[Crimson: Oh... handsome young man, you remembered your sister...]

【What a pity... I can't see that far... Why don't you look in a different direction, handsome? Maybe you'll discover something different~】

Well, this time, Crimson Eyes no longer calls herself "Grandpa," but instead adopts a mature and sophisticated style. Li Qingyu is actually a little unaccustomed to it.

However, Li Qingyu obediently turned around and looked in another direction.

[Crimson: Oops... I chose the wrong one again. But I think I see the little witch in this direction, sister.]

【Oh my gosh~ Beautiful and charming little witch. Why don't we guess how the human race of the Holy Light Civilization was wiped out?】

Um... how did they become extinct?

No...it can't be what I'm thinking, can it?

After roughly imagining how the Holy Light Civilization would be wiped out, Li Qingyu felt a little ashamed.

Okay, let's try looking at it from another angle.

[Crimson: Ding-dong~ Congratulations! You've found a super big treasure chest!]

It might not be the most expensive, but it's definitely the biggest. Hurry, hurry, hurry... run forward, or we'll have to dig in the sand!

As expected... there's always a way out.

Li Qingyu kicked the husky, whose two heads were stuck in a wooden bucket and he couldn't shake it off no matter how hard he tried. Then, he strode barefoot in the direction the Crimson Eyes had indicated.

He even gave up the computer chair that had been with him for many years.

........

One hour later.

Li Qingyu and the husky were both panting heavily.

Where the hell is that super big treasure chest?

The desert was hot and difficult to traverse, the soles of his feet practically burning. Li Qingyu could only keep going by having his husky occasionally spray him with cold mist.

After running around for so long, I still haven't seen the big treasure chest.

This made Li Qingyu begin to have doubts... Could it be that Crimson Eye was just making empty promises to him, afraid that he would die, and was playing the "hopeful but unrealistic" game?

[Crimson: It's just ahead! How could your sister lie to you?]

[Seriously, believe me, it's huge!]

Helpless, Li Qingyu could only keep walking, seeing the prompt before him. He had no other choice; he couldn't just stay put and wait for rescue, after all, this wasn't Earth.

Two hours later...

Li Qingyu had a wooden bucket over his head and was dragging one of Erhu's dog legs.

They walked slowly and laboriously through the desert, step by step.

The husky's two heads lay on the sand with their eyes closed, leaving two long tracks in the desert that stretched up and down the dunes.

Three hours later...

The husky had one head balancing a wooden bucket on its head, and the other head biting Li Qingyu's trouser leg.

They walked slowly and laboriously through the desert, step by step.

Li Qingyu lay face down on the sand, dragged across the desert by the husky, leaving a crooked trail.

Four hours later...

Five hours later...

...

dusk.

The two suns of Saha are almost completely submerged in the sand.

Under the orange sky, Li Qingyu and Erha crawled shakily across the sand.

Climb two steps, then rest one step.

Climb three steps, rest two steps.

Not far in front of them lay an enormous treasure chest.

At this moment, the enormous treasure chest was mostly buried by sand. The unburied area, almost the size of a basketball court, was emitting a faint golden light.

"Slap!" Li Qingyu slapped one of his hands on the treasure chest.

Congratulations! You've discovered a gigantic golden treasure chest.

[Enable?]

The system notification arrived as scheduled.

Finally...finally found it!

At this moment, Li Qingyu and Erha were in tears. This is what Crimson Eye meant by "not far away"... what a joke! The two kids were exhausted.

"Activate!" Li Qingyu shouted hoarsely.

........

China's official live streaming platform.

At this moment, there are 15 live broadcast rooms for the competition.

The cities where the 15 Chinese contestants were located were all broadcasting the news.

However, most of the live streams were somber, lacking the joyful atmosphere that had filled the air at the start of the match.

Throughout the entire day, most of the 15 Chinese contestants were exposed to the scorching sun, struggling to survive in the desert. This caused great concern among all viewers watching the live stream.

Aside from a few well-prepared contestants, the chat in most of the live streams consisted of only two words.

"come on!"

........

United Nations conference room.

At this moment, the main screen in the conference room has been divided into 103 sections, each displaying live broadcast footage from various cities on Earth.

"How are your preparations going?" The Chinese representative asked, turning his head after watching the big screen for a while.

"It's almost ready. The first batch of spacecraft can be launched tonight."

"Same."

The representatives from the United States and Mao nodded.

"Alright, let's launch together at midnight. We originally planned to conduct reconnaissance first, but some of our players might not be able to hold out for much longer. Although we anticipated that the competition would be very difficult, we were still not fully prepared."

The Chinese representative looked around at the representatives of other countries.

"Since we are all on the same field, we should work together to overcome this challenge. Let's decide together whether to try to eliminate our opponents at the source."

"Those who agree to let the spaceship carry the giant mushroom, please raise your hands."

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