Action doesn't mean everyone has to go out. Yan Rong, Rong Han, and Xu Jianqi, who were better at fighting, took over the investigation task, while Lu Ning and others had to first get familiar with the situation in this dormitory building.
The dormitory building has four floors in total. The stairs leading to the fourth floor were blocked by a large amount of debris and several ropes were pulled up. Teng Zijian and others lived in a row of dormitories on the second floor. Lu Ning did not get very close because there were several people standing by the windows in the corridor, seemingly warning her.
There was no one on the third floor. It seemed like no one had ever lived in the dormitory here. The beds were only bed boards made of iron frames and wooden boards, with obvious signs of rust and insect infestation. Occasionally, you can see a few canvas bags thrown on the ground, and they are also empty. It is estimated that what is there has been searched by the people downstairs.
After looking around, Lu Ning came to the window at the end of the corridor. The sky outside was completely dark, and she could not clearly see the "Rain Master" walking in the sky. In such a dangerous environment, it was difficult for her to do this. It is very unsafe for people who are not good at using force to go out.
"Lu Ning, come downstairs."
Ning Yeyi called her downstairs, and Lu Ning returned to the activity room. Ning Yeyi is tinkering with her computer. She didn't throw it away in all the previous panics, but it inevitably got some water on it. Fortunately, it can still be used.
Surprisingly, there is a small cylindrical stove on the table, emitting a warm orange light, which looks particularly attractive in this humid weather.
Lu Ning walked to the table and stretched out her hands to dry her wet sleeves. It would definitely not dry out in a short time, but it was very comfortable.
"Where did this thing come from?"
"I asked Liu Shan to borrow it. If I want to restart the computer, I have to dry it out first." Ning Yeyi tapped the keyboard twice, "Okay, computers in this era have good waterproof functions and can still be started."
"Have you dealt with those people again?"
"You can tell from their actions that they are not particularly difficult people to communicate with. If it were me, I would be too lazy to lead a group of trolls to survive in this kind of world." Ning Yeyi pulled a stool for Lu Ning, "Liu Shan is cold-faced. He is warm-hearted; Uncle Zhen is a bit pessimistic; Chen Qiguang is more cautious and does not want to talk to me more without Teng Zijian’s permission; Lu Bin is a little more reckless, but it is easier to formulate words."
"What did you catch?"
"This team was pulled together by Teng Zijian. He also has some hidden methods. We really can't underestimate this captain. But except for these five central figures, everyone else gradually gathered together later, just like a distribution center. Like a group support group, this team will also put most of its resources on these five people. But the difference is that if anyone dies, that thing will be inherited by another person immediately."
"This is not a good rule."
"Yes, the combination of desire for survival and greed can easily prompt many people to do irrational things. In fact, Liu Shan and several others also know this, but she said... it is best to maintain a relatively large number of people. Safety."
"The reason is unknown?"
Ning Yeyi nodded: "Liu Shan didn't say the specific reason, but it must be one of the experiences accumulated by previous people."
"Let's think about why they don't want to share this experience. The more people, the better, and sharing the method to improve the survival rate are obviously the same thing. There is a contradiction in their decision."
"It's easy to explain. The more people, the better, the premise is that you are alive, so sharing that experience will threaten this premise." Ning Yeyi replied casually.
"But it's definitely not a very high threat, otherwise Teng Zijian wouldn't offer a price. Two hundred copper coins is the price they pay for taking this risk." Lu Ning moved his hand closer to the stove and felt that most of the water on his hand had been dried.
"Now we need to know what value two hundred copper coins are equivalent to, and then make inferences based on this." Ning Yeyi said, "Once money is accumulated, it will change qualitatively, so this is definitely not a trivial item such as daily necessities. Price, but some special items. For example, weapons, intelligence..."
"I prefer intelligence." Lu Ning nodded, "Only this thing can be measured equally for everyone, and weapons should distinguish between types that are good at using and those that are not good at using. Generally speaking, thermal weapons are definitely more expensive, so two hundred It’s not easy to classify weapons.”
