"The situation is turning grim," one said.
"Hasn't it always been like this?" came the reply.
...
Eagles soar through the sky, fish dart in the shallow waters,...
Whips, spears, clubs, Miao swords, axes, shields, armor, chains...
The emerald light shimmered in Li Changzhou's hands, transforming like clay into various weapons.
"It's been a month, when will I finally get the weapon I want?" Just looking at it makes Li Qianxia feel tired.
"The odds are about the same as winning the lottery jackpot," Li Changzhou estimated.
"Doesn't that mean there's no hope?"
"It's not hopeless. In fact, as long as you keep buying lottery tickets, you will definitely win the jackpot. It's inevitable. Similarly, as long as you live long enough and don't give up, you will inevitably get the weapon you want."
"Heh." Li Qianxia chuckled twice, looking utterly disdainful.
"And I can also view the descriptions of different weapons. Maybe the next enemy I encounter will be using a weapon I've already obtained." Li Changzhou examined the weapon he had obtained, named "Anti-Air Flag."
"No-Fly Flag": Within a sphere with the flag at its center and a diameter of three kilometers, all flight skills are prohibited.
Note: Does the airplane count as a flying skill? (This item existed before airplanes were available.)
Many weapons are like this: you want them, but they're not good enough; the flag becomes an umbrella.
Before he could even check the instructions, Little Radish suddenly stood up and stepped on Li Changzhou's shoulder: "There's danger ahead!"
"Stop." As Li Changzhou spoke, Yaochi had already stopped on the cloud platform.
"How dangerous?" Yang Qinglan asked Little Radish.
"Hmm—" Little Radish scratched his left belly with his right hand, "So dangerous!"
She gestured with her thumb and forefinger, showing that there was only a tiny bit of space between the pads of her two fingers.
Then why did you react so strongly and shout so loudly...?
"Let's go take a look." Yaochi said, and the cloud platform rose higher, from 100 meters to more than 500 meters.
After flying for about half a minute, Yang Qinglan was the first to sense the aura, and after another half minute, she was able to see the target with her naked eye.
The three creatures resembled both camels and elephants, and were enormous, standing over thirty meters tall.
Houses are suspended on the backs and sides of the three giant creatures' bellies. These houses do not seem to have been built for riding, but rather for long-term living.
The three enormous creatures before them were trapped in place, emitting anxious hisses.
Hundreds of figures slid back and forth on the sand like ice skaters, emitting mocking, cruel shrieks and war cries.
Yaochi parted the clouds with her hand, and everyone could see more clearly—on these people's feet were things that looked like skis, but unlike skis, the heads and tails of these things were raised, like bamboo baskets or small boats.
These people held spears taller than a person, and with a push from the sand like bamboo poles, they would be sent flying far away.
"Whoosh!" A figure rushed through the belly of the behemoth, and the spear left a wound on the pillar-like leg.
Li Changzhou looked over and saw that the legs of these three magical animals were already torn and bleeding, with many sand creatures sucking their blood from them. Even when they were crushed, they did not give up this "water source" in the desert.
It seems this desert is not as harmless as players thought.
Ordinary people who are injured will be devoured alive by these sand creatures.
"Woo!" A huge creature howled, its wounded legs unable to support it, and it collapsed to its knees, raising a cloud of dust.
"ah!
"The sand people living on that giant creature screamed, and the adults hugged the children tightly."
"Kill!" The bandits, riding on their 'sandboards,' charged at the behemoth like sharks smelling blood, leaving trails on the sand.
Li Qianxia pursed her lips, her eyes fixed on the scene before her.
"How much combat power?" Yaochi asked.
Xiao Wu dug a hole in the clouds and peered down through the fist-sized opening, as if spying.
"The robbers averaged 11 points, with one at 19 and another at 30; the victims averaged 10 points, with one at 21, another at 15, and another at 14."
"So weak?" Cookie couldn't help but say.
“They’re very strong,” Xiao Wu continued to observe, making sure no one was overlooked. “If these people are just ordinary people on this planet, their average level is 5 points higher than that of Earthlings.”
"If that's the case, why are the players on this planet performing worse than those on Earth? They started at a higher level than us, shouldn't they be stronger?" Biscuit asked again.
“It’s probably because of instinct.” Yang Qinglan held the Ruyi in her arms, looking like a fairy painting. “The people on this planet have underdeveloped technology, the imagination of most people is backward, and their desires are limited to being fed and clothed. Their awakened instincts are barren.”
"So that's how it is!" Biscuit looked at her with admiration.
"What should we do?" Li Qianxia asked.
Li Changzhou glanced at her, knowing what she was thinking, and said, "We can't let the first group of people we encounter die. We can torture the bandits, and after rescuing the robbed people, we can also get some information."
"Then I—"
As soon as Li Qianxia moved, Yaochi pulled her back.
“If you go now, the people who were robbed will at most give you some water, food, and money. Help them when the three strong fighters are dead and they are desperate. You are their only hope.”
“…Hmm.” Li Qianxia also knew the priorities of the matter.
She wanted to find a way to complete the mission without fighting, but if she couldn't, she could only submit to the game's arrangements.
On the sand, the bandits no longer harmed the giant creatures, but instead aimed their spears at the sand people.
A man standing on the hanging eaves of the giant's belly, holding a long bone stick, lashes out at a robber.
The robber cowered and ducked, dodging the long stick, and with his eyes closed, thrust the spear upwards.
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