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But just then, he noticed a dilapidated village in the distance, only a few hundred meters away. "How can there still be a village here? Could it be something left over from before?"
It has to be said that Liu Ziming is both highly skilled and daring. Without any hesitation, he actually walked over directly.
After all, he needed to establish a relatively safe area so that these people could survive safely; that was the primary problem to solve.
When Liu Ziming entered the dilapidated village, he was surprised to find that the place was actually suitable for establishing a safe zone.
Chapter 436 Must Stand Firm
"Heh, I didn't expect that although this village looks a bit dilapidated, it's quite well-equipped inside. Is it really suitable as my safe haven?"
As Liu Ziming entered the somewhat dilapidated village, he was surprised to find that although the village's exterior was somewhat run-down, the things inside were surprisingly complete, which excited him greatly.
He wandered around the village, carefully sensing its surroundings, trying to determine if there was any danger in the area. If not, he could confirm that this was the first safe zone he had chosen.
"Fortunately, it seems I'm quite lucky. This place is relatively safe, and there's even an underground river, which at least solves the problem of drinking water?"
Liu Ziming seemed quite satisfied with the discovery of the village, because he felt that now that he had left the game's instance, the danger had temporarily receded, but he needed to establish a safe zone to gain a foothold. "Why hasn't the Flame Dragon Boss returned after so long? Could he have encountered some danger?"
Perhaps because of the water they had consumed, everyone's spirits had improved. The Giant Ape Elder looked at the Flame Dragon Elder with some concern and said...
In truth, the Flame Dragon Elder was also feeling extremely miserable at this moment. Even if the Giant Ape Elder hadn't questioned him, he knew that what he had done seemed somewhat inappropriate. "Do you think it's possible that our leader, Liu Ziming, felt we were just a burden and chose to leave?"
Princess Yuebai, who was usually quiet, suddenly spoke up at this moment, and what she said was indeed shocking, startling everyone.
Fortunately, everyone knows that his memory has completely disappeared. If someone else had said that, it would have definitely caused aversion in his lower body.
"What nonsense are you talking about? That stinky spider isn't that kind of person at all. He must have run into some trouble or gone too far. I'm sure he'll be back soon."
The Slime Mirror's consciousness is still trapped in the game instance, and his expression remains tense. However, he firmly believes that Liu Ziming will never abandon them because he has absolute faith in him.
Actually, the two girls, Cat Angel and Seven-Colored Deer, were also a little worried because they were really afraid that their leader, Liu Ziming, would abandon them and leave alone, but they didn't dare to say it.
As time passed, Liu Ziming selected a safe area and returned from the dilapidated village with satisfaction.
"Hehe, everyone stand up quickly. I just discovered a dilapidated village, but it's well-equipped and suitable as our safe zone. We'll be living here for a while, at least." Because of everything that had happened before, everyone was on edge, so Liu Ziming decided to establish a safe zone so that everyone could rest properly for a while. After all, the future was uncertain and everything was unknown.
Because in Liu Ziming's memory, all humans had been completely corrupted by demons, this planet might be somewhat unstable, which is why he had this thought. "Boss, what did you say? You actually found a village, and it's quite well-equipped! This is really great!"
The veteran Flame Dragon seemed quite excited, leaping up from the ground. He felt his leader's idea was absolutely correct; at least for them right now, it was the only right choice. "Heh heh, what are we waiting for? Everyone, let's hurry over there. After all, having a safe zone is the best protection for us!"
After all, their leader, Liu Ziming, had returned and found a relatively safe area. The giant ape elder looked at everyone and said with a smile.
Because he felt that someone as outstanding as his eldest brother, Liu Ziming, was not just a freak, but someone who was incredibly lucky.
Led by their leader Liu Ziming, everyone quickly arrived at what he called the safe zone.
"My God, boss, this is what you call a safe zone? This place is so run-down!"
The seven-colored deer was rather simple-minded. Looking at the dilapidated village in front of him, he really couldn't believe how his boss had found such a place.
"What nonsense are you talking about, little guy? Since the boss thinks this area can be used to establish a safe zone, then it's possible. Maybe there's something you don't know about?" At this moment, the old Flame Dragon had also lost faith in this dilapidated village, but he still defended his boss, Liu Ziming.
Seeing everyone's somewhat surprised reaction, Liu Ziming smiled and said nothing.
