Chapter 690 (1/2)
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At night, I went back online and recruited a new batch of Dark Insects for Dark Moon City, increasing its production further. The city would level up to Rank 9 in just a couple of days, and it would be the first Rank 9 castle in the entire server. In another month or so, and it would become the first Rank 10 castle and perhaps bring me a pleasant surprise or two.
After setting up a stall at Sky City and selling random stuff until 1 am or so, He Yi, Murong Mingyue and Beiming Xue finally came back from the company. They went to bed immediately after going online briefly to repair their equipment and restock their supplies. Everyone was tired after an entire day of hard work.
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After that, I went back to Black Coast and grinded sea turtles again to increase my level and collect some Alligator Sh.e.l.ls for Yamete. Stuff like this was incredibly important to a middle to high-level players, and the more I gathered, the more tanky fighters Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls would have.
At around 4 am, or so, I opened the Heavenly Ranking of Sky City and noted that Level 150 players were now everywhere. Li Chengfeng, Warsky, Little Piglet, and more warriors had completed their sixth promotion quests and entered the Earthfire Realm. From now on, I was no longer the only mounted warrior in the world. The entire continent would be welcoming an era of cavalry dominance!
I briefly wondered what kind of mount Li Chengfeng had prepared for himself. Knowing him, he must have planned for this already. Oh well, it wasn't my problem.
I checked the time again and noted that I really should catch some sleep now. I mustn't miss my 11:30 am date with Lin Yixin at the university gate no matter what.
So I logged off, drank some water, and fell asleep immediately.
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When I woke up, it was already past 10 am. After was.h.i.+ng myself in a hurry and taking my time to choose a slightly better attire than usual, the clock hand moved to 11 am sharp. It only took 10 minutes to drive to the university, so I still had plenty of time!
I walked out of the workshop and drove away on my X12.
On the streets, maple leaves were falling, and autumn was on its last legs.
Suddenly, I caught sight of three familiar figures by the road. They were none other than Beiming, Murong Mingyue and He Yi, and from the looks of their shopping bags they had been doing some shopping. No wonder I hadn't seen them in the workshop. They sure were in high spirits today.
I slowed down my car and let down the car window. Then, after taking a leisurely sip from my breakfast milk tea, I asked them smiling, ”What a coincidence, ladies! Want me to give y'all a ride?”
Murong Mingyue burst into a giggle. ”Sure! Take us home, handsome, it's a foursome then…”
”Poooo!” I spat out my milk tea and glared at Murong Mingyue, ”What the h.e.l.l are you talking about? Beiming's my sister, okay??”
To my shock, Beiming Xue betrayed me. ”It can mean nothing if you don't mind, handsome.”
Me: ”...”
It looked like Beiming Xue had been corrupted by Murong Mingyue due to prolonged exposure. I could envision the bleak future ahead of us already!
He Yi chuckled. ”We didn't call you because you seemed very deep in sleep this morning. We were going to eat lunch with you after we got back, but since you're here we can save the return trip. Where do you want to eat?”
I curled my lips. How should I tell her about Lin Yixin?
It was at this moment He Yi's phone rang. She took a look at the number and smiled helplessly. ”OMG, it's mom's number. She can't have arranged another engagement for me, can she? Sigh…”
However, her face suddenly turned a little pale when the call connected. We could hear that the voice speaking from the other side of the phone was a male's.
The next moment, He Yi panicked so much she almost broke into tears. ”Mom… Where are you right now? Where—Sanxiang Road? Okay… okay, I'm coming right away!”
”What's wrong, Eve?” I asked.
He Yi said urgently, ”My mom was. .h.i.t by a car. Q-quickly, you need to send me to Sanxiang Road Stadium right now, it'll only take ten minutes…”
”What? Auntie was. .h.i.t by a car?” Just as disconcerted as she was, I said, ”Get in the car. We'll go there right now!”
After the three girls went into the car, I pressed down on the pedal and sped toward our destination like I was in an F1 race. I blazed across a couple of roads and ran through a couple of red lights, but I was beyond caring at that point.
Less than five minutes later, we stopped not far away from the stadium. As expected, there was a group of people on the east side. We saw some people making phone calls or hailing a car by the roadside, but this particular road was so busy that hailing a taxi was practically impossible.
”Mom…”
He Yi stumbled down the car and toward the crowd with me right behind her. After we squeezed our way through, we saw auntie slumping on the ground and bleeding from her head. Beside her, there was a fat, middle-aged man holding his car keys. His red complexion clearly indicated that he was drunk, and he said after seeing He Yi, ”Is she your mother? She… she walked into the road without checking for vehicles, so it's not my fault…”
He Yi immediately glared at him. ”Whose fault is it then? Mine?”
I pushed the fatty aside and carried auntie in my arms. ”Eve, jot down the culprit's car plate. For now, let's send auntie to the hospital!”
The middle-aged fatty immediately grew anxious. ”What… what are you jotting down my car plate for? I know, you just want my money, don't you? I'll pay, dammit… Do you know who I was having lunch with just now? You'll s.h.i.+t your pants if I tell you!”
He made a grab for his wallet while he said this.
Furious and in disbelief, I walked up to the fatty and kicked him right in the groin. He immediately let out a bloodcurdling scream before slumping on the ground.
”Pooh! No one wants your f.u.c.king cas.h.!.+” I growled at him. ”Drunk driving in the f.u.c.king morning? I don't care who you eat lunch with, I'm calling the cops and throwing you into prison no matter what! Not even the emperor himself could save you now, you b.a.s.t.a.r.d!”
The crowd around us actually gave us a cheer as we took the fatty's number.
In fact, the people of China don't hate the rich, not specifically at least. Their cheers stemmed from the knowledge that some of those rich people had committed atrocious acts to gather their wealth. Who would hate on someone whose wealth was the fruit of hard work and talent? If a rich person remained humble despite having gathered a huge sum of wealth, why would anyone hold a grudge against them? The people had better things to do than that. Long story short, you get what you give, whether it's bad or good.