Half an hour later,

Chen Jue and Chen Changtian stood in an office on the twenty-eighth floor, waiting to accept their fate.

Chen Changtian was a little nervous.

Chen Jue seemed to have known the result earlier. There was no joy on his face.

The female soldier sat to the left of the long desk, and the stocky middle-aged officer sat in the middle. The tall young officer sat on the right.

Chen Jue and Chen Changtian stood in front of them.

The stocky middle-aged officer cleared his throat. "Now announce the first decision. Chen Changtian was not guilty, and went back to wait for the new appointment order of the Imperial Ministry of Political Affairs. ”

Chen Changtian had a happy look on his face when he heard this decision.

Chen Jue looked at Chen Changtian with a smile on his face. There's a little bit of a sly kind of smile.

The short and fat officer continued to clear his throat and looked at Chen Changtian again. He asked, "You know the result and you won't go back?"

Chen Changtian stood up straight at this time and said loudly: "Sir, I want to know the result of my son's disposition. If there is nothing to do. I want to go back with him. ”

At this time, the tall male soldier said loudly: "I advise you not to know the result." Just let this son of yours die. With that, he had a gloating smile on his face. His eyes squinted at the female soldier.

The female soldier's face was gloomy. looked at Chen Jue. There are no words.

The Humpty Dumpty cleared his throat again. Continued: "Since you want to listen. Then stay and listen. Our decision to deal with Chen Du was to send him to the Nine Shadows Naturalization Training Camp. ”

Chen Changtian froze.

'Nine Shadows,' this name that everyone in the Jin Empire knows and everyone knows. This one is known as a death bootcamp within a death boot camp. His name would make people shudder even to mention it.

There are 10,000 naturalization training camps throughout the empire. Fewer than 40 graduates make it out of the camp each year. The number of people enrolled in the camp reaches 500,000 every year. In other words, less than 1 in 10,000 people will make it out of the training camp alive.

The reason why the 'Nine Shadows' is called the place of death is because no one has been able to get out of the 'Nine Shades' in the past 330 years. And his entrants reach 300,000 per year. His mortality rate is infinite.

If so. Those small training camps don't have that high mortality rates. Plus the other nine training camps have an exceptionally high mortality rate. Then the other 9,990 naturalization training camps have a very high survival rate.

But Chen was clearly not lucky enough to make it to the mini-training camp.

And his luck is still very bad.

In the Jin Empire, there were tens of millions of criminals and untouchables who appeared in the territory every year, and generally they only had three ways. The first is deportation. The second is to be assigned to open mountains and build roads in various places. Another way is for the fierce and murderous to be sent to naturalization training camps in various places.

The more fierce the person, the more likely they are to get into a top-ranked training camp.

The higher the ranking, the higher the mortality rate. The further down the ranking, the higher the survival rate.

Chen Jue looked indifferently at the tall man with a gloomy face. There was even a slight smile on the corner of his mouth. He already knew about the outcome. This was what he had guessed. It was also the result he expected.

He didn't complain, he never complained.

From the age of seven, he began to accept those fates that he could not choose. Something that can't be chosen.

No choice is often the best choice.

The short and fat man looked at Chen Changtian, who had been staying where he was. There was also some helplessness in his expression. He wanted to do his best, to help this very polite teenager. But this young man's sin really can't help but send him to the land of the 'Nine Shadows'. He can't be emotional. It's something that's on the table. Any biased help must stand up to scrutiny. This is one of his principles of life.

Now he is the head of the investigation team. What he had to do was to level a bowl of water. So he said, "Chen Changtian, you can go home with your righteous son." We'll send someone the day after tomorrow. I hope you will accept this reality. ”

Chen Jue heard the words of the Humpty Dumpty soldier and bowed politely to the three of them. Turning around, he walked out of the office first.

He was well aware that these three people had a good impression of him or a bad intention. It's all about the big picture.

His end was predestined from the beginning.

He strode forward. Behind him was Chen Changtian, who followed.

At this time, a woman's nice voice sounded behind him: "Xiao Jue, you wait." ”

Chen Jue stopped, and in front of him was the elevator entrance.

With the sound of nice heels. The female officer walked up to him. A pair of beautiful eyes looked at him seriously. said softly: "My name is Li Hui, you can call me Sister Hui." If you can come out alive in three years. After speaking, she stretched out her flawless and slightly trembling hand to straighten the collar of Chen's shirt. Her body was very close to Chen Jie. The sound of her subtle breathing made Chen Jue hear it extremely clearly.

Chen Jue's heart was a little moved, and the virgin-like fragrance on the other party's body full of primitive charm made his heartbeat suddenly quicken.

The other person's heartbeat is also accelerating. There was a special meaning to her breathing. Hazy, ambiguous.

The female soldier's heartbeat echoed his pulse. Chen Jue was slightly distracted. The female soldier's face leaned closer to him. Her hand held his face. Her mouth silently came to his ear. He said softly, "You must come back to me." ”

Then she quickly moved away from her body again, like a light cloud, and turned away. Before leaving, her body approached him meaningfully, filled with an indescribable blur. Then he left quickly. At that staggered moment, a sachet of incense inadvertently fell from her hand and landed in Chen Jie's jacket pocket.

