Chapter 113: The Little Match Girl (1)
Sophie took the people to retreat to the periphery of the grove a kilometer away, and after resting for a while, she asked Mu Qiutang to arrange for the newcomers to pick up firewood in groups, the tent sleeping bags they carried in the storage space were definitely not enough for more than one hundred and fifty people to use, he had asked the witch before, and Alina also said that the temperature difference between day and night in this area was relatively large, and there was no need for fire to keep warm, and I was afraid that many people would be unwell the next day.
In a world where the level of folk medicine is similar to that of the Middle Ages, getting sick and infected is by no means a pleasant thing.
The black red fish glanced at Sophie, and sat down lazily with a tall and plump body leaning against a tree, a pair of eyes half-open and half-closed, as if he was closing his eyes and taking a nap, but in fact, the thoughts in his body were flowing endlessly, and he was tempering the inner skin of his body with his thoughts all the time, until the skin of the muscles and bones was as strong as steel.
All the cultivation methods in this world are created by the intelligent life little by little exploration and experimentation, and naturally it is impossible to be perfect, and future generations can follow the rules to learn the methods handed down by their ancestors, and those who are gifted and transcendent can also improve and optimize them.
Although Qigong Master is a gold-level profession with a well-established heritage, there is still room for improvement and enhancement of some skills, such as the basic skill of Steel and Iron Bone.
Sophie and Scarlet Fish entered Alcatraz no matter why they entered Alcatraz, and what they experienced during this experience made their eyes have an extraordinary transformation.
However, any technique takes time to practice to be proficient, and the skill cards on Alcatraz Island are no exception, unless a large number of soul gems are invested, even those generation squads with the best comprehensive strength dare not say that there is a surplus of soul gems, and how can Sophie Crimson conjure soul gems out of thin air, after all, they still have to rely on their own efforts to develop their abilities.
The gold-level profession is even worse, it does not allow people to ascend to the sky in one step, it is more like a tree seed, you need to carefully care for and cultivate, whether this seed can take root and sprout, and grow healthily into a towering tree depends on its own struggle, during which the effort and sweat paid far exceed the imagination of outsiders, and no matter how many soul gems can only play an auxiliary role in it.
In the Alcatraz Generation Squad, it is not uncommon for the owner of the Gold-tier class to die halfway, or not be able to discover the core strength of the class.
During the rest period in the original world, the cuttlefish often pulled Sophie to study the luck route and strength skills of the basic skills of the qigong master, and combined with some of the ideas and techniques provided by Sophie, she improved the skill of steel and iron bone a lot, and the efficiency was increased by a full fifth.
As for perfecting higher-level skills, the two of them are powerless, and their accumulation and background are still too shallow.
Geniuses also have to start reading primary school textbooks.
Li Liuhua sat on the ground not far from Sophie's side, the old knight's sword in the sheath resting on the side, and between breaths, there seemed to be a white-gold light flickering in the moist pupils of black jade, and the weak but resilient aura in his body was actually slowly tempering his body with the cultivation method of steel and iron bones.
With the complete inheritance of the paladin in front of him, Sophie naturally would not let go of the opportunity to find out, but he quickly gave up, because the core of the paladin's power is the aura of aura, and it is difficult for people without aura to exert the effect of the paladin's aura skills, but the aura has a wide range of applications, and even the skills of the qigong master can be used partially.
The basic skill of steel and iron bones, which originated from qigong masters, is very helpful to paladins, and the only drawback is that the effect of exercising with aura is not as good as that of nian qi.
But even now with not weak strength, Li Liuhua still doesn't dare to have the slightest relaxation, even the proud woman of the cuttlefish is seizing every second to enhance her strength, of course she doesn't want to experience the taste of death again, and she doesn't want to get farther and farther away from Sophie's side in the future and become a burden to him, which is the only thing that the girl can't accept.
Hungry for knowledge and experience, she quickly transformed into a qualified warrior.
The two women, one big and one young, worked hard, and even the men had to bow down.
Wang Daoyi said hello to Sophie, found a good position, shook his robe, sat down, closed his eyes, and breathed long and continuous, this fat man walked on the martial arts side to strengthen, and it took a lot of time to practice internal strength on weekdays.
If he had ten C-grade soul gems, he could directly raise the internal skill of Xiao Wuxiang Gong to the full level, which was equivalent to an extra hundred years of internal strength cultivation out of thin air.
This also gives a glimpse of the preciousness and power of gold-level skills, and Sophie's repulsive manipulation even requires one hundred and twenty-eight B-level soul gems to be able to reach lv10.
After the newcomers collected enough dry firewood for one night, Sophie took out four boxes of canned military beef, three bags of rice, a large iron pot, and bottled water from the storage space, and asked Lin Zeqing to distribute the canned food fairly to the newcomers of the group.
