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

[Scenario 2: You suddenly remember that many of your neighbors have moved away and never called back. You also remember the location of your mailbox, which is in the central mailbox area downstairs in Building 3 of Mingde Garden. One of the mailboxes belongs to you, number 0301, and the password is 0301301.]

"!!"

He Zhou was startled by this setting.

This update to the settings feels really bad.

It's like gradually integrating into this world.

whatever.

All I want is to go home! Black or white, it doesn't matter! I'm going home no matter what!

Chapter 27 Holding On (Please continue reading)

The instant this notification appeared, He Zhou heard a system notification pop up.

[Would you agree to grant a license of 10,000 yuan per project to animation graduates for a non-profit graduation exhibition of Calabash Brothers?]

"Yes."

He Zhou didn't ask where the ten thousand yuan would go; he could guess. After all, if one became the protagonist of destiny, one could go to any real world.

That 10,000 yuan probably went into Tian Xiaoxi's real world.

[Authorized.]

...

After the authorization is completed.

Yu Guang glanced at the popularity points balance and saw that He Zhou immediately redeemed the gong.

[Should I redeem the Gong Ringing - Tier 0?]

"Yes!"

[Redeem successful!]

After gaining the ability to strike the gong, He Zhou felt as if something stuck in his body suddenly cleared up the moment his character leveled up.

Just like blocked water flowing into a stream, a lot of energy suddenly surged into my body.

Damn it.

Once you reach a certain level in your cultivation, the spiritual energy you absorb each day will automatically be delivered to you, right?

can.

It's definitely like a comic book.

...

No wonder the role's identity is the most important thing.

He Zhou pondered that, in the context of the cultivation world, he should have already successfully and gloriously become a Qi Refining Stage 1 student!

And the next level of roles…

It seems that this is no longer a major phase, but rather a minor one.

No need to upgrade the highlights, just the story points and popularity.

[Next level: Sideline worker]

[Upgrading to a side roster requires: 20 popularity points, 5 story points, and 2 highlight points.]

The current highlight level is up to standard.

Now, He Zhou has already made a guess about the identity of this character.

What's the next big phase?

Extras? Then cannon fodder? Will the number increase gradually?

After successfully redeeming the item, He Zhou wanted to go home and check what was in his mailbox, but since it was almost time, he took Jiang Dai to the welcome party location instead.

...

Jinyuan Banquet Hall is a high-end restaurant located near the school gate. The entire floor consists of private rooms, and each private room is very large.

He Zhou arrived very late.

The other students had mostly arrived and ordered their food. As soon as they reached the door, they heard a teacher from No. 7 Middle School seemingly arguing with his homeroom teacher.

"She didn't transfer here to be used by you."

"No one uses her, everything is normal, she eats and goes to school normally every day, she is just an ordinary student."

"is it?"

The teacher leading the group from No. 7 Middle School said meaningfully, "You No. 8 Middle School students are really naive. Do you think that if you put the umbrella in the sunny weather, the rain won't fall?"

"I'd like to see how long you can keep weaving this beautiful dream for ordinary students."

"In short... we at No. 7 Middle School will take her back. If an umbrella is to be used, it should be in the hands of the person who is most likely to survive."

What to use?

He Zhou felt goosebumps rising on his skin.

Even more frightening is...

The No. 7 Middle School actually said that the No. 8 Middle School was a pipe dream.

She actually said that the Eighth Middle School, such a dark and eerie place, was a beautiful dream?

Are you kidding me?!

...

"Why is he here again?!"

"They're still eavesdropping at the door!"

"Can your pure romance anime please stay out of this fighting?"

Tian Xiaoxi stared blankly at the automatically refreshed comic, wondering what that guy named He Zhou was up to.

Just when I was getting really frustrated, I received a message from the editor.

[Baiyun: The copyright does indeed belong to He Zhou, and we've confirmed it's correct. He Zhou even signed it just now; he's already granted authorization.]

Signed?

Oh.

Then it's not something dirty.

...

Tian Xiaoxi didn't take it to heart. She sat cross-legged on the chair, ate a few bites of instant noodles, and stared intently at the comic updates scrolling through her phone.

Her heart leaped into her throat when she saw the next panel of the comic.

Because He Zhou was eavesdropping at the door, he waited until he was sure all the teachers had gone in before he was about to go in. But before he entered the private room, he suddenly stopped and turned to go to the kitchen.

Jiang Dai immediately followed.

This inexplicable route left Tian Xiaoxi bewildered. Where was this guy going?

But she found out in the next square.

He Zhou was seen appearing in the kitchen.

He asked the chef in the kitchen for a portion of sliced ​​chicken breast, grilled it briefly, and packed it up for Jiang Dai.

"Didn't you just refuse to eat the food in the cafeteria? So you don't end up watching us eat later."

"I baked this."

"..."

Looking at the slices of grilled chicken breast jerky, Jiang Dai paused for a moment, staring blankly at the chicken breast jerky in front of her, and said, "Human, you are so kind."

"Eat."

"Uh-huh!"

After taking a bite of the jerky, the kitten suddenly became alert, reaching out to grab He Zhou's clothes and looking towards the private room.

"The person is here, meow, go check it out!"

...

"It's really sweet."

Upon seeing this, Tian Xiaoxi snorted, finding the plot somewhat acceptable.

The female lead, Jiang Dai, appears to save people!

Lu An and Wen Tingyu are playing support!

Resolve the crisis!

Wen Tingyu reveals her incredible support abilities!

Absolutely perfect!

"The plot is finally on track!"

"What happened next...?"

Tian Xiaoxi only knew that she had written hundreds of thousands of words just for the outline of the comic, seemingly creating a very large world view.

"never mind."

"whatever."

Just as she was feeling smug, the next panel of the comic strip appeared, and her blood boiled.

"coming!"

Next comic panel.

Everyone was having dinner in the private room.

Suddenly, a student in the No. 7 Middle School line looked unfocused at something not far away and called out blankly, "Brother, is that you?"

moment.

The two teachers' expressions changed drastically.

"go!"

"Get out of here!"

"Don't you students at No. 7 Middle School secretly awaken to this reality and report it?"

Amidst their panicked gazes, the classmate uncontrollably lit up his lamp.

The originally bright white color turned pink, blood red, and finally so dark that it seemed to have been mixed with black as it plummeted.

...

Some students stared blankly at the shadow in front of them, feeling as if a corner of the room had been torn away from reality, even though they were sitting in a brightly lit private room.

All the surrounding sounds seemed to be muffled by a layer of fog; all that could be seen was the teacher's anxious shouts.

Their faces became increasingly blurry until they turned into transparent, line-like sketches.

A lamp had appeared in the corner of the private room sometime earlier.

It looked like a pool of ink had appeared under the lantern.

It resembles a human, but lacks a complete face; its features are instead swirling into a slow-moving gray vortex.

Amidst everyone's horrified gazes, he carried an identical lamp and, step by step, like a black and white line drawing slowly filling in the colors of a thick fog, walked towards the student from No. 7 Middle School.

...

Upon seeing this, Tian Xiaoxi felt her adrenaline surge to its peak.

The scene before me was so real it sent chills down my spine.

Even when viewed on a mobile phone, it seems to be staring at you through the screen, its eyes like vortexes or black holes, yet vaguely revealing the outline of a human face.