Chapter 89

Chapter 89

Zhuang Yu came here on his own time and couldn't stay in the dormitory for too long.

A summary report of the exercise needs to be written, the special forces team needs to be readjusted, the devil training of new team members needs to be planned, and preparations for the comprehensive reform of selection, training, and combat modes must start now.

Even if someone is responsible for that silent coup, there is still a lot that needs to be done.

Zhuang Yu gave himself five more minutes.

He sat down at the desk, followed Zhan Chen's instructions, and clumsily typed a thank-you letter to the dolphins on the keyboard using AI-specific code language.

Zhan Chen sent Zhuang Yu to the door: "I will hand it over."

Zhuang Yu twitched the corner of his mouth, looked at Zhan Chen's wound, and asked again: "Is it really okay?"

"It doesn't matter." Zhan Chen said, "I am not seriously injured. This small-scale program collapse will not have a real impact on me."

Zhuang Yu asked: "Doesn't it hurt?"

Zhan Chen smiled, said nothing, and reached out to open the door for him.

Zhuang Yu stopped at the door and looked at him carefully again.

Zhan Chen: "Captain Zhuang?"

"You look very much like a person I knew before." Zhuang Yu said, "Are you originally from this world?"

Zhan Chen shook his head: "I don't have the authority to answer."

As the person in charge of the mall, he has been able to block the monitoring of lower-level worlds by the Bookstore. He also has a considerable degree of freedom and can reveal some information beyond the world itself.

But as data, he is still controlled by the implanted program and cannot give answers to some key questions in violation of regulations.

Zhan Chen was very patient and gave a standard answer slowly: "Unlike the host, the staff is composed of pure data. After we become data, our original memories will be erased——"

"Then let me change the question." Zhuang Yu said.

Zhuang Yu: "Besides the ones you mentioned just now, are there anyone else on the list in this world?"

Zhan Chen stopped talking.

He didn't answer. He still held one hand on the edge of the door and fell into a somewhat apologetic silence.

Zhuang Yu paused for a few seconds and nodded: "Remember... I will tell Pu Ying."

There was a gentle smile in Zhan Chen's eyes: "Thank you."

Zhuang Yu quickly left the dormitory.

…

Zhan Chen closed the door, took a breath, closed his eyes and calmed down.

It doesn't take much effort to talk to Zhuang Yu.

In the original correct world trajectory, before Shi Ji grew up to become a true interstellar commander, Zhuang Yu, as the leader of Shi Ji, had been firmly guarding the world during the Zerg attack.

At the beginning, the special forces team was in turmoil, and the conservative parties were constantly encircling and plotting. The captain was transferred and the deputy team was injured. Zhuang Yu just broke out with the special forces team and the sharp knife team.

If it weren't for that conspiracy, the special forces would still have the ability to save this star from the hands of the Zerg.

In the few vague conversations just now, Zhuang Yu had already accurately guessed what Zhan Chen couldn't take the initiative to say, but had already given enough hints.

——This world has been being disintegrated by external forces.

The Special Investigation Section of the Ministry of Security wants to get to the bottom of it, and it’s not just the conservative forces within.

Zhan Chen pressed the wound.

He made a new set of data and put it on the wound. He leaned against the door and gave himself a few seconds to adjust.

…

People like Zhuang Yu were actually listed on another list.

He originally had no idea what the list meant. It wasn't until Yu Tang accidentally broke the game cartridge and was obsessed with making various skill cards in the 300-meter-long villa that Zhan Chen suddenly realized something.

There are many skill cards in the mall.

Most of what Yu Tang does is in the commercial direction. In addition to this type, there are also hypnosis, sports, fighting, performance... There are many types, which can fully meet the needs of most hosts to urgently improve their abilities.

But not everyone is like Electronic Storm, who has absorbed a huge amount of knowledge and skills at once and can make a card with his bare hands.

Only a few of these skill and talent cards are produced in the background like this.

More cards actually have another source.

Like Zhuang Yu, who has a firmer will, a more mature mind, and is more difficult to destroy his will through conventional means. After forcibly destroying it, the use value will also be greatly reduced.

The terminal handles this data in another way.

After these people are recycled, because the data is too damaged to be empty shells, all redundant information will be erased, leaving only the most valuable and powerful talents and skills.

Except for a very few of the skill cards in the mall that were programmed, every one of them was a person who once lived with strong talent and will.

They were placed on another list.

"Card Library".

Zhan Chen rested for a few extra seconds.

On the sofa, Yu Tang was still curled up among the pillows, sleeping peacefully.

Zhan Chen couldn't help but slightly raise the corners of his mouth.

