Origin Paradise!

As a wolf in the game, you only need to kill one person to pass the level.

The woman in the suit was secretly anxious, saying, "She's also a host. The organizers on this ship are all crazy..."

Si Ning remained unmoved.

Jiang He raised his pistol and killed the woman in the suit. He then calmly asked, "I killed the host Z1 before. According to him, I should be able to inherit the identity."

Si Ning nodded. "That's true. Apart from the twenty-six assistants like Ms. A and Mr. Z, the other hosts are hidden among the invitees. Therefore, secrecy is the top priority. Only by forming alliances and helping each other in their home turf can they survive better. For example, this time, Z1's first shot was a fake bullet, and he specifically chose a silenced revolver. If he survives, he will also receive preferential treatment in my home turf. If you kill Z1 and take his mask, you can inherit his identity."

At the same time, electronic sounds emanated from the death cruise ship.

"Game over, survivors: 2/6".

A dimly lit passageway opened up along the wall of the reception room.

Chapter 41 World Mission: Bloodstained Survival

Jiang He took the mask and left through the passage.

About a hundred paces later, he pushed open a door, and suddenly the view opened up before him. The familiar sea breeze blew in his face, the sun shone brightly, and the air was filled with noise. Looking around, he saw men and women in swimsuits playing and chasing each other, all of which were very different from the scene in the cabin.

The facility boasts a full range of amenities, including basketball courts, swimming pools, restaurants, and game arcades. A circular go-kart track has also been built outside the nearby cabins.

"The Death Cruise has six main decks. People on the upper decks can come down, but people on the lower decks cannot go up. The difference between the two is the 'ascending deck game,' where the mortality rate is relatively high, and the higher the deck, the better the treatment."

Si Ning took two glasses of chilled lemonade from a passing waiter and patiently explained:

"On the death cruise ship, as long as you leave the cabin area, you can receive $10,000 a day even if you do nothing. This money is deposited in the invitation letter and can be used to pay for your daily expenses. You can also go to the bank at the stern to send money to your family. Leaking information can get you shot."

"Of course, nothing comes easily. You need to obtain the number of days you stay: 3 days for the floor-up game and 1 day for the floor-level game."

"It is worth mentioning that no one may harm each other outside of game time."

"You've now obtained the mask. Once you pass the next level-up game, you can become the host. It feels like interest compounding, right? That's just how Death Cruise is. But it will take a day or two to match people. There aren't many ambitious people on the first deck."

"Finally, my suggestion is to drink a glass of iced lemonade instead."

Jiang He took the cup. The entire death cruise ship was like a pyramid, with clear levels and vastly different resource allocations.

Si Ning took a big gulp through the straw, her little face scrunching up.

"That was great. Let's help each other out from now on. If you want to freeload, go to the Lemon Party game on the first floor. Tomorrow, someone from a gang will invite you to join. There are only two gangs, and they're on opposing sides. I have other things to do, so I won't be here trying to curry favor with you."

Jiang He watched Si Ning leave. The guy was slightly dissatisfied with his silent attitude, but in the end, emotions failed to sway their alliance. This meant that even after leaving the cabin, death was still a lingering shadow.

The game ended, and a notification sound rang in my ears.

[Main Mission 2: Complete the Death Cruise game - Completed]

[Task Rewards: ① 200 experience points and game currency ② Targeted rare item *1]

[Task Rating: B, 130% bonus to experience points and in-game currency]

[Game Coins: 1315]

[Experience Points: 65/600]

[Note: You have reached LV6 and have gained one free attribute point and one skill point]

Jiang He invested his free attribute points into Spirit, which has a significant gap with his main attribute Agility.

[Spirit: 6→7] (Professional Hunter)

Skill points are still being invested in marksmanship.

[Detection: You have mastered Ming Jin (明劲), and your technique has been successfully improved.]

[Javesmanship Basics LV10 → Spearsmanship Mastery LV1 (Deals 23% extra damage when using spear-type weapons)]

Task reward items will be distributed.

[Name: World Invitation]

[Category: Permissions]

[Quality: Rare]

[Effect: Initiates a world quest, allowing you to explore exotic lands]

[Note: Cooldown period is 15 days. You can descend again after completing the main quest and maintaining the anchor point.]

"Um?"

Jiang He's eyes widened. He even temporarily blocked out the third step of his daily quest. The World Invitation was a ticket to descend into another real world, and it might even have a rigorous supernatural system. It was a development opportunity that no player could afford to miss.

"Is this a reminder that I should get back to work?"

Jiang He thought to himself that since becoming an executive officer, he had been busy with daily tasks and had not done his job as an executive officer—cleaning up violators.

