Douluo Continent: Xiao Xiao, I'm going to control you fiercely!

Chapter 97 Success

"Sanctions?"

As if she had heard a funny joke, Xiao Xiao suddenly burst into laughter.

"He's been like this since he was six years old, playing around with the world as if he doesn't care about anything and nothing can bind him."

"Thank you."

Xiao Xiao patted the head of the descendant of the Xie Zhi, and sensed with a wistful feeling that Xu Shu, who was floating in the air outside, was happily manipulating her body to become ethereal and pass through the soul guide protective shield.

Then, he took the Conferred God Platform into the Moon Sea Cave Heaven and teleported back to his hotel room before the alarm system went off.

"I often wonder why God chose me. I used to think that God liked me."

"After all, whether it's obtaining a 100,000-year soul ring ahead of time, forging battle armor, or uniting with hidden sects to resist the Sun Moon Empire."

"Everything God has done so far has been for me. I am rightfully God's most beloved one."

"But later, I realized that God seems to treat everyone in the world the same way, and I seem to be just a lucky one."

"Although God always flirts with Sister Tang Ya and the others, talking about wanting to build a harem all the time, I know that God is just talking."

"I have never seen any trace or fluctuation of love in God's eyes. All I have ever seen are the eyes of the clan members who like to keep pets and fight beasts."

"Perhaps from the very beginning, God only saw us mortals as a convenient tool."

"but,"

Xiao Xiao's eyes narrowed as she stared blankly at Xu Shu, who was talking to himself after his success. (Actually, he was just recording a video.)

"One day, I will become a god."

"Then I'll let him know that I'm not some toy to him, I'm a living, breathing person. I only have him, and I want him to only have me in his heart!"

"Um, Xiao Xiao, I'll help you. We soul beasts value feelings the most."

Xiao Xie stretched his head out and rubbed it against Xiao Xiao's palm, making a solemn promise.

Hey, isn't that just the usual courtship rituals among animals? Little Xie is an expert at that.

Before it was sacrificed to Xiao Xiao, it was the most handsome and experienced soul beast in the Jingyang Mountains.

"I hate that the bright moon hangs high, shining on me and all living beings... I hate that the bright moon hangs high, why doesn't it shine on me alone?"

"What?"

Xiao Xie looked at Xiao Xiao with a puzzled expression, as it hadn't heard Xiao Xiao's words clearly.

"It's nothing, I just remembered a line from a storybook that came from the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School."

In his usually clear and bright sea of ​​consciousness, for some reason, Xiao Xie couldn't quite see the expression on Xiao Xiao's face for a moment.

outside world.

After obtaining the Conferred God Platform, Xu Shu recorded a video with a joyful expression, completely unaware that something terrifying was brewing.

"yawn--"

A sudden chill ran through Xu Shu's heart, causing him to unconsciously yawn.

Looking around and seeing nothing happening, Xu Shu turned his attention back to the interface in front of him.

All they cared about was the intensity and the popularity.

In fact, Xu Shu is just an ordinary young man from 2056.

But there's a saying that goes something like this: Japan and South Korea are China's early access test servers. The environment in China in 2056 perfectly illustrates this statement.

At this time, China had developed into a super-evolved version that combined and elevated Japanese samurai attire with Korean traditional wedding attire.

Old Deng, a member of the family born in the 2000s, never paid any attention to Xu Shu. Xu Shu grew up in boarding schools and continued to live in various boarding schools until he graduated from university.

Xu Shu didn't understand what love, humility, and other beautiful emotions and virtues were. From a young age, he was just a simple little devil who only knew simple emotions like winning and losing and being happy.

(His cousin at home was even envious of him, saying that when he was in elementary school 26 years ago, the divorce rate in his class was already 1/3, but by the time Xu Shu was in school, it was 2/3. Divorced parents were the norm, and there was absolutely no risk of being ostracized. Xu Shu had good reason to suspect that his cousin was openly mocking him back then.)

The school and the Douyin app on his phone never taught him these things; they only taught him things like "I am Nailong," "Ha's secrets," and "Sect Leader."

"When I grew into the normal person I am today, I felt that I was just as perceptive as I was and that I could act like a post-2000s old man."

In short, because of Douyin's teachings, Xu Shu never trusted people in the real world.

Even among anime and manga fans, Xu Shu was wary. This was because game developers could easily give characters in games and anime their own lives, leaving a large number of anime and manga fans with nothing to show for their hard work.

Anyway, his father, who is a Gen Z, always tells him this:

There is no pain if there is no emotion.

But Xu Shu didn't understand any of this. He just liked playing more games, seeing more scenery, and tasting more delicious food.

He only enjoys the purest, most primal sensory stimulation.

He had never felt the loneliness and love depicted in the novel.

After all, everyone in a boarding school is independent, and from the moment they enter the school, their only ultimate goal is to get into a top university.

One wrong step, and you'll not become a top university graduate; otherwise, you'll fall to the bottom of society.

Xiao Xiao's feeling was right; Xu Shu had always been a pure power-hungry player without any emotions.

He's ruthless not only to the characters in the game, but also to himself.

In order to gain fans' favor and earn more money, anything—pure love, harem, or complicated relationships—can be acted out.

Anyway, these don't require professional acting skills.

Xu Shu always harbored a deep sense of vigilance towards game developers.

Looking at Xu Shu's behavior while controlling Xiao Xiao, aside from the occasional hints of possessiveness towards beautiful female characters...

(This is normal, since no player plays games without the beautiful character models and illustrations; players consider the pretty characters in games their "waifus." But if you're talking about love, then that's probably not the case.)

Before he started streaming, Xu Shu's mind was always on strength, strength, and more strength.

After starting the live stream, he only started to act a little more like a human being in front of the camera.

Moreover, just from the fact that Xu Shu has had no friends or social life for so long, yet can seamlessly empathize with Xiao Xiao and recite lines, it's clear that he's not a normal person.

Old Deng in the family always said that Xu Shu had never actually developed intelligence; he was just someone who had been trained to know everything.

A pretentious little brat.

Xu Shu disagreed, and even looked down on his old father.

What do you mean, "killed by a charity guy"? What do you mean, "will always love Alicia"? It's hilarious. Such a grown man, and his room is pink all the time.

He still has to support the family's expenses.

His upbringing taught him that power, influence, and money are the mainstream values ​​of this world.

Now, the Snow Emperor is in our hands.

With this qualitative leap in strength, Xiao Xiao will definitely be able to dominate the Grand Arena, so the following matters don't seem so urgent.

After the Snow Empress's sacrifice, Xiao Xiao's temperament and appearance might change slightly, and Xu Shu plans to change Xiao Xiao's style again at that time.

The aloof, white-clad senior sister?

Besides being a fan of lolis, Chinese people are also a fan of white-haired girls, so everyone will definitely like that.

After writing down this idea, Xu Shu began contacting clothing design companies in Shanghai to order custom-made clothing samples.

At this moment, Xu Shu's desire for strength turned into boundless excitement about raising an even more beautiful wife.

More visually appealing scenes and more exciting battle scenes will have better visual effects and thus attract more viewers.

Xiao Xiao's advantage will be like a snowball rolling downhill; once it starts to grow, it will not be easily caught up by others.

"Of course, he'd prefer someone prettier?"

"yawn--"

Xu Shu yawned again.

He rubbed his nose and looked at the sky with a suspicious expression.

Can virtual reality devices catch a cold? Should he report this to the authorities? Or is this what his father always says—that someone is thinking of him?