Alien creatures destroy homes? Start by killing upright apes!

Blue Star Calendar, 5914, July.

Lu Cheng was in a good mood today.

Ten years have passed since I transmigrated to this parallel world. I used to be just a lowly librarian, but now I've risen to the position of governor of the Winner Monkey Kingdom and married a stunning blonde mixed-race beauty. I wouldn't trade this life for a god's.

Until something suddenly popped out of the sky.

To be precise, the entire sky turned into a giant light screen, like a giant projection screen, covering all one hundred countries on Earth.

A line of text popped up on the screen:

[Ding! The Exile System for Alien Species is now online!]

Lu Cheng spat out the coffee he was drinking.

system?

He spent ten years waiting for the system, but now that he's become the governor, the system has finally arrived?

And this system isn't just for him, it's for the whole world?

What's going on?

The words on the screen continued to scroll down:

[Detected that Earth's civilization is in the steam age, with mediocre technology. This system will release ten alien creatures onto Earth; each nation must claim one. Nations that refuse to claim one will face the triple whammy of earthquakes, volcanoes, and tsunamis.]

[The order of adoption is based on national strength, with powerful nations selected first.]

[Let's begin now—]

Ten images flashed on the screen, each accompanied by a close-up photo and label of a creature.

Lu Cheng glanced at it and felt terrible.

First picture: Anomalocaris. A two-meter-long shrimp with two front claws that look like two folding spring knives, gleaming coldly.

Second picture: A giant nautilus. Its tentacles are covered with barbs, so densely packed that it makes your scalp tingle.

The third picture: Thales. Its mouth takes up half of its body, and its mouth is full of fine, grinding teeth, layer upon layer, looking like it could chew up a train.

Fourth picture: A giant dragonfly. Its wings are longer than a human leg, and its feet are like a cage.

Fifth image: Giant millipede. Its sides are covered with glands, from which green liquid is oozing out.

Sixth image: Antiomon. It has a large bone hammer on its head.

Seventh image: Grimoire. Its teeth resemble two rows of serrated blades.

Eighth image: Water Dragon Beast. It is extremely ugly, with two large fangs in its mouth and claws like shovels.

Ninth image —

Lu Cheng dropped his coffee cup.

Tyrannosaurus Rex.

That thing was twelve meters tall when it stood up, its head was bigger than a horse-drawn carriage, and its two hind legs were as thick as stone pillars.

Even without the words "occlusal teeth" on the label, Lu Cheng could recognize it at a glance.

Isn't this the dominant land animal of Earth during the Cretaceous period?

The image of the Tyrannosaurus Rex on the screen was frozen at the moment it opened its mouth, which was so wide that even a steam train would have been too big to fit inside.

A scream erupted from all over the world at once.

Then the screen switches to the tenth image.

Everyone was stunned.

The image shows a skinny creature, about 1.5 meters tall, crouching in the air. It has short brown fur all over its body, long arms and short legs, a flat face, and a low forehead.

It was clutching a small twig in its hand, its clear black and white eyes looking around blankly.

The label reads: Upright ape, intelligent brain.

He looks cowardly, weak, and pitiful.

Like a malnourished monkey.

A countdown popped up on the screen:

[Priority selection activated. Number one ranked nation: the United Kingdom of New Zealand, please begin your performance.]

……

The Prime Minister's residence in the United Kingdom of New York.

Prime Minister David, sporting his signature beer belly, stood in the center of the parliamentary hall, facing the projected images covering the walls and the assembled members of parliament.

The shrewd, veteran politician pushed up his monocle and spoke in a hoarse but steady voice.

"What are your opinions?"

The First Minister of the Navy was the first to stand up: "Your Excellency the Prime Minister, I suggest choosing the upright ape."

"reason?"

"It's very simple." The Navy Minister walked to the tenth image and pointed with his finger at the thin creature crouching on the ground.

"Look at this thing! No fangs, no claws, less than five feet tall, and weighing no more than a hundred pounds. It's not even as strong as my hunting dog."

The Chancellor of the Exchequer added, "Moreover, these creatures don't seem to be very intelligent, and they can be captured in large numbers for manual labor in mines and plantations. Ten million would be just enough to alleviate our colony's labor shortage problem."

Prime Minister David remained silent for a few seconds, his gaze sweeping over the ten images one by one.

That fish that can bite a train to pieces.

That dragonfly had wings that were longer than a person's legs.

That Tyrannosaurus Rex could swallow a carriage whole in one gulp.

Finally, his gaze fell on the upright ape.

"We've selected the upright apes," Prime Minister David said. "Notify the Sky System that the Kingdom of John has chosen to accept the upright apes. Give us ten million!"

Several lines of text immediately appeared on the screen:

[The Kingdom of Oxford has selected Homo erectus and allocated ten million of them.]

[Nine remaining selections for the upright ape.]

[Next country to choose: Jacques-Cheese Country.]

……

Prime Minister's Office, Jacques-Chicken Country.

Prime Minister George, with an unlit cigar dangling from his lips, squinted at the screen.

This iron-fisted figure was not much different from Prime Minister David; he made his decision almost as soon as the screen and voice finished playing.

"Hippocampus".

The Foreign Minister hesitated for a moment: "Your Excellency, we are allies with the Kingdom of Jusailan. Should we consult with them first...?"

"No need," George interrupted him.

"Look at all the other things! That dragonfly, its wings are longer than my legs, what if it flies over the capital? Can our heavy machine guns hit it? And that fish, if it appears in the Seine River, our river fleet will be its snack."

He strode to the front of the screen and pointed at the upright ape with the hand holding a cigar:

"This thing? My fifteen-year-old son could shoot it with a hunting rifle. Choose the upright ape, right now."

[In the Kingdom of Yakji, upright apes have been selected, and ten million have been allocated to them.]

[Remaining number of selections for the upright ape: 8.]

[Next country to choose: Jussiland.]

……

In Giuseppe Valley, Prime Minister Vito practically roared the decision: "Hip-up apes! Elect hip-up apes immediately!"

No one objected.

Because in the ninth image, the Tyrannosaurus Rex is opening its huge mouth, making a tearing motion.

Although it was just a silent video, the chandeliers throughout the palace seemed to tremble.

"That thing is missing a pair of wings!" Prime Minister Vito pointed to the image of the Tyrannosaurus Rex.

"It's already this terrifying without wings, so what was it originally? A legendary evil dragon? The Kingdom of Zhu Sailang absolutely cannot choose it! I'll fight anyone who dares to choose this thing!"

[The Zhu Sai Wolf Kingdom has selected upright apes and allocated ten million of them.]

[Remaining number of selections for the upright ape: 7.]

[Next country to choose: Taro Tanuki Country.]

……

In Taro Tanuki Country, Prime Minister Massa knelt on the tatami mat, his hands crossed and resting on his chin, remaining silent for three seconds.

Two rows of cabinet ministers knelt before him, all with unusually solemn expressions.

"Our ally, the United Kingdom of Britain, has chosen the upright ape."

"The country of Yakji selected the upright ape."

"The Kingdom of Zhu Sailang also chose the upright ape."

He looked up and said, "Then we'll choose the upright ape too! Since everyone else is choosing this, it means it's the most rational decision."

[In the Taro Tanuki Kingdom, ten million upright apes have been selected and allocated.]

[Remaining number of selections for the upright ape: six.]

[Next country to choose: the United States.]

……