Chapter 9: Life is life with a touch of everyday life
"You're here?"
A deep voice rang in my ears, and there was a laugh in the voice, which was extremely pleasant to the ears amidst the noisy voices.
Bai was distracted for a moment, his eyes flickered, and then he replied softly, "Yeah, here I come."
Nan Qi, who was wearing an exquisite half-mask, smiled even more brightly when he heard the answer. He pointed at the two insects fighting on the screen and said, "They are both very powerful. Guess who will win."
Bai subconsciously followed Nan Qi's words and looked at the largest screen in the competition area.
The two fighting parties on the screen are not the usual female insects, but two male insects.
The two insects are evenly matched, both taking the speed route and being extremely flexible. Each move they make is fierce yet agile, which is very pleasing to the eye.
It is rare to see male insects participating in the competition, especially these two male insects who are both quite skilled. The female insects watching the competition were so excited that they placed bets on the male insects they favored.
The game Brave Fighting does not prohibit gambling between players. Betting areas will be set up in the competition area and ranking area, and the odds will be calculated by the system in real time.
However, gambling funds cannot be obtained through recharge, and can only be bet with victory coins after winning the qualifying match.
The gaming company will take a cut from both parties placing bets, and victory coins can be exchanged for star coins.
Because the matches in the competition and ranking areas are randomly drawn and projected onto the middle and upper part of the big screen, the possibility of match-fixing is eliminated to the greatest extent.
Generally speaking, it is more of an entertainment game than a gambling game, although there are some people who make a lot of money from this game by relying on their sharp eyes.
Bai Gang watched for a few seconds before being pulled by the male insect next to him to place a bet. He stared blankly at his wrist being pulled, his brows slightly furrowed.
How did this male insect bypass his keen perception and grab his wrist before he could react?
Have I been too lazy recently, or have my mental power fluctuated too much recently, causing my senses to not be as sharp as before?
No, neither.
Bai looked at Nan Qi, whose good mood could be seen even from his back, and slowly completed his guess.
The male insect in front of her didn't emit any dangerous aura, so her sensitive radar had relaxed its vigilance against the male insect, and the male insect grabbed her wrist when she didn't react.
But how is this possible?
I actually let my guard down around a strange insect, a male insect full of mysteries...
He secretly exhaled, and looked at Nan Qi's back again. The complex emotions in his eyes seemed to be able to drown an insect.
This complex look was fleeting. After Nan Qi pulled him to the betting area, Bai had already controlled his outward emotions. He stood beside Nan Qi with a normal expression and asked Nan Qi which bug he was optimistic about.
Nan Qi didn't realize that he had exposed himself in front of the female insect. He hesitated for a moment and asked, "What should I call you?"
Bai was startled by Nan Qi's jumping thoughts: "What?"
Nan Qi said with a smile: "I see there is a period on your head, so I will call you Mr. Period."
Bai: "...Okay."
This account was created for him by Melon. He bound his identity information after going online, but he didn't pay much attention to what name Melon gave to this account.
"Then I'll call you Mr. AA," Bai said, calming himself down and pointing to the clock in the betting area. "It's almost time to close betting. Who do you want to bet on?"
"Ah, I came here to place a bet, it's just that—" The half of the male insect's face that was exposed was slightly red, but his words were very frank, and his eyes were shining. "It's just that I don't have any money. I'm poor. Brother, can you lend me some money?"
Bai: "...How much do you need?"
Nan Qi said excitedly: "Just lend me 100 victory coins."
Bai Momo transferred 1,000 victory coins from his main account and gave them to Nan Qi.
In the Brave Fighting Game, accounts bound to the same identity information can communicate with each other. Otherwise, with my poor little account, I can only stare blankly at the male insect in front of me.
Nan Qi received the 1,000 victory coins from the other party and looked at Bai in surprise before saying with a smile, "Brother, you really are an expert. I was right."
Bai didn't respond to Nan Qi's words and pushed him: "Go place your bets, the time is almost up."
"Oh, right, let's place the bet." Nan Qi slapped his forehead, squeezed in between several female insects, and quickly bet the 1,000 victory coins he had borrowed.
"You're not going to leave any?" Bai came up behind him. "Why are you so optimistic about 001283? He's currently at a disadvantage, and he looks even weaker than the other male. Many insects are betting on him to win."
"Don't keep him," Nan Qi turned around and pointed at the male insect he favored on the big screen. "Although he is physically weaker than the other one, his endurance and distribution of physical strength are better than the other one."
"It looks like he's losing, but in reality, they've fallen into his trap and are getting anxious," Nan Qi said. "They're both speed-oriented athletes, and their stamina isn't particularly good. In this situation, the best strategy is to calmly deplete their opponent's stamina."
As he spoke, he looked at Bai and said, "In a competition, strength, luck, strategy, mental state, and a little bit of acting are all indispensable. The opponent is obviously in a bad state of mind and is quite impatient."
