Magic: Reincarnate from high-voltage electricity at the start, level up independently.

In math class, the young math teacher stood on the podium, talking non-stop, his pen flying across the blackboard, his gaze inadvertently sweeping over a row of students in the classroom before suddenly stopping.

"Tang Xiaoran, please answer this question."

The girl in front of the desk remained motionless, her head slightly drooping, her eyes vacant, clearly lost in thought.

"Hey, the teacher's calling you!"

Xu Wan, who was sitting at the back table, raised her foot and gently kicked Tang Xiaoran's chair leg, reminding her in a low voice.

The girl with black-rimmed glasses suddenly snapped out of her daze, stood up abruptly, looked up blankly at the blackboard, and met the teacher's slightly stern gaze.

Noticing that all the students' eyes were on her, she instantly became flustered, her cheeks flushing slightly.

"Teacher, I...I..."

She couldn't answer at all, and she didn't even remember which knowledge point the teacher had just mentioned.

After all, there's that strange, almost joking saying that circulates in math class:

If you spend five seconds picking up a pen that has just fallen during class, congratulations, this lesson is no longer relevant to you, so get ready to daydream.

"Never mind, sit down."

The math teacher waved his hand helplessly and then called on other students to answer.

Tang Xiaoran breathed a sigh of relief and sat back down. Xu Wan, who sat behind her, immediately poked her back lightly with the tip of her pen and whispered:

"Hakiran, what's wrong with you today? You seem so distracted in class. Is it your period?"

"No," Tang Xiaoran shook her head, her tone filled with undisguised excitement, "I managed to talk to Chu Ge before class."

"It was my first time. I even helped her with her math homework, and she said she'd treat me to lunch."

She beamed with pride, getting happier and happier as she spoke: "How about it? Isn't it amazing?"

Throughout the entire class, Tang Xiaoran's mind was completely preoccupied with the lunch party, tossing and turning in her thoughts:

When eating, is it better to sit next to Chu Ge or across from him?

If you're sitting next to someone, should you choose the left or the right?

If you sit on the left, you can slow down your movements a little while eating, and your hand holding the chopsticks might accidentally touch the other person;

Sitting on the right isn't bad either; maybe Chu Ge will take the initiative to touch your hand first.

After thinking it over, she felt it would be impolite to go to the appointment empty-handed, so she thought about preparing a gift, but what would Chu Ge like?

A teenage lesbian simp will not meet a gender-swapped white-haired succubus girl.

This dilemma swirled in her mind, until she couldn't help but turn to her best friend and ask her for advice on this question, which was definitely among the most difficult to resolve in the world of "simps."

"Wanwan..."

Xu Wan's temple throbbed, and she forced out a sentence through gritted teeth:

"Get lost. If I hear that stupid question again, I'll kill you."

She emphasized, word by word:

"Trust me, I will absolutely beat you to death!"

"Hmph, fine, I won't ask then." Tang Xiaoran pouted and turned away sullenly.

Xu Wan cursed inwardly, thinking: I don't usually talk about doing good deeds, but I haven't done anything immoral either. How did I end up with such a brain-dead, simp best friend?

Before we knew it, it was noon. The cafeteria was bustling with activity, and the aroma of food filled the air.

Chu Ge stood in front of the food serving window, looked at Tang Xiaoran beside him, and asked casually:

"Order whatever you like, don't be shy."

To be honest, the school cafeteria only offers a few dishes over and over again. With Tang Xiaoran's appetite, even if she ate as much as she wanted, it wouldn't cost her much money.

Tang Xiaoran hesitated for a moment, then gently pointed to the stir-fried bean sprouts and scrambled eggs with tomatoes in the window, and said softly to the cafeteria lady, "Auntie, I'd like these two dishes, plus a serving of rice."

Two vegetarian dishes plus rice cost only five yuan in total.

Chu Ge was much more straightforward, pointing to the dishes one after another with his fingertips: "This one, this one, and these few, let's count them together."

She ordered five meat dishes in one go and paid 26 yuan when she swiped her card, which was no different from her usual spending.

Seeing the pile of food on Chu Ge's plate, Tang Xiaoran felt inexplicably awkward and ultimately didn't feel comfortable sitting next to her, choosing instead to sit opposite her.

Halfway through the meal, Tang Xiaoran suddenly took a small box from her pocket, gently placed it on the table, and pushed it in front of Chu Ge, her eyes filled with a hint of trepidation:

"Chu Ge, you treated me to dinner, so I have a gift for you too."

"Thanks."

Chu Ge gave a casual reply, glanced at the box, and subconsciously assumed it contained small accessories such as hair clips and hair ties commonly used by girls, so he didn't pay much attention and casually opened the lid.

The next second, she stopped moving, and a clear look of surprise flashed in her eyes.

Inside the box lay a crystal core.

This is no ordinary small gift; it's a valuable item worth tens of thousands.

Chu Ge looked at the crystal core, then looked up at the girl opposite him, full of doubt: Have high school students gotten this into a serious situation when exchanging gifts?

Seeing that her brows were slightly furrowed and she didn't show any happiness, Tang Xiaoran panicked instantly, and her voice even carried a hint of grievance:

"You...you don't like this gift?"

In class, the girl thought about it for a long time and finally realized that the crystal core was the most presentable thing she had at the moment, so she decided to give one away as a gift.

But the current situation tells her that this choice seems to be wrong.

"No." Chu Ge shook his head gently and looked at the girl in front of him again.

