A difficult environment can gradually sharpen a mediocre person into a warrior, while a comfortable environment can wear down a person's fighting spirit.

In Wang Qiu's view, although the reason why the people at the "Camelot" scientific research station are passive and completely unmotivated, it seems to be understandable at a cursory glance. But in any case, no profit is no profit, and it is still an undeniable fact that they wasted such a starting condition and did nothing.

Although compared with the other unfortunate traversers who were thrown into the strange shijie unprepared, the living conditions of the people at the "Camelot" scientific research station after the crossing were indeed good, but they also paid a lot of sacrifices in this unfamiliar shijie, and what is even more terrifying is that after the death of so many people, they still did not change anything about this shijie, and almost did not make any meaningful progress in this dark history.

If it is in the infinite flow space of that kind of novel, if anyone has the mentality of getting by, then it is destined to not survive a few times. If you can't seize every opportunity to strengthen yourself and gain benefits, you can only be forced to run exhausted by the ever-increasing difficulty of the "main god", and you will be restricted everywhere until you are defeated.

But this is not a cruel infinite flow novel, and there is no main god who raises Gu to force the traverser to fight to the death in the test of life and death.

Therefore, they are actually just a group of poor people who have never thought about how to use the abundant capital in their hands to change history, change Shijie, and make the British island of Great Britain in the dark era have a brighter future. Do they know what they should do for the kingdom? Do they know how to choose their future path and how to strive for the future they want?

No. They just ridiculously sat by the window and counted the stars, waiting, waiting, waiting, waiting. Waiting for rescue, no one knows when it will appear. I never thought about fighting for a brighter and more brilliant future, I just blindly hoped that I could live like this.

Responsibility? They may have a little bit. But it was only for the companions of the "Carmellot" research station, but they never thought of saving this homeland thousands of years ago. Belief? They also have one point, and that is to persist in living in this barbaric era. Guts? There also seem to be some of them, who will also struggle to jump a few times when they are cornered in danger, and even a weak office girl can shoot and kill.

But these things are to put it bluntly, that is, the stress response of the animal's survival instinct. Once the existential crisis is resolved. Naturally, I didn't bother to move.

- None of them are people with ideals and pursuits, at least in this new shijie, they have never thought of being saviors.

How should I live on this wild and dark shijie? How to live in this lonely and lonely backward society?

These big questions have never been understood by the Britons who have accidentally traveled to the Dark Ages, just as most young people living in an apathetic modern society run away if they can't. If you can't escape, then jump a few times. Although it feels bad to live like this. It's like the walking dead, it's about to rot, but as long as you can eat and drink, most people will continue to go to work and live repeatedly. Although life is neither happy, nor exciting, nor exciting, as long as there is a place to stay, then why not live numbly?

Therefore, even with such luxurious starting conditions, these Brits still made themselves into the defeated dogs among the traversers.

Do they know their worth in this dark age? I don't know.

Do they know how to realize their value? I don't know.

They're just in this turbulent era. Groggy and alive, it was like a living dead crawling out of a tomb.

- Anyway, after a period of time, it will cause a wormhole. There will always be a way for these people to return to modern shijie in the future, so what else do you have to do in this dark age full of dangers? Is it because he didn't die fast enough?

That's probably what these Brits think, and that's what they do—no ideals, no ambitions, only an instinct to survive.

Therefore, this difference rooted in the basic mentality ultimately determines the difference between them and those "hero traversers" in action.

- In fact, even Robinson, the desert island in the novel, runs his desert island as a newly discovered colony. But these modern Britons no longer have this kind of big colonialist mentality full of shijie and rice flags.

Unfortunately, while not everyone has a destiny as the protagonist, not every desert island Robinson will live to be rescued.

Of course, on the other hand, those who are arrogant and empty-eyed, and think that the entire shijie should revolve around them, I am afraid that before the wormhole appears, they have already become dry bones and carrion in the ditch because of all kinds of extreme brain-dead and cheap behaviors.

——Throw a group of ordinary modern people into a barbaric and desolate ancient shijie at once, all the rules of survival in it are completely different from modern shijie, it is hard to imagine that they can calm down immediately in a very short time, while avoiding various death crises, while struggling to survive. In fact, the traversers who can really survive until the wormhole opens and get in touch with Wang Qiu and them are all outstanding in psychological quality or with extreme luck.

Therefore, the conservative and inactive negative attitude of the "Camelot" scientific research station cannot be said to be necessarily wrong, but can only be said to be a different choice of life route.

