The road was gradually becoming crowded as more and more players were returning to Cloud City. It could be seen that a large majority of the players had yet to worry about levelling up as they were still experiencing this sort of freshness that came with VR games. A simple shake of the hand or a clap on the shoulder, these insignificant matters were all incomparably fresh experiences to the players.
Gu Fei returned to Cloud City and after asking Fireball for the exact location of the pub, he walked straight for Cloud City’s plaza.
Here, the pub, auction house, and bank, three important buildings, were distributed along the three different directions of the plaza.
Gu Fei strode forward and pushed open the door to the pub.
The lights illuminating the pub were not at all as dusky as what Gu Fei thought they would be, rather it was that kind of warm hue that felt gentle and natural. This place was crowded by a large amount of happy players. At a time like this, that kind of guy who would come forth after being laden with grief and spend his money on buying alcoholic drinks could not be found. The many wine bottles on top of the wooden shelves above the counter were a true feast for the eyes. The NPCs that were in charge of receiving the guests completely disregarded the guests’ attitude as they were smiling in a lukewarm manner while greeting everyone who stepped a foot inside.
Gu Fei took measure of his surroundings, yet he could not compare to Fireball’s sharp eyes. Fireball who was at the end of one table let out a shout, “Drunk Bro, Drunk Bro, over here!”
“Hey, Fireball!” Gu Fei waved back. With a whoosh, a raging [Fireball] ignited in front of him. The nearby players were all startled at first, but shortly after, they immediately understood what was going on and burst out into laughter.
Gu Fei helplessly waited for the [Fireball] to disappear before approaching his friend. Fireball had a depressed look on his face and was properly cursing that friend of his who gave him this name again. Meanwhile, Gu Fei continued to take measure of his surroundings as he listened to Fireball mumble to himself.
“Eh, isn’t that…” Gu Fei suddenly noticed a certain someone.
Fireball turned his head around and glanced over, after which he smilingly spoke, “Yep, that’s Ghost Blade! He also just came in.”
“This guy… he made such a large detour yet still managed to arrive before me!” Gu Fei said.
“What?” Fireball asked with a look of confusion.
“I saw him levelling near me earlier,” Gu Fei explained.
“Oh… His level is still more or less the same.” While Fireball spoke, he poured some alcohol for Gu Fei, “Come, come, Drunk Bro. Taste this sweetness. Seeing your name, you must have an eye for a good drink, right?”
Gu Fei could only force a smile, “Have you forgotten? We’re the same. Someone else created this name.”
“Oh… I forgot!” Fireball slapped his head, “If I knew this, I wouldn’t have treated you to drinks. I spent one silver coin on this!” Fireball lamented. One silver coin was equivalent to 100 copper coins. A player could already go to the blacksmith with this amount of money at the initial stage of the game and buy a beginner’s weapon. Even if a player was efficiently grinding monsters to obtain this money, it would still require quite a bit of time.
“It doesn’t matter. Just let me get the tab before we leave!” Gu Fei laughed. The levels of the monsters he had beaten were much higher than those of Fireball’s and so, his income would naturally be much higher as well.
In this moment, Ghost Blade finally also spotted them. His eyes met with Gu Fei’s after which he gave him a small nod. With this small movement, he greeted Gu Fei.
The pub continued to be abuzz with activity.
The entrance door was suddenly pushed open with a creak, and as it did, the atmosphere in the pub turned frighteningly quiet. Only those, like Gu Fei, who were sitting with their backs facing the door let out a few remaining, lone sounds.
Gu Fei pushed against everyone’s scorching gaze and saw a young lady.
The purple coloured Changpao felt somewhat familiar, but he was not confident whether this was the girl he had previously seen on top of the hill. En route back to the city, he had already seen many players wearing the same clothing. Evidently, they were beginner equipment that belonged to a specific class.
The equipment in the game would automatically turn into the most fitting state and thus, everyone’s figure would be appropriately offsetted to fit the clothing. The girl before his eyes had a well-proportioned and slender figure and the places that should have curves to them were flawless. Looking her up and down, no one was able to spot the slightest trace of unwanted fat. Hence, it was no wonder that everyone here was flabbergasted. With such a figure, it was so perfect that it was invulnerable.
In comparison, this young lady’s face was not as breathtaking as her figure. However, it would still be hard to spot any flaws in it. The look in her eyes was as if water flowed and thrilled those who saw it. The slightly risen corner of her mouth conveyed a smile that made her look even more amiable. With a smile, the young lady slightly nodded her head at everyone in the pub.
