Chapter 67: Road Trip Tips
[Dear classmates, hello, customer service number 006 is online, please tell us your questions.]
[Hello, I want to report.]
I don’t know if it was an illusion, but after Tang Xinjue typed this sentence, the screen seemed to pause for a second:
[Dear classmates, hello, customer service number 006 has a temporary program error, and we are handing over to customer service number 001]
There were also six ellipses on the other side, indicating that it was offline.
Tang Xinjue: "..."
After another two seconds, a reply slowly popped up from the other side:
[Customer service 001 is online, at your service. ]
If there was a person on the screen at this time, Tang Xinjue could almost imagine the desolate state of the person who was caught off guard and forced to take up the job, with no hope of life.
But what customer service thought had nothing to do with her.
After all, she was just an ordinary poor student who exercised her rights according to the rules.
…
Thirty minutes later, Tang Xinjue completed the report and laid out the causes and consequences as well as the evidence one by one. There was no doubt that if conditions allowed, she could directly pull out an excel sheet with a 5,000-word text statement, and then put the referenced rules and regulations, padded at the end like references.
——At the end, she would even take the initiative to ask Customer Service if they needed to check for plagiarism.
Customer Service:……
It asked mechanically: [Is there anything else you need to add? ]
Tang Xinjue muttered: "Well..."
Before she could check and fill in the gaps, Customer Service No. 001, as if afraid of her opening her mouth, hurriedly added: [Your problem has been reported up. ]
"Forget it." Tang Xinjue nodded: "That's pretty much what I want to report."
The customer service seemed to be relieved: [The results will be determined soon, please wait for notification.]
Tang Xinjue: "Okay, but I would like to ask, who will these issues be fed back to, and who will notify them?"
She quickly intercepted the customer service termination dialog box.
Customer Service No. 001: [...Exam abnormalities and other related issues will be uniformly fed back to the education center. After being judged by the center, the sentencing results will be issued through the dormitory survival app. ]
[In this regard, the system will temporarily block the test results in your dormitory and reissue them after the judgment is completed. ]
Tang Xinjue kept this information in mind before ending the conversation.
The three roommates were already dizzy after listening to it. Guo Guo wrapped her clothes tightly: "Xin, Xinjue, was the last exam really that scary?"
It was obvious that she had just experienced the danger of almost being made into a "soup base", but after Tang Xinjue's atmosphere and description, she suddenly became unfamiliar with this exam.
If she really encountered the "Hell Instance" that Tang Xinjue just talked about, she would choose to die directly.
Tang Xinjue: "It's just artistic processing."
The three of them breathed a sigh of relief.
…
After a one-day trip to Grandma Mayas's house, even after leaving the dungeon, Zhang You and the other three seemed to still be able to smell the extremely vile stench. They would rather wait for results while hungry than have any interest in dinner.
Tang Xinjue ate five pieces of compressed biscuits alone, and tested her powers every day, and found that the problem with toilet flushing still existed.
And this time, she discovered a new problem:
The proficiency level of the toilet plunger had reached the full point, but it was still stuck at [Toilet Plunger Minion (Level 3)] and had not continued to make breakthroughs.
At the same time, its basic characteristics remain at "recovering health" and "breaking defense" without any changes.
Obviously, the problem of the toilet plunger had not only affected the usage status, but also affected the upgrade and advancement of the entire ability.
What exactly was the problem?
She had a vague hunch that this question needed to be answered in the game or even in an instance.
In any case, the toilet plunger was her first awakened natal power. If she couldn’t upgrade and evolve normally, it would undoubtedly have an impact on her strength. This would further affect the clearance of the instance.
When life and death were at stake, every detail counted.
Therefore, no matter what method she used, she must make the toilet plunger "healthy" again.
Tang Xinjue: "Hiccup."
Toilet plunger: "Burp."
At nine o'clock in the evening, the new test results were finally released.
