Chapter 821: Chapter 821
Gu Xueqi and Sha Ou were both very opinionated individuals and definitely wouldn’t develop any antipathy towards Tang Zheng just because of the Silver Trojan’s verbal manipulations.
"Drop the act and just give us the scores already, I’m eager to get home and sleep," Dantai urged the Trojan, having been tired out by several days of exertion, he was in urgent need of some relaxation.
"You toys have absolutely no sense of humor, what’s the point of living?" the Trojan scorned Dantai but nevertheless moved on to the matter at hand.
"The obedient Cheng Cheng was lucky and received two hundred basic points. I must say, Tang Zheng and Dantai, you two lolicons are quite something, actually managing to keep her alive and bring her back. Are you planning on forming a little girl army? Playing a raising game? I suddenly have a great urge to bring a child from kindergarten in here, to see if you’re still so softhearted. Three hundred points for you and a Heitong Seed as a reward, D-level evaluation."
Gu Xueqi looked at Cheng Cheng, who was clutching timidly at Tang Zheng’s clothes and hiding behind him, and heaved a sigh of relief. There were still a few decent people in the team. Although Dantai was stoic and not given to laughter, constantly talking about maximum benefits, when it came to the crunch, he had also helped Cheng Cheng. Without him, the little girl would have surely not survived.
"Trojan, you’d better watch your step and not take things too far," Tang Zheng’s tone was tinged with anger. Knowing the Silver Trojan’s evil taste, he was indeed capable of such an act. But Tang Zheng was also probing the other party, trying to find a commonality among the survivors teleported into the Trojan Room.
"Hmm, are you threatening me now? Well, just wait and see what happens in the next round," the Trojan retorted sharply, stimulating everyone, wanting to see him isolated by the team, but the Trojan was bound to be disappointed. Tang Zheng’s reputation within the team was unmatched.
"Nonsense, these games are clearly meant to select the strong. If you bring in a bunch of kids, I guess your backers would hold you accountable for dereliction of duty and put you to death," Lu Fan said mockingly, his eyes roving about, trying to get a rise out of the Trojan.
"Ha-ha, want to find out about my origins? Put away your clever tricks," the Trojan mocked them. "Once you reach the Holy Land, you’ll naturally understand. But from what I see, you won’t even pass the qualifying round. Oh, and the next round is the team battle for the title of the Fearless. Don’t embarrass me."
Every time the Trojan seemed to be on the verge of revealing something, but this time it did spill quite a bit of information. Sadly, for Tang Zheng and his companions, it was still all Greek to them.
"Fearless? What’s that?" Dantai hated the feeling of being led by the nose.
"The quota for entry into the Holy Land is limited. Apart from hardware, that is, the standard of equipment, one’s own strength also has to be proven. The title of the Fearless is the pass, which has to be obtained through team battle," the Silver Trojan sneered, tempting everyone. "Having this title has many advantages. At the very least, equipment can be bought at a 20% discount, and for killing newbies, you’ll only have to pay at most five hundred points, or even none at all."
"Isn’t that too cruel for the newbies?" Pang Meiqin was astonished. With the Fearless title, bomb-like players like Mei Jueye could be eliminated early without worrying about losing points.
"All of this is to make the teams entering the Holy Land more elite. These incentives are offered by the Trojans, so many Conquerors will fight to the death for this title. You all need to be careful," the Silver Trojan seemed to think of something amusing and burst into laughter.
"You’re disgusting," Lu Fan grimaced, really wanting to shoot the Trojan. ɴᴇᴡ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪsʜᴇᴅ ᴏɴ Nov3lFɪre.ɴet
"Hehe, even the Red Trojan Horse, that fellow who loves to spout ’God loves the world,’ also likes watching the ’Title Contention Battle,’ because it’s so cruel and bloody. Every time, Toys would kill until rivers of blood flow, and corpses are strewn everywhere, until a team annihilation occurs, with a death rate of ninety-nine percent!" The Silver Trojan’s laughter echoed in the room, grating to the ears, "I can hardly wait. Should I show you a clip to whet your appetite?"
"No," Ruan Feifei and Gu Xueqi refused; they didn’t want to be grossed out by the Trojan.
"Hmm, just try and show it, I’m not going to be disgusted," Lu Fan started acting proud, yet her gaze flicked towards Tang Zheng and Dantai, exchanging a look with them.
The two gentlemen remained silent.
"Hmm, you want to collect information from battle footage? Do you think I’m that foolish?" The Trojan saw through the trio’s slight movements and looked on with disdain, "Dream on."
"So if we get through the top contender’s battle, we’ll all get the title of Fearless?" Pang Meiqin wouldn’t pass up any method that could save points.
"You’re dreaming too beautifully. Such a valuable title will obviously not be handed out like cabbage. It depends on your performance. Besides, this title needs evaluation and bestowal by the Trojan of other regions; it’s very possible that none of you will qualify," the Silver Trojan didn’t tell Pang Meiqin that even just surviving by doing nothing could be a strength and might be recognized. But it would prefer to see them agonize and wouldn’t tell them actively.
"So, are we going to another region’s room for our next game? Can you give us even a small hint?" Yu Manli had never served as an external support and was a little nervous.
