Chapter Ninety-Five: !

In the classroom, Yin Jian stared at Lu Guo, who had changed his avatar yet still wore that same explosive mop of hair, and after a few blank seconds he finally came to himself.

"So the afro is your true form after all."

"Huh? What true form?" Lu Guo did not understand.

Yin Jian did not explain. Instead, he led him to his seat and introduced Gray Wolf to him.

After prompting the two of them to start talking about games, he withdrew from the conversation and turned on the livestream function in the group chat.

He had promised the brothers in the chat earlier, so naturally he would not forget.

As soon as the stream opened, the number of viewers began to change rapidly.

Soon, the first comment appeared.

Eggy Egg: Has class not started yet?

Leader of the Sword Rising Sect: There are still a few minutes. The one lecturing this time is Moon Mountain; he has a very deep understanding of games. Listen carefully, and it may help you.

Seeing that, Yin Jian lifted a brow.

You Forced Me: Sword Rising, have you heard his lectures before?

Leader of the Sword Rising Sect: A few sessions. It did not help me all that much, though. Our ideas differ.

Divine Phoenix: Sword Rising is awesome!

Stone: @Leader of the Sword Rising Sect Stop flooding the chat and get over here already.

Leader of the Sword Rising Sect: On my way. I am already up.

"Sword Rising is coming to class too."

Seeing Stone's message, Yin Jian's eyes lit up.

He was rather interested in this guy and had wanted to meet him in person as well.

After thinking it over, Yin Jian sent Sword Rising a private message.

You Forced Me: Sword Rising, how long until you get here? We'll attend class together.

Leader of the Sword Rising Sect: Not coming.

You Forced Me: ??? How are you planning to explain that to Stone?

Leader of the Sword Rising Sect: I am not explaining.

"..."

Yin Jian realized this guy was truly bold; he even dared to stand up the person in charge of operations.

You Forced Me: Sword Rising is awesome!

Leader of the Sword Rising Sect: Weakling is awesome!

...

While Yin Jian was happily exchanging compliments with Sword Rising, he suddenly felt his arm tapped. Turning his head, he saw Lu Guo giving him a meaningful look.

Telling him to look ahead.

Yin Jian did not think much of it and followed the cue.

The first thing that caught his eye was a small chest.

Hmm... vaguely familiar.

Yin Jian's eyes flew wide open. His gaze shot upward, and there he saw Yu Jia's delicate face, wearing a faint smile.

Oh no.

She recognized me??

Damn it, who exposed my whereabouts!

Yin Jian subconsciously looked at Lu Guo.

Lu Guo shook his head, indicating it had nothing to do with him.

"You are 'You Forced Me,' right?"

Before Yin Jian could speak, Yu Jia asked first.

After recognizing Yin Jian's face, she looked startled.

She had never imagined that Yin Jian, the designer among her two little idiots, would turn out to be such a mature, steady-looking middle-aged man.

So this is what they mean when they say you cannot judge a book by its cover? But this is a little too exaggerated.

"You are..." Yin Jian suitably showed confusion on his face.

A trace of hope remained in his heart. He was gambling that Yu Jia did not know his real-world identity, and had only come to greet him on Stone's behalf.

Seeing the confusion on Yin Jian's face, Yu Jia withdrew her smile, a dangerous glint surfacing in her eyes. "I am your operations manager, Stone."

"..."

"Ha!"

Beside them, Lu Guo, who had been watching everything and waiting to enjoy the spectacle, was so shocked by those words that he sprang straight up from his seat.

His face was full of disbelief.

"Stone is not a man? How can she be..."

He felt that the world was simply too small.

That "You Forced Me" was Yin Jian already felt fantastical enough, but now...

His operations manager was actually his college class monitor!

"Could I be the protagonist from those stories?"

Reality was too theatrical, forcing him to consider this seemingly absurd possibility.

And while Lu Guo was pondering whether he was the protagonist, Yin Jian had already reacted:

"Haha, so you are Stone. I never expected you to be such a beauty. I have long wanted to thank you in person, but never got the chance."

He tried his best to make himself look like a genuine middle-aged man.

He truly did not dare imagine what would happen if his identity were exposed.

Yu Jia frowned at Yin Jian's words.

This was completely different from the scene she had envisioned.

