field.
Lu Chuan found fifteen or sixteen water elements swimming back and forth in the valley.
After calculating the distance, he approached quietly and stood still.
Take the burst arrow from the quiver, aim, and shoot.
"boom--"
The arrow hit the target and exploded.
The water element was alarmed and strode towards Lu Chuan.
A few who were close, opened their mouths directly. In the next second, several water arrows were fired.
Lu Chuan did not dodge and continued to shoot.
Another burst arrow was fired, injuring a large area of water elements, and Lu Chuan's blood volume increased significantly.
The frozen arrow was shot, and a water element was frozen in place, temporarily unable to move forward.
The piercing arrow shot out, a water element was killed, and then fell to the ground.
What's even more amazing is that each special effect arrow is shot, and there will be two small arrow rains that attack nearby enemy units.
Arrows rained down.
The water elements fell one after another, without any strength to fight back.
After a while, the water element was completely extinguished, and many dropped items floated in the air. And Lu Chuan was beating, and his blood volume returned to full value.
Looking around, Lu Chuan quickly found the item he wanted.
"One, two, three, four... Fifteen water elements, a total of four clean water drops?"
Lu Chuan put a portion of water resources into the bamboo tube, just filling the palm-sized bamboo tube.
He took a sip of water and sighed in a low voice, "The last year is really difficult."
**
In fact, the dissemination of scientific and cultural knowledge also pays attention to timing. During the first few days of summer, the heat is a bit hot, and most residents are unaware that droughts can occur in the game.
Very few people secretly bought wooden barrels, filled the barrels with water from streams and wells, and anxiously waited for the follow-up development.
Days passed by.
Players with low levels and poor physical attributes were panicked and found that there were no edible plants around the territory. The vicinity of Lingyun City is clean and empty, making people desperate.
"From tomorrow onwards, let's walk far away." In the territory, a person said slowly with a sullen face.
"Are you crazy?" the companion shouted anxiously, "What if I get a heatstroke and faint outside!"
"To starve is to die, and to be hunted by the boss is also to die. I would rather go out and give it a try." The man's face was expressionless, "If you are afraid, you can stay in the territory and don't go out."
The companion seemed to be strangled by the neck and was speechless for a while. Finally, he let out a long sigh, "Let's go out together, anyway, there is someone to take care of."
The archer next to him was remorseful, "In the end, it's all because the first year and the second year are too comfortable! If you fight more monsters and upgrade more, now that you have good attributes and first-class equipment, you still need to worry about the weather? Go directly to the restaurant. Buy iced drinks, take drugs and fight monsters!"
The companion was helpless, "What's the point of saying this now?"
Another complained, "If I had known this earlier, I should have been cruel in the first place and paid for farmland in the territory! One or two are too expensive, saying that if you scatter the seeds in the wild, the crops will grow automatically. Now it's good, it grows. , they were all cut off."
"It costs 300 copper coins to reclaim a piece of farmland in the territory. Who would be willing to spend that money?" The companion sighed again and again, "Besides, who will weed and water the seed after it is planted? Isn't it just letting it grow at will?"
"The most important thing is that a piece of land is not big. We are not rich people, so we can't buy ten or twenty yuan in a row."
"After all, it's poverty, hunger, and heat, and you can only sit and wait to die." One member God concluded, "Go on, go one day counts as one day."
Hearing this, everyone fell silent.
**
Recently, You Qingwen has been running around, busy spending money.
Linen, cotton, bandages... Stock up.
Rice, flour, potatoes... Stock up.
Multigrain steamed buns, rice cakes, tortillas, sweet potato cakes... Stock up in large quantities.
Wood, straw, coal, twigs, stalks were piled up into several hills.
Buy fifty wooden barrels in one go and fill them with water from the stream.
Fish and meat are smeared with salt and made into pickled products.
…
In order to prevent the shortage of storage space, the team members even have a stone house, and all the corners are used.
You Qingwen thought fiercely, she couldn't believe that she wouldn't live to the end of the game!
**
at the same time.
Zheng Mingyue led his team members to sweat like rain in a corner of the territory.
