According to Blue Eyes' usual trait of knowing absolutely nothing whenever asked, everyone had assumed he didn't know either. Even when Eugene asked the question, it was only because he hoped to obtain some useful information.

Unexpectedly, the black Tangyuan looked at He Yu and answered honestly, "I know. Two hundred years ago, the Black Camp had already researched a workable solution. I remember there were two possible methods."

His tiny little hands rested against the sides of his round body. His beautiful blue eyes, as small as black beans, blinked as he stood obediently, reflecting the image of the white Tangyuan before him. In an innocent voice, he said—

"Method one: kill me and awaken the world's consciousness."

Wanrenzhan's sword flashed, its blade reflecting a cold gleam as he said sinisterly, "As expected. Based on past experience, kill the Blue Eyes and you'll clear the stage."

The Ice Beast Great Cat, the ghost Li, and the Devil Vine Xiao Lü had all possessed blue eyes. They had all been final bosses, and they had all been killed.

Wanrenzhan was already eager to make a move.

If killing the black Tangyuan worked, then once they killed him, they could clear the instance and naturally escape their current predicament.

Of course, there was another reason.

Wanrenzhan simply found him extremely unpleasant to look at.

Duan Yuchen was much calmer. After thinking for a moment, he asked, "What about the world's consciousness?"

The black Tangyuan: "..."

He said nothing.

Everyone looked at him in confusion.

The black Tangyuan seemed a little guilty. His watery blue eyes, which had been fixed on He Yu, lowered. His tiny hands shrank back slightly, and in a voice barely louder than a mosquito's buzz, he whispered,

"I ate it."

"What?!" Duan Yuchen's voice shot up in disbelief.

The black Tangyuan repeated weakly,

"I ate it..."

Everyone: "..."

Silence.

Utter silence.

Only then did they suddenly understand why the species had collapsed.

The appearance of this black Tangyuan had resulted in the world's consciousness being devoured, causing the world's order to collapse.

The black Tangyuan himself had become the new order.

As long as he existed, a new order existed, and new rules could be established.

Now, however, the inheritance was weakening and was destined to perish.

No wonder both the Red and Green Camps were fighting over the world.

Once the black Tangyuan died, with the world's consciousness already gone, whichever camp seized the world would become its new owner and establish a brand-new order.

Everything finally connected.

The true culprit behind this world's catastrophe...

...was this seemingly honest and harmless black Tangyuan.

For the first time, Wanrenzhan and the others felt genuine awe toward Blue Star Tangyuan.

[Bullet Screen: "...Tangyuan are terrifying, whether they're white-skinned or black-skinned."]

[Bullet Screen: "I just finished eating a bowl of Blue Star white Tangyuan. Delicious."]

[Bullet Screen: "??? What kind of person are you? You actually managed to get Blue Star Tangyuan? They're ridiculously expensive now!"]

[Bullet Screen: "They're only expensive because they're still rare. The people of Blue Star are busy opening the passageway and don't have time to do business. Once they officially join the Federation, there'll be lots of books, food, and other things from Blue Star for sale. I'm actually looking forward to it. Hurry up and finish opening the passage!"]

[Bullet Screen: "I heard Blue Star is extremely far away, so opening the passage takes a very long time."]

Cheng Zhao muttered,

"This isn't some inheritance at all... it's the final boss..."

It was just that this boss looked so soft and squishy that it was impossible to imagine what abilities he actually possessed.

He Yu, however, remained perfectly calm. Tilting his head, he looked at the black Tangyuan.

The black Tangyuan was also looking at him with the same honest expression. His tiny hands rested obediently at his sides as he stood ramrod straight. Of course, since his body was so round and he had no legs, standing looked almost identical to squatting.

His watery blue eyes were opened wide, looking completely innocent.

He Yu said,

"...Method two."

The black Tangyuan blinked rapidly, obviously delighted that He Yu was talking to him. If he had possessed a tail, it would undoubtedly have been wagging wildly.

"The second method is to restore me and occupy every city."

As soon as the black Tangyuan finished speaking, the castle once again fell into eerie silence.

After quite a while, the calf snorted through its nose.

Gedai's voice sounded.

"The second method requires us to occupy cities? Are you kidding? What cities could we possibly occupy?"

They had become weaker, and the Black Camp was even weaker.

How could such a combination possibly seize cities?

There were twenty-eight cities on this ruined planet.

Ten belonged to the Red Camp.

