the next day.
Chen Mo was awakened by the sound of dripping water.
He stood up and looked at the clock. It was only half past five. The five adult starving ghosts in the dormitory were already dressed. When he looked at the other people in the room, Lei Wu and Han Xue had long disappeared.
As for the noise just now, it was Fei Xiaojiang's sound when he was washing.
After the five people quietly left the room, Chen Mo instinctively felt that there must be some secret inside, so he quickly got up and washed up, hoping to take a closer look.
"What time is it?"
Charcoal beside him was woken up by Chen Mo. He looked at the time in a daze, and then continued to lie down.
"It's still early for class, why are you in a hurry?"
The cold water made Chen Mo wake up instantly.
After washing up quietly, he quietly left the room to avoid disturbing other people's rest. Then he was shocked by the scene in front of him!
I saw hundreds of people already doing morning exercises in the huge training area of the college.
Some people exercise in the equipment area, some lift weights with randomly placed stones, some sit quietly in the corner and meditate, and more people go for long-distance runs, with sweat dripping down their cheeks.
Chen Mo noticed Luyi not far away.
At this moment, he was making chopping and stabbing gestures again and again, with an extremely serious and meticulous expression.
"There's no secret!"
Chen Mo, who witnessed all this, felt a little ashamed.
This reminded him of how he used to get up early and read in the morning under the stars every day, and return to the dormitory late at night to study for half an hour at night.
You are not the only one working hard.
Everyone who has an ideal goal is working hard for his ideal. Even if he is a bad person or a villain, he still has his own persistence.
Thinking of his pitifully low speed attribute, Chen Mo took a deep breath, adjusted his mentality, determined to join this struggle full of positive energy, and started running with the crowd.
There were people constantly passing Chen Mo at a faster speed.
Some of them had even run several laps, but Chen Mo had only run half a lap and was already out of breath.
In terms of strength and speed, Chen Mo was about the same as Shitou before the time travel. The two were almost at the same level. The training area of the Disaster Academy was very large. After one lap, it was almost two thousand meters. After Chen Mo ran with all his strength, he , suddenly fell to one knee, panting heavily, sweat dripping down his face.
"After strenuous running, walk for a while to relieve the pressure on your legs."
The sound in his ear made Chen Mo couldn't help but look up. It was Instructor Qinghong passing by him and seemed to have been running here for several laps.
Are even the instructors working out?
Chen Mo gritted his teeth with his stubbornness in refusing to admit defeat, and staggered forward as his instructor said.
The sky gradually lights up, and there are not many people left exercising.
However, Chen Mo is one of the few people left!
He felt like he was weighing heavily, and after walking two more laps on the playground, he walked tiredly to the dining area.
He must finish his meal before class.
There are free subsistence meals in the gathering place.
This world seems to be digitized, and even the food of the victims of natural disasters has been classified into different grades. The so-called subsistence meal refers to low-quality food that does not meet the grade. Compared with yesterday's high-end food, it is naturally a world of difference. .
As for what a life-sustaining meal is, even though Chen Mo was mentally prepared, his face was still quite ugly after seeing his breakfast.
As the machine rumbled, Chen Mo looked at the paste on the plate and couldn't believe it.
The so-called life-sustaining meal is actually just a ball of paste, which is made into a paste after being crushed with unknown organic matter. Even if the paste is made from a mixture of various garbage, cockroaches, and earthworms, it cannot be used now. Verified.
There were clanging sounds everywhere in the cafeteria.
That was the sound of metal spoons hitting the plates of hungry people. Chen Mo noticed that some people's food on their plates was bread or something similar to noodles, but without exception, they bought it from the consumer window.
These people are obviously like Lei Wu. After accessing the data chip, they were immediately given natural disaster contribution points by their families before they could spend money here.
The reason why the college provides free high-end food to every newly admitted starving ghost obviously has some deep intentions.
time is limited.
Chen Mo swallowed the paste in big mouthfuls.
Fortunately, apart from a little salty taste, the life-sustaining meal has no special taste. It is just food used to maintain basic survival. Chen Mo tried his best to adapt to this kind of food and not to think about it. After eating a big gulp, he walked towards the teaching building. Run away.
The classroom is big.
As the fourteen people waited silently, Instructor Qinghong walked into the classroom.
Today she actually wore heavy makeup, and her flaming red lips were particularly beautiful. It even made Chen Mo feel familiar, as if she was back in high school life again.
"Hello everyone, before I teach you the basic skills, first of all, please tell me why you want to become a natural disaster victim. This is very important, because only those who know why they are alive are qualified to live better. "
Instructor Qinghong spoke very calmly, standing on the high platform and looking around at everyone.
"Because I want to become stronger!"
"Because I want to control my own destiny."
"Because I want to become a great natural disaster monarch."
"because……"
Everyone answered one by one, and Instructor Qinghong kept nodding.
