6:30 in the morning.

Sunlight pierced the clouds, illuminating the earth, and the temperature gradually warmed. The Frost Giant, who had been battling the Star Camp members for a long time, finally gave up. With a roaring blast of air, he repelled the approaching humans and turned toward the snowy mountains.

The once thriving Star Camp had long since become a shambles, with almost all the houses destroyed and skill cards and equipment dropped by deceased members scattered all over the ground.

The barrier stone in the center of the camp, once inscribed with beautiful runes, had long since shattered. The few surviving players, supporting each other, gathered in groups of three or four to sit in an open space nearby. Everyone was injured, but the healer was already exhausted and had no energy left to heal everyone. Players could only fumble for their own medicine bottles and drink the elixirs to stay alive.

At 7:30, the players' health had recovered somewhat. Camp owner Wen Qiang stood up and announced grimly, "The camp is destroyed. Rebuilding it will be difficult. I'm glad to meet you all. Today..." Thinking of the past ten days of companionship, Wen Qiang's eyes welled up and he choked back a few sobs. "Xingchen Camp is disbanding here. I hope everyone can find a better place and survive safely."

This was a very practical statement, but it also stirred resentment in some people. In the corner, a boy who looked like a high school student stood up and said, "Why should we disband right here? We can rebuild together!"

The adult next to him was far more realistic than he was. Hearing this, he smiled wryly and reassured him, "What if the Frost Giants attack again during the reconstruction process? Survival is the most important thing. If fate allows, we'll meet again in the future."

The high school student opened his mouth, indignant but silent. Then, someone started the process, but everyone stood up one after another, picking up the fallen players' drops as needed. Wen Qiang also gathered the remaining supplies from the damaged warehouse and silently distributed them to everyone.

At 8:00, players began to leave the ruins of the Star Camp.

Zhang Tingting walked silently for a long time before accepting the fact that the camp was disbanded. She paused, opened the panel, found Ren Guoqing in the address book, and told him: Xingchen Camp was destroyed.

Ren Guoqing had just finished his breakfast happily in the camp and was about to go out for business when he saw this message unexpectedly and felt a chill all over his body.

He immediately stopped and stepped aside to avoid blocking other players from entering or leaving. He quickly replied to Zhang Tingting: "Is it still because of the Frost Giant? Did you survive?"

Zhang Tingting: Yes, the frost giants attacked us last night. Actually, nearly half of us survived, but our camp was destroyed, so we had to disband.

Nearly half survived?

This sentence ignited some unrealistic hopes in Ren Guoqing's heart: Did you kill the Frost Giant?

Zhang Tingting: No.

After sending the denial reply, she realized why Ren Guoqing thought this way and continued: We didn’t survive by killing them. It was only when day broke that they seemed to dislike the sunlight, so they gave up attacking and left.

Ren Guoqing sighed, his illusions shattered. He stared at the words for a moment, then realized something and continued asking: "They attacked in the middle of the night, and you made it to dawn? It seems your method of pulling the monsters in worked?"

Zhang Tingting: It was somewhat effective. It did slow down their attacks on the camp, and sometimes they would chase after the attackers, but we didn't expect them to be so persistent. Several members died after being chased to the point of exhaustion, and even after they died, the frost giants would turn around and continue attacking the camp.

Ren Guoqing couldn't help but sigh: It's really difficult.

Zhang Tingting: Yes!

Then both sides were silent for a while. Zhang Tingting walked in the woods, looking at the panel for a while, and finally said: I have a humble request...

Ren Guoqing: You say.

Zhang Tingting: Yesterday you said your camp is in the north, away from the snow-capped mountains. It sounds safer. Is the camp still accepting people? I'd like to apply to join.

Ren Guoqing was stunned when he heard this. His first reaction was to ask Zhang Tingting to directly search for the name of the camp and apply, but he quickly realized that there was a high probability that she would be rejected.

Because the maximum number of people allowed in the camp after the expansion was only 50, Ye Miao recruited almost all the people on the first day, leaving only three or two vacancies, probably to avoid missing out on the big guys.

