CHAPTER 557: CHAPTER 523 NIKA TRIBE

Jiang Xiao took the piece of paper from Shi Shi’s hand and once again fell into confusion.

What on earth was written there?

It was all gibberish!

Each stroke had landed in what seemed like an unexpected position, forming a loop within a loop within a loop.

These symbols were utterly irregular, resembling the script of some mysterious civilization, or perhaps the code of some mad scientist.

A single glance gave Jiang Xiao a wave of dizziness.

Stumbling, he couldn’t help but massage his temples, trying to dispel the inexplicable discomfort in his mind.

Something wasn’t right...

Noticing her father’s condition, Shi Shi also couldn’t help but frown with concern and asked,

"Daddy, are you okay?"

Then she looked at the contents on the paper and had the same reaction as Jiang Xiao, though not as severe.

Jiang Xiao took a deep breath, forcefully concentrating his attention. He knew that in this world of Kaidan, any detail could mean the difference between life and death.

Moreover, he felt that these gibberish symbols must have their own meaning.

Otherwise, how could anything make sense?

First of all, it was written on the back of the journal cover not to open this notebook.

That proved that what was recorded inside must be very important, and perhaps defy natural order.

Clearly, the pages torn out by the diary’s owner contained information they didn’t want others to know.

But...

Why didn’t they simply write things out?

After all, the previous entries were all written in plain, understandable language.

Could it be that the owner of the diary deliberately used these "special symbols" to obscure the truth?

That didn’t seem right either.

If so, they wouldn’t need to add a warning on the front not to open the diary since no one would understand these symbols even if left inside.

In fact, the warning on the first page might make someone more suspicious.

He spread the paper out on the desk, closely observing each symbol, trying to find a clue.

Shi Shi also leaned in, staring curiously at those symbols, her young age not diminishing her interest in the slightest.

As time ticked by, the atmosphere in the room grew more and more tense.

Suddenly, Shi Shi’s eyes brightened as if she had discovered something, she pointed at one of the symbols and said to Jiang Xiao,

"Daddy! Look here, this symbol is different from the others; its edges have some signs of wear, as if it’s been rubbed frequently."

Jiang Xiao leaned in for a closer look and indeed, as Shi Shi had said, the edges of that symbol were blurrier than the others.

But that didn’t explain anything.

Even with the discovery of this unusual symbol, the loops within loops were still puzzling to begin with.

Jiang Xiao tried to interpret the symbols from different angles, but each attempt ended in failure.

He even wondered if these symbols truly contained any information or were just meaningless designs meant to befuddle.

Perhaps the actual torn pages weren’t the ones in front of them now.

Shi Shi, observing her increasingly silent father, gently tugged at his sleeve and whispered,

"Daddy, should we look around to see if there are any other clues in this office?"

Jiang Xiao nodded, signaling that Shi Shi could go search around.

"Also, you might look in the nearby rooms. I think these symbols..."

Something wasn’t right.

In Du Lala’s world, Jiang Xiao had come to realize that his "spiritual" sense was much more acute than others.

He could see many things "normal people" couldn’t.

You could consider it a kind of "Yin Yang Eyes."

Regarding these symbols, he felt dizzy and unsteady.

But Shi Shi, who was much weaker than him, seemed to suffer less by comparison.

...

Other Chosen Ones had also reached the same stage as Jiang Xiao.

With careful attention, any would notice the diary was missing some crucial information.

But not every Chosen One could guess the missing information was hidden in this office, or find the torn part of the diary under the mattress like Shi Shi had.

However, there were some benefits...

At the very least, most of the Chosen Ones had chosen to lay low.

The reason being simple.

This Kaidan hadn’t provided any "rules."

That is to say, the chances of the Chosen Ones surviving had greatly increased.

As for clearing the game...

[Clearing condition: as long as one Chosen One clears, it ends.]

If they weren’t mistaken, the meaning of Kaidan was that as long as one Chosen One cleared, the rest would be carried through.

The only one who seemed serious was a Black man with a face painted in colorful, unrecognizable stripes.

He, too, had found the scientist’s diary hidden under the mattress.

The Nika Tribe?

That’s the name of their country.

In this era, it was almost unheard of for a country to name itself a "tribe."

The Nika, a very very small country, managed to persist to this day, which showed some merit.

And now, the live broadcast room for Nika was getting high numbers.

This Black man called Sakada was acting very strangely.

Holding those few papers, he shouted and cheered, his face a picture of excitement and exhilaration.

Then with utmost devotion, he placed the papers in the center of the house and began dancing an ancient and unsettling dance around it.

[No way, is this guy for real?]

[What’s he dancing? His moves kinda look like Li Ernai performing a séance in our village.]

[I’m a history buff, and it looks like he’s performing an ancient sacrificial dance, which is rarely seen nowadays.]

...

"Contact the Nika Tribe! Do it now, those aren’t meaningless doodles!"

Director Wang had already given the order. Although the guy had been living a life of slacking off, he never faltered in a crisis.

"We’ve tried, but... we can’t get through."

"Huh?"

Director Wang widened his eyes. Were there still countries in Dragon Country uncontactable?

"This Nika Tribe, are they that tough?"

"Uh, not exactly, their problem is they don’t have any base stations, satellites can’t cover them either. According to the data from Lighthouse Country, they’ve been living in the most primitive forests."

Sheesh?

Such an abstract country still exists?

"Send me their coordinates, and arrange for a plane, I’ll go there myself."

"That region is primal; with towering ancient trees everywhere and dense fog year-round, planes have trouble landing, including for parachuting, as the landing spot can’t be seen clearly."

"Arrange the flight!"

Director Wang didn’t want to repeat himself a third time.

His instinct told him that there must be some secret hidden within this primitive tribe.

Meanwhile, within the world of Kaidan, after finishing his dance, Sakada suddenly began to wail loudly.

What was he up to?