Chapter XXII The first rivet
Neil was one of the first group of camp builders, and they were lucky enough to wake up in the heart of the city, and then even luckier to find it, without having to search for food and water, or like headless flies for possible clues, their goal was clear.
Hunt demons, earn points, and stay alive.
Although demons have never been synonymous with slaughter, the silver-haired boy is quite confident in his skills, so he politely declines the invitation of the others, and acts alone in the deep night, alone in the darkness to hunt.
There are a lot of points in the account on the first day, a full forty or fifty points, and if you can maintain this efficiency every day, not only will you not have to worry about food and water, but even anti-erosion chemicals will not be so unattainable. But the next day, when more people discovered this natural residence that could stay for a long time, his efficiency in obtaining demon materials was greatly reduced - most of the weak demons were cleaned up, and the more tricky ones were gone, and the special demons that were wandering around were some special demons that even a few people could not deal with.
Seventeen points –
It was his last points earned, and at first glance it still seemed to have a good surplus, but Neil knew very well that it was just an illusion.
The nearby demons that he could deal with had been swept away, and if he didn't want to find nothing, he had to stay away from the altar and explore deeper in the darkness - and in the depths of the night where the direction was unclear, the farther away from the altar, the greater the risk he would take, and even if he didn't have to worry about getting lost or not having to worry about the lack of prey, the efficiency of earning points per unit of time would be significantly reduced— After all, there is a limit to the total amount of supplies an individual can carry without affecting the battle, and the duration of a round trip greatly restricts the acquisition of points.
So, having to join a team?
The teenager is a little unwilling, the efficiency of the team to obtain points is actually not as good as acting alone, although most of the time it can easily solve those tricky big guys, but at the same time the collective action also greatly reduces the probability of encountering the enemy evenly distributed on everyone, and it may be stable at eighty or ninety points at the end of the day, but it is often only twenty points when it is finally distributed to individuals - and this is still the data of the first day of relatively peaceful competition.
When more people pour in, more teams appear, in the case of elongated supply lines, in the case of reduced engagement rate, there will inevitably be a decrease in the team's income, but there will not be such a significant decline as an individual.
It should be between fifteen and twenty, which is basically the same as his harvest today.
But what about tomorrow? The day after tomorrow?
For the foreseeable future, there will be an influx of more and more sword-wielders until they are saturated, and even loaded—at which point, the relying team may only be able to make ends meet, but one thing is certain...... There will be no way out for individuals.
With a sigh, Neil had a more pessimistic and definite forecast for the bleak future.
And then got up—
Rubbed his face.
Already...... It's the fourth day.
Yesterday, he didn't go out for a day, but kept in contact with various teams in the camp to seek opportunities to integrate, but unfortunately, after the team was formed, the relatively ordinary demons had overflowed, and there was no room to supply him as a superfluous person. As for the follow-up arrivals, in the middle of a dangerous night, the power of the individual is extremely small, and the person who can do this kind of thing needs to do as a team?
Therefore, the teenager, who has been rejected many times, is extremely concerned about such ambiguous terms as possible, perhaps, and thinking about it again, because it may be the last straw he can grasp.
But it also depends on what conditions the other party will offer, if it is too strict, there is no need to agree.
He straightened his shirt and walked towards the place he had agreed to yesterday.
"Good morning, Neil. The young man with a pair of clear blue eyes seemed to wait for a while, "I'm glad you made a wise decision, trust me, you won't regret it." ”
I hope so.
Neil thought about it, but didn't say it directly, but stretched out his hand: "May the cooperation be pleasant." ”
"——May the cooperation be pleasant. ”
After shaking hands politely, the two walked towards the tent, opening the curtain, where the kerosene lamp was still burning.