Only then did the atmosphere return to normal. That moment could be described as dispersing from a boisterous scene. Originally, they were all staring straight at the young lady in an undisguised and forthright manner. Now, no matter what they did, they also had to assume the look of a dignified person, and if they wanted to look at her, then they would have to do so sneakily.
There were actually a lot of people in the pub as not a single empty table was left. There were only several empty seats next to already occupied tables. The male players around these tables instantly showed excited expressions as they realized this almost insignificant fact. However, there was no one who dared to offer an invitation for fear that they would get shot down like the bird that pokes its head out. Right now, whoever rashly made a sound would be the public enemy of everyone present. Even if they temporarily had the opportunity to have a fragrant scent from the close contact they had with the young lady, they could not be assured that once they left the pub, they would be tied up and thrown into the moat. In order to construct a harmonious society, everyone quietly waited for the beautiful young lady to take her pick.
The young lady walked over with broken, full steps. Fireball also appeared to be very excited. The table that Gu Fei and him were sitting on was a four-man table. Now, only two people were seated. It could be said that that the situation was for the greater good. Who knew that the young lady’s gaze only brushed passed every single empty seat and in the blink of an eye, she had already flitted across Gu Fei and Fireball’s side.
Fireball raised his head and looked around because he had expected his longing to fall to nothingness. In the end, he wiggled his nose, “Wow, it’s so fragrant!”
“It’s a game… How can there be the smell of perfume?” Gu Fei looked at him disdainfully.
“It’s body scent! The game has simulated body scent!” Fireball asserted.
Gu Fei laughed and did not feel like bothering with him. At this time, the young lady had already walked past the majority of tables in the pub. Seeing as there were no seats, she seemed to want to leave from another door already. Suddenly, the young lady stopped in her track, right beside Ghost Blade.
The table Ghost Blade was sitting at was a two-man table. However, because he was sitting here by himself, the other seat was still free.
Everyone’s breathing stopped while they were puzzled by this scenario. Soon, some though, This young lady’s taste is very special! Based on appearances, the ugliest person in the whole pub is the guy she has placed her eyes upon, right?
Even though Ghost Blade was the number one online gaming expert, he was still an ordinary man in this aspect. Seeing a beautiful young lady stop by his side, there was a small surge in his heart. Who knew that the young lady actually did not take a seat? She only lightly raised her right hand and patted Ghost Blade on the back.
Everyone present continued to be extremely quiet. Do they know each other? A beauty and a beast!!! These thoughts were running through the heads of over half of the people present in this pub. Meanwhile, there was another small portion of people who thought that this scene was one of a fresh flower being stuck atop cow dung.
Ghost Blade was overwhelmed. Of course, he knew that he completely did not know this young lady. He raised his head and just as he was prepared to speak, he saw the young lady smiling at him. Following which, she pointed to his feet and said, “Your money dropped on the ground!”
Everyone, including Ghost Blade, bowed their heads and looked down.
A golden coin that was sparkling with golden light landed next to Ghost Blade’s feet.
“Oh, thank you!” Ghost Blade subconsciously bent over to pick it up. In his heart, he was still pondering whether he should use this as an excuse to treat the young lady to a drink.
“You’re welcome,” Ghost Blade heard the young lady reply. When he sat back up after picking up his money, he saw that the young lady had already walked to the doorway. She glanced back at him and smiled before she swiftly left.
Ghost Blade was completely infatuated. He was rigidly pinching that golden coin to the point that he was almost about to perfect the Strongman’s fingers.
“She has a good figure and looks beautiful. Even her voice is so pleasant to the ears! Ah! I think that I’ve already fallen in love with her,” Fireball mumbled to himself. “Drunk Bro, you… Ah?” Fireball waited for the young lady to walk out of the pub before he turned around and spoke to Gu Fei. However, he realised that Gu Fei had not only just gotten up but was already at the door, chasing after the young lady.
“You are really my idol!” Fireball was dumbstruck as he looked at Gu Fei who left the pub.
Gu Fei rushed out of the pub and glanced around, only to see that the young lady had already turned into an alleyway to his right. Without even a second to think, he dashed after her.
“This idiot, Ghost Blade!” Gu Fei scolded him in his heart. “You’re still there picking that golden coin with your fingers? You completely did not realise that someone had easily taken away your [Frosted Memories] you left on the table?”
No one would have thought that such a young lady would actually do something like this. If Gu Fei did not see it with his own eyes, he too would not have believed it.
That was really too despicable! Gu Fei gnashed his teeth. This matter had called forth the traumatic experience he had experienced in his childhood.
