《I Have a Treasure Cabinet》 CH 1 ¡°Elk declared bankruptcy?¡± ¡°I didn¡¯t expect the situation to change so quickly¡­¡± ¡°This¡­ this¡­¡± ¡°Ah Yun¡­ you should divorce me and take Xi Xi¡­¡± ¡°What nonsense are you saying?¡± ¡°But this 80 million loan¡­¡± Li Shaoxi tiptoed outside to find something to eat after playing a game all night and he was shocked by his parents¡¯ words. It was March in Dongcheng. The cold wind was blowing outside, but the house was warm due to heating. The room temperature was 24 or 25 degrees. Li Shaoxi was barefoot and wearing only a short white t-shirt and dark gray shorts. His long arms and legs were exposed. He was around 17 or 18 years old and was the age when his firepower was high. He dressed like this at home all winter, but he didn¡¯t feel cold at all. Yet at this moment, Li Shaoxi felt a chill penetrate his heart as he leaned against the wall and avoided the shadows. What were his parents talking about? 80 million? Li Shaoxi had a good appearance. He had short, fluffy hair, slightly curled hair hanging over his forehead, slightly pale but well-shaped eyebrows above a pair of round eyes and eyelashes upturned like crow feathers that trembled slightly due to surprise. They lined the pair of black eyes bright with ignorance. Ignorance didn¡¯t mean stupidity. Li Shaoxi quickly organized the context from their words. His father ran a foreign trade company. Approximately two years ago, an old customer he had been working with for 10 years suddenly increased the number of orders and it was by more than 10 times. The sudden increase in orders was undoubtedly a good thing. It meant that profits would skyrocket. Old Li, who had been operating steadily for over 10 years, developed a second spring in terms of his business and his excitement was hard to contain. The increased orders meant the output had to keep up. Father Li rushed to invest in a new factory, but even so, he couldn¡¯t keep up with the output. Father Li was heartbroken when he saw an order worth billions and an old customer he had been cooperating with for over 10 years. He had to borrow a large amount of money from the bank. This was a reasonable and normal action. The principal and interest could easily be repaid as long as the order was completed. It was a win-win for the company and the bank. Who knew that things would suddenly change? Due to a big situation, the foreign trade industry became depressed overnight. The old customer of the Li family couldn¡¯t survive the disaster that swept the world and declared bankruptcy. Old Li was really shocked when he heard the news. If the loan hadn¡¯t been invested in the construction of a new factory or used to develop new equipment then the loss could still be stopped in time. It would be repaid. The timing in which it struck was too ruthless. The money was invested but the orders had disappeared. Forget a huge profit, this was clearly a big hole that couldn¡¯t be filled even if the family went bankrupt. Chen Luyun also panicked. ¡°We¡­ we can also apply for bankruptcy liquidation¡­¡± Li Xiangxing pursed his lips and was unable to say anything. Chen Luyun couldn¡¯t say anything else. This money could be received but Li Xiangxing had taken a bunch of old brothers to act as a guarantee. If he didn¡¯t return it then he would harm this group of people. Once the time came, not only would they be ruined but they wouldn¡¯t have any face to live! Chen Luyun¡¯s face paled. ¡°What can we do? Xi Xi is about to take his university entrance examination¡­¡± This sentence poked at Li Xiangxing¡¯s death point and his already dull eyes became even darker. ¡°So I told you to divorce¡­¡± Chen Luyun suddenly woke up from her daze and interrupted him. ¡°Li Xiangxing! Don¡¯t say such things again!¡± Li Xiangxing: ¡°¡­¡± Chen Luyun took a deep breath. She held back the tears in her eyes and said in a trembling voice, ¡°Old Li, we can¡¯t escape. The sky has already collapsed so let¡¯s carry it together. Isn¡¯t it just 80 million? We¡­ we can pay it back!¡± In the face of a huge disaster, the thin and gentle Chen Luyun stood up and supported her husband¡¯s shoulders that were about to collapse. Li Xiangxing¡¯s eyes were red. ¡°Ah Yun¡­ I¡­¡± Chen Luyun forced herself to calm down. ¡°All the assets that can be realized will be sold. We should also do our best to shrink down the size of the business. We will talk to the bank and see if we can apply for a suitable repayment agreement¡­¡± Chen Luyun continued, ¡°Old Li, we had a bunch of debts 20 years ago. Didn¡¯t we pay it back little by little? We just have to do it all over again this time!¡± Chen Luyun¡¯s firm words in her soft voice gave Li Xiangxing strength. He let out the turbid air that had been pressing on his chest for a long time and cheered up. ¡°Yes, we can¡¯t escape. It is natural to pay off our debts. We have to let Xi Xi live in an upright manner!¡± Li Shaoxi didn¡¯t know how he got back to his room. He didn¡¯t show up in the house and he didn¡¯t appear in front of his parents. It wasn¡¯t that he didn¡¯t have the courage to face the sudden crisis of his family. He just knew that his ignorance was the greatest comfort to his parents. He couldn¡¯t break their persistence, he couldn¡¯t ignore their protection of him and he couldn¡¯t forget that he was also a member of this family. He had responsibilities and obligations. 18 years old was an adult. But¡­ It was 80 million! Li Shaoxi collapsed on the mattress, his head buzzing. For a long time, Li Shaoxi felt that his life was very good. If reincarnation was a technical job then he was obviously proficient with it and was quite good at picking. Before Li Shaoxi was born, the Li family was one of the poorest families in the town. The five brothers separated their families after getting married and each family reached a bunch of debts. Li Xiangxing was the youngest and the one people were least optimistic about. Everyone thought that since he didn¡¯t have the support of his brothers, he probably wouldn¡¯t be able to pay off the debt even in 10 years. However, in just one or two years, the hard-working and capable young couple not only paid off the debts they received but they also caught the trends of the time. The small business became bigger and bigger and they eventually became the ¡®millionaires¡¯ of the town. Li Shaoxi was born at this time. Li Xiangxing looked at his white and tender son and was full of joy. He hugged and kissed his son endlessly. ¡°Little lucky star, you are the lucky star of your parents!¡± Li Shaoxi was really a lucky star. When he was one year old, his family moved from the small township to the city. When he was three years old, Li Xiangxing bought an imported luxury car. When he was eight years old, the company run by Li Xiangxing was upgraded and the industry expanded overseas¡­ Their career was thriving but his parents¡¯ feelings were still as close as ever. They treated him very well. They weren¡¯t harsh nor indulgent, demanding nor neglecting. Their only wish was for him to grow up healthy and happy. For 18 years, Li Shaoxi had been very content. He wasn¡¯t the richest, the most handsome or the best at learning in his class but¡­ The one who was richer than him wasn¡¯t handsome. The handsome one wasn¡¯t good at learning. The one who was better at studying than him wasn¡¯t as handsome as him. It was until today when the heavens dropped a calamity. Li Shaoxi¡¯s 18 years of peace had been turned upside down! Doing business was always risky. In particular, once the business grew bigger than the risk it faced also increased exponentially. Father Li had a competitive personality. Anyone who started from scratch was always ambitious. He inevitably had less caution when defending his business. Of course, it didn¡¯t matter how cautious a person was. A global disaster was impossible to prevent. Who would¡¯ve thought that a cough in winter would¡¯ve set off a terrible hurricane that ravaged all humanity and even subverted the world¡¯s pattern? Li Shaoxi pondered over the conversation between his parents. He slowly and clearly replayed it in his mind as if typing it word by word on a keyboard. Li Shaoxi might only be a senior in high school but he knew a lot about his family¡¯s company. His mother and father had respected him since the time he became thoughtful. They never avoided him when it came to some family meetings and even intentionally let him know more. He was their only child. If he wanted to continue running the business then early contact with it was beneficial and harmless. Of course, they wouldn¡¯t force it if Li Shaoxi wasn¡¯t willing to take over. Li Shaoxi was well aware of the sharp increase in orders. He also heard his parents discuss the loan to build a new factory. He just hadn¡¯t expected that the amount would be so large and the disaster would come so suddenly. There wasn¡¯t even a buffer time! 80 million¡­ 80 million! Li Shaoxi jumped up from the bed and pulled out his ¡®collection¡¯. He liked shiny things as a child and he wasn¡¯t short of money at home. His parents would give him gifts every holiday so he had saved a lot¡­ Rubies, sapphires, tourmalines, agate¡­ All of these together would be worth over 200,000. 20 to 8000. It was a drop in the bucket! Li Shaoxi took a deep breath and thought about what else he could do for his family. Ding. Li Shaoxi didn¡¯t pay attention. Ding ding ding. Li Shaoxi frowned and looked at the VR device that had made the sound. This was a new toy that his father had bought for him not long ago. Due to the concept of the metaverse, people were no longer satisfied with computer and mobile games and started to move toward virtual reality. This device could be called a revolutionary breakthrough. It could load 3A level game masterpieces. Last night, Li Shaoxi had played it most of the night. However, now Li Shaoxi didn¡¯t have the heart to play games! Eh¡­ Wait. Li Shaoxi thought about it. This broken equipment was worth 70,000 to 80,000 yuan. He had only played with it a few times. Couldn¡¯t he get a lot of money back by selling it second-hand? No matter how small the fly, it was still meat. Li Shaoxi didn¡¯t dislike it! In order to sell it second-hand, he had to first log off his personal information and reset it. Li Shaoxi quickly picked up the dinging glasses and entered the settings interface in order to erase traces of his own use. The game was still stopped at the interface of Zombie Siege. Li Shaoxi looked at the level he had reached overnight and gritted his teeth as he pressed ¡®delete¡¯. There was nothing to be upset about. He didn¡¯t deserve to play games in the future! The picture in front of him went dark. Li Shaoxi was about to take off his glasses when he heard a ¡®ding¡¯ again. It was a very short sound but it was completely different from the previous mechanical sound. It was like someone with a good voice was deliberately ¡®dinging¡¯ in his ear. There was an indescribable chill that spread from his ears to his nerves, making people tremble. Li Shaoxi¡¯s ears trembled uncontrollably. Immediately afterward, an even colder, temperatureless but unexpectedly clear voice entered his ears. ¡°Survive for three days and you can take away anything you can carry from the game with you.¡± Li Shaoxi: ¡°?¡± Before he could respond, the device that had been reset by him suddenly lit up. Gold and black font appeared in front of him in a very eye-catching manner. Game Name: Treasure Miner Treasure miner? Wasn¡¯t this the single player mini-game with big treasures that manipulated a lousy old man with a blatant perspective cheat? White Lily: Hello, this is a novel by Long Qi, the author of familiar novels like Game Loading and Glory. There will be some familiar aspects of the author that you will find along the way, such as their humor and some other areas (spoilers). The MC might be a bit weak in the first arc but he gradually grows stronger as he gets to know this new world and his abilities. I hope you have fun reading this! CH 2 A normal person who saw this would think: What nonsense is this? Who are you fooling? Li Shaoxi was a normal person and he clearly felt like he had been targeted by big data. It knew he was now poor and crazy and deliberately engaged in this thing to lure him in and let him continue indulging in the game. It was true that he liked Treasure Miner. Anyone who loved gems would find this game very attractive. In particular, the blessing of virtual reality meant that the bright and beautiful stones were even more deadly than they were in reality. Not only were they purer and more beautiful but they were also bigger. Who could endure this? Li Shaoxi took a breath and forced himself to take off his glasses. No matter how much he played with it, there was no real data. What he was lacking now was real money! The moment his fingers touched the glasses, the picture in front of him turned and dense scrolling words appeared. It was actually a game description. What was the point of this? The game was simple, rough and straightforward with instructions. However, it was this type of text that went straight to the eyes that was difficult not to look at. [Game Name: Treasure Miner Game description: Old Jack is a miner in Noah City¡¯s eighth mining area. He was born in the eighth mining area and started to learn mining at the age of 10. He has been mining for 56 years now. His seniority in working years has given him an amazing sensitivity to gems. He can find the biggest gems even through a lot of dirt.] Li Shaoxi frowned when he saw this. He didn¡¯t know that old man had a name and he didn¡¯t know this mining area belonged to Noah City¡­ Noah City¡ªit sounded a bit familiar. The text continued to scroll. [Clearance conditions: Protect the eighth mining area. Playing time: Three days. Number of players: 5.] Li Shaoxi was stunned. Was this still an online version? What was so good about this broken little game? See who could dig the most treasures in a competition between five bad men? No, the clearance condition was to protect the mining area¡­ Wasn¡¯t the core of this game about the fun of gem mining and digging? How could there be a setting to protect the mining area? ¡°¡­¡­¡± Li Shaoxi scolded himself. What time was it? He still had the heart to study this rubbish? Playing a game was nonsense. He wanted to sell this equipment for money! Li Shaoxi resisted his surging curiosity and cruelly started to remove the equipment. He was just about to touch the back of his head when a cold voice was heard again. ¡°This game is a bound level and it can¡¯t be canceled.¡± Li Shaoxi¡¯s heart sank. At this time, he still didn¡¯t think too much. He just thought it was a setting of the game. Bound level? Couldn¡¯t be canceled? He would find out after forcibly cutting off the power! He was about to get rid of this device. Would he care about a small game? Okay, Li Shaoxi still cared a bit. However, he was weighed down by the burden of life. He couldn¡¯t be greedy for a bit of pleasure. Goodbye, rubies, sapphires, emeralds, tourmalines, agates, onyx and diamonds in virtual reality¡­ Eh? Li Shaoxi touched empty air. There was no lock on the back of his head. What was going on? Not only was he unable to fear a lock but the headgear and glasses that should be hanging in front of him were gone. Even his back was empty. The main machine he should¡¯ve been carrying was gone. This incident made Li Shaoxi¡¯s fingers tremble slightly. HIs palms were a bit damp and his heart thumped uncontrollably. Something was wrong! He waved his arms wildly, touching nothing but darkness. It was reasonable to say that he was standing in the fence of the VR equipment and he would reach the ¡®border¡¯ after taking a few small steps. However, he walked for a long time without reaching the border. His room was quite spacious and the circled game area was five square meters, but he had already taken five, six, seven and then eight steps? He already¡­ completed the 100 meter sprint! The game description in front of him gradually faded away and was followed by a huge countdown. ¡°The game is about to start. Please get ready.¡± 10, 9. 8¡­ The countdown of red writing against a black background gave people an inexplicable sense of oppression. It was difficult for Li Shaoxi to treat this as an ordinary small game. 6, 5, 4¡­ In three seconds, Li Shaoxi recalled all the rebirth-related web articles he had seen and games, movies, television dramas and even short videos with related themes. 3, 2, 1. F**k! There was a burst of white light in front of Li Shaoxi and the only words that came to him were: I am transmigrating? Wait! What about his parents if he transmigrated? They just received a debt of 80 million. What would Old Li and Sister Yun (Mother Chen) do after seeing their son¡¯s sudden death? In today¡¯s society, which teenager hadn¡¯t imagined transmigrating? Li Shaoxi was no exception but¡­ he only thought about it. He never actually wanted to transmigrate. What about the problems he would leave behind if he transmigrated? He was afraid that the old Li family would be destroyed! The dazzling light dissipated and there was a faint sense of vertigo before Li Shaoxi clearly saw the scene in front of him. As someone from a ¡®rich family¡¯, this scene really made Li Shaoxi¡¯s eyes widen. This was a wooden house that was around 10 square meters in size. It wasn¡¯t too big or too small. The wooden walls and floors exuded a slightly damp and musty smell. There wasn¡¯t even a set of tables and chairs in the wooden house. The only thing that could be regarded as furniture was the lamp above his head. It swayed and scattered a yellow light, barely illuminating the corners of the wooden house. No matter how he looked at it, this must be a mountain hut linked to poverty but¡­ yes¡­ there must be a turning point here¡­ In a corner of the moldy wooden house, there were countless gold, silver and jewels scattered. Golden and shiny. Bright and dazzling. Li Shaoxi just glanced at it when he saw the translucent sapphire, the rounded and flawless deep sea pearls¡­ In addition, there were the large gold nuggets still randomly scattered on the wooden floor like stones lining green leaves and red flowers! Bright? Flashy? Beautiful? The point was that it was money! ¡°Survive for three days and you can take away anything you can carry from the game with you.¡± Li Shaoxi stood up! Survive for three days. Take things away. He might¡¯ve transmigrated but he could transmigrate back. He could even transmigrate back with all the sparkling gold and gems on the ground to solve the urgent needs of his family! Was this scientific? Was this reasonable? Wasn¡¯t this really a daydream? Li Shaoxi: ¡°¡­¡­¡± In any case, he couldn¡¯t take off the equipment. Even if it was a dream, he needed to wake up from the dream. He would do his best to obey destiny. He had no regrets even if he woke up with nothing! Li Shaoxi didn¡¯t hesitate at all. He rushed to the gold, silver and jewels. He would rely on his sharp eyes to pick up the most valuable treasure first. Look at this emerald. It was rich but not flashy. The color was soft but just right. The front was a clear emerald green and there was a faint green-blue light from the side¡­ Excellent! Thankfully, Li Shaoxi was born with handsome eyebrows, clear eyes and a youthful air. If he was a bit more sophisticated than this expression could be called ¡®wretched¡¯ and ¡®obscene¡¯! His slender fingers touched the beautiful emerald and the slightly cool touch made Li Shaoxi excited. This wasn¡¯t just a small virtual reality game. His equipment didn¡¯t include gloves and there was no such realistic touch. In other words¡­ His Li family was really going to turn a corner and make a comeback? Bring it on, big baby! Li Shaoxi picked up the emerald in order to stuff it into his pants pocket. ¡°?¡± ¡°???¡± Li Shaoxi actually¡­ couldn¡¯t move it! It was literally. He was an adult with a height of 1.83 meters. He was a bit thin due to his age but he was still an athlete who could join the school team. Yet at this moment, he couldn¡¯t grab an emerald the size of a thumb. Did this make sense? Oh, everything in front of him didn¡¯t make sense in itself. There was a dinging sound and a silver-gray translucent screen appeared in front of him. It was similar to the system panel commonly found in computer games but it was a bit more advanced in virtual reality. There was a row of buttons on the left side of the screen but only the first three were unlocked. The first button was a miniature bust with the word ¡®attributes¡¯ below it. The second button was two hand held together and there was the word ¡®friends¡¯ below it. The third button was a small white envelope and it had the word ¡®mission¡¯ below it. Okay, it was a game. Li Shaoxi was young and had played many games. He was familiar with it so he clicked directly to check his details. There was no doubt that the attributes button was his personal attributes. This frightened Li Shaoxi slightly because apart from some obviously unscientific values, the other values were completely true. [Name: Li Shaoxi. Gender: Male (Initial) Age: 18 years old Height: 183 cm] What did ¡®initial¡¯ for the gender part mean? Li Shaoxi, ¡°¡­¡­¡± Thinking while panicking! The following were the unscientific categories: [Magic attack: 0 Physical attack: 0 Magic defense: 0 Physical defense: 0 Attack range: 0 Penetration damage: 0 Luck value: 0 Mental strength: 0 HP: 10 (once below zero, the game will end). Weight: 1. Basic attribute points: 100 (players can allocate it themselves apart from the luck value)] These values were familiar to anyone who often played games, especially RPG games. Most were the opening values and the attributes were all cut. He could understand attack, defense, range and penetration very well. They were the combat attributes used to fight monsters. Luck was estimated to be related to the rewards and his was actually zero¡­. Well, it was true. There was a debt of 80 million. It was due to the accumulation of virtue from the Li family¡¯s ancestors that it wasn¡¯t a negative number. The specific role of mental strength was temporarily unclear. HP was easy to understand. It was health. Weight¡­ weight! Li Shaoxi raised an eyebrow slightly as he realized. It was no wonder why he couldn¡¯t grab the emerald. It turned out that his weight value in Treasure Miner was only ¡®1.¡¯ The weight of the game was probably more than 1. It wasn¡¯t that simple. What was his purpose in this game? Make money! So¡­ Hey. Li Shaoxi had just finished allocating the attribute points when he heard voices coming from behind him. The sudden voices shocked him. He realized that this wasn¡¯t a stand-alone game but there were five players, including him. The one who spoke was a boy with a slightly local accent. He didn¡¯t sound very old and he was probably around 20 years old. ¡°Not bad. This game has been revised to be very exciting.