Ita Era

Chapter 66 The Primitive Era (1)

24 hours later, the teleportation array split into three, marked with Normal, Hard, and Nightmare difficulty levels respectively. The dungeon's opening method has also been changed; it will now be open daily from 7:30 AM to 8:00 AM. Players can choose not to enter the dungeon or choose to enter any difficulty level.

Skills: Water Substitution Technique, Three Missing One.

Carrying items: 3 Golden Thunder Talismans, 1 set of throwing knives.

Standing before the teleportation array, Ding Shi hesitated, torn between hardship and nightmare.

Ding Shi was originally a positive, rational, and cautious person. Although he was part of a criminal organization, he still had a sense of justice within him. What changed Ding Shi's personality was Sha Bi, who erased Ding Shi's identity as a police officer and also destroyed that sense of justice. From that moment on, despair began to grow in Ding Shi's heart, and he adopted a "what's the use" attitude towards life, ultimately choosing to perish together with Sha Bi and Wang Meng.

In the end, Ding Shi chose the nightmare.

Ding Shi entered the dungeon preparation room, and the system asked Ding Shi to select the terrain: rainforest, forest, plain, grassland, desert, Gobi, snowfield.

With very little information available, Ding brainstormed to figure out what kind of instance this was. The absence of oceans and lakes in the terrain was a crucial piece of information. It was almost certain this was a spawn point; snowfields, deserts, and Gobi were extreme terrains and should be avoided.

Rainforest: Abundant resources, but also a great many poisonous insects.

Forest: a place with many trees.

Plains: Suitable for farming.

Grassland: Suitable for grazing.

Ding decided to rank them by danger level. The most dangerous should be the rainforest, which is also rich in resources. Next is the grassland. Then comes the forest. Finally, the plains.

Players who choose Nightmare difficulty are generally confident, but that doesn't mean they'll choose the most dangerous environment. Ding Shi has never been to a rainforest, but he has a friend who is an outdoor survival enthusiast. This friend once planned to survive in the Amazon rainforest for 21 days, but left in less than a week.

According to a friend, the most dangerous creatures in the Amazon are insects. Next are germs; in the absence of medical resources, even a minor injury can lead to infection.

After thinking for a long time, Ding chose the forest.

Copy: Human.

Dungeon background: Primitive era.

Because humans in primitive times had very short lifespans and differed greatly from modern humans, 1-3 negative buffs will be randomly selected to allow everyone to better experience life in primitive times.

As the credits rolled, hundreds of cards appeared on the long table in front of them.

Subtitle: Please select a card.

Ding Shi glanced at his luck stat: 9 points, and was delighted.

The chick pecked at the rice and brought back a card. It flipped it over and read: "Malnutrition, energy consumption doubled. Please draw another card."

Ding Shi cursed inwardly, then, like a chicken pecking at rice, flipped through the page: Illiterate, unable to read or write. Damn it!
The good news is that no more were printed.

Next is a video introducing primitive humans. Primitive humans lived in caves, used only the most basic stone tools, lived by hunting and gathering, and frequently migrated.

Could modern humans survive in the environment in which primitive humans lived?

Time's up for the dungeon run.

A dense forest, with countless towering trees. Near the mountainside, there is a clearing of 500 square meters, and two large caves in the mountainside.

A flash of light, and 100 players appeared on the open ground. The male players wore only animal skin shorts, while the female players wore bras and tank tops. To protect the players, these system uniforms are indestructible. The system will not interfere if players are in a relationship. However, the chances of exploiting a bug in the Ita World are very low.

Logically, when 100 people appear, they would look around, sizing each other up and gathering information. But sometimes logic doesn't apply. For example, in just one encounter, Ding Shi and Wang Meng were locked in combat. After their eyes met, Wang Meng pushed through several people, his massive fist aimed at Ding Shi's face. Ding Shi leaned back and delivered a high kick, his heel striking Wang Meng's chin. Wang Meng withdrew his fist to block, and both men staggered back two steps.

