It seems that Ji Chaoyang, like him, immediately thought of how important this ability is.
"That's right. Ma Hongyu relied on the control panel to control the heavy crossbow. Otherwise, Qi Xuefei would not have been trapped around that man's tree house and was in a dilemma." Xu Xin nodded.
Ji Chaoyang stared at the ground and thought for a while, then a smile gradually appeared on his face: "It's not an exaggeration to say that Ma Hongwei's ability is the strongest at this stage."
In the second stage, the tree house's protective ability is enhanced, and functional areas of the tree house appear. Even the rewards they receive in the defense battle are the plant hearts that protect the safety of the tree house. It is obvious that this second stage will be centered around the tree house.
Therefore, the attack power of the tree house's external heavy weapons is crucial at this stage.
Like Xu Xin, Ji Chaoyang has always felt that this external heavy crossbow is really dispensable.
If it is not set to automatic, then you can only control two aircraft at a time, and the accuracy is still questionable.
If it is set to automatic, this automatic function is really stupid. It will attack any local unit. When the enemy attacks, perhaps as long as a few rabbits come in first, the heavy crossbow in automatic mode will immediately fire thousands of arrows. At most, it can only serve as a warning.
With this control panel, all external weapons will be activated.
"Indeed, this ability allows our tree house to truly become an armed fortress. However, to be honest, I am more interested in your abilities." Xu Xin looked at Ji Chaoyang. He really wanted to know what kind of abilities Ji Chaoyang possessed.
"Haha, you'll know soon. Let's discuss it with the four of us later. Besides, I'm also very interested in your abilities," Ji Chaoyang said with a smile, "Your abilities should be more than just alchemy, right?"
Xu Xin shrugged without commenting. His creator's authority was much more complicated, and he was afraid that he would have some new abilities in the future.
"Ma Hongwei's ability is indeed strong, but it's a pity that the control panel is installed in the tree house and cannot be taken down. It was destroyed along with the tree house. Now there is no way to truly feel it... Wait!"
Xu Xin touched his chin and speculated uncertainly, "Perhaps, the control panel, a fixture that connects the tree house, will appear in the transplanted parasitic tree house?"
The two looked at each other and felt that there was a possibility.
"Let's go find them!"
Nearly a hundred meters away from Qi Xuefei’s main tree house, there is a tree house that has basically grown completely.
The three girls were chatting and waiting under the tree house, watching the tree house grow rapidly. It was the first time for them to experience the rapid growth of a machine like a parasitic tree house.
This tree house belongs to the woman that Ji Chaoyang brought. The seeds for Ma Hongyu’s tree house have not been planted yet.
Xu Xin let Yin Wang lie down under the tree house to rest for a while, and the two of them walked towards the parasitic tree house.
"Ying!" Coco, who had already climbed to the bottom of Qi Xuefei's tree canopy to play, quickly climbed down the tree trunk, jumped onto Xu Xin's shoulder, and then cried to Xu Xin.
Xu Xin understood what the little guy meant, so he took it down from his shoulder, took out an apple from his backpack and stuffed it into the baby's mouth. Coco immediately held the apple and ate it happily.
“The distance they planted them is just right, leaving a hundred-meter open space for the main tree house. In the future, all the parasitic tree houses can be planted in the same area, which will make them easier to manage,” Ji Chaoyang commented.
"I think it's better to keep the parasitic tree houses farther apart." Xu Xin disagreed. "After all, this is a post-apocalyptic world, full of dangers. If we plant the tree houses in a cluster, they will be easily wiped out when danger strikes. It's better to spread them out a bit, or divide them into several groups."
"Well, what you said makes sense. People who do planting and production can be close to the main tree house, while the tree houses responsible for fighting and defending against the enemy can be planted in more peripheral locations."
The two discussed the future layout of the parasitic tree house.
Xu Xin suddenly laughed: "There are not many parasitic tree houses yet, and we are already discussing this."
“It’s still necessary to plan ahead. The parasitic tree house is not a workbench. Once planted, the position cannot be changed. It won’t give you the opportunity to readjust it like the interior of the tree house.” Ji Chaoyang explained.
Ji Chaoyang is very concerned about this aspect. If he plants in the wrong position at the beginning, which makes it impossible to plan them neatly later, he might always feel uncomfortable.
"Hey, why are you two here?" Li Wenxi was the first to see the two people coming and waved to them, "Do you want to come and see the parasitic tree house too?"
Li Wenxi walked up to Xu Xin and teased Coco who was chewing an apple.
Xu Xin handed Coco directly to her, and she immediately hugged Coco and rubbed its little belly.
"Hmm..." Coco was still chewing an apple and called out incoherently.
