Chapter 327
The fact was just as he said, Jiang Tianming and his friends came back that night, looking dusty. At the same time, the comics were updated, and Su Bei went straight back to his room to read them.
In short, the plot of this comic is mainly to provide intelligence and resources for the protagonists. On the surface, they are besieged by Mo Xiaotian and Ye Lin and the "Black Flash" organization. But in fact, Su Bei can see from the comic that Ye Lin is secretly letting them go.
Su Bei was wondering how Meng Huai could be captured by the "Black Flash" organization when he was clearly in the mall. It was only when he saw Ye Lin appear that he realized that Ye Lin might have secretly betrayed the company for the second time. Knowing that nothing would probably happen, it was understandable for Meng Huai to take this opportunity to use the "Black Flash" organization to train the students.
As for Mo Xiaotian, he was not letting everyone go, he just wanted everyone to join the "Black Flash" organization voluntarily, rather than being kidnapped by them. So he often talked a lot, and then the protagonists found an opportunity to break through.
As the saying goes, villains die because they talk too much, and this also applies to comics.
Jiang Tianming got some information from these two people, one intentionally and the other unintentionally.
The first is the news that the "Black Flash" organization is cooperating with Nightmare Beast. This was revealed by Ye Lin, and although it was just a hint, it was enough for Jiang Tianming to understand what she meant.
The second thing was the coordinates of a Nightmare World. Ye Lin did not say what the coordinates were used for, but the protagonists "accidentally" heard them when he was on the phone with someone else.
The third information and resources were revealed by Mo Xiaotian. He said that the "Black Flash" organization has developed a new good thing, a prop that can make superpowers burst out with powerful power in a short period of time.
However, this tool can only be used once in a person's lifetime. If you use it again, your body will not be able to bear it. In fact, this tool is very harmful to the body. Even if you use it for the first time, you will suffer great damage. However, the damage caused by using it once can be healed by time, but it cannot be healed after using it twice.
The moment he saw this prop, the alarm bells in Su Bei's mind immediately rang.
He had been thinking about how to destroy all the meteorites in the Nightmare World, and the role of earth elementalists was indispensable. The only earth elementalist in the protagonist group was Wu Mingbai, who had the [Earth Element] ability, but he was just a high school student. Even if he was gifted and had opportunities everywhere, plus the gift of the guardian god, it would take at least five or ten years to reach that level.
But "Comic Consciousness" has said before that the comic world can't wait that long. So if the author wants to solve this problem, he must find a way to let Wu understand why he suddenly became so powerful.
The amplification item given by Mo Xiaotian seemed to be used for this purpose in Su Bei's opinion, which also meant that the author was constantly laying the groundwork for the ending of this season. In other words, the ending was coming soon.
As for why Mo Xiaotian gave this prop to the protagonists, in addition to the reason he gave for apologizing, Su Bei actually suspected that he wanted to sabotage the leader's plan.
The leader's goal must be to allow the Nightmare Beast to continue to exist, so that humans will perish sooner or later. If he hands over the key item, perhaps the Nightmare Beast can be completely eliminated. This is a good thing for Mo Xiaotian with only benefits and no harm.
Of course, he may not have such deep thoughts, maybe he is just acting according to his intuition.
After turning off the comic, Su Bei began to study his new abilities.
Yes, through this comic update, his last lie has come true. At the moment the comic was updated, he had already realized that he had gained a certain ability. However, he didn't check it just now because he was in a hurry to read the comic. Now is a good time to check it.
Following the new ability he sensed in his body, Su Bei summoned a gear. This gear was different from the other gears he summoned before. It was colorful. However, it was not the color painted on, but the color refracted like a bubble.
As for the gear itself, it is black, but because the light is refracted so severely, the color of the gear itself is almost invisible, and you can only see a colorful gear. It looks a bit dreamy and full of fairy tale elements.
After feeling the power of this gear, Su Bei named it "Wish Gear". As the name suggests, it is a gear that can make wishes come true. If you make a wish to the gear, the gear will disappear and your wish will come true.
The author adopted what he said in the comics, that this wish can only be used for passive auxiliary defense.
In addition to this known drawback, the author also added some more. First of all, the expected skill usage CD, one can be made a day, and one can be used for five minutes. This CD is not too long, Su Bei can accept it.
Next was the skill consumption. The forum readers' guess was also accepted. The consumption of the "Wish Gear" was very high. Even with his current mental strength, he would have to consume a full 1/3 to make one.
