Chapter 14: Four Seasons Protection Guide (I)
In fact, Tang Xin Jue had decided to speak out about this matter before the first test. However, there was no chance to breathe during the test, so he had to come out and talk about it later.
Now is the time.
"Actually, I dreamt about the scene in the game a week ago."
"No, to be more precise, it was three years ago."
"???!!!"
As Tang Xinjue slowly explained, everyone opened their eyes wide.
For the first time, they learned that Tang Xinjue had been in a car accident three years ago.
It was precisely because of this car accident that she now looks thin and weak. No matter how she supplements her nutrition and exercises, even if she has developed skills and strength far beyond her peers, her appearance will always remain in this malnourished state.
It was also from that time that Tang Xinjue began to be haunted by nightmares and hallucinations. His academic life was affected and he had to change his major and use his time and energy to maintain his mental safety.
And in her lingering nightmares, there is always lingering darkness and various monsters, forcing her to flee in danger of her life.
"...One of the most important escape scenes is the dormitory." Speaking of this, Tang Xinjue said cautiously: "The monster that knocked on the door on the first day appeared exactly the same in my dream."
You can attack by contact, and you can escape only by tearing the opponent apart. This is the unspoken rule in dreams, and it also applies to this game.
The three roommates were speechless for a long time. They never thought that behind Tang Xinjue's powerful strength, there was such a hidden story.
"So what else did you dream about?"
Zhang You thought about it and asked, "If this is some kind of prophetic dream, then the dream may contain a lot of game content."
Several people concentrated their minds, but Tang Xinjue shook his head: "Most of the dream memories are repetitive and vague. I can only recall the specific content of the dream when I encounter it in reality."
"But I guess it's probably because of these dreams that I'm more sensitive to ghosts and dangerous auras, and sometimes I can ignore the rules and use their items directly."
Guo Guo added: "And the san value! No wonder your san value is as strong as iron. I lost all of it, but you are still standing firm."
It turns out it wasn’t because she was too weak, but because of the damage comparison - her teammates were too outrageous!
"Thank you for telling us these things." After a brief discussion without any results, Zhang You sighed, "Although I always thought you had a secret, I didn't expect you to bear so much alone... It would be great if I could understand the relationship between your dream and the game."
Nightmares for several consecutive days would cause an ordinary person to suffer mental exhaustion, but Tang Xinjue has endured it for so long, and his mental endurance has become stronger and stronger, which is both shocking and admirable.
"Since it exists, it won't exist in vain." Tang Xinjue smiled, "We will understand it one day."
After explaining the dream and supernatural powers, Tang Xinjue took out his phone again and called his roommate, who was still in shock, back to reality. "But the most important thing now is to confirm the next step."
The [Exam/Competition] interface has a new prompt:
[The test for the day has been completed. You are now resting. Please refresh the test information at 8 o'clock tomorrow morning.]
"It's eight o'clock in the evening now. The dormitory safety guide says that from now until eight o'clock tomorrow morning, it is our absolutely safe time. You can rest as much as you want."
As soon as Tang Xinjue finished speaking, a long sigh was heard in the dormitory. Several people collapsed as if their bones were pulled out. Their nerves that had been tense until now finally relaxed in the true sense.
At least they can get some good sleep tonight.
Nine o'clock at night.
After Tang Xinjue finished washing up and confirmed that he had no injuries other than muscle soreness, he began to check his supernatural powers.
Although she was reluctant to accept it...but the toilet plunger ability was the best card she had at the moment. The damage might not be high, but it was extremely insulting.
Now it has been upgraded to level 2, and the introduction shows that it has new functions. Tang Xinjue tried to sense it and found that there were two more buttons on the top of its handle.
Is this what’s new?
After pressing the first button, the rubber head of the toilet plunger flickered twice, and a stream of water spurted out, splashing onto the ground.
[Automatic flushing function: No need to manually store water before unclogging, just press a button and your toilet will be unobstructed!]
Tang Xin Jue: "..."
This thing is actually being upgraded and evolved according to its original function as a toilet plunger?
What she needs is superpowers and weapons! What's the point of evolving a flush toilet for her?
Facing the female ghost, Tang Xinjue was calm, but facing her own supernatural power, a mouthful of blood welled up in her chest, and her complicated feelings were hard to describe. After two seconds, she pressed the second button.
