This weird Three Kingdoms game is too cruel

When Zhou Ji led twelve players out of the dense forest, an open wilderness appeared in front of them. First, he saw a large number of farmland and scattered small patches of dead trees and farmhouses. There was an ancient city standing in the mist in the distance.

"city!"

"It's a city!"

"We finally see the city!"

The players all cheered excitedly.

The city wall is tall and thick, probably because it has been heightened and strengthened many times.

It is about twelve meters high and a full twenty-five meters thick. There are also buildings such as turrets and watchtowers built on it. In addition, a large number of obstacles such as horses are set up near the city, making the entire city The city looks like a small military fortress with a solemn feel.

no doubt.

This is the ancient city of Shansang.

The city's terrain is slightly higher than the surrounding area, and it is surrounded by hazy mist. With the sky of the abyss as the background, it looks quite strange, majestic, and full of mystery.

"Hurry up and take a photo!"

“Take pictures and take pictures!”

"This is a very memorable moment!"

"After all, it is the first real town discovered in the Three Kingdoms of the Abyss!"

“Although it’s just a small town, it’s much more impressive than small villages like Hexi Village!”

"..."

The mission itself is very simple. After all, no matter what method is used, as long as you successfully stand in this area, you can complete the mission directly without doing anything.

But sixty-one players participated in the operation, and only twelve players finally arrived. It can be said that this journey was not easy.

Fortunately, the task was completed in the last few hours.

This shouldn't affect the triggering of subsequent tasks, right?

The evil spirit glanced around the ancient city of Shansang and saw that there was not a single tourist or pedestrian near the city. Not only were the surrounding farmlands abandoned, but most of the farmhouses and other buildings outside were also burned down, making the place look lifeless and lifeless. , showing a sense of desolation and decadence.

Ye Limeng: "This place doesn't look very popular!"

Zhou Ji explained: "The dragon lizard alien tribe invaded this place about a year ago and successively captured most of the nearby villages. Since half a year ago, they have attacked Shansang City many times, which not only caused a lot of losses to Shansang City, but also It has seriously affected farmers’ production.”

Brother Heitongrui: "So that's what happened. No wonder the farmland is abandoned."

Xiao Lingdang immediately said: "The lord said that the natives will not drop trophies when they hunt abyssal creatures, so supplies mainly rely on normal production or hunting of normal creatures. Now the villages everywhere are controlled by the dragon lizards. In the city Isn’t the food very stressful?”

Zhou Ji nodded with a solemn expression: "The ravages of the alien dragon lizards have not only made it impossible to raise agricultural taxes in various townships, but also made hunting extremely difficult. The food in the city is already in short supply. If this continues, civilians will soon be out of work." starve!"

The devil said: "Don't worry, our lord has great powers. As long as we can persuade Shansang City to surrender, we will be able to solve all problems with the lord's methods!"

Zhou Ji: "Although I think so too, it's not that easy."

"Why do you say that?"

Zhou Ji said: "The Lord of Shansang City is the former Wei Wangzhi of Shansang County. He was once a considerate and generous man, but his temperament has changed drastically since he started practicing evil magic of unknown origin more than ten years ago. ”

Shansang was once a county of the Han Dynasty, but it lost contact with the outside world for forty years. Imperial officials such as county magistrate, county lieutenant, and county magistrate have long been meaningless. In this environment, whoever has the biggest fist will naturally win the title. That's the boss.

This Wang Zhineng became the city lord.

I guess his strength should not be underestimated.

According to Zhou Ji, he used to be a lieutenant of Shansang County, that is, a local military governor. So now he is at least an old man in his sixties or seventies? Is he still so good at fighting at this age? What about practicing evil magic?

Whether they offer the city voluntarily or seize the city by force, the Scourge Army is determined to win this place!

This is not only for a larger territory and more population, but also for obtaining a solid base in Woniu Mountain. Only in this way can we compete with the Dragon Lizard Clan, otherwise the fight will be too passive.

Brother Heitongrui immediately asked: "Lao Zhou, do you have any suggestions?"

Zhou Ji said: "Don't be impatient. When I get to the city, I will contact a few brothers. Then we will figure out a solution together."

