Chapter 28 He calmly asked, "Your first..."
Song Baiyu, as a support master, dictates the pace of the game perfectly. The right side of the screen is now flooded with bright red "囍" (double happiness) characters, and Nan Zhiyi struggled to convince herself not to turn it off immediately.
The Castle map is the most unique of the four maps in ROE, with many indoor scenes and corners, making it a favorite among experienced players who like to play stealthily. Archers and other classes that rely on ranged accuracy are completely useless in indoor environments; players are more likely to choose melee classes better suited for skirmishes.
The map is very complex, generally rectangular, with a three-story main castle and a dungeon on the ground floor in the center, surrounded by two pointed watchtowers on the east and west sides. The starting spawn points for both sides are located on these two towers.
Upon landing, the Elementalist naturally headed towards the open terrace to observe the opposing position. The Crimson Elf, meanwhile, tacitly placed a resurrection point on the third floor of the tower, then jumped directly from the window into the third level of the main castle.
The comments section erupted with complaints:
[This familiar opening jump onto the terrace shows the streamer has watched many of Yux's matches.]
[Angel's favorite spot is the third floor where he places the resurrection point. I've noticed someone's been watching the livestream quite a bit.]
The first few waves of friendly resources spawn in the watchtower where you start in the castle map, while the first wave of neutral resources spawns in the banquet hall on the first floor of the main castle.
The elemental mage lands with a staff. Nan Zhiyi took some of her team's starting resources and bought small items that could enhance spell damage output.
Just as he was eager to try and get the first kill in the first neutral resource team fight, a kill notification suddenly popped up in the broadcast.
[Swordsman] zhdv3385 killed [Red Elf] Angel's Sweetheart (who was lying down to get points).
Almost at the same time the information popped up, 3L, who already harbored resentment towards their career choices, immediately started typing furiously.
[Can't handle three dogs]: Here's a gift for you.
[Can't carry three dogs]: A player who only gets Diamond rank is just an actor.
[Can't handle three dogs]: Disgusting!
Nan Zhiyi let out a soft "Oops". The proportion of trolls in ROE isn't too high, but sometimes you're unlucky and you'll always run into a few who complain and blame others.
He switched to his teammate's perspective and examined the red elf's corpse, finding it dead in the very center of the banquet hall. A very inappropriate spot.
But to avoid a fight between You Xin and the other party, he decided to act as a peacemaker first.
Just as I was about to speak, a new message popped up in the chat box.
[Angel's Sweetheart Who Can Get Points While Lying Down]: Sorry, I didn't play very well.
At the same time, a crying emoji appeared above You Xin's character's head.
Nan Zhiyi's hand trembled, and the elemental mage almost jumped off the battlements to commit suicide.
【？？？？？】
[Who? Who is speaking?]
[Account hacked? Possessed by a ghost? ???]
3L clearly didn't appreciate the Red Elf's show of weakness. Just then, he was also killed by the opposing team, and he played the piano even more enthusiastically.
[Can't carry three dogs]: You know you're playing a ** (a derogatory term for someone who is incompetent or destructive).
[Can't handle three dogs]: Stop playing video games and go find a factory job.
Nan Zhiyi frowned: "How can this person be like this?"
He then asked You Xin, "Are you alright?"
"It's nothing." You Xin's tone sounded very calm, completely different from the text he typed. "I just died by accident."
He seemed to be in a pretty good mood today.
Nan Zhiyi then typed again.
[Angel's Wish]: They've both apologized, stop arguing.
[Can't handle three dogs]: You still have the nerve to bark? This girl is the one you brought along.
Nan Zhiyi didn't know what he was thinking. On a whim, he typed, "This is the younger brother I'm mentoring."
[Can't manage three dogs]: ...
[Can't carry three dogs]: I don't care about your sister-in-law, you're so bad at the game and you're trying to carry girls and girls?
Almost at the same moment 3L was typing, the neutral resources in the banquet hall refreshed.
Nan Zhiyi occupied a tricky spot at the corner of the stairs. She first used a close-range burst spell to instantly kill the opponent's secondary DPS with half health, then nimbly jumped from the stairs to the banquet hall table, taking down the opponent's tank from above and getting all the gold coins in the treasure chest.
The elemental mage ended the battle with a beautiful double kill. 3L suddenly fell silent.
There are 3,000 gold coins in the treasure chest. Before they are taken out, the gold coins can be distributed freely. After they are taken out, they cannot be distributed among teammates.
Nan Zhiyi took one-third of the gold coins from it and typed in the channel: "Red Elf, come and get the treasure chest."
You Xin said on the other end of the microphone, "Actually, you can just call me over."
"Oh dear, I did it on purpose." Nan Zhiyi's voice rose slightly at the end. "I wanted to annoy that person; he's so annoying."
