On the day when the military training ended, six men were lying on the living room floor of the small house that Xie Lan and Dou Sheng had just rented.
In addition, there was hot pot with solidified red oil after cooling, densely packed empty beer bottles, a few empty bottles of red wine, and a whole bottle of gin.
And a large number of empty cans of soda, juice and tonic water.
The ice bucket also fell over, and ice water flowed everywhere, but it did not wake up the drunk men.
A shocking military training graduation drinking party where everyone got drunk and no one was spared.
A little after eleven o'clock in the evening, Dou Sheng woke up with a start and subconsciously touched his left arm - there was something furry there, which was Xie Lan's head resting on his arm.
Xie Lan was woken up by the touch. The two looked at each other in a daze for five minutes. Xie Lan was the first to say, "You are really drunk."
His own voice was very low and light, and he spoke each word clearly.
It's not like being drunk at all, but it's very abnormal.
Dou Sheng was really drunk and confused. After a long while, he said vaguely, "What about you?"
Xie Lan thought for a minute.
"I don't think I'm drinking."
Dou Sheng nodded, "That's good. Give me a hand, I have to get up."
"What are you doing?"
"Today is...hiss..." Dou Sheng covered his head, "My regular program, the monthly flying game... live broadcast... I have to cancel it... No, I mean, I can't cancel it..."
Xie Lan sighed, "Stop broadcasting, go to sleep, is the bed uncomfortable?"
Dou Sheng took a long time to digest it, then turned his head to look at the board, "It's comfortable, but I can't postpone it."
Xie Lan pushed him back to bed forcefully, "Don't talk nonsense, just go back to sleep."
As soon as Dou Sheng's head touched the bed, his skin couldn't help but rubbed against the bed. After a short while, he fell asleep.
Xie Lan sighed, then grabbed the water cup beside him and took a few sips, then continued to sleep with his head resting on his arm.
The water might be dusty and it's a bit irritating to the throat.
As a result, he couldn't fall asleep for a while. He just closed his eyes and listened to Dou Sheng mumbling in his sleep like a parrot: "Can't postpone... Can't postpone... Can't postpone..."
It didn't know when the mumbling in his sleep would stop, but when Xie Lan woke up again with a dizzy head, it was almost midnight.
There was still a voice in his mind, as if from some persistent god, constantly reminding him: You can’t do without, you can’t do without, you can’t do without…
Zero o'clock.
At the end of every month, the audience who punctually squatted in the live broadcast room of Renjian Jueshuai Dou laughed and comforted each other bitterly. They were ready to give up and exit, but the reminder "The host went to visit Bilibili" on the black screen suddenly flashed, and then the page automatically refreshed.
The next second, the anchor came online.
The screen showed a completely unfamiliar live broadcast environment - a light walnut wooden bed, a bare mattress and pillows, and some old wardrobes on the side, which was completely different in style from the up master's previous room.
And the up master himself is also... completely different... but he can't be said to be strange.
Xie Lan was wearing a white T-shirt, the collar of which was suspiciously wet and stuck to her body. Her black hair was disheveled, her once fair skin was now rosy, and only her black eyes were calm, deep, and old.
He ignored the barrage of messages and calmly clicked on the Steam game platform on his computer, logging into the hardcore space simulation game that Dou Sheng had gone crazy playing before his military training at T University.
The live broadcast room that was about to be empty suddenly regained its popularity, with barrages of comments rolling in.
-Good evening, Lanzai!
-Have you finished your military training
-Surprise! I thought I couldn't wait any longer!
-Where are the beans
- Your phone was confiscated
- Is this a new home? Are you renting a house as a freshman
-Although I know it's necessary for live broadcast, but still hehehe
-Hey, how many bedrooms are there
In front of Xie Lan was a hyperbolic screen. During the military training, He Xiu and Ye Si helped them with renting a house, placing an order, signing for and installing computers. He Xiu and Ye Si lived downstairs from them and were not afraid of trouble.
The game was already running on the curved screen in front of him, and the live broadcast room was displayed on the curved screen on the right.
He glanced at his own face on the live broadcast screen and muttered to himself, "I need to open the small window."
