Carefully passing through the Indigenous Empire, and more cautiously passing through the territory of the giant savage tribe, Zhou Ming led his expedition and continued southward, looking for the last thing, what he wanted to find. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Until they stepped into a dense primeval forest that even natives and giant savages did not dare to set foot in.

Or rather, stepping into a miasma of danger and death.

Poisonous snakes wrap around the branches, ants that eat everything in a dense group, mosquitoes and flies that buzz and make people feel restless for a moment, and streams that contain poisonous mineral elements or countless eggs and germs.

Even a kind of plant pollen that floats in the air and makes people drowsy after breathing, when the prey falls into a coma, the cannibal flower with bud-like fangs next to it will wrap the "prey" with moving vines and gently send it into the colorful mouth......

Even if it seems to be an ordinary plant, after accidentally being cut by its leaves, even if it is only a very small wound, if it is not treated in time, it will either be infected with plant viruses, blistering and red and swollen all over, or the wound will become inflamed and infected with various diseases that have never been obtained before, and the body without any antibodies will soon die of sepsis and organ failure......

After the death of many team members in a row, Zhou Ming had to stop, made a batch of gas masks and protective clothing with better sealing, put them on his body, and endured unbearable sweat and stuffiness under heavy protection, before continuing to go south for more than 100 kilometers.

Until one day.

Zhou Ming himself fell ill.

He was very sick, sometimes with a high fever, sometimes with a chill, and in the later stage of respiratory failure, he even heard the voice of "the game character has entered a near-death state, whether to quit the game ......" in his brain.

Malaria.

Like Alexander the Great, who conquered Asia and established an empire of 5 million square kilometers, Alexander the Great, who died of malaria, was only 33 years old.

Not to mention the empire, Zhou Ming, who has not even established a small kingdom, is not yet 25 years old at this time, and there are countless great things waiting for him to complete, and countless dreams waiting for him to realize...... These great deeds and dreams, after being bitten by a mosquito that may not be the size of a mung bean, all turned into struggles and wheezing that just wanted to survive.

Zhou Ming didn't know how the mosquito bit him, maybe one day during the exploration, the protective suit was accidentally hung by a branch and a small hole, and then let the mosquito that almost changed the history of this world and ruined all his previous efforts to take advantage of the void, puncture the skin, and take a full breath.

Afterwards, Zhou Ming immediately slapped it to death, but a gurgling voice in his heart made him order the expedition to stop advancing and camp nearby, looking for a herb he needed.

Artemisia or Artemisia annua, anyway, as long as all the plants in the area with less mosquito activity are picked, as long as they are not highly poisonous plants, he has to try, and he can always try several herbs that are useful for treating malaria.

Therefore, after the symptoms of slight dizziness and low-grade fever in his body, he began to try hundreds of herbs in ten days, just like Shennong who tasted a hundred herbs, but basically had no effect.

And ten days is enough time for this kind of severe malaria to bring a mild patient into the arms of death.

"Mr. Edward, this is a plant I found more than thirty miles away, it is a bit similar to the Artemisia annua you mentioned, but I don't know if it is poisonous or not, do you need to try it now?"

The snake girl, who came back with a large bundle of plants similar to Artemisia annua, said to Zhou Ming, who was already lying on the ground with a high fever and delirious, that in the face of possible danger to her life at any time, the snake girl did not have time to catch animals for poison testing tests, but pinned her last hope on this plant that emits a special fragrance and mosquitoes seem to be particularly afraid.

"Give... Give me ......."

After saying this sentence with all his might, Zhou Ming could only stretch out his hand and look at these plants with his eyes, watching the snake girl mash these plants into pieces with stones, squeeze out the juice, and put them in a wooden bowl.

The snake girl's speed alone was too slow, and after watching the demon thief Biluo and the others on the side, they stepped forward to help, and after a while, handed a large bowl of green juice to Zhou Ming, and fed him a few sips.

A week later, Zhou Ming, who was already able to walk normally, led an expedition team of less than 20 people to the northwest and left this miasma like a nightmare.

"Life is so wonderful, what you are looking for, after paying a huge price, often you can't ask for it, when you give up, it stands in front of you, within reach, easily. ”

Standing in front of a tree, looking at the milk-like viscous substance that kept flowing out of the fresh wound on the bark, Zhou Ming couldn't help but sigh.

Rubber tree.

The rubber tree that is sought after is not in the tropical primeval forest full of dangers, but is very common in the vicinity of some indigenous villages, because the rubber fruit produced by this rubber tree is good and has a high yield, and the indigenous people often keep this kind of tree when they are clearing the land and destroying the forest.

Getting a small bag of rubber fruits, Zhou Ming at this time began to pay attention to the fact that the indigenous world of this new continent, like the western continent, also has a large number of tribes and kingdoms, although in the development of tools, it is not as developed as the western continent, but with the unique geographical environment, huge agricultural crops, and intelligent minds stronger than animals, the number of indigenous people who are huge enough to reach hundreds of millions will sooner or later become the overlords of this continent.

It is those giant savage tribes that live in the deep mountains and old forests, and under the blows of the natives, sooner or later they will become endangered species.

However, due to the large population and the lack of attention to environmental sanitation, there are often large numbers of indigenous towns and villages, and a terrible plague can destroy 90% of the population.

For example, the ruins of this indigenous city that Zhou Ming and others passed through, the scale of the city is terrifying, the radius is more than ten miles, and in the center of the city, there is a pyramid as high as 100 zhang - this kind of high pyramid generally indicates that this city, once the capital of a medium-sized indigenous kingdom, had to be abandoned because of the outbreak of the plague.

