Chapter 1: Stormy Chapter 79 Before the War
While Xu Jingming and Li Miaomiao were enjoying their own world, Heng Fang and his wife were shopping in the mall.
"This is the most prosperous commercial complex in the city. Why is it so deserted now?" Heng Fang and his wife were shopping, looking up at the crowds of people in the mall. "It feels like there are more salespeople than customers in the shops selling gold and jewelry."
The wife also watched: "Since the virtual world was opened, fewer and fewer people go out at night. After work, most people go into the virtual world."
Heng Fang nodded gently: "Yes, nowadays, sales are all done through live broadcasts in the virtual world. In the virtual world, you can try on clothes at will. You can find any clothes you want! It's convenient and shopping is not tiring. Shopping in reality... It takes time and there are not many things to see."
"Look over there." The wife pointed to several areas of the mall that were blocked and closed off. "Those are closed. Many tenants have already moved out. The virtual world has only been open for over a month and it's had such a big impact... In my opinion, in half a year, there will be far fewer businesses in the mall than there are now."
"If it gets any more deserted, the mall will have to be closed," Heng Fang said.
"It won't have any impact if it's closed. We can order takeout for meals. They're all first-rate chain restaurants, and the chefs are all top-notch professional robots." The wife said, "For some entertainment, the virtual world is much cheaper."
“Cherish the shopping mall in front of you, it will become a memory in the future.” Heng Fang sighed.
This is the tide of the times. Some Internet companies were hit, and now the physical industry is also hit in all directions. Those who sell goods have also turned to the virtual world. There, the cost of selling goods is lower and there are more customers.
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"You guys are so slow at eating? It's been half an hour! And you haven't finished yet!" Liu Chongyuan, who was as strong as a bear, roared at his three daughters, "When I was as young as you, I wolfed down my food in a short time. You guys chatter so much while eating. Don't you know not to talk while eating and not to talk while sleeping?"
The three daughters lowered their heads and ate slowly.
"Big sister, isn't it just a piece of meat? Can you chew it and eat it in one bite? This piece of meat has been in your bowl for ten minutes. You have chewed it so many times, and you haven't eaten half of it yet?" Liu Chongyuan stared at his eldest daughter.
"The meat is a little tough," the eldest daughter whispered.
"And second brother, look, look at how many rice grains are on your table! Is your mouth leaking? Clean it up yourself!" Liu Chongyuan roared.
"Oh." The second daughter picked up the tissue beside her and started to wipe it.
"One tissue is enough. Can you not waste it?" Liu Chongyuan was so angry that his veins were jumping. He turned his head and stared at his third daughter. "Third daughter, don't laugh! You eat the slowest."
"Dad, I feel a little dizzy." The third daughter covered her head, "Maybe I got a heat stroke from exercising during the day."
"You have practiced the evolution method, but you still got heatstroke? Can you find an excuse for lying? Stretch out your hand!" Liu Chongyuan picked up the ruler beside him.
"Mom!!!" the third daughter shouted immediately.
My mother in the distance was looking at the screen and the news, very calmly, and said casually: "Don't call me, it's your dad who's in charge of your meals today, I don't care about anything!"
“Pa pa pa!” Liu Chongyuan grabbed the palm of his third daughter with one hand and slapped her with the other hand, “I’ll let you lie again, I’ll let you lie again!”
Eight minutes later.
"Let's go to the virtual world!" The three daughters immediately went to their rooms.
Liu Chongyuan just came to the living room exhausted.
"It's too tiring. Watching them eat a meal is more tiring than fighting ten battles." Liu Chongyuan sat there.
"Don't worry, everything will be fine when the children grow up." The wife comforted.
"How come they gave birth to three? One alone gave me a headache, and three... They are no longer just their father's little cotton-padded jackets, they are three huge mountains." Liu Chongyuan sighed.
The wife said helplessly: "How should I know? How could I have three babies in one belly?"
"Also, my family is going to look for a house." Liu Chongyuan said, "Let's move to a bigger house quickly. The three little girls are chattering and it's giving me a headache. Let's buy a better housekeeper robot to help take care of the children."
The wife immediately became excited: "You have money?"
"It's almost there. As soon as the game is over, I'll get the prize money." Liu Chongyuan said happily when he thought about the prize money. "At least 10 million yuan. If I make it to the finals, the prize money will be even higher! This is the most money I've ever made. This time it was really Lao Xu who led the team. I won without any effort!"
"You have to try your best too and don't fall behind," said the wife.
"Don't worry, I'm working hard too." Liu Chongyuan said.
"Today is the semi-final, are you confident?" asked his wife .
"Well..." Liu Chongyuan had a headache, "Senior Lei Yunfang is still a little scary."
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"You got the three-digit addition and subtraction right, but you got the two-digit addition and subtraction wrong?" Yang Qingshuo looked at his son, "Yang Tao! What's wrong with you? You can get 18 plus 3 wrong? You can even do mental arithmetic in kindergarten !"
"My eyes are dazzled." Yang Tao lowered his head.
"Do one hundred two-digit addition and subtraction problems. You are not allowed to enter the virtual world until you finish them." Yang Qingshuo said.
"Oh." Yang Tao hugged his father and leaned against him, "Dad, don't be angry, I will do it seriously."
Yang Qingshuo gently touched his son's head.
