So, by taking down Qin Yi, could he gain some benefits? The young man's mind began to race. Chu Jungui established a model in his logic judgment module, attempting to analyze what benefits could be gained from suddenly taking down Qin Yi, and what the probabilities were for each.
The model began to run, a horizontal tree diagram rapidly expanding, branches constantly extending. When the options reached several dozen, the model's operation began to slow, and then gradually fell silent. Chu Jungui's head started to hurt from calculating so intensely, so he quickly reduced the resources allocated to the model's computation and re-examined the model's construction to see where the problem lay.
If even the test subject's brain was experiencing computational difficulties, there must be a problem with this model somewhere. After the examination, Chu Jungui discovered that the biggest problem lay in judging human hearts. Once it reached this point, the variables became exceptionally numerous, and the computation was particularly complex.
For example, after slapping Qin Yi down, there could be dozens of possible psychological reactions, ranging from mortal enmity to immediate prostration. Each psychological reaction, combined with different environmental factors, would then produce different behavioral responses. For instance, even if his inner thought was to prostrate himself, he might still say a few harsh words to conceal his inner shyness.
Chu Jungui's headache grew worse. For the first time, he felt that human hearts were too complicated, and the hearts of the rich were even more complicated. Thus, the first attempt at constructing a psychological analysis model ended in failure.
Chu Jungui thought for a moment, then added the prefix "Xinzheng" to the "4.0" above Qin Yi's head and changed the color to yellow. Qin Yi, unaware that he had changed from a red name to a yellow name, drove while regaling Chu Jungui with tales of his heroic past. He chatted incessantly the entire way.
Chu Jungui listened, subconsciously matching and comparing the information he received with his existing data. The matching analysis yielded no results; the major battles mentioned by Qin Yi had indeed occurred, but Qin Yi's name was absent from the battlefield reports. This meant Qin Yi had not played a crucial role in them.
Qin Yi was currently summarizing: "In short, I arrived at the critical time and place, eliminated the critical enemy, and won the battle." "Mm, a grunt charging forward..." Chu Jungui reached a rather unkind conclusion.
Although the data matching yielded no results, Chu Jungui drew an unexpected conclusion related to age. According to rather unrigorous statistical analysis, the more people liked to recall the past, the older they tended to be, both psychologically and physiologically. So Chu Jungui looked at Qin Yi and began to seriously consider how old he actually was.
Thirty? Or forty? The car finally arrived at its destination and stopped in front of a quiet building.
Qin Yi finally stopped his incessant reminiscing and led Chu Jungui towards the building. In front of the building stood a display screen, which read "Special Environment Combat Research Institute." Chu Jungui felt a sense of reverence again.
Special environments basically referred to all sorts of extreme conditions, such as high temperature, high pressure, high radiation, or darkness, strong electromagnetic interference, underwater, swarms of venomous insects, and so on. Those who not only survived but could also fight in such environments were top-tier experts. And those capable of researching such environments should be those who could guide such experts.
This place was the source of the game's mechanics. Chu Jungui followed Qin Yi inside and upstairs. As they entered, it seemed like nothing happened, but Chu Jungui felt several invisible rays pass over him, quietly completing scans.
Security measures that were outwardly relaxed but inwardly strict were fitting for the building's identity. The interior of the building was quiet, with occasional researchers rushing past, not even glancing at them. "The researchers are so aloof..."
Chu Jungui became even more expectant. Qin Yi arrived at a security door. After verifying his physiological and electronic identity, the door opened.
Beyond the door was another security door; the inner door would only open after the outer door closed. This time, the security measures were even stricter. Chu Jungui's physiological and electronic identity were also collected, and only after Qin Yi's confirmation did the inner door slowly open.
With a "bang," a strong laser beam pierced through the door gap and shone on Chu Jungui's face, instantly dazzling him. Then, a deep bass sound rumbled, shaking Chu Jungui's combat suit into ripples. Chu Jungui struggled to regain his composure and looked in astonishment at the people drinking and dancing vigorously amidst the powerful music and dazzling lasers.
He would never have imagined that within the outwardly plain and solemn research building, behind layers of security, lay a rather explosive bar, and it was quite crowded. "What are you still standing there for? Let's go in!"
Qin Yi pushed Chu Jungui into the hall and went straight to a central booth, sitting down in the middle. There were already quite a few people in the booth. Chu Jungui looked around; half of the ringleaders were there, and a few unfamiliar faces as well.
