Chapter 12: The Prisoner's Dilemma
Volume IV, 1860, Rise of the Celestial Dynasty, Chapter 12, The Prisoner's Dilemma
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The little man was so anxious that he jumped high, and if he was abandoned at this time, he would definitely not be able to survive even a day here.
"You?" The woman said sarcastically: "The big man can hunt and protect us, the little handsome man has a flexible mind, I have the ability to survive in the wild, what about you, what is your value?" Do you know how to barbecue? We don't need to take a drag on the road! ā
"Without me, none of you would have been able to leave the Ghost Star!"
The little man thought for a long time before he could hold back this sentence, "Which of you can pilot a spaceship?" Who will turn on the jump device? If it weren't for me, even if a spaceship landed on this planet, you wouldn't have been able to escape! ā
This sentence really got to the point, and no one in the audience except him really knew how to fly a spaceship.
"What if you can drive a spaceship? Even the escort capsule was dropped from a high altitude and glided, except for the spaceship transporting the prisoners, who would want to come to this place? I'm afraid your skills won't be useful! ā
What the woman said was very reasonable, Zhang Yuntian and the giant also had the same question, and they looked at the little man together, only to see the latter with his hands behind his back, shaking his head and saying:
"This is your loneliness, there is a concentrated group of giant pyramids on this planet, it is said that there is a powerful ancient artifact sealed in the dust, whoever owns this thing can become the strongest existence in the entire galaxy, even if all the military forces of the entire federation are combined, it is not worth mentioning in front of it! So every year, there are many speculators who are not afraid of death, and the archaeological team comes here thousands of miles to die! As long as we take the opportunity to take a spaceship, leaving the ghost star will not be a problem at all! ā
"That's a fun thing to say!" The woman pondered for a while, "But the whole ghost star is so big, and we don't know where the pyramids are, so we walk on the ground with our feet, when will we be able to get there?" Not to mention, there are countless monsters along the way, and it's a question of whether you'll survive or not, I'm afraid your plan is a little unrealistic! ā
"I... I know the approximate position, I have studied the orbit of the ghost star a long time ago, calculated the change of the moons here, and just look at these giant moons to determine where we are from the pyramid! ā
The little man was so anxious that his whole face turned red.
"Forget it, we might as well believe him once, this planet is definitely not suitable for human habitation, instead of fleeing around, it is better to go to the pyramid to see, it is better to have a goal than to run blindly!"
Zhang Yuntian played a round on the side.
The woman looked at Zhang Yuntian, then at the little man, then at the giant, and then said: "Since the little handsome guy has said so, I will give you a chance, you have to remember, grasp this opportunity well, if I find out that you are lying to us, I promise to let you die in front of us!" I do what I say! ā
The woman glared at the little man fiercely, and the latter was startled, and she laughed happily, and let out a girlish giggle, not knowing whether what she had just said was a threat or a joke.
There was no word all night, and since the big-mouthed monster left, there were no other monsters visiting.
Early the next morning, the little man was standing on a small mound and looking into the distance, his face full of excitement.
"What did you find?" Zhang Yuntian chewed on the few pieces of bee monster meat left over from last night and asked vaguely.
"That's good news!" The little man said happily: "First of all, according to my estimate, the days here are much longer than the nights, which is very suitable for our long journey!" Secondly, this location is only about 3,000 kilometers away from the pyramid in a straight line, and if we go by the way, we can get there in two months! ā
"Well, if it's smooth..."Zhang Yuntian deliberately re-emphasized these words, because everyone knows that this road will definitely not be smooth.
The lump of meat killed by the giant last night was eaten by the big-mouthed monster, and the few people could only simply take a few pieces of the bee monster's meat, pick up the wooden stick as a weapon, and walk all the way in the direction guided by the little man.
First passed through a sea of grass that could not be seen at a glance, and then climbed a few mountains that were not too steep, perhaps the ultimate evolution gene finally played a role, Zhang Yuntian actually adapted to the gravity here, and the heavy burden when he first came was swept away, and even climbing the mountain was like walking on the ground, second only to a woman's travel speed.
