The day passed quickly.

It's finally time to leave. Get out of this camp, out of this city, out of this universe.

The mercenary group didn't want to cause too much of a stir, and although there were few people around who could make trouble for them, more was better than less. For them, the task of this event was successfully completed, and by the way, Lu Buping, a potential newcomer, was also recruited. As for the two teammates who died, they were originally recruited by Lance as cannon fodder.

Besides, how can you be a mercenary and not die?

Lu Buping followed the trio to a secluded street. Zhao Langtou originally wanted to come over to join in the fun, but was warned by Li Temple. Looking at his thick cannon barrel, Zhao Langtou confessed on the spot, saying that he would never follow secretly, and then restrained the others in the camp before giving up.

Li Si took out the Dragon Ball radar-like thing again, tinkered with it a few times, and suddenly projected a light gate from it and stood in front of Lu Buping.

"Mr. Lu, entering this door is the passage to the management office. I already applied for permission yesterday and you can go straight in. As for the more details of the management office, I won't say anything, and when you arrive, someone will naturally explain it to you.

I'm here to give you some advice, starting with your first mission, and try to choose a single-player mission. After all, there is no peace agreement between mercenaries, and things like murder and treasure grabbing are all too common. We'll get in touch when you've accumulated experience in one or two worlds. Lance said.

Lu Buping had a cold war, although he had not been in contact with this tuxedo for a long time, he put a lot of pressure on himself. Especially this kind of indifference that everything is under control, which makes Lu Buping, who has been struggling to survive in the last days, smell a hint of danger. However, Lu Buping accepted his suggestion gladly, after all, he was used to being a lone wolf, and it was difficult to hand over his back if he was not a particularly trusted companion.

"Alright, brother." Li Temple has set up the light gate. "Try to live. I have a hunch that we'll meet again. ”

Lu Buping also smiled, stepped forward and hugged Li Temple: "Thank you, Lao Li, you have helped me a lot during this time." I'll repay you when I have the chance. You have to live well, and we will work together. ”

After a few words of greeting, Lu Buping adjusted his mood and resolutely walked into the light gate.

As soon as you step into the light gate, you will be greeted by a colorful transparent passage that looks like an aquarium viewing facility. But when you look out through the passage, you can see that it is a planet in motion. The whole person seems to be in the cosmic space, and various unknown stars are operating in a regular manner, reflecting the insignificance of human beings.

Looking back, the door behind him was gone.

As you go along, the colorful colors around you continue to pass behind you. After walking for about six or seven minutes, an identical door appeared in front of me, and the door seemed to be covered by the flow of water, and it was blurry and difficult to see.

has come here, Lu Buping will naturally not back down. Reaching into the water, a huge suction force pulled him into it. When he opened his eyes again, Lu Buping had already entered another space.

It was a white room of about 100 square meters, and there was nothing around it except the walls.

Just as Lu Buping was unclear, an electronically synthesized voice sounded.

【Welcome to the Apocalyptic Administration】

【Information of persons being tested】

[Identity confirmed]

[Generating new recruit ID]

[No. confirmation 9527]

【Super AI Instructor Activating】

【AI instructor activated successfully】

"Uh, what the hell is 9527?" Lu Buping whispered.

"Yo roar, 9527 is your number, and each mercenary has his own number. So you're my new master? A woman's voice sounded behind him.

"Someone." Lu Buping was taken aback, quickly turned around and instinctively jumped back. Only then did he see the "person" in front of him clearly.

What appears in front of me is obviously not an entity, but a projected image of a girl. The face is delicate and cute, and the long black hair is scattered softly behind her, giving people the feeling of a little girl next door. Only the flashing streamer lines and a pair of silver eyes around Lu Buping reminded Lu Buping of another super artificial intelligence he had ever seen.

"Are you...... Galaxy? Lu Buping said tentatively.

"No, Xinghe is my old-timer, I was born self-consciousness 0.000003 seconds later than her, my name is Starry Night." The girl said.

At this time, Lu Buping remembered the "AI instructor" just said in the synthesized voice, and it seems that every mercenary has his own instructor. It's just that the appearance of the galaxy looked more like a robot at the beginning, and the starry night in front of him was biased towards real people.