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t mess around. Attributes are important.¡± ¡°See this. Look at the weight. Right, right, this weight attribute. Don¡¯t slip your hand to it. This is a trap.¡± A girl with a soft voice asked, ¡°What do you mean by weight?¡± Another girl with a colder voice asked her, ¡°You haven¡¯t played games before?¡± The soft girl¡¯s voice became even quieter. ¡°I just played for fun.¡± The boy told her, ¡°It¡¯s okay. This game isn¡¯t very difficult. Just follow me well and you will surely pass the level steadily!¡± He finished speaking and explained, ¡°Weight means you can carry multiple things. The heaviest weapon in the game only has a bit of weight and there is no need to waste points on it.¡± The girl understood. ¡°That¡¯s it.¡± The boy said, ¡°It is set to fool people. See these gems? You need points in weight to take them but the problem is that they are useless.¡± The girl asked curiously, ¡°Can¡¯t you use gems to buy things in the game?¡± The boy shook his head firmly. ¡°No.¡± Then he added, ¡°I have cleared this game three times and I can tell you with certainty that they are useless!¡± The girl replied, ¡°Then this weight is indeed a trap.¡± The boy was happy and told the beautiful girl a few more words. ¡°Right. It doesn¡¯t matter how good or realistic the gems look. They are just a bunch of data in the game and can¡¯t be brought out. Only a fool would put points in weight.¡± Li Shaoxi who put all his points in weight: ¡°¡­¡­¡± Brother, your words don¡¯t need to be so fatal. CH 3 The trio didn¡¯t notice Li Shaoxi and started to exchange names. The boy spoke first. ¡°My name is Fang Yihuai.¡± It was just a game but he directly reported his name. The girls were obviously a bit surprised. Fang Yihuai explained, ¡°You don¡¯t need to say your real name. I am a game streamer. My name has long been hanging in the live stream.¡± Thus, there was no need to hide it. The soft-voiced girl was obviously timid. She heard that Fang Yihuai was actually a streamer and immediately became nervous. ¡°You¡­ are you streaming live now?¡± ¡°It is on.¡± Then Fang Yihuai comforted her, ¡°It is okay. You are so beautiful and everyone is praising you.¡± The girl panicked even more. ¡°T-This¡­¡± The other girl with the colder voice sneered. ¡°What is the point of being so pretentious? It is common to encounter a streamer when playing games. The character isn¡¯t you and it isn¡¯t your real name. Why are you pretending?¡± The gentle girl: ¡°¡­¡­¡± Fang Yihuai saw that the signs were wrong and changed the topic. ¡°By the way, have you just encountered Lanhai¡¯s VR equipment?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± ¡°Y-Yes.¡± Fang Yihuai continued, ¡°Treasure Miner is quite a scam. At first glance, it looks like a small game that was ported over but in fact, this game¡­ really isn¡¯t for beginners!¡± ¡°Still, it is okay. I¡¯ll take you through the instance.¡± Li Shaoxi wasn¡¯t idle. He was picking up the gems and putting them in his pocket while listening to their small talk and getting the information he needed. How to put it? The amount of confidence wasn¡¯t small. The ID of the gentle girl was Little Bear Pudding while the cool girl¡¯s ID was Don¡¯t Annoy Your Old Mother. Li Shaoxi automatically reduced their IDs. One was called Bear Pudding and the other was called Annoyed Mother. As for why he reduced it like this¡­ It could only be said that Li Shaoxi was single until he was 18 years old for a reason! Fang Yihuai was a streamer who had cleared the game three times and was a veteran. The two girls were new to VR devices and entered to experience it. They saw the name of the game and thought it was the VR transplanted version of the small game, Treasure Miner. They thought it was an easy game to start with. Based on their conversation, Li Shaoxi could know that they were indeed playing a game. None of the three of them seemed to be lying. In particular, Fang Yihuai was obviously live streaming and would fall into a state of stiffness from time to time. He was presumably replying to the barrage messages. The latest VR equipment supported live streaming. After all, it was an excellent sales method. Lanhai Technology¡¯s research and development was very careful. Bear Pudding and Annoying Mother were obviously new to playing the game. If they ¡®transmigrated¡¯ into the game, they wouldn¡¯t be in this state. That type of anxiety, fear and desire to communicate would be difficult to suppress. Therefore, only Li Shaoxi was special. For a moment, Li Shaoxi also doubted if something was wrong with his mind that he would feel like he had ¡®transmigrated.¡¯ How could he transmigrate into a game that others were playing? Was it data for the players while real for him? What a bad sci-fi movie! However, he was indeed different. His VR equipment was also from Lanhai Technology and Old Li had bought him the high-end version. Li Shaoxi was very certain that this VR equipment had no gloves. There was just realistic vision and didn¡¯t have such a rich sense of taste and touch. Li Shaoxi touched the fiery red gem that was like a small sun in his hand. The real touch and faint moisture in the air were silent reminders for him. Everything in front of him was real. It wasn¡¯t just a game. So why was only what he saw real? It was like this. Li Shaoxi had always been a broad-minded person or he would¡¯ve collapsed and cried in the face of the 80 million yuan debt. If all of this was real, it meant he could really take the gems out. If it was fake, it didn¡¯t matter. He didn¡¯t have the energy to care about winning or losing the game. The trio approached the pile of gems and saw Li Shaoxi. Fang Yihuai had known that this was a game with five players so he wasn¡¯t surprised. He greeted Li Shaoxi very kindly and stated his own name. Li Shaoxi was also busy. The weight wasn¡¯t enough. It was full and the sad thing was that he could only hold 1% of everything here. This was hardly human! Fang Yihuai wondered, ¡°Brother, what are you called?¡± Li Shaoxi paused before smiling. ¡°Juduoduo.¡± (Juduoduo: Gather a lot) Li Shaoxi saw that the trip was stunned and added, ¡°Just call me Juduo.¡± Li Shaoxi¡¯s original game ID naturally wasn¡¯t this but now¡­ He changed his name. Thinking about the name Li Shaoxi, it was really unlucky that Old Li and Sister Yun gave him such a name. It was rare and once the surname Li was added, it meant¡­ Without, few, rare. Too unlucky! Originally, Li Shaoxi didn¡¯t believe in metaphysics but now he had experienced a mysterious thing and wasn¡¯t afraid to be more mysterious. What was wrong with Juduoduo? He had restrained himself well by not calling himself Jubaopen! (source of wealth/gold mind, cornucopia etc). Fang Yihuai endured it but in the end, he couldn¡¯t hold back. ¡°Why didn¡¯t you call yourself Pinduoduo?¡± (A social e-commerce company) Li Shaoxi grumbled. ¡°Yes, I accidentally missed tens of billions of subsidies.¡± Wouldn¡¯t it be nice to pay off all his debts? The girls: ¡°¡­¡­¡± This was a very handsome little brother but why was he so funny? Fang Yihuai burst out laughing and instantly felt close to Li Shaoxi. ¡°Have you ever played this game?¡± ¡°Just the computer version.¡± ¡°Have you just started playing with VR equipment?¡± It was true that Li Shaoxi hadn¡¯t bought the VR equipment for a long time but he had grown up playing various games and his understanding of games¡­ he would probably be able to mix into the level of the top streamers if he went to the game area to become a streamer. So as soon as he got the VR equipment, he bought a AAA rated game and didn¡¯t even think about trying out such a simple game. (TL: AAA is an informal classification used to categorize games produced and distributed by mid/major publishers that generally have higher development and marketing budgets than other games.) Li Shaoxi answered, ¡°Yes, I bought it not long ago.¡± However, he had almost cleared the hardest game loaded onto the device, ¡®Old Days.¡¯ Fang Yihuai told Li Shaoxi the same thing he told the games. ¡°It is okay, this game is a team pass. You can just follow me.¡± Li Shaoxi was happy to save some trouble. ¡°Okay, Brother Huai.¡± The corners of his mouth were slightly raised at just the right curvature, making his already handsome face look more clean and bright. Fang Yihuai was stunned before he felt overjoyed. Well, this person was on the right track! Who wouldn¡¯t like being called a brother? Okay, Brother Huai will protect you. Fang Yihuai was indeed streaming live. The VR live streaming equipment was quite cumbersome but the effect was better. The audience could directly see what Fang Yihuai saw and they could also change their perspective to see Fang Yihuai himself. There wasn¡¯t the immersion of playing VR games directly but the details were more realistic and refined than computer and mobile phone games. In particular, the VR equipment wasn¡¯t fully popularized and most players couldn¡¯t afford the price. This meant that the live streams had a lot of traffic. At this moment, Fang Yihuai was dancing wildly in front of the barrage. Initially, the audience were praising the girls for their good-looking appearance selection and their sweet and cool voices. Now the spearhead had turned and all attention was on the appearance of the new Juduoduo. ¡°This little brother isn¡¯t bad. He is two centimeters taller than Old Huai.¡± ¡°He is so cute when he smiles. He has little tiger teeth.¡± ¡°It is a pity.¡± ¡°What?¡± ¡°We all know that Old Huai has the attribute of a loyal dog. This isn¡¯t compatible with a little puppy!¡± (Slang for young, clingy, cute and sunny boys)¡± ¡°Wait, is the little brother really a little puppy!¡± ¡°Someone called Juduoduo is a little puppy?¡± ¡°Emmm, this ID is really disappointing.¡± Fang Yihuai saw that the style of the barrage was becoming crooked and didn¡¯t dare to place an arm around Li Shaoxi¡¯s shoulders. In the next instant, the barrage exploded even more fiercely. ¡°This this this¡­¡± ¡°Old Huai! Back! Turn back quickly!!¡± ¡°F*k, what type of immortal appearance is this?¡± ¡°No, I can¡¯t hold it. How much money is this set of equipment? This old lady is going to go and customize my appearance!¡± ¡°The minimum price is¡­ 30,000¡­.¡± ¡°Emm, I¡¯m gone. Let¡¯s go to work for Lanhai!¡± Due to his perspective, Fang Yihuai wasn¡¯t as informed as the viewers. He looked back and saw the ¡®culprit¡¯ who made his live stream room explode. No matter how HD the live stream room was, it was flat and not immersive. The steely straight man Fang Yihuai with 100% immersion: ¡°¡­¡­¡­¡± Okay. There was truth to the saying that gender wasn¡¯t necessarily impassable. The game required five players and a white light fell as the fifth player appeared. For games, even if it was virtual reality, there were very few players who would use their appearance in reality in the game. Most of them were aggressive in the initial customization interface so that even their mother couldn¡¯t recognize them. What level 10 beauty, what 20,000 meter filter? It wasn¡¯t worth mentioning in front of independent face customization. Of course, customizing the appearance also required a certain aesthetic. The quality of technology determined the level of appearance. If the technical score for Juduoduo¡¯s face was 80 then the one in front of him obviously approached 100. Fang Yihuai was a bit jealous. ¡®This person, your skills have gone in the wrong direction!¡¯ At this time, Old Huai didn¡¯t know that his words were a prophecy. Li Shaoxi also saw the fifth player¡­ This person should be around the same age as him and was a bit taller than him. The other person was also in much better shape than him. There weren¡¯t the obvious signs of exercise but there was a sense of strength and weight that belonged to real power. Like a young cheetah, this person had the icy composure of waiting for his prey and a sharp spirit that could burst out in an instant. Handsome? Li Shaoxi¡¯s gaze moved along the simple and casual ¡®novice equipment¡¯ on the other person¡¯s body to his cold, white neck. This person¡¯s jawline was cold and hard. His lips were thin but the unexpected color was very bright. It was especially striking against his cool skin tone. Of course, he wasn¡¯t feminine. There was a sharpness that could cut through blood vessels. The bridge of his nose was high and the proportions were perfect. The most eye-catching thing was the pair of black eyes under heavy eyelashes. They were long, narrow, deep and mysterious. There was a layer of transparent silver light floating there, like a cluster of snow under the moon at night. They could see it but not touch it. One touch¡­ burned. ¡°¡­¡­¡± F*ck, who wanted to touch this person. Li Shaoxi looked away. The other person was indeed handsome, with impeccable facial features in line with the definition of handsome. He also didn¡¯t look easy to get along with. Li Shaoxi didn¡¯t look at him again. It didn¡¯t matter if this person was handsome or not if they couldn¡¯t get along well. As for the two women¡­ There was no shortage of people but it wasn¡¯t common to see a floor full of gems! The social expert Fang Yihuai went up to talk to the last person but he encountered an iron plate this time. ¡°Hello.¡± ¡°¡­¡­¡± ¡°My name is Fang Yihuai. You¡­¡± ¡°Get out of the way.¡± Fang Yihuai, ¡°¡­¡­¡­¡± The thing that made him feel even more aggrieved was that the barrage didn¡¯t comfort him. They praised the pronunciation of ¡®get out of the way¡¯ and asked him to make this person say another sentence! Okay okay, the audience was the biggest. Good, this person looked handsome and attracted traffic. He would endure it! ¡°Excuse me¡­¡± Fang Yihuai had just opened his mouth when a huge silver panel appeared in front of them with a line of words on it. [Welcome Fang Yihuai, Little Bear Pudding, Don¡¯t Annoy Your Old Mother, Juduoduo and Jian Yue to the eighth mining area.] Good guy, the system announced it directly before this person introduced himself. Jian Yue? It was a pretty normal ID. [The eighth mining area is facing a serious crisis. I hope that all heroes will defeat the demons, save the mining area and give justice to those who have died in vain.] [The task is about to start. The preparation time: 3 minutes.] [This game is a team mode. Please vote for the captain.] This wasn¡¯t controversial. Fang Yihuai was a veteran who cleared the game three times and won the captain¡¯s position with an absolute advantage of four votes, um¡­ Jian Yue abstained. Fang Yihuai stopped caring about this person who attracted traffic and focused on taking the girls and younger brother to clear the game. He said, ¡°We need to allocate our attribute points. Clearing the game requires cooperation and our attributes points must incline a certain way, such as¡­ He carefully and earnestly taught the two girls. Based on their preferences, he had them be responsible for long-range magic attacks while he was responsible for tanking the monsters. For the remaining two boys, they needed a melee output and vice-tank to cooperate with him¡­ The captain had the permission to view the team¡¯s attributes. The busy Master Fang clicked on the attribute panels of the two boys. He thought that they had played the game before and should be easy to teach¡­ ¡°Damn!¡± ¡°What nonsense!¡± Don¡¯t blame him for being coarse. Who the hell added points so weirdly? [Team member: Jian Yue Physical attack: 109. Health: 1. Weight: 1.] Everything else was zero! [Team member: Juduoduo. Weight: 80. Health: 31.] Everything else was zero! Fang Yihuai couldn¡¯t breathe and almost pouted. ¡°Brother, you have 1 point of health and will die if you get pricked. 109 points of physical attack is useless if you die!¡± He finished scolding this traffic person and looked at Li Shaoxi. ¡°Brother¡­ you¡­ you¡­¡± It was better to increase the attack then weight! What was the use of such a high weight? Did he see this place as a mountain and wanted to ask an old man to move mountains? Li Shaoxi asked back, ¡°There is no upper limit for physical attack? Fang Yihuai: ¡°???¡± Li Shaoxi wasn¡¯t happy. ¡°Why is there an upper limit on weight? I wasted 20 points for nothing.¡± If he hadn¡¯t been stuck at 80 points, would he have wasted those 20 points on health? What did 20 points of weight mean? It meant 20 superb emeralds the size of pigeon eggs! Li Shaoxi¡¯s heart was bleeding. Fang Yihuai who didn¡¯t understand what was going on: ¡°¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡± Were these f*king¡­ human¡­ words¡­?! CH 4 Li Shaoxi was so sad that it could be called a true feeling. This wasn¡¯t fair. Why could the other attributes break through 100 but not weight? What happened to weight? Why was it being discriminated against? He wanted to complain! Fang Yihuai was speechless. If it wasn¡¯t for the live stream, he would¡¯ve cursed these people. This was a team game. Could they stop fooling around? Then he glanced at the barrage and his mood changed in an instance. Ah, this¡­ The effect of the show seemed to be unexpectedly overwhelming. The barrage was watching the fun. There were a few ¡®hahahaha¡¯ mixed with gloating words. ¡°I¡¯ve gained knowledge. It turns out that weight originally has a maximum limit.¡± ¡°If it wasn¡¯t for this Juduoduo, I¡¯m afraid Old Huai wouldn¡¯t know such hidden knowledge even after clearing it a hundred times.¡± ¡°That is true. Apart from this strange person, there is no second player who would fill up on weight.¡± ¡°What is he trying to do by putting the points in weight?¡± ¡°He wouldn¡¯t be¡­ naive enough to¡­ think¡­ that this pile of gems is of great use?¡± ¡°Old Huia, Old Huai, hurry up. Tell cutie Duoduo that this pile of gems is useless except for looking good, hahaha.¡± ¡°Yes yes, tell him quickly. Sister wants to see Duoduo cry.¡± Fang Yihuai didn¡¯t want to pay attention to this stupid Juduoduo! However, he couldn¡¯t stop the 20 rocket launchers given by the audience masters. Yes it wasn¡¯t easy for a little streamer to live. Fang Yihuai gave in. Fang Yihuai took a deep breath and told Li Shaoxi, ¡°Brother, it is my fault.¡± Li Shaoxi, who was in pain, looked up. ¡°Huh?¡± Fang Yihuai saw the soaring popularity of his live stream and didn¡¯t mind going deeper into the act. He blamed himself. ¡°I forgot to tell you that this pile of gems is useless apart from looking good!¡± Li Shaoxi: ¡°¡­¡­¡± The use of the gems really wasn¡¯t great but it didn¡¯t stop him from being able to exchange them with money. Fang Yihuai continued to explain, ¡°Really. Based on my experience of clearing the game three times, I¡¯m telling you that they can¡¯t be exchanged for equipment or medicine. Even if you throw them at the head of the monsters, the damage value is zero!¡± Was this detailed enough, accurate enough? Isolate yourself, silly Duoduo! Li Shaoxi: ¡°¡­¡­¡± He knew all of this. Fang Yihuai had previously explained it to the girls and he heard it. Still¡­ What did the use of the gems in the game have anything to do with him? He just wanted to take it out. Fang Yihuai glanced at the barrage. Okay, the task was complete. The density of ¡®hahahaha¡¯ in the barrage was even higher and it was followed by 50 rocket launchers dropped by a sister. ¡°Wuuuuuu, little Duoduo is so cute. His silly expression is even cuter!¡± Fang Yihuai was a bit jealous. It was really good to be handsome. It was a pity that his appearance was average and his teeth weren¡¯t good, so he wasn¡¯t worthy of eating soft rice. (Refers to men who rely on his wife/girlfriend to live) Fang Yihuai saw the rocket launchers and comforted Li Shaoxi. ¡°Brother, just do what you want. This time, I¡­¡± He was about to vow to take them through the instance but thinking about his own team, his heart became cold and he changed his words. ¡°I will try my best.¡± It wasn¡¯t that Old Huai was cowardly but that this lineup couldn¡¯t be saved by anyone. The two girls were playing games for the first time and they weren¡¯t even familiar with the various operations of the VR equipment. The two brothers were even more bizarre than the other. Originally, 1 point of health was shocking enough. Now there was the ¡®full weight¡¯ as a foil and it became slightly normal. Oh, this was against his will. How was it normal?! This¡­ this¡­ Clear the instance? See you in the next game! If Li Shaoxi didn¡¯t know that Fang Yihuai was streaming live, he might feel that this person was really good. Fang Yihuai could still comfort his teammates in the face of such pitted teammates. He was really the number one holy father. However, he knew that Fang Yihuai was streaming so¡­ he guessed why Fang Yihuai came to comfort him. It was either to maintain the character setting or the live stream effect. Still, this was normal. Li Shaoxi was a gamer. If he randomly matched with such silly teammates, he would deliberately speak in a yin-yang manner to force the other person offline. (yin-yang= internet term for people who like to speak words that seem normal but often conceal an ironic/sarcastic/mean meaning to make others feel unpleasant. It is more indirect scolding). It was fair to scold people when doing such nonsense in a team game. He was also undoubtedly a good teammate who was willing to help others. It was just that he wasn¡¯t playing a game this time. He couldn¡¯t touch the VR device, couldn¡¯t quit the game and he had a different mission. ¡°Survive for three days and you can take away anything you can carry from the game with you.