Gwen Stacy

"It's not much different from what I expected; my physical fitness is still too poor."

Glancing roughly at his attribute panel, Lee Stein revealed a look of helplessness.

After all, he had the physique of a shut-in, and his physical stats didn't even reach the standard of an average adult male.

However, many people nowadays were in a sub-health state, and with the innate physical disadvantages of groups like women, there weren't actually many who could reach the theoretical standard of one point in every attribute.

Relatively speaking, his stats were actually quite decent; at least his intelligence was slightly higher, and his spirit was off the charts.

In his past life, his spirit attribute hadn't been this high; the reason it was at 1 now was entirely due to the tempering he underwent while controlling the Hulk in his previous life.

"System, initiate sleep mode. Wake me up five minutes before the game servers go live!"

There were still a full dozen hours until the game officially launched, but Lee Stein didn't intend to log off. Since the game pod had enough nutrient solution to sustain him without needing to log off for meals, he simply gave the order to the system and drifted into a deep sleep.

By the time Lee Stein woke up again, fourteen hours had passed.

"Adjust virtual immersion to 99%, activate Full-Dive Virtual Mode!"

Seeing the countdown to the server launch approaching, Lee Stein said quickly.

[Checking hardware support... Installed.]

[Activating Full-Dive Virtual Mode. Pain sensation will be increased to match reality, and some system function support will be lost. Some system functions will change in form. Confirm activation?]

Having already understood the Full-Dive Virtual function, Lee Stein did not hesitate and said directly, "Confirm activation! Automatically log into the game when the countdown ends!"

[Confirmation complete. Full-Dive Virtual Mode successfully activated!]

[Earth OL server launch countdown started... 4 minutes 25 seconds... 24 seconds...]

[...5...4...3...2...1, game officially launched, beginning login!]

Lee Stein's vision went black, and as the scene shifted, he found himself indoors.

This was a hallway with slightly dim lighting. On one side of the corridor was a row of lockers, and on the other were individual classrooms.

He had already transformed into casual attire, with a backpack now resting on his back.

After quickly browsing through the recorded memory, Lee Stein revealed a knowing smile. Counting the classroom numbers, he soon found the right room and walked inside.

Before he could even enter, the middle-aged male teacher with graying hair at the podium had already beckoned to him.

"Hey, Lee, I thought you were going to be late on your very first day!"

The middle-aged teacher smiled and gestured for Lee Stein to stand beside him, then clapped his hands to signal the others in the classroom to quiet down. "Class, let me introduce our new transfer student. Let's welcome him with a round of applause."

"A new student?"

"An Asian? Is he a new international student?"

"Oh, why couldn't it be a girl? I heard Asian girls are very pretty!"

The classroom erupted into a buzz, though they still gave him the courtesy of applause.

"Lee, come over and introduce yourself to everyone!"

The middle-aged teacher made a welcoming gesture and stepped aside, ceding the podium to Lee Stein.

The atmosphere is really quite nice!

Reliving the school environment, Lee Stein couldn't help but reveal a faint smile. He walked up without a hint of stage fright and began his introduction.

"Hello everyone, my name is Lee Stein. You can call me Lee. Gender: male. Hmm... it seems I've disappointed some classmates, and for that, I am truly sorry!"

Lee Stein shrugged and made a joke, then continued:

"Alright, next are my hobbies. I have quite a few—various sports, all sorts of mechanics, and genetics. Of course, most importantly, I love girls, so I hope certain male classmates won't be setting their sights on me!"

"Boo!!"

Hearing Lee Stein's introduction, the room broke out into laughter and jeers.

"Alright, thank you for that humorous introduction, Lee Stein. You don't look like an Asian at all; aren't you all supposed to be quite shy?"

The middle-aged teacher laughed.

"Those are just misconceptions. Asians are just more humble, and I happen to be an outlier—a confident outlier!"

Lee Stein feigned helplessness and spread his hands.

"Alright, confident Lee Stein, I have some good news for you: your classmates are all young men with normal orientations, so at least you don't have to worry about them setting their sights on you."

The middle-aged teacher was clearly the type who liked to bond with his students; he cracked the joke before adding, "But there is also some bad news: the seating chart is already set, so you'll have to sit in the back row for now!"

"Compared to the good news, this bad news is truly insignificant."

Lee Stein grinned and walked to his seat in the back row.

The seat next to him was empty, and sitting in front of him was a very beautiful blonde girl.

Although he didn't see the person he expected just yet, at least through that blonde girl, he could confirm he hadn't come to the wrong place.

For him, this seat was as good as it could possibly get.

"Gwen Stacy!"

Seeing Li Si sit down behind her, the blonde girl turned her head and extended a hand to introduce herself.

Li Si reached out to shake her hand and smiled, "Nice to meet you, Gwen. I believe we can become good friends!"

"I think so too!"

Gwen offered only a faint smile, one that was neither intimate nor distant, and after speaking, she turned back around to listen to the lecture attentively.

Behind her, the corners of Li Si's mouth curled into an arc.

Gwen Stacy—this was the girlfriend of the new Spider-Man.

To be honest, he had quite a favorable impression of this character; a rational, academic overachiever who possessed a quiet nature yet retained a hint of wildness. By his standards for a partner, she was absolutely his ideal type.

It was a pity that the early stages of the game were a race against time, which meant he was destined not to divert his energy into chasing girls. It would be best to let everything take its natural course.