Universe Infinite Canteen-Chapter 390 Expert

I fucking exploded my liver but now I realize there’s an upside to the tough quests in Red Ridge; the more difficult the quests, the higher the value of the items they produce.

After all, anyone who wants to get a backpack from doing quests has to grind for at least twenty days.

Of course, all this hinges on the game’s items being tradeable, just like Bitcoin…

Well, I fucking exploded my liver and realized I might be overthinking it.

But after receiving the backpack, Warlords of the Nine Heavens didn’t leave. When I fucking exploded my liver and came back to my senses, he spoke up again. Your next journey awaits at novelbuddy

"I hit it off with the little bro right away. If you don’t mind me asking, what do you do for a living?"

"Me? I just quit my job recently. I’ve still got some savings, so I’ve been cooped up at home playing games."

I fucking exploded my liver as I typed out my reply.

"Would you be interested in a part-time job then?" Warlords of the Nine Heavens asked again.

"No, working is too exhausting." I fucking exploded my liver in rejection, "The paltry sum I earn isn’t even enough to cover my medical bills, and for the next year or two, I just want to play games."

"Mhm, I get it. But the part-time job I’m talking about is related to gaming. Would you be interested in being a gaming companion for me?"

"A gaming companion? Me?" I fucking exploded my liver and looked puzzled, "But I’m a guy, and I don’t do the cutesy voice with the ’Master meow’ thing."

"No worries, I value your abilities, not that nonsense. You entered the game before I did and probably know a lot more than me. Plus, the fact that you can squat here and pick up Black Mud for twenty days straight shows your persistence, which is exactly the talent I need right now."

"By the way, I’m planning to create a guild. Once it’s established, you could be the vice president, and on top of that, you’ll get a daily allowance of 200 yuan. Anything you loot is yours to keep, though I’d have first dibs if you want to sell."

Hearing this offer, I fucking exploded my liver and my heart fluttered. I could get paid while playing games, and, most importantly, make extra money if I looted something good.

The terms were so good that I felt a bit embarrassed, and the polite attitude of Warlords of the Nine Heavens was quite flattering, as if I were seen as a pro gamer.

"Boss, you’ve got a sharp eye, I won’t lie to you. In terms of gaming, I do have some... talent, especially in Red Ridge. I’ve been playing it for a long time and my skill level is above average."

As the two of them were talking, a skeleton puppy glowing with dazzling purple light passed by, dragging a monster several times its size.

If it weren’t for the backpack on the little dog’s back and the ID atop its head, Boss Hu might have mistaken it for an NPC.

Then he asked me, who had fucking exploded my liver, "Do you know that player who just passed by called Random Beat?"

"Well… I’ve encountered him a few times before, but he’s not really into socializing. He usually keeps to himself. Oh, right, he might have a hidden identity."

"A hidden identity?"

"Yes, after thorough investigation, numerous experiments, and data collection, I discovered this important intel. The NPCs here show extra respect towards dog-type skeletons."

Having taken so much money from Warlords of the Nine Heavens, I was eager to prove my worth, so I shared this serious tip in my possession.

"Is that so, not bad," Boss Hu casually praised, but he wasn’t interested in becoming a dog. Even if being a dog came with a hidden identity boost, it wasn’t his choice.

After all, this is an SLG game. Personal strength is important, but not that important.

On the other hand, Zhen Ye had dragged a Heartless Demon she hunted outside the city to her hut.

The character controlled by Ma Lu was standing at her doorstep. Glancing at it, he exclaimed in surprise, "Eh, I haven’t seen you in two weeks and you’ve already got purple bones. Hmm, but that purple glow seems a bit too ostentatious.

"It’s visible from a mile away, not exactly suitable for hiding. We’ll need to have Baldy and the crew tweak it a bit, or at least add an option to turn it off."

Ma Lu was speaking while he took another glance at Zhen Ye’s combat power.

This was also a new feature that came online today, Zhen Ye’s combat power was now 196, whereas in comparison, Ma Lu himself was 15, and the level 1 Ghouls outside were roughly in the low 40s.

"Strong," Ma Lu complimented.

"Come on, I’ll take you leveling up," Zhen Ye typed.

"No need, I just logged on today to see how Baldy and the others have changed things," Ma Lu said, "I’ll be logging off soon."

"Oh."

"The new event goes live tomorrow. Monsters will drop Pie Coupon Fragments, but you probably won’t need them. You could sell them to others; there should be quite a few people interested in Pie Coupons."

"Oh."

Ma Lu noticed that Zhen Ye seemed a bit distracted. Although she usually didn’t like to talk much, she was quite quick at typing online.

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So he asked, "Have you encountered any problems recently?"

"Nope, I haven’t found any bugs in the game," Zhen Ye said.

"I’m not talking about the game, I mean your life lately."

"Oh, there are some issues there."

"What’s the problem, is your aunt bothering you again?"

"No," Zhen Ye typed, "it’s just that you haven’t come to see me recently."

"Ah?!" Ma Lu was somewhat embarrassed. He had indeed been a bit lazy lately, tasks like bringing food to Zhen Ye he had left to He Xiaoqian or Ma Youyou.

Aside from that, he truly had more things on his plate, what with opening New Route, dealing with the game, and a spacecraft waiting for him on The Moon to pilot. He had indeed somewhat neglected Zhen Ye.

"Alright then, I won’t do anything else today, I’ll just play the game with you."

Zhen Ye cheered up at this, typing, "Then come over to my place."

"Eh?"

"We can pull an all-nighter together. I’ll use the computer, and you can play Red Ridge on the PS5 outside. I’ll help you level up, and I’ve hoarded some bones for you, see which one you like."

As Zhen Ye said this, she used her head to push open her house door, which indeed was piled with various bones, some green, some blue, and even a Root Bone underneath the bed emitting a dazzling purple light!

Ma Lu was a bit surprised and also touched.

"All these, did you fight for them?!"

"Not really," Zhen Ye said, "there’s a small hole behind the bone storage warehouse in town that other players probably can’t get into, but I chose a Skeleton Puppy for my character creation, which fits right through.

"There are lots of high-quality bones inside. Each night, when the guards’ vigilance slackens, I sneak a few out."

"......"

"But I suppose it’s about enough. If I keep taking them, I’m likely to be discovered, so now that I’ve used these bones to strengthen myself, I’ve started to go out and collect new bones through fighting."

"Okay then."