Chapter 1: Who Doesn't Know Tianlei Ge

  After all, spring is the most beautiful season of the year. The thriving scene is particularly evident in the campus of Xinghua University. After bidding farewell to the cold and harsh spring of Luoyang, a northern city, even the sunshine seems warmer and more gentle. The spring breeze carries a warm breath, lightly stroking the trees with shade, the resting lawns, and occasionally the sound of teaching buildings, in the thick academic atmosphere, the lawn that has been dormant for winter is recovering its vitality, the branches that have sprouted green buds are swaying along the straight cement road on both sides of the school, the tender yellowish-green color is just like the female students who have changed into their spring clothes, and they look lovely and lovable.

  At the end of this path is the main teaching building of Lanzhou University, in front of which a sculpture of a thinker shines with spring colors, and on the base are eight big characters commonly used by normal universities: De Gao Wei Shi, Shen Zheng Wei Fan.

  The bell rang, and the sudden noise startled away the birds chirping on the sculpture's head. As the sound rose, students poured out of each building, and the dull green campus was suddenly filled with a splash of purple and red. Black as ink hair fluttered; blue, white, and yellow thin scarves danced in the air. Red, green, purple, and pink, multicolored dresses swayed back and forth. The chirping voices occasionally mixed with silvery laughter and playful shouts, it was unclear whether they were discussing the content of the class or talking about some secret gossip.

  Huh? Are they all girls?!

  That's right, almost all of them are girls, occasionally there are a few boys who are overwhelmed by the colorful scene. In fact, the predecessor of Lanzhou University was a normal college, and the ratio of male to female students was severely unbalanced. It is said that in this school, the term "pick up girls" is not used often, why? Because girls have taken the initiative to pick up boys, and it's usually the boys who get picked up.

  Class is over, footsteps quickened, the three-point life of dormitory, classroom and cafeteria has always been unchanged. The crowd surged towards the dormitory, and soon they would surge out again, with each person holding a colorful rice bowl in their hands. The girls' dormitory was close to the cafeteria, and in the haste, the girls were even faster. They all understood that the food in the cafeteria was like the boys in Building 6 - if you went late, there wouldn't be any left.

  Across from the two buildings were the boys' dormitories, with three or four coming out of the dormitory doors one after another. They were obviously far fewer than the girls who came in groups, and some didn't even go to the main cafeteria, instead going to small restaurants outside the school in groups of three or five to grab a meal. In private, the boys also often talked about the food at the school cafeteria, using the female students as a comparison. What did they mean? The quantity was indeed not small, but the quality was really poor.

  Cutting to the chase, after a morning of classes, I'm really hungry.

  Outside, no matter how good the restaurant is, it can't accommodate thousands of people. The school's cafeteria may not be delicious, but there are always students who settle for it. Just then, a few male students from the biochemistry department returned to their dormitory late and were still carrying their bowls, preparing to grab a lunch in the cafeteria. As they quickly came down from upstairs, one of them suddenly stopped and pointed ahead, laughing lewdly as if he had seen a monkey show. The other two also stopped in their tracks, and one of them, a tall, thin boy with a pointed chin, smiled and asked in a low voice, "Is this our school's notorious Tian Lei?"

  Earlier, the three of them had seen him and nodded in unison, matching the name with the person. There were indeed many eccentric people in college. Stories about this "Thunder Brother" who fought against terrorism until he fainted, drank beer until he vomited blood, and lost a bet on a cold winter day, wearing only his underwear, running around the girls' dormitory, had been heard before, and many people had witnessed it with their own eyes.

  This is not the most thunderous, it is said that this guy wrote love letters to girls from freshman to senior year, and for four years, he didn't receive a single response in this campus full of girls. Finally, he was so anxious that he posted a photo with "Recruitment Notice" in front of two female dormitories, the main idea being that he was depressed and lonely, seeking to be flirted with and disturbed. Later, there were indeed many disturbances, but not from girls, only from boys who made trouble and from the department and student affairs office who came to talk to him about his behavior that damaged the school's image. Because of these things, Thunder Brother is widely regarded as the leader of the new era of "er bai" (foolish) youth in the university, and no one has surpassed his status for many years.

