Chapter 20. One Million

The gnawing hunger in his stomach grew more intense, as if set ablaze, a burning reminder to Chen Zixuan that he hadn’t eaten all day.

The silver-haired girl loosened her cloak and lay on the inn’s bed. With a flick of her fingers, the game interface appeared, hovering in the air before her.

What? There’s actually no log-out button!

Yeah, right.

Chen Zixuan tapped the button and smoothly exited the game.

As his senses returned to reality, Chen Zixuan once again felt the weight of his own body.

He was no longer that silver-haired girl named Cecilia, but had reverted to being the silent, withdrawn young man.

Looking around the empty room, Chen Zixuan let out a small sigh in his heart.

So much time had passed, but he still couldn’t quite get used to this loneliness.

“Forget it, I’d better think about how to sell that set of epic gear first.”

He slowly got up, stretched his stiff limbs, and picked up his domestic smartphone from beside his pillow, opening the Legend of Karolan forum.

The forum was called ‘Karolan Adventurer’s Camp’, an official game forum requiring login via game account. In just half a day after the servers opened, it already boasted over ten million registered users.

After a bit of hassle, Chen Zixuan managed to log in using his “Cecilia” account.

As soon as he logged in, his domestic smartphone immediately froze; it took a full half minute to load before Chen Zixuan finally saw the “add friend” section, packed with countless red notification dots.

999+.

Once I have the money, I’ll just buy a more expensive new phone… Chen Zixuan thought to himself.

Now that he thought about it, this old phone he’d bought for a thousand yuan had already served him for over two years.

Ignoring all those friend requests, Chen Zixuan opened up the forum’s homepage.

Wow, out of every ten posts, eleven were discussing 【Cecilia】, the mysterious player who’d appeared out of nowhere.

But that wasn’t surprising, considering on launch day she had toppled every renowned professional gamer in the world—not only far surpassing them in level, but even achieving the first kill of a world-class boss.

This kind of situation had literally never happened in the history of gaming.

Of course, there was another critical reason why Cecilia had drawn so much attention.

It was the reward she’d received for defeating that world-class boss.

Not long ago, a thread had exposed the discovery by European pro players of a world-class boss; rumor had it that whoever killed it would obtain a full set of epic gear. That post had caused quite a stir on the forum.

At the start of a new game, even a decent blue weapon could spark a wild scramble between top teams, with prices skyrocketing outrageously—let alone an entire set of epic equipment.

It was like a heavenly combat skill suddenly appearing in the newbie village—at this moment, the value of epic gear was enough to drive any number of players completely mad!

That’s why everyone was not only discussing Cecilia, but also hoping she would step forward to verify whether the rumor that “world-class bosses drop epic gear sets” was true.

Chen Zixuan wasn’t the kind of warmhearted good Samaritan who’d answer everyone’s questions one by one.

He went straight to the post-creation screen and began to draft a message.

A few minutes later, a new thread appeared on the forum:

【Selling purple epic gear set, includes weapons and armor for Warrior class. Highest bidder gets it.】

With a title this enticing, in a very short time, countless people clicked in.

At first, people assumed it was just another scam post. At this point in the game’s release, plenty of scammers and shady sellers would use similar bait to trick people into clicking.

But then, as soon as they saw the poster’s ID, the whole forum instantly exploded.

“No way! It’s the real deal?!”

“What? I actually made it to the front row of Cecilia’s post?”

“Watching for pics—xxxxxxx.”

“Take me with you, boss!”

“Where did you find the world-class boss?”

“…….”

Within minutes, the thread had racked up hundreds of replies and was quickly pinned to the homepage.

Chen Zixuan ignored all the meaningless chatter.

The bait had been cast—he was fishing, quietly waiting for the big fish to bite.

Sure enough, after a few more minutes, China’s most famous e-sports teams and clubs began leaving messages under his post.

“【Pinnacle Dynasty】: Hello, brother. We’re the Pinnacle team, the biggest professional e-sports team in Beihai City, with 68 certified pro players. If you’re interested in joining the industry, please contact us right away; click my avatar for our details…”

……

“【Dawn’s Light】: Congratulations on the world’s first kill, boss. Would you be interested in joining our Dawn’s Light team? I’m the team captain. Our reputation may be a bit small, but our capital is really strong. I myself am a Warrior main and would love to purchase your set. Choose us and we guarantee the best price you’ll find!”

……

“【Lingdang】: Hey big sis, you there? Our Moon Dance team’s guildmaster is a total beauty, and she wants to invite you out for tea. I saw you’re based in Xijiang City too—convenient to meet up in person?”

……

In person?

A few lines appeared on Chen Zixuan’s forehead—if that happened, wouldn’t it expose that he was playing a female character?

This must be what they call “love at first sight, dead at first meeting” in online romances.

He quickly typed a reply:

“【Cecilia】: No, we’re not that close.”

Very soon, practically every gaming club in the country had made an appearance in the comments.

More replies quickly followed, but Chen Zixuan ignored them, opening a private chat with the buyer he felt was the most sincere—the one from Dawn’s Light.

“【Cecilia】: How much can you offer?”

The other party apparently went through some serious deliberation. Several minutes later, a reply finally came:

“【Dawn’s Light】: 100.”

“【Cecilia】: 100 yuan? 100 gold coins?”

“【Dawn’s Light】: Cash. One million. We can do it in person, but I need to see the gear stats first.”

Even though Chen Zixuan had mentally prepared himself for sudden riches, when he saw that number, his breathing still went a little uneven.

One million. That was more than most people could earn in a lifetime…

And yet, he had only played the game for one afternoon—enough to match decades, maybe even a hundred years’ worth of work for someone else…

Alright, it hadn’t exactly been easy…

Back when he was in the game, Chen Zixuan had already taken screenshots of every piece of gear, so he didn’t hesitate and sent them all over.

“【Cecilia】: [image], [image], [image], [image], [image].”

After receiving the screenshots, the other side paused for over ten seconds before replying.

“【Dawn’s Light】: One million. Deal.”

————-= Clacky’s Corner ————-=

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