Gamers Are Fierce

Li Ang smiled wryly and said, "It seems ordinary people don't have the right to answer 'no' to this question..."

"It's a matter of public safety and order, please understand."

Wei Linglan replied, "Our work cannot tolerate any oversight; a tiny mistake could lead to disaster, so there's no other way."

"Hmm."

Li Ang slowly nodded.

"After completing the transcript and signing the confidentiality agreement, you will be paid a certain reward. If the information is valuable, the reward will be more. Enough to compensate for your time and effort."

Wei Linglan asked, "Is that okay?"

"Sure."

Li Ang nodded and said, "Are the rewards monetary?"

"Any form, the bureau is always generous in this regard."

Wei Linglan smiled, "As for the second matter...

You held back in the physical fitness test at school, didn't you?"

Hmm?

Li Ang's brows twitched slightly, and Wei Linglan continued, "Just like how teachers can always tell which students aren't attentive in class,

our professionals and technology can also spot the potential of all testers.

Why did you intentionally lower your physical test scores?"

"Well...."

Li Ang maintained the operation of the [Mystery Delver] title skill, observing Wei Linglan's mind,

outwardly pretending to be embarrassed and rubbing his palms, "Scoring too well can lead to recruitment.

I noticed some classmates were pre-selected as interns because of their excellent performance.

It seems a bit troublesome,

right now I just want to steadily earn some money, get into a good university, find a good job, and just blend in."

"You can also earn money working at the Special Affairs Bureau."

Wei Linglan frowned slightly, correcting him, "Even as an intern, the weekly salary is higher than that of regular white-collar workers in Yin City.

And the benefits are much better,

employee housing, special transportation, family inclusions, cough, anyway, hidden benefits in all aspects."

Wang Congshan is Wei Linglan's cousin, and Li Ang seemed much more mature than his peers, able to speak frankly about certain things,

"Working as an intern at the Special Affairs Bureau also ensures better personal safety, except for occasionally needing to work overtime, but that's for maintaining public safety, contributing to society..."

Wei Linglan looked at the hesitant expression on Li Ang's face and asked, "You should know, right? Various regional agencies have certain guesses about the rule for selecting ordinary people for advancement in the Killing Game,

The most widely accepted theory is that the Killing Game prioritizes, or rather favors, selecting those who

are highly adaptive and capable of adjusting to environmental changes, those who actively transform their environment and themselves.

In other words, the so-called 'strong' in the superman theory."

She paused, then slowly said, "One of the most adaptable groups is students whose minds aren't fully set.

Actually, the Special Affairs Bureau has a very long form,

created based on the list of students from the education system,

which records the names of students recognized as talented and likely to be selected for advancement.

It includes you."

Li Ang pointed at himself, "Me?"

"Yeah."

Wei Linglan nodded calmly, "But the form is extremely comprehensive and large; we don't have the energy to work on every student's mindset.

Moreover, the think tank believes that observing quietly is better than actively intervening — previous plans to train personnel and attempt large-scale player promotions often ended in failure,

observing quietly might be the best approach.

But now..."

Wei Linglan leaned back, resting against the seat, and tilted her chin towards the window, "You see, right? The scenery outside, the flow of people and cars, has become much quieter,

The era has changed, and it's changing at a pace beyond anyone's imagination.

Holding onto the idea of only preserving yourself and going with the flow, it's hard to say what the future holds."

She glanced at Wang Congshan, whose expression seemed stiff and unsure of what to think, sighed, and calmly said, "I actually understand your concerns,

If you intern at the Special Affairs Bureau, there'll be more opportunities to train yourself,

but at the same time, there's a greater possibility of becoming a player.

Once chosen by the Killing Game, you become a prisoner forever wandering the edge of life and death,

next month, next week, next day, even next second, you might die in a scripted task and turn into nothing but a decaying corpse, with nothing left except a funeral."

Wei Linglan seemed to recall those unfortunate colleagues who vanished, rubbed her brow, and sighed, "However, even if you don't become a player, living as an ordinary person will become increasingly difficult in the future.

Without power, without achieving Divine Power within oneself,

ordinary people and players alike are controlled by fate — Transcendents might still struggle in the waves of change, but ordinary people...

Under the collapse, no egg remains whole,

can only pray that themselves and the entire civilization are lucky enough to avoid the impending disaster."

Wei Linglan patted Wang Congshan's hand, speaking calmly, "It's because of this consideration that I haven't planned to stop Shan Shan from interning at the Special Affairs Bureau.

Xiao Li, you should think it over too, joining the Special Affairs Bureau really has more advantages than disadvantages."

"...Hmm."

Li Ang nodded solemnly, "I'll seriously consider it."

"Mhm, that's good."

Wei Linglan smiled, snapped her fingers, and lifted the soundproof barrier. She gulped down the iced cola on the table, "By the way, what did you order? Let me see the menu."

"Eh?"

Wang Congshan, just recovering from the heavy thoughts, was taken aback and instinctively asked, "Aren't you taking him to the base to record the transcript now?"

"Why rush,"

Wei Linglan rolled her eyes, "Since Xiao Li has agreed, there's no urgency for now.

He's just an outer member of the new player's interpersonal investigation,

even if we go now, we'll have to queue outside the office.

I haven't even had lunch yet, all you care about is him, you're not thinking about your cousin at all."

Wei Linglan sighed long, her expression melancholy, and softly said, "It's true, grown daughters can't be kept at home, when young you said you wanted to be best sisters with your cousin, now you're only considering men."

"Get lost, get lost."

Wang Congshan squeezed her fist, "Then you're paying for this meal, right?"

"Alright, alright, I'll pay, sure I'll pay."

Wei Linglan sighed, "Fortunately, your cousin changed jobs, the salary's much higher than before,

otherwise inviting you out once to dinner each time would have bankrupted me,

See how considerate I am by giving you and your boyfriend more alone time, not wanting to waste your afternoon together...."

Li Ang watched the "warm" interaction between the two, wearing a faint smile on his face,

yet inside the Divine Power Connection, divine power surged.