Those days when he was practising martial arts, he would consume a lot of energy every day. The principle that he abided by every day was eating less, but having more meals. On each occasion that he had an extra meal, the bastard child from his father’s second elder brother’s family would always appear, “Hey, Xiao Fei, how did you manage to eat till your food’s on the ground again? Quickly pick it up! If Third Uncle sees it, he will beat you up again.”
“Oh!” Young Gu Fei would then get on his stomach in a hurry and pick it up. However, when he climbed back up, that delicious bowl of food of his would have long disappeared along with that bastard child.
Other than that, there seemed to be an endless amount of styles of trickery that bastard child had used to steal his food. Various things such as, there’s a flying saucer, or your father is looking for you, or the Black Cat Detective is starting, and the likes. In the end, Gu Fei incessantly detested this kind of trickery that was like seizing food from the tiger’s den. It was a pity that once he made up his mind that if he were to be subjected to these tricks any longer, he would definitely fiercely beat up that child from his father’s second eldest brother, the other party also had already grown tired of eating this little extra meal of Gu Fei’s and thought that it was not worth playing these kind of tricks anymore.
How many years had it been already. Once Gu Fei recalled this matter, there would be a kind of feeling for him to want to redress an injustice. Today, he had finally encountered such an instance.
It was a pity that the other party was a young lady. How could he attack? He still had to deliberate this matter.
Gu Fei was currently mulling over it when he had already chased her to the entrance of another alleyway. Once he turned around the corner, the tips of their noses bumped against each other.
Ah! It really is rather fragrant! Was Gu Fei’s first thought. When he subsequently came to his senses, he promptly took a step back and looked at the young lady. She was currently sizing him up with coquettish glances that were like silk, “What are you following me for?”
“Hand over the item!” Gu Fei did not show her a pleasant face, even though his face was still slightly hot from the close proximity contact between them just now. Moreover, he also had the kind of urge to want it to happen again.
“What item?” The young lady was clearly acting stupid.
“Acting dumb? I am talking about the dagger that you just stole, [Frosted Memories]!” Gu Fei said.
The young lady was startled. She wasn’t acting stupid. It was only that she never expected to see that the person who chased after her wasn’t the owner of the lost property. She really didn’t think that Gu Fei would have come after her for this lost item. She still thought that he was some perverted and bored person who had devised a plan and was prepared to strike up a conversation with her. She really was too confident in her own beauty.
The road was gradually becoming crowded as more and more players were returning to Cloud City. It could be seen that a large majority of the players had yet to worry about levelling up as they were still experiencing this sort of freshness that came with VR games. A simple shake of the hand or a clap on the shoulder, these insignificant matters were all incomparably fresh experiences to the players.
Gu Fei returned to Cloud City and after asking Fireball for the exact location of the pub, he walked straight for Cloud City’s plaza.
Here, the pub, auction house, and bank, three important buildings, were distributed along the three different directions of the plaza.
Gu Fei strode forward and pushed open the door to the pub.
The lights illuminating the pub were not at all as dusky as what Gu Fei thought they would be, rather it was that kind of warm hue that felt gentle and natural. This place was crowded by a large amount of happy players. At a time like this, that kind of guy who would come forth after being laden with grief and spend his money on buying alcoholic drinks could not be found. The many wine bottles on top of the wooden shelves above the counter were a true feast for the eyes. The NPCs that were in charge of receiving the guests completely disregarded the guests’ attitude as they were smiling in a lukewarm manner while greeting everyone who stepped a foot inside.
Gu Fei took measure of his surroundings, yet he could not compare to Fireball’s sharp eyes. Fireball who was at the end of one table let out a shout, “Drunk Bro, Drunk Bro, over here!”
“Hey, Fireball!” Gu Fei waved back. With a whoosh, a raging [Fireball] ignited in front of him. The nearby players were all startled at first, but shortly after, they immediately understood what was going on and burst out into laughter.
Gu Fei helplessly waited for the [Fireball] to disappear before approaching his friend. Fireball had a depressed look on his face and was properly cursing that friend of his who gave him this name again. Meanwhile, Gu Fei continued to take measure of his surroundings as he listened to Fireball mumble to himself.
“Eh, isn’t that…” Gu Fei suddenly noticed a certain someone.
Fireball turned his head around and glanced over, after which he smilingly spoke, “Yep, that’s Ghost Blade! He also just came in.”
“This guy… he made such a large detour yet still managed to arrive before me!” Gu Fei said.
“What?” Fireball asked with a look of confusion.
“I saw him levelling near me earlier,” Gu Fei explained.
“Oh… His level is still more or less the same.” While Fireball spoke, he poured some alcohol for Gu Fei, “Come, come, Drunk Bro. Taste this sweetness. Seeing your name, you must have an eye for a good drink, right?”
