ARIPOEC Chapter 23

Chapter 23

The spaceship sailed through the universe, with the vast sea of stars outside the window.

Lin Jun groggily sat up from the bed. He looked up at the electronic display screen above his head, which showed that there were still 2 days left until arrival.

Only half of the long interstellar voyage had passed, and Lin Jun was already so bored that he was about to grow mold.

First, browse the Star Network, then scan the private section for any noteworthy information. After reading through everything, Lin Jun rolled around on the bed in boredom.

It must be said that this spaceship was truly top-notch. It was obviously built specifically for the wealthy, with all kinds of entertainment facilities available on the ship. The room even had a large 2.4-meter bed, big enough to sleep three or four people.

Even though Lin Jun was tossing and turning on this side of the bed, Ye Mingyuan on the other side was still sleeping soundly.

Lin Jun sat on the bed for a while, his eyes involuntarily drifting towards Ye Mingyuan.

Ye Mingyuan was lying on his side facing him, his usually oppressive sea-blue eyes hidden beneath his eyelids, making him seem much gentler.

Looking at him like this… he really is quite handsome.

Lin Jun’s eyes swept across Ye Mingyuan’s eyebrows and eyes, carefully examining his entire face.

He didn’t know what he was dreaming about, but Ye Mingyuan wasn’t exactly peaceful even in his sleep.

Was he having a nightmare?

Looking at that face, Lin Jun couldn’t help but recall the scene in the game last night.

When he said that the sea of flowers was useless yesterday, Ye Mingyuan seemed a little unhappy… and even after logging off the game, he hadn’t said much.

Although this person usually didn’t talk much anyway, his condition yesterday was clearly a bit off.

Lin Jun couldn’t help but sigh as he thought about it.

He supported his chin and muttered to himself softly: “Forget it, I’ll go with you to see it today. After all, you’ve accompanied me for so long, it’s only right that I accompany you to see the sea of flowers.”

Perhaps it was because the atmosphere was too quiet and warm, but as Lin Jun looked, he couldn’t help but reach out, wanting to smooth out those furrowed brows.

But just as his fingers were about to touch Ye Mingyuan, the personal terminal on his wrist suddenly rang.

Lin Jun was startled, and quickly retracted his hand.

The person in his sleep was also awakened, his eyeballs rapidly rolling beneath his eyelids, and Ye Mingyuan slowly opened his eyes.

Lin Jun flusteredly reached out to tap his personal terminal, and a prompt quickly popped up on the terminal.

[Anti-addiction system time is up, you can go online and start the game.]

Lin Jun’s fingers paused slightly.

He remembered.

This was the alarm he had set before going to bed.

In order to prevent users from becoming addicted, the Military Academy had a set online time limit every day. Once the maximum time was exceeded, they would be forcibly kicked offline.

Lin Jun’s eyes immediately lit up: “Time’s up!”

He quickly got up, grabbed the two Light Brains on the table, and casually tossed one to Ye Mingyuan: “Let’s go! Online to fight!”

Ye Mingyuan had just woken up and was hit in the face by a Light Brain. He looked at the excited person in amusement and sighed helplessly: “I just got up, you have to let me eat first, right?”

Lin Jun’s action of putting on the Light Brain paused.

Perhaps it was because he had just woken up, but Ye Mingyuan exuded a kind of softness and vulnerability that he had never seen before.

Lin Jun hesitated for a moment, then nodded somewhat reluctantly: “Okay…”

He looked like a little kid who had been refused a trip to the amusement park by his parents.

Ye Mingyuan couldn’t help but chuckle.

He still didn’t understand why Lin Jun had such a great enthusiasm for fighting.

It was like this in his previous life, and it was still like this in this life.

Ye Mingyuan reached out and rubbed his forehead, then couldn’t help but smile again.

Well, if it wasn’t because Lin Jun liked to fight and could never find an evenly matched opponent, he probably wouldn’t have had the chance to get in touch with Lin Jun.

