ICUGW Chapter 24

Chapter 24 Shooting

Li Nianchuan browsed the forum during his hospitalization days. Posts related to Zhu Ning were very popular on the forum, and everyone was talking about the fifth-class citizen who had a mental value of 1200.

Class S mental value, yet she's a fifth-class citizen, the contrast was too great. These two keywords made discussion about Zhu Ning heat up. Even if Zhu Ning's physical fitness was poor, with her extremely high mental value, no one would question it if she was to join the Operations Department.

Thus, it became a mystery whether Zhu Ning would choose to work on the Operations Department or the Cleanup Department. Some people even placed bets on where Zhu Ning would end up in.

Who knew that Zhu Ning wouldn't choose the more "advanced" and higher-paying job, but instead chose to sweep garbage and stay with Xu Meng's group.

This made Xu Meng a little flattered, taking the "treasure" Zhu Ning in front of everyone.

Zhu Ning: "I'm too timid to be a Witcher."

Xu Meng: “…”

Li Nianchuan: "..."

The video of Zhu Ning and Li Nianchuan was posted on the forum. Xu Meng didn't know how many times he has watched it, but he was sure of one thing: Zhu Ning was bold.

She wasn't just courageous, she can even be considered audacious. It was very rare to have such qualities when coming into contact with contaminants for the first time.

Zhu Ning faced their suspicious gazes and said slowly, "I'm afraid of death."

She couldn't just say she wanted to be lazy, right? Zhu Ning had analyzed that even if she swept the garbage, she might still come into contact with pollution sources, but for Witchers, it was a hundred percent guarantee.

Every job has its own professional requirements. Zhu Ning, as a professional, does not slack off and does whatever is required of her well.

Witchers were on the front lines, and Zhu Ning couldn't hide when needed; she had to go regardless. Working in logistics and sweeping garbage could at least avoid most risks; this was basically her dream job.

Sweeping garbage can meet Zhu Ning’s many needs.

1. She can collect contaminated spores to collect purification value.

2. She doesn’t have to face danger directly, but she can still come into contact with contaminants.

3. The salary was not low, enough for Zhu Ning to support her injection of genetic drugs.

Xu Meng nodded. This was a very good reason. Zhu Ning was a defective product, so it was probably not suitable for her to be on the front lines.

Some people also discussed on the forum that defective products are defective products, and a high mental value would not be able to change that.

Zhu Ning: "I also love sweeping garbage."

Li Nianchuan: "..."

Do all talented people have special hobbies?

Li Nianchuan decided to ignore her eccentricity and enthusiastically said, "I didn't believe yo before when you mentioned that you love this job. Now, I wholeheartedly believe you!"

Li Nianchuan seemed at a loss for words to describe Zhu Ning's spirit: "You're awesome! You have such a great character!"

Being able to become a witcher was a very valuable opportunity, but Zhu Ning didn't choose it. She probably doesn't care about money at all.

Zhu Ning: “…”

Not really.

Zhu Ning didn't know how to explain, so she changed the subject: "By the way, what is the content of our employee training?"

Xu Meng: "Shooting, fighting, physical training, basic theoretical knowledge, and how to hunt contaminants. Five courses in total."

Wait, Zhu Ning felt something was wrong as she listened. Why did this look like a Witcher's class schedule?

As Xu Meng led the two children to the training room on the 45th floor, he explained, "Because of you, the Cleaning Center in Area 103 has undergone a series of reforms. From my perspective, they're quite significant."

Zhu Ning: "Ah?"

Xu Meng: "In the past, only Witchers need weapon training and physical training. The training that Cleaners received was different....You know, the kind that's pretty watered down."

Zhu Ning had seen Li Nianchuan shoot. Let's just say that his shooting accuracy was almost nonexistent.

Xu Meng: "After analyzing the accident you and Li Nianchuan had last time, the center decided to increase the survival rate of the cleaners to deal with such extreme situations."

"We will now conduct weapon training and physical training with the Witchers."

This was the result of the meeting between several department heads.

Xu Meng continued, "This training will be different from traditional training. It's a mixed training session for Cleaners and Witchers. We are hoping that the Witchers can boost our combat effectiveness.

"Of course, the Witchers will also have to take Cleaner courses. If necessary, they can help contain the contaminated spores and clean up the scene."

