I Don’t Want To Be Popular - Chapter 16
Chapter 16: The Best Computer
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Classes had not commenced in these few days, nor had military training. The students mainly familiarized themselves with the campus.
Chen Chuan had breakfast after getting up in the morning. By the time he had finished eating, the sky was already bright. There was some activity happening on campus.
He checked the Tieba forum and found that the fat girl had still not given him a reply. Chen Chuan then sent her another message.
Although it was fun to play with [Hand of Replication], where it could be upgraded, he had not gone to the extent of treating the upgrade as a necessity.
Much as an upgrade could raise the chances for a critical hit, the tool itself was in fact quite useful even without a critical hit.
The skill [Heart of Sword Saint] suddenly crossed Chen Chuan’s mind, so he went to check it.
“Heart of Sword: As long as there is a [Sword Saint] job in any game you play, you will automatically be entitled to Master skills.”
Chen Chuan was a game enthusiast himself and for him, the reward of this mission sounded great. Nevertheless, his gaming performance was mediocre.
Now that he had [Heart of Sword Saint], he could indulge in being the Master.
‘What are the games that contain [Sword Saint]?’
Chen Chuan thought about it for a moment. The Sword Saint could be found in League of Legends, Dota 2, Dungeon and Fighter as well as Warcraft 3. As for Dungeon and Fighter, the Sword Soul would awaken as a Sword Saint anyway. Warcraft 3, on the other hand, was the most common game among these four.
Moreover, he had coincidentally been playing these four games.
Having said that, he would need a computer at the very least to play the games.
Therefore, he went to the parking lot outside the campus and rushed to the computer center with his Maserati. Upon completing the national college entrance examination, Chen Chuan had gone to obtain his driving license. However, he already knew how to drive. As long as he drove slowly, there should not be any problems despite his average driving skills.
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“Why, you want the best configuration? Like the best of the best?” The boss of the gadget store stared at Chen Chuan, who was facing him in a Li-Ning tracksuit.
“Yeah. Can you get the computer configured within an hour? I’m in a rush.” Chen Chuan looked at his watch.
Upon noticing the 1948 Vacheron Constantin watch on Chen Chuan’s wrist as well as the Maserati key on the small table, the sharp-eyed boss instantly changed his attitude.
“An hour should be okay. Please take a seat. I’m going to get it started now. Here’s the price sheet for you. Little Li, come and pour water!’
Chen Chuan took a look at the configuration sheet.
CPU: Intel Core i7-6950X Extreme Edition – 13,999 yuan
Motherboard: ASUS ROG Rampage V Edition 10 – 6,099 yuan
RAM: CORSAIR Dominator Platinum 64GB DDR4 3000 – 5,999 yuan
Hard Disk Drive: Western Digital 4TB 7200 – 3,199 yuan
Solid-state Drive: Intel 750 PCle (1.2TB) – 11,398 yuan
Video Card: GTX Titan X-12GD5 – 17,998 yuan
Monitor: EIZO ColorEdge CG318-4K – 43,000 yuan
TT Pacific Water Cooling Kit: 2,899 yuan
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Aside from the hardware above, the computer had been matched with the peripherals available in the store.
Loudspeaker: Dynaudio Focus 20XD – 57,800 yuan
Keyboard: FILCO Majestouch 2 – 1,958 yuan
Mouse: Razer Naga Trinity – 1,399 yuan
Total price: 174,157 yuan
“Man, this is the price after the discount. I’m just going to let go of 4,157 yuan and round the figure down to exactly 170,000 yuan, okay?” asked the boss. “Trust me, I didn’t gain much from you. I’m always keen on making friends with rich people like you.”
Chen Chuan did not mind the amount anyway. He had checked the price of this configuration setting, which was almost the same as the price offered by the boss. What was more, he was eligible for Expenditure Cash Return. The more he spent, the more cash return he gained. It was no loss anyway. At that point, he took out his phone to pay for it.
[You have spent 170,000 yuan. You have earned double cashback totaling 340,000 yuan. The amount has been transferred to your account.]
Four employees managed the business in the whole gadget store. They were running around. The cashier girl came and served Chen Chuan a cup of tea.
“Is this the computer case that’s worth 3,000 yuan in our store? Gosh, the price of this case alone equates to my monthly pay…”
“This motherboard equates to my monthly pay that included a bonus…”
“This RAM equates to my monthly pay…”
“This loudspeaker even equates to my salary for one year.”
A few employees spoke in whispers.
The computer had been set up and worked outright upon being switched on. The lighting in the water cooling and RAM was excellent. The employees then took a photo together to keep it as a memento.
After Chen Chuan had finished his tea, he left the computer center along with his computer and drove to his dormitory. He then headed to the ground floor of Dell’s specialty store. He also bought an Alienware laptop so that he could use it at night in case of power cuts.
He placed the desktop computer on his own desk and switched it on. After that, he connected it to the Internet and began downloading games.
Zhou Mu was playing games alone in the dormitory with no one else around.
“The others went to accompany Brother Long for a haircut. They’ll go to Jufu Restaurant straight for lunch at noon, which will be on Brother Long. I wonder if they’ll count us in as well,” said Zhou Mu.
Brother Long was one of their housemates. He was fond of playing LOL, and he was skilled at Jungling the Blind Monk. He had a powerful and cool name as well—Long Haoxuan.
“Why, this is your new PC, eh? What a cool PC case! How much was it?” Zhou Mu asked while gazing at Chen Chuan’s computer.
“Not much.” Chen Chuan was testing the keyboard.
“It looks amazing. I wonder how its performance is. You should be able to play PUBG with this computer, right?” asked Zhou Mu.
“Yeah, it shouldn’t be a problem.”
Playing with the keyboard, Zhou Mu exclaimed, “It’s FILCO Majestouch 2. Cherry MX Brown Switch. It cost nearly 2,000 yuan, right? How brilliant, bro. By the way, regarding the class monitor election, do you have anyone in mind that you’d like to vote for? I feel that Jinglan is a good candidate. She’s slender, long-legged, and busty, but she seems a little cold and distant.”
Chen Chuan glanced at Zhou Mu. ‘Why did this guy start helping Jinglan to attract votes? Jinglan must have talked to him about it.’