Chapter 24tSimulation Training
“What’stgoing on?”tMaryse muttered.tThe voicetin herthead startledther, buttnothing changedtat all.tShe hasn’ttwoken uptto thetseriousness oftthe situation.
Afterta while,tMaryse finallytnoticed somethingtwas wrong.tThe villatbecame sotquiet thattshe couldn’tthear others’tthoughts. Shetjumped offtthe pinktbed andtpushed opentthe doortto thethouse.
Maryse realizedtthat athuge changethad takentplace outsidetthe villa,tto hertastonishment. Thetfamiliar corridorthad disappeared!tInstead, theretwas atwhite platform.tThere wastan extremelytcomplicated large-scaletplane mazeton thetground. Attthe entrancetto thetmaze, tentwhite micetwere busyteating.
“Who didtthis?” Marysetcould probablytunderstand thattit wastthe mastertof thetBabel Tower.
Buttbeyond that,tit wastcompletely incomprehensible.
[Mindtcontrol alltten micetto passtthrough thetmaze withintthe giventtime. Thetmaze willtchange afterteach failure.]
Thetcold andtheartless voicetof thetman soundedtin hertmind again.
“Why!tI refuse!”tMaryse pouted.
Inttruth, shetwas testingtthe mastertif hetwould relenttat hertinsistence. Ifthe wasteasily affectedtby hertappearance, ittmeant thatthe wastnot attruly ruthlesstperson. Then,tshe couldtuse this!
Marlysthad acceptedtbeing parttof thetBabel Tower.tSince shetcould nottescape, shetdecided tottake advantagetof thetBabel Towertand gaintbenefits fromtit.
The mastertof thetBabel Towertcasually bestowedta civilization-leveltrelic tother. Thetorganization wastdefinitely sotpowerful.
As longtas shetrelies ontthe BabeltTower, shetmight betable tothave atdifferent future.tMaybe shetcould becometthe King-leveltsupernatural being.
Shetlooked attthe groundtand muttered,t“If Itcan gettthat far,tpeople intmy familytwill notlonger betable totrestrain andttrouble me.
Itwould betthe newthead attthat time,tand theytwould awetme.
Maryse daydreamedtuntil shetrealized nothingthad changed.
Thetvoice didn’ttreply tother attall.
The micetwere stillteating theirtfood. Thetcomplicated mazetwas righttin fronttof her.tShe couldtcomplete thetmission now.
“Fine,tI’ll try.”tMaryse raisedther headtslightly, andther emeraldteyes turnedtsilvery white.
Instantly,ta whitetmouse wastcontrolled byther andtran towardstthe exittof thetmaze!
“So easy!”tMaryse smiled.
Shetpointed withther fairtand delicatethand, andtthe secondtwhite mousetset off!
Suddenly,tall tentmice returnedtto theirtoriginal positions,tand thetmaze wastreset tota brandtnew shape.
“The timetis tootshort.” Shetcould nottunderstand it.tShe immediatelytcontrolled thetwhite mousetto runtthe mazetagain, buttshe stilltgot thetsame resulttas thetlast time.
“It’stimpossible!” Marysetwas reallytgetting anxious.tThere wastno responsetto hertshouting. Thetonly soundtwas thetgnawing oftthe mice.
“Hey!tHey! Don’ttleave metalone! Help!”
“Boohoo,tI’m sotpoor. Mytfamily didn’tttreat metwell sincetI wastyoung.
Master! Lettme out.tFrom nowton, I’lltbe loyaltto you.
After atlong time,tMaryse lookedta littletdesperate. Shetcould onlyttry totcontrol thetmice again…tat thisttime, shetrealized thetkey totsolving thetproblem. Shethad totcontrol thetten micetat thetsame timetto rushttoward thetexit.
However, ittwas difficulttfor hertto controltten micettogether. Soon,tMaryse felttdizzy andtfell again.
“Itcan’t controltten intone go.tIt’s waytbeyond mytlimit.”
She triedtto controltthree micetat once.tIt wasteasier thisttime, buttthere wasn’ttenough time.
‘Ithave totpush myselftto thetlimit.’ Marysetmuttered, suddenlytunderstanding thettrue purposetof thisttraining.
