NOVEL WEB Chapter 23 - Come Get Your Internship Notice
He Gu lay in the top bunk, listening to the indescribable sounds coming from the bottom bunk, feeling a bit complicated.
To avoid unnecessary trouble, He Gu could only pretend to be asleep without making a sound.
Perhaps the constant strain made him exhausted. He Gu soon drifted into sleep again.
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At the same time.
On Earth, in the livestream room of Dragon Nation’s Tales of the Bizarre.
Although it was late at night, the chat in the livestream room was still active.
“Damn! This is a livestream! How can He Gu sleep through this?”
“Speaking of which, that shadow coming in should be Zhang Chao right? Didn’t he die already?”
“You can never tell who’s dead or alive in the world of strange tales.”
“Now that Zhang Chao is back, at least Xiao Ying won’t seduce He Gu anymore right? That’s one less risk!”
“Let’s all calm down. Once the supervisor sends the internship notice tomorrow, we’ll be safe!”
“I checked the livestreams of the other two countries. Their candidates have totally chickened out, just staying in bed waiting for the notice tomorrow.”
“Pfft, they’d all be dead if not for copying He Gu!”
“Gotta hand it to my bro He Gu, getting this far all by himself.”
“I’m actually quite curious what his talent is, must have played an important role for him to survive until now.”
“Not necessarily. Wasn’t Michael from Beauty Nation an S-rank talent? He still died on the first night!”
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Command Center of Dragon Nation’s Tales of the Bizarre Event.
The elite staff on duty were sitting in front of the screens having a meeting.
“This young man has decent composure, able to sleep in such a situation.”
“He’s still a bit restless though. Like when he shouldn’t have opened the door to check earlier… Of course, he’s done very well for someone in his early twenties.”
“The difficulty of this instance is unprecedented. It’s already impressive that He Gu has made it this far.”
“Indeed. Once he gets the internship notice from the supervisor tomorrow, he should clear the instance soon. This one is truly dangerous, only three candidates made it to this step…”
“It’s too early to conclude now. The most dangerous parts are often right before clearing. At least half of the fallen candidates died in the final few hours!”
“You’re right, knowing these strange tales, tomorrow is likely the most dangerous part.”
“I’m a bit worried actually. The supervisor said everyone in Room 302 except He Gu died, but what’s the deal with Zhang Chao? And He Gu received a package from his roommate who’s on internship!”
“There must be some secrets yet to be uncovered. But let’s take decoding slowly, it’s fine whether we solve it or not, clearing is the priority.”
“That’s right, just clearing an instance this difficult is impressive enough. Many previous instances weren’t fully decoded when cleared either.”
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This time, He Gu slept quite deeply.
It wasn’t until the next morning that He Gu was woken up by the glaring ceiling light.
Opening his eyes then immediately squinting from the bright light, the next moment, He Gu was stunned frozen.
Turning his head, He Gu saw a smooth, fair back.
The smell of shampoo lingered on the pillow. Xiao Ying was wrapped in half the blanket lying next to He Gu, and seemed to be naked.
Cold sweat instantly poured out of He Gu. He shuddered and jumped out of the top bunk from the head.
Since Xiao Ying was lying on the outside, He Gu simply leapt down directly.
His mind was still buzzing as he landed.
What’s going on!?
How did Xiao Ying end up in his bed!?
Last night, wasn’t she with Zhang Chao…
Thinking of this, He Gu immediately looked towards Xiao Ying’s bed.
He saw the bed was messy but no one was on it.
He Gu called out a couple times: “Chao Zi?”
“Zhang Chao?”
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No response.
Could that bastard have come for a burst of youthful vigor last night then left right after!?
Just as He Gu was puzzled, Xiao Ying complained from the top bunk, “Why are you shouting so early in the morning? Annoying!”
He Gu smiled wryly, “How did you end up in my bed? Where’s Zhang Chao?”
Xiao Ying still sounded half-asleep, mumbling, “That scumbag? Didn’t he go back home? Don’t mention him to me…”
He Gu was surprised: “What, he didn’t come back?”
Hearing this, Xiao Ying suddenly opened her eyes. Hugging the blanket, she sat up and smiled at He Gu coquettishly, “He came back? You saw him?”
Seeing Xiao Ying’s expression, He Gu’s heart shuddered involuntarily. He quickly shook his head, “No no, just felt like I vaguely heard his voice in my sleepy daze…”
He Gu had been pretending to sleep all night. If he let Xiao Ying know he saw Zhang Chao come back, his act would be busted.
If Xiao Ying asked him to chat with her in the middle of the night, He Gu would be screwed.
Thinking of this, He Gu hurriedly changed the topic: “Why were you in my bed anyway?”
Xiao Ying pouted, “I was cold after showering last night… I don’t mind you, why do you mind me?”
He Gu was exasperated, helplessly said: “It’s not that I mind, just…not proper.”
After saying that, He Gu remembered to take out his phone to check the time: 8:27.
Xiao Ying looked deeply at He Gu, coquettishly said: “What’s improper, I broke up with that scumbag Zhang Chao anyway.”
“Speaking of which…your bed is quite warm… Are you sure you don’t want to come back up and sleep some more?”
From her tone, this didn’t seem like a request that had to be fulfilled. He Gu should be able to refuse.
He Gu shook his head repeatedly: “No need, I’m going to the cafeteria to buy breakfast.”
Speaking of which, He Gu turned and headed for the door.
He had only taken a few steps when his footsteps froze. He recalled running into the sleepwalking Wang Tao after opening the door yesterday morning.
Taking a few deep breaths, He Gu mentally prepared himself to close the door at any time, and carefully opened it a crack.
There was no one outside.
He Gu breathed a sigh of relief, opened the door and hurriedly went to check on the parrot hanging from the door.
Fortunately, the parrot was still alive and had not been chewed up.
But the parrot now looked listless, with a human-like fatigue in its eyes.
On closer inspection, He Gu noticed a few inconspicuous red strands mixed into the parrot’s snowy white feathers.
This was…from flapping wildly in the cage until it bled!?
He Gu felt a trace of worry.
Moving the parrot back into the dorm, He Gu gave it fresh bird food and clean water, and replaced the paper lining the bottom of the cage.
He Gu deliberately checked under the paper, but unfortunately no note this time.
Not wanting to be alone with Xiao Ying, He Gu immediately left the dorm after this.
Right as He Gu had just walked out of the dorm room, his phone in his pocket started vibrating.
He Gu took out his phone. It was a call from Supervisor Fang.
“Mr. Fang?”
Picking up, He Gu immediately heard Fang’s voice from the earpiece: “He Gu, I’m at school. Come get your internship notice, I’m waiting for you in the cafeteria.”
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