What do you mean I've traveled to worlds geared towards children?

"Wow...what a huge pigeon!" An Yan was the first to express his surprise at the existence of the pigeon.

Chen Xiaolian's attention was elsewhere: "Just now... was that you speaking?! The pigeon can actually talk?!"

Ron paused for a moment, gazing at the enormous pigeon, and couldn't help but sigh in admiration.

After the tutorial, here comes the guide NPC... As expected of a children's world, this routine is really... um, nostalgic.

Ron sighed inwardly as he recalled the children's anime he had watched in his previous life.

As the only 'adult' among the three, Ron stepped forward and asked the pigeon:

"Who are you? What is a Phantom Beast Warrior? Where is this place?"

"Hmph, too many questions, I'm too lazy to answer them."

The pigeon gave a smug snort, but quickly added:

"But if you really want to know all this, then come with me. The sun is about to set, and it's very dangerous out there if you don't find shelter."

You wouldn't guess this is such a proud and aloof pigeon.

Ron muttered a complaint to himself, then turned to look at An Yan and Chen Xiaolian, nodded to them, and the three of them followed the pigeons deeper into the dense forest.

If this happened in the real world, or rather, in Ron's magical world, and he suddenly encountered a talking pigeon that even asked them to follow it, Ron would never have believed it.

But since the system says this is a 'simulated world', a world view geared towards children, it should be difficult to encounter anything that could deceive the main characters in the early stages of the 'plot'.

If this is what Ron considers 'episode one', then the current time point should be in the latter half of episode one, nearing its end.

Introducing the enemy at this point would indeed be a bit too much for a child.

Therefore, this pigeon is very likely an ally.

Of course, it doesn't matter if the pigeons aren't friendly forces. After all, this is a simulated world, and even if Ron dies here, he'll just exit the simulation.

perhaps.

Just as Ron suspected, the pigeons meant no harm to the three of them.

It flew in the sky, occasionally checking the three people's walking speed and waiting for them for a while.

After walking and stopping for a while, the three people and the pigeon finally arrived at the shelter mentioned by the pigeon before sunset.

"Wow, what a huge tree!"

An Yan stood in front of the shelter, looked up, and uttered this sigh.

The sanctuary the pigeon spoke of was a towering tree that seemed to reach almost straight into the clouds!

The trunk of the giant tree is incredibly thick, with a rough estimate of its diameter alone being tens of meters long.

In one corner of the giant tree trunk, a modern-style security door is affixed to the trunk.

Upon arrival at the destination, giant pigeons flew down from the sky.

It landed on the ground and walked on its feet like a human, then rolled up its wings and opened the security door in front of it.

After the security door opened, warm and soft light shone out and shone on the three people.

The pigeon then turned to the three of them and said:

"This is my sanctuary. You can find the answers to any questions you may have here."

As it spoke, it went inside the security door first.

Ron and his two companions exchanged glances and followed closely behind.

boom.

With the security door closed, Ron and his two companions finally relaxed a little. The soft light emanating from the 'sanctuary' gave them a unique sense of security.

Ron looked around at the interior of the room.

From the outside, the space inside the shelter doesn't seem very large.

But once you actually get inside, you'll find that the space inside this shelter is ridiculously large!

The tall bookshelves that appeared in front of Ron best prove this point.

The bookshelves were placed side by side in front of Ron, one after another, stretching into the distance. For a moment, Ron felt as if he were in a large library.

Between the bookshelves, there was a child about the same age as Ron, flipping through a book.

Perhaps having heard the door open, the child is now putting down his book and looking at the people who have entered with curious eyes.

Ron met his gaze and observed him briefly.

The child doesn't look very tall; he's much shorter than An Yan and Ron, and even shorter than Chen Xiaolian.

He has a watermelon-shaped haircut and wears glasses, and he looks like he's doing well in his studies.

Of course, the most important thing is that the child is wearing the school uniform of the No. 3 Middle School in the city.

Clearly, he was also a student at their school.

Chapter 6 Fantasy Beast Continent and the Arrogant Pigeon

"Hello, my name is Jiang Chen... a student in Class 5, Grade 1. And you are...?"

Claiming to be Jiang Chen's child, he looked everyone over and then began to introduce himself.

"Class 1, Grade 1, An Yan." An Yan introduced himself first. "This is Ron, who is in the same class as me, and this is Chen Xiaolian, a senior from Class 4, Grade 2."

Hello~~

Chen Xiaolian made a peace sign to greet Jiang Chen.

After a brief introduction, Ron walked over to Jiang Chen, who was shorter, and glanced at the book in Jiang Chen's hand:

Are you reading a book?

"Yes, it's a book about this world."

Jiang Chen closed the book and confidently showed it to Ron.

The book cover had several large symbols on it. Although they looked like scribbles, Ron was able to understand them.

He frowned and read out the title on the book cover, word by word:

"...The Complete Guide to Fantasy Beast Continent?"

"You can read these words too? Looks like this isn't my privilege."

Upon hearing Ron's voice, Jiang Chen stroked his chin and made a judgment.

Ron instantly understood that Jiang Chen had deliberately shown him what he was looking at instead of what he was looking at, in order to confirm whether Ron could also understand the text on it!

Having figured this out, Ron couldn't help but take another look at Jiang Chen.

Are all kids these days so cunning?

However, left and right weren't really a big deal, Ron continued the conversation by asking:

What is "Fantasy Beast Continent"?

“It’s the world we’re in right now.” Jiang Chen opened the book again, turned to a page, and said, “A world made up of human imagination, where… anything is possible, that’s what the book says.”

"Wait, you mean we're not in our original world anymore!?"

Chen Xiaolian realized what was happening, her expression panicked as she looked at everyone: "You're kidding, right?! A fantasy world or something..."

"I think you've seen the creatures of this world by now, haven't you?" Jiang Chen pushed up his glasses, interrupting Chen Xiaolian, and calmly analyzed:

"Take Mr. 'Peace Dove' as an example. Do you think he is a creature that could exist in reality?"

Despite his young age, just like An Yan who is only a first-year student, Jiang Chen behaves with remarkable maturity and composure, which is inconsistent with his appearance.

It seems this guy is the strategist in the main group.

Ron analyzed the situation in his mind, then raised a question:

"Mr. 'Peace Dove,' is that the pigeon that brought us here just now?"

Jiang Chen turned to face Ron, and upon hearing Ron's question, his eyes showed more approval as he answered:

"Yes, the mythical beast—the Dove of Peace, a 'fantasy-level' mythical beast, possesses the power to soothe hearts and guide the way."

"What is Fantasy-class?"

"Everything in this world is born from human imagination. All of human imagination has formed mythical beasts in this world, and according to the degree of imagination, mythical beasts are divided into four levels."

"Reality-level refers to things that exist in reality. Although they possess extraordinary power, they are at least within the range of human comprehension."

"Transcendent level refers to mythical beasts that have begun to master extraordinary powers. They can breathe fire and create whirlwinds, but their overall appearance is still more in line with the understanding in reality."

"Next comes the Fantasy level. From here on, the images of mythical beasts become more unconventional and closer to everything people imagine. They possess incredible power and can even destroy the world."

"Finally, there's the 'Legendary' level. Everything passed down orally from ancient times to the present—myths, legends, ancient tales—will take physical form here, and the 'Legendary' level..."

Jiang Chen described everything in calm words, pausing slightly at the end.

He met Ron's gaze and explained softly, "Praise-class, I prefer to call it 'Mythical-class'."

"Because the mythical beasts that exist at this level are equivalent to 'gods' in myths and legends."

Reality, the extraordinary, fantasy, legend.