Superstars of Tomorrow - Chapter 172

Chapter 172: No Way of Explaining

Whether others saw it as worthwhile or not, at least Su Hou felt that his rage had simmered . After all, he did not count on his dad to follow his wishes . His argument with his dad had just been to make known his dissatisfied feelings and give his father a piece of his mind .

Su Hou now owned two plots of land . One was Dongshan Farm, which he currently co-invested in with Fang Zhao and was in the midst of becoming operable . Of course, in such a short time, profits were not yet in the pipeline, but because of the sheep-herding championships, the farm had at least some degree of reputation . Perhaps in a few years it would be profitable .

The other plot of land had been awarded for winning the sheep-herding championship . Su Hou had plans to construct a farm there, but currently, the plot of land was being held by an uncle of Su Hou's, Su Feng's father . He would hold the land till Su Hou had matured . It was not that his uncle coveted Su Hou's land—he was just worried about Su Hou's IQ and easily susceptible nature, it would be best to safeguard the land for a few years . After Su Hou matured and gained experience, he would then hand it back .

Su Hou approved of this . He also knew that he wasn't very bright . If not for the stroke of fortune he'd had running into Fang Zhao, he would have fallen flat on his face regarding the matter with Dongshan Farm .

The Su family as a whole was not as extremely chaotic as outsiders liked to think . Just like the Renaults of Leizhou, although there were occasionally trifling matters that tabloids loved to report on for days, when it came to important matters, there would be unity . Otherwise, they would not have endured for 500 years .

There were members of the Su family that disapproved of Su Hou, but there were also members that supported him . For example, Su Feng, Su Feng's dad, and his siblings, who would regularly poke fun of him but would stand firmly behind him when it came to crucial matters .

Fang Zhao noticed Curly Hair continuously glancing at the gaming room and so asked Su Hou, "Can I enter and take a look?"

"Err . . . Su-sure," Su Hou stammered .

Su Hou was a little embarrassed and afraid that Fang Zhao would laugh at him .

Inside the gaming studio, naturally, there were gaming consoles . As Su Hou was still underage, there were many popular titles that he was unable to access . He could only play games intended to relieve boredom for young children . The console he used most was a beginner's console meant for children . It could not match up to specialized game consoles, but it had accompanied Su Hou from kindergarten all the way through primary school and then secondary school . Even though his older siblings had given him other specialized models of gaming consoles, Su Hou still had the deepest sentiments with it . When he had moved to Dongshan Farm, he had brought it along .

Originally, Su Hou had intended to give everyone a tour of the room after the 10th-generation console had arrived, but Fang Zhao had asked first . Su Hou had hesitated a little before agreeing . There was nothing shameful, it was just a console that children used . Who had never used it before?

Su Hou fished out a set of keys to unlock the door . The room was not equipped with an electric lock . However, when the 10th-generation console arrived, Su Hou intended to change the locks .

Fang Zhao scanned the interior of the room after entering . All sorts of gaming equipment was inside . Minors used more helmet-type game consoles, and there were five gaming helmets in the room . Four of them had been left on a shelf and seemed like they had not been touched for quite some time . Only one of the helmets was placed on a chair in the centre . The helmet was adorned with a few cartoon pictures and was simpler and lighter compared to specialized gaming helmets .

The beginner's console was a supplementary gaming console used by kindergarten and primary school kids . It was said to aid in the development of the brain .

Generally, after primary five, very few people still used the beginner's console .

Su Hou noticed Fang Zhao studying the beginner console's helmet and was a little embarrassed . "They said I was too stupid and could continue using the beginner's console to develop my brain . Who knows, I might be able to increase my IQ . "

Zuo Yu, who was standing guard outside: " . . . " You even believed that? Seems like your IQ hasn't improved at all .

Generally speaking, beginner's consoles were only suitable for kids aged 10 and below . Anyone older would be ill-suited to use them . Su Hou was already in secondary school, and the use of the beginner's console would not have any results . He believed whatever others said, so it was little wonder he'd been defrauded .

Su Hou did not notice Zuo Yu's expression and relaxed when he did not see Fang Zhao laughing at him . "Actually, I no longer use it that often, only when I'm feeling bored . "

"Can I try it out?" Fang Zhao asked .

