Chapter 24

: Crashing into a G-Wagon Amidst Cheerful Excitement

With Meng Yanqing's simple explanation, Xue Youyou quickly learned how to use the virtual battle pod in the training room.

I lay down in the virtual battle pod, activated it, connected my consciousness, and successfully entered the virtual battle lobby interface.

Xue Youyou controlled her body to make a few movements and could clearly feel that the latency of the virtual pod was much lower than that of the wristband.

Not long after, a dialog box popped up in front of Xue Youyou's eyes.

[A narcissist invites you to join a 5v5 ranked match. Do you agree?]

After clicking "agree," Xue Youyou entered the room opened by Meng Yanqing.

At the same time, I also saw the IDs of the other three teammates.

Sleeping Beauty, Ruthless Cold-Blooded Killer, Little Princess Loves Mythical Beast.

Tang was finished in one glance.

As their teammate, Xue Youyou felt embarrassed for them and couldn't help but ask, "Aren't you all in the top ten of Lanzhi Academy? Why aren't you using official verified IDs?"

Meng Yanqing's tone immediately turned disdainful: "You mean that ID of the Xth seat of Lanzhi Academy...?"

"Who in their right mind would use the official ID of Lan Zhiyuan?"

"Yutang, do you need it?"

Lu Yutang pretended to think seriously and replied uncertainly, "If it's the title of Chief of Lanzhi Academy, I might consider showing it off."

However, less than two seconds after saying that, Lu Yutang seemed to remember something and immediately changed her mind: "But never mind, I feel like Senior Lin Yueyao is under a lot of pressure."

"If I lose to someone from another college during a live stream, those jerks in my college who feed on negative traffic will post it on the forum with a title like: 'Completely blown up! Lanzhi College's top player gets crushed by a substitute player from XXX College in a ranked match,' and then the comments section will be filled with insults from the first floor to the thousandth floor."

After saying that, Lu Yutang, who had put herself in that situation, patted her chest with lingering fear.

Meng Yanqing, a seasoned surfing enthusiast, was quite experienced in this area. A smirk played on her lips as she chimed in, "Wasn't this the most desperate year? The Blue Lotus Academy's first team was utterly defeated in a training match by XXX Academy's second team!"

Heaven knows she had nothing better to do at night, so she often used a secondary account to rant and rave under posts criticizing Team One.

Seeing the two of them talking about this topic, even the usually elegant Su Wanrou couldn't help but chime in with a wicked smile, saying, "They were checking the status of Lin Yueyao, the chief of Lanzhi Academy. Her record is excellent, and she seems to be leading the team to secure a spot in the top seventeen."

After the three finished their conversation, they exchanged a knowing glance and smiled at each other.

Who can understand the sense of redemption that comes from searching high and low, only to discover that you, sister, also surf the internet?

However, there were two people present who didn't surf at all.

Cui Yelan and Xue Youyou.

Especially Xue Youyou, who is new to the world and doesn't yet understand the online ecosystem.

Xue Youyou asked curiously, "Does the team's training sessions also get live-streamed?"

Upon hearing this, the other four were all surprised.

Su Wanrou explained with a strange expression, "Of course. For the academy, a team that gathers the five strongest students is a genuine gold standard. They have a dedicated team live streaming account, which they usually use to promote their academy."

"This is common sense, Youyou, don't you even know this?"

"Is that so..." Xue Youyou chuckled.

"Our second team also has an officially verified team account." Seeing that Xue Youyou really didn't know, Su Wanrou took the initiative to open the Lanzhiyuan second team's account homepage for Xue Youyou to see.

[Lan Zhiyuan Team 2 V]

The capital "V" at the end of the name is the official anti-counterfeiting mark.

Next, Xue Youyou noticed the number of followers displayed on the homepage.

40766 followers.

Wow, you have over 40,000 followers!

"Uh... actually, this is what countless senior students have accumulated over the past twenty years since the account was created."

"When the captain took over this account, it already had 40,324 followers."

40766-40324=?

"So, you only actually have a few hundred followers? That's really pathetic!"

Xue Youyou blinked, her face full of innocence.

"If we don't count longtime fans of the team, that's definitely true."

Su Wanrou gave an awkward but polite smile: "After all, we are only the second team, and the only people who can pay attention to this account are basically students from the same academy."

Meng Yanqing didn't care about this: "As long as we do well in the league, nothing else matters."

Then, Meng Yanqing added, "But Youyou, you reminded me. That old woman, the Dean, did tell me that I have to stream for at least three hours every week. I forgot about it last week because of a certain traitor."

