At the same time, Lilith, who was sitting on his shoulder, asked somewhat doubtfully, "Master, are you sure they are the best candidates?"
Jiang Hao took a few deep breaths to calm himself down.
He then said in a flat tone, "That's right, don't be fooled by their idiotic appearance. They are truly a fighting nation, and also the best choice for agricultural development. You know, the genes for farming and warfare have been etched into their bones for thousands of years."
Hearing Jiang Hao's definite answer, Lilith still didn't quite understand.
But she didn't say anything more, just sat quietly on his shoulder like a mascot.
With his mindset adjusted, Jiang Hao waved his hand and opened the door to the cultivation room.
At the same time, the Players inside, who were in various poses, collectively stiffened their bodies.
Some were tapping on the wall, some were pinching each other, and some had unbuttoned their clothes to study their body structures.
Even more outrageous, someone was actually lying on the ground, sticking out his tongue and licking the floor.
Seeing this scene, Jiang Hao's eyelids twitched uncontrollably again.
The sound of the door opening still attracted the attention of a few people.
"Is this an NPC?"
"Do you even need to ask? His clothes are better than ours, so he's definitely not a Player."
"Stand up straight, this game is so realistic, what if the NPC is also an AI? We definitely need to leave a good impression."
"Oh, oh, oh, right, right."
After another burst of noise, the five people lined up side by side, all maintaining a military posture.
After all, almost all Chinese people have experienced military training.
In such a serious occasion, the few of them became self-aware.
Seeing this, Jiang Hao didn't delay further and took two more steps forward.
He spoke the opening line he had thought about for a long time.
"Fellow compatriots, the Elf Ancient Tree's revival means that our Elf will usher in prosperity once again."
"I am your leader, and also the representative of the Elf Ancient Tree's will, Haoyue."
Hearing this name, a few of them couldn't help but lose their composure.
Especially I Love A Wood, he instantly thought of Jiang Hao.
But now was not the time to complain.
Jiang Hao continued, "However, the revival of our race has just begun, so everyone needs to work together. Does anyone have any questions?"
"No!" The five replied in unison without hesitation.
Seeing this, Jiang Hao still pretended to be an NPC and continued to say expressionlessly, "Alright, now please choose some tasks according to your specialties."
As soon as he finished speaking, a virtual screen popped up in front of each of them.
This light screen, in fact, could only be seen by themselves; there was no actual light screen at all.
It was just Lilith making some modifications to the eyeballs of their bodies.
The few people were immediately attracted by the tasks in front of them.
Task One: Craft Tools (Repeatable Task)
Task Details: As the first batch of Elf to be born, you need to craft some convenient tools to build the Camp.
Task Requirements: Crafting any sturdy and convenient tool counts as completing the task.
Task Reward: For each tool completed, 5-10 experience will be awarded based on practicality.
Task Two: Build Camp (Multiplayer Large Branch Task)
Task Details: To face unknown dangers, the Elf needs a safe Camp.
Construction Branch Task One: Build Walls
Task Details: A safe Camp must have walls that can block wild beasts.
Task Requirements: Build walls at the location designated by the leader to facilitate the construction of future shelters.
Task Reward: Based on the Player's contribution to the construction, participating personnel will receive 100-1000 experience after the leader's inspection.
Construction Branch Task Two: Functional Building Construction.
Task Details: A Camp not only provides shelter but also requires comfort.
Task Requirements: Building different functional buildings can yield different rewards.
Task Reward: Based on the leader's satisfaction, participating Players will receive a starting experience of 50.
Task Three: Food Collection
Task Details: To ensure the food supply for all residents, we need to collect more edible food.
Task Requirements: Follow the leader to hunt and collect ingredients, including meat, fruits, fungi, plants, etc.
Task Reward: Based on the amount of food the Player obtains, 5-100 experience will be given.
Note: This task can only be accepted once per person and currently requires Players to participate in turns.
I Love A Wood had just finished reading the task description and was about to reach out and accept the food collection task.
