Urban Sims

Carefully passing by the aboriginal empire, and even more cautiously passing through the territory of the giant savage tribe, Zhou Ming led his expedition team and continued southward, looking for the last thing he wanted to find.

Until they entered a dense primeval forest that even the natives and giant savages dared not set foot in.

In other words, we have entered a miasmatic land filled with countless dangers and deaths.

There are colorful poisonous snakes entwined on the branches, densely packed ants that eat everything, mosquitoes and flies that buzz and make people uneasy for a moment, and streams containing toxic mineral elements or countless insect eggs and germs.

Even a kind of plant pollen floating in the air that makes people sleepy after breathing will wait for the prey to fall into a coma. The man-eating flower with bud-like teeth next to it will use its moving vines to pull the "prey" away. "Wrap it up and gently put it into the colorful mouth...

Even if it is a seemingly ordinary plant, if the skin is accidentally scratched by its leaves, even if it is only a very small wound, if it is not treated in time, it will either be infected with plant viruses, causing the whole body to become red and swollen, or the wound will become inflamed. A body that has not suffered from various diseases and does not have any antibodies will soon die from sepsis and organ failure...

After several team members died in a row, Zhou Ming had to stop and made a batch of gas masks and protective clothing with better sealing. He wore them on his body. Under heavy protection, he endured the unbearable sweat odor and stuffy heat. It continued to go south for more than a hundred kilometers.

until one day.

Zhou Ming himself fell ill.

The illness was very serious, sometimes with high fever, sometimes with body cold, and in the later stages, the respiratory system collapsed. I even heard the system's constant prompts in my head: "The game character has entered a state of near death. Do you want to exit the game...".

malaria.

Like Alexander the Great, who conquered Asia and established an empire covering an area of ​​5 million square kilometers in history, Alexander the Great died of malaria at the age of 33.

Not to mention the empire, Zhou Ming has not even established a small kingdom. He is only 25 years old at this time. There are still countless great deeds waiting for him to complete, and countless dreams waiting for him to realize...these great deeds and dreams , after being bitten by a mosquito that was probably no bigger than a mung bean, everything turned into a struggle and gasping for life.

Zhou Ming didn't know how that mosquito bit him. Maybe one day during exploration, his protective suit accidentally got a small hole on a branch, and then let that mosquito almost change the history of the world, and let all his previous The mosquito, whose efforts have been ruined, takes advantage of the opportunity, pierces the skin, and takes a full sip.

Afterwards, Zhou Ming immediately beat it to death, but a thumping sound in his heart told him to order the expedition team to stop advancing, camp nearby, and look for a herb he needed.

As long as he picked mugwort or artemisia annua from areas with less mosquito activity, he would give it a try as long as it was not a highly poisonous plant, and he would always be able to come up with several useful herbs for treating malaria.

Therefore, after experiencing symptoms of mild dizziness and low fever, he began to be like Shen Nong who tasted hundreds of herbs. He tried hundreds of herbs in ten days, but basically had no effect at all.

Ten days are enough for this kind of severe malaria to bring a mild patient into the arms of death.

"Mr. Edward, this is a plant I found more than thirty miles away. It is somewhat similar to the Artemisia annua you mentioned, but I don't know if it is poisonous yet. Do you need to try it now?"

The snake girl who came back with a large bundle of plants similar to artemisia annua said to Zhou Ming, who was lying on the ground with a high fever and was unconscious. Facing the danger of life that may appear at any time, the snake girl did not have time to capture animals for poison testing. Experiment, but place your last hope on this plant that emits a special fragrance and that mosquitoes seem to be particularly afraid of.

"Give...give me..."

After saying this with all his strength, Zhou Ming could only stretch out his hand and stare at the plants, watching the snake girl mash the plants into pieces with stones, squeeze out the juice, and put them in a wooden bowl.

The snake girl was too slow by herself. After watching for a while, the demon thief Biro and others stepped forward to help. After a while, they handed a large bowl of green juice to Zhou Ming and fed him to drink. A few mouthfuls.

A week later, Zhou Ming, who was able to walk normally, led the expedition team with less than 20 people left, heading northwest and leaving this nightmare-like miasma.

"Life is so wonderful. What you pursue so hard is often unavailable after paying a huge price. When you give up, it stands in front of you, within reach and easy."

Standing in front of a tree, Zhou Ming couldn't help but sigh as he looked at the milk-like viscous substance continuously flowing out from the fresh wound on the bark.

rubber tree.

The rubber tree that I have been searching for is not in the dangerous tropical virgin forest, but is very common growing around some indigenous villages, because the rubber fruits produced by this kind of rubber tree have a good taste and a high yield. When the indigenous people cleared land and cleared forests, they often preserved this kind of tree.

After getting a small bag of rubber fruit, Zhou Ming began to notice that the aboriginal world of this new continent, like the western continent, also had a large number of tribes and kingdoms, although the development of tools was not as developed as the western continent. , but relying on the unique geographical environment, huge agricultural crops, and smart minds that are stronger than animals, the indigenous people, who number in the hundreds of millions, will sooner or later become the overlords of this continent.

Those giant savage tribes living in the deep mountains and old forests will sooner or later become endangered species under the attack of the indigenous people.

However, due to the large population and little attention paid to environmental sanitation, a horrific plague that could wipe out 90% of the population would often break out in towns and villages where a large number of indigenous people gathered.

For example, the ruins of the indigenous city that Zhou Ming and others passed by were frighteningly large, with a radius of more than ten miles. In the center of the city, there was a pyramid with a height of one hundred feet - a pyramid of this height generally indicates that this city once It was the capital of a medium-sized indigenous kingdom that had to be abandoned due to the outbreak of plague.

