Mystery Makes Me Strong

Li Cang stood in the middle of the crowd, his face was already red under the light of the shelter.

Zhang Meng knew that this companion was on the verge of exploding.

He wanted to sigh.

These idiots, do they really not know whether to live or die?

Or has their brains been stored again after more than half a year of peaceful life?

Fortunately, although Li Cang's eyes were full of anger, he still did not kill anyone.

But he could not stand people's doubts and ridicule of him.

"Fuck you."

"How many people did I save? Why didn't you say it at that time?"

"In that case, I'm leaving!"

Just like that, after a fierce quarrel, Li Cang turned and left the camp, disappearing into the night.

Zhang Meng looked at Li Cang's back as he left.

He also had a ray of vent in his heart.

He knew that once Li Cang left, he would leave, and the bastards here would die of heat.

However, Erica and the others were already player templates, so they were not afraid of dying of heat.

He could leave with confidence.

So, he made an excuse that Li Cang's anger might lead to a greater disaster.

He also left the shelter and chased after him.

He ran in the blazing night, calling out Li Cang's name.

If it were an ordinary person, he would die of dehydration in half an hour at most.

"Li Cang, wait!" Zhang Meng's voice echoed in the empty wilderness.

Li Cang stopped and turned around, with a hint of determination in his eyes.

"Zhang Meng, we can't go on like this," he said, "we must find a way to solve the problem."

Zhang Meng nodded, and his eyes were also determined.

"I know," he said, "we must find the source of the heat, just like we find the core of ice and snow."

The two looked at each other.

Li Cang was actually very angry.

What he thought in his heart was not the same as what he said.

His so-called search for the source of the heat was not true.

He wanted revenge.

He wanted to kill all those who blamed him!

Burn them alive.

This is what normal people think.

Being blamed by so many people.

When he saved the world before, everyone called him a hero!

How high you lift it, how heavy it will be when you drop it.

In short, he was very angry, so angry that he wanted to kill everyone!

Then, Zhang Meng and Li Cang set out on a journey to find the source of the heat again.

They passed through the forest twisted by the heat wave and crossed the dry river. Every step was full of challenges.

The climate was too hot.

If they didn't have extraordinary powers, they couldn't even walk for ten minutes.

Unlike the ice and snow apocalypse, a few people could be seen during the day.

And they walked for thousands of kilometers and didn't see a single person.

They hid in the underground shelters one by one.

Those who came out were all dried corpses.

They were even still burning.

Li Cang's anger was slowly dissipating.

He couldn't help but laugh at himself. He was still an ordinary person.

He wasn't a real demon. He had to kill him if he said he would.

As a result, he was shaken just by seeing some tragic scenes.

This day.

Following the change in temperature, they came to an area covered by lava.

The ground here was hot, and the air was filled with the smell of sulfur.

The temperature is abnormally high.

They have counted that the average temperature is 60 degrees, and here it is over 100 degrees.

There is almost no life here.

Fortunately, it is not hundreds or thousands of degrees. If that were the case, even if you hide underground, you would be roasted.

The surface temperature is 60 degrees, and it can drop to 30 degrees in a relatively closed place 100 meters underground without sunlight.

Of course, if you go deeper, it will be hotter because you are close to the core.

The two carefully walked between the lava flows, looking for possible clues.

"There should be a core here," Zhang Meng said, "Just like the ice and snow core, the hot core should also be here."

"The temperature here is the highest, it must be affected by the core."

Li Cang nodded, and there was a hint of doubt in his eyes.

"But why can't we find it?" He looked around, "It should be here, very conspicuous."

Zhang Meng was also puzzled. The previous ice and snow core was very conspicuous, directly and brightly there.

It's just because there are many ice and snow monsters that are not afraid of weapons.

So no one can get close.

And now they came here, without encountering any monsters, and they couldn't find the core.

They continued to search, they checked every lava pool, every crack.

