Yang Zheng woke up at six o'clock the next morning.

Because he kept thinking about the interdimensional portal, he didn't sleep well all night.

His personality is very similar to his father's. If something is on his mind and it isn't resolved, he'll keep thinking about it and then suffer from insomnia.

The first thing I do when I get up is go out for breakfast.

After all, entering the small world later, whether it's exploring or hunting prey, will require a lot of physical strength.

More importantly, he has something even more important to do when he enters the small world today.

When I got back after breakfast, it was already 6:30 in the morning.

Yang Zheng quickly changed his clothes, then took his hunting tools and equipment and opened the interdimensional portal.

After entering the small world, I found myself at the top of that hillside as usual.

The location of the portal behind them remained unchanged.

Looking up at the sky, I realized that the weather in this little world was still not very friendly.

The sky was overcast, and the surrounding ground was very damp.

Although it didn't rain today, it wasn't much better than yesterday.

"Close the portal first, then go down the hillside and test it to see if you can open it again..."

With that thought in mind, Yang Zheng carried the net bag and trudged down the slope, his steps uneven and muddy.

Soon, he arrived at the open grassland at the foot of the hillside.

At this moment, Yang Zheng looked up at the top of the hillside and felt that it was about a hundred meters away from the top.

"This is it!"

He quickly took out the Tai Chi Bead and then pressed the transparent bubble that could open the portal.

The moment he pressed the transparent bubble, a streak of light shot out and flew straight to the top of the hillside.

In the blink of an eye.

Yang Zheng looked up and could clearly see a mirrored portal appear at the top of the hillside.

Seeing this, he felt somewhat depressed.

I initially thought that once I reached the bottom of the hillside, the portal would open and appear beside me.

To everyone's surprise, the portal opened in the same old spot at the top of the hill.

"Is it because the distance isn't far enough?"

Yang Zheng stared at the Tai Chi beads in his hand and felt that it wasn't impossible.

He turned his head to look behind him.

That tiny river, only a few meters wide, lies at the end of the flat, open grassland.

It's about a hundred meters away from him.

"Should I run to the other side of the river and try again?"

With that thought in mind, he immediately headed towards the river ahead.

The distance of a little over a hundred meters was covered quickly.

Although the ground was damp and muddy, making movement extremely clumsy and inconvenient, his enormous size was undeniable.

In the small world, every step he takes forward can cross a road surface of six or seven meters.

The river blocking his way was only a few meters wide, and Yang Zheng stepped across to the other side in just a few steps.

During the crossing, whenever his giant foot descended from the sky and slammed heavily into the twenty-centimeter-deep riverbed, it would immediately cause a surge of waves.

The schools of fish, large and small, lurking at the bottom of the river, scattered in all directions after being startled.

Some small, bluish-black fish, five or six centimeters long, leaped out of the water, some even bumping into his calves.

On the riverbank covered with aquatic plants, a turtle the size of a coin was crawling swiftly on the mud with a look of fear on its face. In the blink of an eye, it disappeared into the lush aquatic plants.

The giant passed by the river, stirring up mud and filth, instantly turning the downstream area into a murky mess.

At this moment, Yang Zheng had no time to pay attention to these things.

For him, the most important thing right now is to figure out the rules for opening the interdimensional portal within the small world as soon as possible.

Dragging his feet, which were covered in black mud, Yang Zheng stood on the opposite bank of the river.

He took out the Tai Chi beads and tried it again.

Gently press the "start" button on the Tai Chi bead.

In an instant, a streak of light shot out and flew towards the top of the hillside hundreds of meters away once again.

The second attempt also failed.

The portal didn't appear beside me; it remained in the same old spot.

He was very dissatisfied with this result.

I decided to create some distance and continue trying.

Immediately afterwards, Yang Zheng continued forward and entered the end of the narrow valley where he had caught wild boars the day before.

This place is about one kilometer from the top of the hill where we came from.

He took out the Tai Chi Pearl again and opened the portal between the two worlds.

With a "whoosh".

Another streak of light shot out, heading straight for the top of the hillside a kilometer away.

Even though we're already this far apart, it still doesn't work.

Yang Zheng was still somewhat unwilling to give up.

Over the next hour or so, he even extended the distance to two kilometers, running almost a lap around the hillside.

Countless times during this period, the portal was opened and closed.

Every result was extremely disappointing.

Because in this miniature world, no matter how far he runs, as long as the interdimensional portal is opened, a stream of light will fly towards the top of the hill.

The situation here is completely different from that on Earth.

It can be activated anywhere on Earth.

However, in the smaller world, the location of the portal seems to be fixed; each time it's opened, the portal only appears in the same place: the top of the hill.

With a sigh, Yang Zheng gave up the idea of ​​continuing to try.

Hillside it is then.

At worst, I'll just have to go through the trouble myself, travel a bit more, and put in more effort.

I took out my phone and checked the time; it was already past eight in the morning.

