I told you to plant peas, and you summon Mordekaiser?

[The team's elimination count has reached the threshold]

[ game over ]

[The remaining teams advance to the next round of the competition]

[In five minutes, all players will be recalled to the Overworld. Please be prepared.]

The sound of the system rang in my ears.

George noticed Chen Yang's shifty gaze.

"What, are you going back?"

"Hmm, five minutes left."

"Ah, what a pity, it's rare to find someone I can talk to."

George stood up and stretched.

"Let's go, it's fate that we met, let me give you a parting gift."

The two arrived at the pond where they had first met.

George pointed to the three-tailed cat's tail grass in the middle of the pond.

"I found this little thing three months ago, when it was only about the size of a fist."

"Weren't you initially puzzled that it wasn't nervous at all when it saw the zombie approaching, but instead acted very docilely?"

"After all, I fed it for three months to get it this big. Looking at the whole world, there are probably very few zombies who grow plants."

George burst into laughter to himself.

“But this little guy will get bored if he stays here with me all the time. Since you’re here, you might as well take him with you and let him see a bigger world.”

Why don't you take it with you when you go out?

Chen Yang asked curiously.

"I'm a homebody, I don't want to move around. I finally managed to hide in this paradise, and I don't want to go out."

George answered decisively.

"Forehead..."

"If I'm not mistaken, you wanted to take it away with the golden shovel from the beginning, right? I gave you this chance because I think you're a decent guy. Stop dawdling."

Chen Yang didn't say much this time. He waded into the water and quickly reached the center of the pond.

"Meow meow meow~"

Cattail Grass's eyes sparkled as she curiously gazed at Chen Yang.

"Come with me, little one."

Golden threads encircle the cat's tail grass, transforming it into a colorful plant card.

This was the first time Chen Yang had ever seen plant cards in this style.

"It will help you a lot, after all, it is a plant from the Lost Forest, with unlimited potential."

George's voice came from behind.

"I believe that with your abilities, ascension is only a matter of time."

Chen Yang held the Cattail Grass card tightly in his hand.

At this moment, his figure had become illusory.

Five minutes are almost up.

"Chen Yang."

"I will remember your name. And you must remember to survive, and then take this little one to see a bigger world."

"After you ascend to heaven, once you have a foothold in this world... remember to bring the little one to visit me when you have time."

Chen Yang nodded solemnly.

This was the first time he had encountered a native creature of this world. Not only was the creature quite friendly, but it also patiently answered so many of his questions and gave him cattail grass.

He is a grateful person.

"Don't worry, Mr. George, I believe we will meet again soon."

"Not bad, not bad, you're a very good young man."

George watched Chen Yang's figure gradually become transparent, and he was quite satisfied.

Oh right, I forgot to tell you.

"I've given this cat's tail grass a name..."

In the last moment before Chen Yang disappeared, he severed his connection with this world.

I can't hear any sound.

But Chen Yang still managed to make out George's lip movements.

Those are two words.

"Yumi."

George watched Chen Yang disappear from the spot and sighed with emotion.

"I never expected this, Mr. Dave. Fate is so strange."

"This kid actually made it through the fog of confusion and even met me."

"To reach the third-tier zombie level before the first ascension, whether it's luck or talent, you can't find many players out of the current thousand batches... Heh, except for those few freaks."

"Yumi has been put into his hands, and this seed has been planted. I wonder what kind of result it will yield."

"Hahaha, this is really something to look forward to!"

......

......

Shift in consciousness.

Chen Yang opened his eyes and returned to his familiar little house.

Only one day had passed.

But this experience was so overwhelming that it felt like a lifetime had passed.

He actually still had many questions.

For example, why is Dave's student George a zombie?

Why are players summoned to this world?

And what exactly is this so-called ascension?

What kind of place is this garden area where they are?

He has far too many problems.

But the time was far too short.

However, it wasn't entirely without clues. At least Chen Yang knew that the first step to unraveling these doubts was obtaining the so-called 'ascension' qualification.

A system dialog box pops up.

[The first stage of the competition has ended.]

[Congratulations to the 50,000 teams that have advanced to the next round of the competition!]

[The following is the ranking for this stage]

NO.1

Team Name: Rising Sun and Long River

Captain: Huangfu Qinghe

Exploration points:

NO.2

Team Name: Only I Am Everlasting

Team Captain: Zhao Changming

Exploration points:

NO.3

Team Name: Give Me Back My Milk Dragon

Captain: Belial

Exploration points:

NO.4

Team Name: Super Flash Pea Shooter

Captain: Meichuan Kuzi

Exploration points:

...

[Ranking rewards have been distributed]

This concludes the system announcement.

Chen Yang had considered that his exploration score might be very high.

But he didn't expect that this number would be more than three times that of the second place.

Why are they so low?

Doesn't the exploration points just increase rapidly after taking a few steps, suddenly reaching tens of thousands?

Chen Yang didn't understand.

His team's chat channel was now in an uproar.

Su Ran: My God! We're actually in first place!

Huang Aotian: You guys finally came out! I've been watching the rankings in the World Tavern for half the night, and our team is far ahead!

Guo Miao: Which friend got so many points? To my shame, although I survived to the end, I only accumulated a little over two hundred exploration points.

The woman Chen Yang didn't recognize: It should be Brother Qinghe, I think he survived to the end in there too.

Huangfu Qinghe: It wasn't me. I only have a little over 10,000 exploration points. It must be someone else from our team.

After checking their scores, the group discovered that their combined exploration points totaled just over ten thousand.

Only Chen Yang remained silent throughout.

Therefore, there is only one answer.

That means Chen Yang alone scored a terrifying nearly 170,000 points.

Huang Aotian couldn't contain his excitement and ran to the neighboring yard to catch a glimpse of Chen Yang offline.

"Chen Yang! You're fucking awesome!"

"Quickly check the world chat and our team chat, everyone's talking about your incredible achievement of getting 170,000 exploration points!"

"Zhao Changming, who came in second, publicly stated that he only managed to get 50,000 points after giving it his all, and he was completely convinced by the team that scored 180,000 points."

"One person scored 170,000 points, which is almost more than all the other teams combined!"

Huang Aotian showered Chen Yang with compliments, making Chen Yang feel a little embarrassed.

"Alright, alright, stop praising me, Brother Aotian."

"Hahaha, you're a big hero for our team! Come on, let's go get a drink."

"The World Tavern is much better than this shabby Dave's Tavern in our area. It has a lot of new and interesting drinks."

Huang Aotian, that drunkard, extended another invitation to Chen Yang, but this time Chen Yang declined.

Watching Huang Aotian leave with a regretful expression, Chen Yang returned to the small house.

He has more important things to do now.