[The difficulty of this exam is level B (pseudo), the group score is 92 (+10), and the evaluation is "perfect"! ]
[Based on the abnormal feedback processing results, bug compensation will be carried out for this exam: points and attribute rewards x2]
In the blink of an eye, everyone got an average of 6 credits each. Tang Xinjue's total credits instantly rose to 14, and everyone else's credits also rose to 13.
As for the points, multiplied by 2 with the simultaneous bonus of Perfect and B-level, even without the MVP doubling bonus, Zhang You and the others would directly score 54 points.
Seeing their wallets go from empty to golden and their worth doubling in one day, everyone suddenly felt that even the exam they just took was not that disgusting.
"Help, now that I recall Grandma Mayas's terrifying face, it seems to be covered with a money filter."
Guo Guo stared at her points balance with wide eyes. After repeatedly confirming that it was true, she was moved to tears: "...That is not an ordinary ghost face, that is a face that can bring us huge wealth! "
In their score determination, a very important score comes from the assessment of Grandma Mayas's "collapsed house".
The system still uses familiar words: [You have caused a devastating blow to the NPC. ]
As a boss-level NPC in a dungeon, it sacrificed its house and tools, reimbursed countless coffee, fast food and gas expenses. It lost all its money in exchange for the candidates' generous rewards. What kind of dedication was this!
"Then you should be grateful for Xinjue, for the buggy exam system, and for your luck in not being killed in advance."
Zhang You adjusted her glasses, her expression cold.
This was the first time she spoke in such a serious tone.
In appearance, Tang Xinjue was the gentlest and harmless among the four, and the bob-cut haired Guo Guo was the little one. On the contrary, Zheng Wanqing, who was beautiful and eye-catching, and Zhang You, who wore thick-soled glasses, looked sharper. Despite all of that, in fact, Zhang You was the one with the best temper, and she often plays the role of peacemaker and parent.
As soon as she became serious, Guo Guo immediately kept silent and did not dare to speak, realizing that Zhang You was angry. However, she wasn't sure why, so she could only look at Tang Xinjue for help.
Tang Xinjue knew Zhang You best and was not surprised by her reaction.
Zhang You had a safe and cautious personality. She could withstand unexpected accidents and dangers, but prefers to plan in advance and act carefully. If the difficulty of the exam could not be guaranteed, it will undoubtedly put them on the fire - this was not even a matter of the danger suddenly doubling. In this case, all preparations for the instance were meaningless. Who knows if the difficulty would suddenly soar, and planning might actually kill them.
In her opinion, this was a much more serious problem than points, credits, or even any immediate benefits!
Every time, compensation was made after the fact. If the person died in the dungeon, what was the use of compensation?
"We can't keep sitting around like this."
Zhang You frowned, her eyes shaking with anxiety.
Tang Xinjue nodded to comfort her: "That's right. So when I reported it, I emphasized this matter."
As a game system, there have been low-level mistakes where the rules were broken twice in a row. If it happened a third time, it would simply break its own rules.
"This must be why we received more compensation than last time. And..."
Tang Xinjue showed the APP interface. On her message prompt, there was one more sentence than others.
[Please remain contactable and cooperate with further investigation and communication.]
Further investigation and communication?
"So, the processing of the game is not over yet." Zhang You thought about this sentence repeatedly and sighed: "I just don't know what else it will do."
"Whatever it wants to do, we're ready for it."
Tang Xinjue opened the score review and turned the notebook used for analyzing records to a new page.
"Of course, even if it doesn't follow up for a long time, I don't mind spending another credit to remind it."
…
Using this point reward, the four people took the time to start a big purchase.
This time the funds were relatively sufficient, and their purchases were also aimed at ability-based products.
Zhang You used 50 points to buy a prop: the Death Ledger.
This account book could be used as a space prop, which could be loaded with supplies, and could also be used as a brick to attack people. It was as hard as stone.
She used this to fist-fist Zheng Wanqing's iron pot, but she managed to keep up with it. The attack power of the ledger was evident. Even Zhang You herself didn't expect it to be so useful.
