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Chapter 222 Since things have come to this, then come on, you little brat! (7K)

"boom!"

"Bang! Bang!"

Gunfire could be heard intermittently in the public firing range of the mechanical spaceship.

Several poorly dressed, dark-skinned deserters were holding yana guns and firing at an electronic target in the distance with stiff movements, clearly novices.

The ammunition at the shooting range is free, but you have to pay for the gun barrels yourself.

Li Guanqi picked up a standard-issue Y-N pistol, weighed it in his hand, and felt its cold touch.

He imitated the person next to him, clumsily checking the magazine, then loading it and aiming at the target in front of him.

"Click."

The bullet was a dud; the gun didn't even show a trace of energy.

Li Guanqi frowned, looking down and fiddling with the iron lump in his hand, somewhat bewildered. This thing was not quite what he had imagined.

"So cute..." Tang Xin watched from the side, turning her head away, her face flushed with suppressed laughter.

She cleared her throat and walked forward, pretending not to have seen it.

“Eighth Brother,” she pointed to the Yi Na spear that Li Guanqi was holding, “this… requires sensing the Qi first.”

"Sensing Qi?" Li Guanqi looked up and instantly understood. "Oh, oh, I see."

He followed the instructions and tried to activate the energy within his body; a weak stream of energy flowed down his arm into the gun handle.

Sure enough, a faint blue light emanated from the gun, as if it had been awakened.

Li Guanqi raised his gun again, aimed, and pulled the trigger—

"boom!"

With a loud bang, blue light shot out from the muzzle, followed by a tremendous recoil that made his wrist go numb.

The bullets missed the target entirely.

Li Guanqi shook his wrist, which was almost numb: "The recoil was a bit strong..."

“Um, myna…” Tang Xin said cautiously, yet also with a hint of a smile, “The Qi… needs to be fully replenished, not just a little bit.”

Li Guanqi froze, turned his head to look at her, and his expression was somewhat subtle.

“…I see.” He took a deep breath and mobilized Yi Na again.

This time, he poured all his energy into it until the entire gun body was lit up with a stable and full blue light.

He raised his gun again, aimed, and this time he felt much more confident.

"boom!"

The gunshot was much crisper than before, and the recoil was almost imperceptible. At the same time, a number lit up on the electronic target in the distance—"6".

It hit! Although it was only the sixth ring.

But then, a strange emptiness came from within him. Li Guanqi subconsciously looked at the supercomputing ring on his wrist, which displayed his INT value. That shot had consumed a full 200 points, and it was now slowly recovering.

"So this is the Yi Na gun..." Li Guanqi murmured to himself, lost in thought.

It consumes the user's nitric acid as an energy source, costing 200 points, with an effective range of approximately 80 meters.

On the surface, this practical assessment is a test of dueling skills, but in reality, it tests a person's comprehensive abilities in various aspects, including dueling, survival, pursuit, counter-pursuit, cooperation, resource allocation, and physical fitness.
How did Mickey, that good-for-nothing, actually get into university?
"You really know a lot." Li Guanqi turned to look at Tang Xin, with a hint of teasing. "From now on, I'll have to call you Sister Xin."

"Sister Xin." Tang Xin was a little embarrassed by the praise, and turned her head slightly. She was unsure whether it was appropriate to say, "This is common sense for citizens."

She coughed lightly and raised her head slightly, as if accepting the praise.

Tang Xin picked up a nitroglycerin pistol, loaded it, aimed, and leaned close to Li Guanqi, whispering, "Brother Ba, which zone should we jump to next?"

"Bang!" A shot was fired, a perfect score.

From the air, the Youlan Islands resemble a giant bear's paw, with five main islands located in the "palm" and "finger" positions. There are a total of 50 landing areas of varying sizes, each with an attached safe zone.

There are 50 districts and more than 20,000 people, averaging more than 400 people per district. The landing areas are also divided into popular and suburban areas. The popular districts are in the "palm" and have more resources and missions. If you can fight your way out, you can basically be invincible at the same time. If you are lucky, you can even lie in the safe zone until the end.

Of course, the competition in popular areas is obviously brutal.

