Global Fog Survival: I have a built-in editor

Chapter 236, Hegemony

"Hurry up...today's task is very heavy, if you can't finish it, you may not even have food!"

In the depths of the deep and terrifying fog, a small group of chosen ones in mixed armor held torches and carried a huge bamboo basket behind them.

While advancing, he carefully observed the movement around him.

As they walked, the half-filled bamboo baskets behind them swayed back and forth with the ups and downs of the terrain, obviously already extremely heavy.

After crossing a depression full of time again, a very dissatisfied voice came from the team.

"If you ask me, we might as well... just escape to the Central Market and become wanderers!"

The sound fell, and the originally balanced team froze for an instant.

"Lao Li, you don't want your life? How dare you say such a thing?"

Facing his teammate's surprised rhetorical question, Lao Li, who had just spoken, chuckled and said with disdain:
"Our team is all our own people, and none of you want to complain to the 'Hound Dog'?"

"Furthermore, do you want to continue living this kind of life?"

"..."

Lao Li's words made a group of male and female team members carrying heavy bamboo baskets fall silent.

Yes, almost a whole week has passed since the previous "war" ended.

After repelling the "Fog United Army", the market camp now known as the "Central Market" has almost become the "administrative center" of the entire No.20 region.

The owner of the "Central Market", the man called "Li You", also called the real uncrowned king in this fog.

At least in this darkness that everyone knows, no one dares to resist his authority.

Regardless of whether "King" leads the Mist Alliance Army, or other medium-sized camps in the No.20 region.

They could only use the method of "paying war avoidance tax" to resist Li You's "expedition" against them.

……

Seeing the silence of the crowd, Lao Li, who was speaking, changed his face slightly, and continued:

"Everyone knows what kind of life they are living now."

"We are here, it can be described as being a cow or a horse..."

"I work hard every day to find resources, but when I go back... I can only eat soup like clear water and bran bread mixed with sawdust and sand!"

"You have all seen the news on the channel..."

"Not to mention too much, let's just carry these things on our backs and go to the Central Market... Isn't it easy to exchange two "package coupons" for each person?"

As Lao Li said, he simply stopped, looked at the crowd with a serious face and said:
"I've said so much to everyone, but I've actually seen so many days of friendship..."

"I... am ready to leave the camp and head to the Central Market!"

Lao Li's sudden speech caused everyone's expressions to change slightly.

"Leaving the camp..."

After a moment of silence, one of the young women looked at Old Li and said:
"Lao Li, it's not that we don't support you..."

"However, the central market does not accept candidates..."

"We went, just like parasites attached to the big market, there is no guarantee at all..."

The woman's voice fell, and everyone's expressions changed.

Obviously, what she said was exactly what a group of people were worried about.

"Ah……"

With a chuckle, Lao Li shook his head and said:

"Xiaona, if it was a week ago, I might still agree with what you said."

"But now... are we guaranteed if we stay in the camp?"

"We can't complete the daily collection tasks, we don't even have food to eat!!"

"Not to mention accidental illness and injury!"

"What does the wounded and sick number look like in the camp now, haven't you all seen it?"

"No one cares about their life and death at all! Even the minimum food supply... there is no!!"

Perhaps because he was very dissatisfied with the current "policy" of the camp, Lao Li's voice even showed a hint of indignation.

"We are all Blue Star compatriots. They have done such a great job. Don't you...will you continue to stay in such a camp and be used as slaves!!"

……

Deep in the fog, the Central Market.

"The Resource Exploration Team is recruiting, we will go a long way today! Come and be strong!"

"The second-tier elite team is recruiting! Brothers and sisters who are strong! Don't come to join in the fun with the first-tier stinky brother!!"

Amidst the shouts one after another, Qin Lang was waiting for his teammates with a huge bamboo basket on his back at a "medium-sized bonfire" at the edge of the market.

Compared to a week ago, this "market"... has become extremely huge, both in terms of popularity and scale.

