Returning from the abyss

Chapter 1062 Rules - End of the undercurrent
"This meeting discussed many topics, but not many related to us."

Watanabe Fuko put a pot of tea on the table and casually picked up the scroll next to her.Lu Ning picked up the teapot and poured herself a cup of tea, but she didn't drink it immediately, but smelled the fragrance first.

"As I told you just now, it is mainly about the situation we have to face when we reach the fifth level. The organization we shelter seems to be unable to provide sufficient help from the fifth level. This is the result of a mutual agreement. I think that time Hitomi probably knew the news a long time ago and asked you to establish an organization."

After all, with Lu Ning's social circle, the organization she established must be a fourth-tier distribution center, which just meets the selection criteria of the fifth-tier distribution center. It can be predicted that almost everyone in "Night Tour with Dreams" will enter the new fifth-tier distribution center.

"So, the conditions Hitomi put forward for me back then were not difficult."

"Well, at the fifth level, we are almost semi-independent." Fuko Watanabe picked up the teacup and blew lightly.

"Let's go then."

"That's exactly what I meant. Hmm... who will be invited to this promotion?" Watanabe Fuko said.

"You and I are enough." Lu Ning replied.

"Oh? I thought your name would be Ning Yeyi. If my impression is correct, she should have been promoted with you all along."

"Originally, I also had this plan, but..."

Lu Ning's eyes were a little sad.

She originally wanted to invite Ning Yeyi, but what she didn't expect was that after Ning Yeyi returned, she first asked herself a question.

What kind of disillusionment would make one completely insane?
Every scene will have an impact on tourists. Lu Ning also knows that after experiencing so many scenes, her personality and initial changes have changed a lot, but she thinks most of them are good changes.But Ning Yeyi undoubtedly encountered another situation.

Her scene this time is a human being fighting against the dark background, and she was placed in a countermeasure organization, participating in various extermination and hunting operations against monsters in the dark, and quickly climbed to the top level with the knowledge of tourists .Most of the top leaders of this organization are dedicated to destroying the darkness that has plagued human beings for a long time. However, the enemy is getting stronger and stronger. Even with all kinds of magical powers and props, human beings are still retreating steadily.

But these high-level people still have hope, because the organization has buried a machine for mechanical descending, even if human beings are finally destroyed, they can restart, learn lessons from the last failure, and rebuild the power against darkness.

As a newly promoted executive, Ning Yeyi followed those members to see the machine.The composition and technological means of this machine are very different from the current technology in that world, and it can be seen that it is a machine from a previous era.And Ning Yeyi still used some of the knowledge she learned at the distribution center to decipher the overall operating code of the machine, allowing it to display all its functions again—and then there was a sudden change.

More than 500 restart records, as well as nearly ten million plans with a large number of repetitions, made everyone who saw the records stunned.They can accept that they have failed more than a dozen times, and they can accept that their final plan has not worked. Each of these high-level people can give up their personal success or failure, but they cannot accept the overall fiasco.

Everyone's scheme can find similar records, and the end of each record is a constant end.

Over the next month, the top brass launched the ultimate war.

"They don't have time to sort out a final plan, because the darkness is approaching. But what I don't understand is why these people with excellent qualities and wisdom have chosen to give up and just add on that machine. A useless duplication of records."

Ning Yeyi's question didn't really want an explanation, Lu Ning could tell.Ning Yeyi was just struggling, and she didn't find the answer to everything, but in this scene, she did become friends with some people.

"I'm a tourist, and after completing my mission, I can leave before darkness engulfs the world."

Lu Ning doesn't pour too much emotion into the scene, but she can't restrain others from doing the same.

"But... only this time, I felt like a deserter, and I ran away before the final darkness came."

This knot needs to be resolved by Ning Yeyi himself.

After Lu Ning explained to Watanabe Yuanko, she took a sip of tea helplessly.

This question is not particularly worthy of entanglement for her and Watanabe, but when it comes to Ning Yeyi, her sense of justice is stronger, and it is easier to think deeply about this kind of change.

