Three days later, there were less than one-tenth of the original number of tents in the campsite. This was a cruel and difficult qualifier. Out of 100,000 people, less than 10,000 remained in the campsite. The rest had either died in battle or been taken away. No one knew if they were still alive or dead.
Of course, it was not meaningless to stay there. At least Han Lang had seen many methods that he had never heard of before. All the experts had given it their all in order to survive.
Now, the people who were left behind were gathered in the largest tent in the campsite. They were waiting uneasily. The young people who were called Dark Guards were guarding the surroundings. There seemed to be more than 1,000 people.
On the high platform in the center of the venue, a white light flashed suddenly. The image of the Dark Web's founder, Three Lives, appeared. He looked around and nodded slightly.
"The month-long Dark Web Assembly has finally come to an end. You are the experts among the experts, so you have the right to continue staying here.
"Now, I will fulfill my promise and tell you why this assembly exists. I will also give you an extremely important reward."
With a gentle wave of his hand, a second holographic image appeared in the center of the venue. In the image, some people were placed on metal chairs made of alloy. They were wearing helmets, and a beam of light was quickly shot into their brains.
Three Lives said in a deep voice, "First of all, I want to tell you that the so-called death penalty and additional penalties actually don't exist. Those who were taken away only had their recent memories erased, and then they were sent back to their home planets."
"Before the Dark Web Assembly began, I had indeed hardened my heart and prepared to use the cruelest method to force out all of your potential. Unfortunately, I still gave up.
"Of course, those who died in the process of battle, they really died. I feel sad for losing these elites, but there's nothing we can do, because our goal is more important. In order to achieve this goal, sacrifices are inevitable."
Three Lives paused at this point. The atmosphere in the venue became more relaxed. After all, those who failed would not be executed, and their families would not be implicated. This was good news.
After pausing for a few seconds, San Sheng continued, "Next, I'll explain why the Dark Web Assembly was suddenly held. This is a complicated question, and I need to start from the nature of the Dark Web."
"Actually, I'm not the founder of the Dark Web. I'm just one of its maintainers. As early as the prehistoric civilization, when the Protoss were still ruling the Milky Way, the Dark Web already existed. It's an advanced, powerful, and deep network layout controlled by a set of complex systems that we still don't understand."
"It was the Protoss who first discovered the deep web. They gathered the top talents of the time and even gave up on other scientific research in an attempt to control the dark web."
"However, they failed. Unwilling to give up on the Protoss just like that, they came up with the crazy plan that we are all familiar with. They gave up their base camp in the Milky Way and gathered the strength of the entire Protoss to expand outward, hoping to find the entrance to the Dark Web and control it."
"You might laugh at me at this point, but I'm not lying. That's what the Protoss did. This huge and crazy plan took three whole eras, which is 30,000 years."
The venue was boiling with excitement. Even though these were the strangest freaks in the Milky Way, not everyone was interested in the prehistoric civilization, the future of the Milky Way, and the Dark Web. However, San Sheng's explanation was so bizarre that everyone was willing to continue listening.
San Sheng waved his hand, signaling for everyone to be quiet. He continued, "What exactly is the Dark Web? I know that many of you will say that the Dark Web is a tool for you to make a living. Some of you make a living by selling prohibited items on the Dark Web, while others make a living by finding murder orders on the Dark Web and executing them. "
"However, these are only existences floating on the surface of the Dark Web. At the beginning of the Dark Web Assembly, I gave you ten minutes to enter a deeper layer of the Dark Web. You must still remember the shock of that."
"You should also remember that in that online world, transactions are not made with star dollars, but with points. There are even stranger and more stringent requirements."
"To put it simply, the Dark Web is actually more like a survival game. You can conduct transactions on the surface of the Dark Web. Of course, there are no problems, and you will not trigger any penalties. The Milky Way Alliance, or even anyone else, will not be able to obtain information about your transactions."
"And if you want to obtain higher-level items, or become a stronger warrior or technical expert, you will have to participate in this survival challenge. Unfortunately, this survival challenge will not only be participated by humans, but also by the Protoss and other intelligent lifeforms living in this universe."
