One hundred years have passed, but for this tired planet, it is probably not even a nap.
100 spring, summer, autumn and winter, more than 30,000 alternations of day and night, which sounds like a lot, enough to last most lives, but in this desolate land, time seems to have lost its meaning.
Cheng Lin was not going to stay here anymore, but moved forward.
With every step taken, decades pass.
In this way, he descended the hillside and walked deep into the endless plain.
Day, night, heavy rain, ice and snow came alternately... He had to take out an umbrella from the spiritual world and open it.
In this way, Cheng Lin walked forward for another three thousand years.
The plains were finally filled with new plants, but this was probably due to the terrain. There were mostly short grasses and relatively few trees, but due to the climate it was difficult to form a vast grassland.
"Click."
His shoes broke the branches on the ground. Cheng Lin held an umbrella and walked leisurely on the deserted surface.
Another hundred thousand years passed in the blink of an eye, and Cheng Lin no longer remembered how many seasons he had experienced, let alone counting them.
He only knew that in the deep night, the chirping of insects sounded again in his ears, which meant that life had returned to the surface.
The "road" in front of him became a little difficult to walk, so he simply held the umbrella with his left hand, took out the He Jian with his right hand, slashed forward at will, and continued to move forward.
And the flow of time is getting faster and faster. Every step taken is a leap of tens of thousands of years.
The scenery in front of me gradually became clearer from blur.
His mind kept reminding him of the passing time.
But he had long been too lazy to pay attention.
finally……
When he heard a strange piece of information, he stopped.
[…The dragons who were favored by God established rough and primitive tribes. It took tens of thousands of years for the tribes to evolve into city-states and cities were born. The era of dragon rule officially kicked off]
Dragon?
Cheng Lin's mind was moved, and some memories slowly came to mind. Just when he was about to ask questions, he suddenly found that the scenery around him suddenly stopped changing, and he was in a dense forest.
Suddenly, he raised his head as if aware, and saw a huge figure flying quickly high in the sky.
Because of the sun, Cheng Lin unfortunately could not see the appearance of the creature clearly, but he could also see that it had a pair of wings, and when it waved, there was a surging spiritual energy.
"Is this a dragon?"
Cheng Lin looked up with interest, but the other party seemed not to notice his presence and quickly moved away. When it passed by, a strong wind blew up in the forest, and the animals whimpered and surrendered.
[You witnessed the giant dragon and felt a little curious in your heart, but it quickly left and died hundreds of years later, but you are still standing on the long river of time, quietly staring at the planet]
[Although there were occasional conquests during the era of dragon rule, it was generally peaceful and increasingly prosperous. Finally, with the establishment of the three-head system, the Dragon Royal Court reached the most prosperous era in history]
…
…
The scene in front of Cheng Lin stabilized, and the frantically pulling timeline returned to normal at this moment.
The vague narration in my mind gradually became real.
The world calmed down, and he slowly put away his umbrella and He Jian, and began to look around.
The climate... is probably winter.
The place where he was seemed to be a forest, but the endless deciduous forest was rarely green, but covered with white.
It seemed that it had snowed heavily not long ago, and as far as the eye could see, there was calm snow everywhere.
"Woo."
The cold wind blew through the forest, also blowing up many white snowflakes, which rose up and blew on Cheng Lin's face, causing him to subconsciously turn his head to avoid it, and then stretched out his hands to tighten his collar.
He lowered his head and found that his feet were already stuck in the snow, and the snow was up to his ankles.
Not far from him, there was a creek that seemed to have frozen, but Cheng Lin could still hear the sound of running water below through the ice.
Time...probably afternoon.
Judging from the direction of the sun, it's about two o'clock in the afternoon.
In the gray sky, the sun was pale, like a faded persimmon. Cheng Lin listened carefully. In addition to the sound of the wind and the sound of the stream, he could also hear the faint roar of animals hidden deep in the dense forest.
"Is this the age of dragons?"
After muttering, Cheng Lin couldn't help but look curious.
"Where am I now? If calculated according to the geographical location of the old era, I am still in the suburbs of Liao Province... Of course, after so many years, I don't know if the earth's plates have changed. Maybe this place is no longer where I think it is.
A place of knowing.”
Talking to himself, Cheng Lin looked far into the distance and vaguely seemed to see something that looked like a building in a certain direction.
The reason why I say it seems is that the jungle blocks the view too much.
In addition, compared to the familiar high-rise buildings, he was not sure what the level of development was in the era of dragon rule.
"The dragon shouldn't be tinkering with science, right?"
He couldn't help but imagine in his mind the female dragon wearing a white coat and red-rimmed eyes in the dragon laboratory, and he shuddered subconsciously.
[You look around and find that you are in a dense forest. You look into the distance, but you don’t know where you are going]
[Enable the mission system, please follow the prompts and complete the series of missions. After completion, the deduction will end and you will receive rewards]
[Task (Part 1): Standing in the wind and snow, you feel cold and hungry. You are eager to find food to satisfy your hunger. Please follow the cursor to find food]
Familiar information emerged in his mind. Cheng Lin raised his eyebrows and found that this deduction mission was unexpectedly normal.
