Ambush and the Real and the Fake
Experience points: 113293
Experience points: 213,332.
Lister was no longer paying attention to the lesson and was carefully reading the announcement.
Finally, the fourth act has begun.
With the newbies online, his Shunpo and Potential Burst skills can finally be upgraded quickly.
Players will spend a considerable amount of time in Act IV, as the second class advancement quest will also take place in Act IV.
As he watched his experience points steadily increase, Lister couldn't help but smile.
Three months later.
The recruit camp, the outer living quarters.
Inside a niche beverage shop, Lister was sitting by the window on the second floor, looking out at the scenery.
On the table in front of him were a pot of tea and two teacups, as if he were waiting for someone to arrive.
There was no one else around on the entire second floor.
Even if they did, they all wisely left the moment they saw Lister upstairs.
Until a woman dressed in a Federation military uniform, who looked like she was from the Arcane Civilization, sat down in front of him.
He drank a glass of water by himself, then quietly looked at Lister.
Lister had already withdrawn his gaze and was now looking intently at the woman opposite him.
Have you thought it through?
"There's no turning back now that this has been done, and I can't guarantee the outcome."
"Um."
The woman was none other than Wang Yue.
He nodded calmly, without a trace of fear.
"Any news from Ian's side?"
No at the moment.
"He rarely leaves his dorm room and doesn't have any roommates, so it's very difficult for me to find out anything about him."
Upon hearing this, Lister shook his head, a barely perceptible look of sorrow flashing across his face.
Compared to Lim, Ian was someone he simply couldn't understand.
It's been four months since we started recruit training, and the time for special resources to be distributed is almost here.
The other person still spends all day in the dormitory, occasionally going to the special training room.
Apart from that, he did not attend any classes, and even during the monthly exams, he merely showed up without any intention of taking any challenge.
They had no interest in seeking any so-called military merits.
Lister currently speculates that Ian is at the limit of the second job advancement, and the new recruit camp only allows the exchange of level 2 resources, which is meaningless to Ian.
Even if he were to release level-three resources, given his background as Galactic Noble, it would still be a significant advantage.
Apart from that special resource, nothing else is worth fighting for.
Anyway, no one has seen Ian's offensive methods so far; he's quite mysterious.
On the contrary, Lister himself, having been in the top three for four consecutive months, had all his battle records preserved and made available for all new recruits to view, revealing many of his offensive tactics.
Fortunately, the fourth act has now begun, and players have entered the peak development period of job advancement, leveling up, and improving their strength.
Looking at his own panel, Lister was now filled with confidence.
[Level: 100 (1/10,000,000)]
[Health Points: 239560/239560 (Note: Health points after passive bonus)]
[Stamina: 115431/115431 (Note: Stamina after passive bonus)]
[Attributes: Strength: 184 (Base 84 + Bonus 100), Stamina: 184, Intelligence: 184, Agility: 184]
[Overall Rating: S-Rank (Overlord Tier)]
Although many passive skills are not yet fully unlocked, it's only a matter of time now.
With his current strength, he is already more than 80% confident of defeating Ian.
Not to mention there are still two months left, and Major Qi is secretly supporting them.
He then looked at Wang Yue again and offered his sincere blessings.
"Then get ready, and I wish you success!"
Lister drank the tea in his cup in one gulp before getting up to leave.
The next evening.
Inside the warehouse of the F103rd potion factory of the Arcane Civilization.
Reck was reporting to the woman in front of him with a smile on his face.
"Lister went to classroom B109 this morning for a Federal Materials Science course, trained in the dedicated training room this afternoon, and went to the living area in between to meet his roommate Wang Yue..."
The woman couldn't help but wave her hand to interrupt, and asked with great interest.
"I remember they were all from the Merrick Civilization, right?"
"How long did you talk, and what did you talk about?"
"Yes, we chatted for about twenty minutes."
"The other party was very cautious and seemed to have blocked nearby audio; no specific content was recorded."
At this point, Reck looked full of guilt and self-reproach, which made the woman in front of him look more satisfied.
"Forget it, there's not much to be careful about when men and women from the same civilization are dating."
"Remember this place clearly. I don't care what method you use, Lister must be here by this time tomorrow!"
Do you understand?