Actually, Liu Ziming had already anticipated everyone's reaction. After all, they had already left the Monster Forest, and this area didn't seem to satisfy them. "Don't worry, as long as we take action ourselves, this area will definitely become our safe zone." Hearing their leader Liu Ziming say this, the others didn't say anything more.
This dilapidated village can only be transformed into a safe zone through their own hard work; they cannot simply sit back and enjoy the fruits of others' labor.
"Hey, boss, why do you consider this place a safe zone? There's no water or food here at all?" Cat Angel asked Liu Ziming, looking puzzled.
Because he really couldn't understand it. Even though the entire human race had been corrupted by demons, shouldn't they at least find a corresponding area?
The somewhat dilapidated village in front of him was really not to his liking.
"There might be some misunderstanding among you. The reason I consider this place our safe zone is entirely because there are things here that allow us to live," Liu Ziming said, pointing to his feet with a mysterious air.
Everyone watched as he pointed to his feet, looked around, but found nothing. They wondered what Liu Ziming, the leader, was trying to say. "Stinky spider, if you can find some food now, I'll consider your choice correct?"
Although the Slime Mirror had some doubts about Liu Ziming's choice, he put forward a relatively harsh condition: everyone's food and clothing problems must be solved, otherwise it would all be nonsense.
Upon hearing what the Slime Mirror said, everyone's eyes widened, and they looked at Liu Ziming with expectant expressions.
Chapter 437 Do it yourself and you'll have everything
Seeing the slightly expectant expressions on everyone's faces, Liu Ziming shook his head helplessly, his own expression showing a similar sense of resignation. "Alright, since everyone doesn't believe me, then I'll let the facts speak for themselves." Liu Ziming pointed to the hillside behind the village and walked over there.
Although no one understood what Liu Ziming was up to, they all followed him. After all, solving their own hunger problem was their top priority. "It's this mountain. There's something in the mountain that can solve our hunger problem. As long as we all work together, everything will be fine?" Looking at the dense, lush forest in front of them, everyone was puzzled.
They wondered what good things might be in the forest that could satisfy their hunger and thirst.
"Heh, you seem to have forgotten that our ancestors came out of the forest. Are we not as good as our own ancestors?"
Hearing what their leader, Liu Ziming, said, everyone lowered their heads in shame, because they felt that what their leader, Liu Ziming, said made perfect sense.
That's just how it is. If we don't lift a finger and rely entirely on our leader, Liu Ziming, it seems a bit inappropriate. "Hehe, everyone, don't worry. Since our leader, Liu Ziming, said so, there must be something in the forest that can satisfy our food needs?" The giant ape elder seemed particularly excited about the forest in front of him, after all, the forest was extremely familiar to him.
Seeing how excited the giant ape elder was, everyone simply assumed that there must be a lot of things in the forest, and that they could even pick them up with just a bend down.
"Don't just stand there, everyone. We can find everything by ourselves. There are wild fruits, mushrooms, and other things in the woods that can satisfy our hunger, and even some small animals that can be used as food." Looking at the faint smile on the leader Liu Ziming's face, the others lowered their heads in shame.
Because they knew they could only rely on themselves now, and their leader, Liu Ziming, seemed to be training them in some kind of ability, though they didn't know why. "Today is our first dinner since we established the safe zone. I hope everyone will do their best to make it a good meal," Liu Ziming said, then turned and left, his destination unknown.
The others exchanged awkward glances and silently walked into the woods, knowing they would have to prepare their own dinner. "Hehe, what's this? The color is so beautiful, and it smells so enticing. Is it even usable?"
The seven-colored deer pointed to some brightly colored mushrooms, looking particularly delighted. However, he was unsure whether these mushrooms were poisonous, so he kept asking everyone for advice.
The others had no time to pay him any attention, as they were busy with their own things, picking wild fruits and other edible things.
"It seems these guys have developed a lazy habit. If they don't develop independence, they'll really have a hard time surviving in the future?"
In fact, the reason why Liu Ziming wanted to establish a so-called safe zone was entirely to train everyone's ability to survive on their own. In this demonized world, if you don't even have the ability to protect yourself, then it's all nonsense.
He forcefully pulled down some thousand-year-old ghost vines, dragged them to the edge of the village, and wove them together bit by bit, slowly transforming them into sections of a tall wall. "My goodness, what did Boss Liu Ziming do? He actually wove such a high village wall in such a short time, that's amazing!" Everyone stared wide-eyed at the thorny ghost vines that were several meters high, unable to believe that Boss Liu Ziming had accomplished all of this by himself.
But the facts were right in front of them, leaving them no room for disbelief.
