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"Uh..."

The man who had been sitting on the ground, exhausted and in despair, stared blankly as he saw the system's evaluation of himself, and then suddenly sat up from the ground.

As if his back pain and leg soreness had vanished in an instant, a glimmer of light flashed in his eyes.

The reward is so high?

Nearly 4,000 Points and a random D-level Skill?

That was way faster than the money he made from killing that Minotaur outside the city; he didn't make 400 Points in a whole day of hunting them. Suddenly, those 10 days didn't seem so torturous.

They were a bit tough, though.

But the return was quite generous, wasn't it?

The man, who previously had only resentment in his eyes, now looked at the Tuberculosis Rabbit beside him with a hint of gratitude.

If it weren't for the player who had locked him up for 10 days, he probably wouldn't have received such a high reward for simply digging holes and trying to survive, right?

Indeed.

Sometimes, one needs a benefactor to push them; otherwise, one never knows their own strength.

Without this benefactor, he couldn't even imagine himself swinging a hammer for 10 days straight; he had never thought he possessed such perseverance and strength.

...

"..."

The Tuberculosis Rabbit looked at the man not far away with a weird expression. For a moment, it felt a bit spooky; what was with the gratitude in this man's eyes?n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

He had locked him up for 10 days, and still, the man was full of gratitude?

Is he crazy?

Could it be that he actually developed Stockholm syndrome?

He remembered this man, with tremendous physical strength, tearing down the wall while he repaired it, relentless even if it meant tearing down every day, wasting a lot of his time.

He had to repair the wall for this player now and then.

Other players locked up would give up in a few days and stay motionless in the house, but this one had been smashing for 10 full days. Whether it was his perseverance or his indomitable spirit, he was number one among the players.

And at this time—

His instance evaluation also popped up.

'Ding, map beginning settlement and evaluation.'

'Map Evaluation': "Because you topped the building rating leaderboard in the wilderness map, you have earned the exclusive title—Master Builder"

"You spread the foundation of the house across the entire map."

"And you built a perimeter wall along the edges of the map."

"In just 10 days, you managed to build a house that covered the entire map,"

"And you also built houses for other players and defended them against attacks from savages, perfectly embodying what it means to be selflessly loving."

"Therefore, your overall evaluation is S+."

"Evaluation Keywords: Concern for the World."

"And you have obtained the hidden title—'Concern for the World'!"

'Map Settlement': You have earned 112,000 Points for building a sufficiently large house, obtained a complete random B-level Skill, and a random C-tier Prop Chest.

"Darn!"

The Tuberculosis Rabbit couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, a trace of shock appearing in his eyes.

The reward is that high?

More than 100,000 Points, a complete B-level Skill, and a random C-tier Prop Chest?

Is this what he gained over the past 10 days?

He had never anticipated that just building houses could yield such a high reward!

Could it be that the map's rewards are too high?

But he quickly figured it out.

If it hadn't been for Yi's Christmas sleigh possessing a thousand kilometers per hour speed, he couldn't have possibly achieved such a feat, let alone build such a big house.

In these 10 days, he couldn't even have finished exploring the map.

He couldn't have found the freshwater rivers and wild game so easily as he did on the map, without a hint of struggle for survival.

Lacking for nothing in terms of resources.

The only thing missing was time; if only he had a little more time.

Just as he was preparing to take a closer look at his gains this time.

A sudden flash of white light appeared before his eyes.

By the time he reacted again, he had already returned to the rental apartment in Yancheng Garden District.

Back where he was before entering the map.

...

"Finally, I'm back."

The Tuberculosis Rabbit walked to the window, drew the curtains, and inhaled the hot air hitting his face. With a content expression, he spread his arms wide and said reflectively, "In the blink of an eye, 10 days have passed. I wonder if there will be a save feature next time I enter the wilderness map."

When he left the map, all the log resources in his backpack that he hadn't used were cleared.

Yi's wilderness map access pass could enter the wilderness three times, meaning they still had two opportunities to enter this map.

It was just uncertain whether they could continue to improve his house the next time they entered the map. There were many designs in his heart that were unfinished, waiting to be perfected the next time.

Meanwhile, Chen Yi was sitting in a chair nearby, calmly looking at a small card in his hand, not speaking.

The card in his hand resembled a bank card.

A silver-plated skull was emblazoned on the black card, which looked quite high-quality.

