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Chapter 181 The Middle Ages? (Third update, today's 10,000-word daily update ends)

The Star Chaser competition is not held on land, but on the ocean.

A tropical island known as "Star Chaser," which has been permanently owned by the Jaslin family for historical and financial reasons.

This island, which cannot be found on most people's world maps, has a complex topography and abundant resources, making it a pristine island that has never been developed by humans.

It has an extremely large area; if you only look at the surface area, it is roughly the size of a small city.

However, this is only from the perspective of an ordinary person who stumbled upon this place.

If you enter the barrier that protects you from ordinary people, you will see a landscape completely different from the tropical rainforest outside.

See the truth in it.

During the last Star Chaser competition, the island was covered not with trees and forests, but with modern facilities.

Aside from the absence of ordinary human life, it is a highly modernized city.

Furthermore, these scenes are not static; they are renovated after each ending and replaced with new scenes every ten years.

There are not only modern cities, but also cities that were once primeval forests, and even cities that were purely mechanical structures.

The island's space has also expanded due to continuous modifications over hundreds of years, reaching a size more than ten times that of other islands.

This time, Ning Feng couldn't see any familiar skyscrapers at a glance; the largest building in his sight was actually a castle.

Although it has a magnificent design, it is indeed a classic castle built entirely of stone.

Beyond that lay small towns and villages with wooden houses and muddy roads.

middle Ages.

This was Ning Feng's first reaction when he saw the scene projected in the sky.

Medieval style, and a later literary depiction of the Middle Ages with fantasy elements.

Knights, witches, kings, nobles, princes, princesses...

They only depict the glamorous exterior, only look at the scenes in poems and epics, and completely ignore the darkness and suffering behind it.

While the Middle Ages certainly had some captivating romantic stories, they were mostly filled with the suffering of the lower classes.

Why the Middle Ages?

But as he thought about it, Ning Feng suddenly frowned.

"No, that's not right."

Ning Feng quickly realized a problem.

This world... has no Middle Ages!

After the gods descended, everything changed; they transformed the world into the way they wanted it to be.

The world at that time was completely changed beyond recognition by a group of reckless individuals.

Therefore, this scene and architecture were not the medieval period that Ning Feng immediately thought of, but rather...

"...the Dark Ages."

Ning Feng couldn't think of any other possibility for the style of architecture and the feeling conveyed in the picture, except for that darkest era in human history, filled with blood and fire.

To be honest, he didn't quite understand.

"Wow, this is the topic after all?"

It's astonishing that Jasmine's family had the audacity to use that era as the theme and background for this "Star Chaser" competition.

That period of history isn't entirely off-limits, but bringing it up is never a pleasant experience.

This deliberate act of bringing up this period of time is likely to provoke dissatisfaction among some people.

Moreover, this kind of taboo thing was something that Jasmine's family, who were always cautious, had never done before.

Something's not right... uh, no.

Suddenly laughing, Ning Feng shook his head, somewhat amused.

Honestly, what's the point of saying anything now?

"From the very beginning, something about this whole thing seemed off."

"In fact, it's more accurate to say that very few things were normal from the beginning."

Every detail seemed to be part of the other party's plan, guiding Ning Feng step by step to this current situation.

"Forget it, I'd rather not think about it anymore. There's always a way out."

Shaking his head to clear the jumbled thoughts from his mind, Ning Feng could only take things one step at a time.

Even knowing there was a problem here, he still had to jump in.

Regardless of whether it was because of Ariana, her advice was at most a push that gave Ning Feng the courage to finally make up his mind.

Ning Fengzhen was willing to participate in "Star Chaser" because it was the best way to break the deadlock.

Ning Feng realized that someone might be secretly observing him, or even constantly making arrangements and testing him.

This is good news.

But the bad news is that this is all the details Ning Feng knows; there's nothing else.

I am in the open, the enemy is in the dark; Ning Feng has no other means to obtain more information.

If you're on the defensive, simply waiting for the opponent's next move isn't necessarily a bad idea.

But that would be too passive and too frustrating.

There's no reason to guard against thieves for a thousand days.

Ning Feng couldn't wait, so he chose to take the risk and enter the game.

Only by stepping into the chessboard of that person hidden in the corner can he find more of his opponent's weaknesses in the details.

As for why he insisted on participating alone, Ning Feng didn't want Jiang Wan and Xi Lin to get involved.

Although they had certainly come into each other's sights long ago, Ning Feng remained skeptical about how much that person really knew.

"Huh? Who?"

As he pondered, Ning Feng noticed two unusual gazes among the surrounding people and abruptly turned his head to look in one direction.

where?

But when Ning Feng turned around, he didn't see the other person...

Or rather, he saw too many pairs of eyes!

Although they were standing somewhat scattered, there were still thousands of people in the waiting area where he was currently, and when he turned around just now, he exchanged glances with at least a hundred people.

Ning Feng was constantly being observed by those around him.

He stood out among the crowd.

It wasn't just because of his appearance and the special charm he exuded, but also because of the organization he represented.

Wearing the black combat uniform specially made for Watchers combat sequence operators, Ning Feng made no attempt to conceal his origins.

The Watchers.

Ning Feng was born into the Watchers, and joined when he was a child, so he never experienced the hardships that wild Awakened Ones go through.

Without being immodest, he didn't have a concrete concept of the Watchers' influence.

Overwatch is very strong and respected, but just how strong is unclear.

But at this moment, feeling the gazes coming from all directions, he finally had a general idea.

After careful analysis, Ning Feng sensed a lot of complex emotions in the eyes of these people.

Disdain, doubt, curiosity, embarrassment, envy...

And among all those feelings, the most prevalent and strongest was—awe.

It wasn't out of awe for Ning Feng, an awakened being below the third rank, but rather out of awe for the name "Watcher".

Can an organization that has watched over the world for thousands of years really be summed up with just a lighthearted phrase like "the world's largest awakened organization"?

That's not enough.

Facing the various gazes behind him, Ning Feng nodded and turned back again.

Disappeared.

His sudden movement had failed to catch the other party, and now, having alerted them, the two pairs of eyes had disappeared.

I don't know if they've given up or moved on to observing others.

Very cautious and adept at hiding themselves.

"Were they sent to spy on me?"

"One of those gazes was filled with scrutiny and suspicion, while the other... hiss."

After a moment of confident contemplation, Ning Feng frowned slightly, a hint of uncertainty in his expression.

"Enthusiasm and excitement?"

That shouldn't be happening!

Could it be that someone fell in love at first sight?