Chapter 77 Is this also a hidden clue?
The comics were updated at midnight, and the first popular character voting ended at the same time. The voting results were announced at noon the next day, so Li Li simply waited until noon when the voting results came out before reading the comics.
After class, Li Li returned to the dormitory, quickly finished her lunch, and started reading comics on time.
The comic is based on a single perspective, so this episode is still about their experiences in Victory City.
Since leaving Sitong City, An Huyu's sleep quality has been declining sharply, and his face often looks a little tired. In this episode, the cartoonist mainly talks about his mental pressure, and Yiming's passionate boy comic story that comforts An Huyu.
Thinking his brother was dead and because their last meeting was very unpleasant, An Huyu suppressed himself and forced himself to grow up. Tang discovered his pressure, and then Tang, Yiming and Yu Xiao celebrated An Huyu's birthday.
There is also the concept of birthdays in the other world. The comics depict An Huyu's previous birthdays from his memory perspective. He was with his parents and family. After losing his parents, his elder brother prepared a cake for him. Therefore, after losing his elder brother, An Huyu locked himself in the room, preparing to spend the night alone in peace.
When the candles were lit and three friends he had just met brought him a birthday cake, An Huyu could no longer hold back his tears and ate the cake while sobbing.
The result was a mouthful of lion peppers, a special spicy pepper produced in Zhusheng City.
The overall taste of Zhushengcheng is spicy. The person who bought the cake was Yu Xiao, and he mixed the flavor wrong, choosing extra spicy instead of extra sweet.
The heartwarming scene ended with the four of them drinking ice water, each of them crying from the spiciness.
Although they were both crying, they couldn't help but burst into laughter when they looked at each other's red faces.
Li Li looked at the black and white picture, in which An Huyu was crying but smiling happily, and thought that An Heyu would definitely be very happy if he could see this scene.
The friendship between the teenagers grows stronger through playing and fighting, and this is a friendship that parents cannot replace.
The comic does not end here. After this plot, the few people continued their life in the gladiatorial arena.
Before the comic ended, they saw a familiar person, a person who left a deep impression on the other three people except Yu Xiao.
The battle madman who once mistook Yiming for Haig and had a fight with them was very serious.
This man is challenging the Sang nobles to the biggest and wildest arena in Victory City.
"It looks like he's the one who's going to be criticized in the comic's Victory Chase." Li Li speculated based on her rich experience.
In every chapter of the comic book "Ultimate Black and White", there must be someone who is killed. Before, the cartoonist was quite restrained, but after Li Li's brilliant stroke in the Jiaohuang chapter, it was like opening up the Ren and Du meridians, and he was on the road of being killed and could not be pulled back. The fourth chapter was Momo, and Youyou almost died. The chapter of virtuality and reality was An Heyu, and without Li Li's participation, An Heyu would have died.
Li Li summed up her experience: it depends on who is new and has a mysterious background. Congratulations, either you will be stabbed or someone close to you will be stabbed.
She flipped through the comic and came to the chapter where Yan Changxiao first appeared and the last conversation with Li Baige. Her eyes stayed on a sentence Yan Changxiao said.
"We are all the same. We chose to give up everything else because of one belief, and walked into hell alone, using our lives as firewood to burn."
It seems that the knife will fall on his "belief".
Li Li pondered for a while and exited the comic interface.
For the time being, she didn't think that Yiming and the others would encounter problems that they couldn't solve. They weren't like her, who specifically went after the nobles. The probability of them facing high-level psychics was very low.
"The protagonist of the comic book will not die." Li Li stretched out her arms and moved her neck and shoulders.
Then click on the comic details page to display the results of the popularity vote.
Twelve o'clock has passed, and the page has been refreshed with a long strip of pictures and text, and also has a pop-up function.
The page starts with the tenth place in popularity voting. As soon as Li Li clicked in, she saw what the tenth place was.
They are the white pigeons in the 'heart' square of Sitong City.
Reason for nomination: At least give some face to the professional background actors of Sitong City!
【Hahahahahahaha, the screen is struck by lightning! 】
【What's wrong with you! 】
[I do seem to see white pigeons quite often. I will count how many times they appear in the comics.]
[At first glance, I thought you were voting for Li Baige, but at second glance... WTF?! ]
Because the popularity of a comic series at the time is often related to whether the character has appeared recently, there is only one character who appeared before the Jiaohuang chapter in the comic, "Kill Out of the Siege", who made it into the top ten, but he was only ninth.
The out-of-date character Hua Yizhi actually ranked eighth just based on his looks.
Li Li scrolled down, and the seventh one was An Huyu, who just appeared and joined the protagonist group.
The sixth one is a picture of a blue-eyed corgi. Reason for nomination: What? Isn’t the protagonist of the comic a corgi?