The cost was even greater than changing the pointer of one person, which made Su Bei sigh. This almost meant that this ability was not compatible with other abilities. Unless he didn't want to leave a certain amount of mental power to protect himself, after using this ability, he could only use a few skills or "fate gears" to change luck. It would not work to change the fate of others.
But it's okay, this skill itself is very powerful, and it is his only invincible defensive ability, so even if it consumes a lot of energy, Su Bei can still afford it.
Finally, there is a new drawback that no one has mentioned. Just as the "Wish Gear" has a colorful appearance but a black base, the wishes it can fulfill are not as good as they seem on the surface.
The gifts from fate have actually been secretly marked with chips. The wishes fulfilled by the "Wish Gear" will be fed back to you in one hour.
Su Bei didn't quite understand this restriction. Anyway, he was safe now, so he used the gear he had just conjured and made a wish - "Next time, I won't be touched by anything except the earth."
This wish was reasonable. The gear disappeared, and Su Bei tried to touch the surrounding objects. Sure enough, he didn't touch anything. However, he only tried it twice before stopping. Because although this skill seems to be a defensive skill, it actually does not distinguish between friend and foe.
In order to prevent Su Bei from touching other things, besides keeping those things away from him, another method is to injure himself so that he cannot touch those things.
After a sudden sting in his left hand, Su Bei stopped moving decisively. He stood there for five minutes before sitting down again. After sitting down, he still didn't move. The skill said that after fulfilling the wish, he would soon receive feedback from fate. So sitting still was the best choice to receive feedback.
An hour later, the chandelier above his head suddenly fell down. He reacted in time and dodged to the side, hitting the desk. The desk, the bookcase next to it, the curtains, the flower pots... all fell down together, burying him tightly underneath.
Su Bei lay on the ground in silence for a moment, then said with emotion: "...So that's how it is."
Simply put, it was the opposite of his wish. He hoped not to touch anything, but the feedback was that he was stuck with many things. And because he was on the bed, he did not touch the ground, which was also the opposite of his previous wish.
It's an interesting limitation. If used well, it can even be a help to him. But in most cases it won't work, because he can't be completely sure what form the feedback will take. If he guesses wrong, it may cause big problems.
Therefore, only under extremely special circumstances can he use the "Wish Gear" in reverse according to the time.
Normally, he would need to find a safe place to receive the feedback after using the "Wish Gear". In this regard, the author was quite generous and gave him a full hour of preparation time.
Because only one "Wish Gear" can be produced in a day, and only one can be produced in a day according to destiny, so even the "Dream Bubble" cannot replicate this skill. If you want to continue testing, you can only wait until tomorrow.
Overall, it was not bad, at least it was indeed a powerful protective skill. Although it only lasted for five minutes, given the situation he would encounter, with the invisibility talisman in hand and these five minutes, it was completely sufficient.
The next month was an ordinary daily life. Logically, Su Bei should be very happy, but the problem was that he already knew that this season of comics was about to end, so he naturally hoped that the events would pass as quickly as possible.
Su Bei thought that the short-term outbreak brought long-term stability was worth it. He was always waiting for the next event, but it never started.
It was not until the beginning of the month that Meng Huai gave their class a new task: "Our college and other colleges are a little short of staff at the base in the Nightmare World. You will probably visit there often after graduation, so I plan to let you adapt in advance. You will go to the base for research and study in the next month, and your research and study results will determine how much homework you have for the winter vacation."
The threat of winter vacation homework really made everyone take this study tour seriously. Mutieren raised his hand and asked, "Teacher, what are we going to do there? Will you go with us?"
"I won't go with you. I... never mind. It's okay to tell you about this. The Black Flash organization has already cooperated with Nightmare Beast. We will do our best to hunt them down from now on."
If it weren't for this reason, he wouldn't have arranged for the students to be permanently stationed at the Nightmare World Base so quickly. Even for Class S, this mission should have been announced in the next semester. It's too early now.
Regarding this matter, after Ye Lin hinted at it last time, everyone actually had some guesses. Now that it has been verified, I can’t say I’m surprised, but I feel heavy-hearted.
After so many confrontations, they are of course aware of how powerful the "Black Flash" organization is. Originally, they were just researching superpowers, but now they are cooperating with Nightmare Beasts, which will definitely be a big blow to humans.
"But I don't understand. Weren't they determined to target the Nightmare Beast before? Why did they suddenly become like this?" Qi Huang asked in confusion.
