As she said this, she pushed Shi Wanyun out of the room.
The mature woman was waiting for her outside at this time. Only when she saw her come out did she continue to move forward.
Shi Wanyun followed behind her.
"When you see the master later, don't be too unruly." The woman walked side by side with her and said softly, "The master's appearance is a little... unusual for us humans, so don't be rude."
"Okay, I understand." Shi Wanyun nodded.
She was so nervous now that she could hear her own heartbeat.
This is the advanced intelligent creature that brought them to this world, and is also her hope to return to her original world!
Following the mature woman, they continued forward, and before they knew it, they were the only two left around.
They also stood in front of a door.
The woman stretched out her hand and the door opened.
It's a small, cramped space.
"... Elevator?" Shi Wanyun asked in surprise.
"The elevator is powered by the bioenergy of the World Tree. The owner is not in the lower area, but at the top of the World Tree."
As she spoke, she walked into the elevator, and Shi Wanyun followed closely behind her.
The elevator door then closed and began to rise.
The entire elevator is completely enclosed. You can't see what's happening outside. There are no buttons or displays inside. There is only a row of relatively dim ceiling lights, so the elevator isn't too dark.
Judging from the push I felt under my feet, the elevator was moving very slowly.
The speed is probably only a few dozen centimeters per second, much slower than a normal elevator.
And for some reason, the elevator felt blocked when it was rising, as if an elevator that hadn't been used for years was suddenly put into use.
The elevator ascended silently.
"Should I call... Master too?"
Shi Wanyun asked the mature woman who was standing aside without saying a word and seemed to be thinking about something.
The mature woman came back to her senses and nodded.
"The title of Master doesn't really mean the master of us humans, but the master of this world tree. It's like when you visit someone's home, you are the guest and he is the host. That's probably what it means. So, don't be too nervous. The Master doesn't really care that much about us humans."
Is this what the master meant
"But No. 228 and the others..." Shi Wanyun was a little confused.
When No. 228 told her about what happened here last night, his words revealed a servile and slave attitude.
"Oh, most of the people below have misunderstood the meaning of 'Master'. In fact, the title 'Master' is the title given by us, the first group of people who came here, to the master of each world tree. But the people below also believe that the master of the world tree is also their master."
The woman smiled slightly: "We explained it before, but it didn't clear up the misunderstanding, so we just let it go. After all, being able to have such a respectful attitude towards the Master of the World Tree will make it easier for us to manage it."
Easy to manage
Shi Wanyun's eyes moved slightly.
"I think you heard it, too."
The woman leaned against the wooden wall of the elevator and chuckled, "That's right. Apart from making the most basic rules, the master will not interfere with the operation of this world tree at all. Most of the matters here are managed by us humans, and I am one of the managers of the women's area."
"So that's how it is..."
Shi Wanyun then understood why most people here had never seen the so-called master.
Because this owner doesn't care at all!
"Then why does the master want to see me?" Shi Wanyun asked the question in her mind.
“I don’t really know about this.”
The woman shook her head and said, "As one of the five managers of this world tree, I have been unable to contact the master for most of the past fifty years. The last time I was able to contact the master was... eleven years ago, when the fourth batch of survivors' selection ended."
"Eleven years ago?" Shi Wanyun really didn't expect it this time. "So long? Does this master really not care about the things down there?"
The woman nodded. "Apart from setting a few rules that almost no one breaks, I don't care. I don't care at all."
As she spoke, she reached out and gently patted the wall of the elevator that was still rising: "This elevator is unusable most of the time. Only when the elevator is open can we managers communicate with the owner."
"Three days ago, this elevator suddenly opened. The owner called all of our managers together and told us that a fifth group of survivors might sneak in in the next few days. If we find any, we must inform us as soon as possible."
"So... that's why you suddenly arrested me." Shi Wanyun said softly.
"Yes, the elevator stopped working again last night, and it was not until this morning, which was just now that it started again. So I went to see the owner, and the owner asked me to take you there right away." The woman nodded.
Although the woman was the manager here, she was extremely patient with Shi Wanyun. Basically, no matter what Shi Wanyun asked, she would answer him with a slight smile on her face.
