Gong Zhushen sobbed, "Brother Mu, why didn't you tell me at the beginning? I've drunk so much green stuff, will I be okay?"
Ruan Mingchu reassured her, "How could anything happen in a virtual competition?"
Gong Zhushen was so moved he almost cried. "Brother Ruan, you're such a good person."
Ruan Mingchu's lips curled up slightly, concealing his merit and fame, without mentioning that it was he who suggested Mu Yu use the [Space Gate].
After preparing, Miyazaki Shin would hold his breath, close his eyes, and pinch his nose before each entry. Once inside, he would flailing his arm around and would always bump into the test subject.
"This damn mission is finally complete," Gong Zhushen exclaimed.
Mu Yu kicked him in the butt again, "Stop talking nonsense and tell me the reward and the new mission."
Gong Zhushen rubbed his butt and complained, "Brother Mu, why are you so irritable today? You're only targeting me."
Mu Yu gave him a knowing look.
Miyazaki Shin instantly understood: Damn it, who wants to be a third wheel?!
Gong Zhushen cursed under his breath.
"The reward is two bottles of medicine, and the new task is—grass, is that really so cruel?"
Gong Zhushen's eyes widened. "Brother Ruan, Brother Mu, look! He actually wants me to just pick any test subject and take him away. Is this something a human being would do?!"
Recalling the feeling of being touched just now, Miyazaki Shin wanted nothing more than to hug his weak, pitiful, and helpless self.
Mu Yu kicked the person over, pinning them to the glass jar. "Look carefully, choose one that looks good to you."
"Brother, are you choosing concubines for me? You even let me pick one that I find pleasing to the eye." Gong Zhushen carefully observed the experimental subjects and found that they were all handsome men and beautiful women.
"He's pretty handsome, look at those eight-pack abs." Gong Zhushen wiped away the drool that he felt was filled with "envy, jealousy, and hatred."
Viewers in the live stream were also drooling. Damn art direction, what a pervert!
In the end, Miyazaki Shin chose the smallest male, number 1009, because he could carry the lightest one. If it weren't for the difference between men and women, he would have preferred to carry a lighter female.
Instead of breaking the glass jar, Mu Yu used the [Space Gate] on 1009.
"Ouch."
Gong Zhushen let out a wail.
"Brother Mu, keep an eye on things."
1009 hit Gong Zhushen directly on the back, knocking him to the ground.
Mu Yu chuckled twice. "You should work on your physical fitness."
Gong Zhushen was in tears, but he couldn't utter a word of rebuttal. He knew that if Mu Yu had just stood there, he wouldn't have been hit; more often than not, he would have been kicked away before the object even hit him.
The factory was entirely managed by robots and produced by mechanized machinery. Apart from the cloth on the test subject's body, there wasn't a single piece of cloth that could dry test subject 1009.
"Anyway, I'm already wet, so what am I afraid of? It's just a weird touch, what's there to be afraid of?" Gong Zhushen kept muttering to himself.
The liquid mixed with the test subject's skin, creating a cold and sticky feeling that was truly terrifying.
Ruan Mingchu quietly watched Gong Zhushen, who was constantly brainwashing her, and when she saw that he was really going to carry the experimental subject, she could only interrupt him, "There is a cart here."
Sometimes I really don't understand kids. They are usually very meticulous and considerate in every aspect, but sometimes they act like they have no brains at all. It's embarrassing to even look at them.
Gong Zhushen didn't notice Ruan Mingchu's doubts about his intelligence. He happily went to find a cart, put 1009 on it, and even made him sit cross-legged inside, posing him in various positions.
Ruan Mingchu: ...So you don't mind the feel of the touch now, huh?
Subject 1008 was not found in the factory. Ruan Mingchu asked the others again, but their missions also yielded no clues about 1008.
Therefore, the breakthrough point must lie in the task assigned to Miyake Shin.
Ruan Mingchu asked, "Has the task list changed?"
Gong Zhushen shook his head.
"Then let's try leaving the processing plant first."
As they pulled the cart out of the processing plant, before Ruan Mingchu could even ask, Gong Zhushen excitedly shouted, "The task list has been updated!"
Then Miyazaki Shin's face turned green again.
The task sheet is as follows:
4. Carry the experimental subject 1009 for more than half an hour.
Mission reward: 1008 clues.
Ruan Mingchu and Mu Yu both laughed.
The viewers in the live stream laughed even harder.
"Love is knocking on the door!"
"Carrying such a handsome guy on my back, I'm sure I'll have sweet dreams tonight."
"Haha, I wonder how big the psychological trauma is for Xiao Gong."
"Komiya is so funny! I didn't come here to see him, but now I won't come without him!"
Gong Zhushen wanted to cry but had no tears.
Kind-hearted Mu Yu used two fingers to lift 1009 by the back of his neck and placed him on Gong Zhushen's back.
"Be good, support my thigh with your elbow, don't touch my butt."
