Besides the central pillar, the entire space inside the tower is arranged in a circular distribution.
The entrance where Lin Yi and the others entered the tower is at the six o'clock position of the circle.
They walked along the edge in a clockwise direction.
Lin Yi also saw the "campsite" that Guo Yinglong mentioned.
In fact, it was nothing like a campsite, just a few shabby tents.
But at least they offered some privacy.
As Lin Yi and the others followed Guo Yinglong further inside,
the campsites became increasingly rudimentary.
"Uh, we're here."
Guo Yinglong felt a bit awkward.
In front of them were dozens of men crammed into a small space, where even tattered tents were absent.
These people were sleeping soundly on the cold floor.
The sanitary conditions were even more worrying.
Because there were no partitions, the women living in this area were as uninhibited as the men, acting no differently.
Those who couldn't stand such an environment had probably left the tower long ago.
"Mr. Wang, I'm back."
Guo Yinglong greeted the oldest man in the campsite, who was studying a notebook intently.
The old man put down the notebook, pushed up his glasses, glanced at Guo Yinglong, and then slowly said, "Back from picking up people?"
"Just find a place to sit, I won't bother dividing your living spaces."
"After all, you all know each other."
Mr. Wang seemed somewhat aloof.
He was only slightly polite to Guo Yinglong.
He didn't even look directly at Lin Yi and the others.
After saying this, he continued his writing and drawing in the notebook.
Guo Yinglong forced a smile, found a broom from somewhere, and swept the ground.
Then he invited everyone to sit down.
Lin Yi had endured hard times before; the old house in Jiangcheng was dirtier than this, so he didn't mind and sat down first.
The others, despite their varying thoughts, could only accept their fate in the end.
Only Ding Yue murmured something.
"It's so hot..."
"How come the neighboring campsites look like there are prefabricated rooms, but ours is completely open-air..."
Guo Yinglong: "You should be grateful."
"Some people don't even have a place to rest."
"The division of campsites is very strict."
Lin Yi had also noticed earlier that these so-called campsites, although simple,
were clearly delineated.
They were divided by someone specifically.
After observing along the way, Lin Yi also discovered that the campsites near the entrance, at the six o'clock position, were the mediocre ones.
Not good, but not bad either.
Whereas the campsite they were in was the worst tier.
Based on the position, it should be in the 11 o'clock area.
Not far away, in the 12 o'clock area, there were even prefab rooms instead of tents.
Lin Yi saw the people entering and exiting the prefab rooms could bring out a gust of cool air with them.
There were even air conditioners inside.
"Don't be fooled by Mr. Wang's demeanor; he's actually a kind person."
"He's been in the tower for over thirty years now."
"He takes care of newcomers from Da Xia like us, while those from other countries have to fend for themselves."
Lin Yi asked, "What's the use of these campsites? They seem to be very important places."
Guo Yinglong nodded and said, "Of course, they are very important."
"If you're not in a campsite, every day at noon, the central area of the tower will automatically absorb people wandering outside the campsite."
"Moreover, only within the campsite will you not feel hunger or thirst."
Lin Yi came to a realization.
He had been wondering before.
How do the hundreds of people in such a huge enclosed space manage their eating, drinking, and waste?
It seems now that as long as you're in the campsite, you can skip meals.
"Besides these two basic functions, the campsite can also automatically heal injuries."
"Although the trial journey in the tower won't cause death, injuries can still occur."
"In advanced campsites, even severe injuries can heal completely in one day."
"As for ours, it might take a month in the worst case..."
"Besides healing injuries, campsites refresh three initial bonus states every day at 12 o'clock, and you can choose one of them. This state is a benefit for preparing to enter."
"As you can see, advanced campsites have better environments and more privacy."
Ding Yue couldn't take it anymore and asked, "So how do we get into those advanced campsites next to us?"
He stood up and walked to the window.
He could clearly reach out and touch the outside.
But the cool sea breeze outside didn't blow in at all.
The stifling environment inside the entire tower really tested one's endurance.
"Ha ha."
"Xiaomin, did you hear that? These rookies from Da Xia living in a D-grade campsite are saying they want to seize our S-grade campsite."
Before Guo Yinglong could answer Ding Yue's question,
a mocking voice was heard.
Lin Yi looked over.
He saw two Goryeo men holding chocolate ice creams not far away, looking at them with mocking expressions.
"I'm so scared~!"
"Your weak country, barely surviving with 11 remnants clinging to the tower, should stop dreaming such delusional dreams, haha!"
The two laughed loudly.
People from other nearby camps also had mocking faces.
There was no choice; in this place, having fewer people put you at such a disadvantage.
Guo Yinglong was instantly furious.
But before he could speak,
Wang Yizhong, who had been reading the notebook, spoke calmly: "The more people linger in this place, the weaker that country is."
"Because the strong ones have long since cleared the trials and left with their spirit weapons."
"You two worthless scum, you have the nerve to point fingers at us from Da Xia?"
The two Goryeo men were left speechless by these few words.
They could only leave with harsh words, "Just wait until our players from the Han Empire come this year and break higher records. Let's see what you say then!"
Guo Yinglong retorted, "You might be waiting for nothing."
"Are you so underdeveloped that you can't count how many people we have coming?"
As Guo Yinglong finished saying this,
the two Goryeo men were instantly dumbfounded.
Because they hadn't realized earlier, but including Guo Yinglong who arrived early,
this time, Da Xia had brought in 10 newcomers directly!
Immediately, others from different camps who were watching the drama stopped laughing.
Because the implications of this were self-evident!
This year's Da Xia, strong enough to bring despair!
All ten members made it in??
This left no room for other countries to survive!
The two who had been joking were instantly reduced to clowns and left in embarrassment.
"You guys probably guessed it already."
"The allocation of campsites depends on the total score based on the number of floors cleared by people from each respective country in the tower."
"For the first 30 floors, 1 point per floor cleared."
"Starting from the 69th floor, 2 points per floor cleared."
"After the 50th floor, it's said that clearing once gives either 5 or 10 points."
"Currently in the entire tower, the average clearing level is around the 25th floor."
"Prior to our arrival, there were only 11 Da Xia people here."
"While the numbers of people from other countries were generally around forty or fifty."
"Goryeo had an exaggerated count of over ninety people."
"So, they were assigned to the S-grade camp, and we could only be in the D-grade camp."
"Because our Da Xia is too strong, Da Xia is too weak..."
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