Chapter 1 The arrival of a strange era

Author: Wannian Ancestor

Chapter 1 The arrival of a strange era

"There is only one day left until the countdown."

"Dear residents of Linjiang City, please believe that we will have a bright tomorrow!"

"This is just a game..."

"When the countdown ends, what we usher in is not the end, but a new beginning."

"Everyone must be full of hope and work hard to live!"

In Linjiang City, at seven o'clock every morning, everyone opens their eyes to the familiar sound of the radio.

at this time.

As long as someone looks out the window, they can see a round of bloody words hanging above the sky——

【23:59:59!】

The bloody words were like a dark cloud that was about to collapse, oppressing the sky above the entire Linjiang City, like a sword of judgment that was about to fall, pronouncing everyone's fate of death!

"Ah, yes, yes!"

"Tomorrow in the future, when you open your eyes, you will see this deadly thing!"

"In the new beginning, will everyone go to heaven?"

In a small rental house of only about 30 square meters, Chen Ye crossed his legs and faced the computer in front of him, shaking his head and smiling.

What is displayed on the screen is a simple text document, similar to a timetable, recording recent important events——

[On October 31, 2024, a virtual game called "Weird Era" officially launched its public beta. With a weird theme, perfect CG picture performance, and subversive professional gameplay, it has become popular all over the world! 】

[On December 1, 2004, the Black Sun event occurred. An island in the East China Sea was within the scope of the Black Sun, and the whole world disappeared! And this is the first scene of the CG screen of the game "Strange Era". 】

[On December 3, 2004, the CG scenes of "Strange Era" continued to come to reality, officially entering the Strange Era. About one-third of the people disappeared, causing global panic. 】

[On December 15, 2004, a bloody countdown appeared in the sky over Linjiang City. The entire city was isolated from the outside world, and the Internet, telephone and other media methods were limited to the urban area.

Linjiang City fell into chaos, and after a month of turmoil, order was barely restored.

Apart from this, contact with the outside world is completely cut off, and the rest of the situation around the world is unknown.】

[April 1st, 2025, the countdown is coming to the last day! 】

The event book ends here.

The last line of words,

It's exactly what Chen Ye just typed today.

He stared at the bloody words in the sky and murmured to himself:

"Is it finally going to start?"

Today is the last day of the bloody countdown.

Many experts have made various speculations about this, but when the countdown is completely over, no one knows what it will be like.

The growth of life always starts with parting, and we have to face countless "last moments".

When the bloody countdown appeared, people in the whole city thought that the last moment of their lives had arrived. Their hearts were broken and desperate. The world was destroyed and there was no hope. The whole city was in chaos and everyone was crazy.

.

But after such a long time, this countdown has unknowingly accompanied the people here for nearly four months.

Many people are used to this.

The order in Linjiang City gradually returned to normal.

People found that in addition to being unable to contact humans outside the urban area, a huge barrier similar to a border appeared in the city, covering the entire world. Even airplanes and rockets could not leave here...

But by mobilizing the power of the entire city, order was still stabilized and daily life was guaranteed.

I can get by just fine.

At least, he won’t die for the time being and can still live!

From the apocalyptic turmoil at the beginning of the countdown, to witnessing the chaos of the entire city, and then to peace...

In just a few months, Chen Ye had seen almost everything in the world.

Now, he quietly watched the countdown to the last day, feeling at peace inside.

It seems like countless days and nights, facing the desperate countdown, knowing that there is no hope in life.

This state may seem like a breakdown at the beginning, but later on you will gradually get used to it and there will no longer be any disturbance in your heart.

The only pity is...

Chen Ye is not a local of Linjiang City, but a recent college graduate.

He is addicted to virtual games and has little contact with his classmates. He rarely has friends in the real world. For four years in college, he was almost alone and lived outside. He only occasionally went back to reunite with his family during the Chinese New Year.

However, Chen Ye, who had just graduated, was planning to go home to visit his parents whom he had not seen for a long time, but the countdown appeared!

He was silent for a moment, then took out his phone and tried to send a text message one last time:

"Dear Mom and Dad, I am your most precious son Chen Ye. A strange era has come to the world. Information from Linjiang City cannot be sent out. I have never been able to contact you. I don't know if I am still alive."

"Now, Linjiang City is caught in the countdown incident, and many people are desperate."

"But so far, my health is fine, and because I was a beta user of "Strange Era" before and have played this game, I am not afraid of the events that will come to reality in the game."

“I’m even confident that I can beat this crappy game!”

"If you are all right, please don't worry about me."

After typing this paragraph, Chen Ye checked it carefully several times and then clicked the "send" button.

After the information is transmitted after a short countdown...

A bright red exclamation point popped up.

Failed to send!

Regarding this.

Chen Ye's eyes were calm. Since the countdown incident occurred, all communication methods in Linjiang City have been unable to transmit to the outside world.

The last time I tried, I still couldn't get through what I wanted to say.

But Chen Ye feels that he is lucky.

He has seen too many separations in the past few months.

At least……

After being cut off from the outside world, in my heart my parents are still there and there is still hope for the future.

Chen Ye put away unnecessary negative emotions, and his calm eyes showed more determination.

He is not afraid of the end of the countdown. Many experts have previously analyzed through various information and intelligence that when a region falls into the "Strange Era", the people there are actually not dead yet.

Because, once an area falls into "Strange Era", it will be suspended in the sky and turned into a huge screen projection.

Just like the bloody text, people can see the picture on the huge screen when they look up.

Some people who had previously disappeared showed signs of activity on the screen.

Therefore, many people speculate that when the countdown ends, it is likely that everyone will not die, but will enter the game of "Strange Era".

But this game is no longer virtual reality, but real reality!

There is no exit button for players.

In Chen Ye's heart, he was actually more excited and expecting.

He spent four years in college eliminating all useless social time, spending almost all of his time in virtual online games, and became a well-known online game boss.

One year before the open beta of "Strange Era", Chen was given a spot as an internal beta tester.

There are only a few hundred places available!

He is one of the few crackers in the world besides the staff who developed the game "Strange Era".

Has more sources of intelligence than others.

Chen Ye knew that this game mainly focused on selecting, collecting, and conquering dungeons as a strategy game.

Players need to collect the characteristics in "Weird Era" to become more and more powerful Weird, thereby strengthening themselves and gaining a higher living space.

Of course, in order to increase randomness, the identity, items and talents each player initially obtains will be very different.

According to the acquired identity, items and talents, formulating the next strategy and developing steadily is the secret to continuous survival and upgrading!

"As long as I can clear this game, maybe I can leave here and gain the ability to protect my family!"

Chen Ye said silently in his heart.
To be continued...