As the night deepened, An Yinong fell asleep while swaying in the sand snail, curled up and leaning against Fengchi. Qin sat beside him, looking down at his closed eyes and curled eyelashes.
Tomorrow would be the fourth day of An Yinong’s installment. Normally, if he only consumed a little, An Yinong will feel hungry and need to replenish food. But he didn’t eat anything all night. This meant that he has entered the “cocoon” period. During this period, he didn’t need to consume food. The food he consumed before was energy. I wonder if we will meet again in the next two days.
Qin stretched out his hand and carefully combed An Yinong’s hair. He seemed to sense something in his sleep and called out someone’s name vaguely: “Qin…”
“Yeah, I’m here.”
An Yinong’s expression became visibly relieved, and he no longer talked in his sleep.
“Hiss, I’m really not used to this kind of Ice Blade Qin.” At this time, the number of people online in An Yinong and Qin’s live broadcast room had exceeded nine digits. They were considered to be the fastest group of people in the game.
Two-thirds of the contestants were eliminated two days before the game started. Afterwards, earthquakes, poison gas, river crossings, and sand snails intercepted seven or eight out of the remaining contestants, so there was only less than two thousand people who had crossed the desert or were crossing the desert.
Now, more than half of these two thousand people were stuck in the desert, and only about seven or eight hundred people have crossed the desert. Therefore, the audience only followed these hundreds of people. The group of An Yinong and Qin was particularly eye-catching because of their personal characteristics, killing aliens, and unexpected love (?), and the number of online users had always ranked first.
“The games at the South Venue have become much more interesting because of you guys.”
“Are the players from the North Venue coming upstairs from their live studio?”
“Yeah, the level of the players over there is too average, it’s not as good-looking as here.”
The data emperor outside the live broadcast room had also listed a large picture, analyzed the design inspiration of this game based on the existing clues, and then guessed the levels that may exist in the future. The game was designed in the shape of a circular target, which they knew very early on. So the environment, corresponding era and disasters of each level were the points of analysis by each anchor.
The game information that was currently known was as follows:
The first layer was the coast. In ancient times, the test was the tsunami.
The second level was the coastal plain, also in ancient times, and the test was extreme cold.
The third layer was the forest, the decline era, and the test was heavy rain and floods.
The fourth level was the mountains and forests, the Bronze Age, and the test was an earthquake.
The fifth level was a big river, the time period was unknown, and the test was to cross the river.
The sixth level was the desert, the feudal era, and the test was quicksand and sandstorms…
“Family members, do you find this diagram unexpectedly familiar? Yes, this is it!” An anchor pulled down an information form with a few large characters on it: The history of the Zerg’s emergence into the stars.
“In the first volume of mythology, the creation of the world was accompanied by a tsunami. In the second volume of mythology, the great migration during the Ice Age. In the third volume of mythology, during the creation of “Shan Hai”, the insects and beasts fought for the right to survive, and built their homes after repelling the flood…”
This anchor did not simply narrate, his videos contained arguments from various experts and scholars who had studied ancient times, as well as auxiliary evidence such as living materials, houses, tools, utensils, tombs, etc. left over from various eras.
All this evidence made the inference very convincing: “…So we have reason to believe that after the desert environment, the Zerg experienced the first climate change after entering technological civilization – the greenhouse effect caused global warming and frequent extreme weather in various places.”
At this point, the anchor revealed just the right amount of worry: “But, if my inferences are all correct, the players will be in big trouble later.”
The audience’s hearts were also lifted, as if they were in history class, thinking about what happened before the Zerg appeared in Interstellar.
“After extreme weather comes global anomalies, and then comes…”
“The end of the world?”
The game begins on the fourth day, early in the morning. When An Yinong woke up, he had already left the desert and was lying on a piece of soft grass. There was a gentle breeze and the fragrance of flowers. He continued to sleep, feeling a little groggy. Was this the impact of evolution?
“Are we out of the desert?” An Yinong sat up and looked around. He couldn’t see any other contestants or buildings. “Where is this?”
Qin pointed to the end of the grass: “There is a city from the mechanical civilization era.”
There was indeed a city on this side of the river. Of course, it was a city in the history of the Zerg. Due to the characteristics of different types, An Yinong feels that these buildings were more cyberpunk than the “monster city”.
“Many Zerg like to live in groups. Some live underground, some live in tree holes, and some like to build hills.” Qin introduced.
The Zerg’s living requirements were also integrated into these steel and concrete buildings.
An Yinong saw a cylinder more than 200 meters high. It was surrounded by steel bars, and under each metal bar was a round spherical building. Those who chose this kind of house were all flying Zerg. There were also huge pyramid-like buildings, which were said to be the homes of photophobic insects who liked to live underground.
An Yinong couldn’t see what was wrong with these buildings, but many contestants went in and out of these buildings, so perhaps they had discovered something.
“It’s Qin, and…” The contestants on the road noticed Qin, and some also noticed An Yinong.
An Yinong had a keen eye and noticed that some of the contestants looked at him in a very special way. In theory, these people should not take him seriously, after all, he looked like an incompetent extra. But these people were as vigilant as Qin. Did someone outside pass the message in through some method? He suspected so.
Was it because of the ability to communicate and control plants, or because of making people tell the truth? Should we give it a try? With an idea in mind, An Yinong entered a spherical stall selling magazines and newspapers to look for some clues. Coincidentally, there were several contestants standing there.
