Under the enticement of alcohol, Mbenga's nose twitched uncontrollably. Even his adam's apple moved up and down instinctively. His hand subconsciously caught the flask and the fragrant roasted meat that Sheyan tossed over. Then, he took a huge bite and gulped down a mouthful of alcohol.
"I really don't like you." Mbenga gobbled down the meat while gulping down the alcohol. Instead, he used unclear words to express his intentions.
Sheyan laughed and replied.
"I know. But the way you chopped down the horse's leg with your stone hatchet was rather barbaric and courageous. I don't have such a brave warrior under my command."
Mbenga used his pearly white teeth to viciously tear apart the roasted meat in his hand. Instead, his thick lips emitted some incomprehensible syllables. Sheyan patiently waited for him to finish eating. The amount of alcohol and meat had already been calculated and weighed by Sheyan. It was sufficient to numb the nerves of this black man, but not to the point of intoxication.
"Do you wish to drink good wine everyday? Eat meat everyday till you're full? "
Mbenga, who had already lifted his head and was greedily touching the dried wine bottle, suddenly froze as he nodded his head repeatedly.
Sheyan then used a gentle voice and continued.
"Then you only need to follow by my side everyday and protect me."
Mbenga hesitated a little, pointing his finger to himself before pointing to Sheyan.
"Protect ….. you?"
Sheyan nodded and replied.
"That's right. As long as I'm not in danger, you don't have to do anything."
As though to strengthen his persuasion, Sheyan fished out another flask of rum. Mbenga finally nodded his head. At this moment, Sheyan received a notification.
[You attempted to hire a key storyline character – Aboriginal Mbenga as a guide.]
[You must pay 10,000 utility points for this action.]
Sheyan's heart was filled with mixed feelings of worry and joy. The nightmare imprint had already notified him, this was sufficient to prove that Sheyan was walking on the right path and had triggered the realm's arrangement. Yet, he was worried because the difficulty of this world had exceeded his imagination. A simple act of hiring a guide required a whopping 10,000 utility points!
Following that, numerous notifications continuously came in.
[You have attempted to hire aborigines as accompanying guards. You will pay 877 utility points (discounted from + 1 legend level to Major rank).]
[You have attempted to hire aborigines as accompanying guards. You will pay 1071 utility points (discounted by + 1 legend level to Major rank).]
"…"
As it turns out, after this tribe occupied the port, the rest of the tribes were living in dire straits. As the saying goes, where there is a generous reward, there will be brave men. Jinkuang only had to take out a single-masted lifeboat and 3 barrels of rum, in exchange for 21 loyal tribal warriors from the rest of the tribe leaders. Their strength may be very mediocre, but Sheyan did not think so. Even if Thick Black used them as scouting tools, they could still avoid a lot of dangers.
The trio had originally pooled together a total of 300,000 utility points to enter this world. Even before entering the official world, they had already spent 30,000 utility points just to hire servants. At present, 3 hours had already passed. Traveling a hundred kilometres in 7 hours was as easy as flipping a hand for Sheyan and the rest. But now that they had recruited subordinates, they had to consider the speed of these aborigines.
Fortunately, Sheyan had already instructed his pirate subordinates, and didn't have time to bid farewell. After purchasing large quantities of insecticides and poison repellents from these aborigines, they hurriedly set off. This was to avoid the tragic situation of not being able to enter the hidden world in time.
Although Sheyan still had a vague feeling that he had missed out on something crucial, he didn't have time to ponder over it. Under the guidance of the aborigines, he swiftly advanced towards the Great Swamp.
*****
At present, night had already descended in Africa. Everywhere was flooded with a tropical atmosphere. Canna leaves gently swayed in the night breeze. The fragrance of golden bananas and cattail trees blended into a peculiar odour. One could deeply feel this unique exotic atmosphere. A straight winged centipede completely ignored the brown ants crawling past it, as it cheerfully flapped its wings and joined in the chorus of searching for a mate.
In pursuit of speed, Reef led the way in front. He wasn't afraid of any venomous bugs or ferocious beasts. At least, before entering the hidden world, he had nothing to fear. Those mosquitoes that had sniffed out the scent of sweat had formed into a 2-3 metre cloud. Their buzzing blended together, causing a deafening noise! Fortunately, the purchased secret medicine was effective. Some of the aborigines even collected some plants and rubbed their juices on their bodies. Under the two-pronged treatment, the mosquitoes gradually dispersed.
