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As darkness gradually fell, Li Ji returned from the virtual world to reality.
It was already dark when he gently removed the equipment from his head and put it back in its place.
His body, already exhausted from the day, now felt even more unwilling to move, wanting only to lie lazily on the sofa and quietly fall asleep.
"Drip drip."
The message came through his wrist, and the notification sounded even crisper in his quiet home. It was the notification sound of Li Ji's chat software, the only one he cared about—the class group.
Because he was afraid of missing any messages from the class, he specially set the class group to "Special Attention".
"We've already graduated, what could be so important in the class that you need to send messages so late?"
He struggled to raise his hand and leaned against the sofa, his wrist dangling limply in front of his eyes. The dim light made his tired face appear even paler.
On the smartwatch screen, countless messages mentioning his name flashed by one after another until one message climbed to the top and then stopped.
Class teacher Wang Li:
"@All members, tomorrow is the graduation ceremony. Remember to be on time, especially @Li Ji! This is your last time at school, so don't be late again."
Chapter Eleven: Miss Jiuguo Wants to Slice It Up, A Genius Girl's Battle of Wits
The moonlight, like a ribbon, quietly spilled onto the tranquil street, its silvery glow gently caressing the deep sea by the window.
The bright moonlight, like a fairy, draped the deep sea in a dreamlike halo. Her long, waterfall-like hair cascaded down under the moon, shimmering with a soft glow, perfectly complementing the tranquility of the moonlight.
She sat by the window, a bright computer screen in front of her, her fingers dancing lightly on the mouse, like a sprite leaping in the moonlight.
"Deep Sea, you're still awake?"
The half-open door was pushed open, and Jiuguo slowly squeezed in through the crack.
"I'm editing a video."
Deep Sea's eyes never left the screen, only leaving a beautiful silhouette as it spoke to Jiu Guo.
"You weren't waiting for me, were you?"
Jiuguo's eyes darted around twice, then she sat down on Shenhai's bed with a grin.
"I'm editing a video."
"Then why don't you lock the door at night?"
Jiuguo pressed for an answer.
"Because I forgot to turn it off while editing the video."
Shen Hai paused, clearly speechless at Jiu Guo's words.
"Hmph, then I'll sleep here as punishment for not closing the door!"
As Jiu Guo spoke, he threw the blanket he was dragging on his back onto the bed in the deep sea, rolling around like a seal emerging from the water.
"Next time you bring a blanket, don't pretend it was a last-minute decision..."
Shen Hai's slender hands continued to dance across the keyboard and mouse, but a hint of helplessness crept into her calm tone.
"And if you can actually fall asleep tonight, then you're not yourself."
Based on her understanding of Jiuguo, losing today and then calling someone else "daddy" was already an utter disgrace.
Jiuguo, who usually couldn't clear a level, would stay up all night studying command and positioning.
Not to mention what happened today.
So she left the door open for Jiuguo so that the knocking wouldn't wake up the other teammates at the base.
"Hehe, Little Deep Sea is the best. Knowing I would come looking for you, he stayed up all night waiting for me."
"I just forgot to turn it off while editing the video."
The deep sea repeated this sentence for the third time.
"Okay, okay, let's edit the video."
Jiuguo nodded vigorously. She didn't want to argue with Shenhai any longer. She just shook the thick blanket on her body, wrapped it around herself like a turtle, and slowly crawled to Shenhai's side.
"You're such a die-hard fan, still editing videos this late."
Jiuguo turned to look at Shenhai's engrossed profile, "What's so great about this guy? He makes you look like a..."
She was silent for a moment, as if searching for the right word.
"Seems like... a meddlesome jerk?"
"..."
Upon hearing this description, Shen Hai stopped what he was doing for the first time, and couldn't help but rub his forehead and retort, "You didn't learn something online again and then use it on me, did you? 'Guan Ren Chi' is a term used to describe watching VTubers. Wan Feng is a proper sandbox streamer, he doesn't have a virtual avatar!"