¡± It wasn¡¯t known how many times this sentence had been repeated in Li Shaoxi¡¯ mind. He broke it down over and over again and came to two points. First of all, he needed to survive for three days. Second, he could take away things from the game. He didn¡¯t need to play the game. He just wanted to stay for three days and take as much as possible with him. Therefore, weight was the most meaningful to him out of all these attribute points. He wouldn¡¯t be able to take anything with him without weight. The second most important thing was health. It might be his life in the game or his real life. After all, he was trapped in the game and it wasn¡¯t impossible to die inside it. His seemingly ridiculous distribution was the best solution for him. If there wasn¡¯t a maximum limit on weight, he would¡¯ve added a full 100 points to weight. Based on Jian Yue¡¯s distribution of points, he could see that attribute points could be distributed, such as transferring 9 points of health to other attributes. Of course, Li Shaoxi wouldn¡¯t do this. 10 points of health was the bottom line. As a good gamer who almost cleared ¡®Old Days¡¯, Li Shaoxi had a lot of experience with VR games. Unlike keyboard games, players were no longer manipulating characters with a mouse and keyboard or mobile phone screen. It was closer to integrating themselves into the game. Therefore, some values could be raised through physical fitness such as the evasion value and agility value. These death values in old games had a much more comfortable operating room in VR games. If their physical fitness was good in reality then the evasion value and agility value would increase a lot accordingly. Li Shaoxi¡¯s ability to stay up all night playing ¡®Old Days¡¯ wasn¡¯t just due to his playful heart but also his excellent physical fitness. To put it bluntly, if they weren¡¯t physically fit when playing VR games then they would be collapsed on the ground after an hour of playing. Fang Yihuai disliked Jian Yue¡¯s distribution of points but Li Shaoxi was shocked. Such an extreme distribution was either blindly struggling out of arrogance or extreme confidence in his physical fitness in reality. He was confident enough to dodge more than 99% of the damage in the game. If it was the latter then this person was a bit scary in reality. He must be at the SWAT level. Would a SWAT officer come to play games? In addition, would a SWAT member look so¡­ so¡­ delicate? Cough, nor would they be so pretty. In any case¡­ this person looked good! Li Shaoxi¡¯s mind moved slightly. Just then, he said, ¡°I want to¡­¡± He seemed to be talking to Fang Yihuai but in fact, his eyes were peeking at Jian Yue. Fang Yue was thanking the barrage for the gifts when he heard Li Shaoxi¡¯s voice and asked, ¡°What are you thinking?¡± It is too late to feel regret. You lost your mind over money. This game is a no-clearance experience. Li Shaoxi paid attention to Jian Yue¡¯s expression and said in a low voice, ¡°¡­I want to take these gems out of the game.¡± Li Shaoxi glanced at Jian Yue extremely quickly when he finished speaking. The young man happened to be standing in front of the pile of gems. In the midst of all the vulgar gems, he stood out like a piece of green bamboo. He wasn¡¯t tacky at all and even seemed to purify the turbidity of the cabin. Li Shaoxi retracted his gaze with regret. Jian Yue was indifferent. This man was prettier than a gem but colder than a stone. Tsk¡­ it was useless to look good. It couldn¡¯t be sold for money! Li Shaoxi was also indifferent. Both of them were indifferent except for Fang Yihuai. He laughed heartily and tears were about to come out. ¡°Brother, you¡­ you¡­ hahaha, you¡¯re really humorous.¡± Li Shaoxi maintained a polite and sincere smile. Fang Yihuai couldn¡¯t help laughing. ¡°To be honest, the first time I played this game, I also thought about what would happen if I could take these gems out of the game? Wouldn¡¯t it be a big jackpot? I would no longer have to stream live. Oh, I could stream live while selling these goods!¡± This would be a real live stream with goods! Not only did he laugh until he was out of breath but the barrage was also livelier due to Li Shaoxi. ¡°Hahahahaha, our Juduoduo has expressed the thoughts of many players.¡± ¡°Seriously, if this could be brought out of the game¡­¡± ¡°Wake up! This is a string of code. Can the art of Lanhai Technology by the magic pen Ma Liang that makes anything it draws real?¡± ¡°Still, it isn¡¯t bad to have a dream.¡± ¡°I¡¯m suddenly envious of cutie Duoduo. I¡¯m so old that I don¡¯t even dare have such a dream!¡± ¡°Duoduo looks like a high school student.¡± ¡°It is nice to be young.¡± ¡°He is innocent.¡± ¡°I admire it, I admire it¡­ wuu.¡± An opportunity came again unexpectedly. The audience started to give gifts again, putting pressure on Fang Yihuai. ¡°Old Huai, here are some deep water torpedoes. Take cutie Duoduo to clear the game!¡± ¡°Go Old Huai, you can drag four with one.¡± ¡°Hahaha, it is funny and interesting. I¡¯ll add some as well.¡± ¡°Old Huai, if you clear the instance then I will give you 100 deep water torpedoes!¡± Fang Yihuai: ¡°!¡± 100 deep water torpedoes was 10,000 yuan! The little streamer Fang stood up! Damn, this really fit the saying that life was impermanent, the large intestine wrapped around the small intestine. He thought that since he ran into two cut newcomers and two pig teammates, this game would be cold. Who knew that there would be sudden riches? The traffic handsome man didn¡¯t work but silly Duoduo caught the audience. There was something! Could it be the legendary stupid but lucky man? Don¡¯t panic, Brother Huai will cover you! Fang Yihuai replied to the barrage, ¡°Okay, I will take them to fly in this game.¡± Fang Yihuai saw the number of people in the live stream room soar and his small panic flapped its wings and flew away. What was there to panic about? He just had to try his best and everyone would see it. They couldn¡¯t blame him if it didn¡¯t work. In addition, the effect of this show was already unexpected, even if there was no follow-up gift profit. He had been streaming for a month and the traffic wasn¡¯t as good as today¡¯s 10 minutes! What was the use of being scared? Just go straight ahead and it was over. City A, an underground building. A man wearing a military uniform but with long hair stared at the screen in front of him. ¡°Oh, little Jian Yue went to the novice level again?¡± A tall girl stood next to him. She had short hair and wore glasses with rigid black frames but she couldn¡¯t hide her good looks. She just seemed a bit serious. ¡°This time, the novice level is very difficult.¡± ¡°It seems that the quality of the newcomer is good.¡± ¡°His initial physical fitness is judged to be grade A.¡± ¡°How old?¡± ¡°He just turned 18.¡± ¡°An ordinary person?¡± ¡°There is no special training.¡± ¡°Name?¡± ¡°Li Shaoxi.¡± ¡°Okay. Why was he chosen by the ¡®rift¡¯?¡± ¡°His family has a debt of 80 million yuan.¡± ¡°¡­.This can be faced positively. He has a good heart.¡± ¡°Speaking of which, is this the first time little Jian Yue has gone to the novice level?¡± ¡°The eighth time.¡± ¡°Then this little friend¡­¡± The long-haired man¡¯s mouth slightly curved up and his voice was neither light nor heavy. ¡°Is he the person little Jian Yue is looking for?¡± Eight¡­ this number wasn¡¯t very auspicious. It looked like he was going to make an offering. CH 5 There was a carrot called the ¡®gifts¡¯ so Fang Yihuai was full of fighting spirit. He really thought calmly. First of all, he had to tell his ¡®immortal¡¯ teammates about the game. ¡°Don¡¯t look at the name Treasure Miner. The bad old man isn¡¯t the embodiment of the player but the demon that the player wants to kill¡­¡± Fang Yihuai had cleared the game three times and had enough detailed knowledge about the game. The reason why he played it so many times wasn¡¯t because the game was interesting but because the streaming effect was very good. The moment he entered, it was full of gems and it was eye-catching. Each level was designed with a certain gem as the theme and the style was gorgeous and dreamy. This was even more eye-catching. Furthermore, the small boss of each level had a certain killing skill. Once he had cleared the level once, it was very fulfilling to bring new recruits. Not only would he be respected by his teammates but he could be handsome in front of fans. How could he not enjoy it? Finally, the last boss of the game was different the three times he played it. This was also the fun of the player repeating the game. The time of the level itself was short and there was a new experience at the end every time. This made people addicted. Appropriate repetition and an unpredictable surprise. It was the password to rise on top. Playing three times was nothing. As long as the final boss kept changing, he could play it another 30 times! The girls listened without understanding and Fang Yihuai told them, ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I will at least show you the five themed rooms.¡± Li Shaoxi tried to endure it but he couldn¡¯t hold back. ¡°Are there any gems in the room?¡± Fang Yihuai cleared his threat. ¡°It indeed corresponds to a gem!¡± He deliberately left it as a surprise. ¡°What about the quality?¡± ¡°Um¡­ I don¡¯t quite understand this but it should be similar to the ones here?¡± Li Shaoxi: ¡°¡­¡­¡± His flesh hurt. Why was there an upper limit on weight? He couldn¡¯t even hold a gem the size of a grain of rice. Fang YIhuai realized he was being led astray. ¡°Brother, these gems are really useless. Can you believe me?¡± Li Shaoxi: ¡°¡­¡­¡± I can believe you but can you help me with the debt of 80 million? The audience in the live streaming room heard their conversation and was amused again. In the midst of the jokes, occasionally one or two different ones popped up. ¡°Can I just say, is there a possibility that cutie Duoduo is a bigshot with a script?¡± ¡°Script, what script?¡± ¡°For example, weight is very useful. Collecting gems will give¡­ something?¡± ¡°That¡¯s right. Old Huai might¡¯ve cleared the instance three times but there is a random level. Perhaps a certain boss this time will¡­ have to be smashed with gems?¡± The moment these words came out, they attracted a bunch of ¡®hahahahas.¡¯ ¡°Then you don¡¯t need to pick up the gems now, right? The boss of the final level might change but the room doesn¡¯t change. If you really use gems to smash it, you can go directly to the room, pick up the gems there and smash them!¡± ¡°Wait, even if you have to smash the boss with gems, do you think Duoduo will be willing to smash it?¡± ¡°¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡± The audience thought of Juduoduo carefully selecting the gems and putting the ones with the right appearance in his pocket and they all agreed. ¡°He, can¡¯t, bear, it!¡± Finally, the fans summed it up. ¡°There is no explanation. We don¡¯t need to explain. He is just a simple and unpretentious little money fan. He simply wants to give the gems a home!¡± For a moment, Streamer Fang was jealous. Who was the streamer of this live stream room? Why did it seem to have been replaced? Don¡¯t look at Li Shaoxi ¡®acting arbitrarily¡¯ when it came to the attribute points. Out of the four people here, he was the one who listened most seriously to Fang Yihuai¡¯s words about the game. There was no way. It was a game for them but it wasn¡¯t necessarily the case for him. It was about life and money. It was silly not to be serious. Li Shaoxi wasn¡¯t interested in clearing the game. What he wanted to know most was about the time. His task was to survive for three days. How exactly the three days would be defined was debatable. If it was three days in reality then the difficulty really wasn¡¯t low. Li Shaoxi might have to play this game more than once, playing it all the time for three days. If it was three days in the game then it was easy. Perhaps he just needed to play one round of the game and he could get through it. Of course, was it really as simple as the latter? Li Shaoxi had an optimistic personality but he was also a pessimist. He didn¡¯t mind thinking about the worst situation. The worse he thought, the stronger his vigilance and the more adequate his psychological preparation. Even if he really encountered a very bad situation, he wouldn¡¯t collapse. For example, this 80 million debt. If Li Shaoxi was really an innocent and carefree child then he would be crying desperately on his bed. Li Shaoxi asked Fang Yihuai, ¡°Is there the concept of time in the game?¡± Fang Yihuai was stunned. ¡°Huh? Are you talking about the clearance time? Rest assured. This game is short and generally one hour is enough to pass it.¡± Li Shaoxi explained, ¡°I mean in the game, is there a setting such as the first day, the second day etc.?¡± Anyone who had played a lot of games, especially role playing games, would understand this. Players played a role and usually followed an in-game time. Otherwise, did the players really have to train for ten days in reality if they encountered the task of training for ten days? Fang Yihuai understood and waved his hand. ¡°This game isn¡¯t so complicated. It doesn¡¯t use the concept of time.¡± Li Shaoxi was stunned. It couldn¡¯t be three days in reality, right? He wouldn¡¯t starve to death in three days but his parents would be in a hurry if they saw him not moving for three days. It was no use worrying about this. If he really had to be hungry for three days, he would bring back millions of yuan to make it worth it! Fang Yihuai really didn¡¯t want to ask but he couldn¡¯t stop the audience from wondering. ¡°Why are you asking this?¡± Li Shaoxi was kind. ¡°Of course, I want to bring the gems home as soon as possible.¡± Fang Yihuai: ¡°¡­¡­¡­¡± As expected of you. You have a lot of tricks! The three minutes of preparation time passed quickly. Unexpectedly, Fang Yihuai introduced so much but the game slapped him in the face at the beginning. A door appeared on the wall of the cabin. Beyond the door was a black swirl that was obviously a teleportation formation. It was estimated that once they entered, they would enter the dungeon and start fighting monsters to clear the level. This was normal in Fang Yihuai¡¯s introduction but it soon derailed. The system sound appeared out of thin air and rang in the ears of the five people. [The teleport passage is open.] [On the first day, Fang Yihuai, Little Bear Pudding and Don¡¯t Annoy Your Old Mother should go to the mining area and defeat the demon king.] Fang Yihuai was stunned. Little Bear Pudding was stunned. ¡°J-Just the three of us?¡± This was a situation that Fang YIhuai had never encountered before. Previously, he broke through the level with five people. Why did it only name three players this time? Li Shaoxi¡¯s eyes lit up. It didn¡¯t matter if the game was derailed or not. The important thing was the time. The first day. Sure enough, there was a set time in this game. As long as this first day was over, he could make a judgment based on the progress of the task. Fang Yihuai was also stunned for a moment before he said, ¡°It is okay, the three of us can do it. Perhaps the difficulty of the monsters in the level will be reduced accordingly.¡± In any case, they might seem to be five people but in fact, they were three people. It was the same whether these two strange people went or not. If the difficulty of the monsters was really reduced due to the number of people then he actually could take the two girls to fly. It was a good thing! Fang Yihuai shook his fists. He completely ignored the strange duo and only carefully instructed the girls, ¡°Don¡¯t be afraid. Watch me lure the monsters and you can output remotely.¡± Little Bear Pudding replied, ¡°Y-Yes!¡± Annoyed Mother had a cold face. ¡°Yes.¡± Fang Yihuai was happy but the barrage wasn¡¯t so happy. ¡°Ah, I wanted to see Duoduo being chased by monsters!¡± ¡°If there is no Duoduo then what is the point of this game?¡± ¡°Trash game, you¡¯re discriminating against players. Why look down on 1 point of health and full weight?¡± ¡°Ahhh, who wants to see the streamer look after girls? I want him to bring the two troubles with him.¡± Fang Yihuai: ¡°¡­¡­¡­¡± He didn¡¯t know which audience boss begged him to take good care of the beautiful girls at the beginning. In any case, he couldn¡¯t do anything. It was the system arrangement and Brother Huai was innocent. He had to be happy about getting rid of the two strange teammates. It was a pity about the show¡¯s effect but¡­ it wasn¡¯t that he didn¡¯t want to bring them. It was that the system wouldn¡¯t let him! Fang Yihuai took the two girls to the wooden door and disappeared into the black vortex. There were only two ¡®great gods¡¯ left in the cabin full of gems. From beginning to end, Jian Yue had perfectly played the role of ¡®wallflower.¡¯ Li Shaoxi couldn¡¯t be blamed for his evaluation of this person. He was as quiet as a plant and he looked good, so he was a wallflower. Jian Yue closed his eyes and rested, looking like a stranger who shouldn¡¯t be disturbed. Li Shaoxi didn¡¯t want to talk to him either. There was no free time, no time! He had to use this time to take advantage of his gem identification ability to try and pick out the most cost-effective gems. He had limited weight and unlimited IQ. Li Shaoxi should bring as much money home as possible! Thus, it was a silent cabin and two silent people. Fortunately, there was no crowd of onlookers so no one complained. As long as one person ignored it then the other ignored it. It could be called ¡®getting along well.¡¯ Li Shaoxi was focused on studying the gems but he didn¡¯t ignore the time. He had been counting the time in his mind. He had just counted to 1,800 when the system voice was suddenly heard. [It is the next day and the heroes haven¡¯t returned yet.] Li Shaoxi¡¯s eyes lit up. He clicked on his task bar and saw that the progress bar had moved forward by one third. Great! He had survived for a day. Couldn¡¯t he get away with lying down and winning if Fang Yihuai and the others passed the instance? Li Shaoxi didn¡¯t dare to be happy too soon. He could only pray a bit. ¡®Brother Huai, Bear Pudding, Annoyed Mother¡­ you can do it!¡¯ He counted to 1,700 and saw that the next day had almost arrived. However, rather than hearing the system announce the arrival of the third day, the three disgraced heroes were brought back instead. Fang Yihuai sighed. ¡°No, we can¡¯t fight.¡± Little Bear Pudding, who changed her equipment, said in an embarrassed manner, ¡°I-I didn¡¯t play well.¡± Fang Yihuai waved his hand. ¡°I don¡¯t blame you. It is too difficult, too difficult for three people to beat.¡± He had thought that arranging three people to clear the level would reduce the difficulty but the difficulty didn¡¯t drop at all. In fact, it increased slightly. Forget the last boss. He didn¡¯t even get past the second to last boss. It was too wrong to lose like this. Fang Yihuai wasn¡¯t convinced. ¡°There is still time. We will take a break and go again.¡± The moment he finished speaking, the system voice was heard. [On the third day, Juduoduo and Jian Yue, the two heroes should go to the mining area and defeat the demon king.] It was the third day! Li Shaoxi was happy for half a second before pouting. Sure enough, he wasn¡¯t allowed to just pass the three days so he was arranged to die. Survive for three days¡ªsurviving was the key. He didn¡¯t believe he would have the good luck of returning to the cabin after ¡®dying¡¯ like Fang Yihuai and the others. Jian Yue, who had been leaning against the wall with his arms crossed over his chest, finally moved. He didn¡¯t look at anyone and headed straight to the wooden door. As he approached Li Shaoxi, his eyelashes lowered slightly. Li Shaoxi opened his mouth. ¡°That¡­¡± Jian Yue glanced at him. ¡°Don¡¯t get in the way.¡± Li Shaoxi blinked, his face full of sincerity. ¡°Or should I not go?¡± In the small wooden house, Juduoduo¡¯s cowardly words echoed at a volume that wasn¡¯t too loud or too soft. Fang Yihuai, Bear Pudding and Annoyed Mother who clearly heard it: ¡°¡­¡­¡­?¡± The audience in the live stream room also filled the screen with ellipsis and ¡®hahahaha.¡¯ ¡°Sure enough, there is a lot to see.¡± ¡°This one sentence is better than Old Huai working hard for half an hour.¡± ¡°Treasure Duo, why play this game if you don¡¯t want to clear the level?¡± ¡°Obviously, he only has that pile of useless stones in his eyes!¡± Li Shaoxi was quite serious. He knew that Fang Yihuai was streaming but what did Juduoduo have to do with him, Li Shaoxi? Besides, what was the use of having shame? Could he survive with it or use it to exchange for money? Young Mater Li was clearly poor! The more Li Shaoxi thought about it, the more reliable he felt it was. He just needed to fool Jian Yue and let it drag out past the third day. Then wouldn¡¯t he lie down and win? He didn¡¯t underestimate Jian Yue. He incomparably believed in this person. Forget dragging it out past the third day. He believed this brother could play well enough to take them through the instance. Oh, it didn¡¯t matter if the game was cleared or not. The important thing was to survive the third day! Li Shaoxi¡¯s gaze toward Jian Yue became more sincere. ¡°Look at me. I have no attack power at all and my health is ridiculously low. My presence will only hinder you. It is better to¡­¡± Li Shaoxi¡¯s mouth curved, revealing two small tiger teeth. He shouted ¡®Brother¡¯ without any psychological burden. ¡°Brother Yue, it is better for me to stay in the cabin obediently and wait for you to come back.¡± It didn¡¯t matter who was older or younger, the one who could take him to win was his brother! Jian Yue: ¡°¡­¡­¡± Unlike Fang Yihuai and the others, Jian Yue knew about Li Shaoxi¡¯s situation. He knew that Li Shaoxi was the one who was chosen and that he was doing this to survive, but¡­ Jian Yue was still shocked. No one had ever called him that growing up. Li Shaoxi was still smiling at him in a sweet and sincere manner. Sweet, what sweet? Jian Yue looked away and said in a forced cold manner, ¡°It is best if you don¡¯t go.¡± ¡°Yes!¡± He was so happy that it infected everyone in the room. Poor Li Shaoxi was only happy for less than a second. Obviously, only Jian Yue walked to the wooden door while he stayed in front of the pile of gems but unfortunately, the system didn¡¯t intend to let him go. He saw darkness in front of his eyes and was forced to teleport. The trio: ¡°¡­..¡± The live stream room: ¡°Hahahahahahaha!¡± Two people entered the game dungeon. Jian Yue looked at Li Shaoxi. Li Shaoxi: ¡°¡­¡­¡± F*k, it was really hard to earn a lot of money! This couldn¡¯t defeat Li Shaoxi, who was poor and short of ambition. He didn¡¯t collapse. ¡°If I said that I took the initiative to follow you because I was worried about your safety and worried you would be lonely, would you believe it?¡± If you believe it, you must protect me well, Brother Yue! CH 6 Obviously, Jian Yue wasn¡¯t his father so he wasn¡¯t so easy to fool. Li Shaoxi changed the subject and said frankly ¡°Cough, it is the system that forced the transmission. I really didn¡¯t mean to hinder you.¡± He finally managed to say something human but the next sentence revealed his original form. ¡°Brother Yue, you see that your attack power is full. Can you protect a poor teammate who has no strength to even tie up a chicken?¡± After speaking, Li Shaoxi looked at Jian Yue with sincere and innocent eyes. In any case, no one was broadcasting live at this time. Of course, even a live broadcast couldn¡¯t stop Li Shaoxi from wanting to hug a big thigh. What a joke. Other people were playing a game but he was playing for his life. Li Shaoxi was afraid that Jian Yue wouldn¡¯t understand so he explained, ¡°Yes, it is me.