How to Easily Capture a Long Aotian [Quick Transmigration] 2

Chapter 2: The Cannon Fodder Roommate of the Unlimited Flow Male Lead (Part Two)

Su Huai led him all the way to the dormitory building before stopping. He turned his head to glance at the person following closely behind him and asked, “Which floor?”

Holding his key, Yu Lin looked up at the flickering lights of Building 7. His eyelashes appeared hazy in the light. He looked up and told him, “Fifth floor, 513.”

“…” Su Huai dismissed the message popping up on his Main God panel and grunted, “Mhm.”

He turned around, his gaze falling on Yu Lin’s ear. On the originally fair skin, a faint golden light, representing the Main God’s mark, flashed for an instant. It was the sign of a novice entering an instance for the first time.

Yu Lin himself looked dazed and sleepy, clearly still unaware.

Su Huai was no stranger to this mark. He was a player from the very first round. A few months ago, this game called ‘Main God’ had descended. At 12:00 AM on the 15th of every month, it would randomly select new real-life players to participate in its bizarre games.

For those dragged into these strange worlds, if they had relevant experience, it was one thing. But for completely clueless novices, the survival rate was extremely low.

Because of this, since its appearance, the Main God game had developed two modes: solo and multiplayer. Solo mode would randomly assign teammates, and passing the instance was entirely a matter of luck.

Multiplayer mode, however, allowed players to team up through close proximity or special items. With the cooperation of teammates, the survival rate was greatly increased.

Su Huai didn’t have a fixed team and was used to going solo in the game. But because of his reputation, people would contact him anonymously in the Main God space, offering high prices for him to carry them.

In the past, if the conditions were right, Su Huai would accept. But not today.

He glanced at the oblivious Yu Lin, whose eyelids were trembling with sleepiness, looking as if he could pass out the moment he touched a bed. He knew Yu Lin had already been locked onto by the Main God, but Yu Lin himself didn’t know it.

First time in an instance, a novice, no one to guide him, and in his sleep.

Su Huai tapped away the spamming chat bubbles in his private messages and replied: 『Not taking jobs today.』

On the other end, Xu Yezhe was dumbfounded, asking repeatedly: 『An A-rank item, bro, and you’re not taking it? For real? You can’t be looking down on A-rank items just because you have an S-rank, can you?』

Su Huai said: 『I have something on today.』

Xu Yezhe: 『?』

Xu Yezhe: 『???』

Xu Yezhe: 『No matter how big a deal it is, the item is the most important thing today!!!』

Ignoring Xu Yezhe’s message spam, Su Huai closed the chat, started up the stairs, and simultaneously took out his school ID card, swiping it on the access control for the stairwell. He turned his head and asked, “Can you walk on your own?”

Yu Lin looked at him, blinked his long lashes, and nodded. “I can.”

Su Huai: “Mhm.”

The two of them silently went up to the fifth floor. The fifth floor was a single circular corridor. 513 was at the very end, around a corner. Just as they were about to reach it, Su Huai suddenly stopped, standing at the doorway.

Behind him, Yu Lin was walking too quickly. He hurriedly propped himself up with his hands to keep his balance, his hand accidentally landing on Su Huai’s arm. He froze. “Senior Su Huai.”

Su Huai paused, then turned to steady him. He tilted his head and said, “I live in 513 too. Did you know that before?”

For a long moment, no one spoke. Su Huai looked down and first saw a crown of black hair. The young man with clean, beautiful features had his eyelashes lowered, his lips pressed lightly together. His exposed neck and ears were completely red.

So he knew. Su Huai grunted in acknowledgment, turned, took out his key to open the door, and said in a low voice, “Go on in.” He then turned on the light by the door.

The dorms at Jiang University were spacious and nice. 513 was a two-person room with two single beds inside. Opposite the beds were desks placed against the wall.

One of the desks was neat and tidy, with textbooks and a computer. The other was completely empty, with nothing on it.

Su Huai hadn’t stayed in the dorm much before, especially after starting his own business, as he spent most of his time living off-campus. The original owner of this body had moved in three days ago, so the two had never shared a room before.

Su Huai entered the room and casually placed his keys on the desk. He glanced at Yu Lin, who had stumbled onto the bed, paused for a moment, then walked to the balcony to close the ventilation window before going to the bathroom to check the water meter.

He turned his head and met the gaze of Yu Lin, who was looking up at him from the bed, his eyes misty.

Su Huai looked down, taking in Yu Lin’s flushed skin and moist eyes, then averted his gaze and said, “The water’s on. I’m going downstairs to take out the trash. You go take a shower.”

He walked to the desk, picked up the trash bag, and swiftly turned to go downstairs.

Behind him, Yu Lin looked up and tilted his head slightly.

The jellyfish beside him was in a daze. “Lin Lin, he’s gone.”

Yu Lin stood up to get a towel. Hearing that, he paused and said softly, “Mhm.”

