deltrittennovels #212 - Mr. Lu fights the elephant (2 in 1 order required)
#212 - Mr. Lu fights the elephant (2 in 1 order required)
As the elephant went berserk, the surrounding tourists stirred, their terrified screams echoing throughout the rainforest.
In an instant, the agitated elephant, waving its massive trunk, charged wildly, causing the tall shrubs to sway violently.
Tourists panicked and scattered in all directions, but Liu Mengyuan noticed that this unfriendly elephant seemed to have locked its gaze on her.
"Crap, this isn't good..."
Liu Mengyuan's heart tightened, and she subconsciously retreated, but her legs felt like they were filled with lead, unable to move.
In the next moment, the Asian elephant charged towards her at full speed.
"President Liu, get out of there!"
From a distance, the employees of Peach Blossom Village shouted loudly, but Liu Mengyuan was clearly frightened, standing still.
Just then, Lu Yu's tall and upright figure quickly appeared in front of Liu Mengyuan.
Black, fragmented hair fluttered in the wind, and a calm face revealed determination.
Just as the elephant reached them, Lu Yu grabbed Liu Mengyuan's hand and pulled her aside.
Liu Mengyuan regained her senses slightly and looked at Lu Yu's back.
Sunlight filtered through the gaps in the leaves, shining on him and making his profile even more handsome and upright.
"You go! I'll distract it," Lu Yu shouted.
If he didn't distract this thing, the other employees of Peach Blossom Village would also be in danger.
"But..." Liu Mengyuan clasped her hands together, a little worried.
"Don't hesitate, you'll only hinder me if you stay here."
Liu Mengyuan bit her lip and nodded silently.
The Asian elephant roared and charged, its massive size stirring up dust in the rainforest, its body like a moving wall of bronze and iron.
Lu Yu raised the bananas in his hand, staring intently at the behemoth in front of him, marveling at the power of nature.
He accurately judged the elephant's path, and at the moment it was about to trample him, he rolled sideways, dodging nimbly.
The elephant slammed on its brakes, becoming even more enraged, turning around and charging again.
Lu Yu nimbly weaved through the bushes, dodging and evading, maneuvering around the crazed Asian elephant.
The shrubs in the rainforest fell one after another around Lu Yu and the Asian elephant, dust flying everywhere.
...
The crowd watched in stunned silence.
Damn, this guy is just holding a bunch of bananas, flying a kite with an elephant, who the hell would believe that?
The other employees of Peach Blossom Village had stars in their eyes.
In this intense maneuver, Lu Yu's movements were like those of a lithe leopard, sometimes close to the Asian elephant, sometimes quickly dodging away.
Liu Mengyuan was also stunned by the scene, her mood like a roller coaster, sometimes tense and sometimes relaxed.
As Lu Yu dodged, the Asian elephant's emotions gradually calmed down. Lu Yu took the opportunity to guide it away from the crowd, eventually stopping its rampage.
The wind blew across his face, and sweat soaked his clothes.
"Yay!!!"
Seeing that Lu Yu had successfully defused the crisis, the tourists couldn't help but cheer and raise their arms in the air.
Liu Mengyuan's heart was also filled with warmth, and she took out a handkerchief to wipe the sweat from Lu Yu's forehead.
"How are you, are you hurt?"
Lu Yu shook his head, peeled a banana from the bunch in his hand, handed it to Liu Mengyuan, and ate one himself.
He rolled his eyes as he ate:
"Please, next time you encounter this kind of situation, just run."
"Okay, I understand, sorry."
Lu Yu looked at Liu Mengyuan and breathed a sigh of relief, then subconsciously ruffled her hair.
"It's good that you're okay."
At this time, the employees of Peach Blossom Village and the surrounding tourists also gathered around, applauding Lu Yu's heroic actions.
"You're awesome, bro, you can make an elephant of this size spin around."
"As expected of President Lu, he easily did what others couldn't."
"So cool!"
[You have rescued 100 employees of Peach Blossom Village, who are grateful and joyful, resonating with you, Leisure Points +600]
Lu Yu was gradually getting lost in the praises, and he looked down at his palm.
He didn't know why his physical skills had improved so drastically.
At this time, a system prompt popped up in front of Liu Mengyuan:
[Congratulations, your boss, Lu Yu, has triggered a guaranteed skill through repeated practice. The "Beast Fighting" skill in the "Househusband" series has been upgraded to Lv3]
Her expression was complicated.
Although, as a future househusband, it's always good to learn some fighting skills, but fighting with beasts, especially bears and elephants, is unnecessary. What's the use of this skill?
Moreover, she discovered that Lu Yu's skills were not the initial level 1. Could it be that he had fought with beasts before?
Seeming to see the question in Liu Mengyuan's mind,
Lu Yu casually laughed, "When I was a kid, I often fought with goats and piglets when I spent my summer vacation in the countryside..."
Liu Mengyuan: "..."
Lu Yu's maneuvering with the elephant today was filmed in its entirety by a tourist with their phone.
"This is just the most outrageous episode."
The photographer glanced at his recording playback.
He was a travel vlog shooter with 80,000 followers on D Station.