It's a pity that in life, you can't help yourself, and in many cases, even if you don't want to find trouble, the trouble will find your head by itself......

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In fact, not only is the young "King Arthur" completely unmotivated to conquer Britain, but the other members of the "Carmellot" research station can't wait to escape from this mini-kingdom of the dark ages and return to the modern society of the 21st century.

Even the sullen medic soldier Bediwell, who had raised two blonde Loli before and was tired of being together all day long. After learning that the door to the modern Shijie had been opened, he immediately left the blonde Lori who he couldn't put down, and ran to ask Wang Qiu to send him back.

on this. Wang Qiu had to sit down very patiently and explain to them the great risks of interdimensional travel for ordinary people.

“…… Merlin may have told you some common knowledge about wormholes, but just in case, I'll explain it again: first, there are no results on the nature and generation of these wormholes, and a series of completely unreliable hypotheses have been put forward. But at least one thing is clear. That is, at the other end of each wormhole, there is a traverser!

In short, there must be a space-time disturbance caused by a time-traveler. Then it will cause a connection between the two shijies, which will be penetrated by the wormhole. There is a time lag in between. In other words, the traverser must stay in the other shijie for a while before it is possible to open the wormhole that leads to the original shijie. According to the statistics of these years. The fastest of them can only wait a few hours. The slowest has to wait for more than ten years......"

Sitting in the luxurious restaurant of the Camelot scientific research station, Wang Qiu said to them with a serious face, "...... Now, then, the question arises - you are not crossing one person, but a group of people. weishenme connects you here with the wormhole of modern shijie, but only one appears? ”

“…… Because this wormhole was caused by Arthur, and the wormhole that belongs to us has not yet appeared, right? Miss Morgan asked, raising her hand.

“…… That's right. Wormholes have always been a turnip and a pit. Wang Qiu nodded and replied. …… Therefore, you can't use this wormhole belonging to Arthur to go back safely, but you have to take a big risk - you know, not everyone can pass through the wormhole casually, but only a very small number of people who have awakened the spatial ability can safely cross the wormhole and shuttle back and forth between different shijie.

Ordinary people without spatial abilities are very dangerous to pass through the wormhole, and they are likely to die in the process, or have a mental disorder that cannot be recovered for the rest of their lives. If Arthur wants to go back, then he can naturally do it at any time, because this wormhole is caused by him, and the purpose of the wormhole is also to exclude him from this shijie, so he is an exception. But if it's you......"

He sighed, "...... Since this wormhole was not caused by you, then according to the statistical probability over the years, when you use it, you will have to suffer at least one-third, or even more than half of the mortality rate - can you afford this terrible price? ”

“…… So, Weishenme Merlin, a guy who grows marijuana, can go back safely? Ensign Lancelot asked unconvinced.

“…… Because he was originally a professional space ability and plane shuttle, after awakening, he was no longer afraid of the spatial radiation of the wormhole. ”

Wang Qiu replied, "...... And you don't have that quality, so you have to take the risk...... In addition, even if you keep Arthur behind, this wormhole is not permanent, it is usually as short as a few days or as long as several years, even if the traveler stays in the other world and does not come back, the wormhole connecting the two shijie will gradually disappear - it seems that the time-traveler has been gradually assimilated by that shijie, so there will be no longer rejection. ”

"So, when will our own wormhole appear?" Another British soldier stood up and asked.

“…… I do not know. For this question, Wang Qiu could only pout the corners of his mouth and spread his hands, "...... I don't want to lie, the next wormhole could be a minute away, or it might take twenty years to wait patiently - no one knows for sure. ”

The British travelers in the restaurant looked at each other for a moment, and then stared at the small black hole suspended in the center of the restaurant with extremely tangled expressions.

Zuihou, among them, finally six people stood up, claiming that the bad life in the dark Middle Ages was unbearable, even risking their lives to immediately return to modern Shijie to reunite with their loved ones, instead of waiting for the next wormhole in the middle of nowhere.

As for most of the rest, they couldn't make up their minds for a while, as if they were ready to wait to see the results of these forerunners.

So, after Wang Qiu repeatedly confirmed their ideas and asked the six people to sign a waiver of liability at their own risk, he pulled them to the side of the wormhole and pushed them into two large cabinets. Then he activated the ability and teleported them one after the other as if they were cargo.

