Because of the angle, Sun Jia and Pei Zongyan couldn't see the details of the petri dish in Kou Haitao's hand. They only saw the process of him destroying it.
However, Kou Haitao was not in the mood to explain the reason to Pei Zongyan. It was bad enough that he was involved in the fight between Tan Qiu and Ke Shoulin. Now, there was a new human being. If he could turn back time, Kou Haitao would rather offend his boss than take on this troublesome task.
Ignoring Pei Zongyan's question, Kou Haitao said to Qing expressionlessly, "You have the highest overall score. You will be the first to choose from the five spots to enter the Black Steel Shelter."
Qing looked at Qi Yuan and said, "I choose the assistant researcher position."
Sun Jia clenched his fists. Although he had guessed that Qing was Ke Shoulin's man, he was still worried when the dagger was revealed.
Although Qi Yuan had moved back to the city for the genetic stability and pollution index test, his willpower test was too deep. Therefore, Qi Yuan's total score was still two points behind.
If Qi Yuan insisted on choosing the assistant researcher position and chose Qing, once he failed, he would lose the right to enter the shelter.
With Ke Shoulin's personality, if Qi Yuan missed this opportunity, there would not be a second one.
If Qi Yuan chose to withdraw and choose the position of the Desert Exploration Department.
Although he could enter the Black Steel Shelter smoothly, he would face pressure from Ke Shoulin and Feng Qian.
The Desolate Scouting Division was slightly stronger than the Danger Management Division, but it was still lacking compared to a battalion. Unless Mo Sheng was willing to appear, Ke Shoulin only needed to give a call and it was possible for him to bring Qi Yuan from the Desolate Scouting Division to the battalion.
The Combat Department had a certain number of training deaths every year. If a homeless person who had just entered the Black Steel Shelter died in the Combat Department, it would not cause any trouble.
This was a dilemma.
What would Qi Yuan choose?
Sun Jia looked at Qi Yuan. Although he did not know why Kou Haitao suddenly wanted to help Qi Yuan, he hoped that Qi Yuan would not give up this opportunity.
Although there was a difference of two points between choosing to be an assistant researcher and being a hardworking person, at the end of the day, he still had hope in his own hands.
If he chose the Desolate Exploration Department, he would be placing his hopes on someone else.
Qing also looked at Qi Yuan with a provocative gaze. Although he had seen Qi Yuan's final test, he did not understand the meaning behind it. Therefore, he was somewhat displeased with Pei Haitao's final actions.
"It's useless even if someone helps you. The radish pit that Tanqiu dug for you is now mine!"
In the face of Qing's provocation, Qi Yuan was not angered. Instead, he calmly replied, "I relied on some underhanded tricks to win two points. Do you really think that you can take away what belongs to me?"
"Since the position of assistant researcher was prepared for me, no one can take it away from me without my permission!"
Qing seemed to be angered by Qi Yuan's attitude. He said in a tough and provocative tone, "If that's the case, then you can choose to be an assistant researcher. Let's have one last battle. This time, I will make you accept your defeat wholeheartedly!"
"As you wish!"
Qi Yuan glanced at Kou Haitao and said calmly, "I choose to be an assistant researcher!"
When Qing heard this, he suddenly smiled as if his scheme had succeeded.
Looking at the smile on Qing's face, Sun Jia's heart skipped a beat. He vaguely felt that he had overlooked something.
Qing had purposely angered Qi Yuan to make him choose an assistant researcher!
Why did he do that?
Wasn't it better for them if Qi Yuan chose the Desolate Exploration Department?
Mo Sheng, who was kind to the wilderness refugees, was still recuperating. Tanqiu's influence in the Desolate Exploration Department was not as good as Ke Shoulin's. As long as Ke Shoulin showed up, there was at least a 90% chance that he could take Qi Yuan away from the Desolate Exploration Department.
Could there be other forces that could help Qi Yuan when he stepped into the Desolate Exploration Department?
Sun Jia was still frowning and thinking. Kou Haitao looked at the remaining hunters and asked, "Is there anyone else who wants to be an assistant researcher?"
The hunters smiled bitterly and shook their heads. Among them, the one with the highest score was still more than ten points lower than Qi Yuan and Qing. He was not qualified to compete with the two of them at all.
To them, choosing an assistant researcher was the same as digging their own graves!
After the routine questioning, Kou Haitao said to the two of them, "Since both of you have chosen to be assistant researchers, then let's do the last additional test. Whoever has the highest total score in the end will get the position of assistant researcher."
"For the last additional test, there are a few alternatives. They are the City of Steel, the Matrix Maze, and the Energy Cube. You can discuss which one you want to use. If you can't reach an agreement, each of you will exclude one option and use the last remaining option for the test," Kou Haitao said.
Qi Yuan raised his eyebrows. In the past tests, the position of assistant researcher was rarely offered. He did not expect there to be three alternatives.
The three options represented three different directions. It would be fine if they chose an option that they were good at, but if they chose an option that they were not good at, they might even get a zero.
As the chief examiner, Kou Haitao could totally decide the options for the test, but he gave up this right. Instead, he used such a strange rule to give the choice to Sun Jia and Qing.
If they could choose an option that they were good at and their opponents were not, a two-point gap would not be a problem at all.
For most people, victory or defeat did not depend on the test itself, but on the choice at the very beginning.
Qi Yuan's mind raced. He had never heard of the City of Steel or the Matrix Maze, but he had tried the Energy Cube a few times. It seemed quite simple. It would be great if he could choose the Energy Cube!
Qing was clearly aware of this, but he was not worried at all. This was because he already had Qi Yuan's information!
As for Qi Yuan, he knew nothing about himself.
"I heard that you have the ability to control steel, so you really want to use the City of Steel for the duel. Am I right?" Pei Zongyan said with a chuckle.
You really are a clever little devil!
Qi Yuan could not help but ridicule him in his heart, but his face showed an appropriate amount of anger.
"Qu Shanhai has done some research on energy matrices, and you should have some superficial knowledge of it. So, besides the City of Steel, your second choice should be the Matrix Maze, right?" Pei Zongyan said.
Qi Yuan did not speak. He just looked at him silently.
What you said makes sense. Please continue your analysis!
"I won't bully you. How about we use the Matrix Maze for the duel?" Pei Zongyan said.
"If you have the ability, then use the City of Steel to duel with me!" Qi Yuan said through gritted teeth.
It's over!
Listening to the conversation between the two, Sun Jia felt despair. The information between the two was not balanced. Before the duel even began, Qi Yuan had already lost half the battle.