He Yuan had always been slow to get along with others. But once he sorted out a relationship, he could become a first-class man of action.
Recently, Xixizi had found a lot of materials for him. Most of the time, He Yuan had been obsessed with building houses, casually using the materials handed to him without even expressing gratitude.
He Yuan had never been one to make online friends, but due to the master-disciple relationship in the game, Xixizi had undoubtedly become the person closest to him online.
Xixizi treated him very well. Although He Yuan hadn’t yet figured out the reason, he didn’t dislike this lively little boy and was willing to treat him better in return.
After all, relationships were mutual, and he had no reason to let the other party give blindly.
So, he blew up the ancient house and manipulated the burly man to return to the “master’s” wooden house.
He was still connected to the voice call with Xixizi on his mobile phone. The other party remained silent for a long time before finally saying a faint, “Thank you, brother,” and hanging up the call.
He Yuan handed over a thousand blue tiles to the “master”. But instead of accepting them, the NPC threw a map at him and let him go.
The map turned out to be a team item: once the mission was completed, players wouldn’t have to find their own way through the game anymore. It also marked the location of everyone in the team.
Using the map, the group found their way to Xixizi and began exploring the newly unlocked areas.
[Congratulations on clearing the game! The new area is even more liver!]
[Wall really doesn’t waste time. He immediately blew up the house to rescue people.]
[Poor Xixizi waited so long they almost went demented!]
It took the group 20 minutes to locate the legendary “small black room”. Using an iron axe, they broke down the door.
In the corner of the room, Xixizi sat slumped, still trapped in a large sack. He Yuan manipulated the burly man to pour him out.
“Brother, sell me for tiles,” the black-clothed boy said miserably. He was tied up with ropes, unable to move.
“You’re worthless,” He Yuan replied, watching as the boy rolled on the ground in vain.
Ye Miao couldn’t help but laugh, while the others began searching their pockets for scissors to untie the ropes.
“I don’t have any,” Huahua Kindergarten said. “My pockets are full of junk, and the knife… it won’t work.”
Wall picked up his 98k and pulled out his machete. He gestured at Xixizi twice with it.
Before the knife could drop, He Yuan used an interactive action on Xixizi and chose “pick up”.
The burly man moved immediately, grabbing the black-clothed boy like a chicken. He took a few steps forward while Xixizi dangled weakly in the air, his limbs swinging at the mercy of the burly man.
Everyone burst into laughter, their voices almost drowned out by the barrage of “hahaha” in the live broadcast room.
[Fuck hahahahahaha, are we really doing this?]
[The size difference is hilarious!]
[This looks like a hunter carrying dinner. #Xixizi, danger#]
“Brother, change my position,” Xixizi said through the microphone, struggling to control the black-clothed boy. “This doesn’t look comfortable.”
It seemed like the game developers had spent all their funds on interactive actions. As the black-clothed boy struggled, the burly man adjusted his grip, holding the boy steady with one hand.
“Change to hugging; it’s more comfortable to hug,” Ye Miao suddenly suggested.
[Seconded! Hug him!!!]
[Think about it—Wall spent his own materials to save Xixizi. In other words, Xixizi now belongs to Wall. (I’m such a logical genius.jpg)]
[Take him home, untie him, and enjoy him to your heart’s content (flies rubbing hands.jpg)]
Wall’s character stopped at the door of the wooden house and clicked through the interactive action bar for the black-clothed boy again. After swiping for a while, he said, “You choose.”
The ultimate goal was to bring the person back, and Wall figured any action was fine. But since the other party seemed interested, he decided to let them decide.
“Let me see,” Xixizi said carefully, scrolling through the options. “I want…”
He paused for a long time, seemingly unable to decide.
“Hey, I feel a little embarrassed,” Xixizi admitted.
Wall found it odd. The other was usually so casual with things like “rub against brother” and “take brother away”. Embarrassment didn’t seem like his style.
Seeing that Xixizi couldn’t decide, Wall didn’t want to waste time and directly chose the “pick up” option, as Ye Miao had suggested.
The burly man first put down the black-clothed boy, then easily picked him up from behind with his strong arms, carrying him like a sack of grain as he walked out.
[Where did the fair-skinned, beautiful Wall in my heart go? QAQ But I also love tough-guy Wall QQAQQ]
[This lotus-digging pose is amazing]
[dbq, I actually thought of hugging grass. I’ve changed color woooooo]
[Don’t rush me, I’m writing, I’m writing.]
“Wall,” Pick up a 98k called, “you should check my live broadcast room. It’s full of CP fans of you two.”
“What are CP fans?” Wall asked bluntly, still carrying the black-clothed boy into the first wooden cabin he built. He put him down on a sofa he had crafted and began looking for scissors.
Xixizi unexpectedly fell silent and didn’t say a word.
