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Author's Note:
The draft box has fallen, and now it's the author who's barely clinging to life :)
37. Sovereignty is mine, understand?
Ruan Mingchu raised an eyebrow; it seemed Rong Zhiming was still quite drunk.
In his view, Rong Zhiming simply knew he had made a mistake and was now begging him not to hold it against him.
However, Mu Yu saw it as an act of unsolicited kindness, a sign of ulterior motives. This man had shifty eyes and clearly harbored ill intentions.
Rong Zhiming came out carrying a stack of xiaolongbao (soup dumplings), and when he saw Ruan Mingchu, his face automatically put on a fawning expression, as if he were a dog.
"I've had the living room renovated. Here are your favorite crab roe buns, fresh out of the oven. Come and have a taste."
Mu Yu was quick; he grabbed a crab roe bun, tore it in half, and stuffed one half into his mouth, burning himself with the heat.
The taste was pretty good, quite fresh.
But how can you praise a bad guy? So he didn't comment.
Mu Yu held the other half of the food in his hand to Ruan Mingchu's lips, "It's a little hot."
Ruan Mingchu ate half a small steamed bun in one bite from Mu Yu's hand. Hmm... such a familiar taste.
"It must have been hard for you to come all the way from the Imperial Star to bring this embryo." Ruan Mingchu said with a half-smile.
Mu Yu understood what he meant. So the steamed buns weren't made by this stinky A. He secretly rolled his eyes in his mind. Tch, I thought he was so skillful.
However, Mu Yu has already written cooking skills into his mental plan, and he will sign up for a class after the competition ends.
Rong Zhiming seemed oblivious to Ruan Mingchu's sarcastic tone, "No trouble at all, as long as you're happy. There's plenty more, I'll go get it from the kitchen."
He put the plate on the table and ran into the kitchen.
Ruan Mingchu pulled out a chair next to the dining table for Mu Yu to sit on.
"His name is Rong Zhiming, and he's got a heart condition. Remember to be careful." You never know when Mu Yu will encounter Rong Zhiming after joining the military, so it's always good to be vigilant.
Mu Yu nodded obediently, though his head was actually a little dizzy. Why did Ruan Mingchu seem to dislike this Alpha surnamed Rong so much? Why was she drinking with him? How strange.
With its limited brain capacity, Mu Xiaoyu felt a bit oxygen-deprived; it must be because it hadn't slept enough.
Just as Rong Zhiming finished preparing the semi-finished products in the kitchen and put them on the table, ready to eat, Ruan Mingchu chased him away.
Rong Zhiming sobbed, "They've been busy since 3 o'clock, and you won't even let them eat. How cruel of you!"
Ruan Mingchu stuffed a large steamed bun into his mouth.
"Okay, I'll leave now. Love you."
Ruan Mingchu: yue——
Mu Yu stared in disbelief, then crossed Rong Zhiming off the list of rivals.
After dinner, Mu Yu went back to his room to catch up on sleep. He couldn't resist checking out the Treasure app again and learned about the term "love-hate relationship".
Immediately, Rong Zhiming was added to the list of love rivals, and a five-pointed star was drawn next to him.
High risk!
Ruan Mingchu originally planned to visit Liya, Liye, and Banlan, but as soon as he stepped out, he received a message that the organizing committee was calling for people.
Very good, he's number one when it comes to being annoying.
One person is sleeping upstairs, and the other person is going out.
Ding Junji and the others, who had only woken up in the middle of the morning to find food, were completely baffled by the sumptuous breakfast.
Is there some happy occasion?
No matter what, there's no rule against eating it, so just eat it.
The same junior member announced that the individual and team competitions have now concluded, and the next competition will be held online and streamed live.
This is in line with past practice, and it seems that the league's decision-making power has returned to the organizing committee.
After explaining the core content, the junior member quickly went on to explain the rules of the actual competition, and then left without looking back.
Ahhh, the gazes coming from below are terrifying; he can't take it.
The backdrop of the field competition is a city ruined after being attacked by a terrorist organization. There are survivors in the city, as well as members of the terrorist organization who have not left.
The mission that earns the most points is rescuing survivors trapped in various locations, followed by killing members of terrorist organizations. Other missions include searching for supplies and information.
Specific tasks will be randomly assigned after the competition begins.
Based on the points rankings from the first two rounds, the organizing committee set a point limit in this competition that was sufficient for teams to overtake those ranked higher, meaning the final winner was uncertain until the very last moment.
The competition will last for five days, starting at midnight tomorrow. The dormitory area will be closed off starting at 2 PM today. Staff will be coming to each team's dormitory to install the local area network; players can log in from their bedrooms.
After logging into the system, the first screen you see is your personal profile.
Here you can set the weapons and medicines you carry. There are a total of five item slots, with one item occupying one slot. Each person has ten minutes to decide.
Weapons included cold weapons such as knives and swords, as well as firearms such as guns, but the latter had limited ammunition.