[You are trying to reclaim farmland in Lingyun City xxx, xxx coordinates. 】
【Would you like to pay 300 copper coins for land ownership? 】
[Note: After the farmland is reclaimed, players can farm without paying taxes. 】
Zheng Mingyue clicked "Yes" without hesitation.
This is not the first farmland he has cultivated, but the seventieth. The farmland is neatly lined up and looks spectacular.
Zheng Mingyue greeted the team members, "Rest and continue later."
Hearing this, someone sat down on the spot and poured a large mouthful of cold water into their mouths. Some people also took out ice drinks from their backpacks and ate happily.
Another person said depressedly, "Other people said that there is not so much money, so farmland cannot be reclaimed. Why do I think that digging soil is much harder than collecting money?"
"That's right," a team member pouted, "we reclaimed 70 farmlands in one go! Is this what normal players do?"
"Save some energy." Zheng Mingyue said casually, "There are still thirty pieces of farmland waiting to be dug."
Everyone felt a chill in their hearts and did not dare to speak, so they took the time to recover their strength.
Looking at the vast fields, Zheng Mingyue is full of pride. He thought to himself, after sitting on a hundred pieces of farmland, and then sowing the seeds into the ground, what else is there to worry about? The crops alone can feed a whole team!
**
Day 285.
Qiaoqiao woke up early and was going to the well to fetch water for cooking.
It was just dawn, and there were not many players around.
She just picked up the bucket, and suddenly found that the description text has changed-
[Name: The well built by the player "Yunling"]
Quality: ordinary
Instructions for use: The player's personal property and others use it, each time they need to pay 1 copper coin.
Note: Affected by weather factors, this well can pump up to 150 barrels of water per day.
Qiao Qiao stayed.
There are more than 6,000 people in the entire territory, and water is required for washing vegetables, cooking, and bathing. A well can pump up to 150 barrels of water every day. How can this be enough
After thinking for a while, she filled a bucket of water and carried it home, then quietly woke her grandmother up. Not long after, the mother-in-law and grandson went out with wooden buckets and fetched water together.
In addition, Qiaoqiao also sent messages to close friends one by one, informing them that the territory was about to face water shortage.
"There aren't enough wooden barrels at home, so where should I put the water?" Granny Qian was worried.
She and her granddaughter have been in the territory for a long time and have not gone out for a long time. So after a few days of summer, there was no sign of drought at all.
When I realized it, I was in a bit of a rush to lack this or that.
"All the utensils that can hold water in the house are used, how much can be filled!" Qiao Qiao said decisively with a heartbeat.
Granny Qian was very melancholy, "That's the only way."
**
Last night, Yunling taught Zhao Xintong how to extract fresh water from sea water. After talking for a long time, he went to bed late and woke up a little late this morning.
Stepping out of the stone house, she saw a long queue beside the well, and she was immediately startled, "What's wrong?"
There are more than fifty people in the queue. In the follow-up, players continued to hear the news and joined the ranks.
Yun Ling saw that the queue was getting longer and longer, and he could hardly see the end, so he couldn't help but lose his words.
At this moment, the female player at the front announced loudly, "The number of draws has run out!"
The residents in the queue couldn't tell the panic, "Isn't it 150 times? Why did it run out?"
"No way? I waited for half an hour!"
"What time is it? The well can't get water, how will the next day live?"
Female player: "Anyway, this well can't be filled with water today, so it's all gone."
After speaking, she took the bucket and left.
Some people walked away quickly, wanting to see if other wells could draw water.
Some people don't believe it and go to the well to check. After reading the description clearly, he shook his head and left helplessly.
Yun Ling was curious and walked to the well to take a closer look.
I saw the panel display——
[Name: The well built by the player "Yunling"]
Quality: ordinary
Instructions for use: The player's personal property and others use it, each time they need to pay 1 copper coin.
Note: Affected by weather factors, this well can pump up to 150 barrels of water per day. (It has dried up at present, and you can continue to draw water tomorrow)
"The shortage of water has come, will the drought be far behind?" Yun Ling looked into the distance, "I don't know what happened to the streams outside the territory."
**
When the well water dries up, the stream water is not much better of course.
