Imagine, you’ve found new love, boarded a ship, eating meat and singing songs, when suddenly you’re interrupted by an idiot—this idiot is your ex from less than a week ago! Oh, the world next to Mary, your ex encounters you and your new love rolling on the ground, and he, in his bare skin, faces your bare selves, and without a second thought, unleashes a Thunder Strike. Su Yao was furious! Her level 15 low HP Mary was killed in one hit, pitifully floating there as a corpse. Fortunately, in this world, missions only fail if you’re killed by system monsters; if killed in PvP, it only affects your experience points and PvP win rate, not the mission progress.
Su Yao decisively resurrected, buffs fully activated, ready to throw a Holy Light Ball, only to remember her only ranged attack skill had been swapped out for Divine Protection. Su Yao: #@%￥!##…@Damn! Did she have to engage in hand-to-hand combat with this idiot?! That was… too much!
Now, Ji Canghai had no equipment or weapons, his attack and defense greatly reduced, no longer the “god” in the Divine Armor with the Silver Moon Greatsword. Mary’s skills could definitely hurt him, though not enough to knock him out of the mission, but she at least needed to vent her anger! Su Yao, her stomach churning, was about to engage in melee when Qin Chuan beside her had already leaped up, his assassin’s light skill buff flashing, swift as a swallow. In a blink, his fist had pierced through Canghai Yixiao’s chest—bang! Then two counterattacks—bang! A side slash—bang! Two consecutive flash strikes—bang! Another two counterattacks—bang! A final slash! In the sound of exploding fireworks from the keyboard, nine moves of “Eagle Soars the Sky”, six hits landed, the tough-skinned level 200 warrior was shredded to pieces within seconds, lying dead, eyes wide open in disbelief, yes, he didn’t even have time to strike back.
Qin Chuan then pulled out the chair, sat down leisurely, he was truly angry, had rushed over, picked up the keyboard, and killed without mercy—not to mention a level 200 bullying a level 15.
Su Yao glanced at him, then at the screen, sarcastically saying, “Lucky to die at the hands of THANATOS.” Qin Chuan had a black line on his face; was she still mad at him? He wished he had lost to her back then; victory or defeat meant little to him, but she was like a lioness always ready to bristle, whether in the past or now… So his life from now on, besides staying home, would include the essential task of soothing the lioness?
“Let’s go, into the city to buy clothes, don’t let your ex see you like this.” Qin Chuan extended his left hand, smoothing Su Yao’s hair.
Just thinking of the famous national teacher of Xia, Hong Yao Tang, and all the hard work she did for Canghai Yixiao, Qin Chuan felt uncomfortable. That idiot had no right to bully her! Almost instantly, Qin Chuan decided that once the divine weapon mission was over, he’d go out and destroy Xia. No one else in this world could stand above her.
“Ex my ass! You’re the ex! Your whole neighborhood is full of exes!” Su Yao bristled again; every time he teased her about this, she would bristle without fail. However, she still followed him into the city. Walking behind him, she admired his figure and the flying black hair at the back of his head. She couldn’t help but think, “This guy’s skill in creating characters is better than mine.” The city was bustling, with vendors hawking their wares and players expressing themselves more freely than in reality.
Little Mary and Santuhe walked past faces both unfamiliar and flamboyant, each buying a set of gear from clothing and weapon shops—just enough to cover themselves. This was all part of Wang Shenmu’s design for the quest: in this new world, top-tier equipment from before was useless; strip it all off and start anew. To obtain divine artifacts, everyone had to rely on their own abilities. Here, everyone was equal; no one was born a god. “The designer of this quest must really hate pay-to-win players,” Su Yao muttered, feeling pleased. This setup favored her and Qin Chuan. Pay-to-win players stripped of their premium gear were just lambs to the slaughter, like Ji Canghai, whose pride in his world-dominating gear now highlighted his cowardice.
“Actually, there are even more thrilling things… but they were ruined by your ex-husband…” “Get lost!” “What, want to try it?” “…” They continued their banter, unknowingly arriving at the foot of the Acacia Pavilion, the largest tavern in Yenching.
Today, more love-struck girls than usual were gathered there. The chat box was filled with text, showing their eager anticipation for Luo Zishang. Indeed, Luo Zishang hadn’t shown up today. Normally by this time, he would be here. Su Yao zoomed her view upwards and, as expected, saw the pavilion was empty. “Could he have…” Su Yao’s heart sank with a sudden bad feeling. Although Luo Zishang was slightly less skilled at the keyboard than her, his strategy was nearly on par. Before meeting the Eternal Palace in person, Luo Zishang was the only one Su Yao truly admired, even if he was a strategist for the enemy. “Let’s go back to the Snow Mountain,” Qin Chuan called out to her. After wandering around the city with no leads, they decided to return to where the quest began to look for clues. “Yeah, since it’s related to the Snow Maiden’s memories, let’s head to the Snow Mountain. I always thought those stone pillars shaped like fingers were odd… but can we even find the place?” Little Mary and Santuhe arrived at the northern city gate of Yan Country, near the Snow Mountain, and noticed several lines of text scrolling in the lower left corner.
Lalala~ Keep the points coming~ The climax is coming up~ Chapter 25: Overnight Riches “Hahaha, your ex-wife is really dumb, doesn’t even use private chat!” Su Yao finally found a chance to mock Qin Chuan. Qin Chuan, unsure if this was a trap, said expressionlessly, “Follow them,” and led the way, sneaking along the wall to avoid detection by the couple. Outside the Great Wall was a blizzard. Amidst the ancient yellow hues, snow from centuries past obscured their vision. Little Mary closely followed Santuhe, believing that the couple ahead wouldn’t see them through this ancient blizzard. “What do we do now? We’ve lost them too,” they said after walking a bit. “No worries,” Qin Chuan replied. “We’ll go our own way. I doubt they know the route either. Have you noticed, the scene here is different from before?” “Yeah,” Su Yao had noticed. When they came for the scroll earlier, there was no such heavy snow. Now, they were in a scene of an ancient, perilous snowstorm, indicating this area had been entirely redrawn. After trudging a bit further, they reached the foot of a mountain, contemplating whether to climb over, when they spotted a bright red name on a nearby ridge. The snowstorm hid its body but not its glaring name—a level 200 white bear!
A level 200 monster had much more health and higher attack power than a level 200 player. Su Yao quickly moved aside; at level 15 with low health, she couldn’t afford a collision with a bear. In this game, monsters with lower levels than the player appear gray, those at the same level appear green, and those higher appear in yellow, orange, or red. Red was the color of danger, signaling monsters far above the player’s level, which would attack on sight. These were the notorious “red-named monsters.” If players encountered them in the wild, the best strategy was to stay far away, or else face certain death. Even a brave female warrior had to run at such times. Being killed by another player was one thing, but being killed by a game monster was no laughing matter—sure enough, Little Mary had barely moved two steps when the level 200 white bear spotted her. A strange laugh from the bear came through the speakers, and in the midst of the blizzard, it charged down the mountain towards Little Mary.