Shen Nian often finds himself at odds with Chen Dong due to not being silly enough.

The only problem is this so-called reputation.

Reputation should be something like fame or recognition. In a game, there might be specific quests for players to complete to increase their reputation value.

If your reputation is high enough, you might even get a small discount when buying items from NPCs.

But in real life, that's a bit unlikely. Unless you become a celebrity-level famous person, you definitely won't get discounts for no reason.

Increasing recognition... how to increase it is the key.

It's nothing more than exposing yourself to others, making others remember you...

Shen Nian kept thinking about how to increase his recognition until mealtime.

The first choice is to operate his own online account, and stuff. With more followers, recognition naturally rises.

The internet requires not just skill but also luck, and he just happens to have the title of "Lucky Star," with Luck +5, so it should be no problem.

If that doesn't work, then he can only initiate Plan B.

Go to places with lots of fishing enthusiasts, challenge himself to catch a hundred jin of fish in two hours, and directly become a legend among anglers.

That kind of thing, fishing enthusiasts would probably remember it for a lifetime.

"Why aren't you eating?" Chen Dong was seeing Shen Nian with little appetite for the first time. "If you're not eating, can you give me your chicken cutlet?"

"How dare you! This is treason." Shen Nian snapped back to reality and quickly shoveled a few mouthfuls of rice.

He then asked Chen Dong, "Hey, do you have any methods to make a lot of people know about someone?"

"What do you mean?"

"It's about increasing someone's recognition. Are there any methods to boost recognition?"

"What kind of question is that... Why do you want to increase recognition?"

"It's not for me. My brain was malfunctioning this morning thinking about this."

Chen Dong understood now.

After all, he had also asked Shen Nian why people eat with their mouths.

When people are idle, they tend to ponder many stupid questions, and if they can't find an answer, they'll keep it in mind.

"Boosting recognition is simple."

"Tell me."

"You go on the subway, shout 'I am Shenli Linghua's dog,' and the whole carriage will remember you. Actually, shouting 'I am an idiot' has the same effect."

"Would shouting 'Chen Dong is an idiot' really work?"

"Dammit, I'm giving you advice and you insult me? Just tell me, wouldn't everyone remember you that way?"

Shen Nian often feels out of place with Chen Dong due to not being silly enough.

After chatting for a bit, Shen Nian returned to the classroom.

He ate quickly; several girls in the class hadn't even started going down for lunch yet.

By the time Xia Yanchun finished lunch and came up, it was almost time for the nap bell.

"Freezing to death..."

Xia Yanchun muttered to herself. Seeing Shen Nian playing with the multimedia system at the teacher's desk, she tucked her hands in and quietly sneaked up behind him.

Just as her hand was about to reach for Shen Nian's neck, he sidestepped and dodged it.

"How childish, acting like a kid at your age." Shen Nian couldn't even be bothered to look at Xia Yanchun.

Right now, he felt like a martial arts master from a kung fu movie.

Those masters can always react instantly when someone tries to sneak attack them, even dodging with their eyes closed. He was somewhat similar now; handling these petty sneak attacks was no pressure at all.

As long as the other person wasn't a real martial arts master using some qigong to mask their footsteps, he could react.

Xia Yanchun failed in her sneak attack and pouted in frustration, "You did the same thing this morning, and now you're criticizing me."

"So what." Shen Nian opened a music app. "Let's listen to a couple of songs before sleeping. What should we listen to?"

"Whatever."

Shen Nian nodded and played a song.

"Manman bobo, Hachimi oh, Nanbei Lüdou..."

Xia Yanchun: ...

"Now this is real music."

Shen Nian only listened for a short while before the bell rang, and he turned off the multimedia system.

Xia Yanchun had nothing to do and had already taken out her small pillow to rest on.

Shen Nian plopped down beside her. "Want me to warm your hands?"

"No." Xia Yanchun hid her hands.

"Huh, how come you have both chilblains and a pimple." Shen Nian brushed aside the hair in front of her forehead. "Have you been staying up late recently?"

