After choosing to cooperate, Saman and Shuno shared some things that only they knew.
Thus, Shuye also learned of the conspiracy following the divine descent.
The gods set rules so that humans could live like ants, all to support the queen and ensure she produced a continuous supply of blue liquid.
In this process, there was one true beneficiary. Whether workers, soldiers, or nobles, everyone was shrouded in an invisible shadow.
They are puppets in the hands of the gods; their lives, their very existence, and everything else is nothing more than a trick to please others.
"Our internal conflicts can be addressed later. What we face now is a behemoth that is almost impossible to resist. None of us can withstand this behemoth unless we unite, or perhaps there is even a sliver of hope."
Saman's words solidified Shuno's resolve.
How could she survive after killing so many nobles? This matter deserves an explanation. It's better to die honorably fighting for freedom than to be killed for murdering nobles.
Killing a god, even Shu Ye has thought about such a thing, it's really... making one's blood boil just thinking about it.
Ren Yifei remained silent for a long time before finally speaking again: "You mean you're planning to kill a god while the gods are receiving offerings?"
He looked at Shuye: "Is this your idea, or someone else's?"
Although the existence of advanced civilizations is oppressing local civilizations, they have been quiet for so many years. Suddenly, they are making such a big fuss. It's hard to believe that someone is interfering.
For example, a dessert connoisseur.
In the last instance, he incited class revolution; in this instance, he's evolved to slaying gods?
Shu Ye didn't say anything; this was the result of a series of unfortunate coincidences.
She killed most of the nobles, which meant that a new queen would not be born anytime soon. The leaders of the ant colony had no way to report back to the gods; they only had one path to choose from.
They will either be held accountable by the gods, or they will strike first and kill the gods.
Killing the nobles is the riskiest move. Killing them all will drive them insane, leading to infighting. Leaving too many alive will quickly create a new queen, rendering all efforts futile.
This is just right now; there is still hope, but we need to wait eighteen years.
But since she did such a thing, she always has to pay the price. That is to work with the leaders of the soldiers and civilians to bring this matter to a close.
This is the best ending, because she will participate in the final battle, facing an unimaginably powerful enemy. If she knew she would die on the battlefield, she might even smile and say that this is the best fate for a warrior; a warrior should die on the battlefield.
Instead of dying in prison as a criminal.
Before confirming her own death, Shuno specifically sought out "Jiang." She had heard of him before; he was extremely intelligent. He could replicate sophisticated tools after seeing them only once. Most importantly, he possessed leadership skills and unwavering conviction.
Such talented people should stay, regardless of their success or failure.
"You can go over there once things are settled over there." Shuno didn't give him a chance to refuse. "I've already spoken to the higher-ups about this, and they agree."
Shuye was a decisive and efficient woman. After meeting with Jiang and achieving her goal, she left immediately without lingering.
Ren Yifei could only watch helplessly as she left.
"To fight against gods with a human body?"
The players knew it was an advanced civilization, but the people of this world didn't. They didn't know, yet they did it anyway. To do what is known to be impossible is not foolishness or recklessness, but the courage to defy fate.
They saw the hidden dangers, the crisis that would lead to the extinction of their race if things continued this way, and so they were willing to pay the price of their lives to change the course of history.
Countless ordinary people have created history, and the extraordinary people who emerged from among these ordinary people have provided guidance.
In the original world of this instance, the humans in the anthill must have escaped the fate of being discarded after their value has been squeezed dry, because they have such victims.
Ren Yifei lowered his eyes as he walked through the tangled grass, his clothes getting a little wet.
As darkness fell, Saman sat in his room, before him a stack of birth lists of workers and soldiers from eighteen years ago.
Eighteen years ago, when the previous queen gave birth, she gave birth to more than thirty infants. A third of them died immediately after birth, and several more died in succession.
It's not an exaggeration to say that nobles are delicate and fragile.
