Eco-ball
Qin Man said, "But he has special circumstances..."
Joker: "That's beyond my control. I'm just a referee."
Qin Man was somewhat worried because she didn't know whether what her son had gained would have a positive or negative effect.
If it's a positive effect, that's fine. But if it's a negative effect, like an item that explodes, but Qu Chen can't explain why, it could be dangerous.
However, the clown refused to reveal the answer, and Qin Man had no choice.
Li Chuxia asked the clown, "Can we leave now?"
The Joker: "Before I leave, there's one more thing I can give you."
Suddenly, a transparent glass sphere appeared in mid-air. Although the sphere was not large, it was incredibly detailed, containing buildings, roads, cars, rivers, mountains, and many tiny people.
Moreover, the rivers, cars, and little people inside are all moving.
The glass ball grew bigger and bigger, and gradually more details could be seen inside. For example, some little people were cooking, some were driving, some were playing in the open space, and some were farming.
These little figures include men, women, young and old, and they all look different.
If this were a toy, it would be far too exquisite.
Jian Tanxi asked, "What is this?"
The clown said, "This is an ecosphere. There are 100,000 Earthlings inside."
The clown's words startled everyone.
Li Chuxia said, "How is that possible? These people are all very young..."
The Joker: "The ecosphere is actually very large, but it can shrink. When it shrinks, everything inside, including the people, shrinks proportionally, but those people don't even realize it."
Qin Man said, "You mean, all those who disappeared are inside the ecosphere?"
The Joker: "That's right, this is a great invention of us Hoggers. This ecosphere is like a small planet, and people living on it feel no discomfort at all, just like living on their own planet."
Jian Tanxi caught the information in the clown's words: "So, you are aliens? Your planet is called Hogs? What is your purpose in coming to Earth and putting most of the Earthlings into the ecosphere?"
The clown: "My dear child, you have too many questions. I have no answer to them. Does anyone want this ecosphere?"
Jian Tanxi asked, "You mean, we can take these 100,000 Earthlings with us?"
Joker: "That's right."
Li Chuxia said, "This ecosphere must be very heavy, right? Even if we wanted to take it, we couldn't."
The Joker: "No, our Hogger's high-tech products are enough to counteract gravity. I guarantee that this ecosphere will feel weightless in your hand. Moreover, you can make it grow bigger or smaller at will."
Jian Tanxi said, "I'll give it a try."
She reached out to touch the ecosphere, and the clown did not stop her.
Soon, the ecosphere was in her hands.
She tried to talk to the people inside: "Are you from Earth?"
The people inside the ecosphere all looked up at the sky, some in a panic.
Their voices were noisy and chaotic, but could be roughly divided into two categories.
One type of question is: "Who's talking? Is it an alien?"
Another type is: "Yes, we are Earthlings."
A hundred thousand people talking at once would be chaotic. But this ecosphere seemed to have the function of reducing volume, so what Jian Tanxi and the others heard wasn't very loud.
Jian Tanxi was a little scared, and as soon as she let go, the ecosphere floated back into the air.
The clown explained, "The people inside the ecosphere can't see the people outside, they can only hear you talking. So, they think you're an alien."
Jian Tanxi asked, "Why didn't they speak just now? Why did they only hear me now?"
Joker: "Only when your hand touches the ecosphere will your voice be heard by the people inside."
Jian Tanxi: "How do I release them?"
No comment.
Jian Tanxi frowned: "What do you mean? You're locking them up, are you going to lock them up for life?"
"No comment. I can only say that even if these 100,000 people lived their entire lives in the ecosphere, they would be perfectly fine. The resources inside are abundant and more than enough for them. You can choose to take them or not."
Huo Zimu asked, "What are the benefits of taking this ecosphere?"
Joker: "The benefit? The benefit is that you have an ecosphere with 100,000 people inside."
Huo Zimu: "Anything else?"
"I've already given you 100,000 living people, what more do you want?"
"Shouldn't you reward me for preserving this ecosphere?"
"This ecosphere is the reward, what else do you want? Being too greedy is not a good thing."
Huo Zimu pondered, seemingly considering whether it was worth taking the ecosphere with him.
Jian Tanxi felt that they definitely couldn't let these 100,000 people stay in the hands of aliens any longer; they absolutely had to take the ecosphere with them. However, how to preserve it was a problem.
So Jian Tanxi asked, "If I take it with me, will I keep it in my hand, or will I hide it in my bag? If I hide it in my bag, will the people in the ecosphere lose sunlight?"
The clown said, "Don't worry, whoever takes the ecosphere will get a personal space. This personal space can store the ecosphere and some special items, but it can't store ordinary items such as food and water."
