“The helicopter is about to take off, please fasten your seat belt.” A prompt rang in their ears, and everyone quickly found a place to sit down. The helicopter’s hatch closed automatically, the propellers turned at high speed, and it slowly rose in the air.
Jiang Pingce frowned and looked at Yue Xingwen, “Does your wound hurt?”
Just now, the three-story building’s floor-to-ceiling windows were crashing down instantly, a lot of sharp glasses poked into the skin and there was no time to take it out. Especially Yue Xingwen, who was standing in the front at that time, his entire arm was bleeding, and he did not know how serious the injury was.
Yue Xingwen only wanted to run to the finish line, his spirit was tense and he ignored the physical pain on him. Now, as he sat peacefully in the helicopter, and heard the prompt of passing the course which made him relax, he could now clearly feel the sharp pain coming from his arm.
The intense pain swept into his head like a tidal wave, and Yue Xingwen gasped in pain, his lips turned pale slightly, but when he opened his mouth, he pretended to be calm and said, “Fortunately, this small injury is nothing…”
Jiang Pingce glanced at him, his long fingers quickly unwrapping the gauze wrapped around his arm.
—— He saw countless glass shards poking through his flesh and blood, densely packed, and his whole arm was full of glass shards.
Jiang Pingce’s face was pale to the extreme, and his right hand at side was tightly clenched into a fist, forcing himself to hold back his heartache as he said, “You’re hurt like this, and you still say you’re fine?”
Yue Xingwen had rarely seen him so stern and he explained in a low voice, “ I could not take care of it just now.”
Jiang Pingce looked at the front row, “Senior brother Liu, help me to look at Xingwen’s injury.”
Liu Zhaoqing hurriedly got up and came to sit at the empty seat on the other side of Yue Xingwen. He looked at Yue Xingwen’s arm and could not help but say, “Xingwen, your injury is quite serious. These glass shards have to be taken out as soon as possible.”
Jiang Pingce gently lifted Yue Xingwen’s arm and said softly, “It will be a little painful, don’t move, bear with it.”
Yue Xingwen nodded his head, honestly staying still and did not dare to move.
Liu Zhaoqing took out his scalpel to help him pick out those broken glass shards on his arm quickly. As the glass was taken out, his arm began to bleed again, and his bloody arm made his teammates look terrified.
Xu Yishen asked worriedly, “Is Xingwen really okay? It looks very serious ah.”
Zhang Xiaonian also said, “The arm is still bleeding!”
Liu Zhaoqing made a professional judgment, “It’s okay. The glass is in the skin layer, just take it out and bandage it to stop the bleeding.”
The process of taking the glass shard, although Yue Xingwen looked calm, but some broken glass was embedded deeper, and the scalpel was used to open the skin to take it out. Liu Zhaoqing was studying surgery, dealing with this kind of injury quickly and professionally. Yue Xingwen gritted his teeth and endured without saying a word.
However, Jiang Pingce’s heart seemed to be tightly grasped by a pair of hands. Watching the pieces of glass shard being taken out of Xingwen’s arm, covering his arm bloody. It really felt like a sharp needle directly pierced the bottom of his softest heart.
They did not know how long it took, but Liu Zhaoqing finally took out all the glass shards and re-wrapped the gauze on Yue Xingwen’s arm.
Jiang Pingce’s face was ugly, and he carefully placed Yue Xingwen’s arm on his leg. “Does it still hurt?”
Yue Xingwen smiled, “Much better.”
With the medical gauze, the pain in the arm faded and the skin began to heal. Yue Xingwen’s face then looked better as he gazed at Jiang Pingce with concern, “By the way, are you alright? I saw your face seem to be bleeding just now as well?”
Jiang Pingce’s voice was low, “It’s okay, I was scratched by the glass, and the bleeding has been stopped.”
Yue Xingwen still was not sure and had to remove the gauze to see for himself—— His face was indeed only scratched, the glass was not embedded in the skin, and the skin had healed with gauze, leaving no scars.
Yue Xingwen breathed a sigh of relief and said, “After returning to the library, our body will recover. Everyone doesn’t have to worry, with senior brother Liu around, as long as we don’t hurt our internal organs, the skin injury can be healed.”
Everyone was really relieved to hear this.
Liu Zhaoqing looked around and asked doubtfully, “The exam is over, why aren’t we back to the library yet?”
