Chapter 100

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Hang Zhou, West Lake District: West Stream, a residential district on the road .

Afternoon, 5 o’ clock .

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“Brother Xiao Yao, how do you feel about this three-room house?” Song Han, holding the receipts, couldn’t help but say: “I feel that it’s a rip off . For 2500 a month, it’s too expensive . ”

I stand on the balcony and while looking outside, say: “Pretty good . It’s the second floor and three rooms for 2500 is actually quite cheap . A convenience store and a row of stall-like small restaurants are located downstairs . Cheap food . This type of a residence is what we need the most . ”

“However, there’s not enough money left for anything else… . . ” Fox frowns: “Just buying food is going to be difficult . We only have 300 yuan among us . What do we do?”

Standing by my side, Lin Wan Er says: “You also need to rent a truck, if you plan to move . That’s another expense . Looks like the food that Zhan Long Studio will be eating for the first week are instant noodles… . ”

Old K clenches his fist: “Instant noodles are so expensive . Two yuan for a pack and I’m still hungry after a pack ……”

I nod: “Right ……”

Song Han looks at me: “Brother Xiao Yao, you’re Zhan Long’s boss . It’s your call . How do we solve his food situation?”

I think aloud: “That’s simple . Old K go downstairs and buy a bag of rice with a wholesale box of pickled vegetables . At least, that should solve the food situation until next week . Seven days should be enough time for you guys to rise to Lv 40 . As soon you guys get to Lv 40, we can begin accumulating gold and equipment to exchange for real world money! ”

Old K nods: “Okay, no problem!”

Lin Wan Er looks at me and can’t help but say: “You guys really do know how to get by… . . ”

I grin: “We endured through rougher times, this is nothing……”

Song Han, Fox and Old K also waved their hands to express their consent . To achieve ones dream, having a little hardship is nothing . I hear that the combination of white rice + pickled vegetables is actually quite tasty anyway ……

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In the night when the other Zhan Long members return home to prepare, I also go back and pack a bit of luggage, which includes my Han sword “Xiao Hei” . I don’t usually take it out since it is a lethal weapon . Since I am the Boss, I get the room facing the sun . I put “Little Black” under the bed . Song Han and Fox share a room and Old K gets the third .

7 o’clock at night . Liu Hua High School dining hall .

Dong Cheng Yue excitedly looks at me: “Xiao Yao, you’re really rebuilding the Zhan Long team . Well, I’ll congratulate you . So does this mean you won’t get bullied everywhere anymore?!”

I nod . With Little Wolf, Ran Min, and Fox, players cannot just come up and kill us . With my present strength, we can take down at least 10 players . No sweat!

Miss Lin eats a mouthful of pudding and then looks up at me: “That…… you’ve been looking at that piece of paper all night . What’s on it?”

I smile: “Our in-game experience and personal information, I plan to go to the Destiny official website to apply for an official studio . That’s why I must have specific information of three or more members registering ……”

“Oh? Let me see… . . ”

“Sure . ”

Passing over the paper, her beautiful eyes scan the pages and laughs a little while reading: “Xiao Yao . Lives in Hangzhou . 25 years old . Joined [Conquest] in 2014 ID: ‘Xiao Yao Ge Ge Zhan Jiang Hu’ . Highest rank: 3,147,789 . In [Destiny], ID: ‘Xiao Yao Zi Zai’ . Lvl 42 . Profession: Swordsman . Excellent handlings, strong skills, haha……”

I stare at her: “Damn, Wan Er, don’t laugh!”

Ms Wan Er chuckles and continues reading: “Song Han . 24 years old . Lives in Hangzhou . Joined [Conquest] in 2015 . ID: ‘Wolf Totem’ . Highest rank: 497 . He has yet to enter [Destiny] . Haha, Song Han is ranked quite high! Xiao Yao, are you sure you can lead be the boss of him?”

I cross my arms, and chuckle: “Ever since we were young, Little Wolf has always been my brother . There has never been a time when I couldn’t keep him under control . ”

“Sure!”gravitytranslations . com

Lin Wan Er’s beautiful eyes sweeps across the pape, continuing to read: “Ran Min . 26 years old . Lives in Hangzhou . Joined [Conquest] in 2014, ID: ‘ Hero Ran Min ‘, Highest rank: 2,141,770 . He has yet to enter [Destiny] . Hm …… this Ran Min is that Old K, right? Seems like his skill level is at your level…… ”

I feel hurt, and I sink my head down, stuffing a mouthful of seafood fried rice . Then while eating, Dong Cheng Yue grins: “Xiao Yao’s current ranking can’t be farther than 3000K… . . ”

Lin Wan Er chuckles: “Ah, that’s for certain . Right now, there’s at most 1000K total players . If you add the new helmets, there’s still only 6000K total players .

Looking back down at the page, she says: “Liu Yong, 27 years old . Lives in Hangzhou . Joined [Conquest] in 2014 . ID: “Glass Fox” . Highest rank: 3479 . He has yet to enter [Destiny] . I can’t see how that middle-aged man Fox…… actually ranked 3000+ . Yeah, the original Zhan Long Studio can be considered a crouching tiger, hidden dragon… . . ”

TL: Crouching Tiger/Hidden Dragon = lots of potential or power but not well known

I cringe: “How’s he middle-aged? Fox is only 27 years old . ”

“He looks like he’s at least 40… . . ”

“Fine, you win . Lin Wan Er, you aren’t allowed to use your Mind Reading on me or I’ll fight you ……”

“Okay, okay, do you think I want to go through your wretched inner thoughts?”

