Chapter 532 Misty Forest
After briefly introducing the situation on the second floor, Li Ke talked about the problem of the rising curse and said, "On this second floor, the rising curse will cause people to feel strong dizziness and vomiting."
Everyone also understands that the impact of this so-called ascending curse on the body becomes more serious layer by layer, but for them, this so-called curse is not scary.
After going down to the bottom of the second floor and his feet just touched the woods, Zhou Qing looked at the thick fog and tall plants around him and began to imagine how the beasts in the woods hunted and survived.
First point: choose high altitude.
Avoid plants that block your view, hover high in the sky, spot your prey, and chase it.
Speaking of which, can non-human creatures resist the Ascendant Curse?
Or, not affected by the curse?
Second point: Lurking.
Use natural conditions to conceal yourself, quietly approach the enemy, and then launch a swift attack to defeat the enemy in one blow.
The third point: temptation.
With vision and smell disrupted, hearing becomes the basis for judgment, imitating sounds to lure prey into the attack range and quickly capture the prey - considering the strange bird Riko mentioned before, I'm afraid this second-level predator also regards humans as prey.
Fourth point: living in groups.
In the environment of the second layer, even if the energy of heaven and earth is abundant, it is cloudy and rainy all year round and there is no light cover. Although plants can grow, most of them will not be able to bear fruit, so it is impossible to evolve into powerful creatures that can act independently.
Living in groups is the only way to survive.
While I was thinking, a sobbing sound came from the mist in the woods, like a girl crying.
"This should be the sound made by the strange bird that you mentioned, Riko, imitating a girl's crying, right?" Wang Sheng asked.
“I think so.”
Riko was not quite sure. After all, this was her first time on the second floor. Her knowledge of the abyss ruins below the first floor came from the knowledge taught by Aber.
"Go and have a look."
Zhou Qing made a decision.
Perhaps the crying sound really came from a ferocious monster bird, but they were all skilled and brave, so it didn't hurt to go and take a look.
and--
What if it really was a girl in trouble?
This possibility is not impossible.
The first layer of the Abyss Ruins: The Land of Relaxation, is where the residents of Abyss Town live. The second layer: The Misty Forest, probably also has some residents of Abyss Town settled here.
"no problem."
Riko agreed and took out a short black stick about 40 centimeters long from the expedition bag on her back. "This is a melee self-defense soul guide that uses soul power. It is the latest one made by A-Bo. When you inject soul power into it, lightning will wrap around the top."
As she spoke, Riko released some energy, and with the weak soul power in her body, the front half of the black stick, which was about 20 centimeters from the front, flashed with a slight blue arc.
Judging from the crackling sound, even an adult buffalo would be stunned by it.
[Stun baton?]
Zhou Qing was surprised. He didn't expect that A-Bo was so smart. Perhaps he could study soul guides with Tang San in the future.
Tang San also had similar thoughts. "Liko, judging from your performance, you don't seem to mind us exploring the truth behind the girl's crying?" Zhou Qing asked about this.
"This?"
Riko smiled and explained, "To confirm with one's own eyes whether what is written in the book is true is the quality that an explorer should have."
"Abo said that no matter how correct the knowledge in the book is in theory, it is based on the exclusion of all external factors. Therefore, it is still somewhat different from reality. You need to experience it yourself."
"And there's—"
"In the process of exploring the ruins of the abyss, if one preconceivedly determines that the so-called 'crying' is a trap and does not investigate, then people's hearts will become cold and everyone will only trust themselves and no longer trust others... If this continues, people will be wary of each other and will not be able to explore further. In the end, they will be swallowed by the abyss and even their souls will not be able to escape."
Hearing this, everyone was surprised, but they all agreed.
If people were still scheming against each other when exploring unknown areas, I'm afraid the residents of Abyss Town would not be able to explore the seventh floor.
Of course, necessary vigilance is still necessary.
The best proof of this is that Abo developed a close-combat soul guide device similar to an electric baton and gave it to Riko for self-defense.
"Your teacher Abai is very wise." Zhou Qing praised sincerely.
"Teacher Abai is indeed very smart, but this is not just Teacher Abai's idea. It is the idea of most of the residents in Abis Town." Liko said with a smile.
"Isn't it all?" Wang Sheng asked.
"No."
Riko shook her head. "Some people in this town have never been to the Abyss Ruins, so they scoff at this theory. However, they are all good people. They are mainly responsible for trading with the watchers stationed in Tianming City outside the foot of the mountain to purchase basic supplies such as food, cloth, and metal."
"Do we need to mine it from outside? There is some in the ruins of the abyss..."
It was Xiao Wu who spoke, but before she finished speaking, she realized that this place had a so-called ascending curse. Even if there were a large amount of resources in the lower levels, it was impossible to transport them up in large quantities to meet the living needs of the entire Abyss Town residents.
It is for this reason that most Abyss people need to be restricted by external materials.
of course.
The Abyss people also have another choice, which is to migrate collectively to the ruins of the Abyss and settle down on each layer.
But even the Abyss people living near Abyss have a natural awe for the abyss ruins that have not yet been fully explored.
"There's nothing we can do about it. After all, the main ascending passage of the Abyss Ruins is built around the black pillar that runs through the entire abyss. Even the Explorers Guild can't transport large quantities of supplies from below to the top."
Riko also began to explain, "In addition, some adventurers in the Explorer's Guild believe that since the Abyss people came from the Abyss, they should return to the Abyss and live in the Abyss. As long as each layer that has been explored is reasonably distributed, it will be enough for all the Abyss people to live there."
"As long as you don't go upward, you won't have to worry about the curse, and your resources won't be restricted by the outside world."
"But the mayor thinks this is the stupidest idea. Once we lose communication with the outside world, it will be no different from being imprisoned. In addition, the Abyss Ruins have only been explored to the seventh level. Currently, every level below the third level has not been fully explored. There are probably many unknown dangers. No one can guarantee whether the entire population of Abyss will be extinct due to some danger after they move to the Abyss Ruins."
As they were talking, they pushed aside the fog and came to the edge of the woods. The fog in front of them dissipated and a lush meadow appeared before their eyes.
"This should be the second layer. Apart from the misty forest, the remaining three-tenths is a relatively open grassland..."
Rico introduced quietly.
(End of this chapter)
