8: Deputy Train Commander, Shen Aoxue

Train Z2425, Attendants' Lounge.

Several Police Officers in uniform sat together, watching the live stream on the screen.

The cool air conditioning constantly warded off the heat in the room, while various fruits and pastries were laid out to the side as if they were free.

Occasionally, they would take a sip of a drink or a bite of a pastry.

Then, they would casually set it aside.

They were discussing the content of the live stream.

"Looks like Carriage No. 83 is going to lose again this time."

"Sigh, after all, it's a carriage on a five-game losing streak. It's only normal for them to lose."

"But if they lose this time, our performance targets will probably be out the window again."

The Guards' discussion made Shen Aoxue feel a wave of annoyance.

She sat behind the office desk, her long, slender legs wrapped in black stockings, the tips of her shoes tilted slightly upward as they swung back and forth.

She was the deputy car commander in charge of managing Carriage No. 1 through Carriage No. 99.

Over the past two weeks, the performance of the carriages she managed had been pitifully low.

Many targets had not been met.

Revenue was also down significantly.

If this continued, her performance targets would be in jeopardy.

The instance time was running out, and the other teams' Points were increasing.

But Wang Feng's team still had a big fat zero.

She finally couldn't take it anymore.

"Enough, all of you get the hell out!"

The Guards shrunk their necks and left dejectedly.

Only Shen Aoxue remained in the room.

She irritably crossed and uncrossed her legs, her black stockings rubbing against each other with a 'shasha' sound.

Everything on the live stream made her completely lose her patience.

So, she leaned back on the sofa and closed the live stream interface.

Annoying!

An unspeakable irritability!

But there was nothing she could do... "Bond Item detected!"

"System Quest issued!"

"Quest Objective: Pick up the Bond Item!"

"Quest Reward: Unlock the second romanceable Attendant! CP Coins (Green) x10, CP Coins (Blue) x1, dp space upgrade!"

Wang Feng froze on the spot.

Bond Item?

There's such a thing in the instance?!

And what do the 'Green' and 'Blue' after the CP Coins mean?

Also... the CP Space can still be upgraded?!

"Boss?"

Seeing Wang Feng suddenly freeze, Zhang Yuqi looked over in confusion.

"It's nothing, carry on."

Zhang Yuqi continued her work.

Meanwhile, Wang Feng quickly used his mind to open the system interface.

A panoramic map appeared before his eyes.

Not far away, a red dot was displayed.

Wang Feng estimated the time; there was more than enough.

So, Wang Feng dropped his backpack.

He told Zhang Yuqi to fill his bag as well, then turned around and headed straight for the location indicated by the system.

There were many zombies along the way.

Clearing them out took quite some time.

Fortunately, he reached the indicated location within the allotted time.

He opened the door; the inside was a mess.

Following the prompts, Wang Feng rummaged around and found an exquisite pocket watch.

Upon opening it, there was a photo of a mother and daughter.

The mother, in her fifties, was still exceptionally elegant.

Although the daughter had a cold expression, her features were absolutely stunning.

"Is this... the Bond Item?"

Just then, a system notification sounded.

"Congratulations to the Host for picking up a Bond Item."

"Distributing rewards!"

"CP Coins (Green) x10, CP Coins (Blue) x1, CP Space Upgrade (Lv-2)!"

The system quests were clear and straightforward.

The process of completing them was also very easy.

Considering the previous setting where using CP Coins could increase favorability.

It seemed that being easy, fast, and simple without getting stuck was the keynote of the system.

Unlike systems in other novels, which required a series of long-winded events to be completed after triggering a quest before getting a reward.

Not bad, Wang Feng liked this system very much!

Tucking the pocket watch into his shirt, Wang Feng left the room to regroup with his team members.

The backpacks were already stuffed full of documents.

Wang Feng checked the time; it was about time.

"Withdraw!"

"Return to the instance entrance!"

...The battle in the outer ring area was in full swing.

The original 3-hour instance time had been reduced by 40 minutes because of Zhao Xiao.

At this moment, the various squads were scrambling for resources like crazy.

On the leaderboard, the first-place Caoliu Squad was far ahead, already reaching over five thousand Points!

They were about to drive their jeep into the ground!

Their ammunition was also nearly exhausted.

But fortunately, they had a lot of Points in hand.

They were sure to win this Instance Competition!

In second place was the Steel Hammer Squad from Carriage No. 242, with only over three thousand Points.

With the remaining time, they wouldn't be able to catch up even if they ran until their legs broke.

Third place was the Gutie Squad from Carriage No. 445, with over two thousand seven hundred Points.

Despite being intercepted by other squads, they still achieved this score thanks to the high-level equipment they had.

Multi-squad competition.

First place upgrades the Shop by two levels, second place by one level, and third place remains the same.

From fourth place onwards, the Shop would be downgraded.

And for the last place, the Shop would be downgraded by two levels.

Time ticked away second by second.

In the blink of an eye, only ten minutes remained.

The squads gave up on fighting and desperately stuffed even 1-point pieces of wood into their bags.

Seven minutes... six minutes... five minutes... the squads returned to the platform one after another, throwing their backpacks onto the ground.

After checking them, Dai Yingying tallied the Points for their respective squads.

Four minutes left.

Except for Wang Feng's Black Raven Squad, everyone else had returned to the instance entrance.

After the Points were tallied, the rankings were refreshed.

1st Place: Caoliu Squad, 5450 Points!

2nd Place: Steel Hammer Squad, 3980 Points!

3rd Place: Gutie Squad, 3760 Points!

4th Place... The members of the Caoliu Squad had smiles beaming on their faces.

The Gutie Squad looked disheveled, and Zhao Xiao was covered in blood.

But his miserable appearance didn't earn him any sympathy.

"Damn it, if it wasn't for your big mouth, you bastard, I could have scored hundreds more Points!"

"Just you wait, don't let me see you in the next instance!"

People spat at him fiercely.

But not a single one of his teammates stepped forward to stop them.

They were angry too!

They wished they could eat him alive!

Meanwhile, the live stream chat was boiling over.

"I told you Caoliu would take the championship! 5450 Points! Haters, speak up!!!"

"Rub it in! Winners, don't be polite, rub it in as much as you want!!!"

"Haha, I made at least 1000 Points from this! Awesome!!!"

Of course, while some were happy, others were distressed.

Those who had bet on the Gutie Squad were cursing foully.

"Zhao Xiao from Gutie! Your big mouth cost me two thousand Points!"

"You bastard, I've remembered your face. Next time I see you, I'll make you kneel!"

"Zhao Xiao, you're just a sweet little cupcake. Come to our carriage and let the big brothers take good care of you!"

Naturally, there was no shortage of voices mocking Wang Feng in the bullet chat.

"By the way, where's the boss who supported Carriage No. 83 earlier?"

"Yeah, I want to interview that boss. How does it feel to lose twenty thousand Points?"

"Look at the leaderboard; the Black Raven Squad from Carriage No. 83 is still sitting on a zero!"

Dai Yingying's expression was cold.

But in her heart, she was cursing those who mocked Wang Feng.

"You dare to mock my Big Brother, do you!"

"Just you wait! All of you, just wait!"

"When the instance is over, I'm going to track down your personal information!"

Just as the countdown reached the final three minutes, Wang Feng led the Black Raven Squad, casually appearing at the instance entrance.

They placed their bulging backpacks on the ground.

"Referee, please check our supplies."