Chapter 64: Fu Wenduo : Tang Mo, with me, are you not afraid?
The first player in each region to open the first level of the Black Tower will be broadcasted globally by the Black Tower, and at the same time, all players in the region will be dragged to attack the tower together. As long as one player passes the first level of the Black Tower, all other players will be allowed to leave the game temporarily. Since the launch of Earth on November 15th, the Black Tower has now broadcasted ten zones.
"Chinese region, American region, European region, Russian region, East Asian region, Southeast Asian region, South Asian region, West Asian region, American region," after a pause, Luo Fengcheng said the name of the last region, "and South State region. A total of ten districts."
Three months had passed, and there had been players in all ten districts who had cleared the first floor of the Black Tower. The last region to pass the first floor of the Black Tower was Nambang, but that was already a month and a half ago.
When the Black Tower was broadcasting these ten regions, Tang Mo was in the game for three times and did not hear the broadcast. He looked at Luo Feng Cheng, "The Chinese region and the East Asian region, Russia and the European region, and the American region and the American region. The relationship between these three is the same."
China belongs to East Asia, America to the Americas, and Russia to Europe. However, these three countries were not divided by the Black Tower into the continents they belonged to, instead they were singled out. Tang Mo thought, "Is it related to the economic situation of the three countries?" But he soon dismissed the idea himself: "Russia is not the third largest economy in the world, the third is Japan."
It's not just the economy. In recent years, Russia, a huge country that once rivaled the United States for supremacy, has been on the decline. Of course, Russia is a bigger country than the United States, and it has been divided into separate zones. The Black Tower's division cannot be due to the disparity in economic power of each country, nor can it be due to the level of power each country has in the global arena.
Tang Mo suddenly understood something, and he turned his head to look at Fu Wenduo.
Fu Wenduo also looked at him with a calm gaze and affirmed his guess, "Before the Earth came online, if World War III started, these three countries would indeed be the most powerful."
It is impossible to include Russia in the economic ranking. In terms of territory, although Russia and China occupy the top three places in the world, there is also Canada in second place. So the most likely scenario is that the Black Tower will rank these countries according to their military strength. Before the launch of Earth, in a global war, these three countries are most likely to be the ultimate winners. That's why after the launch of Earth, these three countries were singled out as targets in the player divisions.
It's just a guess, not necessarily true.
Tang Mo's face gradually sank as he said, "The Black Tower knows human society thoroughly."
Luo Fengcheng nodded, "Yes. Listing the United States, Huaxia, and Russia as a separate zone is its global analysis of Earth's current situation. Beijing is Huaxia Zone 1, Shanghai is Huaxia Zone 2. Most likely Guangzhou is Huaxia 3 and Shenzhen is Huaxia 4. This division represents that it also understands the situation in China itself very well. Therefore, the way it divides the zones is not important, what is important is ...... Major Fu, Tang Mo, this tower understands human beings even more than we thought."
Fu Wenduo and Luo Fengcheng had long ago told Tang Mo with certainty that the Black Tower was definitely not made by any country on Earth. Huaxia did not have this technology, nor did the United States. In the six months after the Black Tower suddenly appeared, all the countries and regions around the globe were working hard to research the tower.
Unless the tower was researched by a hidden organization.
But even the United States, Huaxia, Japan, and these major countries were unable to drill the technology of the Black Tower, which completely exceeded the current level of technology possessed by humans. If this was really researched by some human organization, then they would have long possessed the power to destroy humanity. The possibility was extremely low.
Rockwind City: "It knows about the international situation, the hierarchy of cities within each country, the traditional religious holidays of mankind (Christmas), and many of the creatures created by mankind (Pinocchio). A question I've been having since Earth came online is that it suddenly appeared over Earth on May 15, and it was only on November 15 that it posted a message announcing that Earth was online. It hasn't moved in the last six months, so what the hell is it doing."
Tang Mo ponders for a moment, "It's gathering information about the human world."
Luo Fengcheng looked up at Tang Mo : "That's my guess."
For half a year, the Black Tower had been silently hovering over the major cities around the world without making any special moves. What the hell was it doing, and if it really had to wait until November 15 for Earth to come online, why did it appear half a year earlier?
It's collecting information from the earth.
In this way, it can provide an accurate regional division of human society.
The three of them looked at each other for a long time, and Luo Fengcheng smiled, ''Actually, there is no point in knowing this. Right now, we have only raided up to the second level, and that tower has seven levels in total. The priority is to survive and attack the tower. This matter has nothing to do with me. By the way, where were we just now?"