"Then let me provide another comparison." Ning Yeyi pointed to the small stove, "The name of this thing is a temperature regulator. It actually has two functions of cooling and heating. It is equivalent to a portable air conditioner. One-time energy can be used for fifteen days, which is 360 hours. What do you think the price of this thing is?"
"When you borrowed it, you also asked the purchase price of Cryptomeria? Since she was willing to lend it, it shouldn't be very high... twenty copper coins?"
"A bit high, fifteen."
"The merchant also provides this, so it really has everything...wait, you just said this thing is an air conditioner?"
"Hmm, I just casually asked about the functions and how much I would have to pay Liu Shan if I wanted to buy one. She told me that I could just save up the money and find a merchant to buy a new one. She has been using this one for a while." Ning Yeyi The corners of his mouth raised, "It's a simple message, right?"
This kind of casual inquiry is almost what people like Lu Ning are good at, so of course she understands what information is contained in it.
Teng Zijian and others are obviously not rich, otherwise they would not have only five people as the main fighting force. For such a team, this small air conditioner is definitely not a luxury item. Even if it was rained down like Lu Ning for a while, most people would probably choose to rely on their physical fitness instead of buying a heater. In other words, in some worlds you switch to, this thing should be a necessity.
Furthermore, since this stove also has a refrigeration function, merchants should also sell similar single-function items. The only reason to buy a dual-function one is that both extremely cold worlds and extremely hot worlds exist. Considering this, this is the cheapest.
"We have made some progress in intelligence." Ning Yeyi began to input something into the computer. "Now I want to take a look at the information provided to us before. Maybe I can find a list of former students..."
"So I'm going to take a break, where are the others?"
"Wandering around the dormitory."
After Lu Ning received the response, she moved a little closer to the stove, lay on the table and slowly closed her eyes.
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Being wet and lying on the table, the quality of sleep was actually very poor. It was so bad that Lu Ning was woken up by the sound of people discussing in low voices.
She opened her eyes and felt a little sore in her neck and waist. Her sleeves and collar had been dried by the stove, but her body was still damp. Not only was she not feeling better, but she was even more uncomfortable.
But now was not the time to think about this. Lu Ning raised her head and found that several people who had gone out had returned. Yan Rong and Zhou Weiyuan were whispering something very fast, while the other people had different expressions on their faces.
"What's wrong?" she asked aloud.
"Are you awake? It's nothing, we are discussing a decision." Rong Han forced a smile at Lu Ning.
"Have you encountered any monsters that are difficult to deal with and may have huge benefits?"
After Lu Ning said this, she noticed that several people had strange expressions on their faces, as if they were saying "How do you know?"
"That's what can make you argue. If you don't wake me up, you think I don't have to participate. That's what happens outside. It's been decided to kill monsters first to make money. That's what can make you argue. The difficulty and rewards of the monsters are unknown." Lu Ning cleared his throat and found that his voice was a little hoarse, "What's going on? Although we are not dedicated to fighting, we are certainly not dedicated to civilian work."
Yan Rong immediately raised his voice a little higher and talked about what the three people found after they went out.
There are indeed many monsters wandering around in this world. They all like to squat in the shadows and attack secretly. After Yan Rong discovered this, he immediately began to use this method to set up traps for fishing. The three of them used their skills and luck to sweep away a nearby dormitory building. After searching it again, I got nearly a hundred copper coins and a bag of various bits and pieces with unknown uses.
But on the top floor of that dormitory building, that is, in the corridor on the fourth floor, the three people discovered an unusual monster that did not hide itself at all, just like the Rain Master. The body of this monster is also human-like, skinny as a stick, wrapped in black bandages, and holding a bamboo stick in its hand. But the most eye-catching thing is a huge box tied to the monster with two crossed iron chains from the shoulders to the ribs. The iron chains hang from the box to the ground, and the intersection of the chest is strung with an iron ring. Got a key.
The monster seemed to be dragged down by the box, and even walking was very difficult. Every time the bamboo stick was raised, it had to quickly fall to the ground to support it, so it kept making sounds of "grab, snatch, snatch".
But Yan Rong and others did not dare to attack at all.