As for guide Mbenga, he was drunk and snoring thunderously. He was being carried by two natives, and by the time he woke up, he would've already been carried to the entrance. Even if he wanted to regret, it would be too late.
Advancing through the forest was extremely stuffy and hot. Sheyan glanced at the time of less than an hour, and his heart was filled with anxiety. All of a sudden, he felt a gust of cold wind blowing against his face. This gust of cold wind brushed against his sweaty face. Originally, it was extremely pleasant. But after a careful sniff, one could shockingly detect an indescribable rotting stench in the wind. After inhaling a few more breaths, his lungs would convulse uncomfortably. Following that, the stench would spread to his internal organs, causing him to feel like vomiting.
After smelling that gust of wind, Sheyan could hear those aborigines starting to chatter. After listening carefully, he realized they were shockingly saying they had arrived at the Great Swamp. Sheyan hastened his steps forward. After walking for roughly several hundred metres, the vegetation in front of him became sparse. The rotting stench in the air gradually thickened and filled his chest.
He could observe that in the distant boundless night, numerous grey shadows were creeping about. Within the gaps of these shadows, everything was a dense black. This was the Great Swamp. Sheyan walked forward a few more steps. Instantly, his nightmare imprint transmitted a notification.
[An ancient kingdom has been annihilated in the midst of mutation and crazy dreams.]
[A successor has loyally guarded the glory of the past.]
[The staircase to heaven, is a bewitching and magnificent flower bud.]
[The development of Europe, will finally unravel that mysterious veil.]
[The curse of the ancestor, will engulf the entire world in half a thousand years.]
(For more details, please refer to the public version of 'Resident Evil V GAME'.)
[Warning: You are about to enter the world of 'Resident Evil, Origin'.]
[Warning: If you do not obtain the qualifications to enter this hidden world, you will suffer immeasurable harm.]
At this moment, a faint blood glow surfaced on the trio's body. Then, it rapidly dissolved into their bodies. The nightmare imprint immediately transmitted a notification.
[From now onwards, you have officially entered the hidden world: 'Resident Evil, Origin'.]
[Please pay the price of 80,000 utility points per person to enter this hidden world.]
[Each one of you has obtained a week's time to stay in this world. Apart from that, each one of you has an additional 62 hours of free stay time.]
[After your purchase time and stay time is exhausted, your utility points will be deducted at a rate of 1000 utility points per hour. If your utility points are insufficient, you will have to compensate with your equipment. Equipment compensation will be calculated according to the realm's official selling price. If your equipment and utility points are exhausted, you will be forcefully expelled from this world.]
[During your stay, you will not receive a main mission. There is a possibility of receiving a side mission. Please consider carefully before accepting it.]
[You can choose to activate the milestone title system of this world. Due to the uniqueness of this hidden world, if you fail to complete the milestone and return to the nightmare realm, you will suffer a certain punishment.]
[Warning: In this hidden world, the nightmare realm is unable to determine your coordinates. Therefore, you can only return to the nightmare realm after returning to Port Qom.]
[Warning! Warning! The crew of your flagship, the Dingyuan, has yet to obtain the authority to enter other world planes. Once they enter the hidden world: 'Resident Evil, Origin' region, they will inevitably perish.]
At present, the trio was only left with 270,000 utility points. But after this deduction, they were unexpectedly left with only 30,000 utility points! Speaking of which, once the time was up and there was no additional income, each person could only last for roughly 10 hours. No wonder a party leader went bankrupt here. This damned place was truly a grand gamble to throw away a thousand gold coins!
*****
The swamp here was tranquil.
This was a place that stretched as far as the eye could see. Greyish mist drifted everywhere.
Murky water gently splashed against the roots of the reeds.
What was strange was that there seemed to be a faint red color surging in the water, as if there was a massacre going on somewhere. The blood that flowed out spread everywhere in the water, but it did not dissolve, as if it was the obsession of a vengeful spirit that did not disperse.
But upon closer inspection, one would discover the source of the redness was the dense algae on the surface of the water. These button-sized duckweeds were faintly suffused with redness. Tens of thousands of them congregated together and drifted along with the waves. Naturally, they appeared like patches and patches of congealed blood.
According to the natives, even the tenacious hyenas of the primitive forests would rather die of thirst than drink the water of the swamp. Once they drank it, their bellies would swell up like a pregnant woman. Finally, they would explode, and the insides would be filled with white maggots! (To be continued. If you like this work, I welcome you to donate your recommendation votes or monthly votes to me. Your support is my greatest motivation.)
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