C117 – The Game Begins

He didn’t want to, nor did he have to deal with these two people, yet just as he was about to raise his foot and walk in the other direction, he heard Barrow speak, “Please wait.”

 

He Yishu blinked and pointed to his nose. “Are you talking to me?”

 

“Yes, please wait a little.” Although Barrow had already regained consciousness, the immense pain he had just experienced still had a short-lived adverse effect on his body, he now felt weak and his brain was still throbbing slightly.

 

However, these couldn’t affect his mental exhilaration at this moment, after learning that his mental domain had been repaired, and he felt that clear and powerful mental fluctuation once again, how could he possibly calm down?

 

He was simply too excited right now!

 

Although his body was filled with a sense of powerlessness, he felt that he had never been so full of vigor and hope as he was at this moment!

 

Because he was so excited, after regaining consciousness, Barrow didn’t think of coming over to thank He Yishu in person, but after confirming over and over again that his mental energy had indeed returned and that his emotions were slowly stabilizing, he then realized this important issue.

 

He was so complacent that he only focused on the joy of regaining his mental energy but forgot to appreciate the benefactor who brought him back to life for the second time.

 

Luckily for him, though, he hadn’t woken up too late, and as he was being helped to find his way over by the medic, he happened to see his benefactor preparing to leave, so Barrow immediately called out to the other man.

 

The benefactor who saved him looked very young; his expression looked calm, as if he had already had a plan for the results of today’s experiment. The moment he saw this person, Barrow’s agitated state of mind suddenly and magically calmed down.

 

Compared to the young man in front of him with a calm expression, on the contrary, he looked more like a young and exuberant child.

 

“My name is Barrow, and I’m one of the volunteers for this experiment.” Barrow stood in front of He Yishu, and after taking a deep breath, he tried his best to speak in a calm and collected manner: “I’m very grateful to you for repairing my mental domain and allowing me to regain my mental energy. I don’t know how I can express my gratitude.”

 

He Yishu scratched his head, a little overwhelmed by Barrow’s gaze that was flashing with obvious light. “You don’t need to thank me; before the results of this experiment came out, none of us knew what would happen during the process. That’s why your willingness to become a volunteer this time was in itself a great risk, and since you were able to muster up the courage to be prepared to take on the worst possible outcome, it’s only right that you should be open to accepting the best possible outcome when it comes along.”

Hearing such an answer, Barrow visibly froze for a moment and then burst out laughing. It was a relieved laughter that removed all the pressure. After a while, he stopped: “You have a very good point; everyone should be responsible for their own choices, no matter whether the result is good or bad. Thank you for telling me this truth.”

 

He Yishu didn’t feel that the words he said were so remarkable, so when Barrow reacted in this way, he was actually a little bit puzzled, but after all, the other party had just recovered his mental domain, and it was normal for him to be a bit agitated. “Your mental domain has just been recovered, so it’s best to recuperate and don’t use your mental energy too often for now, but this is also just my personal opinion.”

 

“Thank you; I will.” Barrow paused for a moment and asked solemnly, “May I know your name?”

 

At these words, Adrian, who was standing beside He Yishu, was instantly on guard; even though Barrow looked much older than He Yishu, he still couldn’t let his guard down.

 

“My name is He Yishu. Nice to meet you.” For things like making new friends, He Yishu wouldn’t place too much importance on the other party’s status and age; it was mainly a matter of seeing eye to eye, and if he could do that, it would be good to make more friends.

 

Adrian then spoke, “Uncle Barrow, He Yishu is my lover.”

 

This clearly seemed polite, but one could clearly hear the possessiveness in it, making He Yishu smile and reach out to take Adrian’s hand.

 

Barrow’s gaze flicked between He Yishu and Adrian, and he said in an I-get-you tone, “Adrian, you’ve indeed found an amazing lover. Blessings to you both.”

 

Adrian’s expression calmed for a moment. “Thank you, Uncle Barrow, and please take care of your health and recuperate.”

 

“I will. Looking at my condition today, I’m afraid I won’t be able to have a good chat with you guys.” Barrow looked down at his arm that was being supported by someone else and smiled bitterly. “Some other day, please make sure to give me a chance to have a meal with you guys to express my gratitude.”

