The Earth is Online Chapter 197-198

Chapter 197

Mu Huixue poured all of the mineral water from the plastic bottle onto her wound. Her arm completely healed and she returned the bottle to Fu Wenduo.

The huge city of Beijing was silent. The black tower no longer spoke and the sun set, the black tower reflected in the sunset.

Mu Huixue said, "I am happy about the previous fight but I'm a bit hungry. Are you hungry?"

Tang Mo looked at her and shook his head. "I'm fine."

Mu Huixue smiled and waved her hand. "I am hungry. Then I will go find something to eat."

The woman in black placed her right hand on the desk and jumped lightly a few times. Then she left the building. Mu Huixue deliberately looked for a chance to leave. The black tower released a new version update notice and previously Bai Ruoyao had told them an important secret. She wasn't a member of Tang Mo's team so it wasn't convenient for her to stay here and listen to their internal discussions.

Tang Mo received a large amount of information today.

The black tower version 4.5 and Bai Ruoyao's words about the abilities.

Tang Mo looked at Fu Wenduo. "I don't think Bai Ruoyao is lying."

Fu Wenduo agreed. "I also think he is telling the truth."

If Bai Ruoyao's words were true then the sentence erased by the black tower on Fu Wenduo's ability note was:

"The last player who had this ability cleared the seventh floor of the black tower." Tang Mo clearly stated every word. He thought for a moment before adding, "I discussed with Luo Fengcheng about if the ability is something that the black tower gave to players or if the players originally had it and the black tower was just a catalyst."

Chen Shanshan nodded. "Teacher told me about this matter. Teacher and I think that the black tower is a catalyst and the ability belongs to the humans themselves."

Tang Mo nodded. "I think so as well. Still, if Bai Ruoyao's words are true and there are players who had it before… does this ability really belong to humans?"

Chen Shanshan silently calculated it. "The Attack organization in Shanghai collected data from around 3,000 players. No one's abilities were exactly the same. There were some that were similar but the similarities aren't too big."

Fu Wensheng had to say something. "Captain Xiao did a similar investigation!"

Xiao Jitong did the same thing?

The group looked at Fu Wensheng and Xiao Fu spoke honestly, "It was probably at the beginning of the year. Captain Xiao had the Nanjing Group record the abilities of every player in Nanjing as much as possible. Brother Tang, you know that we were a big group and almost all players will come to us to buy game clues and redeem props. Brother Xiao used this anonymous method to collect information about over 10,000 abilities, none of which were the same."

Chen Shanshan concluded, "The sample size is sufficient. Basically, it can be judged that everyone's ability is different."

"Then what exactly determines the ability?"

Fu Wenduo spoke in a low voice and everyone was lost in thought.

Yes, what determined the abilities of a player?

Tang Mo had no doubt about this matter before Bai Ruoyao said that 'someone else previously had this ability.' No two people in the world were exactly the same so their abilities were different. This was very understandable. Then what was the reason if the abilities were the same?

His fingers tapped lightly on the table. A few seconds later, Tang Mo's eyes widened and he suddenly exclaimed, "Genetic recombination?"

Fu Wenduo glanced at him. "Hrmm?"

This was the name of Fu Wenduo's ability.

Chen Shanshan caught the keyword and was surprised. "You mean, genes?" The little girl's brain worked at a fast speed as she poured out a long line of words. "It does explain it if it is genes. Each person's genes are different. If the genes determine the ability then the ability would naturally be different. However, if genes is possible then perhaps it is also DNA? Then I will make a hypothesis that the ability is determined by genes and even more subtly, DNA. On the basis… the ability being exactly the same means that the DNA of the two people are the same…”

Chen Shanshan's voice abruptly stopped and her tone became change. "How can there be two people with the exact same DNA? Even clones have the possibility of mutation."

"Is it really not possible?"

Chen Shanshan turned to Tang Mo.

Tang Mo stated, "Humans have around 3.1 billion DNA base pairs. In any case, there must be a fixed order and this fixed order will form a person. There are only 7 billion people on Earth and the probability of producing the exact same two individuals is very low. It is almost impossible to achieve on Earth. Then what if this time limit was extended to 13.82 billion years and the scope extends to the whole universe… Murphy's Law?"

