Then let the witch offer her loyalty

Chen Moxin quietly sat up in bed, left the dormitory and went to the public restroom. She entered a cubicle and locked the door behind her.

Yesterday, he activated a phase space and left phase imprints on three objects in the administration building.

Two of them are small parts inside the power supply room controller.

Another one is the trash can on the floor of the administrative office.

Today's [Raging Suppression] talent cooldown has been refreshed, and after activating it, he launched his first "Phase Shift".

Small components in the two main power controllers were transferred and interchanged.

In an instant, the entire training camp was plunged into darkness.

The misalignment between key components directly caused the controller to malfunction, resulting in the training camp losing its power supply.

...

Administrative district guard room.

The sentry on duty, holding a communicator, asked, "Why is there a power outage?"

The reply from the other end of the communicator was: "The power supply is faulty. I don't know if it's been gnawed by rats again. Go switch to the backup power supply first. The engineer on duty will be here soon."

"Understood." The sentry pulled a flashlight from under the table and left the guardhouse.

Power outages and similar incidents had happened before, but the sentry didn't take it seriously.

As they passed the guard post at the gate, the two nodded to each other in greeting.

No one noticed that in the darkness, a figure had already entered the administrative office like a ghost.

Since forming a spiritual contract with Liu Lan, Chen Moxin's spiritual energy has been awakened to the third level, allowing his physical body to exchange spaces with any object that possesses a "phase imprint".

He just initiated a phase shift for the second time, targeting the trash can in the administrative office that had the mark on it, as well as himself.

One second he was in a pitch-black bathroom, the next he was in the administration office.

Chen Moxin turned on the light function of her tactical watch, projecting a beam of light, and quickly searched through the office.

This special training camp is located deep in the mountains, with numerous visible and hidden sentry posts around it, leaving no blind spots and making it impossible for outsiders to sneak in.

Furthermore, the administrative area was surrounded by high-voltage fences and armed sentry posts, so the instructors never even considered the possibility of trainees running in to steal things.

So, apart from those extremely confidential documents, the instructors just piled up the other documents on the table after they finished using them during the day.

Soon, Chen Moxin found what she wanted: a document that recorded the testing process of the special training camp.

Not only tomorrow's test, but also all the subsequent tests, the format and details are clearly written down, from the rules to the procedures, everything is laid out in one place.

As Chen Moxin was looking at the window, a beam of light suddenly shone through the glass and onto him.

This is undoubtedly an extremely terrifying thing.

Given Chen Moxin's situation, if she were caught red-handed, it wouldn't just be a matter of being eliminated on the spot.

How did he get in so quietly? What's he doing here? Is he being directed by some hostile force...? The organization could investigate him thoroughly.

However, he stood there without moving, calmly continuing to flip through the documents, completely ignoring the light shining in from the window.

All the glass here has one-way vision film.

You can't see inside from the outside.

The flashlight beam grew brighter and brighter, and the footsteps grew closer and closer, arriving directly at the office door.

Chen Moxin was still quickly browsing and memorizing the contents of the file, as if the other party did not exist at all.

The footsteps reached the doorway, but did not stop. The flashlight beam then turned and went deeper into the corridor.

After a while, Chen Moxin felt that she had seen enough and that the sentry should be heading to the power room by now.

He put the document back in its original position, initiated the phase shift for the third time, swapped places with the trash can that still bore the mark, and returned to the bathroom stall.

Finally, he activated the phase markings on the two power controller components, allowing them to return to their respective positions.

As the visibility suddenly improved, the power was restored to the training camp.

"Whoosh—" Chen Moxin pressed the flush button, washed her hands, and returned to her dormitory bed.

The night remained quiet, as if nothing had happened.

Chapter 60 didn't say it couldn't, so it can.

At 10:00 a.m. on the second day, 24 special training teams, totaling 72 trainees, gathered on time at the training ground.

Before them were pre-prepared weighted packs and a large map standing upright on a support.

Li Lei, holding a baton, slowly paced in front of the crowd: "Yesterday I saw that everyone ate and slept well, so you must have recovered your energy and are ready to face the first test."

"This test is actually very simple, not as complicated as you imagine. It's just the most basic weighted cross-country running."

At this point, a malicious smile appeared on his face, and he pointed his baton at the marked location on the map.

"Weighted, 30 kilograms."

"Total off-road distance: 81.7 kilometers."

"Completion within 16 hours is considered acceptable."

"It's that simple."

At this moment, the trainees were speechless.

Simple?

In terms of form, it is indeed as simple as it gets.

It's just simple, unpretentious weighted cross-country running; I've been practicing it almost every day for the past six weeks.

It's just that the strength is a little bit higher.

Generally, the load for daily cross-country training is between 10 and 15 kilograms.

30 kilograms is considered top-of-the-line load capacity.

Anyone who has ever done cross-country running with armored gear knows that when carrying a load, even a little bit too much weight can significantly increase the physical exertion.

As for 81.7 kilometers, that's roughly the distance of two marathons.

