Chapter 560 - Rewards (1/2)

Chapter 560: Rewards

Apart from the photo and the title, there was no additional introduction on the cover. Shang Jianyao took a few serious looks at it before returning the periodical and magazine to their original spots.

He then carried the Berserker assault rifle and sneaked in the other direction of the city along the room owner’s covert route. As for the determination of the areas that the room owner passed by, Shang Jianyao had already found the pattern.

The more realistic and reasonable the details were, the more likely it was that the room owner had once taken it. The messier, more contradictory, and more warped it was, it meant that the room owner had never stepped foot in it back then. The situation presented itself due to the subconsciousness’s self-completion—a mixture of multiple experiences.

His subsequent progress proved the correctness of this pattern, but this didn’t mean that Shang Jianyao had a smooth journey.

He still suffered many attacks because the process of the room owner hiding and moving was also filled with twists and turns. He found himself in danger several times and barely escaped by relying on his strength and a certain amount of luck to find a new route.

To Shang Jianyao, as long as he was careful, it wouldn’t be a problem for him to deal with the Heartless—who didn’t have any special abilities—even if he couldn’t sense human consciousness in the psychological trauma of another. But once he fired, a large number of Heartless would rush over and force him to move.

Later, he gave up on the Berserker assault rifle and switched to using the United 202 and Ice Moss with silencers.

This was effective, but it didn’t completely resolve the problem. This was because the Heartless that attacked him would also produce sounds. They attracted the horde which swarmed him.

Shang Jianyao wasn’t in a rush; he treated this as a real-life RPG game. He controlled his mental expenditure as he evacuated using a raid as facilitation evacuation. He memorized a few dangerous situations and prepared to avoid them the next time he reloaded.

When he was almost mentally exhausted, he decisively made many Heartless fall into an indescribable depression. He then took the opportunity to escape and left Room 522 along the safe route he had previously taken.

These Heartless were already Superior Heartless with special abilities!

495th floor, Zone B, Room 196.

Shang Jianyao opened his eyes and muttered to himself, The number of enemies along the room owner’s route decreases, but the quality increases… They might’ve come into contact with something special in the city ruin later… Iron Mountain ruins?

As his thoughts raced, Shang Jianyao heard a familiar voice with a childlike tone on the radio. “Good evening, everyone. I’m Newspoint broadcaster, Hou Yi. It’s 8 p.m. now…”

Everything seemed to turn serene again.

…

Shang Jianyao had breakfast in the staff cafeteria on the 495th floor the next morning before taking the elevator.

Long Yuehong was coincidentally behind him.

As Shang Jianyao watched the elevator door close, he chatted with Long Yuehong. “What did you eat this morning?”

“My mother used the leftovers from last night to make a large pot of noodles.” Long Yuehong was rather satisfied with this.

Many employees of Pangu Biology had such a habit. If they didn’t have many leftovers from the first night and couldn’t use it for lunch, they would combine everything together and use them as toppings for noodles the next day.

This was in the same vein as the Rootless camp’s Hodgepodge. It was a habit developed during times when supplies were lacking.

Shang Jianyao glanced at Long Yuehong and changed the topic abruptly. “Why did you bring the computer?”

Long Yuehong held his laptop, including the mouse and electric plug.

Long Yuehong tersely acknowledged it. “I’m not sure if the bonuses will be handed out today. It’s impossible to train all day since our bodies can’t take it. Sigh, it’s quite boring with nothing to do in the office.”

“Are you despising the Old World entertainment material I chose?” Shang Jianyao felt ‘aggrieved.’

Over the past few days, whenever Long Yuehong had nothing to do in Room 14 on the 647th floor, he would go over to Shang Jianyao’s desk and watch Old World drama serials with him while Bai Chen and Jiang Baimian paired up.

Long Yuehong scratched his head with his left hand. “Not really. It’s more convenient this way.”

As they spoke, they arrived on the 647th floor and entered Room 14.

Bai Chen was already inside, and Jiang Baimian was actually absent. However, she didn’t make everyone wait too long.