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Guitar Hero, Rock Icon, Heavy Armor, Bank Robber

As someone from the Royal Guard, she was extremely familiar with this case.

At first, she thought it was a copycat of Qin Tianling, but later she realized it was someone sent by a lord from Ursus to cause trouble.

I never expected them to be from the Columbia Institute of Technology!

No, it would be strange if you could even think of that!

No one could have imagined that these people weren't from Ursus, but rather from the Columbia Research Institute near Lungmen, thousands of miles away, having traveled across several countries...

This is outrageous; reality is too surreal.

"It seems they want to obtain important documents stored in someone's bank safe deposit box to threaten them, right?"

I don't know who it is; it could be a high-ranking government official, a corporate executive, or something like that.

After all, at that time the research institute was trying to infiltrate deeper.

"Do you know what happens to people who take this kind of drug long-term?"

The question was raised by Lin Yuxia.

"Ah, I know. It suppresses Originium and reverses its effects on the body, causing the body to evolve."

"After seeing that state, you actually call this kind of thing evolution?"

"I really don't understand why you call this inhuman, ghostly thing 'evolution.'"

Just as Lin Yuxia finished speaking, Qin Tianling, who was sitting by the window, yawned.

The pilot was startled by the breath he exhaled, and hurriedly offered a frantic explanation.

"Yes...that's what the researchers at the institute call it. I'm just using their words!"

Because the research institute pursues positive evolution—increased power, increased speed—which they consider positive evolution.

As for what form they will evolve into, they don't really care.

In their eyes, the new humans should look like the new humans.

"Ugh, that's an unpleasant way to put it."

Lin Yuxia clicked her tongue in annoyance.

"Having said so much, you probably understand the situation now."

Now it's time to learn the most crucial information.

Where is the research institute located?

"Um... would you believe me if I said I didn't know?"

After hesitating for a moment, the pilot still mustered the courage to speak.

".......have no idea?"

"I knew a few hours ago, but I don't know now... Would you believe me if I said that?"

"I will believe it."

It wasn't Lin Yuxia who spoke, but Qin Tianling, who had been silent until now.

Leaning against the window, Qin Tianling yawned listlessly and continued with his speculation.

"Because the research institute is moving, he doesn't know its exact location now."

I guess the research institute will be a land-based vessel, like Rhodes Island's.

If cities can move, then it's normal for research institutes like Rhodes Island to move as well.

"Uh, actually it was a battleship..."

The pilot added weakly.

Upon hearing this, Lin Yuxia silently glanced at Chen Huijie.

"Hey, Chen Huijie, this situation isn't one we can handle alone..."

“I know, I will report this to Governor Wei. If he knows the seriousness of the matter, he will naturally send people to search the surrounding area with all his might.”

Moreover, there might be some instruments in the wreckage of that aircraft that can locate the other party. Once it's repaired, we'll naturally be able to find them!

"Lungmen will absolutely not let such a reckless research institute get away with this, even if it's from Columbia!"

All evil will eventually be brought to justice!

.......

Chen Huijie gave Qin Tianling a ride back to his dormitory at Penguin Logistics.

It was already 10:30 p.m. when I got back to the Penguin Logistics dormitory.

"Hey! Qin Tianling, you're back!"

Hearing the door open, Exusiai, who was sitting on the sofa, turned around excitedly and greeted Qin Tianling, who had just entered.

"You've come at the perfect time! Want to play some games together?"

We're one short!

"Oh, okay!"

Qin Tianling, who felt his brain was about to fall asleep after listening to the plot the whole way, suddenly perked up again when he saw that he could play the game.

Qin Tianling walked quickly to the sofa and sat down, looking at the game on the big screen with some surprise.

Is it still a fighting game?

Great, I love games where only one person can win.

The strong always humiliate the weak!

Even if it's Exia, even if it's my first time playing this game, I won't hold back!

Hmph, torturing you will be as easy as breathing!

