Chapter 37 The Ally's Invitation This is Pei Qing's entry into prison...
This is Pei Qing's third day in prison.
Before entering the Desolate Star Prison, Pei Qing never imagined that serving time in prison could be so tiring.
The federal government claims to promote human rights, right? Where did this nonsense go?! She didn't hear a thing!
After completing her 100th lap of the gravity wheel, her 250th simulated high-pressure push-ups, and her 100th set of dragging exercises, Pei Qing was too exhausted to be angry anymore. She collapsed, like a dead dog, lying on the ground for a long time, unable to get up.
"Get up quickly. After strenuous exercise, you should maintain rhythmic breathing and try not to stay in one place, as this can easily cause some damage to your body."
The speaker stretched out his hand, which was long and strong with a healthy complexion. Upon closer inspection, each joint had thick calluses, exuding explosive power.
Pei Qing raised her head and looked at the owner of the hand, a young woman with exceptionally sharp eyes and a long, narrow scar at the corner of her eye. However, she could not smell any pheromones on her, so she was likely a beta.
Or perhaps it hasn't differentiated yet? But looking at the man's sharp eyes and calloused hands, Pei Qing became uncertain again.
Seeing that Pei Qing hadn't moved, the man waved his hand in front of her, and Pei Qing finally got up as if waking from a dream.
As she stood up, the aches and pains from every part of her body became even more pronounced in her sensory center. "Ouch! Damn it! This fucking hurts. This place is no human being..."
Pei Qing couldn't help but lower her head and curse. Her muscles ached unbearably. She swayed and accidentally put all her weight on the young woman's shoulder. She quickly straightened up and apologized.
The woman smiled, her arms strong and her body unmoved. "It's alright, just lean on me. I can hold on. You're a newcomer after all, it's already impressive that you've managed to hold on this long."
"But why did they put a newcomer like you in Group A's training mission?" the woman asked casually. Pei Qing was looking down and didn't see the probing look in her eyes.
"How would I know? They're just crazy!" Pei Qing rubbed her sore thigh muscles.
Feng Qi had been silently observing Pei Qing since her first day there, and he had clearly seen everything, including the minor conflict in the cafeteria and Luo Yu's attempts to befriend her.
She thought that this person seemed really different, and perhaps the plan that had been shelved two years ago could be realized.
She only has one chance; she can only succeed, not fail, and at the very least, she can't drag that person down with her.
"Do you want to escape?" the woman whispered in Pei Qing's ear.
Pei Qing was startled and quickly turned her head to look around. There were only a few people around, and no one seemed to be paying attention to them.
"Are you crazy!" she whispered, gripping the woman's shoulders tightly with her fingers.
"Don't be nervous. Countless people say similar things every day, but none of them ever get out. The prison guards won't care," the woman said reassuringly.
Pei Qing frowned. Of course she was tempted; she dreamed of getting out of this hellhole. "You... have connections? Are you perhaps the son of some powerful figure?"
The woman shook her head. "No, I'm not some powerful or wealthy person. Besides, here, there's no difference between the powerful and ordinary people. It all depends on whether you're worth staying for."
"Stay?" Pei Qing keenly caught the key phrase. "What does that mean? Did someone go out?"
The woman looked at her with pity. "No one can get out. The protective measures here are almost the most advanced in the Federation, and..." She stopped mid-sentence, looked up, her ears twitched, and she stared straight ahead.
"And what? Tell me already! Why are you keeping me in suspense at a time like this?" Pei Qing was pacing anxiously.
"Someone's about to explode."
After saying that, she swiftly grabbed Pei Qing and hid behind a building, pressing down on Pei Qing's head.
"What exploded? Hey, you—" Before Pei Qing could finish speaking, she heard a cry of alarm from ahead. In an instant, a huge wave of mental energy surged in, knocking the two of them to the ground.
Pei Qing felt as if countless tiny needles were pricking her brain. The sharp pain made her almost unable to speak. She was dizzy and saw stars. If someone hadn't been supporting her, she probably would have collapsed again.
"Are you alright? Can you stand up?" The woman had already stood up and helped Pei Qing up.
Pei Qing slumped weakly against her shoulder, forcing herself to speak through her discomfort, "What's wrong? Ugh... I feel like I'm about to die... Ugh..."
Her head was still spinning, and she had a very strong urge to vomit. Pei Qing seriously suspected that she might have suffered a concussion.
"..." The woman remained silent for a long time before slowly speaking, "That person's mental state exploded."
"The mental sea?! The mental sea can explode!" Pei Qing disregarded her physical discomfort and jumped up.
"But, but how can the mental sea explode? How is that possible? I've never heard of such a thing before..."
The woman sighed. "You should know that everyone's mental strength has a limit. Without the help of gene serums or other means, one's mental level will not improve throughout their life."