Knowing that the Black Tower had been spying on the human world during those six months, and that it knew humans very well, Tang Mo always felt a bad taste in his heart. He suppressed this unpleasant feeling of being monitored to the bottom of his heart and said, "Major Fu s brother is in Area 6 of Huaxia, and according to the speculation just now, the divisions within Huaxia are ranked according to the strength of the cities. So Huaxia Zone 6 ...... is Hangzhou? Tianjin? Or where?"
Lowe Windy City: "There shouldn't be much doubt about the top four districts, but going forward, many cities don't have standard rankings."
Fu Wenduo said, "What district is Nanking?"
Tang Mo and Luo Fengcheng turned their heads in unison to look at him.
Fu Wenduo calmly said, "My second aunt's mother's family is in Nanking, he may have gone to his grandmother's house for a vacation, so he is in Nanking."
Luo Fengcheng: "Nanjing is very close to Shanghai, and in the past few days there have been a lot of people from out of town coming to Shanghai to look for surviving friends and relatives. I'll have Atak's people look around to see if anyone came from Nanjing, and perhaps know what district Nanjing is."
Fu Wenduo nodded gently.
After talking about zoning, Tang Mo told the story of what he had encountered in the tower attack game this time. First of all, he confirmed Chen Shanshan's previous guess: "In the same tower attack game, there are really players who raid different levels." Since he had already stated this point, Tang Mo did not hide it any longer, "I'm raiding the second floor of the Black Tower, and the other two players on my team are raiding the first floor of the Black Tower. Different layers represent different quest difficulties, and the three of us have different main quests."
Luo Fengcheng seemed to have guessed that Tang Mo's raid was on the second floor of the Black Tower, and he didn't show a bit of surprise as he said, ''This point should be noted. Even if the main quests are the same, you can't completely trust your unfamiliar teammates. If the main line quest is different, it is even more important not to trust your teammates, and to be on guard....... Well, why are you looking at me with this kind of look?"
Tang Mo retracted her sight, her voice calm, "It's true that you can't trust your teammates, I met a very strange teammate this time." After a pause, Tang Mo thought, "His hands are very good, his psychic ability is not very powerful, but his hands are too good, I was almost assassinated by him. Fu Wenduo, do you know him, his name is Bai Ruoyao. so good hands, is he also from the special forces?"
Fu Wenduo had already heard of Bai Ruoyao's name through Huo Ji Egg, and he did not recognize this person. Tang Mo said Bai Ruoyao's name this time not to ask Fu Wenduo for confirmation, but to see if Luo Feng Cheng recognized this person.
As expected, before Fu Wenduo could answer, Luo Fengcheng pondered for a moment, "Bai Ruoyao?Is it a woman?"
It's a woman's name.
Tang Mo shakes her head, "It's a man. Kind of baby-faced, tall, and young."
Luo Fengcheng looked at Fu Wenduo : "Major Fu, have you ever heard of this figure in the army?"
"No."
"Neither have I."
Tang Mo had already guessed this answer.
The three of them talked for a while before Jacks and Liz returned. Luo Feng Cheng has just received some information from Tang Mo, who has called a short meeting with the members of the Atak organization. Tang Mo and Fu Wenduo are not members of the organization. Tang Mo puts on his clothes and leaves with a bottle of iodine from the infirmary.
The two men turned a corner, entered the security corridor, and walked up the stairs.
The sound of clattering footsteps echoed in the spacious and silent stairwell. Tang Mo listened to the movement around him, and after making sure that there was no one nearby, he whispered, "There is another kind of archiving principle for the Huo Ji Egg, I presume. Perhaps after we archived it, time did not advance, and what really advanced was our consciousness. That Huo Ji Egg simulated what might happen in the next hour, instilling memories into our minds. But that doesn't explain why time continues to move forward if we don't read the archive."
Fu Wenduo : "As I recall, if two of us are in the same game, as soon as one of us uses a Huo Ji egg, the other's Huo Ji egg will also expire and can no longer be used."
Tang Mo didn't quite understand why he suddenly said this as he turned to look at the man, "Yes. In addition to that, whenever one person reads the file, the other person will also be compulsorily read and return to the archive point." The voice stopped as he realized what Fu Wenduo was trying to say, and he laughed, "The two of us would indeed be at a disadvantage if we played the same game."
Not only is it harder, but the Huo Ji Egg can only be used once.
However, ever since he left the Tower Attack game, Tang Mo has always had a thought in his heart that he has never said. He originally wanted to find Luo Feng Cheng, tell him the information he encountered in the game, and then go to Fu Wenduo, but then he encountered a series of events and was unable to say anything.