Chen Shanshan's face changed. "Murphy's Law, as long as there is a chance of something bad happening, not matter how small, it will definitely happen."

Tang Mo opened his mouth. "From the birth of the universe to the present, looking at the entire universe…" Tang Mo's voice slowly stopped before he continued, "Perhaps there is another me in the world. Then… what the hell is the black tower?"

What exactly was the black tower?

In this silent room, no one could answer.

There was an answer clearly imprinted on Tang Mo's mind. This answer was the most reasonable but if it was really the case, what would they face after clearing the black tower's seventh floor? Was it true freedom or was it another form of slavery?

Behind the thousands of black towers, who was actually standing in the end?

Tang Mo closed his eyes and gently sighed before he looked at Fu Wenduo. "Are you hungry?"

Just now, Tang Mo and Chen Shanshan used their super intelligent thinking ability to make reasonable guesses. Fu Wenduo stood to the side and only said a few sentences. Now he turned to look at Tang Mo and his lips curved. He said to the two children, "Find a safe place to hide while we find supplies."

Fu Wensheng listened to his big brother's words and hurriedly nodded.

Chen Shanshan lowered her head and her expression couldn't be seen.

Tang Mo and Fu Wenduo left the building to find supplies. Chen Shanshan stayed in the house for a while. After half an hour, she went to the toilet. She just walked to the corner of the stairs when she saw a person's back.

The huge moon was hanging high in the sky. Through the floor to ceiling glass windows of the stairwell, a long and oblique shadow was cast on the ground. A woman in black with her hair in a high ponytail was sitting on a corner of the stair railing, one leg propped against the group while she looked up at the moon in the sky.

Perhaps it was because the glass was too clear but the moonlight seemed to have no obstructions as it shone on her body.

Chen Shanshan hid her surprised expression and intended to bypass the other person to go to the bathroom. She hadn't taken two steps when Mu Huixue said with a smile, "Tang Mo and Fu Wenduo went out to find supplies?"

The earth had been online for more than six months. Players had less and less demands for food and water, and their body metabolism was slow. This didn't mean there was no demand for food and water.

Chen Shanshan didn't conceal it. "Yes." She paused before asking, "What are you doing?"

The short-haired girl didn't expect to hear an answer but the next second, Mu Huixue replied, "I'm basking in the moonlight."

Chen Shanshan, "?"

Basking in the moonlight?

Mu Huixue stated, "In the world of the returnees, there was no moon. There was only daytime. The sun rose in the east and set in the rest. The moment it fail, it would immediately rise in the east. It is because we aren't qualified to rest. Perhaps for it…" Mu Huixue pointed to the black tower. "Us returnees are just tools to play the game. Do you know about ants?"

Chen Shanshan didn't understand the intentions behind this question as she replied, "I know."

Mu Huixue smiled and stretched before standing up from the handrail. "We are worker ants. The returnees' life is only playing games and attacking the tower, there is no other value. More than 6 billion people and only 350,000 are left…"

The woman in black leaned over and touched the little girl's hair, grinning in a way that revealed her white teeth. "Most of the returnees are strong young people and men are dominant. The last time I saw a small child like you was three months ago. Um.. are you malnourished? You look like you are 12 years old, around the same age as that little boy."

Chen Shanshan's voice was low. "My family's conditions weren't very good." She was also a picky eater so she might be a bit malnourished.

Chen Shanshan didn't say this last sentence.

Mu Huixue was silent and didn't say anything else.

Chen Shanshan bypassed her to go to the bathroom. She looked back and saw the woman lying on the handrail again, her hands resting behind her head as she quietly basked in the moonlight.

Once Tang Mo and Fu Wenduo returned with supplies, they were a bit surprised to see Mu Huixue.

They thought that Mu Huixue had already left.

Mu Huixue smiled slightly. "I am unfamiliar with Beijing and the new version will update today. In any case, I have no place to go. It is dark now and I'll leave once the new version is updated."

