When Lin Chi and Frankenstein returned to the Blood Eagle Tribe's headquarters, it was already dark.

There seemed to be simple heating equipment in the cave, but the cold cold at about minus 70 degrees Celsius still penetrated into the skin through protective clothing, which made Lin Chi feel like he fell into an ice cellar and hugged his arms tightly.

"This ghost place is really cold." He whispered.

Before the motorcycle lost power, Lin Chi drove the steel chariot with super climbing performance and safely entered the cave. Then he lowered the camouflage net at the entrance of the cave to cover the already hidden cave.

On Mars nights where the temperature is extremely low, no one should wander around outside. In this way, the territory of the Blood Eagle Tribe has become a temporary safe house, and there is no need to worry about the enemy coming.

However, the temperature here... is really too anti-human.

"Burn fuel." Frankenstein said as he stood in front of the oil barrel in the corner of the cave.

"Stop teasing, we will suffocate to death by burning here." Lin Chi shook his head.

"I forgot that humans need to breathe." Frankenstein gave up his original plan, sat on the stone slab in the corner of the cave, and said tremblingly: "It's so cold."

The temperature in the cave now completely exceeds the control scope of the player's protection system, and even the player's virtual body will be significantly affected.

——So, how did the people of the Blood Eagle tribe survive?

Looking at the corpses piled up in the cave, Lin Chi couldn't help but fall into deep thought, and then noticed that the two space suits that he and Frankenstein had taken off were placed in front of the Blood Eagle Tribe's wardrobe.

"It's better to change the space suit." Lin Chi immediately made a judgment: "At least it won't freeze to death."

At this temperature, as long as you take off your protective suit, you may be frozen to death immediately. The two of them can only wear space suits outside while wearing protective suits, completely wrapping their bodies into bloated dumplings.

Although it is not very beautiful, the most important thing now is to survive in this ghost place. No one will pay attention to appearance issues on Mars. Survival is the only purpose of people.

Although the two of them were almost frozen, the pigs and rats in the cage were still very happy. It seemed that these strange animals were more adaptable to the Martian environment than humans, and were still arching in the cage, looking active.

The thick spacesuits, while isolating the air conditioner, also blocked the sounds from the outside world. Lin Chi and Frankenstein turned on the radio and sat on the stone slab in the corner of the cave, chatting without saying a word:

"Will Lin Chi be like a human?" asked Frankenstein.

"What does it mean?" Lin Chi frowned and looked at the other person's face through the double-layer mask: "I am a human being."

"Get married and have children, and reproduce." Frankenstein explained.

“…I’ll go.”

When Lin Chi heard this topic, he was speechless for a moment and asked back: "Why are you like my relatives? You still urge this every day?"

"No, but humans are social animals." Frankenstein's scarlet eyes, blinking and looking at Lin Chi, "It's true based on the information I know."

"That's right, but I don't think it's bad to live alone." Lin Chi showed a malicious smile on his face: "And, isn't my family still there? How can it be considered to live alone?"

"I'm not your wife." Frankenstein said seriously.

"Ha, I'm just kidding." Lin Chi raised his head and looked at the stone wall on the top of the cave covered by shadows.

He has always had more real feelings about the virtual world than the real world. Although he doesn't give up the real world like some fanatical players, he almost completely abandons the real world and is addicted to brain imaging games every day. But the time he spends in the virtual world is also increasing.

In addition to "Blade of Sword" and "War Paradise", Lin Chi is also playing several other games, earning his own living expenses in the game, which is also one of the tasks of professional players.

Although it is just a routine when playing those games, the immersion level of imaging games in the brain is naturally not comparable to that of the past games.

——As long as you enter the virtual world, you will be affected by that world. As for the degree of influence, it depends on the degree of imitation of the game.

Lin Chi, who has always been uninterested in the real world, is also very clear that he seems to be being influenced by "War Paradise", but there is nothing wrong with this...

Thinking of this, he asked casually: "What about you? What are you going to do?"

Lin Chi knew that, contrary to himself who wanted to take risks in the virtual world, Frankenstein's goal seemed to be "becoming a human". He didn't know why this AI had such an idea, but the other party must have his own reasons.

"I want to have a body." Frankenstein's answer was not hesitant, and there was no confusion in his voice.

"Is the human body? That thing is very fragile, so humans develop artificial organs." Lin Chi looked at the "human" beside him.

"I know, but I still want it." Frankenstein stretched out his right hand wrapped in two layers of protection and pressed it on his chest. Then he said a line that seemed very literary:

"The body is a proof of survival."

"I think consciousness is the proof of living. What is the difference between a walking corpse without self-consciousness and a robot?" Lin Chi raised his eyebrows.

"We have different ideas." Frankenstein didn't want to argue, but just looked down at the nearby corpse: "I'm going to sleep."

Before he finished speaking, this AI, which didn't need to sleep, had already fallen on the stone slab and started to snore. Seeing this guy's appearance, Lin Chi sighed helplessly:

"I said that I don't need to imitate me in this regard..."

As he said that, he also fell on the stone slab, and his consciousness fell into the brain, which is common in imaging games.

...

Early the next morning, before the oxygen supply equipment of the protective clothing stopped working, Lin Chi woke up on time.