-So it was you who played the game for Douzi today
- Is this a new trick you two came up with? Haha
-Won't Douzi come to keep us company
- Lanzai, let me teach you, bring in the game screen and put yourself in the lower right corner
The scrolling barrage of small words floated by, but it was completely incomprehensible to someone who was drunk to a certain level.
Xie Lan paused for a moment and sighed, "It's done."
-ah
- Is it ok?
- God damn it's ok
-Is Lanzi serious? Check out the live broadcast room for yourself
-Does he not have a live broadcast room
-How could there be no
On the live broadcast room screen, the loading game was placed in a small window in the lower right corner, while the main view was still Xie Lan himself.
Xie Lan did that openly. In the close-up, he rubbed his cheeks and let out a sigh.
"Hello everyone, I'm Dou Gangtanmo, the most handsome man in the world. I will never miss a date. Come bravely to keep your appointment, to..." He paused for a moment, "to keep our appointment that happens once a month."
-
-
-Who are you? Say it again louder!
-Look at the screen and say it again!
-Bravely keep your appointment?
-Join the army for your father
-Joining the Army for My Husband, Thank You
The barrage of comments exploded instantly, and large blocks of question marks blurred the screen. However, Xie Lan no longer glanced at the secondary screen, but focused on looking at the game startup page in front of him.
The beautiful planet was rotating in the vast universe. His star, numbered XL0229, was quiet and bright, shining brightly in the nebula.
Xie Lan coughed, "Okay, last time... we seem to have implemented some energy supply, the power supply network is smooth, today..." He shook his head, and a faint light gathered in his somewhat absent-minded black eyes, which soon dissipated again. He muttered in a low voice: "Today, we will continue to build our planet."
-Shit, why do I feel like he's drunk
-It looks like you've drunk too much, right
-Is it to liven things up, with me playing my boyfriend or something
-Look at him, does he look like he realizes that he said "I am a bean"
-Shit, what about the beans
- I'm starting to get excited guys!!
Xie Lan couldn't read any of the small words on the screen. His mind was in a turmoil, and only a divine voice kept cuing him—
Can't pigeon, can't pigeon, can't pigeon...
"I know, shut up." Xie Lan said with a sour face.
-?
-Who is he talking to
-Shut us up
-What did we say
-Shit, he admitted he was drunk!
Xie Lan was lost for a long time in a game interface that "he" should be very familiar with but for some reason seemed a little unfamiliar. He didn't know which key he pressed wrong, but the two windows of the live broadcast room finally swapped, with the game screen becoming the large one and his own small window.
Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, he clicked on "Core Energy Storage" and fell into deep thought over the amount of core energy that Dou Sheng had carefully accumulated.
While he was deep in thought, his other hand was tapping lightly on the table - that was the movement Dou Sheng made when he was thinking in the past.
The soul is very realistic.
After a moment, Xie Lan hesitated and clicked on the "Facility Construction Library", selected the "Core Energy Construction Project", and stared blankly again at the long list of facilities that required core energy to purchase.
- Damn, be careful!!!
- The core energy of the game is very hard to obtain
- This is all the beans in my family.
-Ah, I suddenly feel panic! !
-Lanzi, wake up! You are not a bean! Don't squander!
The last barrage came from an admiral named "Eat, Sleep, and Beans", which floated across the screen eye-catchingly with gorgeous special effects.
Under her guidance, comments began to flood the screen with the same tone.
-You are not a bean!! Wake up!!
-You are not a bean!! Wake up!!
-You are not a bean!! Wake up!!
-You are not a bean!! Wake up!!
Ms. Doudou herself also followed suit and, relying on her fancy special effects, finally caught Xie Lan's eye.
So Xie Lan hovered his mouse over the purchase button for Music Fountain with Built-in Symphony - 200 cubic meters (core energy) - 48kw power supply, and moved closer to the screen to read the comments.
"I'm not a bean?"
He wondered, "If I'm not a bean, then who am I?"
-You are Xie Lan!!
-You are Xie Lan, baby!
-Don't you recognize your own name? Lan Xie
-Ahh, wake up, mom!
Xie Lan felt dizzy at the overwhelming barrage of comments. He lowered his head and tapped his temples with his fingers, then raised his head and said, "Yes, I am Xie Lan. Do I need you to tell me?"