Followed by. Three days after the plane, Merlin, dressed in a black suit, traveled back from modern China across the wormhole with a magic wand and brought the final news of the Forerunners: two were dead, three were alive, and one had lost his memory......

Of these, three fully healthy survivors have been admitted to five-star hotels. And they are trying to get in touch with their families. The two deceased have been sent to the crematorium to be sent back to their relatives in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in a parcel after the ashes have been burned. As for the guy who lost his memory. At the moment, it is as muddy as a puppet, and it can only be sent to a psychiatric hospital for treatment.

Faced with such a tragic result, the remaining eighteen British travelers in the Carmellot scientific research station couldn't help but become even more entangled in the matter of returning home.

However. Before Wang Qiu could take out a stack of business contracts. Through coercion and inducement, the British were persuaded to stop risking their lives to return home, but to continue to work for themselves in the Dark Ages, turning Camelot into a logging ground for Chinese timber gathering and a trading post for dumping goods...... A sudden news completely disrupted his jihua rhythm, and at the same time allowed him to learn some secrets of this time and space......

A dusty, bloodied equestrian messenger arrived at Carmellot from the north, delivering a hundred thousand reports of war.

“…… The Anglo coalition has launched another westward invasion! Caesar Bixia and his Imperial Guard have failed in the battle and are now trapped on Barton Hill! ”

After a brief exchange in Latin. Merlin explained to the stunned Wang Qiu, "...... The barbarian coalition marched towards the city of Gloucester. The situation is already precarious, and now all the civilizations of Britain are urgently asking for help! And our 'Red Dragon Kingdom', as the closest civilization to Gloucester City, is naturally the first object of Roman Caesar's help......"

“…… How? Roman Caesar? Is there still an emperor in Western Europe now? The Western Roman Empire must have perished long ago! Wang Qiu asked with a strange expression, "...... If it is the Eastern Roman Emperor of Constantinople...... How could he appear in Britain on the other side of Europe?! ”

“…… Although the Western Roman Empire fell in the last century, the Western Roman Empire was crowned at the age of twelve. Romulus? Augustus is bixia, but he didn't follow the martyrdom! ”

Merlin shrugged his shoulders and explained to Wang Qiu, "...... We also learned about this until we had traveled back in time, where he was placed under house arrest in a country castle in Campania, southern Italy, after being deposed by the Gothic mercenary leader in 476 AD. But a few years later, taking advantage of the Gothic infighting, he managed to escape from house arrest. Then, the last emperor traveled all the way, wandering in Constantinople, Spain, Gaul and other places for a long time, using his status to solicit patronage, Zuihou finally arrived in Britain...... Many years before we traveled to this plane, the 'Caesar of Zuihou' had already established a presence in the city of Gloucester, Britain, and owned about a county.

In fact, even the area around Bath City, where Carmellot descended, was theoretically Caesar's domain. It is only due to the repeated invasions of the Anglo-Saxons, coupled with a series of natural and man-made disasters, that the population of the Celts and Roman remnants has been declining dramatically, and it is simply impossible to maintain so much territory. That is why the emperor ordered the abandonment of Bath and gathered the remnants of his population and forces to the city of Gloucester, more than forty kilometers to the north...... As a result, we picked up a bargain - just for this favor, we should also help him this time......"

Regarding Merlin's opinion, Wang Qiu was noncommittal, "...... Western Roman emperors in Britain? This seems to be different from what has been recorded in history......"

“…… It can't be helped, because there is a butterfly that has traveled through time and space, and it has flapped its wings in this era. Merlin shrugged, "...... Before we arrived here with the entire research station, it seems that another time-traveler had been to this plane......"

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Late autumn 500 A.D., Southwestern Britain, Gloucester

The city of Gloucester, in the southwest of Great Britain, near the mouth of the River Severn, was founded by the Romans in 96 BC and then gradually formed towns around the barracks. Even after the trials and tribulations of the Dark Ages, the city still has a population of 10,000 to 20,000 people - not as many as the more prosperous towns of modern Shijie, but it is already the largest city on the entire island of Great Britain in this dark age of wars and civilizations.

Especially in major cities such as London in the east of the island of Great Britain, which were destroyed by barbarian invasions one after another, as a relatively complete Roman city on the island, war refugees poured into the city from all directions, bringing a kind of deformed prosperity to Gloucester City.

However, as the Anglo coalition forces continued to approach from the northeast, it seemed that this Zuihou refuge was also on the verge of destruction...... (To be continued......)