Starting Off Survival With A Small Treehouse

Something happened in District 1?

Xu Xin was slightly taken aback.

"What's the matter?" he asked with some doubts.

"Xu Xin, do you still remember what happened in District 187 before the cold winter?" Ji Zhaoyang didn't answer directly, but asked him instead.

What happened in Area 187?

What happened?

ah……!

He frowned slightly, and blurted out: "The number of people has decreased inexplicably, but the tree house has not been poached?"

"Yes." Ji Zhaoyang's voice seemed a bit heavy at this time, "This kind of thing happened in District 1 too."

Did this happen in District 1?

"...How do you know? Where did you get the information from?" Xu Xin asked with some doubts, "From the World Channel, in the past few days, except for the accumulation of snow, the outer area seems to be Didn’t anything happen? If it’s just a decrease in the number of people in District 1…”

That doesn't seem to be anything worth noting.

After all, the current situation in District 1 is basically the same as their District 188. The cold winter is almost over, and the positions of the powerhouses are also exposed due to the large teleportation formation.

In this case, it's not a big problem for some survivors to cut down their tree houses and go to defect because they want to follow the strong?

Of course, if there is no problem in District 1, Xu Xin will not believe it either. After all, if Shi Wanyun, a lone wolf in District 1, can put down his face and directly swipe the screen on the world trading platform, something must have happened there that they don't know about. .

"If it's just that the number of people in District 1 has decreased, they may have defected spontaneously. Is that what you want to say?" Ji Zhaoyang guessed what Xu Xin was thinking, and said.

"……really."

"Things are not that simple. Before we went to the underground world, I have asked a few people on my side to pay close attention to the World Channel. When I come back, I will tell me big and small things, through their fragmentary narration , I guessed something."

He began to explain what he had discovered.

Yesterday, after the two teleportation formations in District 1 were connected, not long after, there was a very obvious reduction in staff in District 1.

There were more than 2,000 people in total, and nearly 200 people were reduced within a few hours.

However, this incident did not attract much attention worldwide.

Because they all had a lesson from the past when they misunderstood District 188, they subconsciously believed that the attrition in District 1 was because the survivors in District 1 felled tree houses on a large scale and went to join the bosses in District 1.

Even the powerhouses in District 1 think so.

Because they have been saying since a long time ago that they welcome everyone to defect, whether they are people from this district or people from other districts.

At that time, more than ten districts had already unlocked the large teleportation array, and the purple-black beam of light pierced the sky, and this situation had more or less occurred in these districts and neighboring districts.

Therefore, this matter was not paid much attention to by many people at the time, and even the powerhouses in District 1 stepped up their propaganda efforts, saying that as long as they could come, they would be treated very well.

The treatment they give is naturally not as good as that of explorers, but explorers are too far away from other areas, and they can't solve the near fire. Many people who can no longer bear to survive alone, naturally choose area 1 based on the principle of proximity.

Of course, since District 1 does not have too many blue-level axes, it is naturally impossible to obtain the core of these people's tree houses. However, they still gave some resources more or less.

But what happened next was a little strange.

"As of now, there are less than ten people around the two teleportation arrays in District 1, and these people have basically been active on the World Channel. Their original tree houses are also located in the teleportation array. Those who are closer to the formation, the farthest one is only fifty kilometers away."

"... Are the others really dead?" Xu Xin asked.

"From the information I got, it's true." Ji Zhaoyang said in a low voice, "At this point in time, it has been more than 24 hours since the time when a large number of survivors in their District 1 disappeared!"

Xu Xin pondered for a while, and said: "...In other words, even if these people didn't die at that time, but cut down their tree houses to join the strong, then the time limit has passed now?"

After the 24-hour time limit, you will "leave this beautiful world forever".

Therefore, these people, no matter what the situation is, they are indeed completely cold.

"That's right." Ji Chaoyang said, "I also got news that there was a large number of downsizing in areas such as the 2nd area connected to the 1st area. people, but now, too..."

Xu Xin frowned slightly.

"Could it be that something happened on the way?" He guessed, "Like... the situation we encountered at the beginning? Those furry monsters, those predators, seem to want to send the survivors to another place a place to go."

The scene of being surrounded by wolves at the beginning is still vivid in my mind.

They are controlled by the furry monsters, forcing the survivors into the encirclement, and under the encirclement is a somewhat inexplicable large teleportation array.

