Continent Of Plenty

By Claire Beaudoin

In the beginning of chaos, in the corner of heaven and earth, there is a hidden heaven and earth, giving birth to a hundred beasts and holding all things. When the world was invaded by foreigners, the ancient stone prophecy came to life, and a man would become the king of this place!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Talisha Hicks
• Release date: Feb 20, 2024
• ISBN: 9791223030486

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Chapter 4 Guns and Daggers

    The fireballs chased after Zhang Yitian one after another as if they were equipped with navigation, bouncing off the ground.

    Invisible anger also shot out from Zhang Yitian's eyes and mouth, and he couldn't wait to pull out the bird's hair and brush it with spicy oil to roast it to a crisp!

    Come again? Try hitting me one more time!

    Hit by a fireball, -2 points.

    ......

    Zhang Yitian was upset, and a strong sense of shame of being teased was born. He was determined not to run away, so he stopped and met the bird sideways.

    Hit by a fireball, -2 points.

    In the face of this deduction, Zhang Yitian was indifferent, only tilted his head, then frowned and observed carefully It seems that the breakage must be discovered from the frontal exchange.

    After the next two demerits, he suddenly smiled ......

    Not only are there many rocky points on the rock wall, but they are basically large buckling points, which are very convenient for gripping. He quickly moved his long arms and legs, back against the rock wall to stabilize his body, from a distance it looks like the word big.

    You do it! He roared.

    As soon as the words left his mouth, he only saw the neck covered by the big bird's blue feathers, cracking out a reddish crack, as if it was filled with hot magma, and it was poofing and tumbling, crying out, emitting an even more scorching and piercing light amidst the burning flames.

    The mass of light maintained its boiling and rolling momentum, and was rapidly moving towards the large bird head, and in an instant, the entire bird head became reddish and incomparable, like a pile of red-hot iron balls!

    He stared dead at the big bird's head and could see that it was about to squirt.

    The bird's long, thick neck accelerated, and suddenly its beak opened violently.

    Pfft!

    A fiery red orb shot out from between the beaks of the large bird, shooting straight towards Zhang Yitian, drawing a beautiful trajectory of light and fire in the air, like a fiery dragon, spanning between the birdmen.

    Zhang Yitian's taut nerves, in a split second to make accurate judgments, the right hand decisively let go of the rock point, braced against the rock wall and pushed hard, the body was quickly thrown sideways to the left.

    Boo!

    The fireball slammed hard into his right side, splattering stars and sparks, before bouncing down immediately afterward, rolling and bouncing twice in the sea of fire on the ground before disappearing.

    miss x 1

    Ha! Can't hit it, right? Zhang Yitian finally laughed.

    Boom! The fireball fell short again.

    miss x 2

    Zhang Yitian couldn't wait to cross his arms and laugh to the sky! But right now his hands were empty.

    There are a total of 50 points in this task, and he has lost 4 points from being burned by fire on the ground, and he has been hit by fireballs 9 times, each time 2 points ...... That is to say, he has been deducted 22 points for nothing in this task!

    He agonized over these lost points and worried about his results at the same time... would the interview cool off?

    So, despite having cracked the method of dodging the fireball attack, the attack hadn't ended yet. He had to continue to maintain twelve points of spirit and hold on until the end!

    When Zhang Yitian continuously earned miss x, a new quest suddenly appeared.

    [Mission. Hidden, additional] kill for 50 points

    To kill the big bird ......

    He smiled helplessly, the arrival of this mission was like adding insult to injury for him.

    After the first two rounds of tumbling and jumping and desperately running, his physical strength consumption is huge, this round is even more has been attached to the stone wall, arm and leg muscles for a long time at a high degree of tension, coupled with a high degree of mental concentration, the whole person has been tossed out half of his life.

    Click!

    Two weapons, a pistol and a dagger, actually appeared out of thin air on the wall beside him.

    At that moment, a ball of fire rushed across the room toward him, and after deftly dodging it, without saying a word, he removed his pistol and pointed it at the big bird's head and pulled the trigger.

    !