¡± Your pitiful teammate who is right in front of you, not far away. Jian Yue: ¡°¡­¡­¡± After enduring it, the 17 year old God Jian couldn¡¯t bear it and asked, ¡°A hand that has a weight of 80 doesn¡¯t even have the power to hold a chicken?¡± Li Shaoxi couldn¡¯t react to what he said. This was the longest sentence Jian Yue had said since he entered the game. His voice was clear and cold, like the air of a winter morning blowing against his ears. It was clear, condensed and a bit frozen. Li Shaoxi¡¯s ears twitched and his mind returned. That¡¯s right. He was full of weight so his ¡®strength¡¯ in this game could be called unprecedented. It could be said that there was no one before him and there might not be anyone after him. Even if a second person was recognized, that player wouldn¡¯t dare to even enter the top 10. He was really too modest if he said he didn¡¯t even have the power to bind a chicken. ¡°Still, I can¡¯t stop myself from being weak inside.¡± Li Shaoxi spoke a bunch of nonsense. ¡°Have you heard a saying?¡± Jian Yue had never met someone his age like this. ¡°What?¡± Li Shaoxi pointed at himself firmly and sincerely. ¡°King Kong Barbie.¡± Jian Yue: ¡°¡­¡­¡± ¡°Eh?¡± Li Shaoxi quickly followed as Jane strode away. What a joke. He even recognized himself as a King Kong Barbie. How could he let this person run away? There were five levels in this ghostly game. If he had to pass it himself¡­ When would he make it through? It was silly to have a thigh and not hug it. Even if the thigh¡¯s attributes were slightly cold, he couldn¡¯t let go. Li Shaoxi and Jian Yue were teleported to a passageway that they had to walk through in order to enter the first level. Fang Yihuai had briefly explained that each level had a gem element. For example, the first ¡®room¡¯ was a pearl element. The passage wasn¡¯t short. Jian Yue was in front and Li Shaoxi behind him. The two boys had long legs and fast steps. They walked for around a minute or two. Halfway through, Li Shaoxi suddenly asked, ¡°Brother Yue, have you ever played this game?¡± Jian Yue obviously paused. ¡°No.¡± ¡°Oh¡­¡± Jian Yue didn¡¯t look at him. ¡°Why are you asking this?¡± Li Shaoxi pointed to a black pattern on the ground of the passage that occurred every three steps. ¡°This is a spawning point, right? Generally, the game will arrange a practice point for the players before entering the main chapter. This passage is obviously to familiarize us with the way to fight monsters.¡± It was because it was used to practice that Fang Yihuai didn¡¯t mention it before. There was no need to waste time mentioning mobs that could be easily killed. After all, the preparation time was only three minutes. The mobs in the passage were unlikely to hurt the players so they were a waste of time for veterans clearing the game again. They could be bypassed directly. Jian Yue¡¯s positioning seemed random but every step was just right to step on a floor tile that was almost the only correct one. It was only these tiles that didn¡¯t trigger the monsters spawning. It was only these tiles that allowed them to reach the room in the fastest and most convenient way. Therefore, Li Shaoxi asked if he had ever played the game. Otherwise, how could he move so accurately? After hearing these words, Jian Yue stopped and turned to look at the teenager following closely behind him in a scrutinizing manner. This kid had a carefree smile and didn¡¯t close his mouth but in fact, his mind was quick and his skills were very good. It was true that Jian Yue had never been here before but he had gone through so many ¡®fields¡¯ that he couldn¡¯t be caught by this novice level at all. This ¡®field¡¯ had at least an S grade difficulty for Li Shaoxi but he actually keenly noticed the places Jian Yue stepped. It was very unusual. Li Shaoxi didn¡¯t want to trigger the monsters refreshing so he had followed the other person closely. The moment Jian Yue stopped, he could only quickly brake. Li Shaoxi sensed Jian Yue¡¯s gaze and looked at him curiously. ¡°Brother Yue?¡± Jian Yue seemed to be watching him seriously for the first time. ¡°What is your name?¡± ¡°Eh?¡± ¡°Your name.¡± Li Shaoxi blinked. ¡°Juduoduo.¡± Jian Yue: ¡°¡­¡­¡± ¡°Or¡­¡± Li Shaoxi¡¯s lips curved in a grin and his small tiger teeth were white and pleasing. ¡±You can call me King Kong Duoduo.¡± He had an obligation to remind this bigshot at all times that he was just a King Kong Duoduo who had a lot of weight but was actually fragile! Jian Yue: ¡°¡­¡­¡± He was thinking too much. This was by no means the person he was looking for! Jian Yue continued to walk forward. Li Shaoxi wasn¡¯t aware of his thoughts and continued to whisper exaggerated praise. ¡°You actually haven¡¯t played it before. It turns out that you are just usually gifted¡­¡± Jian Yue: ¡°¡­¡­¡± The corners of his tight mouth inevitably loosened a bit. In the face of this nagging, Jian Yue¡¯s temper wasn¡¯t bad for once. It should be known that Fang Yihuai just greeted him and his response was to ¡®get out of the way¡¯ and ¡®get lost.¡¯ Under the leadership of the precise stepping, they reached the first level with no difficulty. Fang Yihuai said there were a total of five levels here, each of which was a gem-themed room. It was beautiful but also dangerous. The first door was close at hand. Li Shaoxi just needed one glance and he couldn¡¯t help scolding the game planners in his heart. F*k, why was there an upper limit to weight? Otherwise, this beautiful pearl would change its surname to Li! The gemstone theme for the first level was pearls. The door was very delicately designed and was a large unfolding shell. The background color was white and the surroundings were set with a circle of high quality pearls. The color of the pearls was different so they formed an exaggerated rainbow. The shell door was curved and the rainbow made of pearls fit perfectly. This was called a ¡®noble air.¡¯ Li Shaoxi seriously pondered the possibility of putting this door into his backpack¡­ Oh, there was no way because¡ª He only had 80, points, of, weight! He couldn¡¯t look. The more he looked at it, the more painful it was. Li Shaoxi could only use words to soothe his little heart. ¡°It is very good-looking.¡± Jian Yue didn¡¯t speak. This didn¡¯t prevent Li Shaoxi from talking to himself to disperse the huge disappointment that he couldn¡¯t take away the money. ¡°Do you think that the setting of this theme room is like marriage?¡± His mouth was full of nonsense while his heart was full of, ¡®Rainbow pearl shell door, f*k!¡¯ The 30th anniversary is a pearl wedding, the 40th anniversary is a ruby wedding, the 45th anniversary is a sapphire wedding, the 50th anniversary is a golden wedding and the 60th anniversary is a diamond wedding.¡± The five levels of the game corresponded to five themes: pearls, rubies, sapphires, gold and diamonds. Li Shaoxi hadn¡¯t been able to help slandering it when Fang Yihuai first introduced it. Didn¡¯t it correspond exactly to each wedding anniversary? There was a creak as the rainbow pearl shell door was pushed open and they entered the first level. Li Shaoxi controlled his mind and prepared for a bigger blow. The door was so good that the pearls inside must be¡­ ¡°¡­¡­¡­¡± Li Shaoxi couldn¡¯t hold back. ¡°What the hell is this?¡± Jian Yue sneered. ¡°Pigs.¡± Li Shaoxi, ¡°¡­¡­¡± He suspected that the bigshot was scolding him but he didn¡¯t dare refute it. The so-called pearl was a real pig. (Pearl = zhen zhu, pig = zhu) Deduct money for the homophone joke! How could it be played like this? He didn¡¯t see the more expensive big pearls but seeing the real pink pigs all over the room made him¡­ want to self-isolate. The pearls level wasn¡¯t a room filled with pearls but real pigs. These pigs also had fat heads and big ears. One of them could crush three of Li Shaoxi. ¡°Speaking of which¡­¡± Li Shaoxi suddenly had a thought. ¡°There seems to be pigs in Treasure Miner?¡± He was talking about the computer version where the white-haired old man dug out gems. There were a lot of levels and there was indeed a small animal running around with a diamond in its mouth. ¡°That isn¡¯t right,¡± Li Shaoxi shook his head. ¡°Why do I remember that it was a mouse?¡± At this moment, he couldn¡¯t be sure so he asked Jian Yue, ¡°Is it a mouse or a pig?¡± Jian Yue replied, ¡°A mouse.¡± ¡°Eh?¡± ¡°The planners are afraid of mice so they replaced it with pigs.¡± Li Shaoxi: ¡°¡­¡­¡± This was okay! Wait. Li Shaoxi caught the key point. ¡°How do you know the planners are afraid of mice?¡± ¡°It is a guess.¡± Li Shaoxi: ¡°¡­¡­¡± Like I would believe you. Facing this room full of real pigs, Jian Yue kept standing by the door and didn¡¯t move. Li Shaoxi obediently hid behind him and whispered, ¡°Brother Yue.¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Li Shaoxi reminded him. ¡°Shouldn¡¯t you go first?¡± It was time to fight the big boss. Pick up the weapon and rush! Jian Yue didn¡¯t move. Li Shaoxi¡¯s heart thumped and he cautiously said, ¡°You see, my defense is zero, attack power is zero and my health¡­¡± Jian Yue added for him, ¡°It is 30 times more than mine.¡± Li Shaoxi: ¡°¡­¡­¡± ¡®Brother, you don¡¯t have to calculate it like that. Even if it is 30 times yours, it is still only 30 points.¡¯ Li Shaoxi realized the ¡®deep meaning¡¯ in the words and tried to persuade the other person. ¡°Brother Yue, you don¡¯t want me to grab the aggro, right?¡± The so-called virtual reality was for other people. What Jian Yue saw was always only the real thing so the young man¡¯s timid voice was also real and entered his ears very realistically. ¡°No.¡± He turned around and looked at LI Shaoxi. Li Shaoxi sucked in a breath. It was rare to be able to oppose the general¡¯s army. Jian Yue had a shallow smile in his eyes that he wasn¡¯t aware of. He knew that Li Shaoxi was very afraid. The newcomers who entered the ¡®field¡¯ for the first time were usually so frightened that it was normal to doubt life. Li Shaoxi¡¯s performance was already a rare big heart. Jian Yue asked him, ¡°Do you have a magic attack?¡± ¡°¡­No.¡± ¡°Is there a physical attack?¡± ¡°¡­No.¡± Jian Yue¡¯s eyelashes lowered. ¡°You have no output so you can¡¯t grab the aggro. What can you do?¡± Li Shaoxi was only a few centimeters shorter than the other person and didn¡¯t need to look up at him. It was just that the two of them were so close that he felt it was a bit oppressive. Of course, he wasn¡¯t afraid of Jian Yue. He was afraid of dying here and making his parents cry. The desire to survive made Li Shaoxi very smart and he whispered, ¡°For example¡­ don¡¯t get in your way?¡± Just then, there was a bang and an explosion sounded in his ears. Jian Yue turned back but LI Shaoxi was looking straight ahead. The big pink pigs all exploded and the overwhelming fire illuminated the whole room like it was daylight. This was a scene that was hard to see in reality and it was so real that Li Shaoxi was stunned. Explosions, flames. A scorching heart that burned the skin and the pungent smell of gunpowder. Fear gripped his heart. Li Shaoxi truly felt that this wasn¡¯t a game for him but the reality of life or death. CH 7 This scene was like an explosion scene in a movie. One of them looked straight ahead while the other had his back to the flames. The heat wave blew up the short hair on Li Shaoxi¡¯s forehead, revealing a smooth and flawless forehead. In the brief, fiery light, his facial features were incomparably clear. His slightly curved eyebrows, the not too deep eye sockets that were just right to neutralize the roundness of his eyes and the thick eyelashes that floated in the light, trembling with the unconcealed fear in his eyes. The habitually curved corners of his mouth were tight and his dimples and small tiger teeth were gone¡­ Jian Yue didn¡¯t think much of it. He took a step forward completely instinctively and blocked Li Shaoxi. Li Shaoxi: ¡°!¡± In the end, he was a bit shorter than Jian Yue. The previous position of the two people had still blocked his field of view. Now that Jian Yue was so close, how could he still see the flames soaring into the sky? All he saw was the tall boy guarding in front of him, outlined by smoke and fire. In the firelight, his cool-toned black hair was dyed a thin red and his backlit face was hazy and blurred. Only the lines of his face and neck were clear and sank with the heat wave into his bulging lapel. Between the electric light and the firelight, Li Shaoxi spoke in his heart, ¡°You already knew they would explode.¡± Jian Yue who heard it clearly: ¡°¡­¡­¡± Li Shaoxi couldn¡¯t see Jian Yue clearly but Jian Yue didn¡¯t want to see this person too clearly. If there was fear in those round black eyes¡­ Li Shaoxi exclaimed, ¡°Good guy, if you say that you don¡¯t have a script in your hands then even dogs won¡¯t believe it!¡± Jian Yue: ¡°¡­¡­¡± He regretted it. He should¡¯ve scared this person to tears. Li Shaoxi didn¡¯t understand it yet so he thought clearly every moment about what was going on. No wonder why Jian Yue stood still the moment he entered the room. Li Shaoxi thought Jian Yue wanted to use him to attract the monsters but it turned out, he was waiting for the pigs to self-destruct. If he didn¡¯t know it in advance and entered, it wouldn¡¯t only be roast pork on the ground! Li Shaoxi was really cowardly when it came to other people¡¯s games where his life was at risk. Of course, Li Shaoxi soon thought of another layer. Jian Yue knew it would explode but deliberately stood in front of him. Wasn¡¯t it, wasn¡¯t it to¡­ protect him?! His Brother Yue used this body with a single point of health to come forward and protect him! A stream of heat surged in his heart and Li Shaoxi burst into tears! ¡°Brother Yue.¡± This cry contained his real emotions. ¡°Y-You are a good person!¡± Jian Yue who was inexplicably issued the good person card: ¡°¡­¡­¡± Li Shaoxi knew that Jian Yue didn¡¯t like to talk and explained for him. ¡°I understand, I know. You are a real man with a cold face and a warm heart, a tough guy who protects his brother in the face of danger. You can rest assured¡­ later, you¡­ you will be my dear brother¡­¡± Jian Yue couldn¡¯t continue listening. ¡°That¡¯s it.¡± Li Shaoxi was obedient. ¡°Okay, Brother.¡± Jian Yue: ¡°¡­¡­¡± Li Shaoxi suddenly remembered something. ¡°By the way, Brother¡­ how old are you and where are you from¡­¡± Before he could finish speaking, the explosion in the room dissipated. He heard a loud bang as something fell from the sky and landed heavily on the ground. The roast pigs were scattered in all directions. Li Shaoxi cleverly followed by Jian Yue¡¯s side and perfectly avoided this wave of minced meat attacks. This was a health-locking bigshot. Who would be afraid? Li Shaoxi stood up again! He knew that the explosion before was just a precursor and the real boss was the one coming out now. The smoke cleared and Li Shaoxi saw the true face of the boss. There were only these words left: It is hard to put into words. The big lump in front of him was undoubtedly a big, pink pig. The boss was around two meters vertically and horizontally while the weight was at least 900 kg. One strike from the pig¡¯s hoof and Li Shaoxi would die 10 times with his health. This image was shocking enough in a VR experience, not to mention that Li Shaoxi was now completely immersed. The feeling of oppression was even greater. This wasn¡¯t abstract but figurative. The sense of horror that he could be crushed to death at any moment was real. It wasn¡¯t only the image of the pig monster that was difficult to describe but also the name floating above its head: Pearl. Yes, the boss of the first level was a real pig named Pearl. The game planners had too much money to be deducted and were addicted to playing this type of homophonic game! Don¡¯t look at the evil design of Pearl. Its body was also covered with pearls. The scene in front of him perfectly described what it meant by ¡®not knowing how to use things sparingly.¡¯ Even Li Shaoxi, who was crazy about money, didn¡¯t want to touch the black pearls embedded in the pig¡¯s nostrils. No matter how good the color or how valuable it looked, it couldn¡¯t stop the fact that it had been soaked in pig snot! In a game, the boss appeared and there would be a declaration of battle, such as this Pearl brother in front of him. His big mouth opened and drool flowed down as he shouted, ¡°Bod thief, you dare to steal jewelry!¡± The moment these words ended, he rushed over with a wolf fang club. In the cabin, the failed trio hadn¡¯t quit the game yet. Fang Yihuai thought about it. ¡°It is estimated that they will come out soon and perhaps we will have another chance.¡± The two girls were fine with it. This cabin might be shabby but the gems were gorgeous. It was pleasing to the eye to stay here and it was good to become familiar with the VR operations as well. Fang Yihuai sighed, ¡°Unfortunately, the time just now was too short. I didn¡¯t have time to tell them that the pigs would explode.¡± He said this to the girls but the barrage fans saw it and they didn¡¯t help saying ¡®huh¡¯ to him. ¡°Old Huai, you didn¡¯t say it on purpose!¡± ¡°You want the newcomer to experience the trap you stepped on.¡± Fang Yihuai cleared his throat and replied to the barrage, ¡°It really wasn¡¯t intentional. I didn¡¯t think about it.¡± ¡°I believe you¡­¡± ¡°¡­.What nonsense!¡± Fang Yihuai exclaimed, ¡°Hey! It is the same whether I say it or not. They will definitely be cold.¡± No one in the audience had any doubts about this. Just now when Fang Yihuai was trying to clear the instance, the entire process was streamed live and everyone had jumped in shock. There was no need to mention how pitted the later levels were. The first level alone was completely different from before. Fang Yihuai had cleared the game three times but he had never encountered the pigs exploding. He had rushed up to clear the piglets and the big pig every time. This time, he had just hit a piglet halfway through when it exploded. His thick-skinned tank only had half his health left. Fortunately, the girls were standing behind him or they would¡¯ve died in minutes. The barrage sighed. ¡°One point of health and 30 points of health really isn¡¯t enough. The explosion range is really large. They will both die unless they stand in the outermost circle.¡± ¡°One of them can¡¯t attack and the other is a pure physical attack. They must¡¯ve rushed up for a melee battle.¡± ¡°Then¡­¡± ¡°Hey, it is good to think about it from another angle. We can see the cold brother and cutie Duoduo again soon!¡± Fang Yihuai looked at the time and wondered, ¡°They should¡¯ve exploded by now. Why haven¡¯t those two come out yet?¡± The barrage said, ¡°You can¡¯t rely on other people¡¯s dumb luck¡­.¡± ¡°It is hard to say. If they were cowardly and didn¡¯t go in, choosing to wait and see first, they might have avoided the pigs exploding?¡± There was only one possibility. Fang Yihuai continued to sigh. ¡°That is useless. The attack of the boss in the first level isn¡¯t high but his health is extremely thick. Even if Jian Yue¡¯s attack is high, it is impossible for him to kill the boss without any injuries.¡± The barrage was gloating again. ¡°Say, they can¡¯t even pass the first level. Will cutie Duoduo be wronged and cry?¡± ¡°He must definitely regret it now.¡± ¡°What is the use of weight? Can he stuff an old pig into his backpack and suffocate it to death?¡± The barrage was full of ¡®hahahahaha.¡¯ Suddenly, one barrage message reminded Fang Yihuai. ¡°Old Huai, aren¡¯t you the captain?¡± ¡°Yes, what about it?¡± The barrage was full of people with a lot of brains. ¡°Can¡¯t you check their status? Let¡¯s see if you can check how they are doing now.¡± Fang Yihuai was stunned. ¡°This¡­¡± He hadn¡¯t tried it before because he never encountered a split team to clear the instance. Fang Yihuai had the intention of trying it out as he clicked on the team page and pointed to the team of Juduoduo and Jian Yue. Really¡­ The barrage audience exclaimed, ¡°Old Huai, you can watch the live stream!¡± Fang Yihuai: ¡°¡­¡­¡­¡± Little Bear Pudding and Don¡¯t Annoy Your Old Mother looked over. Fang Yihuai hurriedly released the team panel and showed it to them. The captain¡¯s authority was really good. Even in the cabin, he could track the whereabouts of his teammates and watch them remotely. As a result, the audience in Fang Yihuai¡¯s live streaming room experienced the strange experience of watching the streamer and a live stream in a live streaming room. Needless to say, the opening was exciting enough! Fang Yihuai was also very curious. What were these two doing that they hadn¡¯t come out in so long? The pigs exploding could be avoided through luck but the real boss couldn¡¯t be avoided. Old Pearl could stomp these two small bodies to death with one foot. The live stream screen appeared in thin air. The Fang Yihuai trio took the audience in the live stream room to watch it together. The two people were indeed at the first level. There was a room full of roast pork, which was normal. The two little ones were lucky enough to avoid it. Then¡­ the excitement came. They heard cutie Duoduo¡¯s clear, clean and youthful voice. ¡°Brother Yue, you are a really big and thick¡­¡± The audience: ¡°¡­¡­¡­¡­?¡± CH 8 Fang Yihuai was trembling uncontrollably. What tiger and wolf words! F*k, the number of people in his live stream had finally exceeded 10,000. Don¡¯t block him! The live streaming room was full of adults and the fans were stunned after being speechless for a brief moment. ¡°What is he talking about?¡± ¡°We haven¡¯t seen them in 10 minutes and the two of them have already become so close?¡± ¡°What is big, what is thick? What is this roller coaster?¡± ¡°Wait¡­ isn¡¯t the point that they are both men?¡± Fang Yihuai saw that the style of the barrage was going wrong and was afraid his live streaming room would be blocked, so he forcibly changed the subject. ¡°That¡­ ah yes, this Pearl boss looks big and round. His four legs can hardly support his huge body.¡± The live stream room ignored him and was still filling the screen. ¡°I didn¡¯t expect you to be such a Jian Yue. I said you were a good, cool brother. How can you be so impatient?¡± ¡°Duoduo, my little Duoduo, how come this big bad wolf ate you!¡± ¡°Speaking of VR, can you¡­ can you do that?¡± ¡°Lanhai Technology has something. How much does this equipment cost?¡± ¡°The minimum is 30,000¡­¡± ¡°Oh, forget it. I¡¯m not worthy!