Chapter 75 Old Campus [Xue Chao (Proxy Player)]...
Main Quest 2 "Campus Memories" has been updated.
[Main Quest 2-4 "Qingtong Affiliated High School of Beijing Normal University": A glance is light, beauty is myth.]
[Task Details: Please experience your first year of high school and complete your own storyline!]
Main Quest 2 "Campus Memories" has been updated.
[Main Quest 2-5 "Qingtong Affiliated High School of Beijing Normal University": ██████████.]
[Task Details: Please experience your senior year of high school and complete your own storyline!]
The name locked by the camera changed to "Sheng Hong," which should be Miss Red Rose's real name. At the same time, a second camera appeared, but it was in a black screen state, and the name was hidden.
[The camera position has been automatically bound to the current player]
Number of players: █/█
Each unit exhibits a mix of time and space, but the entire story follows a linear narrative: kindergarten, elementary school, middle school, and high school. While seemingly following the order of growth, it is not a single character's different periods, but rather a "growth record" pieced together from the memories of different characters at certain times. There is no way to skip levels; to complete the story, one must honestly go through all the units.
There are few shortcuts or tricks in the overall dungeon, but Xue Chao still managed to find an opportunity.
After several rounds of wrangling between employees eager to speed up the process and the game system dedicated to squeezing every last drop of value from them, Xue Chao received a compensation package due to a system error. However, the package required time to be distributed, and Xue Chao also had to spend 15 popularity points to merge the fourth and fifth units... In other words, his room would be subject to a period of traffic restrictions.
Xue Chao was not satisfied and continued to bargain. Although the two units were merged into one, they were still two storylines. Even if the other protagonist could not take over due to negligence, there should still be two camera positions.
Bennu tilted his pixelated head: "But there's still no other main character. Who are we filming with the camera?"
The remaining ones are not suitable. Although they are no longer the main characters, they still have their own storylines in the current unit, so they cannot be split up... Jiang Ming, who was suspected to be the fifth main character, has already been confirmed as the main character of a unit, so it is even more impossible.
Xue Chao chuckled: "They only know about labor laws when it's time to 'exploit' them."
"You mean..."
"I can put any bets on hold, it's nothing, especially since I have experience, see file number 9502 for my track record."
Moreover, he is a host, and he doesn't have to do any main tasks, so he can't be bound by them. Therefore, even if he has a role, he has no obligation to play it, so if his persona collapses, it collapses.
He might not necessarily be in trouble if he deviates from his character's persona, but players who interact with his character are more likely to misjudge him because of his reckless behavior, thus causing their own persona to collapse during their interactions with him.
Therefore, it's best for him to replace the player. He only needs to explore and maintain the character design of the fifth protagonist and complete the main quest of the fifth unit... In fact, he's at a disadvantage, taking on an extra job with a high degree of danger. It's like asking for trouble.
Perhaps feeling that he was only adding unnecessary burdens and wouldn't get any benefit, the second camera was successfully activated, and the locked player name was [Xue Chao (proxy player)].
He wanted to try again, but the shameless, evil capitalist game system was probably also making bombs, constantly putting on "countdowns." Xue Chao was afraid of provoking him, so he had no choice but to reluctantly agree.
The popularity of the box icon, which was already close to 60 points, suddenly dropped by one section, and the number of new viewers almost stopped.
The affiliated high school campus was also shrouded in night, with dark clouds obscuring the moon. However, the entire teaching building was brightly lit in the darkness. Therefore, Xue Chao did not stand by the window this time to avoid being too conspicuous and being seen by the players immediately.
He looked directly at the camera from the camera position. Sheng Hong wasn't wearing a JK uniform this time, but she had still managed to make her ordinary school sportswear look amazing. The baggy pants were narrowed, the waistline was more fitted, and the cuffs were held up with safety pins, slightly turned up to reveal her delicate wrists. A diamond bracelet was attached to her protruding wrist bones, sparkling with her movements. The neckline was lowered, and the zipper was open, revealing a tight-fitting sexy outfit underneath. The slightly oversized school uniform perfectly concealed the essential design that was too unconventional for school rules, making it even more beautiful.
The same goes for her hair. Since she wasn't allowed to dye it, she dyed it a light ash brown that was slightly closer to her normal hair color, as if her hair was naturally lighter. The ends of her hair were curled in just the right amount of curl, and she loosely tied it into a low ponytail. Her bangs were also styled, and the loose strands were parted on both sides in a very atmospheric way.
As for her makeup, she didn't wear much, just a thin layer of lip gloss to brighten her complexion. That was just right, not overpowering at all. Her face alone was enough to outshine everything else.
Her beauty is almost "clichéd," because regardless of one's aesthetic preferences, anyone who sees her face must admit that she is undeniably beautiful, a hallmark of beauty.
"【Sheng Hong】Joke, this dual-camera setup is quite a sight to behold, the impact it has on me is no less than the opening (clasps hands)."
"[Sheng Hong] My new wife has appeared, how can I stand still!"
"【Sheng Hong】This script is something else. There are only six people in total, including the host, and three of them are so good-looking."
"【Xue Chao (Agent Player)】Holy crap, bro, you started one too!"
"【Xue Chao (agent player)】Ah, because one player got killed, I'm just filling in. Even though the injury hasn't healed, I'm still so handsome. This proves that my handsomeness isn't just about my face and physique, but also about my aura (thumbs up)."
"【Xue Chao (a proxy player)】is not only incredibly handsome, but also incredibly skilled. His sudden drop in popularity must have come at the cost of some wrangling... Your game is as stingy as ever (heart emoji)."
"[Xue Chao (Proxy Player)] No wonder the room ranking dropped so much all of a sudden..."
