A month later, it was almost Chinese New Year.
Even though the Other World's rotation and orbital period were slightly different from Earth's and Earth's calendar could not be used in the Other World,
Once social order was restored, the transmigrators quickly remembered the traditional festivals.
This might be one of the few connections they had with their home planet, Earth.
The Chinese New Year this year was incredibly lively and grand.
The streets and alleys had long since been decorated with lanterns and streamers. Red lanterns and banners with the words "Celebrate New Year" hung everywhere. Fireworks and firecrackers made of all sorts of monster bone powder had long since released dazzling light in the night sky.
Besides, the shops had a lot of resources. Every house had a thick fragrance of meat, and the food culture that had been passed down for one thousand years and the Other World's monster ingredients created amazing chemical reactions. One family made Demonic Halberd Pork Sausages, and another used roast duck to deal with the especially plump lizard-type monsters. There was even a shop that created a hotpot with a diameter of more than two meters to cook Iron-armored Rhinoceros meat.
As news of the continuous victories at the frontlines spread, all sorts of frozen superbeast meat were shipped back to Dragon City. The normal citizens gained benefits from the construction of the new development zone, and they saw hope. Their pockets bulged, and they had the confidence to taste the legendary Nightmarish Beasts.
The Meng family was no exception.
Ever since Bai Suxin received treatment and her legs became nimble, she loved going out to shop. She did not like to buy clothes or cosmetics, but she loved searching for cheap markets and supply and marketing cooperatives in the corners to come up with ways to make good food for her family.
When she heard that her son would be coming back victorious in a few days, she prepared a balcony full of salted snakes, dried lizards, Demonic Halberd Pig sausages, and Iron-armored Rhinoceros jerky so that her son could replenish the food he had consumed over the past few months.
She also used spices unique to the Other World to prepare around eighteen flavors. Every day, she used her daughter to taste the food, which made her gain around eight kilograms. The girl was so scared that she ran away the moment she smelled the fragrance of meat.
But while she could run away normally, she could not today. When it was time to eat, Bai Jiacao sat at the dining table obediently. Even Meng Yishan, who was busy because his company's business was booming, returned home on time. The whole family turned on the television and watched the latest war report from the frontlines with wide eyes.
"Young Cao, can your brother really go on television today?" Bai Suxin handed a wax lizard leg to her daughter.
"Of course. Today, the sports channel will broadcast the freshmen tournament between the alliance of the five universities and Dragon City University. I heard that the situation this year is different. Since many of the freshmen reached a breakthrough during the tournament, the five-man tournament won't be able to display the full strength of both sides. That's why they've changed it to a super tournament of 100 people against 100 people, and the entire tournament will be broadcasted. Big Brother has entered the main list of the alliance of the five universities, so you'll definitely be able to see him later!" Bai Jiacao passed the dried lizard leg to her father.
Meng Yishan looked troubled. He looked at his daughter and then at his wife.
His daughter and wife looked at him expressionlessly.
He could only swallow it in one gulp and force out a smile. "My wife, you're pretty good at cooking. It's really delicious. When A 'chao comes back, if he doesn't eat the entire balcony, he'll be letting down his mother's efforts!"
As he spoke, the drone's bird's eye view of Shattered Starlake and Graveyard Forest appeared on the screen.
At that moment, the northern frontlines had changed drastically compared to when Meng Chao had just gone there a few months ago.
Two railroads and a six-lane highway stretched out from the main city area. They passed through Shattered Starlake and Graveyard Forest to reach the foot of Raging Waves.
Every day, tens of thousands of tons of resources were transported to the depths of the wild through this main artery.
Steel beasts weighing nearly one thousand tons and fully automated construction machines dug intersecting drains and canals in Shattered Starlake. There were also water pumps with high horsepower that continuously extracted the water in the swamps day and night, causing the swamps to shrink and reveal the black mud underneath.
The mud was filled with nutrients and microorganisms that had accumulated over thousands of years. As long as it was mixed with the fertilizer made from monster flesh and bone powder, it would soon turn into fertile land that stretched as far as the eye could see.
In the first batch of swamps that had been drained and modified, rows of silver greenhouses had been built. The etherealized plant botanists and agronomists had scattered all sorts of genetically modified etherealized plant seeds. By the summer and autumn of this year, they would be able to bear fruits filled with dense spirit energy.
The originally dark Graveyard Forest had been surrounded by superhumans and the Red Dragon Army several times. The superbeasts and carnivorous etherealized plants that posed a greater threat were all killed or chased deeper into the wild beyond Raging Waves.
Now, a few pieces of land had been leveled, and plans had been made for mining sites, smelting plants, spirit energy transmission bases, as well as upstream and downstream heavy industrial development zones that surrounded crystals and metals from the Other World. As pile drivers, tower cranes, drilling machines, modular assembly machines, and other construction machines entered the area, the bustling construction scene was starting to take shape.
As for Raging Waves, even though they could not develop it for the time being, hundreds of armored airships circled above the mountain range all day long to monitor whether there were any signs of middle-grade or high-grade superbeasts in the forest. They also collected the spirit energy that gushed out of the ground and used the environment above Raging Waves, which had a rather high spirit energy density, to carry out all sorts of scientific experiments.
