Yue Xingwen pressed the ‘Yes’ button in the confirm course selection column, and a familiar mechanical voice rang in the four people’s ears at the same time. “Congratulations to the C-183 Research Group for successfully selecting a course. As the maximum number of students in the <Death Code> examination rooms is 12, you are being matched with examinees in the same class, please wait. If the number of matching people is less than 12, then 4 or more people may also open the examination room.”
A class of 12 people would most likely be matched with 3 Research Groups. Most of the students who went into the <Death Code> course would find a good team, hoping that the same class team encountered in this exam would not be too bad, even if they could not help, at least they did not drag their feet.
The moment the clock came to 8:00am, the four of them shifted at the same time——
It was still morning when they were in the library just now, and it actually turned into nighttime when they entered the exam room.
The sun had set and the light was so dim around them that they could vaguely see a dense forest ahead, with a winding path leading deeper into the forest. It was so quiet that there was not a soul in sight. The deep forest was like monsters with their mouths open, trying to swallow them whole.
It was easy to reminisce about some ghost stories in the forest in the middle of nowhere.
Liu Zhaoqing shook the goose bumps on his back and quipped, “Why is this place soo eerie?”
Yue Xingwen and Jiang Pingce glanced at each other and walked side by side towards the depths of the woods.
Ke Shaobin silently recited the phrase ‘Trust in Science’ in his heart, and then followed Yue Xingwen nervously.
A crescent moon rose in the sky, and the cold moonlight sprinkled down gently, as if to cover the entire forest with a light veil. The surrounding was particularly quiet, let alone human voices, not even insects and birds, as if this was a deserted corner abandoned by the world.
A cold wind blew suddenly, the leaves of the trees made a ‘rattling’ sound, and the black mottled tree shadows cast on the ground were like a fierce ghost with teeth and claws. Ke Shaobin had goose bumps on his back, his fingers were tightly clenched, and he whispered, “There is no task in this exam, do we want to continue to go inside…”
Yue Xingwen looked up at the sky, saying, “The mark of the first quarter moon, according to the lunar calendar. Today’s date should be the eight day of the first month, and we are now heading north.”
Jiang Pingce said, “En, I will make a note of it.”
The two people got into the state so quickly, they began to observe the details of their surroundings and analyze the time and location.
After a short walk, they noticed a bungalow in the distance, and the outline of the roof vaguely visible in the moonlight.
The four of them quickened their pace and after walking around several consecutive corners, a three-story building appeared in front of everyone.
In front of the building hung a dilapidated plaque that read ‘No. 7 Inn’. Yue Xingwen did not rush in, but carefully observed the surrounding environment through the moonlight——
There was a lotus pond on the side of the inn, as large as the football field, and the lotus flowers in the pond were very vigorous, competing in the moonlight. Ignoring the creepy inn located deep in the forest, the view of this lotus pond alone was extremely spectacular.
There were also wooden plank paths built over the pond, so they could walk to the middle of the pond and enjoy the lotus flowers up close.
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At this moment, a light footstep suddenly sounded behind them, and Yue Xingwen turned his head to face a pair of clear eyes—— The girl had short ear-length hair, wore a duck-tongue hat, a blue jeans with a simple black T-shirt and black sneakers, she was cold with a little expression on her face, tall and thin, and her skin looked a little pale in the moonlight.
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This seemed to be the younger sister, Qin Lu, a female student from Geographic Planning who they had cooperated with in the <Cardiovascular Ward> once before.
Unexpectedly, this pair of twin sisters actually formed a team?
Qin Miao’s face was originally expressionless and her gaze was so cold that it looked like she was going to freeze people, but at the last moment of the <Cross-country Orienteering> Public Elective course, Liu Zhaoqing healed her with gauze when her arm was bitten by a wolf, and she still remembered this favor. After recognizing the four people, Qin Miao’s expression eased up a lot. She took a step forward and nodded her head politely. “Hello. What a coincidence to be matched into the same examination room.”
