It was a man and two women who stopped Ji Thrush and Mo Tiangen.
The man was in his early thirties, wearing a pair of black-rimmed glasses, with a gentle appearance, a gentle temperament, and a very polite tone of voice.
The two girls are not very old, and their eyebrows and eyes are quite similar. They should be a pair of sisters. The older one looks like a newcomer in society, and the younger one is about a college student. The man with black-rimmed glasses smiled and said.
Director Ji Thrush and Director Mo Tiangen are not surprised that the other party will know their identities. They are newcomers, and there must be many details that they don't understand. It is not surprising that old fritters will see through any flaws.
But Ji Thrush still asked: "How are you sure we are newcomers?"
"Ha ha."
The man with glasses laughed, "If you ask this question, it proves that you two are indeed newcomers."
As he said, he turned his head and said to the two girls, "You stay here and watch, I will send them to the 'apartment'."
The two sisters nodded.
"Are you going to claim your own room now?"
The man with black-rimmed glasses smiled at Ji Thrush and Mo Tiangen, "Let's go, let's talk as we walk."
When the man led them away, Ji Xuan and Mo Tiangen noticed that not only these three people, but also sporadic groups of four or five people were guarding nearby. They seemed to come up to strike up a conversation with them on purpose, but when they saw Zhao Zhui and others He spoke first, and looked apprehensive, only staring at them from a distance with probing eyes.
"My name is Zhao Zhui, Zhao Yun's Zhao, chasing after chasing."
The man with glasses introduced himself as he walked, and finally joked, "It's his real name, the one you can find in the address book."
Ji Thrush and Mo Tiangen looked at each other, and laughed dryly to fool them.
"It's okay, don't rush to tell me your names."
Zhao Zhui said with a smile: "It's not too late to make a decision after you have heard what I want to tell you."
Just based on his two sentences just now, Mr. Dagen guessed that this person might not have been in sales or personnel affairs before. His speaking skills are really good. He first announced his family name to show his sincerity, and he was building a ladder for the audience. Under the circumstances, it fully aroused the interest of others.
"Didn't you ask me just now, how did I know that the two of you are newcomers?"
Zhao Zhui said to Ji Thrush: "Actually, the reason is too simple, because only newcomers will come out of the 'Colosseum' on the 3rd of every month."
Ji Thrush: "..."
Regarding this point, he did not ask the artificial intelligence Xiaobai.
"'The Colosseum'... that's where you came out from, because it looks like the Colosseum in ancient Rome, so we call it that."
Zhao Zhui led them through a long floating corridor, and casually pointed to the circular building behind him, "This place is actually a points clearing house. When you need to exchange points in the future, you will often come here."
"I think you should already know the rule that all participants need to enter the 'world' on the 15th of every month?"
Zhao Zhui went on to explain:
"From the second round, no matter how long you have been in the 'world', when you return to the 'Peach Blossom Land' again, you will find that the calendar shows the 16th."
"I see."
Ji Thrush understood, "That is to say, the time for the participants to return from the 'world' is different. The experiencers are all on the 16th, while the newcomers are on the 3rd. Is this what you mean?"
"Oh, my little brother is not bad, you already know the title of 'experienced'."
Zhao Zhui smiled and nodded.
"That's true, that's why we 'headhunters' specially guarded outside the Colosseum on the 3rd day, and took the initiative to contact you newcomers."
Mo Tiangen was a little curious: "Then why are you interested in newcomers?"
"Before I answer your question, may I take the liberty to ask you a question?"
Zhao Zhui smiled politely, "In the first 'world', how many points did you get?"
Ji Thrush and Mo Tiangen were silent for a few seconds.
Neither of them could figure out whether they should share this information with the stranger in front of them.
"Don't worry, I just want to make a preliminary assessment of your strength."
Zhao Zhui answered very calmly, "Just like recruitment requires two-way choices, I also need to know whether you are worth recruiting."
- Sure enough!
In fact, Ji Thrush had already guessed the answer when this person took the initiative to talk to them, and now he is only more certain.
"Ok."
Mo Tiangen shrugged, "I got more than 2,800 points."
Ji Thrush also replied: "I have over 3,400 points."
Zhao Zhui's eyes behind the lenses widened slightly in surprise.
He has been working as a "headhunter" in his gang for several months, and the newcomers he has contacted are at least dozens of people, and there are only a handful of them who can reach 2,800 points. Up to three thousand.
The way he looked at Ji Thrush and Mo Tiangen suddenly changed.
Especially Ji Thrush, Zhao Zhui looked at him three times from head to toe, seeing his clear eyes and calm attitude, he confirmed that this cute baby face was not bragging, he did get close to three in the first world. A high score of five hundred.
"Well, now I'm sure, as far as rookies are concerned, the two are indeed quite good."
Zhao Zhui nodded in satisfaction.
"To tell you the truth, our gang needs partners very much now."
Zhao Zhui led the two of them, and turned a corner at the end of the floating corridor, "Especially, a strong companion."
As he spoke, he raised his hand and pointed forward, "Look over there, the obelisk."
Ji Thrush and Mo Tiangen: "!!"
When waking up in the small room, Ji Thrush fantasized about what kind of place this so-called "Peach Blossom Spring" was.
It's just that when he saw it with his own eyes, everything he saw was still beyond his imagination.
At the end of the suspended corridor was a half-moon-shaped platform, and directly in front of the platform stood a 100-meter-high steel obelisk.
