The Great Hero's Fantasy Park Plan

The two flew straight in and found themselves in a corridor, though the surroundings were not pleasant.

The paint was peeling off, and terrifying cracks covered the walls and floors, giving the impression that the walls were about to collapse at any moment.

"To be honest, you're so clean that I feel a little embarrassed to invite you in, but this is truly the best place for me."

The old man spoke up somewhat shyly.

"It's okay, I can help clean it up now."

Yang Xiying shook her head, then placed one hand on the wall, and then something incredible happened.

The dilapidated walls were restored to their original state, and all the surrounding dust was swept away. The old man was truly speechless.

"...Well, thank you, young man. It would be impolite of me not to say something after all this. Please feel free to ask any questions you may have."

But since the other party helped clean up the surrounding facts, it is only natural to express gratitude. However, all I have to offer right now is my experience.

After all, these two really acted like they'd just been born into this world...

"Regarding the question from earlier, may I ask where this place is?"

“It’s a dog village. I’ve lived here with these dogs for many years,” the old man replied directly.

"They are so smart. I am able to live here safely thanks to these kids protecting me, so I am very happy to see the dogs being friendly to you."

"I also think you guys aren't bad people."

"I see. Does the old man know what's around Dog Village?" Yang Xiying nodded and continued to ask.

"Hmm... I remember there's a forest with good trees to the northeast of here, and there's an environmental protection bureau there."

"But this is my memory from decades ago. Now that place is probably a monster's lair."

"There are indeed many dangerous things lurking around here, old man. Do you know where those things came from?"

"This old man really doesn't know anything. He only knows that a disaster happened decades ago, and everything became desolate."

"All sorts of monsters appear around this time. Judging from your performance just now, you might be able to try hunting those things."

“You can make a lot of money this way, as long as you go to towns with more people,” the old man said, offering Yang Xiying and her companion a suggestion.

“I remember there’s a village called Madoi to the southwest of here. Normal people have to take a long detour to get there.”

"Because there is a big river separating us from Madoi, but if you can fly, you can go directly there."

"I understand, thank you for telling me this."

"Not at all, you helped renovate my place, I'm already getting a great deal by just telling you a few things."

The old man spoke with a smile, then changed the subject.

"Also, if you want to know more, you can go find the few people living downstairs. They are wandering merchants who have recently settled here."

"We will, and we will come to visit you again later."

"Haha, I'm so happy to hear that. If you're interested in the dogs here, you can take one home to raise."

"...Let's talk about that next time," Yang Xiying had never actually kept any animals before, but Hua Shan living at his house counted as keeping one.

—But now that he's just arrived in this world, it's not appropriate for him to adopt an animal right away.

"I see. Then I'll look forward to your next visit."

"Well, we'll go find other people to gather information next. Take care, old man."

"Alright, young man, take care."

……

“It seems that through your conversation with the locals, Yang Xiying, you have determined where you are,” said a representative from the frontline base.

Seeing Yang Xiying, Izayoi Sakuya, and Yakumo Yukari return, especially Yang Xiying's thoughtful expression, Remilia spoke up.

“I already know what kind of world this is,” Kaguya Houraisan added at this moment.

They could see Yang Xiying and the other two exploring outside, and from what they saw and heard, Kaguya of Houraisan quickly figured something out.

"—Because I've been playing that game recently."

"Hey, isn't this fun?" Yang Xiying couldn't help but laugh when she heard Kaguya say that, because it was he who recommended it.

—He said he wanted to play a different kind of JRPG game.

"So what kind of world is this?" Reimu Hakurei couldn't help but ask, and Yang Xiying gave the answer directly.

"Through the live streams, you should have a general understanding of the information we've gathered from the outside world."

"This is a world after the Earth has experienced a devastating disaster. Humanity is nearly extinct, and everywhere there are mutated and modified creatures and machines."

"—And that devastating disaster was also known as the Great Destruction."

"So it's a very exciting world?" Kazami Yuuka couldn't help but ask, feeling that she could fight to her heart's content here.

—As long as none of the guys here are as powerful as Yang Xiying.

"Hmm, it's quite a shock that humans are struggling even with the most basic problems of food and clothing. Right now, ninety percent of the things on this land—"

"They are all enemies that need to be eliminated."

"So, we'll be navigating this world as hunters from now on?" Reimu Hakurei asked at that moment.

She had previously heard the old man say that hunting monsters could make money, and then the traveling merchant Yang Xiying found added to that.

There is a profession called Monster Hunter in this world, which specializes in hunting monsters and extracting their contents to earn money.

In addition, you can also hunt monsters that are currently on the bounty list to earn high rewards, but these monsters are usually BOSS level.

—Generally referred to as bounty hunters.

"Yes, let's hunt monsters to our heart's content and bring peace to this world. Of course, we still need to gather some information about the surrounding area before we start."

"Don't worry, boss, I'll definitely bring you the most accurate and timely intelligence," Aya Shameimaru volunteered.

Now, Yang Xiying's team has an additional member, Aya Shameimaru, to collect intelligence. Working with Yukari Yakumo will allow them to complete this task more quickly.

“Yes,” Yang Xiying nodded, then reminded Shameimaru Aya, “But this is no longer a safe world like Heluo.”

“Even in the air there are dangerous monsters, and their civilization was very advanced before this world was destroyed.”

