Chapter 224: Training Begins

But what Lin Yifan now wants to know most is when exactly they will leave the Initial Domain.

Although so far the information they have received says the Initial Domain will become safer and resources will be more abundant, staying in the Initial Domain is the best.

But there will inevitably be a day to leave here; since that's the case, having a definite time is better than waiting aimlessly.

So he turned to Ai Rui Li Ya and asked:

"Do you know when survivors like us, who came from outer space, will leave the Initial Domain?"

"No one can be certain!" Ai Rui Li Ya shook her head, her expression solemn, and said:

"Up to now, no one knows exactly how many Survivors have come through the Initial Domain—various races, all kinds of different lifeforms, truly everything is present."

"But the races that can actually leave the Initial Domain and go to the Intermediate Domain to continue surviving are not many; just like you Humans, you are not the first batch of Humans to arrive here."

"Moreover, Humans are famous for their rapid reproduction, yet even so, your Human population in the Advanced Domain numbers only around a billion, and there have been several years without new additions."

"What do you mean by that...?" Lin Yifan furrowed his brows, his expression solemn, and asked:

"Are you implying that we might not have a chance to leave the Initial Domain?"

"Exactly!" Ai Rui Li Ya nodded, a bitter smile on her face, and said:

"Although the previous elf queen prophesied that among this batch of Humans, a new Divine Being would appear, no one knows what the outcome will be!"

"Such prophecies have occurred before, yet those that actually come true remain exceedingly rare!"

"After all... the emergence of a new Divine Being means an old Divine Being must fall, and the current Divine Beings all come from various races; a Divine Being is the crutch that allows a race to keep reproducing."

"Therefore no one wants a new Divine Being to appear, because no one wants to gamble on whether the fallen Divine Being belongs to their own race."

Ai Rui Li Ya looked at Lin Yifan and the others, a flash of compassion in her eyes, sighed softly, and added:

"In fact... the crisis you face now is merely child's play; moving forward, the crises you encounter will increase."

"Especially after you undergo elimination, the remaining Survivors will become ever stronger; these people will become the eyesores and thorns for the mysterious insect race, which will stop at nothing to block you."

"After all... as long as all the living beings mentioned in the prophecy are killed, the prophecy ceases to exist!"

Lin Yifan's expression was extremely solemn; he had originally thought that after the boundary stone contest, the next phase would be a stable period of development.

Now it seems they were too naive!

Ai Rui Li Ya saw their grim expressions, thought for a moment, and then comforted them:

"You don't need to worry too much; people from the Intermediate Domain can only come during the Red Moon Night each month, and can stay for at most three to five days. This month you have already defended the boundary stone, so the next month will allow stable development."

"Moreover, you will merge a District every half month; each time you return, you will gather the elites together, so your District will grow stronger. Even when Red Moon Night falls, you will still have a chance to fight bravely."

"And as long as you can endure three months, the Humans will certainly send elite troops to help you, and then you will be safe."

"So don't be so discouraged; look, our natural elf clan lost its Divine Being a hundred years ago, yet we have survived to this day. So everything will get better!"

Lin Yifan heard the words "Human", suddenly looked up, and asked, "What did you just say? Humans will send people?"

"Yes!" Ai Rui Li Ya nodded, a look of envy on her face, and said:

"Your Human forces are powerful, but they are currently all in the Advanced Domain; the Intermediate Domain has only a tiny Human branch, with little strength, able only to occasionally gather information."

"However, for the Advanced Domain to come to the Initial Domain is extremely difficult, only once every three months, so this time they couldn't help you. Yet Humans are always quite united; when they can come over, they will certainly help you."

"Therefore, as long as you get through the first three months, you won't need to worry later; then you will receive Human assistance, and after reaching the Intermediate Domain, the same will apply!"

Lin Yifan then suddenly realized, "So I had wrongly blamed the Humans before."

He had indeed, because no Humans came to help this time, encountered a Human traitor, and harbored some resentment toward the Humans.

But since they simply can't come, not that they don't want to, it becomes understandable!

In fact, thinking about it, this is normal; although Humans fight fiercely among themselves, they generally remain united against outsiders.

It's almost a habit etched into their bones!

"If we only need to endure the first three months, then there is still a glimmer of hope," Hong Shaoqiang, whose expression had been desperate, finally breathed a sigh of relief, but soon his face filled with worry as he said:

"But getting through these three months is not easy; although we didn't take part in this boundary stone war, it must have been intense."

"Later they will only become more intense, while our Humans have just begun to develop, so it may not be easy to cope."

"Regardless of how easy or hard it is, we must keep enduring!" Ruan Qingtan, relatively optimistic, took a deep breath and laughed nonchalantly:

"The worst case is simply that we die; in this world we are already living day by day, why overthink it!"

"Moreover, don't we still have the Captain? The Captain is powerful; I'm sure he can lead us to survive!"

Although Lin Yifan's heart was full of worry, he remained relatively upbeat, grabbing a cooking bowl, beginning to serve rice, and said with a smile:

"That's right, worry or not, life must go on, so we shouldn't overthink it!"

"The hot pot is ready; it's rare for everyone to gather, so let's eat quickly, and think about other things after finishing!"

The aroma of the hot pot instantly lightened everyone's suppressed emotions.

Ruan Qingtan pulled at a piece of Wild Boar meat, a look of satisfaction on his face:

"Finally we can have a decent meal; after arriving in this Ghost World, we never starve, but life truly lacks quality."

Lin Yifan then thought of Hong Shaoqiang's daughter and asked:

"Where is your daughter? Why didn't you bring her as well?"

Hong Shaoqiang laughed, "Isn't it because it's dangerous, so we left her in the Shelter!"

"In the current Initial Domain, the safest are those minors."

"So that's really true!" Hong Shaoqiang also laughed.

A delicious hot pot brought the few of them even closer.

After the meal, Ai Rui Li Ya proactively spoke:

"I came in during the Red Moon Night, and I must leave by tomorrow afternoon at the latest. I don't have much to teach you, but I will compile a short-term training manual for you to follow."

"When I return next time, I will complete a training plan for you; then you can train according to that plan, and that is the only help I can give you."

"When I come back next time, I will give you a complete training plan; then you will train according to it, and this is the Unique help I can give you."