The crystal platform stretches from beneath our feet. It is a world of dazzling lights, with all the buildings radiating a dreamlike glow, refracted by the moist air to make them even more resplendent and dazzling.
LAN was bewildered because he had no idea where he was at all.
"Excuse me - are you the neutral one of the night, Huang Yuelan?" " A sweet voice came from behind him, a girl who looked very capable and careful.
LAN nodded. "Where is this place?"
"This is the city of Irene, known as the 'brain of the universe', and I'm Tianqing, the optimized intelligent human responsible for guidance and reception." Having confirmed LAN's identity, the girl gradually became more confident. "Given that you have the title of 'Drifting' before, you can choose where you will go when you leave Irene continent three days later - the area managed by Lord LAN of Night Waves where you live or an unknown area that is unmanaged."
The so-called optimized intelligent person is actually a combination of a robot and a life-sized doll, but this optimized intelligent person behaves and looks no different from a normal person except for the cross code engraved on the pupil.
"I think Lord Night Xilan may not have explained it in detail to you. The city of Irene is a plane that drifts within the territory of the managers, and most managers will send the neutral people they cultivate to this city for evaluation. The evaluation is divided into three categories, each with three subcategories, and each subcategory is scored out of 10 points, plus the final 10 points of impression given by the central, That makes up your total score."
"Assign you to the corresponding grade based on your final total score to determine the order of the areas you can circle. And during the three days of the evaluation, you can make as many friends as possible, when you have no desire to manage or are not satisfied with your managed area, your friends will play a very significant role."
"Simply put, you can throw the burden you don't want to bear onto so-called friends, or take your friends' stuff into your own pocket." LAN made a summary with a smile.
Girl Tianqing nodded, "Your understanding is very correct."
"So what should I do now?" "LAN asked.
The girl reached out her hand, and a noteboard made very similar to the building material appeared in her hand. She tapped it twice with her fingers, and lines of more brilliant text appeared.
"Your review will begin in three hours. You can visit the Wall of Wisdom first, or go to the review room to see other people's reviews, and if you want to know your skills in advance, you can go to the training room." Tianqing smiled slightly, "The direction of the blue glow is east, and you will leave from there in three days; The red direction is south, where the training ground is, the yellow direction is west, where the evaluation ground is, and finally the green direction is north. Personally, I would recommend you to visit the 'Wall of Wisdom' there.
LAN looked one by one in the direction of the girl's finger and found that the city seemed not very large, and the city walls could be clearly seen in any direction.
"My commentary is over. I wish you a pleasant time during these three days." Tianqing said goodbye and turned towards another neutral who had just arrived.
The so-called wall of wisdom is just a green wall, smooth and flat, but LAN has developed a great interest in it.
This wall of wisdom, like all the other buildings here, was shining with countless green lights dancing on the wall. There was nothing special about the wall; what was special was these green lights. If the speed at which these green lights fly is slowed down to one ten-thousandth of the original, it can be found that these green lights are actually tiny articles.
LAN was amazed at what the wall contained. He had never seen such a vast and complex amount of information before, and it was even more unbelievable that such a vast amount of information was constantly being repeated and updated at nearly the speed of light!
It's rare to see a brat like you interested in such an old relic. A teasing voice came from the corner, spoken by an old man with a grin on his face.
"Anything that exists has its own value, and the fact that no one has discovered it does not mean it has no value." LAN smiled. Whether neutral or managerial, the apparent age does not represent the true age, but most people are still accustomed to the appearance of a young person, and only a few would choose the appearance of an old person or a child.
"Then let me guess who you are?" The old man said as he laid his hand over the green wall, his hand well maintained and his skin as smooth and rosy as that of a baby. A moment later, a slightly surprised expression appeared on his face. "Oh? A neutral man with both the title of 'Drift' and 'Night'! "Night" is an old surname among managers! Who are you, Ye Xilan?"
"My brother." LAN replied with some curiosity, thinking that the old man was rather odd and would know everything when he put his hand on the wall. But he was more interested in the old man's identity than the old man's ability and the wall. Managers often use salutations when they meet, such as "Sir", "respected" so-and-so, "great" so-and-so, etc. The old man, however, addressed Ye Xi LAN by her name without any restraint.
"Huang Yue LAN? You don't use the same surname as your brother?" The old man is somewhat puzzled. After all, managers also have similar family ties, and extensive connections are an absolute force that cannot be ignored. Take the surname "night" for example. When there is a rift between managers of the same surname, they will mostly adopt a relatively mild approach and make concessions. If there is a conflict with someone of a different surname, they will naturally argue their case and not give an inch.
"A name is just a symbol, why bother?" "Besides, I'm not the first neutral to break away from the clan, and this name was given by my brother," said LAN Xinran.
The old man laughed, "Well said! Well said! Who said that those who come out of the Ye family must have the surname Ye! Have personality, I like it!"
"May I ask you a question?" Looking at the old man's generous appearance, LAN couldn't help smiling, "How did you get this information?" When he first saw the wall, he also reached out and touched it, but felt nothing.
The old man blinked mysteriously, "This is Irene's secret, but I can tell you that this wall is not all-powerful. Some things you see are not real. And, "not giving LAN the slightest chance to interrupt," your test time is coming up, be careful not to be fooled by those extremely boring examiners."
"Huh?" LAN was just a little stunned, and the old man darted out of sight.
