Forces of Temptation

The ancient city-state is different from the "rust capital" with a high degree of post-modernization and complete infrastructure.

It is different from "paper gold" where there is a huge gap between rich and poor.

It is also different from the dreamy and reassuring Squirrel Town and the Homeland Island, which is mainly planted.

It is the most special of the five security points.

It is the most iron-blooded hardcore, and the most fair.

The most attractive building in the ancient city state is the arena named "Beast Fighting".

On the outside of the arena, there is a huge bronze statue of a warrior riding a bronze horse and wearing a sun helmet. The cloak behind him is flying gracefully. One corner of the cloak spills into the corner of the round arena, and a torch stand extends from the end, which will last for a long time. The fire that symbolizes the battle is burning all over the place, like the medals branded on the fighters by the flames of war.

There is a line of writing engraved on the giant sword it holds.

Winning is truth.Truth lives forever.

When walking between the long entrance passages lined with ten-foot-long bronze spears on both sides, the sound of footsteps echoed in the corridor, which was clearly audible.

The icy rusty smell of the cold weapon constantly stimulates people's nerves.

Li Yinhang was a little apprehensive, feeling that he had really traveled through time and stepped into the ancient Roman Colosseum.

Moreover, at the junction of light and shadow on the other side of the spear, there are occasional beast shadows.

The low-pitched roar of the animal, like a blunt instrument, rustled against Li Yinhang's scalp one after another.

Li Yinhang trembled, lowered his voice and said: "...Really? Are there really beasts?"

"In the original game of "Gravity", there are indeed animal sounds, but it's just an ordinary scene design and atmosphere." Jiang Fang chuckled, "Not necessarily now."

... Li Yinhang was even more timid.

Nan Zhou didn't say anything, and forcibly woke up Nan Jixing, who was dozing off, from the storage tank.

Nan Jixing, who was put down in a daze, was getting angry when he heard the strange whirring sound from behind the fence, he couldn't stop getting angry, and his body, which was less than half the size of a fist, bent like a cashew nut. Facing the unknown blackness, pawed the ground with his front paws, furious: "Wow!!"

For a moment, there was silence, and there were no shadows of animals.

Li Yinhang was dumbfounded, and applauded slightly: Chirp, chirp.

Nan Jixing's little tail twitched triumphantly, climbed up along Nan Zhou's trousers, and hummed coquettishly.

But before it reached his thigh, Jiang Fang picked it up and put it on Nan Zhou's shoulder.

Nan Jixing jumped onto Li Yinhang's shoulder again, and circled around her neck in a loud voice.

After a few hours of high-intensity fright, Li Yinhang suddenly felt that Nanjixing was more reliable than some human players.

She tentatively touched the top of its furry skull.

The little guy was also afraid that Li Yinhang would hate it, so he was flattered to be touched suddenly, his little paw held his face, and lay down on the ground, his head hanging from her collarbone, his black eyes staring straight at her.

Li Yinhang's heart was melted.

She touched the glider's head and carefully put it into her storage tank.

Going forward for more than 30 meters, at the end of the passage, there appeared an ankle-deep pool that could not be bypassed.

The bottom of the pool is bronze and quite smooth.

Facing the pool, Nan Zhou and Li Yinhang turned their heads together and looked at Jiang Fang.

Now that Yi Shuige disclosed his identity, Jiang Fang stopped pretending.

He had a showdown.

Jiang Fang frankly told them the function of this pool based on his experience playing "Gravity": "This place is called the 'Test Gold Pool', and every player who officially enters the 'Colosseum' must enter the pool once. .In order to echo the architectural style, this style was made.”

Nan Zhou: "Just go in, right?"

With that said, he took off his shoes and socks and stepped into the water.

Jiang Fang stood by the pool and continued to explain: "When you step in, the system will use this medium to detect the props and various skills you hold, and perform simple ratings and estimates to facilitate the entry of data and information."

Nanzhou took two steps on the spot and found that the water surface was calm and there was no change.

