Pang Kirates conquered two gangs in the game and gained 269 followers.
The black flower on the teacher’s head turned pink instantly. Teacher Green Dragon, who was about to scold him for being late, pressed one claw on his head and hugged his tail with the other. He hopped back a few times to avoid Feng Lianzhu.
He said fiercely, โYou’re not even reflecting on being late and are teasing the AI teacher. Iโm so angry, so angry! Do you know you’re playing with fire? I declare you wonโt get any little red flowers today, none at all!โ
โOh,โ Feng Lianzhu leaned on his desk, resting his chin on his hand, looking at Teacher Green Dragon. โI kind of wanted them, they look pretty.โ
Teacher Green Dragon: โโฆโฆโ
After huffing for a while, he let go of the flower on his head and came over with his tail still hugged, saying, โThen it depends on whether your performance later is worthy of my reward, hmph.โ
โTeacher, are you holding your tail because youโre afraid I’ll touch it?โ Feng Lianzhu asked fluently in the Imperial language.
โOf course not!โ
With that, Teacher Green Dragon put down his tail and began the lesson.
Seeing him start teaching, Feng Lianzhu said seriously, โTeacher, I hope to accelerate my learning. It took me only two days to learn the Imperial language from scratch; other subjects should be even simpler. I hope to complete them in four days and take the elementary school exam on the fifth day.โ
Teacher Green Dragonโs mouth fell open in shock, and after a moment of silence, he said, โGraduating elementary school in seven days? Thereโs never been such a precedent.โ
If time permits, Feng Lianzhu would also prefer to complete his studies at a slower pace, not wanting to overburden himself. However, with the threat of the underground arena, he didn’t want it to affect the “Feng Yuansi” account’s studies. It was best to graduate from elementary school before the plan started, and then attend middle school once the underground arena issue was resolved.
He only had four or five days left.
โSo you want to escape from me?โ The Teacher Green Dragon bit his own tail in anger. โIs it because I hold long classes and donโt let you leave?โ
โNo,โ Feng Lianzhu shook his head. โIf possible, I hope you can also be my AI teacher in middle school.โ
โAI teachers can indeed be used up to high school,โ the Teacher Green Dragon said, calming down a bit upon hearing this. โMy settings will be saved in your student profile. If you want me to be your teacher in middle school, you can choose from the history records.โ
That was perfect for Feng Lianzhu, who happily agreed.
โGood!โ Teacher Green Dragon suddenly turned fierce again. โI am very strict. If you want to escape from me, you will have to pay the price!โ
โYes,โ Feng Lianzhu rolled up his sleeves. โI will remember all the lessons taught by Teacher Green Dragon.โ
After receiving the student’s consent and calculating that Feng Lianzhu’s body could withstand a high-intensity teaching plan, Teacher Green Dragon accelerated the pace of teaching and adopted a bilateral teaching method.
โIโve decided to combine the general knowledge and interstellar common language courses,โ said the Green Dragon, entering teaching mode seriously. โUp to the fifth grade in elementary, interstellar language mainly covers alphabets, phonetics, vocabulary, grammar, and conversational application. You have a foundation in common language, so it should be faster to learn than the Imperial language. The general knowledge content is also mostly memorization, and the textbook contains many common words. Weโll first memorize the general knowledge textbook, then memorize words from the common language textbook that arenโt in the general knowledge one, and finally focus on grammar. This will take two days. After two days, Iโll test you on both subjects. Can you keep up with this intensity?โ
โIโll follow Teacher Green Dragonโs lead,โ Feng Lianzhu cooperated.
Teacher Green Dragon felt invigorated and conducted a force-feeding style of teaching.
After memorizing topics like โWhy does it rain and wind blow,โ โHow energy transforms,โ โThe relationship between mass and density,โ โThe number of planets in the Alliance,โ โGravity of each planet,โ and so on, by 8 PM, Feng Lianzhu frowned and asked, โTeacher Green Dragon, do Alliance elementary students have to learn such complex stuff?โ
โNo, not really. I saw you were learning so fast that I also taught you middle school material,โ said Teacher Green Dragon, the little flower on his head swaying. โYou did well today.โ
Feng Lianzhu: โโฆโฆโ
Seeing Feng Lianzhuโs speechless reaction, Teacher Green Dragon became cheerful. He pranced with his tail, plucked the pink flower from his head, and handed it to Feng Lianzhu: โFor a late student wanting a reward from the teacher, you must pay double the price.โ
He was a bit vengeful! Truly fitting his childlike characteristics.
