Recap
But the head of the command has a different view: “Do you think he looks like a nine-year-old child?”
Other things cannot be seen for the time being, but in the case of knowing nothing, he was able to calm down in a short time, and made a convenient and easy-to-use backpack with the materials at hand, and also recognized edible fungi in the wild. Is this something a nine-year-old child can do?
The head of the expert group shook his head: “This child’s parents are outdoor survival enthusiasts. He has participated in various types of outdoor activities with his parents since he was three or four years old, at least once a week. Maybe he has some talent, but unfortunately, it has been delayed for nine years.”
They must accept this reality. Student Ji Xinghai is an ordinary person who has not received training, does not understand the Hunger Games, and may still have the mental state of a nine year old. His knowledge and character are extremely shallow.
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“Strongly condemn and protest the federation government’s behavior of undermining the ‘global win-win cooperation’ plan, increasing internal friction, and harming others and not benefiting itself…”
In the fifteenth minute of the exam, the Ninth State official finally responded: Zhang Ziqing did change his nationality with the support of the federation government, but the people of Ninth State should not worry too much, they still have follow-up plans and arrangements.
They held a press conference to publicly disclose the evidence they collected, and at the same time, the ‘United Nations’ broadcast and support, not only verbal protests, but also some penalties and restrictions.
These penalties and protests may have little effect on the extremely divided federation now, but they must be set in place.
In this global apocalyptic background, governments can only have a glimmer of hope if they work together. The federation’s behavior is not only destroying Ninth State, but also a threat to other countries with insufficient strength.
So at this time, not only did the pro-Ninth State faction stand up to protest, but there were also voices of opposition within the federation faction – they were also worried about a fire in their own backyard.
Of course, the federation government was stubborn and denied it, and even turned the tables and said that Zhang Ziqing, a student sent by Ninth State, maliciously occupied the quota of the a federation students, causing the tragic death of their official student.
“They can still deny such solid evidence, they are still here running their mouths!”
“Maybe they think Zhang Ziqing is not needed? I heard that the random student from the Federation this time is a retired special forces soldier with strong personal ability, so they are fine with denying their involvement.”
Both the Ninth State and the Federation like to send people who have enrolled in the army to the Hunger Games, but they focus on different things.
Ninth State prefers all-round students, whose first priority is to protect their own lives and safety, and then to grab resources and get high scores. The Federation prefers students with both advantages and disadvantages who are partial to science, whose first priority is to grab resources and scores, and then to ensure safety.
The former has a low mortality rate and a low chance of winning the championship, while the latter has a high chance of winning the championship and a high mortality rate.
“They are so arrogant, do they think that just because Zhang Ziqing is a student trained by Ninth State, and he must take the conservative route and not bring them trouble, while the other student who was once a member of the special forces can just focus on the high score list and win resources for them?”
The team leader who was responsible for taking care of Zhang Ziqing’s personal needs before has put away his frustration and devoted himself to the new work. He sneered and analyzed the former student of Ninth State: “They are wrong. Zhang Ziqing is a smart man. He cannot be unaware of his situation, so he cannot take the ‘conservative’ route.”
Zhang Ziqing may know that a student in the Federation has been replaced, or he may not know, but he will definitely take a more radical route to grab high scores. Because he is an outsider, he needs the recognition of the federation government and the people of the Federation.
So the other student in the Federation will not be his partner, but his competitor.
In the examination room.
Zhang Ziqing, who was discussed by the outside world, has made his weapon, a blowpipe made of thin bamboo, with bamboo arrows dipped in poison.
He experimented several times and could push out more than 80 meters, but the effective range is about 50 meters.
It is a very effective long-range weapon to kill people within a range of 100 steps in mountainous forests where ambushes are easy to plan.
Zhang Ziqing carefully adjusted the weapon he had made. He didn’t know who was kicked out of the game, but he knew very well that as an ‘accident’ and an outsider, he had to show his value. He had to be stronger and more ruthless than the student of the Federation.
The Federation admires the strong and despises the weak, so he must become the champion.
As long as he becomes the champion and brings enough benefits, no one from the Federation government to the Federation civilians will care who he used to be.
He must do his best to obtain resources and suppress the Ninth State as much as possible. Only in this way can he be recognized.
This is the pledge of allegiance.
Some people also call it “convert fanaticism”.
Let’s give a gift to his new nation first.
Zhang Ziqing’s narrow eyes flashed with cold light. He leaned down to listen, his breathing became slow and weak, his ears pressed to the ground, and he felt the changes in the mountains and forests through subtle movements.
A trainer in the Ninth State command room changed his face. This was what he taught Zhang Ziqing.
Zhang Ziqing was born with extremely strong hearing, and after training, he reached a superhuman level. He could find what he wanted from countless subtle sounds, and then judge the direction and size of the prey, so as to set traps or seize the initiative.
The instance has just started, and he is definitely not preparing to hunt.
So what is he going to do?
Soon, Zhang Ziqing stood up, holding the blowgun as a long-range weapon, and walked towards a certain place in the forest step by step.
“What is he looking for? Could it be?” The Ninth State trainer stood up, sticking to the screen and wishing he could get in. He already had a bad premonition.
“He is looking for the other Ninth State student.” A colleague said it.
“Hunting.”
In the instance, two students from the same country often land at the initial location not far away from each other. The students of the previous few examinations used this technique to unite to their own advantages.
But now Zhang Ziqing wants to use this technique to fire a shot into one of their own.
