Translator: AnubisTL
As he spoke, Scar Dog's voice filled with longing. "If we ever save up enough energy blocks, maybe we could go explore beyond the cosmos."
"People used to wonder if aliens existed."
"Now we see they're everywhere."
"And when Brother Jiang's turret caliber is big enough, we'll build a cosmic warship and roam the galaxies as space pirates."
"We'll take any planet we want."
"There's no oxygen in space," Zhao Ritian said, looking up from gnawing on his meat patty.
"Tch." Scar Dog scoffed. "Forget air. Give me enough energy blocks, and I'll create a self-sustaining celestial system for you. You think I can't?"
"I can't imagine it."
"Exactly." Scar Dog paused, then turned to Zhao Ritian. "By the way, do your slimes even need to eat?"
"No."
Zhao Ritian shook his head. "Slimes have very short lifespans. They don't need to eat; they'll just die on their own after a while."
"Short lifespans?" Scar Dog paused, then asked, "How short? Three days?"
"Not quite that short—maybe a couple of weeks. But if they're used for fusion before they die, their lifespan resets."
"Oh." Scar Dog nodded casually and fell silent. "How old are you?"
"Twenty."
"Twenty? So young."
"Come on, man, I just started college. How old do you think I'd be?"
"True."
After that, Chen Jiang and the others sat by the air vent, chatting idly.
As they talked, their conversation grew more animated.
They chatted until the sun dipped below the horizon and night fell.
Even Chen Jiang, who had mostly been listening, chimed in with a few amused remarks.
By then, they had lost count of how many meat patties they had eaten.
As darkness descended, the wilderness gradually cooled.
Chen Jiang stretched lazily and said casually, "Scar Dog, turn off the AC. It's getting a bit chilly. We can turn it back on tomorrow during the day."
"Uh..."
A hint of embarrassment flashed across Scar Dog's face as he mumbled, "I can't turn it off."
"Can't turn it off? What do you mean?"
"I threw about 600 energy blocks into the phantom gate that's powering the water source. If we shut it down before they're used up, all those blocks will be wasted."
"And there's still less than an hour until they automatically run out."
"..."
Chen Jiang remained expressionless for a moment before silently pulling a padded coat from his bag and wrapping it around himself. "Then leave it on."
"You guys didn't sleep during the day. Go get some rest. I'll keep watch tonight."
Scar Dog and the others exchanged glances before nodding. "Alright."
"Then we'll go rest now, Brother Jiang."
"Yeah, go ahead."
Just then—
A voice suddenly echoed in their ears.
[Global Announcement.]
[Congratulations to Human Player Chen Jiang for achieving the top ranking in yesterday's Race Kill Rankings.]
[The race of Player Chen Jiang—the human race—will receive a random bonus reward.]
[The reward is a picnic gift set.]
Chen Jiang paused, glancing down at his wristwatch. He realized it was past midnight, and the race kill rankings had already begun calculating.
With only eight hours remaining until the end of the Ten Thousand Races Blood Sacrifice event, the final results would be tallied by morning.
Currently, he still held the top ranking, maintaining a significant lead over second place.
Barring some sudden cosmic surge from the second-ranked player, it seemed unlikely anyone could surpass him.
He had always found it odd that the event was called the "Ten Thousand Races Blood Sacrifice" when there were only ninety-seven races participating.
But since the Ten Thousand Races Arena used that name, he didn't argue. Perhaps there was some reason he didn't know.
He glanced down at the reward picnic set.
Nothing special.
A few pieces of dried rations, some bottled water, and... a handgun with three fully loaded magazines.
Not energy bullets, but copper ones.
Chen Jiang's expression turned slightly strange as he examined the handgun. So, people actually bring handguns on picnics?
The weapon was useless to him.
But for some human players, it would be quite useful, at least providing some self-defense capability.
After Scar Dog and the others left to rest, Chen Jiang pulled out his Achievement Compendium, intending to study the requirements for unlocking various achievements.
Chen Jiang selected some simpler achievements to claim their rewards.
[Achievement Name: Alien Race Collector]
[Trigger Conditions: Kill 20 different alien race players, kill 50 different alien race players, kill 96 different alien race players.]
[Completion Status: Three stages, all unlit.]
"Hmm?"
Chen Jiang frowned slightly. He knew he couldn't complete this achievement yet, but he suspected Feng Jiutian had already done so.
After all, the Blood Sacrifice of the Ten Thousand Races event had been triggered by Feng Jiutian, who had crafted a three-star item called the Ten Thousand Races Altar using the skulls of 96 alien race players.
He immediately checked the Achievement Points Rankings.
[Achievement Ranking!]
[Top Ranking: Human Player Chen Jiang!]
[Achievement Points: 7]
[Second Ranking: Mechanical Race Player Feng Jiutian]
[Achievement Points: 4]
[Third Ranking: Titan Race Player Tai Tai]
[Achievement Points: 1]
As expected.
His achievement points had increased from 4 to 7, thanks to the points he earned for using the global speaker.
Feng Jiutian's achievement points had jumped from 1 to 4, likely due to the 3 points he gained for killing different alien race players.
Chen Jiang frowned slightly, remaining silent.
The rewards for completing the first two stages of each achievement weren't unique; whoever triggered the achievement would receive them.
However, the battle-ruined fragments awarded for completing the third stage of an achievement were likely unique.
After all, there were only 36 battle-ruined fragments in total.
He currently possessed two of these fragments, and Feng Jiutian likely had one as well.
He glanced again at the battle-ruined fragment's description panel:
[Item Name: Battle-Ruined Fragment]
[Item Star: Rankless]
[Item Description: An extremely rare item, with only 36 in existence. When all fragments are controlled by players, a major event will be triggered: the Gluttonous Feast!]
[Rewards will be distributed based on the number of fragments each player holds.]
The panel didn't explicitly state the fragment's purpose, only that the Gluttonous Feast event would begin when all 36 fragments were controlled by players.
It also mentioned that rewards would be distributed based on the number of fragments held.
To say this description was vague would be an understatement.
What exactly did "rewards will be distributed" mean? What kind of rewards were being distributed?
Was the event itself a reward-generating activity, or would the rewards be distributed after the event concluded?
(End of the Chapter)
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