The archives don't let people go back.
Lu Ning was even a little lucky now that she had entered the distribution center.
"You specifically told me this because you probably want me to know more about this place." Lu Ning said.
"Well, have there been any special changes in the distribution center recently?" Ying Caiyi asked.
"Does a new fifth-level distribution center count?"
"So, the Archives is also building a fourth library valley. It looks like something big is about to happen. Lu Ning, you'd better move quickly. It would be terrible if something changes and you can't go back."
"Yes." Lu Ning nodded, "I will speed up depending on the situation, but if it is too fast, problems may arise."
"Really? In other words, you don't plan to upgrade next time? It's also wise. After all, the upgrade tests are specially planned by the distribution center. You have to prepare enough points to avoid accidents."
"You know the rules of the distribution center very well."
"After all, your scoring needs to refer to our report to a large extent. I am actually clearer about your scoring criteria. But don't ask more. I can't say more due to contract restrictions." Ying Caiyi shook her head gently, "Back to the topic, Lu Ning, I hope you can go back, and I am also very happy to see that you still have such a mentality. Even if you return, it does not mean that I will return. That world, but there is no fundamental difference between me at that time and me now, and I don’t want the tragedy to happen again in another timeline.”
Lu Ning opened her mouth but said nothing.
"Since you are not going to upgrade next, it is very likely that you will encounter matters stipulated in another contract. The distribution center and the archives have begun to make some special preparations, and existences of the same level will not be alone. , various tests and agreement signings will definitely begin slowly. And you, as a person who has participated in the experiment, you are undoubtedly an excellent subject, and the distribution center is unlikely to simply put you aside. "
"Wait, what experiment? Why didn't I know?" Lu Ning asked hurriedly.
"It's impossible to let you know, just like we don't know what the distribution center will do with our reports after they get it. But you are indeed on the list. So far, there are about seven of the three batches of experimental results in the fourth-level distribution center. More than 1,600 tourists are on this test list, and the number of people who signed the contract this time is about 10,000, which means that almost all of you tourists will be included, and of course new testers will also join." Ying Caiyi answered.
Lu Ning thought for a while and asked again: "What is the contract? The content of this contract..."
"Of course it's impossible to say, Lu Ning. I can only say that you have to be more careful in the next scene. Either don't enter the scene again for half a year, or... find some companions. And, if you really get to a A place that makes you feel familiar yet strange and incredible, then at least remember what I said." Ying Caiyi raised her eyes and met Lu Ning's eyes, "Don't trust people who appear normal on the surface, the more paranoid people are, the more reliable they are. , remember every code you know, and if there is a conflict between memory and rules, the one that is earlier in time is more credible.”
"It sounds like something is wrong."
"Something is very wrong. Even if you pay a small price, you have to find a way to survive, Lu Ning. I won't say more because of the contract. The other is because I don't understand the specific situation and rashly use my own analysis and judgment. Let me tell you, it could be counterproductive.”
After Ying Caiyi finished speaking, he took out a notebook from the inner pocket of his clothes, tore out one page and handed it to Lu Ning.
"Our task assignments are also random. I don't know who will be assigned to organize files for you in the next scene, but you can use this notebook page to meet once in the scene - it will probably be the mid-level clerk - the person in charge. Your people's method is to burn it. No matter who the other party is, they will probably give me a face to help you answer some questions. This is the maximum help I can give."
Lu Ning took the page and felt a little complicated. Ying Caiyi stood up, packed the things on the table, and seemed to be planning to leave.
"Ying Caiyi, I'm sorry for what happened to you."
"I don't particularly want to go back, Lu Ning. The Archives provides us with safe positions that allow us to have an overview of different worlds. We don't need you to go through life and death to solve those tasks. I am very satisfied with my current life. You don't need to Sorry for that.”
"Really? Then... I wish you a smooth journey ahead." Lu Ning smiled.
Ying Caiyi waved it casually and walked out of the door.
