Chapter 4 (2/2)

[Just Now] Ning Xing: Yes, Great G.o.ds are all floating clouds4.

[Just Now] Mo Shang: Then, what am I?

[Just Now] Ning Xin: You are. . . uh. . . .

Ning Xin bit her finger, not knowing how to answer. Since Great G.o.ds are fleeting, she couldn’t go back on her own words, so. . . you are fleeting?

[Just Now] Ning Xin: You are Mo Shang.

[Just Now] Mo Shang: Yes, I am Mo Shang.

At this moment, Ning Xin didn’t know that on the other side of the screen a man’s lips curled upwards slightly, revealing a smile as bright and dazzling as the flowers in summer.

In the game, he was the unrivalled king, said to be a myth within «Myth».

However, no matter if he, who was set on a pedestal, was a Great G.o.d or a n.o.body; in the end, he was just Mo Shang.

In contrast, Ning Xin was the only one who still treated him as a person since he reached the top.

As a result, Great G.o.d Mo Shang finally used the Friends System that he had hidden for years once again.

Soon after, Ning Xin received a system notification.

[System] Mo Shang wants to add you as a friend, would you like to accept?

After Ning Xin accepted the friend request, there was finally a bright image at the top of her all-grey friends list——Mo Shang’s.

[Just Now] Ning Xin: I finally have a living friend!

[Just Now] Mo Shang: I’m honored.

[Just Now] Ning Xin: You won’t just leave suddenly, right?

[Just Now] Mo Shang: I won’t.

[Just Now] Ning Xin: Ok, I’ll keep playing, too, then. Originally, I didn’t want to play because I was too bored, but if you’re playing, I can just accompany you~.

When Mo Shang read this, his heart unexpectedly warmed. This idiot was unusually likeable. After all, even though he had always been complimented extensively, these few words could make him so happy.

[Just Now] Mo Shang: You were bored? What do you usually do?

[Just Now] Ning Xin: Mining, harvesting herbs, extracting gems. . . . Pretty much, digging non-stop.

[Just Now] Mo Shang: . . . .

So she’s actually a crafting enthusiast!

[Just Now] Mo Shang: Being a crafting enthusiast isn’t bad, it’s relaxing.

[Just Now] Ning Xin: /(ㄒoㄒ)/~~/(ㄒoㄒ)/~~/(ㄒoㄒ)/~~/(ㄒoㄒ)/~~/(ㄒoㄒ)/~~/(ㄒoㄒ)/~~/(ㄒoㄒ)/~~/(ㄒoㄒ)/~~/(ㄒoㄒ)/~~/(ㄒoㄒ)/~~/(ㄒoㄒ)/~~/(ㄒoㄒ)/~~/(ㄒoㄒ)/~~

Ning Xin’s string of emoticons nearly blinded Mo Shang.

[Just Now] Mo Shang: What happened?

[Just Now] Ning Xin: I had no other choiceeeeeeeeeeeeeee. . . .

[Just Now] Ning Xin: I really can’t do anything besides digging. . . .

Her anger was so fierce that Mo Shang could feel Ning Xin’s overflowing resentment towards the Heavens through the screen.

Seeing Ning Xin’s reaction reminded Mo Shang of the abnormal numbers when Ning Xin had restored his health. As a result, he clicked on Ning Xin’s profile to examine her equipment and attributes. He wasn’t taking a particularly serious look, but that collection of numbers really was shocking! And on top of that, that attribute-less newbie equipment? Mo Shang was speechless. What composure, what reservation, all of it was thrown out the window.

[Just Now] Mo Shang: . . . .

[Just Now] Ning Xin: ? ? ?

[Just Now] Mo Shang: How did you survive with these stats?

[Just Now] Ning Xin: Mining ore gives experience, but it’s very slow.

After a seemingly endless wait, Mo Shang finally responded.

[Just Now] Mo Shang: -_-

You were a Great G.o.d since long ago. . . .

When Mo Shang compared himself to Ning Xin, his Great G.o.d t.i.tle really didn’t account for anything.

With no attack and no defense to the point of having no HP, just falling off this mountain would be enough to kill her. Unexpectedly, they could still reach level 75 by relying on the experience from digging and gathering herbs. This wasn’t something the average person could accomplish, so Ning Xin was truly inhuman. Inhuman!

[Just Now] Mo Shang: Miss, you are very patient and perseverant.

[Just Now] Ning Xin: I’m just used to it.

She really was used to it, since she didn’t have friends or a master. From level 1, when she ignorantly burst into the game «Myth», she hadn’t relied on others at all to advance. She was used to being alone and avoiding others, which led to her learning to endure in silence.

Being weak and low-levelled, she was also forced to take the long way around any monsters she came across. n.o.body had time to carry her or even keep her company. Sometimes not even Ning Xin, herself, knew why she kept going. Mo Shang’s loneliness of being at the top wasn’t the same. Ning Xin’s loneliness was that of someone who had never been accompanied by anyone.

Knowing this, when Ning Xin said she was used to it, Mo Shang felt pity for the cute and lovable Spiritual Pivot in front of him.

[Just Now] Mo Shang: I’ll keep you company in the future.

[Just Now] Ning Xin: Ok, sounds good!

Ning Xin thought a while before adding a sentence.

[Just Now] Ning Xin: Great G.o.d, how about I raise you5!

With a rumble, thunder surged overhead6.

Mo Shang was stunned into silence. Was I just molested?

What Ning Xin said next helped Mo Shang to understand that a natural fool really lacks common sense.

[Just Now] Ning Xin: I dig up a lot of things. Before, I could keep both my master and Xiao Yudi without a problem, so now I can also support you!

Ahh, Mo Shang felt that he was a pervert, this person in front of him was obviously nothing more than a little sheep that didn’t know anything. What molesting? She probably doesn’t even understand any of it!

As a result, after the surge of Heavenly Thunder, the No.1 ranked Great G.o.d Mo Shang was successfully kept by a natural fool. . . .

[ 1 ] most likely referring to Mo Shang’s fame and possibly the resources available to him (money, experience, guild, etc).

[ 2 ] Gold text apparently refers to the color of the text for World Announcements. For example, something you said using a speaker item or a megaphone, so that it would be seen publicly by everyone.

[ 3 ] A “mokugyo” or a “wooden fish” is a kind of instrument. For more information, follow this link: /wiki/Wooden_fish .

[ 4 ] In chinese, referring to something as “floating clouds” means it is fleeting. Here, Mo Shang is saying that he is from the guild Floating Cloud Pavillion (probably), but he says it in a way that Ning Xin misinterprets, which amuses him.

[ 5 ] So the word that Ning Xin uses here for “raise” or “support” also means “keep” as in a “kept man”. In other words, what she’s saying can be interpreted as her offering to be Mo Shang’s Sugar Daddy, which would suggest that she’s. .h.i.tting on him (aka flirting heavily).

[ 6 ] Think of the manga/anime scene where the sky darkens and lightning strikes after something shocking happens. Like this:

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