Zhu Ning: “…”

There was a saying before that newcomers should lie low first and avoid being in the spotlight, but Zhu Ning was a bit too conspicuous right now. Her arrival has forced the Witchers, who looked down on the job of sweeping garbage, to learn how to do it themselves.

Moreover, if the witchers and the cleaners were trained at the same time, if a conflict arises in a fighting class, the cleaners would definitely be beaten to a pulp by the witchers.

The physical fitness and other qualities of cleaners were not as good as those of the witchers. The original logistics troops only had to do their job of sweeping up the garbage, but now they also have to learn to eliminate contaminants.

No wonder Zhu Ning could feel several burning gazes as soon as she entered the door. She thought these people were looking at her out of admiration, but it turned out to be resentful eyes. Zhu Ning single-handedly attracted a lot of hatred points.

Zhu Ning asked quietly, "Do you think the employees hate me?"

Li Nianchuan, already wanting to run away, while holding a bouquet of roses: "Do you think they hate me too?"

"Not really," Xu Meng said. "Li Nianchuan is a victim. Everyone is basically talking about Zhu Ning."

Xu Meng, a very honest and upright person, said to Zhu Ning, "Yes, people are scolding you."

Zhu Ning: “…”

In other words, she attracted all the hate by herself. Would they believe her if she said she didn't expect it to turn out like this?

Zhu Ning walked into the 45th floor training ground, not daring to hold her head high. She has this lingering feeling that she might get assassinated.

Xu Meng had no idea how much pressure his words put on Zhu Ning, so he explained conscientiously, "The training is based on a credit system. Just pass the credits and you're done."

"Zhu Ning will train today. Li Nianchuan has just been discharged from the hospital and will observe the proceedings first. Let's start with the shooting," Xu Meng said to Zhu Ning, "I remember that you're a good shooter."

He had seen Zhu Ning shoot before, and her marksmanship was very good, so there was no need to worry. There were many people training in the shooting room, and when Zhu Ning walked in, she was once again greeted by a wave of "resentful eyes."

Why was Zhu Ning bound to a purification system? If she was bound to a resentment system, with her current resentment value, she would definitely be able to save the world.

The shooting room was very noisy, with the sounds of gunfire and falling shells intertwined. Zhu Ning was very familiar with this, so she first watched them train silently for a while.

The training uses air bullets, which were more powerful and have stronger recoil than normal guns. It tests not only your shooting accuracy, but also your speed of reloading and reacting to changes.

The appearance of the gun was more like the one in Zhu Ning's previous world. It seems that there was not much room for improvement in thermal weapons in this world.

Xu Meng asked: "Are you going to train first or go straight to the assessment?"

Zhu Ning: "Let's just take the test directly." It doesn't seem very difficult, and training was a waste of time.

"Okay," Xu Meng nodded beside her, holding a panel. "You're next."

There were three types of assessments: target shooting, moving target, and simulation room.

As soon as Zhu Ning arrived in the assesment room, everyone around her stopped training and looked over.

There was no other way. Zhu Ning was too famous, and they all wanted to see the quality of this defective product with a mental value of 1200. Was the video in the forum real or fake?

Zhu Ning walked over expressionlessly and picked up the gun. The moment she held the gun, she felt extremely relaxed, a natural relaxation of body and mind.

The gun was her "old friend" and would never betray her.

There was a stagnant target twenty meters away from her. Zhu Ning fixed her aim, took a deep breath, and pulled the trigger.

Bang!

The bullet spun out and hit the bull's eye.

"Ten rings." The teacher in the training room read out the results.

"Fire three shots." Xu Meng reminded.

Zhu Ning didn't say anything. She aimed at the target in front of her and pulled the trigger again.

"Ten rings."

"Ten rings." The teacher in the training room calmly read out the results.

The people watching were silent for a while. One shot can be shrugged off as being lucky, but three ten ring shots was real talent.

Li Nianchuan stood in the crowd, still holding flowers, looking like Zhu Ning's cheerleader. Li Nianchuan glanced around and saw that the crowd was growing larger and larger.

Most people would have felt the pressure already, but Zhu Ning didn't seem to mind. She just aimed, fired, and hit ten rings after ten rings with an expressionless face. She was worthy of being Zhu Ning.

"This rookie is so awesome..." someone nearby commented.

"Good shooting skills isn't that rare." There were many witchers present, and they had all received professional training. It was not difficult for them to achieve three ten ring shots; the real difficult part was the next two assessments.

"Don't worry, let's see how she performs later." A tall and strong man watched with his arms folded.

