Chapter 28 Data
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The seven-day deadline for the first task passed by in a flash.
The eight people adapted well, and only the two from the Royal Military Academy felt nervous.
At seven o'clock in the morning, the eight people's watches flashed at the same time.
Congratulations on completing both the first and second tasks. Now please relax and wait for the system to process and clear the system, and then wait for the release of the third task.
Everyone else who came out of the Solitary Hall received this message at the same time.
Bai Muxue repeated softly: "Handle the liquidation."
"I have a bad feeling."
"What a coincidence, me too." Bai Muxue looked up. Luo Wusheng unconsciously turned the ring on his left hand, and his eyes looked at Shi Hanqiao.
…She gritted her teeth and said she didn’t care at all! Really not at all!
Shi Hanqiao raised his eyes, and beneath his nonchalant smile was a red glow of murderous intent.
With Luo Wusheng's various coordination efforts, everyone, including the audience and those in the joint control center, felt that she had smoothed out her edges and integrated into the team.
But only the two of them knew that Shi Hanqiao had truly integrated into the group, and her irritability was truly accumulating, she was just suppressing it.
She didn't seem like someone who would suppress herself. Luo Wusheng guessed that the reason she chose to suppress herself was because of the night she just came out of the mountain gate.
When he thought of the Demon Lord, his mind didn't conjure up the standard virtual image of the astral realm. Instead, he only had a vague image of a figure with its back to him in the night. It was more of a unique, inimitable feeling.
But when Shi Hanqiao entered his mind, he presented a vivid image - raised eyebrows, a faint smile on the surface of his eyes, and the corners of his mouth that occasionally curled up after he succeeded in being naughty.
The scene of that night unconsciously came back to his mind, he shook his head and quickly threw her out.
"Having a headache? You might as well take my advice from the beginning."
Shi Hanqiao gave up this idea, but she would occasionally mention it to taunt him. She suppressed her restless murderous intent, not only because of the body tempering, but also because she had promised Luo Wusheng to follow the rules.
However, she was very dissatisfied with Luo Wusheng's grouping these days!
Over and over again...her patience was running out.
However, keeping his word is one of the few excellent qualities of the Demon Lord.
Of course, this quality also depends on the person.
W is right inside.
Luo Wusheng didn't say anything. Lie Sen and Huo Ran were eliminated outside the Solitary Hall, but they were taken back by robots.
In addition, the system mentioned the processing of liquidation, and he always felt vaguely uneasy.
According to his speculation, the third task was camp fighting, that is, the teams from every four military academies would be combined together, with eight people forming a camp.
According to the stated rules, survival would inevitably involve fighting. The first task involved a harsh environment that eliminated a large number of people, while the second task provided a relatively stable environment for combat. As for the third task, he speculated that it would involve fierce battles between factions in four extreme areas, with only one faction remaining.
On the first day of landing, Shi Hanqiao's act of breaking a branch confirmed for him that "trade-offs" were the key to commanding missions. The subsequent period of silence following her was not only a time for him to mentally prepare himself to breach his own "moral defenses," but more importantly, it was also a time for him to understand the purpose and significance of this military training for everyone involved, to deduce the logic behind the missions, and to infer their content.
"Did I guess wrong?" Bai Muxue suddenly spoke up, looking at him. "I've rethought the logic. The first seven days are the run-in period, which refers to the time when the team members of the school are screened and get used to each other. The purpose of the first task is to eliminate the non-military majors in a gentle manner. After all, letting the military majors take action against them will make the atmosphere even more intense."
"The remaining number of people now confirms this speculation. There are only 10,000 people left, a little over a thousand teams, and ultimately, over 200 allied factions." Bai Muxue paused. This elimination rate was quite high. "What needs to be settled after the second mission is completed? If it's to give the other teams time to adapt, then your plan will be in vain."
“No, there’s something wrong with the data.”
Luo Wusheng spoke concisely and pointed out the key points while answering the questions.
Bai Muxue: "What's wrong with the official data?"
"Official data, can't there be problems?"
Shi Hanqiao leaned against the tree and looked up at the sky.