"It doesn't matter, it won't be long." Fukuko Watanabe's tone was very relaxed, "Since you have proposed an invitation to upgrade, it seems that you are ready?"

"There is nothing to prepare for. The promotion to the fourth level is not as definite as the previous promotion. We don't have any special props, so we have no way of knowing."

"Alright. Shall we start now?" Watanabe Yuanko asked.

"it is good."

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Unlike the previous promotions, Lu Ning felt neither nervous nor fearful.And Motoko Watanabe next to her also looked very leisurely - maybe she has always been so leisurely.

"got it."

Watanabe Fuko took out the letter from the machine, and Lu Ning also took out a letter at the same time.

"It seems very interesting this time." Watanabe Fuko opened the letter, "You can go there immediately? Are we the last ones to sign up?"

"Are you sure we're in a scene?"

"The patterns, the patterns on the envelopes of the two of us are the same, which is a small hint for the promotion. Of course, the distribution center will also tend to group people who want to form a team... oh , Bailu Mansion, let's go?"

The Bailu Mansion is located on the top of a thick and tall mushroom, on the edge of the central city, with a wide view. Of course, for Lu Ning and Watanabe, this place has never been here before, and this is the first time they have visited this place.

The head of the waiter standing here is a chess piece "bishop", and as Watanabe Fuko said, the two are actually the last group to arrive.

In the gorgeous banquet hall, there was a round table covered with a dark gray tablecloth. Ten tourists were already sitting around the round table. Everyone's appearance was shielded by a layer of frosted glass.The two empty chairs were obviously reserved for the two of them.

"Please take your seats." The bishop slightly raised his hand as a gesture.Lu Ning and Watanabe Yuanko looked at each other, walked to their seats and sat down.

"Guests, all you can see now are the faces of your teammates." The bishop said in a magnetic voice, "This is just to let everyone get used to it. After all, in the next scene, you need some secret space for thinking."

Then, the bishop waved his hand, and the mist covering people's faces disappeared, and everyone's expressions changed after seeing their faces.

"Lu Ning! Lu Ning!"

The two sitting opposite Lu Ning were Mayuri Daida and Takaya Kanzaki. Mayuri Daida was obviously very excited when she saw Lu Ning, jumped up and waved her hands vigorously, looking very happy.Lu Ning nodded slightly to her, and then looked at the people next to her.

The two people on the left of her and Watanabe are two men, one with reddish-brown hair, handsome appearance, wearing a black dress, sitting upright, nodding to the other two.The other person had half-length blond hair, one hand on the back of the chair, a bearded face, and his eyes were looking at the ceiling, wondering what he was thinking.

The people being looked at were also people Lu Ning knew—Jiuzhu Pingzhen and Han Xizhe were sitting there.Jiuzhu Pingzhen still returned the salute to the man in the black dress with that humble and polite look, while Han Xizhe coldly folded his arms, sat on a chair and closed his eyes to rest, as if he didn't care that everyone sitting here who.

Sitting on the right side of Lu Ning and the other two were a man and a woman. The man's expression was slightly nervous. His eyes kept scanning the people on the table, but what he cared most about was the state of the women around him.The woman, on the other hand, leaned on the chair with a somewhat confused look, without any special expression.

Among the last two people, there was one that Lu Ning had a little impression of, Yu Guiting, this man was lazily lying on the table, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised, and seemed very interested in everyone's reactions.The person sitting next to him was wearing a pair of amazing black round glasses, a mandarin jacket, and a mysterious smile on his face.

"You all know each other, but let me introduce to you." The bishop pointed to Mayuri Shirota who was sitting opposite the door, and said his name clockwise, "Mayuri Daita, Takaya Kanzaki, Yuangu Temple is empty, Xingong Qianxia, ​​Watanabe Yuanzi, Lu Ning, Jason, Orlando, Yu Guiting, Lian Qingyi, Han Xizhe, Jiuzhu Pingzhen."

Lu Ning memorized each corresponding name, Orlando in black dress, Jason with blond hair, Tsuburani Temple Kong, a nervous man, Xingong Qianxia, ​​a confused woman, and Lian Qingyi, a magic stick.

