The European Emperor’s character remains standing

Chapter 211 Daily Life: Before the Surfing Competition
The summer cooking competition is nearing its end, and the champion has been chosen. The newly introduced food gathering map during the event has been retained by votes so that players who chose the chef or food cultivator profession can obtain ingredients.

The restricted map isn't just for players with that particular career inclination; after all, who didn't dream of having a candy shop when they were a kid?

All the buildings on the food map are made of food. Chocolate waterfalls, pudding trampolines, cotton candy clouds, candy houses and so on make up a food town that attracts many food-loving players and creators. If the system did not prohibit players from eating food that is related to buildings and scenery, the map in the game would definitely be swept clean by players like locusts in less than three days.

Qiye, who had been playing board games with his friends these past few days, finally remembered his account that he had forgotten in a corner. As soon as he entered the login space, he was greeted by a large update announcement. Only then did he realize that because the food competition was coming to an end, the official team had already begun to plan the second part of the summer event.

After stepping out of the holographic capsule and going downstairs, he complained about it to his friends.

An Zhe'er looked surprised: "You didn't know? I thought you already knew."

Nana: "What do you mean 'I knew all along'..."

Sanhua took a sip of tea and said calmly, "Don't look at him. He has never read the game announcements carefully."

Siyuan projected the summer event announcement in front of Qiye. "Long before the cooking competition started, the official announcement stated that a food competition would be held in the game during the summer to help cool off, and new food maps would be created. Afterwards, some of the newly released maps would be retained or deleted based on player votes."

"The week following the near end of the Culinary God Competition will see occasional patches and updates to preserve the new map and facilitate the release of subsequent summer events such as surfing and ice skating."

Qiye said sullenly, "When I saw so much text in the scroll bar, I just clicked the fold button and logged into the game."

"..." Qingxuan remained silent. He had to admit that he had overestimated Qiye. He thought that Qiye and he hadn't logged into the game these past few days because of frequent updates and the sign-in bonus, so he was preparing to keep a close eye on Luzai and Sanhua. However, he didn't expect that Qiye hadn't noticed this at all.

As the tea stalks bobbed up and down, he wondered, "Can I still keep this teammate?"

Regardless, on the matter of Lu Zai's love life, he and Hua Hua share the same view: any spark of love should be extinguished decisively.

On one hand, it's my own selfish desire; it would be so much better if everyone were single.

On the other hand, he admitted to having the mindset of raising a daughter, especially when he remembered that he had known Lu Zai for decades and knew that she was the one who smiled at him in the hospital back then, and that the two had a very good relationship. He made up his mind that no one could take Lu Zai away unless they could beat him, their father, or rather, gain his approval as their older brother.

For the past few days, Qingxuan couldn't sleep at night because of the possibility that Luzai might fall in love with someone else. In his dreams, there was a person whose face he couldn't see clearly who was holding Luzai and said arrogantly, "Old Deng, you can rest assured that your precious sister is in my hands! I will make her eat garbage with me."

He thought to himself, "If any blond-haired guy comes and dares to provoke me, then all those years of Sanda training won't have been for nothing."

Qingxuan is a hidden sister-complex brother who views Luzai's older brother with the mindset of an old father.

On the sofa nearby, Lin Shilu felt uneasy under Qingxuan's gaze. She tugged at Sister You's sleeve and muttered, "Sister You, don't you think Xiaoxuan sometimes looks at me a little strangely?"

"Don't worry about him." Sister You looked at her younger brother and recalled the night a few days ago when she overheard Qingxuan comforting her while drinking water downstairs. His state was exactly the same as before.

Let's go back to a few nights ago, to Sister You's house.

Zhu Qingxuan had been unable to sleep well for several days due to excessive thoughts. After being awakened by a nightmare, he went downstairs to the kitchen in the dark to pour himself a glass of warm water, muttering to himself with lingering fear.