As of now, Origin Battlefield has revealed four authorized professions: Executor, Intelligence Officer, Order Guardian, and Logistics Captain.

The executive officers deal with external affairs, while the security guards deal with internal affairs.

After becoming a player with privileges, Jiang He realized that his actions of tampering with the item bag when he first obtained player status were incredibly audacious. At that time, the Order Guardians should have already been on their way, but he didn't even think before directly refuting the judgment, which happened to trigger the deeper rules.

He had no reverence for the Origin Games, considering himself a worthless person who wouldn't blame anyone if he died.

"The plan needs to be adjusted. The Death Cruise strategy is not as high priority as world exploration. World missions and derivative missions are the same. No matter how much time has passed, in reality it is one second. In other words, the two do not actually interfere with each other."

Jiang He walked into the first deck of the ship's building, where the walls of the staircase leading to the second floor were riddled with dark gun holes.

The living area on the first floor was not much different from the cabins, with four passageways, except that the total number of rooms had increased to six hundred, and signs were hung at the entrances of each room to indicate whether any invited guests had checked in.

He chose a room near the end of the ship, which was almost ten times the size of a cabin and was roughly divided into a bedroom and a living room.

"Even the restroom is bigger than the cabin," Jiang He couldn't help but exclaim, the difference in treatment was too stark. After checking every corner of the room and confirming that there were no surveillance cameras, he began to start the world mission.

[Hint: Bringing modern weapons will significantly increase the difficulty of the mission]

[Note: Items cannot be used to transport living creatures across worlds]

[Hint: The Executive's personal intelligence agent is in place and possesses an invitation to the target world.]

Jiang He stuffed the guns and Xiao Hong from his pouch into the bathroom, then pondered the so-called exclusive intelligence agent.

"If it's a man, they should fight to determine who's in charge. But if it's a woman of similar age, it's easy for ambiguity to develop under pressure."

Thoughts are interrupted, and a cutscene begins. Between the shattered clouds and the earth, countless black dots charge forward, then fall in droves amidst a hail of bullets filling the field of vision. Trench, mud, corpses, and rainy days where the sun never shines. Iron birds descend to their deaths, and the war continues unabated.

The assassination of the Prussian Crown Prince and the Sarajevo assassination were like a lightning bolt, tearing through the annals of history. The Old World, which had enjoyed half a century of peace, was plunged back into conflict. This was the death of an entire generation, the passing of an era, and the fading of past chivalrous glory under the shadow of gunfire.

In 1916, facing Prussia's 700-kilometer-long western trenches, England and France deployed three army groups to form a joint force. Tommy, an Englishman, enlisted and went to the battlefield with his brothers, while the Somme River welcomed everyone.

[Task Name: Bloodstained Survival]

[Mission Type: World Exploration]

[Main Mission: Survive until the end of the Battle of the Somme, kill Prussian soldiers (0/50)]

[Task Rewards: ① 300 experience points and game currency ② 1 rare-quality targeted skill ③ 1 free attribute point and 1 skill point]

[Task Time Limit: One calendar year]

[Executor Hunting Mission: Eliminate 10552 Violators]

[Hint: The target has been illegally staying in the country for an extended period and holds a high position within the Prussian organization, Reverse Tree Sword]

[Hunting Quest Reward: 1 Random Rare Inlaid Gem]

[Temporary language translation system loading]

[Initial Identity: Death Row Inmate]

World, begin!

Chapter 42 The Raven and the Knight

In June 1916, it was raining continuously.

A convoy of military transport vehicles drove from the industrial city of Amiens to the front lines, twelve kilometers away.

The engine's hum lingered in his ears, the transport truck bounced up and down, and when Jiang He came to his senses, he smelled the strong scent of earth. Raindrops were pattering on the roof above, and everything was pitch black. He tried to use his hands slightly but encountered resistance.

"Old-fashioned handcuffs."

Half an hour later, the transport truck suddenly stopped, causing chaos inside the truck and sparking a heated exchange of curses and swears.

The black cloth in front of her was removed, and Jiang He quickly looked around. There were 72 people in total, including herself, and they were all handcuffed. According to their initial identities, they should all be death row inmates.

“You scum, you deserve to die, but you’re still men. I know most of you enlisted in the army from prison to avoid the death penalty, but that’s alright. Welcome to the Prussian hell. You’re going to the most dangerous place and do the most dangerous work. You deserve it all!”

The man with the epaulettes of a lieutenant shouted, and then a squad of military police carrying rifles rushed up, roughly unlocked the handcuffs, and escorted everyone off the vehicle.

Jiang He followed the crowd to the camp, where a wooden sign with "Birmingham" engraved on it stood at the entrance.

