So it really was Mount Kunlun… Although she had specuted about it before, she hadn’t expected her guess to be correct.

  Ye Lan smiled slightly before tossing the magic scroll into the President’s hands. With a casual wave, she turned around to leave.

  "We’re leaving"

  "Yes!"

  As she and her group stepped out, she was in such a good mood that she even started humming a tune. She had a feeling that this visit to Mount Kunlun would bring her a great gift from fate. With a bit of luck, she might even find another exclusive weapon.

  Behind her, Ma Mian cast a doubtful gnce at Ye Lan. After some hesitation, he finally spoke up.

  "Lady Priestess, do you really trust what that human said? Humans are cunning creatures"

  Ye Lan stopped at his words and turned her head to look at him. Ma Mian immediately tensed. Had he said something inappropriate?

  "Hahaha, don’t worry about that. Humans are intelligent, and precisely because of that, when faced with overwhelming power, they know exactly how to act. Exchanging a simple piece of information for a recipe that could save thousands is too good of a deal to refuse. And besides, their counterpart is us. Even if he had ten times the courage, he wouldn’t dare to lie"

  She smiled knowingly. After all, she had once been human herself, she understood human nature perfectly.

  The President of the United States had been a businessman before taking office, so he analyzed every situation in terms of profit and loss. At this moment, giving Ye Lan false information would be no different from committing suicide.

  Just then, Niu Tou, who had been silent for a while, finally spoke. "When it comes to intelligence, this old Niu only acknowledges the Naga race. But thinking about it… what exactly is humanity’s specialty? In terms of strength, they don’t surpass the beastkin. In magic, they’re no match for the elves. And in intellect, they rank below the Naga. But if they’re part of the Ranking Order, they must have some kind of strength, right?"

  With his limited intelligence, Niu Tou couldn’t understand why humans held a pce in the Ranking Order, and Ma Mian felt the same.

  Ye Lan lifted her head, gazing thoughtfully at the sky. She already knew the answer… but saying it out loud was a little embarrassing.

  "Ahem… Humanity’s specialty might be… their reproductive capability…?" Ye Lan muttered, her face turning red.

  "……………"

  Two hours ter.Mount Kunlun, China.

  Ye Lan was thrilled to have arrived. Before the New World, she had always dreamed of exploring this area.

  Mount Kunlun was considered one of China’s six most mysterious forbidden zones. In particur, its Valley of Death was infamous as a pce of no return. Snow and blizzards covered it year-round, and it remained under strict government control, making it inaccessible to ordinary citizens.

  But now, things were different. With the arrival of the New World, the government barely had time to calm the popution, and the six forbidden zones were no longer monitored. Anyone could enter and leave at will. Even so, there probably weren’t many people willing to come here just to seek death… right?

  Ye Lan’s feet sank into the snow. Just as she lowered her gaze, the frozen ground began to crack, and dozens of blue-colored snakes emerged.

  [Special Species: Ice Blue Snake][Level: 10-20][Highly numerous swarm creatures, extremely low body temperature, venomous. Difficult to deal with despite their low combat power.]

  The ice blue snakes locked onto Ye Lan and hissed before lunging at her arm.

  Ka-ching!

  "Ah… that stings a little~" Ye Lan frowned slightly and flicked away the snake that had tched onto her arm with a single finger.

  The snake, sent flying, stared at her in shock, as if thinking. Why didn’t anything happen? My fangs are really venomous!

  [Skill Activated: Poison Immunity]

  Ye Lan smiled and shook her arm. Aside from losing a single HP point, she was completely fine.

  [Skill Activated: Water Cannon]

  With a simple wave of her hand, she unleashed a powerful water bst at the swarm of ice blue snakes, wiping them out in an instant.

  At the same time, Ye Lan's experience bar increased by one-fifth. Seeing this, the corners of her lips curled up involuntarily, and her eyes gleamed with excitement, as if she had just stumbled upon a golden opportunity.

  She retrieved two magic scrolls from her system space and handed them to Niu Tou and Ma Mian.

  "There must be plenty of these monsters around. Use the scrolls to conceal your strength and lure in as many as possible. I want to take full advantage of this chance to level up"

  Hearing this, Niu Tou and Ma Mian immediately nodded. They broke the magic scrolls in their hands, activating the sealed magic within.

  In an instant, Niu Tou transformed into a burly, rough-looking human man, while Ma Mian took on the appearance of a thin office worker with gsses. Their levels were concealed at 30, neither too high nor too low for humans.

  "Go! And remember, the more, the better"

  "Understood!"

  Without wasting a second, the two split up and ran in opposite directions.

  Ye Lan, smiling brightly, sat on a rge nearby rock, crossed her legs, and prepared to reap the rewards of others efforts.

  However, Chuyue suddenly furrowed his brows, staring intently in one direction.

  "Chuyue? What's wrong?"

  "Mom... I feel something familiar. I can't expin it, but this sensation… it’s just like my former self..."

  A thousand meters away, in the direction Chuyue was looking, a squad dressed in combat suits advanced cautiously.

  At the front of the group was a young woman with long, fiery red hair, standing at about 1.60 meters tall. Her delicate features gave her an adorable appearance, but her figure was striking, especially her well-defined curves.

  In her hands, she wielded a long, crimson-red spear, and her eyes burned with unwavering confidence.

  Behind her, two towering men, each over two meters tall, followed closely. Both carried rge shields and were cd in high-tech armor.

  Further back, two girls trailed behind, one wearing gsses and holding a staff, while the other had her face concealed by a mask, a pair of daggers gripped tightly in her hands.

  At first gnce, they all appeared young. The two men didn’t seem older than their mid-twenties, while the girls looked to be under eighteen.

  However, anyone who judged them based on their youthful appearances would be making a grave mistake. The girl with the staff, who seemed the most fragile of the group, was already at level 39.

  Suddenly, the bespectacled girl halted, lifting her head as she shouted urgently.

  "Captain! Watch out ahead!"

  Boom!

  The ground in front of the red-haired young woman split open, and from within emerged a monstrous creature resembling a giant beetle.

  [Special Species: Super King Beetle. Level 30. Enormous strength, comparable to that of a level 40 human. Its defense is extremely high, but its attacks are simple and direct.]

  The Super King Beetle burst from the ground, barely managing to steady itself when the red-haired young woman spun her spear effortlessly through the air.

  [Piercing ? Bzing Sun!]

  Boom!

  Scorching fmes instantly condensed in the air and, without giving the Super King Beetle the slightest chance to react, pierced straight through its body.

  The massive insect colpsed to the ground, lifeless. The red-haired young woman lifted her head, looking at its corpse with an expression full of disdain.

  "Hmph, just worthless low-level trash"

  Suvn

  Transtor's Log.Day 3.

  The power still hasn't come back, and entertainment is becoming increasingly scarce. My family is slowly falling apart, and the neighbor's bird is screeching louder and louder... Am I going crazy?

  Transtor's Log.Day 4.

  I'm losing hope, i don't think the power will ever return. The record of the days has even become physical, and this is its third iteration (the first two were found by my sister and subsequently incinerated by me).

  Transtor's Log.Day 5.

  The power hasn't returned. My nephew has gone wild, a while ago, he tried to eat the dog... or maybe just py? I don't know anymore, the ck of entertainment is making the days longer, and my reasoning is being affected by it.

  [colpse]Anyway, if anyone notices any spelling, grammar, or punctuation errors, please let me know. Thanks!