Chen Jue looked at the back of the female soldier leaving. Nodding silently. He whispered, "I don't know what a miracle is. Seven years ago, someone thought I was going to die. But I was standing in front of you just now. I'll still be standing in front of you in three years' time. ”

Although Chen Jie's voice was very light and light, it was so light that only Chen Changtian, who was standing beside him, could hear it. But the female soldier seemed to have a heart, and she turned around, her beautiful eyes flashing. Looking at Chen Jue from afar, her mood seemed to suddenly improve.

A woman's joy is sometimes unfounded.

On the taxi back, Chen Changtian kept hitting his head with his big fist. He whispered a complaint about his own incompetence. complained that he and his family had dragged Chen Du down.

Chen Jue looked at Chen Changtian with a smile and gently patted Chen Changtian's back with his hand.

Two days later, a military bus stopped at the corner outside Chen Changtian's home.

A soldier walked into Chen Changtian's courtyard.

Chen Jue got into the car with a small package. Behind him were a man and two women with tears on their faces.

There were also a dozen or so young people of sixteen or seventeen years old in the car. Everyone had a small package on them.

These are untouchables like him, or civilians who have committed serious crimes.

Almost everyone had a very ugly face. They decided it was a doomed path.

Half an hour later. They came to Liyang Airport, which is a dual-use airport.

In addition to the old airplanes, there are also the latest airships.

There are more people like Chen Jue gathered here. An airship that can accommodate more than 4,000 people is almost all occupied by people like Chen Jie.

The destination of the airship is the 'Nine Shadows Naturalization Training Camp' in Liaodong County.

The 'Nine Shadows' is located in the southern part of the empire, bordering the Southern Barbarian Empire of the Ancient Alliance. There is a large forest of horned beasts of 100,000 square kilometers in between.

The Jin Empire had conflicts with almost all of his neighbors, large and small. But there was no conflict or friction of any kind with this Southern Barbarian Empire.

The reason is because of this big forest of horned beasts. Completely isolated the head-on contact between the two empires. No army has ever been able to cross this forest in previous history. I have never heard of anyone walking through this large forest alone or in a group.

It is known as one of the top ten most dangerous places of death on the continent of the Five Continents.

The Nine Shadows Training Camp is located next to this forest. Even the forest itself is part of the training camp.

When Chen decided that their airship landed at a large airfield two hundred kilometers away from the training camp. They were all gathered in a huge departure hall large enough to accommodate a million people.

Hundreds of black oversized buses marked with skull logos are parked outside.

The entire waiting hall was filled with no less than 200,000 people like Chen Jie. They vary in age from twenty-five or six to fourteen or fifteen years old. All of them are not good-looking. It seems that they are all fierce and fierce.

Among them are 20,000 or 30,000 women. They are also about the same age as men.

Chen Jue got into one of the cars.

An hour later, they came to a large square made of loess rammed. The square is surrounded by four towers. Above are heavily armed soldiers.

In front of the square is a huge arched round gate ten meters high. The door is made of alloy. Next to the door is a power tower. Powering this door. You can see the heaviness of this door.

Above the door frame, a golden plaque is nailed. Above is a large skull. This is the sign of the Nine Shades.

A makeshift platform has now been erected in front of the door. At this time, a balding middle-aged man was standing above. Behind him were two tall, athletic men in military uniforms. Their uniforms do not have any rank markings. With a fierce and murderous expression on his face. Each of them carried a hand-held machine gun.

The makeshift platform was surrounded by a group of soldiers with their bare hands. Even this cold spring season. They also wore only military vests. They all have knotted muscles, and they look unusually fierce.

The bald man was unusually kind compared to the two soldiers behind him. I saw him raise his broom eyebrows. He spoke, "You untouchables, I am your provost, and you can call me a vulture. I love the taste of death. You must have known your fate before you came here, and maybe in the next second, you will die. In our 1,300-year history, there are only three people who have survived to go out. In other words, only three of the 400 million people survived. ”

The vulture's words immediately caused a commotion.

The rhythmic clicking of sniper rifles from the surrounding towers was heard.

The crowd immediately fell silent. They stared blankly at those who had fallen.

Twelve bodies lay at people's feet.

The vulture glanced at the audience. Continued: "I am a civilized person. I don't need someone to give me a thumbs up when I speak. From now on, you have to obey the rules here. Here the vulture stopped, and looked at the audience with gloomy eyes. At last his eyes rested on the face of a young man with an angry face. He held out his hand and pointed at the young man.

One of the soldiers in the audience walked over, carried the young man to the stage, and threw the frightened young man in front of the vulture. He put his hands together and stared at the young man with the eyes of a dead man.

The vulture took two steps forward and jerked its feet.

As soon as he stepped on it, the audience was shocked.