Luo Wusheng looked at her: "What do you think?"
"The weather is so nice." Shi Hanqiao stood up and stretched, pulling up his tight black combat uniform, revealing a white waistline.
Luo Wusheng unconsciously looked away and waited until she stood up straight before looking over again.
"When did you--" Just like Bai Muxue was now both his ally and his competitor, he and Shi Hanqiao were teammates, but he was also very concerned about her opinion, even though she was not in the command department.
"It's a rare sunny day in the polar rainforest when we landed." Shi Hanqiao took two steps. The soil on the ground was dry and firm, not wet at all. "It hasn't rained in the past few days, so the ground is dry."
Luo Wusheng's pupils suddenly shrank. It seemed that she had noticed it a long time ago, while he only noticed something subtle was wrong when he was leaving the mountain gate.
"Sister Qiao, can you tell me more?" Bai Muxue walked over and stretched out his hand to put it on her body, but his hand was empty.
She naturally put her hand down. She had encountered this kind of situation many times and didn't feel embarrassed.
Luo Wusheng took the initiative to say: "The official data may also be wrong. After all, it's not the first time they have deliberately obscured information."
"This planet is officially designated."
Bai Muxue immediately understood what he meant, and the corner of her mouth twitched: "We are just freshmen, and we are so aggressive at the start?"
"Isn't this the first time in history that four schools are conducting joint military training? There must be a reason for this." Luo Wusheng glanced at the people present. "Currently, it is speculated that there must be many outstanding freshmen this year."
"When an enemy comes, we must fight him; when water comes, we must block it with earth." Shi Hanqiao tossed the space button in his hand and glanced at him sideways. "Besides, aren't you fully prepared?"
Bai Muxue sighed softly and said to Luo Wusheng, "Even someone like you who has made all the necessary preparations is still worrying about whether you want us to live or not."
She knew his plan clearly, and when the situation was unclear, the best option was to wait and see.
During this military training, she thought Luo Wusheng's best skill was his ability to quickly identify key words, then figure out the logic and start planning. He was quiet when he needed to be quiet, and decisive when he needed to be active.
Even without the second mission, he would still have an absolute dominant position. He and Shi Hanqiao were the first to reach the summit of Solitary Peak, and thus had absolute selection power.
And this is just the beginning. After selecting the cooperation partner, the seven days within the first mission period will give the new alliance a period of adjustment.
Luo Wusheng is ahead of everyone every step of the way, which is not just the level of a freshman in the command department.
Bai Muxue let out a breath, and the moment she saw the gap clearly, she couldn't help but feel depressed.
However, the person who set up this military training must be no ordinary person, as Luo Wusheng was still worried even after making all the necessary preparations.
"Tsk tsk tsk, don't some people claim to be very powerful? All their hidden tricks have been cracked by the freshmen."
Ling Mie wanted to see Fox Eyes's frustrated expression, so she curved her eyes and smiled as usual: "Major Ling, you should pay more attention to yourself. The freshmen can see through this, but you can't."
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone in the audience became a little uneasy, as they all felt the implication.
His fox eyes scanned the entire room, a smile as gentle as spring breeze spread across his face, and his voice was as soft as a warm breeze, "I don't mean to target only Major Ling Mie."
"Everyone here needs to pay attention to themselves as well."
With a wave of ridicule, Fox Eyes sat down gracefully amid the angry but silent gazes of the crowd.
After all, he was the commander. It would be even more embarrassing if he couldn't outsmart him and couldn't even stand up to him and criticize him. Furthermore, she was from the Seventh Army, and although she was also a major, her status was still different.
The only people who could confront her were the two people from the Eighth and Ninth Armies next to her. The former didn't dare to offend him for such a small matter, and Ling Mie would not tolerate the latter's bad habit.
"We're not from the command department. We don't have eight hundred holes in our hearts."
"I'll take it as a compliment on my meticulousness." Fox Eyes flashed him a brighter smile. "Next time, be more careful with your words. Who are you calling 'us'? Don't lower the IQ of the others here."
