Chapter 399: Menglu's Toy House
It took a full seven or eight uncles and aunties to pull Aunt Li away!
Aunt Li cried out as she shouted, "Zhao Dezhu! Let's break up! Break up!"
"This relationship can't go on!"
"Go ahead and get along with that little girl! I never want to see you again! Hah—pfft!"
At this moment, Zhao Dezhu was black and blue, tears streaming down his face!
There's no use explaining anymore!
It's like yellow mud in the crotch—even if it's not shit, it looks like shit now!
Jiangnan, hiding behind the wheelchair, was cracking sunflower seeds, his eyes sparkling!
"Are twilight romances always this intense nowadays? Eh? Why aren't they fighting anymore?"
"I haven't had my fill of watching yet!"
[Resentment Value from Zhao Dezhu +1000!]
[From...]
"You little rabbit bastard! If I don't beat your ass into four pieces today, I'll change my name to Zhao Buzhu!"
The old man did a carp leap and got up, raising his fist to strike!
Jiangnan: !!!
"Moral exemplar! Diligent gardener! Candle that's almost burned out! Save me! Save me!"
Xiao Chuihuo glared: "Hey! You shameless bastard! Stop right there!"
Zhao Dezhu's eyes blazed with fire: "Don't stop me! It's all his fault! I've lost my girlfriend!"
Xiao Chuihuo: "Bullshit! You're spraying nosebleeds, what's that got to do with Jiangnan?"
"You clearly just covet that little girl's body! You're despicable!"
Jiangnan: |•'ᴗ'•)
"Despicable!"
Zhao Dezhu, face red and eyes wide: "I... I..."
I was at a loss for words!
[Resentment Value from Zhao Dezhu +1000!]
Looking at Jiangnan, he couldn't help grinding his teeth in hatred!
I've lived this long and never suffered such injustice!
"You little rabbit bastard! I'll let you off for now! I'll deal with you later!"
Furious, Zhao Dezhu turned and roared: "Continue!"
It made all the trainees' eardrums ache!
Guan Hu looked at Zhao Dezhu's battered face and gushing nosebleed, nodded slightly.
He wrote a 10+ after Hua Ling's name.
Testing continued!
Zhong Yingxue and Xia Yao looked at Jiangnan, who was snickering, and felt speechless.
The next tests went quickly.
Near dusk, all tests were completed.
Of over 2,500 people, thanks to the Dali 2.0, a full 1,700 passed the test!
As for Jiangnan's group coming down from high school, only 67 remained.
Fortunately, none of the people Jiangnan knew were eliminated. Ning Youyou even got a direct exemption due to the special nature of her ability.
Guan Hu looked around the hall. Over 300 shiny bald heads were so dazzling...
"I don't care how you passed the attack power test! Pioneer Academy will only take 500 people in the end!"
"Now for the final comprehensive test: Cat and Mouse Game!"
"Location: Toy House! Time limit: 3 days!"
"No rules restrictions! The only thing you have to do is not get caught and thrown out of the Toy House by the old cats!"
"Once you're caught and brought to the Lighthouse evacuation point, that means elimination!"
"This test ends when only 500 mice remain in the Toy House!"
"Now follow me to get your wristbands. The game starts in 1 hour!"
But Jiangnan was dumbfounded.
"Toy House? What the heck?"
"That final test is actually a game of tag? That's so casual?"
Ye Xinghe was full of eagerness: "The Toy House is a Lingxu! Also known as Menglu's Toy House."
"It's one of the rare Lingxu that are completely controlled."
Jiangnan scratched his head. "Completely controlled?"
"What does that mean?"
"Don't get caught? That sounds pretty simple, doesn't it?"
Ye Xinghe: "It's not that simple! You'll find out soon. Well... for you it's pretty simple."
After receiving their wristbands, everyone followed Guan Hu to a building that looked like a giant white egg.
