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Chapter 122 Survival on an Alien Planet

The monster incident involving Japan was like a pebble thrown into a pond; after creating a huge splash, it quickly sank to the bottom and disappeared without a trace.

For the first few days, the global media were frantically following this news.

Experts from all walks of life took to the stage, offering their interpretations of the briefly appearing 60-meter-long giant centipede from various perspectives, including geology, biology, and mysticism.

The Japanese government established a special investigation committee, and the Self-Defense Forces dug deep into the area, but found nothing except a bottomless pit.

A week later, the hype began to die down.

Two weeks later, new breaking news emerged: the divorce case of a popular celebrity from Xiying, a visit by a foreign dignitary to Dongguo resulting in an unexpected agreement, and the new product launch of a major technology company.

Headlines are gradually being taken over.

Three weeks later, apart from the occasional post on forums, mainstream media had completely forgotten about the giant centipede.

It was as if nothing had ever happened.

Life goes on, the stock market continues, the corporate slavery continues, the grueling work continues, studies continue —

This is Earth.

April 1, 3025, is April Fool's Day.

A game called "Alien Survival" has been quietly launched on major app stores.

No press conference, no cancellation, no paid advertising, not even the developer's name —

The developer section simply lists "Qiongyou Studio," a name with absolutely no background information.

The game's icon is also very simple: a dark red planet, floating alone against a black cosmic background.

The introduction consists of only a few sentences: "You have been chosen."

"A mysterious entity is constantly sending humans to different planets."

"To survive there, to explore, to find your way home—or, to stay there forever."

"How long can you live?"

that's it.

There was no flashy CG, no celebrity endorsements, and no overwhelming publicity.

In this age of game overload, thousands of games like this are launched every day, only to disappear silently into the vast ocean of app stores.

Survival on Another Planet is no exception.

On its first day of release, the app was downloaded 47 times.

The next day, the number of downloads was 83.

On the third day, the number of downloads was 112.

Most downloaders uninstalled the app after playing for a few minutes, leaving negative reviews such as "What garbage!", "The graphics are terrible!", and "The controls are inhuman!"

But some people persevered.

Jiangcheng University, girls' dormitory.

Lin Wanqing stared at her phone screen, her eyes sparkling.

On the screen is the game interface of "Astral Survival".

Her character has just been "dropped" onto a strange planet.

The sky was an eerie purplish-black, with a dark red star hanging in the air. The ground was dark, jagged rocks that stretched to the horizon. In the distance, strangely shaped rocky mountains stood silently, casting long, ghostly shadows.

The character exploration begins.

The water source was found to be light blue, and testing revealed "unknown ingredients, drink with caution".

A plant was discovered, a "grass" that was entirely black with a metallic sheen. Upon approaching it, a message popped up: "Unknown life form detected. It is recommended to keep your distance."

A cave was discovered, and eerie sounds emanated from its depths, like the breathing of some kind of creature.

Lin Wanqing became more and more engrossed in playing.

It's not because the game is so fun —

Frankly, the operation is awkward, the instructions are vague, and many parts are clearly unfinished.

It's because she drew the background art for the game.

That bastard Hu Biao used AI to distort the background she had drawn so beautifully, and that's how it turned out.

She had actually been looking forward to this game for a long time, but her feelings of anticipation now were a little different from those she had felt before.

"Bastard, scumbag, bastard, scumbag————"

She muttered to herself as she flipped through the game data and found the "World Settings" section.

[About "Delivery Personnel"]

"No one knows who He is, where He came from, or why He does it. He is simply an entity, a sender constantly transporting humanity to other planets." Some call Him a god, some a demon, some an advanced alien civilization. But He has never responded to any speculation.

[About "Alien"]

"Each of the planets that were delivered was different. Some were desolate and lifeless, with only endless rocks and sand; some were extremely harsh, with surface temperatures exceeding 400 degrees Celsius, atmospheric pressure ninety times that of Earth, and sulfuric acid rain falling from the sky; some seemed habitable, but harbored deadly microorganisms."

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[About "Survivors"]

"You are just one of countless chosen ones. Some live for a day, some for a week, some for longer, but you never know who will be the next one to be sent."

"This setup is so tacky. It's just a multiple-choice version of extreme cold survival, and it's so poorly made. Does Hu Biao really think he can make easy money with this kind of shoddy little game?"

At this moment, Su Xiao leaned closer, looked at the screen on her phone, and said speechlessly, "This scumbag, when he asked you to design it for him, he kept saying it was some big production, but in the end, this is it—"

"Don't talk about him anymore," Lin Wanqing said dejectedly.

"A woman's perspective!!"

If Hu Biao heard these two people's comments, he would definitely sneer.

This game isn't some virtual world; it's based on reality!

Only true veteran players, or rather, those who can truly appreciate the intricacies of the game, like this guy, the fat otaku!

"A masterpiece! A masterpiece!!!"

Meanwhile, thousands of miles away.

An office building in the capital city.

A programmer wearing thick glasses is staring at the computer screen, his eyes shining.

His name is Zhao Yu, a senior gamer and amateur game reviewer from a well-known game company, who is quite famous in the industry.

This afternoon, while browsing the app store, he stumbled upon the game "Alien Survival".

I just clicked on it casually, but once I started playing, I couldn't stop.

"Holy crap, this planet's environment is so realistic!"

He repeatedly zoomed in on the game screen, which wasn't actually very high resolution, carefully observing the texture of the rocks, the color of the sky, and so on.

The angle of the light.

As a seasoned gamer, he has played countless games that claim to be "realistic." While the environments in those games are beautiful, upon closer inspection, one can always see traces of artificial sculpting: the distribution of vegetation is too regular, the undulations of the terrain are too deliberate, and the changes in light and shadow are too perfect.

But this game is different.

Its environment has an indescribable sense of "realism".

That sense of realism cannot be achieved through high-precision textures and complex rendering algorithms.

Instead—

After thinking for a long time, Zhao Yu finally found a word: "wildness".

Yes, that's the wild feel.

It's as if someone on another planet casually filmed a video and then directly inserted it into the game.

It has not undergone any graphic design modifications or scene optimizations.

It was a raw, unadulterated, and authentic wilderness.

"How the hell did that?"

As Zhao Yu got more and more excited while playing, he opened the evaluation document after dying once and started typing frantically.

[Title: I suspect the creators of Surviving on Another Planet actually went to another planet]

[Main Text: I discovered a masterpiece today. Not one of those AAA "masterpieces," but rather the kind that—after playing it, will make you question the meaning of life—]

The game's environment is so realistic it's chilling. It's not the kind of realism that makes you think, "Wow, the graphics are amazing!" It's the kind of realism that makes you wonder, "Is this really a game?"

I even suspect that the development team actually sent an old-fashioned camera from the last century to outer space, and then turned the footage directly into a game.

I highly recommend this game to all players who enjoy exploration games. Trust me, you won't regret it.

Finished writing, published.

Then, Zhao Yu continued to immerse himself in the game, completely forgetting about time.

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