CHAPTER 1580: CHAPTER 1580: 99% PROBABILITY

No matter the reason, as long as Xu Huo speaks, it means rejection. Director Lü reported in person and said: "I cannot represent the Special Defense Department to agree, but I don’t anticipate any issues."

If there are any other requests, they can be put forward together.

Change my family’s residence, Xu Huo said.

Even if you don’t mention it, the Special Defense Department will quickly arrange it; your family’s protection level is already raised to the highest level. The future residence will not only have increased safety but also be arranged with player protection. Director Lü immediately said, Furthermore, Ms. Yu’s family will also be arranged appropriately by the Special Defense Department, striving to leave you with no worries.

As for Lady Fang, you don’t need to worry, she and Professor Tang both have specialized protection.

Mentioning Tang Guangbo, Xu Huo slightly raised his eyebrow, Have you investigated Tang Guangbo’s identity thoroughly?

During the last psychological treatment, Tang Guangbo almost clearly stated he wasn’t a simple scholar; he comes from another zone and serves as a psychological counselor for government players. The government still dares to keep him in the core department, maybe there’s been progress in investigating his identity.

I’m not very clear on this matter, Director Lü said: Mainly, the military is responsible for this. The Special Defense Department only submits investigation materials and speculative conclusions; the final investigation needs the military’s approval. However, the subsequent orders conveyed are that Professor Tang is transferred to the military, mainly responsible for military players’ psychological issues. The Special Defense Department can only apply for his psychological treatment in events ranked A or above.

So many players have been through the game, they should know that psychological treatment can become a very dangerous thing, especially for ambiguous figures like Tang Guangbo, who is suspected to be a player. Dou Shengnan of the Guile Sound Knights uses very rough methods, but her ability reflects one thing, that psychological power can impact ordinary people and players alike.

I understand your concerns, Director Lü paused and then revealed: I speculate that the military is now quite reliant on Professor Tang; previously, the players utilized strategies to quickly clear instances too frequently, many players haven’t adjusted their mindset yet, leaving quite a few psychological issues.

The government’s public constraint on advanced players’ instance count is partly due to these reasons.

The higher the Player Level, the stronger the ability, and potential side effects from psychological problems increase, which equally troubles the government, especially in psychological treatment. The existing domestic level is already insufficient, and without real skills, they can’t even get players to patiently listen.

These are small issues, and instead, it’s a good phenomenon, Xu Huo seemed indifferent.

Good phenomenon? Director Lü was puzzled; honestly, she was also worried about players from the Special Defense Department having psychological problems.

Just look at Nie Xuan and you’ll understand, objective conditions greatly influence players. The gradual emergence of psychological problems among military players indicates that Zone 014 is now stabilizing. If it were a turbulent time, such minor issues wouldn’t surface. As long as those responsible for treatment don’t play tricks, they’ll get through this period and be as before.

However, I believe that even if there are slight psychological issues, players from the military and the Special Defense Department will always prioritize the nation.

That’s natural, Director Lü quickly replied: At least, I can guarantee that for people from the Special Defense Department.

Xu Huo smiled, Pay attention to the scope I mentioned—it’s the players from the military and the Special Defense Department. Not those who joined later, like Dai Wenqian.

Director Lü understood what he was hinting at; there was a hint of regret and also some relief in her gaze, regret that he couldn’t join the Special Defense Department, relief that the Department still had talent like Nie Xuan.

At this point, she received a reply, glanced over and said: The top has agreed, the range can be modified to Ting City, furthermore, they’ve arranged a residence for you in Ting City.

Xu Huo nodded, then asked: Is there any news about the Antidote Fungus cultivation?

Director Lü’s expression dimmed, There’s no news yet.

Then today’s conversation ends here, Xu Huo stood up to see her off.

After Director Lü and the people from the Special Defense Department left, he began inspecting the items in the box.

This grand gift must be both to thank him and the Girl in the Painting, and probably also an apology for previous matters, thus the props came in pairs.

First, the Rank A Props.

[Heaven-sent Justice: Justice requires destiny, and a little human intervention. When the holder activates this item, a rock on the surface within a thirty-kilometer radius will be randomly selected to fly at absolute speed toward the sky, then crash at absolute speed toward the target the holder can visually see, coupled with certain gravity suppression, reducing the target’s chances of escape.]

[Note: The random rock is counted as one piece, it could be a small mountain made of an entire stone block or a pebble as small as a fingernail. However, its power need not be worried due to its size, as long as it hits accurately, the chance to kill the target exceeds 99%.]

A thirty-kilometer radius implies that this item’s selection range can cover almost an entire city. Even in the game, where some zones have particularly large city areas, this range is substantial.

The size of the random rock is not fixed, meaning the damage range can be large or small, and the effective range must be within the holder’s view. Does this imply the holder might be at some risk of collateral damage?

Normally, unless it’s a very special place, it’s uncommon to find independent massive rocks, so the probability of this is small.

However, the use of words like "hits accurately" and "exceeds 99%" in the note gave Xu Huo a familiar feeling; the previous item that marked probability was "Death of the Holder," indeed, when it hit the target, the lethality was high. Yet, in terms of "Heaven-sent Justice," it depends on how fast it moves and how big the random rock is.

Currently unable to test this item, he proceeded to examine the second one.

[Undaunted Martyr Substitute: The Artifact Maker who created this was someone who deeply craved friendship; he easily became engrossed in friendships and often treated someone he’d only met once as a true friend, thus suffered betrayal from one hundred and twenty-nine "friends." After being heartbroken by the 120th "friend," this Artifact Maker decided to create a friend who would never betray friendship, hence came into existence this item. But after serving merely three months as a "true friend," when the Artifact Maker met the 129th "friend," it flowed into players’ hands.]

[This Artifact Maker used his own death to prove to others that the "friend" he crafted can only substitute its holder’s death once.]

[Remark 1: It will only activate when predicting the holder has a death rate exceeding 99%.]

[Remark 2: Even the best of friends have usage limits; it can only substitute death once in a 24-hour period.]

This was the third death-avoiding item Xu Huo obtained after the Lifelike Wax Figure and Kitty Grants You Three Lives.