Welcome to the World of the Strong [Unlimited Flow] 30p2

Chapter 30 p2: Transit Island

There was no master-disciple relationship in the World of Strength, and no one would be idle enough to take a disciple. After all, it was a thankless task. With that time, it was better to go through two more instances.

Therefore, very few people would take a disciple, especially someone like Shi Jun.

Shi Jun’s eyes curved in a smile. “No, it’s just a title. After all, she’s not qualified to join the organization directly yet.”

Xu Chu did not comment on her actions anymore. She just said, “Actually, it doesn’t matter if she’s qualified or not. Anyway…” She looked at Shi Jun, her voice softening. “This is your organization, leader.”

Shi Jun had already talked to Jiang Yu on her phone and had sent her the location.

Xu Chu asked, “Are you going to let her come directly to the villa?”

Shi Jun hummed in agreement.

Xu Chu: “Okay, I’ll get ready tomorrow.”

Shi Jun thought for a moment and stopped her. “You don’t need to prepare anything. I’ll be the one to entertain her. You… help me repair Zhong Yu’s body today.”

After Shi Jun came out of the instance, Zhong Yu’s body was a little broken and injured. Because after returning to the Transit Island, her soul’s power was no longer suppressed, which caused a normal body to be unable to bear it, so there would be a rejection reaction.

This was also the reason why Shi Jun had returned to her own body and lay in the nutrient pod to repair it as soon as she came back.

So, if she wanted to return to that body again, she had to repair it in advance.

Xu Chu was a little surprised. “You’re going to meet her as Zhong Yu? I thought you would just tell her directly.”

Shi Jun’s eyes curved, her fingertips rubbing her lips. “If I tell her directly, what’s the fun in that?”

Jiang Yu received the address from Shi Jun.

She checked it on the map and was surprised to find that this address was actually in the center of the Transit Island.

In other words, only a very powerful, capable, and rich organization could buy a house there.

Of course, the former was more important. After all, in the World of Strength, strength was respected. You might not be able to buy a house there even with just money.

Jiang Yu frowned slightly.

She was a little doubtful. After all… although Zhong Yu had performed very well, she was indeed a newcomer.

Would a top-ranked organization really recruit a newcomer? What did she mean by meeting her there?

Jiang Yu had some questions in her heart, but she did not plan to ask them right away.

If the meeting place was here, she was indeed a little more relaxed.

After thinking for a moment, Jiang Yu did not say anything more. After confirming the time, she turned off her phone.

Jiang Yu did not know what Zhong Yu wanted to talk to her about, but she was indeed a little curious, so she planned to go and see.

Jiang Yu naturally told the others about this matter, for the sake of having a guarantee.

Lin Hui was a little worried. “Do you want me to go with you?”

Jiang Yu shook her head. “She explicitly said that only I can go.”

Lin Hui was still a little anxious.

Zhou Liangnian thought for a moment. “Actually, you don’t have to be so scared. The closer you are to the center, the stricter the system’s monitoring is. So, you don’t have to worry. The Transit Island is the strictest in prohibiting players from fighting each other. If she dares to meet you there, she definitely won’t do anything.”

Although no one in the World of Strength understood why, in a world that was not gentle, such a rule was set on the Transit Island, it was undeniable that this rule was beneficial to the vast majority of people, so no one had ever said anything.

Jiang Yu nodded slightly.

Zhou Liangnian smiled. “And if all else fails, you still have us.”

Jiang Yu’s lips curved.

Zhao Yuan was a little curious. “I just don’t know why she’s meeting you there. As far as I know, that area is a villa area bought by the top players. Is she not afraid… that the two of you will be kicked out together?”

Jiang Yu: …

“Will we be kicked out?”

Zhou Liangnian: “Some of the top players don’t like outsiders loitering around, so yes.”

Jiang Yu was a little speechless.

But no matter what the reason was, she would know tomorrow.

The next day, Jiang Yu got up very early. Then, she exchanged some points for money and took a car to the agreed location.

There was no other way. Lemon Tea’s residence was a bit remote, so to get to the center of the Transit Island, she had to rely on transportation.

The transportation on the Transit Island was very developed. Currently, no one was specifically employed as a driver, but there was island transportation that could perfectly take people to various places.

Jiang Yu looked down at the map on her phone and walked cautiously.

As expected, the closer she got to the central villa area, the quieter it became.

It was not that no one was watching, but that once someone was watching, they would be immediately dispersed. So, over time, no one would be so tactless.

To be honest, Jiang Yu was a little nervous, especially when she understood what kind of people lived here.

For some reason, she had the illusion of… going to the White House.

As soon as Jiang Yu arrived at the agreed location, she was already being watched. But soon, an order came from Wang Meng, and the monitoring people no longer stared at her.

