29 Do you need to go this extent just because of the Bathroom? (1/2)
Chapter 29: Do you need to go this extent just because of the Bathroom?
The rookie training grounds had five steel buildings. The largest building was the classroom Instructor Hisith usually taught in.
The internal layout of the classroom was very similar to the room where the Rookie Evaluation Test was held. There were two rows of seats on each side of the room, but the only difference was that the seats slanted, and joined together to form a V shape. In the middle of the V shape where the seats joined, there was a podium that looked like a lecture stand. And near to the podium was a wall that was probably a large LCD screen.
After Shi Xiaobai left Hisith’s office, he went along with Lingcun and company to the classroom. At this moment in time, there were only a handful of people scattered around the classroom, but soon, people successively came in, back from their break.
Lingcun would keep entering a conversation with Shi Xiaobai for no reason at all. After having experienced the “torture” by Hisith, he was somewhat annoyed by Lingcun. However, he knew that Lingcun was not to be blamed, as “human nature” was something difficult to guess accurately.
But in any case, his first step of concealing his identity had succeeded. Shi Xiaobai’s name was now Tu Dahei.
Many people who entered the classroom noticed a new face in Shi Xiaobai. A few people came forward to inquire, while Lingcun would take the initiative to explain to them for Shi Xiaobai. People turned thoughtful after hearing this. In fact, a number of people were suspecting if this so-called Tu Dahei was Shi Xiaobai, who had played truant for the past few days. However, since Instructor Hisith had vetted his identity, and they had no idea what Shi Xiaobai looked like, they could only hide their suspicions in their heart.
The scenario of Shi Xiaobai concealing his identity developed as Lingcun expected. There were some frights but no danger.
Afternoon break time ended very quickly as all the rookies returned to the classroom.
“The [Annihilation] rookies in the classroom now has a total of 73 people, 63 male, and 10 female. There are none below the age of ten, while there are fifty-two from the ages of ten to fifteen. There are twenty between the ages of fifteen to twenty, and only one person above the age of twenty.”
Lingcun mentioned a series of numbers that made Shi Xiaobai feel dizzy in the head. He finally summarized, “This batch of [Annihilation] rookies are quite average in quality, except Shi Xiaobai. Everyone else are here just to make up the numbers.”
Upon hearing this, Shi Xiaobai quietly gave Lingcun a big thumbs up. He liked honest people the most.
Shi Xiaobai surveyed the surroundings and immediately noticed that the rookies sitting on the right side sat in a cluster, and seemed like a collective whole. It was quite obvious they were rookies from Team Blue. As for the side he was sitting on, there was a divisive split. It was probably the two fractured fractions of Team Red that Lingcun had previously mentioned.
Suddenly, Shi Xiaobai’s gaze paused on a particular person. The person did not seem very tall, but looked very fit. He had sharp facial features and a calm expression. He looked like a sharp sword hidden in a scabbard. Shi Xiaobai felt surprised as this person was sitting alone in a corner. There was no one around him and he seemed like a loner, as if he had been ostracized by the two factions.
Lingcun traced Shi Xiaobai’s gaze and after seeing that person, he said, “That person’s name is Xiang Wu. He is Team Red’s third faction.”
Shi Xiaobai said in disbelief, “One person?”
How could one person form a faction himself?
Lingcun nodded and then sighed, saying, “Team Red’s two factions happen to have fifteen people each. When votes are cast to eliminate someone, it results in a stalemate. As for Xiang Wu, he is the only person that does not belong to the two factions. His single vote can influence the outcome of the vote. But it happens that this person is extremely stubborn and refuses to join any of the two factions, hence he has been isolated.”
As an antithetical person who refused to join any group, he had the power to change the outcome. Clearly, the two major factions in Team Red saw him as a thorn in the flesh.
Lingcun said with a sigh, “The third faction originally had three people. They called themselves the Xiang brothers, and were all pretty strong. As they thought that it was a despicable act of politics, they refused to join any of the two factions. Hence, in the previous two rounds of elimination, the two factions partnered up to eliminate two of them. As for the third round of elimination, if there aren’t any surprises, Xiang Wu will be the one eliminated.”
Ye Jiaquan said with a dull voice, “Me thinks that it is very unfair. Me thinks that the Xiang brothers aren’t wrong. The elimination vote should not be used to collectively target someone.”
Lingcun sighed and said, “If everyone were to vote according to his wishes, the outcome of the vote would be very fair. This ideal is very nice, but reality is very cruel. Under the elimination mechanism set by Instructor Hisith, the person who fails to make the mark will be the first to be eliminated. So for us who are not strong enough, we have no choice on the matter when it comes to joining a group. Our only choice is to decide on joining which group.”
“Song Xiao might be the strongest person in Team Red, but he is extremely authoritarian. People who join his group have to abide by his decisions. It is equivalent to eliminating anyone he wishes. Although Han Feng isn’t any better, he would at the very least, not deliberately deprive the voting rights of his peers. Han Feng’s group will first have an internal vote before the candidate to be eliminated is decided.”
“Dahei, you must seriously consider it. Currently, you are very similar to the three Xiang brothers. It can be said that your choice can tilt the balance between the two factions. As far as I’m concerned, I would hope that you join Han Feng’s faction.