CH 14

Knowing that destroying the scene would not only attract the boss’s attention but also increase the poverty value, Xiao Lan and Luo took the opportunity to search for clues everywhere and quietly set up a bit of a timed mechanism in various corners of the supermarket. The timing stuck just after the end of the third selection and before leaving the copy altogether, thanks to Luo’s precise calculations.

As for Zhang Dong being angry and not giving him a gift, who cares, wasn’t the lesson of stalled envelopes and autographs hard enough?

Xiao Lan calculated that he had gained about 100,000 poverty points from the last game he played against Zhang Dong. Normally, he would have been so worried that he would not have wanted to eat, but now he felt that he could not get enough of it. Unfortunately, the supermarket at the end of the line was not worth much, and the facilities were so dilapidated that even if they were all torn down, they would not be worth much.

Now, feeling a little more strength in her body, Xiao Lan desperately wishes she could be poorer. Poverty is such a joy.

In the darkness, Luo’s handwriting appears.

To avoid Xiao Lan being indistinguishable against the black background, Luo has added a white shimmer to the edges of the lettering, which appears clear and strong and shows that he is in good shape.

[I feel much better, sir]

Xiao Lan said with surprise, “Really? How does it compare to before?”

[Better than before, maybe I can start trying to coalesce the form]

Xiao Lan also breathed a sigh of relief, “That would be great.”

Luo was in a weakened state after helping him to escape from Lin Yan and the Flower Arms gang. Finally, after a discussion with Xiao Lan about his skills, Luo fell silent. Xiao Lan was worried for a while that something might go terribly wrong and he would never wake up again.

Although the world of gaming is dangerous, the atmosphere is always a little lighter when Luo is around. After a game that lasted just over three hours, Xiao Lan found himself getting used to Luo’s presence.

Surely God’s teammates are addictive.

In the darkness of the world, an exit suddenly opens up that emanates light.

Xiao Lan gets closer and sees that the light curtain out of the exit is somewhat distorted and blurred, this should be an area outside the game, it’s just not clear if it’s real or delineated in the game.

Xiao Lan was in no hurry to get there and asked Luo: “Do you need to stay here a little longer?”

[No need for that, sir. I’ve absorbed enough power to keep me digesting for a while.]

Xiao Lan then put his mind at ease and took a step out of the exit.

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Just as you step out, the hustle and bustle of the world hits you.

It is all dense with tall buildings, forming countless vertical lines that go straight up into the sky, dividing the sky into small pieces. There are countless neon signs sticking out of the buildings, staggering the dark-coloured buildings, and there are many exposed pipes on the walls, as well as layers of graffiti. The ground is also uneven, broken everywhere, and there is a fair amount of standing water.

Most of the pedestrians coming and going underneath the building, both men and women, are imposing and seemingly unpleasant to be around, and there are also many hidden in the shadows peering out in an unsuspecting manner.

All in all, it looks like a simple and talented people.

Suddenly, a cheerful voice rang out beside Xiao Lan: “Hi! You’re the new guy who just got here, right?”

Xiao Lan turned his head to see a small, curly brown-haired man, seventeen or eighteen years old, with big, round eyes and a vaguely inverted brow that exuded an air of harmlessness.

After what happened to Lin Yan, Xiao Lan was a little wary and asked, “What do you want?”

Little Curly showed a smile, “I’m the player who took the newbie guide quest.”

With that, Little Curly also pointed to where Xiao Lan came out, “This is the player quarters. Behind you is one of the exclusive exits for new players, and the Advent World will issue quests for veteran players to guide and introduce newbies.”

He then presents his mission directly to Xiao Lan, proving very frankly that he is not lying.

Xiao Lan nodded to the little curly-haired man, “Hello, I’m Xiao Lan.”

Curly smiled cheerfully, “Hello, my name is Wang Taidi and I’m a junior player.”

Xiao Lan can’t help but look at his little brown curly hair and big round eyes… he really is what his name suggests ……

Noticing Xiao Lan’s gaze, Wang Taidi gloated, “They say my mother decided on my name the first time she saw me, and hey, it’s because I look exactly like my family’s Taidi.”

Xiao Lan : “…… is such a great name.”

The woman who named her baby after her family pet is amazing, and it’s a good thing she doesn’t have a two-hundred-year-old at home.