A day on Mars is about 40 minutes longer than the Earth. But this is not the reason why Lin woke up sooner or later. What awakened him was the radio equipment in his protective suits and a damn radio station he received:

"Hello everyone, everyone, this is the War God Radio Station broadcasting the entire Mars! How many people were frozen to death last night? I guess there are many more corpses going to become food for pigs and rats!"

"Damn, is this radio station forcibly listening?" Lin Chi said angrily.

He tried to adjust to other bands, but the host's voice was full of mockery, but it was still very clear, as if he was making a straightforward sarcasm to Lin Chi's useless behavior:

"The song we bring to you today is "Let-It-Burn" by Avatar! What else can I say? Let the world burn!"

Lin Chi had to admit that although he was not interested in this anchor, the song he chose was very suitable for his own appetite. While he was listening to the metal music with great enthusiasm, the Frankenstein next to him also sat up.

It seems that the map of Mars Ruins does not perform full-band scanning on the first day like other maps, but gives players some time to adapt and let everyone get familiar with the environment of Mars first. Then...

"The fight will probably start today." Lin Chi said to the Frankenstein next to him.

In order not to make players unable to find enemies, there is a mechanism for forcing players to drag players into battle in every map of "War Paradise", and this is definitely no exception.

So, what will be the reason for this war?

Lin Chi was thinking, the music in his ears came to an abrupt end, and the voice of the male anchor of the radio station sounded again, with a little excitement in his voice:

"I said, have you heard of it? The Wild Wolf tribe has challenged other tribes!"

——What does this mean? Could it be a signal of battle?

Lin Chi, who noticed something strange, narrowed his eyes and continued to listen to the anchor:

"One of the most powerful tribes on Mars, the Wild Wolf Tribe, is now challenging other tribes on the highest mountain in the solar system! If there are tribes that can seize the flag, you can gain control of the Wild Wolf Tribe!"

"What is the highest mountain in the solar system?" Lin Chi muttered.

Just as he finished speaking, Frankenstein had already given the answer in a cold voice:

"Olympus volcano located on Mars is the highest volcano in the solar system. It has a diameter of 600 kilometers at the bottom and an altitude of more than 27 kilometers. The average height is 22 kilometers. The diameter of the crater reaches 80 kilometers and is about 3 kilometers deep."

"You know a lot..." Lin Chi nodded in approval.

"Collecting data is my expertise," Frankenstein said seriously. At this time, the anchor had already begun to announce the rules of the challenge:

"Although most people know, the group of people who were just thrown here may not be very clear. So I will explain it again: the so-called 'tribal challenge' is the normal way of confrontation between Martian tribes!"

"Everyone is just trying to survive. Without deep hatred, he would not slaughter other tribes. Tribal challenges are the way to let each tribe decide the outcome without the bloody massacre!"

"The tribe challenge is not forcibly participated. Each tribe can choose whether to participate. If you choose to participate, the tribe needs to send at least one, up to ten warriors to compete in one area!"

"The warriors of the tribe will carry the flag of their tribe. Once the warriors sent are annihilated by other tribes, their flags will fall into the hands of other tribes. The tribes that have obtained the flag will gain control of the tribes that have been seized! This is the rule of Mars!"

"The tribe members who want to participate in this challenge, please arrive at the camp at the foot of Mount Olympus within three days and be prepared. The Wild Wolf tribe is provoking you all and give them some color!"

After introducing the rules, the anchor's voice disappeared, and the "God of War Radio Station" that could not be turned off suddenly disappeared.

After hearing the rules mentioned by the other party, Lin Chi immediately understood the so-called "tribal challenge" rules and said with a smile: "So it's a flag-grabbing mode..."

The Flag-Snatching Mode is actually a common mode in old-fashioned PVP games, which appeared much earlier than the Battle Royale mode, but in "War Paradise", this mode rarely appears. However, in the map of Mars Ruins, the long-lost Flag-Snatching Mode finally reveals its true identity.

"Yes." Frankenstein agreed.

While talking, a task prompt suddenly appeared in their sight:

Start the mission: Tribal Challenge.

The Wild Wolf tribe is launching a challenge at Mount Olympus and defeat them.

Mission reward: You can bring out the map's minions (each team member gets one, and you can bring out even if you have not completed the winning conditions).

...

Seeing the prompts for this mission, Lin Chi immediately realized that the "forced battle" in this map is undoubtedly the so-called tribal challenge!

For many players who have never won, the attraction of minions is definitely huge. After all, most players have no other subordinates except the three expansion pack minions sold by the official.

Although the three minions sold by the official are not strong enough, for players who like to pursue different things, having their own unique minions is definitely more attractive than bringing those "road goods".

Now, if you can win the tribal challenge, you can ignore the winning conditions and directly obtain a permanent minion. The attractiveness of this mission reward is probably even greater for many players than legendary equipment!

Needless to say, there will definitely be bloody storms on the side of Olympus volcano...

"Do you want to participate?" Frankenstein asked coldly.

"Is that need to be said?" Lin Chi smiled and said, "Of course I have to participate."

It feels very exciting to start a flag-catching battle on the highest mountain in the solar system. I think it is very interesting to think about it. Lin Chi will naturally not miss the opportunity to participate in this kind of battle.

However, when it comes to the entourage, new problems arise again:

"Can't this map bring entourage in?"
To be continued...