Upon hearing this, Su Wanrou thought to herself, "What does it have to do with who defected? It was clearly Captain who was bewitched last week, no wonder he couldn't remember..."

Of course, Su Wanrou only dared to think these words in her heart; she wouldn't be foolish enough to say them out loud.

Meng Yanqing is, after all, the captain and key player of his own team.

She was able to reach her current position in the second team entirely through her skillful flattery and ability to subtly ingratiate herself.

With a quick thought, Su Wanrou smiled slightly and suggested, "Why don't we just do a live stream to practice our chemistry? That way we can make up for the lost time and let our fans know that our lineup is complete. It's a win-win situation."

"Let's start with a title: Welcome Xue Youyou to Team Two, how about it?"

Meng Yanqing's eyes lit up upon hearing this, clearly indicating that Su Wanrou's suggestion suited her tastes perfectly.

However, considering that Xue Youyou is a newcomer and might feel uncomfortable during her first live-streamed battle, I still asked for her opinion: "Youyou, what do you think?"

"Either is fine," Xue Youyou said, indicating that she had no objections.

She was just a mercenary devoid of emotion.

As long as Meng Yanqing doesn't forget to remember the orange skill card she promised.

"Okay, let's do it that way."

Meng Yanqing instructed, "As usual, Wanrou will be in charge. I'm starting."

[5v5 team battle mode matchmaking in progress...]

【——】

【——】

Match successful

[Map randomly generated: Twilight Forest]

[Loading data...]

"Whoosh!"

After a few seconds of loading, the figures of the five people appeared simultaneously in the twilight forest world, gradually coalescing into a form.

We are currently in the battle preparation phase, and neither side can take action.

However, Xue Youyou could see scattered bullet comments floating past in front of her:

[You don't have to broadcast if you don't want to]

Why wasn't it broadcast last week? Waaah, I miss you so much, Sister Su!

Don't force me to kneel down and beg you, can you please set a fixed time for your live stream?

[Could that white-furred creature next to me be...?]

Even if I start broadcasting randomly, there will always be people waiting for me.

This is probably the legendary crystallized powder.

Xue Youyou thought to herself.

Su Wanrou gave a professional smile.

"Good afternoon, everyone. I'm so sorry I had to cancel my live stream last week due to team roster changes."

"But I have some good news to share with everyone today: our second team has a new member!"

"YuYu, come say hello to everyone~"

The moment she finished speaking, the camera zoomed in on Xue Youyou's face.

Xue Youyou's eyes twitched slightly as she gave a nonchalant greeting: "...Hello everyone, I'm Xue Youyou."

The number of comments surged instantly.

Goodness gracious, she's truly the weakest school beauty in history!

[Can snowflakes even play in a league?]

Is this preparation for an idol debut?

Hey girls, I heard that Senior Sister Jianchun wanted to join Team Two the other day but was immediately rejected.

[Behind the Scenes]

[Behind the Scenes]

……

It's unclear who started this trend, but the live chat was flooded with comments featuring black screen messages.

"That's just how the comments are, don't take it to heart," Su Wanrou explained softly to Xue Youyou.

Xue Youyou was about to say it was okay when Meng Yanqing coldly ordered, "Suppress all those spreading shady rumors!"

Su Wanrou: "..."

My dear captain, these are some of your most loyal fans. If you ban them again, nobody will watch anymore.

Family members, please don't blame me. I was forced to do this by the captain.

Su Wanrou mourned in her heart and tearfully bestowed titles upon the entire world.

[You can't take a joke, can you? Release my sister right now!]

[From fan to hater]

Release them!!

……

However, amidst the cries of "Release them!", a few unusual comments suddenly appeared on the screen.

Immediately afterwards, a dense barrage of unfamiliar comments, like an overwhelming army, completely swallowed up the previous cries of "Release them!"

[Lin Family Army Assembles]

【Ahhhh, I've finally found Lady Scarlet Flame!】

Tremble, poor Lanzhi Academy Team Two!

……

The number of viewers in the live stream jumped from 300 to an astonishing 300,000 in the blink of an eye, and it continues to climb.

"This is..." Su Wanrou was startled, then suddenly realized something and looked at the loading screen, where the IDs of the five people opposite her were displayed.

"Forget about the live stream, everyone focus."

Meng Yanqing took a deep breath, a rare serious expression appearing on the face of the green-haired loli: "The opposing team is the starting lineup of the Burning Heaven Academy's first team!"

"One of the Ten Heavenly Kings of the Moon Orchid League, Lin Feiyan, the Blazing Flame Princess, is here too!"