Tang Mo walked up the stairs while mentally organizing his words. Just when he was ready and planning to speak, a low male voice cut i behind him line, "Tang Mo, aren ...... you a little fast today?"
Tang Mo froze, not responding for a moment, "What soon?"
As they walked, the two had already reached the first floor. Tang Mo was standing at the corner of the stairwell on the first floor, a large floor-to-ceiling window standing beside him. The bright morning sunlight shone through the window, coloring his hair golden. He turned his head to look at Fu Wenduo, not understanding what he had just meant.
Fu Wenduo Looking at the youth's appearance that was about to melt into the golden sunlight, he explained, "You today, seem to be doing everything a little fast. Well ...... like when you gave me medicine and changed the gauze, your movements were very fast and a bit hasty? And the speed of your speech, it's 0.5 seconds faster than usual. And lastly ......"
Fu Wenduo looks down at the three steps separating the two men.
"I don't walk slow compared to normal people, but you walk too fast. Tang Mo, you're a little fast today?"
Tang Mo, who has just remembered that he once used a special ability and is still suffering from the side effects of it : "......"
You're the one who's fast! Your whole family is fast!!!
The ability "A Very Fast Man" allows the user to move at a maximum speed of sound. Once the ability is used, the user will gain the negative effect "A Very Fast Man" for the next 24 hours, becoming very fast in some ...... way.
Tang Mo feels like he's suddenly got a little egg on his face somewhere unspeakable, bad heart rush.
It was at this time that Fu Wenduo added fuel to the fire: "What happened that you were in such a hurry to do something so quickly?"
"......"
Tang Mo's balls were too sore to speak. Although he didn't have that kind of desire right now, and he couldn't prove that he was getting faster in every place. However, Fu Wenduo just said those things, he did become faster. So reasoning ...... the next 24 hours, he that place will also be fast.
Tang Mo did not speak, and Fu Wenduo looked at him thoughtfully.
This look made Tang Mo even more depressed, if he continued to look like this, maybe with Fu Wenduo's intelligence, he could really make him guess something. Tang Mo directly said, "Your illusion, may be I just left the tower attack game, in the game the spirit is highly tense, always beware of unknown dangers, this habit also brought to reality, after a few days it will be fine." To be precise, it would be fine after 24 hours.
Seeing that Fu Wenduo wanted to say more, Tang Mo immediately changed the subject, "Two weeks ago, the Black Tower was updated to version 2.0, allowing multiple players to team up and enter the game."
The words Fu Wenduo was about to say were swallowed back into his throat. He closed his mouth and raised his head to look at Tang Mo.
Fu Wenduo: "So?"
Tang Mo looked fixedly at Fu Wenduo, who also smiled at him.
One of the two stood in the sunlight, the other happened to still be standing in the shadows of the stairwell. Just like the two people's current identities, one was an official player and the other was a stowaway. Regardless of the reason for the killing, Fu Wenduo was ultimately a stowaway, and a stowaway that was hated by players all over China.
After staring at each other like this for a long time, Tang Mo spoke first, "In that tower attack game yesterday, the one where I met your brother, I realized for the first time that good teammates are important. So ...... Fu Wenduo, next tower attack game, team up?"
Tang Mo speaks very calmly. But it's something he's been thinking about.
Since the game was first launched, Tang Mo has been trying to find a suitable teammate, at least one. At one point, Chen Shanshan was on his list of teammates. Unfortunately, Chen Shanshan was still young and immature, and she was now a student in Luofeng City and a member of Atark. Unsurprisingly, it would be impossible for her to team up with Tang Mo in the near future.
Good teammates can make the game easier and have a 1 plus 1 greater than 2 effect.
Chen Shanshan is a qualified team brain, and her supernatural abilities allow her to make the best choices and judgments for the team in a very short period of time. But compared to Fu Wenduo, her existence is not as important.
A good teammate is judged by various criteria including intelligence, force, and character. But the most important thing is never these personal qualities, but the tacit understanding between team members. Whether it's Pinocchio's Honest Card Game or Iron Shoemaker, Tang Mo and Fu Wenduo know exactly how well they get along. The only thing standing in their way is .......
"Tang Mo, with me, you are not afraid?" Fu Wenduo The corners of his mouth hooked up as he stood in the darkness, his gaze calming as he looked at Tang Mo.
Tang Mo gave a laugh and asked rhetorically, "With me, you're not afraid?"