"【Sheng Hong】So how come there's an extra camera position? Did the two units become one?"
“Yes.” Xue Chao didn’t plan to actively seek out players this time, so he answered the audience’s questions when he had nothing else to do. “I’ll be temporarily playing the protagonist of the fifth unit… Please guide me?” He smiled.
"【Xue Chao (Proxy Player)】Whoosh! Now I don't have to worry about running off to farm in the middle of the game QAQ, who knows that no matter which player's camera angle I'm watching, I'm actually watching me..."
"【Xue Chao (agent player)】He looks so familiar, haha, did the company pay you two cents?"
"Ha, I'm already being kind by not deducting my pay," Xue Chao said in a knowing tone.
The comments section was filled with "hahaha," with many expressing sympathy for the 15 points he lost.
...This scene was truly amazing. In any other room, if a host with even a slightly normal deduction of 15 points were to suddenly do this, it would be enough to drive anyone crazy.
"【Xue Chao (Accountant Player)】But the host's job still needs to continue, after all, it's a 1v1 between the host and the player, and it's still considered a 1v1 now... Hmm, you two are in a team, who will die first?"
"【Sheng Hong】Sister Rose's superpowers are very strong."
"【Xue Chao (a proxy player)】is strong, but he either makes a mistake or doesn't kill the target completely (doge)."
"【Sheng Hong】Same feeling, is it really a top-tier divine weapon... more like a vase..."
"【Xue Chao (Agent Player)】...What kind of vase could guess the character's setting so early and use it to set up a crazy trap? Although it is a divine weapon, she has not actually burned off her own lifespan yet. It is hard not to suspect that it was intentional... It can only be said that the weapon's owner did not 'sharpen' it properly. This sword is not obedient and has its own ideas!"
"If Xue Chao hadn't been hidden in the painting, he would have been burned to death long ago."
"【Sheng Hong】These two are truly like sparks flying everywhere they go when they walk together..."
Xue Chao, as the person involved, was amused as if he were just an onlooker: "You're right, that's why I didn't plan to go with her."
When he proposed the merger, he didn't think about involving her.
His painful suggestion to exchange popularity points was also something he did intentionally.
Putting aside the fact that the divine weapon failed several times, Sheng Hong's superpower is indeed difficult to deal with. It's like a human sniper. Even though there are limitations to players using superpowers, it's still less restrictive than forcibly activating them by burning lifespan. Once the popularity value reaches 60 points, the advantage between the host and the player is reversed, which is more disadvantageous than advantageous for him.
Sheng Hong failed to catch the enemy off guard before 60 points, and has lost the advantage of his divine weapon. After 60 points, he will definitely just play a "straight shot"... It is probably true, as the audience said, that he will be bombarded with flashbangs. The scene is too beautiful for him to bear.
His ideal popularity score is 55 points, and he's fine with a difference of two or three points. This way, he won't be afraid of betting on the wrong thing and losing 10 points, nor will he have to face a bunch of cheating players who are annoyed by the host's monitoring. It's a good score for casual players and is friendly to retired employees.
As for the retirement voucher... it's hard not to be tempted at first glance, but upon further reflection, it always feels like a pie-in-the-sky promise of "eliminating karmic obstacles in this life and enjoying blessings in the next."
Although he tries his best not to die in each dungeon, he probably won't survive to complete it. There's no need to have such a long-term vision; it's better to live in the present and take things one day at a time.
He's not aiming for the top spot in the host rankings; is there any popularity score higher than 50?
Now that the units have been merged, what he needs to do is complete the main quest as soon as possible and ensure that the dungeon ends perfectly before the popularity value reaches 60 points.
It seems that because he was taking on the role of the main character this time, he couldn't find the identity that belonged to the host.
Xue Chao left the broadcasting station and, as usual, explored each classroom. The lights were on, but no one was there. However, the books and water cups were still in their seats, suggesting that the students had only temporarily left.
The lights in the teaching building are strange.
The classrooms were brightly lit, but the corridors were dark, with only a lamp every so often casting indistinct, circular beams of light that stretched far and wide, like a stone-paved path through an underground river.
But as soon as Xue Chao walked past, the still light began to move, following him. When he explored one floor and reached the end, all the lights in the corridor converged on him, creating the effect of a stage spotlight.
After leaving the third unit, the burning pain in his body had disappeared, leaving only the external injury to linger. When he was pecked by the light, it was both painful and itchy. He couldn't help but scratch the wound, and the gauze immediately bled. His brain, which had been irritated by the smoke, still had a little drowsiness.
He went into the bathroom to wash his face, turned on the tap, and suddenly a stream of colorful flowers "flowed" out, forming a "water column" made of flowers. Xue Chao had already developed a conditioned reflex from the dog players, and he would back away as soon as he saw flowers, looking at them from a distance. Soon, a layer of flowers accumulated in the pool.
These weren't just wildflowers by the roadside; they were roses, lilies, tulips, baby's breath, lisianthus... Xue Chao often bought flowers and could recognize most of them. They were all carefully pruned in the flower shop and had a wonderful fragrance.
When the scent almost dissipated, it was the faint fragrance emanating from Xue Chao's body.
The water flowed more and more, soon overflowing the pool. Xue Chao grabbed a mop and turned off the tap, and the "water flow" finally stopped.
He stepped on the petals without leaving any bloody footprints, scooped up a handful of flowers from the pond, and no one suddenly grabbed his hand and held his fingers tightly... but it was still strange.
Other taps, when turned on, also flowed with fresh flowers, each one glistening with dew, filling the pool and shimmering with light. From afar, they appeared crystal clear, like a dream.
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