Cultivation Shura Field

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On the third day after the summer vacation officially began, Tang Lingfei's holiday tutoring began at the urging of her parents, especially her mother.

"I haven't played enough..." The girl couldn't help but complain while sitting at the desk.

Song Xingye and Xu Zhe had sandwiched her in the middle, one on each side, as usual. But what happened next was different from usual.

Xu Zhe took out his pager and placed it on the table: "I'll give this to you."

Tang Lingfei couldn't help but be stunned: "Why do you want to send me?"

Song Xingye: "Give it to Feifei, what will you use?"

Xu Zhe took out his new phone, the Pingguo 3GS. The back was a white plastic shell, and the front had no buttons, almost a whole screen. Compared with the common flip and keypad phones of this era, this new smart phone was undoubtedly quite eye-catching.

Of course, for Xu Zhe, it didn't have much of an impact. He even felt that the screen was too small, the black borders were too obvious, and it was not pleasant to watch.

But the two girls were stunned.

Tang Lingfei couldn't help but yelled, "Did you really buy it?!"

Song Xingye: "This isn't cheap, is it?"

Xu Zhe: "More than 4,000 yuan is indeed not cheap. But I used my own money anyway, so my dad can't say anything."

Song Xingye and Tang Lingfei looked at each other and saw that each other's eyes were full of shock.

Therefore, the tutoring that was originally scheduled to start at this time had to be postponed because the two girls wanted to take turns playing with and admiring Xu Zhe’s... new mobile phone.

It's not like they haven't seen touch screens before, but they've never seen such smooth touch screens. Moreover, they can make the screen move with just a swipe of their finger, which is a novel way of control compared to the previous buttons.

But while playing, its ringtone suddenly rang, and the screen showed that someone was calling. The name of the caller was [Shen Lan].

Xu Zhe took the phone, swiped his finger across the screen, and answered the call.

He walked out of the bedroom and started talking to the senior student on the other end of the phone.

Tang Lingfei turned her head and stared at Song Xingye, whispering: "It feels so cool to answer the phone, just swipe like that..."

Song Xingye stared at her and couldn't help biting his back teeth: "Is this the point? Didn't you notice who called Xu Zhe just now?!"

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"I saw the text message you sent," Shen Lan said to her phone while sitting at her desk. "You got a new phone and a new number."

Xu Zhe: "Well, it turns out that was a PHS number, so I had to change it."

Shen Lan paused for a few seconds, and suddenly said, "Oh, by the way, there is something I want to tell you. I will be going to the provincial capital in about a month. Because the Experimental Middle School has requirements, I need to report in advance, and there are some procedures..."

Xu Zhe: "I see. Do you have time to learn programming?"

"Hehe..." Shen Lan chuckled, "So, I'll ask you to give me more guidance during this period of time."

Xu Zhe agreed readily: "No problem, I can bring my notebook and give on-site guidance."

"That's good..." Shen Lan hesitated for a moment and said tentatively, "How about starting this afternoon?"

Xu Zhe: "I can't do it this afternoon. I'm busy with other things."

Shen Lan asked casually: "Are you busy making games?"

Xu Zhe: "No, in addition to tutoring you in programming, I also have to tutor others."

Shen Lan's eyes narrowed.

Soon, she guessed the possible candidate: "Your childhood sweetheart?"

Xu Zhe was still quite frank: "Yes, it's her."

Shen Lan: "Are you going to tutor her this afternoon?"

Xu Zhe: "Yes, I'm at her house now."

Shen Lan: "..."

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Chapter 98 Starry Summer

2023-09-06

One day in late July, Xu Zhe walked into a coffee shop carrying his schoolbag.

Business in this store is a little slow, but he has been here more than a dozen times this summer, so the waiters all look familiar to him.

Seeing him come in, a young waitress smiled and said, "Little brother, are you here to play on the computer again?"

Xu Zhe smiled and nodded, without explaining that he was using the computer instead of playing games. Perhaps due to the influence of his previous life's habits, he did not like to prolong conversations with other people, especially to clarify such insignificant misunderstandings.

But the waiter was obviously interested in talking to this shy and cute little boy.

She asked again: "Your little sister didn't come today? Didn't she always play with you?"

Xu Zhe: "...She will be here a little later."

At this time, another slightly older waiter came over and patted the junior on the head.

“Work hard!”

The young waiter shrank his neck, waited for his senior to leave, and said to Xu Zhe with a smile: "It's still a cappuccino and a latte, both with ice, right?"

"Correct."

"OK, wait."

The young waiter smiled at him and then turned and walked away.

Xu Zhe picked up his phone and took a look. He didn't turn on the screen, but just used it as a small black mirror to reflect his appearance.

He has beautiful eyebrows and features, and a hint of elegance in his childishness. He is not narcissistic and objectively speaking, he should be a pretty good-looking boy.

Almost a year had passed since the car accident that was avoided. Logically, he should have gotten used to it, but when Xu Zhe looked in the mirror, he still felt a little uncomfortable and thankful.

"Am I late?"

Shen Lan's clear voice suddenly rang out.

Xu Zhe raised his head and saw a short-haired girl walking towards him quickly.

Shen Lan was still wearing a short-sleeved shirt and shorts, looking neat and pretty. But compared to before, her hair seemed to have grown a little longer, with the ends of her hair already hanging down below her ears.

