Chapter 254: Dou Di Zhu

Qiumingshan Chesu's previous species was nearing completion, but now he had to re-engineer it, adding new functions. "I refuse to believe I can't handle that level of spiciness! Even if she shoves her foot in my mouth, I must still be able to say 'it tastes so good!' instead of crying uncontrollably and leaving Yumia dumbfounded."

He set a truly formidable goal for himself!

Although "shoving her foot in my mouth" was an exaggeration, he truly aimed for that level of resolve.

In fact, the "Spore Evolution" sandbox game was about to enter a period of massive species diversification.

Up to this point in the evolution, in the previous Wizard World and Primordial World, most of those who entered were a few top players and red-name players. However, the remaining two to three hundred players, though a tier below, compensated for their lack of talent with sheer effort. After toiling through two worlds, their evolved species were now almost fully formed.

Most of them had evolved into plants.

"Mengmei," from before, was just one of the first plants; various other players were also nearing completion. And the Ancient Tree World was practically tailor-made for these plant players, wasn't it?!

They were originally thrilled, having persevered; it was finally their turn to go in and enjoy themselves. If they weren't being watched, they might even have sung their own adapted version of "Green" while evolving their plants:

"To say I'm not happy would be a lie, after all, my brain is also made of flesh. To avoid burnout, I'll just cross-dress to become stronger..."

But now, someone had cruelly cut off their path of secretly altering hormones to become male elves after transforming into female elves. The Ancient Tree of Life must be vigilant now, so were they truly only able to become female elves?

Just as everyone was filled with righteous indignation, Mumu continued to tease and provoke, constantly sending screenshots and chatting with everyone.

"Actually, even though I've become a man! And cut off your future path to becoming men, successfully getting together with my beloved girl, traveling and enjoying delicious food every day, I'm not as happy as you imagine... but happier than you can imagine."

Everyone's mood had just started to calm down. If Mumu the Silent had stopped talking, he might have even comforted them. But his next sentence instantly choked them with exasperation!

Everyone was furious! "It seems you, this black-hearted swindler, are deliberately spouting provocative nonsense just to show off, aren't you? If we don't teach you a lesson today, you won't know what hit you!"

The next second, Mumu the Silent spoke again, apologizing and once more trying to comfort everyone:

"Actually, I was just boasting. The world is fair, with gains and losses, equivalent exchange—that's the truth of the Wizard World. I'm no exception; while I gained happiness, wealth, freedom, glory, and power, I also lost many things, such as worries, weakness, poverty, and the baldness you've developed from overworking yourselves."

Screenshot.Screenshot.

A Demon Hunter with two fleshy wings on its back and two black horns was shaking a luxuriant black-brown mane. The picture had text overlaid: "With Pantene, that's confidence."

Everyone: !!!

"Can you get any more obnoxious? Are you out of your mind?! Are you a demon? You've gone too far!"

Everyone started cursing him.

Mumu spoke again:

"I actually am a demon."

Screenshot.

A Demon Hunter, flying in the sky, enveloped in scorching red flames, with its arms spread wide like a roc spreading its wings, and its legs in a 'golden rooster stands on one leg' pose, looking down at the earth.

The picture also had text overlaid: "Am I, this Demon Hunter, handsome or not?"

"Riding the clouds and mist?! What's with that flying posture, like Sun Wukong?"

Everyone was completely exasperated to the point of a headache!

Mumu instantly felt incredibly satisfied, secretly pleased.

"You beasts, you used to gloat and talk smack about me, asking me to post cross-dressing photos, saying 'cute, wanna bang'? Now, it's not gentlemanly to not take revenge!" He expressed his satisfaction, asserting that he's a straight man, okay?

Now he'd cut off the path for men's attire, leaving them no choice but to cross-dress as soon as they entered!

What angered him the most?

It was that on a certain online marketplace, people were already making and selling action figures of the Elf King "Yumia," and they were selling incredibly well.

But that wasn't the most outrageous part. What was the most outrageous? It was that some figures even had functions: a palm-sized figure could not only be displayed on the dining table as a statue but also doubled as a multi-functional spice dispenser.

With a twist of a switch, its hand could pour out garlic powder, its foot could sprinkle chili, and its head could hold five-spice powder!

Absolutely shameless!

He thought to himself, "What's wrong with me being a little mean to get revenge? My revenge is perfectly normal, okay! Come on! Let's hurt each other!"

Netizens watching nearby instantly choked with laughter. Both sides were flaunting and provoking each other. When would this endless cycle of vengeance cease?

