Chapter 1217: Real and fake businessmen, confused contestants!
"The difficulty of this canyon is actually one level higher than that of the Earth Fire Desert!"
Su Mo raised his eyebrows, and after browsing the detailed description of the terrain below, he suddenly understood.
Although the Earth Fire Desert is difficult, it does not directly test the contestants' performance in a short period of time.
As long as you can buy enough drinking water and food directly from the merchants in the first stage without saving points, persistence will be tested more along the way.
But Rolling Stone Canyon is different, it tests the short-term upper limit of the contestants.
If you need to clear the fifteen-kilometer canyon within fifteen minutes, you need to maintain a speed of at least sixty kilometers per hour.
Even if the terrain in the canyon is all downhill, it is still a big and difficult problem.
Naturally, it’s not surprising that the difficulty level is one star higher.
The other side.
Qi Jie and the other two also selected rewards, which were also the first must-select item and the fifth item with the biggest discount, coupons.
At this time, looking at the information displayed on the manual, the four of them were a little dumbfounded.
"There is someone who is faster than us. I don't know who he is."
"This is too perverted. One kilometer a minute, even aliens can't rush through it, right?"
"It seems that we need to use tools. I don't know if our sandboard can go downhill at this speed."
"Why don't you give it a try? Anyway, you can teleport back even if you're about to fail."
Xi Ruyue suggested quietly, which immediately caused Guan Mao and Zhang Jun to shake their heads.
Although the fruit forest at the end of the canyon looks very tempting, the four-star level of difficulty is even higher than the Earth Fire Desert.
The two of them considered themselves extremely lucky to be able to reach this point. It would be a bit rude to want to challenge the canyon and become a crab eater.
But at this moment, there was a noise in the oasis ahead.
Turning around, I saw three figures walking slowly through the inner path.
Arriving a step ahead of the five others
It's human!
"These three people are so fast. What are their origins?"
Qi Jie was secretly shocked.
Little did they know that the three people opposite were also shocked at this moment, surprised that five people came in succession.
And the man standing in the middle seems familiar.
etc.
"That's Su Shen!" They couldn't help but exclaimed, and the three of them quickly walked out.
As the most promising favorite to win this race.
The major territories had repeatedly warned their contestants before setting off that as long as they encountered the human Su Shen, they should just follow closely and be done with it.
Even if you can’t eat the most fragrant ‘meat’, drinking some soup and water along with it is an opportunity that no one else would envy!
When they arrived at this oasis in the morning, they saw no traces of biological activity. They thought that the human Su Shen had already passed through the canyon and went to the terrain behind.
Unexpectedly, the final result was that they arrived one step ahead, a few minutes faster than Su Shen.
"They are all preaching that Su Shenqiang is terrible. In this comparison, we are not bad at all."
With a hint of pride in his heart, the leading man walked out with a smile.
Although he didn't behave like ordinary people climbing up the ladder and trying to gain friendship, he still maintained enough respect.
After all, a person's name is like the shadow of a tree.
Although they were slightly ahead, they were not ahead by much, and they were still trapped in the oasis and unable to move forward.
Maybe Somo has the tools to clear the canyon, and they have to rely on others.
"Lord Soma, I didn't expect to meet you here!"
"In the Lower Palace Manting, the deputy lord of the Chang Palace territory."
Giving a fist-cup salute, Gong Manting's personal image is somewhat similar to that of the Jianghu Ranger.
His body is burly, like a hill, and his exposed skin is tanned by the sun, like a piece of hardwood that has been polished over time, full of texture.
His eyes were bright and firm, giving off a hint of the aura of a superior, but without the feeling of being superior.
Coupled with the short, rough hair that stood up like a steel needle, standing next to two ordinary-looking men, he was obviously more eye-catching.
But the palace is full?
Never heard of it.
I do know that Soma, the Changgong Territory, was originally located in the west of the New World, not far from the Long Banner Territory.
Later, as Longqi expanded several times, Changgong naturally joined it and became Changgong City.
But the palace was full, and Sumo could not find such a person in the memory of the future ruins.