    Hit! Blood 9999/10,000.

    What? Ten thousand blood? One point of blood from a headshot?

    Zhang Yi-Wei weather straight rolled his eyes: this is which stupid x design, stand out, I promise not to use this gun to kill you!

    On second thought, though, the setup wasn't a big deal; the point of this kill mission was definitely to test shooting proficiency while dodging fireball attacks, not to kill the big bird.

    That means Big Bird can't be killed at all, and the bullets are giving away points! Just seize the moment to earn more points!

    Now that his limbs alone were no longer adequate for the task, he could only grip the pistol with his teeth, freeing his hand to hold and fire after each successful dodge of the fireball.

    Still got a conscience, didn't get me a rifle!

    Zhang Yitian didn't have any hope for the results at this point, he was sure that his hands and mouth would be wasted by the pistol first before he earned enough points! But regardless of whether he could pass the test or not, he had to persevere until the end and never admit defeat!

    He then followed this rhythm, taking turns holding the gun with his hands and mouth, and firing with a very steady output, just too slow.

    His arms and cheeks were already sore and limp, and the barrel of his gun was soaking wet, but Big Bird's blood level was down less than 20 points!

    Suddenly, a childish voice resounded in Zhang Yitian's head

    Eyes!

    Huh? With the gun in his mouth and his nerves in extreme tension, he didn't react at first.

    ...... kill ...... eyes ......

    Isn't this the aftermath of the Oversight Chip? How come it's a child's voice? And it's so disjointed that the words don't make sense.

    You've been rejuvenated?

    And so on!

    Kill the eyes? Could it be a hint that Big Bird's weakness is in the eyes?

    Is the supervisory chip trying to help me cheat? Just because I came in early and spent 5 million dollars?

    So is this a company bonus for big customers? Or is it just a compassionate way to humanize the monitoring chip?

    No, no, no!

    I clearly shot the big bird in the eye just now, and the deduction was the same 1 point, so shooting in the eye doesn't affect the score at all!

    This ghost chip must have been sent by Haitian to cause trouble! Trying to trick me into another negative score? No way! I don't even trust my own father anymore, so I'll trust you!

    He continued to dodge and shoot, inwardly hoping that the evaluation time would hurry up and end so he could free his soon to be crippled limbs, and mouth.

    Knife ...... eyes ......

    The voice appeared to be unwilling, and the ghost poked and prodded sounded again, painlessly reminding Zhang Yitian

    Knife?

    Yeah, shooting game, why do you need a dagger?

    No matter how much of an idiot you are, you'd know to pick a gun, not a dagger! In such a superb test game, it's not reasonable to have such a weak setting!

    So this dagger ...... Could the dagger kill Big Bird?

    If you can kill the big bird, then 50 additional points are in hand, and the points deducted from the last mission can be made up. It's just that you get burned when you leave the stone wall, and the ground burns at a frequency of about 1 point deduction for 3 seconds ......

    Zhang Yitian pondered for a moment, spat out the gun in his hand, decisively fetched the dagger, and flew across to bite it between his teeth.

    Boo!

    Dodging one of the incoming fireballs that came flying at him, he took advantage of the gap between the big bird's brewing of the next fireball to see where he was going to be and made a violent leap to pounce on the big bird.

    Just at the moment of hitting the big bird, he grabbed two feathers with all his might and managed to hang on to it!

    666!Zhang Yitian couldn't stop praising, not for his own operation, but for the perfect design of this svr!

    Suffers flame burns, -1 point.

    ......

    The 3-seconds-a-wound flame damage was starting. He had to scramble for time! Hanging on the side of the big bird's neck, he contracted his waist and abdominal muscles, and with the inertia of his leg fling, he flipped and straddled the big bird's back.

    Being violated so close, the big bird immediately shook its body frantically to shake off the unwanted guest on its back!

    I've climbed up here, and you want to tell me to get down? No way!

    Zhang Yitian stubbornly bit down on the dagger, the knuckles of his hands slightly whitened as he held onto the blue feathers at the root of the big bird's neck.

    Suffers flame burns, -1 point.

