bookrandom Chapter 27 Desert Center
Chapter 27 Desert Center
The sun rises again and sets again.
Little William, Enke and Frosa, who had just slept in the desert, crawled out of the pile of wood again. They adopted the same strategy as Xiaolan and slept in the pile of wood piled after cutting down the bone forest trees.
Now, they were so hungry that even eating a few small sand mushrooms they accidentally found while digging a sand pit still didn't solve the problem.
"We need to replenish food, and these skeletal trees can be used to make hunting weapons."
"But moving with weapons in hand will consume more of our energy. Enke, calculate the success rate."
"Almost none. We can't handle powerful ferocious beasts with a bone forest stick. Weak animals can hunt without a bone forest stick. For example, the chameleon at your feet now, Frosa."
Frosa was startled when she saw a palm-sized lizard running quickly from her feet towards the pile of trees. The color of its body kept changing, switching between the earthy yellow of the sand and the pale white of the bone forest trees.
"Bang~" Little William sent it to the west with a stick.
"You're very lucky, but luck has to run out one day, right?"
The poor little lizard now became a meal, but the three hunters still hesitated to take action.
"Do you really want to eat? We don't even have fire. Do we want to eat raw?"
"Just treat it like the raw food we usually eat, such as Fleshmon sashimi."
Enke and Frosa looked at each other. They had never heard of such an alternative food. Can raw meat be eaten?
But at this time, William had already torn off a lizard leg and tried to tear off its tough skin.
The blood dripped on the sand and then disappeared without a trace, as if there was a bloodthirsty demon hidden invisibly. These days, the huge desert is enjoying a feast of blood.
If someone eats first, the psychological burden on others will be much lighter. The two children in the middle nest touched the mutilated lizard carcass. The greasy blood made them feel uncomfortable and even wanted to vomit it out. Unfortunately, their stomachs were empty. No conditions for vomiting.
Following Little William's example, the two of them tore open the skin in a decent manner and put the flesh and blood into their mouths.
It's fishy, very fishy, and then it has a very strange texture. The meat is very tough and you can't bite it no matter how hard you chew. The more you chew, the more you feel like vomiting. The two of them were cruel and swallowed the meat directly.
"Little William, do you usually eat things like this? It's disgusting." The two of them almost retched, but they held it back.
"It's not very frequent. The Fleximon sashimi I'm talking about is a gift brought by a business partner from Felicis when he visited my family. It's just that the quantity is large and we can taste it for a long time. Emperor Now, if you can give me a dish of magic vinegar sauce and a knife, it would be an elegant and interesting thing to cut this piece of lizard meat into thin slices for dipping."
The lizards are so small that there are not many left for one or two people, and the three of them have to find other food.
The Astartes do not need cowards who dare not face blood and killing. Three children who studied diligently in school took the first step to become the emperor's murderous weapon.
There are many bone forest trees, but there are very few chameleons. Sometimes they can't find even one of the bone forest trees after looking for them. They have to avoid the rumbles in the desert and rocks that look like giant scorpions.
The group's movement became very slow.
"Enke, do you think this lizard skin can be used?"
"If you are not afraid of blood, you can make two small holes and wear it over your eyes. It can effectively protect your eyesight and face from wind and sand."
"Forget it, it's too disgusting. I'm afraid my eyes will become inflamed if I wear it."
"Stop talking nonsense. If we continue at the current pace, we won't be able to reach the center of the desert within the stipulated time."
Now they are two-thirds of the way forward, but their physical condition and mental endurance are not as good as before, and they cannot maintain the original speed of progress.
"Little William, what should we do?" Although William is the youngest of the three, he has become the leader of the three.
"After dawn, drink all the water, abandon all the burdens, and move forward with all your strength. There is no other way now. Will will lead us." In the eyes of little William, he saw the all-powerful heroism of his grandfather, the old Archduke William.
"My ancestors, please bless me to gain the emperor's favor."
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At the same time, all the bottles and cans in William's house were almost smashed.
"Trash, all trash." Mrs. William, the matron of the William family, was almost going crazy at this time.
Little William ran out to take part in the Astartes assessment, which was a near-death experience, which had driven her crazy. The bodies of the elite family warriors sent out were still hung on the wooden signs outside.
It's so embarrassing. The entire William family has been disgraced by those losers.
Although they are special elites of the family and ordinary people cannot recognize them, people from other big families can still easily recognize that they are servants of the William family. It can be said that just for this incident, the William family can be laughed at by other families for several generations.
The other guards did not dare to speak out, and the angry mistress was not someone to be trifled with. Don't talk now if you can, otherwise you will offend both parties.
What? The other end? Who is Yifeng easy to mess with? It’s good that they are elite, but who is opposite them? There are probably not even a thousand Astartes Chapter Masters in the entire Empire combined. Not to mention five of us, our whole family probably wouldn't be enough to attack the other side.
The mistress's anger never dissipated, but a strange whisper came from the void and hit her brain.