  Three people slowly approached, exchanging knowing glances, probably all thinking of teasing Tian Lei. It's said that Tian Lei has a good side, he's very sociable, and whether you know him or not, he'll always chat with a smile. His brain is like Mercedes-Benz, never taking the usual route, otherwise how could he be called "Tian Lei"? That means his words are shocking and often leave people stunned.

  "Lei Ge... what are you looking at?"

  A small figure approached from the left, looking at Tian Lei Ge with a smile. Tian Lei Ge was holding an e-book and reading intently. When he looked up, two other people who were not very familiar with him took a glance at his appearance and immediately made a judgment. This guy had a crooked eye, and his cheeks were unevenly high. His eyes didn't look in the same direction, and his face was like a deformed pumpkin that hadn't grown properly. His hands were curled up, showing obvious signs of mouse hand. As for his body shape, it was clear at first glance - he looked like a tall cup with a bulging middle, and his belly was particularly large. At first sight, you couldn't help but marvel at the wonders of creation - how could someone so ugly be created?

  What's even more adorable is that when someone called out "bro", he happily handed the e-book to the little kid and said with a smile: "I'm reading... want to take a look? 'Invincible Upgrade in Another World', it's really good."

  "This guy is not just a bit silly, he's very silly. He wants to give away an e-book worth hundreds of dollars right away. His generosity makes the little one feel embarrassed, pushing back and smiling: "No way, we're studying chemistry, this kind of network can't be understood.""

  "Oh..." That day, Lei Ge glanced to the left at a small kid, humming with his mouth, then turned his head and glanced to the right at a sharp-chinned, middle-parted hair guy, knowing he was a male student from the same building. This sideways glance really didn't give people a good feeling, but it only lasted for an instant. A more vicious feeling came, Tian Lei started speaking, looking at the three of them with a sudden realization, pointing at the tall one and saying seriously: "I get it, no wonder you're from the Biochemistry department, each and every one of you looks like they came out of Resident Evil...it's normal if you can't understand, not everyone can appreciate online novels..."

  "I... was just..." The tall guy's face turned pale, his stomach churned with anger. He had been looking for a good time, but didn't expect to be made fun of instead. And yet, you looked at this silly Heaven Brother and couldn't even get angry, it seemed like a fight was about to break out. The short guy quickly stepped forward, grabbing onto his companion, afraid that things would escalate. As they walked away, he asked the carefree Heaven Brother in a flattering tone: "What's that? What's that... Heaven Brother, what book is this? I don't think I've heard of it before, what's it about?"

  The little guy was just teasing, provoking Tianlei Ge's speech, but unexpectedly, this tease pulled the trigger. When Tianlei Ge heard this, he became even more delighted, as if a great scholar was giving a lecture: "......All of you have heard of those famous books, but they're not interesting, too cliché, just a repetitive pattern of leveling up and fighting monsters, purely childish writing."

  "Isn't that right, what you're looking at isn't called invincible upgrade? Without an upgrade system, what's the point of writing it?" The third middle-parted young man was unhappy, especially after hearing the word "white", which made him uncomfortable. He often got scolded online and called a "white" (a derogatory term), so being scolded by someone who seemed like a fool was an insult to his intelligence.

  "Yes, I think this book is great in terms of upgrades... it's a whole new system." Tian Lei Ge held up the e-book, completely ignoring everyone else's feelings, and began to explain the biochemistry system. Seeing that the three were puzzled, he raised his voice and introduced: "Do you know how the awesome protagonist of this book upgraded? The key is right here."

  So majestic a question, and yet so rhetorical, the three of them were stunned, subconsciously shaking their heads. Tian Lei's aesthetic standards are beyond ordinary people's comprehension.

  "Ha! You don't know, do you? Let me tell you... The great and awesome protagonist crossed over from Earth to a different realm, bringing nothing but a bag of dried pumpkin strips... Having lived a miserable life on Earth, he still ended up living a wretched life in the other realm. What bad luck... But just as the protagonist was about to give up hope, he ate a piece of dried pumpkin strip... Suddenly, something strange happened..."