    Suffers flame burns, -1 point.

    ......

    The regular flame damage constantly motivated Zhang Yitian, and every second was incredibly tight.

    Roar to stay! Only by forking its eyes can it take an annual salary, so that it can quickly pay off the debt of Fatty He, so that it is possible to save money to cross back again to see his parents ...... spell it out!

    Zhang Yitian was thrown around by the jerky mount on his hips until the vigorous square dance-like strenuous movement came to an end and the time had come!

    He saw the small handful of plumes standing upright on the top of the big bird's head, and pulled violently in his hand, his leg muscles were simultaneously powered up, and with the help of inertia, the whole person violently stomped up, grabbed the handful of plumes on the top of the big bird's head, and with the other hand took the dagger in his mouth, and fiercely stabbed it into the big bird's right eye!

    The whole process was as smooth as a breeze.

    Only to hear the big bird let out a few strange cries before collapsing with a bang ......

    Zhang Yitian was self-absorbed by this wave of operation, Handsome!

    Kill successful! +50 additional points!

    ......

Chapter 5: Boxing Up and Taking Away

    The devil-like big bird along with all the flame effects had finally disappeared. As for Zhang Yitian, who had returned to the ground after all the difficulties, he felt that his body had been hollowed out and his entire skeleton was about to fall apart!

    After a brief moment of darkness, the pod returned to brightness, and then the assessment scores hit the holographic screen:

    Comprehensive knowledge assessment: 98 points

    Comprehensive physical fitness assessment: 36 points

    Additional points: 50

    Total 184 points

    Congratulations to Zhang Yitian for passing the assessment!

    Zhang Yitian happily touched his ears and wiped the sweat from his forehead.

    Swish! The Haitian Company Labor Contract appeared on the screen.

    ...... This is signing?

    To ensure your rights, this signing will be videotaped in its entirety. Please read the contract carefully and if you have no objections, please sign to confirm.

    The contract is in a fixed format, and Zhang Yitian scrolled back to look for the remuneration clause ......

    A yearly salary! What a yearly salary! The person who has never received an annual salary, at the moment the little heart jumped to the ground, Food and lodging included, 2.5 million dollars a year!

    That's exactly the same as pie in the sky, soft money stuffing! Thank God! Thank all the gods and goddesses his great master!

    Sign!

    Zhang Yitian waved his hand and completed the contract confirmation without hesitation.

    Signing has been completed. Please watch your cell phone for follow-up notifications.

    ......

    When Zhang Yitian stepped out of the tester, he had the intimate feeling of returning to human society in isolation, and if it wasn't for the large wave of applicants that suddenly came to the hall, he was so tired that he almost knelt directly on the ground!

    Fatty He hurriedly helped him to the side and unscrewed a bottle of water and handed it over, Brother Tian! How is it?

    Signed! Zhang Yitian panted and gulped down most of the bottle of water, wiping his wet mouth.

    Then, he told the content of the test and the key issues in detail, of course, he played up his own performance appropriately, as for the plug-in thing, only lightly mentioned a mouth ......

    Fatty He was thrilled to hear that, excited and scared, his white, fleshy face slightly reddened as he stammered, So, so exciting? Brother Tian, I, I'm afraid I can't!

    How can a man say he can't? Don't be a wimp! I'm sure it'll work! It's svr! You love to play!

    Zhang Yitian patted Fatty He's round shoulders, a fierce cheer, but secretly worried in his heart. If it is not by the aftermath of the plug-in to get the 50 additional points, maybe even they can not pass ......

    Really afraid of what comes, Fatty He only went in and stayed for 15 minutes before he came out, his face red with tears, Brother Tian ......

    That's less than half the time it takes to measure yourself! It's over! I'm afraid that he didn't even make it through the second mission. Zhang Yitian patted Fatty He's meaty shoulder and sighed heavily.

    It's okay Fatty, just take it as spending money to play a game, Haitian this tester did a thief 6, it's worth it to play one! Zhang Yitian effortlessly wrapped his arm around Fatty He's thick shoulders and walked towards the outside of the hall, Don't worry about it, 5 million dollars has brother to earn! I won't let you be killed by your father, don't worry!

