Chapter 216: Sudden System Announcement

At eight o'clock in the evening, Zhu Zhiquan, who had been driving for several hours, was about to return to the carriage, preparing to properly improve his attributes before sleep.

"We've gained a total of points today; I wonder what rewards we can get after tomorrow ends?" While Zhu Zhiquan was summarizing, he had already arrived at the carriage entrance, preparing to enter.

Suddenly, Zhao Yuxin bounded in front of him and said excitedly, "Azhao, hurry and look at the attributes I sent you!"

Zhu Zhiquan silently opened the panel to check what changes there were in Zhao Yuxin's attributes.

Name: Zhao Yuxin (Yangguang Xujie)

Transcendental Profession:? (1/3)

Constitution: 10 (—)

Strength: 10 (—)

Speed: 10 (—)

Magic Power: 5

Talents: Bat Wing Ear, Primary Botanist, Basic Array Mastery, Protective Coloration, Plant Little Parent

Skills: Plant Modification Array, Plant Joyous Song, Plant Command

Health Points: 100%

Introduction: Please continue your research, for in doing so you will become even more powerful; not for anything else, but simply because knowledge is also a part of power.

Zhao Yuxin leaned her face toward Zhu Zhiquan, tilted her head, and asked, "How is it? I'll soon have a profession of my own, and I've even gained two new skills!"

Zhu Zhiquan just nodded lightly, a smile appearing on his face as he used his hand to stroke the top of her head.

"Mm~ I just washed my hair!" Zhao Yuxin pouted and swatted Zhu Zhiquan's hand away. "Well, don't you want to know how the effects of the skills I just gained are!?"

Zhu Zhiquan withdrew his hand and laughed, "Then tell me, how are these two new skills of yours?"

Zhao Yuxin let out a cold snort, casually released a Green Bean Ice Cream Shooter outside the carriage, and then began to chant an incantation as the Magic Power within her body surged.

Immediately, the Green Bean Ice Cream Shooter seemed to hear a light, cheerful song; its branches, leaves, and body swayed rhythmically, and from time to time, it emitted rhythmic sounds.

"Aim at that tree and strafe it." Zhao Yuxin pointed at a large tree three stories high not far away.

Hearing the command, the Green Bean Ice Cream Shooter immediately fired in the direction she pointed.

Swish, swish, swish~

A large number of Arrows flew out rapidly. Zhu Zhiquan immediately observed that the firing speed of the Green Bean Ice Cream Shooter had increased quite a bit, and more importantly, the attack power of this Green Bean Ice Cream Shooter felt higher; only the fletching part of the fired Arrows remained outside.

"This is Plant Joyous Song, and next is Plant Command." As Zhao Yuxin spoke, she once again channeled her Magic Power. Instantly, the surrounding trees, flowers, and grass seemed to come alive, bowing toward Zhao Yuxin's position.

Zhu Zhiquan first gave a round of applause, then asked, "How much Magic Power do these two skills consume?"

Zhao Yuxin said with a wry smile, "Plant Joyous Song requires 2 points of Magic Power, lasts for one minute, and has a cooldown of two and a half minutes. Plant Command requires 3 points of Magic Power, lasts for two minutes, and has a cooldown of ten minutes.

And you also know that I only have 5 points of Magic Power in total, which means that if I use these two skills together, I'll be out of mana."

Zhu Zhiquan nodded and turned to look for a book in the carriage to read, trying to see if he could gain a new talent.

Seeing that Zhu Zhiquan seemed completely indifferent, Zhao Yuxin said with some displeasure, "Ajiu, aren't you going to ask me what I learned from that book?"

"It's 'Plant Modification and Cultivation', right?" Zhu Zhiquan didn't even turn his head, continuing to search for a suitable book in the carriage.

However, this act angered Zhao Yuxin. She had originally wanted to show off, but she hadn't expected Zhu Zhiquan to guess it right away; it was truly boring.