At this time, Watanabe Fuko whispered in her ear: "That Yuangu Temple...don't underestimate it."

"how?"

"His nervousness is not faked, but this person is the type who is more nervous and plays better. What he cares most about is Xingong Asaxia around him. I met them in a scene."

"Yeah. It was Mayuri Daita who greeted me, but you need to be careful of Kanzaki Takaya next to her. He is a person who doesn't know what he will do in a desperate situation. In addition, the man named Yu Guiting also needs to be on guard , I don't understand this person very well." Lu Ning also reminded her of the dangerous people she knew.

At this time, the bishop continued: "Everyone is participating in the promotion from the fourth to the fifth level. At this stage, everyone is precious. We will not make things too difficult for everyone. In this scene, there are a total of twelve people. Tourists participate, four can advance, four will fail to advance, and four will suffer the fate of death. Please be prepared."

"What?" Yuangu Sikong immediately called out, "The distribution center has never conducted such a clear..."

"Sir, there are precedents for this kind of scene, and your experience may be too little." The bishop interrupted Tsuburani Temple Sora, "Instead of worrying about this, it is better to think about how to win this promotion. Dare to participate in such a key The upgrade test shows that you must have considerable self-confidence."

"Of course." Orlando laughed, "Mr. Waiter, please tell us the details."

"Then, I will give priority to explaining the rules of this time." The bishop nodded, "All tourists have the ability to hide themselves just now. In the concealed state, only two people who entered as a companion can talk to each other. We can ensure that The rest of the tourists can't hear the content of the conversation. In this promotion test, the most important thing is the 'ability' you possess. When your ability is destroyed by others, it means your defeat. This is the key to the victory of this time .As for abilities, you need to randomly select them."

After the bishop finished speaking, he snapped his fingers lightly, and a stack of cards appeared in front of everyone.

"Everyone draws three cards. Please note that in this scene, they are all the abilities you can have. I will announce the next specific rules after your drawing is over."

Lu Ning reached out to touch the card and tried it out. Unless she pulled out the card herself, she couldn't turn it over to check the contents, but she could cut the card - which was meaningless.

With a thought in her mind, the fog had already enveloped herself and Fuko Watanabe, and the rest of the tourists obviously did the same thing, and everyone couldn't see each other clearly.

"Watanabe, the situation seems a bit strange this time." Lu Ning said.

"Yes, it is true that the distribution center rarely has a clear division of the number of people. After all, everything that happens in the scene has some elements of luck. Since it can be clearly stipulated this time, it means that under the rules this time, the outcome and the number of people can be clearly controlled. Hmm... a similar method of elimination at the bottom." Watanabe Fuko smiled, "It's interesting, are you afraid? Lu Ning? I remember that we didn't have any formal cooperation in the scene except for that scene. , There is not much tacit understanding between us."

"Isn't this your favorite? A shortcoming." Lu Ning repeatedly cut the cards in her hand, "Why don't we see if this flaw can become a gap for them to break through us? There are quite a few of you here Difficult character."

"This is really something that excites me..." Watanabe Fuko touched her set of cards for a while, then used a magic-like technique to take out three cards, turned them over and looked at the cards. The content on the face, the eyes light up slightly.

"How?" Lu Ning asked.

"I have some ideas, Lu Ning, how about... let's not communicate with each other this time." Watanabe Fuko put the three cards in his arms, "Since the two of us have never cultivated a tacit understanding, why not be more blind?"

"You really like playing like this." Lu Ning was not surprised. Although she hadn't cooperated with Watanabe Fuko, she already knew her better.Since she said so, Lu Ning also randomly selected three cards for herself by cutting the cards, and turned them over to take a look.

On the first card, there was a scorched black figure in a burning room.

On the second card, a dagger, a syringe, a rope, and a pistol are surrounded by a pool of blood.

On the third card, a simple figure sits cross-legged on the ground, a purple lamp is in front of him, and a burning demon phantom is projected on the wall behind him.

(End of this chapter)