Presumably, he died early due to some accident, or he was not strong enough to rank in the wasteland.
"Hello, Lord Palace."
Somo nodded slightly, still acting kindly but without losing a sense of distance.
"I didn't expect you to be so fast. You have already crossed the desert on the seventh day."
"No, we are just lucky, we just arrived a short time ago in the morning."
Seeing that Sumo was not as aggressive as the rumors, Gong Manting breathed a sigh of relief.
"Thank you for the hard journey. Please enjoy the coolness in the oasis to relieve the heat!"
"please!"
Along a trampled tree-lined path, a group of people walked towards the interior of the center.
Gong Manting led the way while chatting about the experiences of several people crossing the desert.
"My two brothers are also from the Changgong territory. When we first arrived in this desert, we were lucky enough to share the points. We saved the points to buy contact talismans to find the location.
When we purchased items from merchants in the first phase, we originally planned to buy one tent per person, but there was only one on the sales list, so we took the risk and bought it twice. Unexpectedly, besides tents, we also got really good stuff.”
After walking a few more steps and pointing to the three large kites hanging on the tree, Gong Manting laughed.
This time the main competition gathers all the top players in the human race.
It's both a good thing and a bad thing.
Their complete caution and strength allow these people to allocate their physical strength and points very rationally.
But the price is the loss of some adventure opportunities.
Not to mention using points to refresh in the first stage, even those who bought water did not dare to buy an extra bottle.
"Since we won't really fall to death anyway, we simply transformed the big kite we bought into a low-altitude hang glider."
"As long as the wind direction is right, we can fly two hundred kilometers in one day."
Speaking of this, Gong Manting's voice changed.
"Lord Su, how did you get here? It seems to me that you didn't use this kind of gliding tool. This journey was very hard, wasn't it?"
Further inside the oasis is an open space that the three of them simply cleared inside the center.
Three lonely tents stood in the middle, with an unfinished small fire piled in the middle.
"It's really hard work. We came all the way from the ground."
Soma answered truthfully.
Although the opponent was skating in the sky and they were skating on the ground, compared to the level of difficulty, the latter was indeed much more difficult.
"You can walk so fast on the ground. It seems that Lord Su's methods are better than ours."
Gong Manting seemed to be complimenting him without revealing anything, but in fact, there was an uncomfortable sense of pride in his words, as if he was telling the audience in the sky:
Although the human Su Shen's methods are clever, they are not bad at all, or even stronger.
In response, Sumo frowned and did not refute.
It is true that these three people got there first, so it is normal to be a little proud.
"By the way, you have also received the prompts from the game. Those of us who arrived first can choose any three of several rewards. In addition to the mandatory information about Rolling Stone Canyon, I recommend choosing fresh water and bread."
Gong Manting kindly reminded: "The merchants over there sell some high-priced goods, and the cheapest ones cost a thousand points. We have finally saved some points, so it would be better to use them in the back terrain. Even if we really pass
If you can’t go to this canyon, you can buy it again when you exit.”
Discover water sources and oasis in challenge tasks, and a total of 300 points will be awarded.
I didn't get lost for three consecutive nights and walked through the entire desert, which is another 500 points.
In addition to the 900 rewards for successfully surviving two disasters, as well as the daily mission rewards for seven days.
As long as they can reach the border of the desert, the contestants are destined to earn more than 2,000 points in the main competition.
Putting aside some of the money spent, having one thousand to one thousand five hundred dollars in hand is a reasonable range.
Coupled with the bonus coupon, you can purchase even products priced at 2,000 points.
"Of course, if we can cross the canyon today, the fruit trees at the end should be edible."
"Then you don't have to choose food and fresh water, just choose points and coupons to make more money."
Gong Manting told the truth, but his understatement made Qi Jie and the others feel uncomfortable.
It’s only half a day ahead.
If they had not chosen to rest, they would have reached the edge of this terrain long ago.
Why are you still pretending now?
"We only have two rewards." Qi Jie replied angrily.
"Only two items?"
Gong Manting was a little surprised and quickly reacted:
"Then the top ten should be able to choose three rewards, right?"