Ren Guoqing thought for a moment before replying: "I can't make the decision on this matter. Why don't you come and see our boss yourself?" Just find the coordinates and you'll be rich overnight.

"..." Zhang Tingting looked at the name of the camp with a complicated expression.

What a simple, crude, and unabashedly unpretentious name...

It's the end of the world and people are still thinking about getting rich overnight. The founder of this camp is really something.

Since Ren Guoqing called Zhang Tingting over, he stopped doing business and kindly planned to act as a middleman to take Zhang Tingting to see Ye Miao.

Not far away, after having breakfast, Ye Miao went to the "chic green cottage" built for Lao Shuai to take out his newly made skill cards, and then returned to the room to sort out the pile of messy cards that he had accumulated recently.

The chances of cards dropping from monsters in the game weren't high, but Ye Miao's speed was so impressive that she'd accumulated quite a few before she knew it. When the camp was first established, she'd given them some cards based on their attributes, but now that the number of people had grown, she couldn't afford to give them all, and it wouldn't be appropriate to favor one over the other, so she decided to make another arrangement.

Ye Miao then took out the two cooking cards she'd dropped yesterday and, as usual, gave them to NPC Sister Jin to learn. Of the remaining skill cards, she put the cheaper white and blue cards up for consignment at Da Zhuang's grocery store. She also temporarily put the purple card up for sale, but if Da Zhuang couldn't sell it within three days, she planned to remove it and try to sell it at the Sunset Bar.

After finishing these, she wanted to go out to kill monsters, but Ren Guoqing stopped her and told her about Zhang Tingting.

After hearing this, Ye Miao thought it was better to wait, and went back to her room to lie down. Seeing this, the Pixiu whimpered and climbed onto her body and lay down. Ye Miao raised her hand to scratch its chin, making it snore.

Zhang Tingting came from the south, so it was too far away when she arrived. Since she was not a member of the camp, Zhang Tingting could not enter. Ye Miao looked at her attributes and thought she was not bad. He simply approved her to join the camp and then went into the house to chat.

Zhang Tingting had a new team, and her tense nerves relaxed a little. She told Ye Miao everything about the attack last night. Relying on his own strong fighting ability, Ye Miao had not taken the Frost Giant too seriously. However, after listening to what Zhang Tingting said, his expression became solemn.

"You mean, even if a player goes out to lure it away, it will come back?" Ye Miao asked.

"Yes," Zhang Tingting nodded. "It killed several of our men, then returned to the camp to continue its attack. A few times, we actually lured it quite far away, but it seemed to sense our intentions, immediately abandoned the pursuit, and turned back to attack the camp."

"Tsk, so troublesome." Ye Miao said to himself.

She actually didn't think she couldn't win, but the Frost Giant had high defense attributes, which would greatly weaken her attack power, making the fight slower.

In this way, if she could lure the monster away and fight it slowly, she would be relatively at ease. If she fought right here in the camp, she was afraid that the battle would drag on too long and that camp members would be accidentally injured.

After careful consideration, Ye Miao gathered all the camp members in an open space that evening and held a meeting. The main idea was to tell everyone: We don't know if our camp will be attacked by frost giants. If so, please stay hidden within the barrier, don't walk around, and don't rush into battle rashly.

This statement wasn't surprising to the members who had previously witnessed Ye Miao's incredible fighting prowess, but it shocked the new players who had joined in the past two days. Zhang Tingting was even more direct and asked, "What do you mean? You want a one-on-one duel?!"

"That's understandable." Ye Miao nodded. "We should try our best to avoid unnecessary casualties. Sister Jin, please prepare some blood-replenishing food these days so that if anyone is accidentally injured, they can receive timely medical treatment. And Doctor Fang..."

Ye Miao scanned the crowd and found Fang Shuqin. "If the Frost Giants attack, please stay within the barrier. If anyone is accidentally injured, provide medical care. If I'm injured, see if you can cast a spell within the barrier. If you can, help me heal. If not, forget it."

Never mind...

Never mind...

In the context, the sentence "We try our best to avoid unnecessary casualties" was understood by the new members as: If only I have to die, then only I will die, and you all stay alive!