- Ah, I'm awake.
-Thank God, thank you. Thank God, thank you.
- I'm still conscious.
-Drunk but easy to wake up mode
Before the bullet screen was finished celebrating, a crisp sound of a mouse motor was heard, and then the game page popped up, and a mechanical AI female voice announced: "Congratulations! You have got a music fountain!"
-Fuck, I'm heartbroken.
- Holy shit!
-200 square meters!
-ah!!!
-You're not a bean, baby!!
Xie Lan glanced at the comments and asked, "If I'm not Douzi, then who am I?"
-… … …
-? ? ? ?
-good question…
-I don't know how to answer...
Xie Lan burped lightly, took a long breath, and muttered, "The screen is so blurry..."
-It's you, my baby.
-You've drunk too much, turn off your phone and go to sleep...
-Oh my god why is he wiping the glass next to him with his sleeve
-He probably thought it was a screen...
-…
Xie Lan felt extremely dizzy and slumped in her chair, looking as if she was not sitting still, and continued shopping.
He moved the mouse downwards, skipping over the barrage of comments urging him to buy energy upgraders, wind power towers, and nuclear reactors for the entire planet, and finally stopped at the Ferris wheel in the center of the planet.
A Ferris wheel, 150 square meters.
Xie Lan clicked his mouse and said, "I bought it. Xie Lan will definitely like it."
-…
-I can't refute it
- I think... you're right
- Bean is so miserable but I laughed so fucking loud
-Bean! Come back soon! Your home is gone!
- "My Soul Traveled Through Time and My Boyfriend Bought Things for Me"
Xie Lan bought a symphony fountain and a Ferris wheel in the center of the universe, cut off the power supply to several heavy industrial production lines, and transmitted the electricity to the newly built facilities. After doing everything, he caught a glimpse of the barrage of comments out of the corner of his eye.
The screen is full of special effects, coming from the distinguished captains, admirals, and even governors who have spent real money on the live broadcasts.
They all spam the same message on their screens: "You've had too much to drink! You're not a bean! Don't buy it!"
Xie Lan frowned, his tone sank, his displeasure revealed a bit of nonchalance, his throat contained the magnetism of a young boy, "Are you sick today?"
-He imitates Douzi quite well.
-He is worthy of being the fake (real) boyfriend who shares the same boat (bed) with me (pillow)!
-The tone is there!!
- God has it!!
-Speak up!!
Ms. Bean floated by with special effects—"Then how do you prove that you are a bean?"
Once, Xie Lan was silent in front of the screen for a long time.
As he thought about it, his head drooped, as if his skull was very heavy.
After a moment, he simply put down the mouse, rested his elbows on the table and raised his head.
Ms. Doudou—"There is no evidence now, go to sleep, dear Lan~"
However, the moment the comment came out, Xie Lan whispered, "I will always like Xie Lan?"
"Isn't that enough proof? Everyone who knows me on Bilibili knows my motto."
-…
-! ! !
-"motto"
-Officials force the people to be corrupt!!
-I got it!!
- What is it called? It’s called confidence in love! !
-Lanzai is loved with great conviction!
-Woo woo woo!!
Xie Lan fell onto the pillow of the computer chair with a thud, closed his eyes and relaxed for a while, as if trying to stop the other little planet that kept spinning and revolving in his head.
After a moment, he opened his eyes, and for a moment, his pure and gentle black eyes were no different from usual, but that expression only stayed for a moment, and then he turned back into an impatient and arrogant look, like the real owner of a live broadcast room.
He took great pains to change the title of the live broadcast room to "I will always love Xie Lan". He deleted and revised the seven words many times and it took him fifteen minutes.
When it was finally correct for the last time, he breathed a sigh of relief and muttered, "Continue, building our cosmic music star."
-… continue or not
-He he he clicked on the mall
- He's also buying a useless park.
-Bean's high-tech empire is destroyed!
-What the hell, he wants to buy a violin sculpture
Xie Lan glanced at the comments and tapped the table impatiently, "Can you give me some feedback? If you want to watch, just watch. If you don't want to watch, just go away. What are you talking about in my live broadcast room?"
- Tone…
- Old Bean
- I already believe it, it's just beans
-Yeah, I've been chasing Douzi for years, and he really does look like that.
