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Chapter 250: Fifty-Nine

So, in the final analysis, this thing is really just a game?

"What are you doing now?"

"Warming up... huh?"

Why are you making such a fuss? Why are you looking at me?
"You really don't know anything at all?"

"I didn't say that I've never had any contact with you, right?"

It was strange, this guy suddenly acted as if he didn't understand what I was saying, which left me a little confused.

Seeing his shocked expression, it seemed like it was really unforgivable that he had never touched this thing...

"Well, I thought you had watched some broadcasts or videos, but I didn't expect you really didn't know anything..."

3196 waved his hands, but fortunately he finally stopped looking at me with a scrutinizing look.

"Okay, okay, no wonder you just lay there without any reaction. You could even say you were indifferent."

Hey, how come you've made peace with yourself?
"Hunting is essentially a five-player game. You need to use the weapons in your hands to eliminate as many opponents as possible."

"Or maintain control of key areas for as long as possible."

"We are still in the warm-up phase, mainly adapting to the simulated environment, calibrating electrical biosignals, and adjusting auxiliary props."

"We have a 2-short 3-long lineup, and the opponent has a 1-short 4-long lineup."

2 short...3 long, there is also 1 short 4 long, it must refer to the equipped firearms.

From the screen we are watching, we can see that our team configuration is that the first position is a medium armor microwave assault rifle, the second position is a light armor heavy ion sniper rifle, the third position is a medium armor super pulse micro rifle, the fourth position is a medium armor beam assault rifle and the fifth position is a heavy armor micro-light submachine gun.

These are our 2 short and 3 long ones, a micro rifle, a submachine gun and three rifles. The opposite side seems to have a unified 4 medium-armor assault rifles and a shield submachine gun.

I guess it means I understand...

Map selection?
The dense coastal forest... This is starting to feel more and more like a game.

Gives me a feeling that it might be fun...

"Drip..."

……Sleep?

"4521, visitor reception."

Robot Prison Guard, when...

"4521, visitor reception."

Are you talking to me? Visitor reception means someone is coming to see me?
Do you want me to follow you?

"Then I'll leave for a while."

There's no other way. I finally managed to arouse my interest, but I didn't expect someone would come to me at this critical juncture.

Who could it be, anyway?
Could it be Kalinin?

I finally got out of this deadlock, and this guy should be busy trying to fix it now. If I visit him now, not only will I be unable to help, but my purpose might also be exposed. It's not worth it...

"Knock, knock..."

This robot is different from the previous wheeled robots. It has limbs and something similar to a head. It is more like a human shape... more like a smaller version of the army equipped with power armor.

"please wait."

But judging from this cold mechanical language, it is indeed just a machine.

All I could do was stand outside the marked area and wait as it asked; I wasn't sure if it was programmed with anything like patience.

"drop……"

As if completing the verification, the originally silent wall suddenly flashed red and then switched to a solid green light.

A secret door?
This is an indicator light bead embedded in the wall...but the wall is smooth, it should be a holographic projection coming from a certain direction.

Judging from the imaging angle and the structure of the building here, if it is not this side, then it is probably in that direction. With the automatic sentry weapon, it can completely cover this secret door.

The interior is directly exposed to the overhead fire, and there will be no threat.

"Please come in."

As if it noticed that I was still standing there in a daze, a cold, mechanical voice rang in my ears.

You can walk without making any noise, right?

Fortunately, it now seems that it still understands the concept of patience.

This guy, it’s him…Dimitri!
I admit that this person's arrival was somewhat unexpected to me. Although I expected it would not be Kalinin, I really did not expect it to be him.

Similar to the scenes in common movies and TV shows, the full-screen floor-to-ceiling glass separates the room, and the visitor outside is the culprit who designed to get me here - Dimitri.

"Good morning, my little brother."

Who is your junior fellow apprentice? If nothing unexpected happens, I...yes, what is he here for?
Although I don't really want to communicate with him anymore, I'll just suppress this mentality for now and try to see if I can get some information out of him.

"Don't look at me like that. If you follow Mr. Kalinin, it's nothing for me to call you my junior brother, right?"

