Fatty's Evolutionary Hibernation

After translating the Latin text on the clay tablet, Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi fell silent for a moment, pondering its meaning.

"What does this mean?" Li Shuyi was completely confused.

"Don't overthink it," Bai Xiaowen said. "For this kind of puzzle-solving text, just having the riddle isn't enough. You need to understand the scope of the answer, that is, the background, in order to make the corresponding inferences."

Just like solving riddles, after the riddle is revealed, the person who sets the riddle will often add a phrase like "Guess what it is" or "Guess what it is," which indicates the scope of the answer.

Unless the puzzle is too simple, or the scope is already defined within the puzzle itself, most puzzles are set up this way.

Bai Xiaowen paused for a moment, then said, "From this thirty-six-character riddle and the information we have from outside the venue so far, we can only glean two points."

"First, there's a high probability that this is a doomsday prophecy."

"Secondly, the god mentioned in the sentence should be an evil god leaning towards the dark side, most likely the object of worship by the Mire Snakefolk Tribe. A normal god would not 'descend from the Abyss '."

Finally, Bai Xiaowen added, "There are only three lines that we can't solve right now: 'The mountains become reflections, schools of fish devour vultures' and 'Shadows obscure the sky.' These three lines are rather elusive, with a... deliberately mysterious feel to them. There's no need to think about them too much."

Li Shuyi said with some worry, "Doomsday Prophecy? Could it be the end of the Earth World? The destruction of Earth?"

"You believe in the end of the world?" Bai Xiaowen asked in return.

"The emergence of Psionic Particles has almost shattered the modern scientific system that humanity has believed in for hundreds of years. To this day, there are still many unsolved mysteries about Psionic Particles that can only be described as hypotheses... I think it wouldn't be surprising if the world were to end."

Bai Xiaowen overlooked one point: Li Shuyi grew up in the Psychic Energy Era, and people who grew up in this era are certainly more accepting and believe in the end of the world than people in the Common Era.

Even in the Common Era, when supernatural forces were almost nonexistent in the public eye, there were still sects that preached the end of the world and recruited followers—of course, these were all cults, but the existence of cults meant that they had a considerable "mass base".

Bai Xiaowen: "Don't worry, even if there's an apocalypse, Earth will be fine. Earth has existed for 4.6 billion years... How long is human history? How long has the Psychic Energy Era been?"

Seeing that Li Shuyi's expression remained solemn, Bai Xiaowen breathed a sigh of relief. He had underestimated the impact of the doomsday prophecy on Li Shuyi's generation. This was also why governments around the world were cracking down on various sects that promoted the end of the world, and the penalties were much harsher than in the Common Era.

Even so, cults continue to spring up like mushrooms after rain, and they are simply impossible to eradicate.

"Alright, I reckon this prophecy doesn't refer to Earth World," Bai Xiaowen said, putting his arm around Li Shuyi's slender waist. "You've forgotten how the Dead Spirit Lake Treasure Ground Space was formed? All Treasure Ground Space are fragments that peeled off from the Spirit Realm Plane ... In other words, this prophecy comes from a certain Spirit Realm Plane, and what it refers to is, of course, the end of that Spirit Realm Plane, and has absolutely nothing to do with Earth."

Li Shuyi smiled sheepishly, finally relieved.

The two set off again, continuing their exploration in the Pale Mire.

Several more hours passed.

Bai Xiaowen's previous kill of the Nightmare Alligator and the Skeleton Sword-and-Shield Soldier, Shadow Assassin, and Stitched Monster Fatty who died in battle can finally be resurrected and summoned again. Bai Xiaowen's summoned creature army has finally reached its peak.

"That's about enough. I'll summon Fatty. We got a special item after killing the level 6 boss, the Voodoo Colossus. Let me see if Fatty can use it." Bai Xiaowen said after another wave of battle.

Bai Xiaowen raised his hand to summon the Stitched Monster, and then took out the "Voodoo Core" from his Storage Space.

The description of the Voodoo Core states that it is very attractive to the Corpse Demonfolk race, so Bai Xiaowen naturally wanted to give it a try.

Fatty saw the Voodoo Core and instinctively reached out his chubby, dirty hand.

Bai Xiaowen handed the Voodoo Core Voodoo Core Fatty, Fatty immediately opened his mouth wide and swallowed it whole. Without a word, he lay down and muttered, "ZZZ..."

"..."

Bai Xiaowen was somewhat amused and exasperated. He hadn't expected that Fatty's first reaction after swallowing the core would be to sleep. He tried to put Fatty into the Black Soul Stone, but received a notification instead:

"Your summoned creature: Stitched Monster is currently in evolutionary hibernation mode, with an estimated remaining time of 3 hours, 59 minutes, and 11 seconds."

"If the Stitched Monster is recalled prematurely, its dormant state will end, and this evolution will fail."

"Should we recall it?"

Bai Xiaowen certainly couldn't choose to take it back; Fatty's evolution definitely represented an increase in strength, which he couldn't be happier with.

Li Shuyi also saw the notification message shared by Bai Xiaowen and said, "Let's wait here for a bit; four hours will be over soon."

Bai Xiaowen: "No need to wait, let's keep going."

"But Fatty is still sleeping," Li Shuyi said.

Bai Xiaowen chuckled, waved his hand, and four Skeleton Sword-and-Shield Soldier stepped forward in unison, sheathing their iron swords and shields. Their Fatty bone claws lifted the Fatty, who weighed over two hundred kilograms, from his shoulders and buttocks with ease.

Two hundred kilograms seems daunting, but for the four Skeleton Sword-and-Shield Soldier, whose strength rating was 19, it was no problem at all. Even four ordinary strong men could lift something weighing over two hundred kilograms with a little effort, let alone the Skeleton Sword-and-Shield Soldier, whose strength far surpassed that of ordinary people. They moved with ease, even in the mud.

"That's fine. It won't disturb Fatty's evolution, nor will it delay our journey." Bai Xiaowen smiled smugly. After all, they had enough summoned creatures!

Even if we encounter enemies, the remaining combination of two Skeleton Sword-and-Shield Soldier and shieldmen, plus Rageclaw, Shadow Assassin, Bone Warlock, a Vampire Kitz, Skeleton Champion, and Vengeful Spirit spirit is more than enough to handle them. In short, with plenty of summoned creatures, we can do whatever we want!

Li Shuyi's eyes narrowed with laughter. "Alright, let's go..."

A bizarre formation appeared, with Kitz leading the way, followed by Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi. In the center were four skeletons carrying a large fat man, along with fragile classes such as Vengeful Spirit ghosts and Bone Warlock. Behind them were Rageclaw and Skeleton Champion bringing up the rear, creating a rather comical scene.

After walking for a while, Bai Xiaowen's expression suddenly changed, and he looked towards the thick fog to his left.

Kitz pressed his ear to the ground, and after a while, he raised his head. "Boss, there are people over there, quite a few, and judging from the noise, they're fighting."