The atmosphere in the air suddenly became complicated.

Xin Lu was conflicted and tried to persuade him, "Boss, there's no need to fight so hard. There are so many of us, so let's just work as a team..."

"Teamwork may hold each other back." Fang Yuming said calmly. Tan Kening looked at him speechlessly: There is no such thing as holding each other back. You are obviously afraid that others will hold Ye Miao back.

For the next seven days, the Frost Giants continued to attack the human camps every night, destroying seven more camps. Five of them were completely wiped out, while the other two, like the Star Camp, managed to survive until dawn. However, due to the severe damage and the difficulty of rebuilding, the surviving members had to disband on the spot.

Rounding off, this can be understood as the Frost Giant's win rate being 100%.

Thus, an atmosphere of terror began to spread among the camps. Ren Guoqing, who was out doing business, could hear customers talking about related topics almost every day. Members who were out hunting monsters would occasionally hear some discussions when they met people from other camps.

In the Get Rich Overnight Camp, even though Ye Miao stayed alone most of the time, it did not prevent her from feeling the panic among the people.

Fortunately, the panic didn't significantly impact the normal operations of the camp. In the apocalypse, terrifying events never cease, and everyone has become more aware of the importance of "living in the present." Consequently, the panic primarily occurred during meals and casual conversations. After finishing their meals and putting down their bowls, everyone returned to their normal activities.

So during these seven days, Ye Miao discovered that the camp had already developed some new "industries." The most popular one was naturally selling medicine. Although Zhu Yihua was a master of the potion technique, his magic power was limited. Every day, the medicine he sold at the stall he stayed at was always in short supply.

The new members were used to the prices outside, and they all complained that the medicine sold in the Get Rich Overnight Camp was too cheap. But seeing that Zhu Yihua's medicine was sold out every day, the players with alchemy skills couldn't help but be tempted. After all, every little bit counts, and making less money is better than making no money at all.

They just thought the selling price was too low, but ended up watching Zhu Yihua move into a 50-square-meter stone house!

then--

"Recovery potion! Fair recovery potion! Only 60 gold coins! A must-have for emergencies such as monster hunting and business trading. You won't be cheated if you buy it!" Someone waited patiently until Zhu Yihua closed his stall and came out to sell medicine. The price was only 10 gold coins higher than Zhu Yihua's. The players in the camp who were short of medicine thought about it and decided to buy it!

"Elementary blood-replenishing potion, elementary mana-replenishing potion! 20 gold a bottle, 20 gold a bottle!" Someone, not understanding the market clearly, copied Zhu Yihua's pricing, only to be quickly slapped in the face: "You're kidding me! Pharmacist Zhu's 20 gold potions are intermediate blood-replenishing and intermediate mana-replenishing potions. How can elementary potions be worth so much?"

The despised stall owner wept bitterly: "Basic medicine can be sold for 50 gold outside, are you being unreasonable?"

Some people thought that selling at such a low price was too stupid, so they brought a bunch of delicious food to lobby Zhu Yihua, trying to persuade her to raise the price together.

Zhu Yihua, who had lived for decades, was incredibly farsighted. He not only sternly refused the gift but also gave a well-timed lecture: "It's the end of the world, and you're still obsessed with money. Do you have any brains? If we sell medicine cheaply, combat players can level up without worrying about monsters, and we can also protect the camp in the future. If we sell medicine expensively, we can make money, but if the camp is destroyed, we'll have to start all over again. Do you think it's worth it?"

The players who came to lobby saw that they couldn't convince anyone and had to leave in disgrace.

The price of medicines in the camp remained stable.

Afterwards, when Zhu Yihua met Ye Miao, she told her the whole story as a joke. Ye Miao expressed her gratitude and estimated the existing drug inventory in the warehouse. She told Zhu Yihua, "I have already stockpiled some medicine, which should be enough to deal with unexpected events. If you provide me with medicine again in the future, I will pay you according to your usual selling price, but I just need you to give me priority."

Zhu Yihua is so popular in the camp that if she were to join the rush to buy something, she wouldn't be able to guarantee that she would be able to get one.

