A Race to The Top

Ling Xiaolu had been staring at Ji Meng intently for a long time, until Ji Meng suspected that he had mushrooms on his face.

He subconsciously reached out and touched it: "Is there a problem with my face?"

Ling Xiaolu shook his head vigorously, and then continued to stare intently.

Does Ji Meng have no plastic surgery? He is so handsome that he hasn't had any plastic surgery yet?

Ling Xiaolu suddenly understood what a jealous person is, that is, someone like Ji Meng, who is tall, rich, handsome, all three, and doesn't consider the feelings of others at all.

Recalling that when they first met, I rudely complained about Ji Meng's behavior of playing with his real name, and even persuaded the other party to change their name.

Obviously this name is very important to him, but Ji Meng didn't have a word of explanation.

Ji Meng was stared at him so much: "No problem what do you keep staring at me?"

"See you are handsome." So handsome that he can stare for six hours!

The overly straightforward compliment made Ji Meng's cheek a strange redness: "There is something wrong!"

After a while he asked, "What did Nan Xun tell you?"

Ling Xiaolu has become abnormal since talking with Nan Kaoru alone.

"Did I disappoint you?"

Ling Xiaolu's opening made the ambient temperature drop a few degrees.

Ji Meng twisted his face dubiously: "...nothing."

Ji Meng is not so much comforting him as he is convincing himself: "You who don't stand up in that situation are not you. You who will stand up for others..."

Ji Meng's gaze floated to Ling Xiaolu again, with understanding, but also a strong reluctance: "It's the Lubi I know."

"..."

Ling Xiaolu pulled up Ji Meng and ran out.

"...Where to go?"

"There is another double live broadcast tonight, have you forgotten it?"

Of course Ji Meng hadn't forgotten, but he thought that Ling Xiaolu should have no intention of playing any casual games in this situation, just like him.

So Ji Meng behaved very negatively: "What do you want to play?"

Ling Xiaolu called Chuya without hesitation. He had the intuition that asking Chuya with this kind of question would get the best results.

Lubi: For the last live broadcast tonight, I recommend a game!

The first shoots back in seconds.

First bud: Zhuang Zhou Mengdie.

Chuya: Remember that this game has only one life!

This name sounds a bit romantic, and Ling Xiaolu would never consider it in the past. He prefers adventurous, action and exciting games.

But today, Ling Xiaolu didn't hesitate to press "Enter Game" on the name.

The scene has changed. Around them, there are many people dressed up by NPCs... or maybe they are NPCs.

"Welcome two guests, are you here to experience the holographic online game?"

"Holographic online game?" Ling Xiaolu glanced at Ji Meng in confusion, confirming that he had never played this game either.

"Isn't this just a holographic online game?"

NPC: "You laughed, this is the real world. Holographic online games are the latest technology developed by our company."

They watched an NPC walk into the game barn, and after another NPC gave him a few words, closed the barn door.

"Through our game warehouse, you can experience a whole new fantasy continent. There are completely different customs and customs, don't you want to try it?"

"Okay." Ling Xiaolu was willing to believe Chuya once, "just play this."

The NPC took the two to two adjacent positions: "There is only one note in this game, that is, each person has only one life, please be sure to cherish it."

This is also consistent with what Chuya said.

"Got it."

Ling Xiaolu lay in the warehouse, and finally glanced at Ji Meng next door, and found that the other person was also looking at him.

Before there was time to communicate more, the barn door slowly closed, blocking the sight of the two, and then there was darkness in front of them.

...

A chalk head was thrown on Ling Xiaolu's head, and he got up from the desk painfully.

"Ling Xiaolu, stand up!"

Ling Xiaolu reflexively stood up when he heard the class teacher's voice.

But when he saw the person in front of him clearly, he still made a surprised voice.

"... Teacher Luo?"

There was a laughter from below, and Ling Xiaolu looked at the familiar faces around him in surprise. He had been away from his high school classmates for several months.

