"This meeting discussed many issues, but not many related to us."
Watanabe Fuchiko put a pot of tea on the table and picked up the book next to it. Lu Ning picked up the teapot and poured herself a cup of tea, but instead of drinking it immediately, she smelled the fragrant smell first.
"As I just told you, it is mainly about the situation we will face when we reach the fifth level. The organization we are sheltering seems to be unable to provide sufficient help from the fifth level. This is the result of a mutual agreement. I think that I'm afraid Hitomi has known about this news for a long time, so she asked you to establish an organization."
After all, based on Lu Ning's social circle, the organization she established must be a fourth-level or lower level, which exactly meets the selection criteria for a fifth-level distribution center. It is foreseeable that almost everyone who "wanders with dreams at night" will enter the new fifth-level distribution center.
"So, the conditions that Tokitomi proposed to me at the beginning were actually not difficult."
"Well, by the fifth level, we are almost semi-independent." Watanabe Fuchiko picked up the teacup and blew lightly.
"Then let's go."
"That's exactly what I meant. Well... who should I invite for this promotion?" Watanabe Fuchiko said.
"That's enough for you and me." Lu Ning replied.
"Oh? I thought your name would be Ning Yeyi. If my impression is correct, she should have been advancing together with you."
"I originally had this plan, but..."
Lu Ning's eyes were a little melancholy.
She originally wanted to invite Ning Yeyi, but what she didn't expect was that Ning Yeyi first asked herself a question after returning.
What kind of disillusionment can make people completely crazy?
Every scene will have an impact on tourists. Lu Ning also knows that after experiencing so many scenes, her personality has changed a lot from the beginning, but she thinks most of them are good changes. Ning Yeyi undoubtedly encountered another situation.
Her scene this time is that of a human being fighting against a dark background. She was placed in a countermeasure organization, participated in various extermination and hunting operations against monsters in the dark, and quickly climbed to the top with the knowledge of tourists. . Most of the top leaders of this organization are people who are dedicated to destroying the darkness that has plagued mankind for a long time. However, the enemy is getting stronger. Even with all kinds of magical powers and props, mankind is still retreating.
But these senior leaders still have hope, because the organization has buried a machine used to mechanically deceive gods. Even if mankind is eventually destroyed, it can be restarted, learn from the last failure, and reorganize the power to fight the darkness.
As a newly promoted senior executive, Ning Yeyi followed the members to see the machine. The composition and technological means of this machine are very different from the current technology in that world. It can be seen that it is a machine from a previous era. 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 its full functions again - and then there was a sudden change.
More than 500 restart records, as well as nearly 10 million plans with a large number of duplications, stunned everyone who saw the records. They can accept that they have failed more than a dozen times, and that their final plan did not work. Each of these senior leaders can give up their own personal success or failure, but they cannot accept the overall disastrous failure.
Similar records can be found in everyone's plan, and the end of each record is the same ending.
Within the next month, senior officials launched the final 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 chose to give up and just added A useless duplication of records.”
Ning Yeyi didn't really want an explanation for this question, Lu Ning could tell. Ning Yeyi was just struggling, and she didn't find the answer to everything. In this scene, she did become friends with some people.
"I am a tourist. After completing my mission, I can leave before darkness engulfs the world."
Lu Ning does not put too much emotion into the scene, but she cannot restrain others from doing the same.
"But... only this time, I feel like a deserter. I ran away before the final darkness came."
Ning Yeyi needs to solve this problem by herself.
After Lu Ning explained to Watanabe Fuchiko, she reluctantly took a sip of tea.
This issue is not particularly worth worrying about for both her and Watanabe. However, when meeting Ning Yeyi, her sense of justice is stronger, and it is easier to think deeply about such changes.
"It doesn't matter, it won't take long." Watanabe Fuchiko's tone was very relaxed, "Since you have extended the invitation to upgrade, it seems that you are ready?"
"There is nothing to prepare for. The upgrade to the fourth level is no longer as certain as the previous upgrades. We don't have special props, so we have no way of knowing."
"Okay. Shall we leave now?" Watanabe Fuchiko asked.
"good."
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Unlike previous promotions, Lu Ning felt neither nervous nor fearful. Next to her, Watanabe Fuchiko's expression was also very leisurely - maybe she has always been this leisurely.
"got it."
Watanabe Fuchiko took out the letter from the machine, and Lu Ning also took out one at the same time.
"This time seems very interesting." Watanabe Fuchiko opened the letter, "Can you go immediately? Are we the last to sign up?"
"Are you sure we're in the same scene?"
"Patterns, the patterns on our envelopes are the same. This is a small hint for promotion. Of course, the distribution center will also tend to group people who want to form a team together... Oh , Egret Mansion, let’s set off, shall we?”
Bailu Mansion is on the top of a thick and tall mushroom, located on the edge of the central city, with a wide view. Of course, for Lu Ning and Watanabe, this place has never been before, and this is the first time to this place.
The head of the waiter standing here is a chess piece "Bishop", and as Watanabe Fuchiko said, the two people 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, and everyone's appearance was shielded by a layer of something like frosted glass. The two empty chairs were obviously reserved for the two of them.
"Please take a seat, please." The bishop raised his hand slightly to indicate. Lu Ning and Watanabe Yuanzi looked at each other, walked to their seats and sat down.
"Visitors, 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, you need some private thinking space for the next scene."
Then, the bishop waved his hand, and the fog covering people's faces disappeared, and everyone's expressions changed somewhat after seeing everyone's faces.
"Lu Ning! Lu Ning!"
The two people sitting opposite Lu Ning were Mayuri Daida and Takaya Kanzaki. Mayuri Daida was obviously very excited when she saw Lu Ning. She jumped up and waved her hands vigorously, looking cheerful. Lu Ning nodded slightly to her and looked at the people next to her.