"If a highly effective mental drug is injected, the mental level will be greatly improved. However, if the person's body cannot withstand such a huge amount of mental power, it will cause a backlash in the mental sea, and in severe cases, the mental sea will cease to exist."
"What would happen to a person if their spiritual sea were gone...?"
Pei and Qing had arrived at the scene of the incident. The guards had cleaned up the area quickly, and within minutes there was no trace left.
If it weren't for the occasional sharp pain in her mind reminding her that all of this was real, Pei Qing would have thought she was having a nightmare.
The woman chuckled softly, turned to face her, and smiled. "You already have the answer to this question in your heart, don't you?"
Many people with mental problems don't live long, let alone those whose mental sea has been completely destroyed; death is probably the only outcome for them.
Pei Qian was startled by her own thoughts. No, she absolutely couldn't die so tragically in this godforsaken place! Absolutely not!
She quickly caught up with the woman and asked again, "When you asked me that before, was there some way to get out?"
“No, I don’t have a way.” The woman spread her hands and shrugged. Pei Qing was about to question her when she changed her tone, “But you do.”
"Me?" Pei Qing pointed at herself, her bewildered expression making her look particularly comical.
The man's bizarre actions made her laugh in exasperation. "Have you been here too long? You're just spouting nonsense to anyone you can find."
"No, no, no, you really do have them, you just haven't noticed them yourself." The woman smiled brightly, and Pei Qing then saw that she actually had two sharp canine teeth.
Pei Qian calmed herself down. Since things had already come to this point, she figured she might as well try anything, since she had nothing better to do. "Go ahead and tell me," she said.
Seeing that Pei Qing was somewhat interested, Feng Qi felt a little more at ease and turned to lead her toward a uniquely designed building.
"Where is this? What are we going to do?" Pei Qing looked around curiously.
"You'll know once you go in and take a look." The woman smiled mysteriously. She passed through the automatic scanning device at the entrance, and a number and another string of numbers appeared on the display screen.
"What does this number mean? Oh, I remember now, it's the credit points, right?" Pei Qing followed closely behind, looking quite interested.
"Hey, how do you get these credit points? What can you do with them?"
Feng Qi took two bottles of drinks and some snacks. After using up his credit points, he led Pei Qing to the rest area and explained slowly, "Credit points are mainly used to buy food and some recreational items in the prison. There are two ways to obtain them: one is to voluntarily report yourself as a test subject to cooperate with experiments, and the other is to participate in competitions."
"Of course, 'competing in the arena' is what we call it privately. The researchers call this activity 'active data testing,' which can also be considered a way to cooperate with the experiment."
"Compared to actively cooperating with test subjects, it is faster to gain credits by competing in the arena, and the top three on the overall leaderboard will not only have their credits doubled but also receive special rewards."
Pei Qing sipped her ice-cold drink with great pleasure, swinging her legs back and forth. Looking at the woman's face, she felt even more comfortable. "So, what kind of fighting style is this arena?"
"The time limit is ten minutes, life or death is irrelevant, and there are eight levels in total. The winner of the lowest level arena match can get fifty credits. If you accidentally kill your opponent, you can also get all of your opponent's credits. Of course, the opponents in the basic matches are definitely not rich either. The higher you climb, the richer the rewards become."
"I see..." After hearing the rules of the arena, Pei Qing stopped shaking her legs and stopped drinking her beverage. Tsk, is this damn arena really that exciting? It's like playing with your life.
The woman seemed to notice Pei Qing's hesitation and spoke again, "Don't be nervous. I've checked. With your skills, you're guaranteed to win at least the first three levels of the arena. Don't worry too much."
"How many credits can the test subjects get?" Pei Qing still wanted to use some safe methods.
"It depends on the complexity of the experiment, but as far as I know, the maximum should not exceed thirty credits per attempt."
"So little!" No, the difference is too big. The highest is only thirty. Pei Qing can't even imagine how low the lowest must be.
She had just secretly checked; a single drink here costs a full two hundred credits, not to mention other snacks and the like.
However, this person in front of me seems to have a lot of credit points, after all, she spent so many without even blinking an eye.
Forget it, I'll stop thinking about it for now. Anyway, the food in the cafeteria is still pretty cheap. I can just keep eating that damn porridge.
"Hey, what was that method you just mentioned? Tell me about it, maybe I can discover my special abilities."
At this moment, Pei Qing had selectively forgotten the horrific bloodshed that had occurred a few days earlier and those dark tentacles.
"The method I'm about to describe is related to the ring competition."
"The special reward for the top three on the overall leaderboard is an advanced version of the gene potion, which can greatly expand the mental sea and increase mental power."
“But what’s the use? Besides, won’t people die from taking too much of this medicine?” Pei Qing sat up straight.
The woman gave her a deep look and said in a low voice, "Others might be able to, but you might not."
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Author's Note: Just follow the plot, follow the plot! Right now, one Water Wolf has gone completely mad from following the plot...
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