“……”

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“Xiao Yao, I heard you didn’t sleep last night . How are you not tired?” Dong Cheng Yue asks .

Fighting to keep my eyelids up, I say: “How could I not be sleepy… . ”

“Then go back to bed, and sleep until tomorrow morning ……” Dong Cheng Yue seems to say be sorry for me and pouts her lips: “Look . Your eyes are already red, ah… . . ”

Lin Wan Er couldn’t take it anymore . She coughs while standing up and re-adjusts her skirt: “Enough, Dong Cheng, don’t be like that……”

“Why?” Dong Cheng Yue says with puppy eyes .

Miss Wan Er bites her lip, and clenches her fist: “Idiot …… you’re so nice to my bodyguard . How can I endure that!”

Dong Cheng Yue giggles: “Oh, I understand . I’ll show more restraint in the future ……”

Lin Wan Er looks my way: “Are you going to tomorrow’s class?”

“Can’t…… . ” I shake my head: “When I go back, I’ll sleep until midnight . Then I’ll get up and level online until tomorrow around noon . I can accompany you to dinner once I go offline…”

“Why live like this?” Lin Wan Er puzzles .

I stretch my hands and grin: “I need to get to Lv 45 as fast as I can, in order to equip the Fire Beacon Helmet . When I get to Lv 45, Song Han and Ran Min will have gotten to Lv 10, left the Novice Village and have made it to Ba Huang City . When they get there, I’ll take them to go power-leveling . Truthfully, I need to equip the Fire Beacon Helmet because I have so many enemies . If I equip it, only the boldest will try to do anything to me……”

“Alright, sounds exhausting… . . ”

“It’s for the sake of becoming invincible……”

“What idealistic thoughts . But within the three main cities at least 100 players can crush you… . . ”

“Ah, even though honesty is a virtue, you could be a little more tactful, Miss…… ”

“Next time, I’ll try to……”

“……”

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Out of the cafeteria, we take a trip to the supermarket, where Lin Wan Er and Dong Cheng Yue buy a bunch of snacks . It seems that they have no intention to go to class tomorrow morning, and like me, plan to level instead .

Returning to my dorm room, my roommate’s still fighting . God only knows what level he’s at now .

I adjust the alarm on my bed . It’s not long until the murky dark night passes into dusk, and the alarm sounds . I must up before the sunrise . Being responsible for Zhan Ling Studio, I need to climb up to Lv 45 . Only when I’m strong will I be able to protect Song Han, Ran Min, and Fox while they’re getting vital levels .

I enter the game！

“Shua!”

Appearing in Ba Huang City, I repair my equipment and resupply . Then, without saying a word to anyone, I get my Jade City Sword and leave straight to Dragon City . Damn, while Dragon City is my second main city, it doesn’t give me any special benefits, I even have to walk about an hour to get there!

Arriving at Dragon City, at about1:00AM, I enter the Dragon’s Tomb . As expected, Karl happily gives me a lot of quests since I had not been here for a day . The first quest is about chopping through Mystery Beetles that had slipped into the Dragon’s Tomb . In general, these Lv 47 insects had high defense and attack . I have to kill 1000, which suited the leveling I needed to do . The second quest is a little more difficult . Deep in the Dragon’s Tomb, excavate dragon bones buried underground and then put together the remains to soothe the departed dragon’s soul . This feels like work for an archeologist .

After being a scavenger cleaning scraps in Dragon City’s territory, I would’ve thought I’d be doing such high-end work . Who would’ve thought that I’d go from collecting excrement to hunting down thieves that steal from tombs .

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Still, these Lv 47 elite Mystery Beetles give a lot of experience . Although Karl asked me to slay only a 1000 to complete the quest, I relentlessly hunt them until 9 AM in the morning . Honestly, I don’t know how many I killed, but my experience bar soared to Lv 43 with 47% filled . On finishing the quest, it jumps to Lv 43 with 79%, and I’m one step closer to hitting Lv 44 .

Continuing on, with my Jade City Sword, I cruise through the Dragon’s Tomb . Gazing at the gloomy resting ground, I finally find traces of blood red dragon energy seeping through the ground, it means that there may be dragon bones buried beneath . Immediately, I use my Jade City Sword to excavate!

After digging for a full five minutes, finally with a “keng” and sparks, my Jade City Sword hits something . I have a look after I wipe it clean . It’s a dragon’s skull, laboriously dug up from the earth . A sudden burst of sound comes from the system——

“Ding!“

System Notification: Congratulation on finding a dragon’s bone . 4000 experience gained!

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As I continued digging, I discover that this quest causes me to gain experience extremely fast . Before 12:00, I already rose to lv 44 with 67% . Following this pace, I should absolutely be able to rise to Lv 45 today with no problem . Of course, all the players were leveling at an overall fast speed . With the Heavenly Plan Sword, Jian Feng Han already rose to Lv 47 . Yan Zhao Warrior was also Lv 47 . Everyone’s leveling like madmen!

“Di！”

System Notification: Player [Wolf Totem] wishes to join your friends list . Accept?

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I recognize Little Wolf’s avatar in my friends list . He seems very excited and laughs: “90%+ virtual reality games are fun, brother Xiao Yao . Fox, Old K, and I have been leveling together . Our IDs have not changed but the Newbie Town is relatively far from you! ”

I nod: “Ah, go, get to Lv 10 within 10 hours and enter Ba Huang City . Then, I’ll take you leveling!”

“Okay!”