Mu Huixue definitely wasn't their teammate but she didn't seem to be a threat. Tang Mo and Fu Wenduo agreed to let her stay in the building. Mu Huixue was strong and Tang Mo and Fu Wenduo really couldn't beat her. Still, if she dared to do anything then Tang Mo wouldn't hesitate to use A Fast Man ability to take care of her along with Fu Wenduo.

In the evening, Chen Shanshan recorded the name that the black tower announced in her small book.

Tang Mo read the name. "Europe District 1's official player, Lena Jophos."

A player's memories were excellent after the earth went online. Fu Wenduo stated, "She is the first player in Europe to clear a black tower floor."

Tang Mo nodded. "I also remember."

Fu Wenduo said, "There are 10 regions in the world. At present, she cleared the black tower's fifth floor so the European region is exempt from the forced tower attack that will take place in three days. Apart from the European region, if no one in the remaining nine regions clears the fifth floor in three days then everyone in the region will be forced to attack the tower."

Tang Mo frowned. "Three days is a bit tight."

Due to the returnees incident, the black tower version 4.0 was updated and the two worlds merged. Tang Mo and Fu Wenduo had no time to attack the tower. Eve's Game and Santa Claus' Quirky Commercial Street, there were many things they had to be wary of. They weren't prepared if they rushed to attack the tower now. It was the same for other senior players. Lena Jophos was the only exception.

Their best bet was to be forced to attack the tower in three days but then all of China's players would be pulled into the tower attack game.

Many players couldn't keep up with the requirements of the black tower and the sudden tower attack would be very dangerous for them. Forget other people, Fu Wensheng was in danger. If the child had to attack the fourth floor with his current strength, it was easy for there to be an incident. In addition, no teams could be formed for the forced tower attack. No one could guarantee that they would attack the tower with someone else or if they would encounter strange teammates.

Tang Mo thought about it again and decided. "We will wait for the black tower's 4.5 update before attacking the tower."

The group took a rest.

Early the next morning, the sky was bright. At 5:58, Tang Mo and Fu Wenduo opened their eyes and looked at each other.

They ran to the window and found Mu Huixue waiting there.

Chen Shanshan and Fu Wensheng ran over at the last minute. No one spoke as the five of them looked up at the black tower in the distance.

Meanwhile, Suzhou, Guanqian Street.

A fiery, red sports car went on a rampage through the streets, knocking over some stalls in front of the stores. The wheels made a nasty sound as they braked and 10 metre long black tires marks appeared on the ground. The car drifted to a stop at the bottom of the black tower.

If Tang Mo was there, he would recognize this sports car as the one placed on the first floor of a large shopping mall in Suzhou for display purposes. It was worth more than 3 million yuan.

At this moment, two young foreigners sitting in the car laughed as they took off their sunglasses and looked up at the black tower.

They seemed to perceive the eyes in the darkness and the brown-haired foreigner looked in that direction.

The blonde man in the driver's seat threw a luxury brand sunglasses to the ground. "Hey David, look at these little ants. They only dare to hide in the darkness, looking enviously at us. Do they dare to come out? No, I'm sure they don't even have the courage to look at us again."

David was dissatisfied. "Pete, I said it earlier but why did we let these bugs live instead of killing them? This is the world anyway."

Pete raised an eyebrow. "Do you want the two of us to be the only ones left in Suzhou? I'm not gay. I don't want to live in a world where there is just the two of us."

David was preparing to refute this when the black tower suddenly flashed with colourful lights.

Pete stated, "The new version is coming."

The same thing was happening all over the world.

In most places, the players who came to observe the black tower updating hid in the darkness. Few of them dared to be as arrogant as the two foreigners in Suzhou.

Once again, five white dots flashed on the black tower.

The first dot flashed so fast that Fu Wenduo couldn't see it. The second dot flashed more than 300,000 times. The third dot flashed 50,000 times and the fourth dot flashed more than 100 times.

In the end, the fifth dot only flashed a bit.

This represented the number of people who cleared each floor.

Once all five dots of lights had flashed, the clear child's voice spoke.