At this moment, the Red Elf arrived at the banquet hall from the resurrection point. You Xin opened the treasure chest and saw that there were still two thousand gold coins left: "Give me all of this?"
The elemental mage waved his staff in the air once, and Nan Zhiyi said magnanimously, "Take it if I give it to you."
"Won't it hinder your development?"
"Even with inferior equipment, I can still kill the opponent."
"Oh," You Xin replied with a smile, "Okay."
The red elf paused in place for a few seconds.
Immediately afterwards, Nan Zhiyi saw new text pop up in the channel.
[Angelic Sweetheart Who Can Get Easy Points]: Thank you, brother.
Nan Zhiyi: "…………"
He jumped off the banquet table and ran all the way to the third floor of the main castle.
Only after leaving the red elf out of sight did she speak awkwardly, "You...you shouldn't call me that."
"How should I call you?" The red elf skipped and hopped up from downstairs. "Why are you running so fast? I can't keep up with you."
The elemental mage started fleeing towards the eastern watchtower again: "...Just don't call me that!"
"Didn't you say I was the younger brother?" You Xin said innocently. "I was just typing this for that person to see."
Nan Zhiyi was on the verge of tears. Although You Xin was two years younger than her, he had called her "brother" very rarely, usually when she had no good intentions.
When they first met, You Xin called him by his full name. Later, as they became more familiar, he started calling him Xiao Yi, just like his friends. At that time, Nan Zhiyi firmly refused this title, pointing at the other person's nose and saying, "You should call me brother, not disrespectful." So, in the end, the title evolved into "Brother Xiao Yi" in You Xin's mouth.
The camera was pointed directly at his face. Nan Zhiyi tried his best to control his expression, but he clearly failed.
[Host, your face is so red!]
[Why does it look even redder than when I accidentally clicked on a porn site during that live stream? Streamer, do you have any clue?]
[Yux is so bad now, he gets solo killed in a Diamond game and has to rely on others to carry him with resources.]
"I...no," Nan Zhiyi explained awkwardly. "It's just too hot, so I didn't turn on the air conditioner..."
But then he saw the next comment, and his expression immediately turned serious. He brought up the comment assistant, used his left hand to control the direction keys to leap across the city wall, and sent a 999-day ban package to a user with his right hand.
[Such a fast lockdown]
[Host, you...I...sigh!!]
[Host! Don't let him fool you, host! I just got back from the other livestream, and that headshot he made was intentional, host!!!]
[Those who stir up trouble will never imagine that Yux was willing to sacrifice himself to be a green tea b*tch :)]
Unfortunately, Nan Zhiyi immediately moved the comment section far away after writing a single comment, so she didn't see a single word.
In the following games, as if to slap 3L in the face, he would give half of every gold coin he got to the Red Elf, to prove that he could "lead people".
Fifteen minutes later, upon checking the economy panel, the Red Elf, as a support character, had become the player with the highest economy in the entire game, receiving treatment comparable to that of an emperor.
At twenty minutes, the mid-boss in the main castle dungeon spawned—a giant spider and its eggs. Killing the giant spider will grant you the treasure it guards.
A 4v4 team fight broke out between the two sides. The elemental mage dealt a high amount of damage, bringing the enemy's main carry to low health before the team fight even started.
Just as Nan Zhiyi was about to finish off the enemy, a distress signal from 3L suddenly lit up in the ping.
Out of the corner of his eye, he noticed that 3L was almost dead, having been brought down to a sliver of health by the enemy's secondary carry.
His instincts, stemming from his usual support role play, immediately made him move a little in that direction.
But at this moment.
[Red Elf] Angelic, easy-going sweetheart is requesting assistance from [Elemental Mage].
—You Xin is currently in one of the small rooms of the dungeon, holding off the tank reinforcements from the other side.
Nan Zhiyi changed direction without thinking.
However, when he arrived at the small room, he found that the red elf's health bar was full, and the enemy's corpse lay under the magic vines.
Meanwhile, 3L has already been killed by the enemy's secondary carry.
[Can't manage three dogs]: ?
[Can't carry three dogs]: Are you blind? Who's the one with low health and can't see clearly?
"Why did you call me over when you were at full health?" Nan Zhiyi asked incredulously. "I was just about to go save someone."
"That person pointed, and I just pointed too. I didn't expect you to actually come. I'm sorry." You Xin said apologetically, but there was no real remorse in her voice.
Not only did he not get one, he also continued typing.
[Angelic Sweetheart Who Can Get Points While Lying Down]: Sorry, I just clicked randomly, I didn't expect my brother to actually come to my rescue.
[Angelic Sweetheart Who Can Get Points While Lying Down]: My brother is just too concerned about me, don't blame him, blame me instead.
[Can't manage three dogs]: ...
