Chapter 19: To the Border

The pterodactyl from beyond the sky was flying in the direction of the jungle.

They come and go fast.

So much so that when you compare everything that just happened, you will feel that it is a dream, so unreal.

Zhang Jianjun's eyes were more focused on the No. 1 body with silver waves flowing all over his body, Lan Meier's knife was extremely powerful, but all the damage was automatically repaired the moment before it fell.

"T1000......" Zhang Jianjun muttered: "I really didn't expect you to have this kind of thing." ”

"You know?" Shen Yi glanced at Zhang Jianjun.

"I've never eaten pork, I've seen a pig run, I've never been in the world of Terminator Mission, at least I've seen this movie...... It's so special. Zhang Jianjun's eyes when he looked at Shen Yi became more and more incredible.

How many "magic weapons" does he still have?

"Yes, too. Shen Yi put No. 1 into the blood coat of arms, obviously not planning to continue the topic.

"Can you tell me how you did that?" the boy asked suddenly.

Shen Yi knew that he was referring to those pterodactyls, if Zhang Jianjun was concerned about No. 1, then the young man was more concerned about what had just happened.

He replied, "My ability is called communication, and I can establish a conscious connection with all living beings. So I tried to talk to them, but of course, they didn't welcome me very well at first, so the reaction was a bit violent. ”

Shen Yi smiled bitterly and shrugged.

"It's that simple?" the boy was a little skeptical, and after a moment's thought, he added, "My ability is to communicate with plants, and I can use them to observe their surroundings, get some information, and occasionally instruct them, but that's not easy. ”

Shen Yi smiled: "It's not easy, every life has its own unique emotions, they are not as full of joy, anger and sorrow as human beings, and they do not have all kinds of complex meaning expressions like human beings." As creatures of low intelligence, they usually have only primitive impulses and an instinct to devour flesh and blood. Death cannot threaten them, interests cannot tempt them, there is no emotion, there is no reason, only a crazy desire to attack. To convince such a being is to recite a love letter to a stone. The worst thing is that you are not facing a single stone, but a group of stones......"

Speaking of this, Shen Yi smiled bitterly.

He shook his head, "So I can't convince them like I can negotiate with people...... I simply can't do that. ”

"Then they ......," Zhang Jianjun pointed suspiciously at the pterodactyl that disappeared in the distance.

Shen Yi sighed: "I don't have the ability to make them stop killing and betray their instincts, but at least I can let them temporarily shift their targets...... I told them that on the other side of the forest, there were more adventurers. They are easier to deal with, and the meat is more fragrant. And if you don't hurry over, it's very likely that you will be robbed by other beasts, and suggest that the meat of us is very smelly and not delicious at all...... It took a lot of effort to express these two meanings alone. ”

Everyone suddenly realized.

Lan Meier couldn't help but interject: "Then if they can't find ......"

Shen Yi replied lazily, "They will be so angry that they will go berserk, and then come back to us." I guess even if we're really not good at it, they'll have a good appetite. ”

Lan Mei'er was frightened: "Isn't that more troublesome?"

Shen Yi looked at Lan Mei'er very strangely: "Do you think there is any difference between an angry butcher and a non-angry butcher for a sheep on the gallows?"

Lan Mei'er opened her mouth and was speechless.

Shen Yi then sat back in the car and said: "If you don't want to be caught up by them again, let's get out of here before they come back and find us, don't worry, pterosaurs have good vision, but their sense of smell is not very good, as long as we run fast enough, we can easily get rid of them." ”

This was the real reason why he dared to deceive this group of fierce beasts in the air.

The car sped away from the death-filled area.

Along the way, Lan Meier kept looking backwards. After about twenty minutes, after confirming that those pterodactyls hadn't chased after her, Lan Mei'er finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Only then did she realize that she seemed to be saying something for her previous behavior, and said to Shen Yi: "I'm sorry for what happened just now......

