Chapter 582: Answer Questions to Buy a Hero!
In a certain middle school.
During the lunch break, a boy secretly pulled out his phone and opened "King of Glory."
In this parallel world, smartphones were already very common, and Chen Mo had made many optimizations when creating "King of Glory," ensuring it could run smoothly even on cheap thousand-yuan phones.
So, some elementary and middle school students could also play "King of Glory."
After all, with the popularization of smartphones, many parents would buy their kids an ordinary phone. It was only natural—what if something happened to the child on the way to or from school and they had no way to call? That would be too inconvenient.
Besides, even if parents didn't buy one, many students could secretly save up their own money to get one. After all, many low-end phones weren't expensive, and some kids with more allowance could save up in two or three months.
The boy happily entered the game. His deskmate, another boy, leaned over and asked, "How's it going, Er Gouzi? Saved up enough money yet?"
Er Gouzi smiled. "I played a couple of matches last night in secret. I just have enough money now to buy Li Bai."
His deskmate exclaimed in surprise, "Oh, you finally have enough! Nice, Li Bai is really flashy. Last time I saw a pro player who was super strong, taking down five enemies by himself."
Er Gouzi nodded. "Yeah, I think Li Bai is really cool too, that's why I wanted to buy him. I've been secretly reading a lot of guides these past few days, and I can't wait anymore."
As he spoke, Er Gouzi found Li Bai in the game shop and clicked to purchase.
But to his surprise, the hero wasn't bought directly. Instead, a brand-new prompt interface popped up.
[Please read the following content aloud into the microphone: "Li Bai was a famous Romantic poet of the Tang Dynasty. His courtesy name was Taibai, and his pseudonym was Qinglian Jushi. He is also revered by later generations as the 'Immortal Poet.' Together with Du Fu, they are known as Li Du..."]
Er Gouzi was dumbfounded. What the hell was this?
The interface displayed a short biography of Li Bai. The text wasn't very long—just a few hundred words—but the information was very concise, covering Li Bai's life in history, along with some representative works and related knowledge.
"But this is clearly a game! Who wants to read a biography of Li Bai?"
Er Gouzi tried to close the interface, but the purchase process was immediately canceled!
"What the heck? Does that mean I can't buy the hero unless I finish reading this passage?"
Er Gouzi was shocked. Reading something like this in the classroom was way too embarrassing!
Anyone who heard him would think he was studying or memorizing history questions!
His deskmate was also baffled. "Damn, what the hell is this?"
In the game, there were some free trial heroes that didn't need to be bought, so no one had noticed this situation before.
But when they saved up enough gold coins and tried to buy a hero, these underage players suddenly discovered there was a "recite a text" step!
Er Gouzi grimaced in pain and put his phone away. "I'm going to the bathroom..."
Obviously, Er Gouzi also felt it was too embarrassing to read this stuff in the classroom. Better to go to the bathroom and find an empty stall to read it...
Even if someone heard him, they wouldn't know who it was...
Er Gouzi went to the school bathroom.
Luckily, it was lunch break, so the bathroom was empty. Students either went home or to the dorms. A few who didn't go back were sleeping or studying in the classroom. No one would bother him...
Er Gouzi whispered into his phone, "Li Bai was a famous Romantic poet of the Tang Dynasty..."
The passage wasn't long, and he finished it quickly. Er Gouzi let out a long breath, thinking he could now buy the hero. But then another interface popped up on his phone.
[Please answer the following question. Which of these poems is a work by Li Bai?]
[a. Tongguan Li, b. Yueyang Lou Ji, c. Shu Dao Nan, d. Chun Xiao.]
Er Gouzi was stunned. What the hell was this?
As a high school student, he had already learned quite a few of Li Bai's poems, like "Quiet Night Thoughts" and "Departing from Baidi City at Dawn," but he really couldn't answer this question...
The passage he just read mentioned Li Bai's representative works, but there were at least seven or eight of them. He had skimmed through it without paying close attention, so he didn't remember the specifics.
Looking at the four options below, only "Chun Xiao" seemed vaguely familiar, but he couldn't recall if Li Bai wrote it...
Er Gouzi was totally exasperated. He wanted to scroll back and check the passage he just read, but he found he couldn't go back—he had to answer directly...
"Well, no choice. I'll guess b!"
Er Gouzi clicked b, because he thought that as a Romantic poet, Li Bai must have written very free and elegant works. The other two names didn't seem to fit...
But after clicking, the system told him the answer was wrong!
And it didn't even reveal the correct answer. The interface went back to the biography page, forcing him to read it again...
"Damn, isn't this a total scam?!"
Er Gouzi was shocked. Again??
But he had no choice. He had to read it once more...
This time, Er Gouzi was smarter. He specifically looked at the list of Li Bai's representative works at the bottom. Sure enough, "Shu Dao Nan" was there.
"So the answer should be c. Good, no problem this time."
Er Gouzi happily answered again.
[Who does the "Li" in "Little Li Du" refer to?]
[a. Li He, b. Li Shangyin, c. Li Bai, d. Li Qingzhao.]
Er Gouzi was instantly shocked. "What the hell? The question changed?"
"Wasn't it a different question just now? This... does the mobile game have a question bank?"
His first instinct was to look it up online, but there was a huge countdown on the screen—only ten seconds. By the time he found the answer online, it would be too late.
Er Gouzi wanted to choose Li Bai, but he quickly realized it couldn't be that easy.
Looking closely, it said "Little Li Du"?
The biography of Li Bai had briefly mentioned that Li Bai and Du Fu were called Li Du, but there were also two others called Little Li Du.
The "Du" was Du Mu. As for who the "Li" was, Er Gouzi didn't remember...
Actually, by high school, many students had already learned this knowledge point, but Er Gouzi was a slacker and hadn't paid attention in Chinese class...
He vaguely thought it might be either Li He or Li Shangyin, but he wasn't sure at all.
"I'll guess. Let's go with Li He!"
Er Gouzi chose a, and he was wrong again...
Er Gouzi was on the verge of a breakdown. "I just want to buy a hero! Is it really necessary? And I'm buying Li Bai, man! Why are you asking me about all these people who have nothing to do with Li Bai?"