Chapter 68 No Man's Land [Contrast], [Drama Queen], [Married Woman...]
The moment Jiang Yang emerged from the trial, she had only one thought: to get a good night's sleep.
But after lavishly booking a room in the "two thousand" price range, I unexpectedly couldn't sleep while lying in bed.
When the thought of sleeping crossed his mind for the nth time, but he still couldn't fall asleep, he finally sat up abruptly and swiped his finger across the panel to open the emails he hadn't read since leaving the trial.
The first email was about miniature cameras.
As Ji Yang had thought at the time, there was indeed a limit to the number of sheets that could be used; out of seven sheets in a roll, they used two.
Originally, they were supposed to use cameras to document the true situation of Un Entertainment and report it. But for some reason, after he announced the termination of all contracts, all the managers on the 33rd floor who boarded the ship with Cain disappeared, leaving a lot of film behind.
He moved his finger to the cross in the upper right corner, and suddenly remembered something, so he softly called out "Assistant".
"Are you there?"
"Hello, player Jiang Yang, I'm here," the trial assistant said in a businesslike tone.
Jiang Yang leaned against the headboard and asked casually, "Can the photos taken with the miniature camera be developed?"
"No Man's Land does not currently offer this service."
"And what about the trial?" The young man leaned forward, his eyes, which weren't on, winking slyly at the void with a strong sense of aggression.
The trial assistant was momentarily speechless. "You can look for it," he said.
The young man, taking advantage of the situation, asked, "Could I also look for some extra film?"
The use of "可" and "以" carries an inexplicable sense of gritted teeth.
A grade A item that can be reused repeatedly.
Well... the only problem is that, theoretically speaking, the items now belong to Mengjiang.
Jiang Yang hadn't forgotten this incident, but that didn't stop him from briefly abandoning his moral bottom line and trying to take advantage of it.
After a brief chat, Jiang Yang focused his attention on the second email, which was also the root cause of his insomnia.
About a dozen or so souls left behind in the Un Entertainment building.
Most of those who were trapped left, but the reason why the rest remained was unknown.
It's unclear whether they don't want to leave or are still trapped. The former is fine, but Jiang Yang is worried about the latter.
The key point is that although he is now the highest authority in Un Entertainment, he has no way to return after leaving the trial, making the authority more like an empty shell to him.
Moreover... he shifted his gaze to the updated overall rankings [Jiang Yang: 371 (originally 699↑)].
The significant improvement in rankings also seems to be influenced by these souls.
That's why he wanted to wake up the trial assistant and ask, "Why can't I go back?"
"After assessment, player Jiang Yang does not currently possess...%￥#@%￥#@" The assistant paused, followed by nearly half a minute of static, as if interfered with, before continuing as if nothing had happened: "Sorry, I cannot answer your question."
"Why?"
"Upon testing, the player who initiated the question does not currently have sufficient permissions."
Jiang Yang didn't press further, since she couldn't get an answer in the short term.
The last email contained the updated rankings after the rewards were distributed.
This trial did not involve a final judgment, so only the reward for passing the trial was issued, with a base score of 30,000.
But what surprised Jiang Yang the most was:
[Un Entertainment Trial Statistics]
[Gained Soul Weights: 2647]
What he didn't know was that the moment he pressed the termination button, everyone in the observation room's live chat fell silent, leaving only the weights being thrown one after another.
After the trial, the Soul Ranking was updated [Jiang Yang: 119 (originally 447↑)].
There's another reminder regarding the weight of the soul:
[Should I upgrade my talent?]
The first upgrade only costs 500 Soul Points.
Jiang Yang didn't hesitate and clicked the upgrade button directly. When the message "Upgrading in progress, this upgrade will take 1 hour" popped up, he stopped paying attention to it.
[Points reward amount: 175,289 points]
[Rankings - Jiang Yang: 429 (Previously 731↑)]
His points also far surpassed those of his peers, and with the 200,000 yuan Nan Ke paid him this time, his total assets actually exceeded 500,000 yuan.
Of course, he still couldn't bear to book a room for 10,000 yuan. In terms of timing, the next scheduled trial was a month later. On the surface, it was 500,000 yuan, but in reality, it was just one month's rent.
No more giggling.
After hearing Jiang Yang's voice breaking down, the trial assistant spoke up, "Based on player Jiang Yang's actions against agent Wu Yibai, the system has determined that the player is very strong. Please keep up the good work."
Jiang Yang didn't need his assistant to remind him; he could see the notes next to the rankings. But what he cared about wasn't the rankings themselves, but the pressure from behind the tower.
Wu Yibai is indeed his ex-boyfriend, but the question is, how did he know that Wu Yibai was his ex-boyfriend?
Of course, there's another reason why he ranked so high, which is... 007's rating of him.
Jiang Yang sighed, speechless, only hoping that the two bombs wouldn't explode together.
Finally, here's the weekly update of the appearance rankings. They spent seven days in trial, and when they came out, the appearance rankings were being updated.
From this perspective, the trial should have taken place concurrently with the Borderlands event.
The video posted on the beauty ranking list is a clip of Jiang Yang performing in a musical.
The scene begins with a rabbit mask reflected in a mirror from a hidden perspective. Long, slender fingers linger on the mask, creating a stark contrast between the whiteness and the blood, which immediately piques the viewer's interest.
