Zhushi Jiu didn’t think that the black-clothed men organization, which was supposed to destroy the world the next day, would have such an obvious doubt. Upon reflection, it was indeed very strange. An organization that was going to destroy the world the next day would send an elite team to capture a university student who had accidentally spread rumors about the apocalypse, even if that student had predicted their actions. Was it really worth it for them to take such precautions?
At first, Zhushi Jiu thought it was just his good luck when he easily took down the black-clothed men, but now it seemed that they were not defending against his words, but rather the organization that might be behind him.
Although he was not sure if such an organization really existed, it didn’t stop him from making assumptions. If he assumed that such an organization did exist, then the black-clothed men’s behavior made sense.
During the fourth week, the black-clothed men caught him and Li Hua, and used extreme methods to torture them, trying to get information about the organization from them. During the fifth week, he had a conversation with the mysterious commander, Xu Feng, who spoke with a tone full of traps, trying to extract information from him. The premise was that they were sure he had an organization backing him up.
So, it seemed quite clear now. What he needed to do was find this organization and join them.
The question was, how could he, a penniless and unknown person, attract the attention of this organization?
The cards in his hand were clear: he knew about the apocalypse tomorrow, and he had fought against the black-clothed men and knew about their organization. These two points could be summarized as one – information.
Before, he was targeted by the black-clothed men because he knew something that ordinary people didn’t. So, this time, if he revealed the existence of the black-clothed men organization and opposed them, would the potential organization that was against the black-clothed men take the initiative to contact him?
Thinking of this, Zhushi Jiu had already made up his mind.
The fastest way to spread the news was through the internet. As long as he gave Bro CD the opportunity, Bro CD would definitely be able to help him spread the message quickly. This time, he had to rely on Bro CD again.
But having Bro CD’s help was not enough; he needed to present some concrete evidence to prove to the potential organization that he really knew about the black-clothed men organization, rather than just boasting without basis.
Suddenly, Zhushi Jiu asked, “Li Hua, do you know any students from the Fine Arts department?”
Li Hua didn’t answer immediately, instead looking at Zhushi Jiu with suspicion, as if trying to figure out what he was up to.
Zhushi Jiu’s plan was to find a Fine Arts student who could draw according to his requests. If he wanted to attract the attention of that organization, he had to play his strongest card. His strongest card was his experience of fighting against the black-clothed men.
He knew that the black-clothed men organization was going to execute their apocalypse plan tomorrow, and he knew that they had advanced laser guns beyond this era. He could even describe every detail of his fight against the black-clothed men. If such an organization really existed, they would definitely be interested in him.
…
In the afternoon, a post similar to the one Zhushi Jiu had planned appeared on the school’s online forum – the forum owner’s account was hacked by Bro CD, and a pinned post was released.
The post was titled “Shock! A Fine Arts student from Jiangcheng University is…” The post was unfinished, with a hint that the rest of the information would be released at 8:20 pm.
This kind of post sparked a lot of attention from students, and the familiar style and the phrase “8:20 pm” made everyone think of a legendary figure from two years ago.
Zhushi Jiu just observed quietly for half an hour, confirming that the wave had started, and then put down his phone. This time, he had asked Bro CD to start the operation a few hours earlier, so that he could have more time to attract the attention of all the hidden observers, waiting for the post to heat up and appear on the blog’s real-time hot search list before releasing the drawings he had commissioned from the Fine Arts student.
Zhushi Jiu put down his phone, not planning to pay attention to this matter all the time, because he didn’t want to waste every opportunity to upgrade himself.
Even if such an organization existed, he wouldn’t waste several weeks waiting for them.
Li Hua’s advice was good, and his idea wasn’t wrong. Since the two suggestions didn’t conflict, why not do both? He would find that potential organization and also deal with the black-clothed men.
He just needed to do the right thing at the right time.
For now, his most pressing issue was to upgrade his strength. He wanted to practice archery! If he couldn’t practice to the death, he would practice until he went crazy!
So, he left Jiangcheng University and went to the lottery store, increasing his activity funds by 3,000 yuan.
He still remembered more lottery tickets, but this week he didn’t plan to waste time on them, because now he had completely thought through his plan. If he couldn’t kill the two black-clothed men on the spot, no matter what he did, it would be pointless, because the black-clothed men wouldn’t choose to die with him.
The biggest gain from his fight against the black-clothed men was gaining a lot of information. Once his archery skills improved, killing those two black-clothed men would no longer be a fantasy.
With the idea of upgrading his strength, Zhushi Jiu naturally went to the archery training center again.
Just like last week, he saw Du Fei, the coach, who was as elegant as ever.
“Hi, Coach Du…”
This time, he didn’t waste any small talk, because he knew Du Fei’s bottom line from last week, so he knew that unnecessary words were not needed. He smoothly bought the Dark Shadow Bow and its matching arrows, spending 2,000 yuan, not a penny more or less.
Du Fei didn’t recognize Zhushi Jiu, this “old friend”, she only felt that this young university student looked familiar and had a very concise and familiar tone when speaking with her.
“Coach Du, I’ll give you 1,000 yuan, please take a day off and help me train my archery skills. I feel like my shooting is not accurate, maybe I haven’t mastered the essence of multi-shot archery. If I have your guidance, I think my archery skills will definitely improve rapidly.”
Zhushi Jiu stunned Du Fei with 1,000 yuan.
To be more accurate, it was the 2,000 yuan he spent on the Dark Shadow Bow that had already confused Du Fei, and the additional 1,000 yuan was just the finishing touch to break through Du Fei’s psychological defenses.
Money was just a number to Zhushi Jiu.
Seeing the money flowing out of his hands, his heart didn’t even ripple.
After some questioning and chatting, Du Fei finally agreed to help Zhushi Jiu.
The two of them went to the training ground they had been to before.
Since Zhushi Jiu already had a foundation, the teaching progress was slightly faster this time.
“Do you want to know the essence of multi-shot archery?”
Zhushi Jiu thought for a moment, answering, “It’s about creativity, right?”
Zhushi Jiu’s answer surprised Du Fei.
“I thought you would give a stupid answer like ‘shooting accurately’, but you actually have your own thinking.”
This wasn’t his thinking, but rather something Du Fei had said last week that had deeply impressed him.
Multi-shot archery required creativity, which was a kind of force that broke through conventions, like a flying bird, a budding tree, or the first drop of rain on a sultry summer day…
This was creativity. It could be called the “Divine Shot” of multi-shot archery.
Since these insights weren’t his own, Zhushi Jiu didn’t speak, pretending to be a cool and silent guy.
Du Fei nodded in approval, feeling that Zhushi Jiu’s demeanor was enough to qualify him as a qualified archer.
She didn’t know that Zhushi Jiu had only been learning archery for a week.
Note: I’ve followed the glossary for consistent translations of key terms.
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