Chapter 40
"I'm serious, maybe you should just play some games for a bit..."
Ye Zhenzhen blinked, looking at Gu Ran with concern.
Seeing this, Gu Ran twitched the corner of his mouth, deciding not to bicker anymore with a girl who lacked a single humorous cell.
He pulled her over, pressed her down at the desk, and started showing her the game he had made.
"Look at this, I poured my heart and soul into making it. It uses the phone's gyroscope for controls. It will definitely break the conventional mindset of mobile games and create a miracle!"
He made it?
Ye Zhenzhen blinked again, looking back at him with some curiosity before continuing to stare at the computer screen.
Does this guy... really know how to do so much?
Soon, as Gu Ran clicked the test run button, the image on the screen changed.
A sloppily drawn stick figure was running inside an equally sloppy blank box. With every movement, the surrounding lines twisted exaggeratedly.
At first glance, it just looked like a mess of chaotic lines moving irregularly...
"Uh..."
Ye Zhenzhen opened her mouth slightly, staying silent for a long moment before tentatively saying, "This idea is very... unique. It's definitely quite... interesting..."
Meanwhile, Li Sinan, who had returned home and packed up her things, was also sitting at her computer desk. She plugged in the USB drive and opened the game file.
Staring at the same randomly dancing lines on the screen, she fell into a temporary silence.
Gu Ran had drawn these lines himself to save time, and he understood them perfectly. He had a clear plan in mind for how to add the art assets later, so he wasn't confused looking at it.
But for anyone else, seeing this mess of lines was truly baffling...
Li Sinan silently closed the game, downloaded the programming software, and slowly looked over the code while holding a book to review.
Although her working efficiency wasn't fast, her work attitude was incredibly serious!
She read through it word by word, line by line, mentally simulating each segment of code to see what effect it would generate and whether there were any errors or omissions.
While she was earnestly debugging, Gu Ran was giving Ye Zhenzhen hands-on instruction on how to use a computer.
Realizing he couldn't explain it to this girl, Gu Ran curled his lips, secretly complaining that she had no eye for talent and couldn't spot a potential winner.
However, seeing Ye Zhenzhen staring at the computer with a face full of curiosity, he remembered that her only previous exposure to computers was in the school's computer lab.
As for having a computer at home, in a small county town in 2010, although more families had computers, it was still pitifully few compared to the population of millions.
Costing two or three thousand yuan, not everyone was willing to make the investment to install one at home.
Most people who wanted to play on a computer would choose internet cafes that charged one or two yuan an hour.
As for Ye Zhenzhen, she only knew how to study on normal days. Although she also wanted to play on a computer, she would never go to an internet cafe, a place that served as a base for local delinquents.
"Here, this is QQ, this is the browser, this is..."
Gu Ran held her hand and the mouse, dragging the cursor over each icon while continuously explaining.
Ye Zhenzhen held the mouse herself, looking at the pig trotter covering her hand. Her pretty face slightly tinged with a rosy blush, and she glared at him in embarrassment and annoyance.
This was hands-on teaching?!
Very well!
Besides, even if she didn't know much, she knew what these programs were called. Wasn't what she wanted to learn how to use them?
But this guy was touching her hand, introducing every possible software on the screen one by one, and he didn't even skip turning the computer on and off!
Pervert!
The next second, feeling his arm wrapping around her, her temples couldn't help but throb. She gritted her teeth and said, "Gu 'Dog' Ran, are you done yet!"
"Done, done, play by yourself!"
Hastily pressing the girl, who was on the verge of exploding, back down, he trotted over to climb onto the bed, immediately distancing himself from this tiger's den.
He was a gentleman, so he wouldn't stand under a collapsing wall!
Seeing the bedsheets she had just made get wrinkled by him in a second, Ye Zhenzhen's temples throbbed again.
Forcibly calming her mood, she raised a hand to pinch the bridge of her nose, went back into the room to find a test paper, and shoved it over, saying, "Hurry up and do it, I'll check it later."
Reaching out to take it, Gu Ran twitched his mouth and said with a long face, "No, big sister, the school is on holiday. How can you be even more of a slave driver than the school?"