    Brother Tian, no, Fatty He suddenly stopped and put on a silly smile, I signed it!

    Zhang Yitian froze, the smile on Fatty He's face didn't look like he was pretending, so this kid was crying tears of joy?

    OK Fatty! You killed Big Bird too?

    I was arranged to go into the grove to pick mushrooms, did not see any big birds, ah, put me this waist sore ...... He fat man two hands to support the back waist, round belly straight out the seven month charm.

    ......

    Twenty minutes later, the two have received a notification text message, must report to the company's agricultural base within three days, the earliest batch of departure time is three o'clock this afternoon.

    The two people in debt couldn't wait for the sooner the better, and decided to move today, each replying with a message confirming their check-in.

    Midday, underground garage of the Haitian Building.

    Hiccup.

    Zhang Yitian, who had been tossed around all morning, swallowed three taels of wontons in one gulp, and then dunked two mouthfuls of soup, and was satiated!

    He reclined his seat back as low as it would go and reclined contentedly, absentmindedly swiping through the news on his cell phone.

    A headline in the entertainment section caught his eye, and he hurriedly tapped Fatty He, Fatty, the official announcement of Qin Yidan's disappearance is out!

    Ah! Let me see let me see!

    Fatty He, who was huffing and puffing and drinking the soup, hurriedly put down his bowl, his mouth full of oil, and snatched Zhang Yitian's cell phone, Ji Huanshi Entertainment Company Announces Today: Confirms Actress Qin Yidan Has Disappeared.

    The Qin Yidan in the news is the goddess top1 in Fatty He's heart for many years, and was halfway to being on fire in China a few years ago.

    But two years ago suddenly disappeared mysteriously, as if evaporated, all kinds of media scramble to report, all kinds of depression, love killings, revenge killings, ghosts and so on speculation all over the world, endless.

    Now that he was publicly declared missing, it was basically hopeless, and then he should have waited to be declared dead. This news made Fatty He's heart ache, Oh my God! The heavens are unjust! What a waste! My Dan'er.

    Tsk, tsk, it's a pity, your circle is treacherous! Zhang Yitian yawned, his eyelids couldn't help but fight vigorously, he drew back his cell phone, set his alarm and closed his eyes.

    Fatty He sighed and picked up another fast food bowl, the wontons inside had been soaking in the soup for so long that they had swollen and stuck together into a big, disfigured pile.

    He muttered prying up the wonton heap and eating it with gusto, Now only my 'Little Leap' is left to keep me company ...... Hopefully, I'll get to the place early in the afternoon, so I don't delay the 'Little Leap ' live broadcast at 8:00 ......

    ......

    2:45 p.m. Alarm clock blast whirring.

    The two of them sobered up a bit and hurriedly packed up the fast food bowl at their feet. Before leaving, Zhang Yitian picked up the strange stone, looked at the stone and thought about it, put it back into the box with the fluffy dinosaur, and asked Fatty He to lock it into the trunk together.

    The line wasn't too crowded, and a thin, bony man was counting the list at the top of his voice.

    ......

    Zhang Yitian?

    Here!

    Ho Chi Cheng?

    Here!

    ......

    Those who signed in, get on the bus and find a seat! The thin man yelled, fanning himself with the list in his hand.

    Zhang Yitian and Fatty He got on the luxury bus in front of them and sat behind the driver.

    The windows had been specially made so that it was impossible to see out except through the windshield and the windows on either side of the driver's seat, and a special partition across the back of the driver's seat blocked the view ahead, making it as if the passengers sitting in the back were confined in a large box.

    This strange design in turn added to the mysterious experience of the passengers, each leaping for joy, as if they were blindfolded from behind by a small, gentle hand at the time of their first love, excited and expectant.

    Less than five minutes after departure, Fatty He brought up the tempo with a touching snore, followed by a succession of snores echoing each other in the car.

    Just woke up, moved around and fell back asleep ...... Maybe that's the magic of eating six taels of ravioli in one meal?

