Chapter 113: To Keep His Bed, Luo Jinyou Chooses to Contribute (Repair)

All the students gaped, looking in disbelief toward the empty back door.

They had never seen anyone still so… happy after being scolded by Professor Gu.

And they ran so fast! Isn't that reaction just too bizarre?!

At the podium, Professor Gu Siyuan stared at the green afterimage that vanished in an instant, his hand gripping the teaching rod tightening sharply, his knuckles turning white from the force.

The teaching rod emitted a sour‑tooth "creak," and faint cracks even appeared.

Gu Siyuan took a deep breath, steadied his emotions; the overloaded teaching rod snapped with a crisp "pop," making every stupefied student shudder.

He pushed up his glasses, his face still bearing that calm, unmoving, icy expression.

"We'll continue the lesson."

His voice showed no inflection as he brought up the schematic again.

"We just covered the superposition of energy circuits; watch the energy overflow at this node..."

The students in the classroom fell silent as if chilled, quickly bowing their heads, pretending to take diligent notes while mentally ranting furiously.

Though envious, if they were in his shoes, no amount of daring would let them tempt Professor Gu's bad luck.

At this moment, Ying Duo had already brushed the incident aside, cheerfully sprinting toward the Dormitory Area.

Anyway, the weapon blueprints the Dome can supply, and the materials can be scavenged from the Dome, so he really hasn't cared about the Academy's courses in that regard.

One should know that, in the game's lore, the Dome's technology surpasses that of the Church and Mitra Academy, yet this place's history is far older, perhaps it holds some trump card.

Anyway, they'll just explore it slowly later.

Since his level hasn't risen yet, many ideas are hard to put into practice; after all, not every teacher is over forty levels, but there are still some at thirty‑plus.

Hmm, Level Up takes priority.

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Inside the Dormitory Area, Luo Jinyou sat at his desk, carefully studying a book about Aberrant Species.

Hearing the door open, he looked up and saw Ying Duo dash in; aside from a few specks of dust on his hair making him look a bit more disheveled than usual, he seemed otherwise unharmed.

Luo Jinyou opened his mouth, intending to ask Ying Duo where he had gone "raising a storm," since all he knew was that Ying Duo had been taken out by Teacher Su Jingchuan to investigate his hair.

But before he could formulate his words, Ying Duo's once‑dull golden eyes lit up the instant he saw him.

Without a word, Ying Duo fished two game controllers out of Luo Jinyou's locker, shoved one into Luo's hand, and skillfully powered up the room's immersive game projector.

"Quick, activate 'Abyssal Corridor'!"

Ying Duo's voice remained calm, promptly setting today's objective.

"Today we're grinding the 'Shadow Nest' dungeon; I upgraded the newly acquired 'Frostspeaker Staff'!"

Luo Jinyou stared at the controller forced into his hand, then at Ying Duo already perched on the carpet, ready for battle, and the question at his lips dissolved into a sigh of helplessness.

He closed the book, resignedly picked up the controller, and sat beside Ying Duo.

He couldn't hope for a normal conversation with Ying Duo; he could only follow Ying Duo's pace.

The game begins.

Ying Duo still chose the fragile yet high‑burst elemental mage, while Luo Jinyou controlled his armored, longsword‑wielding knight.

The battle fully kicked off.

Ying Duo's stylish positioning and precise skill releases fully exploited the mage's ranged advantage.

However, whenever a monster breached the fire line or the Boss used an AoE, his mage instantly turned into a nimble mudskipper, popping potions while unhesitatingly slipping behind Luo Jinyou's knight, muttering under his breath.

"Tank up! Pull the aggro to you!"

"Reflect! Block for me like this, and wait while I charge my ultimate!"

Luo Jinyou said nothing, but his hands moved no slower.

His knight stood like a rock at the front, the longsword precisely parrying and deflecting, trying to keep the monsters glued to him.

Whenever Ying Duo's mage, low on health, sneaked behind him to charge, he could promptly add a control or taunt skill, creating a safe output environment for Ying Duo.

The two's coordination was unexpectedly seamless, as if they'd fought side by side countless times.

Wave after wave of monsters were cleared, and the Boss's health bar steadily dropped.

Luo Jinyou was already contemplating swapping his character to a tankier warrior next time.

After another thrilling coordination, evading the Boss's ultimate and pulling off a counter‑kill, Luo Jinyou, during the characters' automatic recovery window, casually slipped in a comment.

"By the way, I heard the entrance assessment is about to start."

Ying Duo, happily checking the Boss's loot, didn't even look up.

"Assessment? Dungeon quest?"

"I guess so."

Luo Jinyou chose his words carefully, trying to describe it in a way Ying Duo could understand.

"According to past practice, your Manufacturing Department assessment is independent, mainly requiring submission of design schematics or finished products."

He paused, lowering his voice slightly.

"I've heard rumors that this year's assessment format might change, but the specifics are unclear."

Ying Duo's hand froze for a moment—large raid? Or PvP arena?

Either works; after all, the game's arena feature has never launched, probably will debut here.

Sure enough, a high‑affinity NPC still gave some useful info.

He silently noted it, thinking it's either a later side quest or just a small dungeon.

After battling a few more dungeons, time slipped by quietly.

Luo Jinyou glanced at the wall clock and, unusually, was the first to set his controller down.

"That's about it; we have an early class tomorrow."

Ying Duo was still eager, but seeing Luo Jinyou's resolute demeanor, he could only reluctantly give up.

This time, Luo Jinyou immediately sounded the alarm in his mind.

He hadn't forgotten the "tragic" experience last time Ying Duo swaggered in and seized his bed.

To prevent trouble before it starts, he took a deep breath and walked to the corner of the dormitory, where an unopened large cardboard box lay.

He opened the box and took out a brand‑new, full‑set of bedding printed with simple geometric patterns.

It included a mattress, quilt, pillow, and so on.

"Here, this is for you."

Luo Jinyou placed the bedding on Ying Duo's bare bed frame, trying to sound as casual as possible.

"I saw that you… well, you now have an extra set, and keeping it just takes up space."

He carefully observed Ying Duo's expression, fearing to hurt the possible self‑esteem of his roommate from the Slum.

He learned Ying Duo's background from Professor Luo De'an: Ying Duo came from the Slum, his parents died one after another, and he arrived at school empty‑handed, likely never having expected any of this.

He even pre‑thought how to naturally explain that it was truly "extra" if Ying Duo refused or showed embarrassment.

But that was clearly overthinking on his part.

Ying Duo simply walked to the bed, and after Yang Yixie pressed the "Interact" key, he skillfully made the bed.

He showed no hint of embarrassment or offense, calmly accepting the "gift."

Luo Jinyou: "......"

His mouth corner twitched violently a few times, uncontrollably.

So, what on earth is he actually worrying about?

Ying Duo's thought process probably has nothing to do with the words "self‑esteem."

Nevertheless, the outcome was ultimately good.

Ying Duo showed no further interest in his bed, and seemed even better at housekeeping than he was, which greatly relieved him.