Don't confiscate my citizenship

"Then I will naturally have to use my wisdom and character to the fullest, so as to avoid experiencing the feeling of death in the artificial shadow world."

Lanqi thought secretly in his heart.

As he touched [Continue], ripples appeared on the silver-white light screen, quickly spreading at his fingertips, disappearing under the words and seeming to emerge with new content.

Before he could see it, it was as if he was falling rapidly from the sky above the world.

Accompanied by a feeling of weightlessness, Lanqi felt as if his whole body and mind were suddenly immersed in a whole new world!

soon.

The surroundings quickly lit up.

The scene filled Lanqi's vision in an instant.

It was also at this moment that the biting chill came over me, like a ruthless blade, piercing my heart.

He felt the temperature drop suddenly and the whole world was frozen.

The blood seemed to solidify, and the frost could easily penetrate the skin.

"Huha! What the hell is this place!"

The breath Lanqi exhaled almost condensed into ice crystals in an instant.

He could only grit his teeth to resist the piercing pain in the cold wind.

He found himself standing on a snowy field.

The vast expanse of white snow covered the earth, and the sound of howling wind and snow filled the air between heaven and earth, making his brain buzz!

At first glance, the sky was leaden gray, and thick clouds blocked the sunlight.

The cold wind blew up snowflakes all over the sky, flying in the air, sometimes gathering together, sometimes scattering, making the entire white world psychedelic and harsh.

"Sir, we'll be at their house soon!"

It seemed like an old voice shouting hysterically, fighting against the wind and snow.

Lanqi turned around and looked at the voice. Behind him, there was an old man in a cotton coat and a heavy knight in silver-white armor who were also walking hard in the snow and fog.

Although Lanqi didn't know what the old man meant for the time being.

But he soon saw that there was a small village standing in the snow.

It is like a gem lost in the vast snow.

And I am in this village.

At the same time, information about the shadow world also appeared before his eyes——

[Shadow World: Hidden Flame of Winter]

[Level: First Level]

[The number of challengers is 1]

[The gap between the desire to do good and the ability to do good is called benevolence and righteousness. It is foolish to force benevolence and righteousness, but there are always people who are willing to carry it through to the end. ]

[Winter is coming. As a noble in the northern border, your territory is currently facing a fiscal deficit and you have very little money left.]

[When you stopped by this village, you heard the village chief say that a magic furnace theft occurred in the village today.]

[It has been snowing heavily lately. If we don't get this magic furnace back, the three people in this family might freeze to death tonight.]

[Mission objective: Please help this family solve their difficulties before dark (within 1 hour) so that they can safely spend this cold winter.]

[Note: As a noble of the Holy Kingdom and a believer of the Holy Rite Church, your bottom line is that you must never violate the law, never harm civilians, and never defraud civilians. Otherwise, the church executioner who knows your background will execute you.]

[Note: Correspondingly, if a criminal act is discovered, the executioner will also assist you in giving the criminal the appropriate punishment.]

After understanding the requirements of this exam, Lanqi looked forward.

Not far away, there was indeed a house built of wood. Its roof was covered with thick white snow, as if it was hidden in this pure white world.

Then the old man behind him must be the village chief, and the knight in silver-white armor is the executioner.

Lanqi did not rush to the house in front, but analyzed the current situation briefly.

Since I am now a noble of this inexplicable country with strict restrictions, some of the simplest and most brutal methods of passing the customs will definitely not work.

For example, you cannot directly steal supplies from other families to help this one family.

Unless you have the confidence that you can defeat this executioner who looks scary at first glance.

Maybe you’ll die if you try.

As for taking this family to squeeze in at the village chief's house, they can only survive tonight, but not the entire cold winter.

Obviously, it does not meet the mission objectives.

If any household was forced to take in this family for the entire winter.

This kind of abuse of power to allow someone else to take over someone else's position is most likely illegal.

"Sure enough, ordinary cleverness doesn't work in this shadow world. All shortcuts are blocked."

Lanqi muttered to himself in the snow.

In a short while, his cheeks turned red from the cold and a thin layer of frost formed.

When he was about to move again, he felt the joints of his limbs stiffen in the severe cold, and movement became increasingly difficult.

Even wearing thick aristocratic winter clothes cannot block the biting cold.

Suddenly, Lanqi also realized that according to the physical fitness of the candidates, the time for activities outdoors in the snow was actually very limited.