In addition to the fact that she had some good feelings towards Shi Wanyun herself, it was more because her "master" valued her.
This Shi Wanyun was the first human being that the "master" had actively asked to meet in the past fifty years.
Her importance cannot be overstated.
I'm afraid he will become an important figure in their world tree, even more important than the manager.
That's why she is so patient.
"That is to say..." Shi Wanyun looked at the woman's face, "In fact, most of the time, you managers... are the 'masters' who actually control the areas below."
"Of course not." The woman smiled. "We are just managers. We must abide by the rules set by the master. We cannot do whatever we want in the lower areas. Once we violate the master's rules, a group of people who claim to be the maintainers of order will appear."
"The maintainer of order?"
This was the first time Shi Wanyun had heard of this name.
No. 228 didn't tell her about any order maintainers last night.
"Are the maintainers of order also human?"
"Yes, but not ordinary humans."
The woman nodded and continued, "Perhaps you may not believe what I am going to say next, but I want to tell you that in this world, there is another group of humans who arrived here earlier than us, the first group of survivors."
"... What..." Shi Wanyun's eyes trembled, and she murmured softly, "In this world, there are... earlier humans?"
"Well, they are different from us. They have completely adapted to life here, and... they can be said to be advanced creatures that surpass humans."
The woman's words left Shi Wanyun speechless.
The woman continued, "One thing that makes these humans different from us is that they have dense blood patterns all over their bodies, very similar to the mutant creatures outside."
…blood-marked mutant humans
Shi Wanyun raised her eyelids slightly.
She was very familiar with this.
She had seen blood-marked mutant humans around her own creatures.
And she had seen those weird hairy creatures many times.
"They have a long lifespan like those of us who have undergone genetic modification, but their physical abilities are much stronger. They even... have replaced some of their body parts with mechanical weapons."
"Each of them is a mobile killer with abundant energy and super combat capabilities."
The woman sighed. "It's as if they... don't live in the same world as us."
Shi Wanyun opened her mouth and was about to say something when the elevator under her feet slowly stopped.
The elevator door creaked and slowly opened.
"Okay, come out, we're here. Don't be nervous." The woman walked out of the elevator before Shi Wanyun, "Follow me."
Shi Wanyun took a deep breath and walked out.
First you walk through a passage, and then the view suddenly opens up.
The entire bright and wide area seemed like... the hall of a palace.
Looking up, there is no ceiling above, and what blocks the sunlight is the lush green treetops.
But the sunlight is not completely blocked, and some light can still shine through the gaps in the green leaves, not only making the treetops look extremely green, but also making the entire hall look bright.
“…Huh? The master isn’t here.” The woman looked forward.
Shi Wanyun also looked in the direction she was looking.
At the front of the hall, there were several wide stairs going up one step at a time. At the top of the stairs, there was a gorgeous chair.
The entire seat was carved from bluish-black stone. Shi Wanyun took just one look and then looked away.
She did not see the original appearance of this gorgeous dark blue stone chair, but only saw the two...
Eye.
Two huge eyes, bigger than her fists.
Even... it's still spinning!
The moment she looked over, the pair of eyes turned over and met her gaze.
At that moment, she felt uncomfortable all over, as if something in her body was about to burst out from her pores and from her scalp!
So in an instant, she shifted her gaze and opened her mouth to take a slow, deep breath.
They were just two eyes, and she was just a little curious at best. Having experienced countless life and death situations, she shouldn't be afraid.
But the fear at that moment almost made her lose her mind, and her legs almost went weak and she fell to the ground.
It made her feel as if a horrible monster was about to emerge from her body.
That feeling is truly a fear that comes from the bottom of my heart!
In simple terms…
San value dropped wildly!
I felt like my mind was going to split apart in an instant!
It's just a seat...
Next to her, the woman didn't look directly at the seat. She should have known about the situation a long time ago.
She turned her head to look at Shi Wanyun, and saw the beads of sweat on her forehead and her slightly dull eyes staring at the ground. She smiled and said, "How about it, did you feel it too?"
