In a girls’ dormitory at a university in Hua Country on Earth

A short-haired girl sitting in front of the computer suddenly exclaimed:

"Oh my god, Feng Hua is so handsome."

This sudden exclamation drew an eye roll from another girl nearby:

"Xiao Jia, can’t you lower your voice a bit? The whole building can hear you."

The short-haired girl seemed unfazed by this and said:

"Listen."

"It’s not just me saying this."

Sure enough, when the surroundings quieted down, the entire dormitory building echoed with cheers.

The short-haired girl said proudly:

"The charm of my Feng Hua is simply irresistible."

Seeing her roommate like this, the girl Ai Wen looked helplessly and said:

"Look at you, you’re becoming a total fangirl."

The short-haired girl was not ashamed but rather proud and said:

"I’m proud to be a fangirl, hehe~"

"Feng Hua is forever the god in my heart."

No kidding.

The walls of this small dorm room were plastered with various posters of Feng Hua’s game image.

There were also posters of Lin Yi’s real-life image taken from a third-person perspective.

Most of these real-life posters featured Lin Yi’s appearance when he participated in the eight-school league in Ningzhong City.

From the layout, it wasn’t hard to deduce that this was a four-person dormitory.

At this moment, the walls above three beds were covered with posters of Feng Hua in both the game and real life, leaving one wall completely bare.

Ai Wen looked at her crazy roommate, feeling amused but helpless.

But she didn’t say anything and continued to focus on the computer screen.

The live broadcast of the battle at Border City Number 4 in the Australia War Zone was playing on the screen.

In the video, Lin Yi was holding the Dragon Scale Sword and pointing at Yamada Miki.

The enormous sea breeze lifted Lin Yi’s robe and the long hair draping over his shoulders.

This scene was captured by a bystander, and Feng Hua’s overbearing aura was fully displayed in this moment.

Just when all the Hua Country players watching the livestream were eagerly anticipating Feng Hua unleashing his prowess and displaying his might,

Yamada Miki suddenly turned and left without hesitation.

This abrupt change left everyone stunned.

After Yamada Miki’s departure, an initially grandiose city-seizing war ended abruptly in failure before everyone’s eyes.

Seeing the initially aggressive He Clan players ultimately leave in disgrace,

people across Hua Country, both in-game and outside of it, burst into an uproarious cheer.

The resounding cheers made the entire building seem to tremble.

Anyone unaware of the situation might have thought something big had happened, causing such a massive sensation.

At this moment, a girl was sitting in front of the computer desk.

She had beautiful, shiny black hair, delicate features, and a pair of lively eyes.

This person was named Ai Wen.

Yes!

That’s me.

I study at a medical university in Fanghai City, and I’m a senior about to graduate.

The short-haired girl next to me is named Liu Jia, and like me, she’s also about to graduate.

We can be said to be roommates, but our friendship is like that of close sisters, sharing almost everything.

Our biggest hobby is playing "Glory of the Gods" together, running dungeons, and doing quests.

Or going through forums together, chatting about this and that.

Today, when browsing the forums, we stumbled upon posts about the city-seizing war.

As the event escalated,

just as we thought that Border City was about to fall, someone descended like a god from the heavens.

In Hua Country,

almost everyone who plays this game loves Feng Hua.

Even adores, with immense admiration.

Whenever he appears, even if the livestream looks chaotic, it still garners a lot of attention.

With the successful outcome of the city-seizing war, I was happy, but inexplicably felt melancholic.

As I was spacing out in front of the computer screen, Liu Jia suddenly leaned over, curiously asking:

"Xiao Ai, what are you thinking about? Why are you staring at my god again?"

It was Liu Jia’s words that snapped my complex thoughts back to reality.

Ai Wen instinctively turned around and threw a white eye at Liu Jia, saying:

"That’s your god, not mine."

But for some reason,

saying this, Ai Wen felt an indescribable bitterness in her heart.

Hearing this, Liu Jia immediately became playful and teased:

"Oh, who was it that skipped Master Extinction’s class just to watch a livestream of Feng Hua?"

Saying this, she stroked her chin with a thoughtful look and said:

"Let me think."

At this point, Ai Wen felt like someone had exposed a lie, glaring angrily at her cheeky best friend, saying:

"That was just because I wasn’t feeling well."

"How many times do I have to tell you?"

But anyone with eyes could tell the truth.

Ai Wen herself knew that.

Saying this was just a way to make herself feel better.

But clearly, Liu Jia did not realize this and instead chuckled and said:

"Yes, yes, yes!"

"What a coincidence, huh?"

Saying this, Liu Jia put an arm around Ai Wen’s shoulders like a tomboy.

Sitting together on the bed, Liu Jia suddenly asked:

"You know, almost all the girls in our dorm building are loyal fans of Feng Hua."

"Admitting you like Feng Hua won’t get you laughed at. Why do you always keep it a secret?"

"You see, I tell you everything, but you still hide things from me."

"It’s not..."

Hearing Liu Jia’s words, Ai Wen showed a deep helplessness and said:

"It’s not what you think."

Then Ai Wen suddenly looked seriously at her best friend:

"Are you sure you want to hear it?"

Liu Jia pouted and said:

"Of course."

"I’m ready to hear my sister’s earth-shattering secret."

