I conquered the cultivation world with scrambled eggs with tomatoes.

"A lost kingdom? Did such a kingdom exist in our interstellar history?"

Why rack your brains trying to recall the interstellar history you once studied?

Bai Zhizhou, the team's encyclopedia, knows a great deal. He rests one hand on the outside of his glasses frame:

"If the source of this text corresponds to a country, then the lost kingdom can only be that country."

Jiang He held her breath as she looked at Bai Zhizhou, hoping to hear the answer from him, but also afraid that her expectations would turn into disappointment and crash heavily to the ground.

She clutched the hem of her clothes in distress.

He Bi: "What country? You're making me so anxious! Bai Zhizhou, you always speak so slowly. Stop creating suspense."

"Huaguo, a country that uses pictographs as its written language, has a history that, as far as I know, is quite consistent with the lost kingdoms, and it is also one of the earliest countries in the history of the universe to have spiritual energy."

"China? I've never heard of it."

Bai Zhizhou frowned. He learned about the history of this country from his elders. It was said that when spiritual energy revived a thousand years ago, all the history and traces of China were erased, but he did not know the specific reasons.

You definitely won't find any results if you search for keywords related to China online.

Bai Zhizhou glanced at the stone tablet and then looked at Jiang He. News about China was blocked, and most of the cultivators who could read the script were former members of the Republican Alliance.

He remembered that Jiang He was the real daughter of the Jiang family who had been found outside, so how could she be involved with the Republican Alliance?

Bai Zhizhou didn't have much desire to investigate further, so he stopped thinking about it.

"It's normal that you haven't heard of it."

Bai Zhizhou suddenly said something.

Previously, almost all information about China was classified as top secret.

When he saw the Chinese characters, he was a little puzzled as to why the Ministry of Education of China had directly included text about the country in the college entrance examination.

But the fact that it's being brought into the open means that the Gonghe Alliance may no longer be a secret.

Bai Zhizhou looked around at the sophisticated camera equipment hidden in the surroundings, and he frankly revealed the information he knew.

When Jiang He actually heard the name of her country from Bai Zhizhou, she was stunned for half a second before she came to her senses.

China exists, and so does Earth; it's just that Earth has become what they call the Blue Star.

Jiang He lowered her eyebrows:

"There is almost no information about this country in interstellar history. The clues from the stone tablet are crucial. We may be able to gain an advantage before the dungeon opens."

Jiang He looked at the stone tablet deep in the bushes and transplanted some plants to completely cover it up.

There was very little information about China, but once Jiang He learned of its existence, she knew which side to investigate to obtain the information she wanted.

The last instance has already mentioned "the lost kingdom," so there should be many clues on the other stone tablets as well.

"Haha, hiding the stone tablet is a good idea. If I could take it with me, I would have taken it with me."

The candidates are in competition with each other, so why not do this for the first time? There's a secret excitement in it.

Why bother covering up the stone tablet with Jiang He?

"Haha, that's a really cunning trick, absolutely brilliant."

Jiang He raised an eyebrow slightly. There was something even more sarcastic about her: she was afraid of scaring her own good teammate.

[What to do? Even though the B52 team seems a bit cheeky, I really like them, hahaha]

Team B52's actions are always a bit unexpected. They killed their own teammates at the start, and now that they've found the stone tablet, they're hiding it again. How interesting!

Am I the only one who thinks it's unfair of them to hide the stone tablet? This stone tablet is supposed to be shared; if they hide it, what about the other test-takers? This exam room doesn't belong solely to these six people.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, are you the only one who thinks that? What era are we living in? Still acting like a naive, saintly saint? I feel like the person who said that is the same group of people who morally blackmailed the homeowners in the shelter back then.

Yeah, I don't understand what's so unfair about it. Hiding the stone tablet increases the time it takes for other candidates to find it, giving your team a head start. Isn't that a wise move?

But since not many people can read the inscriptions on the stone tablet, leaving it there won't cause any problems.

The person upstairs is just talking without understanding the situation. While the probability of a team like B52 having such a lineup is quite low, it's still remarkable that two members of that team could decipher the inscriptions on the stone tablet. Besides, Bai Zhizhou said that he could simply guess the inscriptions.

