47: Chapter 47 The Disaster Prevention Agency's Swift Actions

Lin Ye trekked through the jungle, carrying several pieces of beast meat.

He activated his left eye from time to time to steer clear of unnecessary trouble.

After walking two kilometers toward the northeast, he spotted a patch of green light to his front-left.

Pushing aside the tall grass, a clean mountain spring appeared before his eyes.

Spring water trickled out from the rock crevices, pooling into a small basin below before flowing down the slope.

"Alright, this will do."

Lin Ye set the beast meat down on a rock and gathered a pile of dry branches and leaves.

Lin Ye took out his flint to start a fire, and a campfire was soon burning beside the spring.

He walked to the spring source and scrubbed the beast meat in the water to wash away the blood.

He then rinsed the thermos he had scavenged from the ruins twice.

After washing everything, he filled a small iron pot with water, skewered the meat, and set it all over the fire to roast.

Grease dripped onto the charcoal, sizzling loudly.

Taking advantage of the lull, Lin Ye walked twenty meters downstream.

After turning a bend, he found a Water Pool.

Lin Ye scanned his surroundings and placed his fire axe and dagger within arm's reach.

He then took off his mud-covered hunting gear and dove into the Water Pool.

"Sss—refreshing!"

The cool water soaked his body, making him shiver involuntarily.

Emerging from the water, Lin Ye wiped the droplets from his face and let out a long breath.

In the Great Xia Live Stream, the area below Lin Ye's chest was blocked by a patch of mosaic.

The style of the comments immediately went off track.

[supreme will, remove the mosaic for me!]

[Why is there a mosaic! This is hindering the progress of human aesthetics!]

[Why! I want to see the uncensored version!]

[Hiss... the screen is overflowing with hormones! Sisters, charge!]

[The female fans above, calm down, this is a serious survival livestream!]

The audience teased him in the comments, relieving the pressure from the previous fight.

Su Qinglan, sitting at the commentary desk, turned her head away, her ears turning red.

Xu Mingyuan took a large gulp of water from his thermos, pretending he hadn't seen anything.

Only Commentator Chen Guofeng remained composed, nodding as he watched: "Cleaning wounds immediately after battle to prevent infection—solid basic skills!"

[Commentator Chen, are you serious? Are you sure you saw any wounds?]

Ten minutes later, Lin Ye was fully dressed and walked back to the campfire.

With his hunting gear on, his body warmed up again. The tenderloin was already roasted.

He used his dagger to cut off a large piece and bit into it.

The Mountain Beast meat was tough and had a bit of a gamey taste. However, with the salt grains he had scavenged yesterday, it tasted quite good.

While chewing the meat, Lin Ye pondered the matter of killing the Mountain Beast earlier.

He had lost his balance in mid-air. His left eye had activated instinctively, and he saw a thin red line on the Mountain Beast's back.

He had never seen such a thing before.

"Is it... the monster's weakness? Or the trajectory of a living being?"

Lin Ye stared at the flickering flames. If that line was truly a weakness, then what was the trigger condition?

Was it because he had touched the double ram zun, causing the Eye of Destiny to secretly upgrade? Or did it have to be triggered during a life-or-death situation?

If it were the former, then the items of destiny could not only provide feedback to the country but also strengthen his "eye."

If it were the latter, it meant he still hadn't fully understood his eye.

He wanted to verify it, but he had no means to do so. He couldn't just go find another Mountain Beast to fight.

It wasn't just the secret of his left eye. The drops of Spirit Grid, the power gained from pollution, and the underground city ruins. These questions were like a tangled mess, all mixed together.

Because the scenery was too realistic, he always felt that some conspiracy was shrouding Blue Star.

"Endgame Simulation..." Lin Ye muttered these four words under his breath. "What exactly is this simulating? The future of Blue Star?"

Disaster Prevention Administration, Command Center. Zhou Jianping stood before the command console, holding a battle report.

"Director Wei, the latest intelligence summary: following Lin Ye and the USA's Scott, Challengers from 6 other countries around the world have discovered the 'Lost Lands'."

Director Wei Tiejun looked at the tablet in his hand and asked: "Have the architectural features been compared? Is there anything from our Great Xia?"

"No." Zhou Jianping shook his head. "These 6 ruins all feature architectural styles from Europe, America, and the Middle East."

Director Wei Tiejun nodded: "Keep a close eye on these 6 countries and see what bargaining chips they can extract."

"Yes." Zhou Jianping turned to the next page. "Additionally, as of now, the number of Challengers in 28 countries around the world has been wiped out. Among them, 23 countries have been wiped out for the second time."

"According to the rules, if they are wiped out again in the next round, these 23 countries will never be able to enter the Endgame Simulation again."

Director Wei Tiejun stood up, bracing his hands on the command console. "Once these countries fall into despair... there's no telling what they might do on Blue Star."

"Prioritize monitoring these 23 countries and coordinate with the diplomatic and military departments."

"Yes!" Zhou Jianping opened the last document, his expression looking grim. "There is one more thing. In the past two days, about 600,000 people in the country have renounced their citizenship to move overseas. 92% of them have applied to join the USA."

Director Wei Tiejun's face darkened, and a flash of anger flickered in his eyes. However, he didn't lash out and signaled for Zhou Jianping to continue.

The latter nodded and spoke again: "Two-thirds of these people have already left the country. But due to transportation capacity limits, and because Lin Ye obtained national destiny last night... the remaining people are still lingering in the country. How should they be handled?"

"How should they be handled?" Director Wei Tiejun snorted coldly. "Bang!" He slammed his hand on the command console.

"The threshold of Great Xia is not a public restroom curtain—you can't just come and go as you please!"

"If there aren't enough flights, charter planes; if there are no planes, take the waterways!"

"Find a way to send them away. Since they made their choice, they must bear the consequences."

Director Wei Tiejun looked at the screens in the hall. "If they really can't leave, stop all supply distribution to them starting today. If they want to eat or see a doctor, let them pay for it themselves."

"The more critical the situation, the less we can afford to be soft-hearted! Great Xia's food and supplies are only for protecting our own people; we will never feed these ungrateful ingrates!"

Zhou Jianping stood at attention and saluted. "Yes!"

Thunderous methods, refusing to be a saint. After the order was issued, everyone in the command center felt a sense of relief.

Void Sea. Lin Ye was full and satisfied.

He filled his thermos with spring water and tightened the lid. The remaining meat was wrapped in three layers of large leaves and tied to the outside of his backpack with thin vines.

He stood up and looked up at the sky. Higher up, a gigantic shadow was looming. A Level 3 Floating Island.

"Time to go up." Lin Ye shouldered his pack, picked up his fire axe, and walked toward the direction of that Floating Island.

Ten minutes later, the trees became sparse. The soil on the ground grew thinner, revealing bare rock.

Walking further, he reached the edge of the Level 2 Floating Island. Looking down, there was a constantly churning sea of clouds. And diagonally above, the rock layer at the bottom of the Level 3 Floating Island appeared from the sea of clouds.

Lin Ye estimated the distance. The straight-line span between the two Floating Islands was at least one or two hundred meters. Moreover, the altitude of the Level 3 Floating Island was nearly two hundred meters higher than his current position.

His Wind-Chasing Claw only had a 100-meter cable.

"Are you kidding me?" Lin Ye stood on the edge of the cliff. "Even Spider-Man couldn't swing across this."

How to get up there had become a death trap of a problem.