At that time, if it was just an ordinary survivor, it was basically impossible to escape.

If Xu Xin hadn't discovered the anomaly back then, I'm afraid they wouldn't have reached many people here.

Most people have to take it away!

"Maybe part of the reason is this, so I didn't pay much attention to it before." Ji Chaoyang said.

"However, I just got the news that people in District 1 and the neighboring districts of District 1 have found many dying or withered tree houses. The owner of the tree house has died, but the tree house has not. Logged down. Is it similar to what happened in Area 187 at the time?"

"Moreover, it's not just Zone 1 where this kind of thing happens. Most of the areas where the teleportation array is activated have this kind of situation. Because in the world of ice and snow, the withered tree house is easy to be noticed by the people around. This is also the case. That's why I suspect that this matter is actually not simple."

From this point of view, it is indeed a bit weird.

You must know that there is no activity now, and in the ice and snow, there are not many mutant creatures that will actively attack the survivors.

You must know that the people who have survived to this day have long been familiar with the rules of this world, and the possibility of them committing some acts of death is very small, let alone so many people committing death together.

Therefore, in the absence of activities, it is indeed very strange that people suddenly start to die on a large scale.

"You mean, this happens in all the areas where the teleportation array is activated, but not in the areas where the teleportation array is not activated?" Xu Xin asked.

"That's right." Ji Zhaoyang returned, "Even us are the same."

Us too? !

Xu Xin immediately clicked on the regional channel to check the number of people in District 188.

"...It is true that there are more than a dozen people missing." Xu Xin's face was slightly ugly.

"Xu Xin, I feel that this incident may have something to do with us prolonging the cold winter for too long." Ji Zhaoyang speculated.

"How to say?" Xu Xin's heart skipped a beat.

Could it be that……

"For the areas that have not activated the teleportation array, their punishment is to be buried by the increasingly violent snow every day, lose the ability to obtain resources, and eventually freeze to death in the tree house." Ji Chaoyang explained.

"From the information I got, the snow in other areas last night was heavier than before, and the accumulated thickness was higher. Moreover, their tree houses seem to have been affected. According to reports, half of the tree houses were buried. According to the reporter, the warmth retention capacity of the tree house fireplace has dropped a lot today, and the temperature in their current tree house is only about ten degrees."

Unexpectedly, snow will also affect the temperature inside the tree house.

"...And for those of us who have already ended the blizzard, there is another punishment." Xu Xin said, "That's what you just said. Is that what you mean?"

"That's right." Ji Zhaoyang immediately admitted, "Our areas that are no longer eroded by blizzards are not as safe as we imagined. We have also experienced this before."

really.

Furry monsters, wolves, weird teleportation array...

There is also Coco's strange behavior of being vigilant all the time.

It really shows that they are not safe now.

"That mysterious voice said that we must end this cold winter as soon as possible, otherwise something terrible will happen." Xu Xin recalled what the mysterious voice said, and the corners of his eyes trembled slightly, "It seems that this sentence is for everyone to hear .”

Both of them were silent for two seconds.

Ji Zhaoyang said: "Therefore, there are two top priorities now."

"The first point is to immediately establish contact with District 1, and then contact that Shi Wanyun. She must know something, so she frantically wanted to ask us for help yesterday."

But unfortunately, at that time, they were trapped in the underground world.

Xu Xin swiped her watch again and looked at the world trading platform. There has been no information about Shi Wanyun on it for a long time.

...Could it be that something happened to her?

This danger, even the top powerhouses in the first district can't stand it?

Xu Xin's heart lifted slightly.

"The second point is..."

"Don't procrastinate any longer, end this cold winter quickly." Xu Xin continued, "Also, tell other people not to go out, and hide in the tree house, it should be the safest."

In District 188, they have already reduced more than a dozen people.

"That's right. I have already warned everyone in our area not to go out until the end of winter, just stay on guard in the tree house."

"It's really the safest way."

The survivors in area 188 were all equipped with tree house heavy crossbows and some explosive crossbows. Perhaps because of this, the situation in their area was not bad, and only a dozen people were reduced, and they didn't even attract any attention.

After all, in this world, only a dozen people die a day, which is already considered a good situation.

"Go and contact Wang Lei and the others. I'll ask Qin Fu and the others about the situation in District 187 at that time." Xu Xin said.