“It means they think you and Xixizi are in love,” Huahua Kindergarten chimed in first.
“That’s impossible,” Wall said flatly as he stepped forward to cut the ropes binding the black-clothed boy. “This guy is a boy.”
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As expected, Xixizi won the “cooking competition” against Ye Miao, securing the recommendation spot.
The recommendation wasn’t as effective as homepage traffic, but it was still something.
That night, the V-site announced the second-round assessment for the “Mutual Help” activity. As many had guessed, it required the master and apprentice to create a collaborative video. They were given one week to prepare.
In the four-person Penguin group chat for masters and apprentices, the Big White Goose freaked out about the assessment again.
Big White Goose: I’m stressed! Couldn’t they have told us we’d be doing this kind of thing before the event started?
What is Xixizi Eating Today: Can we make a video of eating snacks in front of animals and observing their reactions?
What is Xixizi Eating Today: Didn’t the site feature videos of feeding durian to dogs before? We could try that.
Big White Goose: Hey, this might actually work!
Big White Goose: I’ll wait until Miao and I meet, and then we’ll brainstorm together.
Wall: Are you planning to meet in person?
What is Xixizi Eating Today: [Little yellow bird folds its wings and listens carefully.jpg]
Meeting in person would make cooperation much easier, especially if they trusted each other. Videos with masters and apprentices in the same frame were often more engaging.
Ye Miao Eating Alone: What about you two? Will you meet?
What is Xixizi Eating Today: See my brother. [Little yellow bird is nervous.jpg]
Wall didn’t mind meeting Xixizi. Since they lived in the same city, it would be convenient. However, he wasn’t sure if he should maintain his construction worker persona in real life. If Xixizi got excited and asked him to operate an excavator, things could get awkward.
Wall: I’m busy next week, so I can’t meet.
What is Xixizi Eating Today: [Little yellow bird walks stiffly to the corner and shuts up.jpg]
Ye Miao Eating Alone: Such a pity! [Beats chest and stamps feet.jpg]
Big White Goose: You two are strong! Go for first place!
Big White Goose: The first-place reward is a master-apprentice trip: three days and two nights, with double flight tickets!
Ye Miao Eating Alone: I’m in! Let’s do this!
What is Xixizi Eating Today: Brother, will you go with me? [Little yellow bird is crying.jpg]
Wall: If we’re lucky enough to win first place.
There were plenty of participants, and many master-apprentice pairs were more popular than them. Wall wasn’t convinced they’d win.
Still, Xixizi seemed highly motivated. He even sent a private message.
An An: Brother! Travel!!!
An An: This would be my first time meeting an online friend!
Wall: Don’t you have school?
An An: …
An An: I won’t go anymore! I’ll work with my brother in the future! [Little yellow bird flips the table.jpg]
Wall: Study hard.
How can he say he doesn’t want to study at such a young age? He Yuan is actually worried about his academic performance.
It seems that he often skips classes to play games. He Yuan glanced at the test paper picture Xixizi sent last time and saw that it was all wrong. He’s not sure if Xixizi can even get into college if he continues like this…
An An: Brother, I have some ideas for the cooperative video [Little yellow bird twisted its body.jpg]
An An: I want to send you something I made.
When He Yuan saw that, his first reaction was, ‘Can you eat what you made?’
But he still politely replied, “OK.”
If it’s just a video recording, it should be fine to take a symbolic bite.
An An: Send me your address. I just made cookies with my friends today.
He Yuan paused. He couldn’t exactly send Xixizi the address of the construction site and then go all the way there just to pick up express delivery.
He thought for a moment and typed: Can I fill in my friend’s address? It’s not convenient to receive express delivery at my workplace.
An An: [Little yellow bird nods obediently.jpg]
Wall: Give me your address too.
Wall: I’ll send you some gifts in return.
He planned to pick out a few good college entrance examination simulation test papers and some reference books suitable for basic review to help Xixizi.
An An: There are also gifts in return QwQ
An An: Brother is so good to me [Little yellow bird holds face with wings.jpg]
He Yuan vaguely remembered that his sister rented a single apartment outside, not far from her school, and went out to ask He Xin for the address.
He Xin, being nosy, insisted on prying into everything before finally giving him the address.
He Yuan copied the address and forwarded it to Xixizi.
When he clicked back into the chat window, the system showed that the other party had just withdrawn a message.
Xixizi withdrew another message, but He Yuan caught the first one: “This is my home address.”
The one He Yuan didn’t see was probably the specific address.
Wall: ?
An An: Wrong QAQ
He re-sent a new message: the address of the guard room of a high school in the city.
He Yuan thought it was convenient—after all, what he wanted to send were study materials.
An An: Let’s send it to the school.
An An: If my mother knew I had an online friend, she would beat the shit out of me [Little Yellow Bird Sobbed.jpg]
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