"The technology here is already at a similar level to that of humans outside Gensokyo, and the monsters here are all based on this."

"..."

Hearing Yang Xiying say this, everyone seemed to be deep in thought. Judging from the monsters they had previously investigated, this world was indeed extraordinary.

—For the people of Gensokyo, it was indeed a civilization ahead of its time.

"So how was such a world destroyed?"

Yan Yushu couldn't help but speak up: If such a world can be destroyed, then just how terrifying are the disasters people talk about?

—This was the first time Yan Yushu had ever seen such a world.

"Yang Xiying, Huiye, does the game you're playing have any instructions on this?"

This drew everyone's attention to Yang Xiying Huiye. Patchouli asked directly, and then she heard the answer.

"Yes, it was done by a supercomputer named Noah. It was humanity's attempt to change the increasingly deteriorating natural environment of Earth—"

"In turn, Noah was created in the hope that its calculations would find a way to save the Earth."

"As a result of Noah's calculations, he believed that the Earth's environment would not improve as long as humanity did not become extinct."

"So it hacked all the networks, computers, and machines on Earth and launched a massive act of destruction that wiped out humanity."

"..." Hearing Kaguya say this, everyone's expressions became subtle. It turns out that humanity itself created this mess.

Moreover, from the perspective of non-human species such as monsters, humans are indeed destroying the Earth's environment, since they are becoming increasingly rare.

"...Ahem, I do care about protecting the natural environment," Yang Xiying said somewhat embarrassedly after hearing Kaguya say that.

After all, he is a pure human being, but he must cut ties with those who destroy the environment, because he cannot live a normal life without a good environment.

"Boss, there's no need for a three-dimensional defense. We can still tell whether you're good or bad to some extent."

Hearing Yang Xiying say that, Aya Shameimaru couldn't help but add, "After all, every race has its good and bad sides."

“Moreover, Noah’s initiation of the Great Destruction is itself a problematic matter,” Yagokoro Eirin said at this moment.

"Oh? What are your thoughts, Dr. Yagokoro?"

Yang Xiying was somewhat surprised. To be honest, after the Noah incident came out, he thought everyone would agree with the concept of this computer.

"Because saving the Earth is something that humans want to do, Noah is just a tool that humans created to assist them."

Eirin Yagokoro responded directly.

"For such beings to rebel against humanity is putting the cart before the horse; the purpose of humanity in creating various tools is essentially to make things easier for itself."

"If you enjoy its convenience but also have to bear its side effects, then it's no different from a piece of junk, just like you told me, Xiao Yang."

"—You will continuously improve the suit because of its flaws."

"So the biggest mistake humanity made in this great destruction was that they created a failure like Noah."

"The massive destruction is just the price they have to pay, and although it's a bit heavy, it can serve as a reference for us."

"Oh..." Yang Xiying thought to herself, as expected of the Moon's Mind, she can distinguish right from wrong so clearly and does not blame everything on humans.

“I don’t want the dolls I create to have subjective consciousness either,” Alice said at this point.

As a puppeteer, she understands this kind of thing best because she often thinks about how to deal with it if a puppet develops consciousness.

"In short, we have a clue about the culprit that destroyed this world. Does such an entity still exist in this world now?"

Saigyouji Yuyuko spoke up at this moment, feeling that the topic was getting too heavy and it would be better to change the subject.

“That requires intelligence gathering,” Yang Xiying replied directly. “We have now traveled to the stage of the second generation of heavy mechs.”

"Noah is not here, and if the second generation of the story were to begin, Noah should have been destroyed by humans."

Destroying Noah was the event of the first generation; according to the game's setting, the second generation should take place many years after the first.

"So, does that mean we won't have the chance to fight someone as strong as that?" Kazami Yuuka couldn't help but ask.

—A being capable of unleashing massive destruction must be a very powerful being.

"Perhaps, but there's still a lot we need to do. There are many areas on this second-generation stage where we need to step in."

"—Because no matter how the environment changes, the human heart is always the most terrifying thing."

If we were to assign a theme to each installment of the Metal Max series, the first game would be a classic adventure, ultimately prompting players to reflect on environmental protection.

The second generation focuses more on human nature, with a revenge theme, where you can encounter all sorts of extraordinary people.

—The final boss is also a god.

"In any case, let's begin our grand investigation of this world. Now, we'll have to put our investigation team to work hard."

"Leave it to us with confidence," Yakumo Yukari and Shameimaru Aya nodded in response.

"By the way, Sister Zi, could you please look around for any pyramid-shaped buildings?"

"Eh?"

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"A pyramid-shaped building..."

Upon hearing Yang Xiying mention this point, Yakumo Yukari also began to pay attention, taking the lead in looking for things that matched the characteristics Yang Xiying described.

"There is indeed a pyramid-shaped building in the far northeast, and there are many plaster statues outside it."

Yukari Yakumo quickly responded by opening a gap and showing everyone what she saw.

"Oh, where is this...?" Upon seeing this, Kaguya of Houraisan suddenly realized something, and Yang Xiying nodded as well.

"—Yes, this is the pyramid I've been looking for."

"Where is this place, brother?" Zhuansun Ning asked Yang Xiying with curiosity in his eyes.

"This is the Brad Museum from the Metal Max game I was talking about. It's a place that displays all kinds of new technologies from around the world."

"I'm looking for this now to see if the treasure inside is still there."