Lan Lan held the mouse, looking bewildered.
"Why is it uncivilized?" She looked around, searching for answers. "I don't understand, can someone teach me?"
Xiao Yi also showed a confused expression; she was a good little girl and didn't understand these things.
A Jin was slightly taken aback: "I'm not really sure either; maybe I just didn't think about it in an uncivilized way."
Only Qin Xin's face turned red, and she lowered her head, not saying a word.
She couldn't say anything; if she did, it would expose her.
"Let's get started," Bai Ningning said calmly, "You can split up and go wherever you want."
It's just a bot; no matter how difficult it is, it's still a bot. Can't she manage four girls?
...
Qin Yue sat on her own sofa, looking at the oversized wall-mounted TV, and began to feel something was off.
For half a month, Bai Ningning had been coming back around the same time in the afternoon. But today, it was getting dark, and she still hadn't returned.
At three in the afternoon, she thought it was nice not to worry about a girl sitting next to her, ready to say something that would make her blood pressure spike.
Without that worry, the leisurely afternoon tea time was wonderful.
By five in the afternoon, she thought, could something have happened? Why hasn't she come back yet? Although it was quieter without her, people still had to come back.
If she returned within the next hour, she would let it go for today.
By seven in the afternoon, Qin Yue couldn't sit still anymore.
It was so late, and she was still out; she must be with her junior. Good for you, little green tea, I knew you couldn't suppress your true nature. You just hadn't been fed for a few days and ran out to find someone else!
Qin Yue was furious, Qin Yue was seething with anger, Qin Yue was bloodthirsty and ready to explode...
"What is she doing!"
Before long, Aunt Zou returned with the investigation report from the maids, saying, "Miss Ningning has been online on Steam and WeGame all afternoon, playing League of Legends for an hour and a half, CS:GO for two hours, and even logged onto Battle.net. I don't know if it was Hearthstone or StarCraft. Now, she has started Dota 2 again."
There was no need for an investigation; just checking the gaming platform would reveal everything. Even if she hadn't added friends, searching for Miss Ningning's ID on WeGame or Max would show her stats right away.
Goodness, she had been playing all afternoon, and all I could see were SVP matches.
Qin Yue was slightly taken aback: "Playing games?"
"Yeah."
"Playing games all afternoon, and still playing now?"
"Yes, a new match just started."
Qin Yue felt a bit relieved and sat back down.
Playing games, then there's nothing to worry about.
...
Bai Ningning knew she was wrong.
Looking at the exploding World Tree on the screen, she fell into deep thought.
"The opponent's burst is so high."
"Wow, the skills are amazing; they took me out."
"But the opponent is a bot..."
"Oh, it's artificial intelligence; no wonder their skills are so good. They must have embedded scripts."
A few junior girls started a meeting on the spot, discussing why they lost, and finally reached a consensus that the opponent's bots were too strong.
Bai Ningning remained silent; after losing the match, she felt her teammates were not doing well.
"Let's go again," she gritted her teeth, "We can win."
She didn't believe it; no matter how bad they were, they shouldn't be unable to beat a bot.
The new round of battle began again. It really couldn't be blamed on Bai Ningning; losing was quite normal.
The three junior girls had never played this game before, and their gaming intuition was just average, which was basically counterproductive. The only one with some spirit, Qin Xin, was completely distracted from the game.
The military training was over, which might be a good thing. But for them, it also meant that Ningning's volunteer work was about to come to an end.
Of course, they were all in the same school, so there would still be opportunities to meet in the future, and they could also arrange to hang out together. But no matter what, it couldn't compare to the daily check-ins during military training.
Moreover, Qin Xin had been hiding something in her heart—when they first went out to play, Bai Ningning said, "I can understand." What exactly did she understand?
Did she really know what she did last night?
If she did, then what did those three words mean?
Today was the last gathering before class; if they missed this opportunity, it would be hard to grasp again in the future.
But how should she ask?
"Ningning, when you said you could understand last time, did you mean you knew I used your photo... for that?"
When you said you could understand, to what extent did you understand?
Did it mean you could help me personally?
Qin Xin really wanted to ask these questions, but she also understood that once she said them, it would basically mean social death.
So, it needed to be more subtle.
So, the question is, how to be subtle?
Two hours later, Bai Ningning gave up.
The junior girls also gave up on the idea of getting their first win.
"Sure enough, we were too ambitious."
"Yeah, no wonder it's a game with a super difficult entry level."
"The bots are too tough."
However, Bai Ningning didn't come away empty-handed; at least everyone had fun playing. Moreover, one of the junior girls seemed to have successfully picked it up.
Qin Xin calmly said, "I think it's okay; I almost got it."
"Alright," Bai Ningning quickly replied.
"Let's play together next time."
The beautiful junior wearing black thigh-high socks sat next to me, playing games together, and that feeling was so wonderful. Not to mention, if something happened, Bai Ningning could just slap her thigh, which would be much more useful than the ping signal in the game.
Hmm, slap the junior's thigh.
Playing games together... right!
In an instant, Qin Xin felt a surge of inspiration; she thought of how to express her feelings more subtly.
"Ningning senior."
"Mm?"
"Next time," the girl gently tucked her hair behind her ear, "I want to use Jekyll to assist you."
After saying this, Qin Xin's heart raced.
How would she respond to me?
"Jekyll? No way, what do you need Jekyll for in duo queue? He can't protect anyone, his stats are weak, and his skills drain health while messing up the minion waves," Bai Ningning said with a serious face, "For duo queue, I suggest you use a little sprite as support; that one is powerful."
Qin Xin's eyes fell in disappointment.
Alright, she either didn't understand, or didn't think in that direction... or maybe she understood but chose to avoid the topic.
In any case, the attempt to probe had failed miserably.
"By the way," Bai Ningning suddenly remembered something about this junior and symbolically showed concern, "Have you completed your commuting procedures?"
"Almost done," Qin Xin replied, "I can get it the day after tomorrow."
The day after tomorrow, that's Friday.
Bai Ningning instantly felt happy.
Tomorrow is class, and the day after tomorrow is Friday, which means only two days of class before a break—great!
Moreover, their department only had classes in the morning on Fridays, so they could go home by noon.
"Well, then I wish you all the best," Bai Ningning closed the game and looked out the window, "It's getting late, let's head back."
The big sister had a rule to be home by 9:15 PM, or who knows what kind of punishment she might face.