“Dreams are always the opposite of reality; they can never happen in reality. The little deer can never fall in love with anyone, not even when he’s an adult, unless he gets the consent of his old father—no, his older brother.”

As he spoke, he became somewhat anxious: "Kid! You're so foolish! You haven't even checked the other party's character. How can I feel at ease? I still have to support Brother Hua in this matter; we can't just sit idly by."

Standing on the stairs, Youjie watched Qingxuan's every move. The darkness did not affect her vision; she could see everything clearly, just as in daylight. It was understandable that her younger brother didn't know the truth, she comforted herself, and turned to go back upstairs.

I was so startled that I saw my younger brother having a fit of hysteria.

She decided to pretend she didn't know what she had just seen and heard, and she wouldn't tell Lu Zai that Qingxuan secretly treated her daughter like a younger sister.

Back to the present, Qingyou twitched the corner of her mouth and said, "It's okay, just pretend it doesn't exist."

In the last summer event, everyone was eliminated because their cooking skills were simply not good enough. But when Folded Ear watched the game's promotional PV, a burning flame ignited in his heart.

"Sister You, I checked the time, the surfing competition starts in about three days. Let's sign up and form a team together, the three of us."

"It's not just surfing competitions, there's also figure skating. As long as I participate and use my summer event coins, I can exchange for several limited-edition outfits. Please, these outfits are really super beautiful, and they even have additional attributes."

Sister You turned to look at the deer cub and asked for her opinion: "What about you?"

The folded-eared fawn stared longingly at the fawn, and Lin Shilu couldn't bear to refuse: "It seems pretty good, but I can't ice skate, much less figure skate."

Folded Ear assured him, "It's alright, none of this is a problem. As long as we compete together, I'll handle the rest. Don't you want to create some wonderful memories?"

Siyuan opened the game forum, read the official competition announcement and rules, and said, "Sis, this competition is a team competition with 5 people per group, and there are also doubles surfing and figure skating events. Haven't you thought about your dear little brother?"

"Heh. I wonder who fell twice after putting on ice skates." Folded Ear sneered twice. "I'd rather rely on Deer Cub to carry me than on you. Although she can't figure skate, her luck is undeniable."

Su Heng exposed his past, "I agree with Zhe Er's point of view on this. Have you forgotten that last winter when you tried to skate on roller skates twice and fell and broke your leg?"

Siyuan touched his nose, then said confidently, "That was so long ago. I guarantee my skills are already top-notch." Actually, he hadn't even started practicing yet, and even with his current skills, he would still fall.

You can't trust what Chen Erha says, especially when Erha wants to let loose; you absolutely have to stop him, otherwise...

Siyuan was still unwilling to give up, "But, sis, aren't you guys short of people? Can you add me?" Zhe'er refused, "No need, I don't need anyone. If you really want to participate, I suggest you form your own team."

So, Chen Erha turned his attention to his brothers.

"Don't look at me!" Shao Shao was so startled that she rolled off the other end of the sofa. She made an excuse and then slipped away: "I suddenly remembered that I still have experiments to do. I need to go into seclusion for a week and I'll be leaving now."

A week later, the registration period had long since ended.

Siyuan looked at the others present and pleaded, "Big shots, brothers, dad, please team up with me for the competition. Please, this is the only request I'll ever make in my life!"

Forget about morals, this husky just wants to ice skate. Ice skating on the open sea must be so exciting! The only downside is the lack of skiing; maybe we'll have to wait until winter.

The deer cub, the folded ear, and Sister You were preparing to leave quietly.

Just as Siyuan was about to pounce, Qingxuan shouted, "Don't look at me!" He pointed at the three people who were about to slip away and said, "I promised Zhe'er that I would team up with her for the competition."

Sanhua seized the opportunity and quietly added, "Me too, I've already signed up. You should look for someone else."

That left only one hope, and among those present, only Qiye remained silent.