As the first player in the world to clear the first floor of the Black Tower and the second floor of the Black Tower, or a stowaway, he was missed by the Black Tower monsters, and he wanted to eat it every now and then to improve his strength. Fu Wenduo asked, "Are you afraid of teaming up with me.
Tang Mo replied, "As the first player in the world to pass the hard mode tower attack game, and the player who seems to have been hung up on the Black Tower for a long time, are you afraid to team up with me?
Once the two of them teamed up, the team's strength would of course increase drastically, but at the same time, the difficulty of the game would also increase. Who knows whether the difficulty of the game will increase more, or the overall strength of the two people will increase more. But after experiencing the sneak attack of psychopath Bai Ruoyao, Tang Mo cares more about having a trustworthy teammate.
Fu Wenduo is strong, intelligent and tacitly understood by Tang Mo. His identity as a stowaway is also due to the fact that he had to kill someone to carry out a national mission, so Tang Mo doesn't doubt his character for the time being. If Fu Wenduo was here, Bai Ruoyao would never have succeeded in his sneak attack, and he might even have been beaten up in return.
The more he thought about it, the more Tang Mo realized that Fu Wenduo was probably the most suitable person he had ever met to be his teammate.
Fu Wenduo : "As things stand, you teaming up with me should raise the difficulty of the game even more than what you originally had."
Tang Mo does not deny this. Fu Wenduo is a stowaway, or the world's first player to clear the first two floors of the Black Tower, the Black Tower's judgment of Fu Wenduo's strength should be on top of Tang Mo, and the increase in the game's difficulty is also more than Tang Mo. But he said, "Assuming that the game difficulty is really too great, and you team up with you to suffer losses,......" Tang Mo smiled and said, "Mr. Fu, I can go ahead and let you pad your back."
Fu Wenduo was slightly stunned, but he soon realized what Tang Mo meant.
Tang Mo admitted it. He has one of the king's gold coins.
If the game is too difficult for the two of them to pass, Tang Mo will not hesitate to use the King's Gold to sell Fu Wenduo, his teammate.
Tang Mo spoke frankly and did not hide his thoughts. Fu Wenduo looked at him for a moment as he raised his foot and walked up the stairs. There were three steps in total, and he quickly made his way up and stood in front of Tang Mo. "You probably don't know about my powers yet."
Tang Mo froze, "What?"
Fu Wenduo laughed, "Before you slip away and face a powerful boss, don't worry, I'll definitely die behind you."
Tang Mo: "......"
It is not just assuming the future of selling teammates, how come this is talking about a life and death battle. Tang Mo seemed to be speechless on the surface, he waved his hand and turned around to walk towards the shopping mall. Fu Wenduo didn't say anything else and followed Tang Mo's lead. But in fact, Tang Mo had already begun to ponder the meaning of Fu Wenduo's words in his heart.
Fu Wenduo didn't know what Tang Mo's special ability was, and Tang Mo didn't know what his special ability was either. However, Fu Wenduo told Tang Mo with great confidence that once the two of them really encountered the terrifying Black Tower Monster, no matter what, he would definitely die behind Tang Mo. This is not to say that he wants to sell out Tang Mo and run away by himself, but he believes that he can definitely live longer than Tang Mo.
What kind of powers does he have that he can be so confident?
Tang Mo couldn't get a clue. At that moment, the two of them had already entered a clothing store. Tang Mo's clothes were covered in blood, and Fu Wenduo's collar was torn by the Black Tower monster. The two of them each chose a piece of clothing and went into the changing room to change into it.
Standing in front of the mirror, Tang Mo straightened his cuffs while faintly saying, "Three months time, when do you plan to go next time you attack the tower."
Fu Wenduo : "Prepare for a little while longer, two months or so."
"Okay, two months from now then."
Without needing to say more, both of them seemed to tacitly agree that the next tower attack game would be played together. This was the tacit understanding.
After getting changed, Tang Mo and Fu Wenduo parted ways on the first floor of the mall. Before leaving, Tang Mo thought, "Where will I go if I need to find you tomorrow?"
Fu Wenduo raised an eyebrow, "You wanted to see me about something?"
Tang Mo, without changing his face, said, "My fighting skills can't keep up with my physicality." So ...... give some pointers to your teammates, Major Fu. After all, your team is only as strong as your teammates. Tang Mo did not say the latter words, but he knew that Fu Wenduo understood what he meant.
Under the warm sunlight, Fu Wenduo looked at Tang Mo steadily, and Tang Mo calmly let him look at her.
After a long time, Fu Wenduo said, "Tomorrow afternoon, I'll meet you in the same clothing store as earlier."
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Published at: 05/30/2024 10:00