"Cut the crap, hurry up!"
Seeing that he was about to bargain again, to avoid getting trapped by his twisted logic, she directly opted for hegemony, giving him no chance to speak.
Lifting her small foot wearing a cotton sock, she lightly kicked him, then turned around to sit at the computer desk and started fiddling with QQ.
Gu Ran also got out of bed, sneaked over, held the mouse and her hand, and continued, "Let me teach you something new, it's called QQ Farm, you..."
Before he could finish, his dishonest paw was slapped, followed by a kick to his butt.
"Hurry up and do the test!"
Rolling her beautiful eyes, she couldn't help but give him an eye roll.
Give this guy an inch and he takes a mile. If she didn't put him in his place, he would really walk all over her.
"You took my desk, I can't just lie on the bed and write."
Gu Ran curled his lips, saying very reluctantly.
He finally got a chance to rest, why did he have to do test papers again?
If worse came to worst, he would agree to tutoring, as long as she put her little feet on his lap.
"Go study in my room!"
After kicking him a few more times, Gu Ran finally patted his butt and left, completely satisfied.
After he left, Ye Zhenzhen gently stroked her forehead and sighed helplessly.
Then, picking up the worn-out little bear on the computer desk, the corners of her mouth curled up slightly.
Although that guy was usually very annoying, he truly gave her the feeling of family.
She didn't know why, but there was a sense of unfamiliarity with Gu Xiangcheng.
But with this guy, in just a few days, they were as familiar as relatives. She didn't know what kind of magic he possessed, but she unconsciously felt relaxed around him.
Reaching out to tap the little bear's nose, her thoughts fluttered. Was this... in the name of family?
She raised the corners of her mouth and laughed softly, revealing a stunningly beautiful smile...
Sitting at the computer desk, she curiously played around with various functions, and finally, all her interest landed on QQ Farm in Qzone.
She had to admit, it was quite interesting...
She originally only intended to take a look, but accidentally got addicted to it.
Suddenly, a loud shout from Gu Ran came from her room.
"Ye Zhenzhen, your phone is ringing!"
Startled, her eyebrows shot up. Staring at the computer screen and rushing to clear out the bugs, the girl didn't even turn her head as she replied, "Show some respect, call me Sister! And besides, I don't have a phone!"
Hearing the voice coming from the next room, Gu Ran looked at the PHS phone in his hand. The tiny screen showed the caller was Pei Susu.
"Then your PHS is ringing!"
"Ah, just answer it for me first!"
Hearing Ye Zhenzhen's words, Gu Ran shrugged and looked down at the PHS.
Pei Susu?
This name was somewhat familiar. After thinking for a moment, he realized this was Ye Zhenzhen's deskmate.
Seeing that the other party had been calling for a long time, he simply pressed the answer button...

shall grant"] ["Inscribing the glory of our race upon tombstones"] ["All that is threatened, I shall protect"] How his younger sister sees her brother: A brother who only makes eye contact once a day, mostly fading into the background as he tinkers with who-knows-what in his room all day. Their life paths should have remained largely separate. Until one day. Su Qi created an equipment card for his never-met "online girlfriend." His sister fell into silent contemplation upon receiving the "white stockings." [Card can be upgraded] [Upgrade by fulfilling any of the following conditions] [Condition ①: Consume one hundred higher-tier cards] [Condition ②: Complete one 'Heart-Pounding Adventure'] What constitutes a Heart-Pounding Adventure? [Heart-Pounding Adventure (Beginner Level): Equip the card and invite 'Su Qi' to admire it.] [Heart-Pounding Adventure (Easy Level): Equip the card, invite 'Su Qi' to touch it, and analyze the equipment's texture.] [Heart-Pounding Adventure (Entry Level): Equip the card and invite 'Su Qi' to...] [Heart-Pounding Adventure (Challenge Level): Freely combine the words 'Brother' 'Out' 'Brother' 'Me' 'Please' into a complete sentence...] "Please help me analyze both teams' mistakes in this match, brother..." His sister exhaled in relief—surely... surely there couldn't be anything more difficult? [Heart-Pounding Adventure (Suicide Mission Level): Sneak a peek at the names of the galgames in 'Su Qi's' hidden E-drive folder]