Qi Ye was engrossed in the story, still holding a bag of cucumber and cumin flavored potato chips. Out of the corner of her eye, she noticed everyone staring at her and asked in confusion, "Huh? Why are you looking at me? Aren't you going to watch TV? We're here now. I must say, these new snacks taste pretty good. Want one?"

Siyuan threw himself at Qiye in an instant, his eyes brimming with tears, "Brother, you are my only hope, you can't refuse me anymore."

Qiye was so startled that she almost dropped her potato chips. She pushed him away, saying, "Get up first!"

Having learned his lesson, Siyuan sniffed and looked aggrieved: "I won't get up, I won't get up, unless you promise me first, then I won't get up!" (A human-shaped husky wagging its tail online)
"I... let me go first, your snot is getting all over my clothes, and my potato chips are going to fall off. Can you let me go first? Let me eat my chips, and then I'll listen carefully to what you have to say."

No matter what he said, Siyuan just wouldn't get up.

Nana felt her tears had soaked through the fabric on her shoulder, and she wanted to cry but couldn't.

"Brother, can I call you brother? You go away first! My clothes, my clothes!"

His eyes gradually filled with terror, and his voice grew increasingly hoarse.

"I promised you, okay? I promised, I promised, now get out of my way!"

The scene was once so horrific that it was almost unbearable to witness.

Sister You and Lu Zai silently turned their heads to watch TV, pretending they hadn't seen him, to save him some face.

Folded Ear couldn't help but smile, and could only suppress the laughter that was about to spill out. He exchanged a knowing glance with Sanhua, and used his terminal to record the scene and save it to his treasured photo album.

After several tens of minutes, Qiye finally calmed down. Fortunately, her clothes were only stained with a few tears, not snot, and were not torn.

Siyuan, one more teammate.

When the commercial break started, Zhe'er gave Huahua and Qingxuan a look, and the three of them went outside.

Zhe Er said, "You said you wouldn't go back on your word. If you do, I have a recording. You don't want to be pestered by Si Yuan, do you?"

"No regrets," they both said in unison.

Qingxuan crept closer and whispered, "Is Siyuan's skill really that bad?"

Zhe Er retorted, "Shao Shao and Si Yuan are such good friends, yet he just made up an excuse to leave. What do you think?"

She showed photos taken a long time ago. In the photos, the two of them were lying on the hospital bed with their legs in slings. Next to the projector screen, there was a note that read, "In a certain year, Siyuan fell while skiing and broke his leg, and Suheng also fell into the pit." There was also a small picture of a red fox falling into a snow pit. The note had been printed out.

Then, with his hand still in mid-air, several more accident photos were shown. Some showed two people falling into a snow pit together, some showed them falling together on the ice, and others showed them getting their hands stuck in an ice hole where people were fishing.

Its power is self-evident.

"I just want to know how he managed to fit his hand inside the ice cave, which is surrounded by such a high wall and is so narrow and small." Qingxuan remained silent.

"A younger brother with husky traits is naturally both bad at playing and loves to have fun, like a human weapon of mass destruction."

"If I remember correctly, he slid to the vicinity of the ice cave and, in order to avoid hitting the 30-40 centimeter-high barrier, did a split, which messed up the barrier. He tried to stand up and slid again, without noticing that his hand was stuck in the ice cave."

Zhe'er, thinking of the foolish things her younger brother had done over the years, couldn't help but say, "The fisherman left for a while and then found that his ice cave was gone, with only one person's hand stuck in the ice cave where he was fishing. After finally rescuing the person, there was still a fish hanging on his hand. The fisherman, who had been out of the game all night, had his Dao heart shattered instantly."

Hua Hua had heard Zhe Er talk about this before, and sighed, "If you go night fishing all night and don't catch a single fish, and go out to eat and the ice cave is gone, I couldn't handle it either."

The end of Volume 1 can be considered the beginning of Volume 2; I really can't change it.

Volume 2 is a slice-of-life story, mainly featuring the deer cub and his companions, with no new fragments appearing. Perhaps Volume 3 will introduce some.