Infinite Ebullience
Chapter 240 - 56: Erasure and Evaluation

Chapter 240: Chapter 56: Erasure and Evaluation

After a bloody struggle, when they were once again teleported back to the room and saw the four pale white walls, Tang Zheng suddenly felt a sense of familiarity. Zhang Hao was singing and dancing on the side, cheering enthusiastically, completely oblivious to others’ disdain. Indeed, being able to survive was enough for him to be happy.

"Uncle, we’re back." Lu Fan sprinted into Tang Zheng’s embrace, hugging him cheerfully.

"We all become the conquerors this time, right? I wonder if there’s any extra reward," Pang Meiqin’s eyes were filled with expectancy. Tensely, she said, "I guess my score must be in the thousands this time, right?"

"Silver Trojan, all are present. Start the scoring, I can’t wait to go home." Zhang Hao dashed to the side of the black cube in the center of the room, clapping it, impatient to leave and enjoy life after surviving calamity.

"Hold on, the last person will be teleported back to the room." The black cube floated up once again. Following the words of the Trojan, one more person was teleported back.

"Right, there’s also Li Yuanhang who escaped." Zhang Hao, reacting, immediately pounced on Li Yuanhang, who had just been half teleported, and punched him in the face, knocking him off. "If I don’t beat you up, I just can’t swallow this anger."

Knowing he was in the wrong, Li Yuanhang didn’t say anything and shrank into a corner. But when he reexamined the room, he clenched his fists excitedly, a look on his face that said, "I knew I was right."

"Toys, congratulations on your safe return. Anyone need to heal? If not, we will start scoring," said the Silver Trojan, beginning the routine inquiry.

"Me." Bai Guo, who had awoken from a coma, raised his hand.

"And me." Tang Zheng also needed to heal his body. Since his injuries were minimal, it wouldn’t cost many points. The others were more frugal and bore small wounds.

A white light shot from the cube and enveloped Bai Guo and Tang Zheng. Three seconds later it faded, and the severely injured Bai Guo immediately sprang up from the ground. This site astounded Li Yuanhang, and it further solidified his belief in the rumors circulating amongst the wealthy circles. He resolved to survive in this room and seize the items he yearned for in his dreams.

"Wow, Silver Trojan suddenly found that there are many survivors this time. There’s even a little loli. The goddess of destiny really favors you." The Silver Trojan made a sarcastic remark.

"You wish there were more of us dead, don’t you?" Li Yuanhang didn’t miss the chance to attempt to extract information, but the Trojan ignored him completely.

"Healing completed, now begin scoring." The images of the survivors flickered like a carousel on the Trojan’s six-screen display.

Almost instinctively, everyone held their breath as if they were convicted criminals awaiting their sentence. The image stopped, settling on the Leopard Print Woman.

"Pitifully low-profile woman, you can’t sell yourself for a good price just because you’re wearing black garter stockings and revealing half your chest. Stupid ones sell their bodies, smart ones sell emotions. Your only merit is that you’re tough and obedient, but this won’t increase your chances of survival. I hope you can escape next time. Score: 700 points. Reward: a Black Iron Seed. C-level evaluation."

The judgment brought the Leopard Print Woman into a shamefaced silence, bowing her head. No one wants to be called a prostitute in public, but the Leopard Print Woman was still very grateful to the Silver Trojan. This machine at least saved her some face. She couldn’t stay any longer, so she moved into a corner.

"Humph, she got 700 points on her first try. I remember she didn’t do anything at all, did she?" Pang Meiqin complained, feeling like she had been belittled.

"Don’t grumble. She wasn’t lazy in each fight." Lin Weiguo had some sympathy for the woman.

The image spun again, and after five seconds, it settled on Lu Fan.

"A smart loli who knew how to leverage her own advantages and gather as many survival conditions as possible. However, you’re too weak, acting cute doesn’t work on monsters. Score: 500 points. Reward: a Black Iron Seed. C-level evaluation."

Lu Fan pouted, unhappy with the evaluation. Yet, after Tang Zheng tousled her hair, she smiled again: with an uncle like this, at least I won’t die before Pang Meiqin does.

"Even a kid is so strong, is there no justice in this world?" Pang Meiqin complained again, and this time it was her turn.

"Frustrated woman, extremely lucky woman, it’s a miracle that you survived. Looking forward to our next meeting. Score: 1300 points. Reward: a Bronze Seed. B-class rating," said the Trojan and added, "You may consider applying for the Guinness World Record for the longest sustained arousal. You will definitely win the crown."

Zhang Hao laughed, glancing at Pang Meiqin weirdly. Pang Meiqin ignored him, muttered a curse at the Trojan, but showed a proud smile after hearing its next words.

"Announcement, Congratulations to Pang Meiqin on becoming a Conqueror. Reward: 500 points, a Bronze Seed."

"The title of Conqueror really isn’t worth much." Lin Weiguo also complained a bit. He had been expecting to earn more points.

The Trojan ignored the complaint and continued with the scoring. This time, the image was Qin Yan.

"True to her reputation as a good luck charm, try to extend your expiration date. Score: 1900 points. Reward: a Bronze Seed. B-level rating."

"Announcement, Congratulations to Qin Yan on becoming a Conqueror. Reward: 500 points, a Bronze Seed."

Bai Guo, hugging Qin Yan’s arm, congratulates her. The screen flips through pictures again and stops at Li Xinlan.