"The reason why the Protoss are so powerful is that they have been in contact with the Dark Web for a longer time and have a deeper understanding of it. More Protoss are constantly participating in various challenges on the Dark Web."
"And we, the founders of the Dark Web, are a group of old fellows who have been in contact with the Dark Web the longest. If you want to know how amazing the Dark Web is, it's very simple. Look at the world you are in. This is a part of the Dark Web."
There was another uproar in the hall. This camp was actually the Dark Web?
That meant that the Dark Web was a real world that humans could freely enter and exit? It was parallel to the vast universe?
Han Lang could be considered a human who liked to fantasize. At this moment, he was also stunned by the words of the founder of the Dark Web, Three Lives.
Han Lang thought of the skeleton of the Protoss blacksmith that he had encountered not long ago. He also thought of Three Lives saying that the Protoss had been researching and developing the Dark Web for a long time. Everything seemed to have been answered.
Three Lives cleared his throat and continued, "Actually, what I'm telling you is something that we only understood not long ago. Because we started to meet more and more Protoss on the Dark Web."
"It's not an exaggeration to say that the biggest opponent that our team has encountered so far is the Protoss. Therefore, we need to find some helpers."
"Originally, we planned to ask the Alliance for help. After all, the Alliance has the most war-gods and professional skill masters. But after thinking about it, we felt that this idea was not crazy enough. Therefore, we thought of you."
"Look around you. Assassins, mercenaries, genetic biology experts, electronic cracking experts, drug experts — all of you are doing illegal things. None of you are normal. You are either neurotic, paranoid, eccentric, morally flawed, and so on."
"In short, you are the perverts among the trillions of humans in the Milky Way. You are the lunatics among trillions of humans. What will happen if we throw you lunatics into the second level of the Dark Web? We don't know, but we will find out soon. "
"The points that we, the founders of the Dark Web, have accumulated over the years are enough to give ten thousand people the opportunity to get in touch with the deeper parts of the Dark Web. You and the Dark Team add up to exactly ten thousand people."
"Here, I want to say something. The Dark Team is made up of young geniuses that we have found from all over the Milky Way. They represent the orthodox, while you represent the unorthodox. I hope that you will not disappoint us."
"I don't want to say more about the second level of the Dark Web, because it is useless. You have to experience it yourself."
"There are two battlefields in the Milky Way. One is the Universe Battlefield, and the other is the Dark Web Battlefield. If humans want to continue, we cannot lose either of these two battlefields. The Dark Team will tell you what to do next and what the rules are. Although they are young, they have been fighting on the Dark Web for some time and are very experienced."
"These are the biggest secrets. Being able to enter the second level of the Dark Web is my reward for you!"
Then, without waiting for the people who were full of questions to ask, Three Lives disappeared again. It was obvious that this was another of his illusions.
The Dark Team started to walk up and give out some pamphlets. If they did not understand, they could ask the Dark Team.
Xiao Man came to Han Lang with a smile and handed him a pamphlet. "Wind Whisperer, congratulations on passing the selection. We are colleagues now."
"Colleagues?" Han Lang was a little confused.
Xiao Man said seriously, "Yes, after you leave here, you will appear on the second level of the Dark Web. I will be there too. Although we can't see each other often, we are doing the same kind of work, so we are colleagues."
"Read the instructions carefully. This pamphlet cannot be brought back. It will self-destruct in an hour. If you have any questions, you can ask me."
....
After more than an hour, Han Lang walked out of the tent and found a tree. He lit a cigarette under the tree and smoked slowly.
Ebon and You Lan followed Han Lang out of the tent, and the three of them gathered together again.
Ebon scratched his head and asked, "Do you understand what is going on? Why am I still confused? The Dark Web is so f * cking weird. "
Han Lang smiled and said, "What don't you understand?"
Ebon said, "There are many things I don't understand! The pamphlet says that we can go home at any time. How do we go back? "
Han Lang said, "Just use the virtual cabin you came in. That thing is called the molecular cabin. Everything in the cabin is disassembled and then transported over long distances. You can use the molecular cabin to go home, but since we are already registered on the second level of the Dark Web, you have to log in at least once every three months. Otherwise, you will be killed by the system."
