All my teammates online are my girlfriends

"Gas leak?"

"Isn't that how the official explanation always goes? Just take it with a grain of salt and go home as soon as possible. There have been some issues with the environmental conditions in Canghai City lately, so remember to report anything unusual."

Tang Feilin glanced at the many peach trees in Lin Qiu's backyard and still offered a reminder.

Judging from the current adaptation, this place will inevitably undergo mutation sooner or later. It remains to be seen what it will become. I haven't even tasted the peach of mutation yet.

"Won't there be any health problems?"

Lin Qiu gently rubbed Qian Hui's head and asked with some concern.

"Nothing has been detected so far, so we can rest assured for now. However, if any problems arise, be sure to report it and go to the hospital immediately."

"There's already a problem here, are we going to demolish the houses too?"

"Not really, we're just responsible for dealing with things that will be affected."

Tang Feilin waved her hand and didn't say anything more to them. After finishing the last segment of orange, she walked into the house.

The orange trees outside are all taken care of, but some things inside still need to be sorted out.

After watching Tang Feilin leave, Lin Qiu and Qian Hui didn't linger and obediently returned to their room.

Seeing the two return, Ye Qianhe finally raised her head—

What happened next door?

"It seems there's been some environmental problem, and they're dealing with it. The explanation given to the public is that there's a gas leak."

"Environmental issues?"

Chizuru was taken aback. She hadn't noticed anything unusual about her commute to and from get off work these past few days.

Rather, it seems the landscaping in the neighborhood has been getting better and better lately.

"I don't know the specifics, but please be careful when going out recently. Chie, stay home and don't wander around."

"I know!"

"Alright, alright, it's your turn to take a shower. I'm going back to my room now."

"oh-"

After giving Qianhui his instructions, Lin Qiu lazily returned to his room.

He had barely sat down when a message was sent to his phone. He was stunned when he saw Chen Xiao's name displayed on the screen.

"I heard you guys were playing Kara no Kyoukai, right? I bought the equipment today and just tried it out, but there are still a lot I don't understand. Could you teach me?"

"See you at the entrance of the newbie village in one minute!"

Lin Qiu replied to the message almost without thinking, put on the helmet, and collapsed onto the bed.

Meanwhile, Chen Xiao, seeing Lin Qiu's reply, also breathed a slight sigh of relief.

"Old Chen, it's time to take a shower. Do you want to shower first?"

Just as she was about to put on her helmet, a rather tall figure appeared at the doorway and called out to the house.

She was almost the same height as Lin Qiu, and her long hair, which cascaded down to her waist, was very well-maintained. Compared to Chen Xiao, she had a gentler face with a slight blush from exercise.

Her loose-fitting workout clothes couldn't hide her hot figure; the way she moved made Chen Xiao's heart tremble slightly.

Has Sakikuma gotten into another fight recently?

"You go ahead and shower, I'm meeting up with someone to play games."

"play games?"

Wu Xiaoxiong was slightly taken aback upon hearing this, but she quickly realized what he meant, and a playful smile immediately appeared on her lips.

"With your childhood sweetheart boyfriend?"

"Don't talk nonsense! Our relationship hasn't reached that stage yet!"

Chen Xiao's pretty face flushed red instantly, and she quickly tried to explain herself.

Although this is the established development path, it hasn't even started yet!

"Okay, okay - playing games with my future boyfriend, like 'Kara no Kyoukai'?"

"Hmm, do you play too?"

"I've played it, and it's pretty good. If you don't understand anything, I can teach you."

"Then I'll trouble you. My ID is Chixiao. Remember to add me as a friend later. I'm going online now."

"Okay!"

Seeing Chen Xiao put on his helmet and lie down on the bed, Wu Xiaoxiong smiled and didn't say anything more.

After tucking him in, Saki didn't rush to leave. Instead, she lazily sat in a chair and contacted Shang Yan.

"Shang Yan, have you met Old Chen's childhood sweetheart?"

"I'm fighting a boss, please don't disturb me."

"Believe it or not, I'll give you all the student council documents to work on tomorrow..."

"Ahem, Saki-nee, let's talk this out. I'm really fighting the boss right now. That new boss is such a pain. Xianyu and I are really locked in a fierce battle."

"We can fight the boss anytime, but Old Chen's situation is more important. Everyone, come to the newbie village later!"

192 - So-called intelligentization

"Ah, it's here, it's that one, isn't it?"

"It should be him, right? He has a ponytail, and as always, he's got a poker face. But why is he a male character?"

"Is that Lin Qiu you were talking about?"

"Yes, yes, Chie mentioned it. Her ID is Lin Zhong Hui Yuan, but she looks like a shrewd businessman."

Looking at Lin Qiu's lazy figure leaning against the entrance of the newbie village, Shang Yan couldn't help but mutter to himself.