"Hehe, I've said it before: if you do it yourself, you can have anything, and everything will come true."
The eldest brother, Liu Ziming, smiled faintly, giving everyone a mysterious feeling, as if he was even more unfathomable.
These people spent a long time picking some wild fruits from the mountains and catching some small animals, so they finally had dinner.
"Fortunately, there are quite a few cooking utensils in this village, and some stoves are already in place. Everyone can try to make some fire themselves and then we can eat some cooked food." Hearing their leader, Liu Ziming, say this, everyone immediately perked up. A fire source wasn't a problem for them at all, after all, they had the Flame Dragon Elder with them!
Seeing everyone looking at him strangely, the old Flame Dragon didn't know what was going on. He put his hands on his chest and looked very scared.
"What are you trying to do? Don't you dare try anything with me. I finally managed to gather these wild fruits, and I can barely feed myself. There's no way I can share any with you." Seeing how cautious the old Flame Dragon was, everyone laughed, and their laughter was particularly eerie.
They found the old Flame Dragon to be rather cute and funny at this moment. Didn't he know what they wanted?
"Senior Flame Dragon, we don't need your wild fruits or food at all. We just need to borrow some fire from here. That's not too much to ask, is it?" Rem Mirror suppressed his laughter and looked at Senior Flame Dragon Bird calmly.
Hearing the Slime Mirror's words, the Flame Dragon Elder looked extremely embarrassed. The fire source was no problem for him at all; after all, he was a Flame Dragon! "Alright, alright! The flames are fine, but everyone needs to preserve them carefully. We can't absorb too much energy here, or my flames will slowly disappear." Hearing the Flame Dragon Elder's words, everyone became even more confused. Could it be that if the Flame Dragon Elder didn't absorb energy, his flames would really disappear?
But right now, no one can care about that. The first thing to solve is the problem of survival. As for other issues, we can consider them later.
"Boss, you should take a break too. When we have time, we can all work together to build these thousand-year-old ghost walls. I believe it won't be long before we can build even higher and thicker walls."
Chapter 438 Potential Threat
Liu Ziming finally put down his work, sat down with everyone, and began to enjoy dinner together.
As everyone has said, once everyone gets to work, it won't be long before they can use the thousand-year-old ghost vine to build a tall, long, and sturdy city wall.
"Hehe, boss, although we believe you when you say this place is an underground river, there is still a potential threat. We can't just go into the mountains to find food, can we? That doesn't seem like a long-term solution." The giant ape elder looked worried because he knew that if they wanted to stay in one place for a long time, water and food were the two major threats to their survival.
Water can be solved, the boss said there's an underground river here, but what about food? We can't just go up the mountain to hunt randomly all the time, can we?
"Don't worry, senior. Since this place has plenty of water, food shouldn't be too much of a problem. Besides, this village is quite large. We've only cleared some land; perhaps we'll even have some food?" Hearing Liu Ziming say this, Slime Mirror rolled his eyes at him, looking quite disdainful, because he felt this guy was just making empty promises. "If you really have a way, just designate some food for us. At least we won't have to run around in the forest every day like this, right?"
Actually, what the Slime Mirror guy said makes a lot of sense. Without a stable food source, these people really can't survive in this place for long, which is indeed a problem.
But Liu Ziming seemed not to hear them, casually picking up some of the fruit they had gathered and putting it in his mouth, eating with relish. He had already considered everything they were saying; if this place lacked food and water, he wouldn't have chosen it. "If my senses are correct," he said, "this village should at least have something to satisfy our hunger. Once the conditions are right, you can go into the village and look for something."
Since Liu Ziming was so certain, and everyone knew that he was a freak with an extraordinary charisma, perhaps there really was a food source in the village, everyone seemed extremely excited.
After all, dinner was already taken care of, and everyone was satisfied, finding their own comfortable resting places and preparing to relax. "This really isn't a solution. What if more humans are corrupted by demons and find this place?" Liu Ziming sat alone in the empty space, staring blankly at everything before him, his eyes appearing particularly deep.
The entire area was already in a chaotic state; otherwise, they wouldn't have been used as tools in the game and thrown directly into it. This was all too extraordinary.
"I can't worry about that anymore. If we want to survive, we have to be ruthless. The only way is to make these guys do it themselves and develop a habit of being content with themselves." After an unknown amount of time, Liu Ziming finally made up his mind. He decided to make these people do it themselves in order to ensure that everyone could survive.