Do you really think all the teams are stupid? Please, most of these test takers are high school students. Someone will surely be able to read the inscription on the stone tablet. Hiding it or deciphering it is in their best interest.

I agree with the comment above. If it were me, I would be even more ruthless and just use my sword to scratch off the words on the stone tablet, so that no one else could know this clue except myself.

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Before the others arrived, Jiang He continued to lead them into the dungeon, but they still didn't see any stone tablets, or even a single animal or monster.

"Jiang He, I feel a bit eerie and scary on this road."

There seem to be bones on the ground.

Jiang He pointed to the damp soil and the white bone fragments growing horizontally on it.

"Ah, where? Don't scare me." He Bi was covered in goosebumps. The interior of the dungeon was darkened by the numerous trees that blocked out the sun, making the environment seem particularly eerie.

"We can't go any further," Bai Zhizhou said.

Jiang He stopped in her tracks, and everyone stopped where they were as Bai Zhizhou spoke.

He frowned, his face grim.

"The Bone Mud Monster is an extremely ancient demon."

"The Bone Mud Monster, could it be the same demon I know?" He Bi exclaimed, his gaze following the direction of Jiang He and Bai Zhizhou. The moist soil seemed no different from the previous soil, yet it also seemed exceptionally different.

He was startled when he saw the suddenly appearing white bone fragments:

"No way, no way, this thing hasn't appeared in hundreds of years. I've only ever fought it in holographic games. If it's really a bone monster, each one would be at least C-rank!"

Why bother with your teeth chattering?

Zhang Min and Jin Dazhu had both heard of the Bone Monster:

"I've fought the Bone Monster in the game Demon Slayer. The Bone Monster is a mid-to-high-level monster, and its form can turn into mud."

If an enemy approaches, the Bone Monster will transform from the soil into bones. As long as its prey comes within its hunting range, the Bone Monster will reassemble into a skeleton to attack. The Bone Monster is immortal and will continue to attack the enemy until it kills them unless its magic core is removed.

It is said that the blood of cultivators is the most potent tonic, and when mixed into the soil, it becomes a fertile ground for the birth of bone monsters.

Jin Dazhu described the bone monster settings he had encountered in the game he played:

"When encountering bone monsters, it's best not to provoke their large numbers; staying still is the best way to break the deadlock."

Zhang Min's throat bobbed slightly. She had played many holographic online games, and the Bone Mud Monster was quite common in these games, but her feelings were quite different when she actually saw it:

"Is this really a Bone Monster? I remember that the Bone Monster's genes were only cracked and cloned two years ago."

Bai Zhizhou shook his head:

"I hope my guess is wrong."

Jiang He looked at the exposed half of the white bone. If you compare the bone monster with the text information on the stone tablet, there is no connection at all.

The Bone Monster doesn't appear in the Forest of Zess for no reason.

With the appearance of the dungeon and the monsters from hundreds of years ago, Jiang He pondered the possible connection between the two.

While Jiang He waited, Li Ling also guessed that the white bones were in the direction of the bone monster.

They waited a long time until the familiar announcement appeared on the screen.

"The second thousandth candidate has entered the examination range, and the number of people in the final kingdom instance has reached two thousand, meeting the conditions for opening."

【The Last Kingdom Dungeon: #01】

Dungeon Level: Difficult

Number of monsters: Many

This template has no rules; candidates are free to explore on their own.

Wishing all candidates the best of luck in passing the exam!

"??? Ah, that's it for the dungeon introduction? No rules, no hints, it feels like a total rip-off."

Why bother reading the text on the screen over and over again?

"Dungeons with no rules are more fun."

Bai Zhizhou's lips curled up, his smile carrying a hint of wickedness.

Looking at the words "explore on your own," Jiang He thought of the stone tablet that they had just hidden. She figured that the candidates who entered from all directions would start looking for the stone tablet after learning about it.

She turned to look at the bones in the soil, only to realize that they had somehow moved to her feet:

"Perhaps we should have a fight first."

"what?"