The city lights are coming on, the night market is bustling, and Da Fei has ordered a few small stir-frys and a bottle of beer at the small restaurant downstairs, leisurely enjoying dinner while watching TV news. These days in the game have all been spent in busyness, sometimes so busy that he doesnât even have time for a bathroom break. Itâs really not easy to be so leisurely and relaxed as to have two meals like today.
The moment heâs feeling carefree and reflective, Da Feiâs phone rings. He picks it up and sees itâs Little Li.
Little Li: "Brother, have you eaten yet?"
Da Fei smiles and says, "Iâm eating at a restaurant right now. Whatâs up?"
Little Li makes a sound: "Nothing much, just reminding you to watch your mealtime habits, it can lead to stomach problems if theyâre too chaotic."
Da Fei laughs heartily: "Brother has an iron constitution from hauling bricks and water, donât worry, Iâll be careful, itâs nothing."
"Just be careful, thatâs all. Iâll hang up now."
As soon as Da Fei hangs up, the tavern owner laughs and says, "Little Ding, didnât you say you got rich from stocks? How come youâre still hauling bricks?"
Good grief! I clearly said I got rich from the lottery, not stocks! Da Fei laughs in surprise: "That small amount of money only solves the problem of eating, what good is it?"
The boss laughs: "I donât think so, you surely got rich."
Da Fei shakes his head and laughs: "If I got rich, I wouldnât be ordering small stir-frys here instead of seafood at a five-star hotel!"
The owner hisses: "Whatâs wrong with my stir-frys? Those five-star chefs arenât necessarily better than me, they just fool people with foreign dishes!"
Da Fei laughs heartily: "Thatâs true!"
Just as theyâre joking, a news segment airs on the TV:
â"Now presenting an entertainment news story: this afternoon, in the renowned international online game âHeroic Creation Era,â players from the European Union Zone suffered significant losses due to players from Japan. Angry European Union Zone players attacked Japan Zoneâs website forums, leading to the crash of several Japanese sites. Meanwhile, Japan Zone players retaliated against the European Union forums and strongly condemned the European Unionâs insatiable greed. European players refuse to acknowledge the hacker attack on Japan Zone forums, and the European Union Zone blames China players. This act immediately sparked united condemnation from China players and the conflict is still escalating..."
Da Fei is dumbstruck, missing such huge movements in the world while concentrating on single-player action! And now this Japan has really messed with the European Union! Whatâs this squabble between nations about?
At this moment, the boss sighs deeply: "Young people playing this game are increasing. My kid spends all day in the game claiming he can make a fortune."
Da Feiâs eyebrow twitches: "So has he made a fortune?"
The boss hisses: "What fortune! Heâs already spent six thousand bucks in the game! He asked for more money the day before yesterday, and I told him to scram!"
Oh dear! Da Fei doesnât feel at liberty to comment on such matters and buries his head in drinking. Ultimately, making big money in any industry isnât easy. Now the owner is off to greet new customers, and Da Feiâs drink is less relaxing.
Tomorrow at 4 PM is the official cross-zone battle against Japan, where, apart from NPCs from the Bright Alliance, everyone will be an enemy. Not even one player can be trusted. Players are cunning, without limits or gaps they wonât exploit, far beyond NPCs. At that time, eating and sleeping wonât be easy.
Thinking about the upcoming challenges, Da Fei feels the weight is heavy. There are still many preparations to be made. Not to mention, this afternoon when encountering that Hungarian player in Red Name Village, I almost got defeated. Even a small countryâs players can be formidable, not to mention Japan as a major zone. I canât rely on high-tech and become complacent.
The next task is to find Ranger mentor Jilrien at Elorin, who said as long as I improve my Ranger level, he can elevate my sentinel level. Now Iâve raised my Ranger to advanced level, itâs time for him to show some results.
After dinner, Da Fei returns to the dormitory and logs in again, finding Selvia waiting on the ship. Seeing Da Fei appear, Selvia immediately gestures quietly: "Lord, may we speak privately!"
Oh yes! What should come has finally come! Letâs see what Divine Artifact he has brought.
So, Selvia leads Da Fei back to the cargo space, and then Selvia moves out a small metal box like a safe:
âSpace Transmission Super Amplifier: Divine Artifact, Device. Can increase the transmission effects of Teleportation Array by 200%. Each use must consume at least 20 units of resources (stone and wood are exceptions).
Da Fei exclaims in astonishment: "Increasing transmission effects by 200%!"
Selvia says quietly: "Indeed! This means the difficulty of cargo space transmission reduces by twofold, plus Lord has set up a Teleportation Array terminal at Red Name Village that lowers transmission difficulty by 50%, making our cargo space transportation capacity effectively triple. Itâs a qualitative leap! Originally, I couldnât obtain this type of Divine Artifact; my target for City Lord was a Space Divine Artifact with 100% amplification, but since Lord is willing to use Divine Level Fragments as rental, then we should use the best."
Da Fei suddenly understands: "I see! Alright, we will use the best!"
