The Master's Mask Unveiled Again

Chapter 314: Chapter 313: I Just Want to Collect School Badges

Sheng Zixin recognized it at once, after all, he was an old fan of Sufeng, and with just one interface, he could tell which game it was from Sufeng.

It was just that he had only noticed an sf logo before, but her interface was slightly different from what he had seen previously.

But that wasn’t important.

Sheng Zixin eagerly waited for Lu Mian to log onto her account, and then he saw her level: Lv13.

“Pfft.” Sheng Zixin suddenly burst out laughing, “You’re only level 13, did you just come out of the novice village?”

Lu Mian didn’t know what his sudden laughter meant and didn’t say anything, but the aura she emitted turned somewhat cold.

Sheng Zixin, unafraid of death, leaned in closer, “Let me see how you play, to find out if you really are a newbie. Or maybe a smurf account?”

Lu Mian didn’t bother explaining and started… randomly playing.

It was called random because Sheng Zixin realized she didn’t play the game like most people, aiming to level up, gain strength, or accumulate wealth. Instead, she just tapped away rapidly, randomly unleashing her skills without any strategy.

Although her hands moved fast, her actual combat effectiveness was very poor. This style of play matched her level, in a way.

He even felt some sympathy for her phone; poking it so violently and disorderly would sooner or later ruin the screen.

After watching for a while, his own hands started to itch.

“Lu Mian, let’s play a game together.”

“Not interested.”

“You’re idle anyway, let’s play together.” He dared to make this suggestion because he saw that her gaming skills were poor.

He thought Lu Mian was good at everything, but it turned out she was a gaming noob.

This was good; by playing a game, he should at least be able to win back a school badge.

It wasn’t that he was taking advantage of the vulnerable; rather, she was so strong that he wanted to find Lu Mian’s weakness. Otherwise, they would really become the laughing stock of Jinjing and Wucheng.

Losing ten school badges to one person from a single school would create quite a story for Era Middle School.

Since they have competed in everything else, let’s see how they do in something more casual.

Sheng Zixin hurriedly spoke up.

“As everyone knows, Sufeng has created many games, among which the first and second ones are the most classic and widely played. The first is called ‘Heroes Association,’ and the second is ‘Valley of Heroes.’ Although the two games’ names sound somewhat similar, they are actually completely different. Back then, Sufeng Company swept domestic and international game design awards with Heroes Association. However…”

He could talk about Sufeng almost off the top of his head.

“Reliable news: the planner of the second game, San Qianyu, was a fan of the planner of the first game. After the great planner won the last award and announced retirement, many were saddened. San Qianyu, reportedly, to honor their idol, joined Sufeng Company the same year and became the great planner’s successor. Honestly, this is the most successful case of idol-chasing I have ever seen…”

He rambled on and on, chatting incessantly, while Lu Mian didn’t listen much and kept poking at the screen, as if having a grudge against it.

Eventually, Sheng Zixin, with his incessant lecturing akin to that of Tang Seng, managed to persuade Lu Mian to compete against each other.

“I won’t bully you, just pick any game you like,” Sheng Zixin said with a smile, “Heroes Association or Valley of Heroes, choose whichever you want.” He was very confident.

Anyway, he was thoroughly familiar with both games.

Sheng Zixin’s teammates patted his shoulder from behind.

“Sheng Shao, it’s all on you this time.”

“Sheng Shao, go easy on them, don’t beat them too badly.”

“I reckon when they were beating us, they didn’t care whether we looked bad or not. Sheng Shao, don’t worry about anything, just beat them!”

Over here, Su Luo, Fat Hao and the others began to worry about Lu Mian.

They often saw Lu Mian play games, but they never thought that when she played so focused and coolly, her skills would actually be… this terrible.

It was beyond their imagination.

“Mian bro, let me fight instead. Although I’m not great at playing, but…” At least better than you, Fat Hao didn’t say the words, but the meaning was pretty much there.

Shouhao made a twisting gesture, “Mian bro, or else we don’t have to compete. After all, our school is already winning for sure. Let’s give them some face.”

Seeing their persuasion was getting nowhere, Lu Mian felt they didn’t fully understand the meaning of “terrible,” so she didn’t bother explaining.

After a while, with a slightly chilly tone, she explained, “I just want to collect the school badges, that’s all.”

“…”

Alright, if it’s something Mian big boss said, it can’t be wrong.

Cocky but confident, and with reasons that catch you off guard.

Forget it, they can afford to lose!

Lu Mian’s account was too low-level, and outright rejected by Sheng Zixin, who said that their levels did not match and couldn’t play together.

He spoke bluntly enough to make it clear.

Lu Mian had no choice but to borrow Fat Hao’s account.

Most boys in the class played games to some extent. Fat Hao didn’t play much, but he had an account, and its level was higher than Lu Mian’s. He gave Lu Mian the password and account information without any hesitation.

Lu Mian logged in, to a level 34 Spear Warrior account.

Worried that Lu Mian might back out, Sheng Zixin immediately started a two-player PK match. Sneaking a glance at his opponent, he smiled and clicked to begin.

Sheng Zixin got into the game quickly. The two were in a forest map, and his character was also a Spear Warrior. He had previously declared it was a secondary account, at level 40.

This was actually a good match, close in levels and with the same profession. What was left was just to compete in skill and experience.

Sheng Zixin began with a strategic move, running around the map to collect invisible item rewards.

Collecting rewards was a major feature of this game.

Triggers for hidden plots, items, and more were everywhere, filling the game map with countless possibilities and fun. Sometimes you could get lucky and receive a huge reward, and other times good skills weren’t enough to trigger one.

Based on Sheng Zixin’s past experience, there was a significant hidden reward in this forest map that many players vied for. But due to the obscure triggering conditions, few had obtained the reward so far.

He smugly picked up some minor items and equipment while glancing at the mini-map, noticing Lu Mian was running off course.

If it weren’t for being in the game, he would have laughed out loud.

Until ten seconds later.

The mobile page displayed: The biggest hidden reward has been claimed.

Sheng Zixin, holding his phone, paused in shock. What the heck?

He had only run halfway across the map, and the hidden reward had been claimed by Lu Mian.

Apart from game designers, no one knew this game better than him.

Yet now, he had just lost to a noob?!