There are too many teammates who are complete losers.

Chapter 22 Otaku Men and Women

When meeting outsiders, Shen Yaoxing always uses Lu Youhe's name. Yesterday, she told Lin Huanghu and the others that the two were siblings.

"Huh? Really? Why didn't you tell me yesterday, Ah-huang?"

Lin scratched his head and chuckled, "After all, we met once when we were kids, so I wasn't quite sure yesterday."

Shen Yaoxing regained her composure, but her expression kept changing as she looked at the little boy.

She ate her pancake silently. An Yourong was asking Lu Ren and the others about their childhood acquaintance with Lin Huanghu. After a while, she casually asked:

"With such talent, why is she still staying in Linjiang City? If word got out, wouldn't all the top professional training institutions in the country be vying for her?"

Lin Huanghu sighed helplessly upon hearing this, saying, "High talent doesn't necessarily guarantee becoming a powerful professional. Yueying has a mild temperament and doesn't dare to get into conflicts with others. She also tends to panic easily when faced with problems, and she forgets everything when she gets nervous..."

Professionals need to fight against all sorts of things throughout their lives, and battles are accompanied by death. Whether one has talent or not is only one aspect. Character, talent, ambition, decisiveness, and so on are all extremely important qualities.

Talent is predetermined, while the latter can be cultivated.

Looking at Jiang Yueying, she stumbles over her words, like a little kid holding an anti-aircraft gun.

Lin looked over there in a daze. An Yourong saw Lu Ren eating beef jerky and went over to ask for some. Jiang Yueying also went over and shared some with him.

The two were still listening to Lu Ren share his years of experience adventuring in the virtual world.

Lu Ren may not have that kind of experience, but he read so many novels and comics in his past life, what story couldn't he make up?

Lin Huanghu lowered his voice and said to Shen Yaoxing, "Yueying... she's actually not very suited to be a professional, and she's also very shy around strangers. We're a little surprised that she can communicate with you like this."

"He has the strength of a strongman, but not the heart of a strongman," Shen Yaoxing commented.

Fortunately, Lu Ren didn't hear it, otherwise he would have complained that the young lady's chuunibyou (middle school syndrome) had flared up again.

"Her decision to become a professional was probably influenced by me and You Rong. I remember her childhood dream was to become a kindergarten teacher."

"So what? You want to keep her with you and raise her for the rest of your lives? Are you her parents?"

"..." Lin was momentarily speechless.

"Yesterday was the same. When they encountered the Void Beast, you didn't let her fight. She has such high talent. Since she has decided to walk this path, she will have to face it one day. You think you are protecting her, but you are actually harming her."

Lin Huanghu didn't understand what she was saying, but seeing Jiang Yueying's timid and cowardly appearance, he and An Yourong couldn't bring themselves to be ruthless no matter what.

He could only sigh deeply and look at Jiang Yueying, whose small face was straining but she couldn't even manage to take a small bite of beef jerky.

"We can only... take it one step at a time."

"Leave her to me, I'll help you train her."

Lin was somewhat puzzled and asked in confusion, "Miss Yaoxing? You want to...?"

"I want to rebuild a team of professionals. I have high hopes for this little one. Since you can't bear to do it, let me train her. And don't call me Miss Yaoxing, call me Miss Lu."

"Miss Lu... has she really quit [Hear the Dragon's Roar]?"

"That's not your concern."

"Is that guy, Lu Ren, also a teammate chosen by Miss Lu?"

"That's right."

"His talent seems average, right? He's only at the Flowing Firefly Realm now, and even though he's a warrior-type professional, his physical strength seems to be about the same as mine all along."

"Didn't you also notice that he has 'divine jealousy' about him? Do you think someone with 'divine jealousy' would lack talent?"

Is she envied by the heavens? Jiang Yueying is indeed envied by the heavens, and it's pure 'envy of the heavens.' Although her elemental attributes will be ridiculously high, all other attributes cannot be improved.

Lin looked at the three people over there in a daze. The topic had changed from the virtual world to some strange and unusual things.

Lu Ren asked Jiang Yueying if she had any recommendations for "narrow corners".

It's been half a month since I transmigrated, and I haven't explored a single corner of this world.

There's also the world of anime and novels, from game developers to the history of game development, from comic book themes to the latest trends.

Listening to Jiang Yueying's explanation, Lu Ren was somewhat disappointed, but also somewhat moved.

In this era, streaming media was just emerging, the dial-up era had just passed, personal computers were not yet widespread, computers were still compatible with CDs, and although the DVD industry was declining, DVD players and pirated CDs still dominated the market.

However, Lu Ren could see that after a few more years of technological iteration, the price of DVD players would be driven down and there would be no profit, and streaming media would quickly rise and defeat the optical disc media home entertainment system.

Moreover, smartphones are on the way, and in a few years or a decade or so, we might be able to play Endless Winter again.

"3D graphics cards are now widespread, and PCs will definitely be the most cutting-edge graphics technology platform. MMORPGs will definitely become popular very soon."

"A third-generation gaming console? Never heard of it. But since you're saying it has a built-in hard drive and online services, it'll probably be developing online games in the future."

"Who said 'Gala Gemu' is porn? The most boring part of 'Gala Gemu' is the H scenes."

Jiang Yueying looked at him, utterly astonished!

This person really, really knows it!

The two chatted so intently that they seemed oblivious to the world around them. An Yourong couldn't get a word in edgewise, while Jiang Yueying grew increasingly excited.

She wished she could chat with Lu Ren all night during evening self-study.

"How strange, you, you clearly know nothing, yet you seem to know so much?"

"Because I'm a transmigrator, I just don't know much about ACGN in this world yet."

"Wearing...wearing...wearing...a time traveler!"

Jiang Yueying was about to have an intracranial orgasm:

"I... I knew it... Time travel really does exist! How did you... how did you get here? Were you also hit by a truck?"

This kid, maybe we can play with him like a dog even before tonight.

"No, no, Moon Shadow! Even I can tell that Brother Lu is just kidding you. How could someone really time travel?"

"Huh, are you kidding me?"

"This is the only thing I'm not lying to you about."

Although this era seems somewhat backward, there is also much here that he has not yet explored.

Lu Ren suddenly felt a sense of anticipation again at the many artworks that embodied the characteristics of this era and the thoughts of the people of this era.

"Once we get out, we must try out the games in this world."

"Hmph, hmph, hmph hmph..." Hearing him say that, Jiang Yueying, who was squatting next to him, mysteriously rummaged in her pocket and took out a small iron box:

"I... I still have this with me. Do you want to play with it?"

This is a very retro handheld console for Lu Ren, somewhat similar to the Game Boy Advance from his previous life.