=
In the fifth-level distribution center, in a large mansion, many people gathered here, and everyone looked slightly uneasy. Although these people are all fifth-level tourists and have experienced at least three scenes, everyone who is invited here knows who lives in this mansion.
At this moment, two people walked in from the door. One person was wearing a blue navy uniform and was wearing five firearms. The other man was dressed in a simple raincoat, with a thin face, and no trace of wind stirred as he walked.
"Mr. Mu, Mr. Li." One person boldly shouted.
Mu Canglan smiled and nodded, and said: "Don't be nervous, everyone. We invite you here just for some special reasons. Normally, the assessment is conducted at a martial arts arena in Danyang Chixue. But the process is the same. No change, now relax and focus on the assessment.”
"Yes!" Several people answered loudly.
The two walked through the crowd and walked inside.
Inside the mansion, the breeze blows, making it cool and refreshing. After the two large and small courtyards, there is a large open space, which is paved with neat stone bricks to look like a competition venue, and under the shade of a tree next to it, a woman is sitting.
"Ji Fan, the people who will be evaluated this time are all outside. Nan Jiyue has something to do today and will not participate." Mu Canglan said.
"Ah, I got it." The woman stood up. The soft armor with dragon patterns and golden scales on her body reflected the fine sunlight in the shade of the trees, making the two of them feel a little dazzled for a moment.
"Mu Canglan, Li Duanyu, which batch is this?"
"Batch 162."
"How's the quality?"
"The ones we selected are of course the best ones. It's just that they have less experience than back then." Mu Canglan also knew what Ji Fan meant. "You can't expect people today to be as good as before." There is a sense of urgency, after all, times have changed for so long.”
"Well..." Ji Fan responded casually and walked onto the martial arts field.
"Ji Fan, you have something on your mind." Li Duanyu, who had been silent until now, finally spoke, "Is there something that makes you unhappy? Is it a grounding issue?"
"No... I just won't leave this mansion, and it won't take long, so I don't care." Ji Fan rubbed his wrist, "I have been thinking about some things of my own during this period, so I have to take care of myself. Now that no one can advise me, only I know my situation."
"How is the situation?" Mu Canglan asked.
"It's not good. I'm weaker than I was two or three years ago, let alone when we resisted those 'kings'. If it were me now, I might not be able to do the things I did back then."
"Because too much time has passed, even if the body does not age, the soul will." Li Duanyu said, "Nothing is eternal. Even what you faced at that time was an aging king."
"It's always the case when generations change. It's just that it came too early." Ji Fan raised his head and looked at the virtual sun, "This distribution center has not turned into what we hoped it would be, but many people have already given up on their original ideals. If this continues, it will just slowly repeat the original process. If we are no longer here, will the distribution center return to what it was before? It's just that the ruler has changed a few names."
"Ji Fan, we agreed at that time that we were the ones who were thinking about these things, and you only need to be responsible for steering the direction." Mu Canglan was a little sad, "What you need to focus on is yourself. As long as you are here, this distribution center will not be chaotic."
"Are you using me as a sea-fixing needle?" Hearing this, Ji Fan smiled instead.
"After everything is settled, when we sit down to discuss future development, we have already made an agreement, right? Each organization must make every effort to build a complete distribution center system that is different from the previous one. Once something goes wrong, Miaozi, you will be responsible for suppressing it. Only you have this credibility, Ji Fan."
"...You can't pin the stability of your development on one person, even if that person is me." Ji Fan said, "From this point of view, the huge size of many organizations now forms the root of their rigidity. The bigger they are, the more difficult they are. Being conservative and not wanting to change the previous rules, is this really development?”
"If you think this is wrong, when you come out in three days, it will be the next meeting with several organizations of the Golden Dawn. You can raise it." Mu Canglan said.
"I will tell you. Besides, how are the conditions of the seedlings we have chosen?"
"They are being upgraded smoothly. I think several of them have reached the fourth level. I remember the two you are particularly interested in... Yan Rong and Dai Yao. The upgrades are going smoothly this time. They have probably reached the fourth level distribution center. .”
