A single-player post-apocalyptic game, but with an all-female teammate mod.

As expected, she's a tsundere who says one thing but means another.

He verbally criticizes the corrupt officials and pretends to be indifferent, but his trust level is surprisingly high!

Aono was very happy and, as promised, opened his panel and shared it.

Shadow followed closely behind, then Coco, Dudu, and Tsunade.

Upon seeing this, Asagi Aiba and Shiori Ueharu also opened their respective panels.

They were also quite curious about their own personal abilities.

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Name: Lan Yu Qian Cong

Occupation: Programmer

Level: 1 (1/100)

Talents: Cain the Witch (Mythology), Electronic Empress (Legend)

Talent Effects: 1. Enhanced physique and greatly improved recovery ability; gains immortality within the Itogami Island area (Cain's Priestess).

Second, when in an environment with electric current or spiritual energy flow (including magical machinery and spiritual energy circulation within living organisms), it can automatically sense the surrounding structure and weaknesses (Electronic Empress).

Skills: None

Equipment: None

Combat strength: 5

Trust Value: 60% (Bonus: None)

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Name: Hatsuharu Shiori

Occupation: Programmer

Level: 1 (1/100)

Talents: Temperature Control (Normal, Evolvable), Sakura Protocol (Legendary)

Talent Effect: 1. Apply temperature lock to objects that come into contact with the hand or are up to the size of a basketball, isolating them from environmental heat exchange (constant temperature preservation).

Second, they possess an innate, almost intuitive ability to analyze electronic data streams, significantly enhancing their intelligence retrieval, path planning, and trap-breaking capabilities (Sakura Protocol).

Skills: None

Equipment: None

Combat strength: 2

Trust Value: 60% (Bonus: None)

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After reviewing the personal profiles of Asagi Aiba and Shiori Uiharu, Aono was basically certain of his previous guess.

Recruiting the three of them is definitely a prerequisite for starting the challenge of the wordless stone tablet.

Otherwise, how could all three of them have SSR-level rare cards?

Putting aside their personal knowledge and abilities, just in terms of talent alone, Aono's recruitment this time was a huge success.

Because she was not on Itogami Island, Asagi Aiba's abilities were reduced by more than half, but she was still very powerful.

Even the seemingly weakest character, Hatsuharu Kazari, possesses a talent that allows her to evolve.

This was the first time Aono had ever seen a talent that could evolve.

The little vase's talent is actually the level 1 superpower she developed in Academy City.

Superpowers do indeed have the potential to be enhanced.

The fact that Shiori Haru couldn't further improve her temperature-controlled preservation abilities in Academy City doesn't mean that there's no way to do so in this world.

Perhaps the temperature-controlled Grim Reaper, who only exists in urban legends in Academy City, could actually appear in this world.

After learning about Aono's special circumstances, the three girls, Aiba and Asagi, asked him many questions.

Conversely, it also revealed a lot of information about themselves.

For example, what time was it before the time travel, and what was it doing?

Through chatting with them, Aono recalled many things that had been forgotten.

There weren't many specific plot details, but I remembered almost all the jokes and references.

After looking at their own stats, Aiba Asagi and Uiharu Kazari curiously looked at Aono and the others' stats.

More than ten minutes passed, and I finally finished watching it all.

Aiba Asagi asked curiously, "Why doesn't Captain Aono's panel display the trust value?"

"Because I'm the captain."

Aono shrugged and asked in return, "But you, your trust level is barely passing. It seems you don't trust us as much as you appear."

"Uh……"

The blonde, red-eyed, beautiful high school girl was speechless for a moment.

Given this sudden turn of events, and relying solely on the one-sided accounts of Aono and his group, this level of trust is actually quite normal.

It would be abnormal for Nymph to start with 95%.

Aono was taking advantage of her naivety and the fact that she was new and unaware of this pattern.

"But, judging from what I see, Sister Coco's trust level seems to be only 83%."

Just then, a cute and sweet middle school girl softly said, "Sister Koko, you must have been here for quite a while now..."

"Uh."

This time, it was Aono's turn to choke.

He glared at the smirking silver-haired woman and said bluntly, "Don't compare yourself to that arms dealer. She's cunning."

"But Tsunade-neechan is only..."

"Alright, alright, let's move on to the next topic."

Tsunade has already given up, so how much trust can Aono expect from her?

He decisively ended the topic and brought up the most pressing issue at hand.

"After observing and summarizing for this period of time, we have found that the level of the mechanical monsters has been increasing."

"We don't know if there's an upper limit. If there isn't, the longer we delay, the worse it will be for us. We might even be unable to defeat a regular monster one day."

"Therefore, we must get through this hurdle as soon as possible and continue to raise the level cap."

Since arriving in this world, Aono has almost never let go of the sense of urgency in his heart.

