[Task: Get the driver's license.]
[Task Progress: Subject One (completed), Subject Two (completed), Subject Three (completed), Subject Four (pending)]
"We can complete this task today!"
On July 1st, Xu Lin successfully finished his Subject Three exam.
Lei Haolong also passed, but he almost didn't make it, as he was quite nervous.
"Phew!"
"Xu Lin, I damn well passed too!"
Lei Haolong shouted, letting out a sigh of relief.
Lei Haolong: "Xu Lin, we'll take Subject Four later!"
After finishing Subject Three, they could directly proceed to Subject Four.
Before long, the two were taking the Subject Four test at the exam site.
Subject Four is relatively simple, similar to Subject One.
Both Xu Lin and Lei Haolong passed smoothly.
After passing Subject Four, Xu Lin and Lei Haolong took the oath, and received their driver's licenses on the spot.
"Xu Lin, I've got my driver's license!"
Lei Haolong was kissing his driver's license passionately.
Xu Lin couldn't stand it: "Damn, that's disgusting!"
"Hey! You don't understand, Xu Lin!"
Lei Haolong took a few deep sniffs of the license again.
Then he carefully placed the license in his pocket, double-checking multiple times before feeling at ease.
"Xu Lin, come with me to buy an Alienware!"
"How about a Republic of Gamers?"
Lei Haolong's family had promised him that if his college entrance exam score exceeded 560 points, they would give him money to buy an Alienware gaming laptop. They fulfilled the promise, giving him twenty-five thousand.
This was the first time Lei Haolong had so much money in his pocket; his family was quite well off.
Importantly, his parents kept their promise and didn't flake on him.
Lei Haolong: "Do you think Republic of Gamers or Alienware is better?"
"When I go to college, I want to get a full set of Republic of Gamers."
Xu Lin said.
Lei Haolong: "Then let's go check out Republic of Gamers!"
Outside the testing center, they hailed a taxi to the city center, where many computer brand stores are located.
In the taxi.
[Congratulations on completing the task: Get the driver's license.]
[Congratulations on acquiring: Fixed reward — Driving Mastery, Random reward — Ten thousand yuan, Special item (buff) Thousand Cups of Alcohol Immunity.]
[Character: Xu Lin]
[Wealth: 64,296.29 yuan]
[Reputation: None.]
[Status: None.]
[Skills: Divine Penmanship, Driving Mastery.]
[Items: Thousand Cups of Alcohol Immunity (buff).]
[Physical Condition: Excellent (62/100).]
[Overall Evaluation: Starting to show some promise.]
"Does Thousand Cups of Alcohol Immunity mean I won't get drunk?"
Xu Lin would occasionally have a drink or two, but he'd never been drunk before.
Half an hour later, the two arrived downtown.
The city where Xu Lin and his friends reside is a mid-level non-capital city with decent economic development, although not exactly bustling; it's more like a second-tier city, while only the provincial capital is a first-tier city, according to current standards for the new first-tier cities.
Eighteen-year-old teenagers are naturally more interested in electronic products.
Xu Lin and Lei Haolong were no exceptions.
They visited a mall, first entering the Alienware physical store, and then the Republic of Gamers store across from it.
After comparing, Lei Haolong chose Republic of Gamers because he also wanted the full package.
He selected the 5060 configuration with upgraded 16+2TB memory, spending a total of 18,000. Then there were peripherals like mouse and keyboard, costing another 2,000 or so.
What do you call revenge spending?
This is it.
"Xu Lin, tonight I'm going to max out the performance of my computer!"
Lei Haolong was fired up with excitement.
"2TB memory, how many small movies can you store?" Xu Lin asked curiously.
"Sheesh! Xu Lin, am I that kind of person?"
Lei Haolong blushed a little.
"We're all guys here, no need to deny it."
Xu Lin laughed.
Lei Haolong coughed twice, "Actually, I have an external hard drive with 9TB stored, of course! I haven't watched most of it; I just haven't had time to sort it out, so I've stored a lot, cough cough..."
"Awesome!"
Xu Lin truly gave him a thumbs-up.
"Xu Lin, what do you have stored? Don't tell me you don't have any!"