Even Li Nianchuan was feeling the pressure now. If Zhu Ning made mistakes on the next two tests, things could turn very troublesome. Given her current popularity, she'd probably be criticized on the forums. He could already see the future post titles of haters going around.

"A mental value of 1200 only amounts to this? She really is indeed a defective product," and so on.

Zhu Ning didn't care about the eyes of the people around her at all, she was just immersed in her own world. She often ignored her surroundings when she holds a gun.

The second test was a moving target.

It was called a moving target, but the target wasn't actually a target, but a robot. Robots are different from cyborgs. A cyborg has consciousness and can feel pain, but a robot is just a tool.

The target robot would run quickly around the venue and hide behind various obstacles. Zhu Ning needs to hit the robot accurately; hitting different parts of the robot would result to different scores.

There were several obstacles placed in the middle of the field. The teacher even dimmed the lights for a realistic simulation.

"Start." The shooting teacher gave the order.

There was silence all around. They looked at Zhu Ning with bated breath. A figure quickly ran past them.

Zhu Ning raised her gun, but she didn't shoot. She watched the robot run to the opposite bunker.

Some people were getting restless. Why didn't Zhu Ning shoot when she had the chance? Was it because it was a robot and too human-like to shoot?

But in the video, Zhu Ning had shot the fish man.

Zhu Ning did not move for a long time. She just maintained the shooting posture. The gun was a pistol and there was no scope, so she aimed with her eyes.

Suddenly, the robot in the venue moved. It was set with an automatic program and needed to keep running in the venue to be shot.

It was just about to head out when Zhu Ning pulled the trigger.

Bang!

The bullet pierced the robot's forehead and it fell backwards.

"One shot to the head," the shooting teacher said: "Ten points."

'So that's how it was,' everyone thought. Zhu Ning could have hit the target just now, but she wouldn't be able to hit the head. Zhu Ning wanted to shoot the head so that she could score more points.

Those who originally thought Zhu Ning was just an average person changed their attitude. They found her interesting, even knowing how to calculate scores.

It's unknown if someone passed the message on, but now not only people in the shooting room were watching the test, but people from other training rooms have also come.

The shooting room was packed, with only Zhu Ning's area remaining relatively empty. Li Nianchuan felt immensely pressured, feeling less like a colleague , and more like an assistant to a star athlete.

The third assessment: simulation room.

Zhu Ning needed to change to a sniper rifle and put on a helmet. The venue in front of her turned into a holographic projection, which was a more advanced and realistic training scene.

The targets become various contaminants. She has five minutes to shoot, and the more contaminants she shoot, the higher her score is.

In Zhu Ning's eyes, it was a bit like playing a game, but even simpler.

Five minutes later.

Zhu Ning put down her gun just in time to hear the shooting instructor announce the scores: "Killed 19 contaminants in five minutes. Data evaluated as the training room's highest record."

Highest record? That simple?

Before Zhu Ning could react, Li Nianchuan beside her was even more excited than her, "Zhu Ning! You beat the record!"

People around her kept whistling at her and some were applauding.

"Awesome!"

"Sharpshooter!"

Zhu Ning looked bewildered. She knew there were people around, but she hadn't expected so many. What were they doing here? Watching a small sports meet?

"A mental value of 1200 is really impressive."

"I heard that shooting requires a stable mental state. Turns out it's true."

Zhu Ning listened and thought it made sense. Athletes need a strong heart and a stable mind. This also proved why her mental value was so high.

"Such a promising young girl, why didn't she become a witcher? Otherwise, she would have been my junior sister."

"I hate it!" A strong man next to him held his heart.

For the first time in his long career, Li Nianchuan felt a strange sense of pride. This was their cleaner! Zhu Ning's shooting was truly reassuring.

"Make way," Li Nianchuan escorted Zhu Ning out, "We're going to the next training room."

Zhu Ning walked out of the training room with a grim expression, feeling completely bewildered. The main reason was that they had been filled with resentment just half an hour ago, but now they looked so happy. Just because they watched her take a test?

The people at the cleaning center are really abnormal.

When they walked out of the training room, Li Nianchuan, still smiling, said, "Your shooting skills are really good."

Why did he think Zhu Ning wouldn't shoot when they first met?

Zhu Ning uttered an "oh" and casually said, "I used to be a professional shooter."

The kind that will bring glory to the country in the future.

Li Nianchuan: “?!”

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