Sandbox Game Second Beta Test

After singing in the private room until eleven, the gathering was more or less over. Before Xu Zhi left, quite a few girls blushed and secretly slipped him little notes behind Chen Xi's back. They had their WeChat IDs on them. Clearly, they really intended to cuckold Chen Xi.

Heh.

This was what true best friends were like.

I treat you as my best friend, yet you're singing Stefanie Sun's "Green Light" to me.

Xu Zhi did not pay much attention to it. He quietly tossed all the notes into a nearby trash can, then helplessly took the drunken Chen Xi and rode his Electric Scooter down the road home.

"You had fun this time, huh? Satisfied now?"

Sitting on the Electric Scooter and feeling the cool night breeze, Xu Zhi spoke helplessly.

Hadn't she asked him to pretend to be her boyfriend just to deal with this class reunion? This time, she had shown off enough to draw countless envious, jealous, hateful looks. She ought to be satisfied.

"Hehe, I got to show off. I'm happy. I'm satisfied."

Chen Xi sat on the back seat of the Electric Scooter, her whole body draped over Xu Zhi's back. "Sure enough, having a handsome, gentle boyfriend with a terminal illness is one of life's greatest blessings."

"Terminal illness... Can you stop bringing it up right next to my ear?"

Xu Zhi had a headache.

Chen Xi blushed. "I want to bring it up! If you didn't have a terminal illness, would you have quit your job? Would your girlfriend have abandoned you? Would you have become my boyfriend? I'm totally not good enough for you, okay?"

"You're drunk," Xu Zhi said speechlessly.

"I'm not drunk at all! My childhood dream came true. I finally got to bring you to meet everyone as my boyfriend."

She began counting on her fingers. "I'm not especially pretty, and I'm not especially smart either. My face was especially chubby when I was little. Since middle school, I've worked every day to slim down my face, and only now does it look like an oval face. I got prettier, but I still can't compare to your previous girlfriend's naturally pointed face. She was as beautiful as a movie star."

Xu Zhi paused.

In truth, now that he could alter genetic chains, he had long felt that appearance was not important. A person's looks were not everything. The round-faced girl was already very beautiful, after all. There simply weren't that many flawless beauties capable of toppling cities.

"You're still young. You'll keep developing," Xu Zhi said with a serious expression.

"Really?"

Chen Xi's eyes widened, gleaming with delight. I'll keep developing?

"You will. You'll develop," Xu Zhi said with a straight face, even though he felt that after reaching college, the odds of a second bout of wild development were not very high.

"That's good, then." Chen Xi gave a silly, drunken smile, then lowered her voice. "It's just a pity... Sob, sob... you won't be able to see it by then."

Xu Zhi: "."

Could we not keep talking about me dying?

I'm using a civilization evolution sandbox in the Orchard Courtyard, mobilizing the power of an entire world to figure out a cure!

There would be hope!

Cancer could be cured too!

After fooling around with her while she drunkenly made a scene on the Electric Scooter, they returned to the county town. Xu Zhi sent her back next door to Li Shen's house. Li Shen scolded the crazed Chen Xi for a while. "You make Brother Xu Zhi act like both your dad and mom every day! Go take a bath and get to bed!"

Then Li Shen apologized profusely to Xu Zhi.

"It's fine. I watched this girl grow up too." Xu Zhi stood at the door, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. After chatting for a bit, he returned to his courtyard.

He felt that rural life was quite warm—simple pastoral days without scheming and intrigue, the affection between neighbors, and little village love stories.

Early the next morning, the sun shone brightly.

Clear sunlight spilled over the boundless mountains, forests, land, oceans, grasslands, and Babylon Tribe in the courtyard, forming a dazzling pale golden afterglow brimming with endless vitality, as though its radiance illuminated the entire world.

A little after eight, Xu Zhi finished his loving breakfast and sat in the courtyard eating an apple, continuing his work as he looked toward the distant little Sandbox World.

"Secretly observing giants as usual."

"Stop watching! There's a survival crisis—species are about to be eliminated!"

Inside, a bunch of bizarre, strange species were each researching and developing, entertaining themselves.

"It's time to make some adjustments. It's time for professionals to come play the game." After thinking it over, he drafted an update announcement. He reviewed it several times and only posted it on the forum after confirming there were no mistakes.

"Spore Evolution" closed beta version 0.2 was officially updated and launched.

Thank you all for your anticipation and support of this game. Many players have eagerly been looking forward to the Second Beta Test and the opening of more closed beta slots. In response to popular demand, the game will now open its second beta test.

The update log for "Spore Evolution" closed beta version 0.2 is as follows:

1. This time, fifty closed beta slots will be opened, with a maximum of 150 players online.

2. Players are welcome to apply for closed beta slots by email through the official channel.

Applications must take the form of a "biology paper," explaining the applicant's understanding of the game, what species they would evolve after entering the game, and the feasibility and rationality of that species. This will serve as the basis for reviewing closed beta applications.

3. Due to technical limitations, the game cannot provide slots for more players in the short term.

To allow other players the chance to enter the game, the game will uphold the principle of survival of the fittest. In each phase of the game, the bottom twenty players among the 150 closed beta players will be eliminated, freeing up slots again.

4. "Spore Evolution" will introduce an achievement system. Players who evolve special species with great potential will be recorded in the annals of evolution and receive special system rewards!

5. The sandbox mechanics are realistic and reasonable. Players are welcome to DIY any wondrous species.

The moment this official update log was posted, the entire forum exploded. There was no other reason—it was simply too hardcore. They had to write a "biological evolution paper" just to apply for closed beta access? That was terrifying!