"Old man, long time no see." Qin Qiuwu stared at Duden Liu and said word by word.
Once they knew everything, their mood was very different when they saw the old man again.
Qin Qiu looked at him for a while, and saw that he was at a loss for what to do, and then he asked lightly, "Where have you been hiding? We'll have a good time."
Duden Liu: "I hide—"
He blurted out, reacted abruptly, and closed his mouth embarrassingly.
Qin Qiu laughed, and he couldn't tell whether it was sarcasm or simply amusing. The old man seemed to have been slapped in the face, and his face was red.
Before that, when he was careful to hide, he had already found plenty of reasons for himself. There are reasons why he has done so many things, and many of those reasons are instinctive, and he believes that some people can understand.
He was ready to speak, and he planned to pour it out when he was scolded and abused. Unexpectedly, the reality was unexpected, and those young people didn't scold him.
No abuse, no reprimands, no fiery emotions of any kind, just calm. There was even a hint of grace in this calmness, but it seemed that he was too narrow-minded.
In this atmosphere, he could not say a word of his prepared defense. So he opened and closed his lips several times, but in the end he closed it tightly, pursing two deep nasolabial lines.
Youhuo looked at 154, and the other party shook his phone, indicating that the time was almost up.
At the end of the street, the fog was accumulating, and soon the farther scene was submerged in a pale white.
154 pointed to the other side and said, "I have already made the entrance, but I can't predict what kind of test scene I will encounter after entering. I guess it is random according to the candidates' situation. For example, you still have one language to take the test. , it is very likely that you will encounter the language examination room. But what it will really be like, I will know the moment you enter. "
Youhuo nodded and handed back the dilapidated registration book in his hand to Chu Yue.
"I really don't need to go in with me?" Chu Yue looked worried.
Everyone knows that "eggs cannot be put in one basket". Although they are desperate, they are not blind and reckless. Some people go straight to the core of the system, and some people want to stay outside to support.
The last time she was the one who stayed outside. If it was anyone else, there would be a reason to have a little doubt about her because of that failure, but Wandering did not.
Chu Yue didn't feel the slightest bit of bitterness from him. That's why they can fight side by side.
You Huo shook the registration book, raised his eyes and asked her calmly: "Besides 154, there is also a friend who is tacit enough to stay outside and knows when to do things. Is there a more suitable one than you?"
Chu Yue was stunned for a while, then took the book and smiled: "That's really not the case."
You Huo walked back and stopped beside Duden Liu. He patted the old man on the shoulder, lowered his head and said coldly, "See the entrance? You are the first to follow me."
Duden Liu's face was full of disbelief: "What are you kidding?"
Youhuo's face didn't change.
His tactical glove-wearing hand was still on Duden Liu's shoulder, his thin eyelids drooping, looking at a certain point on the ground. This is how he used to listen to people talking, but the old man looked flustered.
"I'm too old, I can't adapt to those intense examination rooms, and I can't cooperate with you." Duden Liu said slowly.
You Huo nodded when he heard the words, and seemed to think that this made some sense.
Duden Liu let him hang, didn't dare to move, just glanced at him quickly from the corner of his eyes.
After being confused for a moment, he finally said, "You are in the same boat with us now, you don't have to cooperate, the worst is to die together."
He raised a finger with his drooping hand, made a circle, and said coldly: "If any of these people in front of you have a problem, you can't run away. Try it if you don't believe it."
Duden Liu: "… "
After more than ten seconds, the old man was tied up four times and thrown into the first equipment car. He was aggrievedly sandwiched between the driver and the co-pilot. Qin Qiu was sitting on the left, and Youyou was sitting on the right.
There was flowing mist outside the front window glass, the wheels started, and Duden Liu watched them pounce in front of him, and closed his eyes with bated breath.