Over the past month, as the spirit energy magnetic field environment stabilized, the information between the frontlines and the rear could be transmitted smoothly. Many media outlets and websites started broadcasting the northern frontlines twenty-four hours a day.
Dragon City was a place where all its citizens were soldiers. Aside from certain core secrets, the broadcasting of the battlefield could stimulate the citizens' pride, belief that they would definitely win, and the motivation to cultivate and fight.
Dragon City had personally witnessed the northern frontlines turning from a barren land filled with danger into an Earthling's paradise. The lofty aspiration of cutting through all obstacles and creating a new world was Dragon City's most valuable wealth and fighting power.
It was especially so for people like the Meng family. There were members of their family fighting bravely at the frontlines, so they were incredibly proud.
"A month ago, we ran into a rarely seen spirit energy eruption at the northern frontlines. The entire battlefield turned into a blessed land filled with spirit energy. All the superhumans who were active in the battlefield, especially the new superhumans who had just shown their might, welcomed a rare strategic chance." You're right. You're right, you're right.
"Based on incomplete statistics, at least thousands of one-star superhumans below the age of thirty have gained different degrees of improvement due to the spirit energy eruption.
"In the month after that, the new superhumans led by the freshmen from Dragon City University and the other five universities used their victories to chase after their enemies. They fought bloody battles and broke through the limits of their lives again and again to display the spirit of Dragon City, Earth, and humanity!
"Today, we've already occupied hundreds of kilometers of fertile land from Raging Waves to Shattered Starlake. Dragon City has also taken its first solid step on its journey to the Other World. How strong are the youngsters who will definitely reach the peak of the Other World in the future? Now, let us take a look at them. "
The commentator's voice came from the television.
Meng Yishan, Bai Suxin, and Bai Jiacao held their breaths and stared at it.
The camera on the drone suddenly swooped down. The image zoomed in until it reached a corner of Graveyard Forest. It was a huge area that had been cut off.
There was a preparation area on both sides of the forest. The two hundred freshmen from Dragon City University and the alliance of the five universities were warming up. The camera swept past them.
"Over the past month, our channel has broadcasted some of the new superhumans' fights multiple times. We've also interviewed some of the new superhumans who performed outstandingly. I believe that you're not unfamiliar with some of them."
As the commentator spoke, the camera stopped on some of the new superhumans for a while.
These people had really outstanding achievements, and they were stronger than others. They were the best of the best among the new superhumans.
Meng Chao was one of them.
He seemed to have noticed the drone. Meng Chao smiled brilliantly and waved at the camera.
"Look, it's Big Brother. He seems to have grown taller than a few days ago. Seriously, this time, I can only reach his chest!" Bai Jiacao cried out.
"It's really A 'chao."
Meng Yishan and Bai Suxin were surprised and delighted.
They did not expect that in just half a year, their son would go from rolling around in bed, not knowing whether he could get into a better specialized college, to shining brilliantly on the battlefield and standing out among thousands of new superhumans.
This change made his parents feel gratified and happy. They also felt a little sorry for their son's crazed cultivation and fighting.
"The tournament between Dragon City University, the University of Technology, Agricultural University, Medical University, the military school, and the University of Science is a traditional tournament with a long history. In the past, it was a five-vs-five competition, but this year, the younger generation of Dragon City has risen to power, and they can be said to be the Golden Generation. At least hundreds of people have reached the standard of the outstanding students in the past.
"Hence, the tournament this year is an unprecedented one hundred versus one hundred. The rules are very simple. Both sides will send one hundred contestants into Graveyard Forest, which is filled with danger. The sensory chips in the protective suits will monitor the contestants' physiological parameters and simulate and analyze their injuries to determine whether they have been defeated.
"Before the last contestant from either side is determined to have lost, they will have the chance to fight against ten people alone and launch a counterattack. The complicated environment in Graveyard Forest will also add a lot of variables to the results of the tournament. We will wait and see just who is stronger between Dragon City University and the alliance of the five universities.
"Alright, the contestants from both sides have already entered Graveyard Forest. We will explain the information and fighting strength of the celebrity contestants in detail during the exciting fights. Now, the tournament will officially begin!"
"Mom!"
Bai Jiacao was so anxious that she slammed the table. "The tournament has started! What are you doing?! Hurry up and find me!"
"Wait, I'll send a message," Bai Suxin said calmly.
"Have our relatives in the family hurry up and watch A 'chao's competition," Bai Suxin said calmly.
She clicked "Send" and opened another chat group.
"Are you done?" Bai Jiacao was about to die of anxiety.
"I'm done. Now, it's the neighborhood group," Bai Suxin said.
"A 'chao is the pride of Blessed Heavenly Garden. When the neighbors learn that he's on TV, they will definitely cheer for him."
She sent another message.
"What about now?" Bai Jiacao wiped off her sweat.
[I've also joined a few vegetable buying groups and a group for patients in the hospital …] Bai Suxin sent information about the competition to more than ten groups. She even took a screenshot of Meng Chao smiling at the camera just now and added the words "my son" to it before she posted it.
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