In the same year, due to the large amount of blue fluid secreted by the Queen during her pregnancy, many workers and soldiers became pregnant, resulting in a particularly large number of births during that period, eighteen years ago.
Excluding those who died in accidents, there are more than eighty children born that year who have survived to this day.
Gucheng is among them.
Saman investigated his report because he had become suspicious of the man. One reason was that blood couldn't open the door; the second was that his aura could be imitated.
In addition, he did see a lone nobleman flying toward the sacred tree in the night.
Gu Cheng is a prime suspect.
"Have there been cases in the past where people were converted into soldiers or civilians, but then became nobles after reaching adulthood at eighteen?" he asked the oldest man.
This person originally managed household registration information, so he knows a lot.
"There have been such cases before, but…" The man paused, then finally remembered something, "There were times when a nobleman's wings were not fully developed and he was mistaken for a commoner."
Despite what this person said, Saman still focused on the name 'Valley City'.
The terms "male ant," "thinker," and "restorer" are clearly descriptive, referring to someone in the aristocracy who wants to restore their former life.
At first, he thought the true form of the 'ghost' was among the nobles, but if workers and soldiers could also give birth to male nobles, and there were cases of underdeveloped males, then should this type also be included as a suspect?
Is it Gu Cheng? Perhaps he'll find the answer the next time he sees Gu Cheng.
In addition, Saman went to find the 'tall, thin, long-haired, male' nobleman who had instructed Gucheng. A nobleman had indeed met Gucheng that day and met all the criteria, but this man was already dead.
Furthermore, this person has no other characteristics that relate to the clues, except for their gender.
So why did this nobleman suddenly issue such an order? Or did Gu Cheng deceive Jiang?
Not only Saman, but other players also felt that the whole plot was confusing. The true form of the ghost had been found (probably), and the player who possessed the ghost's body had died, but where was the ghost?
"I think this round will be a victory for the 'ghost'," one player said solemnly.
"Then we can consider playing the hidden route." It concerns the final reward; they have to get at least one of the Ghost Card or rare items.
As night deepened, the patrol team outside continued to inspect the entire anthill as usual, but the fire had been moved to the base of the sacred tree, and the anthill suddenly became much emptier.
Especially on the third floor, the sound of children crying could no longer be heard.
Those children may be the last ones to be co-parented; after that, children will live with their parents after birth.
The child who was born yesterday, despite a difficult labor, will be the first to be raised by his parents. The family of three has already gone to the cave under the sacred tree.
Those who reached the sacred tree needed to adapt to this change as quickly as possible.
The people in the sacred tree were instructed to stay in the central area and not to venture out easily. This meant they were to remain as quiet as possible.
If they peacefully part ways with the advanced civilization, the main force will move back to the Divine Tree. If they cannot part ways peacefully, they will most likely be killed.
Then, when that time comes, the fire beneath the divine tree will wait for these celestial beings to leave, to go far away from here, and to start anew.
Because of player intervention, what was originally a simple class struggle of choosing between 'defending the anthill' and 'destroying the anthill' has turned into a cruel game of 'killing a god' or 'being killed'.
The 'ghost' lurking in the shadows is going crazy.
'It' had already ordered Jiang's death, but Jiang's death only made things worse. It was as if fate was mocking 'it': Give up, trying to go back to the past is absolutely impossible.
"Don't I even have the right to have a beautiful dream?" Ghost thought angrily, cursing all the damned players at the same time.
That's right, 'it' also detests the existence of gods, because it was the gods who turned them from high and mighty rulers into the incompetent beings they are today.
But that doesn't mean 'it' likes this scenario of uniting against the gods!
It just wants to go back to the way things were, to take control back from the soldiers and civilians. But these people always end up doing unnecessary things.
Players and rebels alike are leading the tribe to its doom.
"And that despicable Jiang!"
In reality, Jiang made his move during the aristocratic wedding, but he was not completely successful, and a new queen was eventually created.
After the second queen appeared, Jiang sneaked into the fifth floor and shot the young new queen, and also killed 'it'.