The windows were open, and the damp coolness overwhelmed them. The moment they passed through the white fog, they heard the rigid voice of the system:
[It is now 17:30 in the examination room. 】
[It is detected that a candidate is entering the venue, and the examination discipline is read below. 】
[This test room is a private single-person test room. During the same time period, there can only be one examinee taking the test here. After the candidate enters the venue, the entrance to the examination room is automatically closed to other candidates. 】
[There is no invigilator office in this test room, and you are not allowed to leave the test room for any reason during the test. If a candidate violates the rules, he will be punished on the spot depending on the severity. The punishment time is the same as that of other examination rooms, three hours each time. 】
The car jolted a few times, and the white fog slowly faded and dispersed from the front.
You Huo grabbed a camouflage cloth and wiped the car window, and the scene of the examination room fell into his eyes.
All three in the car were stunned.
The scene in front of them is all too familiar to them, and they have lived here for a long time in the past.
The place is huge, bordered by the coast and the marina, as well as forests and distant mountains that stretch for miles. Numerous streets criss-crossed and surrounded a central area with two gray-blue skyscrapers.
At first glance, this place looks like a certain coastal city. The lights are scattered from the houses of different heights and lows. In some moments, it will give people a feeling of thousands of lights.
Most of the candidates have never been here, but a few are regulars here.
For example, examinee Qin research, such as examinee Youyou.
This is the home base of the invigilator - the invigilator area.
The car braked suddenly, and the heavy tire rubber rubbed sharply on the ground.
You Huo frowned and turned to meet Qin Qiu's gaze.
Behind him, the sound of the brakes sounded one after another, and the buzzing behind the car window could be heard. Gao Qi hurriedly ran from behind, climbed onto the car body, and probed in: "What's the situation? Didn't you enter the examination room, why did you return to the invigilation area? Did something go wrong at 154 and disconnected from the examination room at a critical moment?"
"Wen Yuan?" Qin Jiu leaned back in his chair, raised his hand and knocked on the hood.
Between the driver's seat and the driver's seat, a small window was opened, 922's face appeared in the window, and he raised his hand.
He saw his mobile phone in his hand, with a bunch of colorful wires attached to the back of the machine, and an extra display screen hanging from it. This was specially modified by him before he came, in order to establish a special channel with 154 to maintain contact.
"Wait Boss, I'm asking." He tapped his fingers quickly.
The next second, the echo of 154 arrived.
"Boss..." 922 turned to look at them, "There is no disconnection. 154 said that if you see the invigilation area, it means that the examination room is the invigilation area."
Youhuo was stunned for a moment, and his eyes fell on the nearest small building.
It was the cleanest bar in the entire proctoring area, and people who didn't like noise would chat there. Not to Gao Qi's appetite, but Chu Yue would go there to sit for a while from time to time.
She said there was a glass window facing the sea, and looking at that vast expanse, occasionally felt less suffocating.
Through the gradually sinking night, You Huo saw a sparse figure by the window of the bar.
His face suddenly sank...
Gao Qi followed his gaze and obviously noticed those figures. His eyes swept across several buildings, looking further afield. After a while, he said, "Fuck, this invigilation area is not an empty shell, A, there are really people in here!"
"I see." You Huo said coldly.
Gao Qi stared blankly for a while, then turned his head to look at the carriages. The weapons of the four warehouses were stored in these carriages.
You Huo approached Qin Zhuo sideways, pointed to the bar and asked in a low voice, "I don't know much about the invigilator later on. Can you see the person by the window? Is it the NPC who made up the numbers in the exam room or the invigilator?"
Qin Qiu narrowed his eyes and looked at it for a while, and his face became unsightly: "The second window from the right looks like 009, and he looks like 037 on the opposite side. The third window is too far away, so I can't see the face, but that exaggerated sitting posture Much like 129."
Gao Qi pointed at the carriage with a dazed expression: "A, we... are we going to use these weapons against those people? This is the final battle?"
Youhuo suddenly remembered what 154 said.