Everyone was surprised to see An Yinong in ice and snow form: He entered the game in one form and successfully transitioned into ice and snow form, and was about to end the evolution?
Qin’s subsequent appearance dispelled their doubts. If it was this person, not to mention one period, even an entire evolution could go smoothly. It’s just that they were suspicious of the relationship between the two people, and out of caution they didn’t dare to get close to Qin, this dangerous person.
An Yinong walked in, took out the newspapers and magazines that were not sold out, and read them quickly one by one. Qin was standing by, and in the eyes of others, he was just a top hunter lying there lazily licking his paws.
There was also a young wind-controlling beast following them, carrying something on its back.
“The weather is abnormal.” An Yinong took out some newspapers and showed them to Qin. Seeing a pen inside, he took one and drew circles on the newspapers. He quickly circled “abnormal weather” on several newspapers with different dates.
“I remember that in our country’s history, there was indeed such a record before we flew out of the original interstellar space. Abnormal weather caused earthquakes, tsunamis, sandstorms and other abnormal weather in various places.” A girl with long braids appeared in front of An Yinong, stretched out her hand and said generously, “Hello, my name is Dina.”
“Hello, my name is Mai, and this is Qin.”
“I know. I’ve heard a lot about you.” Dina smiled at Qin, then turned to An Yinong, “Would you like to sit down and talk? My major in college is medieval history. I have some knowledge of the cities and urban history during this period, as well as the next few hundred years.”
An Yinong glanced at Qin and smiled: “Of course.”
“She rejected us and chose those two instead.” As the three of them walked into a beverage store, whispers were heard from the crowd. This girl was a high-level zerg. Although her combat power was not strong, her abilities were very special. Many people wanted to bring her into their team.
“As expected, we can’t expect commoner high-level Zerg to have long-term vision. Doesn’t she know what we can bring her?”
“Wait and see.”
Dina was a straightforward person. After she sat down, she said without any small talk, “I walked around this city for a day and saw the Rainbow Bridge and the Triangle Building. Considering its features, I am basically sure it is Jianghong City in the 52nd century in the history of the original star.”
These things were blank points of knowledge that An Yinong didn’t know, so he asked, “So you also know what happened in this city during this period?”
Dina nodded, then looked at the two of them, “I want to join your team. In addition to being a history student, I am also an ‘engineer’.”
Engineers, advanced zerg, people who used the materials at hand to make forging tools and weapons, usually enter the advanced scientific research after graduation. How did this person study history?
An Yinong and Qin looked at each other and quickly reached a consensus. An Yinong extended his hand: “Welcome to join our team.”
The three people’s live broadcast rooms all roared.
“I don’t believe that they can still cling to each other in front of other girls! You don’t know how much weight I have gained in the past few days, three pounds! I actually ate midnight snacks for several days in a row! This is simply a crime!”
“You were the ones who howled and refused to accept Qin’s relationship at the beginning, and then you said Qin was ungrateful for not agreeing. Now you are the ones who say you have seen enough of the display of affection. You are really hard to please.”
Qin and An Yinong’s live broadcast rooms were full of laughter, and the fighting power of these two people gave them absolute confidence. Dina’s live broadcast room was a different style.
The audience was all happy for the girl: “Finally, she has found a teammate. After teaming up with Qin, I wonder if those bastards dare to harass Dina again.”
“Qin can block us all by himself.”
“Mai’s ability to manipulate plants is a powerful weapon, and combined with weapons output, it can deal with a lot of trouble.”
“Those people wanted Dina to make weapons for them, but they refused to respect her. They are not worthy of teaming up with Dina.”
The players in the game didn’t know An Yinong’s background, so they were carried away. But the players outside the field knew that Mai was as powerful as Qin, and Dina was more reliable when teaming up with these two than with one person.
With someone who is familiar with history, An Yinong’s team seemed to have turned on a cheat code. They quickly determined the trouble that the city was about to encounter through fragmentary clues.
“Jianghong City, located at the port, was destroyed by a hurricane carrying a large amount of hail. It only took one day from the disaster to the destruction of the city,” said Dina.
Due to abnormal weather conditions during this period, many places experienced abnormal extreme weather. Some places experienced blizzards, some had droughts, other places experienced earthquakes, and some places experienced tsunamis. Jianghong City was destroyed by hail and hurricanes.
Historically, 9% of Jianghong City’s population died in this disaster. Why the weather anomaly was not discovered and reported in advance was now unknown. The only thing that was certain is that if they continued to stay here, they may die like the people of Jianghong City in history.
“I see a lot of contestants outside going in and out of the building and refusing to leave. Have you discovered anything?” An Yinong asked about the situation outside.
“Yes, we are looking for amber. Historically, Jianghong City was the world’s largest ‘amber’ trading center. And there seems to be a lot of amber in this simulated city.”
Amber was a special resin that flowed out of a tree when it was injured. After solidifying and being sealed for tens of thousands of years, it became a special spice. This spice could relieve pain, including that caused by damage to the spiritual realm.
An Yinong tightened his grip on Qin, still smiling: “According to your analysis, when will the hail and hurricane arrive?”
“The day after tomorrow.”
“How about this, we stay here for a day, collect supplies, and set off for the north tomorrow afternoon.” An Yinong said directly. This gold finger was really considerate, ‘Golden Eye’, a gift package that cannot be refused.
Dina had no objection: “I can restore and drive vehicles from this era.”
“Then I’ll leave the transportation to you.”
“No problem.”