"Hey, why are such good talents unwilling to join our organization?" Ji Fan stretched his body a little, "Obviously we advertise that our martial arts foundation is very solid, but in the end one went to the Golden Dawn and the other entered A small organization..."
"Because we really don't have any outstanding propaganda talents in the lower-level distribution centers." Li Duanyu replied, "Our organization has not changed for a long time. If we want to make rectifications, we must start with ourselves."
"Ah, that's right." Ji Fan finally had a smile on his face, "If you come to the fifth level, then invite me over and try your skills. Even if it's not an organization, you are still a tourist in a distribution center."
=
At this time, the other end of the fifth-level distribution center is a "night" scenery.
If half of the distribution center is in "day", then half of the distribution center will be in "night", with the central mountain peak as the dividing line, forming a clock-like world.
Far away from the brightly lit city, in front of a small foreign-style building in the suburbs, Jun Ying knocked on the door. Then she opened the door directly and walked in without waiting for anyone to open the door.
There was a simple sign hanging at the door with the words "Descendants of Chaos" written on it. There was no particularly bright light in the room, so Jun Ying turned on his flashlight and walked up the stairs to the room at the end of the second floor.
"who!"
The door on the side was suddenly pushed open, and then a cold light hit his face. The ferociousness of daring to do this in the distribution center was evident. However, Jun Ying twisted his body sideways and came directly to the door without changing his speed.
"Xilico, pick someone you can handle next time to commit the murder." Jun Ying said, pushing open the door.
"No matter who comes, he will do this unless the score is going to be negative." There is a man and a woman sitting in the room. The man is sitting on an old chair and holding something like a newspaper. The woman He was sitting on a wooden bed, holding a terminal and tapping away.
The person who answered her was a man. He raised his head and looked at Jun Ying along the top of the newspaper. His eyes with dark circles seemed a little dull. Jun Ying sighed slightly and said, "I came here specifically to ask you something."
"We may not know."
"I have to ask." Jun Ying sighed.
"What's up?"
"Back then... what exactly were the Tyrant, the King of Pain, and the Grand Archon studying."
"Then I don't know."
"Yu Wenbin, if you and Arcadia don't know, this will become a mystery completely submerged in history. Haven't you discovered anything?"
"How is it possible? That was the king who ruled the entire distribution center at that time... If they didn't want to be discovered, no one would be able to discover it. Do you really think we can really know everything there? We are just locked in They're just experimental subjects in the cage." The man closed the newspaper in his hand, "Jun Ying, you wouldn't have even heard of our names back then, because we didn't need to go to your scene at all. Everything we knew was I know it from the records.”
"Only the words on the paper can allow you to continuously upgrade to the fifth level? If we hadn't discovered it first, I'm afraid you would have been liquidated by those guys who hate the old era."
"We are grateful to the Evernight Council for the rescue, but this is indeed information we don't know... Sigh, why don't even you believe it?" Yu Wenbin sighed.
"Now, you know the news that a new level 5 distribution center is going to be opened, right? Why do you think it's because of that?" Jun Ying asked again.
"What else could be the reason for the emergence of a new unknown world...just the expansion of armaments." Yu Wenbin re-opened the newspaper, "This has nothing to do with us. After all, it is difficult to use us."
"But there must be some preparations." Jun Ying smiled, "The Speaker hopes that all descendants will be transferred to another distribution center. This is an order, and it is time for you to repay our kindness."
Yu Wenbin was slightly stunned this time: "Huh?"
"Ha..." Arcadia, who had been operating the terminal, raised her head, "Can he help it?"
"It's not that I can't help it, it's just that the Speaker really wants to know what you can really do on your own. You have been preparing for a long time since forming this organization. Then, why don't you show it off?"
"Arcadia, what do you think?" Yu Wenbin looked at his companion.
"It doesn't matter...wherever we are, we just have to find ourselves."