Xu Yishen stroked the curls on his forehead, glanced down through the window, and said, “It’s not time to hand over the papers, right? The course required us to escape the city in 1 hours, and we took less than an hour. So, I guess this helicopter will take us out of the city in order to be complete.”
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Ke Shaobin said, “Xiao Tu has been counting the time. We spent 28 minutes from Xinhua Plaza to the airport.”
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Liu Zhaoqing asked, “After going out, is Xingwen going to write a strategy again?”
Xu Yishen said, “Our way of passing is difficult to copy. Junior brother Jiang instantly calculated the coordinates, directly controlled the car to fly from the top of the mountain. Most of the students in the Mathematics Department can’t do such a fast calculation even if they got the XYZ coordinate skill, right?”
Yue Xingwen glanced at Jiang Pingce, with a little pride in his tone. “The coordinate axis of the Mathematics Department can only control the motion curve within the field of vision. At that time, as the vehicle passed through the mountain, Pingce could only see the top of the mountain and he could not see the opposite side of the mountain, so he couldn’t calculate it clearly at once. Therefore, after the car flew into the air, he was calculating as he went, constantly modifying the formula until the vehicle landed safely.”
Everyone: “……”
When everyone was nauseous, vomiting, afraid of heights, closing their eyes, and even screaming because of the ‘flying car ride’…
What was Jiang Pingce doing? He was actually calculating the data!
Was he still a human?
Everyone looked at Jiang Pingce in shock. If it was not for Yue Xingwen’s explanation, everyone would not have thought that the thrilling operation of leaping over the mountain in the air was actually caused by top student Jiang flying and changing his data at the same time.
To this compliment with a proud tone from Xingwen, Jiang Pingce himself was indifferent.
Xu Yishen sighed and said, “In the whole library, only a few people can imitate junior brother Jiang’s method, right?”
Liu Zhaoqing sighed with emotion. “If it’s changed to the underachiever who draws the skill like a coordinate system, they probably won’t even use it!”
Yue Xingwen smiled. “So our clearance strategy this time really can’t be copied directly, but it can provide some ideas for other teams.” He looked back at Zhang Xiaonian and asked, “Does the Architecture Department have skills like building bridges?”
Zhang Xiaonian replied carefully, “Yes. Architecture skills include two categories, one is mechanical tools, such as my excavator, which can be upgraded to become engineering equipment such as bulldozers and cranes; The other type is the construction skills, I leaned wall construction and at level 1, it can only build an earthen wall; There is also Road Construction, including roads, bridges and tunnels, which can also be upgraded.”
Yue Xingwen thought about it for a moment, and said, “In other words, your points were added to the mechanical tools. If someone upgrades the Road Construction skill, they can build a bridge directly over the broken road, right?”
Zhang Xiaonian nodded. “En! The construction skill requires more points, so if you don’t bother to upgrade the mechanical tools’ skill tree at the beginning and instead upgrade the construction’s skill tree. The points saved on the 1st and 2nd floors courses can give you the Bridge Construction skill.”
The library did have a wide variety of skills, and students were free to choose which direction to major in.
Upon hearing this, Ke Shaobin could not help but be envious, “The Faculty of Architecture’s skills are so impressive ah, our Computer Department just sent me a robot, when will my little Xiao Tu grow up?”
Yue Xingwen said, “Don’t worry, Xiao Tu will definitely be very strong when it grows up.”
Zhang Xiaonian followed Zhuo Feng’s team through the Faculty of Mathematics. Zhuo Feng and his two teammates did not get any points because they were retaking the courses, but Zhang Xiaonian was not retaking the course, so he got more than a thousand points from the <Prime Numbers Maze>, <Death Code> courses. He took all the tools to upgrade, and the third-level tool really helped a lot. In the future, he could upgrade to the construction’s skill tree, his junior brother still had a lot of potential.
Everyone else’s skills would be getting stronger as well, and Yue Xingwen said, “After passing all the courses at the Faculty of Architecture, everyone will go and upgrade your skills. If there are any extra points, it will be submitted and collected in Pingce to distribute and upgrade some urgently needed skills.”
Everyone nodded their heads.
Yue Xingwen concluded. “So for the <City Collapse> course, if they don’t want to get a high score, they can only bring the students from the Architecture Department who have upgraded the Bridge Construction, and repair the bridge when they encounter the collapse of the road section.”
Liu Zhaoqing said, “It’s best to have a classmate who can drive a car in the team, it will save a lot of effort to run on the road.” He looked at Xu Yishen and teased him, “However, an old driver who can drift around corners like Xu Yishen is probably hard to find.”
