It was not even 10 pm yet, Beijing Worker Stadium.
A man and a woman were standing in front of MIX. They were none other than Little Piglet and Shangguan Wan 'er, who had deleted their accounts in the game. Both of them looked a little weary, but it was clear that they were relieved after deleting their accounts. Some of their pain couldn't be forgotten, but perhaps it would be better if they disappeared from this world.
I walked up to them with Lin Yixin and He Yi until we were less than ten meters away from each other. I said with a smile, "I thought I'd never see you again!"
Little Piglet turned around and crossed his arms in front of his chest. He was wearing a black windbreaker. "We weren't supposed to meet again, but Wan 'er and I decided to …"
I knew what he was going to say, so I interrupted him immediately. "Let's not talk about that for now. Shall we find a place to drink?"
"Sure, there's a coffee shop over there."
"Mn!"
… …
The five of us walked side by side. I tilted my head and looked at Shangguan Wan 'er with a smile. "Long time no see, Wan' er. How have you been lately?"
Shangguan Wan 'er smiled. "I'm doing fine. I'm just hanging out with Little Piglet. That being said, we don't have any plans for the time being after deleting our accounts."
I nodded. "Mn. Little Piglet is the king of the Outlands, so you must have made a lot of money, right?"
Little Piglet raised five fingers. "50 million."
"That's good. At least we don't have to worry about food and clothing anymore, as long as we don't live too lavishly."
"Hehe, of course not …"
A while later, the five of us entered the coffee shop and ordered our drinks. Lin Yixin, He Yi, and I sat together while Little Piglet and Shangguan Wan 'er sat quietly across from us.
"Ahem …"
I looked at them and said, "When you deleted your accounts, did you feel a pain in your heart? No, I should say it was a cramping pain."
Shangguan Wan 'er looked at me. "Lu Chen, do you really think of Little Piglet as a friend?
Did you really feel heartache when he deleted his account? "
I nodded. "Yes, I felt pain when a talented and powerful account disappeared just like that. It's a loss for the China server, and I also felt pain when I lost the Heaven Suppressing Chain. Do you know that 100% lifesteal is a stat that even I drool over? Of the seventy-two Ghostarmes, the Heaven Suppressing Chain is probably the strongest after Candlelight Shadow's Dragontooth Arm!"
Little Piglet didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "Fuck, so you're just worried about the Heaven Suppressing Chain!"
I took a sip of coffee and continued, "However, disappearing together with the Heaven Suppressing Chain is a good choice. It's a price you must pay to cut off the thoughts of those who are after you. Now …"
At the side, He Yi glanced around and hid a smile. She whispered to Lin Yixin, "We're getting to the point …"
I smiled awkwardly and said, "You may not need to work hard in the game, but how can you leave such an excellent game just because you say so? Piglet, Wan'er, come to Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls. No matter what level you are or what kind of equipment you have, Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls will always be your safe haven."
Little Piglet was taken aback. "But we've already decided not to play."
Shangguan Wan'er said, "Then why did you create a new account?"
Little Piglet: "..."
I smiled and shrugged. "Let's talk about creating a new account, shall we?"
Little Piglet coughed and said, "The night we deleted our accounts, Wan'er and I created two new accounts. We made a lot of adjustments to our appearances so that no one can recognize us. I'm just going to hang around in the newbie village with Wan'er and kill some Green Praying Mantises to pass the time."
I gritted my teeth and said, "Then you should come to Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls even more. If you think of me as a friend, Little Piglet, you still have something I left with you …"
"What is it?" Little Piglet asked in astonishment.
I raised my index finger and said, "Scarlet Dragon Arm, one of the Seventy-two Ghostarmes. It's a great treasure. With this Scarlet Dragon Arm, there's no need to worry that it won't drop even better equipment. Now that you've joined Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls, this is my gift to you.
"Ah, Scarlet Dragon Arm …"
Little Piglet looked a bit excited. "I thought that bastard Candlelight Shadow had already picked up Scarlet Dragon Arm …"
Lin Yixin patted my shoulder. "When it comes to picking up equipment, Candlelight Shadow is nothing."
I couldn't help but laugh. "Anyway, join Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls. We'll find a way to prepare skill books, Famous General Ascension Certificate, Divine General Trigger Stone and more for you. We'll help you return to your original strength as quickly as possible. In fact, we can even make you one of our five corps commanders. You'll be able to kill whoever you want, and with Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls' strength, a single corps is more than enough to wipe out the Mad Purgatory Dragon's old army. You know what I mean …"
Thud!
Little Piglet slapped the table and said, "Mn, alright, let's do it!
I'm joining Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls because of your character and strength! "
Shangguan Wan'er giggled. "That's good too. At least he won't be trapped in the world of darkness anymore."
I smiled and asked, "What are your IDs? I'll add you two later."
Little Piglet thought for a moment before replying, "My ID is Pig-Like Opponent, Wan'er is Godlike Teammate, I'm a normal warrior, and Wan'er is an archer. She changed classes recently because she wants to experience Beiming Xue's absolute long-range firepower …"
I exhaled. "Nice IDs … Let's have a drink at noon. I'll go to the starting village and prepare some equipment for you guys. Also, I'll return the Scarlet Dragon Arm to you and store Little Piglet in the warehouse for later."