The young man's head turned into a puddle of bloody mud. Most of his body was still twitching.

The vulture smiled, his eyes flashing with excitement. Pouting. His gaze instantly became cold again, and the muscles at the corners of his mouth pulled, forming a cruel arc. His gaze continued to scan the audience.

The audience was silent, and everyone's pores trembled with fear.

But except for Chen Jue, his gaze was still as flat as water.

If it is destined, it is useless to dodge.

The vulture's eyes finally fell on Chen Jie's face. Luckily, two seconds later. He looked away.

The vulture's voice continued, "Maybe you wonder what the rules are here. Then I will tell you patiently. There are no rules here, as long as you have the strength you can survive. Of course, I also have a small request. Don't have a face that I hate. Or don't let me see that you have a face that I hate. ”

The crowd held their breath. Hair stands on end.

The vulture scanned the audience again. This time his gaze swept away. continued: "I don't like, and my task is to take over 300,000 people every year. No more, no less. Then one by one, they were tortured to death. Of course, you may make it out alive, but first kill me. The vulture laughed wryly. The sound was indeed the same as that of a vulture.

The audience was silent, and occasionally a scorching fire or two flashed from everyone's eyes.

The vulture stood on the stage and watched the crowd. The corners of his mouth hooked up into a creepy smile. He continued: "Now each of you will be injected with a chip. This is a recorder. It can be transformed into something called 'evolutionary value' based on your experience, your killings, and any other manifestations of your growth that are beneficial to your growth. It's a priceless chip. If you are lucky, he will be with you for the rest of your life. Of course, it doesn't matter how short your life is. As long as whoever has an evolution value of 1,000, then he will be included in our 'Key Training Program'. The Empire has always spared no effort in training talent. The vulture paused again as he said this.

In the crowd, except for the sound of heavy breathing. There was not a single sound.

The vulture scanned the crowd again. He continued: "This 'key training plan' is to transform you from a pariah into a noble reformer. At that time, you will be injected into our empire's most expensive [Energy Core] and begin to cultivate [Wave and Nine Waves Stack]. ”

The square was still silent. It's just that people's breathing is stronger, and their eyes are lit up with a fire.

Chen Jue is no exception.

Transforming people is his lifelong dream. Although it may come at the cost of lives. But he still wanted to.

On the stage, the vulture's voice sounded again: "Now you enter the infusion chamber in groups and hand over all your belongings at the same time, including every rag you wear. We have everything here. When I've done all that, I'm going to wish you the best of luck. Today you can lie down on the ground here. Tomorrow morning you will be sent to the Great Forest of Horned Beasts, a thousand kilometers away. You will each be given a dagger. Plus a set of clothes that we provide. That's all the utensils I'm talking about. That's all I have for you. We will be closing all roads in and out of the Great Forest for the next three months, for three months of your entry. Whoever dares to enter arbitrarily before the time will be killed. Remember, it's three months, you have no food, no water, no everything. Except for an ordinary dagger in your hand, which is yourselves. Of course, you have to complete your mission. That is, it is necessary to bring back the soul bone of a horned beast above the first level. If you don't. Even if you survive, it's useless. for you will be put to death in public. So you must have completed your mission. Whatever you do. ”

In the square, there was still silence. People's hearts are falling.

At this time, the vulture looked around again. Like a general reviewing his death squad. There was a kind of compassion in his eyes. He paused, then continued, "I'm here to tell you, you'd better not cheat. You can imagine the consequences of cheating. In the Great Forest, you can use all means to protect yourself, and as long as you live, that is the greatest victory, killing your companions, killing everyone around you who can keep you alive. The loot you get from them will not only increase your Evolution Points, but you can also exchange them for anything in our shop here. The most sassy woman, the most mellow wine, the most energetic psychedelics. The best healing medicine. Just anything you can think of. As long as your status allows. None of this is a problem. So, untouchables. Complete the mission and come back alive. Life is short, but I believe you want to live. Only by being alive can there be endless joy. ”

In the crowd, there was no chatter, no exchange of ears. People stood there straight. Even the atmosphere did not dare to breathe. This is where time begins to freeze.

The vulture squinted at the people in the square, and seemed very pleased with the effect. He looked up at the sky and said, "You can form a team of 1 to 6 people tonight. Of course, it is also possible to form a team of more people. But I advise you not to think so. The horned beast is an extremely cunning and cruel animal. When they see an opponent who is much weaker than them, they will choose to attack the large group first. So if you don't have the strength, you don't have the strategy. It's not a question of whether you survive or not. It's going to be a question of whether it's someone else's breakfast or dinner. If you're lucky enough to escape a few Horned Beast attacks, but you don't get the Horned Beast's soul bones back, the result will be the same. So untouchables, you have no choice but to fight hard. Desperately try to kill the horned beasts, desperately try to kill the people who have obtained the soul bones. You will be able to live. ”

In the square, the air became unusually solemn. People's breathing has also become heavier.

Chen Jue looked at the vulture standing on the stage. His heart twitched slightly.