"When has the great William family ever suffered such a loss? Revenge must be taken."
"Yes, they must pay the price."
"The faces of the William family were thrown into the ground, trampled on, and then hung on a wooden pole to show the public."
"It's so abominable, so abominable."
The devil's whispers became more and more rampant, causing some faint ripples in space. "We can't just let it go, knock them down and smash their ships into pieces."
"is it possible?"
"There are not many merchant ships in the William family. Isn't it just to ram into the opponent before they can react? When the merchant ship is approaching, pretend that it is about to stop in that area, and then..."
A crisp shattering sound drew everyone's attention back. The white jade accessory worn by the mistress all year round suddenly shattered. This piece of beautiful jade, an ancient betrothal gift from the William family, had been passed down from generation to generation for countless years.
The mistress woke up with a start and broke into a cold sweat when she saw the white jade broken to pieces on the ground. Others didn't know it, so how could she not know that this was a great psychic gift that William's ancestor received when he made great military exploits.
This piece of white jade full of spiritual energy, which had become more and more rounded through generations of prayers to the Emperor, was now shattered like raindrops on an umbrella.
Chaos demons almost invaded her.
Thinking of this, she ignored the broken jade on the ground, knelt down on it, and began to recite the emperor's blessing.
The surrounding guards did not dare to move and hurriedly contacted others.
When the real head of the family, Archduke William, received the news, he looked like a furious lion. Seeing his appearance, several other nobles made excuses to leave.
"This stupid woman should have been allowed to sink into the endless abyss of subspace along with that damn hulk. Didn't she say on the communication that she would pray to the Emperor day after day, every day! What is she doing now? Interfering with the Emperor’s Angels’ recruitment! How dare she? Did the pie made by Franklin next door hit her on the head?”
Archduke William stayed alone in the empty drawing room, pacing around constantly. He could not tear the enemy apart with his claws, because in front of that person, he was as humble as a pug.
You can only pay the price and repair the relationship with him at all costs.
He cleaned up his expression and walked out of the conference hall.
"Wow, Archduke William, you came out. What happened just now? You look like you ate a pie made by my wife."
"Come on, Duke Franklin, you should enjoy your wife's delicacies by yourself. I just got the news that my son went to participate in the Astartes selection regardless of the obstruction. Ha, I, a man from the William family, will never stand beside others. behind."
Duke Franklin rolled his eyes at him, "Come on, your expression just now makes us wonder if this angry lion will eat all of us if we take a step too late."
As a long-time neighbor of Archduke William, Franklin knew him well enough to be so angry with him that he lost at least 10 ships' cargo.
"What, Archduke William is willing to give me ten ships of ammunition supplies for the mortal auxiliaries?"
When Yifeng received this news, his face was full of questions. If a normal person wanted to befriend him, he would either send some self-righteous exquisite works of art, or send two or three ships of supplies. How could there be ten ships of ammunition...
Well, ammo.
Good boy, the five people hanging outside belong to you.
Yifeng secretly glanced at the household official who was counting people in the distance to make sure she didn't notice anything strange about her.
Once the money is paid, we can release him, even if it's just a corpse.
Alas, it was okay for a bunch of rough guys to stay together, eat, drink, and be wild and rough. Suddenly, a gentle female staff member was sent, and everyone felt embarrassed for a while. If you were a peerless beauty, then a bunch of big men would restrain themselves, and no one would want to lose their composure in front of a beautiful woman, but you... this big guy is so uncomfortable.
In the distance, the special correspondent from the Household Department was meticulously recording the information of the arrivals. Even though it was only the morning of the third day, several highly qualified players had arrived.
There is one who is the son of an Orion who survives in the desert. He specializes in hunting giant Sirica rock scorpions and selling them as precious materials to weapons dealers. Sometimes he also digs up some sand mushrooms and sells them to the nest. He has been surviving in the desert with his father since he was 7 years old.
The other one is a gifted nobleman from the upper nest. He has had physical abilities that far exceed those of his peers since he was a child. He drank all the water at the beginning, then discarded all the weight and walked continuously without sleep to get here.
These people, including their rankings, will be recorded in detail. Even if they do not become Astartes later, as long as they can return smoothly, they will have a bright future and have high prestige in society.
Together with the school of the newly arrived noble, it is estimated that it will become the most popular noble school next year.
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At twelve o'clock in the morning, the scorching sun had begun to scorch the ground. Xiaolan had reached her limit at this time. After all, her battered body in the lower nest could not adapt to this high-intensity movement.
At night, Xiaolan accidentally discovered the "shedded" scales of the Serika python on the edge of the rock. He picked up the thinnest of these scales, tore them into strips of cloth and tied them to himself. on feet.
The scales of the Serika Python are extremely suitable for moving in the desert. After being tied to it, Xiaolan's feet will no longer sink into the deep sand, as if they are sliding forward on the sand.
This can effectively increase his speed in the desert.