With developments reaching this point, both sides' conflicts were completely intensified, leading to an urge for a decisive battle.

After Mumu the Silent left, and about ten minutes of silence passed, a post was instantly published: "Gather up! The fifth closed beta event – Fight the Landlord – officially begins!"

The post was by Qiumingshan Chesu.

A closed beta event?

In the first closed beta, this big shot led everyone to fight a boss, trying to poison the Creator God. In the second closed beta, he brought in a Cthulhu evil god, straight up a god-making movement...

Was he going to cause another big stir with this fifth beta?

"Fight the Landlord." Could it be that they were trying to find a way to gang up on Mumu the Silent and teach him a lesson?

"Confidential plan, no live streaming! To prevent information leakage and detection by 'someone'." Soon, Qiumingshan Chesu told the streamers to turn off their streams. "This is a guild battle."

It was the second day of the fifth closed beta. Over three hundred bizarre creatures gathered in a large open area, sitting on stones arranged in rows. Many newcomers, looking excited, expressed their eagerness to join the ranks of those causing trouble!

"Our goal! Is all the myriad worlds!"

"We, the Fourth Calamity, set forth, leaving no blade of grass untouched!"

A player named "Funeral Chicken" stood clucking on the barbecue grill left by Mumu the Silent, its wings flapping and hitting a bone.

"Everyone, it's time for a peasants' uprising to overthrow the landlord! That guy is too obnoxious! Does he think we can't kill him just because he's hiding in the Ancient Tree World? Can we tolerate this?"

"No, we cannot!!"

Everyone was surprisingly unified, holding their breath in determination.

Qiumingshan Chesu: "Ahem! Now, we shall enumerate Mumu the Silent's Ten Major Sins!"

"First, we gave him a woman, and he actually created two races? He stole the forbidden fruit, brought disaster, caused elves to lose their divinity and become mortals, acquire desires, and destroyed peace and tranquility! Not only did he shatter the peaceful lives of the elf bachelors, but he also dealt a critical blow to us bachelors! He should be burned alive!"

*Clap, clap, clap!*

Everyone applauded; rustling sounds of applause filled the air. They all found it reasonable.

"Second, he spouts provocative nonsense, and as a crooked merchant, he monopolized food sales all day, scamming a lot of money from us 'Spore Evolution' players! Third, he cut off our path to becoming men! He's practically walking our path and leaving us no path at all! Fourth..."

Qiumingshan Chesu clearly thought for a moment, pausing slightly as if unable to come up with more accusations, then directly said: "Above are his ten major sins. We will designate him a 'red-name player,' and together we will cross the world channel. The Fourth Calamity will set forth, descend upon the Ancient Tree World, and apprehend the traitor. Do any of you object?"

A player spoke up, hands clasped behind their back, their voice cold.

"No objections! He's a traitor and an anomaly among us players! Living such a blissful life! We give him a woman, and he creates two races? This little scumbag even calls himself 'Ilfan Stormrage'? I'll crush one of his 'eggs,' make him change his name directly to 'Ilidan Stormrage' (one testicle, mad rage), sterilize him, and then I'll let him go."

An octopus player slammed a hand onto a stone, their arm cracking in response, and bellowed like a bandit chieftain, "You're too kind! I'll cut off his 'little brother' and turn him into a woman, just like us!"

*Swish!!*

Immediately, everyone around looked at this player with expressions of surprise, pity, regret, and as if they were looking at a pervert.

That player looked utterly bewildered. They were at a loss, not understanding why they were being isolated. The crowd's gaze, as if looking at an idiot, deeply stung their fragile heart!

Actually, everyone had an unspoken understanding about this; it's just that you got into character so quickly and blurted it out, how awkward is that?

We are a peasant uprising, uniting to fight the villainous big boss Mumu the Silent, calling it the "Fight the Landlord Plan." But strictly speaking, to enter that world for revenge, one must become an elf, which could be called "Cross-Dressing to Fight the Landlord." Yet no one brought up this meme; only you were so tactless.

Furthermore, it was uncertain how many players could actually enter and gain achievement rewards in the short term.

"Those who are confident, report your numbers," Qiumingshan Chesu said. "We're forming a team, going into a dungeon! Let's get things going in the new world!"

"I'm almost there, about 60% confident!"

"I've also gained confidence; I've found a good path and am bound to succeed. I just don't know if I'll make it in time." Another plant-player spoke, but everyone ignored him. After all, this guy said the same thing back in the Primordial World, and he's saying it again now. Who knows how long it's been? He'll probably only truly succeed after ten thousand myriad worlds have opened up!