"No comment. I can only say that I’m finally not going to have to look at Tang Zheng’s dumb good-guy face anymore, hehe. I can finally torment some other toys," the Trojan was pleased and changed the subject, "Let’s continue with the scoring."
The display froze on the image of Gu Xueqi.
"Gu Xiaohua, with your graceful appearance, unparalleled intelligence, strength, bravery, and perseverance, I really can’t find any flaws. Oh, maybe being too hard on yourself counts? To frustrate Mei Jueye, you actually gave your first kiss to Tang Zheng. I think you might as well roll in the sheets with Tang Zheng right in front of him, it would hurt him even more."
"Your performance during your newbie phase was simply flawless, which reminds me of another girl who entered the Trojan Room during her high school days and scored points that many Conquerors couldn’t even dream of reaching. Right, her first game score was 4,200 points, still ranking third on the rookie leaderboard, but that’s going to drop now."
Not just Pang Meiqin, even the always confident and proud Ruan Feifei looked at Gu Xueqi with a face full of envy and jealousy. Recalling her own dismal performance and even wetting herself in front of Tang Zheng, the female broadcaster felt a wave of shame.
"Who’s first? How many points?" Gu Xueqi flicked her hair, looking very calm and polite, "If I may ask, what’s that girl’s name?"
"First place is of course Tang Zheng, 4,500 points," Lu Fan said with vicarious pride, lifting his rounded chin. To him, Tang Zheng was of course the best.
"It’s Tang Zheng, can’t help it. Although he’s an overly nice guy, he’s still pretty capable." Trojan listed a leaderboard on the screen, showing all the newbies’ scores from their first game, with just names for confidentiality, "That girl, her surname is Mu!"
"Could it be Mu Nianqi?" Tang Zheng thought of the queen who distributed those risqué photos; according to Trojan, it was indeed possible.
"Gu Xueqi, scored 4,300 points, rewarded with one Golden Seed, S-level evaluation, such a pity, just a bit short of breaking the leaderboard record. This achievement is one-time, there’s no redo, so Tang Zheng’s name will hang there for quite a while longer."
The Silver Trojan seemed to highly value Gu Xueqi, giving her praise and evaluations with more words than Tang Zheng had ever seen since entering the Trojan Room, even more than when he broke the rookie scoring record.
"Thank you." Gu Xueqi thanked Trojan; she could see that others didn’t get along with Trojan, but she still remained polite because she had many questions for Trojan to clarify.
Gu Xiaohua sneaked a glance at Tang Zheng and gained a new level of understanding about him.
"Look, this is the attitude that newbies should have towards Trojan. You all should learn from her." Trojan started to lecture Tang Zheng and the others; the avatars on the screen were still spinning, and this time it was Sha Ou’s turn.
"Loyal big brother, matchless benevolence, the heart of a chivalrous man—probably watched too much of ’Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils.’ Thinking it’s that easy to be Qiao Feng? But with your personality, you’ll get suppressed sooner or later. Otherwise, you wouldn’t have stooped to robbery. You don’t learn from your losses, with a score of 3,500 points, rewarded with one Golden Seed, S-level evaluation."
Almost all the newbies entering this time were nearly annihilated, but the remaining two were quite powerful, both receiving S-level evaluations.
"What’s the deal with that resurrected person?" Sha Ou had been impatient for a while and finally got his turn to ask.
"Please purchase a Wristwatch and check for yourself." Trojan didn’t care about that at all.
"The haughty female broadcaster, once she encounters a real crisis, she generates all kinds of negative emotions. No matter how strong she pretends to be, she can’t hide her inner fragility. It’s understandable to want to coast, but you should learn more from Pang Meiqin. Scored 3,100 points, rewarded with one Silver Seed, Level A evaluation."
Ruan Feifei felt indignant; what’s so special about Pang Meiqin, nothing but trash.
"Yu Manli, you’re always too cautious. Despite having ability, you look before you leap. Indeed, as one grows older, one fears death, lacking the courage to risk life. You’re bound to die from hesitation someday. Scored 2,900 points, rewarded with one Silver Seed, Level A evaluation."
Yu Manli didn’t care about these and hurried to purchase an Emergency First Aid Kit to stock up.
"Old Xu, could you be any more miserable? Living , you are truly a failure. Too honest, you’re always the one who gets taken advantage of. Stop clinging to your true nature, what’s the use? This society won’t give you a five-star title for being hardworking and simple. Scored 3,100 points, rewarded with one Silver Seed, Level A evaluation."
Xu Liangmao was unmoved; he can’t change his ways anymore in this life, nor does he feel aggrieved. His only thought was to raise his twins into adults, that was his aspiration.
"Fanfan, you got pierced through like a dried salted fish again. Want to spend points on a body that can grow up overnight? But then again, you won’t be able to attract weird uncles with your cuteness. Scored 3,600 points, rewarded with one Silver Seed, Level A evaluation."
"Really, can I grow up all at once?" Lu Fan was quite interested in this. Her small stature was a great limitation; without it, she could have earned even more points. (To be continued. If you work, please come to Qidian (qidian.com) to cast your vote for recommendation and monthly tickets. Your support is the biggest motivation.)