The sky had completely darkened.

The spaceship was silent, with only the roar of the storm outside audible.

On the surface, everything seemed normal.

The monkeys, following Wu Xiaode's judgment, had timely found a quality "cave" and stayed far from the storm's onslaught.

The hyenas had also quietly left to find other places to rest, away from the monkeys' area.

But Wu Xiaode knew one thing very well—

The hyenas still needed to eat.

"Heaven Information, tell me, how much longer will this storm last?"

Wu Xiaode silently asked in his mind.

A line of small bronze characters quickly appeared:

"Two days."

Two days?

The monkeys, although having cheek pouches, couldn't store enough food for two days!

And the hyenas.

That bear.

They carried some amount of elemental power, making energy consumption and conversion rapid, unlike ordinary species.

—Luckily, they didn't know the storm would last for two days.

Wu Xiaode directly walked to a spacious mechanical table, observing the complex etched metal patterns on its surface, and pondered:

"The spaceship's AI is still asleep, how do I activate it?"

Heaven Intelligence responded:

"The emergency activation and shutdown button is under the mechanical platform—that red button, press it and it will awaken."

"Is there any danger?" Wu Xiaode asked.

Heaven Intelligence responded:

"You'd better only use the real-time information provided by this monthly info pack, and refrain from delving into more causality-related questions."

"Many things are tests from the 'Pilgrimage' for you, with even deeper implications that should not be easily explored."

"Otherwise, once you anger the mysterious rules of the 'Pilgrimage', the information will be immediately cut off."

Wu Xiaode nodded.

That means the cheat can be turned on, but not too much.

Who would have thought that God is also skilled in discreet development?

No!

God is omniscient; he knows what I'm thinking!

Wu Xiaode's thoughts shifted, and he immediately said: "The Merciful Father is indeed wise and mighty, knowing in advance how to avoid risks, providing me protection, for which I am infinitely grateful, an honor beyond words."

A line of small bronze characters appeared:

"Your mind works quite fast, be cautious."

The small characters disappeared.

Wu Xiaode silently breathed a sigh of relief.

It seems the Merciful Father did not take offense at my ramblings.

He crouched down and indeed found a red button under the mechanical platform.

Wu Xiaode extended his furry paw and pressed it hard.

The etched metal patterns on the surface of the mechanical table gradually emitted a faint light, gathering together, projecting a rhombus in mid-air.

A gentle voice emanated from the rhombus:

"Species detected: Fiery Flame Monkey."

"Gathering power to capture."

Pop.

Wu Xiaode quickly pressed the red button again.

All the light instantly disappeared.

The AI fell back into slumber again.

What the heck.

As soon as it wakes up, it wants to capture me!

What kind of game is this!

Artificial intelligence...

Wait.

A spirit light flashed through Wu Xiaode's mind.

The massive crashed spaceship.

The overly diverse species on the island.

And—

The AI that wants to capture me upon meeting.

Could it be...

Was this spaceship once a zoo?

Then, the ship's pilots?

They must have stored food, right? Otherwise, how did they maintain life on the ship?

Although the food may be expired—

"Call up the spaceship map."

Wu Xiaode said.

Heaven Information promptly displayed a layout of the spaceship in front of him.

The flashing glowing dot represented Wu Xiaode.

He was in the spaceship's control room.

The "food storage room" was not far from there.

Wu Xiaode glanced at the broken door down the nearby corridor.

He figured he had over 2 hours since his last meal, and in about 3 hours, he'd die if he didn't eat again.

But then another new idea popped into his head.

The AI said it wanted to capture him.

Yet the whole spaceship was already damaged.

What would it use to capture him?

If it still had such power, why not use it to maintain its existence, and the operation of the spaceship?

Pop.

Wu Xiaode pressed the red button again.

The light formed a rhombus, floating mid-air, emitting a gentle voice:

"Species detected: Fiery Flame Monkey."

"Gathering power to capture."

This is human language!

Wu Xiaode took a deep breath, striving to speak human language with a monkey's voice:

"I am not a Fiery Flame Monkey, do you understand my words?"

A light flashed across the surface of the rhombus.

Clearly, it was swiftly assessing the situation.

"Please report the experimenter's name and corresponding sequence number," the rhombus said.

"I've lost my memory," Wu Xiaode said.

"Please prove you are the experimenter, and not a Fiery Flame Monkey," the rhombus said.

