Chapter 117 - - 117 Duge’s Fate_1

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“Gao Ming, Yin Erchuan, Zhu Shijie, Wen Fei, Wang Feng, Yu Xia. I am Duge, and I’ve found a way to rapidly enhance spiritual power. Everyone, gather around me, everyone who hears this broadcast, come to me immediately. I repeat, Gao Ming, Yin Erchuan…”

After verifying on Bao Benwei that the sales rankings could indeed retain spiritual power, Duge directly changed the content of the broadcast and even went as far as to reveal his identity.

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Staff Officer Shi, who was rushing to Yongan City from West Forest City in an armored vehicle, heard the new message and couldn’t help frowning, “Him again? What’s he up to, a final battle after just three days? What keyword did he randomly get to dare to draw hundreds of people over? Has he gone mad?”

That’s right, if it was only a Qi Feihu, the likelihood of the students heading to Yongan City was very low.

A main storyline that seemed dubious and clearly a trap wasn’t worth the risk. It was better to calm down and focus on their own development first.

You have to know.

Several strongholds were still repeatedly broadcasting ‘The King Covers the Tiger’!

But Duge revealing his identity was a different matter, especially since he had named five or six others, instantly doubling the credibility.

After all.

Unless one was absolutely certain, no one in the simulation field would dare to do this.

Even if they had agreed on a secret signal outside the simulation field, they still wouldn’t dare, because doing so would turn oneself into a live target.

Everyone was randomized to different locations, and the first to arrive might not be friends, but enemies, right?

Plus, it was very likely that people rushing over would be ambushed or intercepted along the way…

All kinds of situations could happen, the risks were too great!

But thinking of Duge being the one behind it, everyone felt it made sense. In the last simulation field, he was the first to flip the table and turned himself into a live target, and he succeeded.

To replicate his own success in the new simulation field was quite normal.

Alright!

It was also very foolish.

Just two days had passed in the simulation field, and he already saw himself as an unparalleled genius?

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“Is it really you?” Inside the cabin of a truck, a blood-soaked young man listening to the car radio broadcast yawned and exhaled a ring of smoke, sneering disdainfully, “Couldn’t deceive people with the main line, so you changed to revealing your identity? Forget it, I wasn’t interested in you at first. But now, I have to meet you no matter what. I want to see what kind of keyword you got that makes you so arrogant.”

Having said that.

He turned the steering wheel, driving over a pile of rat corpses charred by fire, headed straight down the main road towards Yongan City.

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“Brother, aren’t you too impatient? Why did you even disclose your real name?”

One thousand miles away at a certain city stronghold, a thirty-something-year-old man listening to the broadcast content wore a bitter expression, “It’s only been three days, couldn’t you let us develop a bit first? My keyword is ‘cautious’, and the road is full of mutated beasts, how could I possibly make it through?”

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“It’s him again, going straight for flipping the table by revealing his identity! Second Brother, let’s go harvest him!”

“Sure.” A voice hidden in the shadows responded dully, “Duge has strong appeal; he will probably draw a lot of people over. We could harvest a few more. This is our opportunity…”

“Maybe he got a bad keyword and wants to use this method to gather the team and take advantage of others, but no matter what, exposing one’s identity outright is indeed foolish.”

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Outside of the simulation field.

Wen Fei stared at the screen, dumbfounded, as Duge changed the broadcast content, his face uglier than if his own father had died, stomping his feet and beating his chest, “Damn it, damn it, how did I die out there? 30 spiritual power, that’s like picking it up for free! Why did I have to die out?”

“Wen Fei, is that guy inside really Duge?” A young man beside him nudged Wen Fei’s shoulder and asked.

“Get lost, I don’t want to talk right now,” Wen Fei said irritably.

“So damn arrogant, he even managed to exploit loopholes in the simulation field,” the young man chuckled, “After he comes out, introduce him to your brothers, won’t you? I want to join your little group. I can tell he really thinks of his brothers when good things happen!”

On hearing this, Wen Fei became even more depressed.

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No. 42 Middle School.

Principal’s office.

Pfft!

The principal spat out the tea he had just sipped as he stared at the screen displaying Duge: “What the hell is that boy doing?”

Since a student named Duge became the top in the simulation field, the principal focused all his attention on the first-year assessment as the second round of the simulation field kicked off.

Until the assessment was over, the simulation field would only live broadcast the top ten.

Even the principal did not have the authority to check the playback during the assessment process and didn’t know who exactly was in the simulation field.