With his super physical strength, the giant of course ignored the obstacles in front of him, and only the little man was out of breath every hundred or so meters, and then he had no choice but to let the giant carry it forward.
Even so, he still walked at the forefront of the entire team, followed by women, and finally Zhang Yuntian.
After a few days of familiarity and understanding, Zhang Yuntian probably learned the names and information of these people.
The giant is the product of the human genetic evolution of the real yĆ n room, the body has the genes of a variety of creatures, since he was a child, he grew up in the real yĆ n room that is twice the gravity of the earth, and every month he has to challenge all kinds of fierce and powerful monsters, and he was originally trained with fifty people, and in the end only he survived, and successfully escaped.
Zhang Yuntian has always had some doubts about this detail, with the intelligence of a giant, it is difficult to escape from the real yĆ n room with an exquisite layout, compared to this statement, he believes that this product was killed all the way.
It is also because he is a real yĆ n creature that he has no name, only a number, and the little man gave him a new name, called King Kong, although it is not a creative name, but it is still much better than the number of Lian 7a1345 Alpha.
The little man named Momo, living in a pampered family, is a standard rich second generation, he himself is a genius, he completed all the courses in college at the age of five, published his first doctoral thesis at the age of seven, began to hack into the network systems of major companies and banks at the age of ten, and at the age of fifteen he could remotely control all the electronic devices on the planet 10,000 light-years away, and successfully broadcast a cartoon on the federal government's propaganda board.
At the age of eighteen, he made a spaceship that could make space jumps, and after several jumps without approval, he was caught by federal police detectives, revoked his driver's license, and destroyed the illegal spacecraft, but later some media claimed after investigation that the concept of this spaceship was even ten to twenty years beyond the current technology.
But later, the family was maliciously suppressed by competitors, the entire company went bankrupt, and the parents died in the mine fire!
It was obviously a vicious murder, but it was judged an accident by the Federation, and Momo began to oppose the Federation until the collision of two Huanyu-class frigates occurred.
Now he can not only pilot, repair a qiÄ spaceship equipment, but also be able to mentally calculate the path of the jump, as long as he is given a computer that can connect to the Internet, he can paralyze the entire prison, so he is listed as the number one dangerous element by the Federation, and finally sent the ghost star.
The woman was secretive about her origins, and knew nothing about her other than that she had a rather feminine name, Mia.
Zhang Yuntian himself has nothing to introduce, he doesn't know who he is, and he can't say anything except his name.
After half a month of life and death together, several people gradually established a friendly relationship, especially Mia, she stopped talking nonsense about Momo, Zhang Yuntian told some jokes from time to time to stir up the atmosphere, and the whole team was harmonious, at least it seemed like this.
After a few more days, several people stepped into the area of twice the earth's gravity, and King Kong was very accustomed to this gravity, and not only did not reduce his speed, but walked faster.
Mia was able to stay in the middle of the group at first, but it didn't take long for beads of sweat to form on her forehead, thanks to her physical strength, otherwise twice the gravity would have crushed a person.
Although Momo didn't have to walk and lay on King Kong's back all day, his body was so poor that twice the gravity almost deformed his joints, and he could barely say a few words every day, and he spent most of the time.
Zhang Yuntian was a little uncomfortable at first, but as long as he slept for a while, this feeling of burden would be swept away the next day, and several other people were secretly surprised.
"If it doesn't work, let's take a break here!" Zhang Yuntian suddenly said, he looked at the entire four-person team, two people's bodies were almost on the verge of overdraft, and the future gravity did not know how terrifying it would be, if he rushed away, it would only drag down the bodies of these people.
"I... We, should... Again... Hurry up, I feel... Here is the distance... The pyramids, already... Very... It's close! ā
The little man spoke intermittently, the pressure in his lungs forcing him to breathe incoherently and make sounds.
