"Fuck, why am I dead!"

When Old Eggplant crawled out of the mud, he hadn't reacted yet.

He had imagined in his mind a moving hymn of humanity's struggle against nature. At that moment, Kratos, the Faded One, and the white wind of the New World flashed through Old Eggplant's mind, and he even made a move as if he was ready to dodge.

But the huge rock monster just kicked it down with an ordinary kick, and Old Eggplant and the players around him were wiped out.

Looking at the players climbing out of the mud one after another, Lao Qiezi felt mixed emotions.

He thought he was pretty good, as he could circle around trees with monsters in the forest for more than ten minutes without getting hurt. He had specifically learned some basic free-fighting in real life, and his use of weapons was also among the best among players.

But when facing those extraordinary, huge, and majestic monsters, I am still like an ant. Not only can I not even resist, but the other party may not even be aware of my existence.

Seeing a lot of people gurgling out of the mud, Trist, who was learning architectural knowledge with the players nearby, looked over.

"Didn't you go explore for resources? What did you find?"

Drizzt inquired.

Old Eggplant briefly recounted what he had seen and heard. After thinking about it, Trist asked Old Eggplant and the others to rest for a while and then go back to the Baron's Mansion to find Xia and the others.

"This isn't a lord, it's just a larger iron lizard."

After hearing what Drizzt said, Xia thought about it and said.

"In my time, iron lizards were almost extinct. They were slightly contaminated creatures, and most of their bodies were made of steel. They were the source of iron ore for the Grey Tower for a long time, but later due to the hunting of wizards and the repeated magic tides, the last iron lizard was seen a hundred years ago."

"So, it is the iron mine of the Country of Darkness?"

Lu Ban followed Xia's words.

"Yes, there are not only iron lizards, but also creatures made of various minerals. According to the records of the Gray Tower, they are called crystal creatures. They are all formed by the fusion of polluted minerals and surrounding creatures."

Xia nodded.

“It’s amazing.”

Drizzt stroked his chin.

"So the mineral resources of the Country of Darkness will all grow on their own?"

Stone imagined the scene and felt a little disgusted.

"That's right."

Sia looked at Drizzt.

"The Demon Network needs the support of me and Jost. You and the exploration team should go and get rid of this iron lizard. It should be able to provide some of the steel we need."

"no problem."

Drizzt had no objection.

His [Simulated Kagerou] would double the damage to such a huge creature, and he was also eager to see the monsters in this world.

"Wait a moment."

Lu Ban suddenly spoke, causing everyone to look at him.

"I think we should let those new players feel a little bit involved and give them a shot in the arm."

"Vaccination?"

Trist didn't understand what Lu Ban meant. There was no such thing as vaccine in the abandoned city.

"What I mean is that the area around the town is too safe now. These players haven't encountered any danger since they came here. They should die. Otherwise, when the real demon tide comes, they won't know how to deal with it."

Lu Ban said as a matter of course.

"…Are you a devil?"

Stone looked at Lu Ban, not knowing how to complain.

"Of course not. We just let them spend a few days experiencing the Black Forest and understanding the enemies they will face. This will be very helpful for their spiritual growth."

Lu Ban said seriously.

"Rather, I let these players enter the Black Forest because I wanted to help them."

"You really are a devil."

Stone said with certainty.

But Lu Ban didn't care, he directly called the players together.

Lu Ban spoke in the town square which had been slightly renovated and was no longer muddy but paved with stones.

"Everyone, our survey team recently sent back a report that they were attacked by a ferocious monster and suffered heavy losses. This monster has abundant resources in its body. If we want to continue to develop, we must work together to fight this monster."

After hearing Lu Ban's words, those who did not follow the survey team and the second batch of test players looked at each other.

"I didn't expect that I had to kill monsters to get resources, but I haven't leveled up at all. I've been busy moving bricks these days."

"I'm just an ordinary mechanical worker, don't ask me to fight monsters!"

"The survey team are all veteran players from the first test, with very skilled skills, yet they were wiped out. Aren't we rookies just going to get killed if we go in?"

"But I really want to go outside and take a look, otherwise this game will really become an overtime simulator and a brick-moving simulator."

"This must be a world event. The rewards are definitely generous. Just think about opening the gates of Ahn'Qiraj!"

"I'm not going to die anyway, so I won't lose any money by following the boss."

"I heard from the survey team that the monster was huge. I guess if we had hundreds of people there, we would just be trampled like ants."

Although everyone was a little worried, if you think about it carefully, isn't this game an open world adventure? If you stay in the town and in the safe zone, then it's not an adventure.

There is a vast world out there, but you stay indoors. Isn't it a waste of such a good game?

Moreover, most of the second batch of test players are players who really enjoy playing games, and their desire to explore is still very strong.

The most important thing is that for people like Zhou Changqing, his job is to do communications at work, and when he is in the game, he is still doing communications. He has no gaming experience at all. Instead, he feels like he is working overtime in the game, and he wants to go out and take a look even more.

Now Zhou Changqing would be happy even if he had to fight against slimes.

So, as soon as Lu Ban's words came out, the players were all excited. They were ready, received their weapons, and were eagerly looking forward to the Great Expedition, just like hobbits who had received unsharpened swords.

Seeing this scene, Stone twitched his mouth.

"These people are actually willing to die. Well, even though they won't die, won't it hurt?"

He asked Lu Ban curiously.

According to Lu Ban, these people came from the same world as Lu Ban. Stone couldn't help but wonder if the people in that world all had some brains.

"Of course it hurts. What are you thinking? Being trampled to death by a monster will at least hurt as much as being kicked in the head."

Lu Ban asked back curiously.

“…”

Stone was speechless.

"Besides, they are not going to die. For them, death is also part of the enjoyment."

Lu Ban added another sentence.

"Part of the enjoyment?"

Stone really didn't understand this time.

He had seen some of the unknown habits of big guys. It was true that some people would feel excited when being treated cruelly and brutally by others, but they were a minority after all. And now, could these hundreds of people all like this?