In the pitch-black darkness, only the sound of leaves rustling in the cold wind could be heard.
He was in a forest.
Tang Zheng's eyelashes trembled slightly as he slowly opened his eyes. All he saw was darkness.
He rubbed his forehead and got up from the wet ground.
His brain felt as if it had been hammered, and he could not remember what had happened.
He reached into his pocket, but there was nothing but a cell phone.
He pressed the power button, and the cell phone's light burst out, bringing a hint of duskiness to the dark environment.
This was a forest that Tang Zheng had never set foot in before.
He held his breath and listened carefully. He could hear all kinds of noises around him.
Some were as sharp as scratching glass, and some were as dry as sandpaper.
He did not know what other terrifying things were hidden in the forest …
Out of instinctive fear, Tang Zheng wanted to call his family.
However, when he looked at the cell phone screen, he was dumbfounded.
The cell phone screen was incandescent as if it was broken. There was only a line of bold black words in the middle of the screen.
[Welcome to the World of Endless Despair!]
[In this world, you only need to remember one thing …]
[Survive!]
The last three words, 'Survive', gradually turned from black to a rich blood red. The blood stains seemed to be flowing to the ground through the screen. It was chilling.
Tang Zheng fiddled with the cell phone and found that the screen still showed the three scarlet words. Other than that, there was no other reaction. He could not even turn off the phone.
"Damn it … I must still be asleep …" Tang Zheng swallowed her saliva and pinched her thigh hard.
He vaguely remembered that he was supposed to be sleeping in bed. Was this a dream?
Soon, the intense pain from his thigh woke him up.
This was not a dream.
"Buzz buzz!"
Suddenly, the cell phone vibrated, and he was startled. He almost threw the cell phone away.
After calming himself down, Tang Zheng looked at the cell phone again and found that the words on the screen had changed.
[Hey, brother? You're near me right now, right?]
Who sent the message?
Tang Zheng suppressed his fear and touched the screen with his finger. A grid popped up.
"I think I can type now?"
Tang Zheng thought about it and decided to type a question.
[Where is this? Who are you?]
After he finished writing, he looked left and right, afraid that he would be ambushed by something indescribable.
Soon, there was a reply from the other end.
[You just woke up, right? It seems that you still don't understand the situation.]
[Situation? What's going on? "
[I just found out too. Brother … or sister? Aiya, no matter what, now is not the time to talk about this. Check if you have any water around you.]
Water?
Tang Zheng was stunned for a moment. Then, he took out his phone and shone it around.
He found a military canteen at the place where he had just stood up.
He picked it up and shook it. It was filled with liquid.
He opened the bottle cap and smelled it. There was no smell.
However, Tang Zheng still did not let down his guard. Instead, he poured out a small bottle of liquid and dipped his finger into it.
It was water!
And it was pure water!
Speaking of which, he did feel a little thirsty.
However, Tang Zheng did not dare to gulp it down. He was cautious by nature and did not know the current situation he was in.
He had to think about whether this bottle of water was the only resource he had to survive.
After drinking a small bottle of water to moisten his lips, Tang Zheng tightened the military canteen and took out his phone to type.
[There is water. What's wrong?]
[Aiya! That's great! Can you give the water to me?]
As soon as the message was sent, the person on the other end seemed to realize his recklessness and changed his tone.
[I mean, you can give me a part of it …]
Tang Zheng noticed the details.
[Give? How do I give it to you? You're not with me.]
[That's simple. You just need to put the canteen in front of the screen and maintain the chat between us. Then, confirm the transfer and your phone will automatically transfer the canteen to me. Try it if you don't believe me.]
The words sent from the other end were very tempting.
However, Tang Zheng did not even think about it and shouted, "Confirm transfer."
Soon, the other end sent an angry message.
[Why did you send a stone over?!]
[Let me see if it's real.]
[…]
What a joke. Do you really think I'm stupid?
Water is a necessary resource for human survival. If I pass it to you, what will I do?
I don't know how long this small canteen can last.
[Please, brother, I haven't drunk water all day … I'm in a swamp, but there are monsters outside the swamp. I can't get out. I've been trapped here.]
The words were pleading with the hair.
Tang Zheng pondered for a moment before speaking again.
[Let's make an equivalent exchange.]
[What do you mean?]
[Tell me what you know and I'll give you a part of the water.] Tang Zheng had just finished typing when the other end said excitedly.
[That's great! Give me the water quickly!]
[Share the information first.]
[What if …]
[There's no 'what if'. I won't die for the time being if I don't know the information, but you won't last long without water. What if you really haven't drunk water for a long time?] Tang Zheng's cautiousness would seem timid in peacetime, but in this special time, it became his most advantageous weapon.
The other end was silent for a moment, as if making a choice.
After a long time, he replied again.
[Okay, you win.]
Immediately, from the intermittent description on the other end of the phone, Tang Zheng roughly understood the current situation.
It turned out.
Today, all human beings were involved in a world that looked like a survival game.
This world was not the earth that people understood, but a primitive ecological environment that was almost the same as the earth, but there were no high-rise buildings, no technological civilization, and some indescribable monsters in this world.