She still wore thick black-rimmed glasses and had bangs that covered half of her face. She looked ordinary, but at this moment, Chu Ge felt that she exuded a pure warmth.

What an innocent and good kid! It makes me worry that you might be tricked by some blond-haired bastard in the future.

"I love so much."

Chu Ge suppressed her surprise and became more serious, but couldn't help asking, "But this is too expensive. Are you really going to give it to me? Or I can transfer the money to you, and consider it as if I bought it."

"No, no!"

Tang Xiaoran quickly waved her hand. Seeing that Chu Ge liked it, her anxiety instantly disappeared, and she smiled with her eyes crinkling. "As long as Chu Ge likes it, that's enough. There's no need to pay."

"Okay... then."

Chu Ge didn't refuse again, silently putting away the crystal core as if he owed the other party a favor.

……

The afternoon sun was just right, and the autumn weather was still a bit hot. The blue sky and white clouds complemented each other as the two girls walked side by side on the straight path in the woods.

The shadows of the trees are dappled, and sunlight filters through the branches and leaves, casting shimmering spots of light. A gentle breeze carries the fragrance of grass and trees.

Tang Xiaoran unconsciously moved closer to Chu Ge, the faint jasmine scent wafting from him, sweet and pleasant.

The two remained silent the entire way, not uttering a single word. But for Tang Xiaoran, this was probably the happiest and most blissful moment of her life. She silently murmured to herself:

Chu Ge, if I could, I truly wish this road would never end.

As soon as they returned to the classroom, Xu Wan grabbed Tang Xiaoran and dragged her to a quiet spot in the corridor.

I saw you two in the cafeteria at noon.

Xu Wan looked on with curiosity and asked in a low voice, "What gift did you give Chu Ge? She seemed to like it a lot."

No way, no way, could it be that my simp best friend is really going to get laid?

Tang Xiaoran waved her hand dismissively: "It's nothing, just a crystal core."

Xu Wan's eyes widened instantly, and her voice rose several decibels:

"A single crystal core? You call that nothing? Do you even know how much it's worth?!"

"I know," Tang Xiaoran nodded, her face completely at ease. "But Chu Ge likes it, isn't that enough?"

Xu Wan: "..."

She sighed helplessly, "Tang Xiaoran, if you have so many crystal cores that you don't know what to do with them, you might as well give them to me, really."

"...Forget it, I can't reason with you. Whatever makes you happy."

Xu Wan was too lazy to say anything more; a simp like her didn't deserve to listen.

……

Night fell, around 7 p.m.

In the pink bedroom filled with girlish charm, Xu Wan tied her hair into playful pigtails, wore an adorable strawberry bear pajama, and lay on the soft bed, her pair of fair little feet gently crossing and swinging behind her.

Her eyes were glued to the countdown on the computer screen, a small smug smile playing on her lips, and she let out a cold snort.

"As the chosen protagonist, this early access to the Fourth World is surely mine, Empress Xu Wan's, possession!"

at the same time.

In a small, secluded supermarket on the other side of the city, the boy on duty glanced at the time. With only a few minutes left until eight o'clock, he immediately quit the game he was playing and opened a webpage he had searched for in advance.

"What a crappy phone! It's so laggy!"

Wang Qiang stared at the OOPPA5 in his hand, which was burning hot and hadn't responded for a long time. He couldn't help but curse under his breath, feeling both anxious and angry.

"I should have changed my phone sooner. If it delays my chance to qualify and make money, I...I..."

He couldn't bring himself to say "smash" the word.

After all, he spent over a hundred yuan on this phone, and he couldn't bear to part with it.

Inside a high-end residential community.

Night fell. The man, holding a glass of warm milk, gently knocked on his daughter's bedroom door.

A girl's soft voice came from inside the room:

"Please come in."

The man pushed open the door and entered, placing the milk on his daughter's desk. His gaze inadvertently swept over the computer screen, a slight surprise appearing on his face.

"Don't you usually never play games? Why are you joining in today?"

"It's different," Ye Lingling replied softly, a unique tenderness flashing in her eyes.

"This was made with a lot of effort by my dad, and it's the most precious gift to me, so of course I have to try it."

The man hadn't expected his daughter to say that, and his heart was filled with doting affection. He reached out and ruffled her hair, smiling as he gave her a few words of advice:

"Then get some rest after you've secured your spot. Dad has something to do tomorrow and won't be able to take you to school."

"Okay, Dad, don't worry." Ye Lingling shook her head, her gaze returning to the screen.

……

The room was dimly lit, with no lights on, only the blue light from the computer screen illuminating the room.

The white-haired girl sat in the computer chair with her legs drawn up to her chest, her pupils reflecting the numbers jumping on the screen.

[Number of applicants remaining for Fourth World Early Access: 100 | Number of applicants currently online: 12638272]

She took out her phone and casually scrolled through her WeChat Moments; the screen was filled with flags set by netizens:

[I'm making this a bet: if I don't win tonight, I'll jump off the building and into the flowerbed!]

I swear on my luck with romance for the next thirty years, if I'm not chosen in today's lottery, I'll eat my words in a public place!

[By grabbing all of Grandma's phones, how could we possibly lose with five phones?]

Time ticked away, and only one minute, half a minute, ten seconds remained until the 8 o'clock deadline for securing a spot...

Chu Ge stared at the screen, silently counting down in his mind:

"3!"

"2!"

"1!"

The instant the countdown ended, she jerked her fingertips down and precisely clicked the blue "Apply" button on the screen...