Kaos’s face instantly turned ashen.
“Brother Kaos.” Yun Ruoxi said worriedly, “Do you think it’s possible that Aili was…”
“It’s not certain yet.”
Kaos interrupted Yun Ruoxi.
He took a deep breath, looked at Yun Ruoxi, and repeated what he had just said.
“It’s not certain yet.”
“It might just be someone’s transmitter acting up, or maybe they’re just in an area with heavy signal interference. That could be it.”
“I hope so.” The worry on Yun Ruoxi’s face didn’t fade.
Kaos sighed.
“Whether or not someone’s been eliminated, we need to find everyone before we know for sure.”
“What’s going on, did someone get eliminated early? Doesn’t that mean we can’t all escape together?”
“This is bad, something’s bound to go wrong.”
“With things going like this, it really feels like Aili’s in trouble.”
“I knew the Main Cast couldn’t all escape together.”
“Let’s go.” Kaos said.
Yun Ruoxi hesitated for a moment, then said, “Brother Kaos, I want to bring someone else along.”
Genbeier felt today was truly absurd.
First, Giant Stone City was invaded by earthworms, even the giant trees were blown apart.
Then, he himself mysteriously fainted.
Fortunately, after Miss found someone, she didn’t abandon him.
But from how Miss called that person “Brother Kaos”, he hadn’t expected that the person Miss wanted to find was also a noble, and it seemed there was more than one.
After leaving Giant Stone City, Genbeier, woken up and following Yun Ruoxi and Kaos, silently mused.
Kaos glanced at this local, and whispered, “Xiao Xi, why are you bringing a native everywhere with you?”
“I don’t know my way around, it’s much easier with a guide.” Yun Ruoxi said, then added a bit embarrassed, “Besides, he gave up his job because of me, I can’t just kick him to the curb after finding my people, can I?”
“Then what about after the Survival Test? What will he do?”
“After the Survival Test… their civilization will be finished anyway, so it won’t matter. Maybe I can even find him a good job in the Saints’ Hand Society.”
Hearing this, Kaos sighed.
He’d forgotten—once the Survival Test was over, everything on this planet was destined to end.
Or rather, he’d chosen to forget, just to focus better on the test.
Samira-21 was a planet entirely covered in plants, without even an ocean, just endless green.
Trekking in this environment was exhausting.
Not only did they have to blaze a trail through the thick vegetation, they also had to be wary of poisonous plants lurking everywhere.
Luckily, Yun Ruoxi had found a guide ahead of time.
Having trained with the Insect Hunter Army, Genbeier was adept at surviving in the wild—he could accurately find food and water, and tell useful plants from poisonous ones.
He could also lead Yun Ruoxi and Kaos along the easiest paths.
He even took care of opening the way for them.
After less than an hour, Kaos had to admit that Yun Ruoxi had definitely found the right person.
Without him, they might not make it the two hundred kilometers even in ten days.
Genbeier climbed up a tall tree, shaded his eyes to look out, then jumped down excitedly and said, “Miss, if we head west another fifty kilometers, there’s a small city with a Root Passage. That’ll make things much easier for us.”
Alright…not just the right person—he was perfect.
Kaos looked at Yun Ruoxi, and she shot him a smugly cute little look.
“Genbeier really is quite capable.”
“Natives do have some skills.”
“How did Genbeier turn into part of the generation too?”
“Xiao Xi’s eyes are so cute!”
***
Half a day later, Yun Ruoxi and the others finished the fifty-kilometer trek and arrived at a peaceful little city.
There weren’t many checks in the small city.
Yun Ruoxi’s Civic Card still worked, so she could use the Root Passage directly.
Kaos didn’t have a Civic Card, but Yun Ruoxi could hide him with telekinesis and sneak him in.
Just like that, the three arrived smoothly at the main hall.
Kaos exited his invisible state. Genbeier beside him stared curiously at him.
Seeing this, Yun Ruoxi wondered how to explain, but then saw Genbeier nod thoughtfully and turn away as if nothing had happened, walking on ahead.
“What’s going on?” Kaos looked at Yun Ruoxi.
The girl shook her head in confusion, then replied, a bit uncertain, “Maybe he just filled in the blanks himself?”
“Whatever, who cares, let’s go!”
“Agreed!”
Kaos nodded, then sat curiously on a leaf, letting the attendant pour Amber Liquid over him.
This civilization hadn’t even developed basic technology, yet their transportation was so advanced.
He’d only just found out.
Last time when heading to Giant Stone City, he’d walked the whole way.
Thinking about it now, that was really tough.
Truly, blending into the local civilization was the best choice.
“By the way, Genbeier, do you know about Miracle Land?”
Sitting on the leaf, Kaos asked casually.
There were some things Yun Ruoxi couldn’t ask as a noble, but since he hadn’t revealed his identity, he could.
Like the location of the Star Core.
Of course, they couldn’t directly ask where the Star Core was.
After all, most people here probably didn’t even know what a Star Core was, but as long as a civilization on a nascent star dug up a Star Core and used its power, there would always be something strange about it.
Here, that was probably the Root Passage.
So Kaos’s question about Miracle Land was actually probing Genbeier.
“Miracle Land?”
Genbeier watched the Amber Crystal slowly take shape, as if thinking, and after a long while finally said hesitantly, “You mean the capital, young master?”
“Why do you think that?” Kaos pressed, while Yun Ruoxi smiled without speaking.
“Well… because if you’re talking about miracles, only the capital that gave birth to Plant Weapons can be considered a miracle, right?” Genbeier said uncertainly.
“Exactly right, only the capital can be called Miracle Land!” Kaos got the information he wanted, and patted Genbeier on the shoulder, making the latter’s face light up with excitement.
He’d passed the test and been acknowledged.
Seeing Genbeier so excited he could barely contain himself.
Kaos leaned over to Yun Ruoxi and whispered in Chinese, “Looks like the Star Core is in the capital.”
“That’ll be tricky.” Yun Ruoxi sighed, “Those two native Star Energy Users in Giant Stone City just now looked to be at least first-rank limit, maybe even at second rank.
There’ll definitely be more experts in the capital.”
Kaos looked troubled too, but forced himself to sound calm:
“Yeah, let’s just take it step by step. The war camp wouldn’t give us an impossible mission.”
As he finished speaking, the amber completely solidified, and the three were pushed by the attendant into the pitch-black opening of the Root Passage.