"Boss, what would you like to drink?" a server hurried over to ask. To Chu Jungui's surprise, this server wore a standard portable terminal on her wrist, clearly indicating she was a formal student of the academy.
Judging by her posture, which was both graceful and agile, her skills should be quite good. Yet, judging by her skilled movements and manner of speaking, she was clearly serious about being a server. "You again," Fāng Yù walked over, sat down next to Chu Jungui, and casually draped an arm over his shoulder.
With a "snap," Qin Yi tapped her hand with a spoon and said, "Take your claws off! Don't scare Jungui; can't you see he's frozen stiff?" "Is that so?"
Fāng Yù withdrew her hand and, coincidentally, patted Chu Jungui's face. Chu Jungui remained motionless like a statue, indeed frozen. "He really is!
Haha!" Qin Yi looked around and asked, "Where's Ā Chēn? Where's Sū Xuě?
Where have those two run off to?" "They had something to do and aren't here today." Qin Yi frowned.
"What could be more important than drinking?" "Ā Chēn recently developed a new business, and it's in a critical phase. I heard he's come up with a brand-new repayment guarantee model that can make most debtors willingly repay their debts."
Qin Yi's interest was immediately piqued, and he asked, "What method is it? Is it effective?" Fāng Yù leaned over Chu Jungui and whispered a few words into Qin Yi's ear.
Qin Yi slapped his thigh and praised, "So it's naked... Oh, that's right! That's great!
How did that kid come up with it?" Fāng Yù snorted, "Honestly, I had the impulse to shoot him right there." Qin Yi, however, said casually, "No need!
Think about it, the academy has countless student loans of various kinds, and you can borrow money for almost any reasonable need. You can imagine what kind of people go to Ā Chēn to borrow money." "That's true too," Fāng Yù nodded.
"Um..." Chu Jungui finally spoke. Fāng Yù lowered her head, "What is it?"
"You've been leaning on me this whole time." Chapter 30: Linghu Chong Fāng Yù returned to her original position, her hand still on Chu Jungui's shoulder, and said, "Just taking a little advantage; what are you so nervous about? Not happy?
Fine, when you can beat me, I won't touch you anymore. How about it, want to try now?" "No," Chu Jungui shook his head.
What was there to try? They were not on the same level at all. As long as he had a close-combat weapon like a heavy machine gun, he could crush Fāng Yù no matter how many times she attacked.
"Alright, I can't bear to bully you anymore." Fāng Yù clearly understood and shifted to a different approach. Qin Yi, sitting beside them, raised his glass and said loudly, "Welcome, Jungui!
Come, everyone, let's drink first... drink as much as you want." "Linghu Chong?"
someone suggested. "No problem!" Qin Yi replied readily, picked up the wine bottle, and began pouring into the jug.
In a moment, a jug was placed in front of each person. Chu Jungui was still trying to match and search for the meaning of the name Linghu Chong when a jug was already shoved into his hand. Following everyone else's example, he picked up the jug and drank it down, and suddenly understood what Linghu Chong meant.
After a jug of strong liquor had thoroughly gone down, Qin Yi let out a sigh of relief and said, "Jungui, hand over your hand." Before Chu Jungui could react, Qin Yi grabbed his hand, opened his portable terminal, and accessed his account information. On the screen in Qin Yi's hand, rows of numbers scrolled by, finally totaling a balance of: -113,655 yuan.
This long string of red numbers sobered him up considerably. He frowned, "You owe this much? It's only been a day, right?"
Qin Yi began to review the specific income and expenditure details of the account. When he saw that apart from the initial subsidy, Chu Jungui had only gained 2,015 yuan after returning home once, Qin Yi frowned, already understanding Chu Jungui's financial situation. Looking further down, the expenditure items were all academy benefits.
These so-called benefits were actually offered at a discount, but each one still cost money. As formal students of Canshang Academy, each person had a credit limit of 150,000 yuan, used to pay for various supplies and benefits procured from the academy, or to pay tuition fees. This amount might be nothing in Qin Yi's eyes, but Chu Jungui knew very well what it meant to him.
Qin Yi looked up and glared fiercely at Fāng Yù. Fāng Yù clearly felt guilty, turned her face away, and didn't dare to look back, slowly trying to move further away. "Come back, sit properly."
Fāng Yù obediently returned, sitting close to Chu Jungui as if she were a naughty primary school student. "Jungui's matter..." Before Qin Yi could finish, Fāng Yù quickly interjected, "I'll pay it back!"