"Do I need to watch that stuff?"
"You dog, Xu Lin!"
Considering Xu Lin has a beautiful girlfriend like Yu Xinyan, why would he need to watch adult films?
Moreover, Xu Lin is very popular with girls, while thinking about himself, Lei Haolong realizes he barely spoke to any girls during his three years of high school.
It's really too much to handle.
After returning from downtown, Xu Lin went to Lei Haolong's house.
Xu Lin had visited Lei Haolong's house many times before and was familiar with his parents.
Today, Lei Haolong's dad wasn't home, but his mom was.
"Xu Lin, long time no see!"
"Hello, Auntie!"
"Xu Lin, have you registered for your courses?"
"Yes, along with Haolong, we're both going to college in Jiangdu."
"That way, you two will have company in college!"
Lei Haolong's mom smiled warmly; she was very pretty and had a strong sense of approachability.
"Yes, Auntie."
Lei Haolong's mom was a beauty, but his dad wasn't good-looking, just average, and unfortunately, Lei Haolong took after him entirely. In rural terms, they'd say he's a carbon copy of his dad—his father's strong genes overwhelmed even his mom's beauty.
"Mom, Xu Lin and I are going to our room!"
"Long, don't play too much on the computer, staring at the screen too long can make you near-sighted."
"Mom, I know."
Lei Haolong replied, slightly impatient.
"Xu Lin, what do you usually do at home?"
"Auntie, I've been idle recently, just reading books."
Xu Lin replied without hesitation.
"See, Long, Xu Lin reads and studies every day at home."
Xu Lin, you dog, you're too much!
Lei Haolong was speechless.
He knew Xu Lin too well. During their three years in high school, every student's textbook, even those with the worst grades, were old and crumpled, except Xu Lin's, which always looked brand new.
Ridiculous!
After chatting a bit more with Lei Haolong's mom, Xu Lin followed him to his room.
Xu Lin took a deep breath.
"Why does it smell like privet here?"
"God! You're killing me, Xu Lin! I've been abstinent for half a month!"
Following that, Xu Lin spent the whole time tinkering with the gaming laptop at Lei Haolong's place.
At Xu Lin's home, the desktop wasn't a Republic of Gamers, so seeing it now was quite tempting.
"I'll get an ROG Zephyrus gaming laptop when I start college."
"Xu Lin, why not go for the 5090 directly?"
"No, I still want a gaming laptop, the 5090 one."
"Awesome!"
Xu Lin stayed at Lei Haolong's all afternoon, going home only before nightfall.
Before heading home, Xu Lin stopped by the convenience store downstairs and picked up a case of beer.
There's an old saying that goes, smoking builds bridges, drinking paves roads. If you want to do well, you can avoid these things most of the time, but you have to know how, unless you're able to slam the table or flip it over, otherwise be obedient and play by the rules.
Xu Lin's dad often told him that, and once took him to a drinking gathering, making quite an impression on Xu Lin.
His dad might have been a bit of a rogue, but he was never short on money.
For example, the house Xu Lin now lived in was bought with full payment by his dad when Xu Lin graduated from elementary school, costing more than two million.
This community is considered a pretty nice neighborhood within the city.
"Let's see what this Thousand Cups of Alcohol Immunity is all about?"
A case of beer contains twelve bottles.
That night, Xu Lin drank all twelve bottles alone at home.
Normally, this would have guaranteed a state of drunkenness, but apart from making several trips to the bathroom, Xu Lin didn't even blush.
He confirmed that if it had been before, he would've undoubtedly been drunk, but not now.
[You are drinking. Thousand Cups of Alcohol Immunity activated.]
It means the energy intake significantly increased.
[Energy +4.]
[Energy +6.]
[Energy +6.]
[Energy (100+/100): Energy Burst!]
Xu Lin felt more energized the more he drank.
He thought to himself, there's no way he can fall asleep tonight.
Having nothing better to do, Xu Lin sat down in front of the computer and sent a message to Shifang.
Taking advantage of the summer break to earn some money,
Shifang: "!!!"
Shifang: "Hey, man, I'm here!"