"Hmm..." Shi Wanyun nodded slightly.
"I wanted to warn you, but after thinking about it, I think it's better to let you feel it yourself. Wait, don't look at the master. The master's gaze will only be more terrifying than this chair."
Even more terrifying…
"But, the master is..." The woman's words suddenly stopped.
Shi Wanyun turned her head to look at her and asked cautiously, "What's wrong?"
"I'm leaving." the woman said softly.
"… Why? What about me?"
"You wait here. The master seems to only want to see you."
After saying that, she winked at Shi Wanyun and turned to walk towards the elevator.
Shi Wanyun wanted to reach out and grab her and ask her some more questions, but the fear just now made her body a little weak.
Coupled with the lingering feeling of fear in her heart, she couldn't take a step forward and could only watch the woman walk into the elevator.
As the elevator door closed, she saw a hint of encouragement in the woman's eyes as she looked at her.
This made her feel a little relieved.
It seems that the woman was ordered to leave
Shi Wanyun took a deep breath and turned to look at the hall again.
And at this moment, her gaze froze.
Her lips trembled slightly, and her legs even went limp, causing her to sit down on the ground.
Her vision became blurry, and the horrifying thing she saw was obscured by the figure.
Suddenly she came to her senses, looked away abruptly, and gasped for breath.
"… Ha ha… "
Even her breathing was trembling violently.
What did she just see
monster.
An indescribable monster.
An indescribable monster was sitting on the dark blue living chair.
She didn't know how to describe the monster's appearance.
Because that was a monster that couldn't even appear in her imagination.
Dozens of eyeballs, each as big as walnuts, were densely packed together, as if they were squeezed out of the body, all staring at her.
Each of these eyes had a power far greater than the eyeballs on the chair just now.
At that moment, she felt an extreme fear that she had never felt before in her life.
Her blurred vision was obscured by the tears that were caused by the fear at that moment.
…
Having said this, Shi Wanyun could no longer hold on.
She grasped Xu Xin's arm tightly, curled up, and no longer cared about her image.
Just thinking back to what happened at that time made her speechless.
No matter how Xu Xin persuaded her, even slapped her face and used all his strength, she still didn't calm down.
… This is really…
Xu Xin felt helpless.
What's going on
Is it that scary
What did she see
A Cthulhu monster from another dimension that makes your sanity level plummet
However, her fear at this moment was real. Xu Xin could feel that it was not that she didn't want to speak, but the fear caused by the memories made her lose her voice for a while.
It’s hard to imagine how scared she was at that time.
Forget it, he should take this opportunity to sort out the information he just got.
In fact, from the beginning, a guess suddenly popped up in Xu Xin's mind.
Lingering.
He felt that he might have discovered the truth of the matter.
"I have a guess." He said softly, "Come and listen to see if it makes sense."
Shi Wanyun still held his arm and looked up at him.
Her eyes were a little dazed at this moment, and there were two lines of tears on her face.
…Is she really afraid
Xu Xin shook his head and began to tell his guess.
Thousands of years ago, alien invaders invaded this planet and almost wiped out all humans.
Thousands of years later, for some unknown reason, these alien invaders needed a large number of high-quality ordinary humans.
But at this time on Earth, there are no ordinary humans anymore.
The running dogs that were left behind during the invasion have already been genetically modified and can no longer be considered normal humans.
Thus, the Survivor Project was born.
They travel back in time to a time when humans still existed, select humans from various points in time, and send them into the future to play this absurd survival game.
As for the intention of this game, it is very obvious, which is to continue to purify this group of humans.
What they need is high-quality humans, not the waste among them.
These relatively high-quality humans are the ones who survived this survival game.
These people were allowed to build a city and live in it on this planet that originally belonged to them, and began to reproduce, passing on their relatively high-quality genes from generation to generation.
But in reality, these humans still cannot meet the standards required by these alien invaders.
In other words, the first batch of survivors met the standards, but their numbers were too small to meet the demand.
The number of the second, third, and fourth batches of survivors did increase, but their quality declined.
So, the second level of selection began.