Chapter 8: Pre-departure interlude
The next day was fast approaching.
Everything last night really looked like a ridiculous dream, but it was undeniable that it had caused too much psychological impact on Xia Ran, violently shaking his worldview, so much so that he spent the whole morning digesting and sorting it out......
Or is it the acceptance of this non-hallucinatory surreality?
When he came back to his senses, it was recess time, and his mind was still a little confused, and he couldn't even remember when he came to school and sat down in the classroom.
It was only after he came back to his senses that he realized that he didn't know anything, lying on the table with weak breath, and squinting in a daze all morning.
But if you can't think about it, you can't remember it, and at this time, it's not this thing that matters.
Xia Ran also got up from her seat and staggered out like the other students around her, planning to spend the afternoon in the club room of the special building.
For example, take a nap or something, replenish your energy, he can't hold it anymore. Because his mental state was not too good, he would always avoid staying up late, but he still inevitably embarked on the road of cultivating immortals last night.
Still struggling with the information he had obtained last night, Xia Ran staggered towards the outside of the classroom.
At this moment, someone suddenly stopped him from behind-
"That...... Xia Ran, please wait! ”
"Huh?" Xia Ran turned around and saw a male classmate standing behind him, scratching the back of his head as if he was a little embarrassed.
He looks like a high school boy everywhere, with a short hairstyle and a pair of big round glasses......
He blinked, quickly converging his divergent thoughts, and at the same time searching for the name of this classmate in his mind, and then the light on his glasses flashed slightly: "It's Sakamoto-san!" Is there something going on? ”
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“…… That, Xia Ranjun, my name is An Yilun. The boy said in disbelief with a big cold sweat on his forehead.
- Huh?
Not Sakamoto-san? Could it be that my memory is wrong? Xia Ran's expression was slightly stunned, obviously he was still full of confidence just now and felt that he quickly recognized the identity of the other party......
As a result, the atmosphere became a little awkward for a while. Even the students who were subconsciously paying attention to the surroundings here obviously showed shocked and strange looks, and whispers began to sound.
It is foreseeable that after today, there will probably be a lot more rumors about Xia Ran's strange classmate, and it is estimated that it will not be a good aspect.
Xia Ran exhaled softly, moved his gaze to the lunch box in the hand of the boy opposite, and looked at the other party's slightly cramped and uneasy expression.
This boy should have something he wanted to discuss with him, but he didn't make up his mind. It wasn't until I saw that I was about to leave the classroom that I stopped myself in a hurry, which is probably what happened.
This Sakamoto ...... An Yi's classmate should have something to ask for from his personal point of view, and what he wants to do may be more troublesome, and he belongs to the type that is not easy to make requests to strangers.
It's very simple, if it wasn't for his own troubles, but for the teacher or someone else to pass on the news, then he shouldn't be so hesitant, hesitant, hesitant, and hesitant to make up his mind.
After all, if you just help with a sentence, then you definitely don't need to spend too much time on psychological construction.
Although Xia Ran's own personality is neither close to the people nor friendly, it is not enough to make his classmates dare not approach at all, and he is still sure in this regard.
These thoughts quickly swirled in his mind, Xia Ran coughed, and then decisively prepared to open the A.T. force field again, rejecting people thousands of miles away:
"Okay, Yasui-san, is there anything wrong? I'm going to fix lunch now, and I'm going to go to the club's room later...... If nothing is wrong, I'll leave first? ”
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"Huh? No, I ...... I am...... Well, sorry for the interruption. The boy on the other side was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously wanted to say something, but then reacted again and said dejectedly.
"Well, that'...... See you later. ”
Xia Ran was completely silent on the surface, just nodded slightly, then turned around and walked out of the classroom.
As he expected, the other party was obviously not cheeky.
When he walked out of the classroom door, Xia Ran subconsciously glanced sideways behind him, and found that the boy returned to his seat and sat down with some sighs, as if he was annoyed by something, and his frustration was overflowing.
He secretly said sorry, and then left the hallway without looking back.
If it was in normal times, Xia Ran wouldn't mind seeing if the other party had any problems, whether he could help or something, but now...... He really doesn't have this mood, and his problems haven't been sorted out yet.
But speaking of which, the boy was actually sitting not far from him, less than two seats apart, and he didn't remember the other party's name at all.
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Special Building, Activity Room of the Ministry of Service.
Although it is a warehouse-like activity room, with tables and chairs stacked in a corner, it looks empty and quiet, but the environment is not bad.
