Are these people poisonous or something?!
Every last one of them was plotting to rebel against me! Xu Zhi clutched his head, his brain aching as he felt the world's deep malice toward him.
His initial plans for this Sand Table had not been grand. The thirty-square-meter Sand Table was simply set up on the patch of land by the courtyard entrance, making it convenient for him to come and go and sit in his chair while observing their evolution up close.
But precisely because he was so close, they were actually plotting against him, the observer.
Strictly speaking, they were all spores evolved by him. He was their Creator, their old father. Yet who would have thought they would try to take out their own old father? Patricide?
How utterly rebellious!
Gilgamesh had been one thing, since that had been the natural evolution of the Great Sandbox. But now, even the casual players responsible for evolving species in the little Sand Table wanted to make a move against him.
"Perhaps I'm the most unsuccessful Creator in history."
Xu Zhi was speechless, yet he remained calm. "Every one of them wants to defy heaven, defy gods, and come after me. Are they all such individualistic heroes? I've already made it clear that I'm strong."
"Looks like this Mount Akina Speed hasn't entered society yet and hasn't been beaten down by its brutality. I need to teach him a lesson. Since he wants to act like the biggest badass among the players, he'd better be ready to take the worst beating!"
Xu Zhi felt that he needed to show them some color, lest they spend all day neglecting their proper business.
After thinking it over, Xu Zhi did not pay much attention to their conspiracy. After all, youthful vigor was beneficial to species evolution.
He merely asked the Insect Nest Sub-Brain, "Does this new species possess extraordinary potential?"
The Insect Nest Sub-Brain answered in a mechanical voice, "This species possesses extraordinary potential."
"It really does?!"
Xu Zhi immediately took a savage bite from his apple, filled with envy, jealousy, and hatred.
Some people might truly have talent. It was simply beyond comparison.
Compared to that bizarre Evil Eye species from last time, this species was clearly far more perfect and attractive.
Perhaps fearing that being too small would not be enough to poison Xu Zhi, it had evolved to its current maximum size, about as large as a beetle. Compared to an ant's size, it was already equivalent to an elephant.
Massive as an elephant, the bright-red rooster resembled a gigantic scarlet Phoenix. It looked beautiful—and appetizing.
It looked delicious.
"How strong is the poison?" Xu Zhi asked. "Could it threaten me right now?"
Xu Zhi remained rather vigilant. It would be hilarious if he capsized in a gutter and got poisoned.
"This species possesses some pufferfish traits. Its flesh is exceptionally delicious, but its poison is extremely potent and has a powerful delayed effect. Even a tiny one could likely easily knock down an adult."
Xu Zhi sharply inhaled.
This guy was ruthless!
He had gone to such lengths to create such a poisonous species. He really wanted to kill me!
A creature the size of a beetle could poison an adult to death. That showed just how toxic it was.
"It can kill an ordinary person, but what about poisoning me?" Xu Zhi asked. "A wizard like me, with powerful genes evolved nearly to perfection and who has cultivated the spiritual meditation technique."
If it could only knock out ordinary people, then there was no need to put it into the Sand Table. It would not even be enough for those wizards to torment.
The Insect Nest Sub-Brain replied, "The specific potency of the poison requires testing. As the Queen Zerg, you may personally test the poison."
"I'm not female. Please call me Father Emperor," Xu Zhi muttered softly.
The Insect Nest Sub-Brain clearly did not possess much intelligence and could not understand Xu Zhi's joke. It continued mechanically, "Please have the Queen Zerg personally test the poison. Although the dosage is substantial, as a spore organism, it will not pose a threat to the Queen Zerg herself."
Xu Zhi immediately muttered, "It poses no threat to me? Since it truly has potential, then regardless of Mount Akina Speed's intentions, I should test its poison and test this species' future potential."
After saying that, Xu Zhi took another bite of his apple. Perfecting the extraordinary world of the Sand Table was what mattered most. Since there had once been a genius player who created an Evil Eye, he was rather looking forward to this second new species.
Seven or eight meters away.
"We'll wait until he eats!"
"Shh, secretly poison him."
"So sinister. I like it!"
Within the lush forest of the little Sand Table, they continued observing in secret, whispering among themselves as they watched their enormous Ten Thousand Zhang Giant.
Xu Zhi had recently been eating fruit almost every day. With stomach cancer, he had to treat his digestive system better. After finishing one apple, he started on another. "Since they want me to test the new species' potential, I'll just follow my normal routine. Since it wants to enter my bowl on its own and has specially evolved to be so delicious, then I'll reluctantly eat it. Hopefully it'll be nice and crunchy."
It was not yet his usual five o'clock mealtime, so he was in no hurry. He quietly opened that black notebook on species evolution.
This was another thing he needed to do: the experimental record book for the species evolution Sand Table.
He wanted to write down a fifth era after the Dark Martial Era, Light Martial Era, Newborn Era, and Genesis.
Although the era of the Babylon Kingdom seemed far from over, he already wanted to make some records.
"This era shall be called..." Xu Zhi pondered bitterly before casually naming it. "The Prosperous Witch Era. A great number of wizards have appeared upon the earth—the era of wizards."
He awkwardly bit his pen, thought for a moment, and wrote the opening passage: "Prosperous Witch Era. God of Wisdom Hermes spoke with the people of the earth, and the Three Witches thus opened the path of witches. In the year 198 of Babylon, the Three Witches exhausted their lifespans. The gods descended miracles to mourn them."
Knock, knock, knock! Before Xu Zhi had finished writing, the girl's voice came from outside the door. She had brought his meal.
Xu Zhi hurriedly stood up and ran to open the door.
The strange creatures secretly plotting on the ground saw this and screamed loudly as they scattered in a mad dash.
"Bro, run!"
"The daily event has started! He's eating again! Stay away from the Beast Path!"
Since Xu Zhi had built the Sand Table right at the courtyard entrance, whenever he went out, he naturally crossed through the Sand Table along the path. The players called this path the Beast Path—the giant boss's daily route. At crucial times, they needed to stay away from the Beast Path to avoid getting trampled.
"He's gone! No one got stepped on, right?!"
"Brothers, the daily meal event has begun! Based on the usual timing, we have around four minutes. Take the chance to climb onto the giant chair!"
"Quick, form a human ladder!"
"Charge! Kill the boss and claim the first kill!"
"Dragon Slaying Treasure Blade! Click to receive it! If you're a bro, come slash me!!"
A group of bizarre ant-like creatures climbed up the chair. Once they reached it, they intended to hide behind its backrest.
But Mount Akina Speed suddenly stopped everyone who was about to hide. As a veteran player, he naturally had plenty of experience. "Brothers, when running a dungeon and fighting a boss, don't get excited. Stay calm and follow orders. I secretly observed earlier that the giant wasn't just eating an apple this time—he also took out that black notebook he often flips through. He frequently uses that book to record things. Let's open it and take a look while we're at it. It's probably a hidden storyline."
Everyone looked at one another.
Right, a hidden side quest. Just thinking about it made them happy.
"I'll do it! I have eight legs!"
"Me, me! I have five arms! Everyone calls me the Deformed Little Prince!"
"I'm even better! I have five eyeball tentacles! I can wave them around and flip it open with my eyes!"
More than a dozen strange creatures all believed themselves extraordinarily strong. Excitedly, they worked together to flip open the enormous page, as large as a basketball court.
The tiny creatures lay on the chair and opened the massive black book's cover. Seeing the three words "Genesis" written on the first page, they could not help but shudder all over.
"What is this?"
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