"There is still a week of college entrance examination, how dare you still sleep in class?"

"Gao, Gaokao?" Ling Xiaolu hadn't completely shaken off the shadow of these two words, "hasn't the exam been completed?"

"Hahahaha..." The whole class roared with laughter.

The head teacher lost his face in anger: "What are you talking about in broad daylight?"

"Am I playing games?"

"Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha……"

"I think you didn't wake up!"

Ling Xiaolu panicked. Could it be that he was really just dreaming just now?

Ji Meng, Li Zheng, Lu Jiu, Nan Xun... are these all the people in his dreams?

Then this dream is too detailed and too real!

"How can this game be like this? I have obviously finished the exam."

Ling Xiaolu was about to cry aggrievedly. What could be more terrifying to let a former candidate who bid farewell to the college entrance examination three months ago to cross the week before the college entrance examination? !

The head teacher was furious: "Ling Xiaolu! Give me a standing class!"

...

"Ji Meng, Ji Meng, wake up!"

Ji Meng opened his eyes, and sat up vigilantly to observe his surroundings. From the surrounding furniture, he recognized that it was in his own home.

Chang Huanxi was taken aback by his abnormal behavior: "Are you awake? You scared me to death."

"...Chang Huanxi?"

"...Brother, what's wrong with you? Have a nightmare?" Chang Huanxi wanted to try Ji Meng's forehead temperature, but was stopped by the other party.

"Why am I here?"

"This is your home, where are you not here?" Chang Huanxi asked strangely.

"Then why are you here?"

"...I'm looking for you, brother!"

"Am I online?"

"Online? What were you playing just now?"

"The Elf Contract."

"I haven't heard of anyone's game."

"..."

Chang Huanxi's face was as usual, and he could not tell that he was lying.

"Xinshan's game, you are also playing."

"Come on," Chang Huanxi was disgusted, "how can I play your game."

"Why is it impossible?"

"Hey, let me give you a little bit, what does the Xinshan masterpiece have?"

He shook his fingers: "Swordsman Love Thirty-three, "New Swordsman Love Forty-six", "Swordman Love Online Version 108"... Finally, there is a "VR Swordsman World" that has no love! Look, it's so unique. It's harder to catch an IP and let your family plan a name change than letting them grow thick and beautiful hair!"

"..."

Ji Meng seemed to feel that Chang Huanxi was right. He knows all those games... but where did the "Elves Contract" go?

He suddenly lowered his head nervously and checked his fingers.

"Where is my ring?"

"What ring? Are you married?"

"Where is the deer better than others?"

"Who is this again? Your fiancee?"

Chang Huanxi quickly denied his logic: "No, you shouldn't be called a fiancé after you get married."

"What day is today?"

"Can you still remember to ask?" Chang Huanxi showed a "finally" expression, "Today is the first day of the university, don't you even have to be late for the first day of school?"

"..."

Ji Meng didn't know why he was dragged to the gate of the university by Chang Huanxi in a daze. The four words Yanshan University were in sight.

On the way here, he secretly searched the Internet for "Elf Contract", but as Chang Huanxi said, he couldn't search for any information related to it.

Is everything that happened before a dream?

This is also ridiculous.

Chang Huanxi was immersed in the excitement of the beginning of campus life: "Yan Da! Here we are!"

Ji Meng was dragged into him with great thoughts, and he was full of new students who came to report along the way. The two men were outstanding and attracted a lot of straightforward or implicit scrutiny.

Chang Huanxi was accustomed to it, and even replied generously to Qiubo, but Ji Meng kept his eyebrows clenched, his sight almost never leaving the ground.

"I want to understand." Ji Meng, who was silent all the way, finally said.

"What do you want to understand?"

"I'm still in the game, this is a holographic world."

Chang Huanxi stopped: "Are you sick, brother?"

He had the urge to take Ji Meng's temperature again.

"Are you an NPC?"

"..."

Chang Huanxi: "I am your uncle!"