After hearing this, the players were convinced that it would be convenient to have the help of the indigenous NPCs. Otherwise, even the dragon lizards would not be able to attack the city head-on, and they would not even think about it with the help of the Scourge Legion.

Zhou Ji went to Shansang Ancient City first.

Although players really want to follow them into the city and have a look.

But for the sake of big things, I can only wait.

Mr. Artist Pai looked at the ancient city from a distance and said: "Although this city is larger than places like Hexi Village, it only had a population of 30,000 to 20,000 in its heyday, which is not as large as the population of my hometown town."

Chen Xi: "After all, when the Han Dynasty had the largest population, it was only over 60 million people. With a population of around 100,000, it was usually a county or important town in various places. Even places like Chang'an only had a population of 30,000 or 400,000 most of the time... This population is certainly not worth mentioning in the 21st century!”

Little Bell said: "It feels so little!"

Xianyu Tuci also nodded: "We also need to take into account the population decline in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. If the number of players in the Three Kingdoms is really related to the size of the territory and the size of the population, then how many cities must we occupy to form a million-person natural disaster army!"

"Actually, you can't think so." Brother Heitong Rui put forward his own opinion: "The population of the late Han Dynasty may indeed have declined severely, but this does not mean that the population of the Three Kingdoms has also declined greatly."

"Um?"

"Because the time and space of the Three Kingdoms is distorted and chaotic, each region has become a de facto independent small world. No one knows how many regions there are, and no one knows whether dozens of children will be born in these small worlds. times, or even hundreds of times the population.”

"It seems to make sense."

"Maybe there are hundreds or tens of millions of people in some places just on one map."

"It's too far to think about these things now. The top priority is to get the ancient city of Shansang!"

"I don't know how long it will take for Lao Zhou to come back. Let's find a place to rest first!"

There is a relatively complete farmhouse nearby, which can be used as a temporary shelter for a dozen people to rest and stay.

"Mom!"

"I just realized I've been online for fifteen hours!"

"I'm about the same. I'm almost starving in the real world. If I don't log out, I will be kicked out by the system."

This game is so real.

Players, it’s time to log off and take a rest!

Because not only do you need to eat, drink, and defecate in real life, but your body in the game is also quite exhausted. Although it is not yet at its limit, considering that there may be big operations and missions next, it is natural to seize the time to recharge as much energy as possible. sharp!

Of course.

In the eyes of the players.

The game has a setting to hide the fatigue value, which not only increases the sense of reality, but is also an important protection mechanism.

If the game body is a perpetual motion machine that never tires, then the powerful sense of substitution and immersion in this game will make many players completely addicted and lose track of time. If this continues, sooner or later the body in the real world will completely collapse.

Precisely because the body in the game is also tired and needs rest, players are forced to go offline for a period of time every day.

At least there won't be extreme situations like starving to death or dying of thirst.

Players usually put their bodies offline in the abyss barracks in the base camp, because the abyss barracks can speed up the recovery of fatigue points, and they can be fully recovered even if they are exhausted for about five hours.

Now that they are in Woniu Mountain and there is no teleportation point nearby, the player is unlikely to return to the base camp and can only find a place to rest. As long as he does not stay outside for a long time, it will not have much impact on the body.

Except for the difference in recovery speed.

Players also need to consider safety issues when logging out.

The area we are currently in is within the town limits. Due to the barrier formed by the Luck Divine Stone, generally abyssal creatures cannot approach, but dragon lizards may appear nearby at any time. In addition, we must be wary of other possible risks.

The twelve players decided to be divided into six groups, and they would take turns going online in pairs. If there was a special situation or Zhou Ji came back, they would immediately send a message to the offline players so that other players could log in to the game as soon as possible.

…

Luoshui base camp.

"Have we finally arrived at the first abyss town?"

Although players have been offline and resting in broken houses one after another, as long as they are the people of the territory, they can provide the lord with vision.

Zhou Ji has pledged allegiance to the territory and has been awarded the Mark of the Stars, so Hang Yu can see every move he makes if he wants to. He has now entered Shansang Ancient City.

Don't talk about players.

Hang Yu is also very interested in abyss towns.

Shansang City has spent forty years in the Abyssal Age. This time is not too long but certainly not short. Therefore, while retaining the style of the Han Dynasty, the city has also added many elements of the Abyssal Age.