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After eating, the two of them once again logged into the game and began a new round of competition.

The other players in the game were surprised by the two big shots’ high-intensity online activity in recent days.

Over the past few days, more and more people came to watch their matches.

[I really want to try fighting them too.]

[Don’t even think about it, these past few days have been fights between the two big shots, where would we get a word in.]

[Who’s been winning more these past few days?]

[Someone on the forum made a summary post, it seems like Yuan has been winning a bit more, but Mumu Jun has slowly been catching up in the number of wins these past few days.]

[Will the first place change hands!]

[Who knows?]

The two on the field had once again completed a round of fighting and returned to the preparation platform.

Although it wasn’t a real battle, such a high degree of mental concentration still made people feel a little tired.

This time, Lin Jun didn’t immediately enter the next round, but leisurely chatted with Ye Mingyuan.

“I won this round again.”

“Yeah.” Ye Mingyuan didn’t show any frustration on his face, he calmly nodded: “Your skill has recovered.”

Lin Jun was taken aback for a moment, then smiled.

Their skill levels were originally about the same, but Lin Jun’s fighting style was more inclined to be aggressive, while Ye Mingyuan’s was more steady and sharp.

The first day Lin Jun kept losing, it wasn’t because he wasn’t skilled enough, but because he hadn’t piloted a mech for too long, and he was rusty when suddenly facing such high-quality battles.

During this gap in the conversation between the two, the other players who had been watching from the sidelines finally found an opportunity. Various battle invitations kept popping up in front of Lin Jun and Ye Mingyuan, with the invitation words written more sincerely than the last.

Seeing that the two of them hadn’t agreed for a long time, some people even spoke up from off the field, passionately shouting in the world channel.

[Yuan! I’ve always admired you, I really want to fight you!]

[My skill isn’t bad either! Look at me!]

Looking at the passionate confessions in the world channel, Lin Jun couldn’t help but raise an eyebrow at Ye Mingyuan: “They’re being so sincere, want to go fight a match?”

“No.” Ye Mingyuan shook his head decisively, and even directly set it to block invitations from strangers.

The frantically jumping pop-up windows finally stopped, and Ye Mingyuan turned his head to look at Lin Jun: “Want to go again?”

Lin Jun looked at the ridiculously large number in the viewing room and shook his head: “Forget it, I don’t want to fight anymore.”

Ye Mingyuan raised an eyebrow in surprise: “Then log off?”

Remembering the boring experience before, Lin Jun frowned and quickly shook his head.

He didn’t want to continue fighting, nor did he want to log off, so what should he do? Stay here and let the players in the viewing room watch online?

The doubt in Ye Mingyuan’s eyes hadn’t faded yet when Lin Jun pursed his lips.

He didn’t speak, just lowered his head.

After a moment, Ye Mingyuan’s message system received a private message.

[Didn’t you want to see the sea of flowers yesterday?]

Ye Mingyuan was slightly stunned.

[You want to go now?]

Even though it was a virtual image, Lin Jun still felt his cheeks were a little hot, he lowered his head to type.

[Anyway, there’s nothing to do back there, it’s nothing to go see the scenery.]

Ye Mingyuan looked up and saw Lin Jun awkwardly turning his head away, avoiding his gaze.

A warm current seemed to flow through his heart.

Ye Mingyuan lowered his head and operated a few times, and soon the two of them were in the private space they had entered yesterday.

The scene in the room was still the way they had left it yesterday.

As soon as Lin Jun landed, countless flower petals flew over and scattered around him, leaving behind a fragrant scent.

Ye Mingyuan stood not far away, surrounded by flowers of various colors in the sea of flowers, setting off his face as gentle and handsome.

Lin Jun’s heart fluttered slightly, and he suddenly understood why Ye Mingyuan had put so much effort into creating this sea of flowers.