Ke Shaobin whispered, “Senior brother Xu is driving the commercial car as a sports car. Several times I felt the car was about to fall off, and he still managed to steer over, really awesome.”
Xu Yishen laughed and said, “I’m flattered, I just played normally.”
Yue Xingwen carefully sorted out his thoughts and decided to send a simple version of strategy after going out.
The ‘speed flow’ of the Geography’s level 3 plate movement and 12 times fast teleporting could be copied by students from the Geography Department who had level 3 plate movement skill in the team.
However, Yue Xingwen and his team’s strategy belonged to the ‘outstanding student’, Xu Yishen’s car driving skill was difficult to imitate, not to mention Jiang Pingce’s calculation ability, changing the formula while flying, a slight error in the calculation would destroy the car. It was simply impossible for other teams to copy their strategy. If they wanted to help the later teams to pass the course, he had to simplify the process and write something that everyone could understand.
The helicopter gradually moved away from the city. The exam time was over, and a prompt popped up in the hover box at the same time——
Research Group: C-183
Course: City Collapse
Credit: 3
Clearance Score: 95 points (passing score +60, less than half an hour +25, no one seriously injured +10)
Final Point: 3×95 = 285 points
Research Group Bonus: Group C points bonus x 1.5 times. Each person gets 428 final points.
Credit Sharing Function Settlement:
Zhuo Feng, Lin Manluo, and Xu Yishen were retake examinee, received 3 credits, and did not receive points
Xin Yan and Qin Miao took the exam for the first time, received 3 credits, and 428 shared points
Course Failure Rate: 45%
The four people waiting for the results in the empty room also saw this prompt.
Zhuo Feng and Lin Manluo were finally relieved—— They would not be eliminated!
Lin Manluo smiled, “I just said that Xingwen will definitely be able to pass, 95 points is so high, I wonder how they passed?” Zhuo Feng guessed. “I guess Jiang Pingce used a mathematical movement?”
Xin Yan and Qin Miao sat in the room and directly got 428 shared points. They did not do anything, and their teammates directly passed the course by laying down and winning. Such experiences were a bit subtle as they looked at each other and did not speak.
A moment later, Yue Xingwen came to the room with his teammates who had completed the exam.
Zhuo Feng immediately stood up, stepped forward and patted Yue Xingwen’s shoulder, “Good job!”
Yue Xingwen smiled. “We got through the daunting experience without mishap. Has senior brother been worried all along, afraid that we will fail?”
Lin Manluo said, “No, he’s calmly scrolling on the forum because he knows that you can definitely pass the course.”
This trust warmed Yue Xingwen’s heart. He looked at Qin Miao and Xin Yan and asked, “Have you both gotten your points?”
Qin Miao said, “428 points, just like you. It’s hard work.”
Xin Yan walked in front of Ke Shaobin and asked lightly, “Did it go well?”
Ke Shaobin adjusted his glasses and said, “The process was a bit exciting, I was exhausted after running for several kilometers.”
Xu Yishen made a joke. “The most exciting roller coaster I’ve ever ridden can’t compare to this real ‘roller coaster’ ride!”
After successfully completing the course, everyone was in a good mood, so they chatted for a few minutes and then went back to their respective dorms to rest.
Yue Xingwen reminded everyone. “Don’t forget the afternoon course, we will meet at 1:40pm in the class selection hall on the 3rd floor.”
After returning to the dormitory, Yue Xingwen began to sort out a simple version of the strategy. In the strategy, several key point precautions were mentioned, how to calculate the best escape path, how to cross when they encountered collapsed road, falling rocks blocking the paths, and the use of displacement skills.
He proposed several ways to pass:
- Speed flow: Geography’s plate movement level 3, 12 times group teleportation, please refer to senior brother Yu Mingyu’s strategy;
- Construction flow: The Faculty of Architecture specializes in Bridge Construction level 3, repair the bridge when encountering a collapse bridge and repair the road when encountering a collapse road;
- Demolition flow: Architecture Department’s mechanical tools level 3, directly bulldoze all the blocked path, and passing the collapse road with crane;
- Air displacement flow: Physic Department’s magnet level 3, sucking the teammates over with gravity; Mathematics Department’s coordinate axis air motion curves (do not imitate if your calculation strength is not strong enough);
- Physical strength flow: Sports School’s displacement skills, such as team skateboarding, pole vault, triple jump, etc, that can bring people to run.