Seventeen belonged to the Green Camp.

Lilu City counted as being occupied by them.

That meant they still had to reclaim the remaining twenty-seven cities.

—This mission was fundamentally impossible.

Siya nearly collapsed.

"Impossible! This instance is a dead end! How are we supposed to occupy twenty-seven cities? Just wait to die? Or beg the audience for votes?"

Zhen Xing's departure meant he had already consumed two million audience votes.

For everyone else to gather another two million votes individually would be incredibly difficult.

Only highly popular contestants like Eugene could even hope to accumulate that many.

—The later the stage, the fewer audience votes remained available.

The limited number of votes could only be given to a limited number of people.

Besides, Federation audiences were realistic.

Most of them had barely accomplished anything in this instance.

The audience simply wouldn't vote for them.

Immediately, everyone looked at Gedai with jealous eyes.

That guy had an Advancement Card!!

Gedai: "..."

The elimination match hadn't even begun yet.

He was reluctant to use that Advancement Card.

Mask-faced Eugene frowned thoughtfully.

His voice was low.

"...Actually... it doesn't seem completely impossible."

Everyone looked toward him.

He, however, was looking at He Yu.

His eyes narrowed slightly with suspicion.

"You're this calm. There's no way you haven't already thought of a solution. Is it what I'm thinking?"

He Yu answered calmly,

"It is."

Cheng Zhao grabbed his hair in frustration.

"What exactly do you mean?! There's actually a way to clear the instance?"

Receiving confirmation, Eugene took a deep breath before explaining,

"How can Little Black occupy every city? There's only one of him. He can't stay in all twenty-eight cities simultaneously. Therefore, once he's restored, he'll create flags the same way the Red and Green Camps did, then plant those flags in all twenty-eight cities."

Just then—

Yuan Ze and Cheng Zhao heard Qiong's voice.

"We almost got captured. We're on our way back to Lilu City now. We can't get close to the Red Camp's inheritance. The moment we approach, we're attacked."

He Yu, Eugene, Wanrenzhan, and Bo Jingshan heard Ling Buchen's voice.

"Qiong is injured. We have to return to Lilu City. Someone is chasing us."

Everyone's expressions darkened.

Yuan Ze frowned tightly.

His voice was heavy.

"We can't obtain the Red or Green Camp inheritances. Completing the black Tangyuan is practically impossible. The moment Qiong approached with Ling Buchen, they were discovered. Qiong was injured, and they're currently retreating."

Everyone simultaneously sucked in a sharp breath.

Guan Ju grew anxious.

"If we can't obtain the Red and Green Camp inheritances, then we can't complete the inheritance. Without that, we can't even create the flags to occupy cities, much less conquer them."

The more he thought about it, the more hopeless it became.

Guan Ju simply couldn't understand why this instance was so difficult.

He could hardly see any hope at all.

—Fortunately, he wasn't the one who needed to use his brain.

There were experts doing the thinking for him.

He Yu suddenly spoke.

"Then we simply won't complete it. As long as the city's flag is complete, that's enough."

Zhante froze for a moment before suddenly understanding.

"Right—the flag only needs to be complete! We can plant flags. We can plant the flags of all three camps, just like we did in Lilu City."

Everyone instantly understood.

There were two options.

Either gather the complete inheritance of the black Tangyuan to create entirely new flags carrying a complete aura and plant them in all twenty-eight cities...

...or do exactly what they had done in Lilu City.

Plant the Red, Green, and Black Camp flags together.

The combination of all three camps' flags likewise formed a complete inheritance and could produce exactly the same effect.

This method...

Actually seemed feasible.

Duan Yuchen frowned tightly.

"But there are still several problems. First, we need the Red and Green Camp flags. How do we obtain them? Second, how do we plant them in all twenty-eight cities?"

The moment a flag was planted, the faction controlling that city would immediately discover it.

Then they would attack them at once and destroy the flag.

How could they possibly occupy all twenty-eight cities?

As for confronting them head-on...

No one even brought it up.

Because it was simply impossible.

Everyone turned toward He Yu.

A terrifying guess arose in their hearts...

...yet none of them wanted to believe it.

—It was too insane.

However, He Yu merely smiled slightly.

Cold light reflected from his lenses as he murmured softly,

"That's right. First we obtain the flags. Then all twenty-eight cities plant the flags simultaneously."

The moment all twenty-eight cities simultaneously raised the three flags, this world's order would become the black Tangyuan.

