My capricious friend.
The world of the game was too sweet, so much so that Feng Lianzhu could not forget it for a long time after returning to the interstellar world.
He remembered, before leaving, how the little golden dragon, who could fly on its own, insisted on clutching the front of his shirt with its short foreclaws during the roller coaster and coin slide rides, looking so determined that it seemed quite cute. Feng Lianzhu mischievously decided not to support the little golden dragon with his hands, to see how long it could hold on. Unexpectedly, Pang Kirates never let go of him, even though flying on its own would have been more comfortable.
This made Feng Lianzhu, who had wanted to smile and say goodbye before leaving, unable to maintain his usual composure. He involuntarily grasped the little golden dragon’s foreclaws and whispered, “I also cannot bear to part with Brother Pang. I will work hard and look forward to our next meeting.”
This time, the system finally did not deduct points from Feng Lianzhu for a forced smile, also letting him understand another lessonโthere’s no need to feign happiness in front of a dragon you care about. If you’re reluctant to leave, express it openly, letting the other know you value them just as much.
Indeed, this time, although the chubby dragon was still quite reluctant to part, he was no longer so sad. He even rubbed his little claws together, looking forward to their next meeting.
ใHost Feng Lianzhu has understood emotions such as “honesty” and “longing,” and is rewarded with 2000 points.ใ
Feng Lianzhu, who shared a large amount of points with the chubby dragon, actually did not care about these one or two thousand points. He was happier that his emotions were becoming richer, becoming more like a complete person.
“You have been very proactive in your studies lately. It seems that proper rest is more conducive to student learning. This must also be recorded and uploaded to the Starnet teaching system,” said Teacher Green Dragon, very pleased with Feng Lianzhu’s learning status after resting for three days, and praised him.
“It’s not that rest is beneficial to learning, but that I have personally realized the importance of learning,” Feng Lianzhu pointed to the history book and said, “Knowledge is always the most terrifying power.”
“Very good!” Teacher Green Dragon was too satisfied with his genius student, nodding so vigorously that the little flower on his head almost shook off. “Seeing how much you like history and politics, are you planning to study liberal arts? Then you must study poetry well. Recently, your essays, argumentative, and expository writings have been very good. Narrative writing is slightly inferior, but it’s still the difference between 100 and 90 points. However, your prose and poetry are far behind, with prose barely scoring 50 points and poetry only 30 points.”
“I will study hard, but I don’t plan to take the liberal arts exam,” Feng Lianzhu said.
The reason he was so successful in the game world, aside from his excellent negotiation skills, was technology. Feng Lianzhu had advanced technology that was sufficient to make game companies concede, willing to back down and overlook past grievances, no matter how much trouble Feng Lianzhu and Pang Kirates had caused the game companies, bearing the humiliation to trade with Feng Lianzhu.
“I want to take a comprehensive exam, both liberal arts and sciences. I like them both,” Feng Lianzhu said.
“Comprehensive?” The Teacher Green Dragon was surprised for a moment, then burst into hearty laughter, his short foreclaws struggling to pat Feng Lianzhu’s shoulder, “Worthy of being my student, I want the whole world to know that I have taken in such an excellent student.”
Teacher Green Dragon’s words, if changed to “Worthy of being my woman, I want the whole world to know I have found such an excellent woman,” would not feel out of place at all. Indeed, he was the domineering Teacher Green Dragon.
In current society, it’s rare for students to take exams in both arts and sciences together. Students would rather study one subject less, but outstanding students always make the leaders of the Education Department open the green light for them. The Alliance has regulations allowing students to take comprehensive exams. Those who achieve excellent results in the comprehensive exams can choose any university they like and are not restricted by regular assessments. If a student wishes, they can study all subjects from the first to fourth year in one semester, graduate, and obtain their degree certificate within that same semester.
Teacher Green Dragon helped Feng Lianzhu submit his application for the comprehensive exam. The school leaders were very happy to hear this news. After all, Feng was already 18 years old. An 18-year-old student, even if graduating from elementary school and taking the university entrance exam within a month, could not be considered particularly outstanding. However, an 18-year-old elementary school graduate who achieves excellent results in the comprehensive exam within a month is a political achievement!
Actually, it was already a bit late to apply for the comprehensive exam, but after seeing Feng Lianzhu’s exam papers, the school leaders immediately submitted his application, forcibly squeezing in one more candidate into the comprehensive exam.
However, the comprehensive exam was troublesome, as Feng Lianzhu needed to attend the real-life exam in the Alliance’s capital star, Eimeral, and could not participate in the online exam via Starnet.
Just then, Major General Laurie had already gathered enough evidence and exposed the evil deeds of the underground arena through the media, bringing 127 high-ranking members of the Alliance, including the Vice Chairman of the Alliance Council and wealthy individuals, to court.
He personally came to pick up the 100 Atavists who were going to testify in court, smiling at Lizard and others, saying, “It’s great that you’re willing to testify. In our investigation, the underground arena killed many Atavists and modified humans to destroy evidence, and many laboratory records were also destroyed. Although I have collected a lot of video evidence, without witnesses, these videos are not as convincing.”