Li Guanqi thought of the gas mask in the mall, raised his gun, aimed at the target, and whispered, "The border area that jumps in the palm of your hand."

"Bang!" A shot was fired.

"I guess there will be a 'poison circle' thing. Statistically speaking, it will most likely spawn in the palm area."

"Jumping to Finger Island will be an ultimate challenge when crossing the sea."

"If a third-party enemy blocks the bridgehead, they'll be like a war god."

"The drug circle?" Tang Xin was taken aback for a moment, then quickly nodded and smiled, "Okay! I'll listen to Brother Ba!"

After practicing for more than two hours, it was late at night, and only three people remained at the shooting range.

"Bang! Bang!" Two gunshots rang out simultaneously.

Ten rings.

Ten rings.

Li Guanqi, panting, said, "What? I'm still pretty accurate."

"Brother Ba, that's awesome!" Tang Xin exclaimed after hitting a bullseye on her first shot.

"That's about enough." Li Guanqi checked the time. "Let's find a place to rest and prepare for the battle. Thank you for your help tonight."

Honestly, even if you let him teach himself firearms, he wouldn't achieve much in two hours.

"It's alright, we're teammates, we help each other out," Tang Xin said with a smile. "We'll still have to count on you when it comes to the duel."

The two men put down their rifles and left the shooting range.

Lin Chen glanced at the two departing figures and murmured in surprise, "A citizen girl would actually like a barbarian."

Some things, the people involved don't feel anything about.

To outsiders, it appears to be made of iron.

It is indeed rare for a citizen girl to like a deserter. No matter where you are, girls tend to admire the strong, and it is not uncommon for deserters to become citizens through marriage.

It's understandable that citizen men like wild women; they're pretty, have good figures, and are attracted to their looks. However, Biantana women can only give birth once in their lives, so they are extremely cautious about their feelings for their first love and their genes.

Based on the curse that a woman can only give birth once in her lifetime, women in Biantana, in respectable marriages, are rarely compatible with those of lower social classes.

They might secretly keep male lovers, but there was never any talk of a son-in-law living with his wife's family.

Lin Chen withdrew his gaze, loaded another bullet, aimed at the target in front of him, and pulled the trigger.

"boom!"

Another perfect shot!

As a player of [Magic Bullet Shooter], you can't afford to have bad aim!
Women will only slow him down the speed at which he draws his gun!

"Dong dong dong."

Li Guanqi gently knocked three times on the heavy alloy gate. The hinges slid open slowly with a soft "hiss." He stepped aside to let Tang Xin go in first, and then followed her in.

Suddenly, a huge cabin appeared before them.

It's less like a lounge and more like a giant beehive crammed with living people.

The entire cabin is divided into hundreds of independent small spaces by a semi-transparent blue polymer material partition, each compartment can only accommodate one person sitting or lying down.

Most people had their backs against the iron wall, their eyes closed, and it was unclear whether they were asleep.

Someone was shuffling the cards rapidly, then drawing five more, as if simulating a starting hand, and then a 'cloud duel' ensued.

Some people even put their hands together in prayer.

Some people were wearing D-visual goggles and constantly scanning others. People in the same cabin or at the same landing point could very well be their first opponents.

Li Guanqi's gaze swept quickly across the room, and he pointed to two adjacent cubicles that were relatively far inside and a little secluded: "Go over there, it's quieter."

The two tried to walk as quietly as possible through the narrow passage.

Along the way, they were met with many wary, scrutinizing, or surprised glances.

Li Guanqi was the first to enter a cubicle. The space was indeed small, just enough for him to sit down. He could only lean back slightly against the cold iron wall and couldn't lie down completely.

The cabin simulates the average temperature of the Youlan Islands, which is only twelve degrees Celsius.

Tang Xin sat down next to him, hesitating for an unknown amount of time—perhaps a moment, perhaps an eternity.

Amidst the astonished gazes of the crowd, she pressed the supercomputing ring and took out a blanket.

Blanket price: 1.

Tang Xin tapped on the glass partition, poked her head out slightly, and whispered, "Press the red button at the same time to cancel the partition."

"The blanket. Yes, you can, share it."