England currently operates on a volunteer military system, recruiting soldiers in battalions based on county boundaries. A lieutenant colonel serves as the battalion commander, and a battalion typically has around 1,000 soldiers and four infantry companies.

"Hey buddy, I've never seen you before."

Beside the queue, a tall young man winked and leaned closer, saying, "I grew up in Birmingham and have served all the ladies on Black Charcoal Street."

Jiang He said indifferently, "So you came to me to form a group because people who know you don't want to associate with you. In fact, I went to another place when I was young."

Laughter erupted in the ranks; everyone was eager to see the spectacle. The lieutenant in charge of the escort lit a Mahoka cigarette, completely oblivious to the commotion.

The tall young man's face flushed red. "You're a complete outsider. Our Birmingham team doesn't welcome you!"

Jiang He was too lazy to prove anything and continued, "Murder, arson, piracy, treason. These are the only four crimes punishable by death. You would have died long ago for treason. The last great pirate to be hanged was decades ago. You were either stupid enough to accidentally start a fire, or you killed an old person or a woman or child. After all, it seems no one here is afraid of you."

The tall young man lowered his head, his anger and resentment mixed together. A stone hit his forehead, and blood quickly oozed out. He clutched the wound tightly, still staring at his muddy feet.

The death row inmate who threw the stone shouted, "Coward! A coward who burned down his own house but didn't dare to go in to save his younger siblings! People like you should go to hell as soon as possible. Go and be a Prussian. Even your drunken old man is a million times better than you!"

"It's truly shameful."

"Does he even deserve to be sentenced to death along with us?"

"Drunkard Henry is just a bad person, how could he have fathered such a guy?"

Jiang He feigned doubt and said, "How could a person be so cowardly? I don't believe it."

The tall young man looked indignant, but suddenly looked up and said, "My name is Charlie. Whether I'm a coward or not, I'll prove it to you in the future!"

"Who knows when you might suddenly die? This kind of nonsense is meaningless."

"Then I'll follow you to the death, and you'll see what I'm made of, you outsider, on the battlefield!"

The column entered the camp, and after a brief handover between the lieutenant and a sergeant, they left directly.

The sergeant was lean, with a bushy brown beard, sinister eyes, and a loose-fitting khaki field uniform. He exuded a strong sense of intoxication.

"Corporal Arthur, you damned, missed bastards, don't pretend you don't know me."

"You've really made something of yourself, Arthur!"

"Tommy, your brother has been a promising talent since he was a child."

The death row inmates became lively; Birmingham has a population of hundreds of thousands, and locals who have made a name for themselves are well-known to each other.

Arthur scoffed and roared, "Once you're here, you'll obey your superior's orders. Now everyone go and collect your supplies. If you don't want your feet to rot, take a few extra pairs of socks."

Upon hearing this, the death row inmates hurried to the military supply depot and went around to collect the necessities for the privates.

Jiang He was the fastest, completing the lap first. The .303 Lee-Enfield rifle, the main weapon of the British Army, is very famous. Its production volume is second only to the yet-to-be-born AK series. It has an effective range of over 800 meters, a ten-round magazine, and supports scope configuration.

In addition, the bayonets, leather boots, field uniforms, entrenching tools, etc., add up to a considerable weight. The most important item is the iron helmet, which was only mass-produced for infantry six months ago. This is a lesson learned from the deaths of countless soldiers.

The tall young man Charlie followed closely beside someone, excitedly pulling the latch, finding the sound incredibly beautiful.

Arthur secretly took a sip of wine, and seeing that everyone was ready, he shouted, "Follow me."

A group of people stepped into the trench line through the mud. The soldiers were scooping out water from the ground with their helmets and were still chatting and laughing with each other. The British army had not launched a major offensive for eight months since the Battle of Luce.

Arriving at the front-line trench, Sergeant Tommy stubbed out his nearly burnt-out cigarette by shoving it into the ground. His blue eyes were the only clean part of his body. When he spoke, his voice was not loud.

"Unfortunately, for the next week, you will spend more than half of your time surviving on this battlefield as tunnel soldiers. The environment there is far worse than you can imagine. The chalk soil could collapse at any time, and there are enemies that could appear at any moment. From now on, I will be responsible for you. I will sincerely pray for you after you die."

Tommy lit a Somme cigarette, activated his superpowers, and then pointed to three privates.

"You three who are tough enough to survive, come with me."

Charlie turned to look at Jiang He, and seeing the other man step forward, he followed suit. The other man was a death row inmate who was throwing stones at him.

Arthur assigned a company to garrison this batch of new privates. Due to the upcoming major operation, the number of soldiers had soared to nearly three hundred. His brother Tommy was a company-level sergeant major with the rank of warrant officer, and was usually in charge of tunnels, coordination, and logistics.