But the hot core seemed to disappear, leaving no trace.

As time went on, Zhang Meng and Li Cang's hearts began to be filled with doubts and anxiety.

They began to question their judgment, they began to doubt their abilities.

"Are we looking in the wrong place?" Zhang Meng's voice was hesitant

Li Cang was silent for a while, he was firm.

"No, we are not looking in the wrong place," he said, "we just haven't found it yet."

He felt that this thing should be here.

"It should be underground."

"If it can't be found on the ground."

"Why not in the air?" Zhang Meng looked up at the sky.

"If it's in the air, there is already a hot core." Li Cang looked at the sun.

"That's right."

So they continued to search, they were unwilling to give up.

Because they know this is their only chance.

Of course, Li Cang's thoughts were completely different from Zhang Meng's.

Just when they almost give up, they discover a hidden cave.

The entrance to the cave is covered in lava and rock, making it almost undetectable.

"There may be what we are looking for here," Zhang Meng said, with a glimmer of hope in his eyes.

Li Cang nodded, and they entered the cave carefully.

It was extremely hot inside the cave, and the temperature in the air was almost suffocating.

They moved along the passage of the cave and finally came to a huge underground space.

In the center of the space, a huge lava pool appeared.

The lava in the pool was rolling, emitting a fiery light.

According to the game settings, it should have a core.

But unfortunately, the core they are looking for is not here.

"There is no core here," Zhang Meng said with a hint of disappointment in his voice.

Does he think this will be a test from the gods?

No, gods are not so diligent.

The god will only watch. As for the content of the story, he has to write it himself.

This god doesn’t create his own plot.

Li Cang stood by the lava pool, with a hint of contemplation in his eyes.

"No, there should be what we are looking for here," he said, "but we haven't found it yet."

They continued searching in the cave.

They don't want to give up, they know this is their only chance.

Li Cang's current purpose is of course not to save the world.

He wants to control this power.

Because he knows that player templates are maintained by gods.

And this power of heat is the power possessed by gods.

"No, I can't find it." Zhang Meng shook his head and said, "We'd better build a shelter first."

"Gather enough players and let everyone spread out to find them."

"Well, I think this hot core may be a moving place." Li Cang said.

…

A week later.

Zhang Meng and Li Cang came to a deserted land.

The temperature here is relatively low.

And there is a suitable place to build a shelter.

They decided to build a new shelter here, a place that could withstand the heat and protect the survivors.

Both of them also believe that as long as they have enough people and unite as one, they can definitely find the source of the heat in this hot world.

There is an abandoned nuclear bomb silo here.

This launch silo is hidden deep underground and was originally a facility used for nuclear bomb launches.

But now, it will become the cornerstone of their new sanctuary.

It is located hundreds of meters underground, with a cover on it to camouflage and protect itself, making it a natural shelter.

"This will be our starting point."

Zhang Meng's voice was very confident.

He was thinking about what plot the god wanted to see next.

Could it be Li Cang's fall?

He could see that Li Cang would not save the world.

The other party is looking for the hot core just to pursue power.

Li Cang nodded.

There was a hint of excitement and coldness in his eyes.

"We're going to turn it into a super refrigerator, a place that can beat the heat."

The two began their plan.

They first cleared the debris inside the silo and then began to install refrigeration equipment.

The equipment, scavenged from the rubble of what was once a supermarket's refrigeration system, will now be used to protect lives.

Of course they can't do it on their own, they find a collaborator.

This is also a player.

The other party has a talent: "Strengthening technological creations."

This is the basis for the construction of super refrigerators.

It is impossible to cope with such a huge amount of heat with an orthodox refrigerator alone.

And the construction process was full of challenges.

That player naturally doesn't work.

He relies on talent to make a living.

The relationship with the two of them is also a business relationship, not a subordinate's indecent love affair.

Zhang Meng and Li Cang had to work under the high temperature at the end of the stage.