The tourists have their own criteria for judging the danger level of the enemy, and the monster in front of them exudes a dangerous aura in the eyes of the three combat-type people. After some low-spirited discussion, they decided to come back to discuss it first. .
"Can I ask where the danger comes from? It can't just be out of a mysterious feeling, right?" Lu Ning asked.
Rong Han and Xu Jianqi couldn't say anything. They just felt that there was something wrong, and it really came from the intuition of a warrior. However, Yan Rong thought for a while and said, "Although that guy looks like he will fall down when the wind blows, his posture is that he is arching forward and walking forward step by step with the help of the bamboo stick. There is no sense of forcedness. "
"Oh, then you are really smart."
There was a sound at the door of the conference room. Everyone turned to look and found Liu Shan standing outside the door holding a cardboard box.
"First of all, I didn't eavesdrop, I just happened to hear it. There are some old clothes here, which are barely better than the ones you have. This is what you asked me for." Liu Shan threw the carton on the table next to him, " As for that monster, you’d better not make any plans to deal with it. The treasure guards don’t have a fully equipped team of about twenty people to deal with it, and for a small team like ours, it’s better not to make any plans to get rich overnight.”
"Is that thing very strong? If I include you, can you try it? We can discuss and distribute the thing." Zhou Weiyuan asked.
"We are going to die now, and so are you. Don't be complacent just because you have dealt with some small characters. Improve your weapons first." Liu Shan turned around indifferently, "After all, you still want to die. I won’t stop you if you do.”
She left.
"Look, let's just say she has a cold face and a warm heart." Ning Yeyi whispered next to Lu Ning.
Rong Han said to Yan Rong: "So we'd better not deal with it now, it's too dangerous."
Previously, Yan Rong was the one who wanted to test the monster's strength.
"Let me calculate it for you. We went out for nearly three hours and found a more efficient method. However, the copper coins collected in this way were only about one hundred. Even with the pile of junk materials, it was not much. What do you think? When will we be able to save enough money to be armed if this continues?" Yan Rong pointed to the trophies placed in the corner.
"This is a long-term battle scenario. We cannot rush." Zhou Weiyuan said.
"Wrong, we have to be more anxious, because the world of Heavy Rain is actually not very difficult, but the difficulty of the other world may not be high, and the world switch is probably before dawn, and we actually have only a few hours. Think about it carefully, If you enter a difficult world without any preparation for force, wouldn’t the survival rate be lower?”
Yan Rong's words silenced everyone.
"The distribution center will not let us continue to be so comfortable. This is an upgrade. Now we have choices, but if we fall into a world where it is difficult to survive, we will not even have the right to choose."
"This is the so-called 'people who have no long-term worries must have immediate worries'." Lu Ning replied, "I agree to kill that monster, but we can't be too reckless. Since we don't have the strength to confront it head-on, we must find another way."
Yan Rong was relieved when he heard someone supporting him and smiled at Lu Ning.
"Then I'm here to help. The longer you stay in the upgrade scene, the more dangerous it is. If you can shorten the time, shorten it." Ning Yeyi responded immediately.
"No, I still think this is a very risky move." Rong Han disagreed, "If the difficulty of the scene reaches a level where it is impossible to break through without killing the monster, then the options for people in the distribution center will be too narrow. .”
"When you get an opportunity, you have to seize it." Yan Rong glanced at Zhou Weiyuan and said, "If you give me a sweet word, will you fight?"
"You're just tying me into a chariot..." Zhou Weiyuan shrugged helplessly, "I don't agree, but if you want to go, I will definitely go."
"Count me in." Qin Yulou raised his hand, "Since we can't fight head-on, what we need is to lay traps. I'm good at this."
"Thanks, brother." Yan Rong gave him a thumbs up and looked at the last two people.
Xu Jianqi shook his head. This was too dangerous for her, and if she didn't go, Cang Su didn't want to go too.
"Wish ya'll good luck."
The five people got up and set off. As they passed the stairs, Lu Ning saw Liu Shan who was sitting on the armrest adjusting the heavy crossbow and Teng Zijian who was maintaining the curved sword. When they saw the few people who were about to leave, they didn't say anything and each concentrated on their work. The work in hand.
On rainy nights, the temperature is lower.