At least, Qin Lang didn't know... how Li You built such a huge "safety zone" here.

A total of nine "medium-sized bonfires" formed a standard nine-square grid here.

Outside where the "light of the bonfire" can't shine, the road called "glowing slate" by the chosen ones abruptly paved a "twilight safety zone" of more than 200 meters.

Although compared with the bright and dazzling bonfire light, this "twilight safety zone" looks quite unreliable.

But no matter what, the "Glimmer Safe Zone"... can also resist the invasion of fog.

After Li You established absolute "force superiority", the status of the "central market" was completely consolidated.

According to the information Qin Lang heard from Ai Qingqing yesterday... there are at least more than 3000 selected people attached to the "Central Market".

And this number...is still increasing.

These people are almost all "wanderers" who have escaped from various medium-sized camps.

After giving up his "bonfire light", wanderers like Qin Lang who lost their bonfire can only survive by attaching to other camps.

The recent expeditions launched by Li You to various camps have caused many camps to intensify their efforts to squeeze the chosen ones.

This also led to a large number of chosen...continuously fleeing to the "central market", as "free people" attached to the large market, they began to rely entirely on their own hands to obtain food.

Just when Qin Lang was in a daze looking at the seemingly harmonious and lively scenery around him, a powerful shout suddenly came from beside him.

"Old Qin, why are you here so early today?"

"..."

Without turning his head, Qin Lang knew who was coming.

His neighbor and teammate in the "Central Market Residential Area"... "My hair".

"Da Mao, it's not me who is early, it's you who are late..."

Sighing, Qin Lang looked at some teams that had assembled and set off not far away and said helplessly:

"Although we are all the lucky ones who 'own' a house in the market, but this...isn't the reason why you are so stupid, right?"

"Look around, besides the 'wild team', is there anyone in the 'fixed team' who is later than us?"

"..."

"Ah ha ha……"

Listening to Qin Lang's words, the thick Wu Mao scratched his head and said with a silly smile:
"We are different from these 'wanderers'... we have tents here!"

"Even if you don't go out to work, just by renting out the beds in the tents, you can still have enough food and clothing every day!"

"..."

"Oh, there's nothing I can do with you..."

Shaking his head, Qin Lang decided not to continue this topic with Wu Mao.

As Wu Mao said, there are not many selected people with "resident status" in this "central market".

Apart from their old brethren of "Channel 2205," the foreign selectors wanted to become residents and be assigned housing.

It's not easy...

That involves the big market, another regulation that was added not long ago.

……"contribution".

According to the "Contribution Degree Regulations", foreign candidates must have a cumulative contribution degree of more than [-] points in the big market.

To become an official resident, and be assigned a "bed".

Yes... Different from people like Qin Lang, the newcomers even become "residents".

You can only get a bed in an "eight-person room".

And "two thousand contribution points"...represents a full two thousand units of "standard resources".

Even if the chosen ones in the mist are already at the first level per capita, this number is not an easy task.

If a group of "fixed teams" like Qin Lang go out and are lucky, they can get about ten units of standard resources per person per day.

If the face is black, the route taken has been licked by others, or the resources discovered are not easy to carry.

...then there really isn't much of a lower limit.

……

After chatting with Wu Mao for a few minutes, the other two members of the team finally arrived late amidst the surrounding noise.

"Da Mao, you are quite early today... on weekdays, shouldn't you be the last one to arrive?"

In Ai Qingqing's slightly teasing voice, she was wearing light armor and walking side by side with a young girl, walking towards Qin Lang and Wu Mao.

"Qingqing, what a joy!"

Seeing the two women, Wu Mao grinned.

"Lao Qin and I were still talking about this just now!"

"I think I've worked hard enough!"

"Old Qin still thinks I'm lazy! Tell me...Compared with those "charters" in our camp, isn't I, my hair, hardworking and hardworking?"

"..."

