The Silent and Eerie School (Part 12)
Li Xue nodded: "Why don't we follow them and take a look?"
Before they could make a decision, the familiar sound of high heels rang out again, followed by a female voice they had heard countless times: "Go to the cafeteria for dinner, and then go back to your dorms to rest!"
Qi Zui and Qi Ye stood up at the same time. "Let's go."
Huang Chenchuan quickly followed, "Brother Qi! You can't be so heartless! Su Su is our comrade-in-arms! How can you be so cold-blooded..."
When Huang Chenchuan received the cold looks from his two brothers Qi, his voice grew weaker and weaker.
"Fine, if you won't go, I will!" Huang Chenchuan gritted his teeth and was about to walk around them when Qi Zui grabbed his arm.
"Why are you being so impulsive?" Since Li Su left, Qi Zui has become more lethargic, as if he has lost interest in everything.
Wang Fan nodded in agreement: "Yes, this game is full of unknowns. Let's not be impulsive and discuss it again."
Huang Chenchuan retorted, "That doesn't mean we can just leave Su Su in danger alone!"
Qi Zui glanced at Huang Chenchuan, who looked excited, and asked, "You received a new mission?"
Huang Chenchuan subconsciously shook his head: "No."
Qi Zui looked away and continued, "That's fine then. There's no danger if there are no new missions. He's much smarter than you, so nothing will happen to him. If you go to him now, not only will you not be able to guarantee your own safety, but you might also cause trouble for him."
"Oh, that makes sense..." Huang Chenchuan responded, seemingly understanding, but then, watching Qi Zui's retreating figure, he belatedly realized that his brother Qi had just indirectly called him stupid.
Li Su was indeed much smarter than him, a fact he couldn't refute. Huang Chenchuan blinked his puppy eyes and ran up behind his brother Qi with a wronged expression.
All the students were like robots, carrying their trays forward, and the cafeteria ladies repeated the same actions, adding food to the trays.
Boiled tofu, stir-fried Chinese cabbage, and cucumber salad.
Looking at the only piece of tofu soup with two drops of oil floating on his plate, Huang Chenchuan felt tears welling up in his eyes.
Nothing else, this is just too plain...
"There are only three drops of oil in this dish..." Huang Chenchuan dejectedly put a piece of tofu with oil droplets in his mouth, swallowed it with difficulty, and then looked at the white and green plate and muttered, "I wonder if Su Su will be able to make it to dinner..."
"Brother Qi," Huang Chenchuan approached Qi Ye discreetly, "Do you think I should leave some food for Su Su to take back to the dorm?"
Jiang Xiaoning looked disgusted. "Stop being so disgusting, okay?"
"What's wrong? I didn't eat the other two dishes..." Huang Chenchuan explained, looking aggrieved.
Qi Ye casually uttered four words: "Eat your food."
"Oh..." Huang Chenchuan wanted to say something, but he saw out of the corner of his eye that the female teacher was looking this way, so he had no choice but to quickly lower his head and bury himself in his food.
Having learned their lesson, no one dared to resist anymore; they all lowered their heads and swallowed the completely tasteless food.
On the other side, Li Su, who was on everyone's mind, was standing in the male teacher's private office, staring wide-eyed at the exquisite bento box in front of her.
Braised prawns, stewed pork ribs, stir-fried seasonal vegetables, and a fist-sized ball of rice were neatly arranged in the four sections of the bento box.
Li Su subconsciously licked her lips.
It's been more than half a day since he entered the game, and he hasn't eaten anything yet. Now, suddenly smelling such a delicious aroma, his stomach is starting to feel hungry.
The male teacher, sitting behind his desk, looked up at Li Su and asked, "What's wrong? Is it not to your liking?"
Can you really eat the food offered by game NPCs? Li Su pondered silently in her heart.
[Hiss—Crack...]
[It's edible.]
The inexplicable mechanical voice in her mind startled Li Su.
"Huh? I just started the live stream and I'm already hearing the system talking? Wait, when was this system updated???"
"You secretly upgraded it without telling us, the viewers, right?"
"Huh? The system has never interacted with players outside of quests before, what's going on now?"
"I just checked, this system replied to Little Pretty before!"
The male teacher looked at Li Su's dilated pupils, a hint of a smile overflowing from his dark eyes.
system?
As if responding to Li Su's call, the system did not lag at all this time.
It's me.
Li Su's eyes widened in surprise; the system could actually hear his thoughts.
This meal is safe to eat; there's no problem with it.
But why?
Isn't he an NPC teacher? Why is he giving me a meal? He called me to his office alone just to give me a meal?
The more Li Su thought about it, the more bizarre it seemed.
[Detected that the NPC's goodwill originated from $*～#&·？ ......] The system started making a hissing electrical noise again, like an old television with a bad connection.
[The NPC teacher's favorability was detected to stem from player Li Su's personal skill 1: exceptional beauty.]
"Don't tell me the system is only talking because of my baby's beauty!"
