Chapter 18: Little Bro, You're Not That Good Either!
After the campus tournament ended, life suddenly became much more relaxed.
Chen Jie no longer arranged intense training every day. The team only practiced once or twice a week to keep their teamwork sharp.
Lin Wan also had more time to complete his walking missions and do game boosting jobs.
"Brother, you didn't carry this game at all!" After finishing a boosting match, Lin Wan shamelessly teased Zhuo Feng. Even though Lin Wan's score was 2/5, he confidently mocked Zhuo Feng, who had gone 14/1, as if winning had nothing to do with him.
"We're not playing tomorrow night."
Hearing Zhuo Feng's calm voice through the headset, Lin Wan immediately panicked.
"Actually, I still think you carried the game! As expected of our MVP! Your leg is as thick as an elephant's!"
What's going on? Tomorrow is Saturday, the best day to make money from boosting! He's not even going to earn money? I can't handle it by myself!
Zhuo Feng, wearing his headset, could almost picture Lin Wan acting like a loyal puppy. The corner of his mouth twitched.
"Tomorrow night is the League of Legends World Championship Final. The university auditorium will be showing the live broadcast. A lot of people are going."
"It's already the finals? Are you going too?"
"You're not going?"
"Of course I am!" It was the championship match! There was no way he would miss such an exciting event.
"Then remember to come early. The auditorium can't fit everyone."
"Got it."
After ending the voice call and closing the game, Lin Wan asked his three roommates,
"They're showing the League of Legends World Championship Final in the auditorium tomorrow night. Do you guys want to go?"
"Of course! Let's find seats near lots of girls. Maybe we'll finally meet our true love!" Qiu Cheng's eyes sparkled.
"Old Qiu is right! But should we make another banner? This time we'll make it bigger. The last one was too small, and nobody added us on WeChat. Oh, and we should bring a loudspeaker too!" Sun Mao counted tomorrow's equipment on his fingers.
"Absolutely not!" Lin Wan and Qiu Cheng shouted at the same time.
That would be unbelievably embarrassing!
Thinking back to the last time, Qiu Cheng hadn't noticed anything while it was happening. But afterward, whenever he remembered the girls secretly laughing, he felt awkward.
He quickly tried to persuade Sun Mao.
"Old Sun, calm down! Have you ever thought that doing something like that might actually scare your future girlfriend away?"
"Alright." Seeing that everyone else disagreed, Sun Mao gave up on his bold idea.
The next afternoon, the auditorium was packed shoulder to shoulder.
Lin Wan had thought that eating dinner early would help them get good seats.
He had seriously underestimated just how much free time college students had, and how early they would come just to save a seat.
By the time he and his roommates arrived, even half of the aisles were already full of people.
Some boys had even squeezed two people onto one chair, with one sitting on the other's lap.
It looked like a giant game of stacking people right in front of everyone.
Several girls became excited after seeing it.
Especially Hao Meng and Liu Yiyi, who were hidden among the crowd. Their eyes almost lit up.
We definitely came to the right place. This place is full of writing material!
"Holy crap! There are so many people!" Sun Mao was shocked the moment he walked into the auditorium.
"Brothers! Since we're already here, let's split up and squeeze into any empty space we can find!" Qiu Cheng took advantage of his skinny body, slipped through the gaps in the crowd, and found a seat closer to the front, where quite a few girls were sitting.
Sun Mao carefully looked at the path Qiu Cheng had taken.
Then he looked down at his own belly and gave up.
Sometimes being too well-built wasn't a good thing.
Bzzz... Bzzz...
Lin Wan felt his phone vibrate and answered the call.
"Have you arrived yet?" Zhuo Feng asked.
"Yeah."
"Did you find seats?"
"There are too many people. We came too late."
"Walk to the left side below the auditorium stage. Our team is over here."
"It's too crowded. I can't get through!"
"Go around from outside. There's a hallway over there that leads directly to the stage. It's the entrance performers use before going on stage," Zhuo Feng explained carefully, worried that Lin Wan wouldn't be able to find it.
"Okay!"
After hanging up, Lin Wan said to Sun Mao, who still hadn't found a place to sit,
"Sun Mao, let's go this way!"
The two of them walked around the outside hallway of the auditorium. After passing through a door, they arrived behind the side of the stage.
The rest of the team was sitting only one or two meters away from the stage.
Each person had a piece of cardboard under them to sit on.
It was obvious that they hadn't managed to get seats either.
Lin Wan and Sun Mao walked over, and Zhuo Feng handed each of them a piece of cardboard.
They sat down on the floor.
Not long afterward, exciting music began playing from the giant screen in the center of the auditorium.