Feng Lianzhu took the flower and asked, โHow can I personally pick a red flower as a reward from the teacher?โ
Teacher Green Dragon immediately covered his head, glaring and saying, โLetโs see if you can score full marks in both subjects tomorrow. Iโll give you the hardest questions!โ
โOkay,โ Feng Lianzhu smiled and placed the virtual flower in his StarNet personal space, where two other flowers were already displayed.
Back on the primitive planet, the atavists had almost finished moving. The base remained untouched, and they set up tents near the lair to temporarily reside.
The conditions werenโt great, but it was much better than living in caves. Hearing they might fight against the underground arena, everyone accepted it well. Dolphin 66 had said that after the arenaโs downfall, they could get a lot of Star Coins, allowing more people the chance to attend college.
In truth, Dolphin 66 wasnโt sure about the Star Coins, but after the previous dealings with the pirates, they had become rich. Nowโฆ it should be the same. After all, the underground arena was wealthy. Even a fraction of its assets would be enough for the atavists to attend college.
Just enduring a few days would allow them to attend school, so the atavists were happy, not forgetting to bring their StarNet devices to the tents. Whenever they had time, they listened to free online courses.
The only ones suffering were the five technicians sent by the interstellar pirates. They carried a heavy burden.
Lind had ordered them to use the opportunity of installing the network to infiltrate the atavists, gather information about Kirates Dragon, and find an opportunity to locate where the gold was hidden.
Of course, the pirates didn’t dare attack the primitive planet directly. They were thinking that if Kirates Dragon ever left the planet, they might be able to sneak in and steal back the gold coins. After all, those coins represented several hundred years of their savings!
When the technicians installed the StarNet equipment, they secretly included a surveillance device, enabling them to monitor everyone’s StarNet activity.
Over the next few days, these five technicians watched as Kirates Dragon managed two accounts, pretended to be his own nephew attending elementary school, and participated in the entire underground arena event.
Initially, they found it amusing, but their amusement turned to shock as they observed Kirates Dragon’s photographic memory, learning the Imperial language in just two days, and studying interstellar language and general knowledge simultaneously in one day. His intelligence was astounding. Moreover, the records of him fighting in the arena terrified the technicians; he had single-handedly overturned the entire underground arena!
They were aware of the reason for this recent relocation: the underground arena was planning an attack. Seeing the strength of Kirates Dragon, they weren’t afraid of the arena; they were afraid of being caught in the crossfire.
Deciding whether to report their findings to their leader, Lind, became a dilemma. They feared being instantly electrocuted or having their blood boiled and skin exploded by Kirates Dragon.
Ultimately, they reasoned that, as pirates engaged in illegal activities, switching allegiance from Lind to Kirates Dragon wasnโt much different. If they actually took the dragonโs gold, they speculated that Kirates Dragon could potentially overturn the entire pirate planet. For their own sake and to protect the other pirates, the technicians decided it was wise to cease contact with Lind.
They had been peacefully staying in their tents, where Dolphin 66 had treated them quite well, even providing comfortable mattresses.
But soon, Feng Lianzhu arrived.
“Ki-ki-ki-Kirates Lord…” the technicians stammered a greeting, their eyes betraying their guilt.
Dog 16 brought a chair over for Feng Lianzhu to sit on, while he and Mouse 223 stood behind him like guardian deities, instantly elevating Feng Lianzhu’s imposing presence.
Dolphin 66 approached and whispered to the technicians, โNothing can be hidden from Lord Kirates. Confess and you may be shown leniency; resist and face severity.โ
Hearing this, the already guilty technicians fell to their knees, with the most timid one blurting out, “We are guilty! We shouldnโt have installed surveillance devices in the StarNet equipment, we shouldnโt have agreed to Leader Lindโฆ No, it was that damned pirate Lind who wanted to spy on you, we shouldnโt have thought of stealing gold coins while Lord Kirates wasn’t on the planet. We havenโt leaked any information yet; we are guilty, please forgive us!”
With that confession, the others, who had intended to hide the truth, also confessed.
โStealing gold coins?โ Feng Lianzhu chuckled derisively.
His laughter sent shivers down the spines of the technicians.
โI actually look forward to Lind trying to steal,โ said Feng Lianzhu. โThat way, Iโd have a reason to move all the resources from the pirate planet back here. What do you think?โ
Dog 16’s eyes lit up at the mention of acquiring various professional talents. “We, the atavists, desperately need talents for our development,” he said.
Dolphin 66 shook his head, criticizing Lind’s leadership. “Does Leader Lind not learn from his mistakes? Last time, he could have exchanged goods for gold coins fairly and equitably, but he chose to invade the primitive planet. What was the result? He lost both his wife and his soldiers, became a hostage, and had to work for us for over ten days, paying an even higher ransom. How could someone so foolish become a pirate leader?”
