Chapter 86
Tang Bai took Xie Ruheng's arm and introduced tomorrow's chief examination to Xie Ruheng.
Tomorrow's assessment mode is a simulation game selection, and the game score accounts for 20% of the chief assessment.
This selection is conducted in the form of live broadcast plus holographic game. The book says that the theme of this game is interstellar navigation. The game tests not only professional ability, but also organizational leadership ability.
"The book says that you, Gu Tunan and three other people are on a team together." After Tang Bai mentioned Gu Tunan, he asked curiously, "By the way, does Gu Tunan like you?"
Xie Ruheng thought for a while and said solemnly, "I think he should like me."
"He told me that I was his only rival and wanted to smell my pheromones. It was obvious from the blessing and lemon emoji he posted on our Moments that it was not a sincere blessing."
Hearing this, Tang Bai hugged Xie Ruheng's arm tightly and said sternly: "Then you can't team up with him this time. What if your relationship heats up?"
Gu Tunan on the other side sneezed, and continued to browse the rules of tomorrow's simulation game. When he saw the rule that "the game is a team mode, with fixed five-person teams. Before the game starts, the free team mode will be carried out. When the team members in the free team mode are less than five, the master will make random assignments", he opened the chat interface with Tang Bai with a trace of hope that had not yet given up.
No, if he directly asked Tang Bai if they could form a team, Tang Bai would most likely reject him.
Gu Tunan, who began to have self-awareness, thought for a moment and opened Xie Ruheng's account.
Tang Bai will definitely team up with Xie Ruheng. As long as he is a teammate with Xie Ruheng, can't he be on the same team with Tang Bai?
Gu Tunan passionately recommended Xie Ruheng, focusing on their fighting chemistry. If they worked together, their team would definitely win first place.
This self-recommendation message popped up in front of Tang Bai and Xie Ruheng.
Xie Ruheng calmly refused, "You are a good alpha, but I already have Tang Bai and other teammates."
Tang Bai gave Xie Ruheng a thumbs up. Xie Ruheng pointed to his face and hinted at Tang Bai with his eyes in a serious manner.
"Why do you want a kiss all the time?" Tang Bai had an expression that said "I really can't do anything with you" and hugged Xie Ruheng's neck and kissed him.
Both of them were so happy that they continued to stick together like glue. "The background of the game is that energy is depleted. We players are sailing in the universe, and our goal is to find energy stars. We will encounter Zergs during the game. You can get points by destroying them. You can also get points by learning skills from NPCs or by self-study. The first player team to find an energy star will get 10 points."
Xie Ruheng nodded: "It sounds simple."
"It just sounds like in this game, the two NPCs will turn against us." Tang Bai gave Xie Ruheng a spoiler.
The captain and deputy on the spaceship are NPCs. The players' goal is to find the energy star, which seems to overlap with the NPC's goal. However, when the spaceship still fails to find the energy star in the middle and late stages, and the reserve energy crystals on the spaceship are continuously consumed to a red line, the NPC will want to return.
Because the reserve energy at this time can support the spaceship to return to the Federation. If they don't return and can't find the energy planet, they will never be able to go back.
At this time, the goals of the player and the NPC conflict. The worst result is that the NPC kills all the players on the spaceship and forces it to return.
In the book, Xie Ruheng and Gu Tunan are a team. The two of them violently suppressed the NPCs, forcing them to continue sailing, and continued to learn spaceship driving techniques from them.
The day before they found the energy star, the two NPCs committed suicide due to navigation depression.
"The book mentioned an easy way to pass the level, which is to improve the relationship with the NPCs and keep them in a good mood. The better the relationship between the NPCs and us, the later they will betray us, or even not betray us at all. When the favorability is raised to a very high level, we will also get a lot of points." Tang Bai said to Xie Ruheng, "So when the time comes, we should work hard to improve the favorability of the NPCs!"
"I'll listen to you." Xie Ruheng said, looking at Tang Bai for a while, "You are so likable, the NPCs will definitely have a high initial impression of you when they see you."
"Here you go again, your flattery comes again!" Tang Bai poked Xie Ruheng, "I think if you bombard NPCs with your flattery, your favorability will definitely increase rapidly."
Tang Bai said as he rubbed Xie Ruheng's face, "Tell me, why does your mouth look like it's covered in honey?"
"Because I kissed you." Xie Ruheng said with a smile in his eyes.
Honey herself hummed and leaned on Xie Ruheng's shoulder, "Okay, stop talking about love, let's talk business, do you have anyone to choose for this free team formation?"
"Take Qiu Yan and Lu Lu with you. Their operation level is not bad. And if they have more points, their final scores will be better." Xie Ruheng asked, "What about you?"
Tang Bai looked at his list and saw that many people wanted to team up with him. "Rongyao is a good choice. He is the third runner-up in the mecha manufacturing competition. He and I often team up in physical training class. He is quite capable in mecha manufacturing and he is also a nice person."
After deciding on the team members, Tang Bai was a little worried about Xie Ruheng's condition tomorrow. "You will still be susceptible tomorrow. Will you be relieved by just meeting me in the game?"
"Sure." Xie Ruheng hugged Tang Bai and closed his eyes, thinking, it was so good to meet this person, so good that he felt that life suddenly became fun and hopeful, so good that he wanted to say sweet words to Tang Bai all his life and grow old with Tang Bai.
the next day.