- Hurry up, big guy, give some voice
-Great!
-Great!
-Yeah yeah yeah!
The popularity of the live broadcast soared rapidly. When Xie Lan was drunk and his face was pressed against the screen to build his music star, the popularity index soared to over 6 million. The administrator dropped in twice, and the second time he directly asked the audience in the barrage: "How about I force him to end the live broadcast on behalf of Douzi?"
The comments were noisy, with some people who were concerned about the gains and losses of playing games agreeing crazily, while others who were just watching the fun resisted desperately.
Ms. Doudou spoke with special effects: "Let's block it... The child is not conscious, and I'm afraid he will say something he shouldn't say..."
"Fuck, that makes sense!"
"But what can I do? I still want to watch!"
"It didn't violate the live broadcast regulations. Why did the administrator force the broadcast to be taken down?"
"Yeah, that doesn't make sense!"
"Only those who are just there for fun would say that. Are you old fans panicking?"
The comments were all noisy, and time had quietly jumped to 01:30. Xie Lan became more and more drowsy and sleepy. His brain seemed to be rusted and he couldn't think of any problems. His senses also became dull. In a trance, he felt that there were large clumps of ink rolling across the right screen. He tried to wipe it off with toilet paper several times but failed. He simply gave up and continued to mechanically build his music star.
The core energy conversion rate has dropped sharply from four digits to two digits. The only things you can buy in the store are some urban electric car charging piles and the like. Apart from that, there are some dark area mining area share indicators.
From the map, Dou Sheng had only cultivated less than one-fifth of the planet. But he had accumulated a good amount of core energy, and before the military training camp closed, he told the audience that he would cultivate another fifth after returning, but now it seemed that it was no longer possible.
—Useless facilities of all sizes were interspersed in the original heavy-industrial city-state, destroying the carefully calculated power supply network, and the accumulated core energy has been exhausted.
Xie Lan hesitated for a while, "Dear audience, what do you think? Do you want to spend some money to unlock part of the dark area?"
After he asked the question, he tried to get closer to see the comments clearly, but it was still difficult to make out the small words that were scrolling by so quickly, and he vaguely felt that those people didn't answer his questions at all.
After a long while, Xie Lan sighed, "Forget it, leave some money. I'll take you to see the planet and remember our current progress. Then I'll go offline and look for Xie Lan."
-… OK
-Where is "Xie Lan"
-Where is he? Is he okay
-I am so worried that Xie Lan will wake up and see the end of the game
-Same, he had carefully calculated the power supply for a long time before
-Such a beautiful heavy-industry city-state, but its circuit system was messed up
-Speaking of which, why did Douzi originally build such a large heavy-duty base station
- Provide energy and mining to another
-What's the other piece
- I don't know, a scientific research city-state, I guess.
Xie Lan held the mouse in one hand and covered half of his face with the other, his eyes half open and half closed. The bright light from the screen shone on his face. Although his face was disheveled and embarrassed due to being drunk, he was still gentle and handsome.
He sighed, "Hurry up, I'm going to go find Xie Lan after showing the progress... We haven't seen each other much in the military training period, I miss you so much..."
As soon as he finished speaking, the mouse wheel began to zoom in and out. The huge city-state base station quickly moved away and became curved. The perspective was adjusted to a god's bird's-eye view. Those tall buildings and facilities turned into tiny marking points. In the center of the screen there was only a star named 0229xl in the vast universe.
He continued to scroll the mouse, rotating a planet that seemed insignificant at the moment—vast stretches of uncultivated dark areas flashed across the screen, and the bright lights just now quickly faded away.
However, a moment later, a bright spot suddenly appeared on the ball.
-What
-Is it a city-state of beans
- No way, this area is obviously smaller than the previous one
- Beans are secretly advancing the progress, I've never seen that before.
-Look at the cosmic coordinates. This distance is somewhat consistent with the previous transmission pipeline of Douzi.
-Maybe it's the scientific research base.
-The boss of the Heavy Industry City-State, who was only there to provide energy and funding
Xie Lan was bored and pushed the roller back until the hidden land was flat in his sight.
It's a prosperous place. Even though there are no residents coming and going, it's still quietly bustling.
