Chapter 20:
When Yang Yu entered the classroom where the class meeting was to be held, Xingdou was looking at the information of the game forum on the virtual screen.
As he thought, after a month of the course, the training activities in the game have temporarily come to an end, and the next stage of the plot is about to start. The values of the characters cultivated by the players have been updated, and the characters that have been posted on the forum one after another are the best channel for him to obtain the current strength changes.
In order to prevent players from arbitrarily paying for money or focusing too much on cultivating a character to affect the balance of the game, the system has set the training value and the upper limit that each character can currently reach.
The training value refers to the total training quota. When the quota reaches the highest, the character cannot continue to be cultivated. Simply put, it's something like the number of times you can develop a character.
The character limit refers to the highest value of a certain aspect, which is generally related to the character's talent.
For example, Anmus is very talented in dancing, but he is not very good at Rap. If players improve dance-related when training, they can get a good value increase, until the current limit that can be improved.
However, if you forcibly increase the Rap, although you will get a certain improvement, the maximum value is not as high as the initial dance value.
In a way, it is also a form of compliance.
Or the upper limit of the restricted value has been raised, and there is a further opportunity.
Generally, there will be such an opportunity according to the progress of the plot.
But for Xingdou, the good news is that he does not have such a numerical upper limit, and he is a character that can be improved in any way.
He thinks this should be related to him being a passer-by character and a plot background. As a one-star character who does not need to be set in depth, he does not have so many restrictions.
Five stars have long had their own personalities, as well as detailed settings such as specialties and backgrounds.
But he seems to be blurred.
Xingdou does not have a particularly in-depth origin, nor an overly complicated past or background, nor does it define any weaknesses or strengths. He is just a character who appears in many roles and is easily overlooked.
Maybe you don't have to worry too much when you set him up. After all, most players don't pursue all the settings too much, and you can finish it by giving a basic template that is not too high. Even if there is an accident, it can be supplemented by the plot in the later stage.
This is also one of the reasons why Xingdou dares to behave like this.
There are not too detailed and substantial settings, which means that he can play at will. He can be the teacher's good baby, a stingy, powerful villain, or an unscrupulous villain.
No matter what it is, it can be him. Players will not feel that he is OOC when faced with an almost blank introduction, nor will they suspect that the character that has not been explained in detail has gone wrong. That's it.
In other words, Xing Dou has a future that he can smear by himself, and he decides what kind of person he wants to be and what kind of person he wants to become.
The only thing that limits him is the one-star cap and popularity.
He only has one comment so far - "It seems to be a genius type, very hardworking, but not outstanding".
Huh?
Seeing this comment, Xingdou stopped his fingertips on the virtual screen.
The long brows illuminated by Yingying blue light frowned slightly.
It didn't seem to be this evaluation before, nor was it such a slightly praiseworthy word. He clearly remembered that it was supposed to be a very cold, very casual sentence.
But really want to say what it is, the fading dream memory can't give the answer.
to the answer.
And...the value?
Xingdou took a closer look, and at the bottom of the list of characters published on the forum, you can see characters with lower star ratings. And his value was actually higher than expected. Although it was only a little bit, it was also out of his expectation.
Is it because he practiced diligently during this time?
Or because of the increase in the proportion of the plot he participated in, the fine-tuning of the system?
Or... someone raised him? An ordinary one-star character?
The last conjecture is too whimsical and too optimistic.
Even Xingdou, who thought that the plan was going smoothly, did not dare to test this conjecture carelessly and fearlessly.
He always felt that if he didn't verify it, maybe this somewhat beautiful fantasy could stay in his heart for a longer time.
So Xingdou lowered his eyelashes, looked away, clicked on another page, continued to look at other people's values, and recorded them one by one.
"Xingdou, congratulations on your victory." While he was busy, a slightly familiar voice sounded beside him.
Yang Yu stood on the edge of the star bucket, looking at the black-haired boy with his eyes lowered, he felt that something had changed, but he couldn't tell for a while.
Could it be the change of temperament after cutting the hair? The bangs really don't cover the eyes anymore. He scrutinized the guess secretly.
Because of the different class schedules and Xingdou always acting quietly, Yang Yu hadn't seen Xingdou for almost a week.
But in fact, if Xingdou did not deliberately show its presence, or was just close, it would be difficult to find the traces of Xingdou.
He was like a drop of ink that melted into the water, slowly swallowed up by the crowd, and then disappeared.
Few people will always find out where he is unless he wants to.
Xing Dou himself understands that this is part of his setting, the so-called not outstanding. But Yang Yu was not clear, he only felt that Xing Dou was difficult to see, and there would be a sense of surprise when he saw it.
"Well, thank you." Xing Dou answered politely, but he obviously didn't want to talk, and was rather cold.
Seeing him like this, Yang Yu opened his mouth and felt a little sad, but he didn't dare to say anything more, for fear of disturbing him, so he returned to his original position in despair.
"Some people don't look back if they don't hit the south wall, but what's even more unwise is that they don't know how to turn back when they hit the south wall." Xia Yuan, who had already formed a companion with Anmas, looked at him , showing no mercy.
Anmas was gentler and patted Yang Yu's back sympathetically: "Xingdou is not easy to approach, but you should give up."
"What do you know! You are stupid!" Yang Yu first turned his head and scolded Xia Yuan, then drooped his head in response to Anmas, "I know, but... this is not controllable living thing."
"Huh." Xia Yuan wanted to continue sneering, but when he saw Anmas shaking his head slightly in disapproval, he turned his head with a cold snort, and no longer bothered with Yang Yu.
Yang Yu didn't know the silent conversation between them, he thought it was Xia Yuan who had nothing to say, and he didn't care about his mood at the moment.