"Who says being good-looking can't put food on the table? This proves it! Being good-looking really can put food on the table!"
"Hahaha, the comment upstairs is amazing!"
Li Su suddenly remembered the skill that appeared on the fluorescent panel at the very beginning.
"Su Su?"
The strange male teacher tapped the table lightly with his long, slender fingers.
Li Su quickly replied, "No, it suits my taste."
A hint of a smile flickered in the male teacher's eyes behind his glasses as he handed the chopsticks to Li Su, saying, "Then eat quickly."
"Oh..." Li Su hesitated as she took the chopsticks from the strange male teacher in front of her, picked up the lunchbox on the table, and sat down in the chair behind her.
The male teacher squinted slightly and observed Li Su, who was eating in small bites like a hamster, without making a sound.
A little wary, but not much.
After finishing half of the food in her lunchbox, Li Su was almost full, so she put down her chopsticks.
"Have some water." The male teacher had walked up to him without him noticing, took the lunchbox from Li Su's hands, and handed the cup he was holding to Li Su.
He just happened to feel a little thirsty.
"Thank you, teacher." Li Su took the teacup and drank a few sips.
Perhaps it was because she had eaten too much, but Li Su felt her brain activity gradually decreasing.
I feel a bit sleepy...
"Is Su Su sleepy?" The male teacher took the teacup from the boy's hands, looking at Li Su's drowsy appearance, and lowered his voice.
"Hmm, I feel a little sleepy..." Li Su tried to open her eyes.
Looking slowly at the person in front of him, he asked in surprise, "How did the teacher know my name?"
The male teacher let out a soft chuckle, his eyes barely able to contain his emotions as he looked at the boy slumped in his chair. "I'm the teacher, of course I know the names of everyone in the class."
"Oh..." That seems to be the case.
The male teacher picked up the teacup in his hand, noticed the water stains on the rim, and slowly pressed his thin lips to it.
It's so sweet and fragrant, I want to eat it all!
Li Su blinked slowly.
Why is this NPC teacher drinking water from a teacup he already used? Doesn't he have any other cups?
Li Su's thoughts were a bit chaotic, but a heavy drowsiness had completely taken over his brain, and Li Su was completely unable to think.
After swallowing all the liquid in the cup, the teacher saw that the person in the chair had closed their eyes, their breathing was a little rapid, and they were calling Li Su's name in a hoarse voice: "Su Su?"
"What? They put drugs in your food?"
"No way, the system can't lie, right?"
"Have you guys noticed a bug? The system only said that food is edible, but it didn't say that water is drinkable!"
As if to vindicate himself, the system's mechanical voice slowly echoed in Li Su's mind again: [A small dose of sedative drug has been detected in the water.]
Unfortunately, Li Su had already fallen into a deep sleep and could not hear any sound at all, let alone open her eyes to see the words on the fluorescent panel that appeared in front of her.
"??? Hindsight is 20/20! My baby had already finished drinking it before you told me!"
"Didn't that NPC teacher also drink it? How come he's alright?"
"Honey, have you ever seen a murderer who doesn't take the antidote before poisoning someone?"
"Quiet down, everyone! I've made a new discovery! This NPC male teacher is really suspicious! And that school doctor who did the little beauty's physical exam before is also suspicious!"
"Tell me more!!! (Pricks up ears)"
"Well, I thought it was just too weird, so I watched several replays of old 'Silent School' dungeon streams, and guess what?"
"??? So what happened???"
"Where's the person upstairs? They messed up at the crucial moment!!!"
"Healing medicine! What happened? Cheer up, upstairs! This is just the beginning, don't give up!!!"
"Don't let it buffer! I don't need that little bit of data! I want to hear the rest!!!"
"Hehe, don't worry, don't worry, we're back, we're back."
"I watched several previous livestreams of the 'Mysterious School' dungeon and found that the NPC school doctor and NPC male teacher didn't look like this at all! At least not in the replays I watched! Only in this livestream did the school doctor and male teacher look different!"
"Oh my god, it seems we've discovered something incredible..."
"The system is the same. When has the system ever communicated with players privately before? It seems like the game is secretly leveling up behind everyone's back."
"Sorry, the comments are blocking my view of Su Bao'er, I'm turning them off now. Don't come near my Bao'er, you jerk!!!"
The discussion on the screen stopped abruptly, and all the viewers stared intently at the small screen in front of them.
[Hiss... La...]
The system seemed to be affected by some kind of interference, and after emitting a few intermittent sounds, it disappeared completely.
The NPC male teacher didn't care at all whether the ground would dirty his spotless trousers. He knelt down and fascinated Li Su, who was fast asleep in her chair with her eyes closed.
"Su Su... Su Su..." Her fair and slender fingers gently stroked Li Su's cheek, as if she were handling an extremely precious and fragile treasure.
"I've finally seen you, I can finally touch you..." Qi Wujin's hands trembled uncontrollably.
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