Professor Xie, isn't this a case of forcing customers to buy products that don't match the

A flash of light appeared, and a max-level commander dressed as the Dark Night Arbiter appeared next to Shang Song's dusty corpse.

After he landed, text bubbles appeared one after another above the heads of the three players who were guarding his body.

[Nearby] [Chop Through the Street]: ? Another one coming to their death?

[Nearby] [A Bunch of Meows, You Grandpa]: This ID? It's the same one as the one on the ground! That lovey-dovey couple who were just showing off their affection in the world chat!

[Nearby] [Kneel down and call him daddy]: Tsk, this outfit, another pay-to-win noob! Brothers! Kill him!

The text bubbles, accompanied by skill effects, hurtled towards the zookeeper, Little Bear Songsong.

Shang Song's eyes widened in panic as he grabbed his phone and yelled, "Xie Jing! Run! You're a newbie and don't know how to play PvP! Those three..."

His words came to an abrupt end.

Because he saw that Xie Jing's commander on the screen took a step back to dodge the first wave of concentrated fire, and then a high-value critical hit appeared above [Crazy Slash Through the Street].

Orange-tier gear is expensive, and it hurts a lot when you hit someone.

This is something Shang Song has never experienced.

The battle ended in less than a minute.

[Chop down a whole street][A bunch of cats, you bastard][Kneel down and call me daddy] They're lying down neatly.

The words bubbled up on their corpses.

[Nearby] [Crazy Slash Street]: Holy crap! Cheater! Reported!

[Nearby] [A Bunch of Meows, You Grandpa]: This damage is outrageous! Is the game designer dead?!

[Nearby] [Kneel down and call me daddy]: So what if you're wearing orange gear?! Money can buy you anything?!

Xie Jing ignored the shouts in the game, and simply patted Shang Song on the shoulder, "You can get up now."

Shang Song suddenly came to his senses and hurriedly clicked the revive button.

"Xie Jing, you're amazing! You're this good on your first try?! Is this the skill of a national-level scholar?!"

Xie Jing's voice was calm: "It's just a matter of overwhelming superior equipment."

In the game, the stars in the sky also came back to life.

[Team] [Sky Star]: Thank you.

[Team] [Sky Star]: Hymn, your friend's skills are really amazing. Is this a newly created alt account?

[Team] [Little Bear Songsong]: Hehe! This is my boyfriend! (/▽＼) He really just started playing! He created the account this morning! Impressive, right!

[Team] [Sky Star]: Oh, so it's your boyfriend.

[Team] [Sky Star]: You're really good! Unlike me, who's been playing for so long and is still terrible at it, haha.

[Team] [Little Bear Songsong Keeper]: Excluding equipment issues, we suggest you read the skill descriptions to help optimize your gaming experience.

Shang Song stared blankly at the text bubbles on the screen.

Is Xie Jing directly calling it a heavenly dish?!

He nudged Xie Jing with his elbow: "How dare you talk like that?!"

Xie Jing didn't seem to think there was anything wrong with what he said, and instead asked, "Was there anything wrong with what I said?"

Shang Song Aba Aba, without Aba to give a reason.

Xie Jing unleashed a basic attack on the spot, then asked Shang Song, "Should we guard the corpse now?"

Shang Song: "..."

No, is this reasonable?

Xie Jing has already learned how to guard a corpse?!

These online games are really harmful!

How could a national-level scholar engage in such a toxic behavior as camping corpses in a game?!

"What are you guarding, the corpse?!" Shang Song suddenly jumped halfway up from Xie Jing's arms and grabbed Xie Jing's hand: "Let's go! Let's go to a different map!"

Xie Jing readily complied, pulling Shang Song back into his arms. "Alright, I'll follow your wishes."

[Team] [Little Bear Songsong]: It's all over now. Are you still running away from the Starry Sky Mine?

[Team] [Sky Star]: We're not running anymore for now; they might call for reinforcements again. We've already taken up a lot of your time today and caused you to lose durability; we're really sorry.

[Team] [Sky Star]: I'll stop being a third wheel if you and your boyfriend have fun.

[Team] [Sky Star]: I'm logging off now. Happy New Year, Ode.

After the message was sent, Tian Shang Xing's profile picture went dark instantly.

"Huh? He's already logged off?" Shang Song was a little taken aback. "He wasn't like this before. Every time I logged on, he would play with me for a long time."

Xie Jing: "Does he often play with you?"

"Yeah!" Shang Song's attention was drawn back: "I don't usually log on at a fixed time, but it seems like he's always online. When I first started out, my equipment was even worse, and I kept getting robbed while doing quests. He was always the one who helped me fight them off. But this is the first time he's asked for help like today."

"Forget it, forget it!" Shang Song shook his head, deciding to ignore this for now. "Let's go see the scenery at Xinghai! That map is gorgeous; I helped design it! I'll take you to find the little Easter eggs I hid!"

Xie Jing, controlling the max-level commander and carrying someone in his arms, followed behind the bouncing mech pilots towards the teleportation point.

Behind them, words still bubble up.

[Nearby] [Chop Through the Street]: Hey! You guys better not leave!

[Nearby] [A bunch of meows, you old man]: Calling for backup! Don't you dare leave! You think you're so great just because you have money!

In the Starry Sea map, Shang Song kept changing the various mounts Xie Jing had bought for him, exploring the map with Xie Jing while explaining the correct game concepts to him.

For example, it's good to enjoy the scenery.

Camping on corpses is a toxic behavior and will get you exposed and criticized.

It's also wrong to buy things on a whim.

Halfway through the lecture, Shang Song suddenly straightened up and said very seriously, "And just now, when you directly mentioned 'celestial vegetables,' although... although it might be true, saying it so bluntly makes people lose face!"

Xie Jing: "I understand what you mean. In social situations, directly pointing out someone's shortcomings, even if based on facts, will trigger their defense mechanisms because this behavior undermines their desire to maintain a positive image in social interactions."

"But," he changed the subject, "there are indeed contradictions in his behavior."

Shang Song was stunned, looked up at him, and asked, "A contradiction?"

"Hmm," Xie Jing nodded, but didn't explain further. He simply reached out, pulled down the bear hat Shang Song was wearing, covered his eyes, then pulled him back into his arms and took Shang Song's phone from his hand.

Shang Song: "Professor Xie, what are you doing?"

Xie Jing didn't answer, but patted Shang Song on the shoulder, signaling him to calm down, "Wait a moment."

Shang Song pulled off his hat and saw Xie Jing fiddling with his phone for a moment, then starting to use Xie Jing's phone, holding it up rather high.

Just as he was about to lean closer to take a look, Xie Jing tilted his phone screen slightly to the side and tapped rapidly on the screen with his fingertips.

"Xie Jing?" Shang Song called out again.

Is Xie Jing trying to prevent him from hanging out with others, so is he sending some kind of private message to Tian Shang Xing?

Xie Jing ignored him, only whispering "soon" while his fingers continued to fly across the keyboard.

Seeing his expression, Shang Song felt a little flustered, but she still chose to trust him and nestled obediently in his arms, only craning her neck to try to peek.

Unfortunately, the angle was wrong, and his own phone had a blue light privacy screen protector on!

They've trapped themselves inside.

Shang Song only heard her phone ring several times with message notifications. A few minutes later, Xie Jing stopped what he was doing and handed the phone back to Shang Song.

"Okay," Xie Jing said.

Shang Song took the phone and immediately looked at the game screen, wanting to know what Xie Jing had just done.

Then, he froze.