[Can't carry three dogs]: Can you guys please stop being so disgusting?
[Angel's Sweetheart Who Lies Down and Gets Points]: I don't find it disgusting at all.
[Angelic Sweetheart Who Scores Points While Lying Down]: It felt like I kicked a dog on the street, and the dog kept barking.
[Can't handle three dogs]: You son of a bitch!
[Can't manage three dogs] has been banned due to excessive inappropriate comments in this forum!
[Angelic Sweetheart Who Can Get Points While Lying Down]: Why isn't the dog barking anymore?
The comments section was filled with "Hahahaha" and "He's finally stopped acting, I'm tired of watching him."
Nan Zhiyi: "………………"
Yu Xin was laughing happily on the other end of the microphone, completely ignoring the comments that filled the screen: "Little Yu Shen, please stop laughing, it feels like you're really possessed by a ghost."
The crushing defeat in the dungeon team battle within twenty minutes rendered the opposing team unable to engage in further combat. Five minutes later, Nan Zhiyi led her team to victory in this game.
On the settlement screen, You Xin happily announced, "I won."
Nan Zhiyi: "Hmm?"
“I have an extra head compared to you. I’m only doing this because you let me have it,” You Xin said, rustling around for something. “I’m going to start drawing cards now.”
Nan Zhiyi: "..."
Nan Zhiyi: "?? Wait a minute!"
...He forgot!
Forget this game is about who gets the most kills, it's a truth or dare game!!
He clearly remembered this even before the first team fight! He remembered to get as many kills as possible!!
But after You Xin died, which suddenly disrupted things, he completely forgot about the matter and devoted himself to playing the role of "brother-in-arms".
In the settlement screen, he dealt 43,000 damage, while the Red Elf dealt 12,000 damage.
He has six heads, and the red elves have seven.
The extra head the Red Elf got was even something he gave up himself...
Nan Zhiyi suddenly felt like an incompetent and foolish ruler who had been bewitched by sweet words and had handed over the empire he had built.
"No... wait a minute..."
He tried to stop him, but with a "whoosh," You Xin had already shuffled the cards and drawn one from the many penalty decks.
There was a moment of silence on the other end of the microphone, followed by You Xin's voice reading the rules of the card: "This is a Truth or Dare card. The player being punished must answer the question on the card truthfully. They cannot not answer, nor can they give vague answers such as 'I don't know' or 'I don't know'."
You Xin asked in a relaxed and calm tone, "What kind of person was your first love?"
For a fleeting moment, the live stream footage and the chat seemed to be paused, freezing completely.
Then, the comments started flooding the screen at a speed that was completely invisible to the naked eye.
【？】
【？？？？？】
[Little Wanderer is ruthless! He started with such a tricky question, hahaha!]
Answer him! Answer him!
[What's so tricky about that? The streamer is a single female streamer; she can just answer no.]
Five or six seconds later, Nan Zhiyi finally snapped out of her daze.
"I..." He opened his mouth, then shifted his posture somewhat awkwardly, bringing his hand from the table to his side, "My..."
[Hey host, say something!]
Oh no, this doesn't look like someone who's never had a first love.
[This is so hard to talk about. In Mom's opinion, it's most likely a first love with whom you've already broken up.]
[+1, it's still an unforgettable experience]
A little while later, Nan Zhiyi found herself staring at the bullet comments, mechanically reading the text on them.
He blinked: "I don't know..."
“The rules say that you can’t answer with ‘I don’t know’,” You Xin kindly reminded him.
"..." Nan Zhiyi felt her mind go blank and was speechless.
He couldn't utter a single word about a question that could be answered with just an adjective.
Finally, he decided to beg for mercy: "Is there another chance to ask a different question?"
To his surprise, You Xin said, "It's possible, but you have to give a reason."
"..."
Nan Zhiyi whispered, "Well, don't you know the answer to the question...?"
He spoke a little too fast and in a very low voice, so most of the viewers in the live stream couldn't hear him clearly.
The small group that heard it clearly was already in an uproar:
[Yux knows Angel's first love?? How long have they known each other??]
Oh no, it seems my favorite couple's story is going to end badly...
[Quickly tag those who love shipping couples so we can all enjoy their sweet moments! [doge][doge] They keep saying they're a couple, but they don't even know each other's first love!]
[Hahahaha, I don't care, I don't care! It's just my first love, we might have broken up already! The important thing is the present, okay? The person in front of you is the most important!!!]
Regardless of what the comments said, You Xin agreed with the answer: "Then let's change it."
The live chat was immediately filled with lamentations, with many calling Nan Zhiyi a "can't take a joke" and "cheating."
But then, You Xin drew the next card: "—How many relationships have you had so far?"
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Author's Note: I'm not acting anymore.
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