Wang Taidi asks, “Will you accept my application for guidance? The mission will be completed under the supervision of the Advent World.”

Xiao Lan nodded his head and accepted.

Next, Wang Taidi shows Xiao Lan around the player’s quarters while explaining to him about the Advent world.

Players are divided into beginner, intermediate, advanced and contract players.

The first few are divided by the Advent World according to your personal strength after a certain number of passes, and the playgrounds you enter are different, with high-level players having their abilities cut down when they enter lower-level ones. The most unusual are the contracted players, who are said to have signed a contract with the Advent World and can already leave the game, but there are very few of them and Wang Taidi has never seen one.

And the player will receive physical enhancements after passing the game, as Xiao Lan has already guessed.

Each player automatically has a room in the house, and no one else can enter it unless they have permission from the owner. The size of the room varies according to the player’s level, but for beginners it is a small room of no more than two square metres, basically a bed.

As for food and household items, there is a system of restaurants and shops available free of charge.

However, if you want something better, you need to go to a player-run shop to trade with props, but props are precious to beginners, so being able to afford to enter a player’s shop is a sign of status and strength in itself.

There is even a pet shop in the player’s quarters, but these are the most common pets, so players will have to find their own pets in the game if they want advanced pets that can fight.

Xiao Lan was surprised to hear that the Advent World was a great place to live, with food and accommodation included. What’s a small room, it’s at least a room! He had to sleep in a bed that leaked for years and was thrown out ……

And free food, he never has to eat an expired lunchbox again, what a god day!

Wang Taidi reassured, “You don’t have to be discouraged, although the life of a beginner player is rather hard, if we work hard, we can still upgrade and in time we will be able to-”

Wang Taidi turns to look at Xiao Lan, but is surprised to see his face so full of emotion that the reassurances he has planned suddenly don’t work.

Xiao Lan : “It’s so nice here!”

Wang Taidi : “……”

What’s with the look on your face like you’ve been in a resort hotel?!

Had times moved so fast that newcomers were now so mentally strong? He couldn’t help but recall the ashen-faced newcomers he had guided, and then looked at Xiao Lan, Wang Taidi’s little curly hair with question marks hanging over it.

He simply changed the subject and asked Xiao Lan about the new game.

When he heard Xiao Lan say that only two of the eleven of them had cleared the game and that the veteran player had become a betrayer, Wang Taidi’s curly hair exploded in horror, “Dude, you’re so calm because you’ve seen it all.

Wang Taidi said, “The mortality rate in the newbie scene is usually not more than half, and your game is horrible. If I teamed up with someone and my teammate turned out to be a …… yelp who took a mission to destroy the group, I’d be screwed.”

“Hey, no, I’ve been teaming up with my brother, haven’t I? It’s not like my brother would screw me over!” Wang Taidi woke up like a dream.

Xiao Lan : “You have a brother?”

Wang Taidi: “Yeah, my brother is amazing! After my mum and dad died in a car accident, my brother took care of me, and he took me all the way to the Advent world three years ago, and now he’s a senior player.”

Xiao Lan has always found Wang Taidi to be cheerful and a bit unlike someone who spends his days wandering between life and death. He was the only one who seemed cheerful when all the people he met on the road were quite tense, so this brother must have protected him well.

Xiao Lan : “At the risk of asking, why are you …… when your brother is a senior player?”

Wang Taidi instantly wilted: “I don’t want to be that good, my skill is called [I’m not interested in money], and having money makes what you say true, sounds awesome, right?”

“But to activate the skill you must first earn him 100 million! One hundred million my God! I couldn’t do it if I was given 30 years ……”

Xiao Lan : “……” This is too damn bad.

“Oh, by the way, as a player you have to protect your skill information, you must not tell anyone, okay?” Wang Taidi looked up with a serious face and admonished.

Wait, do you remember what you said 10 seconds ago ……

Xiao Lan’s feelings are mixed. Otherwise, he would have been killed, and he wouldn’t even have to be killed to get himself killed.

The author has something to say.

About the brothers, they appear together in the copy of Lady Bella, which you can read after you want to bar.

Who says authors have to be grumpy, I’m online to show you what it means to be annoyed by the bar.