It wasn't until the last person responded that she said calmly: "Actually, the most fundamental goal of the natural disaster victims is only one, and that is not to starve to death."
Instructor Qinghong’s words immediately resonated with many people in the audience, including Chen Mo.
Live and not starve to death, what a simple explanation.
"So we can only serve the natural disaster victims and make ourselves stronger, so that we can obtain natural disaster contribution points, obtain food, and ensure that we will not starve to death. This is why we call the level 0 natural disaster victims starving ghosts. The reason. Because in the barren disaster world, all unnecessary resources must be saved and useless waste must be forcibly eliminated, so the disaster world believes that violence can solve everything."
At this point, some people in the class were already excited, while others looked timid and guilty.
"We live in endless worlds. The number of worlds is endless. The living environment and humanistic laws of each world are completely different. Some worlds are rich and rich, some are cold and hot, some are surrounded by thunder, and some are surrounded by thunder. It is an endless ocean, and the rulers of different worlds have also created different cultures and civilizations."
After a pause, she continued: "In our disaster world, the natural law is rootless duckweed. There are no sun, moon and stars in the sky. There is no vegetation on the earth, and there is not even metal ore. Therefore, we cannot farm, mine or produce. I have explored more than a dozen worlds. Even in those so-called harsh and barren worlds, the living environment is much better than the disaster world! Therefore, as natural disaster victims, we need to constantly fulfill the demands of the summoners of other worlds, through employment relationships , to satisfy their infinite desires, in order to continuously erode these worlds shrouded in desire and hatred, in order to obtain more survival resources."
Qinghong's words made everyone present feel a little depressed.
The barrenness of the disaster world was indeed confirmed by Chen Mo's memory of the stone. The entire world was covered with rocks, sand, bones, and rivers. The people here seemed to be living on the moon. There is still such a world. The continuation of life is a miracle in itself.
There is no sun and moon in the sky, and there is no life on the earth. It is not an exaggeration to say that the disaster world is like duckweed without roots.
"However, although the disaster world did not give us a wealthy living environment, it gave us the convenient conditions to become strong, that is, the powerful power of the laws of time and space. Compared with the insurmountable world barriers between other worlds, we can travel through different worlds. The process of the world is undoubtedly much easier, so the disaster world has established close ties with many other worlds, fighting in various conflicts and enriching our combat experience, which is the only survival capital for us natural disaster victims."
Speaking of this, a hint of undisguised pride appeared on Teacher Qinghong's face.
She is proud of herself as a natural disaster victim.
"After experiencing the Starving Ghost Trial, you will have the opportunity to actively apply to participate in natural disaster missions once a month. However, whether you cherish this opportunity is entirely up to you. The disaster world will not force you, and this loose regulation will not It has given many natural disaster borers opportunities. The borers hang out in the gathering place every day and live the most filthy and lowly life. They would rather live on subsistence meals every day. Even if it is a necessary expense, for them it is just selling their bodies. , rely on seeking pleasure from others to obtain pitiful charity, and are unwilling to perform natural disaster missions."
Speaking of this, a hint of hatred and disdain appeared on Qinghong's face.
She looked around at the crowd and said, "I hope there are no such people among you."
Not just her, most of the people in the class showed disdain for this.
In the disaster world, except for the limited gathering place orderers, "civil servants" like Mentor Qinghong who are directly employed by the great natural disaster monarch, other long-term jobs can almost be regarded as a shame for the natural disaster victims.
Because for natural disaster victims, growing stronger and dying is the ultimate mission, while monotonous and boring work is the life of a slave.
"When performing natural disaster missions externally, the natural disaster victims are usually passively summoned by creatures from other worlds in the form of contracts. The natural disaster victims will complete the corresponding contract tasks in two ways: individual mode and team mode. After obtaining a fixed When the mission is profitable, we will also obtain some additional resources during the mission, but this requires us to do it without violating the mission contract. Or...the value of these resources has far exceeded the punishment of the contract."
Speaking of this, Teacher Qinghong's expression was profound.
Some people in the class seemed to understand, but some were astonished.
In other words, when the benefits are huge enough, the natural disaster victims can betray the contract!
"There are also times when large-scale wars will occur between different gathering places in the disaster world due to various conflicts. At that time, all natural disaster victims in the gathering place will arrange war missions indiscriminately. Usually we call this kind of mission Doomsday mission. Of course, this is only the most difficult and common doomsday mission. There are also some more terrifying situations, that is, the great natural disaster monarchs launch a war and plunder mission to another world. Then I can only wish you good luck. ”
Instructor Qinghong looked around with a sneer, but at this time, everyone still couldn't understand the horror of the doomsday mission she said, and looked at each other with a slightly confused look.
Instructor Qinghong didn't mean to describe it in detail. She continued: "Although the doomsday mission is very dangerous, there will be huge benefits after completing the mission. The natural disaster monarchs often give some special rewards, and this is actually the gathering place. When cleaning out borers.”
