The size of the room is very small, except for a bed and a table, there is only a one-person wide aisle connecting to a balcony that is also one person wide. After putting the two drunks on the single bed indiscriminately, Ge Jian and Yan Ming sat at the table tiredly, Yan Ming was fine, Ge Jian was already out of breath.

"This Nima doesn't even have an elevator. Ge Jian grumbled softly.

"I've never seen a five-story elevator. Yan Ming picked up the folder on the table as he spoke, opened it, and read it softly: "Class in the Ant Colony: On the Causal Relationship between the Existence of Super Individuals and the Formation of Classes." University teachers are different, just look at this title and look at it. ”

Strictly speaking, these two people can't be called university teachers yet, but Ge Jian doesn't bother to correct them. "It's the same if you drink too much!" Ge Jian pressed his right shoulder with his left hand and turned slightly, he had never taken care of a drunk person, and it was really hard to help someone up the stairs just now. turned his head to look at the two big men who were hugging each other, and wanted to take out his mobile phone to take a picture, but he still gave up.

Returning to the situation where the two of them sat opposite each other, the atmosphere was cold again, and Yan Ming, who could talk to everyone, didn't know how to go back to the topic a few hours ago again.

This is not surprising, Yan Ming's request for the game is unusual. In the eyes of outsiders, it is also unbelievable, requiring fresh graduates of a first-class university to play games during the completion of the program, which is probably a little more serious than asking the top students who are reviewing the college entrance examination to participate in the training camp of the Chinese Football League.

And it's hard for Ge Jian, who has been blocked by his mother in an Internet café since he was in junior high school, and vowed not to play games before the college entrance examination. After going to college, I continued to concentrate on my studies, and my mother kept talking about the harm of the game, and the leather sword was able to not touch the game, so there was really no need to upset my mother.

"Let's talk about the game first. Ge Jian was the first to speak, "Maybe there is another way to go." ”

"News from a friend in the imperial capital, half a month later, there is a guy who doesn't know what the second generation is going to form a team, and it is the kind that relies on the studio. Yan Ming said slowly in a slightly hoarse voice after drinking: "I'm going to try it." ”

Ge Jian nodded slightly, there has been a lot of news about various e-sports recently, and it can be regarded as a way out for Yan Ming. "What can I do?"

"The first round of auditions is not a big problem. I'm not sure about the random wheel battles in the last few rounds, and what's worse is that I'm past the best age for esports and probably need the top three to stand a chance. So you have to be a babysitter. ”

"Hmm. Ge Jian understood Yan Ming's situation, "It's a good idea to let me be a 'nursery', but I'm afraid I can't support it." ”

"Video games also require talent, and I've always thought you have that talent. Yan Ming stared straight at the leather sword.

"Should I say thank you?" said Ge Jian, who disagreed with such a compliment. At this time, Assistant Teacher Hu snored, and his voice was not small. Ge Jian looked at the wall clock, it was already four o'clock in the morning, and he felt a wave of sleepiness hit him. Because he is not addicted to alcohol, he didn't drink much just now, and he was not drunk at this time, and the best way to simply dispel sleepiness is to wash his face, which is to get up with a leather sword and turn into the bathroom.

Yan Ming's face was desperate: "Big brother, you haven't played Dota, don't you feel regretful in your college career?"

"Hey, maybe. The voice was accompanied by the sound of rushing water: "What's the matter with not eating for three days?"

"I had a big fight with my family. "The voice was flat, and there was no more meaning to explain.

Ge Jian guessed slightly, but was not surprised: "Do you still have money in your pocket?"

"Cleaner than the face. ”

"What if it doesn't work out?" washed away his sleepiness, Ge Jian turned out of the bathroom, his eyes fixed on Yan Ming.

"I won't talk about it anymore. Yan Ming looked relaxed and indifferent.

"What should I do?" was already a situation of fighting against the water, and Ge Jian also dissipated the idea of persuasion.

"The friend who gave me the news in the imperial capital has an arrangement, and for half a month, the two of us can concentrate on practicing. ”

"When are you leaving?"

"The sooner the better!" Yan Ming's voice revealed joy.

