Chapter 102 – Martial Arts Duel in XYZ 武侠决战XYZ

Early the next morning, Lin Yuan sat on the bus. Sunlight came through the window beside him, warming his face. But the nice weather didn't cheer him up. He looked down at the ordinary virtual controller in his hand, and then thought about the exaggerated and cool equipment of those gaming masters. He couldn't help but sigh inwardly, "How on earth can an ordinary college student like me survive in this crazy gaming world..."

After getting off the bus, Lin Yuan walked towards the teaching building of the university. As soon as he entered the campus, he was stunned by the scene in front of him.

Among the bustling students on campus, many were carrying various gaming controllers. Some had a long sword on their backs, the blade of which shimmered with a flowing blue light, looking like an accessory from a well-known martial arts game. Some held a strangely shaped umbrella. There seemed to be some kind of strengthening runes painted on the umbrella surface. With a flick, the handle of the umbrella could transform into a spear. There were students donning watch-style devices. The dials lit up with all kinds of skill icons. Even more incredibly, on the lawn, he witnessed someone summoning virtual monsters and directing them via card battles.

With the support of virtual projection reality technology, these monsters looked like real creatures existing in this world, extremely powerful and fierce.

"Goodness, these pieces of equipment must cost a lot of money, right?" Lin Yuan couldn't help exclaiming as he walked and observed. Although he had been in this world for a while, such a scene still amazed him. The highly developed virtual technology had almost completely blurred the line between games and reality.

He snapped out of his thoughts and hurried through the crowd to the teaching building.

As soon as he entered the classroom, the counselor was already standing on the podium, looking at the students with a serious expression. Lin Yuan found his seat and sat down. Just as he was about to take out his virtual notebook, the counselor's voice came over.

"Attention, students! There are still two months left until the end of the second semester of this academic year, and the final assessment of this semester will be in the form of a gaming competition."

At the mention of the words "gaming competition", the whole class immediately burst into excitement. Some people were whispering excitedly, while others began to guess what type of game it would be. With a bewildered look, Lin Yuan scratched his head. "Unbelievable! They hold gaming competitions for finals? This world has truly lost its mind."

The counselor ignored the students' whispers and directly activated the virtual projection screen at the front of the classroom. On the screen was projected a game scene filled with the glint of swords and the flash of blades. Among the green mountains and clear waters, the scene of swordsmen dueling was captivating.

"This is the assessment game for this semester, 'Martial Arts Duel in XYZ'. " You'll be divided into groups of five for battles in this game," the counselor said firmly. "Luckily, there are exactly enough students in your class to make five five-member groups."

"Wait a minute!" Lin Yuan's thoughts were suddenly pulled back to reality. He looked up, "What's the name of our class...?"

The class Lin Yuan was in was called the "Yunmeng Class". It sounded literary and poetic, but in a world centered around games, it looked rather "alternative". What made Lin Yuan even more helpless was that the name of their opponents was even more exaggerated. The class next door was called the "Heavenly Gods Class".

At this, Lin Yuan let out a humorless laugh. "Yunmeng taking on Heavenly Gods. Right off the bat, we can tell it'll be a grueling fight."

The counselor continued, "This final assessment not only determines your credits but also affects the school's year-end evaluation and even the reputation of the entire Yunmeng Class. So, I hope you will take it seriously, form teams as soon as possible, and develop effective strategies."

The classroom was instantly filled with a complex atmosphere. Some people were excited and ready to go. Others furrowed their brows, worried about their gaming skills. Like Lin Yuan, some stared blankly at their controllers. Lin Yuan groaned inwardly, "I'm not ready for this... But maybe I can give this battle a shot."

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第二天清晨,林远坐在公交车上,靠窗的位置让阳光洒在他脸上,暖洋洋的,但他的心情却没有因为天气而好转.他低头看了看自己手里那只普普通通的虚拟手柄,再想想那些游戏大佬们夸张又炫酷的装备,不禁在心里暗自叹气:"平凡的大学生林远,要如何在这个疯狂的游戏世界里生存下去啊..."

下车后,林远步行去往大学的教学楼,刚走进校区,就被眼前的景象震撼到了.

校园里熙熙攘攘的学生中,不少人身上都带着各式各样的游戏操作器:有人背着一把长剑,剑身闪烁着流动的蓝光,像是某款知名武侠游戏的配件;有人手持一把造型奇特的雨伞,伞面上似乎绘制着某种强化符文,轻轻一甩,伞柄还能变形成长矛;还有一些学生戴着手表般的设备,表盘上显示着各种技能图标;更有甚者,他甚至看到有人在草坪上召唤虚拟的怪物,用卡片对战的方式操控它们.这些怪物在虚拟投影现实技术的加持下,看起来就像真正存在于这个世界的生物,威猛无比.

"好家伙,这些装备应该需要不少钱吧?" 林远边走边看,忍不住感叹.尽管已经来到这个世界一段时间了,但这样的景象仍然让他感到震撼.虚拟技术的高度发达,游戏与现实之间的界限几乎被完全模糊.

他回过神来,快步穿过人群,走向教学楼.

一进教室,辅导员已经站在讲台上,面色严肃地看着一众学生.林远找到自己的座位坐下,刚想摸出虚拟笔记本,辅导员的声音就传了过来.

"同学们,注意了!距离本学年的第二学期结束还有两个月,而这学期的期末考核将会以一场游戏比赛的形式进行."

听到 "游戏比赛" 四个字,全班立刻沸腾了,有人兴奋地小声议论,也有人开始猜测是什么类型的游戏.林远一脸茫然地挠了挠头:"不会吧,期末考试都要打游戏?这世界真的疯狂了."

辅导员没有理会学生们的窃窃私语,而是直接启动了教室前方的虚拟投影屏幕.只见屏幕上投射出一个充满刀光剑影的游戏画面,青山绿水间,剑客对决的场景让人目不转睛.

"这是你们本学期的考核游戏,"武侠决战XYZ".你们将分成五人一组,组成小队,在这款游戏中进行对战竞技." 辅导员的声音掷地有声,"刚好,你们班人数正好可以分成五组,每组五人."

"等等!" 林远的思绪猛地被拉回现实,他抬起头,"我们班... 叫什么名了?"

林远所在的班级名字叫 "云梦班".听上去文艺又诗意,但放在一个以游戏为中心的世界里,怎么看怎么像是个 "非主流" 的存在.更让林远无奈的是,他们对手的名字更加夸张,隔壁班叫 "天神班".

听到这里,林远又是一阵苦笑:"云梦对天神,听起来就知道是场硬仗."

辅导员继续说道:"这次期末考核不仅决定你们的学分,还关系到学校的年终评价,甚至会影响整个云梦班的名誉.所以,我希望你们能认真对待,尽快组队并制定出有效的策略."

教室里瞬间陷入了复杂的气氛.有的人摩拳擦掌,似乎已经跃跃欲试;有的人皱起眉头,显然在担忧自己的游戏能力;也有像林远这样的人,满脸迷茫地低头看着自己的手柄,心里不禁暗自哀嚎:"这也太赶鸭子上架了吧... 不过对战嘛... 我觉得可以."