【Hahahahahahaha, absolutely, nothing wrong! 】
【There is no sense of disharmony. 】
[You guys are so weird, what are you casting? ]
[The fake protagonist: Ichimin. The real protagonist: Corgi.]§
So I chose Corgi (dog)
So far, the tenth to sixth places have all been revealed. Except for the two that were added randomly, the ranking is basically based on luck.
Of course, An Huyu, who belongs to the protagonist group, suffers a bit because he has only been on the scene for a short time and his popularity is not as good as others.
Then comes the top five, and here the background of the picture changes to red.
Before the fifth place picture was fully revealed, Li Li saw a conspicuous tuft of ahoge.
【You can recognize people by looking at their hair. 】
【It's you! Our perfect white moonlight! 】
【Ahhhh, my male god is here! 】
【Millet, millet, millet!!】
Scrolling down further, it is indeed "Li".
The character picture in the rectangular box on the red background shows the scene where Li and Kazumi say "Okay" when they make a promise in the corridor.
In the original black and white picture, the background seems to be blurred, and the face of the black-haired young man seems to be sad, but with a faint smile on his face.
[It turned out to be this picture! ]
[I was so happy to have peripherals, but the official created it again. Oh my goodness! 】
【Who chose this picture? Who?】
Li Li continued to flip through the pages, and the fourth one was about the stupid beauty in the comics, Yu Xiao.
The excerpted picture shows Yu Xiao looking into the eyes of a white pigeon. He stared with his round eyes, as if in a trance.
A white pigeon in the background flaps its wings and flies up, while the young man in the foreground looks like the most pure and beautiful angel in the pure white.
【Ahhh Yu Xiao baby! 】
[We say it would be a shame if this face is not used in the valley! ]
【Baby, rub Mommy's face! 】
Further down is the third place.
When Li Li turned the page, she first saw a black skull.
In the comics, there are only two people with black hair who could possibly make it into the top three. It could be her or it could be Tang who has not appeared yet.
Li Li didn't think for long before moving her finger downwards.
She could still be nervous before the results came out, but it was useless to be nervous now that the results were out. It would be better to see the results earlier.
The picture gradually became complete, and the black-haired girl lowered her eyes, looking at the candy in her palm.
The girl's black hair fell down obediently, with tears in her eyes. She stared at the candy wrapper that seemed to be shining.
【Catcat Tang! 】
【Wow wow wow my girlfriend is so cute! 】
[It was this picture, Tang Tang cried so hard that my heart melted. ]
[Don't cry, don't cry, let's go to the floating city together! ]
"It looks like we can get into the top two." Li Li felt that it was a sure win, unless Haig didn't take to the track.
After the cartoonist revealed that Li Baige was equal to Heiger, Li Baige assumed that it was Heiger, so he was not nominated. However, Heiger was equal to Li, so Li Li did not think that the cartoonist would spoil the plot in advance and not nominate Heiger.
She flipped the page and saw the next picture still showing black hair.
"Second." Li Li nodded.
She felt that this was an acceptable result.
In the picture, black crows are flying beside him, and the black-haired young man in the center of the picture has his mouth corners raised, and even his eyebrows are full of arrogance.
But if you look closely at those pupils, you can see the overflowing madness.
This is the first scene where Li Li confronts S-rank Yue Qing.
【Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh my character is blown away! 】
[As expected, everyone likes beauty and strength, hahaha! 】
【!! I remember this place! This is where I became a fan! It’s so cool, Mr. Haig!】
[Hahahaha I don’t want to act anymore! I am Mu Qiang! ]
[My favorite character is still the very angry Heige! 】
[Guziguzi! I want to buy a body-size pillow to sleep with! 】
【I want one upstairs too! 】
【10086!!! Arrange it quickly!】
Li Li: Why don’t you give me a hug when you come to me?
She thought about it and finally attributed it to the difference between adults and minors.
"Huh." Li Li leaned back a little and continued to flip through the pages. "The first one should be the little Corgi, right?"
As expected, the first place is the protagonist of the manga, Ichimina.
[After thinking about it, I still have to give Yiming some face (dog)]
[I feel sorry for the little Corgi. He just got beaten up, and now he's going to get beaten up every day again. ]
[I chose Yiming after a lot of effort between Corgi and Yiming, but I want both! 】
[You are the only light in the dark world! You are the immortal little sun! ]
【Extremely black yyds! Little Corgi yyds! 】
In the first popularity vote, many people voted for the protagonist of the comic, which was also due to the fact that the highlight scene had just passed.
However, more comic readers recognize Ikki as the protagonist and like his personal charm.
When she first read the comics as a pure reader, Li Li didn't dislike this little corgi.
She looked at the picture of the first-place excerpt.
It was an ordinary afternoon, and the boy was smiling brightly at the people outside the picture.
There is no haze at all, and it carries the spirit of youth.
What Li Li has to do is to defeat the protagonist of this comic, a protagonist who is impeccable in the eyes of the darkest readers.
So did she lose the vote?
Li Li held her chin and turned the page upwards.
