Starting with Fireflies, Speedrun the World

Chapter 3 Danger Detected Approaching

The river below the mountain was as clear as a transparent mirror, reflecting the sky and the shadows of the trees.

Sunlight shines through the water, turning the river a gentle turquoise color, shimmering with a crystal-clear light.

Standing on the bank, you can clearly see the pebbles on the riverbed. They have been smoothed and rounded by the water flow and lie there quietly, as if they are gems carefully selected by nature.

Occasionally, a few small fish dart through the water, their figures clearly visible, like water sprites, adding endless dynamism and vitality to this little river.

Schwarz stood quietly on the shore, his mechanical eyes occasionally scanning the surroundings to ensure that no sudden danger would disturb the girl beside him.

After finding nothing amiss, Schwarzkopf then turned his attention to the lovely white-haired girl beside him.

She was resting by the water, a comfortable expression on her face.

She took out some food prepared in the previous world from the system space, ate a simple meal, and then found a clean-looking rock to sit down.

Clara felt very satisfied as she put her legs into the water and felt the coolness of the river.

Especially when a gentle breeze ripples across the water, it seems to whisper stories of the mountains.

At the same time, you can see the moss and aquatic plants on the riverbed, swaying gently with the current, as if they are dancing a joyful dance.

All of this brings a sense of comfort and tranquility, as if all worries have been washed away by the clear river water.

"So comfortable..."

That's it, you don't have to think about anything.

Even though it felt very comfortable, Clara couldn't let herself stay like this forever; resting for about ten minutes would be enough.

She still has a lot to do, and she doesn't even understand how the world works.

We can't just enjoy it like this...

Standing up from the bank, the girl's wet little feet stepped onto the stones, and because of the river, water droplets still clung to her tender little legs.

Perhaps because her body was used to not wearing shoes, she felt restricted and uncomfortable after trying to put on shoes.

So, after confirming the existence of the Destiny Power, she no longer needed to wear shoes because she wouldn't get hurt from stepping on anything sharp.

Clara bent down, grabbed the back of her feet with both hands, and pressed her fingers against the soles of her feet. She had thought that Clara, who ran around barefoot all year round, would have developed thick calluses on the soles of her feet.

After all, it's normal for calluses to appear on the soles of the feet due to long-term pressure and friction.

However, after examining it herself, she found that it did not exist and that the skin still had a very white and comfortable feel.

Perhaps it's the power of destiny that protects her. Or maybe it's because two-dimensional beauties can't be viewed using the common sense of the three-dimensional world?

Since the things we're worried about won't happen, there's even less to worry about.

As the girl was lost in thought, the system's long-absent voice rang out.

[The clearance requirements have been updated, please check!]

Has it been updated yet?

Upon hearing the system notification, the girl quickly checked the conditions for clearing this world.

[Core Completion Condition: Completely overthrow the empire or complete internal reforms within the empire, thoroughly and comprehensively changing the empire!]

"..."

"Overthrowing the empire or implementing reforms within it—it's another choice..."

"And an empire? What kind of empire?"

Looking at the conditions for passing the level, Clara fell into thought, but it was just an empire, and she couldn't figure out what kind of world it was.

There are too many worlds where empires exist...

Moreover, the conditions for passing the game are very complicated: either overthrow the empire or implement reforms.

In the girl's view, especially based on the history she knew, choosing reform was not as good as directly overthrowing the empire.

How many reforms in history have truly succeeded? Even those that did not end well. This applies to reforms by Shang Yang, Wang Anshi, and Zhang Juzheng.

Those who advocate for reform never end up well, and Clara herself felt she wasn't cut out for it.

Overthrowing an empire would be similar, but given the empire's strength, I won't comment...

Although it's unclear exactly where it is, if an empire truly reaches the point where it needs reforms to survive, it means it's already on the decline and not far from its demise.

"Mr. Schwarzlo, what do you think?"

