"Ah? Koby, when did you get back?" Helmeppo finally came to his senses. Seeing Koby and smelling the food, his stomach grumbled uncontrollably. "Hiss… When did it get dark!"
After glancing at Koby, he smiled mysteriously: "Hehe, this is a good thing. Come, come, let's eat first."
Saying that, he jumped off the bed, dragged two stools to the dining table, took out a beautifully packaged box, and grinned at Koby, "Come quickly, Koby, this is the phone I bought for you."
"A phone?"
Koby took the square object from Helmeppo's hand and stared blankly at the packaging box, as if he still couldn't believe what was in front of him.
He carefully unwrapped the package, revealing the exquisite phone inside.
Helmeppo urged from the side: "Hurry and open it to see. A phone is a good thing. I'll teach you how to use it."
"Today is a 50% discount. It might go up in price tomorrow," Helmeppo added, a hint of excitement in his tone.
Koby couldn't resist Helmeppo's enthusiasm, and he didn't want to reject his good intentions.
After all, a gift from a brother, no matter how small, is a token of friendship!
He held the phone; its cool touch and perfect size made it very comfortable in his hand.
"You played with this thing all day?" Koby asked with some curiosity.
"What 'this thing' or 'that thing'? It's called a phone, and from now on, it will be my good friend," Helmeppo said seriously, then took Koby through the instruction manual, giving him a basic understanding of the phone's functions.
Just these things left Koby speechless, his eyes wide: "This… a phone can even take pictures? And I don't need to change film no matter how many I take? And I don't need to carry a visual Den Den Mushi?"
Koby simply couldn't believe his ears.
Such a small gadget, yet its functions were so powerful, and he could carry it in his pocket without affecting his movement.
"Hahaha, I told you you'd like this thing!" Helmeppo laughed triumphantly, continuing to explain how to use the phone, "Besides taking pictures, it can also record videos, which means storing images that can be played back at any time, without needing a projection screen."
"Amazing, it's too high-tech!" Koby held the phone with admiration, casually taking two photos, his eyes full of shock, "The clarity is so high-definition, the display looks exactly like what you see in reality."
Helmeppo smiled proudly: "Try to pull the photo apart with both hands."
Koby did as he was told, and suddenly his eyes were full of surprise: "It can even zoom in on photos! That's incredible!"
Then, Koby suddenly stood up and solemnly apologized to Helmeppo: "I'm sorry, Helmeppo, I sincerely apologize to you."
"At first, when I saw you watching those videos of scantily clad beauties, I thought you were that kind of person. I didn't realize I was narrow-minded," Koby said, a little embarrassed, "Thank you for giving me such a wonderful gift. This gift must be very valuable, right? How much is it? I'll pay you back."
Helmeppo sighed with emotion: "Hmph! Although I, Helmeppo, used to be a wastrel, I have long since turned over a new leaf. How could I be someone who covets beauty?
I didn't go out all day today, not to watch those videos, but to study how to use the phone.
And this thing isn't expensive. Today is the store's grand opening sale, it's only 200 Belli, so don't worry about it."
Koby's eyes were filled with gratitude; Helmeppo was truly a good person.
"Of course, besides these uses, the phone also has powerful entertainment functions.
While we train hard every day, we also need to balance work and rest, and relax our minds and bodies, so that our cultivation can achieve twice the result with half the effort," Helmeppo continued.
Koby nodded silently.
Although Helmeppo was usually a bit of a slacker, what he said made a lot of sense.
Constant cultivation would only increase stress; appropriate relaxation was also necessary.
"Quickly open the phone, I'll help you register a TikTok account," Helmeppo said, telling Koby to take out his phone, "The side button is the power button."
Koby nodded, indicating that he hadn't forgotten how to turn the phone on and off. He pressed the side button, and the phone screen lit up.
"What is TikTok? Why do I need to register?" Koby was a little confused.
"Don't rush, I'll teach you slowly. Open the TikTok App, find 'My'…" Under Helmeppo's guidance, in less than three minutes, Koby had registered a TikTok account.
"Hehe, I have a few recommended beauties here, do you want to follow them?" Helmeppo asked with a mischievous grin.
"Ah? No, no, no…" Koby quickly waved his hand. He had been terrified of beauties ever since Alvida's pirate ship. Hearing the word "beauty" reminded him of those dark days.
"I'd rather watch the news. The news on it is quite interesting," Koby said.
"Tch, boring. Oh, right, click the '+' at the bottom. You can upload videos, but remember not to leak private information," Helmeppo reminded him.
"Oh, oh, I know," Koby nodded.
"Well, you play then. I'm going out for a walk. I haven't been out all day, I'm almost stifled," Helmeppo said, already pushing open the dorm room door.
Koby mumbled an "oh," and after making sure Helmeppo had gone far, he carefully closed the door and started scrolling through TikTok.
Initially, every time he saw videos of beauties, he would directly swipe past them.
But then, he suddenly wondered what exactly he was afraid of.
"Hmph! I'm no longer the coward I used to be." As he thought this, he had already swiped to the next video.
And this video was of a simply dressed beauty.
She wore a white long gown and a white veil, sitting in a pavilion practicing archery.
Bending the bow, drawing the string, shooting, hitting the bullseye!
All actions were completed in one smooth motion.
"Thank you, little brothers, for watching. Next time, Xin'er will perform a three-arrow shot for everyone. If you like Xin'er, could you please give a follow? Thank you, little brothers~"
The video ended there.
"So amazing!" Koby's mouth hung open in surprise, "That distance must have been at least two hundred meters, and she still hit it!"
He had thought the other person was just performing some flashy moves based on her beauty, but he didn't expect her to have real skill!
"It's just a follow, I'll follow!" Koby thought, and casually clicked follow.
And with this action, all the subsequent videos he scrolled through became beauties performing talents.
For example, beauties taming fierce beasts, or hunting other fierce beasts, and some beauties danced with long spears, their attack power immense, capable of splitting mountains and rocks!
Koby gasped in surprise repeatedly.
By now, he had followed no less than dozens of beauties, all of whom were masters in some special skill!
"Amazing! So amazing!"
"This one is good! This one is also good, followed!"
"This is Armament Haki! Where are these beauties from? So young, yet they've all mastered Armament Haki!"
Just as Koby clicked follow again, Helmeppo pushed the door open with a "bang."
"Koby, guess what…" Helmeppo had just started speaking when he suddenly saw the beauty on Koby's phone and froze.
The two stared at each other. Koby looked at Helmeppo, then at his phone, his face instantly turning crimson. He immediately began to explain: "Helmeppo, listen to me, it's not what you think."
"Hahaha." Helmeppo burst out laughing, walked over to Koby, patted his shoulder, and gave him a look that all men understood, "Koby, no need to explain, I get it!"
Afterward, he even solemnly nodded at Koby and gave him a thumbs-up in encouragement: "A man is a youth until death, but you also need to be moderate, Koby."
Koby: "..."
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