690: The commander got the MVP, and our output was 0

“Did you hear?”

In the not-so-quiet library of the university, Wang Nan nudged his childhood friend’s shoulder with his elbow, his face full of mystery.

Zhou Zhou looked at his childhood friend, whom classmates called the 'Know-It-All', with some confusion:

“Hear what?”

“Where did you get another piece of first-hand news?”

Wang Nan tilted his head back, a hint of pride in his expression:

“Isn’t it first-hand news? Just came out three minutes ago, piping hot.”

Seeing him act like this, Zhou Zhou immediately became interested.

Ordinary news wouldn’t make his 'Know-It-All' friend behave this way:

“What big news? It actually made our 'Know-It-All' unable to resist running over to me to show off.”

Wang Nan looked left and right, confirming he wouldn’t disturb anyone else before continuing:

“The Expeditionary Force has captured another new planet. The number of planets our Huaxia rules has increased by one.”

Zhou Zhou’s eyes widened at the news, his pupils trembling:

“Is that true or false?!”

His voice was a bit loud, and it still affected others.

As the few students in the library cast curious glances his way, the fist-sized, bright blue library artificial intelligence—the Book Spirit—appeared beside the two of them:

“Loud noise is prohibited in the library’s public area. If you wish to discuss academic or other issues, you may enter a small reading room.”

Upon seeing the Book Spirit, Zhou Zhou and Wang Nan immediately stood at attention.

After the Book Spirit’s warning voice faded, Zhou Zhou bowed slightly to the Book Spirit without hesitation:

“I apologize for disturbing other students. We will go to the reading room now.”

The Book Spirit then vanished directly before their eyes.

As Zhou Zhou and Wang Nan walked to the door of the small reading room, they noticed several familiar faces following behind them.

Facing their puzzled gazes, Li Tong and her group smiled, and then Li Tong, who had suggested following them to hear what new information the 'Know-It-All' had uncovered, spoke up:

“Um, we’re also curious about what important news the 'Know-It-All' found out that surprised you so much.”

“You don’t mind us listening in, do you?”

“Of course, if it’s rather private news, we’ll leave now.”

Looking at Li Tong and the six female university students behind her, nodding rapidly like chicks pecking rice, Wang Nan’s face showed a hint of pride.

He worked so hard to gather all sorts of news, wasn’t it precisely to attract the attention of older and younger female students?

Now that some female university students—he wasn't sure if they were older, younger, or same-year classmates—had approached him, how could he refuse?

“Hey, we’re all friends, there’s nothing that can’t be said.”

“Besides, the news I gathered isn’t top-secret. I estimate that in another seventy or eighty minutes, at most half an hour, this news will explode online, and everyone will know.”

“Of course you can listen if you want.”

With that, he casually pushed open the reading room door. After everyone entered the reading room and sat down, he puffed out his chest and, with a somewhat triumphant air, reiterated what he had told his childhood friend:

“Commander of the Expeditionary Force Yang Dian has appeared, leading the Expeditionary Force to conquer another new planet. The number of planets our Huaxia rules has increased by one.”

“Oh, and according to the data released by the Expeditionary Force, that planet is a fantasy planet. It not only has humanoid races like Dwarves, Elves, and Centaurs, but also creatures like Dragons.”

“The Expeditionary Force captured thousands of Dragons and plans to build a Dragon Knight legion.”

“Oh, and after capturing that planet, the Commander immediately established a moral court and sentenced an Empire’s king to be guilty, directly executing him by firing squad.”

Looking at his arrogant and proud demeanor, it was as if he was the one who had conquered Emerald Dragon Star, or was about to become a Dragon Knight.

As Wang Nan’s voice fell, the reading room immediately fell silent.

After a long pause, Li Tong finally reacted, speaking somewhat blankly:

“Are you saying General Yang hasn’t appeared recently because he went to conquer other Alien Planets?”

“He hasn’t even fully occupied Tiannan Star, and he’s already conquered a new Alien Planet?”

“But there haven’t been any dimensional folding zones appearing recently, have there? How did the Commander travel to other planets?”

The more she spoke, the more questions Li Tong had.

“The Expeditionary Force didn’t publicly announce any Alien Planet Expansion plan, the military hasn’t moved any legions, and the school hasn’t added any new courses about Alien Planets…”

“How did the Commander manage it? He just so effortlessly conquered a new planet?”

As Li Tong spoke, the reading room suddenly became lively.

Zhou Zhou said this information was seen on the official website of the Expeditionary Force, so others had no doubt about its authenticity.

However, compared to Li Tong’s questions, others focused their attention on the planet itself:

“There are Elves? Is that true or false? If there are Elves, then are there Elf Princes? Are Elf Princes as perfect as they are described in novels?”

“Uh, actually, I kinda like Dark Elves. I heard they’re very alluring, but I don’t know if that’s true or false.”

“Lesbians, get out of the way, don’t stop me from becoming a Dragon Knight!”

“I heard the scenery in fantasy worlds is particularly beautiful. I want to go check it out. I don’t even dream of becoming a Dragon Knight; I just hope the organization can build a Dragon theme park so we can experience what it’s like to be a Dragon Knight by buying a ticket…”

While the girls focused on the scenery and male beauty of the fantasy world, Wang Nan, who had recovered, paid more attention to reality:

“So, the Commander, without mobilizing any personnel, single-handedly conquered a fantasy world that possesses legendary life forms like Dragons?”

Seeing Wang Nan somewhat dejected, Li Tong, who had already accepted that Yang Dian always created miracles and this time had even single-handedly conquered a planet without the outside world knowing, couldn’t help but ask curiously:

“Um, isn’t it a good thing that we have an extra planet?”

“Why do you seem a bit dejected?”

As she spoke, Li Tong’s expression gradually became more animated.

She straightened up, her face serious with a hint of teasing:

“Comrade, your Spark hasn’t dimmed, has it?”

A somewhat melancholic Wang Nan glanced sideways at Li Tong:

“Your Spark has dimmed.”

Then he sighed again:

“I’m just suddenly feeling a bit emotional.”

“The Commander is so strong; he can conquer a world by himself.”

“The subsequent counterattacks by old forces and the development of the otherworld are also suppressed and developed by Machina controlled by the intelligent computer.”

“What about us?”

“We have no sense of participation, not even verbal encouragement.”

“If we compare reality to a game, and Emerald Star to a dungeon.”

“Then in this Emerald Star dungeon, the Commander took the MVP, we had 0 contribution, and after waking up from a nap, we saw the victory settlement screen.”

As he spoke, he became even more gloomy:

“I just feel like I’m an unnamed extra in a novel, like part of the world’s background.”

“It’s a little hard to take.”

Li Tong and the others exchanged glances. Finally, a girl with somewhat chubby cheeks couldn’t stand it anymore and stepped forward directly, saying:

“You might be an extra now, but you won’t necessarily be one in the future!”

“As long as we Cultivate diligently and gain the Commander’s current strength, we will be the protagonists who can develop Alien Planets independently in the future!”

“Perhaps that will be a long time from now, but I believe that as long as we work hard, we will definitely be the protagonists in our own stories!”

With that, she casually patted Wang Nan’s shoulder:

“You’re too gloomy.”

“If you don’t cheer up, you’ll even become a supporting character in your own story…”

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