Surviving the Maze of National Destiny: Hints from the Chinese Characters I Understand

The scene of Lin Mo fighting the monster against the defensive wall not only touched the hearts of the people of the Dragon Kingdom, but also attracted the attention of the entire Blue Star.

Because apart from Lin Mo's live stream, no explorers from any other country have entered this strange labyrinthine terrain: the human ruins.

Broken cars, airplanes, destroyed bridges and buildings—everyone was shocked to see these familiar sights.

Everyone was thinking about the same question: Will Earth end up like this too?

More and more countries are learning from China's war preparations, and everyone feels that what Lin Mo saw will become a reality. Panic has gripped the world, and chaos has ensued. Everyone thinks the end of the world is coming, and the ugliness that was originally suppressed by the rule of law is now being unleashed.

Only one country is different: the Dragon Kingdom!

A young man with blond hair and tattoos all over his arms parked his bike on a will-o'-the-wisp and rushed toward the reserve conscription point. In the current Dragon Kingdom, in addition to all professional soldiers being in place and resuming training, the reserves have also begun training.

To ensure absolute safety, the Dragon Kingdom even began to call on young men aged 18-40 or women with special combat skills to join the reserve force and undergo military training in advance.

"Big brother, I want to sign up! I'm a super fighter!" The boy with the ghost fire was full of enthusiasm.

The person in charge of the conscription office nodded. In the past, such an image would definitely not have been acceptable, but now, as long as it is voluntary and healthy, it is fine, because the instructions from the higher-ups are: every Chinese citizen has the right to defend their homeland.

A burly woman, around 30 years old, with broad shoulders and a thick waist, slammed her hand on the table and complained.

"Women hold up half the sky, why can't we women go?"

"Sister, I'm just following the rules. We must prioritize women and children. There are still men in China, how can we let you go? Besides, the higher-ups require special skills to register. What special skills do you have?" The conscription officer said with a bitter face.

The woman seemed taken aback by the question. She looked around and spotted the blond-haired boy with the flickering lights, then laughed and said, "You can borrow him."

The boy with the will-o'-the-wisp: "???"

So, in full view of everyone, the older sister lifted the blond-haired guy up with one hand. "How about that? Does that count as a special skill? If any of those little monsters dare to come near, I'll slap them all."

Recruiting official: "...Okay, okay, you've passed."

The crowd cheered, but the boy with the ghost fire felt a little embarrassed, since he had just said he was a very good fighter.

Such scenes were playing out across the country, with 3904.41 million people applying for reserve positions and 1300 million being selected.

This is the Dragon Kingdom's last plan: to defend their homeland at all costs.

Not only that, there are discontented voices all over the internet because of age restrictions. A 9-year-old boy claimed to be proficient in martial arts with 10 years of experience, but was sent home by the conscription office. How did you learn math if you are a 9-year-old with 10 years of experience?

The kid replied, "And prenatal education too."

The park's elderly residents were also unhappy, feeling that today's young people are not as physically fit as they were, and the park staff even persuaded the splits-doing performance to go home.

Other countries are worried about the monster's arrival, but the Dragon Kingdom's proactive approach makes people wonder if they are worried that the monster won't come.

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"This is it!" Lin Mo almost got lost, but luckily there was a hint, and he finally found the target room.

Soon, Lin Mo found his spoils in the room: 10 jin of high-grade flour, 5000 ml of drinking water, and one rare wind element.

We will return all the water and high-quality flour to our compatriots in the Dragon Kingdom.

Congratulations on successfully returning 952 million jin of flour and 952 million jin of drinking water.

The current national fortune coefficient is 0.68, which means the amount of returned supplies has increased somewhat.

Kabu's Wind and Thunder Wings are still a long way off. He only has 2 Thunder Element and 1 Wind Element. These things are hard to get, and they're not available on the trading market. He'll have to plan for the long term.

Lin Mo used two pieces of refined iron to repair the durability of the alloy armor, and was about to check the prompts in the four directions before continuing the battle.

A notebook in the corner caught his attention. He picked it up, dusted it off, and found that it was written in two languages.

It was supposed to be the native language of this world, which Lin Mo couldn't understand at all.

Another language is Shenwen, which is Chinese.

Judging from the layout of this notebook, Lin Mo guessed that the contents were probably similar to those on Earth now, attempting to translate divine script.

Lin Mo flipped through it casually. He couldn't understand the local language, but he was very familiar with the divine script recorded inside. It was all clues about the maze.

"It doesn't seem to have much value!" After all, Earth also does similar things. "However..."

Lin Mo quickly noticed something was wrong. The notebook was too thick. When he turned to page 50, the divine script already mentioned level 20 maze creatures. He continued to flip down and saw level 40 maze creatures.

Lin Mo flipped directly to the last page, where he saw a shocking divine text prompt.

The path before you leads to the end. Sadly, the labyrinth can no longer protect you here, foolish humans. Now, face your fear!

Lin Mo felt a chill run down his spine.

"What??? The maze is actually protecting humans??? How the hell is that possible?!"

Lin Mo was completely disoriented, feeling as if his worldview had been turned upside down. This feeling was extremely unpleasant, like something out of a fantasy novel where he was about to ascend to the immortal realm when suddenly a deafening roar echoed through the sky, accompanied by a resounding, ancient Chinese voice:

"Don't ascend! Don't ascend! There's no oxygen up there!"

Are you kidding me? Are you playing around?

Lin Mo squatted on the ground and analyzed the situation seriously for two minutes, then guessed for three minutes, finally arriving at a startling conclusion: "I fucking wasted five minutes."

What the hell do I care? As long as I'm powerful enough, who cares about monsters of different levels? If you want to kill me, Lin Mo, you'll have to step over Kabu's dead body first.

Kabu paused in his potato-biting motion: "Crunch? (Huh? Why am I in this too?)"

"You eat yours," Lin Mo said with a grin, then tossed the laptop into his personal space and ignored it. The four directional prompts in front of him were still as flamboyant as ever, but Lin Mo was no longer the same person he had been before. He was now terrifyingly strong.

[You are about to enter a large shopping mall where 20 level 13 Sawtooth Beasts are having a meeting. Going in might be difficult, but it's not a dead end either, since there's always the possibility of certain death. Inside the mall are 10 jin of high-grade rice, 5000 ml of water, 1 rare lightning elemental, and 1 rare wind elemental.]

"Damn, so much stuff! What do you mean by 'dead end'? Who are you looking down on? Kabu, tell me, do we dare to go?" Lin Mo said with a determined look.

"I wouldn't dare!" Kabu thought to himself.

"Useless! You can't be too cowardly when you're a clam, but honesty is definitely a better quality. I don't dare either. Next, next." Lin Mo's eyes were crystal clear.