After his shower, Yu Lin, dressed in a white t-shirt and shorts, came out of the bathroom feeling much more awake.

He was drying his hair, looking down at the time, when Su Huai happened to push the door open from outside, a glass of honey water in his hand.

Seeing Yu Lin, his gaze paused for a moment. He casually placed the water on the desk, picked up his clothes, and walked into the bathroom, saying over his shoulder, “Drink it after you’re done drying your hair.”

Sitting on the bed, Yu Lin put down his towel and stared blankly at his back, for the first time doubting the accuracy of the persona the system had given him.

The honey water was slightly sweet but not cloying, and it was very comforting to drink. After finishing the water, Yu Lin put the little jellyfish in the task space to rest. He reviewed the mission details, preparing to enter the Main God instance for the first time according to the plot.

Thus, when Su Huai came out, the person was already asleep, hugging the quilt with his head resting by the pillow. Strands of black hair fell over his eyelids. He looked quiet and a little bit well-behaved.

Su Huai looked at him, the motion of replying to a message halting. He closed the panel, moved more quietly, and walked to the other side to turn off the light. Drying his hair, he sat down at his desk and glanced up at the time.

11:00 PM on the 15th.

After a moment of silence, Su Huai opened the Main God forum and started browsing.

The dorm was very quiet, with the faint chirping of summer cicadas. For a long time, there was only the sound of shallow breathing.

At 11:55, Su Huai put down his phone, stood up from his seat, and walked over to the bed, bending down to wake Yu Lin.

The Main God panel instantly popped up.

『Warning, revealing Main God information to non-players is prohibited—』

『Warn—』

Su Huai swiped the notification away and bent down, gently pushing Yu Lin’s arm. “Yu Lin?”

“Hm?” Yu Lin was still asleep. A cool sensation on his arm made him sit up, hugging his quilt. He propped himself up and looked at Su Huai dazedly. “Senior Su Huai?”

He had just woken up, his eyelashes half-lowered and his eyes moist, looking a bit dazed.

“Mhm.” Su Huai looked at him in the darkness, his voice low as he asked, “Were you asleep?”

Yu Lin blinked, becoming much more awake. “Mhm.”

“That’s good.” Su Huai glanced at the time, his eyes appearing dark and deep in the night. He said, “Don’t panic later. I’ll come find you.”

At 12:00 AM sharp, the main roads of Jiangcheng were bustling with traffic and brightly lit. On the Jiang University campus, the shadows of trees swayed, and the chirping of insects filled the air.

Time froze, data flickered. A cold sensation touched Yu Lin’s wrist. When he opened his eyes again, the scene before him had changed.

He was sitting in a leather chair, the intense clatter of keyboards filling his ears. The smell of cheap leather mixed with stale smoke and alcohol, and the stark, glaring white light from above all radiated an urge to flee immediately.

The surrounding scene seemed to be covered by a filter, looking blurry and indistinct. The only clear thing was a Main God panel in front of him, similar to his task panel but darker in color.

『Hello player, welcome to the Main God world. Here, survive.』

The word ‘survive’ was enlarged, bolded, and painted red, as if to remind the players, or perhaps to intimidate them.

The next second, a scream that could pierce eardrums erupted beside Yu Lin.

The hazy filter receded like a tide, and the scene before him gradually became clear.

“What the fuck is this ahhhhhh!!” Beside Yu Lin, a middle-aged man shot up, his finger trembling as he pointed at the dark, blood-red text before him.

His eyes were red and bloodshot as he roared, “What is this?! A prank?! Are you insane?!”

“What’s all the noise?” A low, calm female voice sounded nearby.

Yu Lin shifted his gaze. Amidst rows of coldly gleaming computer screens, young people playing games intensely, and middle-aged netizens eating instant noodles, he saw a woman with shoulder-length hair and a sharp posture not far away.

The woman wore headphones and still held a mouse in her hand. As she browsed the screen, she curled her lip and said, “Newbie’s first time? Shut up if you don’t want to die.”

As she spoke, she casually flicked her hair, revealing a face with bright, striking features and an imposing presence.

Yu Lin looked away. As his field of vision widened, he realized he was in a very old internet cafe. The decor was simple, with peeling paint on the walls revealing the dark bricks underneath.

However, the space was large, with two floors. At the top of the second floor, there were four corners, each fitted with a stark white light. Looking down from the lights, one could see a dense crowd of heads and computer screens.

The computers were old-fashioned desktops, bulky in appearance with blurry image quality. People who looked as if they had been copied and pasted sat in front of the computers with headphones on, laughing and cursing. The scene was indescribably strange.

Yu Lin retracted his gaze, his face pale. He gripped the mouse, trying his best to concentrate as he looked at the computer screen.

It was a famous online game from twenty years ago.

Yu Lin could feel that he was unwell. Although a task-doer’s data would be refreshed to their original body’s stats upon entering a task world, some of the original owner’s settings would be appropriately retained.