Doesn't that count?
"It definitely doesn't count. Besides, I'm a professional slicing expert. His understanding and teaching are quite good. With his permission, I'm willing to share this as a medium with everyone."
Deep Sea tapped his chin with his index finger, pondered for a moment, and then solemnly added, "That's all!"
"Sigh, but the way you're so serious makes me afraid you'll get kidnapped one day."
Jiuguo curled up in the blanket, hugging her knees as she sat beside Shenhai. "I've been thinking about this all night, but I still can't figure out how to have another match with him..."
Jiuguo had almost exhausted his brain cells watching the battlefield of the border annihilation from the very beginning of the spatial rift.
If the precision of the array and placement of the obstruction was his bottom line, then Jiu Guo had absolutely no chance of winning.
The words spoken at the time are, in fact, very difficult to fulfill later.
"No, I have to win! My pride won't allow me to give up easily, but I really need a way!"
Seeing Jiuguo deep in thought, Shenhai finally finished editing the video.
Just as she stretched and was about to choose to publish, Jiu Guo, who was staring longingly at the computer, stopped her.
"No, no, you don't actually intend to release it like this, do you? You're not showing his voice or his face... just adding some background music and comments, and all that traffic is just going to slip away for nothing!"
"...But that's just how he is; his usual teaching videos are mostly just audio."
"Hey, now that you're a streamer, you need to understand traffic!"
As Jiuguo spoke, she moved closer to Shenhai and pressed herself tightly against him.
She boasts that she has watched countless short videos and guides, and those viral videos must contain three elements: editing techniques, background music, and a core joke.
A video without a core joke is just a video.
Only videos with a core joke can keep viewers watching the next video.
Instead of having a one-time experience or learning once and then stopping.
If that's all there is to it, then what people like is only the value that your video provides.
It's not the personal charisma of the streamer or video host.
Thinking of this, Jiu Guo suddenly had a brilliant plan for revenge!
"Watch me, watch me, this is how you can help him increase his popularity."
As Jiuguo spoke, she was about to take the keyboard from Shenhai, but Shenhai stopped her immediately:
"I promised him I wouldn't mess around... so please don't do anything reckless."
"Oh right, sorry, sorry, I got a little carried away."
Seemingly blinded by impulse, Jiu Guo also felt that it was somewhat inappropriate, so he immediately put his hands together and said apologetically.
"If you really want to do it, you can use your own account if he agrees to let you slice it."
Although Shenhai felt that Jiuguo wouldn't do anything good, he still pointed out a way for her, since it was one of the safest methods.
"I'd rather he kill me than agree to this... Forget it, I don't want to boost his popularity anyway, this bastard should just starve to death!"
Jiuguo snorted coldly, and the sound of her gritting her teeth could be clearly heard even by Shenhai, who had just reached the door.
"Since you don't want to do the slides, then go to sleep. I'm a little sleepy."
Shenhai yawned. She had already been working continuously for several hours today, and if it weren't for the need to quickly cut out clips to post videos, she would have gone to sleep long ago.
"It's okay, I'm not too sleepy yet. Since you want to sleep, I'll go back first."
Seeing Jiuguo hurriedly leave with the blanket, Shenhai could only sigh helplessly.
She knew that Jiuguo would definitely not let this opportunity pass.
……
"That bastard ruined my reputation, I'll make sure he never has any face left!"
Now that Jiuguo has come up with an idea, he can't just leave it unsaid. He should take action instead!
Since Deepsea is making slices, the live stream recording should also be released. By watching Deepsea's live stream recording, we can see if there is anything that can be sliced.
As she spoke, she started watching the live stream recordings from the past few days on her Deep Sea account.
……
The first rays of morning sunlight shone on Jiu Guo's long eyelashes, and her gaze shifted from the computer to the window.