#2Chapter 2 The Fourth CalamityAI Model: gemini-2.5-flash
After circling the current land a few times and recording a large expanse of scenery, Dongfang Qing used the apocalypse to define the current world as a game—"Don't Starve: Jurassic Era."
To give players replayability, he deliberately left traces of magic at certain locations on this continent; only by mastering magic first could one reach the top of the food chain!
"Don't Starve: Jurassic Era" and its official website were established as the apocalypse connected to Blue Star's gaming network.
The 1,000 slots for the 0.1 closed beta were, with deliberate promotion, randomly distributed to 1,000 people's computers... Blue Star—
"All the recent VR games are trash, no challenge at all, all sorts of censorship. Horror games can't even have blood?"
A young man cursed as he took off his helmet, his gaze calmly fixed on the computer screen, then he slammed his fist on the keyboard: "What am I supposed to play with this? Should I steal your mom to play?"
The young man's name was Ye Feng, a virtual reality Streamer on Blue Star. He had gained a million followers in less than two months after entering the industry, making him somewhat well-known in VR gaming.
At this moment, Ye Feng looked at the dazzling array of game titles in the bullet comments and sighed deeply.
"Can't stream anything a little revealing, can't stream anything a little bloody. I might as well change careers and play dress-up games!" He rolled his eyes in extreme frustration and leaned back wearily in his recliner.
"Beep beep..."
A message pop-up in the bottom right corner of the computer caught his attention. Using his legs and waist, he suddenly sprang up from the recliner.
"What is this? Jurassic what?"
His mouse was already hovering over the game pop-up. Ye Fengnarrowed his eyes, and driven by curiosity, he clicked on it.
The game's promotional video was unexpectedly exaggerated, entirely in a realistic style. In the promo, he even saw dinosaurs, primitive humans, and... "Magic?"
He muttered this not-unfamiliar word, his tightly furrowed brows suddenly relaxed, and a smile had unknowingly appeared on his lips.
"Were there humans in the Jurassic Era? Those humans would be dead meat! Who was the big boss of the Jurassic? Dinosaurs!" Ye Fengclapped his hands emphatically, as if stating the obvious.
His mouse lingered over one dinosaur after another. He was surprised by the graphics quality, as it gave a completely different feeling from the dinosaurs in movies.
"Plenty of funding... If even the promotional video's graphics are like this, I'm actually a little excited about the in-game visuals..."
Propping his chin with one hand, he tilted his head and pondered for a while, finally looking at the bullet comments in the live stream: "What should I do, brothers? Should I try it or not? But I'm afraid it might be a dud."
... "Play it, play it! We have to see if it's a big one!"
"Definitely play! Didn't he say there are only 1,000 people in the 0.1 closed beta?"
"Hope there are no eye-sore visuals, and this promotional video's budget is insane!"
"I want to see the Streamer solo a Triceratops! Solo a Tyrannosaurus Rex! Then ride a Pterodactyl and fight a Mosasaurus!"
... His gaze swept through the dense bullet comments, and Ye Fengquickly made a decision. After clicking download and install, he reconnected the interface to the host.
〈Connecting...〉
Ye Feng pulled his chair closer, then put on his helmet without hesitation and entered the game's login interface.
Name: Ye Feng
Race: Human
Gender: Male
Age: 24
Height: 186CM
Weight: 71KG
Status: Slightly Hungry
Magic Corridor: lv1 (0/300)
Weapon: Stone Spear
[Dear player, hello, thank you very much for participating in this 0.1 closed beta. Please be aware of the following notices—]
[The time ratio between game and reality is: one hour in the real world equals 5 years in the game.]
[Players can adjust the pain switch in the settings interface; the optimal ratio is 60%.]
[Also, due to technical reasons, players who die in this closed beta will not be able to participate again and will have to wait for the next test.]
[The time ratio between game and reality will continue to be adjusted, but the 0.1 closed beta will not change. Furthermore, each intelligent race has its unique language, as well as a common language for the Erestia continent. Players, please be aware.]
... Since there was only one race, Human, to choose from, Ye Fengquickly completed the initial preparations. When he clicked "Start Game," a dazzling white light gradually illuminated the world.
When he opened his eyes again, everything in front of him instantly left him stunned.
The damp moss under his feet touched his ankles with a subtle coolness, and the buzzing of bees and the earthy smell that greeted him instantly made him feel a moment of disorientation.
The scent of nectar occasionally wafted through the humid air, and tiny insect chirps echoed all around.
"Grumble..."
Clutching his stomach with one hand, his face clearly showed surprise until a cold wind blew, making him shiver.
"Damn it, it really is the Jurassic Era!? Then how the hell do I fight? How can this thing break a dinosaur's hide?" He looked in horror at the stone spear in his hand, blinking at the flurry of bullet comments.
As Ye Feng felt the violent tremor from the ground, he timidly turned his head and saw a scene that would be etched in his memory forever.
A Tyrannosaurus Rex, about 20 meters tall, casually swung its tail, snapping large trees in half, then roared and swallowed a deer whole.
Its barbed tongue licked away the blood from its maw, and then it lowered its head, closing its eyes to carefully catch the scent of prey in the air.
"Are the game officials expecting us to kill dinosaurs with this? Damn it, isn't this just pure masochism! That dinosaur's toenail is bigger than my head!"
Seeing this, Ye Feng immediately broke down, cursing on the spot. He then sheepishly retreated a few steps and crouched behind a large tree...
"Streamer, Streamer, holy cow, this is amazing! This game is awesome! There are actually several camera angles!"
"Our mobile screens are black! We can't see! Are you guys watching the live stream with helmets?"
"You can only watch the live stream with a helmet. This game has 6 spectator perspectives!"
"Main perspective, God's eye view, slow-motion analysis view during spectating, a view that lets you hear inner thoughts, a view that shows specific attribute panels, and an inventory view."
... Peeking out slightly, Ye Feng, after confirming that the Tyrannosaurus Rex had left, no longer hesitated. He quickly tore down vines and dead leaves from around him to make himself a short skirt.
"No, buddy! They only gave me a stone spear. It's hard enough to kill a deer, let alone if I finally manage to kill it, and then a dinosaur suddenly pops out and snatches it from me!"
Spreading his hands, he quickly showed his situation to the audience in the live stream.
Ye Feng sighed, then pulled a dead branch from beside him and began to make fire by friction with the stone spear in his hand.
"Never mind, let's make a fire first... It's almost night. I'll build a shelter in a tree later."
"That's enough for today! I haven't figured out the situation yet, so I don't dare to hunt..."
With the technical guidance of the live stream audience, Ye Feng quickly started his first fire, then casually gathered some berries from around to fill his stomach.
Soon night fell, and the temperature in the forest dropped below freezing. Ye Feng, huddled in a tree, was almost frozen stiff.
He shivered, curled up by the campfire, and fell into thought, looking at his makeshift shelter.
"No... buddy! What kind of crazy technology is this? It's so cold... It's really immersive..."
Ye Feng shivered as he struggled to communicate with the audience in the live stream, his flowing snot instantly freezing into an icicle...
"Streamer, being cautious is the right move... Most of the other players are dead! Either bitten to death or poisoned to death..."
"Hahahaha, I'm dying of laughter, I just came from next door! Xu Daming next door was directly flayed alive by a Triceratops!"
"600 have died! Just now two more froze to death! They can't learn how to make fire by friction no matter how much you teach them!"
"Out of the 1000 closed beta players, only 300 are left! Hahaha, Streamer, Streamer, go check the east side of the forest tomorrow. The Streamer next door just died, go pick up the corpse!"