"The situation is turning grim," one said.
"Hasn't it always been like this?" came the reply.
...
Eagles soar through the sky, fish dart in the shallow waters,...
After the morning classes ended, the three-person group regrouped.
At this time, the school cafeteria was so crowded that it was almost a fight, so they went to a small restaurant outside the school and asked for a small private room.
The restaurant is called 'Senior's Little Kitchen', which is a bit high-end for students. They usually only come here for celebrations, such as when someone in the dorm gets a girlfriend (boyfriend), when they graduate, or for a mixed-gender social event.
"Qinglan, I have something to tell you, my brother's first class this morning..."
As soon as she sat down, before the air conditioning had even cooled her down, Li Qianxia started spreading rumors about her family.
Li Changzhou poured himself a glass of ice water and drank it.
After listening to Li Qianxia's story, Yang Qinglan smiled and said, "I logged into that website last night and was also scared."
"I almost forgot about the website. I'm exhausted these past few days," Li Qianxia said, looking slightly tired.
After the waiter served the food, the three of them ate while browsing the website.
Because of Zheng Qing's connection, they don't need to worry about their identities being exposed, or about learning hacking or anything like that—if they can learn it.
The official website is very simple, with only three sections: Recruitment, Forum, and Intelligence.
As the name suggests, the recruitment section targets those struggling in society, and it mentions benefits and other details.
Li Changzhou had no interest in joining the officialdom, and to avoid being corrupted by money and power due to his poverty, he simply didn't click on it.
To access the intelligence section, one needed to become a member, which meant joining the official forum. He went directly to the forum.
I had only been online for a second or two when it notified me that there were 36 new posts available to refresh.
Many posts also require a membership to view, so Li Changzhou could only browse posts that did not require a membership.
[Evaluation Rating Announcement (Speculation Post)]
[I encountered a humanoid animal today; I'll explain the incubation details downstairs.]
[My Complete Guide to Clearing the Rainforest at Rank C]
[Anyone looking to team up? Need a healer, female preferred, but handsome guys are okay too. I only participated in the qualifiers. DM me if you're interested.]
[Shocking! I've actually acquired this instinct!]
[A newbie popping in, everyone!]
[Instinct is useless; what if I'm too scared to participate in the game? What are the consequences? Will I die?]
[Science Article: The Special Abilities of Animals in Nature]
[Record Post: Starting today, I will practice Qigong. My dream is to become a master.]
Various posts are constantly emerging, and the number of posts that can be refreshed is increasing every moment.
"There are so many more players than I expected," Li Qianxia said, biting into a red bean paste spring roll while staring at her phone.
Li Changzhou clicked on the link: "[I encountered a humanoid animal today; details about incubating eggs will be provided below.]"
The result is a clickbait headline that should be punished with a live scraping!
The original poster only speculated that humanoid groups would appear in the future, without providing any details about hatching eggs!
However, he watched for a while, and everyone happily guessed that a horse girl, a spider girl, a cow girl, and the most classic fox spirit would appear.
Some have even suggested that a law on marriage between humans and animals might be introduced in the future.
Besides the marriage law, all other laws will be updated to keep pace with the times and better reflect the increasingly surreal reality.
This is a long process, a complete system, and the development of talent at all levels from top to bottom. It might take hundreds of years of accumulation to complete.
'I told you, studying law in this day and age is doomed sooner or later.' Li Changzhou silently mourned for his classmate.
After exiting the 'Egg Hatching Details' post, he clicked on the 'Evaluation Rating Announcement (Speculation Post)'.
The post says that the lowest rating is 'F' and the highest is 'A', but it's speculated that there are also S, SS, and SSS ratings. The reason is simple: games are usually designed this way.
Another pointless post.
Li Changzhou scrolled down the replies to this post. Many people posted their game ratings, and those who got a B rating were worshipped. People asked what skills they had redeemed, and there were a lot of requests for help or to team up with others.
From these replies, Li Changzhou also learned that the vast majority of the strugglers only participated in the qualifying rounds.
There are reasons related to weak instincts, as well as personality issues.
"It can actually swallow other people's weapons, this animal is amazing!" Li Qianxia exclaimed.
Li Changzhou glanced over and saw a post that taught animals how to do things.
Li Qianxia was looking at an animal called 'Ocean Blue Dragon', scientifically known as 'Atlantic Sea God Slug'.
The more Li Changzhou looked at it, the more familiar it seemed. He discovered that the 'Ocean Blue Dragon' was almost identical to the Stormterror from the game Genshin Impact.
It turns out that such beautiful creatures really do exist in nature.
Will this little blue ocean dragon really become the Stormterror Dragon in the game someday?
That's so interesting!
He left the "Evaluation Rating Announcement (Speculation Post)" section and clicked into the animal science post, which really opened his eyes.
Some can use herbal remedies, some can generate electricity, some can spray water, and some can even brainwash other animals into becoming slaves. As for things like poisoning, that's child's play and doesn't even qualify as a 'superpower' in the animal kingdom.
Compared to the diverse array of animals, humans are indeed quite ordinary.
In reality, humans are just as amazing as animals that can generate electricity, spray water, have night vision, swallow weapons, possess superhuman strength, regenerate severed limbs, and have 360-degree vision.
Exceptional intelligence, superior vision (many animals are essentially blind), upright walking (mainly freeing up their hands), powerful heat dissipation, enduring stamina, and the most flexible hands, among other things.
It's hard to say about other animals, but for monkeys, evolving into humans is undoubtedly one of the best options.
"In the future, perhaps animals will disguise themselves as humans and infiltrate human society," Yang Qinglan mused.
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