Towards the end of her sentence, she could barely make a sound, but the extremely quiet cabin still allowed her words to travel clearly to the ears of everyone who was awake.

The dozens of people in the cabin who were awake were stunned.

People still buy blankets?

For 10,000, you can buy another rare card.

Even if you don't buy cards, you should at least buy necessities like food, bullets, and water, or high-performance items like D-view glasses. Why are you buying a blanket?

Too much money to spend?

What's even stranger is that you, a citizen woman, bought a blanket and then gave it to a man from the desert.

Standard supercomputing rings and temporary supercomputing rings are easily distinguishable from each other; a person walking on the road can be separated by an invisible partition.

Even someone as dull as Li Guanqi realized something at this moment.

If a girl hands him a card, a book, or a movie ticket, he probably won't take it seriously.

But now, she's handing him half a blanket.

He was at a loss, unsure how to respond.

Tang Xin realized the gazes around her, her face turned embarrassed, her whole body trembled slightly, feeling like an outsider, and she slowly pulled the blanket back.

Seeing this, Li Guanqi quickly grabbed the edge of the blanket, pressed down on the red ox on the partition, removed the partition, paused for a moment, and said, "Thank you."

"Hmm," Tang Xin pursed her lips gently and sat back down in her seat.

The blanket was placed over the partition and over the two of them.

To many, spending the price of a rare card on a blanket that they might never use is foolish and short-sighted.

But in Tang Xin's eyes...

That's right.

She is willing.

No matter how many years have passed, if someone brings this up with her, she will say without hesitation that she has no regrets.

Xia Sheng, who was standing in the corner, was stunned.

There aren't many things that can make him take his eyes off his book or his sister, but this scene is one of them.

I never expected to see such a precious scene while I was just visiting during my 'holiday'.

He is a staff member of the underworld who has been given a few days off to participate in the examination of the Soul-Binding Division. The main task is to pack some food to take back to his sister, and the side task is to investigate the Sequence Disaster 003.

These past few days, he felt that there was no difference between the mortal world and the underworld.

It was all strife, wailing, and darkness.

Even now, during the period when quotas were at their scarcest, he saw a citizen girl move half a blanket over a deserter man.

He wouldn't be surprised by any change in citizenship or any gender swap.

"So, love still exists in this world." Xia Sheng chuckled softly, then continued reading.

As for rest, the people of the underworld have no shortage of sleep; it's common for them to sleep for a hundred years at a time.

In the monitoring room, Langley looked at the scene in the cabin, a slight smile playing on his lips, and chuckled bitterly in a low voice: "If only you could represent the citizens and the wastelanders."

The conflict between the Prisoner's Office and the Common Council (Clock) was, to a large extent, a conflict between citizens and the destitute, between the rich and the poor.

Various crime studies have shown that...

Citizens can get along with each other, and so can deserters. However, throwing deserters into citizen areas will breed discrimination, while throwing citizens into deserter areas will incite violence.

The practice assessment does not allow the use of personal cards, in order to minimize the injustice caused by the wealth gap.

There are still differences. Citizens have received firearms education, can use guns as soon as they get their hands on them, and have more guns. Wilderness people, on the other hand, have stronger survival skills and environmental adaptability.

"Hey, Group Seven, what were they thinking, suddenly adding a card like [Engraving Demon] to the assessment card pool?" Langley turned around and asked Deng Jun next to him, "The bureau actually decided to do that?"

[Engraving Demon] After the hype surrounding the All-Victory event, the price of this card has skyrocketed on the market, and most departments simply haven't been willing to release it for their performance evaluations.

As the organizers, they have to consider the wear and tear on the cards and the relics.

Although all the cards used in the assessment were covered with protective films and transmitters, there are still losses every year, and it would be quite painful to lose even one [Engraving Demon].

It was her bonus that was deducted; how could she not be upset!

Deng Jun kept his eyes straight ahead, his voice as steady as ever: "I don't know, and I won't speculate."

Langley pursed his lips, about to say something more, when he heard footsteps and the sound of a door opening behind him.

"If you ask me, it's fishing," a clear and somewhat shrewd voice rang out.

