Chapter 7

Sun Yuan sized up Zhen Yu.

Her beauty was exceptional, the kind that would make men uncontrollably want to shower her with gifts if she went live and said, "Brother, I love you!"

She was slightly short, just over 1.6 meters tall, but she had a cute style. If she were any taller, she wouldn't look like a high school girl in a JK uniform.

Noticing Sun Yuan looking at her, Zhen Yu didn't shy away but instead confidently pinched the hem of her skirt, lifted it slightly, and struck a pose.

"Senior, I have two million followers across all platforms, I'm quite famous, you know."

Zhen Yu puffed out her chest, boasting proudly, "Partnering with you, you won't lose out."

"I'm about to do something very dangerous!"

Sun Yuan shook his head.

According to the game's plot, the challenges would get harder.

Therefore, in an hour, Sun Yuan would have to climb the tower and get the first kill, meaning he would be the first to defeat the boss and reach the top.

Only then could he earn a large amount of points and top-tier equipment.

"I'm not afraid, and I won't be a burden to you."

Zhen Yu pouted, "Besides, I have nowhere else to go. I might as well follow you, Senior. You're so kind, you'll definitely take care of me, right?"

"..."

Sun Yuan felt a headache coming on.

It was like playing a game with an inexperienced newbie, who would definitely hold him back.

"I can be your support, cheering you on. I'm pretty good at singing and dancing."

Zhen Yu counted off her strengths on her fingers, "And I'm so cute and pretty, being the team's favorite shouldn't be a problem, right? The other survival team members will definitely be jealous of you."

"If you're not afraid of danger, then follow me!"

Sun Yuan looked around as he headed to the parking lot of the teaching building. He wanted to find an electric scooter to increase his speed and save energy.

"Thank you, Senior! I'll send you a heart!"

Zhen Yu smiled sweetly, ran a few steps to catch up with Sun Yuan, and leaned against him, tilting her head to rest on his shoulder.

"Come on, Senior, smile!"

Zhen Yu raised her camera, "Our first meeting might become a precious moment in history, so we have to keep it."

Sun Yuan felt awkward, placing a hand on Zhen Yu's head and pushing her away.

Click!

This moment was captured in the camera.

"Hehe!"

Zhen Yu checked the photo, finding that Sun Yuan looked good on camera, "Senior, from today on, I'm your girl, oh, I mean, your teammate."

"Can you have a sense of crisis?"

Sun Yuan was speechless.

However, he also noticed that this girl was a natural optimist, the kind who could laugh for a long time over a small thing.

"Sure, sure! Senior is right!"

Zhen Yu nodded quickly, then took out a pepper spray. After some thought, she probably realized it might not be effective against the spore people, so she also pulled out a fruit knife.

"Left hand spray, right hand knife, I'm a dual-wielding warrior now!"

Zhen Yu waved her weapons with a smile, "Senior, do I look cool?"

"You look tired!"

Sun Yuan frowned, "Can't you get rid of that camera on your chest?"

"What are you talking about? This is my life!"

Zhen Yu rolled her eyes at Sun Yuan.

"The most important thing now is to save energy!"

Sun Mo earnestly advised, "This thing looks heavy, at least three pounds. And what's in your Pikachu backpack? Get rid of anything that won't help you survive, like textbooks and cosmetics."

"Should I get rid of my tampons?"

Zhen Yu pouted, "Senior, you definitely don't have a girlfriend, you're too straight!"

"..."

Sun Yuan was speechless.

Of course, whether to get rid of things was Zhen Yu's choice. Sun Yuan was just suggesting it. If she didn't, he didn't care, as it wasn't his energy being wasted.

However, Zhen Yu knew Sun Yuan was well-intentioned and opened the zipper of her Pikachu backpack, throwing away her notebook and pen.

"Senior, what's with that bat? It even has special effects?"

Zhen Yu was curious, poking the bat with her finger.

"Rare weapon, bought from a vending machine!"

Sun Yuan didn't hide it.

"Buy? With money?"

Zhen Yu tilted her head, making a cute, puzzled expression.

If she were live streaming, this would definitely hit the hearts of her fans, making them generously tip her. But now, Sun Yuan didn't even glance at her.

Annoying.

"Use points!"

Sun Yuan was concise.

"Points? I don't have any!"

Zhen Yu frowned, "This game is unfair!"

"Trust me, not experiencing the deadly three consecutive levels is your luck."

Sun Yuan held the bat, staring at the spore people wandering about fifty meters away.

The summer campus was a place men loved, with young and beautiful college girls being the most beautiful scenery.

Occasionally, a senior girl in a hot skirt and tank top would make the freshmen drool and stay restless all night, unable to sleep without a cold shower.

But now, Sun Yuan had to be extremely cautious while walking through the campus, or he might be ambushed by the spore people and end up dead.

No Maotai.

A segment of electronic music suddenly rang from Sun Yuan's pocket.

"You like using this smoking god song as your ringtone too?"

Zhen Yu teased.

