Chapter 277: Crash Course Before the Exam (I)
Seeing the strange expressions on the faces of the four players in 606, Bai Zhi thought he had said something wrong and was about to apologize, but he saw that several of them opened their phones at the same time and started reporting to the game customer service:
Trash game! Give back their rankings and rewards!
"No ranking? What does that mean?"
Bai Zhi didn't understand.
Guo Guo said quietly, "This is a tragedy. I hope you will never understand."
[An error has occurred in the copy inspection and it is being forcibly closed. Please do not enter the combat state for the time being——]
[An error occurred while checking the copy...]
The system notification finally sounded, and as they prepared to leave, Bai Zhi suddenly remembered something and said to Tang Xin Jue, "Do you still have that nightmare now?"
Tang Xin Jue turned around: "What nightmare..." Then she realized: "Dark nightmare?"
Ever since she entered the game and suppressed and weakened all the marks some time ago, she rarely even felt the dark aura in her sea of consciousness.
Bai Zhi nodded and said quickly and concisely: "Perhaps the pollution has worsened. I have recently started having that nightmare again. I can feel that this dream may be a way for them to screen people, or to invite people. And..."
He wanted to say something more, but time was running out, so he just said:
"Actually, you're not a [good student], are you?"
…
[Congratulations on completing "Online Dating Scam Documentary." We're currently calculating our dormitory evaluation...]
【Exam completion rate: 60%】
【Dorm Member Survival Rate: 100%】
【Dormitory completeness: 100%】
【……】
[Total exam score: 87 points, basic rewards issued...]
[Detected that this exam has been temporarily upgraded to a university S-level exam due to a malfunction, with 2 additional credits and extra bonus points...]
[After inspection by the University Town Academic Affairs Office, your report is confirmed to be true. It has been processed and double the credits will be returned...]
The familiar settlement process came, but what caught 606's attention more than the generous points was the number of credits added at once:
"20 points added to the basic score, 40 points doubled for S-level, and 3 credits for reporting... Did I read that right? One, ten, a hundred... enough credits!!!"
Guo Guo jumped up from his chair and excitedly grabbed Tang Xinjue: "I've reached 100 credits! How about you?!"
"Me too."
Zhang You breathed a sigh of relief. Although she had expected this special exam to earn her many extra credits, and at the very least, a significant amount from the reporting process, she hadn't expected to actually collect all of them in one go.
"We have to thank the people who tricked us behind the scenes."
Tang Xin Jue twisted his neck and relaxed the joints that were stiff throughout the dungeon: "Without their confident interference, we wouldn't have received so many rewards."
——For example, when they entered the exam, they clearly chose the A-level test paper, but were judged as S-level due to a "glitch".
Tang Xinjue was carefully checking the test results when he suddenly felt his cheek being pulled. He looked up and saw Zheng Wanqing standing in front of him, pinching a piece of flesh on her cheek with her fingers.
"It's been so long." Zheng Wanqing sighed, a rare expression of emotion: "Seeing you now feels unreal."
Zhang You: "I think so too."
At the same time, Tang Xinjue felt his other cheek being pinched.
Guo Guo turned around and saw this scene, and immediately said excitedly: "Leave me a piece of meat, I want to pinch it too!"
Tang Xin Jue: "..."
"Okay, stop making trouble." She waited helplessly for the three to finish pinching, rubbed her face, and continued, "Now all four of us have 100 credits. According to the rules of the game, we have met the requirements for [graduation]."
Zheng Wanqing: "Can I just leave the game?"
"I'm afraid not."
Tang Xin Jue shook his head. "To truly graduate successfully, you still need to pass the [graduation exam]. If you fail, all your credits will be cleared, and your dormitory will be downgraded back to a third-tier university. Then everything will have to start all over again."
As for the "key" to enter the final examination, she has already got it.
On the clean desk, four palm-sized white pieces of paper suddenly appeared, with a few lines of small golden words printed on them:
[University Town Graduation Examination]
[Admission Ticket]
[Name]
[grade]
[Bedroom Number]
…
Except for the words related to the admission ticket, the remaining spaces to be filled in are all blank, and there is no difference between the four pieces of paper.
