Chapter 588: Wrong Game Logic! Cao An Is Crucial!

A total of twenty tons of material; for an adult, the difficulty is enormous.

First, stamina is not infinite, and working under high pressure for a long time will inevitably overload the body.

If there is enough rest time and with the aid of tools, it can probably be completed within sixteen hours.

For Su Yang, twenty tons of material is not a difficult task.

He is confident he can finish within ten hours.

The material is ready-made, having been ravaged by hail and Typhoon.

The Forest is littered everywhere with whole broken logs and fragmented stones.

If Dong Qianqing is also counted, she is confident she can get it done within eight hours.

But…

"Put the upgrade Transformation aside; first find the person," Su Yang said.

"Cao An?" Dong Qianqing asked.

Su Yang nodded, "Cao An's fate is unknown, but I guess that with his ability he is likely to survive."

"What after we find him?"

Su Yang's eyes flickered as he fell into contemplation.

The first 'luck' caused Cao An to enter Ranzanggang, and under his Cixian influence, Su Yang discovered the secret beneath Huahai.

He also leveraged that to unearth the secret of the Statue and the existence of Yan Luoshu.

It can be said that if it weren't for him, Su Yang certainly couldn't have dissected this game so quickly.

One Luoshi after another seemed to fall from the heavens, thudding steadily onto his hands.

Therefore, if Cao An is still alive this time, he might bring an even greater surprise!

"... He is important; at least for now, without him we cannot proceed normally," Su Yang explained.

"A fool has such capability?" Dong Qianqing exclaimed in astonishment.

She wondered whether Su Yang's reaction was exaggerated.

In her view, even if Cao An possesses transcendent powers, how could they manifest in a Foolishness state?

"You don't really think Zhu Xiang's Mouth‑said Safe Zone is genuine, do you?" Su Yang's gaze burned, staring straight into her eyes.

The sudden sense of oppression made Dong Qianqing's breath hitch, and subconsciously a Resistance thought arose.

'Stop the war' was only a moment; after she calmed down, she lowered the flag and ceased hostilities.

"Isn't that so?" Dong Qianqing retorted.

"The rules clearly state there is only one Safe Zone; his lie could deceive you because Cao An, after being blown away by a Typhoon, was still able to return smoothly," Su Yang said.

"But we clearly went to that place, and you even agreed at the time," Dong Qianqing said, utterly perplexed.

If it weren't the Safe Zone, how did Su Yang and Cao An survive the hail?

Staring at Su Yang's inscrutable gaze, Dong Qianqing suddenly realized!

"You mean... all of this is Cao An's credit?!"

"The first time might have been coincidence, the second perhaps luck, what about the third?" Su Yang said.

"What is his Innate Talent?" Dong Qianqing asked impatiently, wanting the answer.

"It can't be explained in a few words; you can understand it as whatever he does yields positive feedback."

Positive…

Dong Qianqing nodded as if half‑understood, "As you say, if we find Cao An and discover he's still alive, the next step is still to gather material, Transformation and upgrade."

"It's merely a difference of first step versus later step."

Su Yang walked toward the direction Cao An fled, one hand in his pocket feeling the bone inside, "You still haven't grasped my point; since he can evade Heavenly Disaster, it shows he only needs to do something simple to survive easily."

"You've been swayed by the broadcast, thinking the Small Wooden Cabin is the key to survival."

"Isn't that so?" Dong Qianqing was full of question marks.

Is her game logic wrong?

The Small Wooden Cabin, as the only Safe Zone, was damaged due to Su Peixian's loophole exploitation.

As a player, one should repair the house before the next Heavenly Disaster arrives, to avoid the next Heavenly Disaster.

That is precisely how a Survival game is played.

Su Yang, hearing this, shook his head helplessly, "First, we haven't escaped the core essence of Survival; whatever the next step, we must prioritize preserving our own lives."

"Second, your game logic and thinking aren't wrong; generally speaking—if there's a Safe Zone, why not stay there?"

Saying that, Su Yang paused, stopped, turned around and faced her eyes, "Alright, I'll give you a simple character simulation."

"If you were my enemy, knowing the Safe Zone is absolutely safe and you cannot act against me outside the Safe Zone, what would you do?"

Dong Qianqing answered without hesitation, "Destroy it or… use external force against you."

Su Yang shrugged, smiling, "You are clever, you got it in one go."

At those words, Dong Qianqing instantly realized, as if a revelation, "Did Zhu Xiang deliberately destroy the Safe Zone?"

"What do you think?" Su Yang said with a half‑smile.

"Impossible, how would he know Su Peixian is Wang Daohui's partner?" Dong Qianqing asked, puzzled.

"You should ask how he knows you are his partner," Su Yang said, a strange glint flashing in his eyes.

What?!

A sudden inexplicable panic surged in Dong Qianqing's heart; she felt as if she were stuck in a mire, unable to break free no matter how she moved.

What was once a clear and straightforward scenario became increasingly bewildering under Su Yang's explanation.

"If he had known you were his partner, based on the fact that I am still alive and have brought back the Safety Coefficient, then he could have made plans long ago."

Recalling last night's scene, Dong Qianqing clearly remembered that Zhu Xiang had not had any direct conversation with Su Peixian.

It was Su Yang who always acted as the go‑between, sometimes exchanging a few words with Zhu Xiang, sometimes locking eyes with Su Peixian.

If it truly is as he said, then Zhu Xiang's scheming is a bit too deep.

Without even moving his Mouth, he lured Su Peixian into a dead end and forcibly triggered his Innate Talent to Control himself so as not to be Expulsion by the rules.

Afterwards Su Yang directly crushed it with a hot hand, leaving no room for any retreat.

Because of that, Su Peixian managed to stall time, letting Acid rain seep into the house and successfully destroy the Safe Zone.

"He definitely didn't count on the possibility of Transformation upgrade!" Dong Qianqing still held onto a sliver of hope.

"Maybe, but does it matter?" Su Yang kept walking forward, saying leisurely, "Don't forget, the Heavenly Disaster can be triggered early."

Dong Qianqing suddenly seized a point, hurried forward, "The early Heavenly Disaster is his doing?"

Su Yang smiled without replying.

She organized all the collected information together, clearing it item by item.

Based on Su Yang's analysis, she suddenly got a startling thought—

Deliberately sabotage the Safe Zone, leaving them nowhere to hide, then seize the chance to trigger the Heavenly Disaster early?!

That way, they would not only have nowhere to escape, but would be certain to die!

At that moment, Su Yang suddenly spoke: "By the way, the corpse is also part of it; if Su Peixian is discovered before we find Cao An, you and I will be powerless to retaliate."

"So, Cao An is very important!"