Chapter 433: Irresponsible Parent
Curly Hair wouldnāt randomly talk to people, with the focus on āpeopleā.
However, the host and the audience at the competition grounds heard it as ānot to talk to strangersā.
The host smiled warmly and said, āThat ās right. We shouldnāt randomly talk to strangers most of the time. But of course, we are here at Fiery Birdās All-Star match competition grounds. This is an officially verified contest, so talking a little is still fine. So, student [Little Curly Curls], how good are you with virtual rubikās cubes?ā
Curly Hair thought about his recent record against others on the learning platform and replied, āNot too bad.ā
He also didnāt know what his own standard was. He had played with virtual rubikās cubes on Fang Zhaoās gaming helmet before. Back then, he didnāt have access to the Internet. He was just competing against himself, so his results hadnāt been uploaded online. There simply wasnāt anybody who knew his real skill. Curly Hair didnāt have a clear understanding of his own ability, but he remembered Fang Zhao praising him before. It should probably be considered ānot badā.
The host didnāt know what Curly Hair was thinking. She could only assume that Curly Hairās reply indicated a lack of confidence. Thus, she didnāt think much about it. No matter how good someone was, they would still be lacking against a world champion.
āSo, student Little Curly Curls, are you ready for a challenge?ā
Curly Hair ran to lock the door and set an alarm to prevent Fang Zhao from suddenly returning and exposing him.
The on-site audience heard some noise, and after a moment, [Little Curly Curls] responded, āReady.ā
The host looked towards the technician who gestured an āokā, meaning there werenāt any issues. The host said, āThen, letās begin.ā
At another venue in the All-star match competition grounds, Zaro didnāt follow Woo Tianhao to watch gaming gods in practice matches. Instead, he found a spot to strike a pose.
Zaro had a āeven though Iām not in the All-star lineup, but I still can easily snatch the headlinesā sort of self-confidence.
His agent beside him had a wooden face. He didnāt think that Zaro could snatch too much attention away from the All-star match. However, as an exprienced agent, he was all too familiar with Zaroās nasty temperament. On account of his high salary, there were some truths he couldnāt say. At this time, what he needed to do was shower Zaro with praise and swallow his other comments.
Zaro took a few satisfactory photos with great difficulty. Just as he was prepared to upload them, he saw fireworks and heard background music from a certain competition ground.
āItās the rubikās cube venue. Probably a challenger was successful or a new record was set,ā Zaroās agent said.
The minigame venues were different from the All-star match competition grounds. There were many students who didnāt have to attend school on weekdays and had come from afar to watch the All-star match. Although those minigame venues seemed busy, they werenāt much of a big deal. Most of the people there were lower-level students or parents bringing their young kids along. The older students would all be at the venues of bigger games like āBattle of the Centuryā. Thus, the moment there was anything fresh, the minigame venues couldnāt wait to try to catch peopleās attentions.
In the meantime, Zaro had also received some push notifications from Fiery Birdās All-star Match about this.
āA primary school student shattered the rubikās cube record? Not just broke, but shattered? Since when could primary school students snatch headlines?ā Zaro was displeased.
Inside the rubikās cube competition venue.
On stage, the now-previous record holder turned from disbelief to self-doubt. His face was entirely pale.
He had lost the first match but was only slower by a bit. Thus, he suggested a three match series.
After that, he lost all three matches.
How had he encountered such a character? Why was this opponent always just a bit faster than him?
The sixteen-year-old former record holder fell into silence. If he couldnāt maintain his record, he only had two choices: think of a way to increase his speed or change profession. He had already earned enough in these two years and could indeed do other things. But! He just wasnāt willing to accept his loss! He had only been slower by a bit!
Perhaps he had done too many commercial activities and lacked practice?
To actually lose to a primary school kid!!
The host glanced at the technique and inquired with his eyes:
Was there cheating? That person was so fast he seems more like a professional troll!
The technician shook his head. He had no way of determining it.
They had only used the most common learning consoleās rubikās cube. Rubikās cubes ranged from low grade to high grade, and the competition today was using the learning consoleās high grade rubikās cube. The host had never imagined that such a situation would occur. However, to them, news was a good thing!
After the three matches, the host wished to understand more about Curly Hair.
āCan I eat something?ā Curly Hair didnāt seem at all delighted about breaking the record. He hadnāt even gone all out.
āOf course you can.ā The host chuckled. āAre you hungry? Right, itās about time for lunch.ā
Then, the on-site audience heard crunching sounds as if a biscuit was being chewed.
āOhā¦ are you having a snack? Snacks canāt be treated as a meal. Where is your parent?ā the host asked.
āHe has gone to school!ā Curly Hair replied.
Afterwards, the host continued fishing for information. [Little Curly Curls]ās parent had gone to school and hadnāt returned in the afternoon. [Little Curly Curls] was left alone at home and could only have snacks.
ā[Little Curly Curls]ās parent is still a student? Masters or doctorate? Which school? This parent should be disciplined!ā
Members of the audience who thought they knew the truth gave [Little Curly Curls]ās parent an āirresponsibleā tag.