Wang Meng and Ding Shi stared at each other for a long time, neither willing to give in, until finally Wang Meng spoke first: "This is pointless."

Ding Shi retorted sharply, "What do you mean it's meaningless? I helped you conquer the world, and you want to kill me. Is that meaningless?"

Wang Meng was furious: "But you're a traitor!"

Ding Shi: "Have I done anything to wrong you?"

Wang Meng: "Yes, you have helped me a lot, but your heart is set on destroying me."

Ding Shi: "A gentleman judges by actions, not by intentions."

Wang Meng nearly coughed up blood, then waved his hand and said, "I'm not arguing with you."

Ding Shi: "You can't win an argument with me."

Seeing that the two were about to fight again, someone stepped forward and said, "If you two have personal grudges, please settle them aside. We need to manage this tribe well now. I propose that we elect a chief first."

Ding Shi gave him a provocative look, but Wang Meng ignored him.

Wang Meng felt guilty about the matter. Although Ding Shi was an undercover agent, after learning Ding Shi's identity, Wang Meng, at Sha Bi's instigation, shot Ding Shi without communicating with him or asking if he was willing to reform.

Wang Meng acted so recklessly for several reasons. First, he was furious that his best friend had turned out to be an undercover agent, which he couldn't accept. Second, he was misled by Sha Bi. Third, he was wary of Ding Shi, the leader of the Dragon Gang's Beacon Fire Hall, who could potentially kill Wang Meng if Ding Shi struck first.

Ding Shi then opened the system interface.

Main Quest 1: Upgrade to the Stone Age.

Requirement 1: Control the fire and keep it burning for 5 days.

Requirement 2: Be able to manufacture 20 pieces each of high-quality stone tools and weapons.

"Listen to me, everyone," a middle-aged man said, standing on a large rock. "Among those of you standing here, who has experience in business management?"

Ding Shi looked at Wang Meng and said, "Go for it! You have ten gangs and more than three thousand henchmen. Aren't you better than any company?"

Wang Meng didn't give him a second glance. Well, he didn't see it. He was thinking about the feasibility of a gang managing primitive people.

In the silence, a man in his thirties raised his hand, walked to the middle-aged man's side, and stood on the large rock: "Hello everyone, my name is Yu Yuan. Before entering the world of Ita, I was the owner of a medium-sized enterprise. If you trust me, I will temporarily serve as the chief."

No one knew each other, and no one questioned Yu Yuan's words, but no one spoke up in support either.

Yu Yuan waited a moment and said, "In that case, I will now divide you into groups. First group: reconnaissance team, we will explore outwards, learn about resources, and search for prey. Second group: fire team, we will start a fire and cut down a certain amount of fuel. It is 8:10 a.m. now, and we still feel cold under the direct sunlight, which means the temperature will be very low at night."

Yu Yuan said, "The third team: the gathering team. The Stone Age was a matriarchal society, mainly because women were skilled at gathering and controlled the main productive forces. Therefore, the gathering team needs to provide basic food for 100 people. We will not form a hunting team until the reconnaissance team reports back."

Yu Yuan continued, "The fourth team is the weapons and tools team. We need stone axes, javelins, and spears. These are the weapons that we can obtain relatively easily at the moment."

Yu Yuan: "Fifth team, logistics team, collect leaves and fallen leaves, and try to make everyone's living environment more comfortable."

Yu Yuan pointed to the left, then to the right: "Reconnaissance team, assemble here; fire team, assemble here; gathering team, assemble here; weapons and tools team, assemble here; logistics team, assemble here. I will adjust according to the number of people."

Yu Yuan spoke quite pleasantly, and his emotions didn't fluctuate much. Being able to come up with the idea of ​​dividing the tribe into teams in such a short time suggests he has a certain understanding of tribe building; he's quite a talent.

(End of this chapter)