Chapter 72 Health Surprise Inspection (I)
Before the advent of the game, Tang Xinjue had always believed that nightmares were merely psychological suggestions after the brain was stimulated.
When monsters emerged from the darkness and nightmares became reality, she temporarily regarded the nightmares of the past three years as some kind of prophecy, as if they were some kind of subtle spoilers, revealing the details of the dark creatures in advance.
But it was not until last night, when she saw the black fog in the "cave", that she realized that she had overlooked another possibility -
Nightmares, why can't they be real?
"…You mean to say that every day for the past three years, you didn't just have nightmares, but actually came into contact with dark creatures, fighting and escaping in the form of nightmares?"
After listening to the statement, Zhang You finally concluded this point. When she said the last few words, her voice subconsciously became higher.
She had experienced firsthand how dangerous dark creatures were in the dungeon.
What's more, three years ago, Tang Xinjue had no special powers or props, and was just a student who had just graduated from high school! Once he failed in a nightmare... She looked at the other person in disbelief.
Tang Xin Jue nodded his eyes and said, "If we regard dreams as another form of reality, dying in a dream may not damage my real body, but it will kill me in another way."
Spiritual death is also death.
…
During the sleepless night, Tang Xinjue recalled a lot of things, not knowing whether to be thankful or frightened.
She never gave up or slacked off for even a second despite all the bizarre nightmares and chases. Even if she thought they were absurd dreams, she would fight with all her might as if they were real, and thus survived the near-death experience time and time again.
How many times had she brushed shoulders with death?
"Wait, I don't understand!"
Guo Guo raised his hand and interrupted the conversation: "Jueshen Jueshen, let's not talk about why your dream appeared three years earlier than the game. What happened last night and what does it have to do with this matter?"
The most important thing is, Tang Xinjue and the counselor were both talking about something mysterious like dark aura, wrong judgment, not like a human being, etc. Every word stepped on her sensitive and fearful nerves and danced wildly.
If he didn't figure it out, Guo Guo would be scared to death by his own imagination before the next exam began.
Under Guo Guo's earnest gaze, Tang Xinjue pushed out the draft paper again. It had been drawn horribly, and only the original conical outline could be vaguely seen.
She briefly described what she saw in the "cave" and finally summed it up in her brushstrokes: "The space inside the cave is a cone that is infinitely smaller at the top and infinitely larger at the bottom."
Human consciousness is often described as an iceberg, with a small part above the water and most of it sinking to the bottom. The counselor wanted to kill her, but accidentally let her enter the bottom of her consciousness and peeked into what was inside.
“And this cave is the center of my spiritual power—my sea of consciousness.”
The surface consciousness is like a hole illuminated by a faint light from the outside world, and where the light cannot reach is the deep and vast space of deep consciousness.
The dark aura that the counselor mentioned lingered in the depths in the form of black mist. When Tang Xin Jue tried to sense and touch it, some fragmented memories began to return - these memories were all details of the scenes of her mental power escaping and fighting in countless dreams.
It turns out that from the very beginning, through these "nightmares", the omnipresent darkness has been encroaching.
So she can sense the presence of ghosts, use ghost items, and resist mental pollution... To a certain extent, her existence itself is already approaching the other side of the game, so it is no wonder that she encounters so many "special treatments".
"In summary, I'm sorry for causing trouble for everyone."
Tang Xin Jue spread his hands, "These things that have taken root in my brain, although they haven't shown any signs of attack or danger, have already become a trend. I currently have no way to get rid of them, so I can only coexist with them for the time being."
[The counselors’ encouragement] has limited effect, and is generally considered to be a temporary solution rather than a fundamental solution.
This was also the first time she faced this situation and she had no idea whether anything unexpected would happen in the future.
"Perhaps, is it possible?" Guo Guo still gritted his teeth and hypothesized, "What? The dark aura is not serious, and the counselor is just trying to scare you? Look, Wanqing, Zhang You and I are with you every day, but we didn't feel it..."
Halfway through his story, Guo Guo couldn't continue.
Things that even Tang Xinjue has confirmed are most likely already finalized.
The dormitory was silent for a while, half of the people were trying to digest the matter, and half of the people were worried about Tang Xinjue.
"No wonder Li Xiaoyu said you were suitable to be one of their kind as soon as she saw you." Zheng Wanqing realized belatedly that she had been so close to the spoiler. "Did it see it too?"
“That brings us to another issue.”
Tang Xinjue took out another piece of paper with dense handwriting and pasted it on the previous mind map.
Another problem is the hierarchy of ghosts.
Taking all the student ghosts that have appeared in the game so far as an example, Tang Xinjue briefly talked about her speculation about the levels of ghosts: they should be distinguished by three universities.
The most common ghosts in the third-tier universities should be Little Red, Little Green, and the four people next door in the headless ghost movie Jin Wen. Human freshmen can also try to fight against them with the help of props and special powers, and the danger is not high.
The most dangerous ones are the university ghosts, such as Wu Shi who was able to break into their exams and Li Xiaoyu who took their rewards from the copy. They even have the ability to break the rules to a certain extent - even like the black fog, they can leave marks in Tang Xinjue's sea of consciousness.
The three roommates looked at the four strange patterns on the paper.
Zhang You frowned, "Counting Wu Shi and Li Xiaoyu, there are only two first-class ghosts, and you have four marks..."
