At noon, the official Weibo account of the Land of Light was updated on time.

[#FindingDragonBallsNationwideWishAdventure# The Guidance of the Fourth Dragon Ball]

[Corresponds to the fourth star of the Big Dipper: Yao Guang (also known as Po Jun)]

[The Lord brings change, the Lord brings destruction, the Lord brings new life.]

[Instructions are as follows: [image.jpg]]

The accompanying image is a painting.

The entire picture is yellow.

There are no brushstrokes, no textures, and no variations in light and shadow.

And right in the center of this yellow area.

There is a point.

A green dot.

Apart from that, there are no text descriptions, no coordinate hints, and no other annotations.

"What kind of new trick is this now?!"

"A painting? All yellow with a green dot in the middle? What kind of riddle is this?!"

"The stars Yao Guang and Po Jun represent change and impact... what do they have to do with the color yellow and green dots?"

"What the hell is this riddle?! I have no idea where to even begin to guess!"

"I'm stunned, completely stunned. This time they've skipped the numbers and gone straight for abstract art? Is the Land of Light trying to enter the art world?"

"Art students! Art history gurus! Color psychology experts! It's your turn to shine!"

"Can anyone tell me what this means?! What does yellow represent? What does green represent?"

"I thought it was code, but it's a drawing? I thought it was numbers, but it's a drawing?! Land of Light, you're just messing with me!"

"Could it be a map icon? A specific location displayed on a satellite image? Like a desert oasis?**"

"An oasis in the desert? That does suggest 'change,' 'hope,' and 'rebirth,' but it's too broad!"

"The mystery of the Land of Light is getting more and more outlandish! From words to numbers to abstract paintings! Next time, will it be a question of guessing a location based on an audio clip? Or perhaps a scent?"

"I'm already lying down, waiting for the experts to analyze this. My brain cells are running out."

"Liu Feng, Li Mubai, Lin Wei! Come out and take a look! A new challenge is coming!"

"Local cultural and tourism bureaus should quickly mobilize experts from their art galleries, museums, and art schools!"

The comments section completely turned into a massive meltdown and a call for a savior.

The first three puzzles at least had words or numbers as clues, allowing for analysis, association, and research.

This time, the pure colors and composition kept the vast majority of people out.

The puzzle-solving seems to have entered a completely new dimension.

But soon, guesses based on the most basic associations began to emerge:

"Yellow... what does yellow represent? Land? Desert? Loess? Harvest? Warning?"

"Green...what does green represent? Life? Plants? Hope? Peace?"

"Transformation, destruction, rebirth... Desert to oasis? Gobi to forest? Isn't this rebirth?!"

"So the Dragon Balls are in an oasis in the desert?!"

"Which desert? Taklamakan? Gurbantünggüt? Badain Jaran? Tengger?"

"The desert is so vast, where exactly is it?! The green dot is so small, does it refer to a specific oasis?"

"Crescent Moon Spring! Crescent Moon Spring at the Singing Sand Dunes of Dunhuang! An oasis in the desert!"

"Dunhuang! And the Mogao Caves! A treasure trove of Buddhist art, they are themselves cultural oases and a source of new life!"

"So the fourth Dragon Ball is in Dunhuang?!"

"That makes sense! Dunhuang's history of glory, decline, and rediscovery is itself a microcosm of change, destruction, and rebirth!"

"Brothers in Gansu! Brothers in Dunhuang! Charge!"

As if they had found a breakthrough, a large number of Dragon Ball hunters began to turn their attention to the northwest.

The reasoning appears to be logically consistent.

An oasis in the desert aligns with the imagery of destruction and rebirth brought about by the "Broken Army Star".

Dunhuang, Gansu, by Crescent Lake.

At this moment, dozens of Dragon Ball hunters who had come from all over the country gathered.

Armed with their phones and printed puzzle images, they searched carefully around the spring, on the sand dunes, and around nearby buildings.

Some people even brought metal detectors.

"Did you find it?"

"Nothing! I've searched everywhere—around the spring, on the viewing platform, and under the boardwalk!"

"I've seen the slope of Mingsha Mountain, and it's just sand, nothing but sand!"

"What about the Mogao Caves? Has anyone gone there?"

"We've gone! We've searched outside several open caves and near the visitor center, but found nothing unusual!"

"Could it be hidden in some closed cave or research area? If so, we won't be able to get in."

"The Land of Light wouldn't put things in restricted areas, would it? That doesn't comply with the rules of the public treasure hunt."