Bai looked in the direction of Nan Qi's finger, and the situation was indeed as Nan Qi said.
No. 001283 was being pressed down by another male, but every dodge and block he made was timely. He seemed to be at a disadvantage, and his opponent thought so too. His attacks became more intense, which meant that his stamina would be depleted faster.
Bai turned his head to look at the male insect who was watching the game with great interest. His eyes hidden under the light dimmed, and his assessment of the male insect began to update in his mind.
He has good fighting skills, vision and analytical abilities.
Neither of the two bugs spoke again until the game ended with No. 001283 winning as Nan Qi predicted. Nan Qi jumped up suddenly and patted Bai's shoulder happily, and Bai came back to his senses from his evaluation.
"We won, we won, let's go get the reward." Before he finished speaking, Nan Qi pulled Bai Chao to the exchange area.
The odds for this match were 2, meaning that in addition to his original 1,000 stake, Nan Qi also won 1,000. Excluding the commission, Nan Qi earned 900 Victory Coins, equivalent to 9,000 Star Coins.
Having paid off his debt and won some money, Nan Qi was in a very good mood. He smiled and said, "Mr. Juhao, thank you for your generous loan. When I was strolling just now, I saw a snack street in the residential area. I'll treat you to some snacks to thank you..."
After a pause, he continued, "Or do you want to watch a few more games?"
Bai was silent for a few seconds, then nodded. "No, I won't watch it anymore. But you, why don't you bet on a few more games? You have a sharp eye. Even if you become an analyst, you can become very rich."
"No more betting," Nan Qi shrugged. His superior height and proportions made this move look very cool and handsome. "I'm not interested in this. It's more in line with my personality to compete on my own."
Bai: "What's your personality?"
Nan Qi actually raised his head and began to think about this question seriously. After a few seconds, he chuckled and scratched the side of his face under the female insect's puzzled gaze: "He has the character of a reckless man who will do anything if he disagrees with something."
white:"……"
"Let's not talk about this anymore, let's go to the snack street. It's over there, I saw a place selling hand-pulled noodles." Nan Qi pushed Bai, "Hurry up, let's go."
After realizing that she would not have any conditioned reflex or stress response to physical contact with the male insect, Bai reluctantly accepted her own "abnormality".
He stopped struggling and let the male insect push him across the street, and then let the male insect pull his wrist to the ramen stall in the snack street.
Thanks to the fact that today's games are directly connected to neurons and the data collected is large enough, they can enjoy delicious food in the virtual world.
Sitting in front of the ramen stall, Nan Qi took a sip of the ramen and sighed happily, "This is life."
"What?" Bai blew the hot steam off the ramen and carefully put the noodles into his mouth.
"I say, this kind of down-to-earth life is what life is all about. No matter how many flavors, how nutritious, how convenient, or how economical a nutritional supplement is, it can never replace delicious food."
The four words "again" revealed Nan Qi's disdain for nutritional supplements. He took another mouthful of steaming noodles and said, "So I have to work hard to make money so I can eat what I want every day."
Through the lingering heat, Bai watched the male insect's eyes and brows gleam with longing for a better life. A faint smile played on the corners of his mouth, one he didn't even notice. "With your abilities, you should be able to get the life you want soon."
Nan Qi looked up: "Then I'll borrow your good words."
The two bugs ate while talking, and soon finished the noodles in front of them. Nan Qi then took a fancy to the fruits on the fruit stall next to them.
There is no such abundant fruit on Potter Star.
This time, Bai didn't use the male insect to pull him, but followed the male insect on his own initiative.
They ate, drank, and chatted along the way, mostly Nan Qi talking and Bai responding. It wasn't until Bai's receiver started ringing that they stopped.
Bai glanced at the message and said, "I have some work to take care of. I'm going to log off."
"Well, you go ahead and do your work." Nan Qi extended his hand to Bai, "We are friends now, let's shake hands. I look forward to having a good fight with you next time we meet."
Bai's gaze fell on the bony hands of the Nanxiong insect, whose nails were neatly trimmed. After a moment, he hummed and reached out to hold the male insect's hand.
The temperature of the male insect's hand was higher than her own. It was warm, just like the feeling the male insect had given her over the past few hours of being together.
It was warm and comforting, out of his control, but Bai didn't find it annoying.
It was a very strange feeling. It might be because Bai knew her male identity, but the male insect didn't know her identity, and there was a network between the two insects. This was the first time in Bai's life that she felt this comfortable warmth from a male insect.
This was something he had never felt with his heroic father.
After calming himself down, Bai released his grip on the hand, nodded to the male insect, and turned to log off.
Nan Qi also logged off after the female insect went offline. Four hours had passed since he logged off at noon. The food in the game could only be tasted but could not fill his stomach. If he did not log off to eat, the training task in the evening would be postponed.
He was really looking forward to seeing what kind of sparring partner Lenk would find for him.
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