Players are coming, fortunately I have a time travel simulator

After only thirty seconds, the life elements and giant spiders that the members of the noble tour group had transformed into had completely completed their transformation. They were crawling all over the ground in panic, no different from those killed outside before. Only the piles of scattered clothes on the ground proved their existence.

The players and pirates present were all shocked by this tragic scene, and their hearts were filled with grief. If Wayne Stewell had not reminded them, or if they had not dodged in time, they would probably have suffered the same fate, becoming monsters wandering in the depths of the swamp, and the best outcome would be death at the hands of adventurers.

No one could have imagined that the Tide of Life, which was so famous in South West County and so sought after by so many people, would lead to such a tragedy.

Zhou Ning's mind raced as he glanced at Spark Lambert in front of him. He saw that this aristocratic young man who looked a bit effeminate had obviously not recovered from what had just happened. He was pale and groping for the emblem of the retreat on his chest in a daze.

From the unfortunate Joshua Lambert to Sparky Lambert, and finally to this tragic event, the Ashram has always been at the heart of it. Behind them stands the ancient goddess, the Dark Spider Mother, Matalita. In the realm of occultism, spiders are dark creatures of lust, exemplified by the earlier example of Marion the Warbler, who preyed on handsome young men and even embraced Sad Wind. It's understandable that Matalita would seek out followers and organize some imprisoned individuals to provide her with faith, but what about this large group of noble children wearing the insignia of the Ashram?

The vast majority of these people were members of the meritorious noble families of Braxton. One must know that within the Braxton royal family were hidden super-professionals, even demigods, who were no pushovers. With so many noble children disappearing at once, weren't they afraid of getting into serious trouble? Or did they already have a method or the confidence to handle the aftermath?

Thinking of the Life Alchemy Association and the Curse Cult that had been lurking in Darkland for a long time, Zhou Ning always felt that beneath the surface calm, a storm was brewing that was enough to overturn the entire Kingdom of Braxton.

"Let's leave here first! The tide of life may turn at any time. It's too dangerous to stay here." Zhou Ning said softly.

"What about him?" Rich Burke said, pointing at Spark Lambert who was standing aside.

"Let's take him with us." Zhou Ning exhaled. He hadn't forgotten that Spark Lambert was also involved in a hidden mission.

"Thank you, the Lambert family will reward you handsomely." Spark Lambert also heard the conversation between the two at this time, finally came back to his senses, and said sincerely.

Since this life tide was spreading from the southeast to the northwest, according to convention, it would take an estimated 2 to 3 hours to dissipate. Relying on his perception of danger, Zhou Ning led everyone to the southwest and set up camp on a high slope in the leeward area, waiting for the life tide to dissipate before setting off again.

It was almost noon at this time, and the sailors under Richie Burke began to get busy. They lit a bonfire with firewood and swamp sheep dung. One group of people was responsible for making the fire and cooking, while another group was counting the spoils from the previous battle. Most of them were materials from life elements, and a small part were spider silk and poison sacs from swamp crawlers.

The fire mage Sheldon was in charge of the inventory. A few minutes later, he reported the specific amount, "The total value of the extraordinary materials here is 3780 Victar."

Richie Burke walked up to Zhou Ning, not daring to meet his eyes. He coughed dryly and said, "Based on our contributions in battle, we should be entitled to a share of the spoils. So, the Life Lord's tentacles can be used by meteorologists to create hurricanes. I'll buy them for 1200 Vectra, and the difference will be our due compensation."

Zhou Ning thought for a moment and the market price of these tentacles was about 1700 Vekta. Considering that the opponent had indeed made great efforts in the previous battle, this price was not excessive.

"Deal, but you still have to deduct the price of these life cores, which will almost offset the price. The rest of these things will be at the same ratio, and you can give them to me after you make the move."

"Pretty fair!" Richie Burke and Sheldon exchanged surprised glances, their impressions of Zhou Ning changing dramatically. The life cores weren't particularly useful, and they'd already tacitly let him take them. Unexpectedly, he'd even offered to pay for them. Northern pirates were known for their predatory nature, and it was rare to see someone so assertive and fair despite taking the absolute initiative.

Rich Burke gave Zhou Ning a thumbs-up, then called a sailor over, had him fetch a stack of banknotes, and handed it to Zhou Ning. "Here are 1800 Vectra. I want all the spoils here."

After the payment and delivery, Rich Burke became bolder and pointed to the grill in front of him and said, "You can try this. It's a delicacy famous throughout Braxton. It tastes great and can also improve physical strength and natural resistance."

"What is this?" After confirming that the spirit did not remind him, Zhou Ning took a bunch of white furry things from the grill and asked.

"This is the poison sac of the Abyss Crawler. Don't worry, it has been processed and is absolutely non-toxic," said Rich Burke.

"You can try it, but this venom sac only stays fresh for three hours, so you won't be able to eat it outside the swamp."

"Poison sac?" Zhou Ning picked up the bamboo stick expressionlessly, bit the poison sac, and swallowed it into his mouth.

The taste is better than I expected, a bit like chicken, without any fishy smell, but with a sweet taste.

"Not bad." Zhou Ning gave a thumbs up and praised.

At this time, a prompt appears on the panel:

[You consumed the poison sac of the Abyss Crawler, physical strength +2, nature resistance +5%]

It was very comfortable and I gained two points of physical strength for free. It was a pity that this kind of poison sac was only effective after the first consumption. Zhou Ning ate several strings in a row before stopping with regret.

Several players watched the whole process and were very interested in this dark cuisine.

"This should be the mission reward, right? Who among you wants to try it?"

A few people looked at each other, and then Hu Jianren Jinse took the lead in eating a skewer.

Her expression changed from nausea at first to excitement, and she quickly swallowed the poison sac, "It tastes great, and it really adds to the properties!"

Following her lead, the other players rushed to pick up the roasted venom sacs and started eating them. Only Spark Lambert was still sitting by the campfire, looking like he had no appetite at all.

"What's wrong?" Zhou Ning sat over and asked softly.

"I can't eat them. They remind me of Argus, Jenna and the others... Do you think these abyss crawlers outside are also transformed from humans?" Spark Lambert asked palely.

"That... shouldn't be possible. There's a clear difference in their sizes. The spiders they transform into are much larger than those outside." Zhou Ning was speechless for a moment, then asked seriously, "I have a question for you. How did you know a life tide would occur here?"

"It was Senior Instructor Fred of the Ashram and his assistant, Alan Ockham, who told us," Spark said with a wry smile. "We're members of a hobby group called the Miracle Research Society. As for Instructor Fred... I met him through my brother Joshua Lambert. I witnessed him accurately predict a life tide. Do you know Marilyn Squire? My brother's mistress. She got what she wanted through that life tide, which led to our current operation... Damn it, how dare they do this!"

Marilyn, Zhou Ning couldn't help but think of the beautiful girl he met that day. He could only say that it was fortunate that he didn't become a thief. Suddenly, he felt that Joshua, who was already unlucky, was even worse off. But now, everything was right.