[In the Snowy Plains Zone]
Black Blade gathered all players by the bonfire.
"There's one hour left until the pause. None of us have rested these past ten-plus hours. Although the food issue is temporarily resolved, everyone knows the supplies probably only last one day…"
"During the one-hour pause, don't think about anything. Rest well. Replenish your gaming pods."
"Next, we'll be heading to…"
After thinking for a moment, Black Blade continued, "Axe and I will each lead a team, splitting up and going to the grasslands and rainforest zones."
"The rest will stay in the snowy plains, continuing to search for ruins."
Hearing Black Blade's words, everyone nodded. Though they looked a bit tired, no one complained.
Seeing this, Black Blade continued speaking, "Tomorrow's actions will first mainly be about collecting resources. After collecting enough food supplies for each person for one or two days, then begin searching for relics…"
"Remember, don't go make trouble for those animals with consciousness."
"Those conscious monsters will not come to make trouble for us. As for if you run into unreasonable players…"
"No need to say more, just end it quickly under the premise of ensuring your own safety!"
If players heard Black Blade's words, they would probably be speechless to death.
His words also represented his own position.
Having followed Xu Yuan for so long, and living in this world in the identity of a monster for a long time, Black Blade naturally could empathize with the monsters.
He could also empathize with those animals, also because before, the Death Knight had spent a long time together with them.
He also learned from Pengpeng the story of Little Bug.
Black Blade, as a player, seemed like the only ones he could not empathize with were the players themselves.
When he was a player, Black Blade was not happy, because most players were selfish. For the sake of some virtual equipment and resources in the game, there would be all kinds of scheming.
Black Blade had also witnessed many dark sides of human nature.
But after joining the monster camp, Black Blade's greatest feeling was that everyone was very pure. Whether it was those monsters or animals, or those players who joined the zombie camp.
Although everyone had different goals, everyone's hearts were united. There was no such thing as internal strife or backstabbing.
Everyone cherished the people around them and sincerely treated the people beside them as good friends and good brothers.
That's why Black Blade more and more disliked players.
Also because of this, his pass rate was much lower than imagined…
Actually, the initial trial detection bulletin board's measured trial pass rate was basically scored according to each person's vision and mindset.
When the contestant placed their hand on the detection bulletin board, the board would judge based on their life deeds.
That was also why basically all those big figures among the players passed the test.
The game had already come to the mid-late stage, and the pyramid between classes had already formed. Those who could still stand at the top of the pyramid now definitely did not rely only on luck.
Besides having great strength themselves, their sense of the big picture was certainly not bad.
Even if on certain matters everyone might have different views, a person's vision would decide their choices.
These people with strong big-picture awareness, even if the ending was not what they wished for, in the end, they would still make the right choice that fit the situation at that moment.
To give a simple example, if Xu Yuan won the trial and began to set new rules in this world, these people, after weighing the pros and cons, would definitely be the first to cooperate with the rules.
Because they knew very clearly that even if the current situation was not what they wanted to see, once the situation was set, they could not change anything.
Only by adapting quickly could they continue to stabilize their position at the top of the pyramid.
And these people at the top of the pyramid basically all played the role of leaders in this game world.
As long as they made a choice, whether that choice was right or wrong, everyone else would inevitably follow the crowd.
Even if there were a few stubborn people, they wouldn't be able to stir up any big waves.
This was exactly the brilliance of the true HIM setting up this form of detection bulletin board.
When all those at the top of the world's pyramid accepted the new rules, then the entire world would accept the new rules in the fastest time.
There would simply be no need for a second round of control.
That is to say, the operation mode before the Trial Land ended would also be the operation mode of the entire game world from now on.
Back then, the reason Entity 303 got such a high score was precisely because of his big-picture awareness.
After all, his identity was similar to Xu Yuan's. He was not a person of this game world.
As the saying goes, the onlooker sees more clearly. He was not a participant, so he could see things more thoroughly.
With his big-picture awareness, actually his pass rate should at least have reached about 90%.
The reason his score was not higher was mainly because before, he didn't want to deeply understand this world and was not interested in these factions, forces, or the direction of the world.
What he did was simply handle things according to Xu Yuan's orders.
And Notch, having such a high score, was mainly because as the game's creator, his love for this game was unmatched.
He was the person who most wished this world would become better. His conviction was even stronger than that of the true HIM.
Although this game world had already developed into something even Notch himself couldn't figure out, in the end, this game world was still created by his own hand.
And that 1% pass rate, naturally, was because of his complicated and vague relationship with the Void.
