Chapter 166.1: Extremely Brutal Monster Battlefield

Chapter 166.1: Extremely Brutal Monster Battlefield

Imbuing players with the essence of the Lord of Fear was easily achieved by installing the Fear Crystal within the teleportation cave. Yang Qiu, well aware of the players' penchant for mischief, took extra care to embed the crystal into the cave wall and ensured it was beyond the players' ability to "Identify" or tamper with.

Yet, through the imprint matrix, he witnessed the futile attempt by his sister and her friend to pry the crystal loose using weapons. Yang Qiu, back in Exile Town, couldn't help facepalming.

The image of his sister etched in his mind was far too gracious How could he have forgotten the unrelenting tenacity of his older sister?

When Yang Qiu was bullied by the older kids in their neighborhood back in his youth, it was his sister who fearlessly confronted the bullies at their doorstep, causing a scene until their mother had to drag her back home in embarrassment. In their family of three, Yang Ying was definitely the most capable, and Yang Qiu himself was greatly influenced by his older sister.

"Never mind, they'll give up if they can't remove it," Yang Qiu muttered, diverting his attention from the embarrassing spectacle to the national team's home venue.Th.ê most uptodate novels are published on n(0)velbj)n(.)co/m

Ji Tang and Zhao Zhenzhen, the industrious national team duo, were meticulously planning the development direction of an industrial area in Weisshem. Limited by funds and manpower, they were considering converting half of the town's main street buildings into factories and relocating residents near the industrial zone to avoid disrupting their lives once the factories commenced operations.

"Not bad Production lines have to be prepared for them," Yang Qiu mused, thoroughly impressed by the Ji TangZhao Zhenzhen duo. He then shifted his attention to yet another branch of the national team.

Protected by over 20 Weisshem staff, the railway survey team (essentially a modified infantry combat vehicle) had ventured into the eastern plains of Taranthan. The initial phase of the railway project had also been finalized.

"Looks like the nearly two thousand detainees can finally be of use." Yang Qiu too was satisfied with the railway survey team. "We can't rely on natives for operating machinery, much less the players Guess it's time to provide the 'experts' with more helmets."

Allowing players to operate construction machinery in the "game" wasn't outright impossible, but Yang Qiu knew the players too well. He had no doubt they would misuse such equipment; perhaps even joyriding excavators to hunt down little monsters.

Had he not gotten the native NPCs to strictly monitored construction sites and even tacitly granted them the rights to kill players, his investment in picks, shovels, and other tools would have been squandered by the players' antics.

In any case, the expert task force was definitely interested in exploring this unknown world and contributing to third-world development aligning with their national policies, so it made sense to lean on the national team for more labor.

The diligent work of the two national teams' branches added pressure on Yang Qiu's finances, prompting him to take action. He swiftly went to the teleportation circle in Exile Town town hall's basement and moved to Desolate Outpost.

While Yang Qiu busied himself transporting the air-dried timber back to Earth, he simultaneously notified the factories to collect their orders (his low prices meant delivery fees were out of the question) while also placing orders with a machinery factory.

G Province lacked heavy industry, but there were factories capable of producing simple production lines. Unable to compete with larger manufacturers, these factories targeted rural markets with their low-cost products, selling to Southeast Asia or serving as subcontractors to larger names, operating on razor-thin margins.

Yang Qiu had previously collaborated with one such unremarkable machinery factory when purchasing oil presses and tofu machines. Reaching out to them again, he casually dropped an order for a dozen low-tech production lines, receiving an almost instant response riddled with typos.

It was a sign of the times. Business wasn't really good everywhere this year

As Yang Qiu navigated his way through the complexities of earning and spending, his sister Yang Ying and the first batch of players to experience the battlefield mode were unimaginably torturous trials.

"I swear I barely got grazed by that bizarre creature and died. I didn't even see my own death animation. How is that even possible?!"

Yang Ying emerged from the cave, covered in dirt, her frustration palpable as she vented to Blossoming Strokes, who had come out just a moment before her.

"It's probably because your health bar was wiped in one go. The damage system in this game is weird. Like with the giant rat at the town exit Some players get killed in one hit, some turn into white light while flying through the air, and yet others need to be smashed into a wall to die," Blossoming Strokes grimaced, sharing her own bewildering demise. "I didn't even see what killed me. One moment I was fine, the next I was respawning."

"I saw how you died, Blossom," Tang Jia interjected from behind, having respawned shortly after Yang Ying. "A bone wyrm breathed fire on you. It was high up in the sky and could only be seen if you were looking from a distance."

"Great Now we have to watch out for threats from above too? Is this even possible to clear?" Yang Ying was at a loss.

"Let's regroup with the others," suggested Blossoming Strokes. "We can't keep getting wiped like this and have to think of something."

The girl trio hadn't walked another five steps when a wave of curses erupted behind them.

Blossoming Strokes turned around There was no need to seek the main group. All of them had died and returned.