There wasn't any fuss like the previous few times...it was pretty good.
Cheng Lin raised his lips and looked up to see the light green guide cursors appearing on the snow. They were in the shape of arrows, but only the tip had a triangle.
The rest are interrupted, equally spaced wide lines, like markings on a highway.
"Crunch, crunch."
Lifting his legs, Cheng Lin stepped on the thick snow and walked forward according to the direction of the cursor.
After walking for about ten minutes, he finally saw a tree about seven or eight meters high.
I'm not sure what kind of tree it is. It's gray and has no leaves, but there are many red apples on the dry branches.
Yes, Apple.
It has an appearance similar to an "Apple", but there are some slight differences.
Considering that the program did not give it a name, Cheng Lin could only call it this.
"Is this a tree species from the Age of Dragons... It's really strange. Even though all the leaves have fallen off, there are still fruits."
Cheng Lin found it quite interesting.
Standing under the tree, he raised his head and picked the cutest looking one. Then he raised his right hand and made a "bounce" motion with his fingers.
A small wind blade condensed successfully, quickly ran up the branch, and cut off the stem of the fruit.
This is one of the "immature learnable abilities" he learned when he was in the first level, called "Spiral Cutting".
Although the lethality is a bit pitiful, it is occasionally more practical.
"boom."
Raising his hand and catching the fruit accurately, Cheng Lin squatted down, washed it with snow, and twitched his nose, smelling a strong fruity aroma.
"Mostly, fruits that can withstand wind and frost are always sweeter..."
Cheng Lin sighed inwardly, holding the apple and hesitating slightly, "Is this how you want to eat it?"
Waited for two seconds and got no response.
Cheng Lin shrugged, no longer thought about it, and took a bite.
"Click."
The teeth break through the bright red skin of the fruit, making an intoxicating sound. The sweet juice contained in the snow-white pulp flows into the mouth, activating the taste buds, and is immediately mixed with the chewed pulp and swallowed, entering the stomach.
Cheng Lin couldn't help but narrowed his eyes.
This apple... is so damn sweet!
With a sigh of appreciation in his heart, he ate the one in his hand three times. Cheng Lin was still not satisfied, so he raised his right hand, ready to pick another one to eat.
However, at this moment, he suddenly felt a strong paralysis surge throughout his body, which quickly spread from his chest. In less than 1 second, his whole body fell into a stiff and numb state, and he was unable to control his body at all.
.
Cheng Lin hurriedly tried to use spiritual energy to relieve the pain, but the poison seemed to be quite powerful, and he was helpless to do anything about it.
It happened that a gust of wind blew, and Cheng Lin fell straight on his back like a log, crashing into the snow.
The fruit core in his hand fell to the side.
At the same time, a narration appeared in his mind:
【You are poisoned】
[Congratulations on completing the task (1)]
Cheng Lin: "..."
What plot unfolds here?
The story of Snow White and the Poison Apple?
But I am not a princess...
Lying straight in the snow, Cheng Lin wanted to cry without tears. He had no idea that the fruit was poisonous.
This is obviously a mission guide. How did you say the mission came?
He said that he was cold and hungry and needed something to eat, so he came here to look for food. You couldn't eat the food you found, right?
"No, maybe you can complete the task by eating it. After all, I only received the notification that the task was completed after eating it..."
Cheng Lin thought in his heart and felt quite speechless.
At this moment, his whole body was paralyzed and he couldn't even control his fingers.
Cheng Lin tried it in front of him and found that the only thing he could control was his eyelids, and he could even blink.
In addition, he can still control the spiritual energy in his body, and his mental power will not be delayed... This means that he can still open the spiritual world...
After confirming this, Cheng Lin calmed down.
"Obviously, this is definitely a conspiracy of the program. Perhaps, this is part of the 'plot'. Starting with me being poisoned, this deduction will begin... This is obviously the most reasonable guess, but... what am I going to do here?
How long should you lie down?”
Cheng Lin shouted in his heart, but unfortunately there was no response.
Fortunately, he had already activated the title of "Lord of Blizzard" at this time, so he didn't really feel the cold. The tightening of his collar before was more of a psychological effect.
"well."
Sighing deeply, Cheng Lin looked up at the sky helplessly.
Not to mention, lying in the ice and snow, looking up at the gray sky, is actually quite interesting.
When Cheng Lin was looking at the sky in a daze.
Suddenly, he heard a sound, like the cry of some creature, and the joyful howling of some kind of beast.
Cheng Lin subconsciously wanted to activate his "synesthesia" and use his powers to observe his surroundings, but before he could activate his powers, he heard the sound of brisk footsteps approaching quickly.
Immediately, his field of vision was filled with gray sky.
Suddenly a dog head appeared with its pink tongue sticking out and panting.