Jiang Fang: "It will be slower to enter for the first time. As long as you enter once, you will have relevant information and record—"

Before the words fell, there were waves and changes on the surface of the water.

Nan Zhou lowered his head following the position he was looking at.

A line of words appeared on the water.

"Detection failed. Please enter again."

Li Yinhang: "..."

What to say.

As expected of you.

Nanzhou has reached the value of the [garbled code] achievement in many cases, and has successfully confused the "Test Gold Pond".

Nan Zhou looked at Jiang Fang, pointed to the water surface, and complained softly: "Target me."

Jiang Fang smiled and said, "Of course you are special."

As he said that, he also took off his shoes, waded into the water, supported the waist of Nan Zhou who was about to go ashore, and carried him out of the water firmly.

Water dripping from his toes and ankles made tiny ripples in the assay pool.

Nan Zhou supported Jiang Fang's shoulders, a little dazed.

Soon, after the lines on the water surface disappeared, Jiang Fang put him into the pool again and checked again.

While waiting for the result, Jiang Fang continued to explain the rules to them.

"There are four competition systems in the Colosseum."

"First, ordinary team competition. The system will automatically match us with teams with the same number of people, and we will conduct team battles in specific places such as forests and bungalows with certain bunkers and terrain characteristics."

"Second, ordinary single-player competition. The central Colosseum is used as the stage for 1V1, and any props can be used."

"In both of these games, players bet part of the points and props before the game. The closer and more equivalent the value of the bet, the easier it is to be matched."

"The winner takes the props and points, and the loser gets nothing."

Having said that, Jiang Fang looked down and found that Nanzhou's information failed to be read again.

He did the same, picked up this beautiful narcissus from the water, and planted it back gently.

"Third, the Roman Nobility Competition."

"This is a very special competition system, similar to a boxing match. Other players can watch, and players who want to watch must use points and props to bet before the game."

"Unlike other games that gamble on 'who is the winner,' the spectator game is a bet on 'who is the loser.'"

"They want to increase the stakes on the players they don't support."

"For those who have been added, as long as the chips are added to a certain amount, a layer of restrictions will be added to them. For example, the use of teleportation props and offensive weapons is prohibited."

"If the bettor loses, then the bettor wins. They can take back all the items they bet on, and divide half of the points and props that the opponent bets on according to the 'contribution value' that betted. The more you have, the greater your chances of winning advanced props."

"If the bettors win, the bettors will naturally lose all their money. Half of their points and props will fall into the opponent's hands, and the other half will go to the bettors themselves. Winners can get priority The 3 items with the strongest rankings."

"This competition system has a lot of participation and rich rewards, but it is also very dangerous."

Nan Zhou nodded, probably understanding why this competition system is called "Roman Nobility".

The nobles of ancient times just watched from the sidelines with a smile on their faces, betting on their jewels and curios, and letting slaves fight with slaves, slaves and beasts.

Very figurative.

"Fourth, Unlimited Brawl. This kind of competition is very special. There is no limit to the level and number of people. A team with a total number of 99 people will be put into the same scene to fight. The last survivor, the The group wins."

While speaking, Nan Zhou was picked up by Jiang Fang again.

He was used to it, so he leaned on Jiang Fang's shoulder and asked, "Can those who died in the competition be resurrected?"

Jiang Fang: "According to my observations during this period of time, normal team competitions and single-player competitions are available; Roman noble competitions will not provide recovery services for the loser who is injured, maimed, or even killed; Unlimited chaos Fight, only the champion who wins in the end can revive his dead teammates, others cannot."

Nanzhou silently kept these rules in mind, and asked at the same time: "The ordinary single player and team competitions, there should be quite a few people participating. Why haven't there been many players in the 'Ancient City State'?"

After all, the situation here is different from that of the dungeon, you can still be resurrected after you die.

Gou earning points here is better than working hard in the dungeon.

It stands to reason that this place will be very hot.

Jiang Fang smiled and shook his head: "First, if it is not necessary, the fierce form of fighting is not what most people like."