"Then be chic, just go, and sleep on the train. "When it comes to taking time off, you just need to call during the day. "I'll give it my all. ”

"I believe in you. Yan Ming stood up and bowed in thanks, but he didn't raise his head for a long time.

"Wash your face and refresh yourself!" I'll go back to my dorm room and get some things and go to the train station. With that, Ge Jian turned around and went out. Secretly, don't cry, you kid, I don't want to see it.

（2.1）

On the way to the train station, Ge Jian always had a sense of unreality, and his words and deeds were as if he was not himself. The reason for saying the words 'just go', Ge Jian thought it was because he drank too much. In addition, if you don't look at Yan Ming's tears, she is as handsome as if she is possessed by a hero. But if you think about it carefully, there is a key question: Yan Ming, are you crying or not? If you don't cry, wouldn't Lao Tzu be the same.

Until he got on the train, Ge Jian failed to find conclusive evidence about whether he cried or not. Thinking about it from another perspective, I would definitely bring such an ugly thing into the coffin, and finally give up the inquiry.

Ge Jian hadn't slept all night, and as soon as his butt was glued to the train seat, he felt that his eyelids were heavier than a thousand catties, but he heard Yan Ming muttering and asking, "Is it a bit extravagant to take the high-speed train?" Yan Ming, who was sitting opposite, looked at the price on the ticket with a tangled expression.

"Cheap cars all depart at night, and there are only fifteen days in half a month, so it's a race against time!" Ge Jian also felt a little pain in his heart, but if he waited until the evening to leave, wouldn't all the rhetoric just now become a joke, and he had to slap his swollen face and become fat. Instead, he asked for the specific details after arriving in the imperial capital. But I didn't want Yan Ming to answer like this: I don't know, listen to my friend's arrangement.

Ge Jian was immediately stunned, and then felt a shock to his body, and the train actually drove at this time. At this point, Ge Jian reluctantly spoke: "Promise me, if your friend asks you to count the money, don't count it!"

"What do you mean?"

"It is inevitable that people will be bought, but it would be too embarrassing to count the money yourself. ”

“...... , It's useless for me to explain, you will naturally feel at ease after meeting him. By the way, his name is Brother Dao. After speaking, he smiled slightly

"Damn, I'm even more at ease, okay!

"It's just a screen name. ”

In the train station of the imperial capital, Yan Ming got in touch with Brother Dao. Then, according to the instructions, in the conversion between the subway and the bus, finally when it was completely dark, I came to the other party's house, an ordinary residential community outside the sixth ring road.

At the first glance of Brother Dao when he opened the door, Ge Jian was really relieved, and the only sigh was the third of the three laws of screen names: screen names may be completely opposite to the actual situation.

When Yan Ming met Brother Dao in an online game a few years ago, he was a tall elf ranger called 'Prodigal Son Knife', and the title of Brother Dao came from this. Unexpectedly, it is reasonable that this guy's body is a short and dumpty. The height of 1.6 meters is thicker and shorter due to obesity, and the protruding belly is like that of a pregnant woman. The front and back double-layered chin and bulging cheeks prop up the big face, but the already small facial features are cautiously gathered together, and with the white skin like rice paper, there is a blank effect like an ink painting. When the two words blank space appeared in Ge Jian's mind, he almost couldn't suppress his laughter.

Yan Ming warmly hugged Brother Dao who opened the door, and after entering the door, he gave a brief introduction to Brother Dao and Ge Jian. Ge Jian wanted to say a few polite greetings, but he didn't want Brother Dao to say, 'Let's do the right thing', so he took the two of them to the four computers in the living room, and the computer screen was already a logged in game interface.

Yan Ming sat next to Brother Dao without saying a word, Ge Jian looked at the suitcase at the door, and said in his heart that he had never seen such a monkey in a hurry, but he shook his head and followed.

As soon as you sit down on your butt, a 'Cherry ** invites you to join the team' pops up on the screen, click to accept, and the game begins. Although it was the first time he had played this game, he quickly discovered that it was a four-person squad. The names of the first three people are: cherry**, apple**, banana**, Ge Jian felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't say it. The last team-mate was Rudgula, who didn't seem to be here.