Ebon frowned and said, "This is practically a kidnapping! I have to go even if I don't want to! "
Han Lang said, "Yeah, seems like it."
Ebon said, "But what good does it do for us if we log in every once in a while?"
Han Lang said, "There are some benefits. Simply put, when you were on the first level of the Dark Web, you always did business with other people, right?"
Ebon said, "That's right. Whoever wants to hire me, and the price is right, I will do my best for them."
Han Lang said, "Now that we are on the second level of the Dark Web, the rules have changed. Other than trading with humans, you can also trade with the Dark Web itself. Simply put, the Dark Web system gives you missions, and if you complete them, you will get points."
Ebon was puzzled and asked, "Can points be spent as star coins?"
Han Lang said, "Of course not, but points are more valuable than star coins. You are a mercenary, so you will need weapons and armor, right? Now, other than buying from blacksmiths, you have another option, and that is to buy from the Dark Web system with points."
"Of course, you can also use points to bring other people into the Dark Web and give them a chance to enter the second level of the Dark Web, just like what Three Lives did for us this time. You can even use points to open the Dark Web in a star region. In short, points are everything in the second level of the Dark Web."
Ebon laughed and said, "That sounds interesting. To be honest, there are a lot of things in the Dark Web system that I like, and the level is high enough."
Han Lang said in a deep voice, "I don't think you understand the deeper meaning of this."
"What meaning?" This time, it was You Lan who asked Han Lang.
Han Lang frowned and said, "Survival."
"What does this have to do with survival? I think the Dark Web is more like a game. "You Lan was puzzled.
Han Lang said, "You may have heard that the prehistoric civilization, which is the Protoss, is about to return to the Milky Way. The difference in strength between us and them is as big as heaven and earth.
"If we don't close this gap, humans will soon be destroyed by the Protoss. If we can trade for more valuable things in the second level of the Dark Web, we may be able to last longer.
"Of course, the Protoss will also try their best to advance in the Dark Web. Three Lives felt this pressure, so he chose us to enter the second level of the Dark Web."
You Lan nodded and said, "I understand. This is also a war, a war behind the war. Whoever can get more resources from the Dark Web will develop their race, and the stronger their race is, the closer they are to becoming the overlord of the universe."
Ebon said very honestly, "What's the use of becoming the overlord? If we humans are the only ones left in the universe, how boring would that be? "
Han Lang looked worried and said, "You're right, but don't forget, even if we humans don't have the ambition to become the overlord of the universe, there are still so many civilizations and intelligent life in the universe. If they want to become the overlord, what will we do?"
Ebon was stunned for a moment and said, "That's bad. If they want to become the overlord, we will be the stumbling blocks. We will be destroyed."
Han Lang shrugged and said, "So, the cruelty of the universe is that even if we don't have the ambition to become the overlord, we must participate in this battle for survival."
After a few minutes of silence, You Lan said, "Even if you say that, I still don't want to kill. Besides, the universe is so big, and there are so many races. Take the Protoss for example. Although they have the same origin as us, they are already enemies. They have developed a very advanced civilization and have been fighting on the second level of the Dark Web for so long. Maybe the Protoss have already entered the third level of the Dark Web.
"As for us, we have only just come into contact with the Dark Web and have only just begun to fight against other civilizations. The gap is so big, I'm afraid we can't win."
Han Lang said in a low voice, "I think, even if we lose, we have at least tried our best. Otherwise, why would we come to this world? Every warrior will die eventually. Do you want to die standing or kneeling? "
You Lan was stunned and stopped talking. It was as if she had started to reflect on herself.
Ebon, the boorish man, started to get excited after hearing Han Lang's words. He shouted that he wanted to go to the second level of the Dark Web and meet those guys from the Protoss.
"Tell me, what should we do now?!" Ebon stood up and said with his hands on his waist.
Han Lang said in a low voice, "Of course we leave this place and go home first. After we have prepared everything, we will use the molecular cabin to log into the Dark Web. According to the rules, just because San Sheng gave us the invitation doesn't mean we will definitely be qualified to enter the second level of the Dark Web. We still have to pass the Dark Web system's test."
"Okay! Let's do that! When we pass the system test, we brothers will meet again! "Ebon said, clenching his fists.
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