Some players found that the seven drinking wells in the territory did not produce water, and immediately greeted their companions and walked to the stream together.
As a result, when I saw it, where could there be a stream? Just a few small ponds.
It's all like this, and there are people holding wooden buckets and trying their best to fill the water, as if they are planning to catch the last few drops of water from the stream.
However, the sea area was not affected at all, and it was still vast.
"Did you learn how to extract fresh water from seawater in junior high school?" One person asked with a blank face.
"I learned it, but I have long forgotten it." The companion was extremely desperate, "How is it done? It seems to boil the sea water?"
Some people hugged their heads and cried, "What's the use of hoarding so much food? If there is no fresh water, I will die of thirst in a few days!"
"The weather is so hot, and it's the last year, there will definitely be a drought! Why didn't I think of it earlier?"
"Perhaps from the very beginning, the game hopes that the human race will be destroyed." Another person sighed deeply.
Just when everyone was at a loss, Mo Qi pulled the corner of the cold white clothes and signaled the members to leave.
"What's wrong?" After confirming that he was far away, Leng Bai asked softly.
Mo Qi's thinking was unprecedentedly clear, "Ice cubes are also water. Drinking ice water can ensure the intake of the most basic water."
"Doesn't our team have a water mage? Try drinking water from water polo and water waves."
"There is also a system building restaurant in the territory, where is it not selling iced drinks? After buying it, it will not only cool down, but also quench your thirst."
Leng Bai glanced at Mo Qi in surprise, "I think so too. Let's go, hurry up and don't let anyone take the lead."
**
The wells dried up, the streams dried up, the mountain streams disappeared, and the situation suddenly became very serious.
Residents are not in the mood to go out, they are all running around in the territory.
As a lord, Yun Ling patrolled back and forth in the territory in order to grasp the situation as soon as possible.
After a while, it was discovered that the five wells originally built could hold up to 150 barrels of water.
Recently, two wells have been built, which can draw up to 120 barrels of water.
There are differences between them.
Hu Dacheng heard about the drying up of the water well, and took the initiative to send a message to explain, "I told you before that some places are in good locations, and the water from the wells is abundant and sweet. In some places, the locations of the wells are ordinary, and the wells produced are not to mention. It doesn't taste as good either."
Yun Ling: "I understand."
Yun Ling: "Continue to work and try to drill as many wells as possible."
Hu Dacheng asked cautiously, "After I build a good water well, can I give priority to two buckets of water every day as employee benefits?"
Yun Ling laughed, "Of course."
With the boss's promise, Hu Dacheng was refreshed, his whole body felt comfortable, and he felt that he was full of energy, "Don't worry! I'll start working now!"
After closing the message, Yun Ling wanted to go to the beach to have a look, but suddenly received a system prompt, [Player "Tian Zhehan" tried to dig a well in Lingyun City xxx, xxx coordinates, do you agree? 】
[Player "Zhang Heng" tried to dig a well in Lingyun City xxx, xxx coordinates, do you agree? 】
Apparently someone was so anxious about the lack of water that they planned to dig it themselves.
In the sweltering heat, it would be nice to have someone help dig the water well.
Yun Ling didn't even ask them for the land fee, just clicked "Agree".
After the operation, she strolled towards the coast.
**
Near the sea, many players are helpless against the vast sea.
At this time, one person set up an iron pot, built a fire, and put seawater into the pot to boil.
The water is boiled quickly.
The sea water was bubbling and bubbling, and the heat was constantly evaporating.
The man put the pot lid on top, waited until the pot lid was covered with small water droplets, then removed it, poured the water droplets into the wooden bucket, and then put the pot lid on the iron pot again.
Several times in a row, other people recalled, "Isn't this the way to extract fresh water from seawater?!"
Looking at the other party's familiar appearance, it looks very light.
If you also set up an iron pot and boil the sea water... Residents will move in their hearts, and they will learn it like a gourd.
But when it was their turn, they discovered that it was not easy to make fresh water.
First of all, the iron pan must be purchased at the blacksmith shop. Not to mention the high price, the quantity of goods is still limited.
Second, boiling seawater requires firewood. For ordinary players, the burden is quite heavy.