"Finally, the lady who devoured Tang Zheng and still plans to keep going, be careful not to drain him completely. Points: 2400. Reward: one Silver Seed. Evaluation: Level A."

"Announcement: Congratulations to Li Xinlan for becoming a Conqueror. Reward: 500 points and one Bronze Seed."

The stares of the three flight attendants simultaneously fix onto Li Xinlan. The woman nonchalantly flips her hair, but inside she’s dying of embarrassment, cursing the Trojan for its lack of tact.

As the crisis dissipates, the room’s atmosphere gradually relaxes. The screen on the Trojan displays Li Yuanhang’s portrait. The chubby man excitedly squeezes his way forward, wishing he could press himself against the screen.

"A very scheming man, running away was a good choice. Points: 190..." The Trojan’s speech suddenly halts here.

"What’s my reward seed? What rating did I get? Hurry up and speak!" Li Yuanhang was initially pleased with the Trojan’s praise, but now he’s sweating buckets. He hastily looks to Tang Zheng. "What’s going on here? Did the Trojan break?"

"I don’t know, this has never happened before," Tang Zheng responds, instinctively turning to look at Yin Shangwu. He believes this woman must know what’s going on, while Zhang Hao has already started laughing.

Two long beeps sound, reminiscent of the red lights indicating an eliminated contestant on a talent show. The entire screen background turns red, and a bold X is stamped over Li Yuanhang’s portrait.

"Score insufficiently beneath the baseline of 200 points, Li Yuanhang will be erased," says the Trojan, void of any emotion. It speaks as if it had completely forgotten its earlier banter, now sounding as cold as a block of ice.

"No, I don’t want to die!" Li Yuanhang yells. Upon realizing that begging the Trojan is useless, he dashes towards the door, the only exit in the room. He then frantically twists the handle. "Open up, let me get out!"

"Stop struggling," Zhang Hao starts to say, intending to revel in misfortune, when suddenly Li Yuanhang’s head bursts just like a popped balloon. Blood and bits of flesh splash across the entire wall. Leopard Print Woman screams in fear while Lu Fan, pale in face, twists his head away, unable to continue watching.

"Alright, useless toys have been erased. Now, back to grading," says the Trojan, acting as if it had conducted a trivial task and continues spinning through portraits.

"Lend me your wife for a while, haha, just kidding, don’t get angry. Points: 2500. Reward: one Silver Seed. Evaluation: Level A."

"Announcement: Congratulations to Lin Weiguo for becoming a Conqueror. Reward: 500 points and one Bronze Seed."

The crowd, still reeling from Li Yuanhang’s death, is suddenly brought back by Lin Weiguo, who upon hearing the Trojan’s disrespectful joke about his wife, wants to beat the bejesus out of it.

"Crafty Zhang Hao, if you’re only going to think of schemes and not act on them, we eagerly await the moment when your meddling with Tang Zheng leads to everyone’s downfall. Points: 2600. Reward: one Silver Seed. Evaluation: Level A."

"Snowball. Just a misunderstanding," Seeing everyone casting doubtful glares at him, Zhang Hao raises his hands in innocence.

The Trojan pays no mind to their squabbles, and displays Bai Guo’s portrait next.

"Buxom idiot Bai Guo, as long as you have your large breasts, you can disregard your brain. Thinking isn’t your strong suit. Points: 2700. Reward: one Silver Seed. Evaluation: Level A. Additional: repairing your body will cost two hundred points."

"Announcement: Congratulations to Bai Guo for becoming a Conqueror. Reward: 500 points and one Bronze Seed."

"Bai Guo, your score is really high this time," praises Qin Yan, genuinely happy as she tousles Bai Guo’s hair. The little girl that always needed to be taken care of is finally growing up.

Pang Meiqin finds it unbelievable. Could it be that the Trojan, influenced by Bai Guo’s large breasts, gave her a free pass?

"Conniving Yin Shangwu, it would be good if you could just die already, or perhaps hurry up and submit ten thousand points before you get lost. Points: 4600. Reward: one Golden Seed. Evaluation: S-grade." The Trojan’s tone remains dull and particularly unimpressed with this woman.

Tang Zheng catches on to the different implications; it would seem that Yin’s score is over ten thousand.

"Too nice for his own good, Tang Zheng. Seems like you won’t learn your lesson until you’ve hitten rock bottom. Despite your stellar skills, you’re horribly unsuitable as a group leader. Can’t wait for your team to wipe out. Points: 5500. Reward: one Golden Seed. Evaluation: S-grade."

"Announcement: Congratulations to Tang Zheng for becoming a conqueror. Reward: 500 points and one Bronze Seed."

The crowd couldn’t care less about their astonishment at this point -- after all, Tang Zheng always scores astoundingly well. It’s actually Zhang Hao who seems undeserving of the ’Conqueror’ title.

"Damn, this guy is really a beast. Does he even want us to live?" Zhang Hao exclaims, practically popping his eyeballs out. Based on everyone’s nonchalant expressions, it seems as if Tang Zheng scores this abnormally high every singe time.

"Scoring is complete. The following thirty minutes is free shopping time," says the Silver Trojan as usual, bringing up a points summary for everyone on the two screens, proving there has been no fraud. "Toys with no shopping requirements may now teleport home." (To be continued. If you enjoyed this novel, please support us by visiting our publishers at qidian.com and casting your votes. Your support is our greatest motivation.)