[Ahhh…]
Bang!
As a winged, deteriorating amethyst bull fell, Rhodes let out a long sigh.
"call……"
He looked at the backs of Mushroom and the straw man, and felt a little complicated for a moment.
Because he really didn't expect that these two guys were so weak.
The word "dishes" here does not refer to the level of playing cards.
Because judging by their decks, it seems that it is not yet time to talk about card skills.
One of them had all Mushroom cards, which really broadened his horizons. He had never seen so many Mushroom cards at once in his life.
The other one is even more difficult to evaluate. All I can say is that his cards are garbage, real garbage cards.
I actually had the delusion that I could rely on such helpers to fight the right-wingers.
Isn't this a bit too disrespectful to the right-wingers?
However, things have come to this point, and even if he wanted to turn against them, he couldn't, after all, his reputation as a leftist has been exposed.
The left-wing faction has many philosophies, one of which is that left-wing people should not harm left-wing people.
Now that he has revealed his identity, he cannot discredit the left-wing faction at this moment.
"Who would have thought that a big buffalo would suddenly grow wings? It almost ran away."
Shi Li was standing in front of the big bull at this time, pulling its feather wings with his hands.
(Luckily there is this guy.)
However, Shi Li's presence made Rhodes feel somewhat relieved.
This guy's deck was far better than he thought.
Apart from the trick he used last time, he didn't expect the other party could come up with something new.
I can’t believe that this is just a level 6 player.
Then, according to the direction described, the four of them traveled for two full days.
Finally, when night fell, a small base was discovered.
"How can there be a base in this world? It must be Uncle Tu's lair."
Mosaichu's expression perked up.
"There's light inside, so the chances of someone being there are relatively high."
Shi Li narrowed his eyes and said, "In that case, let's proceed according to the plan we discussed before."
So they sent out the seemingly harmless mushrooms.
The first step of the plan is to test the situation first.
In order to prevent any surveillance near the base, Shi Li and his companions hid in a relatively far place.
"Uncle Atu! Uncle Atu!"
Mosaichu stood at the gate of the base, shouting loudly.
The doorbell device kept ringing.
But after struggling like this for a long time, its voice became hoarse but there was still no response.
"It looks like no one's here."
So it had no choice but to return to the group's hiding place.
"Then wait. He must have gone out and hasn't come back yet."
Shi Li couldn't think of a better way.
So they took turns standing guard to monitor the base, while the others took a short rest on the spot.
"Get up, damn!"
It was not until dawn that the straw man on duty woke them up.
Following the direction it pointed, everyone saw the Gundam.
Pushing a small cart full of saplings.
Behind him followed a group of strange-looking tree men, carrying various materials and tools for planting trees.
"That must be him..."
Rhodes was certain of it without any introduction.
"Let me count down for the four of us to tag him directly."
"When we enter the game, I'll go first, and then you."
He pointed at Shi Li.
The role played by the vanguard is the most important, and it is necessary to consume the opponent's cards as much as possible.
Otherwise, when the person behind comes up, the opponent will still have 5 or 6 regular cards left, and the game will basically be stuck for 2 rounds with no chance of success.
The subsequent task for the second person was also very difficult.
Mushrooms and straw men and the like cannot hold these two positions.
"OK."
Shi Li nodded without objection.
As Uncle Tu got closer, everyone could even hear the loudspeaker system on his body, playing music loudly.
[Today is a good day~]
【Everything you dream of can come true～】
Rhodes: “3.”
Mushroom: "This guy's taste is a bit retro..."
Rod: “2.”
Shi Li: "I'm afraid his main theme is not in line with the trend, and he's taking a route that is inconsistent with the norm."
Rhodes: “1.”
Strawman: "Who said that? It's pretty good, straw."
Rhodes: "..., mark!"
Rhodes almost lost himself in their chatter, but finally completed the countdown.
Whoosh! x4
The four marks were made almost simultaneously.
Even though Shi Li and the others were chattering, their hands were moving very fast.
Buzz!
What followed was the descending of a beam of light and the spread out card table.
"Um?"
Uncle Atu obviously didn't expect this development and just stood there in a daze.
You know, he has been obsessed with planting trees in recent years and hasn't played cards for a long time.
[Successfully marked the other player, the life and death PVP game begins]
[Winner's Reward Card Draw Times]
[The loser will be expelled from the dungeon and the number of card draws will be reset to 0]
[Detected that the other player is LV45]
[Level ratio is 6+4+4+25:45]
[If you defeat the opponent, you will get 3 chances to draw cards]
Subtitle panels popped up in front of Shi Li.
"hiss……"
The number LV45 surprised him.
I didn’t expect that Uncle Tu’s card player level is so high. In this case, doesn’t it mean that he can take out S-level scene cards here?
Can they really deal with players of this level?
"You right-hearted bastard, prepare to die!"
But Rhodes didn't care about that and jumped out of the bushes.
"Right-hearted bastard? What right-hearted bastard?"
After being yelled at by him, Uncle Tu became even more confused.
"Well..."