The look of satisfaction on his face vanished in an instant, replaced by a serious and cold expression.
Lim had no doubts about Reck, who had taken the initiative to approach her.
Her sense of superiority as a member of a higher civilization made it easy for her to accept the allegiance of a lower-level life form.
Upon seeing Reck's long black head nod, the coldness on his face subsided considerably.
"Sir, are you sure you want to do it here?"
"This should also be considered part of the recruit camp, right?"
"Do I need your interference in my work?!"
Upon hearing Reck's words, Lim, who had been relatively calm just moments before, suddenly began to loudly rebuke him.
A chill quickly filled her face. If it weren't for the fact that Reck was the key figure in her plan to eliminate Lister tomorrow, she would have already prepared to teach him a lesson.
"I'm sorry, sir!"
"I'm... I'm sorry! I just... I really hate Lister. Every time I see him being treated differently by the other recruits in boot camp, I... I just..."
"I beg you to get rid of him!"
Reck was now completely prostrate on the ground, his hands digging deeply into the earth, his eyes filled with resentment and jealousy.
This sight softened Lim's attitude, and she even found Rek more pleasing to the Reck the next moment.
The thought of Lister's impending death tomorrow made Lim feel much better.
For the first time ever, he offered explanations and words of comfort to Reck, who also disliked Lister.
"The location of this warehouse has always been disputed."
"I recently bought the property rights, and the disputed issues have been resolved by my family."
"The official document will be released tomorrow morning; the land belongs to the Austrian local government, which means it belongs to an individual."
"The Federation Military District's power map is updated and unified every 24 hours, so you don't need to worry about him refusing to come to the warehouse tomorrow."
"At that time, even if he dies after leaving the recruit camp without permission, the Federation Military District will not conduct a special investigation."
This warehouse is located at the border between the recruit camp and the local government of Aufa, and it's a long-standing, unresolved issue.
There haven't been any problems for so many years, mainly because this area is too desolate; apart from the factory's warehouse, there has been no other development or construction.
There is essentially no potential conflict of interest; it's just that Lim has timed it perfectly, wanting to find someone here to deal with Lister.
Before graduating and joining the Civilization Army Group, the new recruits in the recruit camp are all under the direct command of the Federation Military District.
All deaths of recruits within recruit camps will be directly investigated by the Federation Military District Headquarters.
However, if the death occurs outside the recruit camp's jurisdiction, or if the individual violates regulations, no one will be held accountable.
After more than three months of waiting, Lim finally found a loophole.
By legally classifying this territory as part of the Aufa local government, it would be necessary to execute Lister here.
"However, he is ultimately Overlord Tier; with your current strength, you'll never be able to replace him."
After explaining, Lim couldn't help but mock Reck again.
However, Reck didn't react to these sarcastic remarks; instead, he silently noted them down.
"What if we kill him here tonight, and then wait until the official documents are issued tomorrow? Would that be alright?"
Lim looked at Reck again with surprise, then shook her head.
"I didn't realize you hated him this much? You couldn't even wait one more day?"
"But it still doesn't work!"
"Unless he's not Overlord Tier recruit, this is something we can discuss with the Federation Military District."
At this point, Lim realized she was being somewhat ridiculous.
Perhaps he was too preoccupied with eliminating Lister, for now he actually has topics to discuss with ants from a mere first-level civilization.
"I understand, but..."
Reck's voice rang out again, but the resentful tone had gradually softened.
"I have already informed Lister that he has arrived."
"By now... they should all have arrived!"
Upon hearing this, Lim immediately sensed something was wrong, and she immediately put on her dark green gauntlets.
When I looked at Reck again, I saw that his face suddenly Twist, and his height and skin began to tremble and curl up strangely.
The next moment, a perfectly proportioned, angelic face reappeared, her figure instantly became curvaceous, and her skin became fair.
His federal uniform suddenly felt tight.
Lim's face immediately showed astonishment!
One reason is that it seems like there's something seriously wrong with the person I trust, Reck.
More importantly, the woman he transformed into now is exactly the same as himself in both face and figure.
The faint disdain on his face, and the sense of superiority he exuded in every gesture.
For a moment, even she herself couldn't tell whether she or the person opposite her was really Lim Evan!