25: sequelae

Fuji quickly pushed the two out of the warehouse and swiftly closed the warehouse door.

"Brother Ji, didn't you just say you were going to pay?" Zhao Chuang scratched his head and asked.

"Six million in cash, where am I supposed to get that? I thought you students would only play with tens of thousands, at most a little over a hundred thousand."

After speaking, Fuji gave Liu Yan an annoyed glance.

"It's fine, it doesn't start until 4 PM anyway, so there should be enough time." Liu Yan shrugged indifferently.

If Fuji could produce it, that would be even better, saving them the rush.

Otherwise, it would just mean entering the Third District a few more times.

Seeming to feel that his previous promise had not been successfully fulfilled, Fuji said with a hint of apology:

"Whatever we can earn, we earn. If it's not enough, I'll sell two guns from the warehouse."

Although they were his father's relics, according to his father's instructions, wasn't Liu Yan that person?

He didn't pressure him, didn't dislike him for being slow, and helped him earn money.

Selling these guns for cash to help him was not impossible.

"Though it's very likely unnecessary, I'll still thank you in advance." Liu Yan patted Fuji's shoulder in gratitude.

"Don't be so polite, we're buddies."

Fuji indifferently pushed away Liu Yan's arm.

When their eyes met, both of them laughed simultaneously. That's how it is between brothers, no need for many words.

Not long after, the three returned to the trading area, bought their equipment, and entered Dam Zero... 3 hours later.

"What kind of luck is this? Why is each round poorer than the last?"

Liu Yan, emerging from the portal, complained with some dissatisfaction.

In these three hours, the three of them had almost evacuated every round, yet the money they earned was a paltry 1 million.

For ordinary people, this was already a huge sum, something they wouldn't even dare to dream of!

Counting the equipment brought out from the first round in Longbow Stream Valley, and deducting the retained M700, there was still nearly 300,000.

1.3 million, a full 4.7 million short of the 6 million required for the deposit match!

Liu Yan turned his head to look at Fuji, suspiciously asking:

"Brother Ji, didn't you say you had good luck?"

When everything that happens cannot be explained by science, it is often attributed to metaphysics.

Liu Yan also felt a hint of something unusual because of this.

"It's pretty good, actually. The landing spots have always been quite safe."

Fuji's tone clearly showed great confidence in his luck.

Liu Yan covered his face helplessly.

Safe indeed, every round was at the damn edge of the world, how could it not be safe?

Every time the three of them arrived at a supply point, it was as if locusts had passed through, completely empty!

This 1 million was only accumulated by Liu Yan's formidable strength, killing 15 people.

Without exception, it was all equipment coupons issued by the Action Company, plus some broken junk from backpacks.

Perhaps, his first time teaming up with Fuji wasn't good luck, but bad luck!

Recalling it now, that round was clearly a high-pressure situation, with four-piece sets everywhere and three-piece sets being inferior.

At this moment, Zhao Chuang asked worriedly from the side:

"Brother Yan, what should we do? Should I go home and sell my house now?"

It was already past 1 PM, with only three hours left until the deposit match began.

If they couldn't produce the money by the agreed time, and the other party heavily publicized it at school, wouldn't it be utterly humiliating?

He himself would be fine, but Brother Yan's newly established image would collapse again because of this, which was what Zhao Chuang found most unacceptable.

"Let's go, buy equipment, then head to the Top Secret Area."

After Liu Yan finished speaking, he waved and walked towards the equipment stall not far away.

The enemies in the Top Secret Area often had better equipment, and the difficulty of evacuation was greatly increased.

But because of this, once a successful evacuation was made, the money earned was incomparable to what could be made in normal mode.

"Wait!"

Upon hearing the words "Top Secret," Fuji's expression became very serious, and there was a hint of fear deep in his eyes.

"What's wrong?" Liu Yan turned his head and, seeing Fuji's state, couldn't help but frown.

"It's just entering a Top Secret Area, it's not that serious, is it? The equipment we brought when we just entered normal mode already met the threshold for Top Secret, didn't it?"