Perhaps because they were full and satisfied, these guys started to fall fast asleep, showing no signs of alertness whatsoever.
Seeing everyone acting so recklessly, Liu Ziming could only shake his head helplessly.
"Hey, you know what, it's really quite comfortable to have a good night's sleep here?"
Fortunately, no major dangers occurred that night. The old Flame Dragon woke up early, stretched, and said with some happiness.
"Old man, it seems we made a mistake last night. Although we've escaped the Demon Beast Forest, danger is still ever-present. Didn't you see that Boss has already woven an even longer section of the thousand-year-old ghost vine?" When the Giant Ape Elder woke up, he was surprised to find that his elder, Little White, was covered in sweat, weaving a wall of thousand-year-old ghost vine several meters high, and it had grown several meters longer. "Hehe, I was just too happy yesterday. I finally got to relax, and I forgot about this," the Flame Dragon Elder said, looking at the Giant Ape Elder with an embarrassed expression. Actually, it wasn't that he lacked vigilance; as he said, having finally escaped danger, it's easy to let your guard down when you relax. (Please give flowers.)
"We didn't expect you two elders to wake up so early. Why don't you go into the village and look around? Perhaps you can find what you're looking for?"
Although he discovered that the giant ape elder and the fire dragon elder had awakened, Liu Ziming did not stop his work. He continued to weave the thousand-year-old ghost vine and build a tall and sturdy city wall. This was his first task to complete.
Hearing that their eldest brother, Liu Ziming, said this without blaming them, the two seniors felt even more embarrassed.
"Okay, boss, don't worry. The two of us will go into the village and search. You'll definitely find drinking water and food."
...Without any hesitation, the two elders, Flame Dragon and Giant Ape, quickly split up and began to act. Since their leader, Liu Ziming, had said so, there must be something they wanted in the village.
Seeing the two elders already busy in the village, and wanting to check on those still fast asleep, the eldest, Liu Ziming, could only shake his head helplessly and sigh repeatedly.
"It seems that the city wall built with these thousand-year-old ghost vines can defend against some mutated humans, but it doesn't seem to be very useful against some ferocious magical beasts. We must reinforce it further?" Liu Ziming stopped his work and carefully observed the thousand-year-old ghost vine wall that he had woven with his own hands, still looking somewhat worried.
It's no wonder he thought that way. The entire human race had been completely corrupted by demons, thrown into this survival game. Everything seemed so illogical, so bizarre. "You stinky spider, why are you working so hard by yourself? Can't you call us to come along?"
When the Slime Mirror woke up, he was surprised to find that Liu Ziming had built a long wall of Thousand-Year Ghost Teng all by himself. Feeling somewhat dissatisfied, he spoke up directly.
Liu Ziming didn't take the Slime Mirror's accusations to heart at all, because he knew that was just his personality—he said what he thought.
Chapter 439 Unlocking the Underground River
The two elders, the Giant Ape and the Flame Dragon, searched the village for half a day and found plenty of food, but still couldn't find a source of water. They looked somewhat disheartened. "The boss said there's an underground river here, but we've searched the village for so long, practically turned it upside down, and we haven't found anything!" The Flame Dragon elder plopped down on the ground, too exhausted to even walk.
Seeing the Flame Dragon Elder covered in sweat, the Giant Ape Elder could only shake his head helplessly, because he believed that everything his leader Liu Ziming said was true, it was just that they hadn't found it yet.
"Old man, you must take good care of this food. After all, we will be resting here for a long time. If this '240' food gets moldy or is stolen by other magical beasts, then we will be in trouble." The two elders searched for a long time in the village and found an underground food storage warehouse. There were many things in it. The giant ape elder said with some concern.
Hearing the giant ape elder's words, the fire dragon elder's expression was quite disdainful. Although they had found food, without drinking water, they still couldn't survive. "You stay here and keep watch. I'll go report this to Boss Liu Ziming and see if he has any better ideas." Seeing the fire dragon elder's dismissive look, the giant ape elder could only shake his head helplessly and turn back alone.
Actually, the giant ape elder was also quite surprised at this moment. The leader said there was a water source here, but they had searched for a long time and still couldn't find it. "Hehe, elder is back. Did you find what you were looking for?"
Seeing the giant ape elder walking towards him, the eldest brother, Liu Ziming, spoke calmly, his expression unchanged, still smiling.
When the elder giant ape heard Liu Ziming ask him this question, he felt a little embarrassed because he felt that what they were doing was really inappropriate.