"This city looks like it has been abandoned for a long time. There must be a lot of treasures in such a big city. Why don't we go inside and have a look." A team member had a greedy golden light in his eyes and wanted to enter this ruined city. look inside.

Like all civilizations, indigenous people also have a hobby of collecting glittering precious metals and beautiful gems with various lights. Many indigenous kingdoms that have developed to a certain level of civilization have already used gold and silver as their intermediate currency. Market exchange behavior, many upper-level indigenous people in the kingdom also have the habit of collecting this type of currency.

"You can't go in! This city was destroyed by the plague. The plague may not have dispersed yet. If you are accidentally infected with the plague, everyone may die!"

Zhou Ming stopped these expedition members who were about to move. He didn't want the entire expedition plan to be ruined because of one or two idiots in the team who were interested in making money.

"Why can't we go in? Mr. Edward, since you have found everything you are looking for, can't you let us find some needed treasures? I don't want to return empty-handed."

This team member was very dissatisfied. Although he knew that the employer in front of him was a good person, when he thought of the three gold nuggets, five giant gemstones, and a naturally flawless, perfect shape that he had ordered to throw away, it could be said that After receiving the priceless sapphire, he was already full of resentment and anger towards this employer who was still blocking his way to make money.

"Yes, Mr. Edward, do you want us all to leave empty-handed?"

"Mr. Edward, what you are looking for can be taken by three people. There are so many of us, why don't we bring some treasure?"

"Mr. Edward, the bounty you gave me is worse than getting a stone here. I don't want to do this task anymore!"

Because they all had similar experiences of being ordered to throw away treasures, they seemed to have found an outlet. Many expedition members vented their dissatisfaction that they had long hidden in their hearts.

"Anyone can go to the city to find treasures, but they must leave the team and stay isolated from people who have never been to the city. If anyone is infected with the plague, I will no longer care whether he is dead or alive!"

With a cold tone, Zhou Ming prepared two paths for these team members and asked them to make a choice.

"Go pick up the treasure!"

The team member cheered, followed by three or four companions, and rushed into the ruined city. After a while, he ran out with a large amount of treasures in his pockets, and shouted excitedly: "There are so many treasures in the city, how do you get them?" We can’t all take it all, so come and get whatever you haven’t taken! There is no plague in the city, it’s all dead people with only skeletons left!”

Hearing this voice, many team members who were still in a wait-and-see state swallowed their saliva after seeing the shining golden treasure, and their hearts beat unsatisfactorily, which also made them move their steps and walked into the ruined city.

There were only four people present who did not move. The other team members all walked into the ruined city and took out some priceless treasures.

Five days later, the group of expedition members who took the treasure and were isolated by Zhou Ming and kept a certain distance began to develop symptoms of colds and fevers.

ten days later.

Looking at the zombie-like monsters covered with tumors and black sores from a distance, Zhou Ming sighed and said after struggling and falling to the ground, "Even Big Ax Johnson and One-Eyed Man Leondo are... Gone...the treasure is truly the most powerful murder weapon in the world."

Since the plague that took away 13 expedition members, only the four-person expedition team of Zhou Ming, the thief Jero, the demon thief Biro, and the snake girl is left. The travel speed is much faster than before. With rich exploration experience , and the optimal route planned in Zhou Ming's [World Map], it only took five months for the four of them to return to the original starting point of exploring this new continent - the northern part of the central Ural Snow Mountains, without any danger. Under Dafeng Pass.

Standing at the foot of the mountain, facing the pass above your head with your hands behind your back.

"Almost a year and a half has passed. This adventure full of twists and turns has finally come to a successful end."

Suddenly, there was a slight noise in his ears. Zhou Ming smiled slightly, turned around and said to a boulder: "Come out, Mr. Biro, have you been waiting for this moment for a long time?"

"Hahahaha~"

There was a burst of laughter, and the demon thief Biro, holding a sharp dagger in his hand, walked out from behind the boulder. Following him were the thief Jero and Snake Girl, who were also armed with weapons.

"As expected of Mr. Edward, the smartest nobleman I have ever met so far. You still saw my thoughts..."

The demon thief Biro shook his head and said with some regret: "If it weren't for the fear of not being able to find a way back, Mr. Edward, I would have killed you long ago when you were sick."

"You are also very smart, Mr. Demon Thief Biro. You are just a powerful mercenary, not a noble. What do you want with this continent?"

Regarding the plague, after noticing the thief-turned-mercenary's ambition that surprised him, Zhou Ming couldn't help but ask while pulling out the dagger from his waist.

"Of course everything here!"

The demon thief Biro stepped forward and stabbed Zhou Ming with his sword. His face was full of excitement. As long as he killed the noble in front of him, everything in this new continent would belong to him.

"It's good to be ambitious, but you also have to have the strength, and -"

Easily blocking the dagger attack, Zhou Ming raised his hand and stabbed him in the chest with a sword. The speed was so fast that Demon Thief Biro felt an aura of death. He had to take a step back and switch from attack to defense.

After only three or five moves, the demon thief Biro, who could only parry, kept retreating, shouted back with an anxious look on his face: "Jero, Snake Girl, come and help me!"

After shouting this three or four times, he saw his cousin Jero and Snake Girl holding their swords and standing still, watching the two fight with indifference.

puff!

A sharp sword pierced the heart, and an unspeakable pain came from the back. The ferocious-looking demon thief Biro heard the last words before his death.

“When you speak out loud about your ambitions, it’s best to consider the feelings of those around you.”

After Zhou Ming finished speaking, he pulled out his dagger. The corpse in front of him fell to the ground like a wooden stake.

For a two-chapter adventure, other authors estimate that they could write at least 100 chapters, and a more casual one could write 200 chapters. Since it is so condensed, I would like to give the author a few recommendation votes to supplement my brain...