The ghost lingered for a while after death. He saw 'Jiang' commit suicide inexplicably, and then the god descended once again.
Although the nobles were all killed and the new queen was dead, the current queen was still alive, so things weren't too bad. The gods reduced their blessings, but they didn't punish the entire anthill.
After that, the ghost came to the dungeon world.
It remembers the despair of being killed, and therefore has a deep memory of Jiang. So, in every game, the first thing it does is send someone to kill Jiang.
In the dungeon world, every "Jiang" is a player. Players will rebel against the anthill system, attracting attention and thus being exposed.
The exposed player will be ostracized by others, and 'Jiang's' original plan will be impossible to carry out. Furthermore, the exposed player will have an inherent disadvantage against 'Ghost,' and many of their abilities will be disabled.
It can easily eradicate the root of the problem.
"Thinking about this game, that soldier was also a player." This was where 'it' miscalculated.
This time, 'it' used another male nobleman, sending a soldier to do the deed. Unexpectedly, this was sending one player (Gu Cheng) to kill another player (Jiang), resulting in their deaths; they had colluded.
Because of this mistake, Jiang Yu died; he disappeared instead of being exposed, so his plan to hunt down nobles was carried out on schedule.
In this instance, a new queen was created, and the previous queen died. This means all the offerings were lost, forcing the Anthill to break with the gods.
"Jiang." It called out the name through gritted teeth.
"Cough cough cough." Ren Yifei, whose sickly persona remained intact, was familiarizing himself with the bow and arrows made by Jiang.
His fingers traced the bow in his hands, studying its structure and materials. The enhanced tactile feedback allowed him to more intuitively appreciate the smoothness and delicate texture of the bow's surface. 'Jiang' was truly a remarkable craftsman.
He made a composite bow using a black wood, a soft brown glue, and some kind of leather, the strength of which was almost comparable to that of a modern bow.
The taut bowstring, made of unknown animal hair or plant fiber, has an excellent rebound effect after being pulled.
In the workshop, he tested the power of the bow and arrow, which could penetrate a haystack thirty meters away. Given the rudimentary tools available at that time, to achieve this level of craftsmanship, if 'Jiang' were in modern times, he might very well be a master craftsman.
"I only have two crossbow bolts left. I need to adapt to this native weapon more quickly." Wings plus arrows equal a highly agile long-range archer. I can also try poisoning the arrowheads for a fatal kill.
He was now in Jiang's former room, a small cave. The things in the room had been moved, but nothing was missing.
Outside the door, a guard was specifically watching the entrance to his cave.
A dangerous reformer—that's his current label.
When the people in the cave saw him, they all asked him where he had gone, why he had been missing for three days, and whether the adult had been harassing him. Ren Yifei answered them all with a smile, making up whatever he could and glossing over the rest.
Those who knew Jiang's background also came to ask him what his plans were for the future.
Ren Yifei said he would follow instructions from above.
Well, of course, that's just what I'm saying.
In Ren Yifei's own judgment, beneath Jiang Wenhe's outward appearance lies a very persistent soul who will not give up until he achieves his goal.
Would he rather eke out a living at the sacred tree? I'm afraid he'd rather die for his ideals in the darkest hour before dawn.
The idea of killing the queen and the nobles must be put aside for now, since their existence is an indispensable part of the process.
Therefore, the focus can only be on the issue of 'invasion by an advanced civilization'. The dessert player has gone too far; although Ren Yifei's mission was to overthrow the existing system, he now has to follow Saman's line of thought and shift the focus to the issue of 'divine descent'.
It's reasonable to suspect that Saman's quest is related to divine intervention, and that the other players and NPCs he coaxed are all working for him.
It seems the grand show will only begin on the day the gods descend.
With these mixed feelings, he managed a rare, peaceful sleep. When he woke up, it was already bright outside, and the information had be
en updated again:
[Fourth Night: Twins.]