But as the saying goes, she had already taken his deposit, so she was too embarrassed to ask for a price increase.
She sighed and secretly made up her mind that next time she sold something, she would definitely hike up the price!
Now that the Class Advancement Mission was complete, her level could continue to rise.
However, Luo Taozhi didn’t want to keep competing with a large crowd of players for Little Wild Wolves.
After leaving the entrance of the Village Chief’s House, she first checked her friend request interface.
She hadn’t forgotten that before she went online, she told Xiao Nanchu to add her. Heh heh~
‘This guy will definitely be shocked when he sees my level. He’ll surely beg me to carry him! When that time comes, I’ll definitely mock him mercilessly before helping him out!’
‘Humph, humph, humph, my dear son can just wait for me to leave the Novice Village and come carry him!’
But when Luo Taozhi opened the friend request panel, what met her eyes was a pile of requests from players, filling the screen from top to bottom.
She forgot that as the number one on the Level Leaderboard, too many people were trying to add her. Without knowing Xiao Nanchu’s ID, there was no way to find him among the crowd!
“Tsk, I should have asked for that guy’s ID earlier…”
Muttering to herself, she closed the friend requests. She would ask for Xiao Nanchu’s ID after logging out.
Then, she casually opened the Level Leaderboard.
[Level Leaderboard]
1. [Xiao Taozhi] Level 10
2. [Tiger Regiment Leader] Level 9
3. [Li Dong] Level 9
4. [Woshuobaile] Level 8
5. [Feifeifei] Level 7
6. [Bibilabu] Level 7
7. [Left Hand High Damage, Right Hand High Damage] Level 7
Aside from herself, the second and third place players were the two customers who had bought the mission slots from her.
Tiger Regiment Leader and Li Dong.
Their progress was indeed very fast. Despite being two bosses behind her, they were only one level away.
They were both currently around Level 9.
Excluding herself, these two were undoubtedly the top tier!
However, the remaining players were generally more ordinary, likely because they couldn’t secure enough mobs.
What surprised Luo Taozhi was the player ID she saw in seventh place—[Left Hand High Damage, Right Hand High Damage].
‘Who? Why hasn’t this guy’s level budged at all?’
She had a deep impression of the player ID that had once killed her in a single hit. A player who could deal 200 points of damage while everyone else was only Level 1 or Level 2.
It was hard to forget a player who seemed like they were cheating!
But now, this guy’s level wasn’t moving. This was almost impossible; after all, he was already Level 7, so his damage must be terrifyingly high.
It was hard to believe that his leveling speed could be this slow.
‘Unless… the guy logged off!’
‘That made no sense!’
The advertisements for the Game Helmet had stated that its functions could completely replace sleep.
Time spent in the game could be viewed as being in a sleep state in the real world.
So, as long as a player wanted to, they could stay online 24 hours a day, provided they had nothing else to do in reality.
‘So what was up with this guy? Not online at night but online during the day? Does he work the night shift?’
Luo Taozhi didn’t understand.
This game was far from simple. Even if ordinary people didn’t know the secrets hidden within, just its title as the first fully immersive virtual reality game and its official-backed currency circulation mechanism were enough.
They proved that the potential of this game was beyond imagination.
And this guy had a performance in the game comparable to cheating, yet he actually went to work a night shift in reality?!!
She shook her head and stopped thinking about him.
After all, what others thought was none of her business. Instead of dwelling on useless things, she might as well log off and ask her dear son for his ID.
As a pro gamer, she couldn’t let her dear son be too pathetic.
Estimating the time, she left a message for Tiger Regiment Leader and Li Dong, saying she would be online around 10:00 AM to “drive the bus.”
Then, Luo Taozhi chose to log out.
***
Her consciousness pulled away from the game. Luo Taozhi took off the Game Helmet, stretched slightly, and stood up to walk out of her room.
The living room was silent. The morning sun spilled across the floor, and specks of dust danced in the light.
Looking at the empty living room, Luo Taozhi instinctively called out for Xiao Nanchu.
But the only response was a hollow echo; there wasn’t a hint of movement.
Luo Taozhi frowned and walked toward the kitchen. She pulled open the sliding door, but it was also empty. The stove was clean without a single trace of use. Obviously, Xiao Nanchu hadn’t even been in the kitchen.
“Where did he go?”
She muttered. Logically, Xiao Nanchu should have been awake by this time.
She thought for a moment and walked toward Xiao Nanchu’s room.
‘It’s rare to see Xiao Nanchu sleeping in late. Could he be addicted to the game?’
That wouldn’t do. Her money hadn’t arrived yet, and she still had to rely on him for food.
She gently pushed open the door to Xiao Nanchu’s room.
A light scent of wood wafted toward her. The room was exceptionally clean and tidy.
The desk was orderly, with books and stationery arranged meticulously.
Her gaze fell on the bed. Xiao Nanchu was lying there quietly, eyes closed. On his forehead, he wore a pair of high-tech Silver Glasses. The frames were slender and sleek, and the lenses emitted a faint blue light. The glow was soft yet clear, indicating they were in operation.
Luo Taozhi walked quietly to the side of the bed, tiptoeing closer. She stared curiously at the glasses and instinctively reached out to touch them, but then she suddenly pulled her hand back.
“What is this?”
‘It looks a bit like… a Game Helmet?’
‘Holy crap! This guy is hiding some good stuff!’
No wonder he hadn’t bought a Game Helmet for himself back then, saying he had already bought one in advance. It turned out he had something even better!
“Hey, hey, hey! Wake up! Seriously, dear son, where did this come from? Is it a Game Helmet too?”
As she spoke, Luo Taozhi poked Xiao Nanchu’s body.
However, Xiao Nanchu still had no reaction. His breathing was steady, and only the blue light on the high-tech glasses continued to flicker slowly. Occasionally, thin streams of data flashed across the lenses.
It was clear he was in a state of deep immersion and hadn’t heard her calls at all.
Luo Taozhi frowned.
‘That doesn’t make sense. I could receive system notifications while in the game, so he should be able to as well.’
How could there be no reaction at all?
She poked him again and found he still didn’t respond, completely ignoring her.
Seeing this, Luo Taozhi suddenly remembered something. She reached her hand out toward Xiao Nanchu’s desk.
A permanent marker flew straight from the desk and landed in Luo Taozhi’s hand.
“Heh heh~ This is justified revenge!”