Normally, keeping the ecosphere in your personal space won't affect you in any way. When you want to see the people inside the ecosphere, you can simply take it out.
Jian Tanxi asked, "What special items can the personal space store?"
Joker: "It's a secret. You'll find out soon enough."
Li Chuxia said, "I am willing to take this ecosphere with me."
Qin Man and Zhang Dayong also said, "Give us this ecosphere."
The Clown: "There's a priority in choosing the Ecosphere. Jian Tanxi has contributed the most to completing the game, so if she wants the Ecosphere, everyone else has to give it to her."
Jian Tanxi: "I want it."
Joker: "Are you sure? Once you take it, there's no going back."
"I have no regrets."
"Okay, loading your personal space."
A white halo appeared above Jian Tanxi's head.
The clown explained, "You put the ecosphere into the white light circle, and the portable space will be stored for you. When you want to take out something from inside, just silently say 'portable space' in your mind, and it will open."
Jian Tanxi took the ecosphere and placed it inside the white light circle.
Soon, the white halo disappeared, and the ecosphere also vanished.
But Jian Tanxi could sense that the ecosphere was already in her own space.
Li Chuxia and the others were very happy.
Li Chuxia said to Jian Tanxi, "Sister Tanxi, that's amazing! We've saved 100,000 people!"
Jian Tanxi said, "Yes, but I don't know how to release them."
Qin Man said, "It's alright, take them away first, we'll find a way to release them sooner or later."
Zhang Dayong asked, "Jian Tanxi, do you feel like your head is very heavy?"
Jian Tanxi shook her head and said, "No, I didn't feel the weight of the ecosphere at all. It really didn't affect me."
That's great.
The clown paper bowed like a gentleman and then said, "'Prevent Starvation' game is complete. All players, please open the teleportation portal."
Jian Tanxi felt a sudden darkness engulf her, and then she felt as if she were traveling at high speed. However, it was completely dark all around her, and she couldn't see where she was at all.
A few minutes later, she arrived at an unfamiliar place.
Looking around, it was an unfamiliar neighborhood.
The environment of this community is nice, like a park, and it looks like a high-end community.
However, there was hardly anyone around.
None of my teammates from the game are here anymore.
Perhaps the teleportation channel has transported everyone to different places.
Jian Tanxi suddenly felt very lonely.
She shouted in all directions, "Li Chuxia! Uncle Zhang Dayong! Sister Qin Many! Qu Chen! Are you there?"
After calling out several times, there was no response.
Jian Tanxi was certain that they were indeed not in the same place.
Jian Tanxi felt a little helpless; she didn't know what to do next.
Perhaps she is the only living person around here.
She has several questions now:
First, besides those seven, were there any other people forced to participate in the game?
Second, if there are only 100,000 people in her ecosphere, where are the rest of the humans? If, as the Joker says, all the missing humans are in the ecosphere, where did the other ecospheres go?
Do I have to keep participating in this game to collect other ecospheres?
Third, why did those aliens imprison Earthlings in ecospheres? If they wanted to invade Earth, why didn't they just kill all the humans?
Or, they could lock up all the people on Earth, so why leave some of them to participate in the game?
What benefit would that bring to the aliens?
These are questions that Jian Tanxi cannot understand.
She originally thought that she could discuss these issues with her teammates after leaving the game.
Who knew we'd be living in different places, and who knows if we'll ever see each other again?
The only thing that can be confirmed now is that the aliens have no intention of killing them for the time being.
The vanished humans live in an ecosphere, and the participants in the game have ways to cooperate and achieve mutual benefit, without needing to kill each other.
Jian Tanxi decided to find a place to stay first.
She strolled around the neighborhood and soon found a house with the door open.
No one was home at this house. The ground was a bit messy, with a broom lying on the ground and some trash in the dustpan.
It seems that someone was sweeping up trash when they suddenly disappeared, which is why the broom fell to the ground.
This family lives on the third floor, a good location that is neither too high nor too low, making it suitable for Jian Tanxi to stay temporarily.
If the building is too high, it will be inconvenient for her to climb the stairs; if she lives on the first or second floor, it will be inconvenient to take shelter in case of any danger.
The third floor is just right.
She tested it and found that the power was out and the elevator was unusable.
Fortunately, the gas and water are still working normally.
Jian Tanxi decided to cook herself a meal first.
She wasn't sure when she would be pulled back into the game, so she quickly ate her fill while she was still outside.
Her physical abilities have been enhanced, and she can go ten days without feeling hungry after eating one meal.
She went into the kitchen and smelled a foul odor.
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