Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
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Tang Bai took Xie Ruheng’s arm and introduced tomorrow’s chief exam to Xie Ruheng.
Tomorrow’s assessment mode was a simulation game selection, and the game score accounted for 20% of the chief assessment.
This selection was conducted through a live broadcast plus a holographic game. The book stated that the theme of the game this time was interstellar navigation. The game tested not only professional abilities, but also organizational leadership skills.
“The book says that you, Gu Tunan and three other people formed a team together.” After Tang Bai said Gu Tunan, he was a little curious and asked: “By the way, does Gu Tunan like you?”
Xie Ruheng thought for a while, then he said deeply: “I think he should like me.”
“He told me that I was his only opponent, and he also wanted to smell my pheromones. He had previously posted blessings with lemon emoticons on our WeChat Moments, at first glance, it didn’t seem to be a sincere blessing.”
Tang Bai heard this and hugged Xie Ruheng’s arm hard, and said seriously: “Then you can’t team up with him this time, what if your relationship heats up?”
Gu Tunan on the other side sneezed and continued to browse the rules of tomorrow’s simulation game. When he saw “The game is a team mode, a fixed team of five people. Before the game starts, the free team mode will be played. When the team members in the free team mode are less than five people, the main brain will perform random allocation”, he clicked on the chat interface with Tang Bai with a heart that was not yet dead.
No, if he asked Tang Bai directly if he could form a team, Tang Bai would most likely reject him.
Gu Tunan, who began to be self-aware of himself, thought for a moment and opened Xie Ruheng’s account.
Tang Bai would definitely team up with Xie Ruheng. As long as he was a teammate with Xie Ruheng, couldn’t he be on the same team as Tang Bai?
Gu Tunan enthusiastically recommended himself to Xie Ruheng. The key point was to boast about the tacit understanding between the two of them. If they worked together, their team would definitely take first place.
This self-recommendation message bounced in front of Tang Bai and Xie Ruheng.
Xie Ruheng calmly refused, “You are a good alpha, but I have already chosen Tang Bai and other teammates.”
Tang Bai gave Xie Ruheng a thumbs up, and Xie Ruheng pointed to his face, hinting to Tang Bai with his eyes seriously.
“Why do you always want me to kiss you?” Tang Bai looked like “I really can’t do anything to you”, but he put his arms around Xie Ruheng’s neck and gave him a kiss.
The two people’s hearts were filled with sweetness, and they continued to stick together like glue. “The background of the game is energy depletion. We players are sailing in the universe with the goal of discovering energy stars. During the game, we will encounter Zergs. Killing Zergs can add points, you can also add points by learning skills from NPCs or self-study. The first player to find the energy star will get 10 points for the whole team.”
Xie Ruheng nodded: “It sounds very simple.”
“It just sounds like, but in this game, two people NPCs will rebel.” Tang Bai gave spoilers to Xie Ruheng.
The captain and deputy on the spaceship were NPCs. The player’s goal was to find the energy star, which seemed to coincide with the NPCs’ goal. However, in the middle and late stages, the spacecraft still did not find the energy star, and the energy crystal reserves on the spacecraft were continuously consumed to a red line. When that time came, the NPCs would want to return.
Because the reserve energy at this time could still support the spacecraft to return to the Federation. If they did not return and could not find the energy star, they would never be able to return.
At this time, the goals of the player and the NPC would come in conflict. The worst result would be if the NPC killed all the players on the spacecraft and forced the ship to return.
In the book, Xie Ruheng and Gu Tunan were a team. The two of them violently suppressed the NPCs and continued sailing, and also continued to learn spaceship driving skills from the NPCs.
The day before they discovered the energy star, the two NPCs committed suicide due to navigation depression.
“The book mentions an easy pass mode, which is to improve the relationship with the NPC and keep the NPC in a good mood. The better the relationship between the NPC and us, the later they will rebel, or they might not even rebel, and the goodwill will be refreshed. When the goodwill is very high, you will get very high points.” Tang Bai said to Xie Ruheng: “So then we will work hard to increase the favorability of the NPC!”
“I will listen to you.” After Xie Ruheng finished speaking, he looked at Tang Bai for a while, “You are so lovable, the NPC’s initial favorability will definitely be very high when they see you.”
“Here it comes again, your rainbow fart come again!” Tang Bai poked Xie Ruheng, “I think you continuously bombarding the NPCs with your rainbow farts will definitely increase their favorability.” Tang Bai said and rubbed Xie Ruheng’s face, “Quickly tell me, why does your little mouth look like it’s been smeared with honey?”
“Because I kissed you.” Xie Ruheng said with a smile in his eyes.
Tang Bai himself hummed and leaned on Xie Ruheng’s shoulder, “Okay, let’s stop talking about love and let’s talk about business. Do you have any candidates for this free team formation?”
“Bring Qiu Yan and Lu Lu together, their operational skills are still good. Yes. And if they have more points, the final score will be better.” Xie Ruheng asked: “What about you?”
Tang Bai looked at his list, there were many people who wanted to team up with him, “Okay Rong Yao, he was the third runner-up in the mecha manufacturing competition, he and I also often team up in physical fitness class. He is not weak in mecha manufacturing and he is also a good person.”
After deciding on the candidates for the team, Tang Bai was a little worried about Xie Ruheng’s condition tomorrow. “You are still in the susceptible period tomorrow. Can you get relief by just meeting me in the game?”
