311: A special start to the joint event

When Ye Hei leaped out of the coffin, the first thing he felt was the fresh air, mixed with the scent of earth and the fragrance of flowers and plants, clearly indicating he had arrived in a vibrant area.

He even felt that this scent was like the smell of his hometown hills after a spring rain, with the same freshness and fragrance.

As he continued to walk outside, the scenery he could see became increasingly bright; continuous forests, flowers, rocks, and streams formed a magnificent natural landscape.

There were ancient, coiling Dragon-like vines exposed on the rock face, worthy of being displayed in a scenic area; there were vast stretches of lush green grass, highly prized by wealthy families, extending outwards; and there were layers upon layers of forests interwoven with flowers, a dream for countless city dwellers... Compared to the dead silence and solitude of Mars, this place was simply a pure land, a paradise on Earth.

Or rather... was this Blue Star?

“This is great! We must have returned home!”

“This must be Blue Star! We’re finally back!”

“My phone, where’s my phone? I need to contact…”

Many of the “player-dressed” individuals cheered, some even weeping tears of joy.

The more rational ones took out their mobile phones, ready to contact the rescue team.

However, when he saw that the signal was 0 and the positioning System was out of service, his joyful mood instantly froze.

Blue Star’s technology was highly advanced, with an extremely wide range of base station signals and satellite coverage across the entire planet; there was simply no area on the entire planet without a signal, even in deep mountains and old forests, there would be full signal.

Yet now, their phones clearly showed a signal of 0.

“Look! Up in the sky! The sun!”

Suddenly, someone shouted, attracting everyone’s attention.

Ye Hei also looked up, and his entire body instantly froze in place; he opened his mouth, too shocked to speak.

The sun was unprecedentedly huge.

It was as if the distance between the sun and Blue Star had suddenly shortened, or as if the sun had suddenly grown larger.

“And what’s that? Is it a satellite? Why can we see it during the day?”

Everyone then saw the “moon,” much smaller than the sun, not emitting light, but very obvious.

The excessively large sun, however, did not bring corresponding high temperatures, and the obvious satellite lacked dazzling brilliance; everything seemed a bit eerie.

This was completely different from Blue Star’s celestial phenomena, finally making everyone realize the reality:

This was truly not Blue Star.

Thud!

Someone immediately knelt on the ground, almost on the verge of tears.

Someone next to him comforted him:

“Oh, come on, I told you this is a Xuanhuan World, just a game world, what are you afraid of?”

That person glared angrily: “I Transmigrated in with my Physical Body! I… I…”

As he spoke, the person became speechless, tears already filling his eyes.

Clang!

Suddenly, a distinct metallic tremor came from behind them, very loud and very abrupt.

Everyone quickly turned around to check.

It turned out that the nine dragons coffin pull had changed.

Originally, the nine gigantic Dragon corpses were suspended on the edge of a cliff, with the ancient bronze coffin almost falling off.

At this moment, the gigantic Dragon corpses were slowly sliding down the cliff, carrying the ancient bronze coffin with them.

Rumble!

Accompanied by a roaring sound, the nine dragons coffin pull accelerated, creating a huge friction sound with the mountain, and soon plunged straight down.

Ye Hei and the others were all startled into a cold sweat; if they had hesitated and not leaped out of the coffin, they would probably have fallen off the cliff with it!

“Oh no! The nine dragons coffin pull fell down the cliff, doesn’t that mean we can’t go back?”

Suddenly, someone exclaimed.

Only then did everyone awaken as if from a dream, and quickly ran over to check.

They soon discovered that beneath the cliff was an endless deep pit, with no bottom in sight.

After waiting for a long time, there was no sound of the nine dragons coffin pull falling; perhaps it hadn't reached the bottom at all, or perhaps the distance was too great for them to hear.

Whatever the reason, it was not good news for everyone.

“We really… can’t go back…”

The player who had “Transmigrated with his Physical Body” immediately sat down on the edge of the cliff, gazing into the deep pit, looking at the almost vertical steep cliff, and began to wail.

The others looked at each other, their expressions varied.

Players like Little Cabbage, who had entered using VR equipment, became excited.

“We’ve arrived at the station! We’ve arrived at the station!”

“This must be the final stop of the nine dragons coffin pull, we’ve arrived!”

“Our special beginning, our exclusive resources, are finally about to appear!”

“Hahaha, I’m going to explore the Newbie Village!”

The players cheered and jumped with joy.

Ye Hei looked at the excited crowd, but his brows furrowed, and a solemn expression appeared on his face.

He spoke, saying, “Everyone, haven’t you noticed? There’s no Five-Colored Altar here.”

At these words, the excited players around gradually quieted down.

Everyone looked around, and then searched for a long time nearby, but still couldn’t find the Five-Colored Altar.

This Time Bu Ge immediately realized something was wrong:

“Blue Star and Mars both have Five-Colored Altars. The two places Little Cabbage stayed in before, he didn't pay attention at the time, so he’s not clear, and we won’t consider them for now.”

“If our previous speculation is correct, the Five-Colored Altar is like a bus stop; the nine dragons coffin pull is attracted by the altar and also stops at the altar.”

“But there’s no altar here…”

His tone suddenly became a bit serious.

The other players looked at each other.

“What do you mean?”

“What happens if there’s no altar?”

This Time Bu Ge looked into the deep pit, confirmed he could no longer see the nine dragons coffin pull, frowned deeply, and said:

“The first possibility is that there actually is an altar, but it’s at the bottom of the deep pit, and for some reason we were placed on the cliff. In that case, it doesn’t matter.”

“The second possibility is that this is not a stop for the nine dragons coffin pull at all; the nine dragons coffin pull was attracted by some kind of power… If this is the case, then this place will be very dangerous.”

The players looked at each other, but they didn’t show much solemnity; instead, they were relaxed.

“Nonsense, of course it’s attracted by some kind of power, the power of the developers.”

“This is a special beginning for a linked event, it must be a good thing.”

“Never mind, I’m going to explore this forest, otherwise you guys will take all the good stuff!”

A group of players rushed off into the distance.

This Time Bu Ge wanted to say something, but after thinking about it, it was true; this was a special beginning for a linked event, and even if there was danger, it would at most be Newbie Village-level danger.

What was there to be afraid of?

He also walked off into the distance with Little Cabbage.

Ye Hei and his classmates were about to leave when he suddenly saw a broken stone tablet.

Something was written on it in ancient script, but no one present recognized it; they could only record it to see if any other players had the corresponding knowledge base.

Everyone left the cliff and walked towards the forest.

Along the way, Ye Hei suddenly stopped; he waited quietly for a while, then suddenly looked up in a certain direction.

There, a golden bird was circling.