Kill Brain Gold

The evening self-study hadn't started yet, and the students were a bit excited today.

Returning from the weekend break, a TV had actually been installed in the classroom!

Everyone had one of these at home, but it was quite unusual to have one in the classroom.

Someone ran over and turned on the TV, and everyone lost the mood to do problems. Even the top students watched with relish.

The whole class watched a cartoon together.

"It's him, it's him, it's him, it's him. Our friend Little Nezha..."

As the ending song played, many students sang along.

Some even deliberately sang "Nezha" in a dialect version, "Na Zhua," causing other students to burst into laughter.

This cartoon premiered this summer, with only the first 26 episodes produced at the time. Now, the content after episode 26 was finally starting to air.

They watched until almost the start of evening self-study when the homeroom teacher, Liu Shuying, suddenly appeared. It was too late for the students to turn off the TV.

"Clap clap!"

Liu Shuying picked up the bamboo cane and tapped it twice on the podium: "The TVs installed by the school can only receive the CCTV Comprehensive Channel. I won't stop you from watching programs, but you are only allowed to watch 'Today'ssaying' after lunch. And the volume must be turned down so as not to disturb other students."

"Yay!"

"Oh~~~"

The entire class cheered. The boring and tedious days of senior year finally had a recreational activity.

Well, "Today'ssaying" could also be an entertainment program!

"Quiet, quiet!"

Liu Shuying continued to tap the cane: "There will be a monthly exam the weekend after next to check your review progress. The exam questions will mainly cover the review content, but also include knowledge points from the entire high school curriculum. This is the last monthly exam of 2003, and I hope everyone takes it seriously."

After speaking, she sat on the podium and announced the start of evening self-study.

The class monitor, Li Rui, quickly went to turn off the TV.

Chen Guiliang took out his math practice paper and started working on it diligently. If he didn't know something, he would flip through the textbook and notes. If he still didn't know, he would draw a circle and ask the top students after class.

Especially the major problems, which required the comprehensive application of many knowledge points, some of which Chen Guiliang hadn't reviewed yet.

After enduring the first period of evening self-study, the homeroom teacher Liu Shuying got up and left.

Xie Yang ran over and whispered, "Brother Chen, quickly call Boss Tao and ask him what's going on tonight."

Chen Guiliang smiled, "Aren't you supposed to be seriously reviewing for college?"

"It doesn't conflict," Xie Yang said.

Chen Guiliang left the classroom and walked towards the rooftop. The door to the rooftop stairs was locked, but it had been pried open by someone long ago.

Dialing the number, Chen Guiliang asked, "Brother Gang, has the Shabak attack started?"

"Hahaha, I'm dying of laughter," Tao Chenggang burst into laughter as soon as he spoke. "The other guilds aren't attacking Shabak at all. Instead, they've united to surround and attack Boss Shi. Although Boss Shi's guild has the most players, the highest levels, and the best equipment, they've been killed back to the safe zone by the combined forces of several major guilds."

Chen Guiliang asked, "How did he provoke such widespread anger?"

Tao Chenggang said, "His identity was exposed. Several major guilds have been shouting 'Kill Brain Gold.' Even scattered players who haven't joined a guild ran over to help when they heard this slogan. I even sent Boss Shi a QQ message explaining that I didn't leak his identity."

"What's the situation now?" Chen Guiliang pressed.

Tao Chenggang said, "Boss Shi's guild members don't even dare to leave the safe zone now. Some have even quit the guild. Boss Shi's Void Judgement was also dropped, and he's currently leading a group of his subordinates, arguing with other players through text."

"This is affecting Boss Shi's gaming experience a bit. He won't quit in a fit of anger, will he?" Chen Guiliang was afraid the rich guy would leave.

"Wait a moment, he sent a QQ message."

Tao Chenggang stopped talking for two or three minutes, then continued, "Boss Shi plans to be tough to the end. He's directly revealing his identity and continuing to play. He wants me to change his ID to 'Only Accept Brain Gold as Gifts.' He also recharged another 3000 yuan and said he's too lazy to attack Shabak anymore. He's going to first equip the core members of his guild with the full Abyssal Zuma Set."

"Then change his name for him. You have to serve the customer well," Chen Guiliang said happily.

Boss Shi was currently cursing. He had figured out that it was a power-leveler's ID that exposed his identity.

This power-leveler had bragged in the game before, showing off that he was Boss Shi's game secretary. Many old players on the same server knew him.

But Boss Shi only cursed a few times casually and quickly took his subordinates to farm the Abyssal Zuma dungeon.

His abnormal weapon, "Void Judgement," was dropped just now, and he had to get another one.

After farming enough Abyssal Zuma, they would go to higher-level maps to farm dungeons.

In the next Shabak battle, he could win by crushing the competition with his equipment.

Oh, and the Woma and Zuma dungeons only required one ticket to enter.

Higher-level dungeon maps, however, required two or three tickets. Without strong financial resources, you really wouldn't dare to farm them repeatedly!

After relaying what happened in the game, Xie Yang laughed heartily, wishing he could personally go and hack Boss Shi a couple of times.

Returning to the classroom, Chen Guiliang took his math practice paper and went to ask the top student, Wu Meng, for guidance.