Yue Xingwen asked, “Are both of you sisters teamed up?”
Qin Miao glanced at her sister beside her and said lightly, “En, the last time you guys identified me as Qin Lu in the Public Elective course and called me by her name, I knew she came to the library as well. So, I sent a private message to find her after I went out.”
Qin Lu’s face looked a little embarrassed. She did not know if they were causing any trouble, their faces were exactly the same, but they could be distinguished from their expression, demeanor and clothes. Her older sister was an aloof type, and her aura was very strong, but she, the younger sister, was introverted and shy.
Yue Xingwen looked behind the two people, a little puzzled. “Why are there only two of you? Where are your teammates?”
Qin Miao pressed the brim of her hat and said in a low voice, “I didn’t know those three girls in the previous Research Group well originally, and they were disbanded after the Public Elective course. I found Qin Lu, so both of us formed the team first.”
Yue Xingwen was concerned about them and asked, “Then, have you passed the <Prime Numbers Maze> course?
Qin Lu scratched his head in embarrassment and said, “I studied geography, and I’m okay at analyzing maps. We did not do the additional question, simply walked through the maze, and finally got 70 points to pass the course.”
Qin Miao asked, “The C-183 Research Group with perfect score in the maze’s scoreboard is you guys, right?”
Yue Xingwen glanced at Jiang Pingce and said with a smile, “That’s right, we have top student Jiang leading the team.”
Jiang Pingce asked lightly, “It’s just the two of you, you also dare to come straight to the reasoning class?”
“If we find temporary teammates, we are likely to be pitted and the results must be bound to teammates. It’s better to have random match classmates, at least we won’t get a bad grade if we both do well on our own. Since there are 12 people in this examination room, there must be 10 people who are not familiar with us. It depends on luck when we’re matched into the examination room, at worst, we’ll fail the course and retake it from the 1st floor.” Qin Miao was very calm, seemingly unconcerned about the matter of failing the course.
Qin Lu looked at her older sister and moved over to whisper, “We’re super lucky to meet Xingwen. We can lie down to win again this time.” Qin Miao raised an eyebrow and did not reply.
As they were speaking, there was another sound of footsteps behind them. There were four people walking towards the inn, two boys and two girls. The boy was holding the girl’s hand beside him, moving so intimately that they looked like a couple. The girls, one with chestnut curly hair and the other with long straight hair, were both quite good looking, except that their faces were pale and they seemed to be a little nervous.
As soon as the four of them arrived, a familiar mechanical voice rang in their ears, “This examination room was matched to 3 Research Groups, a total of 10 students. The exam is about to start, please enter the inn ahead for lodging.”
In the group of four, the tall boy directly curse with the word ‘fuck’. The long-haired girl clutched his hand and said, “This desolate, spooky inn, looks like a haunted house, and maybe there’s something unclean inside. Are we sure we want to stay here?”
Yue Xingwen swept his gaze over the four of them and asked, “Hello, what are you all majoring in?”
The four of them looked at him warily, and the curly-haired girl said, “Why should we tell you?”
Qin Miao was a little impatient and said, “Didn’t you read the exam requirements? Solve the death code and survive for 6 days to pass the course. We must share clues in a puzzle solving class, and we should all work together in order to come up with the correct answer. Don’t dilly-dally and introduce yourself quickly.”
The two girls were stunned by her, and one of them frowned, “Classmate, how can you talk like this?” Another person immediately chimed in, “That’s right, so fierce…”
Qin Lu stood out to ease the situation and said, “We also want to pass this course a little bit smoothly. The handsome guy who just asked you is a top student of the Chinese Department, and his reasoning is particularly strong, and I followed him to lie down and win in the Faculty of Medicine before. You should listen to his command in this course, don’t make trouble, follow his train of thought, and you will definitely be able to pass.”
Yue Xingwen: “…”
No, classmate, do you have so much confidence in me?
Those four people looked at Yue Xingwen suspiciously, “Really?”