"You don't need to meddle!" Qin Yi glared at her again. Fāng Yù glanced at Chu Jungui a little worriedly.
Seeing his bewildered expression, her heart settled slightly. Qin Yi said sternly, "Jungui, Fāng Yù is a bit thoughtless; don't take it to heart. However, I've looked at the benefits she chose for you, and they are all things you'll need later, so keep them for now.
As for the money, you can owe it for now; I'll apply for an interest-free discount for you. Don't worry about earning money; I'll arrange it for you right now. Fāng Yù!"
"Yes, boss. What do you need?" Perhaps because she had made a mistake, Fāng Yù was exceptionally obedient.
"Don't you have a work-study program? Add Jungui to it." "That program?
The core or the periphery?" "Naturally, the core." Fāng Yù looked at Chu Jungui with some concern and hesitated, "The core might be a bit dangerous."
"If he's not properly tempered, the danger will be even greater at the end of the year," Qin Yi said coldly. "Alright, I'll take good care of him." Qin Yi patted Chu Jungui's shoulder and said, "Alright, you have a place to earn money.
Now, let's drink!" Not having to worry about money for the time being, Chu Jungui let go of his concerns and started drinking. He didn't understand any drinking etiquette; he just followed suit, accepting whatever was offered, and to whoever toasted him, he would toast back three times.
In a short while, his consciousness began to drift. He suddenly remembered a question and asked it as soon as he thought of it, "Isn't this a research institute? Why is there a bar here?"
"This isn't a bar; it's a training base." Chu Jungui had already called out "Linghu Chong" so many times that his brain's processing speed had dropped a notch, and he couldn't react immediately. This was clearly a bar; what did it have to do with a training base?
Qin Yi's eyes were already a bit hazy. He beckoned to Fāng Yù and said, "You explain it to him." Fāng Yù hooked her arm around Chu Jungui, pulled him closer, pointed to the bar counter and dance floor in front of them, and said, "Every place where people gather will have a bar; this is a very common special scenario.
The target individuals in many missions will appear here. So the academy set up a dedicated bar to train how to eliminate or capture specific targets through various means in such environments. Everyone you see here, from the customers to the cleaners, are students in disguise.
We are training now, not drinking, understand?" "So it's for training," Chu Jungui suddenly realized. "Smart!"
But looking at the people in the booth who were already sprawled about, Chu Jungui always felt that they were just there to drink. Before he could fully comprehend, Fāng Yù leaned in, shook the jug in her hand in front of Chu Jungui, and said, "Training has begun! Come on, another round!"
Training was serious business, and Chu Jungui trained earnestly. In a short while, his face was flushed red, and his consciousness became blurred. After an unknown amount of time, he suddenly broke out in a sweat and sobered up.
The first thing he saw was a pair of snow-white legs pressed against him. Chu Jungui steadied himself and saw that they were Fāng Yù's legs. She herself was lying on the sofa, fast asleep.
Looking to his left, Qin Yi was also passed out drunk. On the table in front of them were piles of empty wine bottles. No one in this booth was sober anymore.
The servers, seemingly accustomed to it, continued to attend to the other people who were still conscious. Chu Jungui rubbed his head and checked the time; it was already three in the morning. Yueyong Star was close to Homeworld, so a day had 26 hours.
3 AM was when most people were in deep sleep. Chu Jungui wanted to return to his dormitory, but there was no car, and he was also somewhat concerned about these drunken fellows, so he stayed put. After a short while, the alcohol took hold, and he too fell into a deep sleep.
After an unknown amount of time, a call woke Chu Jungui from his sleep. "Jungui! Wake up, it's time to get up!"
Chu Jungui opened his eyes and saw Fāng Yù's face close up, her beautiful large eyes almost filling his entire vision. "I'm fine." "Still saying you're fine?
With such a low tolerance, don't challenge me anymore in the future." Fāng Yù patted Chu Jungui, saying earnestly. In Chu Jungui's memory, she was the one who passed out first last night, so why did she now seem to have forgotten all about it?
"No!" a sudden roar came from beside him, followed by sobbing. Chu Jungui turned his head and saw Qin Yi lying on the sofa, clenching his fists, his whole body trembling, tears streaming from his tightly closed eyes.
Fāng Yù sighed and said, "The boss is thinking about his comrades again. Only half of the people returned from that battle. You'll know later; when the boss drinks too much, he's like this."