Little Piglet smiled. "Mn, let's drink more at noon. Oh right, what are you guys doing in Beijing? Aren't you Southerners?"
"We're in the middle of something big, and we can't reveal it …"
"Alright, guild leader, vice guild leader, I won't ask about Beauty Lin's business, heh …"
… …
At noon, we found a restaurant and had lunch together. Little Piglet and I almost finished an entire bottle of Maotai. It was so expensive that we had to pay for it out of our own pockets because we couldn't claim it from our company. That being said, I was an authorized member of Eternal Moon Corporation's headquarters, and I could even become the CEO of the company if I wanted to. Reimbursement wasn't a problem, but it was a little shameful that the CEO of Eternal Moon Corporation wanted to claim it.
It was past 1 pm when we returned to Eternal Moon China HQ. Xinran was waiting for us at the entrance of the building with a small umbrella. When she saw me, she almost burst into tears. Xu Ning helped her up to me and asked, "Where did you go, big bro?"
I hurriedly ran up to her and supported her. "I went out to take care of some business. Have you had lunch yet?"
"I have …"
"Mn. Let's go back to our rooms. It's windy outside … and it's raining …"
"Okay!"
After comforting Xinran and sending her back into the game, I returned to my room and went online to take care of business.
… …
Swhoosh!
I appeared inside Dark Moon City, repaired my equipment and replenished my potions. Then, I sent Chaos Moon a message: "Sis Moon, I want to ask you a question!"
Chaos Moon turned on the communicator and asked with a smile, "What is it, big brother Chen?"
I replied, "What's the best equipment for a Level 50 player?
Swordsmen and archers … "
"Oh, the best equipment for a Level 50 swordsman is the Level 50 Gold-grade Fire Wolf Set with a Level 50 Spirit-grade sword. The best equipment for an archer is the Level 50 Gold-grade Clear Shadow Set with a Level 50 Spirit-grade bow. What's wrong, dear?"
I coughed and said, "Get me these two sets within an hour. No, get me one of the strongest Level 100 sets as well."
"Sure, I'll get them done in an hour. But it'll cost me some money."
"How much?"
"Around 50k gold."
"Go, take it from the guild warehouse. I'll pay for it."
"Okay, vice leader big bro is awesome …"
"Screw you!"
"Are you really going to marry me?"
"You should marry Chengfeng. He's been drooling over you for a long time now …"
"Ptui, the person he loves the most is Gui Guzi. Don't think I don't know …"
"You know too much. Be careful or they'll kill you."
"It's fine, you'll protect me!"
"Protect … cough cough, hurry up and get the equipment. Stop wasting time!"
"Okay!"
… …
In less than 20 minutes, Chaos Moon's beautiful figure appeared in the guild's town hall. Holding the Emperor Sea Blade, she said with a smile, "It's done. It just so happens that the Auction House has a full set for sale. I spent a total of 47,000 gold to get it from the guild warehouse."
"Mn."
I took the equipment from Chaos Moon and said, "Alright, thank you. You're faster than me. If it was me, it would've taken at least an hour."
"Alright, I'll accept your compliment. But … what are these equipment for?
Our guild doesn't accept low-level newbies. You know the rules. "
I nodded. "Yes, I set the rules, so let me break them …"
Chaos Moon was bashful and shy. "You broke me too …"
"Ptui …"
I patted Chaos Moon's shoulder and walked past her. "Grind hard and try to become a god as soon as possible. Only then will you be able to unleash the absolute power of the Emperor Sea Blade. I'm going to work!"
"Okay!"
… …
After I left the city, I searched for Pig Opponent and quickly found it. I found Shangguan Wan 'er and added her as a friend. Then I asked, "Piggy, which starting village are you at?"
"Number 177, in Floating Ice City. You're here?"
"Yes, coordinates!"
"(19383,526 56), here."
"Alright, wait for me!"
I flew at full speed and passed through the clouds with a whoosh, creating a supersonic shockwave. My Crimson Dragon Armor and Fierce God Cloak glowed with blood red light. The Asura God's divine power was also blood red. Maybe to the players on the ground, I looked like a demon cutting through the sky.
In less than five minutes, he dived and glided down, landing steadily on an open space in the jungle.
Not far away, a few Level 7 Green Praying Mantises were waving their sword-like arms. In front of the Green Praying Mantises, a small Warrior wearing a beginner's outfit danced with his sharp sword. He zigzagged between the Green Praying Mantises, slashing his sword three times in a row. Unfortunately, the iron sword's attack power was too low, so it only dealt around 10 damage. Behind him, a voluptuous female Archer shot arrow after arrow at the Green Praying Mantises.
From the distance, I waved an Ancient Seal and helped Little Piglet take care of the Green Praying Mantises. The Ancient Seal's bombardment created a huge crater on the ground. Little Piglet immediately turned around and said, "Fuck, high-level dog …"
I laughed out loud. "Dog my ass. I'm here to give you some equipment."