Chapter 22

Putting down his phone, Chen Zixuan got back into bed and put on his VR helmet.

When he opened his eyes again, what entered his sight was already a strange wooden ceiling.

He had returned to the world of ‘Legend of Kaloran’.

Casually brushing aside a strand of silver hair stuck at the corner of his lips, the silver-haired girl sat up slowly and began to wait quietly.

The inn where she was currently staying was not far from the central plaza—only two or three streets away—so in less than five minutes, a knock sounded at the door.

It should be Dawn’s Light who had arrived…

Chen Zixuan lightly jumped out of bed and walked toward the door.

Outside, a middle-aged man about 180 centimeters tall was waiting. The lines on his face were rugged and tough; it was obvious that this was a crafted avatar.

But it was clear that, in the real world, he was probably also a successful high-ranking individual, with an expression of natural authority.

After waiting a while and hearing no movement from the other side of the door, Dawn’s Light hesitated a little.

He was just wondering whether he might have knocked on the wrong door when a gentle voice of a girl was heard from the room.

“Who is it?”

As long as it wasn’t an empty room, Dawn’s Light let out a sigh of relief and said, “Dawn’s Light, I’m here to pick up—”

However, before he finished speaking, the door creaked open.

On the other side, a little head with long silver-white hair peeked out, sizing up Dawn’s Light from top to bottom.

“Come in, let’s talk inside.”

“Oh, oh.”

Dawn’s Light was a bit bewildered, and before he had time to get a good look, he followed her into the room in a daze.

Having played online games for so many years, he had seen plenty of male players using female names; however, he hadn’t expected that the person behind 【Cecilia】 would actually be such a delicate and soft-looking girl.

It wasn’t until he entered the room that Dawn’s Light studied Cecilia carefully—this mysterious girl who made big news on the very first day of service in Kaloran.

Her dazzling long silver hair was slightly curled and tied into two bundles by some unknown material hairbands, falling evenly to her waist—they seemed to be tied in the girl’s unique favorite style.

Her exquisite little face was like that of a doll, with snow-white skin, but her expression was a little blank, and her eyelids drooped slightly; one could tell at a glance she was not to be trifled with.

However, what he didn’t know was that Chen Zixuan only looked like this because he hadn’t slept for more than 20 hours.

The two maintained a silence.

Dawn’s Light suddenly felt a bit awkward. Scratching his head, he hesitated and asked, “May I ask—do you really look like this in real life?”

Chen Zixuan shot him a glare, cursing him as an old pervert in his heart, and answered expressionlessly, “… No comment.”

Who asks about someone’s real-life appearance right after meeting? What a joke, in real life he was a 1.75-meter-tall macho man!

“I was just a bit curious, sorry about that,”

Dawn’s Light quickly apologized.

Facing this girl gave him an odd feeling, like facing his own daughter. Although he was fierce and decisive in business, he really had never dealt with someone this age before.

“Let’s talk business. Can I have the equipment now?”

Chen Zixuan nodded, opened his backpack, took out the Goblin Hero five-piece set, and placed them one by one on the bed.

Dawn’s Light took a deep breath, stepped forward, and picked up the first item: the Goblin Hero helmet.

The helmet looked very much like a bull’s skull, with two curved, ivory-colored horns—it exuded a sense of wildness and brute power.

Dawn’s Light then checked the other equipment in turn. All five were epic-grade bone gear—not as heavy as metal pieces, which greatly reduced the player’s burden, but with very impressive defense.

Especially when the five-piece set was equipped, it granted an extra 100 HP, 2 HP per second regeneration, and up to 5 points of damage block.

With just a few glances, Dawn’s Light fell in love with this equipment. He had thought spending two million was a bit much, but now… it was more than worth it.

With this set, his team’s chances of taking down the next world-class boss had undoubtedly increased significantly.

“I’m very satisfied with these. I’ll have the rest of the payment sent to you once I log offline.”

After storing the five items in his backpack, Dawn’s Light straightened up a little as he spoke.

“That’s fine, no problem.”

Chen Zixuan waved his hand. Since the other party trusted him enough to send an 800,000 advance even before meeting in person, he would naturally be equally courteous.

“Let me confirm one more time—are you really not considering joining a team? Our team plans to establish a guild soon. With your skills and looks, you’d absolutely make a lot of money.”

Just before leaving, Dawn’s Light turned and asked again.

“Sorry, I’m just playing casually. I really don’t have that thought right now.”

Chen Zixuan slowly shook his head and closed the door.

After sending off Dawn’s Light, Chen Zixuan finally let out a sigh of relief.

Dealing with these top-tier rich folks who were both bold and decisive in business was really a lot of pressure…

After logging off, Chen Zixuan sat at the edge of his bed, quietly waiting for the payment from Dawn’s Light.

There was no way he wasn’t nervous. After all, it was 1.2 million—an amount most people never earn in a lifetime.

If Dawn’s Light decided to default… Chen Zixuan really wouldn’t have any options.

Fortunately, the other side was a person of their word.

A few minutes later, Chen Zixuan received a bank transfer notification—no more, no less, exactly 1.2 million.

With the previous 800,000 deposit, his bank account finally had 2 million.

Triple-checking that there were indeed six zeroes after the two, Chen Zixuan opened a certain green-colored messaging app, found the contact marked Gu Yanxi, and directly transferred 6,000 yuan to her.

Having received such a large sum, Chen Zixuan’s first thought wasn’t to reward himself, but to repay the nearby landlord, the Gu family.

As ordinary classmates, he owed Gu Yanxi too much.

Not even two seconds later, Gu Yanxi replied: “Did you rob a bank?”

Chen Zixuan couldn’t help but laugh. He typed: “No, I just earned some extra money today, thought I’d pay the rent I owed your family.”

Other than the amount being a bit outrageous, he hadn’t really lied.

“Rent? I don’t remember it being that much? Two thousand is enough.”

Gu Yanxi accepted the money, and a few seconds later sent 4,000 back, but Chen Zixuan didn’t accept it.

Just 4,000—Chen Zixuan truly didn’t care about it anymore.

Girls should be raised well. He considered the money a return on Gu Yanxi’s support these days.

“Thanks for your help lately. Let me treat you to a meal.”

Chen Zixuan typed, though his phone lagged, so it took a while for the message to send.

Looks like getting a new phone should be put on the agenda soon.

“A meal?”

At this moment, in the room next door, the girl stared at her phone screen in a daze, gently biting her lip.

————-= Clacky’s Corner ————-=

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