paranoianovel Before the start of Chapter 160's assessment
Before the start of Chapter 160's assessment
Before the start of Chapter 160's assessment
The girl's appearance was exquisite, and she was only wearing a black gauze dress. Every move she made exuded a natural charm as she walked barefoot in the hall.
All one hundred geniuses present kept their heads down, their eyes fixed straight ahead, and no one dared to look directly at the other, including Chen Yuan.
"Among you, some may know me, while others may be meeting me for the first time."
The girl in black veil spoke softly, "My name is 'Visa,' and I'm in charge of the 'military' affairs of the Qianwu Universe Kingdom. I'm also your team leader for this assessment."
Her gaze swept over the crowd, lingering briefly on Chen Yuan and Nuolan: "You may call me Lord Yi Yi Hei Yan Hou."
"Greetings, Lord Heiyan Hou." Everyone bowed in unison.
"Um."
The girl in black veil nodded slightly: "Now, follow me to the assessment space."
As soon as the words were spoken, a teleportation option appeared before everyone's eyes.
At the command of the girl in black veil, everyone simultaneously chose to teleport and entered the plane where the assessment space was located.
The assessment space of the core layer is a vast continent, much larger than the assessment space of the Qianwu branch.
Chen Yuan and his companions appeared on the continent together. Then, a white-robed envoy came forward and respectfully bowed to the girl in black veil at the front, saying, "Greetings, Lord Black Annihilation Marquis."
"Um."
The girl in black veil nodded and said calmly, "Have the accommodations for my Ganwu branch been arranged?"
"Yes, sir."
The man in white robes said respectfully, "Based on your arrival times, the Qianwu branch team has been assigned to Building 0167."
"understood."
The girl in the black veil turned around and ordered, "Come with me."
After saying that, she took the lead and flew forward, and everyone followed immediately.
Before long, they arrived at a beautiful plaza made up of high-rise buildings. Several thousand people had already gathered there, all of them contestants from other divisions.
As soon as Chen Yuan and his group landed, they immediately attracted the attention of the crowd in the square.
"Look, the people from the Ganwu branch have arrived too."
"The leader of the Ganwu branch this year is still Lord Heiyanhou!"
"I heard that Lord Heiyan Hou specially trained a genius for this assessment. His name is Nuolan, I think. It is said that his strength is no less than that of the core level geniuses. He has basically reserved a spot for him."
"Your information is outdated. It's said that this Nolan was defeated by a newcomer from a branch office and has completely fallen from grace."
"It seems Nolan's reputation is overrated!"
"Really? Nolan isn't bad either! If you can defeat Nolan, wouldn't that secure you a spot in the core layer? What's his name?"
"His name seems to be—Chen Yuan!"
......
Listening to the discussions among the crowd in the square, Chen Yuan kept his eyes straight ahead, while Nuolan beside him chuckled softly, "It seems your reputation has already spread to other universes."
"You don't mind?" Chen Yuan asked curiously, "After all, many people know that you lost to me."
"What do I care about?"
Nuolan remained indifferent, saying, "Ninety-nine percent of these people who are gossiping won't pass the core level assessment. In the future, we'll all be on different levels, so why should I care about them?"
Nolan didn't lower her voice, so almost everyone in the square heard her.
For a moment, the contestants in the square had different expressions: some were smiling, some were angry, and some pretended to be indifferent, but in fact they had already clenched their fists.
But no one dared to refute him on the spot, after all, the leader of the Qianwu branch, "Black Annihilation Marquis," had not yet left, and no one dared to argue under the watchful eyes of the Immortal.
So they could only watch helplessly as the geniuses of the Qianwu branch left the square and entered their private passage.
Inside Building 0167, the girl in black veil led everyone to the lobby on the first floor.
"Now, distribute accommodation number cards to everyone, from one to one hundred, one room per person."
With a wave of her hand, the girl in black veil sent a hundred number plates falling to the ground and floating in front of the crowd.
Chen Yuan took the number plate, which only had the number '1' on it. He looked at Nolan's plate next to him, which showed '2'.
It is clear that these accommodation numbers are allocated according to the branch ranking.
"Next, I will explain the content of the assessment."
Seeing that everyone had received their number plates, the girl in the black veil continued, "The official assessment will begin tomorrow morning."
"The format of this assessment is a battle royale."
"The battle royale mode consists of four rounds of elimination, with 90% of the participants being eliminated in each round."
"The first round of selection will begin tomorrow," the girl in black veil said calmly. "There are a total of 100800 participants, who will be evenly distributed into 100 assessment spaces, with 1008 people in each space!"
"As the assessment progresses, the area will gradually shrink until it reaches its maximum size after one month."
"If you are killed by other contestants or go outside the designated area, you will be immediately eliminated!"
"The assessment will end when 100 people remain in the assessment space."
"The second and third rounds of assessments will follow the same format, and the 100 people who persevere will be eligible for a spot in the core team."
After the girl in the black veil finished speaking, her gaze swept over everyone: "If anyone still has any questions, they can ask now."
"Lord Black Annihilation Marquis."
A tall, thin young man raised his hand: "In battle royale mode, what if people group up? Also, if we encounter members from the same division, can we fight each other?"
"You can trust the allocation of the virtual universe; the things you're worried about will basically not happen."
The girl in black veil smiled faintly, "At least in the first round of assessments, the 1008 participants in each assessment space came from different divisions."
"As for the later rounds, the situation you described could indeed occur." At this point, the girl in black veil changed the subject: "But this situation is also part of testing the contestants' abilities. If you are eliminated by multiple people working together, then you can only blame your bad luck."
"Because luck is also a part of ability."
The tall, thin young man couldn't help but speak up: "Doesn't this seem unfair?"