Ji Thrush tilted his neck sorely, and managed to see clearly the triangular spire of that majestic monument.
Immediately afterwards, he discovered that there were many small spots of light densely shining on the metal obelisk.
Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be characters one by one.
It's just that those characters are not Chinese or English, and they are not any kind of symbols he recognizes. They look a bit like pictographs from the Mesopotamia side.
"There is actually the name of each of our participants on this monument, although no one can understand it."
Zhao Zhui explained to the two newcomers:
"The closer the name is to the top, the more it proves that the person's points are higher, and the 'world' he broke through is more difficult."
With that said, he looked at Ji Thrush and Mo Tiangen:
"You know, right? As long as you can complete the 'world' with SS-level difficulty, you can get a real body, leave the 'Peach Blossom Spring', and return to the original normal world."
Zhao Zhui pushed his slightly slipped glasses, and looked at Ji Xuan and Mo Tiangen seriously:
"Most of us here are not alone before entering the 'Peach Blossom Land'."
He sighed and pointed his finger at the tall metal top:
"Like me, in the original world, there was a family and a room, the elders and the younger, and my son just turned one year old. So really, I really want to go back, and I have always hoped that my name can climb to that square. the summit of the obelisk, and then leave here and return to an ordinary but peaceful life."
Ji Thrush and Mo Tiangen glanced at each other, and saw the same longing in each other's eyes.
Yes, they want to go back too.
Ji Xiaoniao's parents passed away early. He was brought up by his sister who was nine years older than him. The relationship between the siblings has always been very good.
Even though he joined the bow team later and spent most of the year in training camps and competitions, his sister is still his most important family member and concern.
What's more, he was supposed to be promoted to the adult group this year. If it was possible, Ji Thrush admitted that he really wanted to go back, continue to practice his recurve bow, continue to participate in the World Series, and work with his teammates to compete in the World Series. Much better grades.
As for Mo Tiangen, although he is a loner with nothing to worry about, he is a good teacher, with a stable monthly income, plenty of vacations, a peaceful life, a bright future, and a very nourishing life.
As long as they are not brains, they will not be willing to live a normal life. However, at the risk of dying at any time, go back and challenge those damn "worlds" once a month.
"...can anyone really get out?"
Season thrush stared up at the top of the obelisk.
He didn't see any glowing characters on the small spire that symbolized the highest difficulty.
"I mean, can anyone really break through the 'world' of SS level difficulty?"
Zhao Zhui shook his head: "I don't know."
He said:
"There used to be a participant who was a legend to us. His position on the obelisk was much higher than anyone else, and he climbed up so much every month. For a while, we all guessed that he will soon challenge the SS-level 'World' difficulty."
Ji Thrush hesitated for two seconds between asking "Who is that man?" and "Did he succeed?", but chose the latter.
"Then what happened afterwards? Has that person broken through the 'world' of SS level difficulty?"
"I really don't know."
Zhao Zhui shook his head, "On the 16th of last month, when we came back from the 'world', we found that the person's name had disappeared from the obelisk, and no one knew he left after clearing the customs." Peach Blossom Land', or died in the 'world'."
Ji Thrush: "..."
For a moment, he even really wanted to call Xiao Bai out here, and ask him the final result of the legendary figure who had occupied the top position of the obelisk for a long time.
However, he changed his mind, he was not the only one, and all the participants in "Peach Blossom Spring" must be very concerned about this issue. Since Zhao Zhui said he didn't know, it means that the whereabouts of that person cannot be obtained from the mouth of the artificial intelligence. I heard it.
Zhao Zhui continued: "It's a pity that no one has ever cooperated with him. We don't know his name, nor what abilities he has."
"why?"
Mo Tiangen was a little surprised:
"Isn't every contestant eager to hug a golden thigh like him who has dominated the rankings for a long time? Why is there no one to form a team with him?"
"Because his 'world' is too difficult."
Zhao Zhui shook his head with a smile, "Of course golden thighs are golden thighs, but your arms must be long enough to hold them."
He thought for a while and added:
"And not only does no one know what he looks like, they don't even know which room he lives in, and there's nowhere to hug his thigh."
The author has something to say:
Regarding the setting of the first dungeon, the setting inspiration is the combination of "Silent Hill" + "Mist", the cities with dust everywhere and the wandering fire monsters are like this~^O^
The dragonfly was inspired by one of the explanations for the mystery of the spontaneous combustion of the human body - the candle wick effect, so it was named "Candle Dragonfly" www
The lizard is easy to guess, it is a sandraman snake, which represents the element of fire in alchemy, looks like a lizard, and has a highly poisonous body.
Regarding this creature, there is a saying that there is a small lizard that often hibernates in firewood, so people occasionally find them crawling out of the burning fire, and because they can secrete mucus, they can resist high temperatures for a short time, making people I mistakenly thought that it could not burn to death, so it was regarded as the spirit of the fire element~
The owl was inspired by sightings of the owl man at the church in Manunan Smith, Cornwall, England.
It is said that the local residents found a huge owl pill in the church (the food pill spit out by the owl, which is composed of indigestible animal hair and bones), and there are eyewitness reports. According to the description, it is a huge owl with a human face. owl~
The dog ape is inspired by the legendary creatures of Tierra del Fuego, a small monster that looks like a dog but is good at climbing trees like a monkey. For the effect of the story, their size is enlarged~
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