I'm drawing an action-packed anime within a depressing one!

He Zhou hesitated for a moment, then said firmly, "That's right!"

Who else could be so insightful as me?

The jingling and clanging sounds came from the addition of the comic book series.

Its popularity has surged again.

[Character's popularity increased by 0.06]

[Character's popularity increased by 0.06]

It was evening.

The popularity score, which had been 0.8, has finally broken through to 1.

The notification for character level-up has finally arrived.

[Character Level Up!]

[Congratulations on being upgraded from NPC to background character!]

[After upgrading to background, please complete one setting. Do you want to view it?]

...

He Zhou was completely bewildered.

Can the settings be adjusted?

But upon closer reflection, it does make sense.

In the world of comics, NPCs are all nameless background characters, while those who are just background figures at least make an appearance. Only you are a character who defies the odds and leveles up.

The higher a character's status, the more detailed their backstory will be.

He Zhou clicked to view the link without hesitation, but his expression immediately froze upon seeing it.

[Scenario 1: You no longer need to rent! You finally remember where you bought your house! It's the house your parents left you! It's in Building 1, Unit 301 of Mingde Garden, and your parents love you very much. They work in another city and send you money every month.]

My phone vibrated.

The "Dad" in my WeChat contact list can actually send me messages!

He Zhou clicked on the notification and was surprised to hear his father's voice, along with a money transfer notification.

[Dad transferred 20000 yuan to you]

[Dad: Son, take good care of yourself back home. It's dangerous outside now, but relatively safe back home. Your parents are doing well and will come back to see you in a while.]

Upon seeing the 20,000 yuan, He Zhou quickly accepted it.

If we don't have money, we won't even be able to afford cat food for the kitten.

After receiving the money, he suddenly realized what had happened.

Wasn't Kirishima out of contact?

Is this kind of crappy place relatively safe?

What about the other large maps outside?

Chapter 18 He Shines Again (Part 1) (Please Read On!)

My dad sent several more messages, including a voice message.

When he opened the voice message and heard a voice that sounded exactly like his father's, he couldn't help but feel a little dazed.

"Xiaozhou, Dad has to take care of something very important. Your grades don't matter. Just take good care of yourself."

"Just tell Dad if you need anything. Our house is well-secured, so try not to go out at night."

A few seemingly ordinary words of advice: "Wait for Mom and Dad to come back."

Then it stopped sending messages.

He Zhou was already unable to send the message when he tried to do so.

"Is this the backdrop?"

"Aside from the parents, there are no other settings. It seems that if I want to unlock more settings, I still need to upgrade my character's identity."

He Zhou now truly understands the importance of his role and identity.

The higher the character's status and the more complete their background, the more assistance they receive.

The higher one's talent and level in cultivation, the better one's luck will be.

In the world of comics, character hierarchy is absolute dominance.

...

In the past few days, He Zhou immediately experienced what it means to go from being an NPC to being relegated to the background.

In the past, when he came to the class, apart from Jiang Dai, who was like a little kitten, no one would even glance at him when he entered.

His classmates seemed to have no memory of him at all.

Jiang Daina pretended not to hear what others were saying and was very fierce to them, which is why no classmates dared to chat with her.

But myself…

If you don't speak to them, you'll be ignored, just like an NPC.

After the upgrade, they would pay attention to him when they saw him, and occasionally nod and greet him.

This is a huge step forward.

"Remember to arrive on time tomorrow morning."

The homeroom teacher smiled at everyone: "Three night patrol officers will be coming tomorrow. Although they will only have a brief chat with you for a few minutes, this is a very good opportunity."

"Students who aspire to enter the experimental class can start preparing now."

...

He Zhou pricked up his ears to hear everyone's reactions, and also glanced at Lu An over there.

Generally, when everyone starts asking riddles, it's usually because there's a major plot development.

This time, however, everyone was surprisingly enthusiastic, and even started discussing whether or not to wear school uniforms.

"Shouldn't we wear our school uniforms neatly at times like this?"

"Yes, will names be registered tomorrow?"

"Probably."

Seeing the envy in everyone's eyes, He Zhou breathed a sigh of relief.

It should be safe, right?

Something good must be about to happen!

...

A few comments popped up, but they were all curious about why the storyline suddenly shifted.

Why isn't this NPC drawing comics anymore? What's the main storyline for? I don't want to read the main storyline.

Some people below laughed.

[This is unbelievable! Haha, this is the first time I've seen a reader in a comic who doesn't want to follow the main storyline.]

"So, you want to see it?"

No, I want to read the next comic book.

"The next one?"

He Zhou relaxed, pondering the next comic book, when he heard Lu An next to him suddenly sigh softly.

His voice carried a hint of world-weariness and indifference, as if he had seen through the vicissitudes of fate.

"Finally, has fate finally remembered us?"

"To accept one's predetermined fate too early is also a kind of happiness."

He Zhou: "!!"

Finished!

The Riddler's Law... is in danger!

...

Or should we just not go?

Why not just bring the kitten home with you?

The moment this thought crossed my mind, I saw a comment in the comments section: "[Tian Xiaoxi just said that tomorrow is an important main storyline, and that it's the moment when the main character team will initially assemble...]"

"..."

Upon seeing this, He Zhou's resolve not to go diminished considerably.

No.

At the very least, we need to figure out who the other people are and what rules the author has set up for the plot.

If we don't understand these things, what if we end up in a very passive position later?

There is also the issue of identity suppression.

If we encounter danger in the future and arrange for two people to work together, we must absolutely avoid those important figures.

Being grouped with the second male lead, second female lead, third male lead, and third female lead is the worst. They are lucky, but if they are unlucky, they will definitely die suddenly, and he, the background character, will be the one to die.

And the most fatal flaw is that he has to upgrade to the Destiny protagonist! What if the Destiny protagonist requires participation in all the main storylines?

Moreover, since they don't participate in the main storyline, their ending cannot be changed, and that ending is a tragic one for demons and humans!

"Not going would mean losing the initiative in the early stages."

He Zhou sighed, "Well, we can only play it by ear."

...

He Zhou glanced at his popularity score.

[Popularity rating: 1.01…1.02…]

The moment I reached 1.1, I didn't hesitate to spend 0.1 to redeem the Homecoming item.

With alert ears and the ability to return to their nests, they at least had a little bit of self-protection ability.

If you can't win, you can still run away.

[Should I redeem Homecoming Tier 0?]

"exchange!"

[Redeem successful!]

After successfully exchanging for it, the ability "Return to Home" appeared in my list of abilities, although I haven't yet tested how many times I can activate it as a background character.

But it should be much stronger than when it's an NPC.

"We still need to make some more preparations."

After receiving the money, He Zhou went to the supermarket after school and bought a lot of salmon and other cat-friendly meats, as well as some dried meat.

After buying a large bag of dried meat and paying for it, just to be on the safe side, I filled Jiang Dai's small bag with dried meat and also hung an extra small bag around her neck.

"There's too much jerky."

"Bring extra safety equipment."

"?"

She blinked, puzzled, as He Zhou took off her little pocket.

Why are there so many dried meats today?

She tilted her head and thought about it seriously for a long time, then she understood!

...