Chapter 6 Playing the Mystery: We Are Beneficiaries of Education

It turns out to be a school instance.

Liang Jun felt a weight lifted off her shoulders.

Fortunately, I haven't graduated yet, so I can take advantage of my home field.

Wilson College is a prestigious school with a long history. Countless renowned scholars have graduated from here, attracting tens of thousands of students to pursue their studies here since.

[Study! Study! Study! We are not only beneficiaries of education, but also pioneers! At Wilson College, you only need to focus on one thing—]

【study! 】

[Level information loading...]

[Current progress: Survival days 0/7...]

[Successfully surviving by following the rules will allow you to clear the level. Keep up the good work!]

After reading the level information, Liang Jun finally felt relieved.

So it's just a learning machine—she's the best at that!

Out of caution, Liang Jun lingered at the school gate for a long time, trying to trigger the known rules in advance.

But for some reason, the system fell silent once again.

"Could it be that something is needed to activate it?" Liang Xun muttered to herself.

She looked up and gazed at the bulletin board not far from the campus.

I don't know what was posted on that bulletin board, but a large crowd had gathered there, pointing and commenting on the content, looking quite excited.

Liang Jun was also curious, and after the group of people had gone far away, she went over to them herself.

The bulletin board displays an aerial view of the entire Wilson College.

Liang Xun glanced around and found that there were roughly four areas: teaching buildings, dormitories, dining areas, and a library.

"Dining area?" Liang Jun found it a bit of a mouthful, and her fingers involuntarily touched the yellowed words. "Shouldn't it be called a canteen or restaurant at school?"

It seemed she had triggered some switch, and the system's cold voice came back online—

Wilson College Rules —

1. School is a place for students to learn; please maintain a regular study schedule.

2. Please do not oppose your teacher, even if you disagree with what they say.

3. School roads have just been constructed; please do not attempt to run on them.

4. The school's wall clock is not properly adjusted; students should determine the end time of class themselves.

"You heard it too?"

An unfamiliar female voice rang out beside her. Liang Xun snapped out of her daze and asked, "What?"

The girl was dressed in a quirky and unconventional way, with two buns on her head that caught the eye.

She was probably only about 1.6 meters tall, and when she smiled, she would reveal two very cute tiger teeth.

"The rules." The girl touched the bulletin board again. "I saw you freeze after you put your hand on it, so you heard the rules too, right?"

Liang Jun did not deny it; she nodded.

When the girl used the word "also," Liang Jun didn't even need to ask to confirm; she knew this must be a form of the system distributing initial rules.

"My name is Gu Keke."

She smiled and extended her right hand to Liang Yan, which had a very delicate short nail.

Liang Jun politely shook hands with him, saying, "My name is Liang Jun."

Do you have friends?

Gu Keke peeked around, looking at Liang Xuan's surroundings.

Seemingly realizing that her question might be misinterpreted, Gu Keke quickly added, "Excuse me, what I meant was, do you have any friends to play the game with?"

She then pointed to a group of three or five people hurrying past her, "Look at them, they're probably forming their own groups during their break. I think if you don't have anyone to go with, maybe the two of us could form a group."

Liang Jun recalled that during her rest period, she tried to contact everyone she knew, but without exception, no one replied to her.

In a world that demands critical thinking and meticulous logic, having one more companion means having one more brain to share the same thoughts.

A smile appeared on Liang Jun's lips. "Okay."

After reaching a consensus, the two girls decided to walk towards the teaching building together.

That was the building in the very center of Wilson College; it was the first teaching building that Liang Jun saw at the entrance.

"What was your beginner challenge?" Out of curiosity, Liang Jun first told the other party her information, "Mine was surviving for seven days in a rented room."

Gu Keke replied cheerfully, "It's similar to yours. When the system issued the rules, I was live streaming in my room. I initially thought it was someone's prank, but then all the viewers in the chat were saying that they had also received the safe zone rules, and I realized something was wrong."

"You're a live streamer?" Liang Jun asked, even more curious.

Gu Keke smiled shyly, "You wouldn't guess, would you? I'm actually a food vlogger, but I'm not very famous."

Actually, you can tell.

Gu Keke's figure is on the heavier side—but she's well-proportioned. Her chubby cheeks make her even cuter; her shapely thighs are faintly visible through her over-the-knee boots, creating an extreme contrast that is truly enviable.

Compared to Liang Jun's physique achieved in just fourteen days, she felt that the other person was incredibly healthy!

"How could you..."

Before the question about maintaining a good figure could be uttered, a loud preparatory bell rang throughout the campus.

"Class will start in five minutes—please hurry back to your classrooms and get ready! Class will start in five minutes..."

The preparatory bell was so loud it made everyone uneasy. Liang Xun and Gu Keke both frowned and covered their ears.

The two of them were only a few steps away from the teaching building, so there was no need to rush.

Players who were further behind panicked and quickened their pace, with some even starting to jog.

"Hurry up! I don't know this—ah!"

The anxious urging turned into pitiful screams, as if the players were sinking into a swamp. Their once agile legs were gradually being swallowed up by the asphalt road.

"Help...help us!"

An unseen, mysterious force seemed to be dragging the player deeper and deeper into the abyss beneath the road. In the blink of an eye, only the player's head remained suspended in mid-air.

Everyone has come through the brutal beginner level, so naturally they're used to this kind of thing.

The passing players all went around them until the last strand of hair of those people was dragged into the ground.