Gu Fei could only force a smile, “Have you forgotten? We’re the same. Someone else created this name.”
“Oh… I forgot!” Fireball slapped his head, “If I knew this, I wouldn’t have treated you to drinks. I spent one silver coin on this!” Fireball lamented. One silver coin was equivalent to 100 copper coins. A player could already go to the blacksmith with this amount of money at the initial stage of the game and buy a beginner’s weapon. Even if a player was efficiently grinding monsters to obtain this money, it would still require quite a bit of time.
“It doesn’t matter. Just let me get the tab before we leave!” Gu Fei laughed. The levels of the monsters he had beaten were much higher than those of Fireball’s and so, his income would naturally be much higher as well.
In this moment, Ghost Blade finally also spotted them. His eyes met with Gu Fei’s after which he gave him a small nod. With this small movement, he greeted Gu Fei.
The pub continued to be abuzz with activity.
The entrance door was suddenly pushed open with a creak, and as it did, the atmosphere in the pub turned frighteningly quiet. Only those, like Gu Fei, who were sitting with their backs facing the door let out a few remaining, lone sounds.
Gu Fei pushed against everyone’s scorching gaze and saw a young lady.
The purple coloured Changpao felt somewhat familiar, but he was not confident whether this was the girl he had previously seen on top of the hill. En route back to the city, he had already seen many players wearing the same clothing. Evidently, they were beginner equipment that belonged to a specific class.
The equipment in the game would automatically turn into the most fitting state and thus, everyone’s figure would be appropriately offsetted to fit the clothing. The girl before his eyes had a well-proportioned and slender figure and the places that should have curves to them were flawless. Looking her up and down, no one was able to spot the slightest trace of unwanted fat. Hence, it was no wonder that everyone here was flabbergasted. With such a figure, it was so perfect that it was invulnerable.
In comparison, this young lady’s face was not as breathtaking as her figure. However, it would still be hard to spot any flaws in it. The look in her eyes was as if water flowed and thrilled those who saw it. The slightly risen corner of her mouth conveyed a smile that made her look even more amiable. With a smile, the young lady slightly nodded her head at everyone in the pub.
Only then did the atmosphere return to normal. That moment could be described as dispersing from a boisterous scene. Originally, they were all staring straight at the young lady in an undisguised and forthright manner. Now, no matter what they did, they also had to assume the look of a dignified person, and if they wanted to look at her, then they would have to do so sneakily.
There were actually a lot of people in the pub as not a single empty table was left. There were only several empty seats next to already occupied tables. The male players around these tables instantly showed excited expressions as they realized this almost insignificant fact. However, there was no one who dared to offer an invitation for fear that they would get shot down like the bird that pokes its head out. Right now, whoever rashly made a sound would be the public enemy of everyone present. Even if they temporarily had the opportunity to have a fragrant scent from the close contact they had with the young lady, they could not be assured that once they left the pub, they would be tied up and thrown into the moat. In order to construct a harmonious society, everyone quietly waited for the beautiful young lady to take her pick.
The young lady walked over with broken, full steps. Fireball also appeared to be very excited. The table that Gu Fei and him were sitting on was a four-man table. Now, only two people were seated. It could be said that that the situation was for the greater good. Who knew that the young lady’s gaze only brushed passed every single empty seat and in the blink of an eye, she had already flitted across Gu Fei and Fireball’s side.
Fireball raised his head and looked around because he had expected his longing to fall to nothingness. In the end, he wiggled his nose, “Wow, it’s so fragrant!”
“It’s a game… How can there be the smell of perfume?” Gu Fei looked at him disdainfully.
“It’s body scent! The game has simulated body scent!” Fireball asserted.
Gu Fei laughed and did not feel like bothering with him. At this time, the young lady had already walked past the majority of tables in the pub. Seeing as there were no seats, she seemed to want to leave from another door already. Suddenly, the young lady stopped in her track, right beside Ghost Blade.
The table Ghost Blade was sitting at was a two-man table. However, because he was sitting here by himself, the other seat was still free.
Everyone’s breathing stopped while they were puzzled by this scenario. Soon, some though, This young lady’s taste is very special! Based on appearances, the ugliest person in the whole pub is the guy she has placed her eyes upon, right?
Even though Ghost Blade was the number one online gaming expert, he was still an ordinary man in this aspect. Seeing a beautiful young lady stop by his side, there was a small surge in his heart. Who knew that the young lady actually did not take a seat? She only lightly raised her right hand and patted Ghost Blade on the back.
