Reality proved that the one who was looking for trouble was Xu Le, and he was being tortured very badly.
In the virtual scenario that took four minutes to construct, he only lasted one minute before being judged as the loser. A complete failure, and both the human and the machine were destroyed. Looking at the fireworks that represented victory and the small white flags that represented the losers on the screen in front of him, Xu Le couldn't help but feel a little disheartened. He was also angry at the designer of this virtual system. He didn't notice that although the designer of H1's virtual combat system was very rough, it used the three-dimensional combat simulation that the federal military had not yet successfully experimented with.
Taking the towel beside him and wiping the sweat off his face, Xu Le calmed himself down. He broke away from the joy of discovering a treasure trove a few nights ago and repositioned himself as a beginner and a country bumpkin. Smiling, he said to his familiar yet unfamiliar companion on the other side of the communicator, "Again."
The outcome did not change much. In the next few practice matches, no matter what kind of terrain was chosen, Xu Le was still beaten to a pulp by the mecha on the other side of the screen. Although he had stronger "nerves" than anyone else, his mecha combat experience was close to zero. Of course, he was no match for the person on the other side of the screen.
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Tai Zhiyuan did not want to get to know that young student doorman. His identity and position were too sensitive. He should not have had any relationship with someone of Xu Le's level. If it were not for some vague reason, Tai Zhiyuan would not have even allowed Xu Le to enter H1 — even if he was a student recommended by Professor Jin, even if Professor Jin was the designer of H1.
He did not know if it was because the sleepless nights were too boring, or because of the steaming hot soy milk, or the oily supper that he could not name, but which had an indescribably delicious taste, or because … the young master of the Tai family had not seen anyone close to his age by his side for a long time. He allowed Xu Le to enter District H1 every night, but even so, he was not prepared to meet Xu Le. On this point, he somewhat admired this young man for his understanding of the situation. He had never tried to knock on his door.
Just because we don't see each other doesn't mean we can't talk, Tai Zhiyuan told himself in his heart. He was a little curious as to why this seemingly ordinary student would suffer from insomnia every night. Could it be that the other party was also bearing the same kind of pressure as him? Thinking of this, Tai Zhiyuan couldn't help but smile bitterly. In this world, there was no one else of the same age who could have the same pressure as him.
Bored to death, he casually started a sentence and couldn't stop himself. Since he had already spoken, could he fight with the other party in the virtual environment to vent? Tai Zhiyuan said to himself in his heart. Coincidentally, he was also a little curious about the other party's training progress. Because he had tried level 6 before, he knew how difficult it was. The other party had been able to go from being completely clueless at the beginning to being able to persist for 17 seconds in just 10 short days. This was really an impressive result. Tai Zhiyuan himself had only lasted 30 seconds when he had tried level 6. Even if he had improved now, the improvement would not be too big.
The successor of the Tai family, a long time ago, should be the identity of the crown prince. Even in today's Federation, the head of the Seven Great Families, the Tai family, still hid its enormous body in the shadows, like a mythical creature whose head and tail would never appear in the clouds at the same time. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to call this family the emperor of another level of the Federation. With this kind of identity, Tai Zhiyuan didn't have any real friends since he was young. When he hid his identity and studied in a primary school directly affiliated to the Federation in the capital, he got to know the Zou family siblings. However, when the Zou family guessed his identity, everything changed …
No matter how noble Tai Zhiyuan's identity was, no matter how prominent his family background was, he was still, still a 17 year old youth. He was currently suffering through the torment of adolescence, suppressing his rebellious impulses under pressure, using impeccable appearance and dignity to bury his hot-blooded impulses. Everyone who had experienced youth knew that hot-bloodedness was the hardest to suppress. That was why Tai Zhiyuan had chosen to roar to the heavens in the empty H1 District, even though his roar was a little choppy and unaccustomed to it. He had never fought before, and no one had dared to hit him. He wanted to find the feeling of a real … human … and today, he seemed to have found a little bit of it, because that fallen mecha always stood up once again. That stubborn, but also that smiling face, like a roly-poly toy that always had its lips curled up. It was very interesting to hit it …
Picking up the packed lamb chop in the resting room, Tai Zhiyuan smiled as he drank a cup of coffee, stuffed a caviar into his mouth, and added a new line on the piece of white paper that was already filled with many lines. He walked back to his villa from H1 District. He didn't know if it was because he had used up too much energy, but he slept exceptionally well that night.