Before the teacher could answer, Su Bei, who was lying on the table, answered the question for her: "When a dream is shattered, you naturally have to pick up a new dream to move on."
Qi Huang was sometimes really curious about how Su Bei got all this information. Even if it was the "Destiny" organization, they couldn't be like a worm and get into the mind of the "Black Flash" leader to eavesdrop on their thoughts.
Not to mention her, Meng Huai was also curious. The information he received was that the leader of the organization decided to cooperate with the Nightmare Beast because his wife turned into a Nightmare Beast, and turned all humans into Nightmare Beasts.
But from what Su Bei said, there seems to be something else going on.
Thinking of this, he asked directly: "Stop talking nonsense. What dream of his was shattered?"
"Of course, the dream of turning Nightmare Beast back into human was shattered." After saying this, Su Bei changed the subject, "The monitor asked me a question just now, teacher, you haven't come back yet, what is the base for? What are we going to do after we go to that base?"
The words just said contained a lot of information. Meng Huai thought while answering: "The main function of this base is to provide an anchor point for the superpowers coming to the Nightmare World. It is a fixed coordinate. As for the tasks, there are many, patrol, infrastructure, clearing nearby Nightmare World, marking locations for exploration... When the time comes, you just need to listen to the research teacher, she will assign tasks for you. She is a teacher from our college, and she was my classmate back then, so she should be able to take care of you."
Everyone nodded obediently and discussed the matter in a low voice. After all, destroying the "Black Flash" organization was the teacher's mission, and their main task was to go to the base for research.
Su Bei also fell silent, thinking about this matter. The research was to go to the Nightmare World, which lasted for a full month, and in the last incident, Ye Lin had just given the coordinates of the Nightmare World.
With the buffs stacked up, he felt that this was the time to solve the Nightmare problem.
So he had to go on this trip. Su Bei didn't know if the author had arranged anything for him in the plot, but he was worried that something might happen if he didn't go. Su Bei meant that something might happen to him.
God knows what the author will do if he is not in the plot for a long time, so it is safer to go there in person. Besides, the task he has been busy with for more than a year is finally coming to an end, so he has to go and see it in person.
The time for the research soon arrived. Everyone came to the empty classroom. Lei Zeen arranged the formation and then said, "You have been to the Nightmare World several times, so I won't nag you here. But the superpowers there are not as easy to talk to as the teachers in the academy. You'd better be good and don't be sent back directly, otherwise your teacher Meng will not let you go."
"Ahem!" As soon as these words came out, everyone started to cough with a guilty conscience. It was impossible to ask them to behave. If something really happened, they would definitely be the first to rush out.
Lei Zeen was obviously well aware of the temperament of this group of students, and shook his head helplessly: "Okay, stand on the magic circle. There will be a teacher named Jiang Yan to meet you there. She is also the teacher in charge of your study this time."
As the light of the magic circle lit up, everyone was teleported to the world of nightmare beasts.
"You're here." Just as they adjusted to the situation, a pleasant female voice sounded in their ears. Turning around, they saw a brown-haired woman wearing a blue tights.
Facing their bewildered looks, the woman introduced herself in a somewhat serious manner: "I'm Jiang Yan, you can just call me Teacher Jiang. Come with me first. There is no mission today. I will take you to familiarize yourself with the base."
The place they were teleported to was a room that looked exactly like a room in the normal world. If it weren't for the fact that the entire room had no colors, only black, white and gray, they would probably have thought that the teleportation had failed.
Walking out of the room, there is a long corridor. The walls on both sides of the corridor seem to be made of some special metal, which should be strong. Combined with the surrounding colors, it gives people an inorganic and cold feeling.
Noticing the wooden iron man putting his hand on the wall to feel it with a curious look, Jiang Yan wanted to introduce it expressionlessly: "This is the Sun Alloy, a very hard metal that is impervious to water and fire. It cannot be broken by attacks from ordinary people and nightmare beasts. If you are curious, you can try it in your room after you return, but be careful not to damage other items in the room."
Su Bei found that although the teacher seemed to be paralyzed, he was a nice person and very considerate. This was good news, after all, they would stay here for a month. If the teacher was very strict and old-fashioned, Su Bei would collapse.
Walk to the end of the corridor, turn left, and you will see a door after a few steps. Teacher Jiang took out his key and opened the door. Outside was a bridge, a bridge connecting the two rooftops.
Only when people stood on the bridge could they finally see the entire fortress.