Gradually, the camera pans across the mirror, briefly showing a clean face. The lens zooms in, finally focusing on his casually lifted eyelids, his eyelashes trembling, making one want to destroy them.
The ranking is followed by a string of bold, black tags.
Jiang Yang glanced around and saw that everyone else's posts were nothing more than titles like "God of War" or "Big Boss".
When he looked back at himself, a sense of shame overwhelmed him, and he asked, "Can I change?"
The answer is definitely "no," and the trial assistant even thoughtfully explained: "The labels were fixed after being submitted by more than three hundred observers."
[Contrast], [Drama Queen], [Married Woman]...
He really didn't understand how such a label could exist, but of course, the last one was the most devastating.
【puppy】
007 took the taxi.
Jiang Yang angrily pressed the X button; the next emails would be from the last trial.
He was about to quit when he suddenly remembered, "I ranked third in the last trial, so is there still a reward that hasn't been given out yet?"
"Could it be that they don't want to send it to me? Oh well, fine then," the young man said, looking aggrieved.
Trial Assistant (about to go crazy and wanting to ask if it counts as a work injury): "Due to doubts about the previous trial, the trial replay is currently under review. The reward will be issued after the review is completed."
Jiang Yang, who was at the center of the doubt, composed herself slightly, pouted, and looked disappointed. "Okay, okay."
...
After dealing with this, Jiang Yang simply opened and read the messages as well.
Hoshino (harassing version): Let's go play in the tower tomorrow! Come join our guild, are you coming or not?
Jiang Yang simply read the message but did not reply.
Nan Ke (Qian Duoduo version): I'll take you to the tower tomorrow, and we'll buy clothes.
Jiang Yang (sycophantic version): Yes, young master.
Ji Yang's message was the first to be sent, and the chat box was consequently pushed to the bottom.
After clicking, Ji Yang said, "Tian Yu has not emerged from the trial."
After Cain fell to his death from the top deck of the cruise ship, Huang Er, who remained in the building, said that Tian Yu had disappeared.
Ji Yang explained at the time that if she didn't die, she would return to the No Man's Land; if she did die, her soul would enter the Tower of Judgment.
But now that his situation is unclear and his fate is unknown, where could Tian Yu have gone?
Jiang Yang thought of that sea, that enormous furnace.
Ji Yang only sent this one message in the message box.
The young man shrank back into bed, coughed lightly, and then pressed the voice input button, "Okay, I understand."
After sending it, he inexplicably clicked play, saying, "Okay~ I understand~"
The rising tone carries a slightly coquettish and sticky flavor, unexpectedly matching the label 007 gave him: a puppy.
He pulled back abruptly, buried his head in the pillow, and pounded the blanket hard.
I'm so annoyed by 007.
The panel flickered, and Ji Yang asked, "Why aren't you asleep yet?"
Jiang Yang waited a minute, then sent a text message with feigned indifference: "Not yet."
...
Ji Yang was momentarily speechless with amusement at Jiang Yang's unwarranted arrogance.
After learning about Tian Yu's situation after the trial, and knowing that Jiang Yang was concerned, I sent him a message. However, I didn't receive a response for a long time, so I assumed he had gone to sleep and started dealing with the matter of Mou Guang.
Despite having fewer than thirty people, Mouguang managed to handle nearly half of the hiring business in the no-owner land.
Many people want a piece of the pie, but the key to Mou Guang's survival is to constantly train and acquire new resources in the undeveloped, unclaimed lands outside the tower.
Ji Yang was leading the team before he went to trial this time.
The team was later taken over by Xie Lu. When Xie Lu came out of the trial, he sent him a message immediately.
Xie Lu said, "The chariots want to enter a city."
Ji Yang succinctly replied: "???"
Blackrock City.
Ji Yang frowned slightly and made a live call to Xie Lu.
There was a lot of noise going on Xie Lu's side. He said, "I didn't know at first. Kirby said something seemed to have happened at home. I thought I would go with him, but after I went back with him, I found that Blackrock City had appeared in the No Man's Land."
"Kirby got into the city, but I was stopped outside. I can't contact him now, and the tanks are still trying to get into the city."
Kirby is the vampire who follows Sheru. Blackrock City belongs to the vampire clan.
His disappearance could be a big deal or a small deal, but it mainly impacts his relationship with the vampires.
Ji Yang didn't speak, but tapped his index finger lightly on the table as he pondered.
Tomorrow I need to undergo a permissions check by Deyue and submit a monitoring report on Jiang Yang. At the earliest...
"I'll arrive the day after tomorrow."
"good."
The call ended, and after thinking for a moment, Ji Yang also sent a message to De Yue, "How could Blackrock City appear in unclaimed territory?"
Deyue replied quickly, "We'll talk about it when you come tomorrow."
The notification beeped twice, and along with Deyue's message came a voice message from Jiang Yang.
After listening to the voice message twice, the young man abruptly withdrew it. To avoid the other person feeling awkward knowing he had listened to it, Ji Yang paused for a moment before sending the message.
Jiang Yang: Not yet.
Ji Yang curled the corners of his lips. "Go to sleep early."
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Author's Note: Today marks 100 days since I started writing! I'm so happy, so incredibly happy!
Actually, I never thought I would stick to doing something for so long.
Thank you all for your support. I believe we will have many more 100 days together!
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