"I understand that because of this, we need to rest more, the human body is very adaptable, as long as a little adjustment, twice the gravity of the human body can still adapt!"
Zhang Yuntian explained: "What's more, when we get to the vicinity of the pyramid, once there is a spaceship, we still need to rely on you to pilot, according to your current situation, you are not qualified for such a job at all!" ā
Mia held a towering boulder beside her, nodded and agreed: "That's right, the spaceship will definitely be guarded by guards, our current state is not able to fight at all, it's time to adjust and adjust!" ā
King Kong plucked some branches from the surrounding trees that were attached to the leaves and built a few simple beds on the ground.
Standing in hypergravity can put an extra strain on your legs and knees, so lying down is the best way to adapt quickly.
Momo and Mia lay on two beds, guarded by King Kong, while Zhang Yuntian went alone to explore the way.
In fact, Zhang Yuntian has another idea, since he can quickly adapt to various gravity environments, if he comes to an environment with three times gravity, or even five times gravity, once his body functions adapt, then when he returns to the environment of double or even ordinary gravity, will he be able to obtain extraordinary strength?
He needs to prove this that in this dangerous world, only strength can bring a sense of security.
Zhang Yuntian had just left the camp for a few minutes, and he hadn't gone far, when he suddenly heard King Kong's roar from behind him, oops, it seems that the camp has been attacked by monsters again, and now Mia and Momo have lost their combat effectiveness, although King Kong is strong, but in the area of 1.2 times gravity, they are not the opponents of predators, and in the environment of 2 times gravity, the strength is naturally greatly reduced, and I am afraid that I will suffer.
He hurried towards the camp, and was about to emerge from the bushes when he saw seven or eight men and women of short stature, armed with weapons made of hardwood the thickness of their arms, encircling Mia and Momo in the middle, and King Kong was bound up in a sturdy knot.
Are these human beings or indigenous peoples? Or is it a monster? Zhang Yuntian was a little uncertain, if it was a human being, their figure was really strange, no human race would grow like this; It is even more impossible for the aborigines, and there are no intelligent beings on the ghost planet at all; If they are monsters, they look seven or eight points similar to humans.
Just when Zhang Yuntian was puzzled, he only heard one of them point at Mo Mo and say, "This little thing is very cute, when he adapts to the environment, he can become our little pet!" ā
These people speak the lingua franca and appear to be indeed humans, possibly exiled to the planet before they are, and have adapted to the environment of gravity many times greater.
The person next to him smiled and nodded, "That's right, you can still use it to fill your stomach when you're hungry, it's good!" ā
The man pointed at Mia again and said, "This woman's body is too fragile, and she can't use it when she adapts to the environment, so she can't waste it!" ā
The person next to him pointed to King Kong and said, "How to deal with this big guy, it took a lot of work to catch him just now!" ā
The man smiled, "The bigger the animal, the more unpalatable it is, it has no value, but it can make us happy, it is said that in an environment of more than ten times the gravity, the heart will burst because it can't withstand the pressure, I haven't seen what it will be like to explode, it's better to throw him into the pit for a while, and see if this rumor is true!" ā
The person next to him jumped up happily and clapped his hands and said, "It's the most fun, but it's not interesting to be alone, and it's fun to add another one!" ā
Mia was half-sitting on the ground, her eyes happened to see Zhang Yuntian's hiding place, she took advantage of these people chatting, and said two words to him with her mouth: "Run!" ā
Indeed, if even King Kong is not the opponent of this group of people, it is even more impossible for Zhang Yuntian to win with one against eight, escape is the only way out, and only in this way can Mia and them have hope, as long as they live, they will always find a way to rescue them!
Zhang Yuntian was just about to turn around and flee, when he suddenly saw the person who was talking in the distance kicking his feet on the ground hard, and the whole person appeared in front of him like an arrow from the string, and then he only felt that his neck was tight, and the whole person was thrown high by him and fell to King Kong's side.
He looked at Zhang Yuntian with satisfaction, and said with a smile: "With this one, the two of them will be interesting!" ā