Moreover, as can be seen from the map, these 81.7 kilometers are not city roads or suburban highways, but all rugged mountain roads.

Running on flat ground and running on mountain roads are two completely different things; the latter is several times more difficult.

Such a heavy load, such a long distance, such complex terrain, and it needs to be completed within 16 hours...

This intensity far exceeds that of previous daily training, and it is definitely a great test of physical fitness.

Li Lei seemed to appreciate the students' serious expressions and continued, "There are a few things I need to explain to you regarding this test."

"First and foremost, completing it in 16 hours is just the bare minimum."

"If you can't even meet the minimum standards, there's no point in staying here. Those who fail will be eliminated along with the entire team."

The trainees' expressions immediately became even more serious.

It's still a system of "collective punishment".

If one person fails, the entire team is sent away.

This is very bad news for teams with members who have physical weaknesses.

Li Lei continued explaining the rules: "In addition, this test, along with all subsequent tests, will be conducted using a points-based ranking system on a team basis."

"Taking this test as an example, the person who ranks first will contribute 10 points to the team, the second place will contribute 8 points, the third place will contribute 6 points, the fourth to tenth place will contribute 5 points, the eleventh to twentieth place will contribute 3 points, the twenty-first to thirty-sixth place will contribute 1 point, and those who rank after the thirty-sixth place will contribute 0 points."

"The total points earned by the three players are the team's total points."

"According to the Bureau's regulations, teams that pass all tests and complete the promotion will be granted 'priority access' to witches for one year."

"The higher a team's overall ranking, the greater their 'priority access' to the witch when their members return to the Management Bureau."

Upon hearing this, the trainees from each team exchanged glances.

Someone raised their hand in response.

"Number 37, speak."

"Instructor, what does 'priority access to the witch' mean?"

Li Lei replied, "As everyone knows, witch hunters' psychic powers come from witches, and a witch can only form a psychic contract with one man at a time."

"The 'right of first contact' means that if you and another hunter want to contact a witch at the same time, you have priority. No other hunter may contact the witch until you fail to make contact or explicitly give up."

Everyone nodded.

This "priority access right" is undoubtedly very important.

Witches' psychic powers vary. Although there is no distinction between high and low, noble and base psychic powers, there are only trashy psychic users, not trashy psychic powers.

But some psionic abilities are simple and easy to use, and many hunters would definitely want to get involved with the corresponding witches.

The higher your priority in contacting the witch, the greater your chances of successfully winning her over.

As the saying goes, the one who is near the water and the tower first gets the moon.

Therefore, passing a test is not enough; every point is important.

"There are a few specific details regarding this test that need to be explained."

"First, the teams are not allowed to interfere with each other."

"Second, it is not allowed to discard loads during off-road driving."

"third..."

Li Lei explained all the rules in great detail, taking into account almost every possible situation.

At this moment, Chen Moxin raised her hand in a gesture.

"Number 9, speak."

"Instructor, if the rules don't explicitly prohibit something, does that mean it's allowed?"

These words made Li Lei glance at Chen Moxin a few more times. He looked the sunny-looking young man up and down, wondering what he was up to.

"Yes, in principle. If it doesn't say it's not allowed, then it is."

Chen Moxin nodded, stopped asking questions, and a faint smile appeared on her face.

"Who has any more questions?"

No one asked any more questions.

Li Lei then announced, "Everyone, come forward one by one to collect your weights and get ready. This round of testing will begin promptly at 11:00."

One by one, everyone received their loads and gathered in small teams, whispering amongst themselves as they discussed their next move.

Alexander placed his bags on the ground, sat down to rest and conserve his energy, muttering to himself, "This test is going to be quite difficult..."

At this moment, Chen Moxin sat down next to Alexander and waved to Lei Lie, who was warming up not far away: "Lei Lie, come here, I have something to discuss with you and Zhong Guo."

Lei Lie jogged over: "What's up? Tell me."

Chen Moxin didn't keep anyone in suspense: "For this test, I hope the three of us can cooperate well."

Alexander blinked: "Cooperate? How?"

Chen Moxin picked up a stone and drew on the ground while saying, "This test not only has a passing score, but also points will be awarded based on the results."

“If we just run honestly like this, even if Zhongguo and I run our hardest to pass, we will definitely be among the last ones, which will be too disadvantageous in terms of points.”

"Therefore, we should try our best to achieve a high ranking."

Alexander was stunned: "Dude, are you serious? With our skill levels, you think you can even make it in the rankings? You'd be lucky to pass."

“You’re talking about the normal situation.” Chen Moxin pointed to the weights in front of him. “If you were to run with zero weights, with the results of your six weeks of intensive training, it wouldn’t be difficult for you to get a good result, right?”

“Zero load?” Alexander asked, puzzled. “What does that mean? Didn’t the instructor say that we can’t drop the load halfway and must carry it to the finish line?”

“Yes,” Chen Moxin smiled, “but the rules don’t say that the load cannot be transferred.”

"In other words, one person's load can be carried by the rest of the team."

"If the rules don't explicitly state what you can't do, then by default you can do it."