Starting with Crimson

"Rumble..."

"Waaaaah..."

Unlike the quiet and peaceful place where Li Qingyu was, this was an extremely noisy area, with the rolling winds and the friction of the yellow sand all around creating a deafening sound.

A massive sandstorm raged across the land, and if you were in it, you couldn't see a single star, only endless darkness and noise, which drove people mad.

And then there's the swirling yellow sand and the brutal gale, trying to crush everything caught in it.

At this moment, at the edge of the massive sandstorm.

"So annoying! So annoying!! So annoying!!!"

Amidst the massive sandstorm, a faint, extremely agitated voice could be heard.

Upon closer inspection, one could see Angel, the little girl who was a seeded player from the United States, struggling to move forward in the sandstorm.

On Angel's head was a snow-white rabbit. Unlike ordinary rabbits, its eyes were emitting a rich, blood-red flame, leaving behind specks of blood-red light in the air as Angel moved forward.

The crimson flames enveloped Angel within a meter or so. From a distance, it resembled a gigantic red tortoise slowly advancing through the sandstorm and darkness.

The violent sandstorm subsided rapidly once it entered the red turtle's interior.

Of course, it's only relatively mild, like a sudden drop from a Category 18 storm to a Category 8 storm.

While it wouldn't put Angel's small body at risk of being blown away by a sandstorm, it could only make her sway and move slowly forward in the desert.

Angel, who had been walking through the sandstorm for almost half the night, had just let out a couple of frustrated howls when she accidentally swallowed a mouthful of sand.

"Ptooey! Ptooey! Ptooey!"

At this moment, Angel's cute black and white dress had been tightly tied to her thighs, turning her little princess dress into a close-fitting short skirt.

The white lace stockings were torn and riddled with holes by the sand and gravel that flew by from time to time.

Angel couldn't stand the feeling of her skirt hitting her face every few steps.

The thought that the match would be broadcast live made Angel feel incredibly embarrassed.

Who would have thought this ridiculous competition would be held in the desert?! The Civilization Conquest Competition sounds so impressive, shouldn't it be a one-on-one arena battle or a large-scale army battle? What the hell is this about making the contestants plant oases?

Planting an oasis is fine, but getting some sun is fine too. I can always go back and take care of my skin after the competition.

Or you can plant it at night and then go find that spirit of nature.

As night finally fell, before the spirit of nature could find her, a massive sandstorm swept in and swallowed her up.

Is this even allowed to allow a player to compete in peace?

The thought of Chu Xuan of China, who had opened the Oasis so early, made Angel's head throb.

Even if it's an alien civilization that opens the oasis, it's still better than Chu Xuan opening it, Angel thought to herself.

There's no way around it... China and the United States have been vying for supremacy on Earth for so many years, and now China has finally emerged victorious.

This is terrible...

Angel could already imagine the scene after the game when President Trump pointed at her head and spat all over her face.

Just thinking about that scene sent a chill down Angel's spine.

Angel didn't believe that Chu Xuan found the spirit of nature in the great sandstorm and planted an oasis.

That bastard Chu Xuan definitely didn't encounter a sandstorm; she was the unluckiest one.

Also, how long will it take to get out of here?

And even if they did go out, they probably wouldn't have time to find the spirits of nature and compete for the oasis rankings.

As she pondered this, Angel casually opened the task panel, intending to see how long it would be before the daily leaderboard settlement.

!!!

Suddenly, Angel's eyes widened.

[Oasis Ranking List]

【1. Li Qingyu, the Pet Civilization】

【2. The Magical Pet Civilization of Chu Xuan】

【3. Florus, the Giant Tree Civilization】

...

Are you kidding me? The first and second place winners are both from Blue Star, and both from China?

Angel remembered the name Li Qingyu. Wasn't that the foot bath player who discovered the talent card?

At first, Angel thought that the person was disabled, because they hadn't brought anything except a chair and a wooden tub for soaking feet, and there was also a silly guide dog next to them.

Later they discovered he could stand up, but even if he could, Angel didn't think he could last long in the competition. For an ordinary person, just getting through the day would be considered a miracle.

Now even he has found the spirit of nature and possesses an oasis?

Are fools sometimes lucky?

Not only does it have an oasis, but the oasis is actually larger than Chu Xuan's, even ranking above Chu Xuan's.

What the hell is all this?

Two Chinese contestants came in first and second place.

Ahhh! ! !

Angel felt her head hurt even more.

No, I need to get out of the sandstorm and find the spirit of nature quickly. If I don't hurry up and catch up, I'll probably get a mouthful of saliva from Trump.

In an instant, Angel's previously unsteady steps suddenly quickened, her slender legs swinging wildly like a wind-up toy.

As Angel jogged along, panting and working hard, little did she know... she was running towards the center of the sandstorm...

……

The other side of Saha Star.

A figure engulfed in black flames was flying through the air at an extremely high speed.

He was about the same height and build as a human, dressed in magnificent clothes, and had a calm and composed demeanor.

However, his exposed skin was dark purple, and he had two curved bull horns on his head, making him look extremely fierce.

As a survivor of the planetary civilization's struggle for supremacy ten thousand years ago, he was one of the four Demon Emperors of the Abyss Civilization.

Otis never expected that, even though it had been ten thousand years since the last competition, he would still see the human race among the five civilizations that participated back then.

That shouldn't be the case... According to the plan devised with those fairies ten thousand years ago, those human civilizations should have been wiped out by now.

Otis knew all too well how terrifying the human race was. If it weren't for the use of the truce card back then, the Abyss Civilization would probably have been completely wiped out long ago.

His primary task in this competition was to investigate the specific situation of this human civilization within thirty days.

If you can kill them, then kill them... If you can't kill them, you still have to bring back enough intelligence.

As for the task of finding the spirit of nature, he entrusted it to two other promising candidates from the Abyss Civilization.

However, to Otis's surprise, this desert planet was too big; he flew for a whole day without seeing any humans.

He did see two goblins, which he killed on the spot.

Otis opened the quest panel and suddenly noticed that the top two spots on the Oasis leaderboard were now occupied by humans from the Monster Pet Civilization. A sense of unease crept into Otis's heart.

There's definitely something wrong with this last remaining human civilization. Ten thousand years ago, the pet civilization was just a subordinate of the steam civilization and the holy light civilization, so why are they so strong in this competition? We must get their information as soon as possible.

As long as he can find a lone human, Otis can obtain most of the intelligence about that human civilization and then take timely action.

With that in mind, Otis increased his flying speed.

In the direction Otis was heading, a heavily armed Russian was sitting on the sand, roasting an enormous crab with his fire-breathing hand.