Everyone has been transported into a cavernous survival game, endlessly digging with no end in sight, all in pursuit of resources to stay alive. At the very outset, Fang Tang sensed something was amis
“Is anyone there? Where am I? Can someone come and save me?”
“I’m knocking on the wall next to me. Is anyone there, can you hear me?”
“I’m so hungry. Does anyone have food? I’ll trade you my pickaxe for something to eat.”
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In the pitch-black cavern, a sheet resembling a newspaper lay spread out on the ground, radiating a blue glow. Lines of information leapt continuously across its surface, brimming with a sense of advanced technology.
Beside it rested a mattock, one end sharp like a bird’s beak, the other flat.
In front of these was a makeshift tent.
Fang Tang stared blankly at the three items.
[Stop staring. Since you woke up, you’ve been fixated on this newspaper for a full minute. Even if you’re not bored, I certainly am. You’d be better off spending this time looking for something useful.]
Golden letters flashed before Fang Tang’s eyes, snapping him back to reality.
This wasn’t the first time he’d seen these subtitles, but they still startled him.
He waved his hand in front of his face; his palm passed right through the words without the slightest resistance.
“Virtual? Like a holographic projection?”
[Let me remind you, noble eyes, don’t compare me to that trashy holographic projection. Otherwise, I’ll go on strike, got it?]
“Heh, pretty temperamental, aren’t you?”
Fang Tang grinned, amused.
Still, he had gleaned something useful.
It seemed...
I can talk to my own eyes?
In this strange environment, that meant he wouldn’t truly be alone.
Prompted by his “