¡± Help! This style was unbelievable! Fang Yihuai continued to bring the topic to the boss. ¡°It might be the first level but the boss of this level is very difficult. His skin is thick and he has a splash attack. Based on my physical defense, health and reaction ability, I only reduced him to only one-fifth of his health¡­¡± Of course, the girls weren¡¯t familiar with the game and their output couldn¡¯t keep up. He used the tank to train their hands. Who cared about the boss? Everyone wanted to see what the little ones were doing. Fang Yihuai didn¡¯t exit the live streaming interface of the game. He was panicked because the barrage¡¯s remarks went too far but he didn¡¯t really think that Jian Yue and Juduoduo were engaged in some earth-shattering big move. Games were also subject to review and some things were impossible to exist! Finally, the fog that shrouded the entire room dissipated and the eagerly waiting fans in the live stream room saw the two little ones. The two of them were disheveled! The two of them were very close! Their breathing was uneven! The two people¡­ Okay, the live stream room was saved. What did this have to do with a negative distance? Obviously, it was the action effect of just finishing off the boss! Wait¡­ Finishing, off, the, boss? The onlookers, who were watching the fun, finally got their brain circuits on the right track and paid attention to business. ¡°F*k, Pearl is dead!¡± ¡°They killed the boss?¡± ¡°One point of health and zero points of attack. They actually killed this big boss with such thick skin?¡± ¡°Replay replay, I want to see the replay!¡± There is no replay¡­¡± Fang Yihuai was so shocked that he couldn¡¯t watch the barrage. It was only after doing it that one would know how annoying the boss of this level was. Of course, he was annoying for normal players but he wasn¡¯t too difficult to pass. It was just that for the two people with such strange attributes, it was undoubtedly a hell difficulty. Pearl was just the boss of the first level. There was nothing special about him apart from his thick skin. After all, the players at this level had no equipment. If the game was too exaggerated then the player would simply remove their device, apply for a refund and give a series of bad reviews. Normal players could beat Pearl to death in five or six minutes as long as one person stabilized Pearl¡¯s aggro while the remaining four crazily released their output. It was just that the players were bound to get hurt. Pearl had a very disgusting skill to release turbid air. Every three seconds, a large amount of turbid air would splash around him. The density of the turbid air wouldn¡¯t be greater in one position. This meant there was nowhere to hide for melee players. The damage of the turbid air wasn¡¯t air. It only decreased health by one or two points so most players relied on defense and health to resist. In any case, there was time to rest and recover after killing the boss. The situation of Jian Yue and Juduoduo was different. They had one point of health and 30 points of health. Even if Juduoduo sacrificed himself to lure the monster, Jian Yue would have to fight in close quarters if he wanted to output. His one point of health would be gone as long as he was touched by the turbid air. Therefore, Fang Yihuai was very certain that these two wouldn¡¯t pass the first level. But now¡­ Pearl fell to the ground and they passed the first level. They killed Pearl unscathed. How, did, they, do, it? It wasn¡¯t only the audience who was curious. Fang Yihuai was also going to explode from curiosity! Unfortunately, they couldn¡¯t watch the process. They could only see the results. The result was¡­ Li Shaoxi sincerely admired it. ¡°Brother Yue, you are really the thickest, largest and most reliable thigh I have ever hugged!¡± The audience and the Fang Yihuai trio: ¡°¡­¡­¡­.Oh!¡± Feelings were so thick and big. Feelings were still the roughest and most powerful. Feelings¡­ just hug a thigh! Brother Duoduo, I¡¯m afraid you haven¡¯t reached level 99 in the language arts! Only Li Shaoxi knew what the Pearl boss had gone through. Only he had seen Jian Yue¡¯s immortal operations with his own eyes. How to describe it? Li Shaoxi was just afraid that if he praised the other person too much and annoyed him then what if Jian Yue no longer protected him? He knew that Jian Yue wasn¡¯t an ordinary player and that Jian Yue had excellent physical fitness in reality. He knew that Jian Yue wasn¡¯t blindly and messily adding points but was confident in his agility and reflexes, confident enough to avoid the turbid air that had almost nowhere to hide from. Li Shaoxi rarely admired anyone in terms of the game but at this moment, he¡­ He was completely convinced! There was a bigshot here and his task of surviving for three days had stabilized at 99%. As for why he left 1%? Hey, a human being should be humble. The audience in the live streaming room had their hearts scratched. They were looking forward to it. They hoped that cutie Duoduo would talk more and carefully describe the operation of God Jian. They couldn¡¯t see the picture so let them listen to the explanation. Who knew that this chattermouth would close his mouth. After dropping that pile of language arts, he didn¡¯t make a sound. Do proper business, Juduoduo! The live stream room gradually soared to 20,000 people and some newcomers timidly sent a barrage. ¡°This¡­ this¡­ is it a stream of a VR game?¡± The old fans: ¡°Probably¡­ probably¡­¡± Before this, they were quite sure it was the live streaming room of the VR game Treasure Miner. Now¡­ They were hesitant! This little brother with an excellent voice¡­ What nonsense did he speak that made the old veterans cry? If they didn¡¯t know the summary of the previous situation and just read the content of the barrage¡­ The ones who didn¡¯t let their imaginations run wild were the strange ones. Fang Yihuai was shocked and quickly saved his live stream room. ¡°It is a live stream for VR games, a 100% real game. There is no deception. Everyone is just chatting about¡­ hugging a thigh.¡± ¡®I¡¯m sorry.¡¯ Streamer Fang collapsed. He had to doubt if the thigh in his mouth wasn¡¯t the other thigh! The entire live stream room was dirty while only the two parties involved were clean and pure. At this time, they had started to pick up the rewards after killing the boss. There were only 100 attribute points given at the beginning of the game and each subsequent boss kill gave random rewards. The rewards were random but there were levels to what was given according to the kill evaluation. Fang Yihuai¡¯s kill evaluation in the past was B. It wasn¡¯t too high or too low. After all, the worst was F. The audience hadn¡¯t seen the process of killing the boss so they were very curious about the evaluation of the two little ones. The kill might¡¯ve been completed but the rating shouldn¡¯t be too high. The prophet Fang spoke again. ¡°If the rating is lower than B then the subsequent levels will be difficult to handle because there isn¡¯t enough equipment. Even if Jian Yue has full points in physical attack, he can¡¯t stop some monsters with too high physical defense. If he can¡¯t break the defense then all the output¡­ fu¡­ I acted with undue haste.¡± In the live stream room, he couldn¡¯t use foul language so he could only switch it to an idiom. No wonder why Fang Yihuai was so excited. This rating¡­ this rating¡­ [System: Congratulations on achieving a perfect kill and getting the S rating.] The fans in the live streaming room were wringing their hands. ¡°S! An S rating! Old Huai, you have passed it three times and your best score was an A rating. Jian Yue is alone, well, he has a small pendant. How did he get an S rating?¡± ¡°Oh my god, what did we miss?¡± ¡°Old Huai, reflect on it. Why didn¡¯t you find out sooner that you could watch the team members pass the instance?¡± Fang Yihuai was watching Jian Yue with a confused expression. He didn¡¯t dare underestimate this person at all. It was either a bug or a father. Both the former and the latter were intimidating. Fang Yihuai stabilized the emotions of the audience in the live streaming room. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I just missed the first level. The next level is ruby and the difficulty is higher. We will be able to see it clearly!¡± This statement really stabilized the fans. At the same time, it infinitely raised the expectations of the audience. They were so curious! They wanted to know how beautiful this Jian Yue¡¯s operation really was! The duo, who had no knowledge of this live event, were opening a treasure chest. The S rating gave a big treasure chest that was golden, bright and dazzling. Li Shaoxi¡¯s eyes were round and his hands were itchy. Unfortunately, his bag was too small to make a home for the big treasure chest. There was a ding and the treasure chest was opened. Li Shaoxi sucked in a breath at the golden light! Jian Yue¡¯s expression was indifferent. He wasn¡¯t as emotional as when he was talking to Li Shaoxi previously. Inside the golden treasure chest was an even more brilliant light. It was full of gold, silver and gems. If the gems in the cabin were the quality that could usually be seen on the counter then these were high end gems that could only appear on the necks of celebrities! How much was it worth? How much was it worth?? The subtle differences could clear his family¡¯s debt of 80 million in one go! Li Shaoxi¡¯s heart was pounding but he was measured. He looked at Jian Yue cautiously and asked even more carefully, ¡°Brother Yue, you come first.¡± He would wait for the bigshot to pick everything he wanted! In any case, Li Shaoxi¡¯s weight was already full! What, his luggage was already full? It didn¡¯t matter. If he didn¡¯t throw away the old ones, the new ones wouldn¡¯t come. The gems worth millions must make way for the big treasures! Jian Yue responded. His cold, white fingers moved through the dazzling jewels and he picked up a simple and unpretentious dagger. Li Shaoxi stared at him eagerly. Jian Yue told him, ¡°That¡¯s it.¡± Li Shaoxi held his breath. ¡°You¡­ only need this dagger?¡± ¡°Yes, this armor is for you.¡± Li Shaoxi¡¯s eyes weren¡¯t on the armor and he was full of thoughts. ¡°You don¡¯t want the rest?¡± Jian Yue who understood the money signs in this person¡¯s eyes: ¡°¡­¡­¡± Li Shaoxi was afraid that this person would regret it. ¡°Brother Yue, you are so good. You will be my older brother in the future!¡± It was true that the Li family paying off the 80 million debt had his contribution! The barrage was speechless. ¡°This is it?¡± ¡°This is it!¡± ¡°There is only one dagger and a set of armor from an S ranked treasure chest? Who is pitting whom?¡± ¡°¡­Oh, and a box of useless gems.¡± ¡°Let¡¯s just say, apart from cutie Duoduo, who will care about that box of junk?¡± Fang Yihuai had played many times and knew some rules. He helplessly said after a moment of silence, ¡°These two¡­ their luck value is both zero.¡± He remembered. This strange duo had everything as zeros apart from physical attack, weight and health. The other attribute points could be assigned by the players autonomously. The only exception was the luck value, which was locked when entering the game. Their luck value was zero so the treasure chest with an S rating only gave them a box full of junk¡­ The two little ones¡­ they were too miserable! CH 9 Jian Yue just took a dagger. There was a chest full of gems as well as a set of armor left. Li Shaoxi also looked at the set of armor. The attributes weren¡¯t bad. It was like life-saving magic for him and Jian Yue, whose bodies were as fragile as thin paper. After all, the two of them only had 32 points of health combined. This armor came with 100 defense points. Rounding up, it gave them three times the health volume. Of course, Li Shaoxi knew why Jian Yue didn¡¯t wear this suit. Based on those operations¡­ The armor would only drag down this great god and delay his performance! Li Shaoxi filled himself up with the gems and stared at the armor. This equipment was mainly defensive so it looked quite ugly. It was like the low-level armor in ordinary role-playing games. It was made of black iron and was dark, heavy and cold. The reason why Li Shaoxi stared at it was because it had a small skill: It recovered 20% of lost HP every 10 seconds. Obviously, this skill wasn¡¯t useful to Li Shaoxi and Jian Yue. There was no need to mention Jian Yue at all. Not only did Jian Yue lose no health but his single drop of health had no fault tolerance. He would either live or die. There was no intermediate state. Li Shaoxi didn¡¯t dare to rush rashly with his 31 points of health. If he recklessly lost 30 health, the armor would only return 6 health¡­ it had a terrible usefulness. The reason Li Shaoxi stared at it was because he was imagining what would happen if he took it out. This equipment wasn¡¯t very useful in the game. Then what if he brought it back to reality? If the skill attached to it was also brought back then wouldn¡¯t it be a health restoring artifact? 20% of lost health was restored every 10 seconds¡­ What did this mean when applied to reality? It was too subtle to call it a health restoring artifact. It should be called a medical miracle! Nevertheless, Li Shaoxi didn¡¯t plan to take it at all. He pondered on it and saw the risks. Even if it was true that he could take the gems out, he would need to think carefully about how to reasonably exchange them for money. Gems were something that belonged in reality yet he still needed to handle them carefully. This armor was obviously something that didn¡¯t exist in reality. Hastily bringing it back¡­ there would be endless troubles. Li Shaoxi only wanted to pay off his debt and didn¡¯t want to cause trouble. The world was very big while he was very small. Some boundaries shouldn¡¯t be touched. Wait! Li Shaoxi¡¯s little mind spun. He had decided not to bring it back to reality but he could wear it first. The skill of the armor was a small waste but he couldn¡¯t resist the 100 points of defense. There was a big boss opening the way for him and he just needed to live. Defense was very beautiful for him! There were still four levels after this. It wasn¡¯t a big deal to take off the armor at the last minute so that he wouldn¡¯t take it out with him. As for the weight¡­ He would waste a bit of it in exchange for 100 defense points. It was worth it! Therefore, Li Shaoxi freed up a bit of weight and happily put on the armor. The barrage: ¡°I have to say that Duoduo¡¯s little face really doesn¡¯t match this equipment!¡± ¡°He is so cute. Where did this King Kong¡­ King Kong¡­¡± Before the barrage could come up with the words, the armor wearing Li Shaoxi raised his arm and posed like a boss. Then he told Jian Yue, ¡°Brother Yue, don¡¯t forget¡­¡± Jian Yue: ¡°¡­¡­¡± He vaguely guessed what this person was going to say. The steely straight Li Shaoxi was still dancing. ¡°I am your King Kong Barbie!¡± (Steely straight man = It has gradually developed into a word that means many things such as poor aesthetics, low emotional intelligence in love etc.) Jian Yue turned around and walked away heartlessly. Li Shaoxi followed him while his bright voice didn¡¯t speak human words. ¡°Brother Yue, you know right. You can¡¯t stop protecting me just because I¡¯m wearing armor. You should always remember¡­ a King Kong Barbie is strong on the outside and fragile on the inside!¡± The barrage audience who didn¡¯t know the previous situation: ¡°¡­¡­¡­¡­¡± At this moment, Fang Yihuai couldn¡¯t help feeling that he was old and unworthy of live streaming. He was simply a scumbag compared to Li Shaoxi. Sure enough¡­ It was the young people who knew how to play. He felt beleaguered. The second level was the ruby themed room. It was once again a beautiful door that was inlaid with countless rubies. Li Shaoxi had the experience of the pearl room so he was already guessing. ¡°Ruby¡­ what is the homonym?¡± Red envelope? Gem lion? Could it be the big, red lion? It had to be said that Li Shaoxi¡¯s imagination was quite wide but the planners didn¡¯t play cards according to the usual routine. The first room happily played with homophones but it was absent in this room. Rubies¡­ they were actually rubies. Li Shaoxi was shocked the moment he pushed open the door. Some viewers had seen it once before and couldn¡¯t help sighing. ¡°It is really beautiful.¡± This place was really luxurious unlike the dirty and messy pearl room. The room was decorated with rubies of different shades and it showed the beauty of fire to the fullest. The ceiling was a whole piece of dark ruby. Under the reflection of the crystal lamps, it looked like a burning flame. The walls seemed like a cluster of ruby crystals but looking closer, one would find that it was actually made up of hearts. It gave off a fluttering feeling like draperies. It was as if it would float if a gust of wind blew. There weren¡¯t too many furnishings in the room. There was only a huge, square ruby that was two meters in size in the center. Fang Yihuai and the audience of the live stream room all knew that this was the sleeping boss of the level. There would be a fierce battle once it was activated. This themed room was much better than the last one and the boss of the level also wasn¡¯t comparable to the entry-level Pearl. Fang YIhuai was a game streamer after all. He might¡¯ve been reduced to commentating in this game but he showed enough professionalism. ¡°I don¡¯t know about Jiang, God Jian¡­¡± No matter what method Jian Yue used to pass the first level, the name God Jian had to be used. It was a respectful term in the industry and Streamer Fang was really professional. ¡°I don¡¯t know how he cleared the level but Ruby is different from Pearl, whose actions are slow. It is a boss with high attack and high agility.¡± The barrage studied it very seriously. ¡°It doesn¡¯t have as much health as Pearl.¡± ¡°However, it has ranged attacks.¡± ¡°That fire that is breathed out¡­ the range really isn¡¯t small.¡± ¡°Jian Yue can even dodge that turbid air so the flames shouldn¡¯t be a big problem.¡± ¡°Still, he is a melee attacker. How to get close is the problem.¡± The barrage was discussing it intensely when it suddenly fell silent. The reason? Ju! Duo! Duo! Did Li Shaoxi rashly go and attract the aggro? How could that be! As a pendant, not causing trouble and being obedient and sensible were part of his professional ethics. Simply put, if the bigshot didn¡¯t move then he didn¡¯t move. If the bigshot moved then he would wave the flag. If the bigshot died¡­ well, the bigshot wouldn¡¯t die! The words ¡®courting disaster¡¯ wasn¡¯t in his dictionary at all. So why was the live stream room full of ellipses? It was because¡­ Li Shaoxi¡¯s words were astonishing. ¡°Brother Yue, don¡¯t you think this looks like a wedding night room?¡± Jian Yue: ¡°¡­¡­¡± Li Shaoxi sincerely felt like this. ¡°Look at this room that is a brilliant red. Don¡¯t the walls look like falling draperies? The huge ruby in the center is like a wedding bed while the fragments of this place look like rose petals¡­¡± The barrage: ¡°¡­Speak properly!¡± What wedding night room? Look who you are walking in with! Fortunately, the whole room was very red or Jian Yue¡¯s red ears would be exposed to the tens of thousands of viewers in the live stream room. ¡°Shut up.¡± Li Shaoxi quickly gestured to zip his mouth, even though he didn¡¯t understand why the bigshot was angry. Then Li Shaoxi didn¡¯t dare to make a sound. No one could see how Jian Yue moved. There was only a flashing afterimage as the dagger pierced the square ruby. There was a loud bang as the boss woke up in severe pain. This was followed by a raging flame that soared into the sky! The temperature of the flame was extremely high and the lamp hanging from the ceiling instantly burned to ashes. The blood-red ceiling was intensely illuminated by the fire and the deep red turned into a bright red. The slowly dripping red liquid gave the originally exquisite and romantic room an eerie and terrifying air. The true form of the boss appeared. It was a two meters tall monster that looked like a triceratops. It was covered in flames and the four hooves on the ground were oozing a viscous, scarlet liquid. It emitted an intense burning and bloody smell. The awakened monster stared at the tall and thin teenager in front of it with golden, vertical pupils. ¡°Arrogant boy, how dare you break into this holy land? Damn!¡± Then a flame with a full 180 degrees rang covered the air and the ground. The immersion of this game was enough to make one¡¯s legs soft. The impact of the realistic scene made people feel terrified. ¡°Stand still.¡± Jian Yue¡¯s voice was low and cold from in the midst of the flames. Li Shaoxi: ¡°¡­¡­¡± Damn, he was speechless! He didn¡¯t move at all because he knew very well that this position on the very edge was beyond the range of the boss¡¯ flames. He just needed to stick close to the wall and not move an inch. Then the skill couldn¡¯t hurt him no matter how terrifying it was. But¡­ but¡­ F*k! It scared him to death! What damn immersion! He missed playing computer and mobile games across the screen! For the viewers in the live stream room, this was obviously just a game but they were so nervous that they forgot to blink. This scene was too real. This boss was terrifying. The audience who saw Juduoduo¡¯s pale face: Sympathy! Fang Yihuai was also stunned for a moment. He had passed this level before and was a tank who resisted the damage. However, it hadn¡¯t felt so scary when he was playing at the time. It was as if this monster really existed. Li Shaoxi stood on the periphery and the flames stopped only one centimeter away from him. It didn¡¯t burn him but the residual temperature made his cheeks hot and sweat appear on his forehead¡ªalthough that wasn¡¯t necessarily from the heat. He didn¡¯t dare to move. He just held his breath and watched Jian Yue. In the last level, no one apart from Li Shaoxi saw how Jian Yue had killed the boss. This time, tens of thousands of people watched it and tens of thousands of people gasped together. This man¡­ He was amazing! Anyone who understood VR equipment was frequently sucking in a breath. They felt that they were looking at a martial arts master! Jian Yue stabilized the boss¡¯ aggro with one knife blow. He used his close distance to it when it released the AOE attack to quickly dodge behind it, perfectly avoiding the damage. Every time the monster released a magic skill, it would stiffen for 0.1 seconds. Jian Yue precisely caught this moment and stabbed it in the weak spot of its body. Blood gushed out and the monster roared with pain. Then it started releasing its skills more frantically. This scene was dazzling in the live stream room. Overwhelming flames seemed to fill the entire room but there was always a figure in gray that precisely moved into the gap of the skill, avoiding all damage and sharply stabbing the monster. Fang Yihuai couldn¡¯t blink as he watched. Before this, he really didn¡¯t know that he had the talent to be a commentator. ¡°This positioning is too great. Not only does he have excellent physical fitness but he also has terrifying reflexes. The scariest thing is that he can accurately predict the skill range of the boss¡­¡± Fang Yihuai explained it and the viewers who had never played VR games could see it more clearly. So strong. It was really too strong! No wonder why he dared to add so many points to attack while only leaving himself one point of blood. This excellent positioning, the astonishing judgment and the full attack power combined with the dagger¡¯s defense breaking attribute¡­ The ruby boss had a terrifying ranged attack but was relatively fragile. Its health quickly ran out. There was a thumping sound. The boss fell to the ground and all the rubies in the room turned into liquid. The gray-clothed teenager standing there was surrounded by deep and shallow red. It was a scene that made everyone hold their breaths. The room was full of blood but he was the only one unscathed. Jian Yue raised his eyes slightly and looked at the teenager who was clinging to the wall with wide eyes. These eyes were full of fear yet were shining. Li Shaoxi pressed a hand to his thumping heart. ¡°Brother Yue, I was wrong.