The hygiene is also well cleaned, there is no dust or garbage on the ground, and the air is not dull, even more so after Xia Ran arrives and opens the window to breathe...... The curtains are swayed by the wind and the air begins to circulate.
He moved a set of tables and chairs and sat down, then took two bites of the bread in his hand, and crumpled the bag into a ball.
Then, as he did yesterday, he took a book he had kept in the activity room and opened it, and began to read...... On the surface, it looks like this, but his eyes look a little strange.
In fact, Xia Ran was not reading a book, but looking at an interface that others couldn't see, which was a data terminal implanted in the depths of his soul in the white space, which could also be said to be a "system".
As if to shatter his three views in order to refute all his reasons, no matter what kind of reason he wants to use to deny the absurd state of affairs, it will be repudiated by the system interface that can be summoned at any time.
After all, theoretically speaking, the real world should only be a cruel dimension, and it is impossible for normal people to make operations such as "pressing the E key to enter the Eagle Eye state" and "pressing the TAB key to open the menu bar".
It can be projected directly in his retina, and it can also appear through open books and the display pages of mobile phones, given that the former will affect the field of vision, so Xia Ran has now chosen the latter way.
He was carefully browsing through his personal information, looking at the attributes about himself-
"Strength: 4"
Dexterity: 4
"Constitution: 4"
"Intelligence: 7"
"Spirit: 3"
"Perception: 7"
Omitting those inconsequential parameters such as age, height, weight, and blood type, Xia Ran is directly looking at his most basic character attributes.
Although in addition, there are columns such as bloodline races, enhanced exchanges, and skill expertise, but if they are not empty. It seems to be the default factory setting, for example, the display of blood race is a matter of course "human".
- Anyway, for now, the most important reference for him is these basic attributes.
After the system extracts the data and quantifies it, his physical ability value, as well as the intellectual and spiritual ability value, are all expressed in the most intuitive numerical form...... However, it seems to be expected that it is not very impressive.
Because it is said that the standard value is 5 points, and the attributes of each item are the same, and under the judgment of this standard, his physical ability is almost completely unqualified.
For example, the attributes of physique are a combination of physical endurance, cell activity, resistance to blows, immunity strength, etc., and it may seem that on the surface it is only 1 point less than the standard line, but in fact it is weakened by 20%.
If you use the concept of percentage as an analogy, it should be easy to understand, a 4-point physique that is 20% weaker is a weak otaku, and if it is 40% weaker than a 3-point physique, it is probably only a pregnant woman who has just given birth.
Although the guide also said that this is a very normal phenomenon, every lost person has almost gone through a long period of weakness before awakening, so weak that they are almost on the verge of death on the soul level...... So it's really normal to have a lack of foundation.
And it's actually very fast to make up, as long as it's not unlucky enough to die directly, there's no time to grow at all. After all, it is certainly not easy to add points to become a superman, but it is not difficult to add points to become a normal person.
It's just that Xia Ran is completely bottomless in his heart at the moment, after all, no matter how good it sounds, it is better to try it himself.
With a yawn, he closed the book.
There are still many things that he doesn't understand, but he doesn't have enough time to prepare, and according to the guide, he is about to usher in the first mission session arranged by White Space tonight......
It is said that from then on, he will not have to worry about nightmares, because it will become very regular, fixed into a ten-day cycle.
But if he fails, he will probably pay a very heavy price, especially in his current situation, he will definitely not be able to face the dream world with the attitude of fighting Contra Douluo with his previous thirty lives.
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In the afternoon, 3:35 p.m.
Under the snow, Xue Nai opened the door of the activity room on time as she did yesterday, and walked in on her own, she looked around and found that there was no difference in the activity room as usual.
Although there is one more person, it is only one more person. The other party was sitting quietly on a chair in the middle of the activity room, just like yesterday, and in the silence, only the sound of the pages turning was heard from time to time.
The man seemed to notice her arrival, so he raised his head and said softly, "Good afternoon, classmate under the snow......"
His eyes became a little strange, he looked a little troubled, and he didn't know why his expression became weak, which was completely different from yesterday......
The girl had thought that this person was just pretending, like the clumsy little trick of yesterday, pretending not to know her, but now it seems that this is not the case.
It's a strange feeling, which naturally makes her more unhappy at the same time, it also makes her mood relax slightly, no longer entangled in the place where she has always been alone, and suddenly there is a stranger......
"Good afternoon."
The girl nodded indifferently, and then came to the chair by the window to look, she remembered that when she went back yesterday, she had put the table and chairs back in place, so what was the current chair......
She didn't sit down like this, but looked at Xia Ran next to her, and then moved another chair out very calmly.