Chapter 124 - Staying Humble to Survive
Chapter 124: Staying Humble to Survive
The First Epoch. 13:47 of the second day.
The traveling caravan members were all asleep. They had not chosen a place to rest either. One of them had found a big tree to lean on, another a meadow, and someone else had lain down on a table. They had fallen asleep in less than a minute. They were having a snoring concert, but they could not wake up the other tired people.
Even the wildlings and the newly-recruited sheep had started to rest. The wildlings were tied up with ropes around the city and were scolding each other. The strongest of the wildlings had found a relatively comfortable place to sleep. The other savages had also lain down and started to sleep.
The self-exploding sheep were all lying in a corner and resting on the ground. However, they were very calm and they looked like noble ladies. As self-exploding sheep, they were not afraid of anyone, let alone of sneak attacks. They only wanted to eat and sleep.
The rhinoceros lay sprawled on the ground, closed its eyes, and started practicing the Bronze Qi-Inducing Skill. As a Rare-ranked creature, it was not tired after walking this route. In comparison, Qi-Training was more comfortable.
Wei Sha was in charge of watching her surroundings. She was carrying two bronze swords on her back. After years of training, her combat skills had reached level 11, and her Attack had reached 214 points.
Wei Huo’s Combat Skill was stuck at level 20. The system kept reminding him to switch jobs, but he could not do anything if he did not encounter any NPCs.
Everyone was asleep, but Wei Huo was still studying the notebook. Three hours later, he smelled something that reminded him of burning charcoal. It was coming from the southwest.
The wind changed direction and started blowing southwest.
The Tree-Man silently looked toward the southeast but did not speak.
Wei Huo climbed onto the Tree-Man’s body and reached the top of the tree. He saw a huge circle of fire in the southeastern jungle. The circle of fire was charred black, and thick smoke kept rising. The wind was blowing from northeast toward the coastline, so the circle of fire was separated from them.
However, a southwest wind was blowing again. The sea breeze blew over from the seaside and pushed the fire over.
“I saw a forest fire over 100 years ago. It was spectacular, but it was caused by lightning. It rained after several minutes, and the fire was extinguished. However, today…” the Tree-Man said as he lifted his head and saw the clear sky.
Wei Huo sighed. “This is the outcome of provoking self-exploding sheep!”
The Tree-Man nodded. “Self-exploding sheep cannot be provoked. I’ve seen a Rare-ranked self-exploding sheep self-explode. Its power is enough to blow up half a mountain. It’s terrifying!”
Wei Huo nodded. “Rare-ranked creatures are really powerful. I wonder how powerful Epic-ranked self-exploding sheep are. They might be similar to nuclear bombs, right?”
The Tree-Man did not know what a nuclear bomb was. “You can’t look down on any creature. You can live longer by being humble,” he said.
Wei Huo kept talking to the Tree-Man. Did the Tree-Man never rest? He was chatting with Wei Huo instead. However, the southwest wind was getting stronger, and the flames were getting closer to them.
Wei Huo saw that the mountains were charred black and thick smoke was billowing. A large group of animals that had already known about the danger ahead of time had started fleeing. The fire swept over from the mountain and took over the next mountain in an instant. Wherever the fire circle went, nothing was left alive. Any insects, birds, or beasts that could not escape in time would be burned to ashes.
“I wonder if this fire is good or bad,” Wei Huo said slowly.
The Tree-Man said, “The fire is about to spread to our area. Do you need me to use my imposing aura to resist it?”
Wei Huo looked at his traveling caravan and said, “There’s no need for that. My caravan isn’t that big. Let’s clean up any flammable objects around us and let the fire avoid us. If it burns the area down, our journey will be smoother.”
At that moment, something in the fire circle exploded again. Wei Huo could not hear anything from afar, but he saw flames.
The Tree-Man said, “Another self-exploding sheep?”
Wei Huo shook his head. “It’s not as powerful as a self-exploding sheep. It could be something like a car.”
The Tree-Man did not understand what Wei Huo was talking about.
500 years ago, there seemed to have been a county road. There shouldn’t have been too many cars on that road, but the road had disappeared because of the rapid growth of plants.
In the end, 500 years had passed. Human time had suddenly recovered. Apart from the players’ characters, who had been teleported to the safe zone, the other humans had to face unfamiliar environments, powerful creatures, and food and water shortage. They even had to endure the pain of death or disappearance.
It seemed like they were really a few kilometers away. The fire spread, and multiple explosions were heard everywhere it went. This made the fire spread even more vigorously.
However, at that moment, huge dark clouds appeared in the sky southwest. The dark clouds were moving faster than the fire. The strong wind was driving them away as if it wanted to cover the sky.
Wei Huo smiled when he saw the dark clouds. “It seems like there’s no need to do anything. God is helping us.”
The Tree-Man took a few more looks at the dark clouds and said, “The weather doesn’t make sense. I’ve lived for hundreds of years and I have a good understanding of the weather. Unreasonable weather will trigger a special disaster. We have to be careful.”
Wei Huo nodded. The old Tree-Man’s experience could not be ignored.
At that moment, Wei Huo keenly felt a faint pressure. He turned around and saw a weird light some distance away. The light disappeared immediately.
Wei Huo was a little surprised. What is this? A treasure?
Wei Huo pulled out the rifle with the 8x scope. He had never used this rifle since he’d gotten it. He had never used the 8x scope on it before either. He’d wanted to keep it as a memento, but it worked.
There was something wrong with that light.
Wei Huo observed his surroundings through the 8x scope. In the end, he saw a piece of glass in the dense jungle. Through the glass, Wei Huo saw a television and a sofa. The reason he could see so clearly was because the rays of the setting sun shone into the house.
However, Wei Huo could not see the full scope of the glass window, as it was covered by dense trees and leaves.
At that moment, something in the glass window flashed again. It seemed like a mirror or something similar.
Wei Huo realized that there were living humans in the house!
“Everyone, wake up immediately. You have three minutes to prepare and pack your luggage. We have to move forward immediately. There should be a village ahead!”
Everyone woke up. Xiao Bin immediately jumped up and took out his bronze sword. It took him a while to realize that Wei Huo was asking them to set off.
No one complained. They saw Wei Huo jump down from the Tree-Man’s canopy and leap down over 100 meters. With a loud bang, the ground caved in slightly. Wei Huo walked out of the pit unscathed and walked toward the glass window.
No one spoke. Wei Huo’s power was deeply embedded in their minds.
Wei Huo walked very quickly. It was only then that everyone understood that he was no longer moving forward slowly. He was rushing forward!