There were indeed many parents who attended school while raising kids, but they also wouldnāt leave their young child alone at home for an entire day! There wasnāt even a robotic supervisor!!
Could it be that his familyās conditions were really difficult?
As the host continued fishing for information, the audience started to visualize an impoverished family. The parent was busy with studies, and the young child was all alone. The child stayed on his learning console and ate biscuits to pass time on the weekends.
The host also expressed her sympathy, but she was more conscious about whether it was possible to sensationalize it just a bit more. Thus, she asked Curly Hair to try a few other nonstandard larger rubikās cubes that were more difficult to solve.
The audience then watched [Little Curly Curls] try out seven different varieties of rubikās cubes at the hostās suggestion accompanied by the sound of munching. Each time, a new record was set.
The host thought to herself elatedly,
I found a genius from random selection!
However, as the host prepared more rubikās cubes, Curly Hair stopped.
āHey! Hungry already? Letās take a break and talk a little to relax,ā the host said. Perhaps the student would relax their guard and have looser lips.
āNot playing anymore,ā Curly Hair replied.
He wanted to go eat his dog food quietly, but the host kept blabbering on and trying to fish for info. She asked Curly Hair for his name and tried asking about his āfatherāsā name.
Could his āfatherāsā name be said?!
If he said it, Fang Zhao would surely cut his Internet access and toss him to Muzhou to shepherd sheep!
He only wished to be a gamer dog and didnāt want to return to being a shepherd dog in Muzhou!
Curly Hair wanted to quit, but the host didnāt wish to let him off.
āWe can continue after a short rest. Oh, right, there is a reward for successfully completing the challenge and setting a new record.ā The host took the opportunity to mention this. After all, wouldnāt mentioning a reward work best in getting someone to stay?
Curly Hair got excited when he heard there was a reward.
āWhat is the reward?ā Curly Hair asked.
āYou will receive a really special one-of-a-kind All-star match edition learning consoleā¦ā
āDonāt want it!ā Curly Hair disconnected.
For things like learning consoles, one was enough. Reading comprehension exercises would still be difficult no matter how many learning consoles one had! No matter how special it was, it was still a learning console!
To actually want to give another learning console for more assignments. You all are demons!
The host stared at the screen displaying āthe other party has already terminated the callā and continued finishing her words with a rigid expression. āAnd a monetary prize of two million dollars.ā
Curly Hair, who had already exited Fiery Birdās All-star match channel, didnāt know there was still a monetary prize. Deep down, he was elated.
Luckily, I escaped quickly!
He also noticed that this account was receiving too many messages from strangers.
He thought back to what he had said today and looked through the messages from these strangers. There were friend requests, commercial partnerships, skill solicitation, address requests, etc. But, none of these were important!
There was no problem. Nobody could tell that he was a dog. He also hadnāt exposed Fang Zhao. However, Curly Hair wasā¦ apprehensive. He kept feeling there was something wrong.
Have I caused trouble for Fang Zhao?
Human patterns were too profound. What Fang Zhao had said was correct. There was still a lot to be learned in pretending to be a human.
Curly Hair guiltily deleted all those messages and even removed the Fiery Bird All-star match icon.
However, there were still strangers sending him messages continuously. Curly Hair deleted them all without a second glance. He couldnāt send private messages because he didnāt have the friending functionality set up.
Finally, his inbox was completely clear. Curly Hair then deleted the call records. Would Fang Zhao know when he returned?
Fang Zhao was busy facing the barrage by the dissertation committee members and didnāt know about this.
Fang Zhao came out of the conference room after the six-hour-long extended dissertation defense ended. He spoke a little to Mo Lang before being escorted to the car by Zuo Yu and Yan Biao. The dissertation defense venue was a distance away from the dormitories. Besides teachers and students, there were also a number of entertainment reporters that had come to camp. Nanfeng immediately drove over to pick them up and prevent paparazzi trouble.
Nanfeng glanced at Zuo Yu and received a thumbs up indicating that Fang Zhaoās dissertation defense had gone smoothly. He said, āBoss, during your dissertation defense, Fiery Birdās representative called again. They want you to participate in the match.ā
āMmhm, I already received their message.ā Fang Zhao had received a new message the moment he had stepped out from the dissertation defense hall. It was from a Fiery Bird representative congratulating him for smoothly completing the dissertation defense and inviting him to participate in the All-star match as a special guest.
Nanfeng didnāt continue further. Instead, he talked about some news he had just seen to liven up the atmosphere.
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āBoss, speaking of Fiery Birdās All-star match, did you know that a primary school student went to wreck the All-star match today?! He even broke a few records in succession! Hahaha, interesting. This kidās ID is called [Little Curly Curls]. That name is similar to our Curly Hair. It sounds even more intimate. I even gave him a like!ā
Nanfeng jabbered on about how [Little Curly Curls]ās parents were irresponsible and had actually left the kid alone on the weekend with only biscuits to eat. How could biscuits be treated as proper food for a growing child?!
Fang Zhao had been about to decline Fiery Birdās second invitation but paused instead.