"It's your fault that you can't think of it. How come Shi Hanqiao, who's not from the command department, can think of it but you can't?" She covered her mouth with her hands and chuckled, her sarcasm reaching its maximum effect. "I didn't mean to say you're not even as good as a freshman."
"you--"
Unable to hit him, and unable to scold him, Ling Mie could only hold back his grievance and helpless rage.
Thanks to the experience and lessons learned from years of failure in single combat with her, he quickly recovered, gave her a glare, and stopped talking.
Fox Eyes' smile widened and his mood became better.
She clicked on the planet control screen. "It seems they don't like sunny weather. Let's change the weather."
"I've experienced heavy rain before, it's boring." Fox Eyes tapped the table twice with his fingertips, a cunning arc appeared at the corner of his mouth, and his fingers flew in the weather mode, so fast that only afterimages were left.
The mechanical butler's voice rang out: "The Solitary Hall has been cleaned up, awaiting instructions."
Fox looked at the eight-member alliance that had already formed on the big screen: "Perfect, it's time to announce the third mission."
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[Congratulations on successfully passing the second task. Now the third task is released. ]
[There is only one first place in each military academy, so from now on, you who are from the same school but different teams have become enemies.
Mission: Eliminate all enemies and survive (Does this sound familiar to anyone? Major Lingmie once reminded you of this.)
Time limit: seven days (now is 14:00:00, the time will start in five hours, that is, 19:00:00)
Note: (The following are all key points, please read carefully)
1. Different schools can form alliances. Once an alliance is signed, it cannot be changed, and the alliance cannot be attacked (please select an alliance within five hours and upload it to the system)
2. This mission has been changed to a two-dimensional map (keep an eye on it from time to time, there are extra rewards)
3. The scope of this mission is uncertain, so please check your location at any time. (If you are not within the specified area at 19:00:00 every night, you will be eliminated directly. Really eliminated)
4. Pay special attention to your back (the beasts in the extreme areas are full of resentful anger. They lurk in the darkness, waiting for the opportunity to strike a fatal blow. Don't let your guard down, be careful of being bitten.)
Unlike the cold, almost cold, first two missions, this one had a touch of playfulness. While the overt message was straightforward, the key lies hidden within the witticisms.
Luo Wusheng was now certain that there was something wrong with the liquidation process and the data. He and Shi Hanqiao eliminated Li Sen and Huo Ran, but they entered the Solitary Hall, which was even more problematic.
The person who issued the task showed up. He turned the black ring on his left hand, perhaps there was a deeper danger.
After the eight people confirmed the alliance list, they uploaded it together. The number 1 appeared in the upper left corner of their screens at the same time, and a percentage appeared below the number. The numerator was 1, and the denominator was temporarily a question mark.
"The mission is to have us fight each other until only one faction remains." Ling Shuang held the space button in her hand. "It doesn't look like there's much to command. Just kill anyone you meet."
She was not questioning Luo Wusheng, but questioning the rules that were clearly displayed.
Bai Muxue: "The command department has at most a hundred people this year, and the four schools have less than four hundred people. Not many of them can survive until now."
"But those who can survive until now are not simple."
Mei Yao coughed lightly and couldn't help but look at Ling Shuang.
There are few commanders, and excellent commanders are even rarer. The empire has not seen a talented commander in nearly twenty years.
Luo Wusheng didn't say anything, waiting for the two to speak.
Ling Shuang put her fist to her lips and coughed lightly to cover it up. "Actually, we know a commander."
"He's very familiar with our fighting styles. It would be better if you knew this in advance."
Bai Muxue put on a smile and said to Luo Wusheng, "You should be thankful that I know your two cousins' fighting styles very well."
Just like Luo Wusheng was always ahead, most people had already prepared for the league early on.
Team tacit understanding is like a machine that requires countless gears to work together. Whether it is the proud and confident Alpha or the powerful Beta, everyone is a gear with countless edges and corners. Only after a long period of running-in can the edges and corners be stuck into the gaps between the teeth.
After saying that, Bai Muxue's smile suddenly disappeared.
If Luo Wusheng had already calculated this...