Jiang Pingce said coldly, “Don’t waste time.”
The tallest boy was more sensible, guessing that he had met a great god, he stepped forward and extended his hand in a friendly manner, “Hello, I’m Gao Yongqiang from the Architecture Department of Nanyang Jiaotong University. This is my girlfriend, Gao Xiaoxin from the Chinese Department.”
He gave the straight-haired girl next to him a comforting look, followed by an introduction, “This is my cousin, Lu Kai of the Physics Department and his girlfriend, Luo Jiajia of the Faculty of Biological Science.”
Yue Xingwen: “……”
Was this Research Group actually made by relatives and couples?
Liu Zhaoqing teased them, “You guys came to the library and dragged your family with you ah?”
Gao Yongqiang looked helpless and said, “The four of us happened to watch a movie together that day, and when we returned to school, we found the library door open, and curiously went in to take a look, but we couldn’t get out. *sigh*, don’t bring it up, it’s a complete wipe out.”
Everyone: “……”
Then you guys were indeed doubling the tragedy.
Yue Xingwen looked at Gao Xiaoxin from the Chinese Department and asked, “I’m also from the Chinese Department, what skill book did you get?”
Gao Xiaoxin looked at his boyfriend, and whispered, “Everyone has to stay in an examination room for 6 days, so it’s okay to tell them since you can’t hide your abilities from them anyway. Isn’t there a Library Convention now? They won’t dare to hurt people casually.”
Gao Xiaoxin then relaxed her mind and said, “I took a <Complete Collection of Punctuation>, the ‘Pause’ and ‘Comma’ can make the action pause for a few seconds; the ‘Period’ makes someone’s words end immediately; the ‘Double Quotation Marks’ can frame the designated target and fix it in place; the ‘Ellipsis’ can delay time and slow down the action; and the ‘Consecutive Exclamation Marks’ can unleash a spiritual attack.”
Yue Xingwen could not help but smile and said, “What about the question mark?”
Gao Xiaoxin’s face was a little bit embarrassed, “Let the other party be full of question marks, and completely confused.”
Everyone: “????”
The abilities of the Chinese Department were really strange.
Gao Yongqiang coughed and said, “We’re done with introductions, what about you guys?”
Yue Xingwen: “The four of us are from the Chinese Department, Mathematics Department, Medicine Department, and Computer Department.”
Gao Yongqiang nodded, and his eyes moved to the two short-haired girls, “Huh? You two look the same.. Twins?”
Qin Luo said, “En. My older sister is in the History Department, and I’m in the Geography Department. Please take care of us.”
All members of the examination room were here.
Yue Xingwen asked everyone’s majors in advance. He was also worried if it was really haunted at night and they entered escape mode. By knowing everyone’s major in advance, he hoped to cooperate with each other.
Jiang Pingce said lightly, “Let’s go inside.”
He stepped forward and pushed the door open.
In the desolate forest, the ‘creak’ sound of the wooden door being pushed open made people’s teeth aching to hear in the night.
As the dilapidated wooden door was pushed open, a cold wind suddenly came from the inside of the house, which had not been lived in for many years, emitting a damp and musty smell. Jiang Pingce frowned and covered his mouth and nose, looking up to take a closer look——
The floor was covered with very plain blue stone tiles. The whole inn was built in imitation of the ancient style, and the steps to the upper floor were also wooden stairs.
A few wooden stools and wooden tables were set up on the ground floor, and then there was the reception area for check-in. As a result of long periods of untended care, the wild plants grew wildly inside the house, with green vines climbing to the roof.
Yue Xingwen glanced at the students behind him and said calmly. “Let’s go through the inn as quickly as possible. Figure out the internal structure first, and then collect clues separately.”
Thank you for the chapter
This looks like it will be both interesting and funny. Great God Yue Xingwen you can do it!
🤩 we believe in you!!!
Geographical fairy is so cute and naive, huh
Thank you very much for the translation 🤍🤍🤍🤍