The last rays of the sunset disappeared, and the cold night slowly enveloped the land.
The branches of the trees in the forest rustled, the insects and birds chirped endlessly, and occasionally there was an unreal howl or two.
The newcomers of Sophie's team looked depressed and tired after eating a fairly hot dinner, Ye Hanxue's team's dinner was relatively simple, seeing the difference in diet between the two sides, some people were dissatisfied with the yin and yang weirdness and coaxed a few times, and they were immediately caught by the red-haired young man Wang Lung and taught him a hard lesson, and they realized that there was also a difference between strength and weakness between groups.
Summer opened the canned beef, smelled the fragrance and swallowed his saliva, he handed the can to his sister: "Xiaoyu, you are a girl to eat more." ”
"My athletic ability is much better than yours, and I know how to save energy, so let's eat more by yourself." Xia Yu pursed her lips, couldn't help but roll her eyes, and unceremoniously pushed the can back, don't look at her young age, the girl's physical fitness is definitely the most top-notch among this batch of newcomers.
Summer sneered, his sister's athleticism and physical strength were indeed much stronger than his, as the two of them had gone hiking and running in the morning had confirmed.
Bai Jun, the bodyguard of the two brothers and sisters, couldn't help but smile on the side, the relationship between the brothers and sisters in Xia Yu has always been very good, but thinking of the current situation of the three of them, Bai Jun's eyes slowly became a little gloomy, the supernatural forces he saw today were undoubtedly powerful, but in any case, he wanted to take these two children back alive and well.
This is his commitment to the parents of his two siblings and his responsibility as a man.
Tang Jin, a handsome young man of neutral, pulled the hood with his hand, and slowly chewed and swallowed the beef mixed with white porridge one bite at a time, replenishing the physical strength consumed during the day, after a day of buffering, he had completely adjusted his mentality, there seemed to be many people with mysterious powers in this world, so it was not the best strategy to leave alone, it seemed that he had to find an opportunity to integrate into the inner circle of this team.
Bai Siwen observed the people around him with his small eyes while eating, looking for a target to fool.
Newcomers who have realized themselves already have their own plans and plans.
After the meal, the sore newlyweds either sat around the campfire in a daze or lay down to rest, occasionally a few whispers and sobs sounded, and the flying insects attracted by the firelight also made many pampered people curse in a low voice, and the atmosphere of the whole temporary camp was quite oppressive and dreary.
Even for those young people who have experienced the baptism of multiculturalism, the excitement and ambition that were initially aroused by Mu Qiutang's speech were quickly shattered by the cruel reality.
Full of complaints, I don't know where to vent.
Zhao Xingguo hugged Xu Yan's ears and sideburns and whispered, looking loving and sweet, the surroundings had already been sprinkled with insect repellent medicine, as for the newcomer who was suffering, he was concerned.
Zhou Bingcheng sat cross-legged on the ground, this strong man with a smooth head was carefully taking care of the dark axe in his hand, after a few thoughts, he still changed into the set of silver-level enchanted full-body armor, pushed off the helmet mask and only revealed a strong face, compared to being attacked by the enemy as a fat sheep, the behavior of changing equipment in battle seems to be more stupid, this set of full-body armor does not have the function of one-click change.
Lin Zeqing, a former soldier, lowered his head and looked at a photo in his hand silently, his rough fingers carefully rubbing the face of the beautiful girl with a bright smile in the photo, and the fighting spirit in his eyes was like fire.
Mu Qiutang was keenly aware of the change in the atmosphere of the newcomers, and she was a little worried in her heart, but she had no better way, she was not driven by interests or pressure, these people from all walks of life in modern society could not be easily persuaded with a few empty words, and Mu Shao did not want to spend too much energy to appease this group of newcomers.
Because the cost performance is too low, if it is a group of well-trained special forces, it is worth spending time to envelop them.
On the other side, Ye Hanxue didn't have time to comfort the newcomer, she was having a headache where to replenish the supplies, the food consumed by seventy or eighty people a day was not a small amount, and the supplies looted in that village at noon could only be said to be a drop in the bucket, Ye Hanxue was not like Sophie who had enough merit points to expand the storage space, and the remaining materials could support another four days, and the rest of the selected people in his regiment could not be counted on.
The original plan to break away from Sophie and her party naturally failed.
God knows how long it will take to find a town or city that can replenish a lot of supplies, and if it really runs out of ammunition, it's always okay to ask him to borrow some supplies, right?
The woman thought to herself with a headache and uneasiness.
"Meow is getting more and more curious about where you came from." The black cat curled up on Sophie's shoulder, and her eyes seemed to sparkle a little under the orange firelight, but in fact, the well-informed witch had several guesses in her mind, and any one of them was a remarkable discovery.
Compared to that, what the witch itself is doing is insignificant.