Wow, if this is filmed and uploaded to D Station, it's probably going to cause a sensation immediately!
...
Just as everyone was relaxed, and everyone was relieved by the little elephant's calmness,
Suddenly!
The angry roars of elephants came again from the surrounding rainforest, and there were many of them.
The atmosphere on the scene changed drastically!
It turned out that the other elephants had not left. Seeing the little elephant being teased by humans, they were extremely angry!
"Hey, hey, this is not good, everyone, run back quickly!"
Zhang Fan's mohawk head was completely wilted with fright, and he quickly directed the other employees to retreat.
Unexpectedly, as soon as the tourists took a step, the elephants roared and charged towards the crowd!
Their massive bodies stirred up a wave in the rainforest.
At the same time, other birds and beasts of the tropical rainforest also joined the melee. All kinds of strange-looking, unnameable birds and insects swarmed over like a swarm of bees, the scene was quite thrilling.
Soon, the tour group's retreat was blocked.
At this time, Lu Yu was exhausted, and there were so many of them, it was impossible to lure them with bananas again.
Many girls were pale with fright, and despair enveloped everyone's hearts.
Just when the situation was at a critical moment,
Suddenly, Zhang Qiqi popped out of the crowd!
Even when traveling, her dress was still unique, with punk rock elements integrated into her clothing, her short hair had a hint of rebellion, and her face was painted with smoky makeup.
Faced with the surging crowd of elephants, Zhang Qiqi took out her phone, and a burst of ear-splitting electric guitar melody rang out, her eyes revealing a hint of rock and roll frenzy.
The phone's external speaker echoed in the rainforest, and many elephant bodies as big as mountains suddenly stagnated.
Zhang Qiqi's eyes were calm, her red lips parted slightly, and she began to slowly hum a strange melody, her voice seeming to contain a mysterious power.
The melody was ancient, strange, and melodious, like a magic spell, rippling in the rainforest.
The notes were like colorful black butterflies, dancing in the air.
The atmosphere on the scene became extremely strange, extremely magical, Zhang Qiqi's voice swirled and undulated, accompanied by the scattering of notes.
The notes wandered around the elephants' and other beasts' ears, they were stunned, their eyes revealing unprecedented confusion, and then a clear stupidity, and then drowsiness.
The elephants began to shake their heads uneasily, trying to get rid of this weirdness, however, the notes were like elves, hitting their bodies one after another, causing them to rumble and fall to the ground.
Other rainforest animals were also affected by the notes. Squirrels, monkeys, parrots, and even the birds in the sky were hypnotized by this magical power and began to patter and fall to the ground.
The creatures falling from the sky covered the ground, the scene became extremely shocking.
Realizing that this group of humans was even more abnormal than themselves, the animals in the rainforest gradually calmed down and returned to normal.
The employees of Peach Blossom Village couldn't help but stare blankly:
Damn, Sister Qiqi is still performing so steadily.
No wonder President Lu said that Sister Qiqi is the company's strategic weapon, not to be used unless necessary, this is just outrageous.
Sister Qiqi, where did you learn this thing?
Zhang Qiqi said expressionlessly:
I learned, from, the Mysticism, Research Association, a song. I also, don't know, that it can, so affect, animals', behavior.
Everyone was dumbfounded:
You're telling me, this is... the power of music?
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Zhang Qiqi herself was also stunned on the spot.
She murmured, "So, my songs, not only have, the potential to heal people's hearts, but also, the potential to heal elephants."
Everyone continued to sweat: Sister Qiqi is simply redefining "healing", this is definitely "physical healing".
At this time, a system prompt popped up in front of Liu Mengyuan: [Zhang Qiqi's "Annihilation Songstress" skill tree unlocked]
[Annihilation Songstress: When Zhang Qiqi uses songstress performance, she can reduce the target's mental strength and fighting spirit by 30%, intermittently causing random effects such as "drowsiness", "mental fatigue", and "fear", lasting for 24 hours (can be upgraded).
Skill cooldown time: 15 days (can be shortened by upgrading)]
Liu Mengyuan was shocked.
Annihilation Songstress?
This skill doesn't seem to help with game development, but is an offensive skill.
It's probably used for self-protection.
Although this skill seems useless now, she happens to have a system task of "activate exclusive skill trees for three employees", so unlocking it wouldn't be a loss.
Of course, it wasn't just the employees of Peach Blossom Village who were dumbfounded. The tourists in the rainforest originally just wanted to have a relaxing and enjoyable trip and admire the beauty of nature.
However, the scene in front of them made them dumbfounded and their hairs stood on end.
A female tourist in a floral dress widened her eyes, and the camera in her hand almost slipped from her grasp.
She first watched Lu Yu fighting with the Asian elephant in a daze, and then was completely shocked by Zhang Qiqi's death song ultimate.
"What's wrong with the employees of this company? They can actually go toe-to-toe with this group of birds and beasts!"
The middle-aged man next to her also muttered in surprise. He originally thought this was just an ordinary tour.
It seems that the money spent on the travel agency is really worth the price.
No, it's simply worth more!
Even a circus doesn't have such a thrilling live show.