He stood up straight, regained his energy, and was about to return to the workbench, but his movements paused slightly.

Another particularly familiar figure came out of the kitchen.

Yu Tang pulled up the data on poor students, put on a small apron selected by the system, and placed the newly cooked Supreme Deluxe instant noodles on the dining table.

The casserole was too hot. Yu Tang blew on his fingertips in the white steam and raised his hand to touch his ears.

Yu Tang walked up to him, squatted down, and moved gently to check his wounds.

"It doesn't matter." Zhan Chen came back to his senses, "Don't—"

Yu Tang touched the bandage covering his wound.

Zhan Chen frowned.

He held Yu Tang's hand and pulled Yu Tang back. Unconsciously, he used a little strength that was rare at ordinary times, and almost pulled the thin student data to stagger.

Zhan Chen helped stabilize Yu Tang.

He composed himself, his chest rose and fell several times, and without any thought of explaining, data particles emerged from his palms.

Those particles were his own data. After being realized, they were pure dark blue, covering Yu Tang's right hand dotted with stars.

——His wound still contains a systemic virus that continues to strangulate.

Zhan Chen looked at the burn marks on Yu Tang's hands, his warm eyes tightened silently, and he concentrated on carefully removing the infected virus data for him.

Yu Tang called him softly: "Senior Zhan."

"It doesn't matter." Zhan Chen blinked and his voice became gentle and steady, "Wipe the sweat for me."

The action just now pulled the wound, and the pain that had been suppressed burst out, making it even more unbearable than usual.

Zhan Chen was used to this kind of pain, but he just thought the cold sweat was a bit bothersome.He shook his head slightly, regained his vision and blinked away the cold sweat dripping down his eyelashes: "Little ball of light——"

Yu Tang raised his intact left hand and hugged him.

Zhan Chen was slightly startled.

"The little light ball can only help you wipe your sweat." Yu Tang said, "I am now a poor medical student with ten younger brothers and sisters to support."

Zhan Chen sat in the pain of the tearing wound, but still couldn't help but chuckle: "Isn't he from the photography department?"

Yu Tang has learned his elimination techniques and changed the settings quickly: "The plot requires it, and I just changed my major."

Yu Tang imitated Zhan Chen's movements, bent down and tried to pick up Zhan Chen.

Zhan Chen raised his eyebrows slightly.

Yu Tang: "..."

The poor doctor's anger sank into his Dantian, and he took a horse stance.

"I'm hungry." Zhan Chen explained for him."The temporary data you made was because in the previous plot, in order to extort Pu Ying's money, he fainted from hunger several times and was in poor health."

Yu Tang couldn't figure it out: "Don't they all say that human potential is infinite?"

Zhan Chen raised the corner of his mouth. He supported Yu Tang's shoulders and stood up straight with the help of his support. He said honestly: "But the quality of the data is also infinite."

Yu Tang is currently using temporarily generated data, but what he wants to pick up is an entire mall database.

Yu Tang: "..."

He helped the entire mall back to his bedroom.

Zhan Chen leaned against the bed, the hem of his shirt was lifted, and the originally white bandage had been stained with blood.

Knowing that Yu Tang was going to treat his wound, Zhan Chen consciously removed the temporary bandage.

Yu Tang couldn't help but frown,

It had been at least six hours since Zhan Chen was injured, and the wound under the bandage was still freshly opened, showing no signs of healing.

"This is a virus commonly used in terminals. Most of the time it is used to kill disobedient data."

Zhan Chen had several pillows stuffed behind his back. He leaned on Yu Tang's arm and explained in a warm voice: "This virus has continuous destructive power. If there is no external force, it will continue to run until all data is disintegrated."

But to the person in charge of the mall, a virus of this magnitude is nothing.

As long as Zhan Chen is given three to five days, his own advanced data will be enough to dispel the virus and repair the wounds that have been continuously damaged.

Yu Tang squatted down, imitated his technique, and concentrated on treating Zhan Chen's wounds, meticulously removing the abnormal virus data.

Zhan Chen wanted to clear those data, but as soon as he raised his hand, Yu Tang stopped him: "I want to study it."

Zhan Chen was a little curious, but still didn't ask more: "Be careful."

Yu Tang nodded.

Electronic Storm strips off all types of particles all year round. This operation is very fast to get started. In a few minutes, all virus data has been completely eliminated.

Zhan Chen completed his own data, and the originally frightened wound was as smooth as before, and there was nothing strange about it anymore.

"I will definitely ask you for help next time."

Zhan Chen got up from the bed, put on his shirt, and took the initiative to reflect: "I forgot that you are better at this than me."

