Chapter 1:

Chapter 1:

    The author has something to say:

    The perspective of this chapter may be misleading, but the star is the main character.

    Please note.

    Question: If you were given a chance to embark on a dream-chasing journey that encountered numerous obstacles and did not gain any good memories, would you still be willing to try again?

    …

    In 30XX, the entertainment industry has blossomed everywhere, and various games have emerged one after another, competing for users' traffic and attention, and publicity and welfare are everywhere.

    In the process of experiencing the game, people gradually no longer regard the game as ordinary entertainment, but into an alternative adventure.

    In the case where the theme of saving princess and prince from another world, becoming a hero to save the world, and conquering beauties is generally hot, an unheard of idol development game unexpectedly broke out of the siege and became popular on the entire Internet.

    Innumerable people from the beginning of curiosity to the last indulge, from disdain to begging for updates.

      . It is not surprising that countless stalks about the game have been spread and become the language in the daily conversation of the public.

    This is a veritable national game.

    But all those who love this game, or who have played this game, don't know that what they see as a false adventure world, for others, is a veritable survival adventure .

    ………

    Gong Caiyi felt a little nervous.

    He couldn't help taking another sip of water, lowered his head, focused on his virtual terminal screen, and pretended to be looking at something in fascination, as natural as everyone else here.

      It was not a crowded waiting room, breaking the slightly quiet atmosphere before.

      Small "sorry".

    Gong Caiyi hurriedly closed the video, blushing and didn't dare to look up, he admitted the truth - well, he was really nervous.

    But there is no way, now, now he is in the placement test of that idol training academy!

    The top idol academy that is called the cradle of idols and has given birth to countless famous idols!

    The school whose dropout rate is as loud as its fame is rising every year!

    Although he has successfully entered the academy with great luck, he does not know which class he will be assigned to. Debut plan.

    Those who sign up for this school have the most humiliating ending.

    Gong Caiyi didn't want to be okay. After thinking about it, the unrelieved heartbeat swept through his body again, as if a small drum was beating in his heart, making him noisy Restless, sweaty palms.

    No, he has to calm down.

    Gong Caiyi held down her heart, got up gently, made small movements as little as possible without disturbing others, and walked straight towards the bathroom.

    The cold water washed away the sweat, and also took away the uneasy panic. Hearing the rushing water, Gong Caiyi turned off the faucet, took a deep breath and exhaled, finally feeling calmer.

    Maintaining this state, he silently returned to his original seat as he left.

    Probably the reason for the return of reason, after sitting for a while, he found that he had given up the virtual terminal that he could not see at all, and actually began to look at other people unconsciously, instead of immersed in himself in emotion.

    I didn't notice it before, there are too many good-looking people here.

    Although the people waiting for the test are not only the people he saw now, but also people in other test rooms, but even in a place where there are not many people, just looking at the appearance of these people, Gong Caiyi had a feeling that he was going to lose.

    Almost no one is like him, so nervous that they don't know where to put their hands and feet. Some of those people were quietly sitting in the corner watching the terminal screen, some seemed to know each other, chatting together in twos and threes in a low voice, and some were immersed in the performance with their hands playing silently.

    Like him, it's probably the cannon fodder.

    Damn... eh? Wait, there seems to be a guy who is even more inconspicuous than him.

    As if finding a life-saving straw, Gong Caiyi carefully glanced at the boy sitting in the corner wearing a black hoodie.

    He doesn't quite understand why he wears such a hood to cover his face tightly at this time, but the predictable reason can be easily deduced - he came here to become a An idol person, if he is a very good-looking person, should show his appearance generously on such an occasion.

    Will hide his face when surrounded by many handsome guys, it can only mean that he, like himself, is probably not very conspicuous in appearance, or is set off too dark.

    Inexplicably, Gong Caiyi raised a kind of sympathy among his companions for this person who could not see clearly.

    If you have the chance, go get a chat.

    He thought so, and the confidence in his heart suddenly rose after he realized that he had a companion.

    The more anxious you are about an event, the faster time seems to pass. Before long, the placement test officially began.

    According to the traditional tradition, the people who are called need to go to the stage on the other side of the waiting room to perform one by one. Class results.

      people in the same class.

    While Gong Caiyi was thinking about this, the people in the waiting room were called out one after another, and it was his turn soon.

    "No. 36, Gong Caiyi."

    "Yes!" He hurriedly responded and stood up abruptly, his mind was chaotic for a moment, he didn't know what to do, he just followed the footsteps of the people who went out in front of him, step by step. .

    It was not until he walked a few steps out of the waiting room that Gong Caiyi calmed down and realized the seriousness of the current situation.

    But before he thought about how to act, he found that the person in front of him happened to be the second cannon fodder he had noticed earlier, ah no, companion.

