It is not accurate to say that it is back to normal, and there is still a big difference between the environment inside and outside the lock.

First of all, the air is noticeably fresher than in Lizhou, the temperature is two or three degrees cooler, the sky is blue, and the evergreen trees on both sides of the road are lush in the depths of winter, revealing a vitality that was difficult to see before.

Over time, weeds will poke their heads out of the edges of the road and the cracks of the concrete piers, and even the asphalt-paved ground will be covered with plants, and within half a year, the products of human civilization will completely disappear under the influence of nature.

Environmental change is accelerating across the planet, and green plants, as producers in ecosystems, will have a drastic impact on this change.

Lin Xi looked back at Lizhou City, and the thirty-meter-thick misty lock shrouded the entire city, and it was impossible to see the situation inside from the outside.

What exactly is the Mystery Lock, and why does it exist?

Countless players in previous lives pursued this question, and as the exploration progressed, the answer that emerged was unbelievable to everyone, and even related to the reason why the game came when the end came.

As far as Lin Xi knew, the Lost Lock was a masterpiece of elves' advanced magic skills, a living work made of magical energy.

It is a powerful enchantment with a wide reach, simple consciousness in its own right, and has been tasked by its creator with guarding elven cities or sacred places.

They can live for hundreds or even thousands of years.

Designed to protect and banish certain creatures within its radius, the Locks work by infusing enchantments with a barrage of spells, but each Locklock has unique abilities that can't be described directly by sorceries.

Constructing the Lost Lock is no easy feat—even the weakest Lost Lock enchantment requires difficult legendary spells to construct.

And the legendary "Dragon Maniac Lock", which only exists, is the elves' permanent masterpiece and one of the most powerful spells.

In that world called Faeron, the Dragonmania Locks made all dragons restless and reckless, wrecklessly wrecking in their lands, slaughtering offspring and minions, giving the elves a chance to rebel and marking the end of dragon rule.

Of course, the Mystery Lock in front of him is not as powerful as the Dragon Maniac Lock, but with its ability to cover the entire city, even a Legendary Mage or even a Sage may not be able to use it.

However, apart from restricting players below level 3, this mystery lock has no other functions.

However, since you can enter and exit freely when you reach level 3, the purpose of the Lost Lock is not to trap the player in the city.

Linked to the difference between inside and outside the Maze Lock, it is speculated that it actually exists to protect the player.

Yes, there is not only a difference between the environment inside and outside the lock, but also the rules.

Lin Xi looked at a hare hiding under a tree, took out a one-handed crossbow that had not been used for a long time, and shot an arrow, and the hare fell in response.

The system prompted Lin Xi to gain 1 experience point, but the body of the hare remained motionless and did not disappear.

Unlike monsters that fall from the sky, beyond the Lost Locks are living beasts, trailing, stealthing, and cooperating to lure enemies, and even the hares at the bottom of the food chain will protect themselves with the help of the environment, not comparable to the grinning monsters in the city.

In other words, the outside of the maze is a real world, and the city secret realm is equivalent to a novice village, and only when you reach level 3 can you be eligible to get out of the maze lock.

So what are those monsters that fall from the sky?

In previous lives, players speculated that they were just virtual creatures that could be touched and had monster templates installed.

And the purpose of their arrival is not to kill humans, but to help humans grow rapidly.

What's more, the original intention of the end is not to destroy humanity, but to save humanity.

At first, most people scoffed at this inference, but as I thought about it deeply, there were many inconsistencies that made sense under this inference.

Six days ago, the first wave of monsters that fell from the sky were the weakest walking corpses, kobolds and gnolls.

Three days ago, the Nightmare reappeared, and the second wave of monsters was a mixture of orcs and lizardmen.

Their level and strength are progressive, as if chasing the player's ass and forcing them to grow.

The Mystery Lock restricts the player's access while also blocking out the monsters outside, all of which seems to indicate the system's protection of the player.

Some people say that monsters kill so many people, and there is no way to protect them, but from another point of view, the system gives humans more.

Players gain experience points after killing monsters, level up, learn skills and spells, and comprehend talents and specialties, which is a real improvement, and every player can experience it for themselves.

The attribute points obtained by upgrading easily broke the genetic shackles that human beings cannot reach with current technology, and the price paid to achieve this on all humans is beyond the imagination of humans.

Or the locks in front of you, which are difficult to exert even with legendary power, and such locks exist in every city in the world.

In other words, the system or the existence behind the system, the resources invested in the earth and human beings, can already be turned over and destroyed by the whole human race thousands of times.

No one would do anything that would not cost them more than they would lose, unless their purpose was not to destroy in the first place.

Linked to the mechanical sound before the end of the world, people came to the final speculation.

Lin Xi didn't hear a full voice in his previous life or in his life, but in his previous life, some players recorded it and posted it on the public forum.

To sum up, dark matter has reached the critical level, the end of the universe is coming, and all the advanced civilizations have taken refuge in the cosmic shelter, but they have accidentally discovered the earth and the civilized race on the earth - humans.

So a program called "Alpha 3 Extension", with the permission of the center of the star field where the advanced civilization is located on the earth, is ready to build a planetary shelter for the earth.

However, during the construction process, Alpha 3 was contaminated with unknown dark matter, actively interrupting the link to the central host, and continuing the mission after self-replication.

However, under the secondary infection of dark matter, the "Planet Sanctuary" was changed to the "Doomsday Survival Playground".

This is also what Lin Xi heard when he was just reborn.

But even if it is infected by dark matter, the clone of Alpha Extension 3 has not changed its original intention, and is still carrying out the original command, that is, to save humanity, but in a slightly different way.

It incarnates a system, throwing monsters in batches, in order to improve the strength of human beings.

From the perspective of continuing civilization, eliminate unqualified people, leave more excellent and powerful individuals and as many resources as possible, in order to continue the flame of civilization -

This is indeed salvation.

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