"Ding dong! At 6:00 on June 7th, 2018, the black tower version 4.5 has officially launched!"

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Chapter 198

"Ding dong! The black tower version 4.5 new rules—"

"First, the 'grab the sixth' mode is opened. The top three players/teams to clear the sixth floor will get a clue about the seventh floor."

“Second, as of 6:00 on June 10th, any region that hasn't cleared the black tower's fifth floor will be forced to attack the tower. All players in the region (apart from those playing games) will enter the tower attack game. Players who don't enter the tower attack game, if there is still no one who has passed the fifth floor after exiting from the instance then they will be forced to attack the tower."

"Third, the 5.0 version is expected to open the intercommunication mode. Players should explore this on their own."

The first three rules were broadcasted three times in a row.

"Ding dong! 3.96 million players have successfully loaded the game…"

"20,000 players have successfully loaded the game…"

“Game saving…"

“The player data is loading…"

"Save is successful…"

"Loaded successfully…"

“'Grab the sixth' mode has been updated…"

"Ding dong! On June 7th, 2018, the black tower version 4.5 is officially launched. Players are welcome to enter the game."

"Please try to attack the tower!"

Shanghai, Nanjing Road.

A strong man looked at the black tower and scratched his head. He turned around and asked, "Doctor, what does this mean? The 'grab the sixth' mode wants us to hurry and attack the sixth floor? We haven't cleared the fifth floor yet. How can we clear the sixth floor?"

Beijing.

The 'grab the sixth' mode was different from Tang Mo's imagination.

"It is simply preemptively attacking the sixth floor?"

Beijing had a large number of strong players and most of them had a wait and see attitude towards the black tower. Suddenly, there was the 'grab the sixth' mode. This was obviously urging players to attack the tower. Tang Mo thought for a moment before looking at Fu Wenduo. "The fifth floor isn't important. The really important thing is the sixth floor. A clue about clearing the seventh floor, this temptation is bigger than all the rare props."

There weren't many new rules with the black tower 4.5 version update but the amount of information was enormous.

Mu Huixue smiled and said, "The black tower update is over so I will go first."

Tang Mo's group didn't stop her from leaving.

The woman in black disappeared between the modern buildings.

Mu Huixue wasn't an enemy or a friend. She was strong but Tang Mo and Fu Wenduo couldn't possible team up with her. It would greatly increase the difficulty of the fifth floor. Thus, it was good that she chose to leave at this time.

For a moment, only four people were left in the building.

Chen Shanshan looked grim. "The forced tower attack in three days isn't so important. The 'grab the sixth' and version 5.0 parts of this update… Brother Tang, Major Fu, these two points are very important. This is the first time that the black tower has mentioned the next update."

Fu Wensheng wondered, "What is the intercommunication mode?"

Tang Mo replied, "In a literal sense, it should be some type of intercommunication. For example, players and black tower bosses, black tower bosses and the underground people or there is the last possibility… communication between player and player." He paused before continuing to analyze. "At present, even players in the city can't communicate with each other using phones. If we want to contact Tian Xuan then we have to go to the 80th school to meet them. Luo Fengcheng had to send Jack and Shanshan here when he wanted to send a message. After the earth went online, all remote communications were completely broken."

In front of the two children, Tang Mo didn't conceal that he and Fu Wenduo had the turkey egg. "Unless there is a prop like the one that Fu Wenduo and I have, the more than 3 million players can't freely communicate with each other."

Chen Shanshan interjected. "There should be 3.96 million players and 20,000 returnees at the moment.

Fu Wensheng remembered that half a month ago when the version 4.0 updated, there were more than 300,000 returnees. He exclaimed, "How can they only have 20,000 left?"

Chen Shanshan told him, "Most returnees should've become official players. There are also some returnees who died."

Tang Mo frowned and repeatedly pondered the contents of this black tower update.

“Grab the sixth mode, intercommunication mode…"

“Intercommunication mode…"

Fu Wenduo spoke in a low voice. "So far, players in the 10 regions haven't been able to communicate."

Tang Mo looked at him.

