Chapter 104
The residential areas are chosen by the residents themselves. In addition to Pei Zhao and his group, there were many other puppeteers who had arrived here early in the morning and were staying in the residential area.
From high floors to low floors, it represents the order of occupancy.
Pei Zhao and his friends' three connected rooms are located in the blue area where they can live.
Just one level up is the unopened red zone, which they had been there once before.
The further you go in, the earlier the puppeteers arrive. Their equipment looks more professional, and even their facial expressions are filled with indifference.
Except when he saw Pei Zhao walking with the puppets, the looks he gave him were blatantly unfriendly.
Bai Zhou and Lan Ji had long been accustomed to all kinds of stares in their former country. They didn't think it was a big deal, but they were worried that Pei Zhao would collapse.
This kind of torture is similar to the ancient form of parading through the streets, and those people put all the blame on Pei Zhao, which is unbearable.
Bai Zhou and Lan Ji looked at Pei Zhao worriedly.
But he looked the same as before, seemingly totally unaffected.
Bai Zhou and Lan Ji looked at each other: Is Zhao Zhao so strong?
What is Pei Zhao thinking about?
As a psychology student, he certainly knows that self-perception should not be affected by social views. In other words, even if he is really a pervert, as long as it does not affect others, he will accept this perversion calmly.
What's more, he doesn't think that treating his puppet friends as human beings is a "perverted" thing.
As a human being, he should face his inner thoughts and accept everything about himself.
The only thing he was thinking about now was how much time was left before the trials, whether he could eat something, take a shower, and sleep for a while...
The group walked through almost the entire blue residential area and finally reached the room.
Before going upstairs, Pei Zhao paid special attention and found that the stairs leading to the upper floor that he had accidentally stepped on before had not appeared again.
Sudi did not come with them, saying it was to avoid suspicion.
So they stayed in the same rooms as last time, Bai Zhou and Lan Ji in one room, Pei Zhao and Zhou Yuli in another, and the pendant moved in with Pei Zhao.
"Let's just clear it out to avoid any problems. There are too many people messing around here today." Lan Ji suggested.
"Yeah, that's fine." Pei Zhao nodded.
The two rooms are arranged according to the plan, with a corridor running through the center, directly connecting to the living room.
Five people were lying sprawled in the living room.
At this moment, Pei Zhao's cell phone rang with a ringtone he had never heard before.
Pei Zhao frowned immediately.
Before leaving, Sudi asked Pei Zhao to add his personal contact information, and also specifically asked Pei Zhao to set a unique ringtone for him.
Pei Zhao had no choice but to do as he was told, but he didn't know how Sudi found a way to get through the phone here.
The ringing continued, and Pei Zhao simply answered the call and turned on the loudspeaker.
"What's the matter?" Pei Zhao frowned.
On the other end of the phone, Sudi's voice was a little distorted.
"Have you arrived?" There seemed to be the sound of wind, making his voice sound a little ethereal. Pei Zhao couldn't help but look at the screen of his mobile phone.
"Yeah." Pei Zhao replied.
"I'm in the examination room." Sudi's words woke everyone up.
The few people who were originally lying on the sofa jumped up immediately.
Pei Zhao realized the seriousness of the matter, frowned and asked: "How is it?"
"I feel..." Sudi paused, with some helplessness in his voice, "I feel like I'm going to die."
"What do you mean... Hello? Hello?!" Pei Zhao wanted to ask something else, but the call had been hung up.
Pei Zhao stared blankly at the unfamiliar number on the screen and frowned.
Zhou Yuli asked: "Is the test field a thing that can kill people?"
Pei Zhao looked up at him: "...I don't know. But it sounds like Sudi is not joking."
Despite his somewhat bad personality, Sudi is not someone who would joke about such things.
A strange atmosphere enveloped him and Pei Zhao fell silent.
Assessment field and election competition, are these two the same thing?
"Sudi made this call specifically, perhaps hoping that we can be more careful and pay attention to safety," said Zhou Yuli.
"Yeah." Pei Zhao nodded, and put away his phone with a heavy face. "Anyway, since even Sudi feels that there are dangers everywhere, we should be more cautious."
"Okay." "Yeah." "Don't worry." The three agreed.
"As for why," Pei Zhao moved his gaze to the bat hanging upside down from the chandelier, and said thoughtfully, "Stay here for now."
"I don't want to!" While turning down the lamp, the bat transformed into a black-winged boy with red eyes, sharp fangs, and black wings that turned into a coat. "You all can go, I don't want to stay!"
"Tsk." Pei Zhao lowered his brows and looked at him. As expected, he saw Miu shrink subconsciously, stop where he was, and bite his lower lip with a wronged look on his face, "But... I want to go with you."
Pei Zhao closed his eyes slightly.
When it comes to Miu Yi, Pei Zhao is sometimes as impatient as some traditional patriarchs, and sometimes he doesn't even give any reasons, just wanting Miu Yi to obey him stubbornly.
But more often than not, Pei Zhao still hopes that they can be like friends and healthy family members, and be able to give appropriate reasons no matter what happens.
"It's a lie. It's not that I'm trying to stop you, but many things are uncertain right now. If we are completely wiped out, then it's all over..." Pei Zhao said in a gentle voice, trying to reason.
