"You're so beautiful~ baby~ You're really too beautiful~ baby~"

Early in the morning, Xu Fang, who was woken up, looked annoyed at the source of the noise, "Wen Jian, quickly turn off the alarm clock!"

Zhou Wen Jian is Xu Fang's roommate, not very tall, outgoing, always wearing a slightly mischievous smile. This guy set an alarm clock for himself at six in the morning, claiming it was for waking up early to exercise, but most of the time he just slept through it.

So you set the alarm clock for me?

Wen Jian turned off the alarm clock and the dormitory became quiet again.

After being disturbed like this, Xu Fang lost his sleepiness. He lay in bed for half an hour, contemplating life, but without any clue. He gave up and took out his phone to read a novel.

It was a supernatural novel, updated on a website called "Horror Novel Web".

Horror Novel Web was a new website set up by an unknown person, specializing in collecting supernatural horror novels. The site owner explained that they hoped to "scare" people and stimulate negative emotions to generate beta brainwaves. The website would collect and harness people's mental energy.

Hmm, could the site owner be related to QB?

Xu Fang didn't think highly of this website. Nowadays, major websites like Qidian and Zongheng have a complete monopoly on domestic online literature and many authors. Other novel websites can only survive by tapping into niche genres.

Websites like Horror Novel Web, which only accept supernatural horror novels, probably wouldn't have many authors willing to stay there. Eventually, they would either operate at a loss or close down. However, for now, there are a few books on there that suit his taste quite well.

After reading for a while, Xu Fang realized an hour had passed. He washed his face and when he came back, his roommates were slowly waking up. Liu Shuo and Wen Jian, like two door gods, sat on the bunk beds, staring into space. They only slowly got off the bed after ten minutes.

After a while, Liu Shuo, Wang Yang, and Wen Jian went to the cafeteria for breakfast. Wang Yusheng had stayed overnight with his girlfriend and probably went straight to class without returning to the dorm.

Only Xu Fang and Luo Xiao Ming were left.

Xu Fang rarely went to the cafeteria because he didn't want to queue or squeeze in with strangers to eat. So he would buy packaged food as breakfast.

As for Luo Xiao Ming, he probably couldn't get used to the cafeteria food. Xu Fang had never seen him go there.

"Xiao Ming, it's time for class in fifteen minutes. Aren't you getting up?" After finishing a piece of bread, Xu Fang was ready to leave and saw Xiao Ming still curled up in the blanket. He felt the need to remind him.

"Just give me a moment." Luo Xiao Ming pushed himself up, yawned, and tousled his slightly messy hair. The delicate cheeks on his face had a faint blush, giving people the impulse to pinch them.

Wen Jian once speculated that Luo Xiao Ming might be a cross-dresser, because no normal male could possibly look so feminine. Being together for a long time, one's sexual orientation would definitely deviate from the solar system. Xu Fang didn't comment on the first half of Wen Jian's statement, but he agreed with the second half.

Xu Fang regretted asking that question, as he was actually quite introverted. He preferred to act alone rather than travel with friends. Acting alone meant high efficiency and saving time, without having to worry about finding topics to chat with companions.

Xu Fang chose to remain silent and as expected, the atmosphere was awkward during the walk, as if two strangers were forcibly walking together...

When Xu Fang arrived in the classroom, the bell for class rang. The front row was already filled with people. As a freshman, everyone was eager to sit in the front, so Xu Fang and Luo Xiao Ming, who arrived late, had to go to the back.

Xu Fang's seat was by the window, and he could see the square outside gradually becoming quiet. The sky was dotted with a few white clouds, and occasionally a pigeon flew by. It made him feel like he was sitting in the protagonist's seat in an anime. Unfortunately, the classroom had long tables for two or three people, and Xiao Ming squeezed in next to him, with more latecomers beyond.

The teacher lectured on without any interesting points. After twenty minutes, some students lost their focus and lowered their heads.

Xu Fang was the same. He stretched his neck and took out his phone, intending to finish reading the novel. But he inadvertently caught a glimpse of the screen on Luo Xiao Ming's phone.

Lu Xiao Ming was browsing a forum where users seemed to be engaged in a heated debate about a philosophical question. Words like "eternal life," "death," and "reincarnation" appeared frequently. Suddenly, Xu Fang stumbled upon a strange post.

