Chapter 64: Professional Booster (1/2)

Next to a small restaurant near a corner of the industrial zone, a luxurious Mercedes-Benz was parked.

A man and a woman were eating rice noodles and sweating bullets inside the restaurant.

Lin Yixin looked at the price and asked, “Lu Chen, why do you think these Crossing-the-bridge noodles are 6 RMB more expensive than others?”

I didn’t look up from my food. “I don’t know, maybe it’s because the toll is included in it!”

“Pu!”

The diners around us spat out their food at the same time.

Halfway through the meal, a sense of loss suddenly caught up to me. “Yiyi, didn’t you say you were going to treat me to a meal at Land of Sweet Dreams? How did it turn into a noodle bowl that costs only ten or so RMB…”

Lin Yixin advised patiently, “A person should be frugal with their funds.”

My face was drained of blood. “You… you’re driving a Mercedes-Benz and you’re telling me to be frugal? You probably burn two noodle bowls worth of money each time you step on the gas!”

Lin Yixin smiled. “You think I’m rich? This car is mine, true, but I’m actually so poor I’m almost at the point where I have to beg on the streets. Worse, you came around and swindled dozens of gold from me, sigh…”

“Right, keep crying about how poor you are…”

Lin Yixin pursed her lips lightly before changing the subject. “Hey, do you know that that Li Le we beat up just now is also at Floating Ice City? He’s even gathering a bunch of hooligans in hopes of building a powerful guild.”

“Trash,” I said indifferently.

Lin Yixin giggled in agreement. “Exactly. You should still be careful though. Li Le may be lacking in every other area, but money isn’t one of them.”

I gave her a nod and a confident smile. “Don’t worry, it’s true I’m incomparable to him in terms of family background and assets right now, but in the game I have a million ways to send him to hell!”

“Mn!”

……

Late in the night, 10 pm.

After the black Mercedes-Benz stopped beneath my apartment, I got out of the car and said, “Thanks for tonight.”

Lin Yixin rolled down the car window and smiled at me. “Aren’t you going to invite me upstairs?”

I replied while grinning, “Feel free to join me, but you won’t be going anywhere else tonight if you try.”

Caught off-guard by my reply, she stuck her tongue at me and smiled. “Forget it then. Goodbye!”

She started up the car and drove away like the wind. Apparently, she was really worried that she wouldn’t get back in time.

By the time I went upstairs and returned to the workshop, Du Thirteen and Gui Guzi were already asleep. There was a slip of paper on the table that said, “Boss, sleep soon. We have work tomorrow at 6 in the morning!”

I smiled as I stared at the note. It felt pretty good to have a brother or two in the family. Du Thirteen was the first person to enter my life half a month ago. After him, it was Gui Guzi and Lin Yixin. That sense of loneliness I had been feeling was long gone.

I took a bath and went to bed.

……

When I woke up the next day early in the morning, Du Thirteen had bought us some deep-fried dough sticks and sesame seed cakes. I drank some plain water and cleaned up my portion of the breakfast.

“It’s really early. What’s the job?” I checked the time and saw that it was only 6:30 in the morning.

Gui Guzi said, “Last night a guild contacted us about clearing a high-level quest. They also asked us to boost a Level 21 player at least 5 levels in 10 hours. They’ll pay us 100 gold for it!”

I was surprised. “100 gold for just 10 hours of work? This guild seems very rich!”

Gui Guzi nodded. “That’s why we’re logging in earlier than usual. I’m not sure Brother B and I have the firepower needed to complete this job, so I’m asking for your help, boss!”

I smiled. “No problem. Where are we meeting?”

“The eastern gate of Floating Ice City!”

“Got it!”

I logged in after finishing breakfast.

Swhoosh!

After appearing inside an inn in Floating Ice City, I went to repair my equipment first. Then, I stocked up on some common potions. I still had plenty of Rank 3 Health Potions from Lin Yixin, so this was adequate preparation.

A beep suddenly entered my ears. Someone named “Life of Luxury” had sent me a friend request. It was such a cool and luxurious ID that I felt like giving them a thrashing.

I added the stranger as a temporary friend, so that his ID would be deleted after he logged out and accepted the call request that came a couple of seconds later. He said, “Brother, I saw the Blood Skeleton you’ve put up at the auction house. Is it possible for me to make you a better offer and buy it off your hands directly?”

“Oh really?”

I walked to the auction house and checked the latest bid. The Blood Skeleton’s price reached 743 gold, so I replied, “The latest bid is 750 gold. How much do you plan to offer me?”

“What? 750 gold…” Life of Luxury was clearly caught off-guard by the price tag. Some hesitation later, he made up his mind and said seriously, “I can offer you 1000 gold for the Blood Skeleton. Is that okay?”

“No problem. Bid 1000 gold now, and I’ll confirm the transaction right away!”