Liu Yan asked in confusion.

In the game, the difference between normal and Top Secret, besides the drop rate, was the entry value, which is the threshold.

For example, Top Secret Dam required carrying equipment worth 112,050 to enter, with medicine and bullets not included in the calculation.

And such a price had already been far exceeded when Liu Yan and Fuji first entered normal Dam.

"What are you talking about? What threshold?" Fuji also frowned.

"Didn't you learn about it in school? The special nature of the Top Secret Area..."

After Fuji finished speaking, Liu Yan and Zhao Chuang both shook their heads.

Their learning progress had indeed not reached this point, and the teacher had not specifically taught it.

After all, most of these students didn't even dare to enter normal mode, let alone Top Secret.

Of course, there were a small number of students who dared to enter Top Secret, and the original Liu Yan had paid a heavy price for it.

"In normal areas, after death, you will be fully revived."

"But in Top Secret Areas, it's different. Experts haven't even given an explanation for this."

"Injuries sustained in Top Secret mode will leave scars. If you die, your injuries will be restored to a near-death state."

Fuji tremblingly explained the special nature of the Top Secret Area to the two.

"How come I've never heard of this?" Liu Yan this time did not fully believe what Fuji said.

His current body, which was the original Liu Yan, had once entered Confidential Baku Shi.

There was no such information in his memory.

Not only that, Guo Li had even died once in the game, and wasn't he still jumping around and barking at him?

"That's because no one goes around publicizing it. The people who make a living by entering the Third District are always the same few."

"The more injuries, the less competition, naturally."

Fuji patiently explained to the two in front of him.

Liu Yan nodded thoughtfully, indeed such a possibility existed.

But it still couldn't explain what happened to the original Liu Yan and Guo Li.

Just then, Zhao Chuang's voice sounded behind Liu Yan.

"I remember now! Brother Yan, did you get your head knocked silly?"

"Didn't you die in Confidential Baku Shi before? Look, you still have a bullet scar on the back of your head."

Saying that, Zhao Chuang poked the spot on the back of Liu Yan's head where a patch of hair was missing.

Liu Yan subconsciously touched it with his hand.

Liu Yan knew about this missing patch; he often touched it when washing his hair.

But this was actually a scar left by the original Liu Yan during that death?

"Brother Ji, if one dies in a Top Secret Area, besides being near death after being teleported out, are there any other consequences?"

Liu Yan looked at Fuji and asked seriously.

Fuji nodded gravely and said earnestly:

"Although The Authorities will treat those who are near death, after recovery, there will still be sequelae that modern medicine cannot completely cure."

"And depending on the different body parts that caused death, the sequelae left behind will also differ."

"For example, if you die from a broken leg, if you're unlucky, you might become a cripple."

"If it's the spine, then the risk of full-body paralysis will be very high."

Upon hearing this, Liu Yan's pupils suddenly contracted!

No wonder he completely couldn't remember his mother's illness.

Even if his mother deliberately hid it, the clues in daily life wouldn't fail to match up!

It seemed... that time in Confidential Baku Shi, the sequelae left by the original Liu Yan's injury was precisely partial amnesia!

He had always had some gaps in the original Liu Yan's memories, originally thinking it was caused by soul transmigration.

"Brother Ji, I have another question. What if I die during an operation?"

"And then you save me inside, and I successfully evacuate, will I still have sequelae?"

After thinking about Guo Li's experience, Liu Yan couldn't help but ask again.

"I don't know about that. I've never entered a Top Secret Area." Fuji shook his head helplessly.

"All this information I know is through my dad."

"Your dad died in a Top Secret Area?!" Zhao Chuang suddenly realized.

Fuji's body trembled, he clenched his fist, then let out a heavy sigh.

Clearly, he was gradually getting used to Zhao Chuang.

"He died many times in Top Secret Areas, leaving him with quite a few sequelae."

"Finally, to find an ECMO, he entered the Top Secret Area..."

"And then... he never came back."