Player Daily Life: Xiaoyun Chapter

"Click!" A familiar unlocking sound rang out, and the three people in the dormitory all twitched their eyelids, thinking, It's time to eat!

The school had been under lockdown for three days. With no internet, the girls could only gather together and gossip to pass the time. Clearly, though, Guo Xiaoyun had not joined in their boring activities.

But they had noticed something strange about Guo Xiaoyun. For the past two days, she had claimed she was playing games despite having no electricity for the first two days and no internet for the next two. Other than at mealtimes, she stayed locked inside all day long. She did not even go to the damn bathroom!

If she had not shown them the courtesy of coming out for a meal at every mealtime, her roommates would have wondered whether she had become an immortal.

Moreover, she timed her meals with astonishing precision. Every time she came out, soldiers would arrive at the door shortly afterward to urge them to go eat.

Sure enough, a few seconds later, soldiers knocked on the door. "Come out for dinner."

The girls hurriedly stood up, tidied themselves a little, and obediently gathered at the door. The soldiers generally only gave one reminder. If you missed it, you would not get that meal.

On the first day, they had deliberately ignored the reminder. As a result, they had gone without food for the entire day and could only watch helplessly as that wretched Guo Xiaoyun girl returned with her belly round and full, looking thoroughly satisfied. They had been green with envy.

After that, the young ladies no longer dared cause trouble. They honestly went out to eat on time every day, always looking exceptionally enthusiastic. Combined with Guo Xiaoyun's punctuality—she was practically a human alarm clock—they almost automatically gathered at the door whenever they heard Xiao Yun unlocking the door.

With the soldiers escorting them, the girls soon arrived at the cafeteria and were assigned a table for four.

While the school was under lockdown, students were only allowed outside at mealtimes. Soldiers escorted them in orderly succession to the cafeteria, where they were forced to sit and eat together according to their dormitories. They could not choose their seats freely.

The purpose was obvious. If someone had contracted the virus, this arrangement would minimize its spread. At most, it would infect the people in one dormitory.

At the table, Guo Xiaoyun devoured her food as usual, her eating manners horrifying enough to draw sidelong glances from everyone around her.

Her roommates were speechless as well. She had once been such a refined girl—how had a little stimulation changed her so drastically? She ate as though her life depended on it. Was that really necessary?

That alone would have been bad enough, but now, every time she finished eating, she would stare blankly at them. Her gaze was terrifying—if anything, it was even more frightening than Sadako's dead-fish eyes in a 5D movie. In broad daylight, she scared them so badly that they nearly dropped their chopsticks!

"I say... could you stop doing that?" asked Ya Nan, the short-haired roommate, unable to bear it any longer as she covered her head.

Xiao Yun remained expressionless and continued staring fixedly at them. "Could you eat faster? I still have quests to do in the game."

Because the army had limited manpower, the rules required them to escort the residents of each dormitory back as a group. Xiao Yun could not leave by herself while her roommates were still eating, which was why she subjected them to that death stare after finishing her meal.

Bang! Ya Nan slammed down her bowl and chopsticks. Clearly, she had reached the brink of exploding.

Seeing this, Wen Shanshan hurriedly put down her own bowl and chopsticks as well and advised her before she could erupt, "Xiao Yun, you should eat more slowly. Eating so fast is bad for your health."

Guo Xiaoyun was unmoved. She continued expressionlessly, "I have quests to do in the game. Time is tight."

"What game could you possibly be playing?" Xin Ya could not help putting down her bowl and chopsticks as well. Frowning, she said, "The school's internet has been cut off. What game are you playing?"

After two days of the school lockdown, the outside world had already erupted into chaos. Many media outlets were keeping a close eye on the place. How could the school dare let the students go online and spout nonsense? They had directly unplugged the network cables. Fortunately, they had not gone so far as to cut off the electricity too.

Guo Xiaoyun looked up and replied, "An offline game."