He actually knew that Anmas and the others were right, that they were doing thankless things, and that they were dealing with ice cubes that were not hot enough.
But he really couldn't ignore the stars.
His past experience made Yang Yu like those guys who sparkle in the crowd, and he longed to become such a person, so he came here.
Only after the first week of self-training, he was still a little disappointed and disorganized - it seems that there is nothing different from other places, and there is nothing to look forward to, and the same is true of people.
Even the spread of loss made even the reason for coming here become boring and hateful in an instant.
And in front of him, a black, surprising rose appeared.
Enough to break all the previous complaints and contempt, leaving only infinite longing and stunning beauty.
For the first time, Yang Yu felt so clearly what the so-called brilliance and dazzling meant. No matter how he deliberately ignored it, he could never forget the stars he saw that day.
That's why I tried to approach even if I was rejected, and now I have trouble.
He didn't want to do anything, he just thought that if he was with bright people, he might become flashy like that.
Unfortunately, Xingdou does not like them, and always refuses the approach of others.
While Yang Yu was still feeling a little frustrated about his failure again, another brave warrior appeared.
"Xingdou, long time no see, can I sit next to you?" The pink-haired boy smiled softly, omitting the pronoun with a sense of distance, and asked directly.
I don't know if this was intentional or not. Yang Yu, who heard it not far away, couldn't care about sorting out his mood, and looked at it with bright eyes.
In general, he can't handle Wen Lun, and Xing Dou doesn't seem to be so defensive about Wen Lun. It's better to take Wen Lun's light, if Xing Dou agrees to Wen Lun's side, he will pull Anmas over with him.
But this time and the other.
The Star Dou Club agreed with Wen Lun to sit next to him. On the one hand, he was concerned about the teacher's thoughts, and on the other hand, he didn't understand Wen Lun's position, so he was tempted. In addition, at that time, he hadn't officially started to take the villain route he planned, and he didn't show anything except indifference.
But now...
"No." The black-haired boy raised his head, his eyes were clear, without warmth, "There is no free place here, please find another place."
"Also, we haven't seen each other for a long time. We met in class three days ago." Leaving this sentence, he didn't see Wen Lun's expression, and was busy recording data again .
Wen Lun glanced at the empty seats next to Star Dou, her smile froze, and she was speechless for a while.
Yang Yu, who was watching, widened his eyes even more, pinched the flesh on his leg, and exclaimed in a low voice: "It doesn't hurt! It really is a dream, how could Xing Dou open his eyes and talk nonsense."
"...Of course it doesn't hurt, you are pinching me!" Anmas' gnashing of teeth and a slap in return landed on Yang Yu's head, "Don't let go!"
"Oh, I'm sorry." Yang Yu touched the head where he had been beaten, he didn't dare to argue, and bowed his head to apologize.
After all, if the usually gentle Anmus becomes fierce, it is comparable to the ferocity of a lazy lion roaring.
"I suggest you go to the infirmary to check your brain." Xia Yuan seemed to be kind, "Maybe you can find fish swimming."
"Shut up." Yang Yu glared at him.
Xia Yuan returned his gaze, and the smell of fireworks gradually rose between the two. But the disaster-stricken Anmas was not a conciliator this time, and looked elsewhere.
Wen Lun here seems to have finally thought about the rhetoric and put forward an idea euphemistically: "Maybe I can find a seat by myself?"
He didn't deny that Xingdou said there was no vacancy, he just said that he found a place, cleverly avoided possible quarrels, and also had the opportunity to deliberately sit next to Xingdou.
"Please do." Xing Dou didn't lift his head, "But please don't sit in these places."
He seemed to casually point to the few around him: "This is the place reserved for my pets."
"When did Xingdou have pets? There are still so many?" Yang Yu, who was attracted by the attention again, whispered, guessing what pets need so many places.
"Alas." Anmus heard this, glanced at him, and sighed for some reason.
Xia Yuan laughed unabashedly and got Yang Yu's look at the fool.
Wen Lun instantly understood the refusal in those words - there are no pets, but they are saying "don't sit here".
Even if most people don't understand this, they should walk away.
Xingdou doesn't want to spend energy playing friends games with these guys, and doesn't want to pretend to be a happy atmosphere, the best choice is to stay away for now.
So I deliberately showed a shameless face and wanted these people to retreat.
He wondered what activities would be in the class later, waiting for Wen Lun to leave.
The pink-haired boy stood on the spot and lowered his head to think, and said something softly, but Xing Dou couldn't hear it clearly.
Then I saw this guy turn his toes, his body sank, his legs bent, and he sat neatly next to him.
"You..." Xingdou was about to express his anger when he heard this person speak.
"Meow" The long, soft, realistic call made him stunned for a moment.
"Can I sit here now?" The guy who discarded his morals smiled and didn't look ashamed at all.
Xing Dou had a dark face and was irrational, but he tore up the original plan in his heart, and noted the new situation.
—Damn it!
He doesn't care about his face at all!
Aren’t boys of this age living by face? How could anyone be so shameless!
At a certain moment, he began to miss the person who valued his face like Xiang Ming, so he was easy to bully.
After watching the whole process, Yang Yu had to admit that Wen Lun was really good enough, and he could do such shameless things.
At the same time, he also had a bold idea in his heart - if he can get close just by doing this, can he also…
The face of being a man and the temptation of being close at hand made Yang Yu struggle in his heart, and his face was thoughtful.
Anmus, who was beside him, glanced at this guy with disgust, and sat away silently.
Xingdou, who was re-planning in his heart, felt a chill on his back, as if he was being targeted by something.
The author has something to say:
Yang Yu: I think…
Xingdou (covers mouth): No, you don't want to (cold)