RNP Chapter 42 The First Appearance of the Crocodile
Chapter 42 The First Appearance of the Crocodile
Although the giant elephant beast king in my memory was still powerful, it mostly sat at the rear of the beast horde, driving a large number of source energy beasts to attack the northern base's defenses.
After the human side assembled an elite squad and successfully stormed up to it, they won the battle despite the difficulty of the fight.
In a gamified sense, the Colossus is more like a commander, while the Crocodile Beast King is more like a powerful warrior.
In order to become stronger, it will go to great lengths to gain power.
By the time it takes action, ordinary methods will no longer be able to enhance its strength.
The thought sent chills down Wu Ou's spine.
He began to suspect that this beast king crocodile had not only gained increased intelligence, but may have even developed a rudimentary 'personality'!
That was a signal that it was about to gain the right to compete with humanity, the race that once dominated this blue planet, for the status of a new civilization!
"Phew—is the butterfly effect really that big?"
Wu Ou recalled once again the information about the Beast King Crocodile before his rebirth.
Although still very powerful, each individual is strong enough to fight against three to five mid-level Level 1 Source Energy Warriors.
But there was absolutely no particularly outstanding display of intelligence!
Even the way they launched the beast tide was the same as the way the giant elephants did.
However, in comparison, its individual strength is stronger.
When she came to her senses, she saw Miao Zikai standing in front of her.
"How is the situation?"
"Forehead……"
Just as I was about to say that the two bodies had been mostly disposed of and their vehicle was almost full, I realized that the situation was much better.
I'd like to ask whether we should return the items first, or continue towards the riverbank.
But when faced with Wu Ou's cold, robotic gaze, Miao Zikai felt an invisible pressure.
The original tone of equal exchange was forcibly withdrawn before it could even be uttered.
Taking a deep breath, Miao Zikai's expression turned serious.
"Dr. Wu, shall we continue?"
"Have most of the meat sent back. Take an elite squad, along with my guards, and we'll continue on to the river!"
"Ah? Ah, yes!" Miao Zikai looked at Wu Ou's expression and immediately recalled the feeling of being caught slacking off at work by his boss before his disaster struck.
He instinctively straightened his back and then jogged off to deliver the order.
Watching Miao Zikai's departing figure, Wu Ou's eyes narrowed slightly; he hadn't originally intended to be so radical.
After all, he understood that for a civilization to truly become powerful and endure in the universe, it was absolutely impossible to rely solely on a few outstanding leaders, powerful individuals, or weapons.
It requires an overall improvement in the quality of all members of a civilized society, including physical fitness and mental fortitude.
Before his rebirth, he had encountered such a thing: an old-fashioned intermediate civilization that even the most prosperous Blue Star civilization had to look up to, yet its members acted like rich second-generation heirs living a life of debauchery.
They fill their empty spiritual lives by immersing themselves in various pleasurable stimuli.
Don't they have any potential enemies or rivals?
Don't they face the challenges of civilizational advancement?
Don't they have any personal life goals to achieve?
all!
But when these questions were presented to them, their answers were all the same: "Those things are handled by specialists; we just need to provide source energy crystals periodically. Civilization upgrades are still many years away; we might not even live to see them. Why bother with all that effort? Isn't the goal of life to enjoy a good life?"
It is clear that they have almost lost their ambition, or rather, most people in this civilization have lost their ambition.
Wu Ou did not see what happened to them later, because he had already died by then.
It's ironic, really. People who work so hard to survive become the source of amusement for those who lack ambition and just want to enjoy life.
Taking a deep breath, I thought, "But wasn't the reason I was given this second chance to change things?"
"Dr. Wu, our team is ready!" Miao Zikai ran over.
"Set off!"
On the banks of the Beijiang River, in a corner where more than a dozen cars were piled up to form a small hill, a figure could be seen faintly.
Splash!
A wave crashed onto the shore, carrying some ice floes.
A huge rat struggled to get out of the river, but the river water suddenly turned into ropes and bound it.
It also resembles a giant hand dragging it into the river.
"Squeak squeak squeak squeak!"
As if knowing its life was about to end, the giant rat screamed desperately, its claws leaving a deep mark on the snow on the shore.
"Thump!"
The rat was eventually dragged into the water and disappeared.
As the river returned to calm, the figure gradually came into view.
"This is the third one already! Apart from that giant python, none of them have escaped." He couldn't help but shake his head, then glanced at the direction of the river, as if trying to guess just how strong the energy beast in the river was.
However, he had no intention of risking his life to test the waters, so he turned and left in the opposite direction, disappearing once again.
It left only traces on the ground that looked like a hop on one leg.
A few minutes later, they returned to their hiding place and saw two cars parked there.
"Why are so many people from Linjiang Mall suddenly coming here?"
Sensing something was wrong, he didn't deactivate his powers. Instead, he took a detour and entered the courtyard through a secret passage on the other side.
Inside the room, Wu Ou looked at the more "advanced" computer equipment compared to Yan Chi's, as well as a tank simulation diagram, and couldn't help but sigh. The loss of this talent before his rebirth was truly enormous.
Even under such simple conditions, they were able to build a "mini supercomputer" by hand. If given enough resources, China might become the first country on Earth to complete source-energy supercomputing technology.
At that time, the core system of the civilization flagship will also be controlled by the Dragon Kingdom, thus gaining more say in the matter.
"I don't know, are my conditions satisfactory to you?" Wu Ou asked again, looking at the still silent person in front of him.
"I can help you lure out that beast king. As long as you can defeat it and escape unscathed, I'm willing to believe your promise," the bespectacled man replied calmly, adjusting the nose pads of his glasses.
"Okay, it's a deal then!" Wu Ou's lips curled up slightly; he was confident he could repel the opponent.
"I'll get ready, tomorrow morning will be fine." The bespectacled man didn't seem surprised by Wu Ou's quick reply, and simply turned around to continue fiddling with his drone program.
The next morning, Miao Zikai remained hesitant to speak.
Finally, when everyone was a dozen meters away from the riverbank, the bespectacled man's voice came through Wu Ou's earphones.
"Dr. Wu, are you ready?!"