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Chapter 138 - 137. Good Driver Xu Nuo (Fourth Update - Seeking Monthly Pass) _1

Chapter 138: 137. Good Driver Xu Nuo (Fourth Update - Seeking Monthly Pass) _1

Ren He stopped by the supermarket to buy some sketching supplies, which were just simple pencils and drawing paper, but he bought quite a lot, a thick stack!

After all, what he had to draw was not just over a hundred heroes, but also maps, equipment, and many things inside the maps. Later on it would be even more, because there would be accessories and skins!

Dota, being a free game, what brings in the most money? Skins and accessories, of course!

Some rare skins could even sell for over 20,000 RMB in the market if you want to change the look of your heroes! Some people might think that’s unreliable, but in reality, there are plenty of rich gamers!

When he got home and gave it a try, the Advanced level drawing skills were indeed good. He could draw anything he wanted, and issues like lining techniques and the expression of light and dark in sketches had become very basic stuff.

The Divine Punishment System was truly magical. Others might need several years to master these skills, but here, it only took completing a task to achieve it.

Ren He drew three heroes’ designs in one go and felt incredibly good!

As the saying goes, "The more skills, the better." Ren He felt that now with his numerous skills, he could survive completely fine without copying books anymore.

Meanwhile, Yuan Peng had already returned home and started rushing his article. His eyes sparkled with excitement as if he had returned to his youthful days, as dazzling as he once was as a TV anchor.

In his article, he detailed the process of stakeout for the Knight and included his encounters with the subject on three separate occasions.

Doing push-ups, becoming a marathon champion, cycling drift — he included everything completely, and in a subtle way, shared his hardships throughout, so everyone not only paid attention to the Knight but also to the unknown reporter who exposed the Knight, Yuan Peng!

Yuan Peng could almost see the moment of becoming famous and those job invitations from major platforms!

Maybe even from Capital Journalism!

After finishing the article, he picked up the phone, full of pride, and called the editor-in-chief of Luo City Evening News, "Hello, Editor-in-Chief, I have an article I’d like to feature on tomorrow’s front page!"

Asking for the front page right off the bat, Yuan Peng certainly wouldn’t have dared before, but now was different, he had dug up the information that the entire nation was most concerned about!

The editor-in-chief thought Yuan Peng might be crazy and asked doubtfully, "I must be hard of hearing, could you say that again?"

Yuan Peng took a deep breath, "I said, I have found the real identity of the Knight, and I hope this article can hit the front page tomorrow!"

The Knight? The editor-in-chief’s eyes lit up, "Little Yuan, I didn’t expect you to dig up such a big scoop. Have you verified everything? We can’t afford mistakes!"

"Rest assured, there will be no mistakes. I met him face to face tonight and saw his real face. Not just that, I realized I had seen this young man several times before, which is how I instantly knew his identity!" Yuan Peng said confidently.

"Great! Great! Great!" The editor-in-chief exclaimed thrice, "This time, Luo City Evening News will be the nation’s leader. Your contribution is immense, and I will definitely commend you to our leaders!"

Yuan Peng sneered on the other end of the phone. This editor had held him down for nearly seven years. The offer of commendation was probably just a platitude. Once the news lost its heat, he would surely be cast aside again.

But that was okay. By then, Yuan Peng was confident that he would have found a better place. The Luo City Evening News was just a stepping stone in his eyes at this moment.

The next day, Luo City Evening News was printed out and began selling at noon!

The front page sported a huge headline: "Luo City’s Good Driver Xu Nuo, Just a Middle School Student!"

This newspaper truly stirred up a huge wave. Just as everyone wanted to know the Knight’s real identity, a shocking piece of news broke out!

Luo City’s Good Driver? Xu Nuo? A middle school student from No.13 Middle School?

All these were major highlights. Everyone was excited, and indeed, an hour after the newspapers went on sale, every major online platform updated with this news, each one crediting the Luo City Evening News and reporter Yuan Peng!

Yuan Peng was in a great mood watching all this unfold. This was his moment, his claim to fame. Starting now, the entire national news industry would know his name!

In an instant, many newspapers across the nation dispatched journalists to Luo City at the same time, while the journalists from Luo City, with their advantage, were already on their way to 13 Middle School, eager to get the first interview with Xu Nuo!

But Xu Nuo, the target of their interviews, sitting in the classroom and seeing this news, was utterly dumbfounded. Once, twice, three times dumbfounded...

He murmured to Ren He, "How did I become a good driver?!"

Ren He held back his laughter, "I have no idea... cough cough, hold the fort, I’m going to duck out and lay low."

Without a second word, he ditched class and bolted, leaving Xu Nuo alone in the classroom to bear all the bizarre looks. The most astonished was Duan Xiaolou, who clearly knew the so-called "Good Driver" of Luo City was Ren He. How had it become Xu Nuo? What went wrong in between?

As soon as he saw the news, Ren He knew that a horde of reporters must be on their way, but he had no clue why Luo City Evening News could trace it back to him. Could it be because of that reporter last night? But how did they get Xu Nuo’s information?

In his analysis, Ren He completely overlooked the marathon from yesterday, which seemed unrelated to today’s events, so he always felt like a big misunderstanding was hidden in this affair...

But no matter what, his plan was to lay low for now. Otherwise, if he were in the classroom and that reporter recognized him and corrected the error, that wouldn’t be any fun. So, Ren He decided to wait until the journalists realized Xu Nuo was not who they were looking for before taking further action.

By then, the journalists would probably leave, disappointed.

But poor Xu Nuo...

At that moment, Xu Nuo was sitting in the classroom. He looked at his classmates, and his classmates looked back at him oddly, and he could even guess what they were thinking: Is this guy seriously the good driver? Is this the biggest joke the world has played on us today? The good driver... Xu Nuo?

This name doesn’t fit the title of a good driver at all!

Is there something wrong with the world? I might have seen a fake news story today!

However, because Ren He had asked him to hold the fort before leaving, Xu Nuo, without understanding Ren He’s intention, decided to just smile and stay silent if anyone asked him anything about being a good driver.

But while smiling, he felt like crying inside... He sought help with his eyes from Yang Xi, but Yang Xi was already hunched over the desk, laughing her head off.

What the heck, weren’t we comrades who climbed mountains together?

It wasn’t long before the journalists arrived at 13 Middle School. Brandishing their press badges, they swarmed in uncontested by the gatekeepers.

Once inside, they asked where Junior Year 2 Class was, and, finding the location, they made a beeline for the classroom door!

One by one, they crowded at the doorway and loudly asked, "Which one of you is Xu Nuo? Good Driver, would you please accept our interview?"

The whole class silently turned their gaze to Xu Nuo by the window, and the journalists followed their stares, instantly dumbstruck!

This is the good driver?! More like a goddamn joke!

Xu Nuo, sitting in his seat, remembered the decision he made earlier: just smile at the reporters, don’t speak!

And that smile was as simple-hearted as it could be!

The journalists were confused. Even if he wasn’t a good driver, he should at least look normal, right? He appeared... slow-witted.

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