The thin woman stopped talking after the two men came over, but there was a hint of admiration in her eyes as she looked at them.
She had heard about Xu Xin and Li Wenxi's deeds from Qi Xuefei and Li Wenxi, and knew that they were ranked first and second in all regions.
"Do you guys want to go in and see this tree house too?"
The tree house had grown by now. Qi Xuefei moved her mind, and the roots of the tree house drooped down. Then she turned to the two of them and asked.
"No, we both have parasitic tree houses and are familiar with them," Xu Xin shook his head, "We want to see the inside of Ma Hongyu's parasitic tree house. By the way."
Xu Xin looked at the woman who had not spoken since they came over and asked, "Can you control the tree house now?"
"Me... me?" The woman looked up at Xu Xin, then touched the trunk of the tree house with her hand, and then shook her head, "No, I can't control this tree house. It's not mine now."
"Hmm..." Xu Xin thought for a moment and asked, "So what's your current state, the state of losing the tree house?"
That mysterious voice kept reminding them that they must not lose the tree house, otherwise they would not be able to survive in this world. Since she had already lost the tree house, then...
"Yes." The woman nodded. "When I dug the tree house down, the voice told me that my tree house was dead. I must have my own tree house again within 24 hours, otherwise..."
The woman's voice paused.
"You will... leave this beautiful world?" The woman asked in a puzzled tone, "Is this what death means?"
That's the argument again.
This is what the mysterious voice said when we were eliminated at the end of the first stage.
Leave this beautiful world.
Xu Xin and Ji Chaoyang looked at each other. Both of them, who knew some secrets of this world, frowned slightly.
"Huh? So serious? Does that mean that those without a tree house will be eliminated directly? Is this the elimination method for the second stage?" Li Wenxi was also a little surprised. "Then let's go up and set the owner of this tree house."
"Well, I just want to study the function of the parasitic tree house." Qi Xuefei handed a tree house seed to Xu Xin, "Don't you want to see Ma Hongyu's tree house? Then help me plant it. Just plant it next to it, about 10 to 20 meters away?"
"Okay." Xu Xin took the seeds, and Qi Xuefei manipulated the roots to pull Li Wenxi, the woman, and Coco who was still eating an apple into the tree house.
Xu Xin and Ji Chaoyang found a place about 10 to 20 meters away from the parasitic tree house and planted the seeds of Ma Hongyu's parasitic tree house.
The sapling immediately broke through the soil, grew into a small tree within a few tens of seconds, and continued to grow.
Both of them had planted two parasitic tree houses before, so they didn't show any surprise at this.
"Xu Xin, do you think leaving this world means death?" Ji Chaoyang said in a deep voice as he looked at the growing tree house.
"Maybe not." Xu Xin thought of the underground city.
According to their previous speculation, the dungeon is a place where the eliminated survivors are temporarily detained.
"Didn't you say that all the eliminated people would be locked up in the dungeon first? If they were just to die, why bother with so much trouble? Wouldn't it be better to just let them die directly?" Xu Xin speculated.
"… What you said makes sense, but where will we go? Leaving this world, could it be… returning to the original world? Returning to our Earth?" Ji Chaoyang said one of his long-standing speculations.
"… Impossible." Xu Xin felt that it was unrealistic. "If that were the case, then wouldn't it be stupid for us survivors who worked so hard to get high rankings to stay in the tree house and do nothing? We can all go home."
A terrible idea suddenly popped up in Xu Xin's mind.
Perhaps this matter can be verified.
Next time you meet someone like Ma Hongyu, don't kill him or give him a tree house. Instead, control him and wait for 24 hours to see what he will do.
Will he die suddenly, disappear, or something special happen
Next time, maybe I can really give it a try.
The parasitic tree house in front of us has grown lush branches and leaves and is about to be completed.
Li Wenxi and Qi Xuefei also came down from the tree house next to them and walked towards them. The woman did not come down, probably because she was getting familiar with her new tree house.
“Looking at it this way, the owner of the parasitic tree house doesn’t seem like the owner of the tree house at all. Instead, he seems more like a tenant living in someone else’s home.” Li Wenxi’s hand subconsciously stroked Coco in his arms as he thought.
"Don't talk nonsense on the regional channel, otherwise many people may not want to cooperate with us." Qi Xuefei reminded her.
"Don't worry, Sister Xuefei, I'm not that stupid!"
Xu Xin and the other person were waiting for them under the tree house.
"The tree house has grown up, and we can't get in. Take us up to have a look." Xu Xin said to Qi Xuefei who was walking over. Now only Qi Xuefei could control this tree house.
"Okay." Qi Xuefei's mind moved, and several roots stretched out and pulled all four of them into the tree house.