After all, this clearly meant going out hunting, which was much more exciting than moving bricks in the Camp.
But someone was quicker than him and accepted the task before him.
"Damn it! What kind of hand speed is that? The task was gone as soon as I reached out," I Love A Wood couldn't help but complain.
Heitandou next to him immediately laughed, "Haha, sorry, bro! Just a tiny bit faster."
"Tsk, being young is good. Back in the day, I was also..." Hui Shou Tao, who was only a little slower, couldn't help but feel a bit envious.
Since the hunting task was gone, the other four could only settle for the tool-making task.
After all, building a Camp also required tools; they couldn't just work empty-handed.
Seeing that they had all made their choices, Jiang Hao spoke again, "Then now, everyone, follow me and start working for the future of our race!"
"Yes! Leader!" The four replied in unison again.
Jiang Hao turned and walked out, the few people following behind him, whispering, "The leader's AI seems very advanced. I saw several subtle changes in his facial expressions just now; although not obvious, there were indeed changes."
"Then we have to perform well. Maybe there are also favorability settings. When I logged into this game, it only showed me a Player's convention, and nothing else was introduced."
"That's what makes it interesting, exploring on our own. We are also among the first to try it."
"Right."
Hearing the discussion of the few people behind him, Jiang Hao also had an idea.
During the first version update, he would add this favorability setting.
This way, Players wouldn't easily harass NPCs in the future.
After all, favorability isn't that easy to increase.
The cultivation room was less than five meters from the outside.
The few people following behind also immediately closed their mouths when they saw the scenery outside.
"Oh my god!!!"
"This scenery! Look at the lighting effects! And the swaying of the leaves, those clouds, damn it, I'm going to rave about this game!"
"I can even smell the scent of grass."
"And that bird, although I don't know what kind of bird it is, it's too realistic!"
As soon as the few people exited the Elf Tree, they were immediately shocked by the surrounding scenery again.
It was Jiang Hao who couldn't stand it anymore and clapped his hands to attract their attention.
"Everyone, within one kilometer around the Elf Ancient Tree is considered a relatively safe area. However, I cannot guarantee it definitively, so it is best for everyone to operate within this range, and also be careful of wild beasts that may intrude into the area at any time."
This was not Jiang Hao trying to scare them; when he first arrived, he once heard the roar of a fierce beast from a nearby stream.
To completely extinguish their self-destructive tendencies, Jiang Hao simply controlled them with extremely severe death penalties.
"Although your souls have been born, and your bodies can be cultivated by the Elf Ancient Tree even after death, this requires a huge price."
Hearing the words "huge price," the few people who were originally eager to try were no longer so relaxed.
Heitandou asked cautiously, "Leader, if we unfortunately die, what kind of price will we pay?"
"First, your current experience points will be reset to zero, and secondly, cultivating a new body will take three days and..."
Jiang Hao was about to say money, but then suddenly remembered that there was no money setting yet.
So he had to change his words to "and other prices."
Of course, this was just a special rule Jiang Hao made to prevent them from seeking death. If it was always a three-day cooldown, it would be too much of a waste of the title of the Fourth Catastrophe.
After all, for the Fourth Catastrophe to exert its advantage, quick resurrection is certainly indispensable.
Jiang Hao planned to divide resurrection into two types: normal period and wartime period.
Normal period would have a three-day cooldown, and wartime period would be at most one day. Anyway, the decision was his; he had the final say.
Just hearing about the experience reset and the three-day cooldown, the few people immediately put away their eagerness and dared not act recklessly.
As for what other prices, they didn't delve into it.
"Don't worry, Leader, we will definitely protect ourselves."
"I reached max level in hardcore mode in the classic server in one go, I can definitely survive."
The few people guaranteed one after another.
Jiang Hao nodded with satisfaction at the sight.
He waved his hand and said, "Then, everyone, let's start now and work hard for the great revival of our Elf!"
"Yes!!" Everyone replied in unison again.