Inevitable

“If you give me yours, then what will you wear?”

Feigning maturity, Chen Zixuan turned to look at Gu Yanxi, asking helplessly.

Although all players shared the same novice gear—which any class could equip—for Gu Yanxi, aside from her weapon, she currently only had that set of novice equipment. If she took it off, the risk of exposure would all shift onto her.

“Um,”

Gu Yanxi nodded blankly, then hesitated before saying, “That’s true…”

“The design blueprints you got last time, you still have all of them, right?”

Feeling worried about the girl’s intelligence, Chen Zixuan tilted his head and couldn’t help but ask again.

“Not missing a single one. They’re all here.”

Perhaps to make her words more convincing, Gu Yanxi hurriedly opened her backpack, took out five design blueprints, and handed them to Chen Zixuan.

Gu Yanxi had already reached level 5; it was about time to prepare a new set of equipment for her.

Thinking of this, Chen Zixuan reached out to take the blueprints and opened each one for a quick look.

[“Hymn Class Novice Nun’s Headscarf”

Blueprint] (Blue)

[“Hymn Class Novice Nun’s White Robe”

Blueprint] (Blue)

[“Hymn Class Novice Nun’s Long Skirt”

Blueprint] (Blue)

[“Hymn Class Novice Nun’s Short Boots”

Blueprint] (Blue)

[“Hymn Class Novice Nun’s Staff”

Blueprint] (Blue)

Although the name of this set was similar to the [Rose Maid Set] that Chen Zixuan wanted to forge, the two were actually very different in many aspects.

Not to mention the rarity and level; even the materials required for forging this set weren’t complicated. Most could be found on the official website’s info page. If you were too lazy to farm them, you could spend a bit of money to buy them from other players or NPCs.

“I’ll hold onto these blueprints for you for now, is that okay?”

Until his Forging skill reached master level, Chen Zixuan planned to use this blue equipment set for practice, so he put the blueprints away and sought confirmation from Gu Yanxi.

If Cecilia hadn’t been the one leading the team, they wouldn’t have received any rewards at all—of course Gu Yanxi had no objections and nodded decisively.

After storing the blueprints in his backpack, the two of them left the city gates and walked toward the direction of the Mutant Jungle.

These days, since news of the D-rank world boss had spread, the area around the Mutant Jungle was absolutely packed with people.

Even the clearing outside the Mired Swamp was crowded with players seeking teammates, all wanting to venture into the Mutant Jungle to see if they could snipe the D-rank world boss.

After the days of marathon grinding since the server went live, many players in the area had already reached level 4 or 5. As for some guild or team elite players, they’d hit level 6.

If it weren’t for the increasing experience required to level up, some might have already reached level 7 or 8.

While not as monstrous as Cecilia, this leveling speed was already terrifying.

You had to know that any remotely professional team, during the early days after a new game’s release, would assign each veteran elite player several, even a dozen, sparring partners. The sparring partners would weaken the monsters, and the elites would only need to land the finishing blow to scoop up all the experience for the kill.

While Chen Zixuan was observing from afar, Gu Yanxi hesitated for a bit before finally leaning closer and striking up a conversation: “Um, miss Cecilia, is this your first time playing this kind of game?”

As soon as she said it, Gu Yanxi immediately regretted it.

After all, the seemingly low-key, silent, petite girl by her side was currently ranked first in the world in level. How could she not have played similar games before?

From her in-game appearance, Cecilia in reality probably wasn’t some shut-in; at the very least, she was the type of young lady who wanted for nothing.

Yet, unexpectedly, after a moment, Cecilia turned around, nodded slightly, and softly said, “Yes, it’s my first time playing this kind of game.”

Back then, just resolving the most basic needs of survival was difficult for Chen Zixuan. Aside from helping others farm materials and playing online games during winter break in an internet cafe, he hadn’t touched MMORPGs again.

And, just mechanically repeating the same task couldn’t really be called playing; it was at best simply for making ends meet.

Hearing Cecilia’s answer, Gu Yanxi was dumbfounded.

Is this game really that easy? Even someone who had never touched this type of game could make it to world number one. Where were all those so-called overpowered pro players?

But then she recalled Cecilia moving like a ghost through the monster waves during the last event, slaughtering monsters with casual ease, and Gu Yanxi quickly became resigned again.

Maybe that’s just talent—when you’re favored by the heavens, it’s something ordinary people just can’t replicate.

“So what do we do now? Shall we team up with them?”

Looking at those clusters of players in the distance, Gu Yanxi remembered the last event and asked.

At this point, she already regarded Cecilia as her backbone.

“No, their goal is the boss. We’re here to level up.”

Raising his head a bit, Chen Zixuan looked at the sea of players ahead, a touch of disdain gradually showing in his eyes.

It had been so long since news of a world boss had broken, yet these people still hadn’t learned their lesson. A level 15 Sawtooth Crocodile was not something players at their level could handle—let alone the possible level 25 Sawtooth Demon King Crocodile.

If you didn’t have enough damage to kill the boss, even if you came in larger numbers, to the Sawtooth Crocodile in that little valley, they’d just be a bountiful offering from nature.

“So where are we going now?”

Gu Yanxi asked again.

Whatever happened, following a pro was never wrong.

After a moment’s thought, considering how well-known he had become, Chen Zixuan decided that it really wasn’t wise to draw attention. He turned to look at a nearby forest and resolved to lead them around the crowds, entering the Mired Swamp from there.

He definitely didn’t want to be surrounded like an animal at a zoo by a bunch of onlookers while fighting the Sawtooth Crocodile.

If he had known being famous would be such a hassle, he would have stayed hidden all the way until max level.

“We’ll go this way.”

Just as they had done while shopping before, Chen Zixuan naturally took Gu Yanxi’s hand and led her toward the lower forest to the side.

Gu Yanxi’s face grew slightly hot. At that moment, she suddenly thought of how, in real life, girls would always go to the bathroom together like this—hand in hand.

And when Cecilia led her toward the grove, it was inevitable people might let their imaginations run wild.

It really was inevitable…

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