"We as artificial intelligence itself have no substance, and the current projection appearance was designed by the first person owner. Some of us were designed to look like a Canzania black rhinoceros, which is pitiful to think about. Starry Night expressed regret.

"Of course, the master can modify my appearance through mercenary points, but as a recruit, it's better to hurry up and improve yourself, there is no chance in the short term. Hey, you're already the sixth master I've assisted, don't be like the previous ones. They were all very good people, but unfortunately they all died miserably. ”

"......" Lu Buping has never seen what the Canzanian black rhinoceros looks like, and he does not understand who the so-called "previous masters" are. However, it doesn't affect his current pain.

It's not what he imagined. Lu Buping before the end of the world was also a movie lover, and in his imagination, this cruel post-apocalyptic management office had to be more hardcore. For example, in a huge military base, the non-commissioned officers who control the heavily equipped mecha around him are scolding and scolding at him, a recruit. Or wake up and find a USB cable stuck in the back of your head or something.

But now there is an AI in front of me with a cute face, but it actually sounds unreliable. Lu Buping vaguely remembers that the original galaxy looked very solemn, giving people a strong sense of science and technology from the shape to the words. In addition, when he first recruited himself, he used the words "great human being" and "noble goal".

Why doesn't the starry night in front of me look very sci-fi, and as soon as he speaks, he is: "The previous ones died miserably"...... If they are really the same batch of AI, then what happened to Starry Night in these 0.000003 seconds, Lu Buping is very curious.

"Well, can I ask where the hell is now. Is this really a parallel management office? Or did I go to the wrong door? Lu Buping asked.

"By the way, I have to introduce you from the beginning, I forgot if you don't say it." Starry Night smiled apologetically.

Damn, Lu Buping almost reported a foul mouth. He can now understand why the previous people are all hanging, with such an instructor, there are ghosts only if they don't die.

"Okay, master, I'll introduce you from the beginning.

The first is that where we are now, of course, is a parallel management office.

Contrary to popular thought, the parallel management center is not a large facility, but is made up of many floating houses. Including the mercenary's personal lounge, trading area, entertainment area, training ground, and so on. The way to dock the house is also very simple, when you want to go to other areas, you can tell me and open the door just now to enter the corresponding position. ”

"So we're in a random elevator that can go from one location to another by opening the door?" Lu Buping was curious.

"Well, although the principle is different, you can understand it this way. This room is your personal lounge for the owner. Body enhancements, posting quests, and much more are all done here. Now that the room is empty, you have a chance to buy furniture for free. I'm also able to expand as you need, and of course it's some infrastructure. Special furniture and rooms are also to be bought. ”

Starry Night continued: "When you go on a mission, you also start from here, and when you open the door, you can enter the corresponding space-time tunnel, just like when you came. Speaking of which, it's time to introduce you to the mission. ”

"The Parallel Management Institute was created by the Ancestral Universe to solve the hidden dangers of the Old Gods, deal with the problems of each universe, and maintain balanced development. These include head-to-head combat, item recovery, exploration of the unknown, and more.

There are two types of tasks.

The first is to manage the published tasks.

This is a mandatory task that must be responded to. The host will analyze your current abilities and physical fitness, weapons and equipment, etc., and randomly match the corresponding locations. Once you reach the plane, the instructor, who is me, will convey to you the specific details of the mission and the guidance of the mission.

The tasks of the management office are released from time to time, and the minimum interval is not less than one month. This means that you will have more than a month of free time every time you complete a task. It can be used for rest and recreation, physical fitness, or participating in mercenary missions.

The second is for mercenaries to issue tasks.

When the mercenaries carry out the tasks of the management office, it is inevitable that they will find some treasures and weapon resources. However, it cannot be obtained due to its own strength or various other reasons. This way, when the mercenary returns, he can re-spend mercenary points to enter the plane. It's more about gathering some teammates and completing the challenge together.

When performing such tasks, the host generally does not have many restrictions other than following the rules of the plane. Mercenary missions are not mandatory, and commissions will not be issued, and the income is entirely up to you. For the same reason, the host can't judge the difficulty of the mercenary mission, only you can judge for yourself. ”