He also chatted with Bian Guanyue for a few minutes.

"Wu Meng, I don't know how to do this problem. Can you help explain it?" Chen Guiliang walked over and squatted down.

Wu Meng had already finished this set of papers. She immediately picked up her pen and said, "First, establish a coordinate system to determine the coordinates of points A, B, C, and D. Then, based on the conditions given in the problem, find the equations of the two lines OF and GE. Combine the two equations to find the parametric equation related to point P. Then eliminate the parameter to get the trajectory equation of point P..."

Chen Guiliang listened attentively, writing down the knowledge points he didn't understand, which were all content he hadn't reviewed yet.

After asking two major questions in a row, Chen Guiliang said, "Thank you."

"You're welcome," Wu Meng said, blushing and lowering her head.

It wasn't because Chen Guiliang was too handsome, but because she blushed when talking to any male.

Chen Guiliang squatted there and winked at Bian Guanyue, "How was your weekend?"

"I was at home reading and doing problems," Bian Guanyue said.

Chen Guiliang shamelessly said, "I want to eat spicy small potatoes. Can you bring some for me tomorrow?"

Bian Guanyue asked, "What level of spiciness do you want?"

"Regular spicy is fine," Chen Guiliang said.

"Okay."

Bian Guanyue agreed and then stopped talking, burying her head in her work.

Chen Guiliang took the math paper back to his seat and pulled out an English paper to continue working.

Zheng Feng was a little anxious, wanting to know what Chen Guiliang and Bian Guanyue had just talked about.

Li Jun was sleeping on his desk, probably until the end of the evening study session.

Guan Zhiqiang was still reading a novel, and unknowingly, he started drooling again.

Wu Meng did problems for a while and finally couldn't help but ask, "Are you dating Chen Guiliang?"

"No," Bian Guanyue replied.

Wu Meng said, "Then why are you bringing him small potatoes?"

Bian Guanyue said, "He's my good friend."

Wu Meng usually didn't talk much, but she got along well with Bian Guanyue. She looked around like a thief and whispered, "Don't you think Chen Guiliang has become more handsome?"

"He changed his clothes and hairstyle. It's been several days."

Bian Guanyue was very satisfied with her aesthetic. She had picked out those clothes, and she had taken Chen Guiliang to get his haircut.

Wu Meng asked, "Have you ever been in a relationship?"

"No," Bian Guanyue shook her head and then smiled, "Do you want to?"

Wu Meng quickly denied it, "I want to go to Peking University. I'll date after I get to Peking University. Walking by Weiming Lake with my boyfriend, that feeling must be especially romantic."

Bian Guanyue sighed, "Ah, it would be good if I could even get into a second-tier university."

Wu Meng asked curiously, "You learn very quickly. You don't seem like someone who can only get into a third-tier university."

"I used to be an art student. When I was little, I learned opera with my grandparents, but because traditional opera has no future, I started learning vocal music in junior high school," Bian Guanyue explained simply.

Wu Meng said, "Then you don't have to worry about the college entrance exam. Your cultural class score can get you into a third-tier university, which is already very good among art students."

"I don't want to be an art student anymore," Bian Guanyue said, "There will be art exams in a while, and I haven't signed up for any school. I want to get into a proper university based on my own ability, to show certain people!"

"You're really brave, switching to a regular student only in your third year of high school," Wu Meng praised.

Bian Guanyue said, "So I have to work twice as hard to catch up on all the knowledge points I've missed. My goal is to get into a mid-ranked second-tier university."

"Go for it!"

"You too, I wish you get into Peking University."

While these two girls were working hard, Chen Guiliang's new deskmate, Qin Shanshan, was in a daze.

She was lying on her desk doing nothing, unable to read and not interested in doing problems.

She was tired of studying.

Actually, Qin Shanshan's grades used to be quite good.

"Hey, aren't you bored?" Qin Shanshan asked.

Chen Guiliang pointed to the English practice paper, "What should I choose for this one?"

"B." Qin Shanshan's English was pretty good. She glanced at it and gave the answer.

Chen Guiliang asked, "Why choose B?"

Qin Shanshan said, "No reason, it's a fixed phrase."

Chen Guiliang took out his small notebook and copied down this phrase he had long forgotten.

"Are you pursuing Bian Guanyue?" Qin Shanshan asked.

Chen Guiliang smiled, "Guess."

Qin Shanshan just wanted to find something interesting to do, "Do you need my help? I can ask her out on the weekend."

"Do you think I need help?" Chen Guiliang asked.

Qin Shanshan thought for a moment, "It seems like you don't need it. Your relationship is quite good."

After speaking, she slumped back onto the desk, her mind wandering.

In the third year of high school, there were always some people who fell into a state of confusion, drifting through each day without knowing what they should be doing.

***

(While writing this chapter, I suddenly remembered an older sister.)

(She graduated from a technical secondary school. After her husband sacrificed himself, she returned to her hometown with her son. While her son was in junior high, she came to high school to pursue her dream of going to university. She hadn't touched a book in nearly twenty years, but in her first year, she got into Sichuan University, though she didn't attend. The following year, she audited classes in our class and got into Zhejiang University!)