Yun Ling gave an order, and immediately the flames flew, hitting the branches and burning them off.
He Rong fell from the air and was about to die.
A figure sprang out like lightning, caught the person and landed safely.
The Dryad BOSS is furious and wants to recapture the prey.
Yun Ling led the soldiers to block the attack, and the assassin took the opportunity to evacuate the front line with He Rong.
"Are you okay?" Pang Yu stepped forward and asked with concern.
Only then did He Rong realize that more than one person was not wearing a face towel. At the rear of the team, more than 20 people were sitting or standing, quietly waiting for the battle to end. It's just that the figure was blocked by trees before, so he couldn't see it.
"It doesn't matter to me." He glanced around and asked hesitantly, "Who are you?"
"My name is Pang Yu, and I'm a member of the collection team." Pang Yu raised his chest and said proudly, "They are a battle team, and everyone has a different division of labor! When you meet the boss, they will come, and when you meet the materials, we will come."
He Rong listened with envy, "It's good to be sheltered by the big team."
Unexpectedly, Pang Yu immediately said, "If you want, you can."
He Rong was extremely surprised, "Me?"
"Yes!" Pang Yu spoke quickly, "Bring your own travel items, hand in 30% of the collected income, and keep 70% for yourself. In case of distress, the members of the combat team will rescue them unconditionally."
He Rong asked, "What if the combat members move too slowly and can't be rescued in time?"
Pang Yu: "Then it will be cold."
He Rong, "… "
Pang Yu has a strong argument and sells Amway, "It's difficult for games to be like this, and you still expect to be 100% safe when going out? It's better to go out with a team than to act alone."
It is.
He Rong thought for a while and asked, "What if the members of the collection team stole the materials?"
"The head of the regiment said that if someone is found to be dishonest, he will be kicked out of the collection team the next day and the cooperation will be terminated." Pang Yu said bluntly.
He Rong, "… "
So simply? No need to collect evidence
"Think about it, it's more cost-effective to join the group, or it's more cost-effective to go with a group, or to be on your own, collecting while preparing to escape." Pang Yu said sternly, "If you really don't want to, it's fine if you don't join. When the team returns to the city, we will take you back."
Such a good thing, it's a fool who doesn't promise it quickly!
Thinking of this, He Rong said decisively, "I am willing to join."
During the conversation, the tree demon boss was killed. In addition to an orange skill card and two orange equipment, he also obtained purple equipment, blue equipment, blue skill cards, white equipment, copper coins, and several materials.
Yun Ling picked up the dropped items and distributed them one by one.
After processing, she walked to the resource point and signaled the player to start collecting.
At the same time, some NPCs sat on the ground, and some NPCs stood guard on duty, apparently planning to take turns to rest.
**
After a while, He Rong realized that he had joined a very good team.
Whenever someone heard someone calling for help, the head of the group, Yun Ling, would definitely lead the NPC to the rescue.
Some of these people were as lucky as he was, and were rescued and joined the collection team on the spot.
Some had really bad luck.
Seeing that the reinforcements were about to arrive, the BOSS was about to be charged, but he couldn't hold on for the last few seconds.
When they arrived, the player's blood was exhausted, his neck was crooked, and his eyes were completely closed.
Pang Yu was okay, but at most he felt that this person was too unlucky.
He Rong felt a chill in his heart when he saw it - if the team arrived late when saving him, he might end up like this too.
Thinking of this, I became more and more frightened and did not want to leave the team.
"Members of the collection team stay in place and wait. The members of the combat team come forward with me and kill the boss together!" After speaking, Yun Ling rushed out first.
At the same time as the action, I was thinking in my heart, I don't know how many surviving players are left after the end of the spring.
**
For most Lingyun City players, night is a time for rest and a time for celebration.
People who have worked hard all day sit chatting, shopping for stress relief, and playing cards for entertainment, so that the next day they have the courage to continue struggling in the apocalypse where they cannot see the future day after day.
Today, however, there is a dull atmosphere in the territory, without the laughter and joy of the past.
A half-year-old boy cried and said, "When I went out, the wooden spear was destroyed, the belt was broken, and the straw sandals were lost. How will I live in the future!"
"What is this?" A young man next to him sneered, "Fifteen people went out in a group, and three people came back, and the mortality rate was as high as 80%!"
"Can we be miserable?" Another person was frightened and his fingers trembled. "Going to mine in the mine, the only exit was blocked by three bosses. There are more than 20 people, except me, no one survived!"
"Fishing in a mountain stream, I accidentally met two bosses drinking water, and the five teammates were gone in the blink of an eye!" Another cried.
"It's all BOSS, I haven't encountered a common monster, I've seen a ghost!"
Residents vomited their grievances one after another, and the celebration suddenly turned into a miserable meeting.
What makes everyone more desperate is that this is only the first day of the new year.
"Natural selection, survival of the fittest." Leng Bai wanted to inquire about the news at the night market, and after hearing the residents' complaints, a clear understanding rose in his heart, "Evolving in the wrong direction, or evolving slowly, all will be eliminated."
"If you don't have a skill, if you don't hone your combat skills in the first one or two years of the game and try your best to improve your level, in the third year, players will only become prey and be chased and killed by the boss."
