Chapter 1 The Next Morning

The next morning, a staff member of the cruise ship knocked on the door, respectfully informing Li Ang and Chaii Chaii that Liu Wu Dai was already waiting in the restaurant downstairs.

After the three finished breakfast (Chaii Chaii's soul and the Qing'e Armor seemed to have undergone some kind of change after being fully repaired, with more sensitive perception, making eating more enjoyable and motivated), they took a flying carpet back to Yin City.

Along the way, they could see construction teams composed of transcendents working at full strength. The dilapidated streets from yesterday had been cleared of rubble and filled in potholes. Some high-rise buildings that were not severely damaged had been repaired to a great extent.

"If we could use the original materials, the restoration progress would be even faster,"

Liu Wu Dai noticed the expressions of Li Ang and Chaii Chaii and explained, "However, the flames of the Vermilion Bird phenomenon have some unknown properties that permanently change the properties of matter.

The soil and rocks that have been scorched by the flames have become extremely loose and can no longer be reused as building materials. They have all been sent to the Special Affairs Bureau warehouse for future research.

Now all these building materials are transported from other places,

which slows down the restoration progress."

"Okay."

Li Ang nodded, not really caring. The Vermilion Bird's strange fire was indeed one of the most ferocious and overbearing attack methods he had ever seen.

In terms of destructive power alone,

ordinary perfect-level defensive equipment, such as Ding Zhens's 【Turtle Shell Entanglement】shield, and David's 【Pharaoh Bihu】protective force field generator,

might not be able to withstand a single Vermilion Bird's strange fire attack – the flames covered too large an area, and once they came into contact with solid matter, they would burn persistently, eroding bones and gnawing at the marrow.

Only the Swamp Divine Power,

which could freely catalyze pith, could forcefully delay the burning of the Vermilion Bird's strange fire by using a massive amount of consumption without regard for cost.

Li Ang's gaze slowly returned from the crystallized pit on the side of the road.

"Um... I remember the office buildings of those European Heavy Industries Group organizations in Yin City were in this area, right?"

Chaii Chaii, holding soy milk and fried dough sticks, asked curiously while eating, "The buildings have been destroyed, where do they live now?"

"They live in the hotel apartments arranged for them by the Special Affairs Bureau."

The corners of Liu Wu Dai's mouth raised in a gloating smile as he looked at Li Ang and said, "Your performance yesterday really scared them.

Until now, they haven't dared to issue any condemnations, accusations, or even comments internationally. They're all acting like ostriches, pretending they don't see anything.

In fact, these buildings were all built to the standards of doomsday shelters, and they cost a lot of money.

The information and supplies placed inside are even more difficult to calculate in terms of value. Even if they hire cleaners, they have to be dispatched from the United States, Europe, and other places. They don't trust anyone who isn't their own.

Because the buildings are expensive and their properties are sensitive, no insurance company will accept related business.

All reconstruction costs have to be paid by the European Heavy Industries Group themselves."

"No one has asked me for compensation either."

Li Ang casually spread his hands and said, "If they insist on me paying, I can accept it.

It's just that I don't know if they have the guts to accept my compensation,

or who they can hire to negotiate with me."

"Heh."

Liu Wu Dai smiled slightly. After this battle, those organizations must have developed PTSD from the word "negotiation."

The living environment of solo players and unofficial third-party organizations will be much better.

The flying carpet stopped in front of the Special Affairs Bureau headquarters building.

The three got off the flying carpet and walked toward Xing Hechou, who was already waiting at the door.

Under the guidance of Xing Hechou, they went to the training ground on the fourth floor of the Special Affairs Bureau building.

Along the way, they could see the staff of the Special Affairs Bureau working tirelessly, moving supplies, passing documents and materials, and organizing equipment and props...

Everyone was busy at their posts.

Seeing Li Ang and the others approaching, they all pretended not to see them.

Or at most, they would cast complicated glances and then return to their respective posts.

Li Ang didn't pay attention to other people's psychological activities and followed Xing Hechou around the corner with a calm expression, taking the elevator to the fourth floor.

The training ground on the fourth floor clearly used some kind of space folding technology.

The internal space was much larger than it looked from the outside.

Thick, sturdy, translucent gel walls divided the venue into individual compartments.

Just one compartment was about the same size as Li Ang's 【Automated Pet Breeding Box】.

The theme of each training compartment was different.

There was a shooting range that simulated a modern warfare environment;

a primeval forest full of tall trees;

and a racetrack with complex tracks.

The area that Xing Hechou led Li Ang to should be for ordinary people and Lv1-Lv5 players to train.