Originally, she had wanted to frighten Yin Jian a little to make him more courteous toward her in the future.

But she had never imagined that this fellow would turn out to be an old man who could be her father.

The generation gap appeared in an instant, and the words she had prepared no longer seemed appropriate.

With a faint sigh in her heart, she thought for a moment before saying, "That is simply my job. No need to thank me."

After speaking, she felt somewhat pressured by Yin Jian's gaze, so she turned to look at Lu Guo, who was still stunned.

"Group Leader Moon Mountain has his own unique insights into games. Listen carefully; it will be very helpful to your game development."

"If there is anything you do not understand during class, send me your questions after the lecture, and I will ask on your behalf. All right, I still have matters to attend to, so I will go first."

Having said that, she looked once more at Yin Jian's stern, patriotic face.

"..."

For a moment, she was at a loss for words.

Just as she was struggling over what to say next, her peripheral vision suddenly caught Moon Mountain walking in through the main door.

Seeing this, she immediately breathed a sigh of relief. "Class is about to begin, so I will go first."

Without waiting for Yin Jian or Lu Guo to respond, she flickered away and exited the virtual space.

After Yu Jia left, Yin Jian and Lu Guo exchanged a look and both let out a breath.

"I never expected Stone to be..."

"Who would have thought? I even deliberately avoided a female operations manager named Green Bamboo back then, because I was afraid of running into her. Who knew she would choose such a masculine name?" Yin Jian said, somewhat speechless.

Thinking of the haughty tone he had used while chatting with her, he felt his head ache.

"Boss Weakling, is that your operations manager?" Gray Wolf, who had been curious and listening in all along, asked from the side.

"Yes." Yin Jian nodded. There was nothing to hide.

"She seems so responsible. Much better than my current operations manager."

Hearing Gray Wolf's envious tone, Yin Jian said directly, "She is indeed good at her job. I will send you her account later; if you want to submit a draft for review, submit it to her."

Now that he knew Stone was Yu Jia, he naturally wanted to help his old classmate bring in some business.

He had a good opinion of this younger brother Gray Wolf.

"Thanks, boss."

"No problem."

After finishing with Gray Wolf, Yin Jian turned to Lu Guo and said quietly, "What do we do? Should we switch operations managers?"

"That might not be good. Besides, she did not recognize us," Lu Guo replied. He knew Yu Jia's personality, so he still felt it was more reliable to stay under her.

"True." Yin Jian nodded, dismissing the idea of changing managers.

Still, from now on, he would need to lower his presence a little.

For example, flood the chat less.

Thinking of the chat, Yin Jian suddenly remembered that his livestream was still on, so he sneakily glanced at the comments.

Divine Phoenix: Stone is actually a young lady.

Eggy Egg: I am shocked out of my egg for a hundred years. I always thought Stone was some crude old man, but it turns out she is a fairy. I think I am in love.

Green-Hatted Romantic Landlord: No, you are just horny. I suggest buying an ether doll and handling it yourself.

Eggy Egg: That hurt, brother. Send me the link.

Leader of the Sword Rising Sect: @Stone Wait for me. I always keep my word, and I will be there right away.

("Leader of the Sword Rising Sect" was muted for ten minutes by administrator "Stone")

"..."

Best not to provoke her, best not to provoke her.

Yin Jian silently shifted his gaze to Moon Mountain, who had entered the classroom, and began gathering his wandering thoughts, preparing to listen attentively.

At that moment, as Moon Mountain entered, the classroom gradually fell quiet.

Everyone's eyes rested on the sturdy old man standing at the center of the podium.

Feeling the crowd's attention upon him, Moon Mountain showed a kindly smile and chuckled, "Sorry to have kept you waiting."

"I am the lecturer for this online class, Moon Mountain."

"You should have already seen my information in the course materials."

"So I will not waste everyone's time by introducing myself again."

"Let's go straight into today's topic."

"Game development, from beginner to burial."

Moon Mountain cracked a small joke.

It immediately drew laughter from many in the room.

That lively the atmosphere considerably.

Seeing this, Moon Mountain smiled.

He did not continue to ramble. With a small motion of his finger, five virtual words appeared before everyone.

[Choosing a Game's Subject Matter]

"The genre of a game may not affect its upper limit, but it does determine its lower limit."

"Does anyone know why that is?"