Everyone present continued to be extremely quiet. Do they know each other? A beauty and a beast!!! These thoughts were running through the heads of over half of the people present in this pub. Meanwhile, there was another small portion of people who thought that this scene was one of a fresh flower being stuck atop cow dung.
Ghost Blade was overwhelmed. Of course, he knew that he completely did not know this young lady. He raised his head and just as he was prepared to speak, he saw the young lady smiling at him. Following which, she pointed to his feet and said, “Your money dropped on the ground!”
Everyone, including Ghost Blade, bowed their heads and looked down.
A golden coin that was sparkling with golden light landed next to Ghost Blade’s feet.
“Oh, thank you!” Ghost Blade subconsciously bent over to pick it up. In his heart, he was still pondering whether he should use this as an excuse to treat the young lady to a drink.
“You’re welcome,” Ghost Blade heard the young lady reply. When he sat back up after picking up his money, he saw that the young lady had already walked to the doorway. She glanced back at him and smiled before she swiftly left.
Ghost Blade was completely infatuated. He was rigidly pinching that golden coin to the point that he was almost about to perfect the Strongman’s fingers.
“She has a good figure and looks beautiful. Even her voice is so pleasant to the ears! Ah! I think that I’ve already fallen in love with her,” Fireball mumbled to himself. “Drunk Bro, you… Ah?” Fireball waited for the young lady to walk out of the pub before he turned around and spoke to Gu Fei. However, he realised that Gu Fei had not only just gotten up but was already at the door, chasing after the young lady.
“You are really my idol!” Fireball was dumbstruck as he looked at Gu Fei who left the pub.
Gu Fei rushed out of the pub and glanced around, only to see that the young lady had already turned into an alleyway to his right. Without even a second to think, he dashed after her.
“This idiot, Ghost Blade!” Gu Fei scolded him in his heart. “You’re still there picking that golden coin with your fingers? You completely did not realise that someone had easily taken away your [Frosted Memories] you left on the table?”
No one would have thought that such a young lady would actually do something like this. If Gu Fei did not see it with his own eyes, he too would not have believed it.
That was really too despicable! Gu Fei gnashed his teeth. This matter had called forth the traumatic experience he had experienced in his childhood.
Those days when he was practising martial arts, he would consume a lot of energy every day. The principle that he abided by every day was eating less, but having more meals. On each occasion that he had an extra meal, the bastard child from his father’s second elder brother’s family would always appear, “Hey, Xiao Fei, how did you manage to eat till your food’s on the ground again? Quickly pick it up! If Third Uncle sees it, he will beat you up again.”
“Oh!” Young Gu Fei would then get on his stomach in a hurry and pick it up. However, when he climbed back up, that delicious bowl of food of his would have long disappeared along with that bastard child.
Other than that, there seemed to be an endless amount of styles of trickery that bastard child had used to steal his food. Various things such as, there’s a flying saucer, or your father is looking for you, or the Black Cat Detective is starting, and the likes. In the end, Gu Fei incessantly detested this kind of trickery that was like seizing food from the tiger’s den. It was a pity that once he made up his mind that if he were to be subjected to these tricks any longer, he would definitely fiercely beat up that child from his father’s second eldest brother, the other party also had already grown tired of eating this little extra meal of Gu Fei’s and thought that it was not worth playing these kind of tricks anymore.
How many years had it been already. Once Gu Fei recalled this matter, there would be a kind of feeling for him to want to redress an injustice. Today, he had finally encountered such an instance.
It was a pity that the other party was a young lady. How could he attack? He still had to deliberate this matter.
Gu Fei was currently mulling over it when he had already chased her to the entrance of another alleyway. Once he turned around the corner, the tips of their noses bumped against each other.
Ah! It really is rather fragrant! Was Gu Fei’s first thought. When he subsequently came to his senses, he promptly took a step back and looked at the young lady. She was currently sizing him up with coquettish glances that were like silk, “What are you following me for?”
“Hand over the item!” Gu Fei did not show her a pleasant face, even though his face was still slightly hot from the close proximity contact between them just now. Moreover, he also had the kind of urge to want it to happen again.
“What item?” The young lady was clearly acting stupid.
“Acting dumb? I am talking about the dagger that you just stole, [Frosted Memories]!” Gu Fei said.
The young lady was startled. She wasn’t acting stupid. It was only that she never expected to see that the person who chased after her wasn’t the owner of the lost property. She really didn’t think that Gu Fei would have come after her for this lost item. She still thought that he was some perverted and bored person who had devised a plan and was prepared to strike up a conversation with her. She really was too confident in her own beauty.