¡± ¡°Huh?¡± Li Shaoxi¡¯s strength was superior when it came to destroying the atmosphere. ¡°This isn¡¯t a wedding night room!¡± What wedding night room had walls oozing blood?! CH 10 The onlookers: ¡°¡­¡­¡± Was this the point? Duoduo, you have a lot of jumping brain circuits¡­ did you grow up on popping candy? Fang Yihuai held his forehead and said helplessly, ¡°It is very good. He didn¡¯t cry over the rubies that melted away. A lot of progress has been made¡­¡± The fans on the barrage: ¡°¡­¡­¡± They couldn¡¯t refute it. Li Shaoxi really didn¡¯t feel sorry about these rubies. Was it because he wasn¡¯t worried about money any longer? It was expected to repay his debt so he became frivolous? Of course not. Who would think there was too much money? Li Shaoxi had realized he couldn¡¯t take out the rubies here the moment he stepped into the room. Putting aside the fact that he only had 80 points of weight, he wouldn¡¯t dare take out the rubies even if he could. Like the armor on his body, the huge rubies here were a typical example of ¡®if something is unusual, there must be something strange.¡¯ It was easy to take out but difficult to hide. He was afraid that the Li family would have a big incident that was worse than the 80 million. It couldn¡¯t be taken out so there was no need to feel distressed about it melting. Li Shaoxi bringing up the wedding night room was actually to divert his attention. To be honest, the 18 year old Juduoduo was not only afraid of death but also¡­ afraid of blood! He didn¡¯t dare move from where he was stuck to the way. He saw the horror movie scene in front of him and couldn¡¯t even let out his usual exaggerated praise. The bigshot was awesome, the bigshot was handsome, handsome enough to break the sky but¡­ it couldn¡¯t stop the bloody mess in this room! In particular, he wasn¡¯t playing a game and his five senses here were sharper than they were in reality. Not only could he see the viscous, thick and terrifying blood but he could also hear the viscous blood slowly flowing. He could hear the smell of iron and rot that was enough to make people faint¡­ Oh my god! This immersive and realistic experience made his knees soft, his nose sour and his vision blurred! Jian Yue frowned. Li Shaoxi: ¡°¡­¡­¡± The two of them were deadlocked for a few seconds. Jian Yue, who was waiting for the other person to open his mouth or for him to come over: ¡°?¡± Li Shaoxi: ¡°¡­¡­¡± Quick, he couldn¡¯t bear it any longer! Jian Yue wasn¡¯t a person with meticulous thoughts. In the words of Yun Yu, ¡°Little Jian Yue is more like a machine than an actual machine.¡± Yet at this moment, Jian Yue inexplicably felt Li Shaoxi¡¯s emotions and hesitation briefly flashed in the eyes under the dark eyelashes. ¡°You¡­ are afraid¡­¡± He couldn¡¯t tell what Li Shaoxi was afraid of because for him, there was nothing left to fear. The monster had fallen to the ground and the danger was lifted. The only thing left to do was to open the treasure chest to pick up the equipment. What was there to be afraid of? Jian Yue was an experienced person. He knew that Li Shaoxi was a newcomer selected by the ¡®rift¡¯ and he also knew that the game in front of him was the ¡®field.¡¯ It was a game for someone else but real for them. This was the fate of those chosen by the rift. Li Shaoxi¡¯s ¡®greed for life and fear of death¡¯ was funny in the eyes of Fang Yihuai and others but it was very serious for Jian Yue. He didn¡¯t look down on Li Shaoxi, nor did he mind helping Li Shaoxi pass the instance. Even if Li Shaoxi wasn¡¯t the person he was looking for, everyone who was selected by the rift deserved to be respected. How could one see the rift without experiencing despair? How could it be possible for a desperate situation to blossom if one didn¡¯t have a strong enough mind? Jian Yue didn¡¯t know what happened to Li Shaoxi in reality but he knew that the other person hadn¡¯t given up. The young man in front of him had encountered a despair that ordinary people couldn¡¯t imagine and his choice was to face it. All those selected by the rift were brave people who faced the abyss. The young man¡¯s trembling voice brought Jian Yue¡¯s mind back. ¡°I¡¯m afraid¡­¡± Jian Yue suddenly understood. ¡°Are¡­ you afraid of blood?¡± Li Shaoxi: QAQ. Jian Yue: ¡°¡­¡­¡± Currently, Li Shaoxi was like an animated character. His eyes were already shaking with tears. He was originally born handsome. He wasn¡¯t as good-looking as Jian Yue, who gave off a sense of distance. Instead, he was friendly and clean. He was as harmless as the brother next door. In addition, he loved to smile and he looked even more pleasing when his small dimples were exposed. At this time, he naturally couldn¡¯t be smiling. His face was snow-white and his lips were tightly pursed like he wanted to cry but couldn¡¯t. The back of his hand that was grabbing the wall had pale blue veins bulging. He was really afraid, although Jian Yue couldn¡¯t understand it. In a rare manner, Jian Yue slowed down his tone. ¡°It¡¯s okay. Come and open the box.¡± Li Shaoxi: ¡°¡­¡­¡± I, can¡¯t, move! Jian Yue: ¡°¡­¡­¡± Li Shaoxi didn¡¯t want to annoy people, especially not the bigshot. He knew that he looked like an idiot. It was just a VR game. No matter how realistic or how immersive it was, even if the room was full of blood¡­ It was just a game! The problem was that Li Shaoxi wasn¡¯t playing a game! Who could he tell and who would believe it? Then there was a beep as the system¡¯s voice was heard. [Congratulations on achieving a perfect kill and getting the S rating.] No one questioned this rating. There was nothing to question. That operation of fighting without getting injured¡­ it was unfortunate that S was the highest rating. If there was an SSS rating then God Jian was 100% worthy of it. There was a bang as a treasure chest fell from the sky and smashed into a pool of blood. Li Shaoxi watched the treasure chest fall to the ground. He desperately tried to encourage himself and move his stiff legs. He wasn¡¯t being greedy for money. He just didn¡¯t want to get in the way. It was as Jian Yue said. He couldn¡¯t resist damage and couldn¡¯t output. What else could he do? Li Shaoxi knew he couldn¡¯t do anything but he would never allow himself to drag the other person back. It was terrible. Putrid blood covered the ground so that people couldn¡¯t open their eyes but he was going to step on it¡­ He could step on it¡­ he could do it¡­ Li Shaoxi took a deep breath, closed his eyes and took a step. ¡°Give me your hand.¡± ¡°?¡± Li Shaoxi¡¯s hand was gently held. He had closed his eyes so this made his other senses sharper. The rancid smell that filled his nose was blown away by the warm touch on his hand. Li Shaoxi opened his eyes and saw Jian Yue beside him. The young man who was originally in the center of the room was now standing beside him. Jian Yue¡¯s head was lowered slightly and the fine strands of hair brushed against the tip of his ears, revealing snow-white skin behind the ears. His short hair was so dull that there was no luster and his complexion was so white that there was no warmth. Yet it accidentally collided with a touch of heat. This heat spread along the gripped hands to Li Shaoxi¡¯s heart. Li Shaoxi: QAQ! Jian Yue was even more stunned and his cold and clear voice sounded a bit flustered. ¡°You¡­ don¡¯t cry.¡± ¡°Wuuuu!¡± Jian Yue: ¡°¡­¡­¡­¡± Li Shaoxi vividly interpreted what it meant by ¡®a lot of noise but no action¡¯. ¡°Brother Yue, you are so good. You are really a good person. I¡­ I¡­¡± To tell the truth, Li Shaoxi truly was touched this time. This emotion was something that no one could know from experience or even understand. After all, he was only 18 years old and a senior in high school. He woke up one day in his ordinary life and found that he was 80 million yuan in debt. He finally accepted reality, cheered himself up and planned to spend the rest of his life paying off the debt. Then he fell into a ¡®game¡¯ where his life was in danger at all times. His casual smiles along the way were fake and the uncertainty in his heart was true. Li Shaoxi didn¡¯t want to die here. He didn¡¯t want his parents to lose their son after encountering a family upheaval. He wanted to live. He couldn¡¯t die. Who could understand this? For the other players, this was just a game. Yet at this time, Jian Yue gave him comfort. The cold white, thin but powerful hand gave him strength to be steady and determined. Li Shaoxi was so moved that he felt brotherhood wasn¡¯t enough to express his feelings. So¡ª ¡°I¡­ I must marry you if I¡¯m a girl!¡± CH 11 It wasn¡¯t Fang Yihuai and the others who burst out laughing, but the two special viewers in another ¡®live stream room.¡¯ The dark uniform couldn¡¯t hide the frivolity of the long-haired man. He stared at the screen in front of him and his long and narrow phoenix eyes curved. ¡°Little Jian Yue was actually proposed to.¡± The serious-looking girl next to him: ¡°¡­¡­¡± The more the man looked at it, the happier he became and the more he smiled. ¡°This little, funny fellow is really interesting.¡± The girl¡¯s words were about a serious topic. ¡°Li Shaoxi hasn¡¯t exposed any ability so far.¡± The man still smiled but his smile didn¡¯t reach his eyes. ¡°There is such a convenient hired person that he isn¡¯t in a hurry to risk himself.¡± The girl¡¯s eyes narrowed slightly behind her black-rimmed glasses. The man sighed. ¡°A man¡¯s mouth is a deceitful ghost. Don¡¯t underestimate an 18 year old boy.¡± The girl glanced at him. The man sensed it and made a sad look. ¡°Ah Yu, what type of expression do you have? I¡¯m very pure and innocent, okay? A 41 year old virgin is rare in the world.¡± Qin Suiyu didn¡¯t give her boss any face. ¡°Oh.¡± Yun Yu smiled lazily. Based on appearance alone, he really didn¡¯t seem to be in his 40s. At most, he looked to be in his early 20s. It was only when a person looked closely that they could detect the emotions buried deep in his eyes had long been weathered. Yun Yu said, ¡°If this funny fellow is the prophesied person then he will really eat little Jian Yue to death.¡± He was sighing but his voice was full of interest. ¡°Let¡¯s pity our little Jian Yue. He is 17 years old and only knows how to fight and kill. He has never been in a relationship¡­¡± This was good. One step was in place. What relationship? It went directly to a marriage proposal. On the other hand, the audience in Fang Yihuai¡¯s live stream room already weren¡¯t surprised. The moment they accepted Juduoduo¡¯s character setting then it wasn¡¯t surprising that such words would pop out of his mouth. It didn¡¯t matter that he added the condition of ¡®If I was a girl.¡¯ They wouldn¡¯t be surprised even if there was no such condition. Gender and so on¡ªit had already died earlier. There were even some people joking on the barrage: ¡°Fly more bravely. If you want to marry him then marry!¡± Fang Yihuai saw the soaring number of viewers in his live stream room and his mood was extremely complicated. He seemed to have captured the key to real traffic but the problem was¡­ he couldn¡¯t learn it! Teacher Duoduo¡¯s showy actions wasn¡¯t something that Fang Yihuai could do! Oh¡­ It was also a deeply distressing fact that his appearance wasn¡¯t good. He had long been thrown down three streets by Juduoduo. On the contrary, the ¡®proposed¡¯ to Jian Yue¡¯s hands trembled but he didn¡¯t shake the person away. Of course, his voice was still hard. ¡°Shut up.¡± Li Shaoxi was still touched but he obeyed the bigshot. ¡°Yes!¡± His Brother Yue told him to shut up. He would breathe through his nose and never let anything leak out of his mouth! Jian Yue murmured, ¡°You¡­¡± Li Shaoxi: ¡°?¡± He couldn¡¯t speak with his mouth so he just blinked a pair of big, round eyes. Jian Yue looked away. ¡°Go open the box.¡± Li Shaoxi perfectly expressed his obedience and thoughtfulness with a nasally sound. ¡°Mmmm!¡± He agreed obediently but once he saw the treasure chest that had fallen into a pool of blood and emitted a fishy, metallic smell¡­ he couldn¡¯t touch it! Li Shaoxi looked down at the bloody treasure chest before glancing at the brave and fearless Brother Yue. His mouth didn¡¯t make a sound but this didn¡¯t prevent Li Shaoxi from speaking with his eyes. He blinked, blinked¡­ Jian Yue paused and explained, ¡°My luck value is zero.¡± Li Shaoxi was stunned. Jian Yue added, ¡°It will affect the drops of the treasure chest.¡± Jian Yue didn¡¯t care about what the treasure chest gave. He could fight with both eyes closed in a novice field like this. He just thought that the person in front of him was afraid of this and that. If the right item could drop¡­ it would make him feel more relieved. Li Shaoxi thought about it for a moment before saying, ¡°My luck value is also zero.¡± Jian Yue: ¡°¡­¡­¡± Li Shaoxi was pleased. We are really¡­ a perfect match!¡± The spectators who were drinking water: ¡°Pfft!¡± Juduoduo! Compensate me for the loss of my phone! It isn¡¯t waterproof ahhh! Fang Yihuai was the captain and could see the attributes of the team members. Meanwhile, the team members couldn¡¯t see each other¡¯s attributes. Fang Yihuai had already complained around 300 words about the strangeness of the two of them but he hadn¡¯t said anything about the luck value. It was because the luck value couldn¡¯t be changed. it was automatically generated when entering the game and couldn¡¯t be increased or decreased. This meant Fang Yihuai didn¡¯t complain about it. Jian Yue hadn¡¯t expected that there would be someone else with a zero luck value like him. Jian Yue was far more aware of what this luck value meant than Fang Yihuai. Was it as simple as not getting good things from a treasure chest? The lower the luck value, the more difficulty the ¡®field¡¯ experienced. What level of ¡®field¡¯ would two people with zero luck encounter? Jian Yue told Li Shaoxi, ¡°Your luck isn¡¯t that bad.¡± Li Shaoxi: ¡°?¡± ¡°At the very least, you met me.¡± ¡°Eh?¡± The current Li Shaoxi didn¡¯t understand it but in the future, Li Shaoxi would understand in seconds. This bigshot wasn¡¯t teasing him. Every word was true. For the game Treasure Miner, Li Shaoxi wouldn¡¯t have been able to leave alive if it wasn¡¯t for Jian Yue coming in. They were two people with a luck value of zero. Their luck value was still zero but the chance of survival was on longer zero. Jian Yue opened the treasure chest. There was no luck value and Li Shaoxi was afraid of blood. Therefore, Jian Yue had no scruples. Fortunately, it didn¡¯t matter how low their luck value was. There was a minimum reward set for an S rating and at least two pieces of equipment would drop. The last chest dropped a dagger and a piece of armor. It was one for Jian Yue and Li Shaoxi each. This time, the chest was opened and revealed a staff and a cape lying on overflowing rubies. How could Li Shaoxi look at the equipment? His eyes were full of rubies! This box of rubies was actually more low-key than the pile of gems that Li Shaoxi had seen before. There were a lot of them but they weren¡¯t big. The biggest one was no more than the top of a thumb, but the color was excellent. The quality was clearly high to the naked eye¡­ After seeing a feast of gems, the small ones in front of Li Shaoxi shouldn¡¯t be able to impress him. But¡­ Li Shaoxi was extremely impressed! It wasn¡¯t that he particularly liked red or that he had a soft spot for rubies. He just figured something out after thinking about it calmly. Suppose¡­ Li Shaoxi had come all this way and his courage had grown a lot. Suppose he could really survive for three days and bring everything he could carry back to reality¡­ Then what was the best thing to bring? The egg-sized black pearls? The fist-sized emeralds? A giant sapphire that could be turned into a screen? No! These things were really expensive and just obtaining one could pay off his family¡¯s debt of 80 million. However, it wasn¡¯t safe. The business of Old LI¡¯s family was just a small one. So what if the sales were over 100 million at one time. This was nothing in front of the huge capital of the world. Their family didn¡¯t have enough background and no special connections. If they rashly took out a gem that was rare in the world, they would first be investigated rather than selling it for money. It had to be known that Fang Yihuai was streaming and he was fully on camera. If it was discovered that he brought the gems out of the game¡­ The danger was obvious. This incredible event wouldn¡¯t shake just the capitalists. A debt of 80 million was indeed suffocating, but there were countless more suffocating things in this complicated world. Li Shaoxi didn¡¯t want to be involved in bigger trouble. At this thought, Li Shaoxi regretted that he dared to test Jian Yue in the cabin and revealed a flaw. Fortunately, it wasn¡¯t too late. He just had to slowly replace the gems in his backpack with ones that were acceptable in quality and grams in reality. Then if he really brought them out, he would sell them cautiously so as to not alarm anyone. He would lose a lot of money but¡­ It didn¡¯t matter how much money he had if he didn¡¯t have a life to spend it on! It was obvious that Li Shaoxi¡¯s eyes were full of the rubies compared to the equipment. The audience in the live stream room were used to it. ¡°Duoduo, you can¡¯t learn from the bear breaking the corn. Don¡¯t discard one to lose the other.¡± (A saying based on a Chinese story. Link: https://sonyavanschaijik.com/2017/11/18/bear-breaking-off-corn/) ¡°It is true that there are many grievances about having only 80 points of weight. You see, it is embarrassing for the child.¡± ¡°I have one thing to say. The quality of these rubies obviously isn¡¯t as good as the ones in the previous treasure chest. Duoduo¡¯s eyes aren¡¯t good.¡± ¡°God Jiang, beware! If this problem of liking the new and hating the old is used on you then it will be chaos and abandonment!¡± If Li Shaoxi knew that he was still being streamed live after leaving Fang Yihuai behind, perhaps he would fly to find this person¡­ for a real PK. What live stream? I will take you to live stream and die together! Fang Yihuai and the audience didn¡¯t understand Li Shaoxi but Jian Yue understood him. Bringing things out of the ¡®field¡¯ was something that almost every newcomer dreamed about but none could do. Jian Yue looked at the busy teenager and said, ¡°It is useless.¡± Li Shaoxi froze and looked up at him. Jian Yue seemed to see through his heart with one glance and told him bluntly, ¡°Everything here doesn¡¯t exist in the real world.¡± CH 12 The lethality of these words to Li Shaoxi was no less than the 80 million debt. The ignorant audience was still laughing happily. ¡°God Jian, life is hard enough. Don¡¯t burst his bubble!¡± ¡°Don¡¯t say it, don¡¯t say it, our cutie Duoduo is about to cry.¡± ¡°I feel sorry for the child. He was scared by the blood just now and cried. Now his dream is shattered again.¡± ¡°To be first, I would¡¯ve also been tempted to fill my backpack if I had come across such realistic gems for the first time in a game.¡± ¡°Yes, even if you can¡¯t take it out, it isn¡¯t bad to have a hand craving.¡± It was just rare for there to be a stupid child like Juduoduo, who was so obsessive that he placed all his points into weight. The audience in the live stream room happily watched the joke but the person involved couldn¡¯t laugh. Jian Yue¡¯s words were extremely informative for Li Shaoxi. Everything here didn¡¯t exist in the real world. He wasn¡¯t just saying that Li Shaoxi couldn¡¯t take out his full luggage. He was telling Li Shaoxi: Like you, I have experienced more than an ordinary VR game. Like you, I¡¯m not a normal player who plays games with a device. They were in reality but not reality. Li Shaoxi had countless words filling his mouth but he didn¡¯t dare to say them. For some reason, he had a feeling that countless pairs of eyes were staring at him and waiting for him to reveal his flaws. In addition, was Jian Yue really like him? What if Jian Yue just thought his behavior was ridiculous and told him this to remind him to distinguish between the game and reality? It wasn¡¯t that he didn¡¯t believe in Jian Yue but he couldn¡¯t afford to lose. Li Shaoxi could see his system panel and his task column still had that sentence: [Survive for three days and you can take away anything you can carry from the game with you.] Was this sentence false? Did it lie to him? Was it necessary to lie to him? Li Shaoxi¡¯s dazed appearance made Jian Yue frown slightly and say, ¡°It doesn¡¯t matter.¡± Li Shaoxi¡¯s mind returned and he blinked. Jian Yue didn¡¯t look at him again. ¡°Take it if you like it. It won¡¯t affect you clearing the instance.¡± Li Shaoxi: ¡°!!!¡± He was moved enough to cry every minute! What did Brother Yue mean by this? Was it what he understood it to mean? In other words, even if he was such a waste that he could only dream of grabbing gems, Jian Yue could still take him through the level? ¡°Wow!¡± Li Shaoxi once again couldn¡¯t stand it. ¡°Brother Yue, you really are¡­¡± Jian Yue interrupted him. ¡°I¡¯m not a good person.¡± ¡°¡­My great benefactor!