So, when Duge became the first,

and the camera switched to him, the principal actually didn’t recognize him as Duge at first. But when he started trading ranks and actually succeeded, the principal immediately confirmed his identity.

Ever since then, the principal was in shock.

Only when Duge changed the broadcast content and revealed his identity did the principal snap out of it.

“He probably wanted to build his own team,” Teacher Hu said, “He found a loophole in the simulation field, seized the opportunity to boost everyone’s spiritual power, and in the next simulation field, if they join forces, they can easily take the top ten!”

“Stop making excuses for him, he just wants to sell the first place,” the principal slapped the table and said, “Is the first place too hot to handle? Teacher Hu, did you hear what they said? Duge clearly could trade spiritual power too, and the other party has agreed.

Duge could completely buy the boosted spiritual power and become the proper number one in spiritual power. Did you hear his nonsense? Victory on the Alien Battlefield can’t depend on a single person. Does he realize that by hoarding spiritual power, he has the potential to become the next Hua Guyun…”

Teacher Hu fell silent for a moment and said, “Maybe it really is too hot to handle! Principal, of the students who went through the same period as Hua Guyun, only Hua Guyun survived after four rounds on the Alien Battlefield. When Hua Guyun went into the battlefield, he was already 20 years old, a third-year student.

The subsequent rounds of assessments, no one survived past four rounds on the Alien Battlefield, only 25 people managed to endure three rounds.

Those who advanced as replacements to the Alien Battlefield and endured three rounds, in the end, only seven people survived. Principal, what round do you think Duge will be dispatched to if he continues to advance as the first place?”

The principal suddenly fell silent.

“Everyone knows it, would Duge not know?” Teacher Hu sighed, “With the round-exam system, most are just gambling on the chance to go as a replacement in the third or fourth round. That way, they get at least one or two more opportunities to ref

ine their spiritual power in the simulation field, which increases their chances of survival on the Alien Battlefield.

If he were a student from the elite academy, his behavior now would indeed be unacceptable. After all, they have enjoyed an exciting life for 18 years, may even have children, and even if they die, their family will inherit their glory, enjoying the benefits of their deaths.

But Duge is a disciple from a civilian academy. He’s 18 years old and hasn’t enjoyed anything yet. If he dies, it’s all gone, and his name might not even be remembered…”

“Someone has to sacrifice for the planet,” the principal said quietly, “Moreover, he can’t escape it. No student has ever surged in spiritual power during the first simulation field as he did. I’ve already reported him up as a seed player, getting special attention. Plus, he’s just won first place, and the simulation field rewarded him with 30 points of spiritual power; that was in less than three days. Previous winners never got that much reward.”

His finger pointed to Staff Officer Shi in the armored vehicle, “The previous number one was him, and for his performance, the simulation field rewarding him with 5 points in spiritual power was already quite impressive.”

Teacher Hu forced a smile: “Duge’s two victories have both been accompanied by earth-shaking events that could shake the entire simulation field, so it’s no surprise his rewards are high.”

The principal shook his head, “That’s what I’m saying, he’s too outstanding. He can’t avoid it.”

“Principal, why didn’t you just tell him before he entered the simulation field?” Teacher Hu asked, “That way, he could focus all his effort on growing and preparing for the Alien Battlefield.”

“The round-exam system. How could I say that?” the principal glared at him irritably, “Tell him, try a bit harder, get another first place, and you can go straight to the Alien Battlefield to struggle for all of humanity? If I said that, and he dared to just lie down and do nothing in there, believe it or not, they’d remove me first if the investigation from above comes down. Do you think the auditors are just there for show?

At the end of the day, the reserve warriors who don’t have to go to the battlefield and yet enjoy the benefits that come with it are just bait that tempts everyone to keep running forward. Teacher Hu, those above us, they think much farther ahead than you do.”

“…” Teacher Hu fell silent for a moment before changing the subject, “Principal, there’s clearly a flaw in the simulation field’s program; what do you think Pan-Universe Entertainment will do about this incident? Will they revoke their spiritual power rewards?”

“The people from Pan Universe won’t care about a minor simulation field exam; extra strong beasts on the Alien Battlefield only spark more interest. The people above will definitely suppress this matter, hiding it as long as possible,” Principal Hu said, “Besides, they will closely study Duge’s derivative skills and try to replicate the loophole, cultivating more talented individuals with high spiritual power…”

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