Compared to Chen Yusheng, Liu Chenyang's reaction was much shyer; she covered her face and ran away.
A moment later, when she returned, she inexplicably seemed much more energized, and the way she looked at Su Bai grew increasingly tender and affectionate.
Hmm... it seems this form of team building is quite effective after all, Su Bai thought to himself.
He didn't guess what Yangyang had run off to do just now. Su Bai's understanding of Yangyang's hidden traits was still not profound enough.
"Fully revived! Let's go play tennis!" Su Bai said with full enthusiasm. "Speaking of which, tennis could probably serve as a regular team-building activity for our group. It seems like almost everyone knows how to play... Xia and Yangyang are both experts."
"A regular activity? Sounds so tiring, having to run back and forth," Chen Yusheng muttered.
Su Bai patted her with a grin and teased, "You're already feeling tired before you've even started running. Looks like you haven't trained enough."
"Shut up, you loser at my feet~"
Chen Yusheng looked very smug.
What is there to be smug about regarding something like that, I'd like to ask? Su Bai found it hilarious, but decided to let her be smug for a while.
...
Overall, tennis is a sport that emphasizes the aesthetics of violence. Although many people in the country consider it a relatively prestigious sport, in reality, brute force outweighs technique, and the barrier to entry is quite high.
It's not like badminton, which is accessible to everyone and where anyone of any skill level can step up and play a few rallies.
Chen Yusheng quickly and astutely realized that if she seriously practiced with Yangyang, she probably wouldn't have the chance to practice on Su Bai tonight.
She decisively started slacking off, sitting herself down in the referee's chair by the side of the court, holding her phone and watching them play.
The tennis referee's chair was quite high. Watching those long pantyhose-clad legs in sneakers dangling and swinging from a distance was simply too enjoyable.
Do you guys have such a cute referee, I'd like to ask?
...
Over an hour later.
"Phew... phew, that's about enough, I'm getting a little tired," Liu Chenyang said, panting. "How about we stop here for now? Hmm... Su Bai, you're improving so fast. I feel like I'm about to lose to you."
If I brought out the killer tennis power I used when playing against uncle Bai Feili, you wouldn't have been able to beat me long ago. Heh heh, foolish Yangyang!
Su Bai grumbled inwardly, but nodded and said, "Alright then, let's go take a shower."
Saying that, he dropped his tennis racket, grabbed Yangyang's hand, and ran toward the locker room.
"What about me?" Chen Yusheng's voice drifted over from behind.
"You wait outside. Why should you get to shower when you didn't even participate in the training?"
"..."
Damn it, manipulated by the Big White Goose once again!
...
...
...
"Don't panic, it's just a technical adjustment."
Chen Yusheng interrupted with a straight face, though the corners of her mouth were already twitching, struggling to keep up the act.
...
Sure enough, the girls were dying of envy, clamoring that Brother Su Bai shouldn't play favorites.
Su Bai took the opportunity to urge them to work out and improve their physical stamina.
Grind, all of you better start grinding.
[Ding! S-Class Goddess Chen Yusheng detected. Affection +1. Reward: Lottery Draw x1]
Huh?
Su Bai's eyes instantly lit up with fiery intensity. Shengsheng's affection level had maxed out a long time ago. Trying to increase it further was extremely difficult.
According to the system, he had to unearth hidden emotional triggers to further increase it past the maxed-out affection level.
In theory, there was no upper limit to the affection level, but that was merely a theory. In reality, it was incredibly hard to farm. Therefore, Su Bai hadn't deliberately obsessed over it; after all, he and Shengsheng were already practically glued at the hip.
He never expected to accidentally trigger an extra increase after hitting the max level.
Su Bai looked down at the two incredibly beautiful young women in front of him, falling deep into thought.
...
Just according to plan!
...
Meanwhile, in the clubroom of the Jiangcheng University Anime Club.
Several club members were gathered inside, drinking tea, eating snacks, and chatting.
The clubroom's equipment had recently undergone a comprehensive upgrade. Su Bai had even provided them with a few computers.
At twenty thousand yuan apiece, they boasted high-end gaming specs. This amount of money was nothing to Su Bai, but spending it on the Anime Club was truly enough to make all the otaku boys and girls worship him as their godfather.
Whenever the club members had free time, they could come to the clubroom to team up for gaming.
To be honest, most students were actually reluctant to splurge on top-tier computer specs. This was evident from the hardware statistics on the Steam platform.
The majority of players used standard, mid-range graphics cards, meaning their entire setups only cost a few thousand yuan.
Some students from other clubs joked that the Anime Club could open its own internet cafe.
Tonight, the seats in front of the computers were full, and a few others were huddled to the side, chatting and playing mobile games.
Around the time of midterms, there weren't just exams, but also deadlines for project presentations.
The period from late November right up until Christmas was considered a relatively relaxed time for the students of Jiangcheng University.
"Holy crap, wait, the official account for Bang Bang Dungeon just posted an announcement! It says they secured a major investment and can continue the project."
A girl who was playing a mobile game suddenly let out a weird shriek, hyped as hell.

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.”

for mindless slaughter, this isn't for you.] My name is Ye Shu, and I'm a transmigrator. It seems I'm supposed to be the protagonist, but that feels pretty unlikely. This world has been invaded by a system. The antagonists on the other side have suddenly become pure, flawless saints. The female leads have been force-fed the so-called "original plot," making them think they've been reborn. Now, everyone thinks I'm scum. Including the old lady in my ring. And here I am, in the Monster Beast Mountain Range, braising pork. To put my situation in perspective— It's as if, the moment Xiao Yan stepped into the Monster Beast Mountain Range, the Soul Emperor already knew he would become the Flame Emperor, and Yao Lao had been turned to the enemy's side. I have nothing right now. Oh wait, that's not true. I do have a white-haired loli child-bride who's the Heavenly Dao, and her only skill is acting cute. So, tell me guys... what are my chances of making it to the end?

rowess are unmatched, commanding a million-strong army! Yet, the Emperor wants to depose him for the sake of a false prince? Hold on, are you throwing me into some female-oriented romance plot? How can I tolerate this? With a grand wave of his hand—the Nine Clan Extraction Technique! Slander the Emperor? Very well, all of you shall die! ... The False Prince: "Although I am not the biological son, Father and Mother love me more. The throne should be mine!" The Female Lead: "Qin Xiao, you are the Emperor, and I am a commoner. If you wish to marry me, you must abdicate. Otherwise, you will never have me!" The Empress: "After we divorce, you must give me half the empire!" The Transmigrator Consort: "You worthless Emperor, why should I kneel to you? All men are equal—I advise you to be kind!" The Great General: "The enemy general is my childhood sweetheart. For her sake, I willingly abandon the frontier defenses!" The Retired Emperor: "Although Yu'er was adopted, I prefer him. Qin Xiao, you should abdicate and let him become Emperor!" ... Very well! So this is how you want to play? Facing this twisted world of female-oriented tropes, Qin Xiao grins and raises his hand to unleash—the Nine Clan Extraction Technique! I am the Emperor. Why would I bother reasoning with you? Seal the gates! Leave none alive!

grated, and just when he finally managed to get into an elite academy, he discovered that he actually had a system, and the way to earn rewards was extremely ridiculous. So for the sake of rewards, he had no choice but to start acting ridiculous as well. Su Cheng: "It's nothing but system quests after all." But later, what confused Su Cheng was that while he was already quite ridiculous, he never expected those serious characters to gradually become ridiculous too. And the way they looked at him became increasingly strange... (This synopsis doesn't do it justice, please read the full story)