Team Leader Qin has always been very patient with the volunteers, never showing them any cold face.
Despite not knowing what to give, he still asked: “Man or woman?”
Jiang Chen introduced simply: “Man, 25, 2nd generation rich boy.”
Team Leader Qin knew that Jiang Chen only added two people in his cellphone. One was Xie ChengYan and one was Fang JingXing.
Previously, he had gathered info from Jiang ShiLan regarding this situation. As soon as he heard, he knew it might be Fang JingXing. However, he still confirmed: “Fang JingXing?”
Jiang Chen acknowledged him.
Team Leader Qin immediately got an idea: “He has played so many years of esports, is his back and spine in terrible condition?”
Jiang Chen said: “……Possibly.”
“Send him a massager.” Team Leader Qin said: “I know a medicinal patch that’s pretty useful too.”
Jiang Chen thought about it: “It’s his birthday, is it okay to give these to him?”
Team leader Chen interrupted from the side: “Doesn’t your game have collectables? Send him a set.”
Jiang Chen said: “He shouldn’t be lacking in collectables.”
Team leader Chen said: “Ai, as long as your intentions reach him.”
As he spoke, he recalled the 5 living creatures: “Hey, perhaps you can send him two ducks? Send XingWen and XingWu over there.”
Jiang Chen: “……”
Team leader Qin: “…….”
The cryofreeze team couldn’t listen to this anymore.
“Why would you gift ducks? What if the guy is allergic to duck feathers or doesn’t like ducks?”
“Uh…… sending over ducks, do you think he’d kill them? XingWen and XingWu are still so young.”
“The five ducks are all attached to each other. Please don’t separate them.”
“2nd generation rich boys don’t lack anything. You can give them a gift that’s a bit more meaningful.”
Jiang Chen looked over: “For example?”
The cryofreeze member pondered for a while, then opened his cellphone to pull up a store: “Look and see if this is okay? Last time when one of my friends celebrated birthday, this is what I gave.”
Jing Chen went over to take a look and discovered it was an artisan store that made handcrafted goods. Their products were actually quite beautiful.
The cryofreeze member said: “These are all personally sculpted by the shopkeeper and his assistants. There’s only one of each carving, they don’t make duplicates. It’s a unique accessory that’s one of a kind in the world. Not to mention, they combine the carving with various other elements. Just look at these over here, they’re very 2-dimensional and even come with a picture stand. You can tell them to draw a game character on there.”
Jiang Chen looked through them: “Are these the only ones?”
The cryofreeze member said: “There are others in the shop. Actually, you can also get a customized version, but it probably won’t be completed by today.”
Jiang Chen looked towards Team Leader Qin.
Team Leader Qin said: “You want to go select one in person?”
Jiang Chen said: “Can I?”
Team Leader Qin hesitated briefly. Thinking today was a special occasion, he agreed in the end. Telling Jiang Chen to put on a mask, he sent two people to follow him.
He watched as they walked away then led people back to the conference room. As soon as the door shut, his expression instantly turned a bit solemn.
Team Leader Chen knew that it was over the documents.
Actually, if the other side sent a notification one or two days in advance, this really wasn’t anything, but they just had to spring a surprise attack on them. Naturally, Old Qin wouldn’t be happy.
He persuaded: “They even said that the documents were only approved recently, not to mention, they were really in a hurry. Let’s wait, it’s not like he’s not going to come back.”
Team Captain Qin suppressed his anger and started to analyze the data with them.
Here, there were data sets from Jiang Chen and #7 in every stage of the experiment. In addition, the physical examination results post #7’s full recovery was present. As such, they placed the two people together for comparison, and then compared them with the previous few people to see just where exactly the problem was.
Recently, this was the task they were focused on besides taking care of #7.
As soon as the results of the new reports came out, they looked through all the different pieces of data together and reached a conclusion, which was that there’s no conclusion, because these were all normal people data. There was nothing special to be noted.
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“Could it be related to willpower, mental strength, and such? You guys look, Jiang Chen’s is very remarkable in this factor,” One of the team members said: “Not to mention, Jiang Chen wanted to compete wholeheartedly, even dreaming about standing on the competitive stage when he’s asleep. #7 also had something he couldn’t let go…… right?”
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Team Leader Qin nodded his head softly, without saying much, and pulled out several tests that Jiang Chen had completed.
The test results showed that he had good memory, focused attention, and high mental strength.
However this mental strength was research that has been studied for a long time, but still had no definite results. It was still in the exploration stage. It’s impossible to even tell whether or not their testing method was correct.
Originally, they thought that after #7 came out, he could get tested as well, but instead he was taken away.
Recalling this incident, Team Leader Qin’s complexion turned unsightly again.
Jiang Chen didn’t know they were already examining his mental strength.
At this time, he had already arrived at the artisan crafts store. He discovered that this place was actually not far from the research institution, only 3 blocks away.
The store was not large, but furnished very stylishly. Various colored works of art were placed on the shelves, arranged to create a very pleasant sight, the type where any casual photo could be posted in your social network group.
It was work time right after lunch break. There were no other customers inside the store, only Jiang Chen and the two accompanying him.