"I don't need to apologize. Shen Yi interrupted her: "I never like to hear people say sorry or thank you to me. It seems to me that being apologized or thanked means that someone has received a benefit from you without anything in return. It's a pity that I'm a pragmatic person, and I hate things that give without getting something in return. So if you want to get my understanding, you can, please show your strength, prove your worth, and then make your due contribution when I need you, that is the best and most sincere apology. ”

Lan Meier opened her mouth, she didn't expect this man to be so direct, and she didn't know what to say for a while.

As if hearing something, Zhang Jianjun said: "With your strength, there is no need to form a team with us, since you don't like to have to pay without return, but you have been helping us, does that mean that you have a place to use us? That's why you want us to hand over all the random teleportation scrolls." ”

Shen Yi was slightly silent for a moment, and he finally nodded: "Yes, I'm going to a place, it might be better if I can have some helpers to help." ”

"Where are you going?" asked Zhang Jianjun.

After hesitating again, Shen Yi finally replied: "Border." ”

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The so-called border, as the name suggests, is the place where the East 2nd District connects with other regions. Each region has multiple borders that lead to different areas. Due to its location, it is also the most confusing and dangerous place for adventurers in the area to come into contact with adventurers in other areas.

The most dangerous border is the main border between the high and low difficulty areas.

Here, you'll have to watch out not only for wild beasts, but also for attacks from adventurers in difficult areas.

Humans and beasts, as well as complex terrain, constitute a natural death zone. In this zone, no one dares to be careless.

It's worth noting that it's not just adventurers who can cross borders, but ferocious beasts too.

As long as those fierce beasts are willing, the fierce beasts in the third difficulty area can run to the second difficulty area to recklessly. Of course, for the vast majority of beasts, this behavior is more like some kind of habitual visit, occasionally running to the neighbor's yard to pee, and later in the day, still returning to their own territory to sleep. So if you're not lucky, you could run into a beast or a pack of beasts from a difficult area at the border at any time. They may just be bored and run next door to fight tooth sacrifices.

Even if you don't encounter the beasts of the other region, those beasts of the region will not let you go. Compared to the fierce beasts within the region, the fierce beasts that can live on the border are often the most ferocious and difficult to deal with in the region. They are the only ones who dare to fight against the invasion of fierce beasts from other regions and fight to protect their homeland.

Occasionally, they will run into difficult areas and be beaten back in disgrace.

Of course, the greater the danger, the greater the reward.

As a low-difficulty adventurer, if you can kill a fierce beast in a high-difficulty area, you will receive double the reward. If you kill a beast in a 4-difficulty area as a 2-difficulty adventurer, you can even get a four-fold reward. With each level, the reward is doubled.

That's the beauty of the wilderness.

Chaos, danger, and crisis, but there are also countless opportunities......

Whether it was Zhang Jianjun, Lan Meier or the gardener, they all finally agreed to go to the border with Shen Yi.

It's not because they know how to repay their kindness, but what Shen Yi said: For a sheep on the gallows, there is no difference between an angry butcher and a butcher who is not angry.

The border may be dangerous, but even if they are not at the border, they still can't face any kind of beast.

In this case, it is better to go to the border with Shen Yi and hold this "big tree", but there are more chances of survival.

Interestingly, from Shen Yi's inconspicuousness at the beginning, to Shen Yi's becoming a "big tree" to rely on, it took only a day in between.

Black lightning sped across the grassland, followed closely by two wild horses.

The grassland at night is cool and dark, with the unique lonely atmosphere of the wilderness, and there is no half figure in sight.

Occasionally, some lone beast would roam the grassland, and before they could get closer, the car would sped away, and then an angry roar could be heard.

Shen Yi feels like a modern person who has traveled back to the Jurassic era, with a super-era technological weapon, running freely in the vicissitudes of history.

There are fierce beasts, tall forests, clear lakes, and beautiful grasslands......

Shen Yi suddenly remembered the photojournalist walking on the African savannah, and on a whim, he asked everyone, "Does any of you have a camera?"