There are hundreds of glass marbles floating around Sophie, and the flying mosquitoes seem to have hit an invisible wall as long as they get within one meter of him, and then they are crushed by two repulsive forces that squeeze each other, this is a small method used by him to exercise his repulsive control micro-manipulation skills in his spare time, and he couldn't help but smile slightly after hearing the black cat's half-deliberate and half-tentative question, there will be no shortage of well-informed wise people in any world: "I know that I won't tell you, why do you have to ask." ”
"If you want to know the answer, just watch quietly around me, Miss Witch."
Due to Alcatraz's not-so-strict rules, Sophie won't refute or reveal any information about Alcatraz, anyway, it's all witches' speculation, isn't it, and it has nothing to do with herself.
The suspicion in his mind was further confirmed, and the black cat closed his eyes in satisfaction.
There was a witch, and Li Liuhua rarely came over to sleep with Sophie.
Nothing happened overnight.
In the early morning of the next day, except for those who had been prepared, most of the newlyweds had been bitten by mosquitoes on their faces and hands, and their stomachs were padded with white porridge, and the newlyweds dragged their sore legs to embark on the journey again under the urging of the chosen ones.
Today's weather is still sunny and although the temperature is a little high, it is better than delaying the trip on a rainy day.
By the time they passed through that village, the 87th Regiment had already taken people away, and it was indeed convenient to travel with a vehicle, which could save a lot of time.
"But it's also a hassle to maintain, especially the power armor." Li Liuhua's handsome little face showed a thoughtful look, modern and future high-end scientific and technological equipment can not be played by one person, not only after the battle damage repair, but also in peacetime need regular maintenance and repair, power armor energy replenishment, spare parts and ammunition reserves are a troublesome matter.
There are very realistic examples in the original world, and there are only a handful of countries that can independently carry out the development and production of new-generation fighter jets, and the manufacturing price of each fighter is as high as tens of millions or even more than 100 million US dollars, and the cost of daily maintenance in ordinary times can be imagined.
Alcatraz only heals the wounds of the chosen one, but does not provide a service to repair equipment.
So much so that one of the few black-hearted teams on Alcatraz Island with the technology and materials to repair high-tech equipment has started a repair business, and each time they receive a bill for expenses, they can make the hearts of those selected people scold their mothers.
"There are so many advantages in the early stage of the strengthening of science and technology flow, and it is also appropriate to pay some price." Su Jin squinted and looked ahead, with the guidance of the witch, there was no need to worry about taking the wrong road for the time being, and in terms of reconnaissance, Mu Qiutang's birds replaced the drone, which minimized the possibility of being attacked by someone, and the key was how to ensure the safety of the newcomer in the future battle.
According to the information told by Qin Qingya, one more newcomer will survive in each mission, and the personal evaluation given to the selected person by Alcatraz Island will be slightly improved after returning, and an additional five hundred merit points will be added, and eighty newcomers in this mission, even if only half of them survive, there will be an additional income of 20,000 merit points, and everyone does not want to see too many casualties of newcomers in public and private.
The black red fish turned a white oil-paper umbrella in her hand to shade the sun, listening to the topic of Sophie and Li Liuhua with a lack of interest, she has always respected her own strength, and will not fight with the help of foreign objects unless she has to.
"The crystallization of human wisdom is dangerous and fragile." Sophie's shadow came the Snow Maiden's crisp and cold evaluation.
Even if the temperature of the sun does not cause the slightest harm to Snow Hime, this Snow Lady does not like to appear in the sun very much, most of the time she hides in his body for light sleep, and at the same time does not relax her observation and vigilance of the outside world, and anyone who wants to hurt Sophie must pass her first.
The black cat resting on Sophie's shoulder almost blew up.
The witch is very sensitive to the breath of the soul, and from the moment Xue Ji opened her mouth, she felt a spiritual thought sweeping over her body, and the evil aura displayed by the voice owner was even stronger than that of her, the evil witch, but it gave the witch a cold and pure feeling that was not stained with dust, like those lake elves who were far away from the mortal world.
The spiritual thought lasted less than a second before disappearing without a trace, as if a witch had delusional.
The witch knew that it was not a hallucination, and that the breath of the speaker gave her a terrifying feeling like falling into an ice cellar, and even if there was a one-on-one frontal fight, she would be 100% dead.
The black cat was lying on her shoulder, Sophie naturally noticed the witch's change, and guessed that it might be what the Snow Maiden had done to her just now, but there was nothing wrong with being able to scare the witch, and she smiled secretly in her heart, pretending not to know: "Snow Ji, do you want to come out and move?" ”
"No, master."
The black cat came back to his senses and scratched Sophie's neck with hatred, of course he didn't use his strength, but he was a little glad that he didn't do anything in that dead city, but he didn't expect Sophie's hidden strength to be so amazing.