Hearing that he wanted to buy a birthday present for a friend, the shop assistant asked: “When is the gathering?”
Jiang Chen said: “I’m not going, as long as you can deliver it today.”
As such, the shop assistant recommended: “The picture stand here can be self made, do you want to give it a try? It can be burnt in the afternoon, then after the burning, I will draw and apply the paint. It can be completed by 8pm at night. You can consider it and take a look.”
Jiang Chen felt slightly interested: “How do I do it?”
The shop assistant walked towards the apparatus on the workbench and gave him a brief demonstration.
Jiang Chen felt it was fine. It was just a stand anyways, not anything difficult.
As such, he created a distorted looking stand under the shop assistant’s guidance, then the shop assistant helped him fix it up, and it was done.
Jiang Chen felt very accomplished. He heard the other ask him what to draw and instructed the shop assistant to search for the character Abysswalker from Wandering Dreams.
After the shop assistant finished searching, he examined the images and said: “I heard games usually come with fashion. Does it have a slightly more eye-catching outfit? The overall scheme of carving you selected is on the bright side. This character is wearing entirely black. It might look a bit out of place.”
Jiang Chen thought briefly: “Search and see if there’s a chibi version.”
The shop assistant searched again and said with a smile: “Yes, take a look and see if this is okay?”
Jiang Chen nodded his approval. Thinking the accessory was a bit small, he asked: “Can you carve a statue of that game character individually?”
The shop assistant said: “Yes, but it definitely won’t be finished today.”
Jiang Chen said: “I know. I will tell him to come pick it up himself.”
The shop assistant said: “No need, we provide express delivery service.”
He pointed at a row on the shelves: “Those are all character statues. Take a look and see what kind of style you’d like?”
As such, Jiang Chen walked over and glanced around. He discovered a statue that’s likely a character from some anime, holding a cannon that’s as tall as it. The surface of the cannon was curved with decorative gold flowers, which suited his taste very well.
He couldn’t help but pick it up, and discovered that the cannon can be moved as well.
The shop assistant said: “That’s a small binocular.”
Jiang Chen was surprised: “A binocular?”
The shop assistant said with a smile: “En, a last minute idea, so I added it, but the observation distance is limited.”
Jiang Chen felt this was a great idea and played with it for a while.
Seeing this, the cryofreeze team member said: “If you like it, just buy it. The forecast predicts it will rain the next few days. You can watch your ducklings from upstairs…… Hey, this statue just happened to have two small animals next to the foot, can they be switched to ducks?”
The shop assistant said: “Yes, these are all carvings, however, it can be switched to be molded with clay as well. Do you want to make it yourself again?”
Not quite having enjoyed himself fully before, Jiang Chen agreed and went to mold 5 little ducklings.
The cryofreeze team member tried to hold himself back with no avail: “These are ducks?”
Jiang Chen said: “En.”
The cryofreeze member fell silent, thinking to himself, it’s best you use those hands for esports competitions.
Jiang Chen looked at them: “Any objections?”
The cryofreeze members shook their heads in unison: “Nope.”
Your ducks, your responsibility.
The shop assistant fixed it up slightly for him again. Finally, it looked a little better.
As such, Jiang Chen started to pick the style of the statue. Feeling like they all looked pretty good, he ordered a statue for his nephew and himself, writing Jiang ShiLan’s home as the address.
Holding the order details for the Abysswalker statue, the shop assistant said: “What about this one?”
Jiang Chen didn’t know Fang JingXing’s address and said: “He will come pick it up later. I will let you know.”
They paid the money, bought a birthday card from a nearby store and headed back.
Jiang Chen recalled the voice message spectacle last time and said: “You guys go ask my big sister for Fang JingXing’s address.”
The cryofreeze team members said: “Ah?”
Jiang Chen said: “I have to play.”
Alright.
The cryofreeze team members walked the internet addicted boy to the elevator and went to find Vice-Director Jiang.
When Jiang Chen returned to his room, his VR equipment was already placed on the bedside table.
He picked it up, wore it, and entered the game. Walking to the Bounty Board out of habit, he looked at the two-man task column. Immediately afterwards, he discovered that Fang JingXing was not online.
As such, he accepted a solo task. After reading the clue, he set off to fight the mob.
The solo task column on the Bounty Board has already reached level 8 as well.
Apparently after level 5, the system stops giving exact coordinates, which requires players to search themselves.
Jiang Chen has never fought this mob before. Wandering around in the wilderness using the provided by the clue and still not finding it, he felt somewhat irritated and, to a greater degree, bored.
He and Fang JingXing have been playing together for such a long time.
Normally, he didn’t feel anything, but now that the guy was not online, for some strange reason, it felt as if something was missing. Even playing the game was no longer relaxing.
In the end, he had no choice but to send a horn, asking for the location of this mob. After receiving the mob’s location, he finally went to kill it. Heading back and handing in the task, it was almost time to eat.
He was too lazy to play anything, afked and went offline. It wasn’t until after they retrieved the accessory and he finished writing the birthday card at night that he returned to the game once more. Unwittingly, he walked to the PK Arena. Raising his head, he looked up at the gates.
