The ‘majorly busy’ Jiang Chen couldn’t play games and felt unhappy at the moment. As such, he told the little nurse to stop reciting a book and switch to telling a horror story.
However, the little nurse was too good at voices and imitation. After he finished listening, he had insomnia. Staying up until the latter half of the night, he finally fell asleep. When he woke up on the 2nd day, he was a bit lethargic and lacking in energy.
The cryofreeze team instantly felt sorry for him.
If the project was halted, he could have even returned home by now.
But now, not only did it not end, yesterday another person died. Who knows when the remaining will be defrosted. His worry was normal.
Several people hastily comforted him: “Don’t think too much about it. No pressure.”
With black circles under his eyes, Jiang Chen said: “I’m not overthinking and I don’t feel any pressure.”
That didn’t sound convincing at all, alright?
The group replied ‘uh huh’ and then surrounded him dotingly: “Let’s go go go. We’ll go take a look at the ducklings.”
Jiang Chen looked at them expressionlessly and followed them.
After completing his daily walk with the ducks, he returned to his room and laid in bed, falling asleep.
After the two Team leaders heard about this, they both came over to take a look. Seeing him already sleeping, neither dared to disturb him and left on tiptoes.
Team leader Chen said: “No way. He’s always been pretty composed. Is it because he couldn’t play the game recently that he feels bad?”
Team leader Qin looked at him coldly.
Team leader Chen said: “What kind of expression is that? You should at least consider what he did previously.”
Team leader Qin said: “If you didn’t open this possibility, would he be like this right now?”
Team leader Chen said: “I did open this possibility, but a certain person also suddenly cut off his net.”
Seeing them about to argue again, the cryofreeze team hastily dissuaded them, reminding them that they were right in front of the sick ward.
As such, the two team leaders shut up and left this place. Out of worry, Team leader Chen instructed someone to notify vice-director Jiang, inviting her to come talk with Jiang Chen for a while during lunch.
After hearing this, Jiang ShiLan couldn’t help but laugh. Not wanting them to blame themselves, she told them her little brother definitely wasn’t annoyed over what happened and not being able to play games. There should be a more direct cause.
The cryofreeze team finally checked the AIs’ records and discovered that the guy had listened to a horror story last night.
The two Team leaders: “…….”
The team members: “…….”
Amazing, honestly.
After this complete mishap, the group didn’t know if they should laugh or cry. They went to the conference room.
Experiencing this interruption, their moods were actually no longer as heavy and they started to focus on the meeting. Hearing Team leader Qin saying he wanted to defrost the next person, they couldn’t help but feel shocked.
Team leader Qin said: “What, any objections?”
The crowd shook their heads in unison.
Team leader Chen has shouldered this pressure before and knew how it felt. He opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but seeing the other’s expression, he swallowed his words back down in the end.
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Team leader Qin said: “This time let’s switch to procedure #2.”
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Then it was a continuous sound: “Beep……beep……beep……”
He said with a tremble: “There’s a heartbeat!”
Team leader Qin said: “Continue.”
The rest of the people gathered their energy and concentrated even harder. Finally, they saw the volunteer open his eyes slightly.
His state was worse than Jiang Chen, only opening his eyes for a second before sinking into unconsciousness. The cryofreeze team hastily performed a round of emergency rescue. After finally stabilizing his condition, they pushed him into the sterile ward.
Looking at the person, who was breathing faintly despite being connected to all sorts of tubes,, Team leader Chen and the cryofreeze team recalled everything that had happened and all started crying.
Team leader Qin said coldly: “What are you crying about, time for a meeting.”
Team leader Chen: “……”
The team members: “…….”
Damn you, Wooden Plaque Qin, won’t even let people feel emotional for a second!
Indignant but afraid to speak out, they entered the conference room and compared the videos of the defrosting process between #6 and #7. They discovered that even though the procedures were different, it wasn’t the decisive factor. If this procedure were used on #6 that day, it probably wouldn’t save them either.
Team leader Qin said: “Investigate the similarities between Jiang Chen and him.”
The crowd was very excited. They were thinking the same.
Otherwise, why was it these two people who survived, while the others died?
Team leader Qin divided the work and announced the meeting was adjourned.
Volunteer #7 has been successfully revived. The previous despondency and depression swept away, the cryofreeze team was now extremely lively and energized.
Hearing the good news, Jiang Chen came over to take a look. He saw the person inside still unconscious. Unable to see the person’s looks clearly at the moment, he left and went to feed the ducklings some vegetables.
Today was the Mid-Autumn Festival.
Previously, when the Director of the institution and Team leader Chen were both considering stopping the project, they felt like since Jiang Chen was about to leave soon, they might as well let him go home for a day.
Now, however, the project did not stop and there was a Wooden Plaque Qin here. The Director didn’t dare to get involved rashly either. As such, the plan to return home was abandoned. Jiang Hui and Jiang KangLe came to the institution instead and accompanied Jiang ShiLan to eat a meal with Jiang Chen before finally returning.
Jiang Chen watched them leave, then walked the ducklings as usual. Sitting cross-legged on a long bench in the garden, he stared at the moon until it was nightfall before returning. Seeing a member of the cryofreeze team walking towards him, holding a familiar set of equipment in his hands, Jiang Chen asked: “You snuck it out?”
The cryofreeze team member said: “Of course not, I definitely don’t have the guts.”
Jiang Chen said: “Team leader Chen instructed you to do it?”
The cryofreeze team member said: “No to that also. The Team leader and Wooden Plaque Qin……Team leader Qin discussed this together. Don’t worry.”
Jiang Chen said: “Wooden Plaque Qin?”
That person laughed dryly.
With Team leader Qin’s temper, he’s just missing a wooden plaque that says “impartial and obstinate” hanging on his face. As such, people gave him the nickname “Wooden Plaque Qin”.