Fu Wenduo explained, "The assembly instance makes is to that players in the area can meet. If you attack the tower then you might encounter any players in the China area. For example, you attacked the black tower's second floor and you met Xiao Sheng when you were in Shanghai and he was in Nanjing."

Tang Mo immediately understood what he meant. "You mean that after the version 5.0 update, players from different regions can enter the same game? Players in China might team up with players in Europe to attack the tower?"

Fu Wenduo nodded before shaking his head. "It is just my guess."

Still, this guess was very reasonable.

In any case, all of this was just speculations before the arrival of the black tower's 5.0 version update.

Tang Mo and Fu Wenduo decided to enter the tower attack game immediately after the new version had been updated. He and Fu Wenduo looked at each other and nodded in unison. They were currently at the intersection of the Dongcheng and Chaoyang Districts. To open the tower game, they must walk to the black tower in the Forbidden City.

The four of them went downstairs. Tang Mo's body clung to the wall as he carefully poked out his head and looked around. "There is no one."

Fu Wenduo lowered his head and gazed at his brother. "Are you okay going alone?"

Fu Wensheng nodded. "No problem, I can go."

Fu Wenduo looked deeply at him. "Go ahead."

The next second, the little boy shot out at a very fast speed. He kept close to the shadows of the road to avoid being seen by others. Not long after, he disappeared around the corner into the Chaoyang District.

Fu Wensheng was going to the 80th school.

It wasn't too far or too close to the school. Last night, Tang Mo and Fu Wenduo unanimously decided that Fu Wensheng wouldn't participate in this tower attack game while Chen Shanshan would participate. Chen Shanshan's strength wasn't high and she had only cleared the black tower's second floor. In other words, she didn't have a high sense of 'existence' to the black tower. Her addition wouldn't increase the difficulty of their tower attack too much.

Besides, her brain might allow Tang Mo and Fu Wenduo to win the game faster.

They only had three days.

Fu Wensheng had once spent time in the Tian Xuan organization. Now that Fu Wenduo was absent, hiding there was the best choice. Xiao Fu himself said that he hoped Ruan Wangshu wouldn't accept him. Just now, Fu Wenduo said to him, "If we don't clear the fifth floor in three days then immediately enter a safe instance game. Don't rush to clear it and wait for our news."

Yes, this was a loophole left by the black tower 4.5 version.

Players who were participating in a game wouldn't be forced to attack the tower immediately. They would only be forced after clearing the game. Fu Wensheng's current strength made it dangerous for him to attack the fourth floor. Thus, if Fu Wenduo hadn't cleared the fifth floor of the black tower in three days then Xiao Fu could just find a simple instance and delay the time as much as possible.

Fu Wensheng ran to an intersection and found a shop to hide in. He looked around warily, determined there was no danger and soon arrived at the 80th High School.

The child was walking to the door when he suddenly stopped and pulled out a silver pistol, aiming and shooting without hesitation.

The female doctor in the white coat reacted quickly to dodge the bullet. She emerged from behind the door and shouted with dissatisfaction, "Hey, what is this bear child doing? I came to pick you up yet you actually tried to hit me."

Fu Wensheng's body relaxed when he saw the person hiding was Li Miaomiao but his expression wasn't good.

"…You came to pick me up?"

What happened? The decision to seek refuge at the Tian Xuan organization was only made last night and no one told him. Now Li Miaomiao came to pick him up….

Li Miaomiao saw through the child's mind and shrugged. "The leader said that with your strength, you won't be able to attack the tower. Fu Wenduo and Tang Mo must be hurrying to attack the fifth floor. If they succeed then we won't have to work hard to challenge the fifth floor. It would be good to wait for them to clear the instance. They are going to the tower then they naturally have to find a place to leave you. However, Leader didn't expect you to come alone." Li Miaomiao looked behind Fu Wensheng and didn't see anyone else.  "How can your brother feel so reassured to let you come here alone?"

Xiao Fu protested. "Why can't I come alone? Nothing happened!" He was particularly confident in his strength.

Li Miaomiao let out a deep laugh. Fu Wensheng complained loudly and Li Miaomiao laughed harder. One big and small person entered the 80th High School together.

