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Chapter 583 has lost 14 more.
When the three of them walked out of the basement stairwell, Evelyn and Martha were already waiting outside.
Seeing the three of them come up from the other end of the passage, Martha first raised her hand in a silent greeting, while Evelyn crossed her arms and quickly glanced at Lin Feng and Vassim before landing on Nikolai's face.
Nikolai had dark circles under his eyes, and the whites of his eyes were tinged with a cloudy yellow. He looked as if a part of his energy had been drained away.
Evelyn then turned to Lin Feng, a silent question mark in her eyes.
Lin Feng didn't speak, but simply nodded his head very slightly.
Evelyn immediately understood the meaning behind the gesture.
She pursed her lips slightly, turned to Martha, and whispered, "Don't make a sound."
Martha was about to ask something, but upon hearing this, she immediately swallowed her words and simply nodded silently.
The five people quickly joined the queue in front of the cafeteria, and the surroundings soon quieted down, with no more footsteps joining in.
Lin Feng's gaze slowly swept from the front of the line to the back, and he silently counted—sixty-three people.
Fourteen fewer than yesterday.
No one inquired about the whereabouts of those vacancies, as if this subtraction problem had been accepted by everyone and was refreshed precisely every morning.
Soon, Su Wan arrived with A Ying and A Que.
Today, Su Wan wore a well-tailored navy blue suit jacket, paired with a pure white silk shirt, with the collar slightly open in a perfectly symmetrical arc.
Her black trousers were crisp and flowy, making her look tall and slender. Her low-heeled pointed shoes made a soft tapping sound on the floor tiles.
She walked to the front of the crowd, her gaze sweeping over every face, then cleared her throat:
"It's been four days, and those who are still standing here are probably still quite clear-headed and lucky."
"But clarity and luck are always consumables—they run out sooner than you think."
After saying that, Su Wan withdrew her gaze: "Those who know they are still shining should not try to steal the spotlight, but step into the shadows."
Everyone took a half step back, except for four people who stood still.
Lin Feng looked over them one by one.
The first one is Nikolai.
The second is the elderly man with gray hair who was also infected yesterday.
The third is Odbiao, the banana rider from the Kingdom of Budi.
The fourth was a young woman, the chosen one from the country of Tuqi—Daelin.
Su Wan's gaze slowly swept over the four people, and she once again presented them with a choice between two options:
It could cost you your life, or you could have to go to a psychiatric ward for electroconvulsive therapy.
Nikolai's Adam's apple bobbed as his mind raced, recalling the fates of everyone who had previously opted for electroconvulsive therapy.
They have all perished, none of them escaped.
With the precedent of total annihilation before him, he was unwilling to gamble on that slim chance of survival.
"I choose to lose one life." Nikolai's voice was dry, but his tone was unwavering.
Su Wan's gaze didn't linger on his face for long, and she immediately moved on to the next one.
The old man sighed, a hoarse sigh escaping his throat: "I'll take one life too... These old bones can't take any more electricity."
Audrey gritted his teeth and clenched his fists: "I choose electroconvulsive therapy."
For a long time, enduring hardship and cutting back on expenses has become his instinct. He only has four lives left, and he absolutely cannot waste them easily.
Daisy stood at the very edge, her lips twitching a few times before she finally managed to squeeze out a soft voice: "I...I'll lose one life too."
Su Wan made no comment, but simply raised her right hand and snapped her fingers crisply.
All three felt a burning sensation on their left wrists at the same time. Looking down, they saw that one of the gray skulls was oozing crimson from within, and was instantly soaked in blood.
Following the navigation on his watch, Audrey walked towards the psychiatric ward, taking large strides and keeping his back ramrod straight, as if trying to bolster his courage.
After dealing with the chosen ones suffering from cognitive pollution, Su Wan took out her bubble gun, aimed it at the crowd, and pulled the trigger:
"Now, let's draw your characters for today."
Colorful bubbles shot out from the muzzle of the gun. Lin Feng caught a bubble, saw the words "Temporary Personnel Management Section Clerk," and smiled faintly to himself.
Wan'er, if you say you didn't do anything wrong, I won't believe you even if you beat me to death.
Vassim and Nikolai both drew the role of "hospital security guard". Vassim had worked as a security guard on the first day, so he was familiar with the job and there was no problem.
Evelyn and Martha both drew the [Psychiatric Nurse] role. They exchanged a glance, and a faint sense of seriousness appeared on their faces at the same time.
After all, this position involves directly confronting bizarre situations of emotional distortion and cognitive confusion, making it extremely risky.
While the people around him were still looking down at the writing on their palms, Lin Feng quietly took out two stacks of strange coins from his spatial storage and, using his sleeves as cover, slipped them into Evelyn's and Martha's palms respectively.
"When you can't handle it, just bribe the head nurse or doctor on duty. Wasim and I tried it yesterday, and it worked well."
The two took the strange coins, quickly stuffed them into their pockets, and thanked them in hushed tones.
Not far away, Su Wan was surveying the scene with her arms crossed. Upon seeing this, her brow furrowed almost imperceptibly, and she called out:
"Alright, those who have drawn their characters, hurry up and go to the cafeteria for breakfast."
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At the breakfast table, Evelyn asked in a low voice:
"Have you noticed anything about the cyclical nature of things?"
Lin Feng paused for a moment while picking up the pickled vegetables, then sighed and shook his head helplessly.
The cafeteria was a prime target for surveillance; Amansha was practically hanging over their heads.
Even if you utter just half a word at this moment, it may lock onto you.
We should wait until we have completely pinpointed the location of the Heart of Amansa and when everyone needs to cooperate in the planning before sharing the information with everyone.
Seeing his expression, Evelyn didn't ask any more questions and went back to eating her breakfast.
After breakfast, everyone went to the VR classroom to complete their pre-job training.
After the training session ended, Lin Feng went alone to the Temporary Personnel Management Section, Room 312 of the Administration Building, to report for duty.
As soon as he sat down, Aying, Aque, Xiaoren, Lao Zhou, and Xiaolin immediately surrounded him.
Ah Que yawned, her eyes showing signs of weariness:
"I'm so sleepy, could you make us a few coconut lattes to perk us up? I won't let you do this for nothing, I'll give you a hundred ghost coins."
Old Zhou quickly chimed in, "Go ahead and do it! Xiao Ren will take care of all your work today!"
A few black lines appeared on Xiao Ren's forehead. He turned and glared at Lao Zhou: "Lao Zhou, you're really good at using someone else's flowers to curry favor!"
Before Lin Feng could respond, the office door was suddenly pushed open.
Su Wan stood at the doorway, her gaze passing over the people gathered around the table and landing directly on Lin Feng.
"Lin Feng, come with me to the archives."
Lin Feng said "Oh" and immediately stood up from his chair.
Aying and Aque turned their heads at the same time, a hint of doubt appearing in their eyes—
In the past, Su Wan always took the two of them with her when she went to the archives.
Su Wan seemed to see through their thoughts, turned her head, and added in a calm tone:
"You two, one go to the outpatient department and the other to the inpatient department, to check on the on-duty performance of the temporary staff."