Looking at Liu Jia, who was full of curiosity, Ai Wen seemed to have made a huge decision and said:

"Do you still remember the Divine Court Guild that everyone talked about?"

"Of course, I know."

"The guild everyone cursed as a traitor gathering place, right?"

"But hasn’t this guild disbanded long ago?"

When Liu Jia said this, she suddenly realized something, her eyes widened in disbelief:

"Oh my, Ai Wen."

"You’re not going to tell me you’re that Temple of the Evil Goddess Yingying, are you?"

Ai Wen rolled her eyes at the pretending-to-be-shocked Liu Jia and said:

"No way."

"What are you thinking?"

But Liu Jia was clearly just speaking casually, and she laughed heartily:

"Alright, I’m not joking anymore."

"Just tell me, what does this Divine Court have to do with you now?"

However, Ai Wen’s next words shocked Liu Jia.

Ai Wen looked serious and said:

"The president of that guild is my cousin."

"Your cousin?"

Liu Jia’s eyes widened in shock:

"No way~ You’re not talking about that traitor leader Fu Chen, are you?"

But Liu Jia quickly realized her wording was wrong and shut her mouth.

But soon she couldn’t help but say:

"But this doesn’t make sense."

"Even if he’s your cousin, what does that have to do with you directly?"

Seeing Liu Jia’s stunned expression, Ai Wen sighed bitterly and said:

"To say it has nothing to do with me, well, there’s no direct relation."

"But to say it does..."

"Now my cousin’s family has become a target of public criticism because of this."

"A while ago, they moved abroad."

"I’ve heard that they’re not doing well now."

Sometimes people are like this.

Even knowing something is bad, when it involves family, they become hesitant.

Now Ai Wen is in such a state.

She knows that her cousin’s situation is his own doing, and there’s no one else to blame.

But thinking of the big boy who took her around to play when she was little and bought her treats, suddenly becoming like this now.

It’s inevitable to feel some sympathy and helplessness in her heart.

Sometimes she also wonders.

If it weren’t for Feng Hua, would her cousin have ended up like this?

Especially during their last meeting, seeing him so depressed and dejected...

Obviously, Liu Jia didn’t know what Ai Wen was thinking at the moment. She looked at her friend in disbelief:

"You wouldn’t really blame this on our great Feng Hua, would you?"

Thinking about it, Liu Jia was even more incredulous:

"You need to understand."

"If it weren’t for the great Feng Hua, who knows what those traitors would have done to us by now?"

"Without the great Feng Hua around."

"You think the United States, who we hate to the bone, would let any chance to suppress us slip by so easily?"

"Would we be able to peacefully upgrade by fighting monsters in the Land of Extreme Cold?"

Looking at the excited Liu Jia, Ai Wen once again felt helpless and said:

"I understand all the logic."

"But I grew up playing with my cousin."

"Seeing him like this now, do you think I can feel nothing at all?"

After understanding the causes and consequences, Liu Jia looked at her roommate, who she saw as a best friend, and said earnestly:

"You know very well what the Divine Court did before."

"Honestly, don’t blame me for being blunt."

"No matter how down and out your cousin is now, I wouldn’t feel any sympathy, instead I’d clap my hands in joy."

"If you want to blame this on the great Feng Hua, that part I really can’t understand."

With that, Liu Jia shook her head and stood up:

"We’re all adults."

"Whatever you do, you naturally have to bear the consequences yourself."

"Your sympathy for your cousin’s situation and your admiration for the great Feng Hua are two separate things, they don’t conflict at all."

"You don’t need to feel guilty about this."

"After all, you didn’t instruct your cousin to do those things, did you?"

Upon saying this, Liu Jia got up and left:

"Think things over for yourself."

"I have a class this afternoon, so I’m heading out first."

As Liu Jia walked out the door, the room was left with Ai Wen alone.

Hearing the girls in the dormitory occasionally scream out loud, Ai Wen looked at the Feng Hua posters on the wall and murmured to herself:

"Can I like you too?"

"I hope my cousin wouldn’t blame me."

...

...

The Teleportation Array Plaza in White Tiger City

is one of the busiest gathering spots in the Hua Country War Zone.

In the dense crowd, no one would notice a female angel in a white magic robe suddenly appearing.

As soon as Ai Wen logged into the game, a series of notifications filled her ears.

She opened her friend list to see a row of avatars continuously lighting up.

Ai Wen clicked on a friend whose name was ’Don’t call me Potato’, and a string of messages popped up in the chat box:

Don’t call me Potato (private chat): "Xiao Ai Jie, let me know when you log in."

Don’t call me Potato (private chat): "Xiao Ai Jie, you’re online! I was just about to call you."

Don’t call me Potato (private chat): "Hurry over to this coordinate: Glanke Island · Pine Forest 3662:122."

...: "Molan and the others found a hidden dungeon, and they’re looking for people to explore it. I heard Senior Yang Xiongyi is coming too, I know you’ve always had a crush on him."

...: "I spent a lot of effort to get them to reserve you a spot, forget it, I’ll wait for you at Russell Port."

...: "Hurry up and come over."

At this time, Ai Wen suddenly received an unexpected system notification:

"Player [Heaven-sent] requests to add you as a friend, please choose:"

[Accept] [Decline]