"It's just you who are so crooked!"

Ai Qingqing gave Wu Mao an angry look, staring at Qin Lang and said:
"Old Qin, when I came here just now, I heard some 'gossip' in the camp!"

"Ok?"

Hearing Ai Qingqing's words, Qin Lang and Wu Mao's attention was instantly attracted, waiting for her next words.

"More than 80 kilometers to the north, it is said that an 'ancient ruin' was discovered... and it is very large."

"This time...do you want to consider going over to have a look?"

"..."

"More than 80 kilometers??"

Perhaps the distance was too exaggerated, Qin Lang and Wu Mao beside him couldn't help but glance at each other.

Even if the foot strength of the first order is already extraordinary compared to ordinary people, more than 80 kilometers... can't be covered in a day.

Traveling in the fog, after all, it is not as good as the blue star who had a very wide field of vision before.

At the speed of Qin Lang and others, [-] kilometers...at least two days to walk.

In other words... it will take at least several days to go back and forth!
After hesitating for a moment, Qin Lang looked at Ai Qingqing and continued:
"Qingqing, is this distance... too far?"

"There are still a lot of resources around the market. We can still find a lot of things twenty or thirty kilometers away!"

"..."

"That's different..."

Shaking her head, Ai Qingqing continued:
"Around the market... all we can find are standard resources that can be used to exchange for 'lunch coupons'."

"But lunch rolls, what's the point to us?"

"Haven't you seen it yet? In today's fog, only strength is everything..."

"These days, many teams have been robbed by high-level "robbers" outside."

"The big market... doesn't care what happens in the fog."

"..."

"You mean, there may be 'wonderful things' in that ruins?"

Hearing the overtones of Ai Qingqing's words, not only Qin Lang, but also Wu Mao's complexion changed.

Strange things... the most mysterious and precious things in the foggy world.

Although there are many legends about "strange objects" in the chat channel nowadays, a few of them have never seen it with their own eyes.

I just know... this thing can bring people great power.

But at the same time, using "wonder objects" also comes with certain risks.

For example, a severe pain that makes one want to hit him directly to death.

"Although I'm not sure, but it's almost inseparable..."

Ai Qingqing nodded seriously and continued:

"I don't know if you knew about the 'dry water hole camp' before the merger of the regions..."

"It is said that the camp was built on top of a huge ruin."

"At that time, there were a lot of first-order fighters in the Bitterwater Pit camp..."

"In contrast to the other 'Erfang City', only the city lord Erfang Hezi and her followers are at the first level..."

"..."

"So you suspect that there may be a large number of 'wonderful things' in the ruins or ruins?"

After listening to Erfang Hezi's explanation, Qin Lang only felt that his lips were a little dry.

No matter what, he didn't want to let go of the opportunity to increase his strength.

Nowadays, although they are backed by the "Central Market", Qin Lang and his followers, Uncle Fu, are living a pretty good life.

But no one knows... how long this "leisure time" can last.

It might be fine now, but what if Li You... falls from power?

Or, who knows if there will be any new changes in the "Phase [-]" that is coming in the next unknown time?
After hesitating for a moment, Qin Lang's eyes turned to Wu Mao, who had an equally complicated expression next to him.

"Big Mao, what do you think?"

"..."

"I?"

Stunned, Wu Mao hesitated and said:
"What Qingqing said actually makes sense..."

"Actually, we don't have to worry about food and clothing...we are not like homeless people who have to find resources to exchange for 'meal coupons' every day."

"If it's more than 80 kilometers, I think... we can give it a try."

Following Wu Mao's speech, the four-member team seemed to have finally completed the internal course of action.

"If everyone is going to explore the 'ruins'...then I'm afraid we have to prepare first!"

As Ai Qingqing said, she turned around and walked towards the residential camp.

"I'm afraid it will take five or six days to go back and forth this time... We need to prepare a lot of supplies!"

(End of this chapter)