Speaking of the word "worm", Teacher Qinghong almost gritted his teeth, as if he hated it deeply.
"So if you don't want to die in confusion in the doomsday mission in the future, you'd better work hard to make yourself stronger in normal times. Don't become one of those worms waiting to die. Got it?"
"knew!"
Instructor Qinghong warned everyone, and after receiving a satisfactory answer, he smiled again.
After a series of explanations from instructor Qinghong, Chen Mo finally had a preliminary understanding of the way victims of natural disasters survived.
The disaster world will be divided into two parts: a period of peaceful development and a period of doomsday war.
In the period of peaceful development, the natural disaster victims will go to various worlds as individuals or teams to complete entrusted tasks, and in the process, they will plunder resources and improve their strength.
The natural disaster victims during the Doomsday War will be forcibly recruited by the natural disaster monarch in the gathering place to carry out so-called doomsday missions.
…
time flies.
Four hours passed quickly.
The course for Starving Ghost students is only half a day, and the afternoon is free time.
Lunch is still a subsistence meal.
Facing these mushy foods, Chen Mo tried his best to behave calmly. Like other people who starved to death due to natural disasters, he imagined these mushy foods as various delicacies and swallowed them in big gulps.
After the meal, Chen Mo came to the college library.
The overcrowding he imagined did not materialize.
Compared with studying and making progress in the library, the victims of natural disasters seem to be more interested in practicing and strengthening themselves through practice. After lunch, there will still be many hungry ghosts gathering in the square. Even Charcoal, Du Fangyan, and Du Qingqing brothers and sisters have joined in. Among them, exercise in various ways.
However, as a time traveler, Chen Mo is undoubtedly more accustomed to solving some theoretical problems through book knowledge.
After entering the library, Chen Mo quickly found the information he needed.
The first is information about natural disasters eroding storage space.
If you want to obtain the ability to be corroded by natural disasters, you must first be corroded by natural disasters and become a member of this world. This is naturally not a problem for stones that were born and raised in a disaster world, but for creatures from other worlds, it is It’s a fantasy.
Secondly, the natural disaster victims also need to sense the natural disaster energy in their bodies and control this energy to a certain extent, instead of letting it accumulate in the body like stagnant water.
Finally, you need to imagine, which is also a key step.
That is to imagine yourself as a part of the disaster world. In a popular metaphor, you can imagine yourself as a cell of the world as a whole. Then you can open storage spaces of different sizes according to your own energy value.
Generally speaking, this is almost not difficult for the vast majority of natural disaster victims. Many starving ghosts learn it naturally when they are young, just like walking and talking.
After Chen Mo thought for a moment, he looked at another stack of information.
"The Evolutionary Direction of People with Mental Power"
The level of mental power will affect the effects of perception, elements, and telekinesis, so those with special mental power will generally develop in these three directions.
Perception, as the name suggests, is the use of mental power to detect unknown areas in the distance or behind obstacles. The professions formed often have ultra-long-range strike capabilities, similar to sentries and snipers. They have extremely powerful detection and pursuit capabilities, and often lead to the death of others. Take action in one step.
Elements use the spirit to structure energy, and then activate various elemental magics. Lei Wu uses this as a way to evolve, and his basic elemental skill level is astonishingly high at Lv11.
The power of mind is to enchant matter with mental power, which is similar to making stones fly, bending spoons, or making people generate protective shields, etc. It cannot be created out of nothing, and must be activated with matter as a carrier.
The afternoon passed without realizing it.
The library will close at six o'clock in the afternoon, and it's dinner time.
Chen Mo copied the collected information and was about to leave the library when he suddenly stopped and looked at the middle-aged female tutor wearing glasses and asked tentatively: "Hi, may I ask this question?" Do you need an administrator? I think I can help you."
"Are you sure? You want to work here?"
The other party seemed a little surprised.
After all, this job is too boring for most natural disaster victims. According to the habits of natural disaster victims, they will think that this is the lowest way of life.
The library is quite large and contains tens of thousands of books.
Although there are not many people coming here every day, only a few dozen at most, there is not even a single administrator. Even the substitute tutor who is responsible for closing the door is forced to come here part-time and just take care of it a little.
Looking at Chen Mo's sincere eyes, the middle-aged female tutor adjusted the frame of her black glasses.
"The working hours are from two to six in the afternoon every day. I can pay you 1 natural disaster contribution point as compensation."
"good!"
As a time traveler, Chen Mo not only didn't feel there was anything wrong with his job.
On the contrary, this job is simply one of the perfect transitional occupations in some time-travel novels that allows you to adapt to life in another world the fastest.
Although the reward is only 1 point, according to the prices in the disaster world, even low-grade ordinary brown bread requires 1 point if you don’t want to eat a subsistence meal, but considering the convenience of this job and the fact that there are only four hours a day Chen Mo agreed without hesitation.
