NOVEL NEXT Ch. 40
Chapter 40
Bai Xuechao clicked to read the post.
The OP had reposted Bai Guzi's recent Weibo post, announcing that the first volume of the comic would be released a week later. It included all currently updated chapters and appendices, along with a character official book for the three-person group. Pre-sales would begin tomorrow at 12 PM, and readers who purchased during the pre-sale would also receive a poster.
1L: Was this your reason for a one-week hiatus!! (Crying emoji)
2L: Bai old scoundrel, I command you to continue updating! (Going crazy) (Crawling all over the floor)
3L: Ahhh, official book! Why was it only for three people? You had the guts, release all of them! (Howling)
Bai Xuechao didn't feel strongly about the comic releasing a single volume. The only thing that concerned him about this news was the character official book. Although his usual entertainment activities didn't include watching anime or reading comics, he roughly knew that an official book could be understood as a setting collection.
He asked Xiao 6, "I can't buy the single volume, can I?"
"That's right." Xiao 6 didn't understand Bai Xuechao's underlying meaning and simply answered the question, "Host wanted the single volume?"
Bai Xuechao thought about it. The settings released in the official book should be information he could gather in this world, and since it was only the first volume of the comic, it definitely wouldn't reveal too much about the characters' experiences, as that would spoil the readers and diminish the fun. And from his feeling, Bai Guzi seemed quite focused on the comic's entertainment value.
"I just wanted to see the official book," he replied. For so long, he still wanted to know if Xiao 6 had any way.
"Ah... but I also couldn't buy it." Xiao 6 was just a System without a physical body, so naturally, it couldn't obtain the single volume. However, it thought of another method, "Oh, oh! Host could wait for readers to receive the single volume and then check the forum; someone would definitely upload the official book!"
Bai Xuechao acknowledged.
Since the matter was resolved, he exited the post, preparing to look at other posts.
In this short while, several posts had already become HOT posts.
【Latest discussion post! #Special Ability × Food Chain# [HOT]】
【Was Bai Xuechao deliberately exposing his special ability? [HOT]】
【Food Chain finally made significant progress, two villainous organizations haha】
【Anyone want to discuss Special ability energy crystal and Qiao Jing?】
【Was the thing taken from Qiao Jing's body possibly a Special ability energy crystal formed by extracting special ability energy?】
【Come talk about Food Chain's new characters and organizations, oh!! [HOT]】
【Food Chain, this appendix truly had a lot of information; all the villains popped out!】
Bai Xuechao skipped the first general discussion post and clicked on the second one.
【Subject: Was Bai Xuechao deliberately exposing his special ability? [HOT]】
OP: Ahhh, I was still very concerned about the conversation between my Xue hubby and Brother Hao when they were looking for the bride. Later, the protagonist group also discovered he was concealing his special ability level, so was it an accidental exposure in the Magic Horror House, or did he intentionally leave a flaw for the protagonist group to discover?
1L: Looking at the protagonist group's attitude, it seemed they thought he accidentally exposed it.
2L: The protagonist group didn't even consider that, okay? They were all struggling with the reason why Axue concealed his level. (Laughing-crying emoji)
3L: That's right, we had this idea because we knew my hubby's character setting when he appeared, but the protagonist group didn't. From their perspective, their struggle was, of course, a different matter from ours.
4L: Could it have been a genuine oversight and exposure? After all, the situation was quite urgent at the time?
5L: Impossible, right? Not to mention my hubby was at least a Level 6 special ability user who had seen all kinds of situations, based on his intelligence, he wouldn't have made such a mistake, would he?
6L: Hahaha, so you could tell his intelligence from that?
7L: Hehe, responding to 6L, how about quick prime number calculation in seconds? How about Rock-Paper-Scissors Calculation? If this wasn't smart, then what was smart?
8L: And the later discussion about Qiao Jing's special ability mechanism and the hot air balloon; you could also tell he was a smart person.
9L: Were you Xue fans' filters too thick? I admit he was quite smart, but he couldn't control the entire situation, could he? What if it really was an oversight?
10L: I think Bai Xuechao was deliberate. In the aquarium, he used water currents to push the male lead. In the Raging River Rapids, he controlled seawater to catch the male lead. Bai old scoundrel spent considerable space showing detailed scenes, indicating he was consciously controlling and being careful not to expose himself. How could he have made a mistake in the Magic Horror House? Was that possible?
11L: I agree with the above floor!
12L: The floor above that +1. Bai old scoundrel wouldn't idly spend so much space on an unimportant detail; it must have a deeper meaning.