The chat quickly began in the squad channel:

- Ludgula: Finally at Brother Dao's house?

- Apple** (Yan Ming): It's time to exhaust me (emoji = sweat)

- Ruddgula: Who is Banana?

- Banana** (Leather Sword): I am Leather Sword.

- Rudgula: ...... Who?

- Ruddgula: Real name?

- Apple** (Yan Ming): My good brother, I came to help, I haven't played this game.

- Countdown to the start of the game: 5

- Ludgula: Oh...... , your real name is Ge Jian?Brother Bird, what is your real name?

- Countdown to the start of the game: 4

-Apple** (Yan Ming): If you say your real name, I'll tell you mine.

- Countdown to the start of the game: 3

- Countdown to the start of the game: 2

- Ruddgula: I said it earlier, but you don't believe it. (Emoji = Sad)

-Apple** (Yan Ming): Cut~

- Countdown to the start of the game: 1

Accompanied by a sound effect, the screen displays a screen reading a progress bar, and the chat ends.

Ge Jian admired the exquisite background picture and asked, "Who is this Ludgula?"

"The girl in the Northeast is very interesting, but she is a bit of a secondary two. Yan Ming replied with a smile, his expression as if he was introducing his naughty sister.

"People are not in vain, boys!" Brother Dao on the side also interjected.

"What middle two?" Ge Jian heard words he didn't understand.

"She said her name was Rudgula and she was the vampire queen. In a few words, the game had already begun, and Yan Ming no longer explained, but introduced the specific content of the game.

The first time in the history of Ge Jian this kind of game experience is muddy, the only thing that impresses me is the sound effect of the character's death, especially when the team is destroyed, as if it is the beginning of a symphony of fate.

"That's winning, right?" Watching the huge red base building collapse, Ge Jian asked uncertainly.

"Hmm!" Yan Ming let go of the mouse and turned his wrists with his hands clasped together, "What does it feel?"

"I'm a little hungry. ”

"Hey!" Yan Ming cried out dissatisfied.

"It doesn't feel anything. "Ge Jian told the truth. "But it feels so simple. ”

"This game doesn't have an economic equipment system like other games of this type, so it's easy to get started. The key to victory or defeat is to anticipate the enemy's intentions, and a sense of rhythm is required from fighting for the map mechanics to dodging sieges. Yan Ming talked about his own gaming experience.

"It's useless to say so much, when you see the hero on the other side, it's right to go up recklessly. "Brother Dao on one side obviously has different opinions.

Ge Jian suddenly realized that he had found the reason for the group annihilation just a few times.

A string of text suddenly floated on the screen.

- Ludgula: Brother Dao is right, just do it, don't be cowardly. (Emoji = Confidence)

"Can she hear us?" asked Ge Jian in surprise.

- Ludgula: Big brother, have you ever heard of voice chat software?

"UT is still UC's, and it seems to have been used back then. As he spoke, Ge Jian turned his head to look at Yan Ming for confirmation, which was when the two of them were messing around in the Internet café. Although Ge Jian knows about the all-round war of social software over the years, he doesn't know when and where, the software he said has been swept into the garbage heap.

- Ludgula: Brother Bird, where did you find the primitives? (emoji = thriller)

"Next game, next game. Leather Sword wittily changed the subject, tapping Ready at the bottom of the middle of the screen.

"Since you can hear it, why don't you command it?" Ge Jian was a little concerned about the title of the primitive, but he was more concerned about the outcome of the game.

"These two won't listen. Yan Ming smiled helplessly.

After a few more rounds, it was already close to ten o'clock. Ge Jian's stomach was hungry for a long time, but he was not familiar with Brother Dao, and he was always a little unable to wipe his face, and he was looking for a way, but he heard the doorbell ringing.

"The breeder is here!" said Brother Dao, who got up and opened the door, and in came a short, dark-skinned man. Judging from his face, he should be about thirty years old, and his dark red half-sleeved shirt and baseball cap are printed with the words "Hotel So-and-so", which is obviously a work uniform. After taking off his hat, he showed his short hair, put a few large plastic bags on the table in the living room, and asked, "Your family has a guest today?"