"There are some things that are not easy for others to know, but I think it is necessary to let you know. Amy closed the curtain, he wasn't as concerned about secrecy as he had suggested, but the altar wasn't a good place to talk, "About our team, and...... Your arrangement. ”
"Speak, please. ”
"Before I do that, I'd like to know what you think of the current state of the camp built around the Altar of Trade. The young Glory Man would not be so frank, and as soon as he opened the conversation on a topic of vital interest to the other party, he threw the ball back, "If you don't mind, I would like to find out what you, the forerunner, think." ”
"It's deformed. After a brief hesitation, Neil confided in his heart, "Although I can be regarded as a vested interest, I don't like this all-powerful altar - deformed guidance, deformed competition, so that we who should be united are going to confrontation for various reasons that cannot be said wrong, and worse...... We left it and there was no way out. ”
It is a fact that no one can go without food or water, not even a sword-wielding person.
"Very well," Amy didn't hide the smile on his face, and frankly, he didn't expect the teenager he had just met yesterday to surprise him so much, "I'm glad we are on the same page on this point." ”
"What do you mean......" Neil narrowed his eyes.
"I mean it very simply," Amy spread out her hands, and the simple gesture of his own had a kind of airlock as he did it, "We have the same interests, and what you think is exactly what I intend to do-"
He paused slightly, giving the other time to accept.
Then he said: "I intend to change the world, to change this world that is full of anachronistic confrontational consciousness. ”
The Glorious One is also considered to be his favorite, and since the young man in front of him has this idea, he does not mind pretending to be a like-minded companion with the same hope in front of him.
- In fact, although he had plans to consolidate the camp, it was not out of dissatisfaction with the status quo full of competition and confrontation, but merely ...... He wasn't going to waste any more time at the pace that others had planned.
He was going to flip the table.
This kind of child-like game doesn't mean anything to him.
"What are you going to do," Sure enough, the common goal made the silver-haired teenager find a topic, and the originally slightly restrained posture was suddenly let go, "If you can cooperate, no one wants to compete meaninglessly in this kind of place - but unfortunately, a union that lacks the necessary foundation will only be a castle in the air." ”
"Why do you think that the union lacks the necessary foundation?" Amy asked directly.
"Because that's what it is," Neil put his argument simply and bluntly, "the resources needed for survival are finite, and the essence of competition and confrontation is the struggle for the resources of survival—and if this most basic contradiction is not resolved, all alliances lack the necessary foundation." ”
"Wrong. The Honorable One also directly denied it altogether, "There is not even the slightest merit in your thinking. ”
"The resources to survive are limited? This is just wishful thinking. His tone was unusually calm, as if he was just talking about a trivial matter, "You should be referring to demons by resources, right? Do you think that the number of demons is too limited to satisfy the current forty or fifty people?"
"How ridiculous!" scoffed, "and how can demons be a reason to limit cooperation in the depths of the night? ”
"How can I solve it?" the silver-haired boy raised his eyebrows, "It's easy to say, but how can it be done in practice—mind you—we're reservists and not sword-wielders, and this isn't a training ground for the Academy, but a battlefield in the depths of the night, where every human has and only one life." ”
But that shouldn't be an excuse for weakness. Amy said without giving in, "Finding problems, facing problems, and solving problems is the most basic process for dealing with things, but you, you don't even dare to look at the problem directly, just blindly find reasons and excuses for yourself - since you know that this is a real battlefield, why don't you know that the most taboo on the battlefield is the guerrillas, and why don't you know that fear of death on the battlefield will only lead to death?"
Because ......'s Glory Glory was so strong that Neil couldn't find a word to refute it for a while.
"Because you don't want to take on the responsibility. Amy Ulysses pinpointed the crux of the matter, blue versus lavender, and then ...... He stretched out his hand, "In that case, then entrust everything to me, entrust everything to me, and if you can't do it, I'll do it!"
He paused, and was categorical—
"I will lead you to victory!"
Then please.
Of course, the silver-haired young man didn't say this, he was just forced by the momentum of the Glory, and he didn't react for a while, and stretched out his hand as if he was in a nightmare.
At this point, the contract is concluded.
Amy soothed the tense expression on her face slightly.
- To be honest, he didn't even know what he said before, but it just seemed ...... Seems to work well?
In any case, the opportunity to change this dead city, to change the game, has been buried.
He has already driven the first rivet into the blueprint for his future.
It's a good start, and hopefully there will be a good end as well-