Looking into the distance,

they could see more dangerous training grounds filled with transcendent elements.

The energy fluctuation levels ranged from Lv10 to Lv23.

Li Ang did not turn on his divine sense to search this area, but just from what he could see with his eyes,

the technical content of this training ground already exceeded his expectations.

Different compartments could coexist harmoniously without interfering with each other, providing suitable training and exercise for all players in the Lv1-Lv20 range...

This floor was like a chessboard.

A thought flashed through Li Ang's mind as he followed Xing Hechou through the compartments to the training ground in the far corner, which resembled a gymnasium.

Wang Congshan was already waiting on a bench at the edge of the field. She was wearing a white standard training uniform and had her hair tied in a ponytail.

She was talking to her accompanying parents and cousin on the bench.

In the middle of the gymnasium-like training ground, a group of Special Affairs Bureau employees were debugging equipment.

Usually, the Special Affairs Bureau would uniformly manage and centrally train new players with good backgrounds.

However, Wang Congshan had a special status, so the training ground was specially vacated for her today, and there was also a professional coaching team.

Seeing Xing Hechou, Li Ang, and the others approaching, Wang Congshan stood up a little nervously, took a deep breath, and walked forward.

Li Ang nodded to her

and looked at Xing Hechou.

"Ahem, I used to be an instructor. Today, I will be responsible for introducing the training sessions."

Xing Hechou coughed and introduced to Wang Congshan and her family members Li Ang, Wang Fengnian, and others, "Generally speaking, we will teach students according to their aptitude and formulate a basic training plan for each new player that lasts from 7 days to half a month,

depending on when they receive a script mission.

The basic training consists of the following parts:

First, physical training.

Strictly control diet, ingest safe and side-effect-free potions, enhance basic physique,

cooperate with long-term, high-intensity training to consume calories, increase bone density, reduce body fat rate, grow muscle, improve body shape, transform,

and strive to increase the physical strength value to 6 points or 7 points in the shortest possible time.

This process will be relatively difficult and test willpower."

Xing Hechou clapped his hands, and the floor of the gymnasium-like training ground folded back and retracted, and a large number of fitness equipment rose from the ground.

"Your goal is to be able to push that within three days."

Xing Hechou pointed to the flat bench press rack not far away.

Wang Congshan followed his finger and saw the volume and weight of the barbell, and her face turned visibly whiter.

"Don't worry, all training is gradual, and the difficulty is not that high at the beginning."

Xing Hechou comforted, "Everyone, including your cousin, came from this stage.

After continuous research and improvement by the equipment department, the energy drinks we use now have much better effects than before.

Even after running a full marathon at full speed, they can continue training vigorously after drinking a bottle of the drink."

"..."

Wang Congshan pursed her lips and nodded seriously.

"Then, the second part of the basic training is skill training."

Xing Hechou introduced, "Trainees will be placed in instruments that can create dreams to train important skills such as firearm shooting and maintenance, vehicle driving, and wilderness survival.

During this process, the trainee's perception of time will be slowed down.

Five seconds in the dream world is equivalent to one second in the real world.

Equivalent to having more time to train yourself and cultivate skills."

Xing Hechou paused, looked at Li Ang somewhat awkwardly, and added, "Brother Li, you should also know the principle of that dream-making instrument."

"Sheng Nan Wang, right?"

Li Ang nodded, "I didn't expect you to use it in this area."

"Yes, in the dream constructed by Sheng Nan Wang, everyone's perception of time will be slowed down several times or even dozens of times,

depending on the output of Sheng Nan Wang's special power and the recipient's upper limit.

Although the skills learned in the dream cannot form muscle memory,

after coming out, through short-term cramming training, it can achieve almost the same effect as the real world's hard work."

Xing Hechou picked up a Glock pistol from a small cart pushed by other colleagues, turned around abruptly, and pulled the trigger towards a distant target.

Bang bang bang bang bang bang.

The Glock pistol ejected six bullets, all of which hit the bullseye of the target 30 meters away.

"Like this, as long as you go through a few days of arduous special training, you can reach the level of a real-world elite soldier."

Xing Hechou happily put the pistol back on the small cart.

Wei Linglan picked up the pistol, rubbed her hands, and disassembled the pistol into parts as if by magic, and then quickly pieced it back together completely.

"Players are qualified to choose their own power system after reaching a certain level."

Wei Linglan said to Wang Congshan, "But these basic training sessions are still very necessary. The Killing Field Game is strange and unpredictable.

Sometimes it will issue nightmare-level full-role-playing script missions that seal all transcendent powers.