"good."

After hanging up the call with Ji Chaoyang, Xu Xin called Qin Fu directly.

Qin Fu didn't connect, but hung up directly.

"...What's the situation?" Xu Xin was slightly taken aback.

Then the map appeared in the mind.

Qin Fu's location is still in the hilly resource area, but there is a slight deviation from the previous location, about a few hundred meters away.

What is he doing?

Did he really discover something, what was he doing, and now he can't speak?

You know, if it wasn't for special circumstances, it would be impossible for someone like him who signed a contract with Xu Xin to refuse his call request.

Xu Xin frowned slightly.

It's really possible.

After all, his ability is to perceive the surrounding ground and underground conditions, and it is really possible to find any abnormalities around him.

...Maybe it's really related to what he and Ji Zhaoyang said just now?

It's really possible, after all, something similar happened in District 187 back then, and with Qin Fu's ability, maybe it really...was able to discover something at that time.

Let's talk about it when he can get in touch.

As for Zeng Tao...

Forget it, it's almost impossible for her to know anything.

She has never been out of her own area, and even the tree house is a low tree house...

Xu Xin went directly to Lou Feier's tree house.

He didn't go up directly, but asked under the tree house: "Lou Fei'er, are you awake?"

"Ah...! Wake up!" Lou Fei'er poked her head out of the window of the tree house, "I just made dinner, and I'm about to call you."

Seeing that she was not sleeping, Xu Xin stopped being polite and went directly into her tree house.

There was a lot of food on the dining table, and beside the table, Jin Yue was standing there.

"You're here too."

Xu Xin was not surprised.

"Brother Xin." Jin Yue lowered her head slightly, her eyes drooping.

Her voice and attitude seemed a little indifferent, but in her eyes, Xu Xin could still see the gratitude hidden in the depths.

But after going through that kind of thing, she has become less willing to communicate with people.

She was much more silent than when Xu Xin saw her before, so she only said two words and stood there motionless.

"Why are you so cautious!" Lou Fei'er couldn't stand the atmosphere, and said, "Okay, okay, dinner, what's the matter with you coming to my place, brother Xin?"

Lou Fei'er bit the word "Brother Xin" a bit heavily, as if she was teasing Jin Yue for calling Xu Xin.

After all, Jin Yue is bigger than Xu Xin.

Moreover, Lou Fei'er herself is actually one year older than Xu Xin.

This guy……

Her name for herself seems to have not been unified until now.

It's the master, the boss, and Brother Xin's.

"Let's talk while eating."

He came to Lou Feier with only one thing.

He wanted Lou Feier to climb the snow peak around Qin Fu and Zeng Tao's original tree house.

This winter is about to end quickly.

Just now, the twenty-sixth purple-black beam of light soared into the sky, and there were only the last four places away from the thirty teleportation formations.

It is undeniable that Lou Feier was definitely the fastest at that time, and was the least affected.

Even Xu Xin, who had increased arm strength at the time, was slower than her. Of course, that's because he was attacked by vultures.

However, even he, in the cloud stage, relied on perseverance and Qi Xuefei's medicine to push through.

But for Lou Feier, this is just a trivial matter. The extreme change in temperature was nothing to her mutated body.

Therefore, she is the most suitable person to climb the snow peak among all the people.

"Let me climb that snow peak?" Lou Fei'er was slightly reluctant, but she still nodded in agreement, after all, she couldn't refuse Xu Xin's request, "Okay, then I'll leave after dinner. But... "

She looked at Xu Xin and said with a smile, "Isn't there any reward for activating another snow peak?"

"Then what reward do you want?" Xu Xin asked, swallowing the steak in her mouth.

"Hmm..." Lou Fei'er nodded her lips that were slightly greasy and glossy from eating, "I don't know...it seems that I don't lack anything?"

Xu Xin shook her head: "After dinner, you go to the Teleportation Array with us first. You need your vote to establish contact with District 1."

"Oh, good." Lou Fei'er nodded, and then complained, "I have so many things to do! I just woke up..."

And at this time, Jin Yue, who had been eating beside her, suddenly spoke.

She looked up at Xu Xin: "Brother Xin, I...should be fine too."

"You...?" Xu Xin was a little surprised, then shook her head, "I remember, your mutation direction is strength, right? This doesn't seem to have much advantage for climbing, let Lou Feier do it. "

"That's right, Jin Yue, let me do it." Lou Fei'er also said.

