Chapter 482 - - 452 Dog Shit Luck_3

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He shakily opened the playback record, and then saw that the other party had fired without even having the machine guns properly raised.

Then.

This unintentionally fired bullet once again pierced through the crack in his cockpit and lodged in his heart.

Jian Weiliang's mouth twitched violently for a moment, and he completely lost his mind.

What the hell sort of luck was this?

He frantically opened the beginner's assessment list, wanting to accept Duge's application again and thoroughly rid the team of this scourge.

But no matter how much he searched from start to finish, he couldn't find the name Kill One Every Ten Steps.

It was only then that he remembered, after having been defeated three times, the entry assessment had already been completed---how could there be a fourth application...

But to let the other pass the assessment in such a manner, he was extremely unwilling!

The most crucial point was, no matter what tactic the other had used, he was killed instantly three times.

He was a mid-level pilot, yet killed in seconds three times by a beginner---he'd be utterly humiliated if this video got out. How could he ever show his face again?

Everyone would think it was anything but dumb luck---they'd only remember the humiliation of him being killed instantly three times, and he'd become the subject of ridicule...

Why had it come to this?

Jian Weiliang's features twisted, his mentality shattered.

No.

This couldn't continue.

He had to do something...

At the very least, he couldn't let the assessment video be leaked.

Feng Chen!

Right, Feng Chen, and that Kill One Every Ten Steps, if he could just shut them up, then no one would know about this assessment.

No one would bother checking a newcomer's entry assessment video...

The moment Jian Weiliang came back to his senses, he dashed out of the instructor's office like a madman, looking for Feng Chen and Duge outside.

But he was still a step too late. As he went out, he heard Feng Chen speaking to Duge, his words laced with a hearty laugh, "... Dude, I'm convinced, I bet your entry assessment video is absolutely unprecedented."

"It's not that amazing, just a stroke of luck, I didn't expect the examiner wouldn't dodge at the end!" Duge said with a shy smile, "If he had just moved a bit, I could never have hit him. He must have thrown the match for me, going on about showing me the difference between a professional pilot and an amateur, but then letting me pass in the assessment---he's really a good guy!"

A good guy my ass!

Your whole family are good guys.

Jian Weiliang's eyes turned red on the spot. He approached Feng Chen and Duge with a forced smile, "Gentlemen, I'd like to discuss something with you..."

Before he could finish his sentence, Feng Chen interrupted him, his eyes sparkling with mirth, "Brother Feiying, everything is negotiable, but asking me to delete the video is absolutely impossible. This guy's luck is unbeatable. Believe me, you'll get your share of the fame too..."

Fame my ass!

Jian Weiliang took a deep breath and asked, "How much money?"

“No amount of money will work!” Feng Chen said, “This is my best chance to gain followers, I’m counting on this video to go viral! I need to find a way to get it trending, Brother Feiying, think bigger, haters are fans too…”

Jian Weiliang’s face turned ashen, suppressing the rage in his heart, “Three thousand Netcoins.”

“You’re brushing me off like I’m begging for change! You think too highly of yourself as ‘Brother Feiying’ just because I called you that.” Feng Chen shook his head and laughed, “Don’t you know the value of this video? Fifty thousand Netcoins, not a coin less, or no deal.”

“Fifty thousand, are you trying to rob me?” Jian Weiliang roared in desperation.

Netcoins, officially called War Net Coins, can be used within the war network to purchase items, data, place bets, seek help with problems, and so forth.

They can also be exchanged for real-world currency, essentially making them the universal currency of Green Star.

Becoming a Mecha pilot also means having the right to use all the functions of the Mecha training modules.

However, in the Mecha training modules, pilots need to buy or rent their own Mechas, even entry-level models like Sea Swallow cost around one thousand Netcoins.

Higher-level Mechas can cost tens to hundreds of thousands of Netcoins, new pilots simply can’t afford them.

Not being able to afford a Mecha means a pilot cannot participate in Mecha battles, etc., and without battling, one can’t ascend to higher-level modules.

In the words of the officials, things that come too easily won’t be valued; the existence of Netcoins is to motivate the pilots to strive for higher goals.

There are many ways to get Netcoins, the simplest being to recharge your account, a bit more challenging is to participate in competitive matches, and another is gambling.

At present.

Lin Hong had about eight thousand Netcoins in his account, all earned by betting on Gu Qingyan.

The video posting Feng Chen mentioned is also one of the ways to earn Netcoins. There are too many pilot fights, many people can’t watch them live and are too lazy to search through countless replay videos, so a group specialized in transferring videos was born.

They upload exciting videos to the war network platform as soon as they can for people to watch and review, thereby earning a certain amount of Netcoins based on traffic and rewards.

The way Duge breezed through his three entry examinations, luck that was like a dog’s, hit all the elements of a viral video.

Therefore.

Feng Chen uploaded their video at the first opportunity, when there’s money to be made, who cares about friendships!

“Brother Feiying, fifty thousand is already a bargain; it was three instant kills, which newcomer has such against-the-odds luck…” Feng Chen said, “Believe it or not, once this video spreads, my earnings will definitely be more than fifty thousand.”

“…” Jian Weiliang.

“Brother Kill One, don’t worry, I know you’re the star of the video, but don’t rush to post your own video and compete with me for views. Let my video earn money first, then you can release your own video from the perspective of the involved party. When the hype dies down, we can stir it up again, and we’ll split the earnings seventy-thirty…” Feng Chen ignored Jian Weiliang, turning his head to Duge.

“Brother Feng Chen, just go ahead and post it yourself, you don’t need to give me any money. I’m not too interested in this stuff; I prefer Mechas and fighting. Besides, except for the third match, Brother Feiying might have let me win, the first two examinations I passed on my own strength, not luck.” Duge said with a bashful smile, stubbornly explaining himself.

This time around, his keyword was ’low-key,’ so he couldn’t hype it himself. Self-promotion, once exposed, would be a devastating blow to his image, but if someone else did the promoting, he could just sit back and enjoy the benefits and additionally earn a good reputation for being modest.

“Fine, have it your way!” Feng Chen said indifferently; it was only the first time he had met Duge anyway.

From his point of view.

This guy named “Kill One Every Ten Steps” was just plain lucky, such a miracle couldn’t possibly be replicated in a second round.

Someone who had just gotten lucky wasn’t worth investing too much in, not sharing the money suited him just fine.

At that moment, Jian Weiliang, who couldn’t come up with fifty thousand to buy back his reputation, had his anger fully redirected at Feng Chen, glaring at him fiercely, “Fine, you just wait, be careful you might earn the money but not live to spend it.”

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