Chapter 2 Altaco 2

Unlike the tense situation in the comics, the three people at this moment lit a bonfire in the cabin, and the aroma of barbecue filled the house, which greatly increased people's appetite.

The atmosphere at that time had already dropped to the freezing point, and it could be said that it was on the verge of breaking out. But Carl couldn't read the atmosphere at all. Not only did he excitedly run to the icicle, stroking it with admiration, but he also blew 5,000 words of rainbow farts on the spot. The shocked system quickly collected them and planned to use them to blow the host in the future.

Lima didn't know whether he was selectively admitting it, or felt that Lance was indeed not here to catch him, anyway, he also lifted the hedgehog state. In addition, Lance deliberately mixed into the protagonist's team and gave the killed wild monsters to the two. Carl waved his hand and the three of them went to his cabin to have a barbecue.

So although the three of them seemed calm in the cabin, there were actually eight hundred waves under the waves. Of course, Lance had 500, Lima had 301, and Carl had -1.

Perhaps the barbecue was too delicious, and the room was briefly quiet for a while. Compared to Carl's way of eating, Lance and Lima were much more elegant, especially Lima. Even if she had concealed it, it was hard to hide the etiquette tutorial in her bones, which made Lance sigh that children have a long way to go.

"Lance, you are not from Artaco, are you?"

Hearing Lima's question, Chu Cheng did not show the slightest panic, but was secretly thinking whether he should accept this identity. Although he can arrange a persona for himself by making up the settings, it also requires a certain degree of trust from readers, and it is not something he can fabricate with his mouth.

If he arranges an identity of an upper-class country for himself at this moment, it is easy to clash with Lima's personality, which is a thankless task. He also did not intend to take the setting of the Ice Knight, because there are too many restrictions, and it is easy to attract pursuit before leaving the Novice Village. In the end, the setting of the protagonist's hometown is more reliable

. There is no way. Even if he gets the ice control skill this time, it is because he has taken advantage of the comic's real-life synchronization update, but the comic will not be updated at his pace. He can't write the setting smoothly here, but the comic has not been updated, and he has nothing to say.

But obviously Chu Cheng's silence made Lima mistakenly think that he had grasped the truth. He had been trembling with fear along the way for a long time. Now that he had grasped Chu Cheng's little braid, he felt much better. His original worry about Chu Cheng was swept away.

"I should have known that you are so handsome, Lance. How could you be from Ataco? They are all pale and skinny. Moreover, if there is someone like you among the Ice Knights, he should have been famous. How could they hide it?"

Chu Cheng was stunned for a few seconds after hearing this. He had indeed forgotten about this. In this way, his face was a stumbling block on the road to his personality. But he would not change to an ordinary face. After all, readers like beautiful things, and his face is the real weapon to increase fans.

Besides, even if he insisted that he was from Ataco, so what? He hasn’t added a racial setting to himself. But he really didn’t expect that he was so good at controlling ice. It seems that his high-end appearance has raised his level in the readers’ minds, so his ability is much stronger. It seems that he has to find a way to maintain his character in the future.

"I am from Ataco, always have been. And... Ataco will get better in the future."

This is true. As an Ataco, the protagonist will definitely build his hometown in the future. After all, how could the protagonist's hometown always be a lower-class country?

Maybe Chu Cheng's face was too distant, or maybe this sentence was said too seriously. In short, for a long time, the topic of Ataco was not mentioned again.

After eating and drinking, Carl applied to Chu Cheng to form a team. As expected, Chu Cheng agreed. After all, this was a good opportunity to show off his reputation. At night, the three of them took a short rest in the cabin and set off tomorrow morning.

Through the flickering firelight, Chu Cheng could see Carl's face flickering and sleeping peacefully. But in fact, Chu Cheng was not staring at Carl. He was reading the comics that the system showed him.

Chu Cheng couldn't help but sigh. The misunderstanding of the composition was really cruel. He was clearly just standing in front of a wild monster that was killed by an icicle, but the comic used two horizontal pages to construct this picture. He didn't take up a lot of space in the picture, but his long hair was flying,

his clothes were fluttering, and the blizzard behind him was rolling up chaos, and blood was flowing under his feet for several meters. He really didn't expect that the death of a small wild monster would make the scene too grand. People who didn't know would think he had massacred the city. This free-to-play B-style is so cool.

[The host is great! He gained 700+ popularity points in his first appearance, and he will become a super popular character in no time! ]

[Seriously, how do you calculate this popularity value? Central brain control big data detection? How do I know how much I have earned?]

[Uh, this was reported directly to me by the higher-ups, not calculated here. But the host just needs to appear on camera more often, and his popularity will increase! 】

【Can you tell when I'll appear on camera? 】

【No... I can't... But as long as the host has enough plot tension, it's fine! Comics don't clearly stipulate when to show what scene】

【I see. In other words, as long as I'm more dramatic than the protagonist, I can get more shots? 】

【That's right! The host understands it very well】

【In that case, then you have to help me pay attention to the protagonist, otherwise how can I tell when I can grab the spotlight, don't you think? 】

【Hmm... It seems to be like this】

【Then why don't you tell me about your ability to predict? This is a skill that helps me gain popularity.]

