[Dear adventurers, you've had a long journey. Welcome to the all-out race-and-survival game: The Dawn of the East!]

This is the 777th official server for the survival game. The following is a detailed explanation of the game rules; please remember them.

[I. This is a racing survival game with the destination being "Dongli". It offers extremely high freedom, with no restrictions on the methods or routes to reach the destination, and no limitations on feasible survival strategies. Treasure chests and official supply stations are randomly located along the way. All adventurers are encouraged to focus on the destination and collect survival resources independently.]

[II. A five-day new player protection period will be implemented, with the entry standard based on whether the player possesses a unique vehicle in their original world. All adventurers will start with a unique vehicle from their original world (maximum of one vehicle). This game does not provide a unified initial vehicle, but all vehicles will be equipped with a unified power core in the game. Apart from differences in appearance and initial configuration, there will be no further differences in driving performance.]

[III. After the new player protection period ends, relatives without personal vehicles will join the game. The official server will use individuals from the test server as a default unit, expanding to one household registration as a default unit. In areas without a household registration system, relatives will be divided into default units based on blood ties and legal relationships (maximum 10 people). Within a default unit, players can be assigned to the same server area and freely form teams. The adventurer decides whether to form an initial unit with other members within the default unit.]

[IV. Silently saying "View Light Screen" will open the game's public light screen. Clicking on the announcement bar in the light screen will allow you to review historical announcements. This game will provide all adventurers with one free chance to draw a fortune stick each day (you can forfeit). For other game information and built-in functions, please check the game's light screen yourself.]

[V. No matter where you are, life is only once, so cherish every moment! Good luck to all adventurers!]

As the game notification sound faded, Xi Xi's car came to a smooth stop on the side of the road. She took a few seconds to come to her senses, her wary eyes gradually regained their clarity, and her expression slowly softened.

She placed two fingers on her neck to check her pulse, took a deep breath, and calmed herself down. Only then did Xi Xi realize that the sky was gradually turning a pale white. She tried to organize her thoughts, checked her phone, and saw that the date was [November 3, 2031, 06:46 AM] – unchanged.

But Xi Xi was no longer sure. She rubbed her temples, completely unsure whether she had been reborn or had died and transmigrated into a survival game.

I tentatively followed the game announcement and silently said "Open the light screen." I felt a subtle current run through my mind, and then an indigo transparent screen appeared in front of me.

The small text on the public screen was scrolling rapidly. Xi Xi squinted her eyes and began to read.

"What the hell? Why did this happen all of a sudden? Where am I?"

"Are the people speaking on this public chat all real people, or are they AI-generated NPCs? I'm so confused, I didn't hear a single word of the announcement just now."

"Has anyone seen my son? Liu Huo, the boarding student at Chenguang High School?"

"Please, everyone, stop talking past each other! Let me say it again, we've entered a survival game for everyone. The game announcements are pinned at the top of the chat and you can check them again. At times like this, we should stay calm and unite..."

"I don't understand. So what should we do now? Where is Dongli? The full game announcement only says that Dongli is the Madman of the East."

"Let me go back! I put in so much effort, and it was so hard to get ashore!"

"Do you have cell phone signal? I want to contact my family, but I can't even get through to satellite communication, let alone have internet or signal..."

"It's not madness... it's the pinnacle! The pinnacle of the East! These two words are completely different in meaning, okay??"

"My constitution is 8 and strength is 12, haha, all those gym workouts weren't for nothing! I'm 29, single, male. By the way, are there any fellow Suzhou natives here?"

"What does 'waiting area' mean? I didn't see a single person when I was driving just now. I thought I was lost in a maze?"

The chat was filled with a mix of doubt, anxiety, and resignation. People were spamming the chat so fast and so frequently that Xi Xi was finding it quite difficult to keep up. She frowned, sometimes leaning closer and sometimes back, feeling her eyes getting tired.

"If only the text were bigger..." she thought to herself, when suddenly the screen zoomed in by a full circle.

Ah? So it's controlled by thought!

Xi Xi understood, and then silently recited "enlarge the light screen" in her mind. Sure enough, the entire indigo window became even larger.

Wow, that's so smart! It's much better than the AI ​​idiots on mobile phones!

Before she could marvel at the game's superb lighting effects, Xi Xi thought for a moment, then carefully reached out her finger and touched the screen. Just as she had expected, the screen could also be adjusted via touch.

"How did I wake up here? My head's a little fuzzy..."

"I thought I was hallucinating from staying up all night watching the football match, but it turns out I really did transmigrate!"

"What waiting area? I've never been to any waiting area. I was woken up by that announcement sound and ended up here."

"I can't take it anymore, I want to go home! Aaaaaaah!"

"I was driving a long distance last night and was sleeping at a rest stop when I woke up and found myself inexplicably in the waiting area. I was so scared that I kept driving without stopping."

"Who won the football match yesterday? This is very important to me!"

"Me too, me too! I was sleeping in my dorm when I got up to use the bathroom and found myself in the car. I was so scared that I've been holding it in until now..."

"So everyone was transported into the game while they were sleeping? That's weird, I'm usually a light sleeper, and I didn't wake up at all..."

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