They were in the core area of the Twin Towers at that time, preparing to open a passage to the rest area. 154 said: "This journey has been too smooth, but it is a little uneasy."
At that time, they didn't understand why, but now Yuhuo suddenly understands—
The system is waiting for them here.
It dragged the entire invigilation area into this examination room and turned it into a battlefield for the final battle. They turned those colleagues into opposing troops on the battlefield, and it was up to them to see if they could do anything.
If you can't make a move, the system can easily wipe out this group of restless people.
If it can, it is also an infighting between people.
Gao Qi scratched his cheeks and made a hissing sound: "What's going on here? How do you fight with them? There's no way to fight. Even if we have to fight in the end, what are we here: 700 candidates. In the invigilation area: say a little less. Thousands of invigilators. What are you kidding?"
While talking, the rumble of cars at the back finally stopped, and the entire team entered the arena.
The system beeps again—
[The time of this exam: There is no standard time. Until the candidates pass or are eliminated. 】
[Exam subject: Chinese. 】
[Knowledge points involved: Poetry appreciation. 】
[This is a special city with a limited number of residents. Most of the residents have the same identity. They are busy with similar things every day. They can always be seen in the examination room. They are called invigilators. This is the resting place for the invigilators and their home. This is called the proctoring area. The invigilation area is backed by an endless sea, and every night you can see the moon hanging over the sea, illuminating the whole city, warm and peaceful. Candidates are asked to analyze the meaning of "toast to invite the bright moon, and make three pairs of shadows" based on the background and environment. 】
[Answer requirements: At 12:00 every night, the invigilator will gather in the conference hall in the center of the conference building, waiting for the candidates to come and inform the correct answer. 】
[The exam has officially started, I wish you good luck. 】
After listening to this long paragraph, the faces of the people present were very exciting.
I don't know whether to disgust that "home" or to feel sorry for that poem.
Suddenly, a beam of light came from a distance.
Youhu narrowed his eyes and raised his hand to block it, and heard someone ask, "Who is it? What did you drag the base car here for?"
The sound was a bit muffled and could not be heard clearly through the window.
"You stare at the old man." Qin Qiu said to Gao Qi, then opened the door and jumped out of the car. You Huo patted Gao Qi on the shoulder and jumped down.
922 thought for a while, patted Gao Qi on the shoulder, and followed him with his phone.
Gao Qi and Duden Liu looked at each other.
The three walked to the corner of the street with their front and back feet, and finally saw the person with the flashlight—
The man was shorter than them, with a gentle appearance, and dressed meticulously even on nights when he was not working. With an iconic coffin face on his face, he said in a businesslike manner, "Boss, how are you?"
There was a strange silence around the corner.
You Huo looked at Qin Qiu with a paralyzed face, Qin Qiu looked at 922, and 922 looked down at the phone.
The phone buzzed, and 154's message came by coincidence:
"What about people? Why is it gone? Don't you mean you've hit a roadblock? 』
922 thought about it and typed word by word:
"Well, what a big tiger, it looks exactly like you. 』
The phone died for a few seconds, and I don't know how the 154 outside felt.
922 replied again:
"However, this is also good news. It means that the people in the proctoring area are not necessarily real, so our chances of winning are much better. 700 to 1000, rounding up to one-to-one. 』
Youhuo saw the content of his reply and retracted his gaze. Just as he was about to speak, he suddenly caught a glimpse of a strange thing from the corner of the corner—
A gray cloud spread out above his head, the moonlight became brighter, and the shadow at "154"'s feet became clearer and clearer.
"154" stood up straight, but his shadow quietly raised his hand behind him, the edges of the five fingers together were smooth, like a sharp knife.
You Huo's eyelids jumped, and he subconsciously wanted to pull "154". And at that moment, Qin Jiu suddenly hugged him.
"Be careful!" A low voice called.
You Huo turned around and saw his own shadow behind him. At this moment, the shadow's movements were the same as his, but it was unspeakably weird.