    Zhang Yitian shook his head and lowered his head to swipe his cell phone, who knew that there was no signal at all after leaving the city. Boredom, he also helplessly fell into the ensemble ......

006 Is this still Earth?

    All wake up! All wake up! We're almost there!

    The raucous yelling exploded through the car stereo with amazing power, waking up the entire ensemble members.

    Swish!

    The partition in the front row was opened, the leader stood in front wearing a wireless microphone, the entire staff with a sleep on the bus, to the station to take pictures of the elderly tour group.

    Zhang Yitian rubbed his eyes and looked, and it was already dim outside the windshield.

    Ahead is a straight avenue lined with tall vegetable sheds, separating the crops from the murky air. The luxury buses are like little beetles traveling between them, breaking through the sunlight that leaks through the gaps in the greenhouses over and over again.

    Sunset? Been sleeping for so long?

    Wow, Brother Tian I have a hunch that our work meals are definitely the top in the world!

    Fatty He seemed to have already digested the six taels of wontons from noon with the help of the labor-saving exercise of snoring, licking his lips and beginning to long for his next beautiful meal.

    Soon you will be a yearly rich farmer of Happy Farm, are you happy? Zhang Yitian asked with a smile. To be honest, he himself was happy, this was definitely the aftermath of a failed crossing plan, no! Jedi rebound!

    Of course happy, just don't know this poor countryside there is no 10g signal ...... Fatty He kept shaking his cell phone to find a signal, for fear that the signal of the deserted mountains is too garbage, affecting the game and watch the fish jumping live broadcast. The Fish live broadcast.

    ......

    The bus turned right at an intersection and drove straight into an off-white building in the shape of a tent, which was at least five stories tall at eye level. After the bus stopped, the leader greeted everyone off the bus.

    Despite being surrounded by endless greenhouse farmland, the air was not much better than in the city, and everyone habitually wore filter masks before getting off the bus one after another.

    The 30 or so people who were huddled in the tent room broke some of the coolness, but didn't make the place lively.

    All off the bus, right? Everyone line up in a row, hurry up! The leader stood outside the car and greeted them, constantly looking at his watch and looking anxious.

    Once the team was regularized, he took out a small, delicate remote control and pressed it against the ground, Boom clunk!

    With a loud bang, a dark doorway appeared in the floor.

    Basement? Zhang Yitian's two eyebrows were tightly twisted together, today is not encountered a fake recruitment? Could it be a human trafficking gang?

    The other new coworkers were feeling weird too and were making a lot of noise.

    What's with the trip to the basement?

    Where is this taking us? Don't we check in first?

    How come there's not even an office?

    Fucking human trafficking (fear of harmonization)?

    ......

    Obviously, most people had the same doubts as Zhang Yitian, and they looked towards the bottom of that doorway, but unfortunately, it was a black mess inside and nothing could be seen.

    What's all the yelling about? It's not women and children! Who else can be abducted by a bunch of old men? Haitian is one of the top ten companies in the world! How can such a big company abduct you? All right, if you want to get your annual salary, hurry up, don't miss the time!

    The word annual salary worked wonders, and the crowd quickly quieted down, but one by one they just watched in place, no one willing to enter the hole in the ground first.

    At that moment, a young man in shorts rushed to the doorway, his hair shoulder-length, looking quite like a street artist, but speaking in a staggering manner, Come all the way, goon!

    He turned on his cell phone torch and took the lead to drill down. There is a bold lead, the rest of the people are also bold, followed one after another drilled down. Groping along the narrow corridors, the deeper the cell phone light is weaker and weaker, the people in front of the team slowed down the speed of the whole team also slowed down the speed of the march.

    At that moment, the leader shouted from overhead, Everyone stay calm, you can get out when the passage door opens.

    Clang!

    There was a loud bang, and the light from the top disappeared instantly, leaving only the strip of cell phone lights in the darkness, like those waving glow sticks at a concert.

    Stay where you are, you'll be picked up in a few minutes. The leader's voice rang out again, but it was blocked out by the heavy door panels, and the volume was much lower.