The young man asked Shen Yi, "Who would waste precious blood points to buy that thing?"

Shen Yi shrugged his shoulders regretfully: "It's a pity, I suddenly found that if we can look at this wilderness from a different angle, maybe there will be a different good feeling." ”

"A different good feeling?" Zhang Jianjun looked at Shen Yi in surprise: "The only feeling that this place brings me is cruelty and blood, death and danger, what beauty can there be?"

"It depends on how you look at it. Shen Yi replied: "If we abandon the utilitarian vision, don't think about the rewards or anything, and imagine ourselves in an environment similar to the earth, we will find that this is actually a very interesting place." I mean, this is a world where humans and animals are co-evolving, and it perfectly reproduces the way people and nature get along from another perspective...... People live in well-fortified cities, while wild beasts live on the outskirts. Occasionally, wild beasts would be hunted for their flesh, bones, or fur. If the hunter is unlucky or not strong enough, then he will be eaten by the beasts in turn. And when we get rich from wild beasts, we go to the store and sell them in exchange for more powerful weapons to hunt again, and so on...... How similar is this to the history of the earth?"

"And then?"

"Then?" Shen Yi thought for a while and replied, "Then one day, people will kill all the beasts and turn nature into barrenness." So in order to preserve the last beasts, people had to set aside an area for the beasts to inhabit. And since then...... Beasts that were once fierce and terrible have become ornamental animals. The wilderness that once made us talk about it has become a tourist area......"

Zhang Jianjun looked at Shen Yi in amazement, he couldn't figure out how Shen Yi's mind turned, and he could think of such rich content. After thinking for a while, he said, "I don't know how long the Bloody City has existed, but I do know that the wilderness has never and cannot fall to the point you said. If the history of the earth is the history of the triumph of civilization over barbarism, then in the bloody city, barbarism triumphs over civilization. ”

"Maybe that's because you've never tried to change anything. Shen Yi smiled: "The scenery here is really good, and the appearance of the fierce beasts is also very distinctive." It's also a pleasure to take an artistic photo and stick it back on the wall of your home. ”

Speaking of this, Shen Yi laughed, he leaned back in the back seat, relaxed as much as possible, and then closed his eyes slightly, muttering: "Imagine that we are in the beautiful Yellowstone Natural Resources Reserve, just like a group of tourists from Europe, wearing cameras and straw hats, capturing the beautiful scenery everywhere. Occasionally, wolves or tigers attack us, causing us to scream, but at the same time, they also bring us excitement in life. ”

He opened his eyes: "Then, we were intoxicated by this beautiful atmosphere, forgetting the troubles of the world, and plunging into the embrace of nature." ”

Zhang Jianjun muttered, "I bet this is by no means the meaning of the existence of the wilderness field." ”

"Of course, this is just an imagination. Shen Yi nodded: "The meaning of the existence of the wilderness is a simulated battlefield, and the mission world is just a training base. One day, when we step out of the training base and enter the fifth difficulty, our life will no longer be based on training, but mainly to adapt to this simulated battlefield, just like battlefield practice. Until one day we finish our homework on the simulated battlefield and walk out of here, we will be greeted by a real battlefield ......"

Speaking of the back, Shen Yi's voice was already low.

"What did you say?" Zhang Jianjun asked without hearing his last words.

Shen Yi didn't answer, just took out the handheld computer and connected it with the on-board computer: "Zeus, start a comprehensive environmental scan and information collection and analysis, and then overlap the new data with the existing data for verification." ”

"Is it possible to start this work a little later?"

"Why?"

"The new program for the new operation mode of the T1000 is in the final stage, and I have to call all the resources to make the final instruction corrections. ”

"How long will it take?"