Dimitri looked a little confused, but why would you be confused here?
I should be the one confused, right?
"You wasted such precious time coming here, aren't you just trying to get close to a prisoner like me?" Generally speaking, the main purpose of getting close to others is to get closer to them so that they let down their guard, or to prove that you belong to the same force field to lay the foundation for exchanging information later.

No matter what the reason is, since this guy took the initiative to come here and brought up the subject of junior brother or not, he must have something to ask of me.

"Don't worry, they won't interfere with us."

As if he saw why I was looking around, Dimitri stood up, paced a few steps and said.

There was no one else around him. I don’t know if it was because of the rules here or because they needed to discuss some things that were not suitable for others to know. Of course, I suspected that this guy didn’t actually need to follow any rules.

My actions undoubtedly disrupted his plans, and the most important person to him at the moment, Kalinin, was not trapped here.

I'm just an almost insignificant person, as you can see.

So he is very anxious now, the situation is out of control and he urgently needs to find a solution.

"You've gone to so much trouble, you're not really here for a meeting, or are you just coming to see me?"

Finally, as if he had figured something out, the pacing man suddenly came closer and kept looking at my face, as if he wanted to see something from my expression.

But how can I let you do what you want?

"You didn't expect that I would come in on my own initiative."

Refusing to answer questions and talking about other issues is also an art.

The most important thing is to use some topics that can arouse his curiosity to try to bring him into my rhythm.

"I know that you and Mr. Kalinin may have come here because of the previous attack on the school."

This smart guy was not affected by my little trick and was still trying to advance his logic and problems.

"Although the record time is very short and there are traces of modification, it is not difficult to check your sortie permit from your incoming carrier-based aircraft. You took off temporarily from the ground airport in Emerald not long ago."

Now that he has mentioned the previous attack, he should have some intelligence.

And it won’t work. My silent attitude has actually exposed many problems. Little tricks are no longer useful, and there is no point in pretending to be stupid now.

"The meeting was registered at LPP3 Satellite City in Lens. You should not have gone so far to land here when entering through the Navy's orbital customs."

"And some intelligence pointed out that the power armor that attacked the academy had logistics markings from here. It's not difficult to infer your purpose for coming here."

"Am i right?"

He was observing my eyes the whole time, and my lack of any reaction was actually the best reaction.

But I have no choice. I know his behavior and logic, but I simply can't deal with it.

Any of my answers and reactions would be recorded by him and compared with some of Kalinin's words.

Even if we succeed in deceiving him now, the flaw will soon be exposed under the double verification, and then we will lose all the right to actively communicate.

and so……

Maybe I should temporarily reach some cooperation with him that does not endanger our original purpose.

But if I can't trust him, how can we cooperate and communicate?
Moreover, his motives for framing us were quite impure. If he was even the mastermind behind this, he would have…

hateful!

"I have to say, some of your intelligence is quite correct."

The corners of his mouth twitched and he smiled slightly, showing considerable confidence.

He seemed to think he had the upper hand in this exchange, and that seemed to be the case.

"You have modified the masks of other missions and directly obtained the navy's entry authority, which is very obvious."

Communicate and exchange with him, cooperate...etc., why don't I make a fuss about his purpose?
If he already knew everything, why did he come to me?

He was using what he knew to put pressure on me, hoping to break through my psychological defenses in some way, and then guide me to tell him what he wanted to know.

This is essentially a fraud. Fortunately, I admit that my psychological pressure reached a very dangerous level for a moment.

I have to admit that a considerable part of this is due to my own fantasy, and he is taking advantage of my psychological activities... ?
"It seems that Mr. Kalinin has put a lot of pressure on you."

It’s nothing, and I don’t mean to hit him hard. I just feel a little annoyed when I see this guy pouting and being so confident.

"We started planning this as soon as we got here. Thank you for your hard work."

But when it comes to sarcasm, I believe I am no less capable than others, and no one will refute me.

"you?"

Dimitri's face stiffened slightly, as if he didn't expect me to suddenly say such inappropriate and cold words.

"It's probably useless to tell me this now."

As expected of a ruthless man, he quickly recovered his composure.

Worried?

A strange feeling flashed across his eyes. This emotion...

"But if this is your attitude, I think there may be nothing more to say between us."

Not quite right!