Later that afternoon.
The Internet Cafe was once again filled with a wave of people, quite a large number, mostly sixteen or seventeen years old, and almost all new faces.
However, Su Ran noticed that while their attire varied in color, the style was similar to that of Zhou Yang and most of the Royal Academy students.
So he guessed that these people should also be students of the Royal Academy.
And that was indeed the case.
The Royal Academy was considered the only martial arts academy in Feiyun Country. Due to the large number of students, it was divided into three levels: Heaven, Earth, and Human. Their class schedules differed, so it was normal for students from different levels to rarely see each other.
Therefore, before Li Yun came to cause trouble, they hadn't noticed any issues.
But afterward, they discovered that it wasn't just a matter of rarely seeing each other; it seemed as if the students from the Heaven level of the academy had collectively disappeared recently.
Although they knew that some students had indeed been taken out for training by their mentors, it shouldn't have been all of them.
Later, after inquiring, they learned that they had all come to this place called the Internet Cafe. Out of curiosity, some of them had arranged to come and see for themselves.
"Are they using this machine called a computer to enter another world and play games?"
"It does sound quite magical, but I wonder if that's truly the case in reality!"
"Is that game about hunting savage beasts really that interesting?"
Clearly, before coming, everyone had done some homework, gathering information about this Internet Cafe.
But because it sounded so mystical, they still harbored doubts.
As soon as they walked into the Internet Cafe and scanned the area, they noticed that most of the seats were already occupied, but there were still some empty ones.
"If you really want to know, just try playing!"
Someone suddenly chuckled, "I see there are still some empty seats, who's going?"
But most people simultaneously shook their heads, "No, no, I heard activating the game alone costs 10 gold, and then it's 1 gold per hour, too expensive!"
"The key is, we don't even know if it's fun. If it's really as magical as they say, then I might consider trying it!"
"Exactly, let's just watch first!"
"Mm!"
Most of these students came from the Earth level and Human level, and their family backgrounds were not as good as those from the Heaven level. Most came from ordinary families or even commoner farming families.
Although they would receive some resource subsidies after entering the academy, their goal in joining the academy was to make a name for themselves, so they intended to spend all their resources on cultivation.
How could they bear to spend money on something that was still a bit unclear?
With that, they wandered around the Internet Cafe like curious babies, observing everything.
"That's Senior Brother Duan over there, and that's Senior Brother Hu."
"And Senior Sister Zhang is here too!"
Upon looking, they indeed started to find many familiar faces.
"Eh, look, it's His Highness! Even His Highness is here!"
"Where, where? Oh my, it's really him! He seems to be playing on the computer too, and he looks quite serious!"
"Let's go take a look and see if His Highness is really fighting savage beasts inside the machine!"
"Okay."
When the students discovered that Liu Chengfeng was also playing a game, they became interested and couldn't help but move towards his seat.
Until they arrived behind him.
The moment countless pairs of eyes simultaneously looked at the computer screen, they instantly trembled and their gazes became blank.
"This..."
Because they not only didn't see Liu Chengfeng fighting monsters.
Instead, they saw him toiling under the scorching sun, sleeves rolled up, holding a hoe, vigorously turning the soil in a barren field.
His body and even his face were covered in dust and mud.
Once the land was tilled, he started planting seeds, watering, and then went to chop down trees...
The students watched, dumbfounded.
"Your Highness, is this... farming?"
"I'm not mistaken, am I?"
At this moment, a student from a farming family rubbed his eyes and said incredulously, "And His Highness's farming technique is even more skilled than the old farmers in my village; it's as if he's been farming for decades!"
"I agree, it even gives a heartbreaking illusion of being so skilled!"
The more the students watched, the more shocked they became.
Liu Chengfeng was a high and mighty prince. How could someone of such noble status be farming?
And with such practiced skill?
They clearly hadn't noticed that on Liu Chengfeng's computer desk, there were several black notebooks. At this moment, the pages of the notebooks were already pitch black, turned into a pile of waste paper, clearly having been read thoroughly.
"I think I must be hallucinating."
"Me too, let's go look elsewhere!"
At this moment, everyone felt that this scene was too impactful for them, even a bit unreal, so they couldn't help but turn to look elsewhere.
However, after they subsequently looked at the computer screens of several other familiar Royal Academy students.
They were even more astonished.
Because they found that these people were also farming just like Liu Chengfeng. No, some were even worse off, either searching for wild vegetables and fruits in the mountains or rummaging through trash cans in the small town.
These scenes left them utterly speechless, feeling as if they couldn't even speak.
These people were all core students of the Royal Academy, the elites of the academy.
And yet, they were skipping classes day after day to come here and farm?
What exactly was going on?
Even if rich young masters were experiencing life, this wasn't how you were supposed to experience it, right?
Didn't they say the machines here were only for fighting savage beasts?
They were truly a bit confused at this point.
Just then, someone among the students pointed to another spot and said excitedly, "Look quickly, that's Senior Brother Zhou Yang!"
"Sure enough, Senior Brother Zhou Yang is here too!"
"I knew I hadn't seen Senior Brother Zhou Yang for a long time!"
The others also brightened up and became excited.
Although Zhou Yang was similar in age to them, he was a Heaven Ranking expert in the academy, a genius among geniuses, so he naturally received much admiration and worship.
Upon seeing Zhou Yang, everyone wanted to go over.
However, at this moment, someone suddenly interjected, "I say, Senior Brother Zhou Yang isn't farming too, is he?"
Upon hearing this, the others' expressions instantly became subtle.
Many of them swallowed hard and cautiously said, "This... probably not, right?"
Despite saying so, they were now a bit unsure.
But if even Zhou Yang was farming, then they would truly feel like questioning their lives.
So, everyone walked over with a feeling of trepidation.
However, when their gazes fell upon the screen, they all breathed a sigh of relief.
But the next moment, everyone's pupils contracted again, staring intently at the screen, and couldn't help but hold their breath.
Because the scene they truly wanted to see appeared: Zhou Yang was currently engaged in an intense battle with an incredibly powerful-looking savage beast!