Chapter 234 I Don't Accept

Inside the Safety Compartment, Chen Yu took out the deep green Military District casual uniform, shook it out, and held it up against the reflector on the compartment door. The shoulder lines fit perfectly, and the cuffs rested half an inch above his wrist bone.

"The size looks just right."

Chen Yu nodded with satisfaction, changed into it immediately, buttoned the collar, and then looked down to adjust his belt.

His face was reflected in the reflector; his features were delicate, his eyes were clear, and his skin was in such impossibly good condition that he didn't look at all like someone who had been on the Road to Survival for so long.

"With a charisma value of 23 points, those points really weren't added for nothing."

"If the apocalypse hadn't happened, I probably could have played the male lead, right?"

Chen Yu rubbed his chin, fantasizing about meaningless things.

Unfortunately, however, he still reluctantly took out that flesh-colored thin film from his backpack.

Chen Yu unfolded it, aligned it with his face, and gently pressed it on.

The moment the film touched his skin, a warm, active sensation spread from his cheekbones to the surrounding areas.

A few seconds later, all sensation vanished, as if he weren't wearing anything at all.

Chen Yu turned his face toward the reflector.

The person in the mirror had completely changed; his features were regular, his profile was clear, and he looked to be about the same age as himself.

But there were no characteristics worth remembering.

If someone closed their eyes after looking at him, they probably wouldn't be able to recall what this face looked like.

He tried frowning, and the face frowned along with him; the fit was flawless.

"Truly miraculous."

Chen Yu sighed with emotion.

In addition,

He also discovered that the charisma value didn't just affect his face.

Even though he had changed to an ordinary face, his overall temperament was still extremely prominent, with a sense of coldness emanating from within.

He picked up Water Bubble and placed it on his shoulder.

Water Bubble tilted its head to look at Chen Yu, but still nuzzled against him.

"Time to go."

Chen Yu murmured, took out that metal disc, and pressed his thumb into the groove.

The next moment,

A wave of coolness surged up from his thumb, traveling up his wrist, forearm, and shoulder. The patterns on the surface of the metal disc suddenly stopped shifting, all freezing at the same instant.

"Buzz!!!!"

A vast white light gushed out from the center of the disc, flooding the entire compartment.

When Chen Yu opened his eyes again,

Everything had changed.

Opposite him was a row of standard seats, and sitting on those seats were people all dressed in deep green casual uniforms.

The interior of the carriage was much larger than he had imagined.

The ceiling of the carriage was nearly two and a half meters high, and the depth was even more exaggerated, at least ten meters.

Metal brackets and weapon hanging boards were fixed to the bulkheads on both sides, with various cold weapons and several firearms of models he couldn't name hanging neatly upon them.

There were about thirty people in the carriage at this time.

Some were leaning back in their seats with their eyes closed to rest, some were staring intently while wiping their blades, and some had set up a small folding table, playing an endgame of Chinese chess using bullet casings and nuts as pieces.

The moment Chen Yu appeared, everyone's gaze converged upon him.

"Lu Heng!"

Not far ahead, a middle-aged man walked over with a solemn expression: "Welcome to the mission queue."

This man showed a trace of a smile; his pace was not fast, but every step was extremely steady. He had a square face, very high brow bones, deep eye sockets, and the amount of information on his shoulders far exceeded everyone else in the vehicle.

"Yes, Officer Zhou."

Chen Yu spoke indifferently; without even thinking, he knew who the person in front of him was.

"Officer Zhou, he's the last one on the ten-person list?"

"He doesn't look like anything special."

"He's not taller than Old Zhao, and he's not bigger than Old Zhao. Wouldn't it have been better to pick Old Zhao?"

Everyone chimed in one after another,

Seemingly having some objections to Lu Heng's arrival.

Zhou Zhenguo waved his hand, suppressing the noise in the carriage: "Can you all keep up with the times? What era is this? Do we still need to compare who's bigger, like before the apocalypse?"

He scanned the carriage, his gaze finally landing on the Awakened who was wiping his blade.

"I personally verified every single slot on the ten-person list; the configuration is very appropriate."

As his voice fell,

The blade-wiping Awakened slowly stood up. He was over 1.85 meters tall and very muscular; the deep green casual uniform was stretched tight, and just standing there, he could block half the light in the aisle.

He stepped past the front two rows of seats, walked up to Chen Yu, and stood still.

"My name is Zhao Gang, they all call me Old Zhao. I was originally supposed to be one of the members on the ten-person list."

Chen Yu nodded indifferently: "Oh."

Zhao Gang spoke in a low voice: "Which Military District are you from?"

Zhou Zhenguo answered for him: "Changcheng Unit 21, responsible for logistics support. At the last station, Unit 21 encountered a monster tide and nearly the entire unit was killed; he is one of the survivors."

Everyone looked at each other, seemingly contemplating something.

Until Zhao Gang narrowed his eyes: "Then what about his ability?"

Chen Yu pulled Water Bubble out from behind him and explained: "S-rank, Pet Strengthening."

Water Bubble's two small black dot eyes blinked blankly, and it turned its head left and right.

It realized that everyone in the carriage was looking at it.

So it puffed its body up slightly, and its blue-white halo brightened a notch.

"Gulu~"

Several girls wearing military uniforms immediately crowded over, their eyes starting to sparkle.

ｍ(o・ω・o)ｍ

"Wow, so cute! So cute!"

ㄟ(≧◇≦)ㄏ

"This is actually a pet?"

o(*////▽////*)q

"It's much cuter than the Lightning on our vehicle!"

"Zzzzz—"

At the end of the carriage, a large black coal ball, a size larger than Water Bubble, was issuing a protest.

Seeing the girls' increasing fondness for the blue jelly,

An untimely voice rang out:

"That's it?!"

Zhao Gang looked at Zhou Zhenguo, extremely anxious: "Officer Zhou, if he had a combat-type Talent, even if it were only A-rank, I would accept it. But you're asking me to give up my slot to someone who strengthens pets?"

Zhao Gang took a deep breath: "Then I do not accept!"

The smile on Zhou Zhenguo's face gradually faded: "Do you think I'm picking vegetables at a wet market for these ten slots?"

He shouted sternly: "This is the Global Slaughterhouse!"

"If you go in there and lose face, you're not just losing it for Haicheng, but for Huaxia! Out of the first batch that went in, only three out of ten came out alive! Do you think this is a game of house!"

Zhao Gang's fists were still clenched: "But... Officer Zhou! I'm not afraid of death!"

He pointed to the blade in his hand, "This blade was given to me by Instructor Song; it has been with me for a full five years, and our bond is extremely deep. It can't possibly only have the potential of an A-rank Equipment Talent. As long as I can release..."

"Enough!"

Zhou Zhenguo waved his hand: "I don't want to hear it..."

Inside the carriage, several people were pulling at Zhao Gang, trying to get him to calm down, but he simply could not.

"Officer Zhou! I'm really not convinced! Why?! That jelly can replace me?!"

"Gulu!"

Water Bubble leaped up, jumping onto Chen Yu's shoulder, expressing its strong dissatisfaction!

Zhao Gang was stunned, then immediately flew into a rage; he considered such behavior a complete provocation!

He stood straight and gave a salute, speaking with forceful conviction: "Officer Zhou, I request a duel. Just one strike! If that jelly can take one strike from me, I'll accept it!"