"Fairness?" The girl in black veil's eyes turned cold. "There is no such thing as absolute fairness in this world."
"Or rather—the company allowing you to participate in the core management assessment is itself the greatest form of fairness!"
The girl in black veil stared at the tall, thin young man, who was covered in cold sweat, and said indifferently, "Don't think that you are so important to the company. People who will fail because of this little obstacle are not the geniuses the company needs."
"Why don't you ask Chen Yuan and Nuolan if they're afraid of what you're saying?"
As the girl in the black veil turned her gaze over, Chen Yuan said calmly, "Let them come."
Nolan, who was standing to the side, nodded in agreement: "It doesn't matter."
"See, Kajeel?" The girl in black veil said the tall, thin young man's name, and smiled coldly. "This is the kind of strong person the company needs, not a useless coward who only knows how to look before hesitating."
Faced with the sharp gaze of the girl in black veil, the tall, thin young man, Kajeer, trembled and lowered his head, saying, "Understood."
"Just knowing is enough."
The girl in black veil nodded in satisfaction, then asked, "As for your other point, regarding encountering members of the same division during the assessment, is it permissible to take action—?"
"To be honest, the company doesn't have any relevant regulations; everything is left to each branch to establish its own rules."
"And my rule—" the girl in black veil's tone suddenly turned cold: "Fighting among ourselves is forbidden!"
"Do you understand?"
Everyone answered in unison, "Yes!"
"Um-.-"
The girl in black veil softened her expression. "If there's nothing else, you can disband now. You can go back and rest, or go out and interact with the geniuses from other branches. It's up to you."
"Oh right, Chen Yuan and Nuolan stayed behind."
Soon, everyone dispersed, leaving only Chen Yuan and his two companions in the hall.
The girl in black veil looked at the two of them, a gentle smile on her face: "Chen Yuan, and Nuolan, this core level assessment shouldn't be too difficult for you two."
"Especially you, Chen Yuan." The girl in black veil looked at Chen Yuan, a hint of surprise flashing in her eyes: "I really didn't expect that a newcomer from a star region branch could defeat Nuolan so decisively."
"You should have heard it in the square. I selected Nuolan from among millions of geniuses and put a lot of effort into training him so that he could consistently pass this term's core level assessment."
At this point, the girl in black veil gave a bitter smile: "If I had known that the Qianwu branch had someone like you, I wouldn't have gone to so much trouble. It even caused Nuolan to miss the Genius Battle, wasting more than ten years of her life."
"That's not true."
Nuolan waved her hands repeatedly, saying, "If it weren't for your dedicated guidance, I wouldn't have reached my current level of strength."
"If it were me a decade or two ago, I really wouldn't have had the confidence to stand out from countless geniuses."
"Don't be so modest, Nuolan," the girl in black veil chuckled. "Based on your performance back then, you had at least a 70% chance of making it into the core group, otherwise I wouldn't have chosen you."
"I still think it's safer to do it this way." Nolan smiled. "It's only a decade or so, I can afford to waste that time."
"Lord Black Annihilation Marquis."
Chen Yuan interjected at the opportune moment, asking, "I wonder what instructions you have for us, sir?"
"It's not really an order," the girl in black veil smiled, then said seriously, "but there are indeed some things that require your help."
"Please speak, sir."
Chen Yuan and Nuolan both looked at the girl in black veil, especially Nuolan, who knew that the girl in black veil must have had requirements for training him.
"The reason is actually very simple: I have my eye on a treasure within the company and want to trade for it."
She paused for a moment, then continued, "But this treasure is extremely rare. In addition to the required points, it also requires a certain amount of 'contribution points'."
"Cultivating geniuses for the core team is one way to gain contributions."
"Therefore, I specifically asked Marquis Zidian to grant me the leadership role for this year's promotion assessment."
The girl in black veil smiled and explained, "After all, I was the team leader last time. Under normal circumstances, this time it should be Marquis Zidian who leads you."
"After taking over the team leader's mission, I selected Nolan from among millions of geniuses to train, hoping that he could successfully enter the core level."
At this point, the girl in black veil sighed slightly: "Unfortunately, he alone is still not enough to gather the contribution points I need."
Chen Yuan pondered for a moment: "Does the master mean that if five people from our Qianwu branch can be promoted to the core level in this assessment, my contribution points will be sufficient?"
The girl in black veil looked sincere: "In other words, besides the two of you, three more people are needed to obtain core-level status."
"I hope you can lend a hand." The girl in black veil looked at Nolan first and smiled, "Nolan, this is the request I made to you back then."
"If you can help two members get promoted in this assessment, then all the money I've spent training you over the years can be wiped clean."
"With your current strength, comparable to that of a member of a secret realm, it shouldn't be difficult for you to do it."
"I see." Nuolan suddenly realized what the girl in the black veil had wanted, and nodded, "My lady, I'm fine."
"As for the third spot—" The girl in black veil looked at Chen Yuan and blinked: "Chen Yuan, can I ask you for a favor?"
"In return, I can grant you one request."
She held up one finger: "Whether you need rare treasures or powerful secret techniques, as long as the value does not exceed ten thousand Chaos Units, I can agree to it."
"Ten thousand?!"
Chen Yuan was secretly surprised. Such a large sum of money, exceeding the wealth of many immortal beings, was all for a single request.
However, considering the identity of the girl in the black veil, he felt relieved. After all, she was one of the three giants of the Qianwu branch, so naturally she wouldn't care about such a small amount of money.
However, this requirement was not difficult for Chen Yuan; he essentially earned these 10,000 Hunyuan units for free.
After a moment's thought, he nodded and said, "Okay."
Having received Chen Yuan's promise, the girl in the black veil immediately beamed with joy: "Then I'll leave it to you two!"