¡± Jian Yue: ¡°¡­¡­¡± This person had so many words. Li Shaoxi¡¯s depressed emotions floated up again. He didn¡¯t care. It was useless to think about it. He would only know by doing it. In any case, he had to fill himself up with gems and he had to survive for three days. Once the time came¡­ it was nothing if he couldn¡¯t take it out. He would be lucky if he obtained them but if not, it was fate. The opportunity in front of him must be fought for! Li Shaoxi whispered to Jian Yue while carefully selecting the ¡®qualified¡¯ rubies, ¡°Brother Yue.¡± Jian Yue wasn¡¯t in a hurry and waited patiently for this person¡¯s struggle. ¡°Yes?¡± Li Shaoxi whispered, ¡°Do you think there is a possibility¡­¡± Jian Yue vaguely guessed what this person was going to say. Li Shaoxi cleared his throat and leaned closer. ¡°For example, ¡°I am special.¡± Right, it wasn¡¯t impossible. What if he was special and could bring things from the game to reality? A man should have a dream! Jian Yue raised his gaze and looked at him. ¡°You are quite special. Li Shaoxi¡¯s eyes widened. ¡°!¡± A smile flashed in Jian Yue¡¯s eyes as he lowered his voice, ¡°You are extremely naive.¡± Li Shaoxi: ¡°¡­¡­¡­¡± His brother had turned bad!!! The audience was going crazy. ¡°Ahh, what are they whispering about?¡± ¡°Old Huai, turn up the volume. I want to listen.¡± Fang Yihuai helplessly told them, ¡°It is already at the loudest volume¡­¡± He just couldn¡¯t hear what they were saying. Fortunately, the two of them only exchanged a few whispers before they started to study the new equipment that was given. The luck value might be double zero but Jian Yue¡¯s kill rating was too good and this raised the quality of the equipment. The attributes of the staff were really good. It came with 50 points of magic attack and had a small skill. The caster was immune to all damage for 0.2 seconds after triggering the skill. 0.2 seconds sounded like an extremely short amount of time but the ability to be immune to all damage was too powerful. If it was grasped properly then the user could clear the level without being injured. Oh¡­ this skill also wasn¡¯t necessary. Jian Yue cleared the level without receiving damage. The cape¡¯s attributes were also good. It came with 20 HP and 20 defense, as well as a small skill. The skill increased movement speed by 20% when doing a physical attack. Li Shaoxi was very self-aware. ¡°Brother Yue, the equipment is all yours.¡± Both the staff and cape weren¡¯t bad, even though Jian Yue¡¯s personal ability was too strong and he might not need the blessings of these small skills. But¡­ who wouldn¡¯t want to become stronger! For error tolerance, the bigger the better! Jian Yue didn¡¯t even look at them. ¡°I don¡¯t need them.¡± Li Shaoxi believed that this person truly didn¡¯t need them, especially the staff. It needed to be a long-ranged attack to trigger the small skill and Jian Yue obviously loved melee combat. Otherwise, he wouldn¡¯t have put all his points into attack. The staff didn¡¯t fit him but the cape fit him very well. Li Shaoxi thought about it for a moment. ¡°I will hold the staff. Brother Yue, put on this cape. The color and shape is so handsome!¡± Jian Yue: ¡°¡­¡­¡± Li Shaoxi added, ¡°Cough¡­ the armor and cape clash so I can¡¯t wear it at all.¡± Throwing it away was throwing it away. He didn¡¯t even let go of the rubies. How could he let go of this cape that was obviously a real prize? Li Shaoxi was tenacious in the area of being thrifty. Jian Yue paused. Li Shaoxi picked up the cape and gave it to him. Jian Yue muttered, ¡°¡­Troublesome.¡± Even so, he took the cape. Li Shaoxi¡¯s eyes lit up the moment the cape was worn on this person¡¯s upper body. His words about it being handsome were casually spoken. Unexpectedly, it really was very handsome. Probably the biggest benefit of this immersive experience was that he could see Jian Yue more clearly than anyone else. He might be male but this didn¡¯t prevent him from being amazed. The gray novice outfit was replaced by a dark black cape. It was draped over the shoulders and held in place by a dark red gemstone. The dangling fabric was strong and stiff. It was just right to outline the wide shoulders and narrow waist. The even more amazing thing was the pair of long legs under the cape. They were already straight and thin but now they looked more clean and neat. The gray trousers tucked into the leather boots also seemed very high-end. Li Shaoxi took a slight breath and boasted without any restraint, ¡°Handsome! More handsome than expected! It is said that people rely on clothing but it is the opposite for you. The clothing relies on people. This novice outfit matched with you¡­¡± Jian Yue couldn¡¯t listen any longer. ¡°Let¡¯s go.¡± ¡°Okay!¡± Li Shaoxi thought that his Brother Yue was a big man. He might not necessarily like this type of thing and it was more reliable to praise him for his good skills. Therefore, Li Shaoxi shut his mouth and followed the other person. They left the ruby room toward the next level. The third level was sapphire. The audience in the live stream room was idle as they saw the two people heading to a new level. Fang Yihuai was also very relaxed. ¡°This level isn¡¯t difficult. It is considered a rest level in the middle.¡± Most of the games with levels didn¡¯t blindly impose difficulties. Instead, there were ups and downs and most games would arrange a rest place in the middle. This way, players could relax and take a break before clearing the next level. Sapphire was such a level and the viewers who followed the live stream were also very clear about this. ¡°It is more like a seaside vacation than the sapphire level.¡± ¡°It won¡¯t even take a second with the strength of the bigshot.¡± ¡°Wait for the next level. There isn¡¯t much to see in the gold level but the boss level is interesting!¡± The audience in the live stream room was very relaxed but Li Shaoxi was nervous. Li Shaoxi didn¡¯t relax his vigilance even though Fang Yihuai explained that the sapphire level was relatively easy. Players had a thousand lives but he only had one. He couldn¡¯t afford it. The sapphire door was relatively simple. A whole piece of sapphire was used as the door and the blue color that went from light to dark seemed to resemble a vast ocean. It was just after seeing the rubies. Now looking at the sapphire, there was a feeling of ice and fire. It was quite interesting. Jian Yue didn¡¯t hesitate. He directly pushed open the door and the two of them entered. Li Shaoxi was tense but he was still shocked the moment he entered through the door. Water¡­ Endless water! Oops, they just entered the sea. Sapphire¡­ wasn¡¯t it said that sapphire was hitting the blue crabs on the beach?! How did it become an underwater world? Water poured into Li Shaoxi¡¯s mouth. Fortunately, he was good in water so he held his breath in time to avoid choking on the water. Damn, anyone who couldn¡¯t swim would drown! This ghostly game was truly dangerous. Li Shaoxi tried to surface but the place where they fell was deep. They were at least seven or eight meters from the surface. Li Shaoxi looked around as he floated upwards in order to determine Jian Yue¡¯s position, so as to not lose him¡­ ¡°!¡± Li Shaoxi saw something and his heart rose to his throat. Jian Yue was unconscious. It seemed this bigshot¡­ surprisingly wasn¡¯t good in water! Li Shaoxi didn¡¯t even think about it. He immediately swam over and hooked this person¡¯s arm around his shoulder. Ding¡­ System: [Your weight is full and you can¡¯t drag the object.] Li Shaoxi: ¡°¡­¡­¡± F*k! How could he care about it? Li Shaoxi poured out all the rubies filling his backpack and grabbed Jian Yue, desperately swimming up. The game game game¡­ F*k the game! How could there be a game that killed people? Fortunately, the small country town of Old Li¡¯s family was close to the sea. Li Shaoxi had grown up by the sea as a child and he was excellent in water. In addition, Li Xiangxing wasn¡¯t stingy with money. He saw that his son liked to swim so he hired a special coach to teach Li Shaoxi. Not only was Li Shaoxi good in water but he also knew how to rescue drowning people. There were also the points he put into weight that miraculously increased his strength to ¡®take things.¡¯ Otherwise, Li Shaoxi really might not be able to hold on until Jian Yue was dragged ashore based on his original strength. Even so, Li Shaoxi was exhausted when he swam to shore. However, he didn¡¯t dare to rest. He forced himself to give Jian Yue an emergency rescue. Jian Yue had choked on water and the rescue couldn¡¯t be delayed. Besides, this was a strange, ghostly place. They couldn¡¯t wait for a doctor to save him so Li Shaoxi could only do his best. Li Shaoxi didn¡¯t dare to waste a second. He pinched Jian Yue¡¯s nose, took a deep breath and pressed his mouth against Jian Yue¡¯s mouth. CH 13 Li Shaoxi had learned artificial respiration but he had only tried it with a model previously. There was no opportunity for him to practice it. This was his first time. Fortunately, his theoretical knowledge was sufficient enough to not delay his actions. Take a deep breath, blow continuously and regularly, proper chest compressions¡­ His series of actions was precise and unmistakable. There was no room for sloppiness when it came to saving people. Artificial respiration was far less simple than it was portrayed in films or dramas. This was a very serious first aid method. It was time consuming and labor intensive. If there was the slightest error then he would miss the best time to rescue this person. Li Shaoxi never wanted Jian Yue to have an accident. It wasn¡¯t just because Jian Yue had helped him so much. Even if it was a stranger he met by chance, he couldn¡¯t just watch them die and would save them. Fang Yihuai¡¯s live stream room became noisy. ¡°Old Huai! What is going on? How come the screen is black?!¡± ¡°F*k f*k f*k, this game also has the skill of artificial respiration?¡± ¡°So¡­ finally¡­ is it blocked?¡± ¡°Brothers, VR games are so exciting. What are you waiting for? Rush to the device!¡± Fang Yihuai frowned and told them, ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I¡¯ll check what is going on.¡± It wasn¡¯t that the live stream was blocked. It was that he was kicked out of the game. It had been popular. How did the game disconnect? How could Fang Yihuai be willing? An underground base. Qin Xiaoyu reported to the boss. ¡°The range of the field has been found and the link of ordinary players has been cut off.¡± Yun Yu responded with a hum while he still stared at the screen. Qin Xiaoyu asked him, ¡°There was an ordinary player who was streaming live. Do you need me to destroy the record?¡± Yun Yu shifted his gaze. ¡°Was any key information leaked?¡± ¡°Jian Yue¡¯s name.¡± Yun Yu smiled. ¡°There is no need to destroy it.¡± What type of key information was little Jian Yue¡¯s name? Everyone who knew it knew it but were helpless. Fang Yihuai re-entered Treasure Miner but he just opened up a new game. The game that Jian Yue and Juduoduo were a part of no longer belonged to him. Fang Yihuai was regretful. The good traffic was gone. It was a real loss of money! The audience in the live stream room also stopped after making a bit of a fuss. Who made them follow the streamer to watch the live stream? The streamer couldn¡¯t watch it so they naturally couldn¡¯t watch it. Fang Yihuai regretted it for a long time. He regretted that he didn¡¯t add Juduoduo as a friend to play together again in the future. The live streaming effect was amazing. Wait a bit longer and Fang Yihuai, who was on the line between life or death, would hug Li Shaoxi tightly. ¡°Duoduo, you are my brother, my brother!¡± Yun Yu saw that Jian Yue was drowning but there wasn¡¯t the slightest bit of nervousness in his expression. He just stared at Li Shaoxi the whole time. ¡°This kid isn¡¯t bad.¡± Qin Xiaoyu replied, ¡°The preliminary assessment is that he is A-grade in response and A-grade in judgment.¡± The smile in Yun Yu¡¯s eyes deepened. ¡°Ah Yu, what do you think the chances are of Li Shaoxi surviving without Jian Yue?¡± ¡°I¡¯m not sure of his ability so I can¡¯t determine it.¡± Yun Yu stared at Li Shaoxi and slowly said, ¡°90%.¡± Qin Xiaoyu was obviously stunned for a moment. Then her expression soon returned to being cold and stern. Yun Yu continued speaking, ¡°This child might not be the person in the prophecy but he must be a genius.¡± Qin Xiaoyu¡¯s lips moved but she didn¡¯t utter any words of doubt. The last person Yun Yu said this about was Jian Yue. Jian Yue was more than a genius. He became a legend. Yun Yu watched the screen with great interest. He was feeling expectant. ¡°Little Jian Yue will be weaker for a while after encountering water. Little Duoduo¡¯s ability should be exposed.¡± At this time, Li Shaoxi was completely unaware of everything happening in the outside world. He was only concerned about Jian Yue¡¯s safety. They might be on the shore but this didn¡¯t mean they were safe. He didn¡¯t dare to delay for even a second because he was afraid of danger. Boom. Li Shaoxi took a deep breath. He didn¡¯t have to look back to know that the level boss was coming. F*k! He had to fight this monster. However, he couldn¡¯t leave Jian Yue behind. If he didn¡¯t continue to do artificial respiration, Jian Yue would die. Li Shaoxi¡¯s heart was thumping but he showed amazing calmness in the face of the danger that was close at hand. He didn¡¯t look back. Instead, he estimated how long it would take for the boss to arrive based on what he heard and what he saw when he surfaced. 30 seconds. Up to 30 seconds. He had 30 seconds to wake up Jian Yue. His armor could resist the attack of the boss and then he would use the two second immunity of the staff. This would be enough to resist a second wave. Rationally, Li Shaoxi should stop the artificial respiration and run away before the boss rushed over. This way, the error tolerance rate was higher and he would have a greater chance of winning against the enemy. But¡­ what about Jian Yue? The golden period for rescuing a drowning person was short-lived. He couldn¡¯t watch Jian Yue die. He had to give these 30 seconds to Jian Yue. Everything was clear in the light and the answer was determined in 0.01 seconds. Despite the risk of death, Li Shaoxi still used the standard rescue method to the extreme in an attempt to make Jian Yue resume breathing. 12, 11, 10¡­ Thump thump thump! 9, 8, 7¡­ Boom boom boom! 6, 5, 4¡­ Along with the heavy sound of the waves, there was also an overwhelming fishy smell. 3, 2¡­ Li Shaoxi¡¯s lips hurt as he met a pair of black eyes. Jian Yue had woken up! Li Shaoxi took a deep breath. His first reaction was to grab this person and run. He could withstand two attacks from the boss at most and that was only three seconds. Fortunately, his weight was high enough that holding a big man wouldn¡¯t affect his speed. He just had to pull away. He could use the staff to attack and they would all survive! Yet the moment he moved, he was pulled behind Jian Yue. He just saw a flash of silver light before a dagger was buried in the monster¡¯s eyes. Such a close visual impact was unimaginable for those who had never experienced it. Li Shaoxi could clearly see the monster. The sapphire level wasn¡¯t the same as what Fang Yihuai described. There were no crabs. Instead, there was a stinky, huge water snake in front of him. Its body was covered with water plants and it was three meters long. Its bell-sized eyes had blood-red vertical pupils and the open mouth was densely packed with sharp teeth. At this moment, one of its eyes was stabbed and the roar was tremendously loud. The water plants on its body turned into blades and flew toward them. Li Shaoxi quickly shouted, ¡°Don¡¯t worry about me!¡± Jian Yue gave him a deep look. ¡°Back off.¡± Li Shaoxi was very aware of it even without Jian Yue reminding him. He quickly distanced himself from the monster and used the 0.2 seconds immunity of the magic staff to dodge the flying blades unscathed. Jian Yue had woken up and Li Shaoxi obviously didn¡¯t need to worry about him. His body was as agile as the wind. He not only avoided the AOE attack launched by the boss but he also dealt a critical attack with his knife, making the water snake boss miserable. Li Shaoxi held the staff and retreated to a safe distance. All that was left was to watch the sky of the great god. This wasn¡¯t a game and then it was a game again. Who could understand this f*king experience?! Li Shaoxi didn¡¯t relax his nerves. He always paid attention to the situation of the battle. He was afraid that Jian Yue would be physically weak after waking up and couldn¡¯t kill the boss. Li Shaoxi would¡¯ve rushed to help if it wasn¡¯t for his understanding of Jian Yue¡¯s ¡®skills¡¯. He was afraid of death but he wasn¡¯t afraid of death. At the critical moment, he absolutely couldn¡¯t obstruct the other person. Fortunately, Jian Yue¡¯s strength easily crushed the water snake. Under the deadly high output of the knife, the boss collapsed with a bang and the third level passed without any risk. Li Shaoxi heard the system notification and finally relaxed, sitting down on the ground. Don¡¯t ask, he didn¡¯t want to play games for the rest of his life! There was no doubt that it was a S rating. Li Shaoxi couldn¡¯t be less interested as he looked at the treasure chest that landed on the ground. Treasures were good but he needed to live to get it. Li Shaoxi glanced at Jian Yue. ¡°You¡­¡± Are you okay? Jian Yue was also looking at him and spoke at almost the same time. ¡°You should know that this isn¡¯t a game.¡± Li Shaoxi was stunned. Jian Yue walked up to him and pressed the blood-stained dagger against the armor. ¡°You will really die.¡± The dagger was held by cold white hands that had already killed two monsters. Li Shaoxi didn¡¯t doubt that it could easily pierce his heart. Even so, he wasn¡¯t afraid at all. He knew that it wouldn¡¯t hurt him and he knew the meaning of Jian Yue¡¯s words even more. ¡°Yes, I will really die.¡± Li Shaoxi¡¯s lips curved up and he spoke seriously, ¡°So¡­ thank you.¡± This wasn¡¯t a game. Life or death were real. Therefore, he was really grateful to Jian Yue. He was grateful that they met by chance but Jian Yue had saved him several times. CH 14 Jian Yue was silent. He kept pressing the dagger against Li Shaoxi¡¯s chest and stared without blinking. Behind them was the sound of waves on the beach. In this limited room, the sea was endless while the sky had returned to a sapphire-like clearness and brightness when the level boss fell to the ground. A ray of morning sun slowly rose and gently shone on the tall but thin teenager. It hit the small dimple next to the corner of his curved mouth. Smiling could be contagious. It was especially so when it was so clean and penetrating. Li Shaoxi was a very difficult person to hate. It could be said he was sincere but a person who was selected by the rift couldn¡¯t be so simple. It could be said he was hypocritical but despite knowing he would die, he was willing to sacrifice his life to save Jian Yue. Jian Yue understood the game Treasure Miner but he didn¡¯t understand the Treasure Miner that had become a field. Every game transformed into a ¡®field¡¯ was distorted. No one knew what type of crisis lurked underneath this familiar facade. From the day the rift appeared, every field was unique and destined to dissipate. Either the field would devour the player or the player would destroy the field. Therefore, it didn¡¯t matter how many fields were recorded. They couldn¡¯t bring the strategy to the next field. Some were just the personal experiences of the players. Due to his ability, Jian Yue could no longer swim. Of course, he also couldn¡¯t drown due to his ability. If Li Shaoxi hadn¡¯t saved him, he would¡¯ve slowly floated to the surface while unconscious. He would spend countless hours drifting to the shore before finally waking up. He would wake up from a long period of loneliness. During the time when Jian Yue was unconscious, Jian Yue didn¡¯t lose consciousness. On the contrary, he maintained all five senses. The only thing was that he couldn¡¯t control his body. He could hear, feel and even see. The moment he drowned, he knew that Li Shaoxi rescued him and brought him to the shore. He also clearly felt the salty but unexpectedly soft lips as well as the teenager¡¯s persistence to save him regardless of life or death. Jian Yue couldn¡¯t die. Li Shaoxi could die. Wasn¡¯t this person most afraid of death? Why was he¡­ so courageous? Jian Yue was irritated the moment he woke up. He couldn¡¯t tell what he was angry about so he vented his anger on the boss. However, his anger didn¡¯t diminish at all when the monster collapsed on the ground. He pressed the dagger against Li Shaoxi¡¯s chest to make this person feel death more clearly. -This isn¡¯t a game. -You will really die. So don¡¯t be a fool and try to save people. Even so, what Li Shaoxi gave him was a smile and sincere thanks. ¡°Yes, I will really die so¡­ thank you.¡± He expressed all his thoughts with one sentence. At this moment, Li Shaoxi had no doubts. He was certain that Jian Yue, like him, definitely wasn¡¯t in a VR game but a ghostly place where they could actually die. During the time when he didn¡¯t know, Li Shaoxi could hide like a coward behind Jian Yue and wait for the bigshot to take him through. After all, the bigshot could return to the cabin when he died like Fang Yihuai and the others. Now he knew that it wasn¡¯t a game for Jian Yue and this person would really die. Then what Jian Yue had done for him before couldn¡¯t be expressed with just a few touched words. Jian Yue really stood in front of him. He gave asylum. Jian Yue saved him several times. Therefore, It was impossible for Li Shaoxi to run away after seeing Jian Yue drown. Fear would return fear. He couldn¡¯t be ungrateful. Old Li¡¯s family didn¡¯t have such irresponsible people. 90% of the anger in Jian Yue¡¯s chest dissipated but he couldn¡¯t help declaring, ¡°Stupid.¡± Li Shaoxi didn¡¯t care. He understood what Jian Yue meant but it was nothing more than underestimating his capabilities. He was somewhat afraid but he didn¡¯t regret it. ¡°Brother Yue, what is this place?¡± Li Shaoxi gently pushed away Jian Yue¡¯s bloody dagger and asked in a low voice. There was nothing to worry about so he naturally wanted to know more. Jian Yue¡¯s words were concise. ¡°A field.¡± Li Shaoxi looked confused. ¡°Huh?¡± Jian Yue didn¡¯t explain it but asked him, ¡°What change happened to you in reality?¡± Li Shaoxi didn¡¯t understand why he asked this but still replied honestly, ¡°Change¡­ um, does my family gaining a debt of 80 million yuan count?