Zhang You picked up one and frowned, "Are we supposed to fill it out ourselves?"
They tried it, but found that pen and blood couldn't leave a mark on it. It seemed that they needed to find a special way to fill in the information before this admission ticket would be valid.
Guo Guo looked at it and an idea suddenly occurred to him: "Wait a minute, if I want to write it..."
She poured out yellow paper, red thread, pens, and red ink, then held up two golden pens and said, "Try this!"
As it turned out, she was right.
This time, the pen dipped in red ink did not trigger any skills, but only successfully left their names on the admission ticket.
[Congratulations, you have successfully registered and become the 001st dormitory group to enter the University Town graduation exam!]
To ensure that there are no unexpected events during the exam, please keep the following in mind:
[1. Candidates have 24 hours of basic preparation time. The graduation exam will start randomly after the preparation time ends. The specific time is not scheduled. Candidates will be notified five minutes in advance. Please prepare in advance.]
[2. The graduation exam has no fixed format or difficulty level. You are not allowed to use any props to observe, judge, predict, or other tricks. If discovered, you will be disqualified from the exam.]
3. In accordance with the University Town Student Protection Regulations, candidates may withdraw from the exam 30 minutes before the start of the exam without any penalty. The withdrawal function will be automatically disabled 30 minutes after the exam begins.
The solemn reminder sounded three times in a row before disappearing along with the admission ticket.
The dormitory was quiet for a moment before Guo Guo whispered:
"Does this mean that after all these long efforts... we finally have a chance to see results?"
Although it was a tense moment with a storm about to come, she felt an indescribable sense of relief.
It felt like being in prison for an unknown length of time, and then suddenly receiving the conditions and date for release. Even if there was no guarantee of a successful release, it felt like being reborn.
"If you insist on thinking so, then I can only say..." Zheng Wanqing turned around expressionlessly.
“That’s right!!”
Zheng Wanqing suddenly picked up Guo Guo and threw her up: "We will be free soon!!!"
“Hahahahahaha—Yeah!!”
Guo Guo also laughed happily. It had been a long time since she laughed so easily and shouted so loudly.
As she was being carried around in circles until she felt dizzy, she saw Zhang You and Tang Xin Jue smiling too. Everyone had a smile on their face. This kind of smile contained a state of mind that she hadn't felt before entering the game, nor after entering the game. She thought that after the game ended, she would probably not feel it again.
606 has never lost, they will definitely win.
After the happiness and excitement, calmness returned to their minds, and a more realistic and urgent problem was placed before them.
That is, what to eat tonight.
The two days in the dungeon, though incredibly tight, still lasted dozens of hours, and 606 barely ate anything during that time. The food he found in the dungeon had been practically devoured by the imposter ghoul, not to mention Tang Xinjue, who had been forced to act as a customer service representative the entire time. Only after returning to his true form did he feel the warning signs of his various bodily functions begin to falter.
As luck would have it, the basic food they had stored in dormitory 606 was almost used up before going on the dungeon.
"I should have let Bai Zhi treat me one more time." Tang Xinjue said with a little regret: "I just don't know if those who died of starvation are within his resurrection range."
“…”
In the end, Zhang You, who was in charge of logistics, made the final decision: "To celebrate, let's have something delicious today."
Buy it in the mall!
The white ball seemed to agree: "Chiu!"
"Hey, Prodigal, long time no see !" Guo Guo ran over and rubbed it. "You have no idea, that last dungeon was so thrilling, we almost couldn't come back to see you. Hey, what do you think, if we successfully returned to reality, where would Prodigal go?"
Although the white ball couldn't speak and was a huge eater, she had grown quite attached to it after raising it for several dungeons. It wouldn't matter if she couldn't bring it back to reality, but she was even more worried that the game would clear it with a single click, erasing every trace of them in this "606 dorm."
"We'll need to research this later." Tang Xin Jue began preparing the soup base and seasonings. "Although the rules state a 24-hour preparation time, the real emphasis lies in the 'irregular' nature of it. In other words, it could actually open in 48 hours, or 72 hours... How long it takes for it to open randomly determines how long we need to prepare."