After thinking about it, the girl realized that she wasn't good at any of these things, so she subconsciously looked at the large robot next to her.

Even though Clara possesses a wisdom and perseverance beyond her years, she still relies primarily on Schwarzro in many important matters.

For Clara, Schwarz's rational calculations were the laws of the world, and they could never be wrong.

Although she later discovered that the results obtained through "calculation" do not necessarily bring happiness to everyone...

However, in most cases, Schwarzro's calculations are believable.

[Due to limited data, a valid answer cannot be provided.]

We will make a choice only after we have sufficient information.

Schwarzko did some calculations and shared his thoughts. Thinking about it now was pointless; they should wait for the right time to make a choice.

only.......

Looking at the rather timid-looking girl next to him, was the condition for passing the level too difficult for her?

As for it here...

Although in the lower districts of Beloborg, Schwarzro had overwhelmingly united the previously scattered gold prospectors into a family, and the prospector group displayed a high degree of fanatical loyalty.

But that was just a group of so-called gold miners; compared to an empire, it was insignificant.

Based on current calculations and analysis, destruction is the most direct option.

"Okay, then let's find the inhabitants of this world and learn about the situation first."

"Mr. Schwarz, let's go!"

Clara stopped thinking about it and decided to keep going; thinking too much now would be pointless.

Upon hearing Clara's words, Swallow once again crouched down and extended his hand towards the girl, the meaning of which was self-evident.

He wanted her to continue sitting on his lap as they traveled.

Clara, now possessing the power of destiny, is no longer so delicate, but she did not refuse Schwarz's kindness.

Then she sat on Schwarzro's shoulders and continued along a certain path...

Not long after, Swallow seemed to sense something, put Clara down, and reached out to block her.

"What's wrong, Mr. Schwarz?"

The sudden change made Clara nervous, and she subconsciously scanned her surroundings.

[Danger detected approaching!]

Chapter 4: Leaving Clara!

[Danger detected approaching!]

Clara, step back.

Schwarz immediately protected Clara, then locked his mechanical eye onto the area in front of him, preparing for battle.

"Huh? Danger?"

Listening to Schwarzkopf's words, Clara placed her small hands in front of her and looked around seriously, and sure enough, she noticed something was wrong.

Something big has clearly appeared up ahead.

Even as that thing approached, the ground trembled slightly, as if a heavily armored cavalryman was charging towards them.

Finally, accompanied by a large amount of flying dust, many monsters, seven or eight meters tall and looking like dinosaurs, were running towards them.

Dinosaur?

Did dinosaurs actually exist in this world?

Clara was curious, but this wasn't the time to worry about that. These dinosaur-like monsters were rushing towards her and Schwarz without stopping, which was very dangerous.

[Target locked!]

Schwarz had already raised his mechanical arm, gathering energy and aiming it at the ferocious-looking monsters in front of him.

When the monsters closed the distance again, Swallow fired a shot.

Then a huge explosion erupted in front of these monsters, blasting the foremost dinosaur monster into pieces with tremendous force.

The other dinosaur monsters behind them clearly showed a hint of fear and scattered to the left and right.

But they did not back down and continued to run toward Swallow and Clara, and as they got closer, their sharp fangs became clearly visible.

"Mr. Schwarzlo, watch out!"

Seeing the monsters continuing to approach from all sides, Clara hurriedly reminded Schwarz, even though the robots beside her didn't need her reminder at all.

[All targets locked.]

Schwarz's mechanical eye scanned all the monster targets and locked onto them all.

Then, a launching device appeared on his back...

Threat Eliminated!

With that mechanical sound, a large number of missiles were launched simultaneously, each one precisely locking onto the approaching dinosaur monsters.

Then came a series of terrifying explosions that shook the earth, and the monsters were reduced to a mangled mess of flesh and blood under the bombardment of missiles.

After the sand settled, there were no more monsters in sight, only a series of ridiculously huge craters, all the effects of missile explosions.