Sun Yuan ignored her, took out his phone, and saw a call from an unknown number. He frowned slightly and swiped to answer, "Hello!"

"Sun Yuan, don't you check WeChat?"

Shen Jingran's voice came through the phone, slightly distorted, making it hard for Sun Yuan to recognize her at first.

Or rather,

Sun Yuan never thought Shen Jingran would call him.

She was the goddess of the Foreign Languages College, very reserved and proud!

"Shen Jingran?"

Sun Yuan was puzzled, "What's up?"

"My friend request, accept it!"

Shen Jingran was speechless.

For so many years, it was always others begging for her WeChat. But you, I sent you a friend request, and you didn't respond for a long time.

Really annoying.

"Ah?"

Sun Yuan was taken aback.

His WeChat had a class group, but the only friends he had added were the boys in his class.

"What do you mean, 'ah'?"

Shen Jingran urged, "There are some things I can't say over the phone, quickly accept my friend request!"

Beep, beep...

The phone hung up.

Sun Yuan opened WeChat and indeed saw a friend request, with a simple introduction: "Shen Jingran."

In fact, in the Foreign Languages College, this name was well-known.

Sun Yuan added her.

You have added Sunflower, you can start chatting now.

Ding!

A message immediately came through, indicating that Shen Jingran had been waiting for Sun Yuan to accept the request.

[Sun Dajing, adding you as a friend is harder than the eighty-one trials of the Monkey King!]

Shen Jingran complained.

This was a nickname given to Sun Yuan by his roommates, but the girls in the class rarely used it, as they weren't familiar with him.

[Sorry!]

Sun Yuan sent a toothy grin emoji.

Ding! Ding! Ding!

Seven messages came through in a row, a long string that filled the screen.

[These are the questions everyone just looked up, I've sent them all to you!]

Shen Jingran sent a crying emoji.

[Writing so much, I'm exhausted, you have to treat me to a meal!]

Sun Yuan looked at the screen, unsure how to respond.

These questions were basic settings, which he, as a beta tester, already knew. But Shen Jingran's effort touched him a bit.

[Thank you!]

Sun Yuan replied: [But let's skip the meal? Being with you is stressful, I'll buy you some snacks.]

Zhen Yu leaned in, not at all acting like an outsider, openly reading Sun Yuan's chat.

[Then treat me to a Häagen-Dazs!]

Shen Jingran sent an ice cream picture, then asked: [What are you doing?]

[Grinding monsters for points]

There was no need to hide this.

[So reckless? Be careful, this is the real world, you only have one life, and you can't come back to life if you die.]

Shen Jingran sent a scared emoji.

[I just went to the top of the teaching building to check the situation in the campus. I found a vending machine and studied it. There's a game store on it, you can buy equipment.]

Sun Yuan replied.

Each vending machine gives the first user a free draw. Sun Yuan had already used it, so it was fine to tell others the location.

Of course, for Sun Yuan, it was just a matter of a few words, but for others, it was a big help. After all, the Tower of God would appear in less than an hour, and players could increase their survival rate by spending points on supplies.

[...]

Shen Jingran first sent a string of ellipses, then sighed.

[What kind of luck do you have?]

[What did you buy?]

[Did you go monster hunting? Did you get powerful equipment?]

Shen Jingran asked a series of questions.

It had to be said, this college student with an intelligence of 9 was very smart.

[Yes!]

Sun Yuan didn't hide it.

[Envious!]

Shen Jingran sent a drooling emoji, followed by a sighing emoji.

[I was going to ask you to team up, but now I feel embarrassed. Since you have equipment, you're in the strong player group, and I would just be a burden.]

Zhen Yu couldn't hold back when she read this.

"Senior, don't believe this woman's words. She's using reverse psychology to make you invite her to team up!"

Zhen Yu felt a sense of crisis.

Although the other party had only sent a few messages, Zhen Yu, with her woman's intuition, had keenly sensed that this was a high-level female player.

She must have had at least seven or eight backup options to have accumulated such experience.

If such a female player joined the team, I can't compete!

Zhen Yu was a bit panicked.

Although she had only met Sun Yuan for ten minutes, Zhen Yu had already understood through his actions that he was an extremely brave and reliable man.

As a game streamer, Zhen Yu had long summarized a life truth.

It doesn't matter if you're not good at the game; it's enough to have a strong partner.

A strong partner will carry you.

"Huh?"

Sun Yuan was taken aback; he hadn't thought that much.

"Is this Sunflower's profile picture of her?"

Zhen Yu looked at Shen Jingran's WeChat profile picture, pouting, "She's so beautiful, she must have a lot of men chasing her. In a crisis like this, she actually adds you as a friend and sends you such detailed information. Do you know what that means?"

"..."

Sun Yuan was speechless.

"Is her profile picture edited?"

Zhen Yu asked.

"No!"

Sun Yuan didn't know why Shen Jingran used a sunflower as her nickname.

"Tsk tsk, do you know? Girls like her, if they're not interested in a guy, will never reply with more than five words because there are too many sycophants, and they really have no interest."

Zhen Yu