The comics' ranking vote percentages are published, so when Li Li added the fifth-place Li's votes to the second-place Heiger's votes, the final result was
He completely surpassed the first place winner Yi Ming, even exceeding the votes by 10%.
Even if we include the ridiculous blue-eyed corgi as the sixth, it still leads in the votes.
"Is this the hidden clue?" Li Li couldn't help but say.
This sense of déjà vu made it hard for her not to think so.
In short, Li Li feels that the cartoonist's plan will be revealed in the next issue. If she does not appear, she will continue to be a supporting role. If she appears, she will be divided into two lines, from a supporting role to a protagonist.
She was looking forward to it very much.
...
After looking at the popularity rankings, Li Li checked the time and took a look at the forum.
At this time, the discussion in the forum was very heated, and the main topic was the first popular character vote that had just been announced.
As the apparent second in this ranking, Haig is also a very popular topic.
[Shudong, my best friend said she would vote for Dai Maoli, but she turned around and voted for Haig. I was so mad at this traitor! ]
[Sorry, Haig, I scolded you before because of a misunderstanding, so I voted for you this time! ]
[I felt a little sorry for him. By the time I realized what was happening, my fingers had already thrown him out of control.]
[Strength party, do you need to hesitate? No need! Tell me loudly who is the top strength of this comic! 】
[Millet, millet, start saving money to buy millet! There will be a life-size pillow, right? 】
...
[Look at the top five, only Big Brother Haig doesn't have a nickname, you guys on the forum are not good enough! ]
1L Owner
Daimaoli, Sunfish, Cat Tang, Little Corgi, only big brother Heige was left behind, what are you doing!
Is it because he is not one of the main characters? This is biased!
So, what is it called?
2L
Good question. Let me ask one first.
Big boss!
3L
The above person is too confusing, if I were to ask you, it would be like challenging someone!
4L
Let’s try something nice, how about “Baibiange”?
5L
If you listen to me, just say: It’s all Ge!
6L
Hahahahaha I will die of laughter in this building a long time ago.
7L
They are basically animals. How about Black Crow?
8L
Do you look down on us Black Cats?
9L
I just watch you guys quarreling, hahahaha.
Although, I think it should be giggle.
10L
Is that a rooster crowing upstairs?
Chuck, chuck, chuck!
11L
Chuck, chuck, chuck, chuck!
...
When she turned to the back page, Li Li could hardly recognize how "ge" and "ge" were written.
Taking another look at the group, the best friends who were arguing about canvassing for votes a few days ago have reconciled again.
Because they can all have peripherals.
"Should I buy something when we get out of here?" Li Li began to think.
Of course, while she was thinking, she looked at the time and saw that her afternoon class was about to begin.
"I guess it will be after the end of the semester." She shook her head, pushed her chair away, stood up, and packed her schoolbag.
Right now, the most important thing for her in the three-dimensional world is the final exam next week.
What is this called? Comic popularity can't help her pass the exam.
Of course, a system that pretends to be dead is not allowed.
...
After returning to the comic world, Li Li dressed up as a girl with squinty eyes and walked on the street openly.
People with squinty eyes are monsters, so Li Li wants to become a monster!
Of course, there are also reasons of her personal aesthetic.
Because it was her original face, she only needed to apply some makeup to retouch it, which was simple and very deceptive. After saying goodbye to An Heyu as usual, she walked on the streets of District 1 and came to the public library of Somemu City.
Maybe she has been studying like crazy recently. When she saw the rows of bookshelves inside through the bioglass, her first reaction was: I will go in and look for exercises and textbooks.
Then she kept squinting her eyes and walked in on her high heels.
Of course, it's not to find teaching materials, it's normal to go to the library to learn about the history of the other world.
The public library in Someme Castle has no entrance threshold, so there are all kinds of people inside. Adults browsing books, children looking through picture books, and elderly people reading newspapers.
There are signs on the wall for the silent zone and the discussion zone, and the two areas are separated so that they do not interfere with each other. ◢
Li Li first walked around the bookshelf that contained history and humanities. She was looking for a suitable book to see if she could learn about the world of comics and find some useful information.
But when she was about to take down a book, a familiar voice sounded beside her, as if saying to her: "If you are interested in this, I can recommend you a travel book, which is more suitable for speed reading and understanding the empire than this book."
Li Li turned her head and saw a woman who was a stranger to her.
The one she saved twice.
There was a numbness on her face, as if she was just a shell. But when she looked at Li Li, it was as if she had grasped something with her tired hands.
At this time she handed over a book.
"I stay here so often that I can trust my recommendation," she said.
Li Li noticed that she didn't talk about what happened in the evening. She didn't know whether it was because it was daytime or because she just wanted to recommend a book to her.
The black-haired girl with squinty eyes kept smiling, and the wrinkles at the corners of her eyes were mostly covered by her short black hair.
Looking at the woman's outstretched hand and the book in her hand, she tilted her head and quickly took the book that the woman handed over.
"Okay." Li Li accepted the recommendation.