316: I already said it wouldn’t happen... What?!?

"Current Location: Aerospace Base - Horizontal Test Chamber."

"Current Drop Rate: Confidential"

"Current Game End Time: 26 minutes 32 seconds"

"Hint: Please complete evacuation before time runs out!"

Inside the Confidential Aerospace, Horizontal Test Chamber.

Time rewound to half a minute ago.

Following their pre-determined plan, Liu Shihhan and Lu Xueqing descended from the suspension bridge and headed straight south, arriving at the southernmost discard and evacuation point on the entire Aerospace Base map.

In front of the evacuation point was a location of great tactical importance.

This location was the Horizontal Test Chamber, which Xiao Yun referred to as "Rice Home." When Xiao Yun was setting up the tactics earlier, he had emphasized to Liu Shihhan and Lu Xueqing several times that they absolutely had to go in and take a look if they passed by, especially at the tables, as rare big red supplies exclusive to the Aerospace Base might spawn there.

Liu Shihhan and Lu Xueqing were initially skeptical about this information.

In this world, the data provided by GTI only included containers that could be opened on the map, and the teaching system also taught it this way.

However, there was very little mention of exposed natural supply points in the textbooks.

After all, GTI only stated that these supply points had a very small chance of spawning high-value supplies, but did not mention that each map had some fixed spawn combinations. For example, the Aerospace Base map had several fixed locations for spawning oil, pots, and even hearts.

This kind of information could only be learned by participating in the Aerospace Base more often and running more knife runs.

It was unclear whether GTI deliberately chose not to publicize this or if it was due to oversight.

This led to the situation where even the Yinlong Team, a top professional team in their region, did not know where pots and oil spawned on the Aerospace Base map because they had only entered the Aerospace Base a few times. They even thought that the satellite dish needed to complete the Deep Blue mission was an extremely rare big red item.

If even the top regional GTI Professional Team was like this, then Liu Shihhan and Lu Xueqing were even more so.

Therefore, when they heard Xiao Yun's words at the time, both of them found it somewhat unbelievable.

And when they asked Xiao Yun how he knew, he wouldn't answer, just saying not to worry and to just go see when the time came.

Thus, in this match, when Lu Xueqing and Liu Shihhan arrived at the Horizontal Test Chamber with a mix of doubt and belief, they quickly looked at the tables.

Immediately after, they witnessed a shocking scene!

The G.T.I. Satellite Communication Antenna was just sitting on the table in the Horizontal Test Chamber like a free big white bowl!

"There really is a satellite dish here? Master is right!"

"Even if it really spawns here, finding it in one go... that luck is too good! Xueqing, honestly, I'm a little impressed with you now."

Seeing the satellite dish on the table, the two finally agreed with what Xiao Yun had said earlier.

So the two quickly picked up the satellite dish, and then Lu Xueqing found two small gold items in the computer case. After collecting everything, they obediently waited at the discard and evacuation point.

This series of actions led to the situation where Xiao Yun found that the total material value didn't match after he finished searching the Black Room.

Time returned to the present.

While Xiao Yun was searching the Blue Room for the key room, something else happened with Liu Shihhan and Lu Xueqing.

"Oh! Right, Shihan, I remember there's still a tool cabinet in the Horizontal Test Chamber. I forgot to open it just now. Do you want to come with me to open it?"

While crouching at the evacuation point, Lu Xueqing suddenly thought of something.

As the sole designated top student of Haibei No. 1 High School, she clearly remembered every single item in the entire Aerospace Base.

Therefore, whenever she missed a supply point, the knowledge points in her mind would quickly pop out, telling her that she had missed something.

Often at such times, Lu Xueqing would become obsessive, her mind filled with thoughts of going back to quickly search the container she had missed.

"Eh? It's just a tool cabinet, there's no need to search it, right?"

In contrast to Lu Xueqing's persistence, Liu Shihhan looked indifferent.

"Anyway, with tool cabinets, even on Confidential difficulty, it's impossible to get anything good, right?"

"That's not necessarily true. I've found a few small purple items from tool cabinets a few times!"

Lu Xueqing retorted, quite unconvinced.

However, her retort actually further confirmed the fact that tool cabinets don't drop good loot.

"Even when you search tool cabinets, you can only find small purple items..."

Liu Shihhan said, her face filled with helplessness.

After all, Lu Xueqing's luck was practically like having cheats enabled.

Liu Shihhan completely disbelieved that her drop rate hadn't been adjusted.

Yet, even so, even with her incredibly exaggerated luck, she could only find small purple items when opening tool cabinets?

This made Liu Shihhan even more disappointed with tool cabinets; they just don't yield anything good!

"Shihan, just come with me and take a look, please."

Lu Xueqing hugged Liu Shihhan's arm and shook it back and forth, speaking a little coquettishly.

She couldn't help it; if she didn't open that missed tool cabinet, she felt like ants were crawling on her, which was very uncomfortable.

"No way, it's quiet around here, but it's not necessarily safe. What if we run into someone?"

Liu Shihhan was hesitant about Lu Xueqing's request.

"After all, we'd have to go all the way around. If someone comes, we'll get timed."

Liu Shihhan said with a slight frown.

Normally, if this were in Xiao Yun's previous life's game, the glass in Rice Home would shatter with a touch.

However, since this was the real forbidden zone world, Liu Shihhan and Lu Xueqing were afraid that breaking the glass would cause injuries, so they took a detour around the side to reach the discard and evacuation point.

And now, if the two wanted to go back, they would have to take that detour again.

"But I feel like that tool cabinet really will drop something. Please, please."

Lu Xueqing said with a pleading, pitiful expression.

And at this, Liu Shihhan was also very hesitant.

In reality, if she were alone, she would just go with Lu Xueqing to search it, and if they encountered people and died, then so be it.

But, after all, she had come in with Xiao Yun.

She was afraid that if she made a mistake and died with Lu Xueqing, wouldn't that harm Xiao Yun?

"I know what you're worried about. Don't worry, it won't happen. We picked up a Level 3 hearing headset, and my hearing is really good. I can hear any slight movement around here. There's definitely no one around now."

At this moment, Lu Xueqing also guaranteed very seriously.

"Alright then..."

Liu Shihhan sighed, helplessly accompanying Lu Xueqing on a detour, returning to the Horizontal Test Chamber.

Indeed, right by a side door, a tool cabinet was prominently placed there.

"Alright, alright, hurry up and open it so we can go back."

Liu Shihhan sighed, not knowing why Lu Xueqing was so persistent.

However, though she thought this at the moment, in the next second, she knew why.

Lu Xueqing's premonition was truly correct!

"This... what is this!?"

She saw.

Lu Xueqing quickly pulled open the tool cabinet and then saw a dark, square piece inside.

"Carbon fiber board!??"