The poor medical student was still squatting beside the bed, looking up from the particle fog: "I'm also good at making instant noodles."

Zhan Chen chuckled: "Okay... I'm going to eat instant noodles."

He walked up to Yu Tang, squatted down, and asked in a warm voice: "Is it possible for me to invite this medical student with Gu Dao Rechang to go together -"

Zhan Chen's voice paused slightly.

Yu Tang's forehead rested on his shoulder.

Shi Ji's own potential is too strong. To increase the pressure to more than 75%, the physical and mental energy required is several times that of ordinary people.

Yu Tang hadn't fully recovered yet. He had a dream and woke up vaguely, just in time to hear Zhan Chen admitting his injuries to Zhuang Yu.

After confirming that Zhan Chen's body had not suffered continuous damage, Yu Tang's strength was exhausted and he was unable to stand up.

Zhan Chen's chest sank, he tightened his arms and let Yu Tang lean on his shoulders.

...He's used to dealing with it this way.

When the little light ball was still next to him, even if he found that he was uncomfortable, he could only act anxiously, and because he didn't understand human physique, he could make up a short story to coax him away.

The little light ball was gone, and he no longer paid attention to his situation.

"Do you feel so uncomfortable?" Zhan Chen touched Yu Tang's clammy forehead and whispered, "...it's my fault."

Zhan Chen moved gently and carefully picked up Yu Tang, trying to put him back on the bed.

Yu Tang held his shirt with one hand: "I'm not sleepy."

Zhan Chen looked at his eyes that couldn't be opened, felt distressed and a little worried, and held him in his arms to protect him: "Want to eat instant noodles?"

"I want to give it to you." Yu Tang whispered, his voice slightly hoarse due to tiredness, "Was it also because of this virus at that time?"

Zhan Chen asked: "What?"

"You turn into a mecha and let me knock on you when I want to find you."

Yu Tang said: "I always thought...it was me who knocked you out later."

That day he went back specially to get food.

He thought that the mecha never responded to him, maybe because he had no food and was too hungry, so he didn't have the energy to flash the red light to pay attention to him.

He quietly sneaked back to Zhan Chen's room and finally found a bag of instant noodles.

He only knew that this thing needed to be filled with water. After working hard for a long time, he finally poured cold water into the instant noodles bag, carried it all the way back, and happily knocked on the shell of the mecha.

With a single tap from the mecha, it turned into a pile of cold metal debris.

"You didn't break me." The warmth of Zhan Chen's palms covered his back, "I couldn't respond at that time because of this virus."

Zhan Chen never thought about whether he should tell Xiao Guangtuan about this.

Yu Tang lay on his shoulder: "You are here, aren't you?"

Zhan Chen paused for a moment.

He took her deeper into his arms, held her firmly, walked out of the bedroom, and sat at the dining table.

Zhan Chen picked up a handful of instant noodles and patiently blew them to cool down. When Yu Tang gathered some strength, he lowered his head and swallowed the noodles bit by bit.

"I ate it." Zhan Chen suddenly said, "I should have taught you that pouring cold water into the instant noodles bag is actually better than crushing it directly."

Yu Tang's shoulders and back tensed silently.

He swallowed the hot noodles, said nothing, lowered his head and curled up into an embrace filled with Zhan Chen's breath and warmth.

…

Zhan Chen has always been in that mecha.

Unable to move, respond, or flash the red light, Zhan Chen has been trapped in the endless darkness, listening to his knocks for eight hours a day.

Zhan Chen's basic data is hidden in the eye of the storm. He is re-patching his data every day, staying awake, and watching his little light ball come to him.

These patched data will be disintegrated again in the next eight hours.

In the remaining time, he would add his data bit by bit and wait for the next eight hours.

This long punishment finally ended until the mecha was completely disintegrated by the continuously destructive virus.

The terminal thought that his self-consciousness had been completely strangled, and safely recovered the data after integrating him with the AI, assigned him to the supervision department, and made him the person in charge of the mall.

Zhan Chen sat at the dining table and finished the bowl of instant noodles specially made by Yu Tang.

He carried Yu Tang back to the bedroom, placed him gently on the bed, carefully covered him with a quilt, and then took out a little yellow duck and placed it on Yu Tang's head.

The phone's screen lit up, Zhan Chen answered the call and walked out of the bedroom: "Captain Zhuang."

"Sorry for calling you so late." The other end of the phone whispered, "There is something important."

"I just went to see Chief Pu."

Zhuang Yu: "Pu Ying said that they found Sheng Tiancheng's whereabouts."