Chapter 76

Of course, Liu Xiaotian was just teasing that blockhead a bit, then quickly made up an excuse to brush past the three of them.

It's not that I don't trust them; I just don't want those three to worry.

Liu Xiaotian felt that although the signal source they had tracked was twenty kilometers away from Warrior Academy, the person secretly manipulating all of this was likely nearby.

Moreover, it definitely has something to do with Xiezi.

It's obvious that the enemy's target is him and Cha Cai, and to that end they even eliminated the big soldier in advance.

Liu Xiaotian wasn't the least bit afraid; on the contrary, he was very curious about this person who had hidden himself so thoroughly.

As for all these things that have happened over this period, completely off-script, for Liu Xiaotian they are far more stimulating than the feeling of everything going exactly according to script and being fully under control.

Danger certainly exists, but Liu Xiaotian doesn't care.

While people are alive, every time they go out, every action, even every breath, could involve danger.

What if the air is poisonous? Who can guarantee that? It's just a matter of probability.

Since he came to this world until now, has he encountered few dangers? The probability of an airplane engine failing mid-air is small, isn't it? Yet he still encountered it? But in the end, didn't he land safely? Whether it's luck or coincidence, after experiencing several close calls, Liu Xiaotian's nerves have become thick.

Especially after just experiencing the strafing of two rifles, he even developed a bit of an inflated ego.

As the saying goes, great skill breeds boldness; Liu Xiaotian now naturally has great confidence in his own abilities.

He was even thinking about finding an opportunity to meet the captured Xiezi, perhaps gaining some important clues from him.

As for whether he could pry open Xiezi's mouth…

Liu Xiaotian may not have had similar experience, but he has watched many divine and suspense dramas, even including that whatever whatever several big whatever criminal that everyone wants to see; if he could act freely, prying open Xiezi's mouth shouldn't be a big problem, right?

That night, even someone like Cha Cai, who had truly experienced life-and-death danger, stared wide-eyed and couldn't sleep half the night; but Liu Xiaotian? As soon as he lay down, he drifted off to sleep.

The next morning, after the soldiers gathered, Pete announced the upcoming training content in place of the Chief Instructor:

Combat simulation training was temporarily halted, replaced by training in cold weapons and hand-to-hand combat.

Then he once again called Liu Xiaotian out of the ranks, the reason still being that the Chief Instructor wanted to see him. This time Liu Xiaotian didn't ask a single extra question and just followed Pete away.

It wasn't that he had no doubts; he just didn't dare to speak up.

Frankly speaking, he who usually had great confidence in his eloquence felt unable to get a word in edgewise in front of Pete.

Fortunately, this time Pete didn't keep talking endlessly; instead, he quietly led the way and directly brought Liu Xiaotian to another basement.

This time, as soon as Liu Xiaotian stepped out of the elevator, he felt as if he had entered the underground vault of the World Bank.

A wide, long corridor, both sides lined with pure steel doors each bearing a 'steering wheel'; the thickness, Liu Xiaotian judged at a glance, was no less than the length of his own forearm.

At the end of the corridor, Liu Xiaotian saw the Chief Instructor already waiting there.

Upon seeing Liu Xiaotian, the Chief Instructor gave a slight nod, then let Pete leave first.

Then he brought his eyes up to that ebony-colored door with two 'steering wheels', whose material was indiscernible, first using fingerprint touch, then pressing his eye to the slowly opening matchbox-sized gap.

After that, he began turning those two 'steering wheels' repeatedly, making Liu Xiaotian feel a bit dizzy, until he heard a soft 'click', and the door finally opened slowly.

The Chief Instructor turned sideways, glanced at Liu Xiaotian, and said in a low voice:

"Starting yesterday, Xiezi has been transferred to this cell; besides me, only the Elder Principal can open this door. And you, besides me and the Elder Principal, are the only one who can make contact with Xiezi."

Having said that, he stepped forward and led the way into the door.

Liu Xiaotian followed somewhat dazedly, still pondering the meaning behind the Chief Instructor's words.

Is this… indicating that they value me?

But being able to see Xiezi is also what Liu Xiaotian currently hopes for, so he didn't ask further.

Having Liu Xiaotian come to see Xiezi was the Elder Principal's instruction.

The fundamental reason is not because Elder Principal gained much trust in Liu Xiaotian due to his performance yesterday; rather, it's simply because Xiezi was 'broken' in his hands, letting him appear before Xiezi, which to some extent can affect Xiezi's mood and assist in breaking Xiezi's psychological defense.

After passing through a seven- to eight-meter-long passage, Liu Xiaotian finally saw Xiezi.

Now Xiezi is held behind a transparent glass barrier, instead of the previous steel grille.

Of course, Liu Xiaotian certainly wouldn't foolishly think that it's really glass or the kind of tempered glass available on the market.

Even without the Chief Instructor's introduction, he could guess that this 'glass wall' could withstand at least half of any explosive.

Xiezi was fixed to a steel-plate 'bed', with his head and limbs immobilized, unable to move even an inch.

Seeing this, Liu Xiaotian instinctively shrank his neck.

Being fixed to a steel plate like that must be quite uncomfortable, right?

But it seems no one else is to blame; it's entirely deserved.

Just then, a mechanical system voice suddenly sounded in his mind:

"Congratulations on completing the capture mission; mission points have been awarded, plus extra reward, owed mission points cleared, and also awarded two draw chances; would you like to use them now?"

Liu Xiaotian was momentarily dazed.

Damn, do they think I'm some supermarket big shot, throwing a lottery event?

Is this a draw for laundry detergent or dish soap? Or maybe toilet paper? But since it's free, not drawing would be a waste!

"I choose to draw now!" Liu Xiaotian said in his mind.

"Draw rules: win rate thirteen percent, starting to generate the draw wheel…"

A few seconds later, Jiaweis projected a three-dimensional image before his eyes: only a red-and-blue prototype wheel and a small white sphere.

At that moment, Liu Xiaotian really wanted to complain.

What is this? Some kind of lucky big wheel? This is just the old trick used to fool people at township markets years ago.

Even if he won a bag of laundry detergent, he'd probably still have to fork out five bucks to buy it.

"Please begin the draw…" the system voice sounded again.

(End of chapter)