"Xiao Shuo, I heard you yelling in the room. Be patient when teaching your children." Yang's mother came out.
"Mom, please help take care of Taotao for me. I'm going to the virtual world first. The semi-finals are tonight and I need to practice more." Yang Qingshuo stood up.
"Go ahead." Yang's mother said with a smile.
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In the personal space training ground.
In the battlefield scene, hundreds of cavalrymen rushed towards Wang Yi. Wang Yi held a bow and shot arrows rapidly. The arrows were so fast that the cavalrymen fell one after another. When the last cavalryman rushed to within five or six meters of Wang Yi, he was also shot dead by an arrow.
"I have already trained archery to the point where it becomes instinctive, but I still haven't made it past the third level." Wang Yi thought, "I followed the methods in the Fifth Level Archery Technique given to me by the state, but I still can't make it past the third level."
"Why is it so difficult to break through the third level?"
Wang Yi had already reached 99% of the second level in all aspects, and had been stuck in the bottleneck for more than half a month.
"In this competition, if I don't break through the third level, I won't be able to play a role at all." Wang Yi continued to practice archery, "Keep practicing."
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Late at night, the official live broadcast room of the virtual world Xiaguo was extremely lively. A large number of people continued to pour into the live broadcast room, and the number of people appearing in the live broadcast room was also 500 million, 600 million, and kept jumping up and down.
In recent days, all kinds of media have been reporting on the Fire Seed Cup Competition in all aspects. This is the biggest event in the entire Xia country in recent days. People are naturally attracted. The more time passes, the more intense the battle will be, and the greater the attraction will be.
Xu Jingming and Li Miaomiao also came to the stands and saw their parents who had arrived long ago.
"Lao Xu!" Liu Chongyuan, with his three daughters, shouted from afar.
"Lao Xu, why are you so late?" Heng Fang and Yang Qingshuo also came over.
"You guys came too early. The game doesn't start until 0:00, and there are still 20 minutes left." Xu Jingming said with a smile, "Sister Yi hasn't come yet? I'm not the last one."
A group of people gathered together.
"Jingming, I'm going to gather the team. You come with me and say hello to your elders." Xu Hong greeted.
"Coming." Xu Jingming went over immediately.
"Walk."
The two of them clicked lightly and were teleported directly to the vicinity of Liu Hai on the stands.
Liu Hai stood there, surrounded by Dai Tongda, Tian Yiqu, Qiu Yong, and some relatives, including Dai Xiaoqing. At this moment, Zhou Fan also appeared with his son Zhou Yi.
"Come and meet your elders quickly." Xu Hong took Xu Jingming over.
"Master." "Master."
Xu Jingming called Dai Tongda and Liu Hai. Dai Tongda laughed and said, "Strictly speaking, Jingming has only three masters in all these years. Me, his father, and the captain! Now all three masters are in our team... Jingming, if you make it to the finals and you attack us, that would be a betrayal!"
"That's what you said." Zhou Fan came over and said with a smile, "Xu Jingming doesn't even need to attack you, his teammates can deal with you. The only one who needs Xu Jingming to attack is the captain."
"I'm looking forward to him defeating me." Liu Hai looked at Xu Jingming.
"There is still a big gap between me and my master." Xu Jingming said, "And the biggest challenge we are facing now is Senior Lei Yunfang. In the upcoming semi-finals, our team is under great pressure and we have no confidence in making it."
Everyone in Liuhai's senior team nodded when they heard this.
"Lei Yunfang is very powerful." Liu Hai nodded, "With his body movements, it will be difficult for you to form a siege. One-on-one... In this semi-final, you are very dangerous. In short, don't think too much, just try your best."
"We'll know who's strong and who's weak only after the fight," said Xu Hong.
Xu Jingming nodded.
"Xu Jingming." Zhou Yi walked over and shook hands with Xu Jingming.
"Zhou Yi." Xu Jingming also stretched out his hand.
"I watched the fight between you and Fang Yu. You completely suppressed Fang Yu and defeated him thoroughly. I admire you very much." Zhou Yi said, "I lost to him."
Xu Jingming said: "He is wearing heavy armor, which can restrain you a little."
"If I meet you, you can still rush to me with two shields in hand and kill me with one shield." Zhou Yi shook his head, "My strength is indeed weaker than the two of you. My archery skills are not strong enough, otherwise Fang Yu would not be able to defend against my arrows. My body movement is not fast enough. If I were fast enough, he would not be able to get close to me."
"Let's work together." Xu Jingming said.
Zhou Yi looked at Xu Jingming deeply, nodded, and left.
Xu Jingming walked towards Dai Xiaoqing.
"Senior Brother." Dai Xiaoqing smiled.
"Is the pressure too much?" Xu Jingming looked at the girl.
"It's a huge pressure." Dai Xiaoqing said with a bitter face, "My father and other elders are all very shrewd and cunning. The most terrifying one is Senior Liu Hai. He is the best in the world. Our entire team is determined to fight with him. We will fight as many as we can."
"Come on." Xu Jingming encouraged.
Dai Xiaoqing glanced at the system prompt and said, "I have to go and gather with the team. I will be on stage soon."
"Go quickly." Xu Jingming nodded.
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After walking around and meeting some friends, Xu Jingming returned to his own team. The time had come to 0 o'clock, and the semi-finals of the Spark Cup finally began under the attention of the whole nation.