    Gong Caiyi was overjoyed, and all her fears about the future were dispelled a little.

    In short, if the performance of two people in a row is average, he will not be too dangerous, right?

    The boy who had such thoughts in his arms quickened his pace, stretched out his hand to pat the person in front of him, gave a friendly self-introduction, and formed a cannon fodder alliance by the way.

    The hooded man kept walking, but he seemed to sense the movement behind him and turned his head towards him gently.

    A few strands of ink-colored hair escaped from the edge of the hood, and the hidden emerald color swiped under the shadow, like a luxurious gem that was briefly illuminated, shaking people couldn't help but hold their breath.

    Gong Caiyi's footsteps stopped, he stood there for a moment, looked at the person who was moving forward, and slowly retracted his outstretched hand.

    He didn't see the hooded man's face clearly, but he remembered the man's eyes—

    That is the look of the beast who is desperate and will never admit defeat.

    The hand that was originally placed somewhere was clenched unknowingly, and he couldn't help laughing at himself - what, in the end, it was not a companion at all.

    It was a hunter who was dormant.

    With some certainty, Gong Caiyi hurriedly sorted out his mood and accelerated to catch up with the person who left him far behind.

    I don't know if it was lucky or unfortunate, when he arrived backstage to prepare, the hooded man had already changed his clothes and stood on the stage in front.

     

    The man lowered his arms slightly and lowered his head slightly, like a beautiful bird waiting. The moment the familiar music played behind him, Gong Caiyi immediately recognized that he was performing a one-man show from the famous opera "Death of the Black Swan".

    "Death of the Black Swan" tells the story of a swan who was exhausted to death in pursuit of Gensokyo.

    Its difficulty is high for people like them who have not done professional learning, and if they succeed, they will definitely get a pretty good score. But if it fails, it will definitely be called "oversighted" and thrown into a corner where it will not be noticed.

     

    Gong Caiyi didn't know what she was looking forward to, but she didn't want to let go of the actors who were performing on the stage.

      Fly freely and enthusiastically on the stage.

    It doesn't know that the things it seeks are illusory and disappear without a trace. But every moment of waving the wings, every moment of fighting against the wind and rain, can give birth to infinite courage out of thin air, and move forward with firmness and indestructibility.

    As if tireless and tireless, it is only a stubborn creature that climbs mountains, crosses oceans, runs to forests, and explores the sky.

    Anywhere you can go, anything you dare not venture into.

    Then it… rushes straight to the dead end.

    Just like him now, no matter what he does, it is useless. With his level, it is impossible to reach the height that everyone looks up to.

    What he is looking for is just the fruit of his own imagination, and he actually gets nothing.

    Maybe you will end up with nothing.

    Looking at such a gesture, Gong Caiyi suddenly felt unspeakable resentment, as if being entangled in an invisible swamp, leaving only incomprehensible questions in his mind—what, you know you Where will it go? Do you know what you can get?

    What awaits you is nothing but death, but a predetermined tragedy, even if you are so serious and try your best!

    You don't know anything.

    That's why you can fly so calmly and fearlessly.

    Look, you can no longer act now, you are about to sink into the dark bottom of the lake, and you will never return to the peaceful beginning.

    It's better not to seek an ideal place from the beginning, and to be an ordinary swan.

    He wasn't sure whether he was asking the swan, or whether he was asking himself who was faintly timid about all this and wanted to escape, but he couldn't take his eyes off and follow the swan Clumsy dream catcher looking for answers.

      Continue the journey.

    It was in vain.

    Suffocation and silence replaced the long-distance singing, boundless loneliness and loneliness accompanied the finale.

    The swan chasing the dream fell before seeing the dream.

    Suddenly lost Gong Caiyi clenched his fists, ready to wait for the final surrender - that is the end of the protesters.

    The low moan seemed to be mocking, awakening the prisoner from the dream.

    In his incomprehensible gaze, the unwilling swan calmed down, but finally stared at the sky for a long time, as if after saying goodbye, he spread his wings and resolutely plunged into the embrace of the lake, into eternal sleep.

    Even if he couldn't see the man's expression, he knew how free the swan was.

    Don't be afraid to die or start.

    —[I have never regretted it. Here, I am also satisfied. 】

    The swan who accepted the fate calmly expressed it like this.

    From beginning to end, it is noble and beautiful, and there has never been a moment of embarrassment.

    It begins and ends.

    The performer on the stage made such a soul appear here and won the respect of a perhaps insignificant bystander.

    At least, Gong Caiyi knew that her heartbeat and throbbing couldn't stop.

    In a trance, he saw the man bending over and bowing, and introduced again: "I am Xingdou. There are countless stars in the river, and the stars in the sky and the moon fall into the forest."

    A person like the stars, like the light itself.

    That's the star.