No one knew who the creator of the game was. No one even knew how the person behind the game managed to do such an incredible thing.
Everyone would carry a mobile phone with them at their spawn point, as well as a random basic survival item.
For some people, it was a canteen of water, for others, it was a box of matches.
For some people, it was an axe.
From the information that the person on the other end of the phone learned, the luckiest person he had communicated with so far was a sharp Swiss Army knife.
And the mobile phone was the last hope for people to survive.
This strange mobile phone did not have many functions like a normal mobile phone.
In the beginning, it could only accept messages. Only when someone sent you a message would you unlock the communication function. Furthermore, it could scan for other people in the vicinity like a radar and choose to communicate with them. It could also transmit anything other than living things through space.
The radar could only scan for people nearby, but the specific location could not be displayed.
[What if no one sends you a message?] Tang Zheng asked.
[Then you are almost isolated in this world, unless you can directly meet other people. But, please believe me, it is not a good thing to meet other people … In the current situation, resources are extremely scarce, and you don't know what the other party is thinking … Have you seen the Three-Body Problem? Yes, now the world is like a dark forest for us humans. You don't know if the other party is dangerous, so you can only kill him first to ensure that you are not in danger … Believe me, it is best not to meet other people.]
As soon as the large paragraph of text was sent, Tang Zheng saw a small message pop up at the top of the phone screen.
[Player 'Lin Qiang A526' has been killed by player 'Xu Wu S674'!]
[Is this a real person's death?] Tang Zheng frowned slightly.
[Yes, it is obviously a weak and unlucky person.]
Hearing this, Tang Zheng's eyes twitched.
He was used to living in a peaceful era, so he could not accept this kind of barbaric killing.
[Lin Qiang A526 is his name?]
[Lin Qiang is, A526 is a suffix. After all, there is more than one Lin Qiang.]
Tang Zheng fell into deep thought.
According to the information currently known, this world was like a battlefield of life and death, and he could only fight alone.
As for his opponent, other than the indescribable monster mentioned earlier, there was no one else.
And …
A total of seven billion humans!
What he needed to do was to use the resources he had and the resources he could obtain from the places he could see to constantly maintain his survival.
The game did not give any time limit or how long he had to persist to succeed. None of these were given.
"It seems that I have to be prepared for long-term sustainable development …" Tang Zheng was a little annoyed.
Right now, his survival resource was only a bottle of water …
[Brother, can you give me the water you promised me? I've told you everything I know. I'm dying of thirst …] the person on the other end said again.
Tang Zheng thought for a moment and looked around with the light from his phone.
He found a leaf with a whirlpool shape. It was the size of two palms and could hold some water.
After pouring out about 15 liters of water, Tang Zheng looked at the phone screen and said in a low voice, "Confirm transfer!"
After the white light flashed, the water was transferred.
The person on the other end responded after half a minute.
[Thank you! Thank you very much! I was prepared for you to run away … Sigh, there is no knowing what is in a person's heart. This game has really stimulated the greatest degree of evil in human nature. I don't know which bastard made this. If I catch him, I really want to put my fists on his face!]
Tang Zheng did not intend to respond.
However, after a while, another message popped up from the other end.
[Right, since you are a man of your word, I will tell you more.]
More?
Tang Zheng raised his eyebrows slightly.
Sure enough, the guy on the other end did not say everything.
Everyone had something hidden in their stomachs.
Tang Zheng picked his words carefully: [Say it.]
[There is a very small button on the side of the phone. You need to pick up a needle-sized leaf from the ground and insert it into it to press. That is a button to randomly draw a special talent. Don't ask me why the phone has this function. This damn transmigration is already very nonsensical, okay?]
Tang Zheng did as he said and rubbed his finger carefully. It was true.
[What's the use of this?]
[It will give you a talent ability that humans in the original world do not have. The lowest is grade D, and the highest is grade SSS. However, I don't think anyone will be able to draw an SSS talent. Otherwise, it will be directly announced in a global text message. Half a day ago, I saw a grade A Agility Outburst talent. It was announced in a text message and received a lot of rewards.]
[Rewards?]
[Let's not talk about that. You'll know if you draw it. If you don't, it's useless. I drew a grade B talent, Extreme Sleep. I can stay awake for 36 hours and still be full of energy. This is really important for survival.]
Tang Zheng frowned and typed: [Shouldn't this kind of thing be shown in the game in advance as a game rule? Otherwise, I'm afraid that many people will die at the critical moment because they don't know about this function.]
[Who knows? Probably the evil taste behind the game.] The other end said helplessly. Tang Zheng could almost see him shrugging. [Anyway, it's natural selection and survival of the fittest. Congratulations, you and I have both passed the first round of screening and know this secret. Then, I wish you good luck. Let's meet again.]
Tang Zheng waited for a long time, but there really seemed to be no more news from the other end.
Only then did he carefully ponder about his random talent.
After rummaging on the ground with the phone's light, he found a thin leaf.
He inserted it into the small hole on the side of the phone.
After a series of "di di di" sounds were heard.
A mechanical voice came from the phone.
[Congratulations! You have successfully drawn a grade SSS talent: Synthesis of All Things!]
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