Tang Bai was lying in the game cabin, listening to the system explaining the background of the game to him: "In the year 389 of the star calendar, mankind entered the early stage of Dyson sphere civilization.
Dyson spheres intercept most of the radiation from stars to supply the progress of human civilization. Due to human dependence on and abuse of Dyson spheres, the energy of the galaxy is close to exhaustion, and the galaxy civilization that relies on Dyson spheres is also in trouble. They urgently need new energy supplies.
The Exploration you are on is tasked with finding an energy star for the Federation. On the spaceship are Captain Lao Kang, Deputy Lu En, and the other five of you.
In the game, players will get +1 point for each Zerg eliminated, +1 point for each new skill learned, and +10 points for all members of the team that first discovers the Energy Star. Players need to explore other ways to gain points. The game ends after the player discovers the Energy Star. I wish you a happy game! 】
As the system's explanation ended, Tang Bai felt that he had entered the game. He opened his eyes and saw the silver-white ceiling of the hibernation capsule with his game panel floating on it.
【Player Name】：Tang Bai
[Occupation]: Mecha maker and spaceship maintainer
[Basic Attributes]: Intelligence 9, Agility 6, Strength 6, Vitality 6, Charm 9, Spirit 9
【Points】：0
Just as Tang Bai was lying in the hibernation capsule looking at his attribute panel, he heard a lazy man's voice coming from the outside world: "Since you are all awake, get up and work."
Tang Bai clicked the button to open the hibernation cabin, and the door opened automatically. He sat up and saw an NPC puffing out smoke.
This NPC is a somewhat decadent alpha, with a scruffy beard and a silver-white spaceship uniform casually thrown on. He sits on the ground, smoking with empty eyes.
Floating above his body was an NPC panel that only players could see, with the only information displayed on it being [Deputy: Luen].
A system prompt sounded in Tang Bai's mind: "You can interact with NPCs, but you cannot leak real-world information to them. Violators will have their points reset to zero."
Lu En looked at the five players listlessly. When he saw Tang Bai, his half-closed eyes suddenly opened. Lu En asked in surprise: "Omega?"
On this spaceship, Luen hasn't seen an omega for two years.
"Ding - NPC Luen's favorability towards you +1." The system prompt sounded in Tang Bai's mind.
Tang Bai was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect that it would be so easy to gain the favor of NPCs. Was it because the game showed that his charm value was 9?
"Okay, rookies. I know you just woke up from the hibernation capsule and are not fully awake yet. Next, you will do some daily tasks to stretch your muscles. Mecha technicians will go to the armory to pick up space combat mechas and practice your future combat equipment. Mecha manufacturers and spaceship repairmen will perform daily maintenance of weapons and spaceships." After Luen arranged the tasks, he continued to sit on the floor of the lounge and smoke. It seemed that he would not provide any help to the players.
"Wow! This spaceship is so cool!" Qiu Yan looked around in amazement.
Xie Ruheng walked towards Tang Bai and said, "I'm a mecha master."
"I'm a mecha maker and a spaceship maintainer." Tang Bai looked at the same crew uniforms that he and Xie Ruheng were wearing and said with a smile, "Does this count as a couple's outfit? Let's take a photo together later!"
Xie Ruheng nodded, and halfway through he suddenly frowned.
"What's wrong?" Tang Bai asked puzzled.
Xie Ruheng opened the door of the lounge and walked out with Tang Bai before he said to Tang Bai in confusion: "The system prompts that Lu En's favorability towards me is -1."
Tang Bai: “Pfft.”
Tang Bai: "When we first met, Lu En's favorability towards me increased by +1."
Xie Ruheng said quietly, "If I kiss you in front of the NPC, will Lu En's favorability be reduced by -10?"
Tang Bai smiled unkindly. While no one was paying attention, he stood on tiptoe and quickly chirped Xie Ruheng.
Xie Ruheng raised the corners of his lips and stood in front of the window with Tang Bai in a good mood to take pictures. Outside the window was a vast sea of stars, like a black velvet curtain sprinkled with diamond powder.
Qiu Yan and his group, who came out of the lounge, looked at each other in bewilderment. They were blinded by the couple selfie of Tang Bai and Xie Ruheng.
The bullet screens following their group were also blinded by the flash:
[Isn't this the chief exam? How can someone be in a relationship so openly? Report it!]
[Look at Qiu Yan and the others' expressions, hahahaha, causing hundreds of millions of critical hits to friendly forces]
[When will Mr. Tang broadcast some tips on couples’ photography? ]
After Tang Bai and Xie Ruheng finished taking selfies, they walked to the armory of the spaceship. Tang Bai and Rong Yao looked around the armory, which was filled with a wide variety of weapons. The civilization background of the game was higher than the real civilization. Many of the weapons here were weapons of future concepts proposed in reality.
Xie Ruheng, Lu Lu, and Qiu Yan found their space combat mecha.
Just as the three mecha masters were getting familiar with their new equipment, a shrill alarm suddenly sounded in the spaceship, "Alert! Encountered a swarm of small insects! Mecha masters please go out!"
A Dyson sphere is an artificial celestial body that surrounds a star to mine stellar energy. It is a natural nuclear fusion reactor that uses stars as a power source.