8: Chapter 8 Results Screen: Is this even human?

"Strange, why is there still not a single person in the village?"

Liu Xuan muttered to himself while picking up the copper coins and materials on the ground.

The Bouncy Rabbits had all been cleared, but the Novice Village remained dead quiet; not a single shadow of a person could be seen.

The doors of all the houses were shut tight. Liu Xuan tried pushing them, but they wouldn't open at all.

Wasn't it said that one could resupply and rest in the Novice Village?

He was extremely cautious, staying on high alert until he reached the center of the village and saw a copper bell hanging from a wooden pole.

Liu Xuan, lost in thought, stepped forward and pulled the rope hanging below the bell.

"Ding-ding~"

A crisp ringing sound echoed, and the next second, a shimmering golden announcement popped up directly.

Not only could all the players in the battlefield see it, but everyone on Blue Star watching the light screen could see it clearly as well!

[Battlefield No. 2468 of the Blue Star China faction has conquered the Novice Village. Phase One complete. The advancement lead over the Main Brain's projection for humanity is 457%.]

[Warriors of Battlefield No. 2468 of the Blue Star China faction can now purchase food and water, and rest in the Novice Village.]

[In view of the outstanding performance of the Blue Star China faction, which has proven its racial potential, warriors of Battlefield No. 2468 of Blue Star China will receive a 457% EXP bonus before level 3. All warriors in Blue Star China's battlefields will receive a 228.5% EXP bonus before level 3.]

[Battlefields that have opened the Novice Village will simultaneously open the economic system, trading system, chat system, etc.]

In an instant, the whole world was in an uproar!

Those outside the battlefield didn't know what the situation inside was like, but they could see that Blue Star China was now significantly in the lead.

This made people from other countries very unhappy as they watched their own stagnant progress.

"Did the people of Blue Star China take drugs or are they hacking? The progress suddenly jumped from 4% to 28%, then suddenly to 55%, then to 99%, and now it's full? It's only been an hour or two in total, right?"

"Investigate them! Drug test!"

"Is this reasonable?"

"It's perfectly logical."

"Ahhhh, our country's progress is only over 40%, and the death toll has already dropped below 30%. My mom was just cooking for me, and she just disappeared."

"God will surely bless your mother and let her come out alive."

"No, whether God blesses my mom or not isn't important. What's important is, can God help me finish making lunch first?"

"Have you guys noticed? According to the meaning of this announcement, we have to conquer the Novice Village in the battlefield ourselves?"

"Now I know why the people who went in died so quickly."

"Damn it, the people of Blue Star China have several times the EXP now. How are our country's warriors supposed to catch up?"

"Is it too late to immigrate to Blue Star China now?"

"Actually, since ancient times, this place has always been the territory of Blue Star China."

"I heard that a long time ago, Blue Star China had large ships that came to our Feizhou. Should Blue Star China double-check their historical records? Maybe our ancestors were vassals of Blue Star China?"

"Why don't you ask us? Our Great Han Ming Country can definitely find such historical records."

"Get lost! Find them? I'm afraid you'll just make them up on the spot."

The announcement didn't end there; another one soon popped up.

[Now displaying the settlement screen for Phase One of Battlefield No. 2468 of Blue Star China. We hope all Blue Star humanity will continue to work hard.]

Subsequently, an overhead map appeared on the entire light screen, displaying the situation from the farm to the Novice Village with simple lines and annotations.

The map was entirely gray, with [Battlefield No. 2468 of Blue Star China] written in the top left corner and [Progress: 1%] in the top right corner.

In other words, the progress of this battlefield was only 1% at the beginning.

The images of [Vicious Dog], [Killer Snake], and [Bouncy Rabbit] were drawn in their respective monster zones.

Only then did the people outside know what kind of monsters those who entered the battlefield were facing.

On the map, dense green dots were initially concentrated in the farm.

In the early stages, they were all moving within the farm. Occasionally, a few would leave for the fields outside, but they would quickly turn into a small red "×".

People watching the light screen understood that those green dots likely represented the people who went in, and turning into a red "×" meant they had died.

It was also for this reason that when the green dot representing Liu Xuan left the farm at the beginning, no one paid much attention to it.