The key to this course is improvisation, and many major skills can be used.
Yue Xingwen finally said, “The escape course will give people a lot of psychological pressure. The visual effects of <City Collapse> at the Faculty of Architecture are extremely shocking, and running through a city that is about to collapse feels like you can be crushed into pieces at any moment. Adjust your mentality, the time is actually enough, and use the various displacement skills wisely, the course is not that difficult.”
After writing it, he posted the strategy to the forum. As soon as it was posted, many people replied to the post.
“Yue Xingwen’s strategy is here again, kudos to senior!”
“So many methods, awesome!”
“The sports students are in tears… Is there finally a course that needs us?”
“I noticed Yue Xingwen’s bracket (do not imitate if your calculation strength is not strong enough), hahahaha, this is obviously talking about senior brother Jiang Pingce!”
Yue Xingwen sat on the edge of his bed looking at his tablet when suddenly, a shadow loomed above his head and someone blocked the light. He raised his head and met Jiang Pingce’s complicated gaze, and Yue Xingwen smiled, “What’s wrong?”
Jiang Pingce walked over to him and sat down next to him, frowning as he lifted Yue Xingwen’s arm to look it carefully as if he was examining it. Xingwen’s skin was fair and smooth, his wrist looked a little thin, but not skinny, and his arms had a bit of beautiful muscles.
Yue Xingwen said calmly, “Rest assured, there are no wounds. The library is like a resurrection point in the game, where the injuries suffered in the course exam will be cleared here.”
Jiang Pingce let go of his arm, looked at his eyes and whispered. “Even if the data will be cleared after the exam, what about the process of the exam? You were in so much pain that your face turned white, don’t you know?”
Yue Xingwen: “……”
Jiang Pingce stretched out his hand and touched Yue Xingwen’s hair gently, “Xingwen, I don’t want to see you hurt again.”
Yue Xingwen’s nose turned a little sour. Just now his whole arm was blurred with blood and flesh, on the surface he pretended to be fine, in fact, it hurt a lot, but he was the captain, and he was too embarrassed to stop and treat it. It was Jiang Pingce who first noticed that something was wrong with him and asked senior brother Liu to help him clean up the broken glass—— Pingce indeed cared about him the most.
Jiang Pingce said. “You always put the interests of the team first, but you must also protect yourself and don’t try too hard.”
Yue Xingwen’s heart warmed slightly, and he nodded his head seriously and promised. “I understand, I will pay attention in the future. I was a little excited to see the finish today to grab the time and ran too far ahead, not realizing the airport building would suddenly collapse.”
Jiang Pingce’s gaze was gentle as he gently straightened out his messy hair, and said in a low voice. “Don’t think about it too much, go take a shower first. We have a class this afternoon, relax your mind.”
Yue Xingwen stood up and walked to the bathroom, took a shower, the hot water slid over the body, and his spirit was completely relaxed.
The <City Collapse> course of the Faculty of Architecture really made him exhausted.
Fortunately, the final result was satisfactory.
Fortunately, with Pingce around, the pressure on his own shoulders could also be reduced a lot. It was better to have someone to share the burden than carry it alone. Yue Xingwen exhaled softly, touched his smooth arm, wiping his body clean in a happy mood.
With Jiang Pingce around, he always felt confident in his heart. In the afternoon course, they would definitely pass the course!
they are so cute and clueless so far. I love them
thanks for the chapter <3
I get involved in slow burn every time, only if the plot is extremely good
Thank you very much for the translation 🤍🤍🤍🤍
This is so cute.. the relationship between Jiang Pingce and Yue Xingwen..(〒﹏〒) I love this kind of fluff and romantic sweet caring asdgdjfklflgpepiehdiqpalxjkc I don’t know how to describe it..this feelings •́ ‿ ,•̀
Jiang Pingce let go of his arm……”You were in so much pain that your face turned while (white), don’t you know?”
Thx for the chapter!
awww they are so sweet!!!! This is quite possibly the healthiest and most genuine bl relationship I’ve ever read from these types of webnovels!!!! Who needs a controlling possessive yandere ML when you can have a sweet, loving, mutually respectful relationship with healthy communication like this?!! They’re not even in a romantic relationship yet but I’m still constantly going !!!! just reading their interactions~~
Thank you for the amazing translation <3
Just kiss atp
I just noticed that at the end City Collapse gave them 3 credits but at the start it said 2 credits??