With Panda and Yao escorting her, Dai Xiaomei felt a little more at ease.
Yao was calm and composed, his expression as impassive as usual.
Sitting opposite Yao, Dai Xiaomei suddenly felt a bit nervous, amplified by the fear of the unknown night, making her restless.
Panda sat guard, but had already fallen asleep with loud snores.
Yao remained silent. He could maintain this posture for an entire day and night without moving.
Dai Xiaomei, however, couldn't stay still for more than a few minutes. Since Yao wouldn't initiate conversation, Dai Xiaomei took the initiative to find a topic.
She said cautiously,
"Yao, have you ever seen a desert?"
Yao didn't speak, but nodded very seriously.
"Did you live with wolf packs in the desert?"
Yao nodded forcefully again, and this time, he spoke.
"Scarce resources, starvation, thirst. We, Jiang Fan, are fortunate."
Dai Xiaomei understood his meaning, of course. Even wolf packs couldn't survive in the desert.
With Jiang Fan leading them, they had overcome all obstacles and were invincible.
Dinosaurs had fallen beneath their feet, and they had crossed snow-capped mountains that even exploration teams couldn't traverse.
Even now, they had ample supplies, at least enough to avoid starving or dying of thirst.
"I agree. Having Jiang Fan lead is a great fortune."
"But you're amazing too. If it weren't for you, I would have died in the snow mountains."
Yao pondered for a moment and said softly,
"Thank you. I am learning from Jiang Fan."
"By the way, Yao!"
Dai Xiaomei became nervous again.
"Do we really have a chance to get out this time?"
Such questions were actually meaningless, like a desperate person grasping at straws.
Yao surprisingly considered it seriously. After a long thought, he nodded forcefully.
"We will definitely get out!"
This statement was spoken very fluently, demonstrating Yao's confidence.
Dai Xiaomei was also encouraged and nodded vigorously.
Accompanied by Panda's snores, they fell into silence again.
Dai Xiaomei gazed at the distant night scenery. Between the desert and the oasis, there seemed to be an invisible line.
Beyond the line lay the arid desert. Even at night, though the light of the three suns had dimmed, the desert was as bright as day.
On such a luminous night, the ground still emitted heat. Normal humans could not sleep soundly.
The oasis was different. This time, the oasis surprisingly had three moons.
Dai Xiaomei remembered that the last time they visited the oasis, it was dark outside, yet the oasis was as bright as day.
It seemed the oasis also had its day and night, but the cycle of day and night was different from the outside.
The three moons also had different shapes: two were crescent moons, and one was full.
The gentle moonlight shone on the ground, bringing a sense of coolness.
"Haha, I've figured it out. Even if we can't leave our entire lives, it doesn't matter."
"Everything is here. We'll establish a kingdom right here."
"First, we'll manufacture all sorts of modern machinery, then mining and textiles."
"We'll also domesticate all kinds of animals."
"Finally, we'll clone humans and build robots even more awesome than the Observers."
Dai Xiaomei became more excited as she spoke, while Yao listened, bewildered.
After listening for a long time, Yao finally said very seriously,
"Are you playing a game?"
The viewers in the live stream chuckled.
"Dai Xiaomei is going to play StarCraft."
"StarCraft's technology is much higher. I think this is more like a massive Earth OL."
"Maybe it's possible. This is a secret realm, it has everything."
"It even has black technology. The Observers are black technology. If you told me they could transform into beautiful women, I'd believe it."
"I'm envious. Not everyone can play this game. It might actually be possible."
"The problem is, you need to find a suitable place. This is a desert, clearly not suitable!"
Dai Xiaomei's imagination ran wild, and she became more excited with every word.
In her mind, she had already established a magical empire akin to an Amazonian tribe.
She was the empress of the empire, ruling everything, with countless Observers and Pandas at her command.
The entire secret realm was transformed by her into a giant base resembling a space fortress.
As long as she willed it, they could ascend to the surface and rule Earth.
"Then I will be the Empress of the Empire, assigning Jiang Fan as the Chief Eunuch, and Sister Nian Nian as my concubine."
"As for Panda, he shall be the State Preceptor."
Dai Xiaomei's eyes sparkled. She wondered how Jiang Fan would react if he heard he was to be appointed Chief Eunuch, and if he would beat Dai Xiaomei up.
"As for you, you saved my life, so you shall be the Regent."
Upon saying this, Dai Xiaomei blushed.
In typical dramas, empresses and regents often shared an ambiguous relationship.
At this moment, Yao was supposed to proactively say something like "Thank you for your favor."
However, Yao showed no reaction.
Seeing Yao’s indifference, Dai Xiaomei couldn't help but complain.
"You big blockhead."
But having spoken so much at once, Dai Xiaomei finally felt relieved and relaxed a bit. Just as she was about to say something, she suddenly realized something was wrong.
Rustling sounds came from all around, as if something was approaching.
And it wasn't just one or two things, but large groups of them.
Yao immediately became alert and took out a wooden stick.
This was a new stick Yao had just made; the original one had broken into two pieces on Panda's forehead.
Dai Xiaomei quickly woke Panda up, and Panda scrambled to his feet.
Panda also held his breath and began to sense the surrounding atmosphere.
After a long while, Panda broke out in a cold sweat and gestured to Yao.
"What did it say?"
Dai Xiaomei looked at Yao, confused. In their group, only Yao and Jiang Fan could understand Panda.
"It said it can't sense many life signatures."
Yao was fully on guard, constantly scanning his surroundings, and said slowly.
"No way!"
Dai Xiaomei couldn't help but shiver. If it couldn't sense life signatures, then that meant...
In this world, besides mechanical beings like Observers, there was only one other thing that had no life signatures.
"What's your assessment?"
Dai Xiaomei asked Yao instinctively.
After all, Yao had a strong animal instinct and could sense things around him.
She really hoped Yao would say that Panda's perception was mistaken and there was nothing there.
However, Yao said coldly,
"What I sense is the same as it!"
Dai Xiaomei felt her heart turn cold, almost collapsing onto the floor.
Around them, as if from nowhere, a mist began to form.
In the mist, the mysterious opponents made Dai Xiaomei feel even more terrified.
If it weren't for the protection of Yao and Panda, two great experts, Dai Xiaomei would have fainted long ago.
At this moment, in the hazy mist, countless pairs of glowing green eyes suddenly appeared.
There was also the roar of an unknown animal.
"Oaoo guaa sss, oaoo guaa sss!"