Their skin was red from the sun, and sweat dripped from their foreheads.

But they did not give up, they knew that this was the key to their survival.

They started by installing refrigeration units.

These units are placed at the bottom of the silo, they will extract cold air from the ground, and then transport the cold air to every corner of the silo.

Next, they began building insulated walls.

These walls are made of thick insulation that will prevent heat from the outside air from entering the shelter.

The construction of walls requires precise calculations and rigorous construction.

Zhang Meng and Li Cang worked day and night, and their hands were blistered, but they did not stop.

If they didn't have super strong player templates, they would be exhausted by now.

Then they asked the player to start strengthening the refrigeration equipment.

As the strengthening is completed, the temperature inside the silo begins to drop.

The cold air began to flow between the walls, bringing a bit of coolness.

Zhang Meng and Li Cang stood in the center of the shelter. They could feel the coldness in the air, and there were satisfied smiles on their faces.

A shelter for survivors was built.

Li Cang found that everything was fine. After paying the player, he immediately turned against him and controlled the player...

Focus on a flexible moral bottom line.

The news quickly spread throughout player chat channels.

First, the surviving players tried to find ways to get to the launch silo. When they saw this place, their eyes were full of surprise and hope.

They saw this newly built shelter, and they knew that this would be their shelter in the doomsday.

Then there were other ordinary people, who also tried every means to come here.

However, Li Cang said coldly:

"If you come here, you have to sign a slave contract!"

This contract is also a player's innate ability.

He first subdued the player and made himself the other's master.

Then forced the other to work for him.

"What?"

"You are taking advantage of the fire!"

"That's right, people can't just think about themselves, you have to think about everyone."

"You are too selfish, it's so hot outside, how can you enjoy it yourself?"

"That's right, you have to take care of the elderly and children first!"

Wen Rensheng laughed in the sky.

What kind of courtyard story is this?

"Idiot!"

"Everything is different. If you don't want to live here, just get out!" Li Cang said angrily.

He still remembers the ugly faces of those people!

Some of them are mixed here!

Soon someone surrendered first.

It was a woman with a child who signed a slave contract.

Basically, she sold her life to the other party, and the treatment of life and death depended on Li Cang's bottom line.

The worst thing about the slave system is that there is nothing to restrain the badness of the slave owner.

But Zhang Meng would look at Li Cang.

Because he knew that there was a god above him.

At least nothing too bad could happen.

Ordinary oppression and slavery would be fine.

Then there was one and there were two.

The environment outside was too bad.

And who knew if the temperature would rise again?

So one survivor after another signed a slave contract for July and entered the shelter.

However, of course, a small number of players chose to leave.

But they did not really leave, but to steal the secret of the construction of this shelter.

Soon they learned that there was a player who could strengthen technological creations.

But this player was also controlled by Li Cang.

There was no way out.

They had to try to rescue the man.

But they found that the other party had signed a slave contract with Li Cang.

Now things were in trouble.

But these people were still unwilling to be slaves, so they secretly dug a hole nearby and stayed there.

Their life was very hard.

In the shelter, Li Cang and his friends were much more comfortable.

They used a refrigeration system and maintained the insulation wall.

And the interior of the shelter was divided into different areas.

Living area, planting area, medical area, and industrial area.

Because there was enough heat, there was no shortage of energy.

Solar energy was greatly utilized.

Many survivors began to rebuild their lives here, and they showed long-lost smiles on their faces.

But then they were not happy.

Because Li Cang began to let people explore the hot core.

Of course, the name was still "solving the doomsday".

However, these people obviously had no intention of doing this, and they just dealt with it every day.

And many people also said in the channel:

"What if the hot doomsday is solved and a more terrible doomsday comes?"

"Yes, such as the radiation doomsday, we will mutate."

"So, let's not do it."

"Yes, now that we can survive, just be honest and don't toss."