He said, "It's okay, it'll only take two minutes."

Shen Lan sat down - not across the table, but next to him, so that it would be more convenient for them to see the same computer screen.

Xu Zhe took out a laptop from his schoolbag, put it on the table and opened it.

“Hello, your cappuccino and latte.”

The waitress came over with two cups of coffee and placed them in front of the two people. Before leaving, she looked at Shen Lan and Xu Zhe, the suspected young couple, smiled mischievously, and secretly made a gesture of encouragement.

Xu Zhe pretended not to see it. He turned on the computer, adjusted the programming environment, and began to explain in a low voice.

Shen Lan's entry-level programming language is C++. Considering that she might participate in the Computer Olympiad in high school, which requires C++, she simply started with this language.

When I was tutoring Tang Lingfei, I would take a ten or twenty minute break every half an hour. But when I was studying with Shen Lan, the schedule was completely different.

They studied for more than an hour in one go, until Xu Zhe became a little distracted, and Shen Lan agreed to relax and take a break.

Xu Zhe picked up the coffee that had already turned to room temperature and took a sip. He said, "I now realize that in addition to IQ, mental strength is also a kind of talent. Whether one can maintain high efficiency for a long time is completely different from person to person."

Shen Lan: "Are you praising me?"

Xu Zhe put down his coffee cup and nodded: "You are really... strong."

Shen Lan smiled: "Thank you for the compliment."

Xu Zhe: "Seriously, you learn really fast."

Shen Lan shook her head: "No matter how fast I am, I can't be as fast as you. You are not even in the second year of junior high school yet, how many languages ​​have you learned?"

Xu Zhe couldn't help scratching his head: "Uh..."

"Are you saying that I can't compete with you? Humph, then you are really confident!"

At this point, the girl wrinkled her upturned nose, and a hint of coquettishness naturally flashed in the corners of her pretty eyes.

Xu Zhe could only take another sip of cappuccino and try to pass over the previous topic as if nothing had happened.

But then, Shen Lan's words seemed even heavier.

She said, "Can I study a little longer today? We can have dinner here anyway. I want to finish my meal here, study a little longer, and then go back later."

Xu Zhe: "Why are you so anxious?"

"Because this is the last time," Shen Lan whispered, "Tomorrow, I will go to the provincial capital. The admission procedures there must be completed in advance. The experimental class of the experimental middle school..."

Hearing this, Xu Zhe couldn't help but turn his head to look at her.

There was a hint of pleading in the girl's beautiful eyes.

Xu Zhe swallowed his saliva and said, "Okay."

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In the evening, after the computer study time was over, Xu Zhe sent Shen Lan home.

After all, he felt that girls should not be allowed to walk alone at night.

But when he arrived at her door, Xu Zhe, who was about to leave immediately, was invited into her house.

"Come in and sit down" - that's what she said. But Xu Zhe didn't expect that the place to sit was not the sofa in the living room, but in the girl's bedroom, and on the windowsill.

The two of them sat sideways on the windowsill, facing each other.

On one side is the dark bedroom space, and on the other side is the city night view outside the window and the starry sky on a summer night.

The city is not big, and the lights at night are not enough to cover the starlight and moonlight. Tonight the moon is only a crescent, and the moonlight is not that bright, so the stars can be seen clearly.

"Sometimes I don't like to turn on the lights," Shen Lan said, "I just like to sit here and look outside."

Xu Zhe: "Look at the stars?"

Shen Lan smiled and said, "Yes, the stars are very quiet, but they twinkle, which is beautiful, isn't it?"

Xu Zhe nodded: "It is indeed very beautiful. But then again, I don't seem to have the time to calm down and look at the stars recently."

The "recently" he mentioned was the time nearly a year after his rebirth. The opportunity of rebirth was too precious, and he didn't want to waste it. He always felt that there were a lot of things he wanted to do or should do.

But Shen Lan certainly couldn't fully understand what he meant, so she just asked, "You've been busy making games lately, right? How's the progress?"

Xu Zhe: "It's OK. The overall logical framework has been built. The next step is some specific modules, and then debugging and waiting for materials such as art and sound effects. I should be able to make a draft version before school starts, and then find outsourcing to make the materials."

Shen Lan: "Then when I come back next time, which is during the winter vacation, I will be able to see the finished product."

Xu Zhe nodded: "Yes."

Shen Lan sighed: "Then I haven't even started to help yet, but you've already finished it..."

Xu Zhe: "We're not just making this one. We have a lot of other projects planned for the future, waiting for your help."

Shen Lan nodded, but then said casually, "Then you must be very busy in the next few years and have no time to socialize with your first-year classmates."

Xu Zhe was a little surprised: "Is there anything you need to socialize with?"

Shen Lan smiled and said, "You don't need to socialize, but others will need you."

Xu Zhe: "Whatever, just don't disturb me."

Hearing him say this, Shen Lan smiled even more happily.

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Chapter 99 099 Game

2023-09-06

When making games, how can there be no release delays?

After getting started, Xu Zhe realized how difficult it was to move forward as planned, especially when it came to making games. Even if you had thought of the parts in advance, there would always be unexpected bugs. Although he had chosen a relatively simple game and knew what effect he wanted to achieve, it still didn't go as smoothly as he had expected.