When Xu Le walked out of the room, he noticed that more than half of the supper on the table was gone. He raised his knife-like eyebrows. After so many days, this was the first time that person left before him. He walked to the table and picked up the piece of white paper, only to see a line written on it: "The lamb chop tastes good."
This is the first time that kid praised me for the supper I worked so hard to get, right? Xu Le rubbed his head a little angrily, thinking that even if he beat me, he doesn't have to be so smug. But for some reason, looking at the line of "tastes good," Xu Le felt a little happy. He picked up the pen and wrote his reply on the piece of paper.
"What's so good about synthetic lamb chop? I'll find a chance to get you some wild lamb. " When Xu Le wrote this sentence, he suddenly remembered that a year ago on the spaceship, he had made a similar promise to that little girl. He couldn't help but feel a little emotional. A year had passed, how much did that smart and cute little girl grow up? Would she still hate eating like before?
The next day, when Tai Zhiyuan saw the words on the piece of paper, he couldn't help but slightly curl his lips into a smile. The wildlife protection law was indeed very strict, and it wasn't that easy to eat it. But for him, it was nothing. However, Tai Zhiyuan was very self-disciplined in life, and never touched it. He replied on the piece of paper, "I don't like it, get me two of those pancakes on the night of the 17th."
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"It's deep-fried pancakes." Xu Le looked at the piece of paper and shook his head, replying, "No problem."
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"Since you are a tasteless person who doesn't know how to eat caviar pancakes, why did you eat all of them?" Tai Zhiyuan angrily left a message.
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"I just found out that it's such an expensive thing, of course I have to eat more! I brought you so many days of food, I can't lose out, right? Besides, this kind of thing always needs to be cultivated. If I eat a few more, maybe I won't think that it's bad food? A man shouldn't be so stingy, I'll bring you some roasted red potatoes tomorrow. "
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"I want three."
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"I originally wanted to wait for you to come out today, but I didn't expect you to leave so early."
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"I'm not interested in meeting you."
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Time passed as the lines of words on the piece of white paper extended downwards. Occasionally, at night, these two young men would speak a few words through the communication device and arrange for the mock battle. As for the type and quantity of supper, as well as the childish behavior of haggling over every ounce, it was still recorded on the piece of white paper. They probably both thought that it was very interesting. They still hadn't met. Xu Le had once made this request, but since the other party wasn't willing, he let it go.
"That piece of paper is almost full now. I'm really curious, why is that kid's insomnia so bad?" In the cafeteria at noon, Xu Le ate with a spoon while talking to the girl opposite him.
Recently, he had gotten used to this kind of work and rest schedule, and he rarely went to H area during the day, so the time to eat and talk with Zhang Xiaomeng had returned to the beginning. There were fewer strange looks coming from all around, because the separation of young men and women was a common occurrence in this school. Xu Le, a poor student, had a miraculous performance in Professor Zhou's class, which gave him a lot of points, so there were fewer people who felt indignant for Zhang Xiaomeng.
Xu Le knew what kind of relationship he had with Zhang Xiaomeng. He just subconsciously liked sitting across from this girl who was as pure as water. It felt like clear spring water that refreshed his heart. But when he was facing Zhang Xiaomeng, he felt very nervous, and this kind of nervousness made him feel very uneasy. Could it be the legendary thing?
However, at this time, Zhang Xiaomeng was in a daze. Her clear eyes had a touch of melancholy, and she looked at the autumn scene outside the cafeteria through the lens of her black-rimmed glasses. She didn't pay attention to what Xu Le said, and it was the information she missed that she would regret very much in the near future.
The tips of the trees on campus were slightly yellow, and the autumn wind kept swaying them. The sky through the black-rimmed glasses on Zhang Xiaomeng's nose swayed gently, and the people who looked at her couldn't help but want to fall into the sky. Xu Le stared at her in a daze, feeling empty in his heart, but also full, sour, and sweet. He didn't understand why there was an indescribable feeling under Xiaomeng's calm appearance, as if she could disappear at any time.
Xu Le liked the idea that the opposite side of the cafeteria table could become empty at any time.
"The dance is starting next week." Zhang Xiaomeng suddenly turned her head, smiled, and said to him, "You've been busy recently, and I don't know what you've been busy with. There's no class tomorrow, so let's go out and buy clothes."
Xu Le nodded and was about to say something when Zhang Xiaomeng lowered her head and said softly, "Of course we'll use your money, don't worry about anything."
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