"Welcome to the Digital World!"
It was a picturesque world. The rice paddies looked identical, the paths were neatly laid out, and behind the distant village stood vast, layered forests.
The sleepy little ones were still groggy when their partners excitedly rushed off the bus.
"Boss Liang! Then I'll come pick you up tomorrow afternoon."
As long as the pay was good enough, no difficulty was insurmountable.
The mountain road was indeed hard to travel, but if he drove slowly and kept the lights on, such a short stretch was no problem at all for an experienced driver.
"Alright! Thanks! Drive safe."
On the way back, the veteran driver also saw a motorcycle. Two adult men in helmets awkwardly moved aside to let him pass.
Those two were, of course, Zhang Long and Zhao Hu.
In fact, Huaxia had known Liang Xing did not really need protection ever since the mercenary operation had failed and the men had been captured.
But it was easy to go from frugality to luxury, and hard to go from luxury back to frugality.
How convenient was it to have Zhang Long and Zhao Hu running paperwork for him?
Why send them back?
They were following Liang Xing anyway. Now that they had switched to desk jobs, it was safe and easy.
Luckily, the two had asked ahead of time today. If they had driven their Dragon Brand sedan, making way on this road might not have been so easy.
"They really know how to make trouble. How do the locals around here even get out?" Zhang Long wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and muttered.
"That's why he was able to rent the place so smoothly." Zhao Hu glanced at the mountain road. Its edges showed signs of recent reinforcement, probably something Liang Xing had specifically hired people to handle.
Over this period of time, he had formed an especially good impression of Liang Xing.
Liang Xing basically could not be bothered to waste time fighting for benefits he could have claimed.
Of course, that also complemented the preferential treatment provided by Huaxia's authorities in every regard.
Liang Xing followed the law, and Huaxia gave special approval for special matters.
The former saved time, while the latter upgraded its technology and earned economic gains.
Why not?
Zhang Long and Zhao Hu were the bridge between them, so naturally they understood Liang Xing's importance.
Therefore, no matter where Liang Xing went, the two had to follow.
It was just that this location was truly a little too remote today.
Meanwhile, Liang Xing had already led everyone into the village.
—Qidian Village.
It meant the starting point of the Digital World, and it was also the starting point for Liang Xing's introduction to the Digital World.
"Holy—look! These eggs?"
Holding up his phone, A Lie immediately captured Qidian Village's greatest secret.
—Digital Eggs!
"!!! Send the location!"
"Group egg theft (1/10000)"
"Coordinates, coordinates! Send the coordinates!"
"This is fake, you bunch of idiots!"
The viewers in the livestream, who had become nearly obsessed with wanting Digital Monsters, erupted into another noisy frenzy. Even the slightly more rational ones mocked the others aloud while secretly wanting to carry one home themselves.
"I suggest you don't get too close."
"What?"
For the sake of his livestream viewers, and to satisfy his own curiosity, A Lie edged a little closer.
By the time Liang Xing warned him, it was already too late.
"Thief! Stay away from the little babies!"
Flashing Lightning Strike!
Bzzzt—
The sound of electricity approached from afar. Choromon leaped out of the phone and tried to stop it, but the current changed direction, allowing A Lie to narrowly escape disaster.
"Elecmon!" Liang Xing shouted, and only then did the follow-up attack stop.
It was a red Digimon with blue patterns, nine tails, and a frog-like body.
Because Liang Xing had added the protection of Digital Eggs and Baby Digimon to its underlying logic, A Lie had been attacked.
—When other Digimon were born, if they met the conditions, they also had a certain chance of gaining the underlying logic to protect Digital Eggs and Baby Digimon.
That was also why Liang Xing's partner Digital Monsters followed the rules of the Digital World.
Carelessly adding or removing things would only throw the Digital World into chaos, something Liang Xing did not wish to see.
However, as the holder of the highest authority, Liang Xing's partner Digital Monsters had a better environment for growth, such as the Digital World.
Furthermore, Liang Xing's orders could temporarily erase Elecmon's hostility.
This did not involve modifying its underlying logic. It was simply the privilege of a creator.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry! I didn't mean to!"
Digimon were born from data to begin with, and A Lie's livestream chat was filled with talk of stealing eggs. No wonder Elecmon had shown no mercy and opened with its finishing move.
Luckily, Choromon had not been used to interact with the livestream viewers through emails because of A Lie's embarrassment, allowing it to protect its owner in time.
Elecmon had held back to avoid hurting Choromon, and that was why A Lie had escaped the exhaustion.
A Lie reacted quickly as well.
From just a few words, he realized he had violated a taboo. He hurried away from the Digital Eggs and apologized.
Elecmon bared its teeth at him. Restricted by Liang Xing's order, it did not launch another attack.
"This one is so cute! Let me take him home!"
"Elecmon, right? I'll remember that!"
"Steal him! Steal him!"
A Lie had personally experienced a Digimon's attack, and that feeling of exhaustion was truly unpleasant.
So once he came to his senses, he was indeed scared into a cold sweat, but the livestream viewers did not feel it as strongly.
They cared more about Elecmon's appearance and strength.
Electric attacks looked cool, so what did it matter if A Lie took a beating?
It was not like he would die.
For the sake of entertainment, it was perfectly understandable!
Making money!
Nothing shameful about it!
"Hey, Elecmon. These are the helpers I found."
Liang Xing did not care how lively A Lie's livestream was. He simply began the activity that had been planned all along.
—The Defense of Qidian Village!
A group of Goblinmon had set their sights on Qidian Village's Digital Eggs. After receiving Elecmon's plea for help, Liang Xing had found helpers for Qidian Village in the name of an Autumn Outing.
This was the core of the reality show.
"Is he really not a bad person?" Elecmon continued staring vigilantly at A Lie, or rather, at the phone A Lie was using for the livestream.
"A fool like that can't be a bad person." Qian Lai replied with a smile. When Elecmon looked at him, he even deliberately waved.
"Who are you calling a fool? Hey!"
"Uncle A Lie is kind of dumb." Qi Tian shook his head and sighed. Lian Jin and Ning Jing nodded in agreement.
"Don't worry, Elecmon. He's not a bad person."
Liang Xing had seen A Lie risk his life against Goblinmon to protect Qi Tian.
Someone willing to challenge an unknown monster to protect a child he had known for only a few months was destined not to be a bad person.
"I believe you." Elecmon nodded solemnly, then began explaining the situation in detail.
The danger came from a group of Goblinmon, though their exact numbers were still unknown.
Elecmon had just left for a while to drive the Goblinmon away, but they had strength in numbers, so it had never been able to eliminate them completely.
A Lie and the others had a simple task: defeat all the Goblinmon and protect Qidian Village.
For the sake of the show, Liang Xing divided the eight people into two teams, with A Lie and Qian Lai each leading three children.
As for Liang Xing, the rest of the camera crew, and the props team that had already been hiding in the village, they would not participate in the activity.
The Goblinmon had originally been prepared for the Digivice beta test, so naturally Liang Xing would not take part.
If they could not evolve during the event, that group of Baby Digital Monsters would have no way to defeat the Goblinmon~
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