He would become Order itself.

He could establish new rules.

They would no longer need to fear retaliation from the Red and Green Camps.

At that point, they could also complete the mission successfully and leave the instance.

The method itself posed no problems.

The only issue...

...was that carrying it out would be suicidal.

Everyone: "..."

The audience: "..."

[Bullet Screen: "Madman!"]

[Bullet Screen: "He Yu has always been insane. Every time I think he's already reached peak insanity, he somehow becomes even crazier."]

[Bullet Screen: "Other than 'awesome,' I have nothing else to say."]

[Bullet Screen: "Every time I watch He Yu clear an instance, I get excited. If even I, as an audience member, feel this way, I can't imagine how Eugene and the others feel."]

[Bullet Screen: "Like they're marching to their deaths. Hahahaha."]

Duan Yuchen opened his mouth.

Only after a long while did he manage to say,

"I thought planting three flags in Lilu City was already crazy enough. I never imagined you'd come up with something even more outrageous."

The plan was utterly insane.

Completely unbelievable.

Yet after experiencing the thrill of planting the three flags earlier...

...they actually felt...

...that maybe it really was worth trying.

What if it succeeded?

As for looking for another solution...

Since He Yu had proposed this one, then this was the best solution.

There was no other.

None of them wanted to question He Yu anymore.

Nor was there any reason to.

He Yu merely smiled without speaking.

His expression remained perfectly calm and composed.

His rimless glasses reflected cold light.

Behind the lenses, his eyes were tranquil and filled with confidence.

Beside him, the black Tangyuan stared in a daze.

He was no longer satisfied with merely rubbing against He Yu.

Turning around, he opened his mouth wide.

He Yu expressionlessly turned around as well.

He opened his mouth even wider and bit directly into the soft black Tangyuan.

Unlike the black Tangyuan's gentle bite, He Yu bit down with tremendous force, as though punishing him for biting people, making him experience the same sensation. He bit so hard it seemed he intended to tear off a chunk.

—Although, it had to be said, the texture was unbelievably good.

The Tangyuan was soft.

Biting into it felt like sinking his teeth into the fluffiest marshmallow imaginable.

It wasn't hard at all.

It was incredibly soft, pleasantly warm, yet strangely elastic.

Despite biting with all his strength, he couldn't even break the skin.

He Yu subconsciously bit down again.

The black Tangyuan froze completely.

He didn't move at all.

Then heat surged through his body.

The black Tangyuan turned into a black-and-red Tangyuan.

His blue eyes became crimson.

His tiny hands clenched tightly.

He even forgot how to blink.

He Yu thought he had hurt him.

His teeth pressed even harder.

The black Tangyuan still didn't move.

He Yu looked up, maintaining his cold expression as he threatened,

"Now you know what it feels like to be bitten? If you bite me again, I'll bite you to death—"

"Awwooo~"

The black Tangyuan immediately bit him.

He even licked him gently with his tiny tongue before reluctantly pulling away, looking completely satisfied.

He looked like someone drunk, swaying from side to side with intoxicated eyes.

When he looked up again, he pressed tightly against He Yu, blinking expectantly.

"Bite me! Bite me!"

—After he had bitten him, it was Little White's turn.

He Yu: "?"

Maintaining a cold face, he said,

"Get lost—"

The black Tangyuan froze for a moment.

Then, with complete honesty, he rolled twice across the platform before rolling back again.

He pressed himself against He Yu once more.

His blue eyes sparkled with anticipation.

"I rolled away. Will you bite me now?"

He Yu: "................"

Everyone else: "???"

—Why did they suddenly feel like they were completely unnecessary?

—Why did they suddenly have the illusion that they shouldn't even exist here?

[Bullet Screen: "!!!"]

[Bullet Screen: "This is the real couple! This is the real sweetness!!"]

[Bullet Screen: "It's so damn sweet. From now on, every Tangyuan I eat is going to taste sweeter."]

[Bullet Screen: "Wuwuwu I'm shipping them to death!"]

"Clang—"

A sword slammed into the ground between He Yu and the black Tangyuan.

Through gritted teeth, Wanrenzhan said,

"Talk. About. Business."

Duan Yuchen coughed lightly.

"Right. Business."

Eugene said,

"Talking about biting each other... that's unhealthy. Let's discuss something healthier instead."

Keeping a perfectly straight face, he continued,

"Let's talk about how we're going to obtain the Red and Green Camp flags."

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