Let the scourge go to the right path, and you make games to reward them?.

Chapter 663: Death is the Only Way (1/2)

The red flames leaped and devoured.

Black wood may look a little scary, but it is a great material for making a fire. The flames on it are bright and warm, and they release a soothing aroma.

A group of people sat around the fire, greedily smelling the aroma coming from the fire. They felt their stomachs were full and they began to feel sleepy.

Zhang Ting also sat by the fire.

But unlike the others, he sat on the hay that the others had laid, and his position was in the warmest place, which kept him warm all over.

The shining axe was right next to him, and several men also holding axes stood beside him, protecting him.

The others looked at Zhang Ting with envy, but when they saw the fate of those who were expelled from the fire, their eyes were filled with fear.

Stretching out his hand, Zhang Ting felt the temperature of the flame, then looked up outside the village.

There, some of the people who had been expelled had been frozen into ice sculptures, with jackdaws landing on them and looking coldly at the people around the fire.

Those ice sculptures had not participated in felling wood or making fire before, and later they threatened Zhang Ting to give up the fire.

Zhang Ting was not polite to these guys. He just chopped one down and threw the rest out of the village, leaving them to freeze into ice sculptures.

In troubled times, severe punishments must be used. These useless guys must be cleared out as soon as possible and must not be allowed to interfere with our future plans.

One tenth of the trees nearby have been cut down, and the remaining ones will be cut down in two days. But what should we do after all the trees are cut down?
The jackdaws were preparing to land here. These evil creatures seemed to only want to kill them, making Zhang Ting unable to understand what they were trying to do.

Just as Zhang Ting was staring at the fire and thinking, he felt that the surroundings seemed to darken.

He stood up suddenly, and just as he was about to find out what happened, he heard a mysterious voice in his ears: "It's dawn, you have spent the day safely."

"The fog has dispersed a little, and there are more places you can scout. Actively explore new areas, there may be what you want there."

Looking around, Zhang Ting saw that the place that was previously full of fog had opened up, revealing the true appearance inside.

It was a farmland of moderate size. A few skinny oxen were standing in the field, looking around listlessly.

Staring at the farmland, Zhang Ting felt more and more weird.

What does this place want to do?
What does that strange voice want to do?
All kinds of mysteries bothered him and made him want to sit down and solve them properly, but a man interrupted his train of thought.

Pointing to the farmland not far away, the man shouted excitedly: "Boss! Look over there! There are cows! And they are still charming cows!"

"I see you are really hungry."

"How did you know?" the man became more and more excited.

"You'd better be really hungry. Don't eat the cow, I'm still useful."

"Don't worry, boss. We know what's going on! If there's anything good, you should come first!"

Looking at the wretched man, Zhang Ting didn't know whether he was sick or had a serious illness.

Can you please speak properly!

Knowing that he still had one more chance to go back in time, Zhang Ting felt that he could be more carefree.

He walked towards the farmland, picked up some soil and observed it.

Although he was not a farmer, he vaguely felt that he had farmed before, and he could tell that this was a good field with fertile soil.

Moreover, the soil has been cultivated in advance, and it is black and fluffy, very suitable for growing crops.

After confirming the situation here, Zhang Ting waved his hand and shouted to his people: "Those who know how to farm, come here!" Several people carrying hoes rushed over and began to observe the situation here under Zhang Ting's instructions. They came to the same conclusion as Zhang Ting:
This place is suitable for growing things!
After confirming that the soil was good, several people immediately began to dig the soil and plant crops excitedly. Soon, they saw green plants emerging from the soil and began to thrive.

Although it feels like the growth rate of this crop is a bit too fast, this place is so strange that it is normal for it to be a bit faster.

Although the aroma released when the black curtain is burning can prevent people from being hungry, if they can eat normal food, it should be more helpful to improve morale.

The cows were also taken away and started to be fed. The skinny oxen started to grow stronger. With the addition of these cows, it became easier to cultivate the land, and the food in the whole village was no longer in short supply.

With enough food, the next step is fuel.

Fire can effectively relieve the cold and drive away jackdaws, but the black wood nearby is limited after all, and it is difficult to replenish it once it is gone.

To this end, Zhang Ting began to study the daily fuel ratio and calculate how to burn blackwood to achieve maximum efficiency.

New lumberyards were dug up and various useful tools developed, allowing their efficiency to increase rapidly every day.

With his continuous arrangements, the whole village prospered.

Clothes made of linen can resist the severe cold, and houses made of stones can effectively prevent jackdaws. A village began to take shape, and Zhang Ting was the founder of the village.

Although the village was developing very rapidly, Zhang Ting was always a little uneasy.

He still remembered the scene he saw before his death during his first reincarnation. The white illusion was among them, but now it had not revealed itself.

He would not feel at ease until that thing came out. He could only constantly strengthen the situation in all aspects and hope that the other party would come.

This problem bothered him and prevented him from getting a complete rest every day.

Therefore, when the mysterious voice sounded, he felt relieved.

"Your village has developed very well. It's time to move on to the next stage."

"In the next stage, all kinds of strange events will occur more frequently. Compared with them, the jackdaws will be the most insignificant threat. Food and fuel will be in extreme shortage, and death will become commonplace."

“Human lives will become the currency in your hands. Every choice will give you clues to solve the puzzle, but it may also take away a large number of villagers.”

"Now, are you ready?"

After hearing this voice, Zhang Ting breathed a sigh of relief.

The sound is as bland as ever, but the combined content has a fatal attraction.

There are too many mysteries in this place, and each one makes Zhang Ting scratch his head and keeps him awake at night.

Why did they get trapped here, what was that sound, how could the crops here grow so fast, and what was the illusion they saw?
He felt that he had an innate urge to seek answers, but the cost of these answers gave him a headache.

After pondering for a while, he couldn't help but ask, "Will someone definitely die?"

"Definitely. The dangers you will encounter later will not be so easy to resolve. Death will be the norm, but it may also bring you a good reward."

"A terrifying star king admires your courage so much that he is willing to pay for every villager who dies, as long as you can satisfy his hungry and bloodthirsty desire."

"Besides that, another star lord hopes that you will live longer."

"Also..."

Hearing the names of the Star Gods one by one, Zhang Ting felt that his understanding of this place was deepening, but it also gave him more headaches.

No matter how you listen to it, this place is doomed to fail.

(End of this chapter)