"When you read this passage, you have been in a coma for 10 years. We are trying a new treatment plan, and I don't know where this message will appear in your dreams, but I hope you can see it. Please wake up soon."

This passage was so powerful that it gave Xu Fang a feeling of reading a horror story. If it were used in a novel...

Lost in thought, Xu Fang didn't notice Lu Xiao Ming's gaze.

"Why are you looking at my phone?" Xiao Ming gave Xu Fang a glare.

"It's nothing," Xu Fang snapped out of it and smiled apologetically.

The morning went by, and with no classes in the afternoon, Xu Fang quickly had lunch and returned to the dorm. It was another leisurely afternoon alone. Xu Fang brewed a cup of tea and opened Steam. A few days ago, he purchased a strategy game called "Prehistoric Civilization."

The game was set in the Cretaceous period of the Earth, where players had to control a tribe of dinosaurs to survive. Players could control individual dinosaur units or macro-manage the entire community.

At first, Xu Fang struggled because he didn't know the tutorial, and his dinosaur tribe was quickly wiped out by larger dinosaurs - the player's dinosaurs were too small, similar in size to humans.

On his second playthrough, Xu Fang adjusted the evolutionary direction of the dinosaurs. He made his dinosaurs evolve to become stronger and more massive, and they were able to eliminate their former enemies through teamwork. In a prehistoric era without "terrifying bipedal apes," Xu Fang's dinosaur tribe dominated the world.

Just when Xu Fang thought he had mastered the game, the Earth's temperature suddenly dropped, and all the dinosaurs became extinct.

Perhaps Xu Fang had taken the wrong path from the beginning. He shouldn't have focused on evolving the dinosaurs' physique but should have evolved their brains to make them smarter. Only then could scientific and technological development help them survive major extinction events. That was also the intention of the game's creators.

Therefore, today Xu Fang wanted to challenge another path and head towards intelligence.

After evolving their brains, the dinosaurs became highly intelligent. They learned to use various tools, established their own social systems, and conquered all life on Earth. Guided by Xu Fang, the dinosaur civilization rapidly entered the industrial revolution, where steam engines, ships, airplanes, and other machines were manufactured. After the third technological revolution, computers, new energy, aviation technology, and other sciences were also developed.

The time for the great extinction event arrived as expected. Xu Fang expected natural disasters such as extraterrestrial meteorites or volcanic eruptions, but it turned out that the problem came from the Sun.

Gigantic matter from the Sun crashed into the Earth, and with the dinosaur's current technology, they were unable to stop them. During the impact, dust rose to the atmosphere, blocking out sunlight, and the Earth once again entered a frigid ice age of mass extinction.

The gigantic matter emitted regular electromagnetic waves, and through analyzing these waves, the dinosaurs realized that those substances were "alive." They were life forms coming from the Sun! A solar civilization?!

The plot became interesting. Xu Fang saved his progress without any haste. After various technological innovations, his dinosaurs were capable of piloting mobile suits, and he had an abundant supply of nuclear power plants and underground shelters to withstand the low temperatures of the great extinction.

With billions of tons of hydrogen bombs, towering mecha robots, and a fleet that surrounded the Earth, everything was prepared. Who would win or lose in the end still remained uncertain.

It seemed that the war with the solar civilization would be a long process. Xu Fang checked the time; it was almost nightfall. He could advance further tomorrow.

In the evening, Xu Fang's high school classmate and his only close friend, Song Yu, invited him to dinner. Xu Fang was a bit puzzled as to why this guy suddenly wanted to treat him, but when they arrived at the restaurant, he understood. Turns out this guy had found a girlfriend and was proudly showing off in front of Xu Fang, even going out of his way to flaunt their affection.

Following the principle of reciprocity, Xu Fang ordered the most expensive dishes. Getting into a relationship was a big deal and shouldn't be too frugal. Tonight, the bill was on Song Yu. As Xu Fang watched the expression of pain on his face as he struggled in front of his girlfriend, he felt quite pleased.

After eating and drinking to his heart's content, Xu Fang returned to his dormitory, read a novel and chatted with his roommates for a while before it was time to sleep.

It was really a leisurely day, and he hoped that such beautiful and ordinary days would continue forever in this real world...

...

However, there was always a sense that something was not quite right.