Chapter 256: Flames

[The first round of assessment mechanism of the Central Six Cities Team Competition (Rookie Zone) is released:]

[Task 1: Hunt any ghost clan within the specified range, and give points according to the hunting results.] Note: Ghost clans outside the hunting range will be included in the results of the battle, and appropriate points will be given. 】

[Task 2: Search the geography and ecological environment around the station, and be aided and relocated to all the ghost tribes.] Note: It is recommended to use coercive means, and the ghost tribe left in place has a high chance of being destroyed in the subsequent ghost clan revenge: . 】

[Task 3: Find the designated ghost target and specific remnants, note: The strength of the designated ghost target is generally too high, it is recommended to evaluate the strength of your team before hunting, but once the hunt is successful, you will not only be awarded a lot of points, but also battle merits and honor rewards. 】

[Rule Description 1: During the hunt, you may encounter a cluster counterattack from the ghost clan, if you encounter a medium-sized or above tribe, you can apply for military support from Ningping City, but you will be given a certain penalty of deducting points. If it's a super-large tribe or a ghost general, avoid it in advance. 】

[Rule Note 2, List and Drawings of Specific Relics: Eagle of Resentment, Picture Book of Death, Left Hand of Vengeance, Right Hand of Wrath, Ring of Judgment, .......]

When the regimental arithmetic took out these pages and threw the scattered dozen rules in front of the peace war group, everyone had the real feeling that this was a "team competition" for the first time.

Killing and searching are the foundation of the warband, but they are not the whole story.

And after carefully studying the target, Zheng Li raised his doubts.

"Is this an act of war?"

It's obviously a questioning sentence, but it uses an affirmative tone.

"That's right."

Arithmetic Lu Sanqi responded with a smile,

"In this world, the ghost clan is stronger than us?"

"That's right. Much stronger. We light the flames of war, and they will surely retaliate. ”

Zheng Li nodded and didn't ask any more.

Now that Ningping City has planned everything, as allies and compatriots, it is enough to carry it out.

But as soon as they started to carry out the task, Zheng Li and his party ran into trouble, big trouble.

According to the plan, the inhabitants of the island were to be relocated, and all the inhabitants were to wait in the harbor with their belongings, and a fleet of ships would come to pick them up.

The results of Zheng Li's previous work have been effective, and even such an absurd order has been successfully implemented.

But there are still people who are reluctant to leave, even if they have repeatedly emphasized that staying here will be retaliated by the ghost clan, and life may be worse than death.

"Can't go, my lord, the blood flower is not ripe yet, and we will have nothing after leaving!"

Standing on the edge of the blood-red flower field, the farmers surrounded the executive, some kneeling and begging for mercy, some trying to hug the adult's thigh.

The scene in front of him made Zheng Li, who rushed over, a little surprised.

Blood Flower is the main economic income of this island town with a total population of less than 40,000 people.

"The petals of the six-petaled flower of thorns, commonly known as lancet, is a cash crop, a bloodthirsty carnivorous plant, the rhizome has thorny teeth, it is more expensive to feed chickens, ducks and seabirds, and fish is not cost-effective....... If the maturity of the field has come early, you can just buy it directly and let the locals plant it. You're young after all, and it's only a January rotation, so it's better not to go too deep into the darkness. ”

At that time, the two warbands had clearly said that two months was the blood-red harvest season, and asked Zheng Li to leave their planting alone..... Well, these two warbands were also kept in the dark.

When the other party said this, Zheng Li was also a little curious, and secretly learned about it.

The mature red petals are quite good auxiliary materials for anesthetics, buffs, and stimulants, and are also the specialties of this space, but as plants, they not only need conventional nutrients, but also all kinds of biomass....... For example, blood.

When Zheng Li checked the situation, he noticed that some ghost people secretly separated their arms and bleed the Bloodpiercing Flower.

He inquired, and if this flower eats flesh and blood with ghost attributes, it will mature faster and grow better, although the town has always ordered it to prohibit it...... This is the reason why the battle leader may have matured in advance of the blood flower field.

For many farmers in the town, this blood flower field is everything, all wealth is the hope of the future, how can they be willing.

"Lord Oni is coming? When we came, we also planted blood flowers for them, we have planted blood flowers for hundreds of years for them, leave us behind! ”

"Yes, even if the tax burden is heavier, even if one of the three children will be eaten, at least we will survive......"

But the executors in the town, how could they listen to their persuasion, someone simply lit a fire, ready to burn the immature blood flower directly.