He said: “It’s nothing, I spoke wrong.”
Jiang Chen didn’t ask anymore but said in surprise instead: “I thought he was ruthless?”
That person said: “That’s right.”
With Wooden Plaque Qin’s personality, it’s useless even if Old man Jiang came in person to plead for mercy. But wasn’t this all for your sake?
Anyone could tell that you haven’t been very happy in the last few days, tormenting the AIs two times, reciting a recipe for making duck soup to the ducklings, lying serenely in bed for an entire afternoon, sitting cross-legged and staring at the moon…… Wooden Plaque Qin knew all these.
He was impartial and obstinate, but he cared about the patients.
Jiang Chen had played esports before and for a period previously, he’s always been playing the game. Suddenly being cut off from the net must not have felt good.
After this period of time, he gained an understanding of Jiang Chen. Not to mention, Jiang Chen has a good history. As such, he conceded to Team leader Chen.
That person said: “You can only play until volunteer #7 comes out. Once he comes out, you won’t be able to play anymore, in case he sees you and also wants to play.”
Recalling how he had laid in the sterile ward for two months before getting released, Jiang Chen felt very pleased.
In any case, he can at least play the game for 2 months.
That person continued to say: “Also, you can’t always be lying down. Occasionally, you have to get up to check on your ducklings.”
Jiang Chen nodded happily, took the equipment, and entered his room.
He laid in bed, put on the glasses, and returned to the familiar game.
The last time he had logged off directly inside a dungeon. Now that he’s returned, the respawn point was at the entrance of the dungeon.
During the Mid-Autumn Festival, everyone was basically on vacation. Especially since it was night time right now. There were plenty of people in the game currently. Very quickly, a player saw him and instantly became exuberant.
[Horn] Tears Are Not Worth It: Ahhhhh The Ace Total Annihilation is online [screenshot][screenshot][screenshot]
The entire server was in uproar.
[World] The Person In the Mirror: Oh fuck!
[World] Xing TianChen: You’re finally back.
[World] Wooden Shackles: Welcome back [shake hands]
[World] Early Departure: Welcome~
[World] White Dragonbone: Welcome.
[World] Gu Wen: En.
[World] Meteor Ironwood: Gu Wen, you’re a little too concise!
[World] Willow & Swamp: [Laughing tearfully]
[World] Uncle Is Here: Child, you’re finally back. We were worried for quite a while.
[World] Tomato and Eggs: As expected of our server’s Ace, such a reception [Starry eyes]
[World] wdt: I secretly took a picture with Ace just now hahahaha [screenshot]
[World] Gossip Consumer: During these days when Ace wasn’t here, even melons weren’t so tasty.
[World] LiuShen Florida Water: Me too, just felt like something was missing.
[World] Skittles: Like a server announcement or something.
Looking at the messages pouring wildly in the world chat, Jiang Chen texted.
[Horn] Total Annihilation: Happy Mid-Autumn Festival.
The chat fell silent for an instant and started to spam “Happy Mid-Autumn Festival”, extremely rowdy and lively.
[World] I Like Summer: Finally it feels like a holiday.
[World] Who Still Remembers Me: Ace, look at me, love you, please carry [kiss]
[World] Life and Death Together: Ace, come to the Main City. We’re lighting up fireworks tonight in the guild.
[World] Negative One Meter: Come over to our place. We’re setting them off as well.
[World] Gou Cheng: Are you guys even needed?
[World] The Person in the Mirror: We’re all brothers. Let’s release them together. Meet at the Main City plaza.
[World] Total Annihilation: En.
[World] Half-baked: ! ! ! I want to go watch!
[World] Book Collection: Me too. I’m rushing over there right now.
At this time, Fang JingXing just finished eating dinner and returned to his residence. He didn’t know what he should do.
When the Wardcaster lost contact during the beta, he still had a lot of fun playing with friends everyday.
This time around, however, he wasn’t even in the mood to play the game. Furthermore, Xie ChengYan’s vacation ended, so he accepted a movie and traveled away to film. As such, Fang JingXing was even too lazy to log into the game lately, only asking a few friends to help him keep watch and notify him immediately if there’s any news.
He went upstairs slowly and was just about to take a shower when he suddenly received a message from Love Escapist: “Your family’s little cutey is online.”
Heart skipping a beat, he hastily grabbed the equipment and entered the game.
Following Love Escapist’s message, he reached the plaza and saw the place was already crowded with people. He walked towards the center and under the fireworks in the sky, he saw the familiar Wardcaster.
Jiang Chen also saw him and walked to a stop in front of him, saying in a somewhat joyous tone: “Happy Mid-Autumn Festival.”
Fang JingXing stared at the person in front of him, not even blinking.
He discovered that compared to the anguish of losing a talent, the terror of never seeing this person again was infinite times greater.
Even if this person can never play esports again or in fact, can never play games again, as long as he’s safe and sound, Fang JingXing would feel very content and satisfied.
He couldn’t help but reach out and hug the other in his arms: “Happy Mid-Autumn Festival.”
My lovelies have been reunited! Who’s willing to bet with me that Volunteer #7 is someone Jiang Chen knows?
Betting my three cookies, definitely someone he knows!!! 🍪🍪🍪
:DDD
Thank you for the chapter!🫶
Thank you for the chapter~!
I’m sorry- MOSQUITO REPELLENT??? WHO’S WATER???? WHY DID I READ IT AS LIUSHEN FLOOR WATER!!! *cries in sudden inability to read *
Thank you for the chapter <3
So many emotions
anyone else think that team leader chen and qin have quite the dynamic going on? they remind me of a bitter old couple who have been on the verge of divorce for the past 2 decades