Chapter 616
[Delayed Launcher]
As winter deepens, snowfall on the campus of Linyi University seems to have gradually become something less worth looking forward to.
Because the weather is getting colder.
The wind outside seeped in through the cracks in the building, making a sharp, whistling sound, as if it could squeeze into the bed through the cracks and freeze you awake if you weren't careful.
As we all know, once it snows, the weather will only get colder and the days will be even harder to endure, especially for students who need to attend classes at 8 a.m.
After turning off the alarm for the third time, Chen Long finally crawled out of bed, pulling on his coat while breathing in the cold air. As soon as he got off the bed, he saw Chen Zheng grimacing as he tested the water temperature.
Seeing that the other person was also freezing, he finally felt a little better. While squeezing toothpaste onto his toothbrush, he asked, "Hey bro, what do you think is the meaning of life?"
"Did you masturbate too much last night?"
Chen Zheng disdainfully slapped the hand off his shoulder, then took a few steps back, scooped up some hot water and vigorously washed his face before putting on his fogged-up glasses.
"vulgar."
Chen Long shook his head, exhaling white mist from his mouth. "If you also want to find a girlfriend, you have to improve your personal qualities like I have."
"Like you?"
Chen Zheng sneered and pushed up his glasses with his middle finger. "If I were really like you, my life would be ruined. Don't you even look at how many girls you've chased this semester? Have you succeeded with any of them?"
"The reason we didn't succeed before was because our fate wasn't right, but this girl is different."
As Chen Long brushed his teeth, he made muffled sounds, "In all my years, she's the only one who has seen all my good points."
"Isn't that because we have to submit a psychological support assignment, and we have to list the other person's strengths?"
"Then let me ask you, how did the members of your psychology group evaluate you?"
"Is it any of your business?" Chen Zheng's face flushed red, clearly not wanting to answer the question.
Chen Long didn't press further, but instead smiled smugly: "I can tell you that the girl's evaluation of me was—'She has a firm sense of conviction at all times, and she will surely achieve great things in the future.'"
"Imagine, if she hadn't been silently watching over me all along, how could she have come to the conclusion of 'at any time'?"
Chen Zheng opened his mouth, wanting to say that it was because you always boasted that your looks were on par with Han Zhou's, but after thinking about it, he decided against it, lest he hear this guy bragging again.
So he just chuckled and went to Han Zhou's bedside, nudging the still-sleeping Han Zhou.
"Han Zhou, it's time to go, class is about to start."
He was puzzled. Han Zhou used to be the second person to get up in the dormitory, but recently he was always the last one to get up. Could it be that he was sick?
Fortunately, Han Zhou responded quickly. He slowly sat up, yawned, and said while rubbing his temples, "You guys go first, I'll be right there."
"Alright, don't be late. Teacher Ouyang has been keeping an eye on you lately," Chen Zheng reminded him.
Chen Long had just finished washing his face when he heard this and asked curiously, "Yeah, Han Zhou, did you do something to upset Teacher Ouyang? I feel like she's been targeting you lately."
"You don't know anything, just get out of here."
Chen Zheng glanced at him. This guy only ever looks at the surface of things and never thinks deeply. Was Teacher Ouyang targeting Han Zhou? That was clearly "special attention".
Just like the time on Monday when he had to write on the blackboard, Teacher Ouyang specifically asked Han Zhou to help. It seemed like a punishment, but it actually showed that the two had a very good relationship. After all, writing on the blackboard meant that he couldn't concentrate on listening to the lesson, which was unfair to any student. But Han Zhou didn't need to worry about this at all because he could go to Teacher Ouyang's office anytime for individual tutoring and didn't have to worry about falling behind.
What? Can't other people get individual tutoring from Teacher Ouyang?
Of course, Professor Ouyang has the patience, but can other people find Professor Ouyang's office?
Ms. Ouyang is extremely busy and doesn't have much time to check her phone, but she always replies to Han Zhou's messages immediately.
Chen Zheng knew this because Han Zhou had been making coffee for everyone every night recently, saying it was Teacher Ouyang's task. He had seen it a few times, and when the phone screen lit up, besides the girl with the nickname "senior sister," Teacher Ouyang was the quickest to reply.
Although most of the replies were about academic questions, such as "how to handle a triangle turning into a rectangle," most people wouldn't receive such treatment.
What's the rush?
Chen Long assumed Chen Zheng was just jealous that he was about to find a girlfriend, and instead of caring, he said earnestly, "I've told you before, you need to improve your personal cultivation. Remaining calm in the face of adversity is also a manifestation of personal cultivation. If you could have three-tenths of my composure, you wouldn't have to worry about not finding a girlfriend in the future."
"Why don't you check the time?" Chen Zheng was too lazy to listen to his nonsense.
"I know, there are only eight minutes left. For most people, it is indeed difficult to get to the classroom within eight minutes."
Chen Long picked up the textbook on the table and smiled calmly, "But have you forgotten that I used to be a sports student?"
Before he finished speaking, he had already rushed out of the dormitory.
"I work from 8 AM!"
Chen Zheng cursed and took off chasing after him.
Huo Zhencheng was always the first to get up in the dormitory, and he went to the classroom early, leaving only Han Zhou in the dormitory.
He yawned as he got out of bed, quickly washed up, and downed the cold coffee on the table. Seeing that he was running out of time, he gave up and slowly strolled toward the teaching building.
There's a reason he's been waking up later and later lately, but it's not because he's sick; it's because of the effects of the [51% Future Simulator].
Stepping out of the dormitory building, a gust of cold wind hit him in the face. He looked once more at the words that had hung before him for so long—
You have successfully used the 51% Future Simulator.
[Due to the current timeline being out of order, the simulation is temporarily unavailable and will resume automatically within seven calendar days after you return to your 'current' time point.]
[Note that this simulation will be influenced by the combined will of both participants, weaving together a realistic dream connected to the future. During the simulation, both participants will be conscious, retaining their memories of reality and clearly aware that they are in a dream. Furthermore, death in the dream will not immediately end the simulation (note that no supernatural elements will appear in this dream except for the status bar)].
There is a 51% chance that the simulation results will become reality in the future, a 48% chance that they will become a dissolved dream, and a 1% chance that they will become part of reality (the will of both participants will affect the probability to some extent). If you wish to retain the relevant memories, please take the memory-freezing pill in advance.
[Simulated countdown: 15:13:11]
To simulate the future using the [51% Future Simulator], both participants must be asleep simultaneously. This is a necessary condition, since the simulation is based on dreams, not actual travel to the future. If you can't even fall asleep, you can't dream.
To achieve this, it seems that the status bar has been trying to balance his and Zhong Ling's sleep schedules so that they can both fall asleep at the same time tonight.
"Only thirteen hours left, which means the simulation will start around 11 PM tonight..."
Han Zhou sighed inwardly. Tomorrow he would have to take his ID card to find Yi Xia, and then he would have to deal with Gu Zheng's parents' "trap". If the simulation started tonight, and something went wrong, he would be in real trouble.
Fortunately, after refreshing the shop, he found a way to temporarily suspend the simulation.
[Delayed Launcher (Intermediate): A one-time use item, activated after consuming 200 points. It can force a restart of the countdown for any task/item/status, initiating a new countdown. During the countdown, it slightly enhances one of the user's physical attributes. Note that each task/item/status can only be used once, and it is ineffective against high-level targets.] (End of Chapter)