Lanli and Deng Jun turned around at the same time; three people were standing at the door.

The one in the middle is the group leader, dressed in a crisp black uniform with sharp eyes.

The group leader on the left is not tall, with slightly squinted eyes and a half-smile on his lips.

On the right is the leader of Group Twelve, dressed in slightly loose casual clothes, with an oval face and a foxy look. He is holding a thermos in his hand and is the one who just spoke.

"Hey—" Langley drawled, "Hey team leaders, what a rare treat! Why aren't you cuddling your wives and kids at this hour? What are you doing in our little monitoring room? Inspecting our work?"

"Stop talking nonsense." The team leader said succinctly, his gaze sweeping across the monitor screen. "How's the situation?"

"Any unusual changes in the candidates' records?"

"Fishing?" Deng Jun ignored the group leader of Group One, frowned slightly, and looked at the group leader of Group Twelve. "What do you mean?"

The leader of Group Twelve took a sip of hot water and said slowly, "You can't catch a wolf without risking your cubs. Those dozen or so rats hiding their heads and tails need to be given a little treat before they'll move."

"Keep an eye on them and see who can't resist reaching out."

Langley suddenly realized, but quickly became suspicious again: "Just for this? You guys would be so kind as to come all the way here to help us keep an eye on the rats? I remember last time during our joint operation, you were always making excuses when we asked you to send some men." "I'm being honest, I'm here to look for seedlings." The leader of Group Four smiled憨厚ly, "Just passing by, just stopping by to take a look."

"I knew it." Langley's tone was full of disdain. "You guys are the first to run when it comes to dirty and hard work, but when it comes to the assessment and recruitment, hey, you're all all smiles! You guys are something else."

The leader of Group Twelve handed over a jolt-inducing pill: "Hey, hey, my dear sister, I'm just keeping you company while you stay up all night."

“As one of the first batch of pilot projects, our Shenwu Department is under close scrutiny from above.”

"Those mice are very clever."

Eight hours later, a loud bang rang out, and ten thousand examinees, including Li Guanqi, suddenly opened their eyes.

The remaining 10,000 people didn't sleep at all; they practiced all night.

"Good morning, myna." Tang Xin handed over bread and water. The blanket had been removed, so it seemed that he had woken up early.

Li Guanqi nodded, hesitated for a moment, then took the bread and water and stretched his muscles.

Attention all candidates!

The mechanical announcement echoed throughout the spaceship, and the 20,000 examinees immediately stopped what they were doing and listened quietly.

[Opening in five minutes]

[All candidates, please return to your selected landing compartment and await the barrier imprint.]

As soon as he finished speaking, several robots entered the various cabins.

They imprinted an extra gold temporary button on the candidate's supercomputing ring.

【Please note】

A barrier will automatically pop up when the lifespan is below 20% or the sanity rate is below 55%.

[If the source of the damage is a conflict between examinees outside the duel, it will not result in elimination. If the source of the damage is oneself, an accident, damage within the duel, or a third-party enemy, it will result in elimination.]

Life force: A virtual numerical value describing vitality.

For example, if a person loses too much blood and goes into shock, their life level is 5%. At that point, they can no longer press the barrier button and will have to wait for rescue automatically. Of course, the threshold cannot be set to the exact 5% threshold for near death. If the life level is below 20%, the person may have already lost the ability to move.

The same applies to rationality.

Once all the barrier keys were imprinted, the mechanical announcement sounded again.

[About to exit the cabin]

[Dear candidates, please be prepared. You may experience brief dizziness and weightlessness during the descent. Please remain calm. The Bureau of Spirit Control has comprehensive security measures in place.]

【Countdown】

【5】

Li Guanqi's gaze swept around, taking in a variety of expressions: excitement, fear, and determination.

【4】

Xia Sheng closed the book, put it in his pocket, and looked up at the ceiling.

【3】

Lin Chen closed his eyes and murmured to himself.

【2】

Inside the monitoring room, five team leaders quickly scanned nearly a hundred monitoring screens.

【1】

With a clang, the floorboards loosened and opened. Tang Xin gasped for breath and grabbed Li Guanqi's hand. Li Guanqi instinctively tightened his grip on her hand as well.