Normally, if Jiang Yu had stayed here for too long, she would have been expelled.

Jiang Yu briefly looked at the situation here.

It was a very luxurious residential area, almost all of which were villas. One large villa after another stood here, very grand.

Jiang Yu sent a message to Zhong Yu on her phone, indicating that she had arrived. Zhong Yu replied very quickly, saying that she would have someone pick her up.

Jiang Yu frowned slightly.

【Jiang Yu】: You… live here?

When Shi Jun saw the message, she understood what Jiang Yu was worried about. She smiled faintly.

【Zhong Yu】: Yes. You’ll understand when you come in. Don’t worry. The people who live here are all top-ranked. They won’t have any designs on you.

No, that’s what makes it even more surprising.

But she could not ask anything on her phone now.

Jiang Yu put away her phone and narrowed her eyes.

Soon, a car drove up to her.

A person rolled down the window. It was a woman with glasses, who seemed to be very capable.

The other party glanced at her. “Get in.”

Then, perhaps to ease Jiang Yu’s nervousness, she added, “Don’t worry. We won’t do anything to you. The monitoring here is also very strict.”

But after she said that, Xu Chu herself complained in her heart, Why does it sound even more unreliable after I said that?

So, Xu Chu added, “Of course, even inside, even in the house, there is a system monitoring. It is strictly, and very strictly, forbidden for players to kill each other on the Transit Island. Someone did not believe it before and insisted on going against it.”

Jiang Yu asked smoothly, “And then?”

Xu Chu smiled. “And then the grass on his grave is eight meters high.”

“…”

Jiang Yu got in the car.

Xu Chu drove slowly inside.

The security here was very tight. They passed through three gates in total, each of which required identity verification. Finally, Xu Chu stopped the car.

“Let’s go.”

Jiang Yu followed her out and walked to a villa.

Xu Chu swiped her card to open the door, then led Jiang Yu inside.

This was a five-story villa, very luxurious, and could even be compared to a hotel, except that it did not have as many rooms as a hotel.

The first floor was the living room. Jiang Yu only glanced at it briefly and did not pry too much.

Xu Chu: “You can sit first.”

Jiang Yu did not sit down. Instead, she asked, “Where is Zhong Yu?”

Xu Chu: “She…”

“Here.”

Hearing the voice, Xu Chu closed her mouth and then retreated.

Jiang Yu frowned slightly.

She did not know Xu Chu’s identity, nor did she know what this place was, but there was no doubt that it was not ordinary.

And for Zhong Yu to be able to live here and order… for now, let’s say order Xu Chu to pick her up, there was no doubt that her status was not ordinary.

But how could such a person have run into them, alone in the newbie instance?

Jiang Yu looked over. Zhong Yu was slowly walking down a staircase.

She was wearing a dress. Although her face was pale, the form-fitting dress perfectly showed off her exquisite curves.

Jiang Yu watched her walk over. She did not know if it was her imagination, but she felt that Zhong Yu’s body seemed to be in even worse condition than in the instance.

Shi Jun looked at her and smiled. “Sit first?”

Jiang Yu nodded silently and sat down with her.

Seeing that Zhong Yu did not seem to be in a hurry to speak, Jiang Yu asked, “Why did you call me here?”

Shi Jun did not mind her directness. Instead, she asked back, “Can I ask you a question?”

Jiang Yu raised an eyebrow.

Shi Jun: “If you’re in an instance, and you’re about to clear it, but at the same time, your companion is in trouble, and saving your companion means you can’t clear the instance, would you choose to save them?”

Jiang Yu frowned in confusion. “Why would you ask that?”

Shi Jun smiled faintly. “Just asking.”

Jiang Yu said, “I don’t like to answer hypothetical ‘if’ questions.”

Shi Jun looked at her. It was still the same sentence. “Just asking.”

Jiang Yu was silent for a moment. Although she did not know what Zhong Yu’s purpose was, but… she was already here.

Jiang Yu thought for a moment. “Can I clear the instance again after missing it?”

Shi Jun: “What if you can’t?”

Jiang Yu: “Then will I die if I can’t clear it?”

Shi Jun thought for a moment this time. “No.”

Jiang Yu then said, “Then I will.”

Shi Jun raised an eyebrow in surprise.

Seeing this, Jiang Yu was a little amused. “Is this answer so surprising?”

Shi Jun rubbed her chin. “Yes. After all, in the last instance—” She raised an eyebrow slightly. “You didn’t act like this.”

Jiang Yu was silent for a moment.

She knew that in the last instance, she had “believed” in clearing the instance no matter what.

Now, her attitude was completely different. It was no wonder the other party was surprised.

Jiang Yu thought for a moment and said slowly, “But these are different things, aren’t they?”

