you give up, it stands in front of you, within reach and easy."

Standing in front of a tree, Zhou Ming couldn't help sighing as he watched the milk-like viscous substance continuously flowing out from the fresh wound on the bark.

rubber tree.

The rubber trees that we are looking for are not in the dangerous tropical virgin forests, but are very common and grow around some indigenous villages, because the rubber fruits on this rubber tree have a good taste and a high yield. When the aborigines open up wasteland and deforestation, they often keep this kind of tree.

After getting a small bag of rubber fruits, Zhou Ming began to notice carefully that the aboriginal world of this new continent, like the western continent, also has a large number of tribes and kingdoms, although the development of tools is not as developed as the western continent , but relying on the unique geographical environment, the huge yield of agricultural crops, and the brains stronger than animals, the number of indigenous people, which is so large that there are hundreds of millions, will sooner or later become the overlord of this continent.

It is those giant savage tribes living in the deep mountains and old forests. Under the attack of the indigenous people, sooner or later they will become endangered species.

However, due to the large population and lack of attention to environmental hygiene, towns and villages where a large number of indigenous people gather often break out a terrifying plague that can destroy 90% of the population.

For example, the ruins of the aboriginal city that Zhou Ming and others passed by are terrifyingly large, with a radius of more than ten miles. In the center of the city, there is a pyramid that is a hundred feet high—a pyramid of this height generally indicates that this city once It is the capital of a medium-sized native kingdom, which had to be abandoned due to the outbreak of the plague.

"This city seems to have been abandoned for a long time. There must be a lot of treasures in such a big city. Why don't we go inside and have a look." A member of the team wanted to enter this ruined city with a greedy golden light in his eyes. look inside.

Like all civilizations, the aborigines also have a hobby of collecting precious metals that shine brightly and silver, and beautiful gemstones that emit various lights. Many aboriginal kingdoms that have developed to a certain degree of civilization have already appeared to use gold and silver as intermediate currency. In the market exchange behavior of many aboriginal kingdoms, there is also the habit of collecting such currencies.

"You can't go in! This city was destroyed by the plague, and the plague may not have dissipated. If you are accidentally infected with the plague, everyone may die!"

Zhou Ming stopped these expedition members who were about to move. He didn't want the whole expedition plan to be ruined because of one or two idiots in the team.

"Why can't you go in? Mr. Edward, anyway, you've already found what you're looking for, so can't you let us find some treasure we need? I don't want to leave empty-handed."

This team member was very dissatisfied. Although he knew that the employer in front of him was not bad, when he thought of the three pieces of dog's head gold, five pieces of giant gemstones, and a natural flawless, perfect shape that could be said to be It was the priceless sapphire empress, who was already full of resentment and anger towards this employer who was still blocking his way of making money.

"Yes, Mr. Edward, do you want us all to go home empty-handed?"

"Mr. Edward, three people can take what you are looking for. There are so many of us, why don't you bring some treasure?"

"Mr. Edward, the bounty you gave is better than taking a stone here. I don't want to do this task!"

Because they all had a similar experience of being ordered to throw away their treasures, they seemed to have found a vent. Many expedition members, one by one, vented their dissatisfaction that had been hidden in their hearts for a long time.

"Anyone can go to the city to find treasure, but they must leave the team and keep isolated from those who have never been to the city. If anyone is infected with the plague, I will not care whether he lives or dies!"

Zhou Ming prepared two paths for these players in a cold tone and asked them to make a choice.

"Go pick up the treasure!"

This team member cheered, followed by three or four companions, rushed into the ruined city, and ran out with a lot of treasure in his pocket after a while, and shouted excitedly: "There are so many treasures in the city, how do you get them?" You can’t finish it all, come and get what you don’t have! There is no plague in the city, and they are all dead people with only skeletons left!”

Hearing this voice, many team members who were still on the sidelines swallowed their saliva after seeing the gleaming golden treasure, and their hearts beat uncontrollably, which also made them move their pace and walked into the ruined city.

There were only four people present who did not move. The other team members walked into the ruined city and brought out some priceless treasures.

Five days later, the group of expedition members who took the treasure and were isolated by Zhou Ming and kept a certain distance, all developed symptoms of cold and fever.

ten days later.

Looking at the monsters covered in tumors, covered with black sores, and looking like zombies from a distance, after struggling and falling to the ground, Zhou Ming sighed and said: "Even Big Axe Johnson and One-Eyed Man Leondo Let's go... Treasure is really the most powerful murder weapon in the world."

Since the plague that took away 13 expedition members, only the four-member expedition team of Zhou Ming, Thief Jie Luo, Demon Thief Biro and Snake Girl remained. The speed of travel was much faster than before. , and the optimal route planned by Zhou Ming’s [World Map], it took only five months for the four of them to return to the original starting point of exploring this new continent—the northern part of the Ural Snow Mountains. Under Dafeng Pass.

Standing at the foot of the mountain, facing the pass above your head with your hands behind your back.

"It's been almost a year and a half. This adventure full of twists and turns has finally come to a successful conclusion."

Suddenly, there was a slight sound in his ear, Zhou Ming smiled slightly, turned to a boulder and said, "Come out, Mr. Biro, have you been waiting for this moment for a long time?"

"Hahaha~"

There was a burst of laughter, and the bandit Biro, holding a sharp dagger in his hand, came out from behind the boulder.Following behind him were two robbers, Jero and Snake, who also held weapons.

"It is indeed the smartest Mr. Edward among the nobles I have seen so far. You can still see my thoughts..."

The Bandit Biro shook his head, and said with some regret, "If it wasn't for the fear of not being able to find the way back, Mr. Edward, I would have killed you as early as when you were sick."

"You are also very smart, Mr. Bandit Biro. Speaking of which, you are just a powerful mercenary, not a nobleman. What do you want this continent for?"

Regarding the plague, Zhou Ming could not help but ask after he noticed the mercenary who was born as a thief and surprised him with his ambition.

"Of course everything here!"

The bandit Biro stepped forward and stabbed Zhou Ming with his sword. His face was full of excitement. As long as he killed the nobleman in front of him, everything in this new continent would belong to him.

"It's good to have ambition, but you have to have the strength, and—"

Easily blocked the attack of the short sword, Zhou Ming raised his hand and stabbed at his chest like lightning. The speed was so fast that the bandit Biro felt a breath of death, so he had to take a step back and turned his attack into defense.

Only three or five moves passed, and only the power of parrying, the bandit Biro kept retreating, and shouted back anxiously: "Jero, Snake Girl, come and help me!"

He shouted this three or four times, but he saw his cousin Jie Luo and Snake Girl standing still with their swords in their hands, watching the two fight with indifference.

puff!
A sharp sword pierced the heart, protruding from the back, and there was an unspeakable pain. The hideous-faced Demon Bandit Biro heard the last words before he died.

"When you speak out about your ambitions, it's best to consider the feelings of those around you."

After Zhou Ming finished speaking, he drew out his dagger, and the corpse in front of him fell to the ground like a wooden stake.

　Two chapters of adventure, other authors estimate that they can write at least 100 chapters, and some of them can write 200 chapters. For the sake of being so concentrated, please vote for the author to replenish his brain...

　　


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