In the center of the hall was a huge glass cylindrical culture dish! It was filled with an unknown green liquid.
A white sphere the size of a washbasin was immersed in it.
It was covered in dense tadpole-like symbols.
Complex pipelines extended from above, connecting to countless devices around the hall.
On the surrounding walls, displays showed complex data and scenes from inside the Lingxu.
At the far end of the hall was a giant titanium-magnesium alloy hydraulic door.
Many researchers were busy in the hall, everything orderly.
In a daze, Jiangnan felt like he had arrived in the future.
Jiangnan had seen those tadpole symbols once before on the ground of the Spirit Pool.
Then a woman in a beige turtleneck sweater walked over.
Her loose black hair was casually tied and draped over her chest. Her features were delicate, with a hint of mature charm.
Her eyes were narrowed, and her smile was very healing.
"Oh my? So many baldies among this batch of newcomers~ Is this hairstyle in fashion now?"
[Resentment Value from Wang Jian +666!]
[From Zhou Qi...]
Guan Hu's face darkened: "Menglu, she's all yours!"
Then Han Menglu smiled: "My name is Han Menglu. Welcome everyone to my Toy House!"
"Brother Hu has already explained most of what needs to be said, but I still want to add a few things."
"Later, you will enter the Toy House according to your attack power test scores. For example, if you scored 5, you enter 5 minutes early."
"The higher your score, the more time you have to hide and escape!"
"After entering through the space gate, you will be randomly teleported! The Lighthouse is the only evacuation point in the Toy House."
"The old trainees acting as old cats will be teleported to the Lighthouse as their starting point."
"The map changes every 3 hours. It might be a bit noisy, but everyone don't panic!"
Jiangnan was stunned: "Map changing too? What's going on?"
Ye Xinghe whispered: "See that white sphere soaking in the culture dish? That thing is called the Core."
"With a Core, you can control the internal structure of the Lingxu to a certain extent."
"You know about the Heavenly Eye System, right? The reason we can see real-time footage inside the Lingxu from outside is all thanks to the Core."
Jiangnan stared blankly at the white sphere, lost in thought.
As expected of a group of Pioneers at the forefront of the era!
Jiangnan had never heard of something like a Core before.
What's the principle behind it?
Does every Lingxu have a Core that can control it?
Or do some have them and some don't?
And where do Cores come from?
Jiangnan felt that the more he understood, the more he didn't know.
But the only thing Jiangnan was sure of was that coming to Pioneer Academy was absolutely the right decision.
This era was slowly unveiling its mysterious veil to him.
Han Menglu smiled with narrowed eyes: "One last reminder for everyone! The old trainees will have maps of the Toy House in their hands."
"So don't think that just hiding will let you pass!"
On the other side of the hall, 100 old trainees were already ready to go.
They were fully equipped.
Medical kits! Flashlights! Waterproof tarps! Sleeping bags! Canteens, weapons, compressed rations, and all kinds of usable gear.
They looked extremely professional.
Compared to Jiangnan and his group, it was like LV99 pros versus LV15 noobs.
The old trainees who had been at Pioneer Academy for three years had explored Lingxu and gone on missions countless times.
They were absolutely a bunch of experienced veterans.
Each one licked their lips, eyes shining with excitement.
"Hehe! It's finally our turn to bully the newcomers!"
"I remember when I first came, I was bullied to the point of vomiting by the senior brothers! Meow! This time I can finally have my fun! Haha!"
"Brothers! How long do you think it'll take to finish?"
"Last time the seniors caught us, it took 29 hours to catch us down to 500 people..."
"Don't ask! I'll give a number! 24 hours! Clear the field!"
"No problem! Haha!"
"Ten little mice for one Platinum-grade Spirit Pearl? This is practically giving away Spirit Pearls! No difficulty at all!"
Lin Chen was also among the old trainees acting as old cats.
He glared hatefully at Jiangnan and made a throat-slitting gesture.