Beams of light shot down from the sky, with so people being teleported away from the Nine-story Tower, while Zhang nglong and the others, under the guidance of this light, headed to the second floor of the Nine-story Tower.
Interestingly, this ti everyone was teleported to the sa area, rather than being scattered like before.
"My power! Why is it all gone?"
"Mine too!"
A panicked voice rang out among the crowd, as those Main Gods discovered at that mont that their abilities had disappeared, and even their bodies beca extraordinarily fragile, as if they had turned into ordinary people.
Of course, the "ordinary people" here were certainly better than Earthlings, but compared to their original Main God powers, their current bodies were as weak as ants.
"What the hell is going on?" Zhang nglong also noticed the loss of power in his body, as if it had been stripped away by so force.
[Dean, this should be a "forbidden" space-ti.]
"Speak plainly!"
[Simply put, this is a world where the World Force is very complex. It might exist in two forms, or even more, and these World Forces suppress the evolution of life in this world.]
"Then I don't understand," Zhang nglong said. "A world where life evolution is suppressed could still threaten the Main World to the point of destruction?"
[That's sothing the Dean will need to explore on your own, but this world should be very interesting.]
"Hmm? What's this?" Zhang nglong suddenly noticed a few flashing numbers in an inconspicuous spot before him. The number was 10:00:00, which looked like the ti count on Earth, and it was slowly decreasing.
"Do you see numbers in front of you?" Zhang nglong asked Nazha and the others around him.
"Yes, 100:00:00, and it's decreasing."
"Bigger than mine?" Zhang nglong was confused, not knowing what the endpoint of the number signified, but he was sure it wouldn't be anything good.
"The second challenge of the Nine-story Tower is a world where strength and life are restricted, and everything here requires equivalent exchanges with life. The numbers you see in front of you reflect your remaining life, and you must find ways to replenish your Life Force to survive for a year. Struggle, ants!"
"Oh, by the way, one of you broke the balance during the first trial, so you will be punished. Your remaining life is only one-tenth of what others have, as a punishnt for breaking the rules."
"Oh, no wonder," Zhang nglong nodded, realizing that his remaining life was only 10 hours, right?
Though it seed perilous, Zhang nglong felt no fear. Instead, his rebellious spirit was ignited again.
Saying I broke the rules and punished ? Then this ti, I'll turn your second trial upside down once more!
But before that, Zhang nglong needed to figure out how to increase his remaining life.
At this ti, the other Main Gods began walking off in various directions, realizing that the place they had gathered seed only a temporary opening, and passing through an invisible mbrane, they found themselves in a bustling tropolis.
"This place, it feels familiar." Although the tech level here was far beyond Earth, without the scent of combat and bloodshed, the atmosphere was more familiar to Zhang nglong.
"The voice just ntioned that our remaining life can be replenished. Let's explore this world for an hour and exchange intel later."
After the first trial, Zhang nglong had built so prestige among the people, gaining a great influence, so no one opposed his suggestion.
"Store, plaza, sports center, neighborhood..." Though the societal structure differed, Zhang nglong noticed shadows of Earth's civilization here.
"Are these people still alive?" Zhang nglong observed the various people on the street, logically thinking this should be a destroyed world; why would there still be living people here?
[They are indeed alive and have their own thoughts and actions,] Gou Dan answered, [I guess this world gave birth to so special entities, and perhaps those entities were the ones destroyed, leaving the civilization largely intact.]
"They are indeed quite lucky." Compared to a completely destroyed civilization or world, this one was indeed relatively fortunate.
"Hmm? Job posting?" Zhang nglong suddenly noticed a holographic display nearby, and with Gou Dan's translation, he understood the words on it.
Job Vacancy
Number of Positions: 5
Salary: 50 Ti Coins per day
Requirents: ...
"Ti Coin? This seems like so kind of currency." At that mont, Zhang nglong seed to have figured out what this trial was about.
There was a movie once called "In Ti," where humans obtained ti through labor, and this ti equated to life. If ti ran out, they died, but with infinite ti, they had endless life. They seed to have arrived in a similar world.
[Dean, I just browsed through the network data of this world and it's roughly as you judged,] Gou Dan relayed the information he found to Zhang nglong.
This indeed was a fascinating world. Here, ti was currency, ford from the world's World Force that could be absorbed into the body, converting into life, or extracted from one's life to make Ti Coins.
Another trait: not all people here were ordinary; they could beco stronger through cultivation and technology. The longer their lifespan, the greater the power they could exert!
In other words, for people of the sa realm, one with 1 hour of lifespan left and another with 100 years, the one with 100 years could wield greater power.
With most of the strength stripped away, in this world, ti was everything; ti was money.
And if they had enough money, they could even restore their Main God-level powers! Then, in this world, they would have a higher degree of freedom and survival chances.
[Dean, it's clear. To get enough ti, you need to work. A day in this world is roughly 40 units of ti. This job pays 50 Ti Coins daily, so working a day leaves a surplus of 10 Ti Coins.]
"Working is impossible. I'll never work in my lifeti." To Zhang nglong, those words were foreign; since inheriting his family fortune, he never worried about money.
[Then what will you do?]
"I'll swindle, deceive, cheat, and steal!" Zhang nglong said, "With all the skills I possess, how could I not get so money?"
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