Anxiety began to permeate the crowd.

The initial excitement was slowly cooled by the reality of getting nothing.

At the same time, similar scenes appeared in other locations that were speculated to be related to desert oases:

Ningxia Shahu:

"Shahu Lake is a combination of desert and lake! Find it!"

"In the reed marshes, on the sand dunes, by the docks...not there!"

Xiangshawan, Inner Mongolia:

"The sand here sings! Maybe there's some secret behind it!"

"We've searched all the main areas of the scenic spot, but it's not there!"

A tourist town on the edge of the Taklamakan Desert in Xinjiang:

"This...this is huge! There are so many oases, which one is it?"

"There's simply no way to find it!"

Blindly following trends in the search has once again reached a stalemate.

Online speculation has begun to diverge and become chaotic.

"Could it not be a desert? Does yellow represent something else? Like land? The land of China?"

"The map of China is shaped like a rooster, not a whole yellow area! And where are the green dots?"

"Does yellow represent the Yellow River? The Mother River? The Yellow River's water is yellow, nurturing civilization yet bringing disaster, a symbol of change, destruction, and rebirth?"

"An oasis along the Yellow River? The Ningxia Plain? The Hetao Plain? The Fen River Valley?"

"The Hetao Plain, formed by the alluvial deposits of the Yellow River, is truly a 'Jiangnan beyond the Great Wall,' giving it the feel of a desert transformed into an oasis!"

"Where are the Dragon Balls in the Hetao Plain? Bayannur in Inner Mongolia? Yinchuan in Ningxia?"

"Could it be the Loess Plateau? The loess soil with its countless gullies, and the green representing vegetation after restoration?"

"Yan'an? Yulin? The results of desertification control and afforestation in recent years have been remarkable; the desert is retreating, and oases are emerging!"

"Brothers in Shaanxi! Brothers in Yulin! Charge!"

As a result, another wave of people flowed to places like Yulin, Shaanxi.

But it was all in vain.

What is yellow?

Where is the green dot?

This seemingly simple visual puzzle has stumped almost everyone.

The difficulty of the puzzles in the Land of Light seems to increase exponentially as the number of Dragon Balls decreases.

Office of the Land of Light.

The city lights outside the window are just coming on.

On several screens in front of Yang Qian, discussions, speculations, complaints, and even wails about the mystery of the fourth Dragon Ball were scrolling in real time.

The map heatmap is displayed.

Gansu, Ningxia, Inner Mongolia, Shaanxi and other places have seen significant attention and population movement hotspots.

Standing to the side, Su Xiaoran couldn't help but ask softly, "Director Yang, is this question... really too difficult this time?"

"More than half a day has passed, and not even a reliable direction has emerged."

"It seems like everyone is stuck in the mindset of searching geographically."

Yang Qian picked up the teacup on the table, gently blew away the foam, and took a sip.

He shook his head: "No."

"Won't?"

Su Xiaoran was puzzled.

"right."

Yang Qian put down his teacup and lightly tapped the yellow-and-green-dots painting on the table with his finger.

"This question is actually very simple."

"Simple?"

Su Xiaoran was even more confused.

The entire internet is going crazy. Is this what you call simple?

"Yes." Yang Qian's gaze fell on the painting.

"The reason they find it difficult is because they've overcomplicated it or gone astray."

"This painting is not a map, not coordinates, not a code."

"It is an image in itself."

He looked at Su Xiaoran: "Yellow, what's that?"

Su Xiaoran thought for a moment: "Land? Desert? Wealth? Hmm... in many cultures, they also represent warnings."

"Here, it is the most authentic color of the earth."

Yang Qian said, "The earth beneath our feet is the foundation that nourishes all things and also devours all things."

"What about green?"

"life."

Yang Qian answered without hesitation, "The very first signs of life."

"Change, destruction, rebirth—"

Yang Qian said slowly, "Connect these three points with the land and life."

"What process can bring a seemingly dormant land to life?"

"What force can bring about change that destroys the old order and gives birth to a new world?"

Following this line of thought, Su Xiaoran wondered, "Is it... water? For irrigation?"

"Water is the medium, not the core."

Yang Qian was guiding him.

"Is it...sunlight? Temperature?"

"It's a condition, not the source."

"That is..."

Su Xiaoran frowned and pondered deeply. Suddenly, a word flashed into her mind.

She blurted out, "Seeds?"

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