thefictionvixens Chapter 121 North Frost City
Chapter 121 North Frost City
Long You was a cautious person. Given that he had clearly angered the black text, he would not ignore any hints given by it.
The text in black ink first stated that the difficulty of forming a multi-person team had increased. Then it threw him into the wilderness, making Long You realize he needed to be careful.
Even though this place doesn't seem to be far from the city, the fact that there's no one around tells Long You that it's definitely not safe.
The effects of the Life-Giving Water were reliable; the pain in his tailbone quickly subsided, and Long You stood up immediately. This place was no longer safe. After the external soul bone of the White Jade Crown was released, Long You's spiritual perception became even more acute, and that uneasy feeling was becoming clearer.
Without an anti-gravity soul-guided skateboard or a flying soul-guided device, traveling was entirely dependent on his own two legs. To cope with unforeseen circumstances, he dared not recklessly use his soul power. In short, Long You truly experienced what it meant to "look at a mountain and run until your horse dies."
Fortunately, Long You ultimately chose to join a team. Just as Long You was getting a little tired, a carriage came running towards him from the direction of the city in the distance.
The carriage stopped in front of Long You, and Bei Bei's familiar face appeared before him.
"Junior brother, what's going on with you? How did you end up outside the city? Luckily, we noticed you hadn't appeared, so we borrowed a carriage from the city officials and searched for you in all directions."
Otherwise, at your current speed, you won't be able to enter the city by nightfall, and you'll likely be eliminated.
There was no one else in the carriage. While Beibei was asking questions, Longyou simply climbed onto the carriage. After he was inside, Longyou answered:
"Don't even mention it. When I was doing multiple-choice questions in that white house, I don't know why I got distracted on the first question, and I took a long time to choose. The dark black text seemed to be angry, and it got impatient and warned me of danger before just throwing me into the wasteland."
"How can you get distracted at a time like this?"
"Actually, it wasn't really a distraction. I just wanted to figure out what kind of place it was and whether there was any hidden mission. And I didn't linger for too long, just about a minute."
So what's the situation now? Is it dangerous to be out in the wild at night?
"It's a long story, and we only managed to find out about it in the hour or so we had."
This place is called Panlong Continent, a wild and untamed continent. It is inhabited by humans, beastmen, half-orcs, and various other races. What's unpleasant is that humans are in a completely weaker position among all the races.
There are many reasons, but the most important one is that humans are inherently fragile. Martial arts are the only way for humans to become stronger, but the path of martial arts is difficult, and not everyone can become a strong person.
Most people who practice martial arts will never be able to reach a higher level. Instead, they may suffer from basic physical damage due to a lack of nutrition during the training process, which could shorten their lifespan.
Out of ten people, only about one can reach the rank. A martial artist who has just reached the rank is called a first-rank martial artist, whose strength is roughly equivalent to a first-ring Soul Master in our world.
"By the way, junior brother, did you notice? We don't have any spirit rings here. Although we can still use spirit skills, neither our martial soul nor our spirit rings will be displayed."
"I noticed it. I was a little curious at first, but now that I think about it, this should be a change made to match the martial arts settings of the human race on the Panlong Continent."
Hmm, it seems we can't rule out the possibility that they made things easier during the modeling process.
Strongly suspecting that the impatient, jet-black text was the ruler of the Panlong Realm—the artificial intelligence Panlong—Long You decided not to speak carelessly or speculate arbitrarily. Therefore, the last sentence was something Long You silently thought to himself.
"That's how it is. Human warriors here don't need spirit rings to level up; they only need to accumulate them. However, just like not every spirit master can break through to the titled Douluo level, not every warrior can directly enter the ninth rank."
Low-level martial artists of ranks one to three are relatively common, but the number of mid-level martial artists of ranks four to six is significantly reduced. As for high-level martial artists of rank seven and above, they are not something ordinary people would see. At least, there aren't any in this city in front of us.
The city before us is called Northfrost City, a medium-sized city under the jurisdiction of the Northern Alliance of the human race.
According to you, Northfrost City is our starting point. However, the situation at our starting point is not good right now. The entire city has been under attack by a very strange sandworm since last year.
Every night, as soon as darkness falls, these sandworms emerge from outside the city and charge towards it relentlessly. Although a single sandworm is not strong, their sheer numbers mean that even with the city walls providing protection, countless night watchmen perish in the swarm every night.
The city's army had considered sending men out to seek reinforcements, but a day was simply not enough time for them to reach another city. Once night fell, those warriors who went out to seek help would be completely lost to history.
It's fair to say that this city is now completely out of resources and supplies. If we hadn't come, the city would have fallen completely in a week at most.
The city will be deserted by then, and our mission is to keep it alive.
"What restrictions are there? What kind of help is available? Can we seek assistance from the human forces of this world? What is the status of the city's rare metal reserves? Besides us, who else is here in Northfrost City right now?"
"Heh, junior brother, you really have a lot of questions. Let's start from the beginning. There are actually very few restrictions. We can use every means we can think of. The only requirement is that we cannot die."
While it's true that those of us who die in this world can be resurrected by logging back in, this isn't allowed for the first month. Once you die, you can only observe from a god-like perspective for the rest of the month.
The exact reason is still unknown, but it likely involves a competition between the Martial Soul System and the Soul Guidance System. The number of surviving members from each system after one month will be a key indicator of the competition's outcome.
There's no real help available. However, requesting assistance from the human forces in this world is permitted, provided we have the capability to traverse this sandworm territory.
Regarding rare metals, according to Cai Tou, North Frost City has abundant reserves of rare metals. I had also inquired beforehand; North Frost City is a mining city with rich mineral deposits. Although it's currently impossible to mine outside the city, the city's reserves also can't be transported out, and there aren't many people who can use them, so there should be quite a lot piling up in the warehouses.
Cai Tou has already confirmed this; you should know the details once you return to the city.