The two people on the left side of her and Watanabe were two men. One had reddish-brown hair and a handsome appearance. He was wearing a black dress and was sitting upright. He was nodding to the other two. The other man had half-length blond hair, one hand straddling the back of the chair, a bearded face, and his eyes looking at the ceiling not knowing what he was thinking.
The people being watched were also people Lu Ning knew - Kuzumi Heizhen and Han Xizhe were sitting there. Kuzumi Heizhen returned the favor to the man in black dress with his modest and polite look, while Han Xizhe folded his arms coldly, sat on the chair and closed his eyes to rest, as if he didn't care about the people sitting here at all. Anyone.
Sitting on the right side of Lu Ning and Lu Ning were a man and a woman. The man's expression was slightly nervous. His eyes were scanning the people on the table, but what he was most concerned about was the state of the women around him. The woman, on the other hand, leaned back on the chair with a somewhat confused expression, without any special expression.
One of the last two people that Lu Ning had some impression of was Yu Guiting. This man was lying lazily on the table, with the corners of his mouth raised slightly, and he seemed to be very interested in everyone's reactions. The person sitting next to him was wearing a pair of cool black round glasses, a mandarin jacket, and a mysterious smile on his face.
"We are all acquainted with each other, but let me introduce you to you." The bishop pointed to Mayuri Daida, who was sitting directly opposite the door, and announced his name clockwise, "Mayuri Daida, Takaya Kanzaki, Yuanguji Kong, Xingong Qianxia, Watanabe Fuchiko, Lu Ning, Jason, Orlando, Yu Guiting, Lian Qingyi, Han Xizhe, Jiuzhu Pingzhen."
Lu Ning memorized every corresponding name, Orlando in black dress, Jason with long blond hair, Sora the nervous man Tsuburaya Temple, Asaka the confused female heart palace, and Lian Qingyi the magic stick.
At this time, Watanabe Fuchiko whispered in her ear: "That Tsuburaya Temple Sora... don't underestimate him."
"how?"
"His nervousness is not disguised, but this person is the type who performs better the more nervous he is. What he cares about most is Asana Shinmiya next to him. I met them in a scene."
"Yes. The person who greeted me is Mayuri Daida, but you need to be careful about Takaya Kanzaki next to her. He is a person who doesn't know what he will do in desperate situations. 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: "You are participating in the promotion from the fourth to the fifth level this time. At this stage, everyone is precious. We will not make things too difficult for everyone. There are a total of twelve people in this scene. Of the tourists who participate, four can advance, four will fail to advance, and four will meet the fate of death. Please be prepared."
"What?" Tsuburaya Temple Sora shouted immediately, "The distribution center has never done anything so clear..."
"Sir, there have been precedents for this kind of scene. Your experience may be too little." The bishop interrupted Tsuburaya Temple Sora, "Instead of worrying about this, it is better to think about how to win this promotion. Dare to participate in such a critical The promotion test shows that you must have considerable confidence."
"Of course." Orlando laughed, "Mr. Waiter, please tell us in detail."
"Then, I will give priority to explaining the rules this time." The bishop nodded, "Every tourist has the ability to hide themselves just like before. In the hidden state, only two people entering as a pair can talk to each other. We can ensure that The rest of the tourists cannot hear the conversation. In this promotion test, the most important thing is the 'ability' you have. When your ability is destroyed by others, it means you have failed. This is the key to victory or defeat this time. .As for abilities, you need to randomly select them."
After the bishop finished speaking, he snapped his fingers, and a stack of cards appeared in front of everyone.
"Everyone draws three. Please note that in this scene, they are all the abilities you can have. I will announce the next specific rules after you finish drawing."
Lu Ning reached out to touch the cards and tried it. Unless she pulled the cards out, she couldn't turn them over to check their contents, but she could cut them - which didn't make any sense.
As she thought, the fog had already enveloped herself and Fuchiko Watanabe. The other tourists had obviously taken the same action, and everyone could not see each other clearly.
"Watanabe, the situation seems a bit strange this time." Lu Ning said.
"Yes, it is true that clear divisions of the number of people are rarely carried out in distribution centers. After all, everything that happens in the scene has an element of luck. Since it can be clearly stipulated this time, it means that under this rule, the outcome and the number of people can be clearly controlled. . Hmm... a similar method of elimination at the bottom." Watanabe Fuchiko smiled, "It's a bit interesting. Are you scared? Lu Ning? I remember that except for that little scene, we haven't had any formal cooperation in the scene. , there isn’t much tacit understanding between us.”
"Isn't this your favorite? A flaw." Lu Ning repeatedly cut the cards in his hand, "Why don't we see if this flaw can be a gap for them to break through us? There are several very good people among you here. A difficult character to deal with.”
"This is really something that excites me..." After Watanabe Fuchiko's fingers caressed her set of cards for a moment, she used a magic-like technique to take out three cards, turned them over and looked at the cards. His eyes lit up slightly when he saw the content on the page.
"How?" Lu Ning asked.
"I have some ideas, Lu Ning, why not... let's not share our abilities this time." Watanabe Fuchiko put the three cards into her arms, "Since the two of us have never developed a tacit understanding, why not be blind?"
"You really like to play like this." Lu Ning was not surprised. Although she had never cooperated with Watanabe Fuchiko, she already knew her relatively well. Since she said that, Lu Ning also randomly selected three cards for herself by cutting the cards, turned them over and took a look.
The first card showed a charred figure in a burning room.
On the second card, a dagger, a syringe, a rope and a pistol were surrounded by a pool of blood.
On the third card, a simple man sat cross-legged on the ground, with a purple lamp in front of him and a burning demonic shadow projected on the wall behind him.
(End of chapter)