Aimless searching will inevitably lead to one's burial in the snow and wind.

"Let's go to this one first to investigate the clues."

He quickly quickened his pace and walked towards the wooden house in front.

……

In a spacious and bright conference room in the main building of Sage Institute, chairs and tables are arranged in a round table format, with several large round tables surrounding the central projection screen.

Sitting at each table were five or six teachers from a group, some of them staring at the magic screen seriously, while others were actively communicating with others.

This is more like a seminar or presentation than a conference.

They are carefully recording the highlights and details of each candidate in this exam, and exchanging opinions with other teachers from time to time.

The screen clearly shows the scene of the candidates after entering the artificial shadow world.

All candidates, without exception, made slow progress.

After they went to that house, they learned from the couple that there were strange noises outside the window on the night of the theft, and then the door of the house was blown open as if by a snowstorm, and the temperature in the house dropped sharply.

When the couple walked out of the bedroom tremblingly, they found that the magic furnace had disappeared, and there were some footprints left outside the house, which should belong to a tall adult male, but they were soon covered by snow.

As for asking the little girl at home, the couple's adopted niece, she seemed to know something, but no matter how they talked to her, she wouldn't speak.

So some candidates chose to go to other villagers to investigate clues, while others tried to find ways to start with the abnormality of the little girl.

Of course, there were also candidates who were not rigorous in their examination of the questions and were too clever for their own good, and inexplicably died under the sword of the executioner.

He promised the village chief a favor and asked him to take in this family for the entire winter.

But given the current state of the territory, the lord could not guarantee to pay the money, which constituted fraud. The executioner, who knew the lord well, immediately saw that the lord was lying and executed him.

"People like this who think they are very smart often fail to notice logical omissions and die the fastest in the shadow world."

As he crossed out the names of the eliminated candidates, Vice Dean Ron sighed.

“This is the lack of wisdom.”

In fact, the correct idea is to pay attention to the most basic clue "the abnormality of the little girl" and collect some key information from other villagers. The problem will be solved after decrypting the information, uncovering the truth and subduing the criminal.

"The film world requires both wisdom and talent, and sometimes noble character is also required, so as to gain the favor of the characters and solve the clues."

While they were discussing.

Another teacher saw an excellent wizard who used wind magic to cut down trees directly and then used magic to quickly dry the firewood.

Some people even tried to make fire-attribute magic props that could be used to replace magic furnaces.

It can be said that each of them shows his magical powers.

however.

These seemingly eye-catching operations have not been favored by many teachers.

"Sometimes the Shadow World can indeed take shortcuts through its own characteristics, but sometimes it can also fall into traps..."

"I remember this original version of the first-order shadow world being very disgusting, because in the end, it was discovered that this evil couple deliberately hid the magic furnace in order to freeze the little girl to death in the snowstorm, and thus defraud the high funeral subsidies stipulated in the laws of the northern border."

"Even if you give them dry firewood or a magic stove, it won't save the little girl, because what's cold is actually the twisted human heart."

"Sometimes being too arrogant and trying to skip the Shadow World's mechanism may lead to unexpected failures. This is because you are not calm and steady enough."

A group of teachers discussed the core of this entrance examination with sighs.

For most of the candidates who are at the second or third level, this first-level shadow world does not have any combat elements that require the use of force.

It is just the most basic and simplest shadow world mode.

But it can also fundamentally examine whether the candidates have the suitability to challenge the world of film.

"Hey, what's wrong with this guy?!"

An exclamation suddenly attracted the attention of all the teachers.

The teachers at each table looked toward the corner of the split screen.

It turned out to be a candidate from the Academy of Knights.

The style of his shots is completely different from that of other candidates.

He was not wearing a noble long coat, but only a pair of trousers. His muscles were clearly defined, and he stood in the cold wind with his arms folded.

Even though his messy gray hair was covered with snowflakes, he didn't seem to be afraid of the cold at all, and his deep purple pupils were as tough as a lone wolf.

"What is this guy doing?"

"Wait! Actually, as a noble, the clothes the examinee is wearing are worth some money. It is enough to cover the cost of asking the village chief to take in a family for the entire winter. In this way, the little girl will be protected by the village chief."

It is impossible for ordinary people to be so cruel to themselves, as if they have never considered their own life or death.