At this time, Mosaichou already had the right heart mirror in his hand.
The A-Tu Bo in the mirror...is a normal image.
"What's going on here?"
Shi Li was also dumbfounded.
So Mushroom handed the mirror to Rhodes.
"Hey! You right-hearted bastard who betrayed your left heart!"
Rod immediately changed his lines.
"???"
Uncle Tu still didn't react , and looked at Shi Li and the others: "What does this mean now?"
"Well..."
Shi Li thought about it and then told them their guesses about his identity.
"What the hell is going on here."
Uncle Tu was at a loss whether to laugh or cry after hearing this.
"Stop pretending, you left-wing non-staff member? Your lies will be exposed in front of me!"
Rod's tone was excited.
"When did you join the Leftist faction?"
This time it was Uncle Tu who had an unfriendly tone.
After all, he was once a war machine, so how could he have a good temper?
"This is none of your business."
Rhodes snorted coldly.
"You don't look that old. You must have just joined the Zuoxin faction not long ago."
To be honest, Uncle Atu is actually not very willing to deal with these left-wing guys.
He usually looks normal, but becomes extremely extreme when encountering things related to the right side of the heart.
He acted as if he was a righteous man who was determined to slay demons and monsters.
If the other party didn't give him money, he really wouldn't bother to care.
"I have been an outside editor for five years."
"I guess even your boss may not have more seniority than me."
But there was no way, he couldn't really play cards with the other party.
"Five years?"
Hearing this, Rhodes showed a wavering expression for the first time.
Because what the other party said was really right. The team leader who assigned him the task only had two years of experience.
He has been a member of the Left Heart Faction for less than a year and is still a trainee member.
If he is really an external staff member, his status and position is actually higher than mine.
"You don't believe it, right? Look at this."
As he spoke, Uncle Atu opened the outer shell of the mecha at his forearm.
On the inside of the shell, there is the word "left" written in cursive script.
If you look closely, you will find a small word "外" next to it, as well as a string of numbers with unknown meaning.
"this……"
When Rhodes saw this, he began to believe it.
Every member of the Left Heart Faction will have a mark printed on a certain part of the body through a special process.
He has it too, on his belly.
Next to the cursive word "左" is a small "见" + a string of numbers with unknown meaning.
In order to prevent someone from impersonating a member of the Left-Minded Faction, this mark has an anti-counterfeiting function.
For example, right now...
Clang! x2
When the two marks approached within 2 meters, they both emitted a faint but noticeable light.
Atuba's mark is valid and he really didn't lie.
"This... is really a senior?!"
Rhodes was stunned at first, then turned around and glared at Shi Li and the others.
"It's none of our business. This is all inferred based on the information you gave us."
Shi Li spread his hands.
"Come on, come on, tell me what's going on."
As he spoke, Uncle Tu had already laid out his deck of cards and was ready to discard them.
After the game ended, everyone returned to Atuba's base.
Rhodes and Shi Li explained the whole story in detail.
"So what you're saying is that the deterioration in our area is because of the trees I planted?"
Atuba said he couldn't believe it.
"No, to be exact, it was the formation formed by the trees planted by the seniors that was used by someone with ulterior motives."
"I have carefully observed some of the key points of the formation, and there are many mysteries in them."
Next, Rhodes gave them a brief introduction.
First of all, the geographical location . The locations chosen for the array eyes are where the energy of heaven and earth converge.
Then there are the tree species around, all of which are vigorous and can provide energy for the center of the formation.
The last thing is the center of the formation, which is a red tree that he is not familiar with in this world.
Its structure helps to lock the energy of the formation and form a connection with other formation centers.
If you hide a formation core gem in the center of this red tree, all the formation eyes will be connected together, making the formation effective.
"Where are the centers of the formation you mentioned?"
After listening to this, Uncle Atu's tone became a little solemn.
He took out a map and spread it out, saying, "Point out the locations of the formations you have explored."
"Okay, senior."
"I explored here, here, and here..."
Rhodes had limited time and range, so he didn't point out many locations.
There are about 100 of them, but he knows that for a formation of this level, these 100 formation eyes are definitely only a small part.
“…”
After reading what Rhodes pointed out, Uncle Atu fell silent.
"Everywhere you point is where the fragrant red is planted."
After a while, he spoke slowly.
Xianghong is the name of a mangrove.
This should be the center of the formation that Rhodes mentioned.
"At the beginning, they told me that this kind of fragrant red has a good insect repellent effect."
"But there is a strong repulsion between the same species of Xianghong."
“So you have to plant one tree at a certain distance.”
"And in order for Xianghong to grow better, there are also special requirements for the tree species around it."
What caught the attention of Shi Li and others was that the other party mentioned the word "they".
Obviously, the real mastermind has appeared.
"Senior, they are..."
So Rhodes asked.
"When I first came to this kind of tree, they gave me a plan."
Atuba did not answer this question immediately.
“They say that if we plant trees according to the plan on the map, we can maximize the prosperity of the trees and maintain harmony in nature.”