Chapter 31: Student Aid Program "Let's go; I'll take you back to the dormitory and tell you about that program." Fāng Yù pulled Chu Jungui up, ignoring everyone else, and led him out of the research building back to the dormitory. Soon, Fāng Yù's car entered the Second District.
Her car seemed special; checkpoints along the way recognized it automatically and let it pass. After the car stopped downstairs from the dormitory building, Fāng Yù said to Chu Jungui, "Aren't you going to invite me up for a drink?" "You can't drink anymore, right?"
Chu Jungui didn't want to have a headache again. Fāng Yù laughed heartily and said, "Then I'll be going. Don't forget about the program; report in three days."
"Don't worry." Fāng Yù didn't linger and drove off in a cloud of dust. Chu Jungui checked the time; it was only seven in the morning, two hours before class.
He returned to his dormitory, took a shower, and then sat at his desk, opened his personal terminal, and began creating a schedule and academic plan. On the way back, Fāng Yù had already given Chu Jungui a general overview of the program's content. As a military academy founded in the frontier star zones, Canshang Academy placed great importance on practical combat training, almost to the point of obsession.
The academy organized countless practical combat training exercises of various scales, and there were no small number of hundred-person scale alien survival training sessions, not to mention the countless large and small tests and assessments within the academy. Within Canshang Academy, there were over three hundred practical combat training grounds. They not only simulated various planetary surfaces and terrains but also simulated various cities, villages, ruins, and even specialized training halls for simulating combat in the outer space zero-gravity environment.
Canshang Academy especially valued team combat, which was also in line with the style of the Sheng Tang Dynasty. Many team or student assessments were conducted through practical combat tests. The results not only affected academic scores but also directly related to their future placements upon graduation.
Some outstanding students, after only two academic years, would be reserved by the elite forces of Xinzheng, and there were even cases of being directly requested by Heavenly Dynasty troops. Practical combat tests often required an opposing force to simulate combat scenarios in various environments. Fāng Yù was responsible for assembling this type of opposing force.
The so-called opposing force was set up to test the combat capabilities of the assessed unit. Volunteers would be given certain remuneration based on the mission content in different combat scenarios. Although the amounts varied, overall, it was quite generous.
A basic assessment could often earn a thousand yuan. The generous remuneration naturally had its reasons. Many practical combat exams required the assessed unit to completely annihilate the enemy, meaning that as a member of the opposing force, you were very likely to be hit by a stun bullet, and one might not even be enough.
This was not a pleasant experience; without sufficient remuneration, who would be willing to endure such hardship? Furthermore, in some survival battles, the attacking side would often use heavy equipment to test coordinated combat capabilities. As the defending force holding a position, the area might be bombarded by heavy artillery first.
In such scenarios, there were usually casualty targets. Fāng Yù had a practical combat assessment in three days, with the combat scenario being infantry position offense and defense. Chu Jungui's side, as the opposing force, had to defend a high ground, relying on pre-constructed positions to withstand the assessed party's attack.
In this combat scenario, the assessed party had nearly two hundred people, while Chu Jungui's side had only thirty people and no heavy weapons. Among various types of assessments, this scenario was of medium difficulty for the opposing force. Fāng Yù was initially worried that Chu Jungui might shy away from the difficulty, but to her surprise, Chu Jungui readily agreed.
The reason was quite simple: knowing that the remuneration for this battle was fifteen hundred yuan, Chu Jungui could no longer hear anything else. Having accepted the job, he had to do it well. Upon opening his personal information terminal, Chu Jungui began to review materials related to position offense and defense.
As the defending force, Chu Jungui could only use light weapons, and they were limited in variety. The most powerful was a platoon-level medium-caliber heavy machine gun, followed by light machine guns, assault rifles, and high-precision assault rifles. There were no indirect fire weapons or any other support firepower.
After understanding the content, Chu Jungui found two courses in the curriculum materials: Basic Light Weapon Combat and Intermediate Light Weapon Combat. Habitually, he checked the version numbers and found that the basic version was 2.1, while the intermediate version was 2.0. For publicly taught courses, these version numbers were quite high, indicating that there had been at least one major fundamental revision.
But after Qin Yi's guidance, Chu Jungui looked at the version numbers more carefully this time and indeed saw the marks of Xinzheng and Canshang Academy in the description section. This meant that both versions were developed by Xinzheng based on Heavenly Dynasty's 1.0 version and were not comparable to Heavenly Dynasty's own 2.0. Over the next two days, in addition to the basic armored combat he had already chosen, Chu Jungui added Basic Light Weapon Combat to his curriculum.