" . . . Ah?" Su Hou stared blankly . He totally did not expect Fang Zhao, the 10th-generation-using world's No . 1, to say this .  "Sure . But the beginner's console cannot compare to specialized game consoles, and it is even worse when compared to the 10th generation . Master Zhao, you might not be able to get used to it . "

At this moment, Su Hou received an incoming call . It was from his younger sister . She said she would be arriving at the farm soon . Primary school holidays had started, and when she had heard someone would be sending over the 10th-generation console to Dongshan, she had decided to come along .

Su Hou grinned knowingly and told Fang Zhao, "Master Fang you stay here and have a look . I shall go fetch the machine . "

"Go on . "

After Su Hou left hurriedly, Zuo Yu wanted to enter and see how Fang Zhao would use the beginner's console . Turning his head, Fang Zhao had already closed the door and locked it .

Zuo Yu: " . . . " Alright, Boss doesn't want anyone to see him using the beginner's console .  Zuo Yu could understand that . He really couldn't tell that a grown man would actually be a child on the inside . Just like Su Hou, he had a beginner's console complex .

Inside the room .

Fang Zhao held on to the beginner's console's gaming helmet and turned on the monitor beside him . On it were many games suited for kids . Some trained the brain's control, some trained the brain's reaction speed .

This was different from the virtual world effect that specialized game consoles created . The gaming helmet of the beginner's console only acted as a receiver for brainwaves and was used to remotely control the games, which were displayed on the monitor .

As Fang Zhao studied the beginner's console and the pre-installed games on it, Curly Hair crouched beside Fang Zhao and kept whining . When he whined, he would look at Fang Zhao then at the gaming helmet in Fang Zhao's hands .

Fang Zhao's gaze shifted away from the display screen to Curly Hair on the floor beside him . "You wanna play?"

"Woof!" Curly Hair wagged his tail vigorously .

"Try it . " Fang Zhao placed the gaming helmet back on the chair, and Curly Hair leapt up and squeezed his head into the helmet . He even used the armrests to adjust the position of the helmet on his head .

At the side, Fang Zhao crouched there and silently watched the dog put on the gaming helmet . On the display screen, the cursor moved and selected a game to enter .

Such proficiency . This definitely wasn't his first time!

The game Curly Hair had chosen was whack-a-mole, a game that kids loved .

Middle difficulty, timer mode .

Fang Zhao watched as the points displayed on the right of the screen rose steadily . On the screen, Curly Hair did not make any mistakes or miss any!

After the one-minute time limit, the system gave an evaluation of 5 stars .

This was the best possible result .

Finishing the game, Curly Hair speedily deleted the record, exited the game, removed the helmet, and leapt down from the chair .

Fang Zhao could guess that this was Curly Hair's customary course of action . He reckoned this fellow had taken advantage of Su Hou simple-minded nature and snuck in to play many times and even knew how to delete his records . Fang Zhao did not know whether to curse his audacity or praise him for being prudent .

Fang Zhao was silent, so Curly Hair's tail-wagging gradually slowed down, as if he was afraid that Fang Zhao was angry .

"One more time . There is no one around now, so you don't have to hold back . " 

Hearing this, Curly Hair's lackluster tail-wagging went up a notch . With a whoosh, he got on the chair, skillfully got the helmet on, and selected the same game . This time, he chose the highest difficulty .

In that minute, the image on screen seemed to be in fast forward . Every time a mole was hit, the dazzling effects that appeared when adding points were like a continuous stream of fireworks . If it was someone else with poorer eyesight, they would probably have been unable to catch the changes on the screen, but Fang Zhao saw it clearly . Just as before, there were no mistakes or leaks!

The displayed score at the side kept rising at an increased tempo .

After one minute, Curly Hair did not immediately quit the game . He just removed the helmet and looked at the displayed score on the screen before glancing at Fang Zhao while wagging his tail lightly, nervously waiting for Fang Zhao's evaluation .

However, before Fang Zhao said anything, Curly Hair's ears pricked up and he hastily jumped off the chair and crouched at Fang Zhao's feet, glancing at the doorway .

A few hurried knocks on the door .

Su Hou's elated voice rang out, "Master Zhao, my 10th-generation console is here!"

Fang Zhao gazed at the screen but still did not delete the record .

The door opened and Su Hou entered, beaming and ready to tell Fang Zhao all about his new game console . As his gaze fell on the display on the screen and saw the difficulty level, points, and evaluation stars, his eyes widened .

"I have never achieved more than 2 stars playing this game at the highest difficulty! Master Zhao is awesome! As expected of the world's No . 1 crazy point-sweeping demon!

Fang Zhao: " . . . " There is no way to explain this