"What's the origin of that girl's song? It can actually calm the elephants down."
"That President Lu is not simple either. I wouldn't dare to take a bunch of bananas and go head-to-head with an elephant."
"Some of their faces look familiar. I seem to have seen them in the Peach Blossom Village interview documentary. Is this... is this the combat power of Peach Blossom Village employees?"
"I don't understand, but I'm greatly shocked."
The entire rainforest was filled with astonishment and exclamations,
This trip's ticket was really worth the money!
At this time, the female tour guide Xia Shangyu also recovered from the shock,
Damn!
When the Asian elephant went berserk and everyone was in chaos, Xia Shangyu's eyes widened, and she was almost stunned.
After that, seeing Lu Yu maneuvering with the Asian elephant and Zhang Qiqi's music performance, she even doubted her life, and the corners of her mouth twitched slightly.
Xia Shangyu originally thought this trip was just an ordinary headhunting activity. She never expected to encounter such an incredible scene.
At this moment, she was no longer the calm headhunter of the Liu Group, but more like a frightened bird.
Her fingers unconsciously pinched the tour guide flag in her hand. She needed a fulcrum to steady her mind.
She initially thought that this company only had a boss with a big brain, but she didn't expect the employees to be so abstract as well. Is it really appropriate to poach them into the group?
...
At the same time.
Jianghai City, Dadi Information Industry Park, MileYou Company headquarters.
MileYou's company decoration is filled with a strong ACG atmosphere.
The company's lobby is decorated with huge Honkai Impact 3rd posters, the work area's decoration is colorful, and the employees' work stations are filled with various anime character figures, posters, and toys.
The walls of the development team's office area are covered with concept art, character design drafts, and game scene sketches. New effects and skill animations in the game flash on the screens from time to time.
The wall is also hung with MileYou's employee slogan: "Don't recognize hard work, only recognize merit."
Employees are either exchanging ideas on the sofa or brainstorming under the projector. There are even arcade game machines commonly found in arcades in the corner of the office.
In the stepped conference room next to the office area, the developers of the Honkai Impact 3rd project team are conducting project development discussions.
The game's lead planner, Tianwu, is standing in front of the podium:
"Is everyone here? Let's continue to finalize the design plan today. How can the Valkyrie system be designed to be more interesting and in-depth? Everyone, feel free to speak your mind."
Fu Hua, the art girl with glasses: "The previous design plan was content sharing, but I think each Valkyrie should be independent, with levels that don't interfere with each other, so that players have more room to play."
The project team's screenwriter, Shao Ya, is a sharp-eyed young man with a smirk always hanging on his lips. He said:
"I think that level upgrades must have a sense of accomplishment, otherwise it's not fun at all.
We can design some settings for feeding experience chips. Of course, for the distribution of this experience chip, we can also set some special plot activities, such as summer events, to increase the Valkyrie level."
Wan Jia, the only intern in the conference room, carefully offered a suggestion:
"Regarding ranks, I suggest dividing them into five levels: B, A, S, SS, and SSS, unlocking different skills. This way, players will have more anticipation."
Tian Wu shook his head and said, "That's not good. The level design is too complicated."
Wan Jia's eyes immediately dimmed.
Fu Hua: "Too complex levels may indeed scare players. Let's set the highest to S. Let's also set it so that after level 15, the Valkyrie's maximum level cannot exceed the captain's current level?"
Tian Wu: "That's a good idea. As for the shards for promotion, we can set up multiple ways to obtain them, such as high-difficulty dungeons, supplies, and purchases."
Roast Duck: "I think the game needs to add a friend and fleet system to increase social elements, so players can cooperate better in teams."
Xiao Wei, the game producer who hadn't spoken for a long time, said, "Yes, and this can also increase interactivity. If a Valkyrie is powerful, operations such as private chats and dormitory visits between players can be more lively."
During the discussion, the veteran employees were all smiles, vying to put forward more interesting settings.
Wan Jia opened his mouth several times, but didn't say anything.
In this large conference room, he, the new employee, seemed a little out of place.
On the blackboard in the conference room, R\u0026D Director Xiao Wei summarized the advantages of "Honkai 3":
"Honkai 3 uses the industry's leading next-generation engine to create highly realistic game graphics.
The unique Valkyrie system adds depth and strategy to the game.
Adopting advanced motion capture technology and highly restored action moves make the characters' moves in the game more vivid and smooth.
Players can formulate high-freedom Valkyrie combination combat strategies according to their preferences to enhance the game's playability.
The game interface adopts a unique UI design, making the operation more simple and intuitive."
Because of these R\u0026D advantages, the R\u0026D team members had expressions of pride on their faces.
Chief Planner Tian Wu said confidently: "Everyone has worked hard for the smooth launch of Honkai 3. Let's continue to work overtime until the Tianzun Cup."
Roast Duck interjected with a smile: "I wonder how 'Peach Blossom Land' is doing now?"
Xiao Wei laughed out loud: "Let's just do our own thing. There hasn't been any news about 'Peach Blossom Land' for days. Who knows if it's even still around."
Everyone thought about it and felt that was right.
With these advantages, how could Mi Leyou lose?