13L: I felt that if it was deliberate, it would fit his character better. Intentionally leaving a flaw, waiting for the protagonist group to discover that the person who had been acting with them was a Level 6 special ability user, wasn't that very interesting? (Chin in hand)
14L: Above floor +1, and Axue will definitely appear in the next arc. Seeing the protagonist group's conflicted look when they want to trust him but are also wary. (Doge emoji) (Anticipation) (Rubbing hands)
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The readers' thoughts were just as Bai Xuechao had expected; they almost unanimously believed he was deliberate, with only a few scattered comments suggesting he might have inadvertently left a flaw. He thought that after the next plot, he would further solidify his character, and that should be enough.
The reason it became a HOT post was entirely because the later part of the thread derailed—
66L: While you were all wondering if my hubby was deliberate, only I was wondering when my hubby would marry me. [Screenshot of lifting red bridal veil.jpg]
67L: ??? Clearly, he's marrying me! [Screenshot of getting into the sedan chair.jpg]
68L: Thank you, person above, for helping me with the wedding procession, but don't dream on; I'm about to bow to heaven and earth with my hubby. [Screenshot of Bai Xuechao getting out of the sedan chair.jpg]
69L: Hmph, I was already lying in my hubby's arms. Because of what you all just posted, he comforted me for a long time!
70L: I was a college student, let me lie down first!!
71L: I was an animal, let me first!
72L: ?? This thread was getting more and more outrageous. Wasn't it a discussion post? Why were people throwing dirty talk around?
73L: Hehehe, Axue was lying in my arms; hubby smelled good, soft and tender, my pants were on fire! I'll kiss him hard! Mwah mwah mwah hehehehehehehe~ (Shy emoji)
74L: The dirty talk from the person above was already charging out of the screen and hitting people!! (Stain remover spray)
Bai Xuechao quickly closed the post.
Xiao 6: "Mwah mwah mwah hehehehehehehe—"
Bai Xuechao: "..."
Sometimes he really wanted to "knife" the System.
Bai Xuechao cleared his throat and opened another HOT post.
【Subject: Come talk about Food Chain's new characters and organizations, oh!! [HOT]】
OP: This time, three characters and two organizations came out! Here's a summary: The first character, the black-haired boy, 17 years old. His name in the appendix was a question mark, so let's temporarily call him the black ponytail; we'll discuss this in detail later.
[Black-haired boy screenshot.jpg] The second character, the leader of the Dark Organization, 88 years old, an ordinary person. The appendix stated his original name was Liu Ming; he changed his name to Liu He because "he" represents longevity, and he had two daughters. [Old leader screenshot.jpg]
The third character, the leader of the Apocalypse Society, 25 years old. His name was a question mark, a Carnivorous special ability user, special ability unknown. [White-haired youth screenshot.jpg]
By the way, the appendix added a little bit of information about Duan Xingzhi: 20 years old, a Carnivorous special ability user (actually, you could roughly guess from his special ability being electricity, as elemental special abilities could only be carnivorous or omnivorous). His Lure-pheromone was marked with a question mark, and the description stated he was a friend of the black-haired boy (black ponytail).
1L: Ahhh, the leader of the Apocalypse Society, white hair! Those who know, know! (Covers mouth)
2L: My Xia Kingdom really had a high per capita love for white hair. (Tactical lean back)
3L: Although they both had white hair, I preferred my hubby hehehe. White hair and red eyes were eternally divine!
4L: I felt white hair and golden eyes were also great. Indeed, as long as it was white hair, I liked any eye color!
5L: The leader of the Dark Organization was really interesting, changing his name to Liu He because "he" represents longevity.
6L: I bet three packs of spicy strips that this old man was also someone pursuing longevity. As for why "also," that story began with our charming ancestors. (Smoking emoji)
7L: Why didn't the black-haired boy get a name, ahhh!
8L: The leader of the Apocalypse Society also didn't get a name, ahhh. Damn it, Bai old scoundrel, couldn't your appendix release more information at once? Why were you so mysterious!
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27L [OP]: The black-haired boy's exposed abilities, I tentatively counted as two.
The first, fire special ability; this didn't need much explanation, here's a picture. [Screenshot of fire wall parting.jpg]
The second, which I was unsure about, was that he could extract a crystal very similar to the Special ability energy crystal from Qiao Jing's body. The appendix marked its name with a question mark (damn Bai old scoundrel being mysterious again), only describing it as a mysterious object extracted by the black-haired boy from Qiao Jing's body.
Now I had two conjectures: one was that the black-haired boy also had dual special abilities, and the other was that the second ability was achieved through some kind of tool.