Guo Guo paused, and a bad idea emerged in his mind:
"Then, what if it's a random year?"
Don’t they have to wait here for a year?
If the system continues its crazy habit and randomly goes to 100 years in the future, are they going to spend their entire 100th birthday in this crappy game?!
Tang Xin Jue thought for a moment and said, "Theoretically, it is true."
Guo Guo: “!!!”
No!
She immediately went to the student mall to look for items that could increase her luck and tried to wash her hands.
Meanwhile, Zheng Wanqing was purchasing weapons and items to further enhance her combat effectiveness. Dissatisfied with lying down halfway through a dungeon, she resolved to make up for the lost time by the graduation exam. Zhang You, on the other hand, was monitoring the progress of his customer service report, demanding they fix the dormitory ranking issue within 24 hours.
Among the four people, only Tang Xinjue seemed to be concentrating on preparing dinner.
"Peppercorns, peanut oil, chili peppers..."
After preparing a bowl of sauce, Tang Xinjue opened a box of yogurt with satisfaction and prepared to make another serving of spicy chicken feet mixed with yogurt as an after-dinner dessert.
At the same time, the yellow eyeball mark that began to flutter again in the sea of consciousness was also pressed down silently.
The Li Xiaoyu mark next to it no longer tried to rejuvenate, but just floated like a dead fish, as if mocking the Chaos God mark for still struggling.
"Add a few chicken feet and a box of yogurt... Guoguo?"
Without raising his eyes, Tang Xinjue knew that Guo Guo had quietly moved to his side, staring at the dining table with an hesitant look, wanting to say something.
"Oh, well, I want to ask you something."
Guo Guo pondered for a moment, but ultimately didn't dare to mention his dislike for the spicy chicken feet and yogurt. He changed the subject, "I also saw some very strange things in the dungeon. They seem to be related to the university town. I wonder if you understand . Also, what about Bai Zhi telling you that we're not 'good students'?"
Tang Xinjue nodded: "Okay, we'll talk about this later while we eat."
She did learn some more information through this dungeon, which she had to review with 606.
Guo Guo: "Yeah! I just looked at Sister You's shopping list. It's too luxurious. I haven't eaten such luxurious food since I entered the game... I'm starting to worry that my wallet will be empty too quickly."
Tang Xin Jue raised the corner of his mouth: "Don't worry. This time, we probably have more money than we can spend."
"Ah?" Guo Guo was stunned and didn't understand what Tang Xinjue meant for a moment.
The exam bonus is generous, but it's not so much that I can't spend it all, right? Is there any other income coming in?
"Have you forgotten?" Tang Xinjue raised his eyes: "Just a few days ago, we bought an insurance policy."
——Friendship insurance for 606.
[…And given the performance in the previous dungeon, I have sufficient evidence to show that the friendship in our dormitory has been severely damaged, even to the point of life and death, and has caused significant losses. Therefore, I am applying for insurance compensation.]
Watching Tang Xinjue calmly put together a complete speech and send it out in one breath, Guo Guo was silent for a few seconds: " Does this count?"
After all, they have now successfully overcome the difficulties and are back to being friends again.
Tang Xin Jue smiled: "How the program judges is their own business. Whether we can influence their judgment is our own business."
As he was speaking, all the "takeout" that Zhang You ordered arrived.
The aroma of boiling hot pot base, cooked food and self-heating rice were placed side by side, and the fried chicken and cola set meal was placed in a huge cardboard box. Several people were busy separating them and looking for the ice cream sandwiched inside.
Everything was ready except for the meal. Tang Xinjue suddenly put down his chopsticks and said, "You guys eat first. Someone's coming."
The insurance company arrived so quickly?
With the mentality of receiving red envelopes during the Chinese New Year, the three of them looked towards the window expectantly.
However, the insurance guy didn't see it, but a huge red eyeball came into view.
Guo Guo opened his mouth wide: "Counselor?"
He stared at them, his voice sounding rather anxious:
"It's already this late, and you're still in the mood to eat?!"