He was in a daze for a while, thinking that all the things he had just bought had come here from the Heavy Industry City.
Not only that, but there are also buildings that look a lot like the British Museum, donut shops on corners, automatic ice cream machines throughout the streets, band facilities in every corner of the park, exhibition hall-like facilities called violin pavilions, music restaurants, and lots of cat robots.
But perhaps because the power network of the Heavy Industry City was destroyed by Xie Lan, several buildings there were destroyed.
For example, the identical symphony fountain that just lit up on the other side was an inexplicable coincidence.
In the center of a small area still under construction stands a sign.
The custom text on the label reads 0229xl Star - Heart of the Planet
- Holy shit!!!
- Douzi did it secretly!
-What the hell are you doing so late at night
-Are you proud of making me cry
- Lanzai just bought it, it's all here
- "Xie Lan will definitely like it"
-5555 I cried
Xie Lan looked at the screen, his expression changing from surprise to confusion, half-comprehending, and struggling, over and over again.
Until a somewhat messy sound of footsteps approached, the door was pushed open, and the sound of Douzi yawning was heard.
"Xie Lan? I was wondering where you were. What were you doing on the computer?"
-The Lord is back!!!
-Lanzi! Soul, please return to your place as soon as possible!!
-Ahh Douzi, long time no see!
-Show off to your mother!
-Look what your (fake) boyfriend has done!
-Look at the good things you did secretly 555
Xie Lan put down the mouse, turned his chair, and stared blankly at Dou Sheng.
Or rather, confused.
Dou Sheng's hair and clothes were in disarray. He woke up after a few hours of drunken sleep and was a little more conscious. He glanced at the camera, stepped back and took off his T-shirt, muttering, "I'll take a shower and clean up, and find some clothes to cover the four people in the living room."
Xie Lan looked confused.
Dou Sheng paused as he walked towards the bathroom, "You drank too much?"
Xie Lan pondered for a long time, then calmly gave an answer: "I don't think I drank any alcohol."
“Oh oh.” Douzi turned around and continued walking, yawning, “I finally let down the live broadcast room audience today. Sigh, I’ll make up for it tomorrow. I’m going to bed quickly.”
He walked into the bathroom in slippers. The door slammed, and soon the sound of water could be heard.
Xie Lan was confused for a moment before turning his head to look at the screen again.
In the camera, he looked at the screen in the live broadcast room, seeming puzzled.
After a moment, he tapped his head, shook it, and muttered, "Did I drink or not?"
-No
-No
- You are very awake
-You are a bean, believe in yourself
-The one in the bathroom is fake, go beat him up
-You are the real Douzi, and the person in the bathroom is the real Xie Lan
-Go ahead, Lanzai, this is your only chance to fight back... um um!
-The one in front of you should be more respectful. What do you know to conclude that our Lanzai is... huh
-I don't understand, isn't it fake? Can you guys stop saying those things
-That’s right, everyone knows it’s fake!
- I'm dying of laughter. Please be a decent person and let Lanzai go.
Xie Lan's focus was scattered. After struggling for a long time, he gave up a little, lowered his head and muttered, "You have to call me when you sleep. Xie Lan is a bit clingy."
-? ? ?
-what? What
-Family, I am confused and don't know who is complaining about whom.
-Same confusion, but it doesn't stop me from eating candy!!
- No obstruction +1!
Xie Lan yawned and said, "I'm sleepy, let's go to sleep."
As he said this, he quit the game, took a deep breath, and calmed himself down.
"Dear viewers, the monthly Douzi Release Game Live Broadcast has come to an end. Thank you for watching. We will see you at the same time next month. New viewers, please click to follow, or remember the name of the live broadcast room - uh, I will always like Xie Lan! By the way, please follow the anchor, the most handsome Dou in the world, who never misses!"
Snapped.
The screen is black.
The sound of water in the bathroom stopped, and Dou Sheng asked, "Xie Lan? Who are you talking to?"
Xie Lan sighed, lay on the bed, turned over and muttered: "I don't know..."
He closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, he could still hear the sound of water splashing in the bathroom, as if only a few seconds had passed.
But he seemed to have a dream for a few seconds, dreaming that he built a small planet for Bean in the vast universe.