There are two types of medicines: red potions to heal players and blue potions to heal NPCs.
Everything can be found within the city.
Without much thought, Ruan Mingchu chose a military knife, two bottles of red potion, and two bottles of blue potion.
Ten minutes later, the contestant appeared in the holographic city in a holographic form.
Everyone heard the opening words: This city, on the verge of death, awaits your rescue. Go forth, brave warriors, and embrace the challenge!
All players' login locations are randomized, so the first thing most players do is find their teammates.
Ruan Mingchu first found a hiding place and then looked himself over. He was wearing a camouflage military uniform, holding a military knife in his hand, with four bottles of medicine tied to his waist, and a blood-red bracelet on his left wrist. When touched, the words "100% health" would pop up.
On his right wrist was a black bracelet; touching it brought up a task list.
Main Quest
Survivors rescued: 0
Terrorists killed: 0
Side quests
1. Go to the 12th floor of Building A in the research institute to get the DT potion.
Mission Reward: Team communication channel unlocked (0/11)
There are currently only these three types of tasks, but since there's a "1" side quest listed, there will definitely be "2," "3," "4," and so on...
First, complete the side quests and enable in-team communication. If you encounter terrorists along the way, you can take them down.
Having set his goal, Ruan Mingchu quickly took action.
First, you need to determine your current location.
Ruan Minhchu found the floating bus stop sign. This was near the government building, and the research institute station was two stops away.
After circling the area, I encountered twenty-five other contestants. They were all wary of each other, but none of them readily attacked anyone. The rules were unclear; who knew whether eliminating an opponent would bring surprise or joy?
Stepping back to view the government building from a distance, it appears as if it has been hit by a shell, with a corner missing. The upper part leans towards the missing section, looking as if it is about to collapse.
Most people in the vicinity chose to go in, perhaps because it was related to a side quest, or perhaps they just wanted to take a look.
Ruan Mingchu remembered what it looked like now, then turned and ran towards the research institute.
The organizing committee showed them the city ruins, but apart from the government building, the buildings were all intact. However, there was no transportation on the road, and they could only travel on foot.
Fortunately, the interstellar people were very fast, and Ruan Mingchu successfully arrived at the research institute ten minutes later.
The research institute looks no different from usual; the paint on the exterior walls is even fresh.
However, once you go inside, you'll discover the disaster it suffered.
All instruments, equipment, medicines, and research results were looted. Tables and chairs were overturned, various debris was flying everywhere, and there were many scattered papers and footprints on the ground.
Building A is the largest and tallest building in the institute, and also the location with the most frequent missions. There are elevators and staircases in each of the four corners and the center. Ruan Mingchu scanned the area with his mental power and found at least forty-three people inside.
There were no survivors to be rescued, only eight terrorists wearing skull-patterned jackets and thirty-five contestants.
Eight terrorists had spotted the contestants and were preparing for a hunt, while the contestants, busy searching for items, were unaware of the terrorists' presence.
Ruan Mingchu went in and did a good deed anonymously. Fortunately, the terrorists were all on the lower floors, and he killed them one by one. Before reaching the twelfth floor, the number of terrorists he killed had increased from 0 to 8.
The twelfth floor should be the storage room for medicines and reagents. The temperature of the entire floor is maintained at around ten degrees Celsius, and it is a bit cold when you suddenly go in.
Most of the medicine shelves were empty, and there were shards of broken glass and medicine on the ground.
Since the mission requires finding the DT potion here, then the DT potion must still be here. Ruan Mingchu habitually used his mental power to search for things, but a dialog box suddenly popped up in front of him, and judging from the tone, it was Rong Zhiming.
"Ancestor, take it easy, you're going to crash the system server."
Ruan Mingchu: ...
What a garbage system server.
The holographic system can simulate various human parameters. However, probably because the system used in the competition was subpar and there were many participants, Ruan Mingchu placed a huge burden on the system whenever he used his mental energy. Even though he precisely controlled it to use only a tiny amount, the database that needed to be accessed was still incredibly vast.
Ruan Mingchu fiercely clicked the "X" in the upper right corner of the chat box.
The dialog box shrank to a dot, then exploded into fireworks, finally converging into two words that flashed in front of Ruan Mingchu for three seconds.
Looking at the word "seal," Ruan Mingchu couldn't help but twitch her lips.
You're mentally challenged.
Unable to use his mental powers and lacking any search skills, Ruan Mingchu could only search each place slowly with his eyes.
He found a total of five vials of medicine in room 1201, but the labels on the bottles were damaged and the types of medicine could not be identified.
Ruan Mingchu touched the bracelet and the task interface popped up. He tentatively clicked on the side task, and the bracelet suddenly glowed, the light forming a phantom image of a plate.
"Please place the DT potion on the disk. Three errors will reset the task."
Ruan Mingchu tapped on other places, but nothing else popped up.
This question is ridiculous. There's absolutely no information about the DT potion. Is it just asking him to try his luck?