"Um... sorry to interrupt, but does playing games count as a talent?"
Jian Xiaohao, standing nearby, suddenly chimed in with a contrarian question.
But he clearly had no intention of arguing. Instead, he looked hopeful and eager, even a little excited.
Seeing Jian Xiaohao's expression, Chen Leyao immediately understood that, whether or not Xia Xu's claims about his gaming talent were true, his fondness for games certainly was-though that was a common enough interest to be easily guessed.
"Of course it counts as a talent. Aren't there plenty of professional players making a living from games already? Farming equipment in online RPGs, for instance, or boosting other people's accounts in competitive games.
"If these people can make a living from it, then playing games can naturally be a profession.
"Besides, some competitive games hold tournaments with prize money. There's nothing wrong with treating competitive gaming as a sport and calling its players athletes. It's just that people in our country are still prejudiced against games."
Xia Xu smiled. "This era belongs to us young people. Those prejudices will fade sooner or later. I believe that within a few years, gaming will become a legitimate profession in various forms, perhaps even a highly paid one. It might even become an Olympic event."
He called it a possibility, but his tone carried a persuasive certainty that even he had not noticed.
After all, these were all things he had once witnessed and experienced.
Even here on Blue Ocean Star, humans were still humans. Many things were much the same, taking different paths to the same destination.
"Playing games could get you into the Olympics?"
Xia Xu's words filled Jian Xiaohao's eyes with excitement and enthusiasm.
"I don't know about the Olympics, but the Asian Games are a real possibility. Only esports games,