Yes, the base of the "Infinite Power Academy" in the Nightmare World is a fortress. The overall appearance looks like a black double-headed hill. Although you can only see the fortress from a bird's-eye view on the bridge, you can still imagine its general appearance.
"The side you were just on is the accommodation area, and the other side is the functional area." Jiang Yan gave a brief introduction at the right time and opened another door with a new key.
There is a different world inside the door, and the scene is completely different from what I saw just now.
There are no longer rows of accommodation rooms here. There are no walls around the stairs, but hollow stairs. Standing on the stairs, you can clearly see the appearance of each floor through the gaps.
The lowest floor was the lobby, with people coming and going, some in groups of two or three, some walking alone. Many injured people were carried in and sent to the only elevator. The elevator went up, and with his good eyesight, Su Bei saw that it showed that they went to the 8th floor.
"They will be sent to the eighth floor, the only floor above that has walls. That's our hospital here, and that's where you go if you get hurt."
After saying that, Jiang Yan casually took out a booklet from the storage space and flipped through it, then looked at everyone: "Who are Ling You, Zhao Xiaoyu and Lan Subing?"
The three people she named raised their hands together.
After recognizing the servants, Jiang Yan nodded and said, "You three can go here and help out when you are free. The hospital is always short of staff. [Happiness] is fine, and [Plague] should be able to help absorb certain viruses in the patient's body, right? As for [Word Spirit], it is indeed a waste of resources to use this ability for treatment, but it is still okay to just take some time to go over and train your treatment ability. After all, this ability requires more practice to fully develop."
"Is this our mission?" Zhao Xiaoyu asked. This was the question she cared about most.
Jiang Yan nodded and shook her head: "No. Although different people have different tasks, your class does not have any tasks in the hospital because there are no healing psychics. If you go, you can get points according to the length of time. It doesn't matter if you don't go."
After that, she took everyone to visit each floor while walking down the stairs. The top eight floors are the hospital, and the seven floors below are the intelligence processing center, which is also the office area. Many staff members, including Jiang Yan, have their offices here. Mission arrangements are also issued from here. It is worth mentioning that the entrance to the accommodation area is also here. However, only staff members have keys to enter and exit freely.
The sixth floor is the high-end item trading area. You need certain certificates to enter this place. They sell some supernatural props and there is even a small auction room.
The fifth floor is the arena for the superpowers, and there is also a betting function. The whole floor is filled with blood and violence. The cheers of the superpowers watching nearby can sometimes even drown out the sounds of the first and second floors, which are the most crowded. It looks very crazy.
In addition, there are some entertainment activities, a small cinema, various game machines, and even a dance floor where many people are dancing to the music.
The fourth floor is the Nightmare slaughterhouse, where specialized butchers are responsible for cutting up the meat of Nightmare beasts and taking out the useful parts. If the psychic is willing, he can sell the meat and parts of Nightmare beasts to the authorities directly here, but the price will not be very high.
The second and third floors are both general item trading areas, but the specific items sold are different. The second floor sells some simple props, supplies, nightmare parts and other things.
The third floor is for service businesses, such as restaurants, clothing stores, barber shops, etc. After all, people usually stay for a long time once they come in, and even if they bring in supplies at the beginning, they will definitely run out after a while. So these stores are indispensable.
The first floor is the team-forming hall, where many people are drinking and trying to find teammates that suit them. Missions are also accepted here, and completing missions can earn you a considerable amount of rewards and points.
The points here have only two uses, one is for accommodation, the other is to leave the Nightmare World.
Accommodation is a must. If you want to have a room in a safe place next door, you need to spend points. All rooms have the same configuration and price. It costs 10 points to stay for one day. If you pay for a month, you can get a 5% discount. If you pay for a year, you can get an 80% discount.
As for leaving here, it costs 500 points to leave through the gate of their base. If the psychic has his own way to leave the nightmare world, then there is no problem.
The content was very rich, and everyone's eyes were looking around. Among them, Qi Huang's eyes were mainly looking at the fifth floor, and he asked in confusion: "Teacher, why do you have an arena on the fifth floor? Isn't it tiring enough to beat the nightmare beast? Why do you still beat people here?"
"The purpose of setting up the arena is to let them vent their emotions, and secondly, it is also an opportunity to earn points." Jiang Yan answered concisely, "500 points are not that easy to collect. Living here for a long time is very depressing. The five-level is set up to let everyone vent their emotions."
Jiang Tianming immediately became interested in the tasks on the first floor, or the points provided by those tasks: "Can we go and take a look at those tasks?"