“Yes.” Life suddenly had fun and hope, so much so that he wanted to say lifelong love words to Tang Bai and grow old together with Tang Bai.
….
The next day.
Tang Bai was lying in the game cabin and heard the system explaining the background of the game to him: “In the year 389 of the Star Era, mankind has entered the early stage of Dyson Sphere civilization. The Dyson Sphere intercepted most of the radiation from the stars and provided it for the progress of human civilization. Because humans have become dependent on the Dyson Sphere and have abused it, the energy of the galaxy is close to exhaustion, and the galactic civilization that relies on Dyson spheres is also in trouble. They are in urgent need of new energy supplies. The Discovery you are on is tasked with finding energy stars for the Federation. On board the spacecraft are captain Lao Kang and deputy Lu En. And your five crew members.
In the game, players get 1 point for every Zerg they kill, 1 point for every new skill they learn, and 10 points for all members of the team who first discover the energy star. Other ways to obtain points require players to explore on their own. The game ends after the player discovers the energy star. I wish you a happy game!]
As the system’s explanation ended, Tang Bai felt that he had entered the game. He opened his eyes and saw the silver-white dormant cabin roof with a game panel floating on it.
[Player Name]: Tang Bai
[Occupation]: Mecha builder and spaceship maintainer
[Basic attribute points]: Intelligence 9, Agility 6, Strength 6, Physical strength 6, Charisma 9, Spirit 9
[Points]: 0
Just as Tang Bai was lying in the sleeping cabin looking at his attribute panel, he heard a man’s lazy voice coming from the outside: “Since you are all awake, get up and start working.”
Tang Bai clicked the button of the sleep cabin, and the door opened automatically. He sat up and saw an NPC who was puffing away. This NPC was a somewhat decadent alpha. He had a slovenly beard and a silver-white spaceship uniform. With it on his body, the man sat on the ground smoking with his eyes open.
There was an NPC panel floating on his body that only the player could see, and the only information displayed on it was [Deputy: Lu En].
A system prompt sounded in Tang Bai’s mind: “You can interact with NPCs, but you cannot reveal real-world information to them. Violators will have their points deducted.”
Lu En looked at the five players listlessly. When he saw Tang Bai, his half-closed eyes suddenly opened, and Lu En said in surprise: “Omega?”
Lu En had not seen an omega on this spaceship for two years.
“Ding—NPC Lu En’s favorability for you is 1.” The system prompt sounded in Tang Bai’s mind.
Tang Bai was stunned for a moment. He didn’t expect that it would be so easy to gain favor with an NPC. Was it because the game panel showed that his charm value was 9?
“Okay, rookies, I know you just woke up from the hibernation cabin and are still not completely awake. Next, you go to do some daily tasks to stretch your muscles. The mecha masters should go to the weapons depot to get the space combat mechas and become familiar with your future combat equipment. The mecha builders and spaceship repairers will perform daily maintenance of weapons and spaceships.” After Lu En assigned the tasks, he continued to sit on the floor of the lounge and smoke. It seemed that he would not provide any help to the players.
“Wow! This spaceship is so cool!” Qiu Yan looked around and marveled.
Xie Ruheng walked towards Tang Bai, “I’m a mecha master.”
“I’m a mecha manufacturer and spaceship maintainer.” Tang Bai looked at the same crew uniforms that he and Xie Ruheng were wearing and said with a smile: “Let’s count this as a couple costume? Let’s take a photo together later!”
Xie Ruheng nodded, but in the middle of the nod he suddenly frowned.
“What’s wrong?” Tang Bai asked confused.
Xie Ruheng opened the door of the lounge and walked out with Tang Bai before saying confusedly to Tang Bai: “The system just prompted that Lu En’s favorability towards me is -1.”
Tang Bai: “Pfft.”
Tang Bai: “When we first met Lu En’s favorability towards me, it was 1.”
Xie Ruheng said quietly: “If I kiss you in front of the NPC, will Lu En’s favorability directly go down to -10?”
Tang Bai smiled unkindly, then taking advantage of his absence, he stood on tiptoes to give Xie Ruheng a quick chirp.
Xie Ruheng raised the corners of his lips and stood in a good mood with Tang Bai to take pictures in front of the window. Outside the window was the vast sea of stars, as if diamond powder was sprinkled on the black velvet curtain.
Qiu Yan and his group came out of the lounge and looked at each other in bewilderment, blinded by the couple selfies taken by Tang Bai and Xie Ruheng.
The barrage that followed their group was also blinded by the flash:
[Isn’t this the chief exam? How come someone is dating openly? Reported!]
[Look at the expressions of Qiu Yan and the others, hahaha, causing 100 million points of critical damage to friendly forces]
[When will Teacher Tang broadcast the couple’s photography skills live?]
Tang Bai and Xie Ruheng finished taking selfies. Then he walked to the weapons depot of the spaceship. Tang Bai and Rong Yao looked around at the dazzling array of weapons depot. The civilization background of the game was higher than that of real civilization. Many of the weapons here were weapons based on future concepts proposed by reality.
Xie Ruheng, Lu Lu, and Qiu Yan found their space combat mecha.
While the three mecha masters were still getting familiar with the new equipment, a shrill alarm suddenly sounded in the spacecraft, “Alert! Encountered a small Zerg group! Please send out the mecha masters!”
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