¡± Jian Yue: ¡°¡­¡­¡­¡± He knew this young man had a big heart but he hadn¡¯t expected it to be so big. Jian Yue told him, ¡°That was why you were chosen.¡± Li Shaoxi was even more confused. ¡°Chosen? Will you be chosen if you are in debt? Then¡­¡± There were people who had more debt than him. Why only pick him? Jian Yue frowned. These things were obviously troublesome for him and he wasn¡¯t a person with the patience to explain it. Still, it was for Li Shaoxi so he was more tolerant. ¡°Desperate but not desperate. This is the condition.¡± Li Shaoxi blinked and blinked again. His little head was indeed flexible. ¡°Ohh, it is like this¡­¡± He really understood. He realized it from Jian Yue¡¯s concise words. This ghostly place was called the field and he was the one who was chosen. As for why he was chosen, it was because he learned early in the morning that his family was in a desperate situation¡ª80 million in debt. It obviously wasn¡¯t enough to experience a desperate situation. He also had to not feel desperate. Was Li Shaoxi desperate? Not really¡­ His life was turned upside down and his future was bleak¡­ even though this debt wasn¡¯t made by him, Li Shaoxi didn¡¯t complain. His mentality had always been vigorous and positive. In addition to feeling distressed for his parents, the rest of his thoughts were to find a way to repay the debt. Yes, after encountering such a change, the only thing he wanted to do was face it and solve it rather than escaping from it and feeling despair. Li Shaoxi understood this but he felt really unwilling. ¡°So¡­ is it wrong to not feel desperate?¡± He always faced life positively. Why did this cause him to be thrown to this hellish place where he stood on the line of life or death? Pearl with the fat head and big ears, the bloody Ruby and Sapphire with the putrid smell¡­ Any one of them could crush him to death! His debt of 80 million wasn¡¯t miserable enough and it had to be even worse? Jian Yue paused and looked at him with surprise. ¡°Didn¡¯t you trigger an ability?¡± Li Shaoxi: ¡°???¡± Jian Yue had some doubts. ¡°The first time a chosen person enters the field, they will gain an initial ability.¡± Li Shaoxi was dazed. ¡°Ability?¡± Jian Yue reminded him. ¡°Click on your skills to check.¡± ¡°Ohhh!¡± Li Shaoxi hurriedly clicked on the system panel and looked for the skills button. It turned out that skills were abilities. He¡­ Li Shaoxi froze. Jian Yue wondered, ¡°What is it?¡± Li Shaoxi burst into tears. ¡°I¡­ don¡¯t have a skill.¡± Not only did he not have a skill but he didn¡¯t even have the skills button! His system panel only had three buttons: Attributes, Friends and Tasks. It didn¡¯t matter how hard he stared at the damn system panel. He couldn¡¯t make it conjure up the skills button. He thought about his favorite story, Harry Potter and said sadly, ¡°I¡¯m afraid that I am the legendary¡­ Muggle.¡± He was done for. He entered the magical world and became a Muggle. Wasn¡¯t this the life of a real cannon fodder? Jian Yue was also stunned. ¡°No skill?¡± Li Shaoxi was eager to turn the system panel upside down. ¡°¡­There is none.¡± Jian Yue: ¡°¡­¡­¡± Li Shaoxi cautiously asked, ¡°Are all the chosen people capable?¡± Jian Yue was certain about this point. ¡°All of them.¡± Otherwise, it would be a dead end. However, Jian Yue just thought the latter half of the sentence and didn¡¯t say it out of fear that this person would cry. Li Shaoxi was full of hope. ¡°Is there a possibility of someone developing a bit late and their ability appearing later?¡± Jian Yue paused. Li Shaoxi watched him eagerly. ¡°¡­It is possible,¡± Jian Yue murmured. Li Shaoxi sighed with relief and comforted himself. ¡°It is okay if it is late¡­ perhaps I am a late bloomer because my ability is too strong and it needs time to ferment.¡± Li Shaoxi himself didn¡¯t believe this nonsense. However, what could he do? There was no skills button on his system panel! Li Shaoxi had to find a way for himself to live. ¡°That¡­ Brother Yue¡­¡± Jian Yue¡¯s attitude toward him was much better. ¡°Yes?¡± This improved attitude didn¡¯t comfort Li Shaoxi but made him even more afraid¡ªBigshot, your attitude is like you are talking to a terminally ill patient! Li Shaoxi didn¡¯t give up. ¡°Can I return to a peaceful life after leaving here?¡± These f*king gold, silver and gems could go away. He wanted to pay off the debt but he wanted to live more. What field? He didn¡¯t want to come in again! Jian Yue: ¡°¡­¡­¡± Li Shaoxi¡¯s heart sank. ¡°Will I be chosen again?¡± Jian Yue shook his head. ¡°You can only be chosen once.¡± Li Shaoxi¡¯s eyes lit up. ¡°So I just need to go out and later¡­¡± ¡°You will be a resident player and will be pulled into a random field every seven days.¡± Li Shaoxi: ¡°¡­¡­¡­¡± The young man who faced a debt of 80 million yuan with no desperation was now on the verge of desperation! What type of ghostly thing was this? Every seven days, he would be randomly pulled into a dangerous place? The key was that other people had an ability while he didn¡¯t have one? This f*king thing didn¡¯t choose him, it wanted to kill him! He was fortunate enough to meet Jian Yue by chance in this field. Then what about the next field? Jian Yue saved him because of benevolence, righteousness and kindness. Could Jian Yue protect him again and again? He wasn¡¯t shameless enough to be a giant baby who relied on others every day! He was just about to lose his mind when the system was heard. [On the third day, the heroes haven¡¯t returned.] Li Shaoxi woke up with a jolt. The first day, the second day, the third day¡­ Yes, his mission was to survive for three days, not to clear the game. He didn¡¯t need to fight the boss, he just needed to survive. Three days had passed so he¡­ Li Shaoxi hurriedly clicked on the task button and saw a new message appear after the task: [The task is completed and the player will exit the game in 10 seconds.] Li Shaoxi: ¡°!!!¡± There was nothing in his luggage! His bag was empty! Previously, in order to save Jian Yue, he had emptied his bag of rubies into the sea and there was no time to fill it up again. There were only 10 seconds left. Not only did he have no ability but he was going to return empty-handed? F*k, he couldn¡¯t get rid of this big injustice! Li Shaoxi couldn¡¯t make small talk and rushed to the treasure box in one second. He used another second to open the box and started to fill his bag. He didn¡¯t care about the ¡®cost-performance ratio¡¯ or whether it was suitable or not. Now it was a race against time! ¡°Brother Yue¡­¡± Li Shaoxi kept talking while his hands were busy. ¡°My name is Li Shaoxi and my WeChat is¡­¡± He was able to tell Jian Yue his contact information but he didn¡¯t know if the other person could remember it. Then his vision turned black. The countdown ended and he returned to reality. Li Shaoxi¡¯s body was soaked in sweat when he took off the VR device. The morning sun shone into the room. He had spent ¡®three days¡¯ in the game but it seemed to be just a moment in reality. Nothing had changed. The clock moved slowly from 7:08 to 7:09. Li Shaoxi pressed a hand against his temple to suppress the surging dizziness and turned his head to look around. There was a Ravenclaw badge hanging on the wall and two rows of bookshelves next to it. The other side of the bookshelf contained a Lego display stand that contained the countless Legos he had built since he was a child. There was also the desk, chair and bunk bed with a four-piece Ravenclaw set. It was his bedroom. His bedroom that was full of a chuunibyou style. He was back. He had returned home. Li Shaoxi took a breath and continued to look around. What about his gems? There were so many sapphires! ¡ªIt is useless. ¡ªEverything here doesn¡¯t exist in the real world. Jian Yue¡¯s words echoed in his mind and Li Shaoxi was extremely disappointed. So¡­ It wasn¡¯t true. Not only did he have no ability but he also didn¡¯t have the gems. Not only did he face an 80 million debt but he also had to experience a life or death game every seven days. Li Shaoxi¡­ Li Shaoxi was only 18 years old. It was too much burden to carry so early! Li Shaoxi fell onto the bed and raised his hand weakly, trying to cover his eyes and take deep breaths. He had just raised his arm when he found that there was a bracelet on his wrist. The morning light fell on the thin forearm. The slender, dark blue bracelet was tightly attached to his wrist. It was around the width of a finger. The material was soft but the color was as transparent as a sapphire. Sap, phi, re? Li Shaoxi tapped on the bracelet. There was a bang and a half a meter, square ¡®box¡¯ suddenly unfolded in front of him. Li Shaoxi sat up in fright. The ¡®box¡¯ stood like a projection and the distance was just within Li Shaoxi¡¯s reach. This¡­ It was like the package interface of the game but it was even more amazing and realistic. Li Shaoxi was very sure that he was in his bedroom at home. So¡­ the thing in front of him was definitely not in the game. What was it? This thought had just flashed through his mind when a line of words popped up above the box: [Juduoduo¡¯s card bag, abbreviated as Duobaoge.] Li Shaoxi: ¡°¡­¡­¡± This abbreviation had nothing to do with it except for the ¡®Duo¡¯ part! The Duobaoge erased these words on its own and another line emerged: [Initial card slot: 80 (full).] Li Shaoxi was stunned. His weight in Treasure Miner was exactly 80. Then these words disappeared and several more sentences emerged one after another. [Current level: 2.] [Hatching card slots: 2.] [Hatching level: 2.] The rows of 2s made Li Shaoxi¡¯s mouth twitch. 2, 2, 2, who was it scolding? After these words disappeared, the Duobaoge opened. Li Shaoxi saw the full 80 cards. Apart from the different ratings, there were 76 cards that were the same sapphire blue color with different sapphires drawn on them. The last four weren¡¯t gem cards. They were the equipment that Li Shaoxi didn¡¯t have time to take off. He took out one of them. It was impressively drawn with the staff he had used in the game. TL: Duobaoge is also known as Treasure Cabinet. I was unsure which version to use in the title but decided on Treasure Cabinet because most people wouldn¡¯t know what a Duobaoge is and I can¡¯t footnote a title. Duobaoge is a type of special cabinet consisting of tiered or offset shelving in various sizes and shapes to store antiques/collectibles. Example image below. CH 15 Li Shaoxi was stunned. It was because he reached out and really took a card out of the Duobaoge. The texture of the card in his hand was stiff and the material difficult to distinguish. The hardness was like a thin, steel sheet but it wasn¡¯t so smooth and cold to touch. There was a bit of frosted grain. The size of the card was more like a tarot card used for divination. It was thin and long and was far more advanced than ordinary playing cards on the market. Li Shaoxi seriously observed the card in his hand. The front showed a picture of the staff. It was made of wood and was around one meter long. The thickness was like a broom handle and the top was slightly curved with a small ruby inlaid. Yes, this was the staff he picked up in the ruby level. The front of the card was a picture and the back contained a few sentences in rather flamboyant font. [Name: Ebony Staff. Attribute: 50 points of magic attack. Special Effect: Immune to all damage within 0.2 seconds after releasing an effective attack. Level: 5.] Apart from the final level, the other sentences were the same as what Li Shaoxi saw in the game. It was just that¡­ How did the staff become a card? How could he use it? Li Shaoxi tried to shake it but there was no response. He shook it and it ignored him. He threw it out and it actually returned to the Duobaoge! Li Shaoxi hadn¡¯t seen Cardcaptor Sakura but he had long heard about it. He endured for a while and finally held back without saying the words: Key that hides the powers of the dark, reveal your true form before me. I, Sakura Kinomoto, command you under our contract¡ªrelease the seal! Damn! It was so shameful that it was understandable if he dug at the ground with his toes! The staff card flew back to the cabinet so Li Shaoxi took out another three. Obviously, these three cards were all equipment from the treasure chests. There was the armor from the pearl level, a blue potion and a necklace dropped in the sapphire level. Li Shaoxi gasped when he saw the last two. He had just closed his eyes and grabbed anything. He didn¡¯t think about the fact that Jian Yue would still stay there and took away both items. What if the boss had to continue clearing the levels? Li Shaoxi quickly turned over the last two cards to see their attributes. [Name: Blue Potion Attribute: None. Special Effect: Restores 20 mana immediately after use and 4 mana per second for the next 5 seconds. Level: 3.] Li Shaoxi was slightly relieved when he saw this. Fortunately, the bigshot had no magic attacks and didn¡¯t need to restore his mana. This thing was useless for him. He hurriedly checked the other one. [Name: Sapphire Necklace. Attribute: None. Special Effect: Resist a fatal injury (one-time use. Can¡¯t be repaired after it breaks). Level: 10.] Li Shaoxi couldn¡¯t hold back after seeing the effect of his necklace! Damn, it was an amazing skill. This necklace gave one more life. He actually closed his eyes and took away the bigshot¡¯s extra life. Li Shaoxi was remorseful and afraid that something would happen to Jian Yue¡­ No, no, the bigshot wouldn¡¯t have an accident. The panicked Li Shaoxi tried to calm down. ¡°Think about the bigshot¡¯s ability. He can easily defeat the bosses in the first three levels. The last two definitely won¡¯t be a problem.¡± ¡°Besides, I was a hindrance. Now I¡¯m not in the game so I won¡¯t get in the way.¡± Li Shaoxi comforted himself like this before panicking again. ¡°The bigshot also has a weakness. He can¡¯t swim. What if there is water in the later levels?¡± Li Shaoxi couldn¡¯t care about the Duobaoge any longer. He stepped toward the computer desk and clicked on the live stream website. Then he searched for Fang Yihuai¡¯s live stream room. It was found very quickly but he received the notification that the streamer had ended the live stream. Li Shaoxi released the mouse and leaned back in his chair. Even if Fang Yihuai was still streaming live, it would be impossible to see Jian Yue¡¯s situation. After all, Fang Yihuai wasn¡¯t with Jian Yue. Li Shaoxi soon rushed to the computer again and searched for the revised version of Treasure Miner under the VR device. There were many online strategy guides that were far more detailed than what Fang Yihuai had told him. They listed almost all the changes in each level. However, none of the guides mentioned ¡®drowning in the sapphire level.¡¯ It was as Jian Yue told him. This was a game that wasn¡¯t a game. A game that had become a field had long been distorted and the situation in the field was unpredictable. Li Shaoxi looked through the strategy guides for a long time and relied on his own experience to find some rules. In the first level, they encountered Pearl and it was obviously very different from what the online players encountered. It was a distorted level. The ruby in the second level was almost the same as what the Internet described. It was just more realistic, bloody and terrifying. The sapphire third level was another distorted level. No player ever mentioned drowning and the boss wasn¡¯t a water snake. Distorted, normal, distorted¡­ If this pattern existed then the fourth level of gold should be relatively normal. Li Shaoxi searched all the strategy guides for this level and there was no element related to water. It just said that the boss had a very high magic defense and should be attacked physically. Jian Yue only used physical attacks so it should be easy to kill the boss. The fifth level was the diamond level and it had a high probability of being a distorted level. The final boss was unpredictable but if it was normal¡­ what normal?! Li Shaoxi thought about the characteristics of diamonds and felt that no matter how it was changed, it had nothing to do with water. The biggest probability was that it had high defense and had to be killed with magic. This was also quite deadly. After all, Jian Yue only had physical attacks and the only source of magic attack, the Ebony Staff, was brought out by him. Li Shaoxi really wanted to hammer himself when he thought of this. 10 seconds was quite urgent but he shouldn¡¯t have been in such a hurry! He ¡®disconnected¡¯ and took away the items¡­ he pitted his teammate and really wanted to kill himself! Unfortunately, it was meaningless to think about this. All Li Shaoxi could do was wait. Jian Yue would be fine. He said this was a ¡®novice field.¡¯ Jian Yue would definitely clear it unharmed. He wasn¡¯t the type of person to be careless and reckless. Li Shaoxi¡¯s only hope was that Jian Yue would end the game and remember the WeChat Li Shaoxi left for him. For the first time in his life, Li Shaoxi was really looking for the small red 1 appearing in the column of adding friends. Li Shaoxi had long estimated that one day in the game was equivalent to half an hour. Even if Jian Yue cleared the field, the fastest time would be ¡®two days later.¡¯ No, Li Shaoxi realized it when he looked at the clock. The time flow rate on both sides were different. He had been in the game for at least an hour and a half but only a minute had passed in reality. It took him at least 30 minutes to check the strategy guides. It was reasonable to say that Jian Yue should be out of the game by now. Li Shaoxi picked up his phone, opened his WeChat and stared at it for a while. There was no response. No new friend request. Li Shaoxi gripped his phone tightly in an anxious manner. He intellectually knew that Jian Yue would be fine. This person had never looked at these items or even this field. Drowning was just a small accident. Such an accident wouldn¡¯t happen again. He quit the game and Jian Yue would only pass it more easily. It didn¡¯t matter how much Li Shaoxi comforted himself. It didn¡¯t prevent him from scaring himself half to death. So what were the facts? Well, Jian Yue had long cleared the levels without damage. Li Shaoxi hadn¡¯t made a mistake when he said that it would just be easier for Jian Yue if he wasn¡¯t there. It was quite easy. Previously, Jian Yue was worried about hurting Li Shaoxi so he didn¡¯t use his ability. The moment Li Shaoxi left the field, Jian Yue really passed in seconds. What gold or diamond level? The boss fell to the ground without even having a chance to speak. As for why Jian Yue didn¡¯t add Li Shaoxi¡¯s WeChat despite ending the field¡­ It wasn¡¯t that he didn¡¯t remember the string of numbers. But¡­ He couldn¡¯t do it. Li Shaoxi panicked for a while but he could only calm down and wait patiently. Fortunately, there was the Duobaoge to distract him so this time wasn¡¯t difficult. He checked all four of the item cards one by one. The rest were full of sapphire cards. He took out one at random. There was a huge shiny sapphire on the front and the information on the back. [Name: Sapphire. Attribute: None. Special Effect: None. Level: 20.] There were no attributes or skills, but the level was so high. Was this reasonable? Li Shaoxi took out some sapphire cards and discovered the rules. The name, attributes and special effects of the sapphires were all the same, only the level was different. The level was judged based on the size, shape, shine and other data of the sapphire depicted in the picture on the front of the card. For example, the level 20 sapphire was huge to the naked eye and could probably be auctioned off for sky high prices in reality. Therefore, the level was very high. In this pile of sapphire cards, 20 was the highest level and there were three of time. Then there was level 18 and there were four of these cards. Next was level 15 with five cards. After that, there was a wave of smaller levels. Most of them were level 2 and 3 and the number was very large. Li Shaoxi took out a sapphire card that was just level 2. The drawing on the front showed a sapphire so small it could only be used for a ring. Of course, the market price of sapphires wasn¡¯t as high as that of diamonds but if it was one carat, it could probably be sold for 10,000 yuan? Every year on Li Shaoxi¡¯s birthday, his parents would give him a gem. Of course, the weight wasn¡¯t large. The most expensive one was a one carat diamond. A child¡¯s collection would be no match for a real gem collector. But¡­ look at the sapphires in Li Shaoxi¡¯s cabinet. If they weren¡¯t cards then his collection would crush 90% off the world¡¯s gem collectors! Just these few level 20 sapphires would be enough to pay off his family¡¯s debt in minutes. The problem was¡­ They were just cards! Li Shaoxi¡¯s mind spun as he thought about the information of Duobaoge that he had seen before. [Current level: 2.] [Hatching card slots: 2.] [Hatching level: 2.] He could understand the level but what did incubation mean? Li Shaoxi carefully examined the Duobaoge and found that the two card slots at the front had subtle halos around them, which were different from the other card slots. He had played many games so he was very perceptive when it came to such settings. He quickly took two sapphire cards with a level of just 2 and put them in the 1st card slot surrounded by a fine halo. There was a ¡®ding dong¡¯ sound. Words appeared again at the top of Duobaoge: [The match was successful. Do you want to hatch it?] Li Shaoxi nodded. ¡°Yes.¡± Duobaoge: [Starting the hatching.] A countdown appeared below the 1st card slot and took only two seconds. Duobaoge: [The hatching is successful.] Li Shaoxi looked at the 1st card slot. The original card was gone and it was replaced by a small sapphire. !!! Li Shaoxi suppressed his pounding heart and gently took out the small sapphire. Even though it was as small as one carat, the translucent blue refracted the morning sun and emitted a unique brilliance. Li Shaoxi stared at it out of fear that it would disappear when he blinked. Sapphire¡­ It was really a sapphire! There were two card slots and their hatching level was 2 while the hatching time was only two seconds. According to the matching rules of Duobaoge just now, they could be hatched as long as they were the same level¡­ He had a total of 42 level 2 sapphire cards in his card slots! In less than a few minutes, Li Shaoxi¡¯s white hand held 42 sapphires. They were small and only up to one carat but¡­ they had been in-game data not long ago! Li Shaoxi stared at his palm for a long time before his mind returned. He really¡­ He could bring things from the ¡®game¡¯ to reality!