Logging Off

After counting the rewards from the treasure chest, Chen Zixuan closed the interface and turned to walk toward the main city gate.

It had been more than half a day since he had logged into the game that morning.

Since he had only eaten a pack of instant noodles for breakfast, the feeling of hunger in Chen Zixuan’s stomach was now growing increasingly intense.

He planned to log off for an hour, cash out the money from selling equipment, have lunch, rest a bit, and then come back online to continue grinding levels.

Before long, Chen Zixuan saw three figures still quietly waiting for him at their original spot.

They were none other than Dawn’s Light, Yuewu, and Gu Yanxi.

Judging from their somewhat delighted expressions, it seemed they had also received quite decent rewards.

Not bad at all.

The silver-haired girl pursed her lips slightly.

At the same time, the three of them noticed the silver-haired girl walking slowly towards them, and all ran up to her with small excited sprints.

“My friends list private messages are about to explode! Boss, you’re incredible!”

Yuewu pressed her ample chest with both hands, her face filled with excitement and joy.

Although she was somewhat well-known in the country’s online gaming scene, to be honest, aside from her gender and good looks, Yuewu was only a captain of a second-rate minor team.

Before meeting Cecilia, she had never even dared to imagine that one day her game ID would be broadcast on a world announcement.

And this was in Legend of Kaloran, such a phenomenon-level blockbuster game.

There were over eighty million players, after all.

Thinking of it that way, her current reaction was actually already quite restrained.

“I feel like I don’t even dare go back to the real world now—boss, you’re insane!”

Dawn’s Light walked up next to Chen Zixuan, his face showing a hint of helplessness but with a sincerely admiring smile.

Even someone as composed as him, who had grown used to seeing tens of millions in business turnovers in the real-world battlefield, found himself completely shaken and thrilled upon hearing the system announcement repeated three times.

Whether it was the first kill of a boss, or the first clear of an instance or event, those had always represented the highest honor that online gamers pursued.

But to compete against tens of millions worldwide and stand out as the fastest—that thought alone was enough to make anyone feel a little despair.

Yet, Dawn’s Light had never imagined that he could obtain the honor that so many millions of others dreamed about so easily.

No, “easily” wasn’t accurate either.

This was a real case of winning while lying flat.

At this point, he felt more convinced than ever that his original investment in Cecilia had been incredibly wise.

I’m basically the stock god of the century.

Gu Yanxi, on the other hand, didn’t know what the server-wide announcement meant. Her temperament was mild; she wasn’t interested in such vain fame or wealth.

Seeing others happy, she simply shared in their joy—nothing more.

If they kept praising him like this, Chen Zixuan thought his secondhand embarrassment would flare up for sure.

So the silver-haired girl politely lifted the corners of her mouth and softly asked, “Did you guys get anything good from your treasure chests?”

Compared to respect and worship, Chen Zixuan definitely preferred to keep things practical and show more concern for tangible benefits.

“All three of us got apprentice treasure chests. I got a set of level 5 blue outfit design blueprints for the warrior class, three blue gemstones, and 100 gold coins.”

Dawn’s Light glanced at the other two before continuing.

“I got the same, also a set of level 5 blue outfit blueprints, but for the mage class.”

Yuewu’s face was still full of joy as she replied with glee.

From the start, she had always envied the outfits that Cecilia and Dawn’s Light wore.

She and Gu Yanxi were the only ones with mismatched gear; theirs wasn’t bad, but it was definitely not as impressive as a matching outfit.

Now, finally, she had her own set. And it was level 5—once crafted, she could equip it right away.

Both the appearance and combat power would be greatly improved.

“The same, I’m a priest…”

Gu Yanxi had never played this kind of online game before and couldn’t understand what the equipment stats even meant.

She looked for a long time but only recognized the word “priest.”

The silver-haired girl nodded. It seemed the system’s treasure chest rewards followed a pattern.

She herself had gotten a master-level chest, which contained a purple epic outfit design blueprint.

Dawn’s Light, Yuewu, and Gu Yanxi all received apprentice-level chests, which gave out blue rare outfit design blueprints.

It followed then, that there must be beginner-level chests as well.

And all opened blueprints matched their respective classes, apparently as a little compensation from the system.

If Chen Zixuan remembered correctly, this game didn’t offer white outfits—the lowest was blue rarity.

Who knew what rewards other players would get?

Hopefully not just random white common single pieces…

That would be truly pitiful…

But then Chen Zixuan remembered: he himself was only an apprentice-level blacksmith.

Although he couldn’t craft purple epic gear, blue rare gear was no problem, so he could make a set for Gu Yanxi first.

If Dawn’s Light and Yuewu gathered enough materials, he could also consider helping them, which would also improve his [Smithing] skill.

Yuewu and Dawn’s Light both knew that Cecilia was currently the only apprentice-level blacksmith server-wide, but they tacitly kept silent without making any requests.

Asking a boss for help must involve showing absolute sincerity.

They had already taken enough advantage today.

To be greedier would surely make people dislike you.

After a short exchange, the four of them returned to the main city together.

On the way, Yuewu asked Chen Zixuan for his bank card number so she could transfer the money for the equipment as soon as they both logged off.

But since the number was so long, there was no way Chen Zixuan could memorize it.

He also didn’t want to reveal any personal contact info, so he promised to send Yuewu a private message with the number on the forum after logging off, and only then did Yuewu finally drop the issue.

Speaking of bank cards, at this moment, Chen Zixuan remembered something else.

He still had over 2,000 gold coins in-game, but since he hadn’t linked a bank card, he couldn’t cash out yet.

He could only do it after logging off.

Since he was only planning to log off for an hour or two, there was no need to go to an inn. Upon arriving in the main city, Chen Zixuan disbanded the team. Gu Yanxi was going to log off for lunch, so she said her goodbyes and exited the game.

Dawn’s Light and Yuewu hadn’t planned to log off, but their friends kept bombarding them with messages, so they had no choice but to exit the game and go explain everything in the real world.

As the others gradually turned into points of light and logged out, Chen Zixuan opened his main game interface, too.

What? There’s no logout button?

As if.

Clicking the button, Chen Zixuan logged off smoothly.

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