"It should be done by dawn. ”

"It was agreed to suspend the work and begin the collection and analysis of information as soon as it is completed. ”

“...... I thought that between jobs, you would at least arrange a proper vacation for me. ”

"Is your understanding of human feelings only at the stage of laziness and enjoyment? Open your eyes to this beautiful grassland, the pursuit and creation of art are also an extremely important part of human feelings. ”

“...... Understood, master. I'll start gathering information as soon as it's dawn. Although I can't imagine what it would be like to take a photo of my profile information as an artist. ”

"Artistic...... It's a good idea, I hope you don't make those guys look too good. Shen Yi also laughed.

Two hours later, the three cars stopped in a secluded wilderness.

Shen Yi first carefully observed the surroundings with a far-infrared telescope, and after making sure that there was no danger, he ordered: "Frost, we are going to spend the night here, and you arrange for people to be in charge of guards, every four hours, and take turns to rest." ”

The young gardener immediately said, "I can observe the surroundings through the plants, and any creature will be spotted if it comes within 200 meters of the perimeter." ”

"Pretty good, but I'd rather have an extra layer of insurance. ”

"You don't believe me?" the young man looked at Shen Yi.

Shen Yi paused and smiled at the young man: "No, I just believe in myself more, I hope you won't mind." ”

The boy shook his head.

Seeing Shen Yi walk under a boulder and open his sleeping bag, he suddenly raised his voice and said, "I now understand why you can let your team members hand over all the equipment to you, because you have never been an uneasy person." ”

Shen Yi's body shook and looked back at the young man. Did he still see it?

"It's late, go to bed early. He said, "Rest well, and then you will have strength in battle." ”

As he spoke, he slipped into his sleeping bag.

Perhaps because the two battles consumed too much of his energy, Shen Yi soon fell into a deep sleep.

In a daze, he seemed to hear something.

Someone is approaching him.

Shen Yi opened his eyes, and he saw Lan Mei'er lying beside him, looking at him with a pair of charming eyes, releasing infinite spring/love.

"Shhhhhhhhh

Then she slipped into Shen Yi's sleeping bag.

Shen Yi looked back into the distance, Frost spread his hands and turned his face away.

Shen Yi smiled bitterly, Lan Mei'er had completely squeezed into his sleeping bag.

The sleeping bag was not big, wrapping the two of them tightly together, Lan Meier was completely lying on top of him, the clothes on her upper body had faded, revealing a pair of plump breasts pressed in front of him, she bit his earlobe lightly and said, "They are all asleep." ”

"It doesn't matter if you're not asleep. Shen Yi replied lightly, he pillowed his hands under the back of his head, and looked at Lan Mei'er lying on top of him: "Whether it's you or me, I won't care, right?"

Lan Mei'er froze, she obviously heard the meaning of Shen Yi's words, and bit her lip slightly: "I'm not such a casual woman." ”

"Oh?" Shen Yi raised his eyebrows slightly: "A woman took the initiative to run into my sleeping bag in the middle of the night and told me that she was not such a casual woman. What are you trying to illustrate?"

Lan Mei'er was stunned, Shen Yi had already pinched her chin: "It doesn't matter to me whether you are a casual woman or not, and I'm not interested in listening to what you explain." I don't mind having a passion with a woman I meet by chance, and I don't mind paying a few small chips for it. The only question is whether you're sure you just want a passion or something else by the way. If it's the former, I can satisfy you. If it's the latter, you're probably going to be disappointed. Business has to be talked about before it is done, doesn't it?"

Lan Mei'er's face became extremely ugly, she glared at Shen Yi fiercely, and suddenly got out of Shen Yi's sleeping bag for a while, holding her clothes and leaving.

Thinking about it, he was a little unwilling, and shouted at Shen Yi: "You are a bastard, Shen Yi!"

The shout was loud, waking up the sleeping Zhang Jianjun, rubbing his eyes and asking, "What's going on?"

"Sleep. The boy turned around: "It's just a stupid woman who failed to estrus and vent, it's boring ......"

"Oh...... That's right. Zhang Jianjun muttered and continued to sleep.