The architectural style of the Han Dynasty is characterized by: crude and crude, simple structure, grand style, mainly made of wood and supplemented by bricks and stones.

On the basis of the Han Dynasty style, Shansang Ancient City has many elements from the Abyssal Age.

Especially some unique buildings.

Out of tune with the times.

Before Zhou Ji entered the city, Hang Yu noticed that at each of the four corners of the city stood a dark red tower. Its texture was somewhat similar to volcanic glass, and many hideous and painful human faces and outlines could be seen on the surface.

[Wraith Blood Tower], a first-level special building... Introduction: A special abyss creation based on a certain abyss evil formation. It can draw energy from blood and pain, thereby forming a huge defensive barrier to protect the city and Release the evil spirit to attack the invading foreign enemies!

The Blood Tower of Resentful Spirits!

A relatively common abyss building!

It can convert blood and spiritual energy to form a very practical barrier that integrates offense and defense. With such a defensive creation, it is no wonder that the dragon lizards failed to penetrate it after several attacks.

Although the Wraith Blood Tower is very easy to use, it requires a high price.

Each blood tower of vengeful spirits needs a constant supply of blood and souls to maintain it. If enough blood cannot be replenished, the blood tower will not be able to maintain the barrier. If fresh souls cannot be supplied, the vengeful spirits within it will lose control.

This means that if Shansang City wants to maintain order for a long time, it will inevitably have to find ways to obtain blood and even hold live sacrifices regularly, and the people in the city must pay the price.

Similar abyssal architecture.

There is not just one Shanmul City.

This town is not too strong in terms of the number of troops or the strength of the soldiers, and there are no powerful ministers or generals. The reason why it can be defended is all due to these things.

Hang Yu's expression became solemn.

Because the natives of the Three Kingdoms era could not have studied the creation methods of these formations and buildings out of thin air, it is likely that the city lord of this city obtained the knowledge from the abyss through some channels or methods.

This is undoubtedly extremely dangerous!

If you want to obtain the knowledge of the abyss, you must get close to the abyss!

Even people with strong wills may be eroded and polluted in this process!

Hang Yu thought of the city lord Wang Zhi mentioned in the conversation between Zhou Ji and the player. He suspected that Wang Zhi had been polluted by the abyss. Although he did not turn into an abyss creature, his thoughts and spirit had been distorted.

This is not a strange phenomenon in the abyss world.

The will of the abyss can not only create terrifying abyss nightmares and directly devour creatures in a simple and crude way, but also indirectly affect normal creatures through other methods. In order to pursue the endless knowledge or treasures of the abyss, countless sages and heroes in the heavens and the worlds eventually corrupted from the inside out without knowing it.

Abyssal buildings appeared in Shansang City.

The city lord Wang Zhi practiced evil magic of unknown origin.

All these clues pointed to a very bad answer.

Hang Yu originally wanted to obtain Shansang City peacefully through communication and negotiation. Now it seems that this method may not be very likely to be realized, and it is inevitable to use force.

But even the dragon lizard people failed to break the city for a while.

Hang Yu has no chance of winning with his current strength.

He can only find a way to break through from the inside.

After careful thinking.

Hang Yu edited a new task.

[Task name: Activate the Fortune Stone of Shansang City! ]

[Task content: Shansang Ancient City is a town of 10,000 people. The Fortune Stone bred in it can light up the advanced blessing points. Once activated, the lord will be able to directly rule the city through blessing! ]

[Task goal: Please try every possible way and successfully activate the blessing points of Shansang City within 72 hours. ]

[Task reward: 120,000 essence value, 150,000 contribution points, and random treasure chest rewards, which can be divided equally among participating team members! 】

Hang Yu does not require players to capture this city.

As long as players find a way to get close to the Fortune Stone, it will be fine.

The Fortune Stone of this town can light up the advanced Star Blessing Point. Although it does not support direct cross-region teleportation for ordinary people, Hang Yu, as a lord, can teleport, and then he can directly descend to Shansang City.

With his personal action.

It should not be difficult to capture the city from the inside.

This task is quite difficult for players, but the rewards given are also very generous. Hang Yu believes in the wisdom and ability of players to make things happen!