Chapter 10

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Half an hour later, the five men in suits were arranged in a closed room, monitored by cameras, while the others came to the room where Morpheus and Gao Tianxin were.

At Morpheus's gesture, everyone moved chairs and benches as Gao Tianxin required, forming two rows and taking their seats.

Gao Tianxin distributed what was claimed to be a mandatory "test" for every escapee in the Eastern world.

Each of Eiba, Su Weiqi, Sev, and Maoshi received a copy, and Trinity and Morpheus were not spared either. Upon unfolding it, they were taken aback by what they saw:

"Read the passage and answer the questions:

The Choice Between Blue and Red!

The mind is illusory, the body is real. The pain that arises from the interplay between the illusory and the real stems from the clear-cut opposition.

When the blue pill and the red pill are placed before you, and the path of life diverges into two distinctly different directions, what will you choose?

..."

After reading the entire passage, the usually cold-faced Trinity bit down hard on the pen, feeling a bit panicked. She glanced to her left and, as expected, saw Morpheus quickly scanning the text and calmly answering the questions.

Looking to her right, she was surprised to see Su Weiqi carefully reading the questions and then searching for answers in the text.

Trinity looked at her own paper, and cold sweat immediately broke out.

However, to avoid making a fool of herself in front of the Easterners, Trinity cleverly leaned slightly to the side, trying to "rely" on Morpheus. Unexpectedly, Old Morpheus deliberately or unintentionally used his arm to shield the paper, and she couldn't see anything with her 2.0 vision.

Just as she was feeling Morpheus's stinginess, a loud thud came from the table: "Answer the questions seriously, no peeking!"

"Ahh!" The shock made Trinity's heart almost jump out of her chest, and she nearly fell over. Looking at Gao Tianxin, who was "proctoring" in front of her, she felt a deep hatred, and her previous impression of him changed completely!

Trinity, like many others, grew up in a virtual world, and during that period, she had three major hates:

1. Hating strict proctors, 2. Hating strict proctors, 3. Damn, still hating strict proctors!!!

"Alright, forty minutes are up. In our ordinary intermediate escapees, it takes twenty minutes to complete. Collect the papers, collect the papers!"

Time "passed" quickly, and just as the few struggling students were racking their brains, Gao Tianxin clapped his hands and announced the collection of papers. He took them from their hands and graded them on the spot, occasionally praising, reminiscing, frowning, or glaring, making everyone feel extremely anxious and tormented.

"Morpheus, ninety-five plus ten!" Gao Tianxin started distributing the test papers, just like a regular teacher, starting with the highest score.

Morpheus stood up, took the test paper, and carefully examined it. His competitive spirit made him somewhat dissatisfied—where did those five points go?

However, the next moment, he was balanced, as the second score revealed the difficulty of the secret text: "Maoshi, sixty-five points!"

"Su Weiqi, sixty points!"

Three passed, and the rest were clearly failing: "Eiba, fifty points!"

"Not yet, please don't be the lowest... please don't be the lowest..." Hearing Eiba's name, Trinity was already feeling desperate. Fortunately, the next moment, Gao Tianxin's voice drifted in: "Trinity, twenty-five points!"

She walked up woodenly, not daring to meet Gao Tianxin's stern and disappointed gaze, lowered her head, and returned to her seat.

However, soon, Trinity found some psychological comfort, as the last person's score was unexpectedly low: "Sev, zero points!"

Sev's initial indifferent expression suddenly froze, and he jumped up, shouting in dissatisfaction: "I answered everything, why zero points?"

Faced with Sev's agitation, Gao Tianxin pressed his hands down, sighed lightly, and began explaining the test:

"Alright, let's look at the first question. Based on your understanding, explain the meaning of the following words: Real: ___ Illusory: ___. Sev, you actually answered that real is the red pill and illusory is the blue pill?"

"But... but what? Isn't the title 'The Choice Between Blue and Red'?" Sev, meeting Gao Tianxin's gaze, felt a bit guilty.

Gao Tianxin shook his head in extreme disappointment, handed Morpheus's paper to Sev, who scanned it and was stunned:

Real: Pain is more real than happiness, loneliness is more real than embrace, imperfection is the true essence of reality.

Illusory: Never try to create a perfect illusion, or you will fall into it, degenerate, and live a pitiful life in the illusion.

Damn, compared to his own "red pill" and "blue pill," the difference was glaring. No wonder Morpheus got extra points, he was too impressive!

"Second question: Never expect the illusory to give you the warmth of reality. What is your understanding of this underlined sentence, and what emotions does it convey from the author?"

"Third question: ___ is not illusory, on the contrary, it is the most real thing. And if humans do everything to escape ___, what they do is truly illusory. Once they escape the existence of ___, they are left with only the ___ of luxury. Fill in the blanks with appropriate words and explain your understanding, imitating the fourth paragraph of the passage."

As Gao Tianxin explained each question, not only did students like Su Weiqi and Eiba, who still had the spirit of improvement, listen with rapt attention, but even the struggling student Trinity felt her life brighten, swimming in the ocean of knowledge, swimming, swimming...

"Alright, let's look at the last question: The so-called choice is all illusory! What role does this sentence play in the expression of the entire text? If you were given another chance, would you choose the red pill or the blue pill, and why?"

This was the only question Morpheus lost points on. He definitely chose the red pill, but his explanation was incomplete. Sev, on the other hand, wrote a long answer, which was completely marked wrong by Gao Tianxin, causing him great distress!

So, Sev lifted his goatee and began to defend himself: "Red represents the flame of rebirth, blue represents the sinking sea. I pursue rebirth and reject sinking, so I chose the red pill. What's wrong with that?"

"The question is, is blue really the sinking sea? In psychological analysis, blue is a cold color, but in our world, it is precisely because the blue sky is obscured that reality seems so cold..."

Just as the others also felt Sev's answer was not bad and the deduction was too strict, Gao Tianxin suddenly began to defend the blue, then stared intently at Sev's eyes and said word by word:

"Words have life and can resonate with the soul. Sev, why don't you follow your heart and write your true thoughts—choosing the blue pill?"

Sev was startled in his heart but raised his eyebrows on the surface, showing a look of confusion, meaning he didn't understand why Gao Tianxin said this. However, the next moment, when he looked at the "test paper" in his hand, which suddenly took on a different color, his face changed dramatically, and he exclaimed:

"Lie detector?!"

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