Actually, in terms of big-picture awareness, Black Blade was not lacking either. At least, as a member of the zombie camp, in terms of the big-picture awareness of expanding the camp, he was absolutely worthy of recognition.
His score was lower because he didn't look at problems as an outsider. He still viewed himself as a force among the others.
Although this affected his pass rate, from a realistic perspective, Black Blade's thoughts and concepts all along were beneficial for their development in the Trial Land.
After Black Blade joined the zombie camp, it declared his hostile position toward the players.
Also because of this, Pengpeng and he would occasionally interact with those conscious monsters.
This also confirmed the old saying, the enemy of my enemy is my friend.
Those conscious monsters in the monster camp, though they knew Black Blade's identity, did not dislike them.
They would even sometimes cooperate. Over time, Black Blade and Pengpeng's names became familiar to those conscious monsters.
The monsters of the monster camp and Black Blade's group had always peacefully coexisted.
Moreover, because of the deeds of Pengpeng and Little Bug, Pengpeng and Black Blade were always good to those conscious animals.
Therefore, in the monster camp and animal camp, Black Blade and Pengpeng's reputation was still quite good.
Naturally, Black Blade and Pengpeng always used Xu Yuan's name when interacting with those conscious creatures.
Precisely because of the prior buildup and groundwork, in this Trial Land, in the animal camp and monster camp, Black Blade surely could have a say.
It shouldn't be hard to persuade them to cooperate with himself.
So for Black Blade, right now in the Trial Land, the only enemies were the players and those iron golems sent by the Void.
Black Blade's plan for this trip was, first, to replenish food and resources; second, to look for allies.
Naturally, on the way, he would definitely be searching for Xu Yuan's whereabouts. After all, the purpose he came to this Trial Land was to assist Xu Yuan.
———
At this moment in the Trial Land, the other factions were the same as Black Blade's group, starting their own deployments into other regions.
Steve, in the desert, had also mobilized his people to split into two teams.
Near the desert were the forest and grassland regions. Steve's group gathered their main force in the exploration of the grassland region.
As for the forest, Steve only sent a small number of players and didn't plan to let them explore too deeply.
Steve understood very well the danger level of the forest area, so naturally he wouldn't take too big a risk.
Sending people to explore was only to understand the forest's advantages and complete the Trial Land's information.
———
Grayfist occupied the jungle region, but his area technically belonged to the grassland, just it was in the southern part by the sea.
The advantage of being by the sea meant Grayfist currently did not worry about food. But Grayfist clearly knew that food resources could only ensure the early stage went more smoothly.
To survive to the end, in the end, what would be competed over was equipment.
Grayfist, like other leaders, also anticipated that the grassland area would be the convergence zone of all major factions.
He naturally knew the importance of securing a position in the grassland. With his personality, he naturally also had to go join the fun.
———
As for those iron golems sent by the Void, they were not gathered together. Instead, they were spread across the intersections of different terrains, waiting for the "gifts of nature."
As for the contestants from the monster camp and animal camp, they did not have exploration operations. They also didn't need to explore.
They knew very well that the players would soon invade the areas they occupied. So they, like the Pillager chief, were also doing their best to quickly arm their areas.
From the movements of all the factions, it was clear that after the Trial Land's one-hour pause, all the factions would usher in the first direct clash.
———
More than an hour quickly passed, and the Trial Land welcomed its first pause.
When the pause time arrived, that familiar deep voice appeared again in the sky above the Trial Land.
The contestants in the Trial Land only felt darkness before their eyes. When they awoke again, they had already appeared in the previous preparation area.
After teleporting to the preparation area, almost all the players logged out.
Although the game pod connected to their neurons, they had already stayed in the pod for 12 hours, and the game pod wasn't advanced enough to provide an all-in-one service of eating, drinking, and excretion.
So the players had to use this time to replenish themselves and take care of their physical needs.
Although this pause time was basically prepared for the players, for contestants from all other factions, it was also beneficial.
While in the Trial Land, the pressure of survival, the surrounding environment, and all kinds of uncertainties always kept the contestants moving forward.
They basically rarely had time to calm down and think. And this one-hour pause was equivalent to entering a time-stop mode.
This one hour was also extremely precious for those who didn't need to replenish.
Basically, except for the iron golems sent by the Void, the other contestants who didn't need rest were all considered the defenders of the Trial Land at this point.
They knew clearly that the Trial Land's peace would soon disappear, and all kinds of problems and predicaments would soon sweep in.
In this one hour, they had to properly sort out their thoughts and lay the groundwork for the coming path of survival.
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