Terrible news! My deskmate's first chapter is gone!

The moment this guess came to mind, Chen Xi felt like she was going crazy.

Even if I'm a "miscellaneous" person, I shouldn't be involved in something like this, right?

"What's wrong, Chen Xi?"

Seeing Chen Xi's strange behavior of acting as if nothing was wrong, Yan Mingliang asked.

Chen Xi recounted what had just happened and shared her thoughts.

All three of them fell silent.

After a while.

"Boss, your constitution is so complex, your 'identity' is so special, and you're even sharing the same body temperature as the giant egg...you wouldn't happen to...have come from this egg, would you?"

Yang Wei continued with his ingenious ideas.

Yan Mingliang nudged him with his elbow and quickly stepped forward:

"Let me touch it and see!"

"Anyway, I'm a reflector. Even if something unexpected happens, I can just reflect out again!"

Chen Xi hesitated for a moment and then said, "Okay."

Yan Mingliang walked up to the giant dome. Instead of touching it directly, he performed a Kun dance as a warm-up and to change his body temperature.

The three of them were stunned by the dance. There was not a single stumble or hesitation, even for a novice. The movements were so smooth that they could only be described as flowing and graceful.

At what Yan Mingliang considered to be the perfect moment, he stopped and immediately reached out to touch the giant egg.

His furrowed brows slowly relaxed at that moment:

"Same here, me too, I can't feel the temperature of the giant egg."

After saying that, he beckoned to the author with his finger:

"You try it too. If it works the same way, then we can be sure that the temperature of this giant egg will automatically equal that of the person touching it."

"Okay." Although the author was afraid of death, he did not refuse.

First, seeing that Chen Xi and Yan Mingliang were both safe; second, as a reflection of himself, he couldn't be too sleazy.

With a "snap," the author's fine-feathered hand, which had been holding a pen for years, pressed against the shell of the giant egg.

"Phew..." The author breathed a sigh of relief, "Like you, I didn't feel any temperature either."

While normal human body temperatures may seem similar, there are actually very subtle differences.

Just like when you're using air conditioning right now, you might wish for an extra 0.5 degrees between certain temperatures, because there are subtle differences in body temperature between people.

But now, it's a bit absurd that none of the three of them can feel the temperature of the giant egg at all.

Chen Xi thought for a moment, then asked Yan Mingliang to join in and called Yang Wei over.

Yan Mingliang did as instructed without thinking, Chen Xi followed suit, and Yang Wei was the last to place his palm on the surface.

Four people, four positions, four different subtle temperature differences, but none of them could feel the temperature on the giant egg.

It's even more exaggerated than touching your own palm with your own; there's absolutely no sense of high or low temperature.

The four of them failed as a group, but they also proved one thing.

That means the giant egg has nothing to do with Chen Xi.

It's not just about the temperature; there's also the fact that, as Yang Wei mentioned before, this giant egg is unrelated to the ancestors of pseudo-humans.

Otherwise, Chen Xi, who possesses the strongest talent, hyperthymesia, would definitely have some kind of connection with the giant egg.

The truth is, there was no collaboration whatsoever.

Apart from that initial jolt, nothing else happened.

If the ultimate pseudo-human becomes a symbol and can live through one cycle of reincarnation after another, it is somewhat related to infinite reincarnation, but there is still no clue as to the connection between the two and the giant egg.

Things suddenly returned to where they started.

There are no other clues to be found here at the giant egg.

Immediately, Chen Xi and his three companions began to search their surroundings. Their initial goal was to find a safe zone and see if there were any "luck-avoiding beads" or anything else inside, which would also serve as a place to rest.

Later, Lin Fan's school badge was discovered, which led to the idea that this place might become a human refuge. It was then discovered that this place was not a real safe zone, but rather the former residence of giants.

This giant egg city was much smaller than Chen Xi had imagined.

The outermost forest is the largest area, the stone city inside is not large, and the giant egg is located in the very center.

After searching for a while, Chen Xi was somewhat disappointed. He had indeed not found anyone, or rather, no one, including Lin Fan.

They were definitely not the first guests here. There were footprints left by predecessors on the ground, but none of them matched the characteristics of giants.

It seems the giant has indeed been gone for a long time, and these footprints must have been left by passersby like Chen Xi and his group.

As for whether it belongs to Lin Fan, that's impossible to determine.

However, it wasn't entirely fruitless; Chen Xi found five Black Tower Stones.

These things are useless to him now.

Black Tower Stone has no fixed source and can only be found by collecting it.

Moreover, it can only be seen inside the Black Tower; all the Black Tower Stones outside were brought out from inside the Black Tower.

"Chen Xi, I've found something here."

The author, who was walking beside Chen Xi, suddenly spoke.

For safety reasons, Chen Xi, Yang Wei, the author, and Yan Mingliang stayed together. The remaining exploration work was carried out by Chen Xi's figurine and the author's character.

At this moment, one of the author's figurines discovered something.

Chen Xi and the other three rushed over quickly.

A pink-haired maid with pigtails stood in front of them waiting. When she saw Chen Xi and the others approaching, she walked up to them, bowed slightly, and called out, "Master." Lightning flashed.

The author, with an "Yo-shi-shi" expression, declared: "Lead the way!"

Authors and characters can share a field of vision, but they are not required to do so.

He didn't have Chen Xi's talent for multitasking. He usually lay in bed, browsing the characters' perspectives from a god-like viewpoint, like clicking into a live stream.

Therefore, the author has no idea what the twin-tailed girl discovered.

The girl with twin ponytails nodded, and, wearing high heels, led the four of them to a place that looked like a small hill.

The author's task for them is to report any "anomalies" that seem out of place in this place.

Clearly, this small hill is the anomaly that Twin Ponytail discovered.

"A small hill? I thought it was something special. Isn't this a very ordinary thing?"

"Author, did you just fill up the word count by describing the characters' appearances all the time, without writing any substantial content?!"

Yang Wei grumbled.

"The emperor isn't worried, but the eunuch is!" The author quickly nudged Yang Wei to prevent him from tarnishing his character, then his gaze fell on the girl with pigtails.

"According to the setup I gave you, when you see something strange, you will first conduct a certain investigation to avoid things like 'landmines'."

"So what were the results of the investigation?"

What's so special about this little hill?

"Master, this is not a small hill, it should be a grave!"

"A grave..."

Chen Xi murmured, "If this is a grave, then the thing inside must be the corpse of a giant!"

After finishing her sentence, the girl with twin ponytails pointed to a small boulder not far away: "That should be the tombstone of this grave."

"However, I don't understand what's on it."

The author nodded casually: "It's okay if you don't understand, I have experts here!"

Immediately, the four people, each with a role, approached the small boulder.

"I really can't understand it."

The author looked at the contents on the boulder. The carvings on it were clearly not written by human civilization, but rather something like an epitaph.

No wonder the character said it should be a grave.

"What's wrong, Chen Xi? Is this a grave?"

However, Chen Xi did not respond. Instead, she looked at the contents of the document with a strange expression and remained silent.

Clearly, Chen Xi once again lived up to expectations and understood the contents above.

"Is there something written on this that shouldn't be spread?"

This was the first thing Yan Mingliang thought of.

After a moment, Chen Xi shook his head:

"No, what's written on this isn't anything that can't be spread. As for an epitaph, strictly speaking, it's not. The content here is very simple, just four characters."

"The Tomb of Chen Xi!"