On the other side, Tang Mo and Fu Wenduo had arrived at the Forbidden City.

One hour ago, the black tower updated to the new version and there might still be players who hadn't left. Still, they didn't think too much and headed straight to the black tower.

After the Eve's Game, almost all senior players in Beijing knew Tang Mo and Fu Wenduo. As soon as they thought about it, they understood that these two must be running to the black tower to do something. They wanted to avoid the strength of the duo. Now that Tang Mo and Fu Wenduo wanted to attack the tower, they welcomed it.

Tang Mo looked at Fu Wenduo and Fu Wenduo nodded.

Tang Mo took a deep breath and walked to the black tower, his voice calmly stating, "Confirm, enter the tower attack game."

At the same time, Fu Wenduo and Chen Shanshan said together, "Confirm, enter the tower attack game."

In an instant, cheerful music rang in the minds of the three people. The black tower's clear voice accompanied this music.

"Ding dong! The fifth floor of the black tower (normal mode) is officially opened. The multiplayer game is loading…"

“Sandbox is being generated…"

“Sandbox loading complete…”

"Welcome to the River of Fantasy!"

A blinding white light filled Tang Mo's eyes and he reflexively squinted. The white light became lighter and there was the gentle sound of water. The sound of this water was familiar. Tang Mo felt like he had heard it before and he heard it often. Once the white light completely dissipated, he responded extremely quickly and looked around. His head hadn't fully turned when he stiffened.

Tang Mo noticed the heavy weight in his hand and slowly lowered his head. Then, "…"

He noticed there was someone beside him and immediately looked at the other person. The moment he saw the other person, he reflexively looked down. Then once again, "…"

Fu Wenduo, "…"

The two men pulled up their chained pants with blank expressions and walked out of the dilapidated bathroom together.

This was a long corridor. The floor of the corridor was made up of pieces of long, wet, yellow wood. The end of the corridor was the toilets they had just been in. Tang Mo looked at Fu Wenduo and found he was wearing a white blue uniform. Tang Mo raised his arm and found he was wearing his original clothes. He hadn't changed.

"Where's Shanshan?"

Fu Wenduo seemed very accustomed to wearing such uniforms. He fixed his cuffs and said, "We just came out of the men's room. I listened and there was no one in the female toilets. Shanshan wasn't inside."

Tang Mo asked, "What is with this clothing?"

He just finished speaking when the black tower's prompt was heard.

"Ding dong! Players Fu Wenduo and Tang Mo have entered the customs department of the Underground Kingdom and temporarily replaced the customs officials Mr. A and Mr. B, becoming staff members of the department."

"Friendly reminder: Players Fu Wenduo and Tang Mo are very good at camouflage. In the eyes of everyone else, they are Mr. A and Mr. B. It is only in their eyes that they can see their true identities."

It turned out that the moment they entered the game, he and Fu Wenduo replaced the two underground people in the so-called 'customs department'.  So the actions that the two underground people were doing at the time of the switch, they ended up doing.

…The two men were in the toilet at the time.

Tang Mo realized this and his expression became darker.

He gently coughed and said, "We have to find Shanshan first."

The two men walked along the corridor.

Halfway through, the sound of hasty footsteps was heard from the corner. Tang Mo and Fu Wenduo didn't act differently. They continued to move forward like they were really employees of the customs department.  Soon, the owner of the footsteps appeared.

A dwarf in a blue white uniform rushed up with huge feet.

“Damn it, what are you two doing? Slacking off? There is another group of monsters going through customs. What the hell are you doing? Aren't you going to work?"

As he spoke, the dwarf grabbed Fu Wenduo and Tang Mo's arms, pulling them forward. Tang Mo was surprised to find that this dwarf was really powerful and he couldn't break free from the grip.

Tang Mo asked with his eyes: What is the customs department of the Underground Kingdom?

Have you heard of the River of Fantasy?

I've never heard of it. Fu Wenduo looked composed. He ignored that he was being dragged by the dwarf and seemed to be leisurely.