"Second, this system has been transformed and upgraded. It is different from the original "Gravity"."

Nanzhou had already discovered this in Jiang Fang's narration: "Because it does not limit levels?"

"Yes."

Jiang Fang said: "In the current "Gravity", the ability has nothing to do with the level. Therefore, not only need to risk one's life, but also have enough and long-term good luck to match a less powerful opponent, in order to flourish here .”

"In this way, there are more uncertainties and more fun."

"In contrast, they would rather go to the Douzhuan casino to roll the dice."

Jiang Fang paused for a moment, and there was some regret in his voice: "Actually, the probability of winning here is much higher than in that gold-selling cave."

Jiang Fang's answering questions ended when Nanzhou's data was finally successfully read by the "test gold pool".

Jiang Fang picked up his shoes and socks, and said politely: "If you have any questions in the future, you can ask me anytime."

Nan Zhou looked at Jiang Fang without blinking.

Jiang Fang stood still in front of Nanzhou, and asked with a smile, "Does Teacher Nan have any other questions?"

Nan Zhou said: "...you know this place very well. Mr. Yi also said that you have played this game before."

"Is this the secret you don't want to tell me?" Nan Zhou approached Jiang Fang, "Mr. Apple Tree?"

Jiang Fang paused.

He didn't deny it.

Nan Zhou's ears turned red at a speed visible to the naked eye.

He likes Jiang Fang's appearance.

So, he leaned up gently and pecked on his earlobe.

Nan Zhou said obediently: "Sir, it's a pleasure to meet you. My name is Nan Zhou."

Li Yinhang was at the side to be a foot-soaking crowd with peace of mind, as quiet as a chicken.

……

The data of the three people has been completely read by the "Test Gold Pool".

A welcome message popped up on the panel in front of the three of them: "Welcome to the 'Ancient City State' Colosseum!"

When anyone enters the arena, the World Channel will automatically push a message [XX enters the "Ancient City State" Colosseum! ] news.

As soon as this tweet popped up, it was like a bucket of cold water was poured into boiling hot oil on the World Channel.

All those who are determined to win, when they see this monster surrounded by what everyone thinks is like an iron barrel, casually strolling to other safe points like a walk, feel like they have their arms rounded and slapped in the air. .

"How did he get out?"

"What does the gatekeeper of 'Paper Gold' do?"

The team guarding the "paper gold" leading to the "ancient city-state" naturally refused to admit that it was their mistake.

"Don't f*cking slander people, we have checked everyone who passed by, they must have gone out from other teleportation points!"

"Don't shirk responsibility, most likely they ran away from you! Otherwise, other people who are safer will definitely find them!"

"Anyway, it has nothing to do with the teleportation point we are looking at, so no one is guarding the teleportation point of other safe points? Make a double insurance? TNND is mentally handicapped, right?"

"You said it lightly, why don't you go to another place to look at the gate?!"

Baseless mutual accusations began on the World Channel.

Although the scolding was fierce, there was no position.

Those who don't participate will not get involved at all, and those who participate will go to get a share of Nanzhou's pie.

As long as there is one less person in your team, you will lose a combat power.

It is not a good job for them to be willing to guard a certain teleportation point to do logistics, do hard work for nothing, and hope that the Nanzhou might appear.

It's not that they have come again. The Colosseum in the "Ancient City State" is the most suitable place for the current "Cubic Ark".

After all, the Colosseum will open mandatory protection for players who enter.

As long as Nan Zhou entered there, they would have to play team matches or even individual matches with him, and they could no longer freely use crowd tactics to outflank him.

But everyone has been sealed in the "paper gold", so they gave up their attention to the "ancient city-state" and concentrated on making round Nanzhou.

...Who can get the three of them to actually cross the encirclement?

World Channel's internal turmoil has become a pot of porridge.

However, quarrels are quarrels, and a large number of players who originally gathered in "Paper Gold" flocked to the "Ancient City State" like a tide.