"Boom—" Everyone exited the cabin.

Li Guanqi frowned sharply. The sudden drop made him sway, his vision spun, and all he could hear was the howling wind and the screams of countless people.

However, just a second or two later, the rapid descent suddenly slowed down.

He steadied himself and his breathing, and slowly opened his eyes.

A layer of pale blue, almost transparent bubbles enveloped him, slowing his descent to a steady pace as he drifted towards the vast island below.

Tang Xin's hand was still trembling slightly, but the pressure had eased a bit.

The two looked around again, their pupils shrinking slightly.

As far as the eye could see, there were thousands upon thousands of blue bubbles just like his, like stars scattered across the night sky, densely packed together.

For some unknown reason, some of them drifted into the sea.
Inside each bubble was a candidate, each in a different pose; some were still screaming, while others had calmed down and begun to observe, staring at each other.

Everyone

The spacecraft's announcements echoed high in the sky.

Wishing you success in your assessment.

"Whoosh—" The bubble suddenly accelerated its descent, then slowed down just before hitting the ground.

"Pop pop pop—" Twenty thousand bubbles burst one after another, and all the candidates landed safely.

Li Guanqi was panting heavily, quite frightened; this 'skydiving' was even more thrilling than he had imagined.

"That scared me to death!" Tang Xin patted her chest, relieved.

【Ding--】

A giant projection screen appeared high in the sky.

[Time remaining until the start of the assessment: 29:59]

[Number of surviving test takers: 21864]

Li Guanqi composed himself and looked around. Many candidates were still slumped on the ground, their faces pale, clearly terrified by this unusual "parachute arrival".

Tang Xin patted her chest, her face pale, and it took her a while to recover.

“Let’s go…” Li Guanqi took a deep breath and stepped forward, “Let’s familiarize ourselves with the terrain first.”

Tang Xin quickly caught up: "Brother Ba, are you familiar with the layout of the hospital?"

“Not bad…” Li Guanqi looked up at the white building not far away. A lot of people had already gathered at the entrance. “It seems that quite a few people have chosen this landing spot.”

Hospitals, in any world, seem to have an inherent ability to attract people.

The assessment rules explicitly mention "lifespan" and "rationality rate," which means that injury or mental breakdown are both possible.

When there are injuries or illnesses, medicines and treatment facilities are naturally needed.

This prominent hospital building is undoubtedly the most direct source of resources in this area.

After a brief moment of mutual wariness and observation, the students who had landed nearby all converged on the hospital from various directions. Time was limited, and everyone wanted to gain the upper hand.

Just as we approached the hospital, a slightly strange, monotone shout broke the silence.

"Ouch~ That hurts~"

The sound wasn't loud, but it reached everyone's ears clearly.

"Someone come and save me~"

Li Guanqi looked in the direction of the sound and his gaze settled on the open space in front of the hospital gate.

There sat a girl in a white uniform, slumped over. She was thin and looked rather pitiful.

In front of her, there was a rough wooden sign that was placed crookedly.

Several bolder or more curious candidates gathered around, seemingly asking each other in hushed tones.

The girl didn't respond to the questions from those around her, only mechanically repeating, "Ouch~ it hurts~"

"Ah~Help~"

The performance was rather clumsy and felt perfunctory.

Li Guanqi frowned slightly. It was still a safe time, so he wasn't worried about any traps. He gestured for Tang Xin to follow, and they walked quickly together.

As they got closer and saw the girl's face clearly, Li Guanqi and Tang Xin were both stunned for a moment, their expressions turning somewhat strange.

The wooden sign had crooked, illegible writing on it—

"I am an NPC, please don't hit me."

“They’re from the Soul-Binding Division.” Tang Xin leaned closer to Li Guanqi and lowered her voice. “They should be an insider in disguise.”

Li Guanqi nodded, looking at the expressionless face that was pretending to be in pain with a complicated expression: "I know, she was the one who interrogated me last time."

"It seems to be called..."

Meanwhile, inside the monitoring room.

Langley sighed and said helplessly into his headset, "Qiqi—I mean, can't you put some real emotion into this?"