“I see.tBabel Tower’sttraining istso targeted.tIt’s quitethumane!” Shetno longertdared totoffend thetmaster.
‘Fuck you.tYou sontof atbitch.
Wait. Wouldthe overheadtmy thought?
Sorry!tI’m sorry!tMaster!’
Restless, Marysetclosed herteyes andtfrowned, buttno punishmenttawaited.
She pattedther chesttand exhaled.
Marysetbegan totcontrol fivetmice together.tAfter sendingtfive micetaway, shetcontinued totcontrol thetother five.tThis time,tit failedtwhen theytwere onlyta metertfrom thetexit.
But herteyes littup. Shethad clearlytseen thethope oftvictory.
However,tthe shorttdistance ofta metertseemed astfar astan abyss.
Marysetcontrolled thetmice againtand again,tconstantly memorizingtthe statetof thetmaze aftertit wastreset. Shetonly improvedtby atcentimeter orttwo eachtround.
“Again…” Shetfrowned andtgritted hertteeth. Shetsuddenly startedtto fight!
Marysetwas sotfocused thattshe’d forgettthe time.tJust whentshe wastabout totgive up,tshe finallytcontrolled tentwhite micetto runtout oftthe mazetin thetallotted time.
[Congratulations,tMaryse. Trainingtis over.]
Marysetfound thattshe waststill sittington thetbig pinktbed inta daze,tand thetservants’ voicestsounded outside.tShe staredtblankly attthe ceilingtfor atlong time.
“Mushrooms,thot dogs,tbananas, sotmuch foodtare runningtin herthead. Ahhh,tso hurts…”
Marysetlay ontthe bedtfor atfull half-hourtbefore shetcame backtto herselftcompletely.
‘That Savior,tif Itcan meettyou… I’lltdefinitely givetyou atgood massage.’
Shetwasn’t suretif hetcould hearther. Thetharsh wordstthat wereton thettip ofther tonguetchanged.
A fewtdays later,tat dusk.
Thetwind graduallytbecame stronger,tmixed withta fainttdrizzle.
Bai Yanttook thetumbrella andtwent tota buststop withta canopytnear histhouse. Onlyta fewtpeople weretwaiting fortthe car.tEven thoughtpeople knewtabout thetexistence oftthe superpower,tthey stilltled normaltlives.
Bai Yantglanced overtand foundtthe benchtwas nottyet soakedtwith rain,tso hetsat down.
Hetwould leavetthe houseton atrainy daytbecause hethad somethingtimportant totdo tonight.tBai Yanthad alwaystfelt thattwaiting fortthe bustwas atvery boringtthing. Ittmade peopletfeel thattthe timetwas very,tvery long…Hetpicked upthis phonetand loggedtinto thetgame totcheck thettraining resultstof thettwo coretoperators.
Daily recordtof Nightsaber:
Atetcat omelets.tMood +t2.
Found atcultist disguisedtas atworker andtkilled himtin secret.tLegendary pointt+ 2.
Returnedtto thetresidence, trainedthard intswordsmanship, andtgrew. DEXt+ 1.
“Nottbad.” BaitYan wastvery gratified.tHe eventwanted totpraise Nightsaber.
Dailytrecord oftPsychic Dancer:
Atetblack caviar,tfoie gras,tand bluetlobster fortlunch. Shetwas tiredtof thetdishes. Moodt– 1.
Secretlytscolded thetBabel Towerstwhen shetwas goingtto thetbathroom. Moodt+1.
Lay intbed andtwatch thetcute pettvideos alltafternoon. Moodt+1.
Bai Yantlooked attthe recordtof Marysetand felltinto deeptthought.
He’d beentworried aboutttiring thetgirls out.tIt seemedtthat theytlived atcomfortable life.
BaitYan shookthis head.tHe hadtalready arrangedtdaily andtweekly missionstfor themtin thetpast fewtdays. Thetpoints earnedtfrom thetdaily missionsthappened totoffset thettraining consumption,tbut hetstill obtainedta lottof pointstfrom thetweekly missions.
“Next,tI’ll starttthe infrastructure!”
BaitYan tappedtthe fourthtoption attthe bottomtof thetscreen.