After Qin Tianling sat down, Exusiai also shifted her position, moving closer to Qin Tianling, shoulder to shoulder.

Then Exusiai placed a rectangular box, about two people wide, on the coffee table in front of them.

The box has two sets of parallel joysticks and buttons.

"what is this?"

Qin Tianling looked at the thing and asked a question.

"Ah, this is a new gadget the boss bought, a two-person joystick!"

"Why don't we give it a try?"

As she spoke, Exusiai subtly nuzzled Qin Tianling's arm without batting an eye, and the two became extremely close, just as Exusiai had expected.

That's right,

All of this was within Exusiai's calculations.

Since she figured things out last night, she's been thinking about how to improve her relationship with Qin Tianling, to go beyond just friends and take it a step further.

Therefore, after much thought, she decided to first do what Ga La did with the game's female protagonist.

First, raise Qin Tianling's favorability!

Since Qin Tianling seemed to really enjoy playing games, Exusiai decided to start with games.

Use happy moments together to get closer.

For this reason, Exusiai waited for Qin Tianling all night.

She even bought a real-life version of this double joystick handheld device specifically for this purpose.

Not only do we need to bridge the gap in the game, but we also need to make the real-world distance ambiguous.

In this way, you can almost feel the presence of another person through their arm!

This will definitely help me improve my chances with Qin Tianling!

That's right!

This is Exusiai's grand strategy of using the guise of friendship to build a closer relationship and increase Qin Tianling's favorability towards her!

Exia, paving the way for the future!

The game has begun.

The two played for more than forty minutes in this way.

Exusiai's operation is half successful.

Because Qin Tianling's heart was indeed racing.

But the reason it only succeeded halfway was... the accelerated heartbeat was different from what Exusiai had in mind.

"Damn old-fashioned games!"

Even without a helmet, these outdated operating peripherals are simply superfluous!

"If you ask me, back in the day, all you needed for gaming peripherals was a keyboard and a mouse!"

Qin Tianling's face flushed red as he glared angrily at the dual joystick.

He has lost fifteen straight.

Damn it!

Damn it!!!

If he could wear a helmet and control the character's body one-to-one, he would have already wiped out the enemy!

It has to be controlled with this joystick, this joystick that looks like it was taken from an antique arcade machine and looks like it was made by a caveman!

Otherwise, how could he have lost?

He's not a maggot!

"Ahhhhhh... How could this be?"

Looking at Qin Tianling beside her, now covered in a red stain, Exusiai began to regret her actions.

She miscalculated.

Ultimately, it seems there is only one reason.

Because Exusiai chose a fighting game as her two-player game.

Only one person can win in a two-person game. If you lose, you can only blame your own lack of skill, and there are no teammates to blame or deflect the frustration of losing.

Even worse,

Qin Tianling was new to this kind of authentic fighting game and didn't know any combos. He had only looked at the move list, so even if he got an opportunity, the damage he could deal was limited.

As a legendary master-level player in this fighting game, Exusiai specifically chose a character she felt was easy to defeat.

However, this kind of character is as easy for skilled players to handle as a football. They can't pass through projectiles, they can't perform invincible rising dragon punches, they can't unleash projectiles, and their hitbox is huge. If the opponent keeps throwing projectiles, this character can only get stuck on the edge of the board and move forward like a turtle, which is very painful.

For beginners... this character is incredibly difficult to beat.

Qin Tianling's gaming experience just now was absolutely disgusting, like being in hell.

Oh no, everything seems to have gone wrong. What should I do now?

Exusiai appeared calm on the surface, but inside she was panicking.

Exusiai, think of something quick!

You're sure you can come up with a way to improve the current situation!

Use your super wisdom now!

Ah! I've got it!

In the midst of the chaos, Exusiai, racking her brains for a solution, removed both hands from the joystick.

She shifted her body backward, leaning back on the sofa.

In this pose, Exusiai absolutely cannot reach the joystick.

However, she didn't intend to use her hands.