  Tianlei Ge got excited, stopped in his tracks, raised both hands, as if to emphasize this great and awesome turning point. The three others were stunned into silence. Tianlei Ge then made a sudden turn, his eyebrows flying with excitement: "After eating the sweet potato, the main character felt a warm true energy spreading throughout his limbs, filling his entire body with strength. His wounds healed, he had energy in his body, and his spirit lifted... With one burst of excitement, wow, he became handsome too! He was so excited that he jumped up, wow, and suddenly flew several feet high... Wow, it turned out that relying on sweet potatoes could level him up, all the way to reversing heaven and changing fate... Wow..."

  Wow, Tianlei Ge was gesturing with his hands and feet, speaking in a stern tone, his voice like a cracked bell, as if he had something important to say. He was so into the performance that he didn't notice the crowd gathering around him, watching him with amusement. Some of them even recognized Tianlei Ge and stopped eating to watch the show. Every time Tianlei Ge let out a loud "wow", the three bystanders would subconsciously lean back, afraid of being splashed by his saliva. When Tianlei Ge finished speaking, he took a deep breath and concluded with a smile: "That's it! The great and awesome protagonist is saying goodbye to his miserable life with a cucumber slice. In the other world, kill whoever you see, insert whoever you see... Ah, my mom, it's so cool, unstoppable!"

  So, the onlookers, including three people who were chatting, burst into laughter. That day, Tian Lei also laughed, laughing so heartily that his cheeks and belly shook. At this moment, everyone understood that Tian Lei had a tendency to upgrade from being naive to being silly.

  The more thunder, the whiter it gets. The onlookers are getting more and more, all with a mindset of watching a joke. The three from the Department of Biochemistry are laughing the most, closest to each other. Before they could digest this fun, another twist came. Tianlei Ge, excited, probably thought that such a good book was not being read, it was really a waste of talent. He pointed at the three of them, imitating the tone of a teacher scolding students: "You guys haven't even read such an awesome book? No wonder online literature can't thrive. You simply don't know how to appreciate. If you don't know how to appreciate, how can you grow up? If you won't grow up, you'll always be stuck in this miserable state."

  Another burst of laughter, and this time the target of the laughter became those three biochemistry majors who had hit on her. The tall one's face turned green with embarrassment, and he couldn't help but feel a little regretful for listening to such nonsense. It seemed that bystanders would think both the storyteller and the listener were idiots. Seeing the boys from their dormitory covering their mouths and staring at them in amusement, this guy's face was no longer able to hold on, and he quickly pulled his companions away, saying "Let's go..."

  It seems that the rumor of being knocked down by thunder is not false, three people are about to leave, and Thunder Brother is still enthusiastically inviting: "Don't go, I haven't finished speaking yet, let me tell you the rest... or we can have dinner together, what's your name? My name is Lei Dapeng, if you need anything, come find me at dormitory 222."

  Those three didn't dare to speak, walking away with the tall one grumbling, while the short one, a chemistry major, smiled and said: "No big deal, everyone knows he's our school's number two young leader... Chinese Department, Class 2 of *th grade, living in Room 222 on the second floor, ranked second in his dorm... You can't find anyone more stupid than him in the whole school. Dare to say that you guys can understand the upgraded version of 'Dagua Gan'?"

  That netizen who loved internet literature was also amused, but the tall one shook his head and said: "Forget it, don't provoke him, when talking to him, you can't even tell who's more foolish."

  A small episode ended, and the three biochemistry boys disappeared. The slow-walking Tianlei Ge Dapeng seemed to be someone who didn't provoke many people, even among those from the same building, they would just smile and pass by. More often than not, they would avoid him from afar, intimidated by his sideways glance that made him look like an idiot. As for Lei Dapeng himself, he was already used to being the center of attention and the focus of everyone's gaze. He would proactively greet anyone who didn't greet him first, enjoying himself along the way as he called out a few times, only realizing something was off when they turned the corner.

  Right, it's not quite right. Leiguo looked at his empty hands and scratched his ears for a long time. Suddenly, he had an epiphany, slapped his forehead, and remembered that he was so busy admiring the awesome upgrade that he forgot to bring his rice bowl.

  Then Tian Lei Ge turned his head and went back to the dormitory again...