Mouse 223, putting his hands on his waist and showing his large front teeth, made threatening “squeaking” noises at the technicians. He even picked up a piece of wood and rapidly gnawed it to bits, demonstrating his strength and indicating that he could devour those who disobeyed.
Dog 16: “โฆโฆ”
Mouse 223, as a guard for Lord Kirates, seemed somewhat out of place.
Feng Lianzhu, calmly addressing the technicians, asked, “Since you’ve monitored the StarNet records, you know I plan to wage war against the underground arena, right?”
“We know, and we wonโt tell anyone!” the timid technician said, waving his hands.
“I want you to tell everyone,” Feng Lianzhu commanded. “Let Lind make his own choice.”
The technicians: “โฆโฆ”
After leaving the tent and the bewildered technicians, Dog 16 questioned Feng Lianzhu’s decision to inform the interstellar pirates.
“There are many atavists among the interstellar pirates,” Feng Lianzhu explained. “Since we’re going to rescue the contestants from the underground arena, let’s include the pirates as well.”
Feng Lianzhu’s decision was primarily based on his speculation about the relationship between atavists and Kirates Dragon. Could the system want more atavists on the planet?
ใCorrect answer. Host Feng Lianzhu has unlocked an additional mission with the interstellar pirates: to recruit atavists among them. Since host Feng Lianzhu has already activated two additional missions with teammate Pang Kirates, a main mission is now unlocked: defeat a level 70 boss, the Nuwa person, and acquire the Earth attribute. The mission has been communicated to Pang Kirates.ใ
Feng Lianzhu wondered, “Can we still use our exchange opportunity with the Fat Dragon? Can it also be stacked?”
ใAfter completing three consecutive missions, you and Pang Kirates can open a shared channel for free exchange of positions.ใ
This was good news. With the channel open, Feng Lianzhu could switch places with the Fat Dragon when needed for added combat strength. Posing as Kirates would be more convincing and would allow him to act more freely.
Breaking free from constraints was key to Feng Lianzhu’s maturation. In the interstellar world, he needed to act according to his own will. With limited strength, it’s easy to make mistakes, but with the Fat Dragon as his backup, he had nothing to fear.
With everything in place, the convergence of the interstellar pirates, the Imperial Army, and the underground arena’s forces was bound to ignite a massive battle. Feng Lianzhu needed to ensure that Pang Kirates was ready to respond to the summon at any moment.
“How is Pang Kirates doing in the game? How did he manage to earn so many points?”
Since Feng Lianzhu recalled his wish, the system started to grant him partial answer privileges, slowly providing explanations that were previously withheld.
ใPang Kirates has subdued two factions in the game and gained 269 supporters. He helped the game company increase traffic; his battle scenes were turned into videos by players and posted online, gaining many fans.ใ
Feng Lianzhu: โโฆโฆโ
No wonder he’s been getting more comfortable with supporters now.
“Hasn’t the game company suspected him?” Feng Lianzhu asked.
Any game company wouldn’t just allow an NPC to disrupt a game like this. A self-aware AI is a threat to human society.
ใThe game company is divided into three factions. One faction supports treating Yuan Cun Feng Lianzhu as an unbeatable boss, introducing reward mechanisms to stimulate more players to join the game. Since Pang Kirates assisted a faction in a faction war, the company tends to treat him as a mascot; another faction views Pang Kirates as an unstable element and has sent GMs to erase his data, but the attempts failed, and the GMs were defeated. They are currently hiring professionals to attempt a ‘virus removal.’ใ
“And the third faction?”
ใThe last faction is in contact with some AI research departments, planning to sell Pang Kirates to them for a profit.ใ
“Which faction is currently dominant?”
ใThe traffic-capital faction is prevailing. Pang Kirates brings benefits to the game company, so no one will move against him for now. The general tendency is to exploit the traffic Yuan Cun Feng Lianzhu generates to the fullest before dealing with this mutated NPC.ใ
If that’s the case, it’s relatively good news. There’s still some time, and as long as Pang Kirates can maintain his fanbase and continue generating profits for the game company, he will be safe in the game.
Feng Lianzhu breathed a sigh of relief. He needed to complete the three tasks as soon as possible. Once they could freely exchange positions with Pang Kirates, Kirates would be much safer.
Author’s note:
Second update for today, roar! See you tomorrow~
Fat Dragon: Both factions say I’m their guardian beast. They fought over me, so I slept in the middle of the group battle, and they massaged me. It was very comfortable, roar~