transmigrates into the world as the sect master of the Heavenly Yan Sect, which is on the verge of being wiped out. He binds a system that grants him cultivation power based on the number of disciples he has: for each disciple, he automatically gains a year's worth of cultivation every single day! Take one disciple: every day he gains 1 year of cultivation power. While others struggle through a year of bitter training, he gets the same just by sleeping through a single night. Take ten disciples: every day he gains 10 years of cultivation power. Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul—he breezes through all bottlenecks without lifting a finger. Take one hundred disciples: every day he gains 100 years of cultivation power. Even a Soul Transformation Venerable before him can’t survive a single blow. Take ten thousand disciples: every day he gains 10,000 years of cultivation power! With a wave of his hand, he topples empires. With a single step, he crushes the sacred grounds of the universe. ... While others fight tooth and nail for secret techniques, Lin Yan casually hands out Nascent Soul-level cultivation manuals as beginner textbooks. While others strain to find talented recruits, Lin Yan opens his doors to anyone—so long as they’re human. In just three short years, the Heavenly Yan Sect went from a backwater sect made up of three crumbling huts to a sacred land that every cultivator under heaven would kill to enter. ... One day, otherworldly demon gods invade, with a million demon soldiers pressing down upon the realm. Lin Yan, yawning, rises from his lounge chair and glances at the system panel: [Current Disciples: 1.28 million] [Daily Cultivation Increase: 1.28 million years] He waves his hand casually, and the countless demon soldiers are reduced to ashes in an instant. “So noisy… interrupting my fishing.”

ose... to cooperate with the protagonist! Shen Yuan: I have a system! Protagonist: What? System: Holy crap, you're just spilling it out like that? Shen Yuan: Let's team up, we'll split the system rewards! Protagonist: Fifty-fifty split? Shen Yuan: No way! Protagonist: What!? I'm the one getting beaten up, and I don't get half? Shen Yuan: Forty-sixty split, I get forty, you get sixty! Protagonist: Deal! Big brother, come on, hit me! As long as it doesn't kill me, beat me like you mean it! Shen Yuan: Don't worry... I will definitely protect all of you! No one but me can lay a finger on you! Guard our Heaven's Chosen Ones! I'm the only one allowed to bully them!

young master of the Shen family—a figure of immense power and wealth beyond measure—and awakened the "Destined Ultimate Villain System"! His starting scenario? Running into his icy fiancée who shows up with a mountain-descending divine doctor to break off their engagement. The divine doctor arrogantly taunts: "What does your Shen family have besides a bit of stinking money? You're not even worthy of tying Qingxue's shoelaces!" Shen Fei just smiled. He completely defied the usual script: "Fine, I agree to break off the engagement. Also, notify the finance department to withdraw all investments from the Su family." Minutes later, with its capital chain severed, the Su Group teetered on the brink of bankruptcy! The once aloof and proud ice queen CEO was thrown into utter panic. That very night, she went to Shen Fei's villa, casting aside all dignity to beg and plead desperately... From then on, in this world teeming with Sons of Destiny, Shen Fei embarked on a path of extreme dimensional suppression! A mountain-descending divine doctor? Peerless medical skills? Shen Fei: "Reporting you for practicing medicine without a license! I'll gladly take your ancient medicinal cauldron and twin sister assassins." The Crooked-Smiling Dragon King? Commanding a hundred thousand soldiers with a single order? Shen Fei: "Illegal assembly and suspected treason! Let a fleet of attack helicopters sanitize the area and teach you what the state apparatus really means!" A reborn tycoon? Knows all the golden opportunities of the next decade? Shen Fei: "A trillion in capital to reverse and pump the stock market, making you blow your margin and jump on the very first day of your rebirth!" What Chosen Ones? What bearers of Heavenly Fortune? In Shen Fei's eyes, they're all just chives (i.e., suckers/marks) waiting to be harvested! Shen Fei: "Sorry, but as the Destined Ultimate Villain, I don't play by the rules of honor. I only play the game of dimensional suppression."