Xia Yanchun pouted her lips, took out a small mirror to look, and sure enough, there was a red mark, hidden in her hair and not very obvious, neither painful nor itchy.

It was the kind of pimple that's a bit deep-set.

"No, I'm not a fairy. Getting pimples is normal."

"Aren't you a little fairy?"

"And you're a prawn-head man."

Shen Nian smiled, his fingers stroking her forehead, gliding over her delicate skin, and then stopped touching her.

Miraculous Hands Bringing Back Spring didn't require constant touch to take effect; that was proven when Xia Yanchun sprained her ankle.

"Take your hands out, let me warm them."

"No, it tickles."

"It itches because it's cold. Let me warm them for you."

Xia Yanchun gave him a dead-fish stare, too lazy to expose him. She leisurely sat up straight, letting Shen Nian do as he pleased.

Shen Nian cupped her two small hands together, genuinely just wanting to warm them, and incidentally treat the chilblains.

"There, warmed up?"

"No difference." Xia Yanchun humphed, pulling back her now-warm hands. "Are you going to sleep?"

"No, I'll sneakily play on my phone for a bit later. Are you cold? You can use my jacket to cover yourself."

"Not cold."

Xia Yanchun softly lay down, not looking at him anymore.

Weirdly considerate, a bit hard to get used to.

...

There was a PE class in the afternoon. Most students went straight to the sports field from the dorm, only a few girls came up to drink some water.

Shen Nian went down with them; everyone was already starting to assemble.

During the run, most were like turtles, necks tucked in, listless and weak. Fortunately, the teacher wasn't very strict.

This time, Xia Yanchun slacked off too, resting with Li Shiyan, the permanent guest of the rest area. After the run, everyone grouped up to find places to sit and chat.

Chen Dong went to play badminton. Shen Nian was originally sitting with Ma Mingfan, exchanging a few playful words. He was just about to ask Ma Mingfan if there were any simple and reliable methods to increase recognition when Liang Jing walked over holding two bottles of AD Calcium Milk.

Liang Jing was true to her name, rather quiet, not talking much usually. When everyone sat together chatting, she would listen quietly, only occasionally chiming in.

"Are you guys talking about games?"

Shen Nian glanced but didn't say anything. Ma Mingfan spoke first.

"No, how far have you gotten in the game?"

I saw some open-air iron ore yesterday, and I have already smelted it all. If I make iron armor, can I go into the mine caves then?

"If you're scared, then make it." Not used to talking much with girls usually, after just a few sentences, Ma Mingfan was already starting to feel a bit embarrassed.

Liang Jing smiled and offered the AD Calcium Milk to Ma Mingfan and Shen Nian. "Do you want some?"

"There's a share for me too?"

"I have more in the classroom anyway."

"I'll pass." Shen Nian waved his hand, patted his butt, and stood up. "Ouch, sitting here is making my back ache. You guys chat, I'm going to play some badminton."

My son, though annoying, has his peach blossoms. Being a father isn't easy. Seeing Ma Mingfan having a girl talk to him, Shen Nian was naturally happy, so he made up a random excuse and made his escape.

Of course, he couldn't be sure if it was a romantic interest. Maybe the two of them were just gaming buddies. Whether anything else would develop later had nothing to do with him anyway.

Xia Yanchun was among the group of girls. Shen Nian scratched his head and didn't have the nerve to push his way in. He really went to find Chen Dong to play badminton instead.

The badminton court was just a short distance from the rest area. It was actually a volleyball court, but since no one played volleyball and it was close by, it was naturally used as a badminton court.

"Why are you here? I thought you didn't play," Chen Dong asked, spotting Shen Nian with a puzzled look.

"Giving it a try."

"Whew, here." Chen Dong handed the badminton racket to Shen Nian. "You take over this game. Playing in the dead of winter is about to make my lungs explode."

"If you're bad, just practice more," Shen Nian laughed.

"Dammit, you'd better win."

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