"The real Earth? So, according to you, the previous Earth was fake?"
“If you want to understand it that way, that’s fine too.” Umbrella Ghost nodded. “Most people on Blue Star exist for only one reason: to make this place look like a real world. But that’s no longer necessary.”
"Don't look at me with that murderous gaze. It wasn't me who made the people on Earth disappear. It was a program that was set when this world was created."
"I just want to know," Jiang Ran stared at the umbrella ghost, "do these people still have a chance to come back?"
“Of course there are! There are still 11 beings who can do this right now.” The Umbrella Demon smiled. “Although they are not capable of creating a world like Blue Star, they do have their merits, namely their skill in manipulating time.”
"They can directly recreate the previous blue planet in the river of time, so that everyone can be 'resurrected', but you don't need to place your hopes on them."
"Firstly, now that Blue Star and Earth are connected, the two spaces interfere with each other. A few gods alone cannot affect time here. Now those foolish gods are divided into several factions and will never unite."
"Secondly, they have absolutely no reason to help you."
"So it means there's no chance?"
"No, no, no! I'm standing here to give you hope!" The Umbrella Demon spread its arms. "As long as you become a god, the master of Blue Star will become you! With divine convergence, you can sever the connection between Blue Star and Earth, and then time will be at your disposal!"
"After that, you can return to the Earth you long for, the birthplace of the gods. Of course, you can also stay in the starry sky, as most gods do."
"So can I understand that all of this is to push me onto the path to godhood?"
"God will eventually return."
"Whether it is you or not is not our concern. As long as you possess divinity, you cannot escape this competition. You had better pray that you can truly become a god, otherwise your ending may not be so satisfactory."
The Umbrella Ghost bowed and said, "I've finished delivering my message, and it's time for me to leave."
"By the way, because many gods have interfered with Earth, some of their power has remained here, which has created certain special areas."
“These areas are extremely dangerous, but unfortunately you have no choice. Even for the sake of food and water, you must explore them.”
Just as the Umbrella Ghost was about to turn and leave, Jiang Ran asked another question: "Since you're just a messenger, why did you stop Zhuge Shensuan and the others?"
"Who is Zhuge Shen? The kid from before?" Umbrella Ghost was stunned. "I didn't stop them. I just stood here without moving. Those guys fired a burst of gunfire at me, and when they saw that I wasn't hurt, they retreated on their own."
Well... anyone would make that choice without knowing the full story.
After Jiang Ran returned to the building, he first had the ghost storytellers collect the remaining supplies inside, since they were still human and needed food and water.
"Next, we all need to go outside and explore. This building will serve as our base, but the food and water we find outside may have been contaminated by some strange force. Before consuming them, we must have Gwen and Yu Cheng test them for poison!"
"Huh? Let them test for drugs first?"
Li Da looked at Gwen with a sympathetic gaze.
"Idiot! It's about testing for poison using abilities, not telling me to take a bite first!"
Gwen can directly sense whether food is contaminated, while Yu Cheng can use his abilities to create things that can distinguish contamination, so one of them must stay behind at the base.
"In the next few days, other ghost story tellers will likely be teleported back, so someone needs to guard the teleportation room and keep them informed of the current situation."
Jiang Ran reassured everyone: "Don't worry, I've found a way to restore Blue Star to normal! It just might take a while, so please work together with me!"
"Okay! We'll listen to Brother Jiang Ran!"
Whether it's the truth or a lie, it at least gave everyone a glimmer of hope and the motivation to take action!
"Next, we will divide into four groups."
"Group One, Yu Cheng, Li Da... You two stay at the outpost and be on guard against any wandering, eerie creatures entering this place."
"Group Two, Ye Ye..."
"Group Three, Yang Hai..."
"Your two groups' task is to collect resources in the surrounding area. In the early stages, try to keep the search area within the vicinity of the stronghold. Your only task is to collect resources. If you encounter any danger, escape immediately!"
“Then it’s me, Gwen, Alice.” Jiang Ran beckoned with his finger behind him, “and Rusgr, Aransta, the five of us will be an exploration team to explore further places.”
"This is too dangerous, Brother Jiang Ran!"
Jiang Ran shook his head: "If we stay here and do nothing, it really will be no different from the end of the world."
"Weips will also stay at the base. Each group must have at least one person connected to the network so that we can communicate at any time. This is an important safeguard!"
Jiang Ran glanced at everyone: "Although you all come from different countries, I believe there are some who are not convinced by me. We were even enemies before."
"But at least let's get through this crisis first!"
"If we make new discoveries during our exploration, we may expand the exploration team. Everyone will have a chance, so there's no need to worry about that. However, it's best for those ghost story tellers who don't have much combat ability to stay at the base for now."
After giving his instructions, Jiang Ran privately told Yu Cheng to keep an eye on Alex and the others, and then led the exploration team to a more distant location.
"I never imagined that Earth would become like this."
As Aransta walked along the road, he couldn't help but sigh. Alice stared at him suspiciously from behind. For some reason, she just couldn't stand the sight of this guy.
On the surface, the team appears to be composed of three people and two monsters, but considering the two accessories on Alansta's body, there are more monsters than people. Jiang Ran suddenly remembered something and took out two more dice from his pocket.
Has the number of dice been reset? But Planck and Alice haven't disappeared, so can this die still be used?
Jiang Ran tried rolling one of the dice, and the final number landed on a 4.
The man and the dog stared at each other in bewilderment.
The big black dog bared its teeth: "Jiang Ran, meeting you was the worst luck I've ever had!"
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The difficulty of the upcoming dungeon will be increased to Nightmare level, so please be prepared.
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