"Only those who evolve faster than monsters can find a chance to survive."
Hearing this, the residents were shocked and speechless for a long time.
A player retorted, but after thinking about his own situation for a while, what he wanted to say immediately swallowed his stomach - this person is right, his strength is not enough, and he may not even be able to get out of the gate of the safe zone in the third year. If you don't save enough family property in the first two years, you will either die of thirst and starvation in the territory, or go out of the territory and be killed by the boss.
It's too hard to survive spring.
"For the strong, the boss is not a hindrance. On the contrary, killing the boss can get purple equipment, orange equipment, a lot of copper coins, and countless materials, which just fills the team warehouse." After the cold white, another person stood up and said something truth.
In other words, it is only the weak that are troubled.
Even senior life players will not be too worried. There are so many powerful combat players in Lingyun City, and there will always be people who need advanced equipment/props.
As soon as these words came out, there was silence.
Most of the residents looked ugly, and a few were calm and not in a hurry.
Yun Ling stood in the crowd without making a sound.
Of all the people present, no one knows better than her how severe the current situation is.
In just one day, the population of Lingyun City dropped by 400! This is the first large-scale downsizing since the establishment of the territory.
If this rate is maintained, it will not be long before the number of residents in the territory will be halved and then halved...
Thinking of this, Yun Ling's voice was neither high nor low, and he muttered, "Can the weak join forces and go out with dozens of people? Just like last year when dealing with monster siege, relying on more people to crush mobs."
"It's easy to say!" Someone immediately mocked, "Last spring, players were willing to unite because there were system guards watching. If they didn't make it right, they would be blocked and kicked out of the territory!"
"Going out in a group, without the supervision of the system guards, who knows if teammates will stab in the back? If a team dies to only two people, and they all say that the other party killed the team, then who to believe and who not to believe?"
"You said that this idea is not good, then you can do it for you?" Yun Ling said indifferently, "A low-level player will almost die if he acts alone. Why try to unite? Can't you find some trusted players as teammates before forming a team? "
"Hey, you man..."
Opponents still want to say something, but there are people around who are already thoughtful, "It's okay to try, it's always a solution."
Seeing their heartbeat, Yun Linggong retreated and left quietly.
**
From the 252nd day, some players spontaneously form teams.
The small team expanded into a large team. Lone Wolf players abandoned the game concept and joined the best ones in order to save their lives.
Among them, some teams went out and never came back. But there are also some, who go out during the day and come back at night, and the people are very good. Not only that, he had an uneasy expression before going out, and when he came back, he was grinning, his face was full of smiles, and it was obvious that he had gained a lot.
On the other side, Yun Ling looked at the territory panel, secretly relieved, "The speed of downsizing has slowed down."
On the 251st day, the number of residents dropped by 400.
On the 252nd day, the number of residents decreased by 267.
On the 253rd, the number of residents decreased by 180.
After the reduction of 50-70 people a day, the situation was finally brought under control.
**
Day 256.
After standing on the border of the territory and observing for five days, Gao Shuo finally made a decision.
Alternative No. 1, the team size is not small, there are 45 people. However, according to his observations, the mortality rate is too high. The turnover of members is extremely fast, with dozens of new faces appearing almost every day.
Alternative No. 2, a total of 33 people, went out every day with almost no casualties, but more than half of them were relatives and friends. I heard that the safety of the group is guaranteed, but the distribution is suspected to be unfair.
Alternative No. 3, the team has 39 people, and 3-5 people are reduced every day. The advantage is that the distribution is fair, and the dropped items are distributed completely according to the contribution.
To be honest, Gao Shuo really hesitated for a while between No. 2 and No. 3.
No. 2 is safe, but inconvenient to save money.
No. 3 is relatively dangerous, but as long as you have the ability, your income can be greatly improved.
Gao Shuo thought about it, and felt that his ability was above average, and he should join the No. 3 team to give it a try.
"Fortunately, I have a good memory and are good at recognizing faces, otherwise I wouldn't be able to recognize them." After making up his mind, Gao Shuo was filled with emotion.
"Fortunately, there is a lot of food, so don't rush into the team. If you don't join the team destroyer, you won't have a place to cry."
"In five days, most of the unreliable teams have been destroyed. The wait is worth it."
**
The so-called Bi-miserable Conference means that as long as someone is worse than me, life can barely survive.
Before there was no internet connection, the Bimisian Conference could only be held in the same territory. After connecting to the Internet, the Bimisian Conference has become a national movement.
"I finally saved six bandages, and I used up all of them in one trip. All! Used! Exhausted! I beg for more recovery props."
"After unremitting efforts, I finally made myself poor... Do you need game materials? As long as you speak, I will sacrifice my life to help you collect them back!"
"Does anyone need wooden sticks? It's not expensive, only 20 copper coins each."
"Where can I sell steel knives? I buy them at a high price!! The wooden ones will be bitten off by the boss, and the metal ones are durable!"
Some people ask for equipment and props; some people try to find work for themselves, risking their lives to go out to earn hard-earned money; some people promote low prices and disrupt the market.
The market was a mess, and personal news jumped out one after another, as if someone contacted her every moment.
Yunling replied uniformly, "Materials are limited, equipment and props are limited in daily production, and will not be sold to the public for the time being."