I saw Qi Kui take out something like a "remote control" from his pocket and press it awkwardly a few times.

The center of the empty metal floor suddenly opened like a lotus flower, forming a circular gap, and a cylindrical metal platform slowly rose from the ground.

When the metal frame rises to a certain extent, the ground quickly closes in reverse in the shape of a lotus flower, and converges to the bottom of the metal frame.

There was an opaque cover on the metal shelf, and I don't know what was inside.

Qi Kui walked to the stand, pressed the "remote control" a few times, and the cover slowly opened, only to see a small glass-like ball the size of a ping-pong ball, shining with a strange light.

Based on my scientific experience, the material from which this ball is made is certainly not glass, but may be an unknown alloy.

Qi Kui carefully picked up the small round ball and said to me, "This thing is called the Pandora Ball, and it was the highest prize given by the Star Sea Council when my eldest brother won the first World Battle Championship!" It can channel a person's latent life energy. ”

"So what should I do?" I asked, staring at the strange little round ball.

"All you need to do is hold the Pandora Ball and I'll do my best to bombard it!" Qi Kui said.

"Wait a minute! Deputy Curator, are you saying that I hold the ball, and then you bombard the ball with all your might? Are you kidding? This ball is so small, what if you miss it and hit me? I said uneasily.

"So my eldest brother is the best candidate, and his ability to grasp the "accuracy" of energy is much better than mine! But don't worry, we have good medical personnel and medical equipment here, and if it does hit you, I promise you won't die, crippled at most or something! Qi Kui replied.

"I think it's better to forget it, deputy director, I don't want to lack arms and legs!"

"But my eldest brother just said let me try! If I don't try it on you, I won't be able to explain it to my big brother! ”

I noticed that Qi Kui's expression looked a little anxious, he didn't want to take this kind of job, maybe it was Lin Feng who chased him to put ducks on the shelves.

So I said tentatively: "Deputy Curator, you just say that I rejected it myself, isn't it just your business?" ”

"That's right! How I didn't expect that! Qi Kui said with a sigh of relief.

His IQ is really not high.

"It's getting late today, and the guard at the door of this 'training room' will take you to a resting place." Qi Kui said: "By the way, remember to put on the hall uniform tomorrow!" Otherwise, if something happens, I'm not responsible! ”

With that, he put the ball back in its place, and clumsily pressed the "remote control" a few more times, and with a mechanical sound, the room returned to its original empty appearance.

We walked out of the "training room", and Qikui didn't even say goodbye, and left without looking back.

At this time, one of the guards at the door turned to us and asked, "Are you new here?" ”

"Yes, hello." I greeted.

"Come with me! I'll take you to the "Librarian's Quarters"

He led the way in front, followed by Murong Hanmei and I.

"It's really rare, the deputy curator hasn't personally brought someone back for a long time!" The guard said as he walked, "You must have a lot of potential, right?" ”

"This ...... I don't know, maybe. I replied.

"Don't be so modest, my name is Liu Caitou, what's your name? From now on, we will be our own people...... By the way, the 13th World Combat Series will be held next week, and there will be no more, hey......" The guard sighed, "I envy you people with strong potential, you may still have a chance to live......"

"My name is Qin Gong, how many people will participate in the World Combat Series?"

"I heard that the Xinghai Council has issued a total of 100 million "Qualification Medals", and there are 30 billion people in the world, that is to say, only 1 out of 300 people are eligible to participate, and now the whole world is killing each other in order to compete for the Qualification Medal!" Liu Caitou said.

"What about you?" I asked.

"Me? Hehe, I've given up, when all the librarians in the Qilin Battle Pavilion enter the hall, they will be forced to stimulate their potential, and all my potential will be stimulated only at level 203, a person with potential like me, even if I am given a qualification medal for nothing, I will be eliminated, and I can only be a gatekeeper until I die in this life...... I've figured it out, sooner or later, people will die, and the end times are coming, and I'm left to fate...... The only thing I can't let go of is my child, hey......" Liu Caitou sighed again.

"It is said that if you get a certain ranking in the World Combat Series, how many more people can you bring on board?" I tried to give him a little hope.

"Yes, there are a total of 3 million boarding places, but in fact, the World Battle Competition only selects the first 2 million people to board the ship out of 100 million participants, and the remaining 1 million places are made up of people designated by the "Star Sea Council" and other personnel! Didn't you receive the global announcement from the Star Sea Council on your phone? ”

"I don't have a cell phone." I replied.

It's true that I'm not used to using a mobile phone, I only have a "phone" looking thing, which is the relic of Red River, the "launcher of artificial intelligence self-healing programs".

"Hey...... Even then, who would give such a precious boarding spot to someone like me? Liu Caitou sighed.

As we spoke, we had come to a large row of dormitory buildings.

Liu Caitou led us into one of the houses, threw me a key and said, "16th floor, room 1609, the high-speed elevator is over there!" ”

"Don't forget to put on the Qilin Pavilion costume tomorrow morning, otherwise it will be very dangerous, the pavilion costume is in the room, goodbye, Qin Quan." After speaking, Liu Caitou walked out of the dormitory building.

I watched his emaciated back disappear into the night and sighed softly.

How many ordinary people like "Liu Caitou" in the world can only resign themselves to fate when the end of the world comes.

Room 1609 is a large suite, with two bedrooms, two bathrooms, a kitchen and a living room.

Murong Hanmei and I looked at each other and sat awkwardly on the sofa, Murong Hanmei first asked, "Brother Qin Quan, do you have any plans next?" ”

"I want to participate in the World Combat Series, win a spot on boarding, and take you to the mothership." I replied with a determined look.

"I ...... I don't know what to say, Brother Qin Quan, you said that I look very similar to her, can you tell me something about "her"? She...... What's wrong? ”

"She, on the far other side......" I bowed my head silently.

"I'm sorry...... I didn't mean to bring up your past. Murong Hanmei saw that I looked lonely, and hurriedly said.

"It's nothing, you go and rest." I whispered.

"By the way, can you help me get a place on board, I'...... I'm very happy, thank you, Brother Qin Quan. Murong Hanmei smiled faintly.

At this moment, I didn't say anything, just quietly looked at Murong Hanmei's innocent smile, like a rose waiting to be released.

It's just like the scene when I first met Honghe......