However, Zhu Yihua waved her hand generously: "That's too polite, I'll give you a 50% discount!"

"No, no, no, it's not expensive to begin with. What's left with a 50% discount?" Ye Miao repeatedly declined. After thinking for a moment, he said, "How about an 15% discount?"

The two people pushed and shoved each other, and finally decided on the "in-app purchase price" at 20% off.

Besides Zhu Yihua's medicine, which was in high demand, various snack stalls also sprang up. The new members, with their varied skill cards, saw the friendly snack market and followed suit. One after another, vendors selling cotton candy, shengjian (a type of fried dumpling), and wontons appeared, and before they knew it, a small market had taken shape in the southeast corner of the camp.

Hu Hao and Miao Lin are undoubtedly veterans of this small market. They initially sold spicy snacks, but then, perhaps because they ran out of meatballs, they switched to bone soup. But soup alone was too monotonous. Seeing that Ye Miao's low-cost meals at the camp included blood tofu and blood sausage, they came to talk to him about buying the ingredients.

Ye Miao was silent for three seconds, then told the truth: "Actually, that thing was dropped by a blood corpse. It's a bit disgusting..."

Hu Hao didn't care: "What's so disgusting about this? The ingredients we had before are slowly running out. From now on, we'll probably have to rely on monster drops. The bones used in the bone soup we sell are even dropped by skeleton monsters!"

"Hmm..." Ye Miao seriously thought that the reason he could say that was mainly because he had not seen the giant look of the blood corpse, but he also knew in his heart that this thing could not be investigated too deeply, so he agreed to them.

The expenses of developing the camp were really high, so it was always good to save some money. Besides, Blood Corpse had several monster spawning locations in T City. If Hu Hao, Miao Lin, and the others sold well, she could continue to supply them with goods by spawning monsters and making money. A win-win situation!

Two days later, new rumors appeared among players: it was said that the 100% winning rate of the Frost Giants attacking humans had been broken!

And we lost for two days in a row!

The version Ren Guoqing heard while doing business was this: "It seemed like a wizard was ambushing the Frost Giants in the dark, constantly using fire attacks to disrupt their attacks. The wizard was very agile, and the Frost Giants would charge at them enraged, but the people had already dodged, and then they would come back to disrupt them again. After several rounds of fighting, the Frost Giants didn't even destroy the camp's barrier before daybreak, so they had no choice but to leave."

Fang Yuming and Tan Kening heard the following news while out hunting: "It's said the enemy has a special skill that can cast a wall of fire between the Frost Giants and the barrier. The Frost Giants are afraid of fire spells, so they have to dodge and wait for the wall of fire to dissipate. This slows down their attack significantly, and before they know it, daybreak has arrived."

The big guys in the story were like divine soldiers sent from heaven, and the players were excited because of this, but Ye Miao did not take such rumors too seriously, because anyone who has played a large-scale online game knows that there will be rumors in the online game world, and it is not uncommon for rumors to be spread unintentionally but expressed incorrectly, resulting in a strange butterfly effect.

Besides, even if this is all true, there is no guarantee that the big boss will help you every time!

Therefore, Ye Miao was focused and her mind was still on "relying on herself" - as long as the safety of the camp members was not affected, she would have enough confidence to slowly fight the frost giants, and sooner or later kill them and get the equipment!

The Fearless Settlement is a few kilometers away from the Get Rich Overnight Camp.

After the death of founder Wu Wei, the former second-in-command Xu Wu inherited the management rights. She was originally Wu Wei's girlfriend, but compared to Wu Wei, Xu Wu was better at managing the team.

Under her operation, the Fearless Sanctuary successfully upgraded its camp on the first day of the novice period, and three days ago it was upgraded from a camp to a higher-level settlement.

Unlike Ye Miao, who treated the camp as a business simulation and strived for steady growth, the Fearless Settlement had always followed a brutal "survival of the fittest" approach. They only recruited elite members, and upon joining the territory, they were forced to accept a last-place elimination system.