Lizard and others didn’t like Major General Laurie. To the Atavists, the Empire or the Alliance, it was just a change of oppressors. After the Alliance replaced the Empire and changed the interstellar from an imperial to a democratic system, it never stopped genetic evolution research or changed the treatment of Atavists. In many places unknown to the public, the system of the Empire was still in use.
Even now, Laurie was just using them to deliver a heavy blow to the high ranks of the Alliance.
The group lined up slowly to board the spaceship. Even though the Kirates dragon had ordered the Imperial army to take good care of them, what awaited them was the cold detention center and the merciless court.
Feng Lan and Dolphin 66 looked at the boarding Atavists with complex expressions. As Atavists themselves, even if these people had once been stained with blood, Feng Lan and others still hoped they could return to the primitive star, rather than living a seemingly free life under the Alliance’s surveillance.
As everyone quietly watched the 100 Atavists, a voice came through: “Wait a minute.”
Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and saw Feng Lianzhu, dressed in green, slowly walking towards them, orderly standing behind the 100 Atavists, and saying to Major General Laurie, “I’ll go too.”
Major General Laurie had already been informed in advance that Feng Lianzhu was going to Eimeral and was mentally prepared. But seeing Feng Lianzhu actually coming, his expression uncontrollably twisted.
Compared to the Kirates dragon, the Feng Lianzhu in front of him, who could control his thoughts and force him to obey, was even more terrifying.
“What identity have you prepared for me?” Feng Lianzhu asked.
“A psychotherapist,” Laurie answered, “You are specifically responsible for stabilizing the emotions of the victimized Atavists. This identity allows you to get close to the Atavists and move freely. What do you think?”
“Well done,” Feng Lianzhu nodded slightly.
Seeing him follow the crowd onto the spaceship, the Atavists were shocked but felt somewhat relieved.
Lizard stared with wide eyes, his facial scales unable to hide his surprise: “You’re going with us?”
“Yes,” Feng Lianzhu nodded, saying to Lizard, “Since you’re willing to go to the Alliance to testify, as the main person responsible for this matter, I will bring all of you back to the primitive star without missing anyone.”
Everyone had witnessed the strength of the golden dragon that day. Even on the heavily guarded Eimeral star, Kirates would surely be able to take them away if he wanted.
The eyes of the Atavists gradually lit up, and their gaze towards Feng Lianzhu no longer contained only awe but also gratitude.
Kirates, the being they had hated for so many years, not only saved them but was also going to take them back to this primitive star.
The Atavists, including Lizard, couldn’t help but think, why did they hate Kirates? In reality, they dared not hate those who had harmed them to this extent: the underground arenas, the high ranks of the Alliance, the Alliance’s scientific institutions, and… humans. They could only displace their anger onto a nebulous entity.
But when this entity stood before them, the Atavists truly realized who they should hate.
The journey from the primitive star to Eimeral star, even at full speed, took eight days. Feng Lianzhu’s exam was precisely on the ninth day, arriving on Eimeral the day after, three days before the court session.
It’s unclear if it was arranged by the system, but the timing was just perfect, neither delaying the exam nor the court session.
To not waste any time, Feng Lianzhu would also secretly log into the Starnet to study with Teacher Green Dragon on the spaceship. His reading speed was very fast, mastering the necessary knowledge points in the first week of classes, and the remaining time was spent on practicing questions. The Alliance’s educational philosophy is to enjoy learning, not to put too much pressure on students. The practice of doing lots of problems was a strategy that Teacher Green Dragon and Feng Lianzhu came up with together, aimed at preparing for the final exam.
During the eight days on the spaceship, Feng Lianzhu averaged ten sets of papers and wrote five essays each day, including three that were either prose or poetry. Fortunately, his serious demeanor and imposing aura meant no one on the spaceship dared to speak with him, otherwise if Feng Lianzhu started with “Ah, the cosmos, you are the enchanting dark pupils,” it would probably scare both the Imperial army and the Atavists.
Before the court session, Laurie did not plan to let the Alliance’s high ranks know that the Atavists would appear to testify, intending to submit the testimony application the night before the court session, leaving no chance for the opposing lawyers to prepare. Therefore, before the court session, the Atavists were not going to be “protected” and were temporarily free.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Feng Lianzhu took his admission ticket the next day and sneaked to the examination site, disguising himself as a regular student to participate in the college entrance examination.
Before entering the exam hall, Teacher Green Dragon sent a message of encouragement to Feng Lianzhu through his wrist smart device.
“If you rank first, I’ll reward you with a rainbow-colored flower,” the Teacher Green Dragon pointed to the little flower on his head, offering a reward that held no temptation.
Feng Lianzhu was indeed looking forward to the Teacher Green Dragon’s reward, and he was smiling when he handed over his wristwatch.
The first morning’s exam was on essay writing, lasting five hours with a very large volume of questions, requiring writing on five different themes.
Narrative, argumentative, and expository essays were already second nature to Feng Lianzhu. His logical abilities were strong, and he had no issues with debating, storytelling, or describing. The only thing missing was sentimentality.
Next came the prose, with the topic being to praise your most beloved, which could be a person, an object, or even something abstract.
My most beloved…
As Feng Lianzhu looked at the requirements, a figure emerged in his mind, and he began to write the titleโ
My Capricious Friend.
Author’s Note:
There will be another update before midnight, love you all, muah!