Having two or more commanders in a team is a taboo, but he did not express any opinion on her commander's identity from the beginning.
He killed the first team to arrive from the Royal Military Academy simply because of a personal grudge. In other words, he didn't care about the other commanders in the team. On the contrary, other commanders would bring him extraordinary information, not only about this military training, but even about the league a year later.
Just as she was observing him, he was also observing her, but his observation was more subtle and less likely to be noticed by her.
"hiss!"
Bai Muxue broke out in a cold sweat as a hand suddenly rested on her shoulder. The double shock broke the smile on her face that was always on.
"As a commander, you can't be so easily frightened."
Shi Hanqiao let go of her hand and reluctantly admired her expression as it twisted and then instantly recovered.
Generally speaking, no one's expression is more interesting than Luo Wusheng's.
"Qiao Mei, you were not like this before."
Bai Muxue muttered softly. After being frightened by her cousin, all the terrifying details that came to mind were suppressed.
“People change.”
Shi Hanqiao glanced at her, then suddenly reached out and pulled Luo Wusheng over.
He suddenly fell towards woman A, his waist was tightly clamped, and the warm body temperature he felt while breathing made Luo Wusheng dazed for a moment. Then his sight focused on the place where he was just now. A high-speed rotating missile was deeply embedded in the soil, and a lot of soil was splashed outside the small pit.
"It was a guided missile launched from at least five kilometers away."
Bai Muqi, who had little presence, squatted down to check, and then he disappeared again after he finished speaking.
Yu Rongshui sighed, "What good luck! I even got a positioning missile."
"Our luck is not very good." Mo Wushuang stretched out his hand and pulled her back to avoid it.
Six consecutive targeting missiles attacked. After everyone scattered and dodged, they gathered together with their backs facing each other, forming a circle with no blind spots in their vision, and looked straight ahead vigilantly.
Only Shi Hanqiao didn't even take out his gun.
"What's going on?"
"Missiles are targeting us?"
"I don't sense anyone nearby!"
Except for Shi Hanqiao, the seven people present all had mental powers above S level and could sense any movement nearby, but none of them sensed that there was anyone nearby.
"Yu Rongshui, Mo Wushuang, you two lead the way. Ling Shuang will be on the left, Mei Yao on the right, and Bai Muxue and I will defend in the middle. You and Bai Muqi will cover the rear."
After Luo Wusheng finished making the arrangements, she specifically asked Shi Hanqiao: Others were willing to listen because they wanted to win, but she didn't have a strong desire to win.
Even though she said she was willing to cooperate with him, he still used questions to talk to her when making arrangements, which implied that they were open to negotiation, which was much better than tough orders.
Only after the cold-looking female A nodded did Luo Wusheng feel relieved, and the team of eight advanced quickly in the formation he had arranged.
Luo Wusheng opened the map. There was no markings, only a circle and countless small green dots. Most of the small green dots were inside the circle, and a few were outside.
In addition, there are no information signs to identify the direction or specific location.
Bai Muxue: "Five hours, enough for us to enter the circle."
"No, it will take at least five hours to get here."
Luo Wusheng's point is where there are the most small green dots in the circle, which is roughly in the middle between the center of the circle and the boundary.
Bai Muxue frowned: "There are too many people. Are you planning to break in according to this formation?"
"A mob." Luo Wusheng said in the channel: "If you meet anyone, just shoot them."
Bai Muxue remained skeptical, but still followed his instructions strictly.
At about six o'clock, the sun had already set, but the clouds on the horizon were still orange-red.
The eight people successfully entered the circle and encountered several waves of scattered teams. It seemed that they had not yet found an alliance with teams from different schools. They did not expect that someone would launch an attack before 7 o'clock in the evening, which was before the third task officially began.
There was no need for Ling Shuang, the shooting position in charge of the attack, to take action. The two pioneers who led the way directly harvested the scattered troops they encountered. She and Mei Yao tacitly followed Luo Wusheng's instructions to remove their space buttons and space accessories.
Before reaching the intended target location, the chaotic gunfire made the eight people's nerves tense.
