My System Arrives 3 Years Earlier, But the Deities Haven't Come Yet

"What? This ranch will become a secret realm in the future? And there are intelligent Tauren here now!" Zeng Shen's eyes glowed with a mysterious light as he listened to the system's prompt in the driver's seat.

He initially planned to retrieve some beef from the ranch's reserves. However, he was pleasantly surprised to discover a new intelligent race, the Tauren.

Excited, Zeng Shen wanted to rush to the adult cattle barns to find and secure these Tauren.

After all, any intelligent race that could survive three years without being taken as followers by other deities must possess significant intelligence and potential.

Just as Zeng Shen was about to command No. 1, a series of black-framed texts appeared in the upper left corner of his vision:

[Unique Secret Realm: Great Ranch Secret Realm]

[Secret Realm Tier: Level 3 Advanced]

[Current Danger Level: Six Stars]

[Main Mission 1: Survive for eight hours. Reward: Resource Card, Great Ranch Secret Realm Fragment One.]

[Main Mission 2: Explore 100% of the ranch (Living Area 20%, Barn Area 20%, Industrial Area 30%, Pasture Area 30%). Current Exploration: 0%. Reward: Tool Card, Great Ranch Secret Realm Fragment Two.]

[Main Mission 3: Conquer the intelligent Tauren race, suppress at least two deities within the realm. Reward: Wonder Card, Great Ranch Secret Realm Fragment Three.]

[Analysis: This realm is extremely dangerous, but the rewards are equally rich. Obtaining all three Great Ranch Secret Realm Fragments allows the synthesis of a rare, special Great Ranch Secret Realm Card. A unique secret realm will disappear permanently once any deity completes it.]

"This Great Ranch Secret Realm is different from the Suburban Manor Secret Realm outside Jinhai City."

"It's a unique secret realm, and entering it immediately triggers main missions. Completing these missions grants rewards?"

Zeng Shen's eyes shone with surprise and excitement as he read the text.

Considering the realm's current state, it posed no danger to him, unlike in the post-divine energy eruption era when it would be perilous.

Thus, these three main missions, seemingly challenging in the early days of the deity revival era, were now as simple as child's play for him, allowing easy completion and reward collection.

Immediately, he directed No. 1 towards the living area streets of the ranch workers' quarters, aiming to complete the simplest main mission: exploration.

Soon, the No. 1 God Energy War Chariot, transformed into an RV, navigated through the living area's streets and alleys.

Zeng Shen shifted his gaze from the black-framed text to this unique living area.

Unlike the simplistic view he had seen via projection, this ranch worker living area resembled a large village with comprehensive amenities, including barber shops, small restaurants, worker cafeterias, internet cafes, fruit shops, bathhouses, small clinics, worker karaoke bars, hair salons, standalone family houses, small gardens, and recreational plazas.

For a moment, Zeng Shen imagined that, without the initial disasters caused by the divine energy eruption, the large pre-fabricated vegetable factory he was building back home might similarly develop such a living area inside and outside the plant.

Eight minutes later, after No. 1 traversed the entire area's streets, Zeng Shen's map exploration progress increased by 10%.

"The living area's exploration completion accounts for 20% of the secret realm."

"Yet, No. 1 just covered all the streets and alleys here, only reaching 10%."

"Does this mean I need to explore inside these buildings to reach 20%?"

Frowning in thought, Zeng Shen stowed No. 1 and led Yadidi, Lin Keke, and Asha towards the nearest dormitory building.

It was 1 p.m., during the lunch break.

The dormitory, located in the most remote part of the living area, was exceptionally quiet. As Zeng Shen entered, a rapid warning sounded in his mind.

[Danger! Danger! Host is about to encounter a Level 3 Trainee Female Worker Guardian. Host and followers will be in extreme danger if encountered. Please leave promptly.]

To emphasize the severity, a virtual panel, visible only to Zeng Shen, appeared, shaking violently.

"What the heck is a Level 3 Trainee Female Worker Guardian?"

Murmuring in confusion, Zeng Shen saw a fierce-looking, obese, unkempt white woman emerge from the dormitory's left-side supervisor room.

She scrutinized Zeng Shen and shouted, "This is a technical school's trainee female worker dormitory. No men allowed, not even boyfriends. Huh? You look unfamiliar, like you're not from around here. What are you doing here, are you..."

Before she could finish, Asha frowned and used her hypnotic Soul Lullaby, "Get inside and sleep."

"Yes."

The woman obediently lay down and rolled back into the supervisor room.

[Congratulations, Host. You and your heroic spirit successfully repelled the Trainee Female Worker Guardian after great difficulty, earning 1,000 survival points.]

Listening to the prompt, Zeng Shen entered the supervisor room, took the keys, and tossed a Peering Eye at the rolling woman.

[Analysis: After the secret realm formed, divine humans who failed to escape were transformed into Level 3 secret realm monsters with special terrifying powers. They cannot be tamed.]

"Divine humans who failed to escape the secret realm are transformed into its monsters."

Zeng Shen typed the Peering Eye's feedback into a message for Xiao Ai, then led the three women to explore the female dormitory building.

The first door was locked, so Zeng Shen used the key to quietly unlock it and entered invisibly.

The room was fifty square meters.

Inside, four young, slender blonde girls, looking like recent technical school graduates, were napping lightly dressed or undressed.

In that moment, Zeng Shen felt a thrill, like entering a female student dormitory.

He used the Peering Eye on the girls, hoping for useful information.

The feedback revealed they were remnants unlikely to survive three years.

With waning interest, Zeng Shen quietly left the room.

Outside, he whispered to the women, "I'll quickly explore this dormitory alone. Wait for me at the hallway."

The women nodded slightly.

Zeng Shen re-entered invisibility and began his exploration.

He swiftly covered the first floor from the second room to the ninth, then moved to the second, third, fourth, and fifth floors...

Finally, he used his flying skill to descend from the ninth floor, not lingering, and took the women to other dormitories and standalone houses.

An hour later, Zeng Shen had invisibly explored all nearby dormitories, standalone family houses, and other living area buildings. He then returned to the No. 1 God Energy War Chariot to head to the adjacent adult cattle pen area.

Meanwhile, he checked his exploration progress in the upper left corner, which had increased from 10% to 20%, successfully completing the living area's exploration.