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Chapter 110: Wapeng High School Admission Ticket
Chapter 110: Wapeng High School Admission Ticket
Chapter 110: Wapeng High School Admission Ticket
In the real world.
People watched the adventurers' every move through the weird live broadcast.
The adventurers arrived in front of the dormitory buildings.
There were two buildings in total: the one on the east was for males, and the one on the west was for females.
The adventurers lined up to receive their dorm keys. However, before they could get the key, each person had to choose one of the three people or items they had written down earlier to discard.
"So, everything they just wrote, they have to discard in the end?"
"Damn, does that mean they even have to abandon their loved ones?"
"This dungeon is too cruel, isn't it?"
Gu Yi and Chris were the calmest among the adventurers, seemingly having anticipated this twist.
However, other adventurers, especially those participating for the first time, weren't as composed.
An adventurer from the "Kimchi Country" had listed three of his most cherished items, one of which was a watch his father gave him. Watching the watch shatter before his eyes, he broke down crying.
The audience from Kimchi Country immediately burst into ridicule.
"It's just a watch, is it really worth it?"
"Hey, hey, get into the dormitory quickly! The security is coming!"
"Do you want to fail the dungeon over a watch?"
Security arrived in time and escorted the adventurer from the Kimchi Country away.
Many viewers from Kimchi Country exited the live broadcast, no longer wanting to watch.
They still had to figure out how to deal with the weird events!
However...
Unexpectedly for Kimchi Country and the entire world, after the adventurer from Kimchi Country died, they received news of him successfully clearing the challenge.
It turns out that as long as you die, you can reach the normal level clearance?
Upon hearing this, the live chat went wild.
Many viewers urged their own country's adventurers to commit suicide to clear the challenge.
Ah Jian shook his head, "What's going on? Why has the chat become like this?"
"Take a look at this report," Qu Kangping handed a report to Ah Jian, "This is what the technical department just analyzed."
Ah Jian picked up the report and read it.
Each student's uniform in the dungeon had various weird patterns on it. Upon magnification, these patterns revealed disturbing images of hanging, wrist-slitting, and other forms of self-harm.
Not only the viewers but even the adventurers had missed these horrifying details.
"Those images are really unsettling."
"Yes, and not just that. The whole live broadcast is also very dim, inside the sky has been constantly overcast. Presumably, in the eyes of those adventurers, the surroundings are also very dark.
The creepy patterns on the uniforms, the gloomy sky, combined with the weird low exposure filter – all of these were enough to bring negative psychological suggestions to all the adventurers.
Under the dual torture of weird powers and psychological suggestions, ordinary adventurers easily suffered mental breakdowns. The adventurer from Kimchi Country just died because of this.
However, the malicious intent of this dungeon had only just begun to reveal itself. The host intended to play out the "Trolley Problem."
An adventurer dies and passes the challenge.
Considering their own safety, many viewers in the real world would inevitably pressure their country's adventurers to commit suicide. If adventurers knew this, their stress would increase.
You see, this is the first trolley problem of the dungeon.
If killing an adventurer could save an entire country from danger, would you kill him?"
Upon hearing this, Ah Jian closed his mouth.
Qu Kangping lit another cigarette and immediately analyzed the difficulty of the entire dungeon.
"The second trolley problem targets the adventurers.
Would you choose to protect your own family at the cost of your country, or would you save the country and sacrifice your own family?
Gu Yi dared not lie when answering the question, fearing the weird powers in the dungeon would detect it. So, he had to write the names of his parents, knowing that he would face such a dilemma sooner or later.
I understand Gu Yi's character. He prefers to bear all the pressures himself. He will definitely try to uncover the truth and achieve a perfect clearance before having to give up on his loved ones. He doesn't want anyone to be sacrificed."
"You're right," Ah Jian nodded. "That's just like him, always shouldering everything himself. Leader, I think we need to do whatever we can."
"Oh?"
"Do you remember the Scranton Stability Anchor we imported from Lighthouse Country last time?"
"Yes, the device we used for Xiao Ling."
"That device can not only remove weird forces but can also resist the intrusion of external weird forces. My suggestion is... if Gu Yi can't solve the problem in three days, we let his parents and grandmother sleep inside the device."
"You're right. That's the only thing we can do."
Inside the weird world.
Gu Yi gave up the autograph book of the stone giant and received his dormitory key.
The key had room number 404 written on it. He went to the fourth floor and entered the room.
The dormitory had two beds with a desk underneath the upper one. Gu Yi's roommate had a poker face, seeming quite introverted.
Gu Yi sat at the desk and closed his eyes.
(The deduction begins!)
(You greet your roommate, but he responds coldly.)
(You use psychological suggestion on your roommate to make him drop his guard.)
(You: Hi, my name is Gu Yi. What's your name?)
(Roommate: You can call me Chen Zeyu.)
(You: The test just now seemed quite difficult, didn't it?)
(Chen Zeyu: Shh...)
(Chen Zeyu covers your mouth.)
(Chen Zeyu: Do you want to die?)
(You quickly shut your mouth, realizing you may have broken some rule.)
(Chen Zeyu: Don't you know the rules of Wapeng High School?)
(You shake your head.)
(Chen Zeyu: It's printed on your admission ticket. Didn't you even look?)
(Chen Zeyu unzips his jacket and points to a hidden pocket.)
(You take off your jacket and, indeed, find it in the hidden pocket. Ever since you entered this dungeon, you've felt somewhat oppressed and missed these details.)
(You dislike your school uniform and always subconsciously avoid it.)
(On the front of the admission ticket is the exam schedule, and on the back are the exam instructions.)
([Wapeng Middle School Admission Ticket])
(Day 1: Student information registration, dormitory assignment.)
(Day 2: Public opinion Exam.)
(Day 3: Moral Exam.)
(Day 4: Stress Exam.)
(Day 5: Freedom Exam.)
(Day 6: Death Exam.)
(None of the subjects listed are ordinary, leaving you puzzled.)
(You flip to the back of the admission ticket.)
([Exam Instructions])
(Candidates are required to follow the following rules. Violators will be expelled. If you find students violating the rules, please report them to the discipline office promptly. If the report is verified, you will be rewarded with academic points.)
(1. Your assessment starts the moment you enter the campus.)
(2. Do not discuss the exam content outside the teaching building.)
(3. Always carry your admission ticket, school uniform, and stationery. If lost, they will not be reissued.)
(4. Please answer using a black ink pen or fountain pen. If neither works, please use fresh blood.)
(5. Every choice during the exam will impact your final score.)
(6. Trust the power of rationality. It will help you score higher.)
(You're unsure about the exact exam content. Rule 4 seems weird, but the rest seem reasonable.)
(Rule 6 emphasizes the adventurer's belief in rationality, yet the handwritten note you found in the pencil bag stresses the role of emotions.)
(The dungeon description mentioned freedom and death, and Rule 5 stresses the importance of choices.)
(This might be hinting that during the exams, you'll need to decide between analyzing with rationality and emotionality, until the last test, where you choose between freedom or death.)