Tang Mo thought about it. The customs department, the underground people and black tower monsters had to go through customs, the place they went through customs was the River of Fantasy…

A name suddenly flashed in Tang Mo's heart. He looked at Fu Wenduo with astonishment and found that Fu Wenduo also realized.

At this point, the trio left the hallway.

A moist wind blew and a large pink river came into view. They were now in an old-fashioned wooden building in the middle of the river, with water in all directions. This water was the pink river that was the junction of the Underground Kingdom and the Monster World!

The dwarf sniffed the wind and muttered, "Ah, it is the smell of meat. It is a really nice day today. The river is so blue."

Tang Mo grabbed the keyword. "Blue?"

Perhaps it was due to his good mood but the dwarf slowed down and looked at them strangely. "Mr. B, the river isn't blue in your eyes? Let me see, is it the orange of the best banana wine or a dirty black like your hair? The colour of the River of Fantasy is different in everyone's eyes. What you think of it in your heart is the colour it will be."

Tang Mo turned to look at Fu Wenduo with surprise.

Fu Wenduo, "…"

Sixth month ago, Tang Mo was forced to attack the first floor of the black tower. Before he entered the tower attack game, he contacted Fu Wenduo and asked for his help by telling Tang Mo what he encountered on the first floor. At that time, Fu Wenduo told him in a cold voice.

'The dividing line between humans and monsters is clear. In the middle of their world, there is a pink river.'

A pink river…

A pink river.

He had this preconception and was misled by Fu Wenduo so he subconsciously thought the river was pink. Then Fu Wenduo saw a pink…

Fu Wenduo explained in a low voice, "The boatman in charge of the ferry said it was a pink river." Thus, he would see a pink river.

Tang Mo said, "…Okay."

Fu Wenduo stared at him.

Tang Mo looked up at him.

Then he couldn't help his lips curling upwards.

Fu Wenduo, "…"

"What are you doing? Are you still not hurrying to work?"

In the middle of the river, a dilapidated wooden house stood motionless in the waters of the river. Extending from the house on both sides were long wooden suspension bridges. One led to the Underground Kingdom and the other led to the Monster World.

On the wooden suspension bridge on the Underground Kingdom side, a short-haired girl held a huge lollipop and walked along the suspension bridge with a blank expression. There were many black tower monsters around her but they didn't think this human girl was strange. It was because in their eyes, they saw their companion, not a human.

"I haven't seen Lord Grecia's excellent performance in a long time. I really miss him. Is the circus really bankrupt and he won't perform again?" A black tower monster with a rabbit head and wearing a dress was red-eyed and wiped her tears with a handkerchief.

Her companion was a skinny hamster sitting on her shoulder. "I also miss Lord Grecia, who is the most handsome gentleman in the Underground Kingdom."

Chen Shanshan followed silently. She seemed to be looking down at the ground but her ears were pricked as she collected information.

Everything was too sudden for her. She couldn't find Tang Mo and Fu Wenduo and the mission was unknown. She was suddenly thrown into this place among monsters. If it was Fu Wensheng then he might be pale with fright and reveal himself.

Chen Shanshan quietly followed the monster army to the centre of the suspension bridge.

Chen Shanshan didn't notice that at the end of the monster army, there were two werewolf monsters on the suspension bridge.

"Haha David, this is so funny. You have such ugly ears and your body is smelly. This is the smell of a beast!"

The brown-haired man was angrily, "Pete, shut up! You are also a wolf!"

The two teammates mocked each other. If they weren't in the monster army then it seemed like they would directly fight each other. The moment their feet touched the suspension bridge, a cold voice filled the ears of five people.

"Ding dong! Releasing the side mission: find the stolen goods smuggled by monsters/ protect the loot you are smuggling."

"Since the Underground Kingdom set up the customs department on the River of Fantasy, the underground people and monsters travelling between the two places have to pay tax, making the king fat. This is a big fortune! The little monsters like to go to the Underground Kingdom to buy Santa's lollipop while the big monsters think… make money!"

"The slogan of the black tower monsters is: We don't pay taxes, we don't pay taxes, we don't pay taxes!"

"The important words are repeated three times."

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