Although she finds it troublesome, she doesn't want Jin Yue to take risks, after all, she still has empathy for this poor woman.

Jin Yue shook her head: "My mutation should be... not just power."

"...huh?" Lou Fei'er was taken aback, "Not just...? You have many abilities enhanced?"

Xu Xin also looked at her with slightly wide eyes.

"Yes." Jin Yue stood up, "I can prove it."

Xu Xin and Lou Feier looked at each other, stood up, and followed Jinyue to the bottom of the tree house.

Jin Yue is tall and tall, much taller than Li Wenxi, standing straight on the spot with her two long legs.

"So, what kind of mutation are you?" Xu Xin asked.

"Strength was the easiest thing for me to feel at the time, so I felt like I was gaining strength, but..."

She slightly bent her long legs on the spot, and then jumped lightly.

Under the surprised eyes of Xu Xin and Lou Fei'er, she jumped directly to the window of the tree house and sat on the window sill with ease.

"this……!"

It's very similar to his jumping power increase!

Jin Yue jumped down from the window again and landed easily.

Then, she suddenly jumped up on the spot, and jumped tens of meters away in two steps!

"So fast!" Lou Fei'er was also a little stunned!

Then, she swung her leg and kicked it on the bare poplar next to her.

"Crack!"

The poplar tree was easily kicked in half like it was made of cardboard.

Then, under the astonished eyes of the two, Jin Yue jumped back again in two steps.

"...you, what you have strengthened... is the ability of your legs?" Xu Xin looked at her legs.

A pair of slender and straight legs, wrapped in leather armor, fully revealing their charm.

These legs were broken in a horrible way.

"That's right." Jin Yue nodded and said, "The various abilities of my legs have been greatly enhanced. My strength and speed have all improved slightly. Although my speed is not as fast as Sister Fei'er, it is not slow."

"...There is such a mutation!" Lou Feier's eyes widened, "Why didn't you tell me!"

"I said it when I was going to have dinner, but Brother Xin has something to say, so I didn't mention it." Jin Yue bowed her head.

This unique variation...

Xu Xin's heart moved slightly.

wrong.

This variation is not unique.

Isn't that how normal mutant creatures mutate!

A certain part of the body is greatly enhanced as a sharp weapon for attack, and at the same time, the physical ability is also improved.

Like the ears of a rabbit, the tusks of a wild boar, the sharp claws of a cat...

If I really want to say it, Lou Feier and the others are special!

However, they are all mutated with mutated pills, why are there different situations?

"Maybe, I was too obsessed with the two broken legs back then." Jin Yue raised her head and said, "That's why such a mutation occurred."

It's really possible.

"So, Brother Xin, let me climb instead of Sister Fei'er." Jin Yue looked directly at Xu Xin and begged, "I want to do something. I know that the climber can control the entire formation. If you are not at ease , you can make a contract with me."

Jin Yue climbed up, and if he wanted to activate the formation, he would definitely have to find two people to take a shortcut.

People who take shortcuts have no authority, in that case, Jin Yue is the only activator and the only controller of this large formation.

He asked Lou Feier to activate it because Lou Feier is his person, and Lou Feier's control of the formation is equivalent to him controlling the formation.

But when Jin Yue goes, there will indeed be a problem that the formation is not completely controlled by them.

But forget it.

"Forget about the contract, then you go." Xu Xin said, "Lou Fei'er, you go and explain to her the things to pay attention to when climbing, and let her climb."

He also wants to see how this mutation is capable.

As for the contract, it doesn't matter.

He is not so strong in his desire to control, he insists on controlling the formation in his own hands.

Lou Feier nodded, and told Jinyue the precautions for climbing: "If your legs are strong, climbing should be fine... Your goal is to climb to the top, and don't worry about anything else... Temperature changes It’s a piece of cake for us, you’ll know after experiencing it yourself…”

Jin Yue also stood silently and listened.

Xu Xin was about to contact other explorers when the purple-black vortex began to condense.

Ji Chaoyang jumped out from the exit of the portal.

Afterwards, Wen Guixin, Wang Lei, and Zhao Xiaochuan all jumped out.

"Let's go, let's go to the teleportation array and establish contact with District 1."

Great chapter!