Who gave you permission to travel through time with Earth?

Xiao Guo Shi is not wrong; the central elevator below the core layer does not have an entrance. However, one thing needs to be corrected: this thing is not actually an elevator, but a cannon barrel that goes straight to the sky!

All the stone slabs from the entrances converged in the gun compartment through pipes, stacked and nested layer upon layer, waiting for the power furnace below to explode open, squeezing them up into the sky to reach the core layer!

It's worth mentioning that the force that propelled the stone slab pile wasn't impact or wind pressure, but rather the direct detonation of a bomb! Continuous and dense flames would follow behind the stone slabs, filling the interior of the central elevator!

"boom--!"

"boom--!"

In an instant, the heat wave behind them erupted like a volcano! The terrifying impact propelled them upwards, and the inertia and gravity nearly tore their internal organs apart!

Too many people couldn't bear it and fainted instantly. Most people struggled to stay upright, kneeling or lying down, with blood gushing from their eyes, noses, and ears. After it congealed, it even caused a feeling of suffocation.

Fang Jin... is alright, even very good. This straightforward way of playing is much more comfortable than the previous roundabout way on the ground, where his semicircular canals were really screaming.

So much so that he even had the mood to give Gu Yu and Zhou Hao a little support. The gentle Buddhist power seeped into their internal organs, soothing the uncontrollable nausea. The latter looked at Fang Jin with some gratitude.

As for Zhou Tongtong... how could she possibly be? Anyway, she had already fainted and was unaware of her butler's incompetent behavior. Players on the technology side generally have poor physical fitness.

This period of time is very short, but it generally feels quite long to different people in different states, as the physical pain amplifies and prolongs their senses.

At that moment, even Fang Jin herself was unaware that the surface of the second playing card in her bag began to burn, and the blurry coating on the surface quickly peeled off, revealing the narrow, fairytale-like graphics underneath.

……

"Sizzle..."

Almost no one noticed that in the gap between the glass-like outer shell and the inner liner of the elevator, countless deep blue eyes, like seaweed, gathered and lined up, scanning the reactions of everyone on the stone slab.

All of this feedback was observed and compiled by humans, transmitted to the observation room of the bronze castle above, and the resulting data was compiled into the first indicator in different archives.

"Hurry! Compile the data! Compile the data! Those useless people who couldn't even make it to the central elevator and fell down are not counted; they're disqualified immediately!"

"Someone died?! Why are you asking me for instructions if it's not something trivial? Either call the incinerator to clean it up, or just grind it a few more times and it'll be reduced to ashes. Don't you have any other jobs to do?!"

"Ha... I'm not here to be your babysitter, since I rarely come to work! If you don't have anything worth seeing, you'll all be sent down to the district government to read water meters!"

Amidst the clicking of typing and flashing blue lights, a woman stood on the highest command platform, pointing and yelling down at those below as if she were surveying the landscape! The iron pole she was holding was crunching and breaking in her hands like noodles.

Unlike the pale blue uniforms of the crowd below, this person's attire was quite unrestrained. Her open trench coat exposed a large expanse of skin, sunglasses were perched on the front of her bangs, and she inhaled the cigarette she was smoking in one deep drag.

Then spit it on the "No Smoking" sign next to it.

"call--"

No one dared to refute them. Everyone present was a formal member of the Bronze Hall, and at least at the fourth level of life. But faced with the woman's continuous rant, they could only bury their heads and speed up their progress.

Even if this person isn't their department head at all, and even if, as she claims, he just happens to come and check on the new recruits when he feels like it, logically speaking, it would be perfectly acceptable to point at her and yell at her and kick her out...

But who the hell would dare?

This man, surnamed Jiang, is the most insane consul in the executive department. Half a month ago, his gambling match left several of the Senxi Chamber of Commerce's core members crippled and on the verge of death, which infuriated an elderly man surnamed Xu on the board of directors!

The best way to deal with Consul Jiang is to avoid offending her, getting too close, and looking directly at her. Anyway, she might let them go once she's tired of playing around, so it's best to go along with her until then.

"...That's what they think, isn't it?"

Consul Jiang, with a subtle, enigmatic smile, looked down at the scene below. The paper she was fanning herself with was actually an appointment letter, authorizing her to preside over the test, though it had not yet been widely publicized.

On the one hand, temporary appointments can reduce corruption and favoritism to some extent, and there are basically not many people who can sway this greedy wolf, so the board of directors is very reassured about this.

On the other hand... she wanted to announce it when these guys' resentment and hope reached their peak at the same time, and watch their expressions of grief, despair, and then slowly become numb...! She would feel great.

……

Of course, although her nature was indeed extremely wicked, Jiang Liuer still had a serious reason for taking on this mission... Her team was desperately short-staffed and urgently needed reinforcements.

The Executive Department is the armed and violent institution of the Bronze Pavilion. While it is indeed sharp, the proportion of casualties is actually not small, not to mention that Consul Jiang Liuer's department itself has a very special position.

"Handling the fallout disaster" was an excellent job in Fang Jin's eyes, because of his own special circumstances. In the eyes of others... even the Jiang sisters themselves, it was the complete opposite.

Even with enormous profits, there are far too many variables to face: the pollution of the decaying planet, the alienated and corrupted creatures, and those copies that transcend the system's control—each one a huge disaster.

There are benefits, but no life to reap them. Who but a madman and a fanatic would be willing to take on this job? Moreover, conquering dungeons requires more than just ordinary talent, so recruiting people for Jiang Liuer's team is naturally extremely difficult.

So... actually, Fang Jin was the one they were targeting. It was his actions in conquering the dungeon during the raid that truly brought him into the Jiang sisters' sights—the sight of prey.

That's why Jiang Chan invested so heavily in him, even setting up restrictions to increase trust while investing. In reality, it was a series of interconnected schemes that led Fang Jin step by step into this trap.

The three tasks were both a test and bait to lure him into a trap. The Jiang family's crazy sisters were indeed eccentric and ruthless, but no one had ever doubted the madman's intelligence; anyone who had would have died long ago.

"Hehehe..."

On the command platform, Jiang Liuer compared the information and images of the person in the video sent by her sister, and let out a villainous laugh. This kind of person who looks easy to take care of and is not afraid of death is really perfect for her department.

At the same time, she looked at Zhou Tongtong, who had fainted next to Fang Jin. The two seemed to have no connection, but judging from their positions and the direction in which Zhou Tongtong finally fainted... they were playing the roles of master and servant.

"Unlike the data, strength and realm can change drastically in a short period of time, but relationships won't. At least before coming to Tietu City, he had no contact with the Lu family whatsoever."

Clutching the corner of the document, Jiang Liuer's eyes flashed with an inscrutable meaning, but the smile on her lips remained unchanged. Her younger sister's taste... was indeed excellent, perhaps even more so than expected.