The next moment, the toilet plunger turned into a beam of white light and sank into her palm. At the same time, a cartoon version of a plunger appeared in her mind, showing its properties:
[Level 2 Object-related ability, proficiency: 72/100, attack power: to be developed, defense power: to be developed]
[Primary Assistance (Developed) : Take this ability back to the sea of consciousness, and restore 1 health point per hour]
(Development source: Strong recovery characteristics of the holder)
Finally seeing a useful ability, Tang Xin Jue was thoughtful . If the development of object-type abilities comes from the characteristics of the ability holder, then how is it judged?
Suddenly, there was a noise in my ears. It was Guo Guo's voice: "My random reward was exchanged for 2 student points!"
Zhang You and Zheng Wanqing also exchanged their points. Although the amount was not much, it was a huge sum of money at the moment, and the three of them were quite satisfied. However, only Tang Xinjue successfully exchanged for the buff.
"The light of righteousness? What kind of buff is this?"
My roommate came over to take a look, but found that there was no explanation on the Buff. It just hung there plainly, which was very confusing.
"There is a kind of buff that will only be explained when it is triggered."
Since she couldn't find it, Tang Xinjue didn't plan to waste time on guessing. She returned to her seat and concentrated on studying the current information.
The roommates were busy with their own things, and everyone cherished this rest time. Guo Guo dug out a bunch of supernatural books and vowed to study the Yin-Yang Eyes to understand them, so as not to scare himself to death next time he encountered a ghost.
Zheng Wanqing was practicing Taekwondo, hanging upside down on the bed, tilting her head and saying to her roommate: "I feel like my endurance and joint toughness seem to have improved."
Guo Guo: "Get lost! You're scaring me to death!!"
Zhang You spent two hours compiling a list of all the food and supplies in the dormitory, filling up ten pages of draft paper. She used her printer to give each person a copy and required everyone to recite it before going to bed.
Everyone: “…”
Seven fifty-five in the morning.
Tang Xinjue woke up on time with clear eyes.
This was the first time in three years that she had slept through the night without any dreams. When she woke up, she no longer had a headache or fatigue, but instead had clear eyes and ears, and her body was filled with a sense of lightness and strength.
If I have to describe this feeling, it can only be... like a new life.
The room was very quiet, and the roommate hadn't woken up yet. Tang Xinjue suppressed his turbulent emotions, opened the bed curtain, but his eyes were stunned -
It's dawn.
The light does not come entirely from the lights in the dormitory, but from outside.
Walking to the floor-to-ceiling window, I saw that the impenetrable darkness outside the balcony had dissipated, replaced by a vast expanse of white fog that covered everything in sight, and nothing could be seen in the fog.
Tang Xinjue subconsciously put his hand on the glass window. The moment his palms touched, the white mist outside the window suddenly surged as if it had life, and bit down hard on his palm!
Through the barrier of the balcony window, she suffered no actual harm, only a chilling touch penetrated into her palms and attached to her bones, as if countless voices were whispering in her ears at the same time.
Greed, covetousness, malice, contempt...
After about four or five seconds, the sound could no longer penetrate her consciousness and reluctantly disappeared.
Tang Xin Jue stood still as a clock, staring coldly out the window. It seemed that whether it was darkness or white fog, their essence was the same, and they contained unspeakable dangers.
She withdrew her hand expressionlessly, and a white light flashed in her hand as she grasped the toilet plunger. The rubber tip spit out a stream of water towards the white mist outside the window.
"Sorry, this is the only thing you deserve to eat."
Bai Wu: “…”
The white mist returned to stillness, as if it had never moved. The other roommates woke up one after another, and when they saw this scene, their mouths dropped open, and they all ran to the window to watch. It was not until Tang Xinjue reminded them not to touch the window that they came to their senses.
"Ding-dong-dong, dong-dong-ding—"
A strange and unpleasant music came from the white mist:
"Happy Monday, class time has come, test papers have been distributed, everyone get ready~"
"Dear students, did you study hard today?"
My roommate covered his ears and said, "This is the worst wake-up call I've ever heard in my life. Nails scratching a blackboard sounds better than this."
"It's eight o'clock." Tang Xin Jue turned on his phone and reminded the three people: "This is the time to refresh the exam."
After hurriedly eating a few cookies for breakfast, several people checked the exam information.
The APP interface has been updated, and the exam rules are listed at the top:
[Monday to Friday is study time, weekends are rest time]
[If you pass less than one course in a week, the entire dormitory will be eliminated]
[If you pass three or more courses in a week, you can sign up for extracurricular competitions on weekends]
[Diligence makes people progress, laziness makes people regress]
Below the rules, three options are concise and eye-catching:
[Please select one of the following test contents. Countdown: 15 minutes]
Volume A: A Brief History of Maritime Civilization
Volume B: "Four Seasons Protection Guide"
Paper C: "Dead Rising: Dormitory Survival Test"
...First of all, paper C must be excluded first.
