IMC Chapter 7

On the first day of Shu Bao’s forced landing, a large number of contestants also completed their crash landings. The live broadcast platform became increasingly lively, with fans searching for their favorite streamers. Of course, during this time, they also discovered some newcomers worth following.

After watching for a while, the audience noticed something peculiar: among the crash-landed streamers, only three had gone to rest early on the first day.

One of them, Xing Meng, had landed in an industrial-era town where wilderness dangers were almost non-existent. Xing Meng only needed to use the live broadcast system to create a legal identity and, with the basic funds provided by the system, find a comfortable place to stay.

Another, Fu Qing, relied on sheer strength, sweeping through dangerous areas around him in just one day before resting safely in a tree.

As for the mouse they thought wouldn’t live long, well, it had already started snoring. Could this be the legendary “fool’s luck”?

Meanwhile, other crash-landed contestants were either searching for basic food and water or looking for suitable shelter while outsmarting native creatures. Resting well on the first day was almost impossible.

The images transmitted back through the live broadcast system also provided various races with a way to study the chaotic universe. The contestants had traveled through the same wormhole and were scattered across the same galaxy. Data from the lifeboats indicated that this galaxy had a radius of at least 8,000 light-years, making it a large barred spiral galaxy with about 400 billion stars, as well as numerous nebulae, star clusters, and interstellar dust.

From the information gathered so far, this chaotic universe seemed no different from their conventional understanding of the universe. But this only puzzled the major races more. If there was nothing special, why had no one ever crossed the barrier between their universe and the chaotic universe? And if there was nothing special, how did the terrifying mechanoids come into existence?

However, due to the limited data collected so far, no race could draw any definitive conclusions. They could only keep a close eye on the live broadcasts, hoping to uncover valuable clues.

At this time, the contestants in the mountains didn’t know where they were. The escape pod’s positioning had failed, the signal was one-way, and rescue was far off. Fortunately, the live broadcast system was still operating normally. Although they couldn’t see the comments, they could see basic data like the number of viewers and the popularity of the live room, which made them feel a bit less lonely.

As for the audience, while excited, they were also worried. The chaotic universe was the home base of the mechanoids. If the mechanoids discovered them before their technology developed, the contestants would be powerless to resist.

The audience’s hearts were very conflicted. They both looked forward to the appearance of the mechanoids, so that the contestants would understand the current dangerous situation and worried that the appearance of the mechanoids would kill a large number of contestants.

Shu Bao, who was already in the chaotic universe, did not feel the audience’s dilemma. The mouse had a comfortable night with its super high sleep quality.

In the morning, amidst the crisp chirping of birds, the fluffy ball stretched lazily before even opening its eyes, then smacked its lips and poked its little head out of the haystack. Its small ears habitually twitched to catch the surrounding sounds. There were already footsteps and soft talking outside the tent, indicating that the Xia Wang people had also started a new day.

Just as the mouse was about to step out of the tent after sucking in its little belly, the live broadcast system suddenly sounded a prompt. “Automatic scanning completed, infrastructure mode activated. Now you can build your own empire!”

Shu Bao’s raised paw froze in mid-air. After listening to the introduction, it quickly checked the system and found that in addition to some basic functions, more permissions were now open. The mouse simply sat down to study this so-called infrastructure system.

The core of the infrastructure system is the technology tree. Contestants promote the development of the era by unlocking technologies, such as smelting technology, steam engines, computers, controlled nuclear fusion, and so on.

Of course, to make the competition more enjoyable, the technology tree is not static but changes in real time based on the resources and development conditions of the player’s world. This is the reason why this infrastructure system has remained popular among all races for so long.

The ever-changing technology tree is alive in itself. As players upgrade, it also upgrades. No one knows what the technology tree will develop into, and many emerging technologies may even explode during development and be applied to the real world.

The more Shu Bao studied, the more he felt the magic of this infrastructure system. The system itself was simple to operate, but it had countless details. Every action of the contestants could lead to completely different developments. If this were in a cultivation world, Shu Bao thought, this infrastructure system would be a divine artifact. If used properly, not only could it create an empire, but even a world or a universe might be possible.

Due to the great variability of the technology tree, Shu Bao did not continue to study it but focused on the most basic task at hand: collecting the following materials to build a mission hall.

【300 units of wood, 200 units of stone with a hardness of no less than 3】

Shu Bao looked up at the simple tent and felt that the mouse indeed urgently needed a new nest, so he immediately decided to start building. As for the operating procedure, perhaps to make it easy for all races to understand, it also used a foolproof guide.

Following the guide, Shu Bao clicked on the blueprint of the mission hall, and a blue-lit area immediately appeared in front of him. After setting the blue-lit area in the appropriate position, he only needed to place the required materials into the blue-lit area and then click build. The system would then activate the 3D printing function, decompose the materials in the area into basic elements, and then reassemble them appropriately to form the target.

This is why the material list is in units. Whether you cut down a tree or pick up a branch, it is all considered wood. As long as the final wood quality reaches the system’s recognized 300 units, it is considered up to standard. Most of the construction in the infrastructure system follows this decomposition and reconstruction model, maximizing the use of local resources.

“Deity, are you awake?” Just as Shu Bao was engrossed in his research, the voice of the high priest came from outside the tent.

The mouse instantly stood up from the ground, sucked in his little belly, and said, “I’m up. Please come in.”

The high priest lifted the animal skin curtain and walked in. He was inviting Shu Bao to dine together. After eating, the men of the Xia Wang tribe would go out hunting, while the women would stay in the tribe or go nearby to gather wild fruits.

Shu Bao followed the high priest to the altar where the sacrifice was held yesterday, which was the usual activity center for the tribe. The Xia Wang people, seeing the fluffy deity, couldn’t help but show joyful expressions and respectfully stopped to salute.

Shu Bao immediately sucked in his little belly even tighter. With small steps, he trotted to the altar to have breakfast with everyone. Even while eating, he did not relax his breathing.

“Deity, are you still hungry?” the high priest asked after the meal.

Shu Bao was a bit puzzled, “I’m full, very full.”

The high priest looked at the deity’s little belly and thought that the deity seemed a bit thinner than yesterday. Could it be that the deity was not used to the tribe’s food and had starved in just one day?

“Deity, if you have any needs, please let us know. We will do our best to meet them!” The high priest spoke up, fearing that the deity might feel neglected.

Shu Bao initially wanted to politely decline, but then thought that many hands make light work. “I actually have something that needs help.”

The Xia Wang people all looked over with anticipation in their eyes, clearly eager to help the deity.

Seeing this, Shu Bao set the blueprint of the mission hall to public mode. Everyone saw a large blue area appear in front of them, visible but intangible, right next to the altar.

After a moment of astonishment and fear, the Xia Wang people’s eyes all focused on the deity, knowing that this miracle must have come from him.

Sure enough, the deity spoke, “Do you see the pattern displayed above the blue area? Go around and collect the materials, then bring them back and place them in this blue area. I will also create some tools to help everyone collect.”

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Moonlit: It’s like a game… I always like playing games like that hahaha xD