"Ahh No!! ”

While the peasants were in amazement, a tall figure suddenly ran out of the crowd, jumped over the fence, and jumped into the blood flower field himself.

Countless thorns and minions devoured him, and in just a moment, the earth was moistened by blooming blood and screams.

And the next moment, a few blood flowers around him bloomed with a faint red light, which was a sign of maturity......

"Kid dad! Why did you leave us behind......"

The cry of a woman woke everyone up, it was a middle-aged woman, and in her arms, there was a child with horns, crying.

The tragedy happened, but the others wanted to try it....... Someone approached the field of blood flowers.

And when he followed the example of his predecessors, he jumped over the fence and into the field of death....... But it hovered in mid-air, and time was stopped at this moment.

Zheng Litie walked over with a blue face, he was full of anger, but he didn't know who to vent to.

Blame the staff, blame the numb farmer, blame the ghost clan, blame the digital city that starts the war, blame this world....... Blame yourself for your incompetence?

"Ichizaki."

"Hmm."

Toriichisaki took a step forward and stood in front of the field.

When the long sword turned into a flaming snake-bellied sword, in a cry and screams of despair, the entire flower field turned into a sea of fire.

The only unburned area is the one that has been deliberately divided...... The ripe blood flowers that are being poured are shaking in the wind.

The faint red light surrounded by flames seemed to mock the fragility and powerlessness of mortals.

When the flower fields turned into scorched earth, the powerless ghost farmers had no choice but to walk towards the port under the leadership of armed militia...... That step and three turns, but it lasted until it was completely invisible.

Zheng Li was in front of the scorched earth, and his mood couldn't be calmed down for a long time, and beside him was Lu Sanqi with a calm face.

Finally, Zheng Li couldn't help but ask an extra question.

"To wage war, involving countless lives, at least for a reason, we are here for ....."

But Lu Sanqi shook his head.

"I don't know. Do you think I can know the strategic goals at my level? But trust the judgment of the Prophet, who is always on the side of humanity and that we are only its pawns. ”

The sun is shining, and the number "393472742796729" on Lu Sanqi's forehead is unusually eye-catching.

He didn't think, he didn't question, the scene in front of him didn't even shake him, he just fulfilled his orders...... Even if it is to start a war, it will bring countless deaths and misfortunes.

At this moment, Zheng Licai really felt that no matter how normal he behaved on weekdays, he was still a digital person.

Digital people, Ningping people, are not without feelings.

They have hobbies, even if they seem strange to outsiders.

They have feelings and will be very sad about the loss of their loved ones.

They have their own ego, and everyone is full of hope when they talk about the future.

But they carry out the order...... As long as the order is given, all perceptual thinking gives way to the order, and all thinking, strength, and even life serve the execution of the task.

"Why You Trust the Prophet So Much......

Halfway through the words, Zheng Li himself knew the answer.

This is the accumulation of thousands of years, the countless choices of life and death, and the instinct engraved in the bones of digital people.

Everyone knew that this was abnormal and inhumane, but no one objected.

Zheng Li didn't know what kind of cruel external environment it was to create this anti-human social system and atmosphere.

I don't understand what the prophet is all about, why he is so fully trusted and even obeyed by digital people, and he can die with one order.

Himself, just an outsider, seems to have no room for questioning.

But suddenly, Lu Sanqi, whose face was flat, scratched his head, and seemed to be a little troubled.

"You are indeed different from me, if you don't know anything, you must have other ideas that may affect the success rate of the mission....... It just so happens that this is 3123 Island (Xingtai Island), so there should be that thing. ”

Half an hour later, when the highest alarm bell rang in the sky over the entire island, all the people of the Peace War Group stood in front of a big steel object.

It was a hemisphere, mostly buried in the earth, with a crack in the middle, and even the cart was nothing in front of it.

It seemed to be part of a large building, with only the head left outside, and while the others were amazed at the sheer size of the steel creation, Zheng Li climbed to the edge of the crack in two or three steps.

Inside, in addition to the space filled with sewage, there were also broken lenses and brackets.

Those parts were too familiar to Zheng Li, after all, they were the products of the old era.

"Star Terrace? Astronomical ......"

"I don't know how to explain the 'Far Looker' of the super large observatory, after all, my intelligence sources are also limited. But there is a phrase in the mission directive, the words of the Prophet to all......."

In front of everyone, standing in front of the mostly mutilated observatory, Lu Sanqi opened his arms and smiled.

The one who laughed seemed too unaccustomed, a little crazy, a little distorted.

"The time has come, and it's finally here...... We will take back our land, and the people. ”