Zhang Menglong hadn't even rested for a few minutes when his roommate called him.
"Did you disappear or what? Didn't you say one hour? Man, I've already started two games, are you playing or not?" Xu Li cursed as soon as he opened his mouth.
"Hahaha, isn't it just that I inherited so much property from my family that it's taking a while to sort?" Zhang Menglong laughed, "It's not too late now, right?"
"Inherit my ass, do you really think you've inherited a fortune? Stop bullshitting and get online. Oh, and that sweet-singing girl you mentioned last time, invite her too!"
"Got it!" Zhang Menglong said to himself, "More than a fortune? Pretty much the whole Earth is about to be ours."
"I'm so pissed, our Huaxia teams today were just embarrassing. Fierce in domestic games, timid in international ones, they're just too much to handle. No way, tonight I've got to wield Thunder and Lightning over the bronze-rank kiddies. Hurry up, we're just waiting for you two!"
"I'm on my way!" Zhang Menglong casually walked into a room, where the huge screen instantly revitalized him. This was just the computer that came with the room; he couldn't even imagine how luxurious the esports room downstairs would be.
"Huh? Where's the computer tower? Why isn't there one?" Zhang Menglong searched under the desk for a while but couldn't find the tower, "This ain't an all-in-one either!"
"Hong Yi, aren't there computer towers installed in these computers yet?" Zhang Menglong dialed Hong Yi's number.
"Mr. Zhang, for the optimum experience, all computers here are connected to the supercomputer on the floor below. With the 5G network, you will experience absolutely no lag, no matter what game you play. When you need to use it, just give a voice command to the smart home system," Hong Yi explained.
"Using a supercomputer as the mainframe for a home computer? Isn't that a bit much?" Zhang Menglong murmured to himself and hung up, "A computer with a configuration worth a mere twenty thousand bucks would be sweet enough for gaming, totally unnecessary!"
But once Zhang Menglong downloaded the game in just a few minutes and experienced the lightning-fast run speed and smooth operating system, he could only sincerely exclaim, "Wow, this is awesome!"
"Ready for a couple of rounds?" Zhang Menglong opened his friends list and habitually clicked on the profile nicknamed "Frappuccino, Extra Sugar." It displayed the smiling face of a goddess from a neighboring country, Shi Yuanli Mei, but only Zhang Menglong knew behind that face was a figure of profound loneliness.
Zhang Menglong had known her for over half a year now. She loved singing, Zhang Menglong loved playing the piano. At Zhang Menglong's lowest point, the two met on a short video platform, starting with liking each other's content to collaborating on songs, eventually making it to each other's friends list.
They were two very similar souls. Zhang Menglong had never met her, he didn't even know her real name after half a year, and aside from daily troubles and interesting things, they played games and shared songs, movies together.
It sounds absurd, but for this girl who was a year older and who he had never met, he had already developed some special feelings.
"Duo queue?" she quickly replied to Zhang Menglong's message.
"My three roommates are joining. They've heard you're beautiful with a sweet voice and insisted I invite you to play today," Zhang Menglong sent an emoji of helplessness.
"You've never even seen me, how could you make such a boast? What if I'm a 200-pound lady with a voice changer, wouldn't that shatter your mates' dreams?"
"It's a man's Sixth Sense. If I'm wrong, I'll do a handstand while washing my hair!"
"Hahaha, come on, hurry up and get online, I've been so bored these past few days!"
"I'll add you in a bit!"
"Where's the lady? Where's the lady?" As soon as he connected with his roommates, they were howling impatiently.
"Zhang Menglong, what's the deal with you? Didn't you get back to Jiangnan City? Why aren't you back in the dorm so late, planning to pull an all-nighter at an internet café?"
"I'm at my own place, you guys might not believe it, but this entire 29-story building is mine, and my computer runs on a supercomputer, makes gaming super smooth!" Zhang Menglong said.
"Hahaha, you're the man, I wouldn't even dare to dream that. Hurry up and invite that girl!"
"Yeah, yeah, yeah, let her feel the warmth of our Jiangnan University of Science and Technology's dorm 310!"
"Hello, everyone!" A sweet girl's voice appeared in the team's voice chat.
"Holy shit! That voice tone, Mom, I'm in love!"
"Waaaa, it feels like first love!"
"Zhang Menglong, I finally understand why you put on headphones every night and chat with her. This voice is simply a treasure!"
Zhang Menglong's roommate howled like a ghost.
Zhang Menglong chuckled. Her voice was indeed so sweet it was almost unbelievable; even he had to listen to her voice messages several times over before he was satisfied.
His roommates were all quite skilled. "Frappuccino with extra sugar" was a lot stronger than the average girl, especially since she often duoed with Zhang Menglong. A tank in Summoner's Rift would summon thunder and lightning, rolling over everything.
Anyway, they were still on vacation, and there were no classes the next day, so they played until after midnight before reluctantly ending the game. These joyful days were becoming rarer and rarer for them as they were about to enter society.
"I had a lot of fun today, I'm sleepy, I'm going to bed first!"
"Let's together, I'm tired too!" Zhang Menglong said with a mischievous smile.
"Good night!"
"Good night!"
Zhang Menglong put his phone aside and lay down on the huge bed that he could roll over on ten times.
Everything had felt like a dream since last night.
"Right, that family heirloom called 'Super God Academy' that my mom and dad mentioned!" When he woke up in the morning, Zhang Menglong discovered that as long as he concentrated, he could see a green-tinged mark inside his mind.
"Enter Super God Academy!" Zhang Menglong tried issuing a command.
"Master has not yet completed the previous master's challenge. Access to the academy will be granted after the challenge is complete!" The voice of Super God Academy's intelligent butler, Gou Dan, suddenly rang in Zhang Menglong's ear.
"Damn, there really is such a task left for me?" Zhang Menglong smiled wryly. He had never handled such a large sum of money in his life; not even 10,000 yuan in one go, let alone 100 billion yuan. The most extravagant expense for him might have been his annual college tuition of 8,800 yuan.
The key was that this money couldn't be donated or given away, which invisibly increased the difficulty by who knows how much.
"How to spend 100 billion yuan!" Zhang Menglong typed this question into Baidu.
"Buy a house? Half of the Earth would be mine, what the hell do I need to buy a house for!"
"Tip a livestreamer? Am I out of my mind, giving money to those online beggars?"
"Travel the world? I could travel for 100 years, indulging in food and fun every day and I still couldn't spend all that money!"
"Buy a car? Hmm, that barely counts!"
"Make investments? Like Wang Duoyu?"
Looking at the bizarre array of answers, Zhang Menglong let out a heartfelt sigh, "Having too much money is a hassle too!"