14: Chapter 14 The Terrifying Heart of the Hive?

The Lords Hall opens on the second day of the Forbidden Area Trial, which is a tradition of the Forbidden Ground.

The Lords Hall is essentially equivalent to a public chat room.

Lords can freely exchange information in the hall.

Su Yang quickly switched into the Lords Hall, wanting to see if he could obtain some information.

The Lords Hall interface is very simple, with a large chat box at the top and an information input bar at the bottom.

It is worth mentioning that when sending messages, one can choose to be anonymous or use their real name.

When you feel that posting certain messages might expose your own information, you can post anonymously.

The Forbidden Ground has no restrictions on this.

The top of the chat box shows 68 people online in real-time, but not a single person has sent a message since he entered.

Su Yang nodded slightly; it seems everyone is the same, already knowing the principle that saying too much leads to mistakes.

During the first two rounds of the Forbidden Area Trial, people would often talk boastfully in the Lords Hall.

If targeted by someone with ill intentions, it is very easy to be singled out.

The Lords Hall is by no means the harmonious chat room it appears to be on the surface; everyone here is a hunter.

When exchanging resources, refrain from exposing information about yourself and your territory.

Unless you have given up on this round of the game.

[Lord of Spain: I announce that I am giving up this trial, giving up all resources, exiting all struggles, and I hope some country can provide me with humanitarian aid]

Hmm? The first message is a real-name exit from the hegemony struggle?

Su Yang looked at the message from the Lord of Spain and couldn't help but guess the reason for giving up.

Generally, no one gives up the Forbidden Area Trial, not to mention the matter of obtaining resources.

Even if you quit the hegemony struggle, it is not certain that anyone will take you in until the Forbidden Area Trial ends.

Keeping a lord from another country is a hidden danger in any case.

[Lord of Spain: As long as I am safely extracted from my current area, I can give away all my command points]

[Anonymous: What area are you in?]

Someone was tempted.

The Lord of Spain paused for a while and typed out a message.

[Lord of Spain: Heart of the Hive]

Heart of the Hive?

Su Yang raised his eyebrows slightly; this guy was born in the same area as him.

[US Lord: A hellish place, no wonder you want to quit]

[Anonymous: 1000 command points is not worth me risking going to the Heart of the Hive]

Once the location of the Heart of the Hive was reported by the Lord of Spain, the other lords lost interest in him.

Only Su Yang felt slightly surprised; he recalled the lord interface he had seen earlier.

Spain chose the Renaissance period, which should be the era with muskets.

Why would a civilization equipped with thermal weapons be so panicked about the bug race?

[Lord of England: Is it convenient to ask about your initial troops?]

[Lord of Spain: Line infantry, the weapon is a flintlock, 25 command points per soldier]

[Lord of England: First, abandon other considerations and use all command points to summon soldiers. As long as you build a wall within the protection period, 40 soldiers should be able to survive the first wave of the Bug Swarm Tide. Remember to let the Bug Swarm Tide get within 50 meters before firing, and you must cut down all vegetation outside the wall to prevent it from blocking the bullets]

[Lord of Spain: Is what you said true? Our country really cannot afford to fail again.]

[Lord of England: In the name of the Queen, every word I say is true. However, the most difficult point is not defending against the first wave of the Bug Swarm Tide, but escaping the Insect Hive Forest afterwards. I suggest you decide on an escape direction during the protection period and immediately begin relocating your base after blocking the Bug Swarm Tide. In the history of the Forbidden Ground, no one has ever truly walked out of the Insect Hive Forest. I sincerely hope you are the first.]

[Lord of Spain: Your character is admirable, thank you]

After reading the conversation between the two, Su Yang turned and looked at the distant entrance of the insect hive.

If nothing unexpected happens, the corpse of the mother bug inside has already begun to dissolve.

Could it be that the bug race I encountered were just some minions?

Su Yang was a little puzzled.

Although he knew that the Heart of the Hive was a graveyard for newcomers, after two encounters, he really did not feel much pressure.

So much to the point that he believed in his heart that the reason the Heart of the Hive became a graveyard for newcomers was because the first two batches of lords born here were too weak, which gave the bug race such a reputation.

Truly powerful countries should not be too afraid of the bug race.

However, after the exchange between the Lord of Spain and the Lord of England just now, he discovered that even civilizations that were once glorious, like England and Spain, were very fearful of the bug race.

Even if they could defend against it, they would still immediately choose to escape the Heart of the Hive.

Why was his perception so different from theirs?

After pondering for a long while, Su Yang found the answer.

This is probably to blame on the Great Qin's Elementary troops being too strong.

The first encounter was easily two against five, annihilating the bug race squad.

The second battle even wiped out the enemy's nest.

If it weren't for the terrifying combat power of the Armored Elite Soldiers, if it were any other type of troop, executing such an aggressive strategy would probably have resulted in countless deaths!

Looking back, Su Yang realized how bold his previous decisions were; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call it courting death.

I hope those people watching the live stream won't be scared by me.

Su Yang thought to himself and decided to be more cautious next time he faced the bug race.

Strategically despise the enemy, tactically respect the enemy.

And besides the warning, Su Yang also obtained a piece of information.

That is, by conservative estimates, the combat power of the Great Qin Elite Soldiers should also be ranked in the first tier.

This is undoubtedly good news for Su Yang.

He originally thought that the advantages of the Qin Dynasty would only gradually manifest after technological development.

Now he found that the early stage of the Qin Dynasty is not weak at all, not to mention the subsequent development.

After the Lord of Spain, other lords in the hall chatted about some trivial topics.

The US Lord and other national lords whom Su Yang listed as the first tier rarely spoke.

Only the Lord of England was responsive to every request, answering other lords' questions in great detail.

Su Yang browsed the lord information and discovered that the Lord of England was actually a princess of the orthodox royal family of England.

Elizabeth VI, only 16 years old.

No wonder; after seeing her identity and age, Su Yang immediately understood her actions.

Being born into the royal family meant she had received a good education and had a rich reserve of knowledge, so she could give good advice.

At the same time, at 16 years old, she was not mature enough and held overly idealistic fantasies about human nature and the world.

The Forbidden Ground would soon give her some lessons.

Just when Su Yang felt there was no valuable information and was about to exit the Lords Hall, a message pointed directly at him.

[Anonymous: Didn't the Lord of Dragon Kingdom achieve the first kill? Why hasn't the big shot said a word?]

[Anonymous: Want to know where the Lord of Dragon Kingdom was born. He dared to break the novice protection on the first day; isn't that a bit too bold?]

[Anonymous: Brother Su Yang must be a very charming man. Is it convenient to private chat and have a deeper exchange?]