Maybe good times had finally come. After leaving the ruined mountains, there was a smooth road ahead. This was not a pristine natural environment, but one that had been obviously artificially modified.
Here, they discovered many ancient Zerg ruins. Judging from the metal tools, musical instruments, precious metal ritual vessels, dyed clothing, etc. they used, they already had a large-scale home.
Because they had arrived late, these ruins had been explored before, and no new maps or treasure chests were found.
“It feels like the further we go inside, the closer we are to modern civilization.” An Yinong lifted an exquisite pottery jar.
This seemed to be the residence of an aristocrat, built of pure white marble with delicate sculptures on the surface and gorgeous decorations. There were metal incense burners, boxes inlaid with gems, patterned wool blankets, delicate curtains and other items in the room. He also found ancient cosmetics, which seemed to be polished with precious gems.
“The ceiling is so high, it seems that the owner’s insect shape is also taken into consideration.” This narcissistic owner pasted his own insect shape on the wall with colorful gems, and even the architectural style followed his own habits.
In retrospect, different Zergs had completely different preferences. For example, this homeowner liked a tall house that was dry, ventilated and facing the sun. The owner of a house they passed by before built his house on the ground, which was dark and damp.
After appreciating these houses of different styles, An Yinong began to look for clues. In fact, the scene was a bit messy, and he didn’t know whether it was left by the previous contestants or the information conveyed to them by the ruins.
After searching the ruins for a while, they found something: “These people are too rough. Forget it, I won’t look for it anymore.”
In fact, in addition to the ruins, there were many benefits here, such as fields and orchards, small animals that wereeasy to hunt, and other strange resources. They even found copper mines and other mineral veins.
There were so many things here, and there was no danger. Many players stopped here to collect food and daily necessities.
“Why don’t you keep going?”
“There is a big river ahead with no visible bank. No one knows what is on the other side of the river, so we want to collect enough things to make plans.”
That’s true, but because life here was too comfortable and nothing dangerous had happened in the past few days, many people collected and collected, and gradually they did not want to move forward anymore.
“I really can’t walk anymore. If there is any natural disaster, the worst that can happen is that I will just give up the game after eating and drinking.” They said this with sharpness in their eyes.
“Is that so? Qin, there are so many supplies here, so let’s stay here for a while and collect some food, okay?”
Qin: “…Okay.”
Fengchi: “Growl.”
There was always a period of silence in people’s live broadcast rooms.
“It’s like watching a newlywed couple going out for a picnic with their pets…”
“Just say a little more, Lou, he is my only psychological placebo during military training!”
“Woo woo woo, is Lou also doing military training? Me too, my legs are about to break. I’m a message bug, hiding underground to transmit information, why do I have to practice running? Woo woo woo.”
“Don’t even mention you, the message bug. Even I, the dead branch mimic bug, will run away. For our species of insects, the highest principle since ancient times is to be as still as a mountain!”
It seemed that the audience outside the venue had also been having a hard time recently.
There were so many good things in this place, especially all kinds of food. An Yinong, who was still in the differentiation period, needed a lot of food, so they stayed here for days.
The bow and arrows that they had been carrying for a long time finally came in handy. In addition to fruits and vegetables, An Yinong was also able to bring back some small game. As for Qin, he also found some precious ingredients along the way. Their meals were always very rich. Later, they found a syrup tree not far away that could replenish energy, so they lit a fire and boiled sugar.
“Let me show you the process of making candied haws.” An Yinong rolled the washed and skewered fruits in the syrup, and asked Qin to blow some cold air to freeze the syrup. Then his candied haws were ready.
“You have one, I have one, Feng Chi…”
Fengchi retreated in fear: This carnivore would never compromise.
“All right.”
The candied haws covered with thick syrup were very sweet. He was the only one who liked them. Qin ate them with his nose pinched.
“I can actually make Qin eat the food she hates the most.”
“Tsk tsk tsk, if there’s no relationship here, I’d use my head as a ball. Anyway, this thing looks delicious. I like fruit and I like sugar.” The sweet-loving audience in the live broadcast room looked at the shiny candied haws and felt like eating some.
“I want to try wrapping the meat skewers like this.” Another audience member popped up.
“Meat skewers? These are obviously fruit skewers, you heretic!”
“Everything can be skewered. You vegetarians can just eat vegetarian food, and why do you care how we eat meat?” A carnivorous Zerg sneered.
“Well, can stinky smoked fish be eaten like this?” A weak voice came out at this time. This voice came from an insect race that liked stinky things.
“Don’t waste the syrup, you heretic!” said in unison the people who had almost started a quarrel before.
The food preferences of different Zerg species were as different as their living environment preferences.
In fact, the game discussion area here was not very peaceful. The incident involving the Soul Clan High Priest had caused a big stir outside. Apart from Qin, many potential players in the game had been attacked. Only one person escaped, and the others all…
Now it was clear that the aliens wanted to wipe out all the contestants and give the Zerg a slap in the face. The people were shouting to stop the game show and send someone to pick up the contestants immediately to ensure their safety.
But the situation was more complicated, because the default setting of their game was ‘three things that cannot be interfered with’. Simply put, it can’t be done.
“The planet in the game show is now surrounded by star chains, yes, the space junk that takes up space. We can fly over there now, but we have to clear the star chains that don’t automatically retreat before the set time. The result is that the game is over before the star chains are cleared.”