The road returned to calm.

Liang Jun and Gu Keke witnessed the whole thing.

"Thank goodness we didn't run..." Gu Keke patted her chest with lingering fear, "The rules said no running, we almost forgot..."

Liang Jun coughed nervously, "Now we remember."

The teaching building is decorated in a noble style. Directly opposite is a marble staircase, which splits into two passages at the top.

Liang Jun looked up and saw the crystal chandelier above her sparkling.

This is exactly the same as the old-fashioned, melodramatic school dramas I used to watch.

"Where do we go now?"

Gu Keke asked Liang Xuan for her opinion, "There are classrooms on both the left and right sides. Has the system told us which classroom to go to?"

Liang Xuan reviewed the rules and shook her head. "The system didn't say anything."

Out of the corner of her eye, she caught sight of the sign hanging at the top of the stairs. Liang Jun weaved through the chaotic crowd and quickly scanned it.

The main teaching building has four floors. Apart from the standard counselor's office and restroom at the end of each floor, the rest are classrooms.

"Counselor's office..." Liang Jun muttered softly.

Gu Keke also came closer, "Any new discoveries?"

"Let's just find any classroom and go in!"

Time waits for no one. Without saying a word, Liang Jun grabbed Gu Keke's hand and prepared to look for a classroom with empty seats.

Gu Keke, however, was clearly flustered. "Is it really that casual?! Aren't the classrooms assigned to specific students?!"

Leung Yung grabbed onto the door frame of one of the rooms, peeked inside, and saw that there were only two empty seats left in the last row, so she rushed inside.

It's no different from the frantic seat-grabbing during school days.

Once she was settled in a chair, Liang Xun explained to Gu Keke, "I couldn't tell whether this was a high school or a university campus, but the sign clearly indicated the location of the counselor's office."

She took a breath and continued, "Only universities have counselors; high schools don't."

"So this is a university campus."

Gu Keke continued speaking, but her eyes still showed confusion.

“Universities usually don’t have fixed classrooms. Students can find any classroom to study in or attend classes in other classrooms.”

Liang Xun looked at Gu Keke with a puzzled expression, "You..."

Gu Keke lowered her head in shame. "I'm sorry, I didn't go to university..."

"Oh, I'm sorry."

Liang Jun admitted her mistake at lightning speed, wishing she could slap herself twice.

The classroom was bustling with noise, with men, women, young and old gathered together.

Players who know each other form cliques, while those who don't know each other sit alone to the side.

Liang Jun never dreamed that she would witness such a scene in the classroom.

"Class is starting! Class is starting! Class is starting! Please be quiet, everyone, the teacher will be here soon!"

The school bell rang suddenly, and everyone immediately shut their mouths.

Along with the ringing bell, a system broadcast also appeared in Liang Jun's mind.

[Wilson College Academic Building Rules]

[1. The teaching building opens at 7:00 AM and closes at 10:00 PM. Entry is prohibited outside of class hours.]

2. The classroom lights are controlled by double-pole, double-control switches. If a light malfunctions, please stand with your eyes closed in the hallway for thirty seconds before entering the classroom.

3. Please close the curtains when you are in the classroom.

4. Teachers may enter while students are studying. Please avoid eye contact and focus on your studies.

The classroom fell into a deathly silence.

Liang Xun turned her head and whispered, "Four?"

Gu Keke nodded in affirmation, "Four."

She seemed to want to say something to Liang Jun, but before she could speak, someone suddenly shouted from the window seat—

"What the hell is this?!"

In a classroom where you could hear a pin drop, this angry outburst seemed all the more abrupt.

Several timid players covered their mouths and trembled, not daring to look at the middle-aged man.

The middle-aged man looked disdainful. Since he didn't have a deskmate, he simply put his legs up on the desk.

"You guys really believe in this kind of thing?"

His gaze swept across the entire room, and no one dared to meet his eyes.

Upon seeing this, the middle-aged man puffed out his chest with even more pride, letting out a sneer.

"You kids are the only ones who take this stupid game seriously."

Seeing his arrogance grow even stronger, several players who couldn't stand it tried to stand up.

"Didn't you cross the safe zone?"

"What kind of bullshit safe zone?" His smile grew even more arrogant. "Some mystical thing muttered for ages, saying this would kill you and that would kill you, and all I did was sleep in bed for seven days, damn it..."

He spat on the ground. "Nothing happened."

Hearing him say that, the other players didn't say anything more.

Liang Xun and Gu Keke exchanged a glance, both understanding each other's feelings.

If you stay in your safe zone for seven days, then nothing must have happened...

Seeing that the crowd was no longer stopping him, the middle-aged man assumed that they had been humiliated, and his chubby face became even more smug.

He casually wiped his face, then wiped it on his clothes, before turning to face the curtains that had been drawn and reaching out to touch them.

"What are you trying to do?!"

The player sitting behind him exclaimed in surprise, leaning back repeatedly, "Don't draw the curtains—"

"Playing tricks and deception."

He casually kicked the desk behind him and yanked open the curtains.

"You think you can be fooled by a bunch of lunatics? You—"

A strong beam of light shone through the window, momentarily blinding Liang Jun and Gu Keke, who promptly turned away and buried their heads to avoid it.

When sight is lost, hearing becomes particularly developed.

Liang Jun heard the sound of blood vessels bursting.

A note from the author:

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Sister: I can't handle this! Help me, help me!