He seems harmless offline, but why does he gradually exude a somewhat ominous aura in the game?

"Stop muttering and quickly change positions. We can't hear what they're saying from here."

"oh!!"

Just as Shang Yan and the others were sneaking closer, Lin Qiu on the other side had already noticed the group approaching and became wary.

What other crazy players have come to block the newbie village? There's a law enforcement team protecting this place. If they catch someone, they'll get a good beating, and it'll definitely leave them with psychological trauma.

"what happened?"

"It's nothing, just watching some lambs being led to their doom."

Lin Qiu shook his head, no longer paying attention to those strange guys, and turned his gaze back to Chen Xiao.

Lin Qiu looked up and down at the figure that Chen Xiao had sculpted, which resembled himself, and his gaze became somewhat subtle.

Do these guys have some kind of obsession with male characters...?

"Hmm? Is there something strange about the character I created?"

"Oh, it's nothing. How far along are you in your mission?"

"It hasn't even started yet. After experiencing the newbie combat dungeon, I was teleported to this newbie village. They told me to find the village chief, but I still haven't found him."

"Isn't the village chief always very conspicuous, right there in that house over there...?"

Lin Qiu looked at the house to the side and saw that the figure that should have been there below had disappeared without a trace, leaving only a black cat lying there lazily sunbathing.

Seeing this bizarre scene, Lin Qiu was stunned and rubbed his eyes in disbelief.

The village chief has run away from home?!

"I asked other players who were passing by, and they all looked confused. The remaining new players had the same question as me, but they basically couldn't stay and ran away."

Chen Xiao sighed helplessly. Could it be that Qi Xi rushed back earlier because of these bugs?

Lin Qiu scratched his head, looking at Qi Xi's grayed-out ID in his friend list, and could only give up the idea of ​​asking about the situation.

"Hmm—let's ask the other NPCs. Maybe now that smart technology is widespread, the village chief has left on his own."

"Intelligentization? These NPCs have their own thoughts now?!"

"Yeah, I don't know how Qi Xi did it, but these NPCs are indeed becoming more and more like real people."

Lin Qiu explained, his gaze fixed on a passing farmer, and then walked over to him—

"Excuse me, where is the village chief?"

"Village chief, you should be on a date by now."

"Isn't your village chief over seventy years old...?"

"His second spring, everyone in the village knows. You can see him in the grove of trees to the left of the house. He should be with Widow Wang now."

"..."

"So, did you get the answer?"

Seeing Lin Qiu return with a dark expression, Chen Xiao asked with some confusion.

That expression doesn't look right. Could the person really be missing?

"It's over there in the grove, walk this way."

Lin Qiu didn't explain anything, but silently led Chen Xiao out of the village.

But in his heart, he couldn't wait to rush to Qi Xi's company and beat that guy to a pulp.

What exactly have you made intelligent?!

Glancing at Lin Qiu's silent demeanor, Chen Xiao wisely refrained from asking further questions and instead curiously surveyed the woods ahead.

Although it was my first time trying this game, the experience was surprisingly good.

It's incredibly realistic, with plenty of fantasy elements, and the action sequences are faithfully reproduced from reality...

"Whoosh-"

"..."

"Lin Qiu, didn't a big black rat just dart by?"

Chen Xiao pointed to the side and asked, his expression becoming somewhat tense.

"I remember you're not afraid of mice, so don't be too nervous."

"That rat was as big as a bear!"

"Those are the mobs in the beginner area, mutated rats. Don't be fooled by their size, they're actually quite weak. The beginner quest is for the village chief to give you a weapon and then you go and deal with them."

After Lin Qiu's explanation, Chen Xiao's tense body relaxed slightly, his eyes fixed on the direction the little monster had just run.

I wonder what weapons we'll get later. Will swords and knives be effective against those small monsters? Do you have a hammer?

"Ah, that's the village chief."

Just as she was lost in thought, Lin Qiu suddenly stopped and looked at the muscular old man passionately embracing a charming mature woman under a big tree in the distance.

I remember the village chief's face, but I have absolutely no recollection of his body below the neck!

Has this been a case of possession?!

"Village chief, this is not a good idea, it's still daytime."

"What's the big deal? Everyone knows it, there's no need to hide anything."

"But aren't there a lot of monsters in this little forest? I'm a little scared."

Hearing the woman's coquettish tone, Chen Xiao immediately shivered.

"Don't worry, with me here, there's nothing to be afraid of!"

"Um—excuse me for a moment?"

Before the village chief could have a further conversation with him, Lin Qiu's voice suddenly came from behind.

"Ok?"

As the village chief turned his head and looked at Lin Qiu, who was clearly not a newcomer, his brows furrowed immediately.