"You have to portray that feeling of unbearable pain, otherwise how will the test takers empathize? How will they trigger the subsequent tasks?"

"Think about your most painful moments, like when your bonus was completely deducted!"

The girl's emotionless voice came through the earpiece: "Haven't I screamed enough, team leader?"

Ouch~ that hurts~

What does it mean to suffer the pain of having all your bonuses deducted?

I have never received a prize.

Langley: "..."

The leader of Group Twelve next to him chuckled and put down his thermos: "Lanley, your subordinate... is quite interesting. You actually came up with the idea of ​​casting her in this."

Langley glared at her irritably: "Shut up, watch the show."

"This is the easiest job."

"This Qiqi's points are at the bottom of the entire department," the group leader said coldly, turning to look at Langley. "For four consecutive months."

"Why are you looking at me?" Langley shrugged. "I've already reported it to the minister."

"He thought this kid had potential, what could I, a small group leader, say?

“I pushed all the easy tasks onto her.”

The other four group leaders remained silent. The Bureau of Spirit Control was corrupt internally, with some occupying positions without doing their jobs and others using back channels. Every group had such people, and no one spoke out against anyone else.

Li Guanqi glanced at Qiqi, but couldn't discern any signs of illness in her.

It's really hard for a healthy person to pretend to be sick, let alone someone with poor acting skills.

"Where do you feel unwell?" he asked tentatively.

Qiqi is still like an NPC, all she can say is, "Ah~ it hurts~ oh, it hurts~"

A man seemed to remember something, put on his D-lens, glanced at Qiqi, and frowned as if he saw something.

Some people see the symptoms but don't know how to treat them.

Some people know how to treat it, but they can't see the symptoms.

"Should we go buy a D-type eyeglass?" Tang Xin asked worriedly.

Li Guanqi shook his head and said in a low voice, "We only have 22 left. If we spend 3 to buy it, we'll be at the cutoff line."

That one point on the written test was actually a foreshadowing of what was to come.

With just one more cent, the credit limit increases by 10,000, and the tactics will change.

Li Guanqi ignored Qiqi, who was still diligently crying out in pain, and gestured to Tang Xin: "Let's go to the hospital first."

The two didn't linger and quickly passed through the hospital gate. The lobby was empty, with a few examinees warily eyeing each other in a corner, and most of the other people had already disappeared into the corridors on each floor.

They did not rush upstairs, but first quickly searched the first floor.

The corridor lights flickered on and off, most of the ward doors were locked, and in the few open rooms, overturned chairs or scattered documents could be seen.

"Something doesn't feel right here," Tang Xin said softly, quickening her pace to follow Li Guanqi.

Li Guanqi hummed in agreement, his sharp gaze sweeping over every corner, and said in a low voice, "Find a small room with only one entrance."

Finally, they found a small room at the end of the corridor with a sign that read "Storage Room".

The door was unlocked, and inside were piles of discarded cleaning supplies. The space was cramped, with only one small window, and the location was relatively remote.

Li Guanqi pushed open the door and quickly checked everything to confirm that there was no immediate danger.

"Right here." He gently closed the door behind him, but didn't lock it, leaving a small crack to observe the outside.

"No one can interfere with the duel; you have to rely on yourself."

Tang Xin nodded: "I know."

She instinctively reached out and covered her chest, where her grandmother's pen lay.

"The magic pen will protect us."

A cool touch came from my fingertips, and my heartbeat was exceptionally clear in the quiet storage room.

Li Guanqi didn't speak, but listened intently to the sounds outside.

Hurried footsteps and hushed arguments echoed down the corridor, but quickly faded away.

Time ticked by, and the countdown screen high in the sky kept displaying numbers.

[Practical Assessment by the Spirit-Binding Division]

A loud, mechanical announcement suddenly rang out from high above, penetrating the hospital walls.

[Officially Begins]

Almost the instant the words fell—

"Bang bang bang!"

"Da da da!"

A sharp, rapid burst of gunfire suddenly erupted inside and outside the hospital.

After the gunshots, there were no cries of pain, only a haughty "Hmph, it's over."

"Come on then, you little brat!"

"Duel!" (X2)

(End of this chapter)