Wu Xiaode took out a handgun, removed all the bullets, reloaded it, and fired a shot into the distant dark corridor.

—The monkey might accidentally learn to use a gun.

But can a monkey unload bullets and then reload them like this?

A sound of something shattering came from the end of the corridor.

The head of the "human" figure on the emergency exit sign was hit by a bullet and shattered.

—Does a monkey have such marksmanship?

The rhombus flickered again, emitting a softer sound:

"It's a pleasure to reunite with you, sir."

"Can you find out who I was before?" Wu Xiaode asked.

"Sorry, a very important part of the database is damaged, I can only guess your identity might be one of the following:"

"1. The ship's captain; 2. Species researcher; 3. Park worker; 4. Descender."

Wu Xiaode said:

"Explain the current situation."

The rhombus said: "This spaceship belongs to the Creation Research Institute and accidentally crashed here, all the research species escaped to the island."

I see.

What is the purpose of setting such a scenario for the Pilgrimage?

Among the four identities mentioned, what exactly does "Descender" mean?

"What does Descender mean?" Wu Xiaode asked.

"This is a secret that only a true Descender would know. This AI strictly adheres to the Creation Treaty and cannot reveal matters regarding this identity," the rhombus said.

"Alright, besides me, is there anyone else alive?" Wu Xiaode asked.

"None currently on the spaceship," the rhombus said.

Wu Xiaode nodded.

The AI's response was indeed rigorous.

After all, it was asleep the whole time and doesn't know what happened during this period.

"Can you contact the outside world?"

"Not for now."

"Just tell me what you can do right now."

"The Fiery Flame Monkey needs to eat, otherwise it will die in five hours. There are some long-preserved species provisions in the storage room. Please head to Area C for food and rest to replenish your energy."

A flat map of the spaceship appeared before Wu Xiaode.

He easily found Area C.

"This is not bad," Wu Xiaode praised.

The rhombus added: "After you recover your energy, you need to activate the charging equipment to inject energy into me."

"What do you plan to do?"

"The assaulting storm will destroy most species on the island; I will use a weather weapon to end the storm."

"Alright."

After speaking, Wu Xiaode turned to look at the monkeys and said in the monkey language:

"Follow me to eat."

"Yes!" The monkeys, both respectful and fearful of him, quickly responded and followed.

Just halfway across.

A pack of hyenas appeared in the darkness ahead.

The female hyena stared at the monkey troop and said:

"We agreed not to interfere with each other. Why are you coming into our resting area?"

"We are just passing through," Wu Xiaode said.

"Nonsense! Everyone attack, tear these monkeys apart for dinner!" the female hyena commanded.

Bang.

The sound of a gunshot.

Just as the female hyena started running, she was knocked down to the ground.

Before dying, her eyes flashed with confusion.

—She didn't know how she was defeated.

"Who else wants to try?"

Wu Xiaode asked.

The hyenas whimpered a few times, carrying their leader's body as they retreated.

They made way.

Wu Xiaode led the monkey troop forward.

After passing through two corridors and seven or eight damaged cabins, a huge figure appeared ahead.

A black bear!

The wound on its eyelid had healed.

"Didn't we agree to let us take shelter from the rain here?" Wu Xiaode asked.

"This space is narrow, I want to see how you monkeys avoid my attacks," the black bear said with a grim smile.

Wu Xiaode paused for a moment, then suddenly said:

"Something's wrong."

—The hyenas, who were originally not opponents, actively attacked.

The black bear also changed its strategy.

Is it such a coincidence?

That AI must have done something.

How did it command these animals?

Wait a minute.

The mission of my Pilgrimage is to become the boss of the entire island.

Could it also be related to this?

The black bear roared and charged at Wu Xiaode.

Wu Xiaode continued to fire—

Bang bang bang bang!

A series of shots, and the black bear fell to the ground.

No more bullets!

If the AI was behind this, it actually wanted to exhaust my bullets.

So what comes next?

Wu Xiaode turned and ran back along the path he had come.

On the other side.

The spaceship control room.

The light-formed rhombus was issuing command after command:

"Descender detected."

"Activate all latent species, initiate the kill program."

"Contacting the captain remotely."

"Response imminent."

"All current battles are being recorded in real-time."

"..."

Click.

A fiery red monkey dashed forward, pressing its claw on the red button.

The AI's light gradually dimmed.

Wu Xiaode had shut it down again!

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