The match was about to begin!
The players were introduced, the champion draft began, and the match started.
Both teams played fiercely. Staying true to the usual style of "If you don't agree, fight!", they were either already fighting or on their way to another fight. The action was nonstop, with kills happening everywhere.
The audience kept cheering loudly. Every team fight made everyone's heart race.
In the end, one team was simply much stronger. The final score was 3–1, and the champion was crowned.
The entire auditorium shouted the winning team's name so loudly that it felt like the roof might be blown off.
Feeling such an exciting atmosphere, Lin Wan sighed.
Youth really is wonderful!
After the award ceremony, the crowd slowly left the auditorium.
As they walked outside, several girls asked Zhuo Feng for his WeChat. Some even invited him to dinner and a movie.
Being handsome really could get you free meals!
The rest of the group watched with jealousy.
Why is it that we're all walking together, but everyone completely ignores us?
Other than being a little taller and a little more handsome, what else does he have that's better than us?
Seeing how popular his good friend was, Lin Wan felt a little jealous too. He immediately asked the Spirit in his mind,
"Spirit, is there a mission that can make me taller?"
"That depends on your genes~ If you want to look taller, you can wear shoes with thicker soles~"
"Alright... then is there a mission that can make me more handsome?"
"As your illness recovery increases, you've already become more handsome~"
Really?
Lin Wan pulled Zhuo Feng over, raised his face, and made a V shape under his chin with his thumb and index finger.
"Brother, don't you think I'm much more handsome than before?"
Looking into Lin Wan's bright eyes, which were as clear as a calm lake, Zhuo Feng suddenly shivered. He quickly turned his head away and nodded.
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Tsk. Winter is annoying. How did I get shocked by static electricity while walking?
After getting a positive answer, Lin Wan's eyes became even brighter.
He looked forward to recovering more from his illness.
He didn't need to become unbelievably handsome. He just wanted to be a tiny bit more handsome than Zhuo Feng.
Then he could pat Zhuo Feng on the shoulder and tease him, "Little bro, you're not that good in this area either!"
In the future, Lin Wan really did say those words.
The result was that his waist and legs were sore for several days afterward.
After that night, Lin Wan became even more serious about completing missions.
Before, it took him nine or ten days to finish a walking mission.
Now he finished one every six or seven days.
On December 20th, he finally completed the one-million-step mission.
After his body shook for a moment, everything around him suddenly felt dull again.
He eagerly asked, "Spirit, what's the next mission?"
"Mission: As a student, studying is your most important goal! Final exams are coming soon. Score at least 80 points in every subject! Reward: 0.6% illness recovery."
"Huh? Spirit, aren't you making things impossible for me? How can I possibly get over 80 in PE with this body?"
"Oh! You're right~ Then I'll change it. Every subject except PE~"
!!!
You can actually change missions?!
"Spirit, how about 60 points instead?" Since the mission could be changed, Lin Wan immediately started bargaining.
"Nope~"
"Then 70?"
"Zzz..."
Snoring came from inside his mind.
The Spirit ignored him.
From then on, Lin Wan buried himself in his books.
He felt that he had always attended class, never skipped lessons, and always finished his homework on time.
As long as he did well on the final exams, getting high scores shouldn't be a problem.
But while Lin Wan was busy studying happily, his roommates were miserable.
Aren't the final exams still a month away?
Isn't it enough to start studying a few days before the exams?
Why has the study maniac in our dorm started reviewing an entire month early?
Games were no longer fun.
Food no longer tasted as good.
Every time they saw Lin Wan studying with a book in his hands, they couldn't help feeling guilty for being so lazy.
Now that they had become close friends, things had changed.
Before, he at least hid in the library to study.
Now he studied right in front of them!
Who could stand that?
So...
Qiu Cheng said, "Brother Wan, I found a really good movie. Want to watch it together?"
Lin Wan slapped him away. "No!"
Sun Mao said, "Brother Wan, a new spicy hot pot shop just opened in the snack street. It's really good. My treat!"
Lin Wan punched him away. "Not eating!"
Zhang Dingding said, "Brother Wan, my girlfriend's best friend is really pretty. If you're interested, I can introduce you to her!"
Lin Wan kicked him away.
"No, wait until I finish studying!"
Qiu Cheng snorted. "Fine! Keep studying if you want! We're not reviewing anyway! Are you two going to study?"
Sun Mao replied, "What normal person studies this early?"
Zhang Dingding said, "Anyone who studies now is a loser!"
That was what the three of them said.
But from that day on, whenever they went to the bathroom, their clothes always looked strangely stuffed with something inside, and they would stay there for hours at a time.