Zheng Wanqing was shocked. After two minutes of isolation, she decisively upgraded her fist skills.
At this point, she had also evolved from a "fist as big as an iron pot" to a "fist as big as a hammer."
Guo Guo was puzzled: "Is the hammer bigger than the iron pot?"
Zheng Wanqing didn't know, so she used her skill. In an instant, a whirlwind blew in front of her severed arm, and a shadow almost as big as half a desk appeared. For a moment, it was unclear whether it was a black hammer head or a fist.
"..."
Is this a diamond meteor hammer?
The "iron pot" can smash through the wooden wall of Mayas's grandma's house. After evolving into the hammer, the attack power becomes stronger with the naked eye.
Zheng Wanqing's eyes flashed with excitement, as if she was looking for something to practice on, and finally fixed her gaze on the dormitory door.
Tang Xinjue: "If the dormitory door is not broken, the power of the skill cannot be proved. If the dormitory door is broken, we will have to spend ten times the points to repair the door."
Zhang You: "If you damage anything in the dormitory, clean the dormitory for a day."
Zheng Wanqing retracted her hand angrily, "I just wanted to take a look."
On the other side, Guo Guo was still hesitating between the evolution of yin and yang eyes and self-defense weapons, and finally chose an "exorcism" buff, which was attached to the water drop pendant around her neck and could act on most supernatural creatures.
"Spend money for a moment of pleasure, won’t have money until death*." Guo Guo muttered, "One day I will evolve from a Support** to a Mage."
*a proverb I think? “花钱一时爽，没钱火葬场” It is about people with debts having high consumption
**法辅, lit. ‘legal aid’. This is like a role in MOBA games, such as LOL. I have no clue since I don’t play LOL, especially not in Chinese, so I have no clue what exactly it translates to, but I think the closest meaning is ‘Support’?
Zheng Wanqing thought for a while: "Then both of them are crispy*?"
*脆皮, literally means ‘crispy’, as in having a thin HP bar, defense, etc.
"...You hold back your words!!"
Tang Xinjue finally selected the item.
She bought a set of four friendship tail rings*. Although it could only store less than one-third of a cubic meter of space, it was already a leap in convenience for those who still need to use clothing pockets.
*尾戒, tail ring, apparently a ring worn on pinky fingers.
The tail ring was an ability item and could be hidden at any time. Even if they transmigrated into other bodies in the examination room, the ring would still be there.
From then on, they finally no longer need to carry their mobile phones in their pockets, but can take them out directly from another dimension!
As for the rest, Zhang You and the other three collected their points together, plus the Tang Xinjue selling achievements to collect 150 points, and bought another spiritual skill.
[Psychic Connection (Elementary): Using this skill, you can have a certain degree of "psychic communication" with three to five people. Your mental power can be transmitted to other people through the connection, dispelling some of the negative effects. ]
[Conditions of use: Only spiritual students with initial awakening of spiritual power and immunity of 30]
This was equivalent to an auxiliary skill, and Tang Xinjue redeemed it without even blinking.
Under the reminder of the partial subject support plan, she has further confirmed her development direction - multi-directional development.
This was also in line with the requirements of the spiritual system.
After finishing their respective purchases and upgrades, the time was approaching eleven o'clock. They were preparing to wash their hands for the last time and draw a lottery, and then prayed that Zhang You could use [Old Object Recycling] to summon useful dungeon items.
The four of them were about to wash up first when Tang Xinjue suddenly said, "Wait a minute, I received an email."
On the APP interface, a very formal email pattern appeared, flashing like all message prompts.
Did the game figure out the next steps so quickly?
Tang Xinjue opened it immediately, and a line of text popped up in the email:
[Dear classmates:
Your feedback has been received. In response to special circumstances, counselors will conduct dormitory visits at selected times, so please be prepared.
--Education Center]
In the silence, the four people's eyes widened little by little.
Counselor?
Visit?
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