The most important thing is that after working for a long time, the fresh water obtained is extremely limited. The barrel was covered with a shallow layer, not even a third. At this time, the firewood was used up, and I was sweating hot.
"This little water is only enough for daily drinking, right?" One of them muttered.
"You can drink fresh water, what else is there to be dissatisfied with?" The person next to him was speechless.
The man thought for a second, "That's right."
As long as you live there is hope.
Coincidentally, Lu Chuan also thought of extracting fresh water from seawater. However, by the time he got to the beach, the residents had already moved.
Picking up firewood, picking up firewood, making a fire, making a fire. Others stared intently at the wok, always ready to collect water droplets.
Seeing this, Lu Chuan didn't understand anything.
"It seems that she has thought of it in advance and arranged things."
Realizing this, Lu Chuan smiled helplessly, "How can you be so capable..."
**
The players in Lingyun City are just having a hard time, and the players in other territories are already driven crazy.
Linden Town.
Zhou Xin'en's throat was burning and smoking was thirsty.
He never imagined that he had enough food and wood, but he would face the problem of water shortage!
In the absence of pure drinking water, no matter how strong the strength, the higher the attributes, and the better the equipment, it is useless.
In the town, a water-type mage, Tailielie, stood on the street and set up a stall, "Using a C-level 'water polo' skill once, five sweet potatoes."
"To cast the B-level 'Waterfall' skill once, you need to pay for three days of rations, plus two pieces of blue-quality practical equipment."
"The mana is limited, first come first served, pre-orders as soon as possible."
This is clearly a robbery!
Zhou Xinen pursed his lips, his expression very ugly.
But he doesn't want to be slaughtered, and many people want to buy pure water.
After a while, a group of people surrounded the water mages, actively competing to be the first customer.
"Damn it!" Someone next to him scolded, "When summer comes, all the water mages have become fragrant buns, one is more arrogant than the other. I don't even think about it, the usual hunting and fighting power is weak, how can they be human with their tails between their tails!"
Mouth dissatisfied and complain, but action is very honest. As soon as he finished speaking, he didn't think twice, strode towards the water mage, and joined the scramble.
Zhou Xinen slandered, and the whole game is not only a water mage! Can't buy it here, he won't go to the market
Unexpectedly, when I went to the market, the number of tradable territories dropped significantly.
Zhou Xinen remembered in a trance that when he woke up in the morning, he would occasionally receive a reminder that "the town of xx was breached". At that time, I saw that it was closed at will, and I didn't take it to heart at all.
Unexpectedly, the safe area that unlocked the market is gradually falling.
"How can I still care about others now? As long as I can survive." Thinking of this, Zhou Xinen quickly flipped through the market pending orders.
Perhaps because of the sudden increase in the difficulty of the game, players have practical items and are reluctant to sell them. They would rather stock up for a rainy day.
Therefore, Zhou Xinen searched for a long time, and searched through all the pending orders in the market, but did not see anyone selling pure water.
Will many people die of thirst this summer
Inadvertently, such a thought came to mind.
In the next second, the system prompts, [Because the weather is too hot, you are slightly dehydrated, strength -5, agility -5, physical strength -5, intelligence -5, spirit -5. 】
The moment he saw the negative state, Zhou Xinen sounded an alarm bell in his heart. He no longer cared about the question of whether water resources were expensive, turned around and rushed out of the market, hurriedly running towards the water mage.
**
Day 287.
[Lingyun City has ten wells, and the temperature in the territory has dropped significantly. 】
[The water wells in the territory have reached the upper limit and cannot be dug any further. 】
"The upper limit is 10?" Yun Ling was extremely regretful, "If it was 20, how good would it be."
If there are 20 water wells, residents can return to normal life.
Now, it's a little tight, but the days can go by.
In this regard, Zhao Xintong has a different view.
[F City-Xintong Town-Zhao Xintong: After entering the summer, Lingyun City has reduced more than 300 people in total. Is it good that it is not controlled... 】
[F City - Xintong Town - Zhao Xintong: There are more than 1,500 people in Xintong Town, and 400 people died this time. I don't think the casualty rate is high. 】
[F City-Xintong Town-Zhao Xintong: Drought, half of the residents died, and 70% to 80% died, which is normal. 】
Yun Ling: "It's only summer, everyone is dead, what about autumn and winter?"