"Don't worry, the three of us have chosen food and fresh water. If you are short of it, we are willing to sell some to you at the price of the fourth-stage merchants and 50 points lower, as if we are making friends."
Four stages of businessmen?
Doesn’t that mean a bottle of water costs 100 points? A piece of food costs 70 points?
The corners of Sumo's eyes twitched when he heard this. The fresh water he sold to the foreign tribe was only 50 points per share, but he didn't expect that someone would sell it to him for double the price?
And in a comforting tone of making friends?
"We have water and food, thank you." Qi Jie stood in front, his tone becoming a little cold.
He could see that Su Mo was feeling a little unhappy now, but he took it out because of his bad feelings.
"Is there water and food?"
Gong Manting has been a sophisticated man for a long time, but now he felt a little confused when he felt the change in the other party's attitude.
Along the way, he met many contestants, some of whom were even willing to give two hundred or more points in exchange for fresh water.
Now in order to make friends with Somo, he is willing to sell it at a discounted price of 100 points.
No matter how I said it, I felt like I had offended the other person.
Does the other party want to buy it at the price of 50 points from the merchant in the first stage?
Gong Manting's expression changed, and finally he said angrily:
"Well, you must be tired after all the way here, so we won't interrupt your rest first!"
"Forget about the plants and springs in the oasis, you must also know about them."
With two subordinates, the three of them turned towards the tent camp and continued to deal with the unfinished small fire.
Although the water from the Earth Fire Spring is not drinkable, it can be used for other purposes without any problem.
Taking advantage of the ample time now, they plan to use spring water mixed with soil to bake some pottery, and try to see if they can distill the spring water to remove the side effects.
"Let's go over there."
Somo turned around and looked around, pointing to the side of the oasis closer to Rolling Stone Canyon.
This oasis covers a vast area, and the open space in the center alone is twice the size of the previous oasis.
There are also many water points inside, but the spring point on the side of the canyon is the largest, so naturally you have to take advantage of the time when there are fewer people.
"Brother Gong, they didn't go to occupy the central position. Instead, they went to a remote place over there."
After seeing a few people out of sight, Gu Wei quickly whispered.
Gong Manting was already feeling a little depressed. He turned around and took a look, feeling more and more that Sumo was avoiding them on purpose.
"Don't think too much. Maybe we arrived early and stole the limelight, which made Su Shen feel unhappy."
Gu Honghai, who was concentrating on stirring up the mud, also raised his head and glanced twice, and then said comforting words, which immediately caused the two of them to nod frequently and complain a little in their hearts.
Who doesn't know that human Su Shen is the undisputed number one in any competition between big and small disasters.
It's okay if no one sees it now, but there are hundreds of millions of viewers watching the main game, so it's probably a disaster rather than a blessing that they are stealing the limelight.
"After the stove is burned and two bottles of water are poured out, I'll go apologize to Lord Su."
Gong Manting seemed to have a mouthful of phlegm stuck in his throat, and he couldn't spit it out quickly:
"But I never thought that the first human being could be so narrow-minded. It seems that the rumors from the outside are somewhat false."
"Brother Gong, be careful what you say!"
Gu Honghai stretched out his muddy hand and pointed upward without showing a word.
The three of them immediately shut up and concentrated on lighting the fire.
About half an hour passed, and when the sky became a little dark, Gong Manting got up.
The three of them chose fresh water, and there was quite a lot left at this time, with a total of five liters.
After taking out two small bottles and filling them, Gong Manting gritted his teeth and tore off about 300g of bread with his hands.
"The three of us will go there together. You two will stop talking nonsense later."
"good."
The two brothers Gu Wei and Gu Honghai are both on rare routes and have smart minds, so they naturally know the pros and cons at this time.
Although they felt a little depressed in their hearts, the three of them forced themselves to comfort themselves and walked in the dark towards the light of another place in the oasis.
"Their arrogance is much bigger than ours!"
Before I even got closer, the bright and hot flames were already coming from the gaps in the treetops.
