Post-Apocalyptic Survival Modpack

Chapter 39: People Who Had the Same Experience

"Four?"

"Four arrest warrants issued in one month?"

Wang Ji's eyes widened.

"Are you rebelling?"

"Or is there some quota that requires you to find someone to cause trouble every month?"

The butler lowered his head, not daring to speak.

"Tell me, what exactly are you plotting?"

Wang Ji was genuinely curious. He didn't understand, and couldn't guess, why this family could offend so many people, or where so many people came from to offend them.

The butler spoke up, saying in a low voice, "There's no particular reason, it's just that... it's the new round of admissions assessments for Imperial University recently."

"So what does this have to do with what I asked?"

Before the butler could continue speaking, a young man locked up in the cell nearby suddenly said, "I think I can answer that question."

Wang Ji turned his head to look over.

The people in the prison were also watching him, seemingly waiting for his permission.

Wang Ji nodded.

"Please allow me to introduce myself. My name is Mo Lin, and I am one of the freshmen he mentioned who was originally going to take the entrance exam at Imperial University."

The young man named Morin in the prison said, "I don't know if you can understand, but the Imperial University outside has been infiltrated like a sieve."

“Every year, the new students are first screened by various families, who pick out the talented ones and put in the rest who are relatively mediocre.”

"Considering that Imperial University started having a lot of cumbersome and unnecessary rules about five years ago, the problem must have started around that time."

what?
Wang Ji was dumbfounded and genuinely couldn't understand it.

In his view, Imperial University, a place he was only one step away from entering, should at least be a safe place to cultivate all kinds of talents.

Even if the talented people in the program might be exploited by higher-ups for personal gain after graduation, it shouldn't be such a case of killing the goose that lays the golden eggs, right?
Moreover, judging from their current actions, they are not only exhausting their resources, but they are also catching fish fry!

They don't even spare the fish fry!

These people are crazy.

Wang Ji's intuition told him that there must be some inside story he didn't know about.

He preferred to believe that there was some enormous conspiracy behind it all.

"and then?"

Wang Ji then asked, "Even so, wouldn't it be better to use a gentler approach to attract talent?"

What's the point of arresting people so easily?
Morin shook his head, seemingly not understanding either.

Wang Ji kicked the butler hard.

The butler hurriedly said, "I don't know either. I... Oh, right! The master once said something about not having time and not needing to slowly cultivate talent. He said to use those who are useful as much as possible, and destroy those who are not... and not give them to others."

No time left?

Wang Ji was quite confused, but this statement also served as a reminder.

There really isn't enough time; it's already very late.

So he stopped beating around the bush and asked directly, "Do you know Wang Ji, Ian, and Ryder? These three people were once wanted."

"I…"

The butler was taken aback, then suddenly looked up at Wang Ji.

The words I wanted to say got stuck in my throat.

He suddenly realized something.

Wang Ji grabbed the butler's head and washed his hair several more times by the pool.

This time, the housekeeper was truly devastated.

"Please, I'll talk, just give me a quick death..."

The butler said weakly, "The matter of that farming genius has long been put on hold. He's too good at running around and difficult to track down. The master said it's not worth going to the administrative center for someone like him. Anyway, we already have someone similar..."

"You mean you have talent capable of greatly accelerating grain production?"

"Correct."

The butler nodded.

"Then why not... forget it?"

Wang Ji gave up asking questions and instead said, "Tell me where the owner of this manor is, what kind of defenses he has, and what level they are."

"The more detailed your explanation, the longer you will live."

...

After a while.

The housekeeper had stopped breathing.

Click. The prison door opened.

Wang Ji released Mo Lin, who was the only one imprisoned there.

"Thanks you."

"Excuse me, may I come with you?"

"I can't get out of here on my own," Morin said.

"In return, you can do anything I want, just don't make me sign that damned soul contract, or at least don't make me a slave."

"I've given up on going to university."

Wang Ji stared at him for two seconds, then suddenly tossed out two bottles of invisibility potion and said, "These are invisibility potions."

"There's a deep tunnel in the southeast corner of the manor; you can wait for me there."

"I have some things to take care of, I'll come find you in a bit."

Morin carefully took the medicine, bowed, and hurried to the designated place.

Wang Ji also drank the medicine.

A moment later, a transparent figure appeared outside the window of the rightmost room on the second floor of the manor.

This is the room and office of the head of the Baggett family, who is in power.

According to the housekeeper, the master was about to retire for the night, which was true; the person in the room was indeed wearing pajamas.

"There really are no guards?"

The butler wasn't lying?
Wang Ji looked somewhat surprised.

Although he is currently invisible and his expression is not visible.

"housekeeper!"

There was a new sound inside the house; a burly man in pajamas suddenly shouted towards the door.

But nobody paid any attention.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Wang Ji immediately put on his armor and, taking advantage of the fact that the manor lord was not paying attention, rushed into the house and swung his Mayuling cleaver to launch a jumping attack.

Boom!

The massive cleaver struck him, slamming the burly man in his pajamas into the floor. The entire floor shook slightly from the impact.

puff--

The burly man coughed up blood under the knife, seemingly not quite dead yet.

Wang Ji wasn't surprised; it's normal for a high-ranking official to have some means of self-preservation.

He continued to swing the knife and slammed it to the ground again!
Boom!
A heavy thud was heard, and this time Wang Ji was genuinely surprised.

This feel... it must have really hit the main body, there's no magic shield.

Why isn't he dead yet? His health bar is so long!

The man on the ground struggled to his feet, roaring, "Who are you!"

"The person who killed you."

puff.

Wang Ji slashed again, this time clearly severing a major artery, and blood gushed out immediately.

"and many more!"

The man gripped the cleaver tightly and said, "What do you want? Who sent you to kill me? I can give you double, no, triple the reward, and we can discuss more!"

The person in front of him was exceptionally strong and had a very sturdy body. Sure enough, this grab really made Wang Ji feel a sense of pressure.

It reminded him of Adelaide.

But compared to Adelaide, this person is far inferior.

The two are simply not in the same league.

It's possible to control Wang Ji, but it's unlikely to truly control him.

Wang Ji ignored his words, pulled out the knife with a little force, and swung it down again.

puff.

This time it was truly dead, and could no longer make a sound.

"The blood is quite thick."

Wang Ji sighed.

"Who are you!?"

Just then, the door to the room was suddenly pushed open, and another man walked in. As soon as he saw Wang Ji, he loudly questioned him.