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Chapter 92 - 94: Coffee

Chapter 92: Chapter 94: Coffee

In the afternoon, at a certain café, Li Cheng, Mu Yulu, and Han Letian were busy catching up on homework.

With midterms around the corner, Zhuo Yue High School, being a private school, linked the students’ average exam scores directly to the teachers’ salaries. As a result, there was an unusually heavy workload during this period, and the PE teacher was frequently "encouraged" to take leave so cultural lessons could fill the schedule. Homework quantities increased exponentially.

"I’m done."

Li Cheng set down his automatic pencil and casually closed his workbook, then took a sip of coffee.

Mu Yulu and Han Letian looked up in disbelief, simultaneously exclaiming, "That fast? Are you cheating or what?"

"I, Li Cheng, have not cheated,"

Li Cheng replied, mimicking the tone of a certain famous spiritual medium.

Thanks to the Multi-threaded Brain Domain Method, his writing speed was as quick as it got, which skyrocketed his homework efficiency. If it wasn’t for his fear of scaring his friends, he would’ve started using both hands and blitz through all his homework in ten minutes.

"Bro Cheng," Han Letian grinned, slowly reaching for Li Cheng’s workbook and cheekily asked, "Could I borrow..."

"Don’t even think about it."

Li Cheng rolled his eyes and interrupted, "If you’re desperate, go to Paris, toss your homework into the restroom there, and it’ll get done in no time."

"Pfft, keeping up with current events, huh? Teacher Cheng, you’re getting more outrageous," Han Letian snided, and then sighed as he turned back to his workbook. "Man, I wish I had gone into the arts."

"Studying arts is a dead end; it’s the era of AI now."

Li Cheng said, "I’ve got a friend from Germany who tried his hand at painting, never made it big, and then reluctantly switched to public speaking. Instantly, he gained millions of fans across Europe through TED Talks and OnlyFans, became a huge star."

"Xi’er protects us all, right? That’s quite literally millions of fans spread across Europe,"

Writing furiously, Mu Yulu looked up and sarcastically remarked, "Does your buddy have a problem with his right shoulder that prevents him from putting it down, and he needs to go live in Poland for rehabilitation?"

"No, that’s not the case. Last time I saw him, he was in good health, even asked me to show him around the headquarters of Hailan Home."

Li Cheng deadpanned.

As one of the large companies in the domestic clothing industry, Hailan Home’s headquarters features European architecture, complete with Greek statues, marble pillars, and half-dome ceilings.

The most ridiculous part is the flags flying at the entrance are colored red, white, and black, strikingly reminiscent of the German Reichstag during World War II.

Visiting there is almost like playing a round of "Return to Castle Wolfenstein."

The group chatted sporadically, and Mu Yulu’s mood had greatly improved from before. Her smile was also more frequent.

Her mother, who had been bedridden for many years, had recently shown significant signs of recovery, and her father, who used to juggle several jobs to support the family, had met a benefactor who offered him a well-paying driving gig.

Her previously gloomy household had once again seen hope.

Watching the smile on Mu Yulu’s face, Li Cheng took another sip of coffee. In truth, he had asked Yuan Zhixia for help, leveraging the Special Affairs Bureau’s resources to provide Mu Yulu’s mother with cutting-edge medical treatment and her father with a job.

The process didn’t cost much in terms of favors—the information held by Cervantes of the Wild Laughter Troupe had greatly exceeded the Special Affairs Bureau’s expectations. Consequently, Yuan Zhixia, who assisted in capturing him, had also enjoyed a significant rise in authority within the Bureau.

Thank you, Cervantes.

When you get out of prison, I’ll give you fifty million. Stay healthy, stay happy, stay safe, stay cheerful, stay lucky.

Li Cheng silently prayed with his hands clasped together for the player he had never met.

Buzz buzz.

Han Letian’s phone received a text message, causing it to vibrate. He picked it up and glanced at it, then immediately stood up with a look of sorrow and exclaimed, "No!"

His voice was so loud that the other people in the café turned their heads to look after hearing the noise. Mu Yulu, not wanting to lose face, quickly tugged at Han Letian’s clothes to make him sit down, "What the hell happened to you?"

"The concert of icey, it’s canceled..."

Han Letian’s face turned deathly pale as if all life had been drained from him, and he collapsed back onto his seat. If this were a comic, a ghostly spirit would definitely pop out from his mouth.

"Who?"

Mu Yulu took his phone and read the text message:[Ms. icey has shown symptoms of high fever and tonsillitis today and has not improved after urgent medical treatment. Due to health reasons, the company has decided to cancel the concert scheduled for tonight, and will compensate fans for their ticket, accommodation, and transportation costs.]

"icey, isn’t that the 18-year-old South Korean idol named Jin Huixing who has recently become famous?"

Mu Yulu pondered for a moment, then asked, "Since when did you become her fan?"

Reminded by her comment, Li Cheng also remembered that he had often seen related information on short video platforms, Weibo, and ACG (Anime, Comic, Game) websites.

The girl’s family was already very wealthy, and after debuting she had received an overwhelming abundance of resources - releasing albums, holding concerts, appearing on TV shows. She also attracted a large number of otaku fans because she could speak several languages including Chinese, and because she had dubbed voices for popular anime series and sung several theme songs.

"I’ve always been a fan," Han Letian lamented. "I fought hard on the ticket-selling website to get a ticket, and now it’s wasted. Ah, icey my icey, you must get well soon! I will stop breathing until your next visit to Yin City."

Uh...

Seeing his earnest expression, Li Cheng didn’t have the heart to tell him the truth.

The cosmetic surgery technology in South Korea was already nearly magical in the real world, allowing people to literally change faces.

And in the killing field, some guilds like Gen-Sys Biotech and the Demon Scientist Alliance harnessed cutting-edge technologies to transform goblins, bear goblins, and green-skinned orcs into stunningly attractive men and women.

Li Cheng had once patronized a nightclub known as Lizi Bar in the shabby Kabukicho area, which was controlled by Gen-Sys Biotech. The male and female staff there were all of high aesthetic caliber, spoke with elegant tones, breathed as sweetly as orchids, and treated the customers like gods.

But when Li Cheng considered their possible origins... he decided to make a swift exit, not daring to drink the alcohol.

Ordinary people in the real world thought that idols and stars were becoming prettier by the year, oblivious to the fact that it was the cosmetic surgery and plastic surgery technology improving...

"Don’t get too addicted to chasing stars, kid. Heaven knows when and how the stars might crumble."

Li Cheng warned him, "I used to be a fan too, until I saw in the media one day that Luo Tianyi was actually taking drugs. I felt like the sky was falling."

Mu Yulu twitched the corner of her eye, "How can a virtual idol take drugs? Like smoking some Panda virus?"

"No, it’s electronic cigarettes..."

Li Cheng was just making casual conversation when suddenly the system notification sounded, alerting him to the receipt of a task.

Despite being someone who had seen much of the world, his expression still involuntarily stiffened for a moment when he saw the name of the task, and he loudly cursed in his heart.

[Task Type: Script Task (Multiplayer Battle to the Death)]

[Task Name: Disaster! I’m Surrounded by Beauties!]

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