Shi Jun did not speak, waiting for her to continue.

Jiang Yu thought for a moment. “At that time, what I had to choose between was, on the one hand, an NPC in the game who had touched me but with whom I had no connection and who was even fake, and on the other hand, clearing the instance. If there was no conflict, then it was fine. If there was a conflict and I could only choose one, then of course, clearing the instance was more important.”

Shi Jun smiled faintly. “And now?”

Jiang Yu: “Now, the other party is a companion.”

She said this and looked up slightly.

Shi Jun looked at her clear eyes. There was no emotion of pity for the world, nor was there any indifference. There was only peace.

Jiang Yu: “I’ve always believed that ‘companion’ is a word with a very important meaning, especially in this world. If I acknowledge someone as a companion, then they must be a very important existence. So, if you ask me to choose between a companion and clearing the instance, of course I’ll choose my companion.”

She raised an eyebrow slightly, as if with a hint of confusion. “Isn’t that very normal?”

Normal, but also not normal.

Many people in the World of Strength, in the beginning or in the later stages, would become selfish.

Companion and clearing? Of course, they would choose to clear.

Shi Jun looked at Jiang Yu, the curve of her lips unchanged.

She just felt that she had not seen through Jiang Yu in the instance.

But she did not hate her current change.

Jiang Yu said slowly, “Besides, I won’t die. And in my opinion, this is not unnecessary kindness, so I will choose my companion’s life.”

Then, she chuckled softly. “Of course, you can also think of me as a coward, who doesn’t dare to bear the burden of a real human life.”

On the contrary, Shi Jun would not think that she was a coward.

But after hearing Jiang Yu’s answer, she asked again, “Then what if you will die?”

The light smile on Jiang Yu’s face slowly faded. She thought for a moment and was indeed a little troubled. This was also why she did not like this kind of “if” question.

The answer a person would give in a certain situation actually depended very much on the environment, the situation, or what had happened before. In short, it was very variable. No one could be sure that the current answer would be the future answer.

But Zhong Yu did not seem to care if there would be any changes in the future. She was only very concerned about her answer at this moment.

Jiang Yu thought for a moment. “I will first try to find a way for both of us to survive.”

A smile hung on Shi Jun’s lips, and a faint light shone in her eyes. She seemed very excited. “Then what if… there isn’t one? One of you has to die?”

Jiang Yu’s eyelids fluttered. She slowly looked up and at the person sitting opposite her.

The pale but beautiful girl had a smile on her lips, and her eyes were filled with an undisguised emotion, with joy and excitement, as well as impatience and expectation.

What was she expecting? Was it her answer?

Jiang Yu slowly lowered her gaze again.

After a moment, she shook her head. “Actually… it’s really hard for me to give you an answer.”

Her voice was very slow. “If you ask me to answer now, in this situation, it’s really a bit difficult. But I think…”

Jiang Yu frowned slightly, and then the smile on her face disappeared, leaving only a very light confusion.

“Human nature is selfish. I don’t think I’ll be an exception.”

In the end, she gave an answer that was not an answer.

Shi Jun paused. She could not say why, but she felt that the strange, active joy in her heart was slowly receding.

Of course she knew that her joy was not a normal emotion, but Shi Jun had never cared if it was normal or not. But now, it was slowly receding.

Shi Jun pursed her lips slightly.

“I thought you would…”

Jiang Yu tilted her head and curved her lips. “Are you very surprised and disappointed? Then I’m sorry.”

Shi Jun raised an eyebrow. “Not really. But you don’t seem to be upset, nor do you have any unacceptable emotions.”

Jiang Yu said, “This is natural. Didn’t I say it in the instance? I’m a person who follows my heart.”

Shi Jun: “So?”

Jiang Yu said, “So, since I’ve already made a decision, I won’t regret it.”

Her voice was a little soft, and her face returned to a peaceful and indifferent light smile, her lips gently curved, without any embarrassment or shame.

Her emotions were like a gentle breeze.

Jiang Yu curved her lips. “If I act righteously and take care of my companion, then I will accept the consequences of my decision. If I choose myself because I’m afraid of death or for various other reasons, then I won’t feel too guilty.”

“Of course, I will still be sad about my companion’s death, but I don’t think it’s necessary to deny…”

“Deny that I ultimately chose to be selfish.”

“I think that since I’ve already chosen, then I should admit that I am selfish. Although it’s regrettable, although it’s a bit ugly, but this ugly self is still myself. I should accept it.”

Shi Jun met her gaze and slowly smiled.

Author’s Note:

Recruiting people, yay.

PS: Jiang Yu’s answer only represents her personally and does not seek approval. I don’t know if I’ve made her choice clear, but that’s the general idea.