"Lingshuang, you go to the right wing with Mei Yao under the cover of Yu Rongshui and Mo Wushuang. Bai Muqi comes up and goes with Bai Muxue. Shi Hanqiao and I will go to the left wing."
Luo Wusheng changed the formation. In a relatively safe environment, the cooperation of the two forwards was enough to clear any possible obstacles.
However, the further they went into the circle, the more people gathered, and the previous formation was no longer suitable.
He didn't just group them according to school, but because there was already a bond between them, and the original bond was definitely deeper than the tacit understanding formed by these seven days of temporary running-in.
After grouping, the team's offensive will be more fierce and the enemy will be eliminated faster.
Yu Rongshui and Mo Wushuang quickly dodged bullets from all directions, leaping and shooting at enemies ahead while reporting their positions on the team chat. Mei Yao, on the right wing, observed the situation and provided cover for Ling Shuang's attacks. Behind them, Bai Muqi, like a ghost, passed over the 'dead bodies', his space button overflowing with space trinkets.
Shi Hanqiao on the left wing had climbed up a tree at some point, jumping on the dense treetops, forming a human target, attracting the enemies around her to expose themselves and concentrate their attacks on her, while at the same time shooting at the opponents hiding in the jungle.
Luo Wusheng accurately found and killed the enemies lurking nearby while exchanging information and issuing orders.
The intermittent gunshots startled the birds, and the orange sky gradually turned from dark red to black. The jungle near the eight people was cleared.
Bai Muxue counted the space ornaments she had received: "There are almost two thousand of them."
Luo Wusheng said: "In an hour, we defeated about 600 to 700 people, and the rest died in the melee."
In this situation, the enemy may appear numerous, but in reality they are scattered and easily defeated. Speed is of the essence in war, and the best strategy is to attack when no one reacts or is prepared.
By the time the alliance was formed and the people had calmed down, it was difficult to take action. There were still countless beasts in the darkness waiting to devour the people who were fighting fiercely.
"This data?! Am I dazzled?"
Seven o'clock arrived as scheduled. Ling Shuang rubbed her eyes. There was no team data, but the total number of people was still more than 10,000, exactly the same as what she saw in the morning.
"Haven't so many people died already?"
"We have over 2,000 'dead bodies' here. If you add the other three areas, there would normally be around 7,000 to 8,000 casualties. The total number is still over 10,000."
Yu Rongshui and Mo Wushuang looked at each other and realized that something was wrong.
Bai Muxue was silent, her eyes looking towards Luo Wusheng.
“The current data may not be correct.”
At 7:07, the young man looked up at the sky, which had already completely darkened. It was so dark that not a single light could be seen.
It's another busy night.
Mei Yao was puzzled: "How could it be?!"
He looked at Ling Shuang. Girl A also didn't understand. They both looked at the silent commander.
"The strange beasts in the extreme regions are filled with resentful rage. They lurk in the darkness, waiting for the opportunity to strike a fatal blow."
A steady and meaningful low voice sounded, and her breath changed, as if a cat playing with a mouse. The crisp female voice, full of teasing and infinite meaning, was like the magic sound of a siren in the night.
"Don't let your guard down, or you might get bitten."
Everyone present was startled by Shi Hanqiao's sudden change of tone. Luo Wusheng nodded calmly, took a deep breath, and slowly said, "The rules say so. As for the authenticity of the data, I need some time to confirm it."
The data is just for reference and has no impact on the mission.
Shi Hanqiao blinked innocently at the sight of everyone's glares. After the fight, she was in a very good mood.
Especially when the slightly bright phoenix eyes glared at her, Luo Wusheng was no longer as calm as she appeared. She felt better and a smile unconsciously appeared at the corners of her lips.
"Now, we have to hurry to Lone Peak!"
The young conductor frowned, and his usually calm and unhurried voice became tinged with urgency.
On the two-dimensional map, the small green dots are all within the circle, but there are six unusually conspicuous small red dots within the circle.
【Author’s words】
Irresponsible Little Theater
Mou Qiao: Just kidding, very happy.
Mou Sheng: What else can I do? Of course I just want her to be happy.
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