Initially, it was due to the pressure to survive; now it comes from external barriers.

The game levels in this world seem to have no time limit, but the longer it drags on, the stronger the monsters in the levels become.

The mycelium zombie world was similar to a beginner level, but I didn't notice it at the time.

The mechanical monsters we face now are quite different.

Of course, it could also be because the previous level was shorter, while this one is longer.

It is currently impossible to determine whether these monsters also have a level cap.

If not, dragging it out will be a slow death.

Therefore, when your strength has reached its limit, you should seize the time to break through the barrier.

61. The Plan & Challenge Begins

Coco nodded and continued the conversation.

"Tomorrow morning, we'll take you to see the outside world first, and while we're at it, we'll level up a few times and improve your self-defense capabilities."

"Then we need to go to the wordless stone tablet that I mentioned to you before."

After exchanging glances, the three girls, Aiba Asagi, Uiharu Kazari, and Nymph, nodded slightly in response.

"Alright, since that's the case, we'll talk about the rest on the way. Now, you guys go pick up your daily necessities and get familiar with the environment."

Coco continued to act as a mentor to the new recruits, leading the three girls, Aoba and Asagi, away from the captain's cabin.

Then Kage and Tsunade left one after another, followed by Dudu who had finished cleaning up.

The introductions and explanations, plus dinner, took about two hours, even though the three new girls were quick learners and quite knowledgeable about the game.

It was already close to nine o'clock at night, so Qingye didn't pay much attention to it. After washing up, she went straight to her bedroom to rest.

In the training room, Koko pointed at the purple-haired older woman wielding a naginata and said, "By the way, besides Tsunade, whom I just told you about, who can help you master the extraordinary power of chakra, Kage is born with the extraordinary power of lightning element, and is currently the strongest person besides Mr. Aono."

"And she's Mr. Aono's official wife."

"The Empress?" Lan Yuqian was stunned for a moment, subconsciously recalling the memories of the past few days.

Her pretty face flushed slightly, and she said softly with some surprise, "I thought it was you, Coco."

"I thought Dudu was the first to become a teammate of the captain..."

Equally shy, Shiori Haruyuki followed up with her own guess.

Only Nymph remained silent, lost in thought.

Coco smiled, knowing they might misunderstand, which is why she deliberately pointed it out.

"Alright, it's getting late. Extracting chakra for the first time takes the most time. We'll have Tsunade teach you next time when we have more time."

After saying that, she clapped her hands and shouted to Ying and Dudu, who were still exercising in the training room, "It's time to go to sleep."

As their strength increases, the amount of sleep they need decreases.

But unless absolutely necessary, I will maintain a good routine.

A balance between work and rest is essential to keeping your body in optimal condition.

When you're in good physical condition, you can achieve twice the results with half the effort, whether it's exercising or leveling up in a game.

As Koko finished speaking, Ying sheathed her naginata, and Dudu also released her hand seals.

Slightly drunk, Tsunade got up from the floor, stretched, and said, "Finally, I can go back to bed."

The group of six returned to their dormitory. Coco pointed to an empty room on the first floor and said, "This is the last empty room on the first floor. If you don't want to stay together, you can go to the second floor."

"Of course, you can live with us if you want, but we only have two empty beds in our dorm room."

The three newcomers looked at each other, and in the end, it was the blonde, red-eyed JK girl, Asagi Aoi, who spoke on behalf of the group.

"No need, the three of us can stay in that room."

"Okay, then get some rest. If you really can't sleep, you can go for a walk by yourself, as long as you don't leave the protective shield."

Coco waved her hand and said no more.

She had already mentioned all the precautions, including the dangers at night and the fact that there were NPC survivors in the dormitory.

If someone doesn't listen to advice and goes out to do something reckless, or gets scared out of the blue in the middle of the night out of curiosity, she can't control them.

We're all adults... Even if we weren't originally adults, we have to be adults when we come into this world, and we all have to bear the consequences of our actions.

As night deepened, in the dormitory, Asagi, Uiharu Kazari, and Nymph lay on their beds, but none of them felt sleepy.

Asagi gazed at the ceiling and murmured, "It all feels unreal. Suddenly I've come to this world... and I have these strange memories..."

"Mmm." Shiori Haru hugged the thin blanket, her voice barely audible. "A strange world, a strange room, strange companions... I miss my friends a little."

"And I don't even have a computer or a mobile phone, so I can't adapt at all."

The blonde, red-eyed JK girl rolled over in annoyance and muttered a complaint under her breath.

Nymph stood with her back to the two of them, gazing into the darkness outside the window, a faint light shimmering in her eyes, remaining silent for a long time.

This reaction was completely unlike her usual lively and proud personality.

But Asagi Aoi and Shiori Uiharu had only just met her and assumed that she was just that kind of quiet person.