Everyone was still guessing how the people in this battlefield had managed to conquer the Novice Village.

Until someone shouted, "Quick, look at that green dot outside!"

All eyes focused on the map, only to see a green dot running wildly and spiraling in the monster zone outside the farm.

It was completely different from the slow movement of others, making it very conspicuous.

"Damn, what is that?"

"The green dot should represent a person, right? How come this guy is running around in the monster zone and is fine? The people who came out before turned into red ×'s very quickly."

"Huh, others are also coming out in groups."

"I understand now. These people must have started teaming up. I think there must be an expert in this battlefield who stepped up to command, which is why they were able to conquer the Novice Village."

"Sure enough, united, nothing is unconquerable!"

Many started to feel that the Blue Star China people in this battlefield had started teaming up and coordinating, which is why they conquered the Novice Village.

But soon, someone noticed something was wrong.

"No, look at that green dot that keeps running."

Everyone under the light screen was surprised to find that after the green dot ran "blindly" for many circles in the [Vicious Dog] zone, it suddenly rushed into the [Killer Snake] zone behind it.

At the same time, the progress in the top right corner of the map also changed to [Progress: 28%].

Seeing this, they finally knew how this progress was calculated.

It should be that as long as one pushes toward the Novice Village, the progress can be increased.

Next, the green dot started circling again, but not long after, they saw it rushing towards the Novice Village, and the progress soared directly to [55%]!

Because the entire settlement screen was accelerated, everyone only saw the green dot circle around the Novice Village once, and then it went straight in.

It was over in a few seconds, and the settlement ended there.

"It's over already?"

"Doesn't the map indicate that there are monsters like [Bouncy Rabbit] in the Novice Village? How did he just go in directly?"

"Could it be that the monsters are weak?"

"Heh, if it were that easy, how come other countries couldn't do it?"

"Look, many countries are at 55% now, which means they are all stuck outside the Novice Village and can't get in. This place must be hard to conquer."

People outside were discussing the announcement and the settlement screen, but for the people inside the battlefield, this news was even more shocking.

Because only they knew how difficult this battlefield really was.

"What? Someone has already conquered the Novice Village?"

"I'm still farming [Vicious Dog]."

"Could it be that we don't need to fight the monsters on the road and can just rush to the village?"

"Shall we go and try?"

Soon, those who went to try "passed away".

Without grouping up, they couldn't even rush through the [Killer Snake] zone.

Meanwhile, in the various battlefields of Blue Star China, besides astonishment, there was jubilation.

"Someone from our Blue Star China has already conquered the Novice Village? Awesome, and it was single-handedly! How did he do it?"

"I envy the people in Battlefield No. 2468. That's more than 4 times the EXP bonus."

"Sigh, what can I do if I'm unlucky and not in the same battlefield as that big boss?"

"Alright, at least it's one of our own from Blue Star China, and it gives us more than double the EXP bonus. Now everyone can reach level 2 with just over 10 kills, not bad."

"This EXP bonus is too critical! We should be able to level up and rush the village before we starve or die of exhaustion!"

"The big boss is awesome! Please, big boss, keep up the good work and let us win by lying down!"

It can only be said that this EXP bonus was too critical for all the battlefields of Blue Star China.

Everyone knew that they had to conquer the Novice Village before they were too hungry or tired to move, otherwise, it was just waiting for death.

Therefore, the time given to each battlefield was actually limited.

Now with the EXP bonus, more people could level up and improve their strength in a shorter amount of time.

They could enter the Novice Village earlier to rest and eat.

It could be said that this EXP bonus saved who knows how many lives throughout Blue Star China.

As for the high-level officials of Blue Star China, after seeing the settlement screen, they also made up their minds.

"Immediately send more troops into the battlefield! Now is the best time!"

Actually, when Blue Star China's progress was lagging before, they had sent a small number of troops in, but they really didn't dare to commit too many at once.

Otherwise, who would guard the country in reality?

But they didn't expect the surprise to come so suddenly.

A hero appeared on Blue Star China's side: one person, less than two hours, single-handedly completed the first phase.

Now, taking advantage of the EXP bonus, reinforce the troops; we must reinforce them!