This item came from the random D-tier Prop Chest he got after clearing the wilderness.

A minor Prop.

'Prop Name': Life Cinema Invitation.

'Prop Grade': D-tier.

"Prop Effect": After activating this card, you can enter a special cinema and watch future scenes of yourself and the people around you.

"Prop Restrictions": Can only be used once, and is not tradable, not transferable, not discardable, not droppable, and not destructible.

"Prop Introduction": "The scenes that appear in the movie are not the conclusion of your life, but merely a branch. You may choose to treat it as just a movie."

It wasn't a prop that enhances one's strength, but an invitation to the Life Cinema.

An invitation to a cinema.

And the film being shown isn't just any movie, it's a movie with oneself as the protagonist?

Through this thing, you could see visions of your future?

There isn't anyone who wouldn't be curious about their future self, yet within that curiosity, there's a tinge of resistance.

Chen Yi fiddled with the card in his hands, his eyes narrowed without speaking, thinking that this prop could barely be classified as an entertainment prop.

In the cinema, you could watch your own future?

As long as he activated this card, he could see his future self.

There must be many people who would want to cross the timeline to see what they would be like in the future.

And now he had that opportunity.

After pondering for a moment, Chen Yi chose to activate the prop, to be honest, he was quite curious about what kind of scene his future self would be in.

Just as the prop was activated, the silver-plated black card in his hand suddenly flashed with a thin blue light, his body stiffened slightly, the light in his eyes immediately faded, he leaned back into the chair, and stopped moving as if he had fallen into a deep sleep.

"Hmm?"

Noticing the commotion behind him, Tuberculosis Rabbit turned around to see this scene, his eyes flashed with panic as he stepped forward hurriedly, placing his finger under Yi's nostrils to check, confirming his breathing was stable.

He then let out a sigh of relief.

It seemed that Yi must be tired from this map adventure.

But he still hesitated, even if tired, one shouldn't just fall asleep like that.

Yet if it were fainting, the breathing was very stable.

For safety's sake, it was still best to find a doctor to take a look.

...

"Where is this?"

As soon as Chen Yi opened his eyes, he heard a serious question next to his ear.

He didn't speak but immediately looked around.

Inside a pure white house.

No more than fifty square meters or so, quite small.

Ten chairs were neatly arranged in the room, with him sitting in the middle one, and the other nine also occupied by people—the one who had asked the question was now sitting in the chair farthest to the right.

Ten chairs lined up in a row.

Chen Yi glanced around and saw that everyone's bodies were pixilated as if covered in mosaic, not just obscuring faces, but making it difficult to discern even gender.

He then looked up at his own head.

His title had vanished as well.

He could clearly see his own body, however.

Having his answer, Chen Yi didn't speak; instead, he sat with a complex expression on his face, staring straight ahead.

He hadn't expected that a D-grade prop would give him the chance to see his own future.

The ten people here were likely all pulled in by that silver-plated black card.

Apart from the player who sat on the far right starting with a question, no one else spoke; one could only faintly sense other players continuously scrutinizing the surrounding people.

As for facial expressions, those were completely invisible.

It was as if everyone was heavily pixelated.

Besides the ten of them, there was nothing else in the room.

Not even a speck of dust in the corners, it was so clean that it didn't look like a real house.

And then—

A line of red characters suddenly appeared on the wall in front. Find exclusive stories on empire

"Welcome to Life Cinema."

"As you have seen on the silver card, here you can watch your future."

"This prop is limited to 100 pieces worldwide, and we hope all players have a pleasant viewing journey."

Chen Yi's eyelids drooped slightly as he scanned the red text on the wall and did not speak, instead, he began to wait patiently.

It seemed it wouldn't just show scenes of his future—the visions of the other players in the room would also be shown on the big screen.

And then—

A player sitting in a chair asked a question.

"Does this mean that other players present will also see my future visions?"

"Has privacy been considered?"

It was a woman's voice.

Sounding around 35 years old, probably unmarried, possibly a senior executive of a listed company, her voice carried an air of decisiveness.

How one could discern marital status from a voice was completely an intuitive guess.

After all, these career-dominant women often stay single, rarely finding a man who meets their standards.

Chen Yi made a quick mental estimate in his mind.

Following that,

New red text once again emerged on the wall.

"The film will now begin."

Completely ignoring the woman's question, it was unclear whether the lack of response was due to an absence of intelligence or simply reluctance to reply.