After withdrawing the Green Bean Ice Cream Shooter, she jumped back into the carriage, gave Zhu Zhiquan a beating, and then dove into her sleeping bag to enter dreamland early.

Zhu Zhiquan was completely bewildered, not knowing why this girl had suddenly beaten him up and then dove into her sleeping bag so early.

"Forget it, time to read." Zhu Zhiquan didn't think too much about it and turned to look for a suitable book to read.

Just as he thought this, a Game System announcement rang out in his and Zhao Yuxin's minds: "Greetings, players. How are you all doing on your home planets? I presume everyone is very happy, right?

There are now less than twelve hours left until your holiday ends, yet many players have not killed each other. Are you worried that the rewards are not rich enough, or can you not find opponents?

From now on, all players' coordinates will be exposed. If any group of players has not killed another player within half an hour, then this system will erase that player, and it will be a permanent death!"

After speaking, Zhao Yuxin popped out of her sleeping bag in a flash, her mouth nearly dropping to the floor; she simply couldn't believe the content she had heard.

Xuebao, who was playing with a puzzle in the corner of the carriage, saw its mother suddenly sit up. Guessing that she might have had a nightmare, it hurriedly took a bottle of water and handed it to her.

Zhao Yuxin took the water, gulped down a large mouthful, and then continued to pant heavily, trying her best to calm her mood.

As for Zhu Zhiquan, he opened his panel the moment the system broadcast finished and saw at a glance that a map function had been added. Clicking on it, he discovered that this map was very clear and could display the ring he was currently in.

Zhu Zhiquan fiddled with it roughly and discovered that this map would actively display the group of players closest to him, and he could freely adjust the map's display range, which could cover the entire Blue Star at its maximum.

"Interesting!" Zhu Zhiquan excitedly stretched his limbs; he couldn't wait to find other players to spar with.

"Ajiu..." Zhao Yuxin slumped powerlessly on the floor, the voice of her call unconsciously revealing a sense of helplessness.

Xuebao hurriedly sat with Zhao Yuxin and kept stroking her back, trying to alleviate its mother's pain in this way.

Zhu Zhiquan also walked over and pulled her into a hug. He pondered for a moment, not knowing how to comfort her, but still tried to console her, saying, "Well... although I'm quite warlike, I... I will still try my best to show mercy."

"Show mercy?" Zhao Yuxin looked blank. "How can you show mercy? This damn Game System is not acting like a human! It forces us players to kill each other! I really don't know which bastard thought of this!"

Zhu Zhiquan took a deep breath and pondered, thinking about how to organize his words. Suddenly, he had a flash of inspiration and said, "Well... well, it's better for those players to be killed by us than by the system!

After all, being killed by other players doesn't mean true death. Besides, we only need to kill one of them; there's no need to kill two. And... and this way, we can also increase our points, so why not?"

Zhao Yuxin felt that what he said made sense, and the fatigue on her body receded slightly, but deep inside, it was as if a stone was still pressing down on her, making her feel very uncomfortable!

Finally, Zhao Yuxin waved her hand wearily and said, "This matter... you... handle it yourself." After speaking, she dove into her sleeping bag again, shrinking her entire head inside, not wanting to face this reality.

"Mm?" Xuebao felt that its mother's state was very strange; could it be that its mother was sick? Therefore, Xuebao picked up a pot and a few bottles of water, then picked up a piece of ginger bought for zero yuan on the way, preparing to boil ginger slices for its mother.

At this moment, Zhu Zhiquan suddenly grabbed Xuebao and said in a gentle voice, "Baobao, be good. Mother isn't sick; Mother is just feeling very agitated inside. There might be bad guys coming later, so shall we protect Mother together?"

Xuebao didn't understand what was going on, but since it was to protect Mother, Xuebao naturally wouldn't refuse and nodded readily.

Seeing Xuebao being so sensible, Zhu Zhiquan smiled with relief and said, "Mm, good! You go drive first, and I'll try to persuade Mother some more."

"Mm~ mm~" Upon hearing this, Xuebao shouted and ran toward the driver's seat.