“Oh Ace, you’re by yourself? Where’s Abyss?”
Hearing this, Jiang Chen turned his head. Discovering that it was Gu Wen and White Dragonbone, he said: “He’s busy today.”
White Dragonbone said: “Then do you want to squad with us?”
Jiang Chen said: “What do you guys plan to play?”
White Dragonbone said: “Depends on you.”
Jiang Chen considered briefly.
Wandering Dream’s PK Arena had several modes, ranging from single player to multiplayer, anything you can think of.
However, in terms of competition, there were only so many types. In the past, when Jiang Chen competed, he played two kinds. One was the Arena, the other was the Multiplayer Crystal Conquest.
Perhaps feeling like it wasn’t exciting enough, in recent years the league also added a new mode, which was 3v3 squad fights.
The squads can revive endlessly within a period of 15 minutes. In the end, the win goes to whichever team had the most kills.
Previously when he was scrolling through videos of the competition, he saw a very interesting round. The two sides just happened to land in a map with a rather complicated terrain. One team killed a player on the opposing side right at the start of the match, then the entire team started to turtle. The video he downloaded didn’t have any screen comments, but he could already imagine the group of people cursing violently in the comments.
He said: “Let’s play 3v3.”
Neither Gu Wen nor White Dragonbone had any objections and entered the PK Arena with him
Their randomly selected opponents spawned very quickly. It was a squad from Mars Illuminates Dreams, no one that he knew.
But the people on the other side have all heard of his distinguished name and started to greet him in the public chat.
[Public] Snack Lover: Wah, amazing, Total Annihilation!
[Public] Killing You with Kindness: Ace!
[Public] Never Enough Sleep: Ace, please take a selfie with me!
Jiang Chen ignored them. Once the map finished uploading, he pushed open the gates in front of him. Immediately afterwards, his vision blurred and he arrived on a snowy mountain.
In the 3v3 battles, the starting location was always randomly selected. Who’s around completely depends on luck.
White Dragonbone’s voice spoke up in the squad channel: “I am near a wooden cabin. You guys report your coordinates……Gu Wen, what’s going on with you?”
Jiang Chen took a glance and discovered that Gu Wen’s HP was dropping continuously.
Gu Wen said: “Ran into the three of them.”
Jiang Chen and White Dragonbone both fell silent.
What a new record, instantly running into all three people from the other party, that’s really quite difficult.
White Dragonbone said: “We’re coming to support you. Can’t you run?”
Gu Wen said: “The road is blocked.”
White Dragonbone said: “Hold on a little longer.”
After Gu Wen reported his coordinates, he assessed calmly: “No need to save me. They’re all pretty skilled. I will do my best to waste their HP and skills. You guys can see if there’s any chance to ambush……”
White Dragonbone said: “You’re next to the cliff. Jump off the cliff, don’t give them a free kill…… Wait, Ace, you’re also near that place. Just walk forward a bit, go and help.”
The two people called on spoke at the same time.
Gu Wen: “I’m below the cliff.”
Jiang Chen: “I’m on the cliff.”
“…..” White Dragonbone said: “Alright, consider us unlucky.”
As they spoke, Jiang Chen walked to the edge of the cliff and poked his head out. He saw Gu Wen, who was getting ganged up on.
Actually in the PK Arena, it’s not easy to use the method of jumping off a cliff to kill people. This was because the players were always walking around. If they couldn’t be struck, then it’s a suicide. In addition, when he and Fang JingXing entered a 1v1 arena last time, they were essentially on opposing sides. That’s why they could damage the other’s HP. Now it’s a teammate, who knows if it worked or not.
As such, he reported a coordinate: “You stand there and don’t move.”
Gu Wen said: “What?”
Jiang Chen said: “Listen to me.”
He waited two seconds. Seeing Gu Wen hesitating briefly and then starting to move over there, he jumped down.
Gu Wen just happened to reach the designated location. Before he could ask anything, he saw his vision turn dark.
Jiang Chen fell on top of him. The two people died instantly. Then they were resurrected simultaneously by the system and randomly moved to a different location.
The three man squad, who was eagerly closing in on the kill: “…….”
Damn, what’s going on?!
Gen Wen stood in the new location, somewhat quiet.
He knew he had died and revived, but didn’t feel like he could have died so easily with still half of his HP left. Looking at the score, he discovered that it was still 0 : 0 and turned to look at the Ace, who had randomly relocated with him.
They looked at each other for a few seconds.
Gu Wen said: “What just happened?”
Jiang Chen, with a serious and deadpan face: “Perhaps the system glitched. Let’s go, time to find White Dragonbone.”
Gu Wen silently followed him two steps, then slowly examined the combat information in the aftermath.
[Combat] Gu Wen was brutally crushed to death by Total Annihilation.
[Combat] Total Annihilation jumped off a cliff and died.
Gu Wen: “……”
Your ducks, your responsibility 😂😂
Turns out it really sucks when someone with more authority makes a decision without consulting you and screws up your plans, doesn’t it Team Leader Qin?
+100000 serves this old fogey right
Ghank you for the chapter!!🫶🫶
No don’t take away the ducklings 😭😭