Wen Nan was already a silver player, not at a low level, but unfortunately, he had basically put all his points into charm.
When he needed to use other attributes, he found himself in a tight spot.
Next to him, Guan Ailin, who had chip-bound the Divine Staff Sheath, had been running at high intensity for so long and didn't even seem to be out of breath.
Mo Yu, the little silver sword, was even more impressive, flying around Wen Nan like a guided missile, supposedly helping Wen Nan to scout ahead.
Guan Ailin noticed Wen Nan looked unwell, lifted her hand, supported his arm, and asked with concern, "Nine, are you tired? How about I conjure up a car and carry you the rest of the way? You can just sit on me without exerting yourself."
Wen Nan shook his head.
It wasn't that he didn't want to ride Erin, but Guan Ailin's attribute was architecture, not transportation. If she turned into a car and carried Wen Nan, their speed would definitely be greatly reduced.
In front of them, Mo Yu had just finished a patrol and flew back, overhearing their conversation, and immediately stopped steadily in front of Wen Nan,
"Boss, can you do sword flight?"
...
...
About twenty minutes later, Wen Nan was standing on the little silver sword, successfully reaching the base of Test Space No. 1.
Stepping off the little silver sword, Wen Nan glanced at the system countdown in his mind and was confused again.
Only 2 minutes had passed? But earlier, it felt at least like twenty minutes.
Could it be that he was not used to sword flight, so he had a sense of time dragging on?
That shouldn't be. Although it was his first time, he quite enjoyed it.
"Nine, what's inside here?"
Guan Ailin approached the outer wall of Test Space No. 1, bent down, and pressed her face against it to look inside.
Wen Nan followed suit. What they saw was a vast expanse of water with no edge in sight.
Waves kept crashing against the outer wall, and in the distance, one could vaguely see colossal objects floating on the water, shrouded in thick white fog, unclear as to what they were, somewhat resembling endless icebergs.
This test space, at first glance, looked like a polar ocean.
It seemed that the obsession Yu Shujun had to confront in her heart was completely different from her deep-seated fears in memory, allowing her to create a completely different scene, right?
But now, with the test space being so vast and misty, besides the sea and the outlines of distant icebergs, nothing else was visible.
Where should they start to find Yu Shujun to borrow some obsession value and the golden light of the Root Breaking Slash?
Thinking of this, Wen Nan raised his hand, gently touching the semi-transparent dome wall.
The outer wall was unexpectedly soft, like some kind of light liquid. As Wen Nan's hand approached, his palm immediately penetrated the wall, creating ripples that spread outward in circles.
Could it be that this test space wasn't strictly prohibiting other candidates from entering?
While pondering, Wen Nan extended his hand deeper inwards—first through the wall with his hand, then his wrist, then his entire arm, and finally his whole shoulder and one leg went in...
At the moment when half his body was through, a system prompt sounded in his mind—
9527: [Warning! Detected that the candidate is intruding into another candidate's test space without authorization!]
9527: [Warning! Key parts of the candidate have crossed boundaries, violating the rules of the Divine Staff Sheath Test!]
9527: [Warning! The Divine Staff Sheath test system is about to administer severe punishment to the candidate!]
Wen Nan: ?
No, when he just reached a hand in to test, he didn't receive any warning. Now that his "key parts" are in, he's being warned of punishment? Is this a trap?
Qiaozi, that's just too much, playing dirty here?
Wen Nan now maintained a painfully awkward posture, unable to move forward or retreat.
Like a car caught at a zebra crossing when the light turns yellow, unable to advance or retreat.
Fortunately, this awkward situation didn't last long. Soon, a prompt sounded again in the system—
9527: [Detected that the obsessions of Candidate No. 2 and Candidate No. 1 are compatible for fusion. You may choose to fuse with Candidate No. 1's test space to jointly complete this test, thus transforming your unauthorized intrusion into a request to share.]
9527: [Please confirm whether Candidate No. 2 wishes to proceed with fusion.]
Fusion?
After fusion, he could then share Yu Shujun's obsession and complete the same set of tests together with her?
So, would their obsession values be shared or duplicated? Would only one of them need to complete the test successfully, or would they both have to complete it to see success?
A wave of questions emerged in Wen Nan's mind.
9527: [Alright, proceeding with fusion now...]
Wen Nan: ??
No, he didn't confirm it.
Qiaozi, are you acting shamelessly again?
Wen Nan wanted to resist, but suddenly a strong suction in Test Space No. 1 pulled him violently inward.
He vaguely heard Guan Ailin and Mo Yu shouting for him from outside the barrier. As he turned his head to respond to them, the giant "fake sun" overhead suddenly emitted a blazing light, forcing him to close his eyes.
Loud tinnitus filled his ears, and then the ground spun, his body plummeting rapidly.
The tinnitus gradually ceased, followed by intermittent, uneven recitations—
"Swallows fly to the mansion. Silently, the locust's shadow moves to midday, and the late evening cools with a new bath. Hands play with the raw silk round fan, the movement of the fan like jade."
"..."
"Pomegranate blooms revealing red and pleats. Wait for the floating flowers and waves to end, accompanying you in solitude."
"..."
What lewd poem?
Wen Nan's body finally landed on the ground with a thud, lying on his back, a chair next to him seemed to have been knocked over, rolling in circles.
"Hahaha."
"Hahahaha."
He heard the students' laughter, followed by the teacher's stern reprimand:
"Ye Shenshen! Sleeping in class again! Stand up and listen!"
Ye Shenshen?
Were they calling him?
Wen Nan's gaze fixed on the white ceiling, his consciousness gradually returning, calculating in his mind, this test space, from the outside, looked like a vast ocean, but inside, it turned out to be school-themed?
Was his vision blocked by the mist outside, leading to a misjudgment, or did the test space change its theme temporarily because of his fusion?
But this classroom... why is it so white and so cold?
The room was airtight, looking nothing like the usual bright and transparent school classroom.
At a glance, it seemed more like... a hospital ward.
Wen Nan supported himself with his arms, sat up from the ground, glanced around to see the room's condition, and was completely stunned.