And in this world’s setting, he seemed to have an excessive fear of strange objects. Just being here was making his heart feel uncomfortable, beating very fast.

Following the man’s scream, the players who had been gaming all raised their heads, looking over with bizarre expressions that seemed to be smiles, yet also seemed to be tears. The expressions on their faces were unnervingly stiff.

The middle-aged man was sitting right next to Yu Lin. He was in his thirties, wearing a short-sleeved shirt, his forehead covered in a cold sweat. He was already scared out of his mind, struggling to get up from his seat to rush outside.

Their group was sitting in two rows of NPCs facing each other, directly opposite the entrance.

Seeing his action, the woman’s expression turned cold. “Shut up…”

The man could no longer hear her. He pushed open the glass door of the internet cafe and rushed out, disappearing into the boundless darkness in an instant.

“Idiot!” the woman couldn’t help but curse.

Yu Lin paused, holding the mouse, sitting motionless in his seat.

The woman looked away, put down her mouse, and looked over. “You’re not scared? Also a newbie?”

Yu Lin glanced at the screen, distracted, and nodded. “I’m okay.”

He even knows to gather information. The woman looked at his pale face, then followed his gaze with interest. “Have you read unlimited flow novels before?”

Yu Lin’s eyelashes lifted slightly. He took off his headphones and looked over. “A little.”

When he spoke, he would look directly at the other person, his eyelashes thick, his expression earnest.

The woman looked at him, raised an eyebrow, and smiled. “This is the Main God space. There’s only one mission: survive the instance. But our Main God is a bit different…”

She said, “It likes to scare people, and it likes to be a riddler. A lot of scene information needs to be explored on your own, and the clearance conditions are varied. An NPC will come to give out tasks later. Generally speaking, completing the NPC’s tasks is the preferred way to clear the instance, but…”

“There are also hidden clearance paths,” she said. “But not many people have found them, so there isn’t much experience to go on yet. We only know it’s related to the instance exploration rate. You can give it a try if you’re interested…”

Yu Lin nodded lightly. “Thank you.”

“You’re welcome,” the woman said. “I like the look of you. Everyone has a codename in the Main God space. You can call me Dongqing…”

“Dongqing.” A timid voice suddenly came from the side.

Three seats to Dongqing’s right, a young man in a black baseball cap looked up from the NPCs playing games. He frowned and said shrinkingly, “Do you remember me? We met in Ghost Town.”

Dongqing turned her head, put down her mouse, and narrowed her eyes slightly. “Hm? Who are you?”

The man hurriedly said, “I’m Li He. I have a B-rank item here. If you team up with me, I can share it with you.”

As he spoke, he suddenly glanced up at Yu Lin.

He could tell Dongqing had a favorable impression of this pretty boy, but the survival rate in an instance world was limited. If not for the circumstances, he really didn’t want more people sharing his resources.

“?” Dongqing lowered her head, still not remembering. She drew out her words, “A B-rank item, huh—”

“Yes.” Li He pulled his gaze back from Yu Lin and said eagerly, “Yes, as long as you cooperate with me, I’m willing to share it with you. It’s just…”

He saw Dongqing’s interest in Yu Lin, paused, and pointed at him. “We can’t bring him.”

He was an old player and knew that Dongqing was a famous master on the leaderboards. Apart from the elusive ’01’, the leaderboards were basically dominated by a few people from Dongqing’s guild. Their instance survival rate was terrifyingly high.

But this woman, Dongqing, was notoriously capricious. His item wasn’t bound to the two of them. He wasn’t sure if, in a moment of crisis, this woman would swallow his item, save this pretty boy, and push him out to die.

Li He’s concerns were not unfounded, because Dongqing really would do something like that.

Hearing this, Dongqing raised an eyebrow slightly and let out a chuckle.

She turned her head, looking at the man with a smile that wasn’t quite a smile, just about to speak.

“No need.” A low, cold voice came from upstairs. As the words fell, a tall figure vaulted over the railing and jumped directly down from the second floor.

He was as light as a leopard. After landing, he walked towards Yu Lin, his features sharp, handsome, and full of explosive power. But although he was equally handsome, he didn’t look very much like his real-world self.

Yu Lin glanced again at the faint, elegant face on the computer screen and realized that the Main God space would modify a player’s appearance. What he was seeing was likely not Dongqing’s or the man’s real face either.

But for some reason, Su Huai was very easy to recognize.

Seeing Su Huai walking towards him, Yu Lin tilted his head up slightly. Sitting in the internet cafe chair, he said softly, “Senior, I…”

“My name is 01.” Seeing his hesitation, Su Huai raised his hand, paused, and then placed it on the back of the chair behind him, a posture that could give someone a sense of security.

He casually swept his gaze around, bent down to take the headphones from Yu Lin’s hand, and then placed a small, silver pistol in it. He said in a low voice, “Keep it safe. Use it when you’re in danger.”

Then he turned his head and said, “He doesn’t need it.”

His eyes were placid. “He has someone to carry him.”