    Shit! Why don't you come in?

    Didn't the leader come in? What's the point of not leading the way?

    You open the door! Open the door na! Let's talk!

    ......

    Taps on the door, curses, all sorts of skeptical voices drifting through the basement, the

    Instead, all that was exchanged was the sound of an engine, which quickly faded away.

    So here's the situation: the leader puts everyone in such a basement and surprisingly slips away himself!

    Mud! Call the police!

    Right! Call the police!

    However, everyone's cell phones had no signal! It happened so suddenly that a group of big old men were confused and caught blind.

    People in claustrophobic or dark environments will be more or less fearful, and people will usually look for objects to rely on or make noise to ease the discomfort caused by fear.

    In the pitch blackness, the group of sweaty men squeezed tighter and tighter, shrinking in the hallway, not daring to move on, and the cursing gradually subsided.

    Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah.

    I don't know which grandpa brewed a powerful gas, after the sphincter muscle squeeze, a sound, from high to low, long and rhythmic, but the scene but no one to laugh.

    Everyone's ears were perked up in attention, as when exploring the abyss, waiting to hear the stone that asked the way fall and touch the bottom. Unfortunately, there was no echo.

    Time passed minute by minute, and in the darkness, there was only a bizarre and terrifying aura surging. Even Zhang Yitian, who had always been bold, could not help but breathe heavily at this time.

    Suddenly, a light snapped out somewhere! But nothing was seen in the light, and the crowd sucked in their breath for a while. Zhang Yitian frowned, strange, clearly detected a movement ......

    The next few minutes were like tens of thousands of years.

    Hiss.

    The quiet crowd let out a unanimous sound. Zhang Yitian was no exception, a tingling sensation of a slight electric shock spread through his body, his head was slightly swollen, and his ears were buzzing, lasting for a few seconds before disappearing.

    A short while later, there was a sound of a key in the door unlocking the door.

    Boom.

    The heavy door slowly opened, and golden sunlight shot in, like a giant broadsword with magical power, cutting through the cold darkness of the basement.

    The crowd swarmed to the light, only Zhang Yitian did not rush, while walking, looking in the direction of the strange noise just now, but the basement was too big, even the light outside the door could not touch the bottom.

    All out, hurry up! Someone outside shouted.

    He had to be wan and follow him out the door.

    Wow.

    The moment the sunlight pours down overhead, it's like dipping into a golden pond to bathe, and the breeze of the rising sun is like a world away. Isn't the sun going down? Why is it still so bright, is there a time difference?

    Zhang Yitian blinked his eyes one by one, completely unable to believe the scene in front of him. The air that was almost about to disappear from memory, transparent like glass, made everything in front of him crystal clear.

    As soon as he ripped off his mask, he breathed in the pure air, and he even wanted to touch the dust flotsam that was clearly visible. In the distance, in the endless fields, were undulating crops, and farther away were strolling cows and sheep.

    Is this still Earth?

007 Polarizing hangers-on

    Zhang Yitian turned around violently, it turned out that this was a fortress, the main door of the tent house was located above, and the back door was in the lower part, connected by the basement.

    So what dumb ass with a chicken stepped on his brain designed this route? Why do you have to go through the basement all over again and wait for someone to open the back door from the outside when you can just go around the outside of the big tent?

    Is it to create a mysterious rite of passage? It's not like it's an escape room, it's just weird!

    What's even weirder is why, after going through this tent building, the sunlight, the air, everything changed? So many vegetable sheds were gone just now?

    Brother Sky, there's no signal at all in this shithole! It's finished! How am I going to score today? How am I going to watch my Leap's live broadcast? Fatty He raised his cell phone high, shaking it left and right as he balked at receiving a signal.

    Don't you think it's strange Fatty ......

    After Zhang Yitian spoke about the oddities of the Sunshine Air Vegetable Shed and so on, Fatty He also furrowed his brows and scrutinized it. Not only the two of them, the dozens of people in the group had the same question after marveling at it

    Why is this place so different from the world we live