"Northeast Silver?" Yan Ming instantly switched his accent, moved a chair to the table, opened the plastic bag, and took out boxes of takeaways, obviously for four or five people.

Ge Jian explained to Ludgula on the screen, and then went to eat. The three characters in the game did not move for a moment, and the only wild man named 'Knight of the Holy Cabinet' typed and asked: What is the situation?

Ludgula replied: Wash ** also.

The four of them sat together, and Brother Dao, who was the host, began to introduce: "This is my breeder, this is my two friends!"

The Northeast man who delivered the express delivery then completed the introduction: his name is Guo Hong, and he is sent out to buy and eat with the express delivery.

"Just call me Erhong. The smile is kind and sunny, Erhong said at the end.

"Second, in that place in the northeast, it's scolding, right?" Yan Ming asked strangely.

"The second son in the family is used to it. ”

"The Northeast region was very strict in terms of birth management back then?" Ge Jian also asked, "Several of my Northeast classmates are all only children. ”

Er Hong smiled dryly and said: "Secretly, how can the broken ravine be as strict as in the city." ”

During the meal, Er Hong and Yan Ming chatted very well, and Yan Ming learned a few words of Northeast dialect. Brother Dao and Ge Jian, who were also seeing each other for the first time, were much more silent, just eating with their heads bored. After eating, Erhong also stayed and became a five-person black shop. This time it was not a quick match, but a team ranking mode, and Yan Ming also gave a simple command. Only three games were played, losing in a row. Ge Jian clearly felt the pressure, and it was often because of his death that the team battle avoided or failed. At the beginning of the last game, Lu Degula suddenly typed and accused Yan Ming of being distracted, and actually prompted Yamaguchiyama's friend to go online. Yan Ming simply replied: That account was sold recently.

At twelve o'clock in the middle of the night, Erhong was the first to say that he wanted to go back to rest, and packed up the fast food box on the table. The black shop was closed.

Packing up and washing, Ge Jian had the opportunity to look around the new house by the way. A three-bedroom, one-living room and two-bathroom clear water room, plus a balcony kitchen. One is Brother Dao's bedroom, with a computer and a bunk iron bed and assembled wardrobes, and a double spring mattress on the floor, obviously for the two, and the last room is empty, only a dusty bicycle. Needless to say, the situation in the living room is lined up with four computers and a dining table, and some people believe it if you take a photo and say that it is an Internet café. There was an old-fashioned washing machine in the toilet, pale blue bottles of laundry detergent were lined up, and the ash on the balcony stove was thicker than on a bicycle. Obviously, Brother Dao is not a master who washes his own clothes, let alone a master who cooks by himself, and it is also a realm to recognize the takeaway delivery person as a breeder.

At about half past twelve, Yan Ming and Ge Jian were lying side by side on the double spring mattress, the perspective of the ground was not used to it, and the coolness brought by washing was just right for chatting a few words.

"How much do you think this house costs?"

"Hell knows. Yan Ming replied quickly, but obviously didn't want to delve into this issue. "Don't mention money to me, my head hurts. Anyway, we're also in the same bed, so let's talk about it. ”

"Don't use such a disgusting statement. The leather sword moved his body outward, but because of the elasticity of the spring, Yan Ming, who did not move, was jolted a few points over.

"Do you think it's better to deliver food? or do live broadcasts?"

"What?" Leek Jian didn't follow the train of thought.

"If the studio hadn't been chosen. Yan Ming's voice carried a slight trembling, which was the fear of failure and the confusion about the future. "The live broadcast was suggested by Dracula Jr., saying that I was 'bright and smooth'. Takeaway delivery is what I watched Brother Erhong do well, and he was able to make a living directly. ”

"I don't know about the live broadcast, but if you deliver takeaways, ......" Ge Jian paused, thinking with limited experience and life experience, "What will I do in the future? This life is inseparable from the big city, but it is not enough to get married and have children in the big city." ”

Yan Ming smiled when he heard this, "Haha, getting married and having children, so far." ”

"Far away?"

"Far from it. ”

In the dead of night, several cars drove past the avenue outside the window, the bright lights shining through the curtains on the ceiling, and then sliding quickly until the side wall disappeared.

"You can go far away, sleep. ”