After making eye contact, they knew that none of them wanted to experience a zombie siege. They were just four unarmed college students who didn't even have a kitchen knife. How could they fight zombies?
As for A and B...
"A brief history of marine civilization, it won't ask us to fight sea monsters, right?" Guo Guo asked.
Tang Xin Jue clicked a little higher, and a brief introduction appeared on the options:
[The best way to learn history is to see it with your own eyes, and Ocean thinks so too.]
[Note: This paper belongs to the course "Ocean and Human Life". You can obtain the corresponding course certificate based on your test scores (except for failure)]
...witness it with your own eyes? How do you witness it?
Tang Xin Jue frowned: "At least we know that this copy requires a certain understanding of marine life and the ability to swim."
Among the four of them, Zheng He and Guo are both poor swimmers, while Zhang You and her are not very good at swimming either, and are not suitable for underwater combat.
"Then we can only choose Paper B?"
Everyone stared at the last option.
[As we all know, there are four seasons in the world, and they all have their own abominations. How to survive in the four seasons with the help of a dormitory is a problem that every student needs to face, and it is also the theme of this exam.]
[Note: This volume belongs to the course "Student Survival Essentials". You can obtain the corresponding course certificate based on your test scores (except for those who fail the course)]
"What the hell is this - what kind of school requires students to learn how to survive?" Guo Guo collapsed and held his head. "I don't need to struggle to survive through the four seasons!"
"Obviously, in the school of dormitory survival games, students are needed."
Tang Xinjue had a general idea in his mind and looked up at his roommate, "In this instance, there is a high probability that extreme environments will appear."
Zhang You agreed, “And it may take a long time, after all, it is [four seasons], so food is also a problem.”
But at least, they have a basic understanding of what may happen in each season. If it is hot summer, there are fans and water in the dormitory. If it is cold winter, there are down jackets and quilts in the dormitory.
Compared with the other two subjects, this theme gives people a greater sense of security.
There was no suspense, and Paper B was voted in with a high vote. Before the selection time was over, Tang Xin Jue opened the mall and scanned the props that could be used for the exam.
Two minutes later, she exited the mall with a stack of blue talisman paper in her hand.
"The Three-foot Frozen Talisman can designate a one-square-meter area where the temperature drops by 50 to 70 degrees and freezes. 10 points for 10 cards."
If it is in an extremely hot environment, it may have miraculous effects.
The others also quickly scanned the screen, and in the blink of an eye the countdown came to an end.
[Ding, registration successful, exam loading...]
[The Four Seasons Protection Guide exam has begun. The test papers have been opened. Please work hard to answer the questions!]
…
…
It was an ordinary morning, and even the sunlight was covered with a layer of mist due to the cold.
Winter always comes unexpectedly, but by the time you buy breakfast, the temperature outside has dropped by more than 30 degrees, and you need to quickly cross the corridor and return to the dormitory.
Tang Xinjue stood at the corridor staircase, holding a cup of soy milk and a bag of buns in her hands, but she couldn't feel any temperature. She turned her head and looked to the back of the corridor.
——Can you make it back to the dormitory successfully?
"My success rate would probably go up a lot without the second-person game narration."
Tang Xinjue spoke calmly.
The game's narration is full of emotion: "..."
The strange voice-over disappeared, and she felt her body relax and she regained her freedom of movement.
It seems that this instance starts with a level system. Tang Xinjue looked at the dark corridor in front of her. This time, she opened her eyes and stood at the entrance of the corridor. She was only wearing a shirt and a denim jacket. The low temperature in the cold winter caused her skin to instantly have pimples, and she was shaking physiologically.
Spring, summer, autumn and winter, she didn't expect the copy to start directly from winter. She was not prepared enough.
Without hesitation, he walked quickly towards the dormitory. Room 606 was in the middle of the corridor, and it only took about 10 seconds to walk quickly... However, in less than two seconds, Tang Xinjue was forced to stop.
A hand reached out from the door of Room 602 and grabbed her ankle.
"Save me, Tang, Tang Xin Jue..."
The girl who caught the man looked up and saw Zhou Xiao, who had a good relationship with their dormitory and often went to dormitory 606 to share snacks.
At this moment, Zhou Xiao looked emaciated, as if his body had been stretched thin, his eyeballs were bloodshot, and his lips were covered with dry dead skin: "I haven't eaten for five days, I'm really dying... Save me..."
The girl's eyes fell directly on the soy milk and buns in Tang Xinjue's hands, and tears rolled down from the corners of her dry eyes.