[F City - Xintong Town - Zhao Xintong: No way. If you can't make it through summer, how can you still think about autumn and winter? 】
[F City - Xintong Town - Zhao Xintong: The game is too difficult, and the players all die involuntarily. 】
[F City - Xintong Town - Zhao Xintong: There are many talents in Lingyun City, and there are many master players. This is purely an isolated case. 】
[F City-Xintong Town-Zhao Xintong: Open the leaderboard and glance at it and know that so far in the game, only Lingyun City has risen to the "city" level, and the others are small towns. 】
[F City-Xintong Town-Zhao Xintong: It’s a pity that the dog game is not allowed to cross the city. Otherwise, I will take the NPC and all my belongings, and rush all the way to Lingyun City to join you. 】
Yun Ling, "…"
You are the lord player! Territory can not do
**
Under the shade of the tree, Shi Qing was dazed. She had an inexplicable premonition that she seemed to have come to an end.
Making fresh water is not as easy as you might think. There are many difficulties that you only realize when you encounter them.
For example, collecting firewood and setting a fire to boil water all require energy.
There is only so much time for free activities in a day. The production of fresh water takes up, and the time for gathering and hunting is naturally reduced accordingly.
In addition, she was alone, and she didn't save much savings in the first and second years. Occasionally, she was unlucky, and she had to eat and save food when the harvest was a little less. One to two, the inventory is exhausted, and there is nothing left.
"It's almost over, just a couple of days." Shi Qing whispered.
Before he finished speaking, a Demon BOSS, a Fire Elemental BOSS, and a Gargoyle BOSS copied three sides to complete the attack.
"I'm so tired, I can finally rest." Before losing consciousness, Shi Qing felt a hint of relief.
**
On the Territory panel, the number of existing residents is falling slowly, but it is still steadily declining.
-26.
-37.
-11.
-19.
…
Until the end of summer, the data will be updated to——
[Residential population: 30,000]
[Current residents: 4821. 】
Summer is hot and too long. Many people fell in the last few days and failed to welcome the arrival of autumn.
"There are still two seasons, autumn and winter." Yun Ling's right hand unconsciously clenched into a fist.
**
Day 311.
Just woke up in the morning, a few lines of text came into sight.
[Congratulations to the player for successfully spending the third year of summer. 】
[You get a customs clearance prompt. 】
[With the city as the boundary, players are automatically divided into different service areas.
Clearance conditions - At the end of the third year, the number of surviving territories in any service area is greater than 1, and the number of surviving players is greater than 100.
When the clearance conditions are reached, time goes back in time, and everything is restored to before the game started.
If the clearance conditions are not met, the game ends and the human race perishes. 】
"What this means," Yun Ling thought to himself, "to win the final victory, everything is a clumsy April Fool's joke; if the final victory cannot be achieved, the human beings will be destroyed without saying a word?"
"It's even more tragic than the extinction of the dinosaurs..."
But after thinking about it, I think it makes sense, "Nothing is immortal, including the ruler of the planet. As the overlord of the planet, human beings have dominated for a long time. Maybe there is a mysterious force somewhere, and decided to replace human beings and support them. It is also not certain that the new species is superior."
Yun Ling's brain was wide open, and his thoughts ran far away and could not be recovered.
At this time, several messages jumped out.
[F City - Xintong Town - Zhao Xintong: Big guy! ! ! Have you seen the latest customs clearance tips? ! ! 】
[F City-Xintong Town-Zhao Xintong: The clearance conditions are met, time goes back, and everything is restored to before the game started. 】
[F City - Xintong Town - Zhao Xintong: Ahhh! I miss crayfish, barbecue, milk tea, Bingkuoluo, Peking duck, buffet, Teppanyaki, Roujiamo, Liangpi cold noodles, hot pot, double skin milk, Mala Tang, and snail noodles! 】
Yun Ling, "…"
Is the early morning menu really that good
She looked hungry.