The crackling sound of explosions continued continuously, lighting up half of the sky in the oasis.
Gong Manting looked helpless and glared at Gu Wei who was speaking:
"The trees in this oasis can't be burned for months. It's okay for them to like big fires."
The small fire of three people was placed in front of this big fire, which was obviously not enough to look at.
Guessing that Sumo might have used this to crush them on purpose, the three of them raised their legs in silence.
However, when I walked out of this short section and came to an open space.
What they saw in front of them made the three of them stunned at the same time, and their raised steps were also froze in mid-air, a little at a loss.
Near the Earth Fire Spring, a house suddenly appeared.
There are three straw huts set up on the side of the house, one side is next to the wall of the room, and the other side is semi-open to the outside.
Looking inside through the open part, there are treated reeds placed inside to make a small bed, which looks more comfortable than their windproof tent.
And the crackling and popping sound just heard not far away was not the sound of a fire burning.
"This fire is too strong. Get the pot over quickly, it will be burned in a moment!"
Xi Ruyue hurriedly held the iron pot, and the aroma of oil that made people's index fingers tremble could be heard from inside.
It turned out to be pancakes!
Gong Manting's eyes widened with an incredible expression.
I saw seven or eight yellow dough pancakes tumbling up and down in the iron pot, making crackling sounds as the oil heated up.
After Guan Mao fetched an empty small basin filled with water, Zhang Jun put down a few chopsticks and fished out all the fried cakes.
The three of them breathed a sigh of relief and saw Gong Manting who looked like a wood merchant standing not far away.
"Hey, why are you here?"
Guan Mao was a little confused, but he still greeted him out of habit.
Su Mo and Qi Jie had the confidence not to react to the deputy lord Gong Manting, but that didn't mean they could.
Walking in the wasteland, who doesn’t want to have a few more friends?
"What does this little brother call you?"
"Oh, my name is Guan Mao, and I come from the Fiery Territory." Guan Mao looked strange and turned around to point at Zhang Jun: "That's my buddy over there, Zhang Jun. We both belong to the same territory."
"She is Xi Ruyue, from Mengyue Territory, we are all Sanren."
"Sanren? You are not Lord Su's"
"No, we also met Lord Su in the first stage and followed him all the way."
Without the slightest thought of pretending to be powerful, Guan Mao said "Honestly".
He knew very well that the current behavior of the three people had shocked the entire palace.
There's not much point in reinstalling it.
"This is what Lord Su ordered us to do. He and Brother Qi went to explore the canyon over there."
"We just need to finish making five boxes of pancakes before he comes back, and each person will be rewarded with five pancakes."
What?
The reward of five loaves?
Gong Manting was shocked, but the Gu family brothers next to him swallowed involuntarily.
"You have this pot, this oil, and the raw materials."
"Sorry, this is requested by Lord Su, so we can't disclose it to you." Guan Mao quickly shook his head and refused when mentioning the material.
It's not a question of whether you dare to say it or not. In fact, even they don't know where the material comes from.
Noticing the change in Gong Manting's expression, Guan Mao thought for a while and added:
"But if you want to eat it, Lord Su said yesterday that we humans can get it directly at the lowest discount."
"Getting goods? Do you do takeout?"
Gong Manting's drooped eyelids suddenly trembled, and a glimmer of light shone in his eyes.
Compared to the black bread, this fried pancake is obviously more satisfying to satisfy cravings and hunger.
"I don't know the price."
"Oh, the price is cheap. One cake is 10 points, and the minimum order is five." Guan Mao laughed.
Regarding the sale of goods, Qi Jie has given the three of them certain authority.
Although unlike those alien races who want to make money, they can't make much of a difference in price from selling to humans.
But looking at the bright side, they don't need to pay high costs for getting the goods.
And as long as the sales figures are ideal, are you afraid that the righteous Brother Qi won't give them some small profits?
Already familiar with Qi Jie's character, Guan Mao continued to introduce eagerly:
"Not only do we sell oil cakes, we also sell fresh water, and the price is even cheaper now than before."
"A bottle of water only costs 30 points, you can get as much as you want!"