He calculated that it had taken him about two hours since he entered the small world at 6:30 in the morning until now.

All this time has been wasted.

If he were doing something productive, he would probably have already caught a lot of prey by now.

It's getting late, we need to hurry up and start hunting.

I haven't made any money yet today.

Thinking of this, Yang Zheng rubbed his mud-covered shoes a few times in the grass on the ground.

I looked up and around.

I found myself standing halfway up a mountain, about 100 meters high, surrounded by ancient pine forests that were two or three meters tall.

"There are so many pine trees here, and they are tall and straight. If these were taken to Earth, they would probably be top-quality timber and worth a lot of money."

"Let's keep searching for prey."

Yang Zheng stood halfway up the mountain and looked down. He saw a low-lying forest with relatively flat terrain.

There are probably a lot of wild animals hidden inside.

Hopefully, today will be as lucky as yesterday, and he'll catch a few more wild boars.

Taking a deep breath, Yang Zheng strode off, sliding and stumbling as he rushed down the mountain.

Fortunately, there were many trees nearby, which he could grab onto to keep his body steady. Otherwise, in the damp and muddy forest, he could easily slip and fall down the mountain.

In this shrunk world, everything becomes tiny.

Even the soil underfoot was incredibly fine, making it extremely easy to slip on your feet.

We must be very careful.

Having expended a great deal of energy, Yang Zheng stumbled and staggered his way to the foot of the mountain, looking utterly disheveled.

Before him stood a forest of trees as tall as his chest.

The trees above are covered with lush, dense foliage.

He couldn't see anything in the woods unless he stuck his head in.

This forest stretches endlessly, with its undulating terrain.

Based on visual estimation, it is at least several kilometers long.

On both sides of the forest are towering mountains, some hundreds of meters high, surrounded by a light mist, making it look like a legendary fairyland.

Yang Zheng picked up the net and walked towards the front of the woods.

As the giant entered the forest, he caused the trees to shake and tremble. Soon, many birds and beasts that lived in the forest were frightened and fled in all directions.

Suddenly, a large white bird flapped its wings and took flight from above the trees.

Upon seeing this, Yang Zheng was stunned for a moment and couldn't help but take a few more glances.

Based on his observation, this large white bird seemed quite unusual. It was pure white, with a blood-red crest on its head and red eyes.

What's most eye-catching are its long tail feathers, which scatter and flutter in the wind when it takes flight, making it look exceptionally beautiful.

Based on visual estimation, this large white bird, including its tail feathers, is at least 20 centimeters long.

In this miniature world, it is considered a very large entity.

Generally speaking, large birds like these...

The larger they are, the slower they should fly.

But judging from its speed, it was like lightning; in just a few breaths, it flew more than ten meters away.

Moreover, it flew higher and higher, eventually reaching a height of about ten meters.

Judging from its flight angle, it seems to be continuing to climb into the sky.

"What kind of bird is that? It's so beautiful and flies so fast!"

"If only I had a slingshot, I could have just shot it down..."

Just as Yang Zheng's gaze was fixed on the large white bird, he watched it intently.

suddenly,

Right now.

To his surprise, he discovered a black dot in the sky directly in front of him.

"Hmm? This looks familiar!"

The black dot was flying at an altitude of about 100 meters, and its distance from his location should not be more than one kilometer.

The black dot was slowly moving towards him.

As the black dot drew closer, its oval outline gradually came into view.

Faintly, a faint buzzing sound seemed to come from the sky.

airship!

That's right, it's an airship that's currently in motion.

And it's flying right towards him.

Yang Zheng's heart stirred, and he prepared to crouch down and hide in the dense forest, waiting for the airship to come overhead so he could observe it more closely and see what kind of thing it was.

Just as he was about to squat down.

The airship that was sailing ahead suddenly made a sharp turn in mid-air, then turned around and flew off in the opposite direction with a "buzzing" sound.

At the moment the airship turned.

He got a clear view of the entire airship.

Based on visual estimation, the airship is about four or five meters long, or possibly larger.

There are gondolas installed on the bottom of the airship, presumably containing tiny people.

Most strikingly, the airship's oval-shaped gasbag had a strange pattern printed on it.

It looks like a ferocious-looking bat, with some strange runes beside it.

"What a strange airship, why did it suddenly leave again?"

Upon seeing this, Yang Zheng was stunned for a moment, then he understood what was going on.

"That airship was originally coming this way, but it seems it spotted me and got scared away?"

"The airship looks familiar. Could it be the one we saw before?"

Thinking about this, Yang Zheng felt a sense of doubt.

When I entered the small world yesterday, I also discovered an airship.

Could it be the same ship we saw today?

Also, why does this airship keep circling around this area? Could it be for some purpose?

Watching the airship gradually disappear into the distance, Yang Zheng frowned slightly.

For some reason, he had a vague feeling that the world was becoming more and more mysterious and more and more strange.