A Selective Pretty Boy [Infinite]

1. One day, the Morning Star fell, and flocks of pure white carrier pigeons took flight. Yan Xingchen was bowled over by a golden carrier pigeon and pulled into a world of dungeons. In this world, everyone was a player, and everyone was also an audience member. Yan Xingchen opened his talent panel. [Pretty Boy]: Players with this talent can raise their Protection rating by being protected by other players or by making other players want to protect them. Once their Protection rating reaches a certain threshold, all their stats are doubled. Yan Xingchen had wanted to be a hard-hitting damage dealer. “…” 2. Player forum. “Isn’t that top-500 player Yan Xingchen kind of weird? In dungeons, he does nothing but come up with plans. He gets carried just because he’s good-looking. Easy wins.” “He really is smart, but what’s the point if someone has to protect him every time?” “Come on, being the brains of the team matters too.” “He’s just a pretty boy who can’t survive without a team. And people actually stan him?” “…” The dungeon livestream switched scenes. In a corner the camera couldn’t reach, Yan Xingchen, whose Protection rating had filled up and whose stats had doubled, smiled at the dungeon boss. Ten seconds later, the monster that had been roaring and baring its claws was torn to shreds. 3. Yan Xingchen had thought he would spend his entire dungeon career pretending to be a pretty boy while actually serving as the team’s powerhouse. But then, inside a dungeon, he met a man. A man who would later feel an off-the-charts urge to protect him at all times, even while watching him coldly crush a boss. The man said, “You look so cute when you kill monsters.” Yan Xingchen: “…” * Powerful leads, Infinite flow, plot-focused * Many parts of the main text have been carefully revised, including fixes to bugs that went unnoticed during serialization. The definitive version is only on Jinjiang. * Weibo/Xiaohongshu: @WatermelonFriedMeatIsDelicious An upcoming Infinite-flow novel. Add it to your collection if you’re interested: "Top-Tier Contrast [Infinite]" 1. Jiang Yun Zhi returned from the Infinite world. After being dragged into the Infinite world, he reached number one in the player rankings, earned administrator privileges, and became the mentor to every NPC in the Infinite world. He did whatever he pleased and had a fearsome reputation. NPCs fled at the sound of his name, while players were so terrified they cried. Once he’d had his fill, he returned to the real world. In the real world, he worked as a sweet, gentle actor. At the studio, Jiang Yun Zhi finished work and passed a group of fans who had come to visit. “Yun Zhi, Yun Zhi!!” “Remember to get some rest!” “Yun Zhi! Give us a smile!” He obligingly turned his head and gave them a gentle smile before getting into his car and leaving, while screams rang out behind him. Fans: #AnotherDayByYunZhisSide# #ItsSoWonderfulToStanAnActorWhosGentleBeautifulAndIncrediblyTalented# 2. In the second year after Jiang Yun Zhi returned to the real world, the Infinite world unexpectedly descended upon reality and began merging with it. To keep the real world running normally, people had no choice but to present the Infinite world as a game called "Fleeting Dream". Anyone could apply for entry and form teams to clear dungeons, delaying the descent. But everyone was responsible for their own life or death. "Fleeting Dream" immediately drew global attention and became a favorite topic of conversation over meals and tea. Jiang Yun Zhi accepted a role in a script related to "Fleeting Dream", playing a gentle supporting male character. The male lead was played by a hugely popular award-winning actor, and the production, the first screen adaptation spun off from "Fleeting Dream", attracted enormous attention. To learn more about the Infinite world that had suddenly arrived, Jiang Yun Zhi got permission to enter "Fleeting Dream". He changed his appearance to look aloof and loaded into a dungeon. In the first dungeon, a stranger who teamed up with him temporarily claimed to be an expert, only to be chased around by the hidden boss. Jiang Yun Zhi sighed. “You’re hopeless.” The stranger snapped, “Who are you calling hopeless? Why don’t you try it yourself?” Jiang Yun Zhi did. Ten seconds later, a notice announcing a new dungeon record played three times across the entire "Fleeting Dream" system. Jiang Yun Zhi’s dungeon record, in which he crushed the boss while wearing a fake face, went viral across the internet. In the footage, the young man looked composed and distant, watching the battered dungeon boss with a cold expression. “Holy crap, what a legend!” “He’s so handsome!!” "Fleeting Dream" players: #RanIntoAnAloofLegendAndGaveItEverythingButStillCouldntBeatHim# #DidYouWatchTheLegend’sDungeonLivestreamToday# 3. Ever since "Fleeting Dream" came out, people had argued fiercely over who was more popular: the gentle beauty or the cold-faced hottie. Then "Fleeting Dream" held its first in-person dungeon competition. Everyone watched as a gentle-looking young man smiled and logged into his account. Jiang Yun Zhi’s fans: “Baby????” "Fleeting Dream" players: “Boss????” Everyone.exe has stopped working.jpg Jiang Yun Zhi, who had rushed over from the set to compete, was stunned too. He looked at the award-winning actor seated beside him, who was also there to compete, and watched as the man took out his pass. The name on it belonged to a teammate Jiang Yun Zhi knew all too well. Jiang Yun Zhi: “…” The actor turned to him. “Long time no see?” He answered woodenly, “We just saw each other on set.” Theme: Survive desperate circumstances, surpass yourself, and keep striving