"What offline game? Is it fun?" Wen Shanshan asked curiously. Being cooped up these past two days had bored her somewhat. The girls did nothing but gossip, and even gossip became dull after too much of it. Perhaps, like Xiao Yun, playing a game would be a good way to pass the time.

"It's fun..."

"What's it called?"

Xiao Yun: "The Empress's Three Thousand Male Lovers!"

All the girls: "..."

Wen Shanshan immediately covered her face. "Xiao Yun, you should play games like that less often. It's easy to become a fujoshi."

Xin Ya chimed in, "Exactly. Besides, you can play that kind of game anytime. Do you really have to eat so quickly? Are you that desperate?"

At those words, Wen Shanshan's brows immediately furrowed. She felt that her senior's comment had gone too far.

Xiao Yun raised her head and gave the other girl a cold look. Xin Ya, who was already feeling irritated under that stare, immediately snapped, "What are you looking at? Isn't it true? You do this every time, making it impossible for us to enjoy our meals. Things have already been miserable enough these past few days..."

"Aren't miserable days something certain people brought upon themselves?" Xiao Yun coldly cut her off. "Senior, you look pretty healthy these past two days. You even have the energy to shout so loudly and attract attention. Does that mean you think there's nothing wrong with your body now?"

Xin Ya was instantly left speechless. She glared viciously at the other girl but did not continue arguing.

Seeing her expression, Xiao Yun grew increasingly annoyed. She had really not wanted to inject the Antidote Serum into her, but she had had no choice. She could not exactly watch her other two roommates die alongside her, could she?

Besides, if the entire dormitory contracted the virus while she alone remained unaffected, she would certainly be taken away for research. She naturally could not let that happen. Thus, in the middle of the night two days earlier, she had quietly infiltrated the other three girls' rooms and injected them with the antidote.

Although she had resolved the school's virus problem, she had no way to lift the lockdown. To prevent the virus from leaking out, the authorities would certainly keep the school sealed for some time. She also could not openly tell them that the virus had already been dealt with.

Actually, this was not much of a problem. She normally stayed home playing games and rarely went out anyway. The only troublesome part was being forced to eat at set mealtimes.

After learning the truth behind the game, she realized that it was perfectly fine for her to stay inside every day. That world was real in the first place, so she could rest and eat there. She did not need to waste time in the cafeteria like this.

Moreover, as an Academic Overlord, she had been instantly captivated after coming into contact with the new knowledge taught by those NPCs. Every day, she became immersed in that entirely new ocean of knowledge, unable to tear herself away. She wished she could absorb new knowledge every minute and every second, and did not want to waste even a second on the cafeteria's terrible food.

But she could not refuse to come out. If she went several days without eating, the people around her would certainly become suspicious. It would be troublesome if the soldiers forcibly entered her room and discovered that she was gone. That was why she ate so ravenously: she simply wanted to return to the base as soon as possible and continue exploring her ocean of knowledge.

Over the past few days, she had performed exceptionally well in several courses, leaving all her instructors clicking their tongues in amazement. Xi Ye had consequently decided to open the Arcane courses to her.

She had originally been determined to become a Mecha Warrior and had resisted becoming a Magic Master. But once arcane knowledge was placed before her, she had casually glanced through it a few times before becoming completely hooked, carrying the Arcane Basic Grimoire with her everywhere.

Now, she was taking five basic courses in addition to one Arcane Specialization course, yet she still found the studies effortless. She increasingly felt that the Developer Bloodline was perfectly suited to her!

She no longer envied those muscular men who hauled bricks. Sure enough... studying was still more interesting.

Because of her outstanding learning ability, Lord Xi Ye had finally confirmed that she would serve as the overall commander of this large-scale anti-virus cooperation mission.

The mission had been scheduled for sixteen days later. Thinking about it, Xiao Yun felt somewhat worried. She did not know how long the lockdown on this side would last. If it had not been lifted after half a month, operating would become very inconvenient for her.

After all, this mission was not merely about stopping the virus!