 

“Uncle Barrow is too polite; then we will leave first.” Adrian politely said goodbye.

 

The two were about to leave, but they were once again called to stop, only this time the person who spoke was not Barrow, but the medic who stood beside him holding him up: “Mr. He, I’m really sorry for what happened just now; it was indeed my words and actions that were inappropriate. I hope that you don’t take it to heart.”

 

“Don’t worry, I didn’t take it to heart. Bye.” For this kind of passerby, whom he might only see once in total, He Yishu really didn’t need to take his matter to heart.

 

Of course, the most important reason was still that when the other party spoke inappropriately, He Yishu directly disliked him on the spot.

 

On the way back to the first academy, He Yishu once again received an anonymous letter, only this time the content of the anonymous letter looked a bit special.

 

This is your last chance; if you miss it, you will regret it for the rest of your life. The anonymous letter read.

 

He Yishu recalled that this should be the seventh anonymous letter he had received, which meant that a week had passed since he had first received the anonymous letter.

 

And now, it seemed that the military department still hadn’t investigated who the other party actually was and what their purpose was.

 

If at first He Yishu did treat this matter as a prank, then now he obviously couldn’t continue to think so. A prank that even the military department had no clue about was no longer as simple as a prank.

 

Adrian, who was sitting beside He Yishu, had obviously seen the contents of this anonymous letter as well, and he wrapped his arm around He Yishu’s shoulders, comforting him, “Although it’s impossible to ascertain the identity and purpose of the other party, as long as we’re extra cautious ourselves, we won’t make any mistakes, so there’s no need to worry too much.”

 

“I know; I’m just curious as to what exactly the other party is going to do.” He Yishu leaned his head on Adrian’s shoulder and said in a light tone, “And with you protecting me, I won’t be scared.”

 

On this day, apart from the previous rune card experiment and this odd anonymous letter, nothing else happened that was worth mentioning. However, at twenty-four o’clock on this day, that was, in the early hours of the next day, there was suddenly an additional post on the virtual internet.

The post didn’t attract much attention initially, as it was blank with no useful information, but if one clicked on the post, they would find processed audio attached to it.

 

Clicking on the audio, an eerie, low voice came from it.

 

[Want to know what it’s like to have your mental domain completely destroyed? You will soon know the answer to this question, because each and every one of you will be facing this situation. With your mental domain destroyed and your mental energy lost, you will sink into a whirlpool of pain, never able to climb back up again.]

 

At first, even if there were a very few bored people who clicked on this post and heard the audio, they only thought it was someone’s prank and didn’t take it to heart at all, and at most, they just spat out a few replies below.

 

As for He Yishu, he usually didn’t come to the virtual network to hang around, and even if he did, he read and replied to posts with a purpose, so it was obviously impossible for him to notice the existence of this post.

 

This post just calmly stayed in the discussion forum of the virtual net for three days, when an audio reply appeared in the post, and there was only one sentence in the audio: [The game has begun.]

 

On that day, a hospital in the jurisdiction of the Capital Star suddenly welcomed patients in need of emergency treatment. These patients were very similar; all of them were suffering from unbearable headaches without any other damage to their bodies.

 

And after a preliminary examination, their mental domains were all under attack by some kind of substance and were moving towards destruction step by step.

 

This matter soon attracted the attention of the Imperial Government and the Ministry of Wa-r. They immediately sent people to investigate and further confirmed that these patients had indeed taken some kind of lethal agent that had long been classified as a banned product, only that the source of the agent was unknown for the time being.

 

While more and more people began to pay attention to this matter, someone finally dug up that previous post again, and more and more people replied underneath it.

 

Passerby #1: This is extremely scary! This post can’t really be related to this incident, right? That would be too scary, right?

 

Onlooker #2: So is this a prank made by some bored guy, or is it really a horrible plan? Who is the owner of this post? Has anyone found out?

 

Onlooker #3: Oh my god! I was in that hospital when it happened, and the situation was just horrible! A lot of people were brought in had pale faces, and they were wailing in pain. It was really scary!

 

Onlooker #4: So where the hell is the owner of this post? Give me a reply, at least!

 

……

 

While the crowd was talking, the thread’s initiator finally uploaded a new audio reply: The game has just begun, and things are going to get more and more interesting. He Yishu, are you happy with your choice?

 

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