They even thoughtfully placed 1009's chin on Gong Zhushen's right shoulder to prevent him from falling backward.
Gong Zhushen felt he couldn't turn his head, because if he did, he would be in close face-to-face contact with 1009.
What kind of ridiculous task did the developers come up with? It's garbage!
"What are we going to do for the next half hour?" Mu Yu asked. Unbeknownst to them, Ruan Mingchu had taken control of the operation.
"Hmm, do you remember that glittering club Liu Fugui mentioned? Let's go there and rack up some points."
"good."
Mu Yu took out a map and looked at it with Ruan Mingchu.
The club is right next to the airport and not far from the processing plant.
"It should be done in half an hour."
When they arrived near the club, the three realized that the security level here was vastly different from that in the city.
The outer perimeter is tens of thousands of meters long, with sentries every meter, making the clubhouse as secure as an iron barrel.
Ruan Mingchu pulled Mu Yu and Gong Zhushen, who still wanted to rush forward, back: "This is clearly not a plot point that we can conquer right now. Let's retreat strategically first."
Mu Yu scratched his head: "I feel like these people are all pretty weak." The destructive power of high-level warriors is incredibly strong; it's not an exaggeration to say that one can take on ten thousand.
“We can let others try,” Ruan Mingchu said earnestly.
Mu Yu: ? ? ?
All you need to do is find one or more fighters you can beat, give them a good beating, and then throw them over the walls of the club.
Ruan Mingchu found a secluded spot with a good view: "Wait patiently."
Humans in this era are truly weak, completely dependent on external forces. The contestants kill them like chickens, with ease.
What seemed like a hopeless situation turned out to be a stroke of good news. Hua Que and her two henchmen moved with ease and discovered a large number of survivors waiting to be rescued.
In Hua Que's eyes, these people were all just points.
But before he could be happy for long, several NPCs with red names appeared and began to condemn him in rapid-fire speech.
The system then reported that the three had been given a debuff, reducing their strength to the average level of this world.
Then they were the ones who got beaten up.
It was Ruan Mingchu who brought them out; otherwise, they would have either been captured or killed, but the debuff still hadn't disappeared.
Ruan Mingchu used Hua Que and the other two as examples to reason with Mu Yu and Gong Zhushen, saying, "There must be something fishy about things that are not normal. No matter how strong you are, it is best to test other people or things first."
Mu Yu and Gong Zhushen nodded hurriedly. If they had rushed in just now, they would have been the ones who lost their strength.
"Of course, we shouldn't persecute good people casually. It's no big deal if a villain like him actively bullies others."
Hua Que coughed up blood. If he had known this would happen, he would never have taken advantage of Ruan Mingchu's vulnerability and the fact that he was carrying a lot of medicine.
Waaaaah, he's entrapping us!
They only know how to bully clueless, ignorant, and powerless idiots.
At the same time, this abrupt system notification caught everyone's attention. It must be because their actions, if successful, would have brought huge benefits, that they were being punished so severely.
Since it's a virtual competition anyway, people will fight tooth and nail for points.
Many people sprang into action to find out why things had happened.
Because of the tragic fate of Hua Que and the other two, Ruan Mingchu stopped robbing them and let them go.
Gong Zhushen bounced up and down, feeling like he kept sliding down. He inadvertently caught a glimpse of Ruan Mingchu's gaze towards Hua Que and the other two, and Gong Zhushen shuddered.
“Brother Ruan, I always feel that your eyes are full of regret,” Gong Zhushen said cautiously.
Ruan Mingchu sighed, "I originally wanted to use them to test how the eliminated contestants would turn out. I'll let them off this time, but if we meet again next time, I won't hold back."
Hmm... the longer I spend with Brother Ruan, the less I understand him. He doesn't seem like someone their age. But anyway, let's shed a tear of sympathy for Hua Que and the others. Gong Zhushen always feels that we will meet again.
Mu Yu muttered under his breath, "That's just womanly compassion."
He covered his mouth after saying that, forgetting that the Treasure App said not to argue. But he spoke so quietly, Ruan Mingchu probably didn't hear him, right?
Ruan Mingchu stood on tiptoe and ruffled Mu Yu's hair vigorously. "I call this leaving a way out for things, so we can meet again in the future."
Mu Yu covered his head and dared not make a sound.
As Xiaogong and 1009 spent more time together, his body temperature and popularity were continuously transmitted to 1009.
Unbeknownst to Gong Zhushen, 1009 had already regained consciousness and quietly opened one eye.
Mu Yu and Ruan Mingchu both noticed 1009's abnormality, but Gong Zhushen, who was carrying him, was completely unaware.
Ruan Mingchu wanted to speak up to remind him, but Mu Yu stopped her.
The two communicated through eye contact.
Mu Yu: He's been following me around like a dog, he's lost all sense of vigilance. I'll take this opportunity to teach him a lesson.