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

Above is a record of He Zhou's complete performance this time.

Name: He Zhou

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Escape time: 5 seconds

[Ranking of Basic Physical Fitness and Survival Adaptation Course Assessment Test: 1st]

[Evaluation: Extremely strong will to survive.]

"..."

He Zhou's lips twitched.

No wonder.

I thought the red-eyed demon looked weird back then.

It turns out it was just a test.

...

After He Zhou's results were announced, Jiang Dai came in second.

The third place went to Xiao Wen.

Lu An came in fourth.

After they had all been out for a while, the others gradually came out one after another.

When they learned it was just a test, their faces were expressionless, and one person even said, "Boring."

"When we really encounter demons, we, the group of liabilities, will be the first to be abandoned. If we die, we die."

"It seems like it's not going to work now; dying will be very painful."

When the afternoon classes were almost over, the teacher read out the grades to the class.

"He Zhou achieved the best score in this course."

"He ranked first among all first-grade students, including those in the experimental class, and took five seconds."

“You should all learn from him. The school doesn’t require students in regular classes to fight demons, but at least you shouldn’t hold others back, right?”

...

When the results were announced, He Zhou felt the gazes of the other students and their whispers.

Five seconds?

"He reacted so quickly, does he really want to live that much?"

Xiao Wen, however, was different from them. He had been spending more time with He Zhou lately, and his tone had become more cheerful.

"Old He, you're awesome!"

"That was a quick reaction! We didn't even have time to react!"

"Yes, he's always been like that."

Lu An's voice was calm, but He Zhou inexplicably detected a hint of approval in his tone.

Jiang Dai, standing next to her, pulled out a piece of dried meat, her eyes sparkling.

In that instant of attention and discussion, to his surprise, He Zhou actually heard a notification that his popularity had increased!

The rate of increase is much faster than usual.

[Popularity increased by 1.2]

[Popularity increased by 1.2]

[Popularity increased by 1.2]

After spending ten points to improve his abilities last time, his popularity has once again reached 35 points.

Once you have over 50 points, you can level up your character!

...

Rising so fast?

He Zhou was somewhat surprised.

But after thinking about it for a while, I understood.

Sure enough, in this world, as long as you become a relatively 'useful' person, your carrying capacity... that is, your character level, will also increase.

Just like in the world of comics, the clerk who regularly sells grilled sausages at a convenience store is likely to have a higher carrying capacity than ordinary passersby hurrying by.

He Zhou was aware of the importance of load-bearing capacity.

People with high carrying capacity have a higher upper limit for carrying spiritual energy, or energy.

Cultivation level is basically determined by the level of one's carrying capacity.

Because everyone here breathes, which is equivalent to exhalation and inhalation! Breathing makes you stronger! However, people with low energy tolerance have their energy absorption limit capped!

"Now there are two paths."

"You can give it a try."

He Zhou's eyes were firm.

I still need to try and get first place in the next course.

I don't know at what level the character is leveling up, until they can break through to the point where they can create a lamp pool and become a cultivator.

It's been over a month!

Not reaching the Awakening Lamp Pool means you haven't even reached the Qi Refining stage!

Your character level is still too low!

...

In reality...

Tian Xiaoxi was browsing comic forums out of boredom.

In the forum, it seems that some people are discussing the plot of Birth of the Demon Child.

This "Ne Zha" story is actually quite interesting; someone actually helped Tian Xiaoxi!

However, for those large-scale scenes, I feel that a beautiful art style is needed to make them even more exciting.

That was close! Tian Xiaoxi almost turned the tables!

There were still people leaving comments below.

[Yeah, if I were Tian Xiaoxi, I would create a detailed version of the epic scene, edit it into a famous clip, and turn it into a short video to attract viewers...]

[Don't let her see this! You'd better edit it right now! What if she actually does it? Do you want Tian Xiaoxi to leave our group of struggling comic book authors?]

Chapter 52 Your drawing is really ugly! (Please continue reading!)

The entire thread is discussing the plot of Birth of the Demon Child.

When it comes to identifying promising new comics, those in the same industry are usually the first to recognize them.

After all, everyone will look at the charts. Whose books are on the list, whose books aren't, whose books have improved and whose collections have increased—someone will always see it.

And Tian Xiaoxi…

Because there are too many unfinished books and the art style is easily recognizable, it was recognized as soon as the book was published, which made many people incredulous when they saw that "Monster City" had gained three thousand new favorites.

Three thousand?

Does Tian Xiaoxi's comic book deserve 3,000 favorites?

Does she deserve it?

...

The posts are all sour.

[She's currently working on this comic with a cartoonist named He Zhou. To boost the popularity of her failing comic, He Zhou even drew a character with his own name in it! Damn! What kind of taste did he have to choose to collaborate with Tian Xiaoxi?]

[However, He Zhou's drawing skills aren't very good. I've watched Black Cat Detective and Calabash Brothers before, and I thought they were pretty good. Nezha Conquers the Dragon King was also good, but I felt that many of the big scenes in the last one weren't drawn, which was a bit of a pity.]

The person speaking has actually read the comic.

Other struggling comic artists commented sourly: "[Tian Xiaoxi doesn't even know how to collaborate, so why does she get help? If I were Tian Xiaoxi, I'd immediately pick a few big scenes, draw the original artwork, post it in the comments, and then edit a high-energy clip to attract viewers. She can't even win by doing nothing; she deserves to remain a flop.]"

"!!!"

What does it mean to always be a loser?

Tian Xiaoxi was furious.

Her storylines have their own unique style!

Her drawing skills are among the best on the website!

If she weren't good enough, why would He Zhou collaborate with her instead of other struggling comic artists?

"Of course it shows I have potential!"

"Otherwise, why would he cooperate with me instead of you?"

Tian Xiaoxi was delighted: "This time, the email I sent was so friendly."

"He will definitely be touched by my friendliness!"

"We are about to join hands..."

Inbox: 0

"??????"

...

"That's impossible!"

Tian Xiaoxi was bewildered.

She checked the recipient.

"That's right."

"Where did this go wrong?!"

He stared at the inbox for a long time. He used to use this email address and even updated his comics there. He couldn't just stop going online, could he?

Could it be...?

Just when Tian Xiaoxi thought she couldn't contact He Zhou, she inexplicably flipped open her old comic book.

really.

Although He Zhou didn't reply to her email, he wrote a line in the upper right corner of a comic strip: 【Seriously write, don't mess around, otherwise…】

Following this line of text was a stick figure holding a knife, which was also depicted as an emoji.

"I was so friendly!"

"You dare threaten me!"

Tian Xiaoxi stared at the words, indignant: "I'm a future great cartoonist too! How could he treat me like this!"

In a fit of anger.

She angrily called Song Yaoyao.

He rattled off a whole bunch of things.

After venting for a full ten minutes, she finally said angrily and indignantly, "He Zhou has completely treated me like a partner! I need fairness! Justice!"

"Then what does he take you for?"

"He treats me like a beast of burden!!"

Tian Xiaoxi was furious: "I need to let him know that I have a temper too, I want to..."

...