[Actually, it is not foresight, but some predictions based on settings, just like your human psychology, you can infer what will happen next by seeing some situations.]

[Got it, I'll go think about the next plot, don't come to me]

[Okay host]

Chu Cheng was very satisfied with this information and a stupid but obedient system. While it was still dark, Chu Cheng finished catching up on the comics and fell asleep.

The next morning, Chu Cheng was awakened early by his biological clock. Carl and Lima were still immersed in dreams, so Chu Cheng left the house quietly. To be honest, it feels quite wonderful to suddenly have a superpower. After all, who hasn't fantasized about having superpowers when they were young?

Chu Cheng waved his fingertips, and the ground was quickly covered with a layer of ice. With a twist of his wrist, a row of icicles rose from the ground, but they were much shorter than the little golden retriever and his two companions, only about one meter high.

He tried to retract them again, and the ice on the ground disappeared immediately. After trying several times, he had mastered this ability thoroughly. He could create ice out of thin air, and he could also change the form of ice, such as turning it into water, or controlling existing water to turn it into ice. But he could not recycle the original ice, water, and other objects.

In fact, it is not difficult to guess that if the original ice could be recycled, then there were so many people in Atako who could control ice and snow, so wouldn't it be easy to make Atako spring all year round in just a few moves? What would be the point of covering it with ice and snow?

'Tsk, what race should I set for myself? Human? But humans only account for one-fifth of the Wanjie Continent, but their abilities are ever-changing and can be used for hand-to-hand combat.'

'Elves? Mermaids? Vampires? There are pros and cons... Let's open up a new map first and see what readers tend to be inclined to.'

Just as Chu Cheng was lost in thought, a cheerful young voice interrupted his thoughts. Turning around, it was, as expected, the little golden retriever Carl. Or can it be called the Sun Puppy?

In the last update, the deliberately exaggerated puppy wagging its tail completely made Carl a dog. Chu Cheng saw a lot of crazy comments, the most common one was probably "How can the world continue without Sun Puppy? Just keep going!"

Chu Cheng suddenly felt that maybe he also needed to hype up his character on the forum, but unfortunately there is almost nothing at the moment. The most there are on the forum are some screenshots of his comics, and the more there are probably a few comic screenshots put together with a background music.

"Mr. Lance, we are going to the residential area after breakfast, do you want to come with us?"

Chu Cheng certainly would not miss the opportunity to get close to the protagonist. The three of them simply ate the leftover barbecue from yesterday and then set off. To be honest, such a big wild monster, at least 500 to 600 kilograms, was solved by three tall and thin boys in two meals.

Maybe it was the effect of the supernatural. After all, Lima and Carl didn't show much surprise about their appetite, so Chu Cheng didn't think much of it. After finishing the meal, the three of them set off. Along the way, they listened to Lima and Carl bickering, and Chu Cheng occasionally interjected a few words. The long journey was actually completed in a relaxed and pleasant manner. After

officially entering the residential area, Chu Cheng truly had an intuitive feeling of the exploitation of Altak. The houses that were closely connected were built with the simplest and cheapest bricks, and only two fist-sized windows were left on the walls to resist the severe cold.

There were few pedestrians on the road, and occasionally pedestrians could be seen passing by. There were old men with crutches leading knee-high children carrying high firewood, or several adults dragging a livestock that was not even half the size of the wild monster that Chu Cheng killed yesterday, struggling to move forward in the wind and snow.

But without exception, they were all wrapped up in three layers of clothes, so bloated that it was difficult to recognize the skinny bodies under the clothes. Carl's clothes were similar to those of the residents of Ataco, but he wore much less. In comparison, Lima and Lance, who wore thin, fashionable and complicated clothes that were obviously made with fine workmanship, were particularly obvious.

Especially Lance, who even wore a sleeveless top with a hollow chest, and only hung a shawl that didn't look thick on his arms, and a few black leather rings that seemed to increase the character's aura.

The scene in front of him seemed to shock Lima, the young master who had been pampered since childhood. He swallowed hard, stared at the child who couldn't stand steadily in the wind and snow, and turned his face to Carl reluctantly,

"Altaco... is it like this?"

Carl did not show anger at Lima's question, which sounded a bit unreasonable. He even acted very calmly and led the two to his residence.

Entering the house, the thick walls blocked most of the wind sound, and the house seemed warm and quiet. Carl made a pot of hot milk tea for Chu Cheng and the other person, which was already a very grand hospitality etiquette in Altaco. Chu Cheng knew that this was probably because Carl was a superpower, young and kind, so he had more resources.

Carl sat down with milk tea in his hand, showing a somewhat silent expression, as if he was considering how to start. After a while, Carl slowly began to talk,

"I guess you all know the current situation of Ataco. For example, the fall of the gods, the oppression of other countries, the looted superpowers, and the erosion of the abyss."

After a pause, Carl showed a somewhat helpless expression

, "In fact, I was not captured because my superpowers were too useless."