They couldn't understand the ghost paintings, so they looked at Tang Xin Jue hesitantly, but Tang Xin Jue nodded with satisfaction: "My painting skills have improved a lot. These four things are obvious at a glance. You should be able to see them even without me saying anything."
Everyone: “???”
Under the strong request, Tang Xinjue, who wanted to skip it in time, had to touch his nose and explain:
"The first mark is a glass bottle, which is the clue on Li Xiaoyu's seat in the movie copy. There is also the same red sand inside..."
Glass bottle, silver ring, yellow eyeballs, white tape.
Tang Xin Jue could only distinguish three of the unique markers.
The glass bottle and the ring probably belonged to Li Xiaoyu and Wu Shi respectively. The yellow eyeball looked more like a split version of the huge yellow eyeball that appeared outside the dormitory window on the night of the game. As for the white tape , Tang Xinjue had not found a suitable candidate, so he could only put it aside for the time being.
After a night of attempts, she found that she could not return to the state of immersion in the cave for more than five minutes a day on her own, so the information she could obtain was very limited, and she could only hurry to record it down.
Then, looking at the 15 pages of notes on the table, everyone fell silent.
Tang Xin Jue's fanaticism finally subsided a little, and he said calmly: "Danger and opportunity go hand in hand. Since I have been marked, whether it is a blessing or a curse, I should be prepared to deal with it. This is my responsibility to everyone."
...I don't know why, whenever the situation is dangerous, Tang Xinjue is always as calm as a clock, but at this moment she is so excited that everyone inexplicably feels a little dangerous.
The next minute, they knew where this bad feeling came from.
Tang Xin Jue divided the notes into three parts and said casually, "There is still an hour before the exam starts today. Everyone, take 40 minutes to memorize the classification details of the dark creatures on these 15 sheets of paper. I will finish the rest of the details after the exam is over today."
Three people: "..."
Guo Guo swallowed his saliva and said, "Well, Jue Shen, you don't need to be too stressed. We can still take the exam normally when we don't know about this. Otherwise, we can just take it slowly..."
"Memorize it."
"OK."
The three people who had not slept much began to frantically browse and recite the contents of the manuscript. However, the more they read, the more frightened they became.
Low-level nightmare ghosts that can imitate sounds, gluttonous ghosts that imitate appearances, transparent wandering souls that absorb souls, long-tongued ghosts that devour human heads, phantom demons that travel through space... In addition to the types of monsters they have already encountered, there are also some that they have not encountered yet, such as skinless monsters, shadow monsters, millipedes, air monsters...
"Wait, what is an air monster?"
Guo Guo opened his eyes wide.
Tang Xin Jue: "As the name suggests, I have never seen the specific image of this monster, and I can't kill them. They seem to be able to survive and move with the help of air, and their way of attacking is to breathe into you."
"Breathe on me?"
"Yes, and then you will find that there is no air within a radius of dozens of meters around you."
Tang Xin Jue indicated that there was indeed a relevant record in the notebook:
[If there are only a few air monsters nearby, hold your breath and escape from the area to survive immediately. If there are dozens or hundreds of them, just wait for death.]
“…”
Eight o'clock arrived in a flash, and the three of them only had time to read the contents of the notes once, and could only hurriedly put them into the storage ring and look at them again after the exam.
"Ding-dong-dong, dong-dong-ding—"
"Happy Friday, class time has come, the test papers have been distributed, everyone get ready~"
The test interface is refreshed:
Paper A: "Investment and Financial Management" (Grade B)
Volume B: Health Surprise Inspection (Level C)
Volume C: Research on Viruses and Parasites (Level C)
The original option interface now has a difficulty level that is visible due to the addition of the [Counselor's Encouragement] buff.
"Level B difficulty must be eliminated first. As for Papers B and C..." Guo Guo scratched his head.
Zhang You: "Paper C contains professional questions, which are more beneficial for medical students. Paper B does not seem to be very targeted, but this type of exam may be more difficult."
Experience tells them that the lower the threshold of the test questions, the more perverted the test content is likely to be.
Tang Xin Jue didn't think so: "Not necessarily. Cleaning also requires a certain level of skill. Simply cleaning perfectly is a technical job that is difficult for many people to achieve."
Having said that, three pairs of eyes fell on Zhang You.
What's more, they have a god of logistics.
Zhang You, who was placed with high hopes, said: "...Then choose Volume B. Is there anything I need to buy at the mall?"
Tang Xin Jue used the last points he had earned from his achievements to exchange for a few bottles of cleaning supplies, and upgraded his identification skills. He nodded and said, "Let's go."
"Oh, right," she suddenly remembered before her consciousness entered darkness, "I owed you spicy chicken feet with yogurt last time... I'll definitely give it to you next time!"
Everyone: That’s not necessary.
“Bang, bang, bang!!”
"Hurry up and get up! You lazy idiots! Check the hygiene immediately! Anyone who fails will be punished and expelled from school!"
The sound of a door slamming loudly rang in his ears. Tang Xinjue opened his eyes suddenly and found himself lying on a hard and uncomfortable bed.
Looking around, this was not the dormitory bed she was familiar with, but a room that was many times larger.
Within a few seconds, the sounds of gasping, whispering, and lifting of quilts spread rapidly throughout the room.
Tang Xinjue stood up silently, and using the height of the second-floor bed, he took in the faces of the young girls, some of whom were surprised and frightened, some serious and dignified.
This gray room is a dormitory that accommodates 16 people!
