Wei Huo no longer headed south. His original intention was to head south to the Aerial Peak. However, he realized something after 20 years of traveling.
Regardless of whether Wei Huo was close to or far away from the Aerial Peak, the Aerial Peak never shrunk or increased in size. In other words, the law of being near and far did not apply to the Aerial Peak.
Any object would appear small when it was far away and large when it was close. This was the principle of perspective that everyone understood. However, the Aerial Peak was different. It would always be the same size no matter if one was near or far away from it.
This made Wei Huo realize that he might reach the Aerial Peak in the next moment or he might not be able to reach the Aerial Peak no matter how long he walked. That was because he could not judge the distance between him and the Aerial Peak based on its size.
Besides, Wei Huo also realized a problem. Earth's gravity was gradually getting stronger.
This was a problem that Wei Huo only discovered recently.
Logically speaking, as Wei Huo's physique kept getting stronger, his ability to overcome gravity should also become stronger. He should be able to jump higher and run faster. He should not even be able to walk normally. It was just like how humans could only jump when they went to the moon.
However, Wei Huo did not feel that walking would save him much energy. He also did not realize that he could jump hundreds of meters high with one jump.
The question was, under what circumstances would the gravity of a planet increase?
The answer was: Increase in density or volume.
The volume of Earth was increasing! The density was increasing too!
Although it did not affect Wei Huo much, it would be devastating for humans after the time halt. Wei Huo was getting more and more worried. Would humans become extinct after the time halt ended because they could not adapt to the current Earth?
Fortunately, the time halt would only last for 300 years. That was the information revealed by Lu Qiqi. Although Wei Huo was curious as to how an artificial intelligence like Lu Qiqi could know about God's plan, Wei Huo chose to believe her.
There were still more than 100 years until the time halt ended. I should head to the Southeast to obtain that thing's inheritance and return to the Northern continent to look for my parents. Then, I should build a shelter there to protect my family and friends.
However, after the Demonic Ants incident, Wei Huo kept thinking, 'What is God?'
Combining the Demonic Ants' view of humans, Wei Huo believed that God was neither kind nor cruel.
Humans would never be able to guess what God was planning, because the two were not on the same level.
Wei Huo thought that he had uncovered the truth, but he realized that he had been too naive. It was just like how he had sprinkled sesame on his hand outside an ant's nest. A small action that he did not care about might have made the ants think that it was a gift from the Ant God.
Therefore, Wei Huo did not plan to speculate about the Divine Will anymore. He continued walking southeast. With the scent on the stone, Wei Huo easily found the cave.
The cave was hidden in the waterfall, just like the Water Curtain Cave in Journey to the West. As soon as Wei Huo walked into the cave, he saw a weird cat.
The cat was at least six to seven meters tall, but it was currently sleeping on a wet boulder. Wei Huo observed it closely and realized that the cat was different from ordinary cats outside. First of all, its fangs were as long as a saber-toothed tiger's, and its fur was dark purple. It was very creepy. Wei Huo did not expect it to be so creepy.
Through the Information Menu, Wei Huo could see that the dark purple cat was Rare-ranked. Based on his previous experience, it seemed like every cave was guarded by a Rare-ranked creature.
There was also a snake in the cave that Wei Huo first found. However, perhaps Wei Huo had gone there too early, so the snake had not matured yet. If he went back now, the snake would probably be Rare-ranked, right?
Wei Huo's passive skill was probably working. The Rare-ranked purple cat was still sound asleep even after Wei Huo walked into the cave.
However, on second thought, it might have been pretending to be asleep. Wei Huo's Attack Value was currently at 367, and the purple cat's Attack Value was only at 101.
While searching for the cave, Wei Huo encountered some humans protected by the golden light. They were like statues. All the creatures ignored them and treated them as part of the background. Sometimes, Wei Huo would ignore them, but this time, he specially checked the Combat Value of ordinary humans. Wei Huo's eyes lit up.
In the end, the Attack Value of ordinary humans was only 1, and the highest was only 3.
In terms of Attack Value, humans were currently at the bottom of the natural pyramid. Fortunately, Wei Huo had yet to discover any creature with a higher Intelligence than humans.
The average Intelligence of humans was above 80, and the Demonic Ants, who had the highest Intelligence in nature, were only at 60. The purple cat in front of Wei Huo only had an Intelligence Value of 45.
Humans' advantage had always been their intelligence. They became the most powerful race on Earth with their intelligence. Therefore, even after the time halt ended, humans still had a huge advantage.
If humans could make use of this advantage to strengthen themselves, Wei Huo believed that humans would soon climb to the top of the Earth's biosphere.
Wei Huo did not care about the purple cat that was sound asleep. The main thing was that he was desperate to obtain the inheritance. If the purple cat was still around after obtaining the inheritance, Wei Huo would not mind increasing his Magical Stone inventory by 1.
Wei Huo walked into the depths of the cave. After walking for more than an hour, Wei Huo found a door. It was a simple stone door, but even with Wei Huo's destructive power, he could not leave any marks on it with a single punch. Wei Huo was shocked.
Come to think of it, this door should be protected by the rules. It was just like how a game character could not destroy the door or certain items in a dungeon.
How was he supposed to open this door?
Wei Huo was confused. There were no hints on the door at all!
He took a closer look at the door. The door was made of ordinary granite. However, if it was really ordinary granite, Wei Huo's punch would have blasted the door open.
Brute force would not work.
"Seems like it's time for decryption. I can finally show off my human intelligence! If the Demonic Ants could solve this riddle, I can do it too since I'm a human! "Wei Huo was full of confidence.
In the end, three hours passed …
Wei Huo sat on the ground dispiritedly and mumbled, "What the hell is this door? There are no clues at all. At least give me some hints! "
There must be a hint, but I just didn't notice it.
Wei Huo started recalling the characteristics of the Demonic Ants. There must be a reason why the Demonic Ants could obtain the inheritance. Come to think of it, the Demonic Ants had no sense of hearing and sight, but their sense of taste was very developed. They also communicated by smell.
As he thought of this, Wei Huo twitched his nose and sniffed the nearby scents carefully.
There were too many organs in a human body. If one did not focus, only strong sensory stimulation could attract one's attention. However, if one focused their attention, the sensory organs could also be used.
Just like now, Wei Huo focused his attention on his nose and smelled a faintly discernible fragrance.
Wei Huo followed the fragrance and kept moving forward. After walking for about 10 minutes, he arrived at an unfamiliar place and bumped into a wall. Wei Huo's eyes widened as he looked at Wei Huo.
Wei Huo was speechless.
This wall was actually fake!
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