Yes, he wants to hunt the other Ninth State student down.
This is a very smart, effective, and poisonous method.
The hurried shadows in the forest are like ghosts. At this time, Ji Xinghai, who is looking for food with his head down, has dug out his ninth wild mushroom, black bolete*.
*(A beautiful black mushroom with a distinct nutty flavor, black velvet boletes (Tylopilus alboater) are a must try for any mushroom hunter.
Ref: https://foragerchef.com/black-velvet-boletes-tylopilus-alboater/ )
There are really many mushrooms in this forest. In just a short while, he has already picked up nine different types.
Mushrooms are not good for filling the stomach, but they are relatively easy to obtain at present. In addition, the protein content and trace elements beneficial to the human body of edible mushrooms in the wild are several times that of common vegetables, also, they are rich in nutrition.
“Hmm?”
Ji Xinghai looked at the complete porcini* in his hand, and then looked at the place where the porcini was dug out. There was a piece of metal product lying horizontally under the mushroom. Although only the head was exposed, it could be roughly identified as brass.
*(Porcini mushrooms are prized meaty mushrooms with a nutty and earthy flavor.
Ref: https://www.thespruceeats.com/porcini-mushrooms-funghi-porcini-3955187 )
He scratched it with a branch.
Ninth State.
“Why is he staring at the pit?”
In the noodle shop that can be seen everywhere, several waiters were sitting on the benches looking at the young face of the Ninth State student on the screen.
Because of the perspective, they couldn’t see Ji Xinghai scratching the metal pipe with a branch, thinking he was in a daze.
He was in a daze!
Their rationality said that no matter what choice the student inside made, they would not condemn him for the collective interests. After all, he was a poor guy who was randomly selected.
No ordinary person wants to shoulder the responsibility of a country, and no ordinary person wants to enter such a dangerous instance to face the crisis of life and death, so it is better to blame fate than to blame him.
But their logical mind is shouting: No! The official exam has been open for almost half an hour, what is this idiot doing?!
[Tsk, the immigration office has opened a rocket channel, I have passed the immigration application, goodbye Ninth State people, I will be a citizen of the British Empire in the future, you will live and die with this idiot. ]
Some messages flashed on the screen, and the smug attitude flew out from the lines.
[Go quickly, no one will stop you. ]
[You are not able to go out, are you jealous? ]
[Tsk, you know shit, get out, I can get a few more grains of rice with one less person.]
Because of this series of accidents, many Ninth State citizens have resigned online and joined other nationalities, while those who are not qualified to immigrate are scrambling for air tickets. Air tickets are expensive to begin with, and now it has reached an outrageous level, one ticket costs 150,000 dollars.
The people of Ninth State were angry and hateful, but they themselves did not hold out any hope, and did not even have the energy to blame anyone.
This year’s Ninth State…
“What do you think…” A waiter looked at another, “If you have a chance, would you go out?”
The waiter had cursed fiercely before, but now he was stunned for a moment and shook his head: “Why would I? Don’t listen to those people’s flowery words. Those who can access the Internet over there are all successful people under Darwinian social evolution. Ordinary people can’t even get enough to eat, let alone access the Internet. I can still live a normal life here.”
Staring at the dazed student on the screen, the waiter gritted his teeth: “Don’t say that. Nothing has happened now. Even if it is really a hopeless case, I won’t leave.
“Isn’t it just an abnormal natural disaster? It’s not like I haven’t experienced it before. At worst, I will die on this land, and it will be like returning to my roots. ”
There are many similar situations. They don’t believe in student Ji Xinghai, but they believe in their own country and are reluctant to give up everything on this land.
So despite the international doubts and ridicule, not many people really choose to leave.
They are ready to face the big challenge ahead.
At this time, the command center of the Black Tower is more nervous. Only they can see that Zhang Ziqing is looking for trouble.
After all, he is an elite who has been trained with great cost, and his talent has been discovered. As an ordinary person, Ji Xinghai is no match for him.
“They are still playing with dirt here. Damn it! Damn it! Ahh… “
In just two minutes, Zhang Ziqing approached the woodland like a ghost. Experts judged that they were not far away from each other based on the environment they were in.
Will the Ninth State soon see the death of their student?
Everyone in the command center was holding their throats: Student Ji Xinghai was in danger.
Humans’ joys and sorrows are not the same. When everyone in the command center outside the screen was banging their heads against the table in frustration, the mountain hunter Ji Xinghai had already pulled the metal pipe out of the black rotten soil and shook it with his fingers.
It was a brass bird whistle the length of a finger, and it was connected to a black rope that could be hung around the neck.
The workmanship was exquisite.
‘Rustle’.
The rhythmic sound of dry leaves breaking The sound came from behind him, and Ji Xinghai’s eyes slowly turned to one side, and then slowly turned back.
The footsteps of animals are different from those of humans. The weight, contact area, step length, and speed are all different.
It was a person, or something human-like.
The footsteps stopped, fifty steps away. Ji Xinghai slowly turned his head, his face melted in the shadow of the backlight, only the wolf-like amber-gold eyes silently stared at the visitor behind him.
A person wearing a mask.
Or not a person.
The wind stopped breathing, and it seemed that the sun also became cold. Ji Xinghai’s eyes stayed on the visitor, and his lips hooked into a kind shape:
“Hello, are you alone?”
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T/N: I hate Zhang Ziqing. I’m not even sure why he left. Perhaps ambition? Not really well explained right now so I’ll just take it at face value.
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Update: The day after~
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