The plaza is easy to find; just turn right after entering the base, and that's the open space.
Many people arrived earlier than them, but Lian Han's team was undoubtedly the cleanest and most tidy. After all, apart from Li Yingmo, not many people would spend all day staring at the AI map looking for patterns.
The waiting robot immediately stepped forward and handed the four a black box. "Congratulations on passing the first round of selection. The temporary team can be disbanded. Inside are the rewards and the content of the subsequent selection. You four can choose to stay and observe your opponents, or withdraw."
Watching the robot leave, Lian Han and the others exchanged glances and opened the palm-sized box. A flash of blood-red light pierced Lian Han's brow, and the familiar energy fluctuations made her expression change. Looking at her right hand, a blood-red mark had quietly appeared on the back of her hand, the thumb-sized seed pattern so clear that even the veins on it were clearly visible.
Cangming—
Compared to Lian Han, the others had a different focus. Yi Jun exclaimed in surprise, "I feel like my power has increased."
"really."
The two voices brought Lian Han back to her senses. She checked her physical condition and found that, apart from the disgusting mark, her strength had indeed increased.
Lian Han lowered his eyes, a mocking smile flashing across them. For that slight increase in power, the price they paid was permanent subjugation. How could this be a reward?
But why didn't she realize it was Cangming's doing before?
Using the selection process to commit murder without any regard for the Federation—who else but that madman could do such a thing?
[Ahem, girl, calm down. Even if this mark is annoying, it's just a matter of getting a grafting card. Don't overreact; there are definitely people watching you from the other side of the Skynet.]
[I'm very calm.]
Lian Han curled his lips into a gentle smile as he looked at his companion, "It really has improved. Maybe the amplification can even be transferred to the body. This miracle is quite impressive."
"Probably not?" Yi Jun chuckled. If that were the case, it would be defying the heavens.
"I was just saying it casually. You actually took it seriously?" Lian Han said with a smile. "Since we can log off now, we'll be going now."
Li Yingmo glanced at the girl. "Okay, let's go."
Watching the two disappear, Xi Yao pouted, "What do you think their relationship is?"
"What do you think?" Yi Jun looked at her with a half-smile. "These days, mistresses are really rare."
Xi Yao's expression changed. "What nonsense are you talking about? I'm leaving."
She'd figured it out: ever since Shui Yiyue got injured, these guys had all started to have a problem with her! Wasn't it all because that girl was pretty? These men…
Once off the net, Li Yingmo sensed something was wrong. His power seemed to have really increased? Remembering Lian Han's seemingly casual remark just now, Li Yingmo quickly left the room.
In the girl's bedroom, Lian Han looked at the person who rushed in and gave him a half-smile, "You're here?"
"You already found out?"
"No, I didn't notice. I was just saying it offhand."
Li Yingmo: ...But judging from her expression, it doesn't seem like she mentioned it casually.
"Instead of this—young man, I think you should take a look at Skynet's news first."
News? Li Yingmo frowned, opened the smart device and saw the death selection event on the top recommendation, and clicked to see the details.
"Someone really died?"
"I don't know. You should ask your general."
Remembering that she had previously hinted that the selection process might result in deaths, but he hadn't believed her, Li Yingmo touched his nose. "Sorry. I didn't believe you about that."
"Oh." Lian Han took a deep breath. "I'm in a bad mood right now, and I might be taking it out on you. Let me see your right hand."
Right hand? Li Yingmo asked in confusion, but still extended his hand to her, palm facing up.
"I want to see the back of my hand."
“Okay.” Li Yingmo flipped his hand over; the young man’s hand was clean, without anything on it.
Lian Han unconsciously clenched his left hand, which was covering the back of his right hand, and his gaze gradually turned cold.
"What's wrong with you?" Li Yingmo frowned.
"It's nothing." Lian Han withdrew his gaze. "Go contact the general. The federal high command is probably in a terrible state right now."
Li Yingmo sensed that something was wrong with Lian Han, but he didn't think too much about it. Judging from the chaos and commotion on the Skynet, he really needed to contact the general as soon as possible.
The door closed, and Lian Han said softly, "The goal of destroying the Blood Nether Palace is a bit too ambitious, so let's set a smaller goal first. For example—to ruin this selection."
Xing Yucheng: [...I really shouldn't have given you that advice, letting you know that the Ice Clan has something called Ice Crystal that can help Xingyou improve his strength.]
Otherwise, she would definitely still be studying hard at school, instead of exploding at the slightest provocation from Xue Ming.
[But I think I made the right choice coming here.] Lian Han's lips curled into a smile. [Before, it was a blood worm, but now it's at least a level higher—it's a Blood Nether Flower.]
Xing Yucheng opened his mouth, but in the end only said: "No matter what you want to do, if you lose your life, you lose everything."
"I know," Lian Han said softly. "Perhaps—we still need some purification cards."
Hearing her say that, Xing Yucheng had a bad feeling. [Don't forget you're Shui Yiyue now. Shui Yiyue doesn't have the ability to get that brat to mail her a purification card.]
[Who said he was supposed to mail it?] Lian Han flipped his hand, and a golden card appeared in his palm. [Just send someone to pick it up.]
Xing Yucheng looked at the card in her hand and knew it was a reward from the system after the last trip to the Demon Abyss. This was the first time Lian Han had taken out this card.
"Premium Xuyao Card"
Attribute: Dark
Energy state: stable
Durability: Permanent
The mere dozen or so words on the card didn't reveal anything about its capabilities. Xing Yucheng was quite satisfied with this setup because, apart from him, no one would know the purpose of the task cards he held, which often proved to be unexpected.
But now that this situation has happened to him, it's quite distressing.
"What's so special about this card?"
"That's enough for him to go and get the cards."
Xing Yucheng: ...Isn't that obvious? If she didn't have the ability to travel back and forth, why would she take it out?
[Can't you at least satisfy the old man's curiosity?]
"No way." Lian Han said, infusing his mental energy into each card. A young man appeared, "Master."
"Go to the Imperial Capital Star and find Master Jingli. He will give you what I need, and all you have to do is bring it back."
"Yes, my master." The black-haired man lowered his head, turned into a black shadow, and disappeared.
[That brat hasn't agreed to give you the cards yet.]
[He'll agree.] Lian Han smiled and lay back down in the medical pod.
Logically, after switching to the AI, she should have logged in as Shui Yiyue, but Lian Han had two accounts.
Skynet's control over secondary accounts is far stricter than that of regular accounts. Even the original AI cannot log in; only the account holder can access it. The secondary account is bound to a person, and can only be a person.
That's why Lian Han was able to log in without any obstacles and appear as Han Jin.
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