What a **** of a freshman morning.

"Jimeng, are you okay?" Chang Huanxi wanted to open his head to see if there was water. "You have been talking nonsense since you got up. What did you dream of last night?"

"I dreamed...no, not a dream, I was in a holographic game before, experiencing another holographic game."

"Ha," Chang Huanxi laughed, "Is it so creative? How about you come to the online retailer for planning, and I will apply to the company to give you the highest annual salary."

He leaned over and whispered: "Make sure you are the one with the most money in the same post."

Ji Meng shook his head: "No, there must be a way to prove that you are an NPC."

"how to prove?"

"I killed you, and you will refresh in a while."

Chang Huanxi jumped two meters away: "Jimeng! Are you crazy?"

The movement was too loud, attracting the attention of passers-by, and others were watching them whispering.

Chang Huanxi didn't want to be known as the victim of the "school-opening homicide" as soon as he entered the school. He is now sure that Ji Meng's mind is really in the water.

"Stop talking, I want to stay away from you. Here, you report over there, I am here, you must not walk with me, keep your distance!"

Ji Meng: "..."

"When will you get back to normal, please contact me! Thanks~!" Chang Huanxi trot all the way, clutching her stomach, for fear that Ji Meng could not help but stabbing herself.

Reality and virtuality are not clear, and the internet addiction teenager is really terrible!

Ji Meng didn't know where to go, and continued to walk in the direction pointed by Chang Huanxi.

Along the way, he called both his home and Ji Qing, and they all expressed concern about Ji Meng's university reports, but no one had heard of what "Elves Contract" was.

Ji Qing even asked him, do you want to develop a new project?

After hanging up, Ji Meng rummaged through his address book, but did not find the name Lubi.

"Are you a freshman here to report?"

A female voice made him stop and look up, but saw two strange girls standing in front of him.

The light in their eyes is so familiar, Ji Mengsheng fears that they will call "husband" the next time they speak.

Another girl spoke: "School brother--"

Ji Mengxuan's heart was relieved. Fortunately, God knows that he was about to run away just now.

It's shameful enough to be chased by female fans in the game, he doesn't want to run into a landscape on the campus-even if the campus is fake.

"Brother, are you lost? Which college are you from, let's take a look for you?"

Ji Meng sacrificed to the hardened strangers not to get in the air: "No need."

The two senior sisters covered half of their mouths excitedly: "This year's junior is good A~"

Ji Meng: "..."

The elder sister did not retreat because of the difficulties: "Then we exchange contact information, okay?"

Just as Ji Meng wanted to refuse, he took it back when he reached his lips, and instead extended a thumb.

The elder sister didn't understand: "This is... to give us a thumbs up?"

"Could it be that you are great, right?" the other person joked.

Ji Meng withdrew in silence, bypassing them and left without saying a word.

The game interactive gestures are invalid!

"Hey, brother, I haven't exchanged contact information yet!"

The voice came from behind, and Ji Meng ignored it.

What he wants to know most now is, where is Lubi?

If he is also in this world, how can he find him in the vast crowd?

He can no longer find him by repeated rebirth. The NPC said that there is only one life in this world.

What's more... Lubi is an AI! How does he find an AI that has no entity in human society?

As he walked, there were more people around him. The students passed him talking and laughing. The building on the left hand side was written with the four characters "Second Canteen".

This is the university campus he imagined, shouldn't it be now.

A small golden head flashed across the crowd, a familiar figure, a familiar figure, and Ji Meng's pupils shrank suddenly. Is that...?

The endless stream of people kept blocking their sight, Ji Meng anxiously pulled away from the crowd, crossed the obstacles, and grabbed the young man's wrist from behind.

"Lubi!"

Ling Xiaolu turned his head back in shock, his surprised expression frozen in Ji Meng's line of sight.

The deer in the dream faces his four eyes, and this one eye is enough to be carved into the chip, implanted in his mind, and remembered for thousands of years.