The more survival skills you master, the higher the probability of survival."

"Okay."

Wang Congshan's face tightened, and she nodded heavily.

"Cough."

Xing Hechou coughed and continued to introduce, "In addition, Sheng Nan Wang's dream also has a function, which is will training."

Li Ang raised his eyebrows, "Will?"

"The biggest factor affecting the survival probability of new players is not whether they are physically strong or whether they have mastered many combat skills."

Xing Hechou said patiently, "Brother Li, you also came from Lv1, and you have experienced this.

Although the Killing Field Game is cold and ruthless, it is actually quite fair to new players who have not experienced a script mission.

The Killing Field Game will be based on the different situations of each player,

and formulate a script mission that, in theory, can be safely solved by the new player with thrills.

The process may be extremely thrilling, but there must be one or more ways out.

Newcomers can safely pass through with their own strength.

At the same time, if they are careless, there is also a probability of death."

In other words, in the first few script missions,

what is tested more is the player's state of mind, courage, and will."

Xing Hechou paused, exchanged glances with the coaching team members next to him, and introduced, "In order to let newcomers overcome fear and temper their minds, we will control the dream instrument connected to Sheng Nan Wang from the outside,

create special dreams similar to horror movies,

simulate script missions that the system may issue,

and guide newcomers to face their fears directly.

People cannot avoid fear of death and the unknown.

What is important is how to face it, control it, and tame it."

"..."

Wang Congshan pursed her lips, glanced at her parents who were holding hands worriedly next to her, and at Li Ang, who was slightly frowning, took a deep breath, and looked at Xing Hechou, "I have no problem."

"Okay,"

Xing Hechou nodded and said to Wang Congshan and her parents, "Don't worry, we have simulated and experimented with these training sessions countless times, and there will be no mistakes."

"Okay."

Li Ang nodded, letting the Special Affairs Bureau help train Wang Congshan might indeed be better than doing it himself,

and with him here, there would be no mistakes.

Xing Hechou continued to introduce, "The three training sessions of physical fitness, skills, and will are not carried out sequentially in time, but are advanced in parallel.

In the next few days, you will spend your time in the training ground, sleeping only three to four hours a day.

The food and energy drinks you eat

will be carefully prepared by the nutritionist team according to your current physical condition.

The daily training content is formulated by the coaching team according to the training progress.

After all the basic training is completed and the standard of a Mobile Task Force member is reached,

the first stage of training is temporarily completed.

If the Killing Field Game has not issued the first script mission at this time,

then we will start arranging conventional real-world missions for you,

so that you can gain experience points and increase your level.

Theoretically speaking, the basic training part should be completed as quickly as possible.

The shorter the time consumed by the trainee, the more conventional missions we can arrange for you,

striving to give you the strength to easily solve the mission before the first script mission arrives, greatly increasing the probability of survival."

Xing Hechou clapped his hands and asked, "Then do others have any opinions or suggestions?"

"I have one."

Li Ang thought for a moment and raised his hand, "To what extent can the Special Affairs Bureau's current body strengthening technology strengthen ordinary people at most?"

"Huh?"

Xing Hechou was stunned, exchanged glances with the coaching team next to him, and hesitated, "If you don't care about the cost,

you can probably strengthen ordinary people who have not received any training to a maximum of 8 to 9 points in all attributes except for charm."

All attributes 9 points,

similar to the service provided by the Immaculate Furnace shop.

Li Ang thought for a while. The surgical modification project in the Immaculate Furnace shop can increase the strength, agility, and constitution attributes of ordinary people to 9 points and 10 points at most, which is equivalent to mass-producing Lv10-level players.

And this is just a service for external commercial use.

If Li Ang were to exert all his strength, without regard for the sanity value loss caused by the Swamp Divine Power and biological templates, he could even achieve 12 or 13 points in all attributes.

At the same time, he could also retain the other party's basic human appearance, unlike the Zerg Tyrant, which is completely inhuman.

There are also no major side effects that are enough to affect physical and mental health.

Xing Hechou seemed to guess what Li Ang was thinking, rubbed his palms, and said hesitantly, "Brother Li, are you saying that you can perform body strengthening and modification on Wang Congshan,

skip some training sessions, and save time?"

Li Ang nodded, "Yes."

"Theoretically speaking, this is feasible, and I also believe that you can provide her with the best conditions,"

Xing Hechou hesitated and still said, "However, according to the information we have collected and integrated,

it is best to be down-to-earth.

At least wait until she has trained herself to 6 points or 7 points in all attributes, reaching the limit of ordinary people's training, before accepting strengthening and modification."