"So what!" Miu Yi raised his voice and covered his ears. "If you are all wiped out, what am I going to do? Friends and family should always be by each other's side!"
Pei Zhao was stunned for a moment.
Everyone only saw Pei Zhao showing a slightly stunned expression, as if he was completely surprised by what Miu Yi said.
But after a moment of surprise, Pei Zhao's expression gradually calmed down.
He waved to Miu Yi. The latter realized the problem with his attitude after he shouted, but still moved closer with his neck shrunk.
Pei Zhao gently pinched Miu Yi's face and said softly, "You are right. I was wrong. Let's go together."
Miu Yi was immediately excited and hugged Pei Zhao: "That's great, brother, I knew you loved me the most!"
"Hey." A cold voice sounded beside Miu Yi, "It's obviously me that your brother loves the most."
Pei Zhao glared at him and said, "Why are you arguing with a child?"
Zhou Yuli did not refute, but slightly raised the corners of his mouth.
After seeing the full appearance, Bai Zhou and Lan Ji both had smiles on their faces.
It's great that no matter what happens, they are still a family.
This should be the greatest happiness in the current unclear situation.
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Xiaorui's voice was transmitted two hours later.
At that time, everyone had just prepared dinner and were sitting around a table, chatting and eating.
Unexpectedly, Pei Zhao's retelling made everyone lose their appetite instantly.
"Don't worry, let's eat first," Pei Zhao said calmly, tapping his chopsticks on the plate in front of him, "Someone will come to deliver the numbered bracelet in an hour."
Although there is still an hour left, I couldn't help but think of Sudi's words, and my appetite decreased a lot for a while.
Just start chatting.
Time passed quickly, and soon there was a knock on their door.
Pei Zhao was about to stand up, but Zhou Yuli reached out and held him down: "I'll go."
"Then you better be careful." Pei Zhao worried.
Zhou Yuli nodded, put on a coat and went to open the door.
There was no one outside the door, only a snow-white machine with metal joints at the hinges. Two mechanical arms held a tray with five silver-white bracelets on it.
Zhou Yuli took off all five bracelets, wanting to see what the machine would do next.
But the machine remained waiting. Zhou Yuli inexplicably felt that they seemed to be staring at each other.
This thought made him feel uneasy, so Zhou Yuli simply closed the door, thought silently for three seconds, and then opened the door.
There was nothing outside the door, and the machine had long disappeared.
“…” Zhou Yuli’s face turned pale and he closed the door again.
When Zhou Yuli came back, Pei Zhao noticed that he looked unhappy, so he took the initiative to make way for a sofa, patted it, and asked casually, "Where are the things that were delivered?"
Zhou Yuli slowly placed the five bracelets on the table.
The silver-white bracelet seems to have a luster flowing through the material under the light.
"It's so beautiful." Miu Yi said with blinking eyes.
"Just five?" Lan Ji asked.
"Yeah." Zhou Yuli nodded, looking a little worried, "It seems that the other party knows our team configuration very well."
Before entering the room, Miuyi always appeared in everyone's field of vision in the form of a pendant. How did they know that Miuyi was also a part of it?
Is it the surveillance camera in the room?
impossible.
They tested it last time and found that there were surveillance cameras only in the corridors, not in the rooms.
That's information leakage.
Pei Zhao sighed helplessly: "It seems that now, whether we like it or not, the five of us have to go together."
"It's a good thing." Zhou Yuli comforted him, "At least there is more than just one bracelet. Let us nominate one to die."
Pei Zhao imagined the scene... No, he would collapse.
Five wristbands were distributed to each person.
The moment they put on the bracelet, a voice appeared in the minds of the five people.
【Welcome to participate in the System Center Puppet Master Assessment Competition. The content of this assessment is the basic qualities of a puppeteer. Only qualified puppeteers can continue to be competent. Otherwise, the puppeteer privileges will be revoked. 】
Lan Ji frowned: "Is this considered a professional assessment?"
"It seems so." Pei Zhao nodded slowly.
After a brief pause, the voice continued.
[This assessment will be a PVP confrontational assessment. Fifty groups of puppeteers will be led to form teams freely and teleported to the same world to compete. The top ten who complete the task and survive will be the ones who pass this round of assessment. 】
"Ten out of fifty, that means a one in five chance of passing." Pei Zhao and Zhou Yuli looked at each other.
Pei Zhao said, "Only the top 20 percent can pass."
Zhou Yuli said: "The key point is that we must not only complete the mission, but also survive. Is surviving more difficult than completing the mission?"
Pei Zhao sighed: "If it is a world like the Pure White Hell, what if the mission is to find a white snowflake, and we found it just after we got there, but it would be too difficult to survive in that world."
Zhou Yuli nodded: "That's the truth."
[Finally, I wish you a smooth assessment. Those who pass the assessment will move into the superstructure. 】
When this last message came out, everyone was stunned.
"Superstructure? Do you mean those in the red corridor?" Bai Zhou asked.
"I don't know." Pei Zhao shook his head slowly, "But... I originally thought that staying alive was the most important thing, but now, it seems that I should work hard to pass the assessment."
The superstructure, a place they had been once before.
I always feel that there are many, many secrets about the system hidden there...
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