But hunger and thirst caught up with Xiaolan again, and the only thing that could support him was his unyielding will.
What does it matter, haven't I always been like this?
No parents, no support, no "property", no food, no water source, I have nothing to lose, so I will give it a try.
I, Xiaolan, have been running since I was born. I have been chased by vicious dogs, people who have stolen food, and gangsters everywhere. Although my life is short, I have never stopped running. Now I want to fight for my Fight for a chance of survival in the future, using the method I am best at in my life.
Although four-fifths of the distance has passed, Xiaolan is already very fast among all the players, but the next step forward depends entirely on will. The good news is that what he lacks most is will.
There are other players appearing around from time to time, which shows that the people who entered scattered in the huge desert are close to the center, and no one is interested in caring about others. They are all exhausted and have no supplies.
On the left side of Xiaolan, on the sand dunes in the distance, William and his party were about to reach their limit.
Lying on the sand dune and sliding down, William, Enke and Frosa have done this several times to get a short rest for their bodies. Their clothes have been torn by the sand in many places, such as now Just use the clothes at the trouser legs to pad underneath.
Everyone is approaching the center of the desert. The dangerous beasts have been scared away from the center of the desert by Yifeng's powerful deterrent. The players do not need to pay attention to the attacks of the beasts, but they are also unable to obtain supplies from them.
The sun continues to exert its power, which is the greatest test of human will. The endless desert, high temperature and unknown distance torture the players' hearts at all times.
People kept falling down, even less than 3 kilometers away from the circle drawn by Yifeng. Most of those who arrived were collapsed and required emergency treatment.
I don’t know how many people participated in this selection, but the sun has gone down and only 1,300 people have arrived so far.
There are still 2 hours until midnight. The roar of rescue planes kept coming from the sky. The longer the time passed, the more people could not support themselves.
Little William was almost dragging the two of them forward. Enke, a technical geek, was the first to run out of energy. However, with the support of the two men, he staggered forward for a while, and Frosa couldn't hold on anymore.
William rarely spoke, and now every word he spoke would consume unnecessary precious energy.
The sun had already set for a long time at this time, and he didn't know how much time there was left. William was extremely anxious.
His thoughts went back and forth in an instant, and he decided to fight to the death.
"We're almost there, look."
"William, where are you? Didn't you see it?"
"Where is it? Didn't you see that you can smell the aroma of barbecue? It's right in front. Come on."
The night was dark, but the two saw William running forward, yes, running.
Not knowing where the strength came from, the two of them cheered up and moved forward to follow William.
After risking his life to climb over a sand dune, William actually saw the light ahead.
"Victory is ahead, Enke, Frosa, do you see it? The emperor and ancestors are protecting us."
The three of them rolled and climbed towards the final destination.
Skeletons, huge skeletons, the skeleton of the Serika Python surrounded the finish line, with sizzling barbecue and plenty of water just ahead.
There seemed to be ancient war drums beating in William's heart, and there seemed to be a long red river running endlessly. The ancestors of the William family seemed to be watching him, and the firm will and fearless courage passed down from generation to generation of the ancient family broke out at this moment.
William moved forward alone, and there seemed to be thousands of troops behind him.
Enke and Frosa really smelled the aroma of barbecue this time. Even though they had been traveling in the desert for several days and were in a state of severe dehydration, their mouths miraculously secreted saliva.
At this moment, the blazing fire flashing behind the huge skeleton in front seemed to be no longer the end of the game, but the golden throne of the great emperor, and the people who were loyal to the emperor were worshiping forward at all costs.
Just when the three of them were only a few steps away from the huge ring-shaped skeleton, the bell representing the beginning of a new day rang, and the huge bell resounded over the entire desert.
thump~
Boom~~
"No~~~" The three of them fell to the ground in despair, their throats already dry, and they could only scream in vain.
Could it be that he just missed the emperor's favor?
"Hello, the medical staff will be here soon. Please state your name."
"We..." The three of them were extremely tired and barely had the energy to open their eyes.
The special commissioner of the Ministry of Household Affairs understood, "You have passed the assessment and have crossed the line several meters away. This skeleton is just after we barbecued..."
After hearing the word "passed", the three people lost consciousness and were rushed to the medical cabin.
Also carried in with them was a slovenly nestling child. It took some effort for the medical staff to remove the snake scales from his feet.
This time, the preliminary round of recruit selection was finally over. A total of more than 1,600 contestants stood out and entered the next round of knockout rounds. Among them, there are about a thousand noble children from Shangchao alone. It must be said that they are indeed the real elite.
Many of them surprised Yifeng. For example, a super strong man appeared and defeated a male desert wolf that was kicked out of the pack and wandered alone, and rode it until it reached a position extremely close to the final circle.
A child from Zhongchao made a half-circle like a crazy person, but still arrived at the center within the stipulated time.
There were also some seemingly ordinary players who walked up to Yifeng and offered several sand mushrooms.
Well, that's very good.