After figuring out what kind of animal the opponents were this time and determining the alliance matters, Xia Yu did not continue to waste time in this open space. He found a corner without anyone and opened the map.

After all, this is a game, and it is impossible for players to have a dark look. Although Xia Yu's body turned into a black panther, he found that the function of the watch had not disappeared. However, the display function turned into 3D imaging.

Using the watch can not only see the names of other players, check the current number of survivors in the game, check your own attributes and record, but also call up the game map.

Xia Yu looked at the map of Volcanic Island. The map only marked the names of different regions, but did not mark the distribution of resources.

But as an old player, Xia Yu can calculate a lot of things just from some limited information on the map.

In the center of the island is the smoke-filled volcano.

Below the volcano, next to the crater, there is a small lake marked as [Crater Lake]. To the east of the volcano is a continuous mountain range with a towering peak. The top part of the mountain is white, obviously covered with ice and snow, and is marked as [Eagle Rock Peak].

In the southeast of the volcano, below [Eagle Rock Peak] is a large lake marked as [Still Water Lake], and a river extends from the Still Water Lake to the distant sea.

To the south of the volcano are continuous grasslands and small woods and hills. In the middle of the grassland, there is a black crack-like icon marked as [Death Rift].

To the west of the volcano is a large jungle, and there is also an icon of a building in the jungle, marked with [Ancient Ruins].

To the north of the volcano is a large forest, with a mouse with a big tree in the middle, marked as [Ancient Giant Tree]. A river bypasses the side of the giant tree, circles several bends between the jungle and the forest, and finally injects into the sea.

At the junction of forests and jungles, that is, to the northwest of the volcano, there is also a slightly smaller lake, marked as [Lower of Leaf].

There are some smaller marks in other places, usually some mountains, rivers, forests, etc.

Looking at the big icons, Xia Yu was worried.

Generally speaking, particularly conspicuous landmarks in the game often have some special designs such as monsters, missions, bosses, hidden treasures, etc.

So those five king beasts will most likely be refreshed in the positions marked by these large icons, especially the names of Eagle Rock Peak, Death Rift, Ancient Giant Trees, and ancient ruins. They sound like the BOSS's nest, and in these areas, it is very likely that the number of other resources will be greater.

I believe others can guess this.

If you want to eat chicken in the end, you must choose one of the areas to explore and collect resources. It is best to win the soul of a king beast and try to enhance your strength. In this way, it is very likely to have conflicts with other players, which is very dangerous.

On the contrary, if you just want to enter the top three, there is no need to go to those hot spots, just collect scattered resources in the surrounding open areas and strive to enter the finals.

Xia Yu undoubtedly belongs to the former. Considering the ecological niche of the Black Panther, there is no doubt that forests or jungles are his best choice.

Soon Xia Yu made a plan, first collecting resources in the forest or jungle, and then finding ways to stroll around ancient giant trees or ancient ruins. Forget Yezhi Lake, we can't afford to mess with the monsters in the water.

Then he began to calculate the game's circle shrinking mechanism. In general battle royale games, the circle shrinking positions are usually random and there is no fixed safety zone. Players need to constantly move to avoid the threat of the poison circle, but in this game, Xia Yu felt that it should be different.

The reason why I think so is because the volcano in the center of the map. According to the game background, it is precisely because of the existence of the volcano that the Breath of the Glacier did not cover the island. Moreover, the volcano happens to be located in the center of the island. It is very likely that the shrinking circle will be held with the crater as the center point. The final circle is likely to be near the crater. In this way, the location of the safety zone can be calculated.

According to the scale on the map, the radius of this island is about 50 kilometers. It is known that after 24 hours, the Breath of the Glacier will completely swallow the island. The Breath of the Glacier will spread once every three hours, which means that it will spread eight times in total, with a distance of about six kilometers each time.

Considering that I don’t know how fast the Breath of the Glacier spreads, I can ensure my own safety by running out of a range of six kilometers before the Breath of the Glacier spreads.

Of course, this is just a guess, so it is best to run a little further for the first time in the lap. If you confirm your guess, it will be simple in the future.

Because the more you rely on the inner circle, the smaller the area of ​​the map. If the resources on the map are distributed evenly, that is, the more tight the resources will be, and the competition among players will be more intense. Then the early stage of the game is the easiest stage to obtain resources. Obtaining as many resources as possible in the first few hours after starting the game will be the key to players' victory.

If you develop well in the early stage and have a certain strength, you will not only have stronger self-protection ability, but also have a higher chance of taking down the soul of the king beast. It can be said that it is a virtuous cycle. On the contrary, if you develop poorly in the early stage, you will fall into a vicious cycle in the later stage.

Xia Yu had just figured out the key here, and he arrived soon after sixty minutes.

[System prompt: The time has come and the game is about to begin. Please select your login location. After selecting, please confirm that the preparation is completed. After all players are ready, the game will officially start.]

The map on the watch pops up again, and a movable cursor appears on the outermost circle of sand on the island.

Xia Yu immediately understood that players could choose their birth location at the Volcano Island, but they could only choose somewhere on the beach, which was convenient. He thought he wanted to skydiving.

Xia Yu chose the initial location on a beach in the northwest of the island, where the jungle and forest junction were bounded, and then chose to prepare.

A moment later, as the last player finished preparing, a white light flashed in front of Xia Yu's eyes. The next second, he found himself appearing on a beach. On his left was a lush tropical rainforest and on his right was a dense forest. The two areas were divided by a river, clearly divided and spreading to the distance.

Deep in the dense forest, on the distant horizon, you can see a towering volcano. The smoke from the crater is slowly rising, and can be seen vaguely even dozens of kilometers away.
Chapter completed!