It’s not that they didn’t want to stop the game, but that the objective course of action was to wait until the end.
Of course, the game was not completely without remedial measures. Not long ago, they sent a message to all surviving players: aliens have sneaked in to hunt players, and hope that players will pay attention to their safety. And, if you start from an optimistic point of view, it is not a bad idea to regard it as a test.
Contestant: …It’s really difficult.
Since there was no other way now, the audience could only curse the game developers while continuing to follow the live broadcast.
Because of the “war preparations”, most entertainment activities had stopped, and many functions of the virtual space had been temporarily closed. In addition to work, study and training, only the survival game live broadcast room could give them a break.
Many people flocked into Qin and An Yinong’s live broadcast rooms. Since they had beaten up the Soul Clan’s high priest, it seemed that they would have a long life, so they didn’t want to keep changing the live broadcast room. And at times like this, everyone needed some confidence.
However, new viewers did not expect that instead of seeing the dangerous survival scene, they saw a pair of dogs with a weird atmosphere (Fengchi: Are you polite?) being fed super sweet fruit skewers dipped in syrup.
“They are…” One new viewer couldn’t help but quit and take a look, suspecting that he had entered the wrong live broadcast room.
“Hey, you’ll get used to it if you look at the sky more.” The old viewers in the live broadcast room were more Buddhist. When they met each other outside, they greeted each other in a friendly manner and discussed whether they should give gifts if this happens. After all, they had witnessed the whole process of this love.
“If so, will the wedding be held at the Explorer Headquarters? I wonder if there is a chance to see the wedding live. After all, it is an illegal organization, and the ‘government’ should not allow live broadcasts or anything like that, right?” Qin’s audience imagined.
“Huh? But it was Mai who killed the Soul Clan’s high priest. People like Mai must be invited to the Capital Star, so the wedding must be held on the Capital Star.” An Yinong’s audience immediately retorted.
“But Mai was carried away afterwards, and just by looking at the size difference, you can tell whose house the wedding was held in, right?” Qin’s audience gave a hypocritical smile.
“That doesn’t prove anything. Strength isn’t determined by size. The contrast is pretty sweet, isn’t it?” Annon’s audience laughed even more hypocritically.
Qin’s audience: …
An Yinong’s audience: …
Okay, the temporary friendship was over.
Qin’s audience rushed into the live broadcast room: “You must do your best! Face the challenge, Qin! How can you let others take the initiative with your fame?!”
An Yinong’s viewers also flocked to the live broadcast room: “The posture of love has nothing to do with age or body shape, you must be awesome!”
Other people were concerned: … The style of the audience outside the game was strange, and the style of the people in the game was also strange.
While other contestants were worrying about interference from foreign races and trying hard to think of ways to protect themselves, this one was still eating (crossed out) and conserving his energy.
“Ah–” Fengchi gained a few pounds.
This was their first week in the game, and there were still three days until the split. An Yinong’s most obvious feeling was that his appetite was increasing, as if there was a black hole in his stomach.
“You need to eat a lot. The energy from these foods will be stored and help you break down.” Qin hunted more ingredients, including the ‘roast chicken’ that An Yinong had mentioned in his dream.
A giant bird that was coated with seasoning and roasted to a crispy outside and tender inside, the eggs that had found before, and some other scattered fruits and vegetables, this was his dinner today.
Looking at the leftover bones and debris on the ground, An Yinong couldn’t help but sigh: “Luckily I entered the game world, otherwise, I really couldn’t afford to support myself outside.”
He was not completely ignorant. He knew that the food Qin caught must be very precious.
Qin’s eyes flickered: He had long noticed that An Yinong in the differentiation stage needed to consume excessive amounts of food, even more than the intake of high-level Zerg. But considering his special abilities, this didn’t seem to be a big deal.
He needed to take in more nutrients, which was a good thing for Qin, because it meant he may break through the restrictions of his parents and become a higher-level Zerg. If possible, he hoped to be a medium-level Zerg, with enough power to protect himself and not limited by lifespan.
“We’ll leave tomorrow.” Perhaps they thought there were still options if they continued playing the game, so An Yinong and Qin decided to leave this fertile land with abundant supplies and extremely low risk.
After the discussion, An Yinong went to sleep and he stayed up for the rest of the night.
Unexpectedly, he had another dream that night. He dreamed of a soft cake dripping with honey and milk. When he cut it gently with a knife, the sweet and soft cream came out. The sweet and delicious cake attracted many ants and flying insects, which were crowded.
Seeing them fluttering their wings and crawling around, An Yinong felt that his insect phobia, which had just been cured, was coming back. Suddenly, a hand holding a spray bottle appeared in his sight, with the word “insect control” written on it.
An Yinong’s heart was pounding.
The insects knew nothing about it and continued to eat the cake frantically. Their feet were stuck to the honey, their mouths were covered with cream, and their stomachs were so round that they could not even fly.
At this time, the hand holding the insecticide spray was aimed at the cake and the spray nozzle was pressed…
“!” He woke up and stared blankly at the top of the tent: something bad happened.
An Yinong immediately got up and went outside. Qin was still sitting by the fire watching the syrup being boiled. The syrup had become very thick. In addition to the syrup, there were also many pieces of meat strung up with branches, which had been dried out by the smoke.
“Qin, how about we go now? Let’s cross the river and go to the other side.”