Xu Wu divided the members of the territory into teams of five. They worked together to fight monsters, collect resources, and level up. Every three days, they were evaluated. The evaluation was based on two factors: "resource volume," which measured how much resources each team had contributed to the territory over the past three days; and "level-up speed," which measured how many levels each team member had reached.

After the comprehensive evaluation, the team with the lowest score will be kicked out of the territory by the entire group and replaced by new members. Even veteran members will not have any backdoor access.

In addition, after the "camp" was upgraded to a "settlement", the system opened a new tax system, and Xu Wu naturally used it to the fullest.

The various mechanisms themselves are already cruel and ruthless, but even so, there have always been rumors in the territory that those members who were kicked out were actually assassinated later because Xu Wu did not allow them to set up their own faction and oppose him.

Xu Wu, of course, denied this. Even though many of the kicked players had previously added other members as friends, their avatars were now grayed out without exception. She simply said that perhaps they had encountered an accident outside.

Within the entire Fearless Settlement, only the reconnaissance squad was exempt from the last-place elimination system. The squad originally consisted of five people, but after upgrading to a settlement, due to the increased maximum number of members, Xu Wu expanded the squad to ten. Each of them was extremely agile, making them well-suited for roaming the streets and gathering intelligence.

With this reconnaissance team, Xu Wu had a complete understanding of the situation in T City. From which territories in the surrounding area were suitable for robbery to the recent movements of the Frost Giants, she knew everything clearly.

Unlike most players who just listened to the news of the Frost Giants as a spectacle, Xu Wu was careful and marked out the territories attacked by the Frost Giants on the map one by one, and then accidentally discovered a pattern.

——Although the location of the territory is chosen by the players themselves, the attacked territory starts from the original Star Camp and can be connected to form a perfect circle. Each territory has more or less some area pressing on this circle.

If you extend the lines of the perfect circle to complete it, the Fearless Settlement happens to pass right by the circle, and the distance is only a few millimeters as seen on the map.

And the Get Rich Overnight Camp is right on the circle.

"It seems like it's time for revenge." Xu Wu stared at the coordinates of the "Get Rich Overnight Camp" on the map, and a smile with an indecipherable meaning appeared at the corner of her mouth.

In fact, she still doesn't know how Wu Wei died, but for her, it is enough to know that the founder of the Get Rich Overnight Camp is a good fighter.

She persevered for a long time. Besides the rigorous selection process, she also worked tirelessly to kill monsters and level up. For days on end, she didn't even sleep. When she ran out of stamina, she took stamina potions. After all, stamina and fatigue in the game were the same thing.

Now, the combat skills of the core members of the Fearless Settlement are all above level 60, with the highest reaching level 67. She herself also reached level 63 yesterday.

With such combat power, unless the opponent is a big guy at level 70 or 80 with a set of golden equipment, he will never be a match for so many people!

What's more, there is a huge disparity in the number of people on both sides.

The maximum number of people in a camp is only 50, and the maximum number of people in a settlement is 100. Although it has just been upgraded and has not yet been fully recruited, there are already 80 people.

Xu Wu thought she had an overwhelming advantage, and with the addition of the Frost Giants, she felt that this was a godsend opportunity. She planned to take advantage of the Frost Giants' attack on the Get Rich Overnight Camp to rob them.

What do you mean by getting rich overnight? She wants them to die overnight!

Xu Wu made up her mind and gathered all the core members together to announce the plan.

Everyone agreed with this. Although there were only a few veteran members left in the team, and the new members had no interest in revenge, they had relied on robbery to get to where they were today, so who wouldn't be robbed?

A group of combat-focused players, dominating the apocalypse, struck up a partnership. If Xu Wu's guess was correct, the Overnight Rich Camp would be the target of the Frost Giants' attack tomorrow night. They planned to lurk nearby and launch a joint attack as soon as the Frost Giants arrived.

As for the rumored "god-given" boss, they didn't care. While the boss might have compassion and want to save innocent players, there was no need to intervene when it came to player-versus-player conflicts.

Besides, even if the big guys intervene, they still have more people, and the equipment dropped by killing the big guys is better!

The author has something to say:

Ye Miao: Xu Wu, this last-place elimination system... you came from a big factory, right?

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