"But soon after I finished planting the plants on the plan, the drawings disappeared."
"About... it was about a year ago."
"But they may not know that I am a robot. I can remember everything after just one look."
"I'll mark all the locations of Xianghong. You can take a good look to see if it's the formation you mentioned."
As he spoke, he began to mark on the map with a pen.
With that hand speed, Shi Li could only say that he was worthy of being called a war machine.
Before long, he had marked out all the places where Xianghong had been planted .
"Senior, this..."
In fact, when Atuba pointed to 80%, Rhodes was sure.
My previous judgment was correct, this is a formation.
And it is definitely the source of the worsening disease!
"well……"
After hearing Rhodes's judgment, Uncle Atu sighed.
He never imagined that his sincere journey of planting trees and healing people would actually become a pawn of the right-wing faction to destroy the world?
"Senior, you were just used by someone with ulterior motives. Don't blame yourself."
Rhode noticed the other party's emotions and comforted him, "I heard that the deterioration disease is raging across the entire planet. Your area is just a small part of it."
"Elsewhere, the right-wing faction will use even more brutal and irreparable means to spread the message."
"You are already in good condition. It's not too late to make amends now."
Hearing him say this, Uncle Atu didn't feel any better.
"Don't you want to know who gave me the plan and deceived me?"
He raised his head and looked at everyone.
“The Guards were the first ones to approach me when I started planting trees.”
“It was also them who gave me the plan.”
"After analyzing this incident, it seems that the Right Heart member you are looking for... may be in Shupan Town."
As Uncle Atu finished speaking, a subtitle panel popped up in front of Shi Li and the others.
[Ding Dong! ]
[Task 1: Investigate the real culprit of the town's deterioration disease outbreak (completed)]
[Reward: Increase the number of card draws to 5]
This completely stunned Shi Li and the others. They didn't expect that they had gone in such a big circle.
The culprit we are looking for is actually hiding among the guards of Shupan Town?
"Senior, let's go together and expel him quickly!"
What Rhodes meant by expulsion was clearing them out of the copy.
The cost of entering a designated copy is actually very high.
For example, Uncle Tu has to spend a lot of things worth cubic coins every time he comes in.
This applies to all players equally, whether they are right-hearted or left-hearted.
The Cube Metaverse prohibits any violent struggle, so the best way for the left-wing faction to attack the right-wing faction is economic attack.
To put it bluntly, it's about which side will become poor first.
Until you become so poor that you can no longer interfere with the other party's native world.
One of the methods of economic attack is to expel the personnel they have planted in the copy, so as to make the other party bear economic losses.
Especially the world of insect elves, which has been planned for a long time and has already launched large-scale operations.
Expelling the right-wing members here is something the left-wing members are very willing to see and do.
As a member of the Left Heart Faction who had the good fortune to get to this dungeon, Rhodes felt that it was his responsibility to give it his all.
"No."
Unexpectedly, Atuba, a non-staff member of the left-wing faction, flatly rejected the proposal.
He has deep feelings for this world where he has lived for several years and for the trees he has planted with his own hands, and he does not want the whole world to be destroyed.
But now, he has more important things to do.
"In order to minimize the subsequent harm, we should destroy the formation centers you mentioned as soon as possible."
"I know the terrain well and have a lot of experience, so I'm the perfect person for this job."
"So I will go cut down the trees, and you go expel the right-wing members."
"Use two approaches at the same time to solve all the problems on the surface in the shortest possible time."
His proposal is indeed feasible.
"Senior is right. It is not easy for the Right Heart Faction to hide in the Left Heart World."
"Based on their cost plan, I estimate that there will be at most one member in Shupan Town."
"The two of us... um, four of us, can definitely take care of the other party."
Rhodes said so.
"Then go back."
Shi Li made the decision immediately.
[Ding Dong! ]
[Mission 1: Resolve the aggravation disease formation and find the real culprit hidden in the Shupan Town Guards and expel him]
[Tip: After completing the task, you will gain the friendship of this world]
Unexpectedly, the next stage of the task would be slower than his decision.
Moreover, the people who issued the tasks did not seem to be natives, but two card players, Rhodes and Atuba.
Shi Li guessed that perhaps this was what this world called the will of the world.
Perhaps it has already sensed the Right Heart Faction, an alien race from another universe, and has also sensed that they are trying to subvert its own harmony and peace.
So after the two sides discussed it, Atubo immediately set off with the follower card.
As for Shi Li and his group, they returned to Shupan Town without stopping.
Poker players have very strong physiques, and just playing non-stop for a few days will not cause them to collapse.
So we basically did not stop along the way and rushed back to the town in the early morning of the next day.
Climbing up the vine stairs in the dark, they found that something seemed wrong here.
Teams of guards were patrolling the streets.
As if guarding against something.
They found a dark corner on the edge of the town and hid there.
"The security here seems a bit heavy."
Mosaichu looked towards the town with a serious expression.
"Indeed, this will be a significant hindrance to our actions."
Rod agreed.
"What are you afraid of? Just rush in, damn."
The straw man waved his hand.