"This city looks abandoned for a long time, and there must be a lot of treasure in such a big city, so let's go inside and take a look. "One of the team members had a golden glow in his eyes and wanted to go into this ruined city.

Like all civilizations, the natives also have a habit of collecting precious metals that sparkle with gold and silver, and beautiful gems that glow with all kinds of light, and many indigenous kingdoms that have developed to a certain level of civilization have used gold and silver as intermediate currency in the market exchange behavior, and many of the upper echelons of the indigenous kingdom also have the habit of collecting this kind of currency.

"You can't go in! The city was ruined by the plague, and the plague may not have dispersed yet, and if you accidentally get infected with the plague, everyone may die!"

Zhou Ming stopped these imminent expedition members, he didn't want to ruin the whole expedition plan because of one or two fools in the team who wanted to get rich.

"Why can't you go in?, Mr. Edward, you can't let us find some treasure you need when you've found everything you're looking for? ”

The team member was very dissatisfied, although he knew that the employer in front of him was not bad, but when he thought of the three pieces of doghead gold, five giant gems, and a natural and flawless, perfectly shaped, and priceless sapphire, he was already full of resentment and anger towards the employer who was still blocking his financial path.

"Yes, Mr. Edward, do you want us all to go home empty-handed?"

"Mr. Edward, what you are looking for, three people can take it, there are so many of us, what's wrong with bringing some treasure?"

"Mr. Edward, the little bounty you gave might as well get a stone here, I don't want to do this task!"

Because they all have a similar experience of being ordered to throw away treasures, as if they have found an outlet, many expedition members, you and me, vent their dissatisfaction that has long been hidden in their hearts.

"Whoever wants to go to the city to find treasure can do so, but they must leave the group and stay quarantined with people who have not been to the city, and if anyone is infected with the plague, I don't care if he lives or dies!"

Zhou Ming's tone was cold and prepared two paths for these team members and asked them to make a choice.

"Go pick up the treasure!"

The team member cheered, followed by three or four companions, rushed into the ruined city, and after a while he ran out with a large amount of treasure in his pocket, and shouted excitedly: "There are so many treasures in the city, you can't take them all, and you can come and get them if you don't take them! There is no plague in the city, and they are all dead people with only bones left!"

Hearing this voice, many team members who were still in a wait-and-see state, after seeing the shining gold and shining treasure, swallowed their saliva, their hearts beat uncontrollably, and also made them move their steps and walked into the ruined city.

Only four people present did not move, and the other team members all walked into the ruined city and came out with some priceless treasures.

Five days later, the group of expedition members who had taken the treasure, were isolated by Zhou Ming, and kept a certain distance, began to have symptoms of cold and fever.

Ten days later.

Looking at the monsters covered in tumors, covered with black rotten sores, and looking like zombies from a distance, after struggling to fall to the ground, Zhou Ming sighed and said, "Even Dwayne Johnson and Leondo, the one-eyed man, are gone...... Treasure is the most powerful murderous weapon in the world. ”

Since the plague that took away 13 expedition members, only Zhou Ming, the great thief Jerro, the demon thief Biro and the snake girl of the four-person expedition team remained, the speed of travel was much faster than before, with rich exploration experience, and the optimal route planned by Zhou Ming's [World Map] in his mind, it only took five months, and the four of them returned to the original starting point of exploring this new continent - the northern part of the middle of the Ural Snow Mountain, under this windy pass.

Stand at the foot of the mountain, with your back to the pass above your head.

"It's been almost a year and a half, and this adventure full of twists and turns has finally come to a successful conclusion. ”

Suddenly, there was a slight sound in his ears, Zhou Ming smiled at the corner of his mouth, turned to a boulder and said, "Come out, Mr. Biluo, it's been a long time since you waited for this moment, right?"

"Hahahaha~"

There was a burst of laughter, and Hira, the demon thief with a sharp short sword in his hand, stepped out from behind the boulder. Behind him were the thieves Jairo and the snake girl, who were also armed with weapons.

"It is worthy of Mr. Edward, the smartest nobleman I have ever seen, and you can still see this little bit of my thoughts......

The demon thief Biro shook his head and said with some regret, "If it weren't for the fear that I won't find my way back, Mr. Edward, I would have killed you when you were sick." ”

"You're also very smart, Mr. Biluo, you're just a powerful mercenary, and you're not a nobleman, what do you want this continent to do?"

In the matter of the plague, after sensing the ambition of this thief-turned-mercenary who surprised him, Zhou Ming couldn't help but ask while pulling out the short sword at his waist.

"Of course it's everything here!"

The demon thief Biro stepped forward and stabbed with his sword, attacking Zhou Ming, his face was full of excitement, as long as he killed the nobleman in front of him, everything in this new continent would belong to him.

"It's good to be ambitious, but you also have to have that strength, and—"

Easily blocking the attack of the short sword, Zhou Ming raised his hand with a sword, and stabbed him in the chest like lightning, the speed was so fast, the demon thief Biro felt a breath of death, he had to take a step back and turn the attack into defense.

Only three or five moves passed, only the ability to parry, and the demon thief Biro, who kept retreating, shouted back with an anxious face: "Jairo, snake girl, come and help me!"

shouted like this three or four times, but saw that his cousin Jairo and the snake girl were standing still with their swords in their hands, watching the two fight indifferently.

Burst!

A sharp sword pierced the heart, leaking out of the back, and an unspeakable pain came, and the hideous-faced demon thief Biro heard the last words before he died.

"When you speak out loud about your ambitions, it's best to think about the feelings of your peers. ”

After Zhou Ming finished speaking, he pulled out his short sword, and the corpse in front of him fell to the ground like a stake.