Selvia nods: "Also, such high-grade Divine Artifact cannot bypass guild supervision and be privately brought to the City Lord, so I raised this matter directly to the General Manager! It was with the General Managerâs full support that the Grand Mage agreed to lease it for a five-year term. Otherwise, as a mere deputy manager, I wouldnât have such authority."
Da Fei laughs: "Understood, understood! Mr. Sainâs handling is meticulous and reassuring!"
Mr. Sain laughed, "Because the public purpose of this Divine Artifact is to amplify Lord City Lordâs Flying Teleportation Array, so normally Lord City Lord equips the Divine Artifact on the Flying Teleportation Array, making the guild unsuspecting. However, once Lord City Lord gains significant achievements on the battlefieldâ"
Da Fei laughed heartily, "At that time, Iâll quietly move the Divine Artifact into this room!"
Sain clapped his hands and laughed, "Exactly! By the way, after equipping this Divine Artifact on the Flying Teleportation Array, the teleportation distance of the Flying will increase by twofold, which is a god-like leap, and the only cost is at least 20 units of resources, which for Lord City Lordâ"
Da Fei laughed and interjected, "Itâs not a problem at all!" However, speaking of this, Da Fei still thought of a problem and asked, "Right, Mr. Sain, my Flying used to teleport to the sea. With the Sky Ship now, would it directly teleport to the sky?"
Sain smiled, "What does Lord City Lord think?"
Da Fei laughed heartily, "Then it must be so!"
Sain smiled, "This is mobility breaking through the limitations of planes, which is precisely the expensive value of the Sky Ship. Well then, let me take Lord City Lord to the Flying Teleportation Array to install this equipment, both installation and use are very simple."
Da Fei laughed heartily, "Alright, letâs go install!"
âSystem Prompt: Your Flyingâs deck Teleportation Array is equipped with the Divine Artifact "Space Transmission Super Amplifier", enhancing the Flyingâs teleportation ability by 200%. The lease term for the Divine Artifact is 5 years. During the lease term, it cannot be damaged or lost, otherwise, you will pay a huge reputation and Gold Coin compensation.
Damn, every time I see the words "huge amount", I get scared now.
Sain smiled, "Installation completed, so if thereâs nothing else, Iâll take my leave. May Lord City Lord have great military fortune!"
Da Fei smiled, "Thanks for the auspicious words."
Speaking of space teleportation, it seems that Hilda promised to start a class, but after returning from the sea trip, everyone was too busy to start. Now there are only nine days left, no matter what, we have to take this opportunity to start the class.
Just then, Selvia appeared with Elena, "Lord City Lord, Iâve rested well, now the interfering souls of the Sea Soul Staff have been completely cleared, leaving only the Hydra Soul. I now want to separate the fire attribute of the Hydra Soul, which requires Miss Elenaâs help!"
Elena smiled, "Itâs my honor to assist you at this crucial moment. Actually, for the wind attribute, water attribute, and earth attribute, I can also help! We strive to prepare Lord City Lord in the best condition for the expedition in the coming days."
Selvia nodded, "The further we separate, the fewer attributes remain, making it easier, so completing it in these few days is entirely possible."
Da Fei chuckled in surprise, "Alright, then Iâll leave it to you."
Selvia shook her head, "Itâs not really hard work, just some practice for achieving the God-level Meditation Technique."
Elena laughed, "Indeed!"
Da Fei nodded contentedly, "Alright, letâs do it this way then."
And so, Selvia and Elena headed to the central space, starting the final few days of busy work. But Da Fei was indeed conflicted, the promised class didnât start, and now two students are too busy to come. Well, letâs teach as much as possible.
Da Fei then goes to the royal tavern in Radiant City, specially reserved to entertain Heliana, and finds Hilda, who is training a group of dancers.
Hilda smiled, "What brings Lord City Lord here?"
Da Fei sighed, "Regarding the course on teaching Space Magic you mentioned last time."
Hilda laughed, "Indeed, either too busy or the environment is too bumped and shaky to be suitable. However, I saw that everyone was keen on reading during the voyage, so I decided to write a book, allowing everyone to learn by themselves if thereâs a chance, saving me the hassle of holding classes."
âSystem Prompt: You received the book "Basic Space Technique" gifted by Hilda
âBasic Space Technique: A Magic Book recording the introductory basics of Space Magic, requiring repeated reading to comprehend the basic concepts of space magic.
Damn, theyâve even published a book! Da Fei joyfully said, "This, is it free?"
Hilda laughed, "For newcomers, itâs indeed too difficult, no worries about charging. But if anyone achieves results, I wouldnât decline if Lord City Lord wants to thank me financially."
Da Fei laughed, "Alright, Iâll preemptively thank you then!"
Letâs have Anlicia read this book first, arcane and space magic are closest, she also has 1 more point of wisdom, making her most likely to learn it. (To be continued. If you like this work, welcome to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendations, monthly tickets, your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile users, please go to m.qidian.com to read.)