Chapter 28 (1/2)

Translator: Noodletown Translations  Editor: Noodletown Translations

Mu Fan left VIP Room CC1029 after promising to meet Chubby Harry in an hour. Night Laurel was still working at the main gate, and she saw Mu Fan as he passed by her. “Hey, Lord Egg, haha,” Night Laurel called out Mu Fan’s ID subconsciously when she saw him walking by, and she failed to hold in her laughter.

“Yes?” Mu Fan answered helplessly when he heard this unique name, and he turned around and looked at the girl.

The highest level of customization that players could make to their appearances in the PO Battle Network was 10%. The girl in front of Mu Fan was around his shoulder height, and two strands of her hair curled a little in front of her ears in a playful manner. Her hair was tied up into a bun, making her little face that still had some baby fat look cuter. Night Laurel was staring at Mu Fan with her big eyes, and it made Mu Fan feel slightly uncomfortable as he wasn’t used to this.

“Uhm… I always work here; let’s add each other as friends. I’m Night Laurel.” Laurel’s big eyes smiled at Mu Fan. Her colleague on the side overheard her and stared at her in shock; it was the first time that this girl asked someone for contact info.

“Ugh… uhm…” Mu Fan felt a bit nervous as he had never spoken to girls before, and he wasn’t used to others talking to him warmly and giving him too much attention. He wasn’t used to strangers trying to enter his world as it always took him some time to get to know someone.

Mu Fan thought for a while and replied with an indifferent expression. “Sorry, I sneaked in here, so I’m not ready yet.”

“Hahahahaha,” Night Laurel’s colleague burst out laughing before Laurel even reacted. What is this? His reply didn’t even answer the question in any way.

Mu Fan blushed a bit as he had said the wrong thing since he was nervous.

He felt slightly embarrassed and was finding it hard to keep up with a straight face, so he immediately turned around and waved his hand as he ran away. “Bye bye.”

Night Laurel’s eyes were full of shock. This person is… he is so cool and cute at the same time!” She waved her fist and shouted in Mu Fan’s direction, “Let’s add each other as friends next time!”

“Damn, you’ve fallen, girl!” The colleague facepalmed. This cute girl had never accepted friend requests from anybody else, but she became interested in this stranger.

Mu Fan had already run away and was nowhere to be seen.

Mu Fan found it hard to understand since the players he met in the PO Battle Network were livelier than the ones in real life. But then, he thought how reality was… Earning money is the most important thing right now. I’ll work here for a certain amount of time. Once Harry leaves, that’s also about time for me to adventure in a new place.

Mu Fan walked around aimlessly after he ran away, and he had left the plaza where he was at. Now, he was walking on an unknown street while thinking about where to go next.

After leaving the combat hall, he was still a rookie. He didn’t know anything, and he wouldn’t be much help if he was still with Harry.

He couldn’t head to the rookie training camp as there were still seven hours left on the countdown.

Can’t think of anything!

So, Mu Fan went offline…

That was right. After confirming with the system, Mu Fan flashed and went offline. Meanwhile, Chubby Harry was in a level-5 room, ready to be match up with other players for another battle. He was going to try out the explosion tactic with his Fantasy Mode mech that was named Lemon Balloon, the same as his ID. He bought a bunch of Fantasy Mode fifth-generation explosives such as seeking missiles, counter grenades, and sneaky grenades, and he was thinking about how to use them to make them work better together.

Could anyone imagine a sixth generation mech entering the battlefield armed with only explosives?

Well, Chubby Harry thought, safety first. A mech wrapped in explosives would be very safe.

He nodded as he confirmed his thoughts, and he didn’t notice that Mu Fan had already gone offline.

…

Mu Fan took off his helmet and slightly blanked out as he stared forward. For a moment, he couldn’t differentiate between the virtual world and the real world.

However, there was a familiar scent, yes, a scent. The scent of air in reality, the unique scent of everything around him, the feeling of pores opening, the heat and the wind breeze… this was the reality.

What should I do now?

Mu Fan walked past Chubby Harry who leaned on the couch, and he headed towards the T-shaped corridor. The strength training room was located on the right that he used this morning.