"Name, I won't tell you!" The voice, which seemed to be coming from somewhere, had a childish sulking tone.
"Lord Huang Yuelan, your evaluation time is up. I'm the optimized intelligent human, Tianying, responsible for guiding and recording." The pretty girl is exactly like Tianqing, the only difference being the color of the dress and the name on the belt.
"Please lead the way." Although there's no need to be polite with an optimized intelligent person, after all, it's asking someone to lead the way, so being polite and considerate won't cause any loss.
Tianying smiled slightly and walked ahead, not knowing what method she had used, but each step she took was a long way.
LAN doesn't have the ability to shrink into an inch, but he can fly and looks like a normal person walking past, but his toes never touch the ground. Looking around at people in the same direction, they are either gliding or teleportation, but there are also some very pleasant ones, like a little girl just a little ahead, who is actually lying in the arms of an optimized intelligent person!
From north to west, that little bit of distance is just a matter of an instant.
It was only then that LAN realized a lot of people had already gathered here. The little girl, who had been clinging in the arms of the Optimus, did not come down at the destination. Instead, she lay on the Optimus and looked around, her dark and bright eyes glancing at LAN.
Unrestlessly propping up, she waved to LAN, "Big brother, hello! I'm Nanako Tenmoji of 'Isei'. Where are you from? What's your name?"
Hearing "Isei," there was some commotion around. Like "night," Isei was an old surname, but what was even more astonishing was that the girl named Nanako had given up the surname Isei.
"The royal moon LAN of 'Night'." LAN replied with a gentle smile.
This time there was a distinct sound of breathing around, and two of the three ancient families, "Night", "Isei", and "Ranhun", appeared at once. And they all gave up their family names.
"That's really strange." Someone muttered in a low voice, and a thin boy was pushed in front of them.
"Ah!" The boy was startled and looked around in a panic, but found no one to lean on, and involuntarily shrank his neck. "I'm a 'confused soul'... Charles, Charles. Gadmon!" As soon as he finished speaking, he wanted to squeeze into the crowd.
Nanako, with sharp eyes and quick hands, rushed out and grabbed the boy who was trying to run away. "How could this coward come out of the Soul-wandering family?"
The people around were talking about it, and the boy was also a neutral person who had given up his family name, but the Soul-like surname was not Soul-like, but Jammit and Sol. All the women had the surname Jammit, and all the men had Sol, which literally meant "soul-like" and "ran".
"I'm not a coward!" The boy struggled and argued, blushing.
"Then why are you running!" Nanako was not at all polite, with a touch of mischievousness in her innocence and magnanimity.
"It's so noisy!" An angry voice came from the crowd, and they immediately made way. Many had a look of watching the show on their faces, but more showed fear. It was also a child who came out, a girl who looked about the same age as Nanako.
"Who are you?" Nanako pouted charmingly and asked, "I am Nanako Tenmoku of 'Isei'."
"The Lord of the palace." Although I don't want to pay attention to Nanako, if I don't answer, I might be accused of contempt for the Isei family. The Miyagi family, though a large family, is not as good as the old Isei family.
"Male boar?" Nanako, her eyes shining, looked the girl in front of her from top to bottom and from bottom to top several times. "I don't think you look like a pig at all. If you have to be a pig, you should be a sow of a mother."
Compared to the flushed faces of the people around her who were struggling to hold back their laughter, LAN's smile was somewhat glaring.
The girl named "Palace Lord" had a stern look on her face and glared fiercely at Nanako, but the latter looked innocent and had no idea what she had said wrong.
Seeing that the two girls had no time to deal with him, Charles, the little boy of the Soul-throwing family, forcefully broke free from Nanako and tried to hide in the crowd.
The Lord of the palace, having no place to vent his anger, threw a whip at the runaway boy. The whip was improvised with energy, and Charles was not slow to react, and without a moment's effort, he formed an ice shield behind him. Nanako, though, was much faster and almost immediately stood in front of Charles. The boy, who couldn't react in time, screamed and crashed into him.
"Wow!" Charles was in a panic as he tried to get up, but Nanako was already crying loudly, scaring Charles so much that he didn't dare to move, fearing that he might have hurt something.
"You, where did you get hurt?" Even though he looked like a child, he knew everything, and such an ambiguous pose made Charles blush.
"Woo woo woo... My little bottom hurts so much!" In the face of Nanako's astonishing reply, even the palace Lord, who had just suffered a loss in words, couldn't help smiling.
Charles got up, somewhat amused, and then pulled Nanako up too, "Sorry, I didn't mean it..." He was sincerely apologizing.
"You mean it!" Nanako grumbled, "You're bullying someone! I don't care! You have to comfort my sore little bottom! Or I'll cry! Cry loudly! Let everyone know you're bullying me!"
In fact, even if she didn't say anything, it would have been known to the world long ago...
Charles, with a pitiful little face, was at a loss. He really didn't know how to comfort her "hurt little bottom". Did he have to say "I'm sorry" to her little bottom?
"Ha ha... How fun!" The palace master laughed happily, and the earlier temper had flown somewhere.
Nanako saw that Charles had been standing and ignoring her, and tears streamed down her face again, "Wuuuuuuuuuuuu... Wah wah --"
All eyes were on Charles, wanting to see what he was going to do, and Charles was so embarrassed that he wished he could dig a hole and crawl in. Fortunately, the evaluation began, and although Nanako was crying, she was picked up by the optimizer in charge of her and walked in.