After a wave of dizziness, Ji Zi returned to the real world.
Meanwhile, Fang Xinhan was haphazardly tinkering with a bunch of trinkets using Alchemy. Seeing Ji Zi return, Fang Xinhan put down what he was holding and tossed her a golden apple.
“Didn’t you want to eat a golden apple? Here you go.”
Then, Fang Xinhan manipulated some wooden planks to form two chairs, giving one to Ji Zi so she could rest.
“Tell me what happened, Ji Zi Jie.”
Ji Zi sat on the chair and finished the golden apple before she began recounting the events.
“So, this is your thing, right?”
Ji Zi showed Fang Xinhan the Ring of Machinery.
“It’s quite pretty, isn’t it?”
Fang Xinhan didn’t really care; it was just a mere Ring of Machinery, so giving it away was no big deal.
“Thank you for your kindness, but I have no identity and no place to live in this world. If only some kind soul would take me in.”
How could Fang Xinhan not understand the implication in Ji Zi’s words?
“Alright, you can stay on my island for one night. Tomorrow, I’ll figure out a way to get you an identity. Oh, and players can only spend a maximum of 12 hours a day in the Inner World. Keep track of the time and message me if you’re about to reach the limit.”
With that, the two entered the Inner World. Fang Xinhan granted Ji Zi island permissions, allowing her to enter anytime.
“I’ve opened up the permissions for you, but don’t touch my machines or any of my other things, especially the mysterious area to the east and the industrial area to the west. Absolutely do not mess with those two. The mysterious area might cause curse wave pollution, and while the industrial area is fine since I haven’t set up the nuclear power plant yet, there’s also…”
Despite Fang Xinhan’s careful warnings, and Ji Zi nodding to show she understood, Fang Xinhan still felt uneasy.
So, Fang Xinhan cleared an undeveloped plot of land that had been expanded earlier.
On this plot, he generated a bar and created a beverage machine from the food crafting menu. Finally, he placed several boxes nearby, all filled with materials needed for brewing.
“This is the bar I built for you, and these are the drink recipes. Mix whatever you want to drink.”
Just as Fang Xinhan expected, as soon as Ji Zi heard there was alcohol, she immediately wanted to stay there and not leave.
“Oh, by the way, moderate drinking is good for your health; don’t overdo it.”
After saying this, Fang Xinhan went offline.
Fang Xinhan’s alarm clock started ringing after he went offline.
“Huh? It’s almost 4 AM again? Only one night has passed, but it feels like several days.”
This wasn’t Fang Xinhan’s imagination; indeed, several days had passed when accounting for the time spent in the "Living Among Corpses" dungeon.
Fang Xinhan simply brushed his teeth and washed his face, then proceeded with his daily lottery draw. This time, Fang Xinhan drew a grass block with a name.
【Loot Mod (Modified): Common (White), Excellent (Green), Fine (Blue), Rare (Yellow), Epic (Purple), Legendary (Red), Mythical (Orange). Four bags of the same rarity can be combined into one higher-rarity bag. Loot can be obtained by defeating monsters. Items that can be opened are determined by the player’s currently loaded mods.】
“Oh ho ho, a lazy mod! But how do I use it?”
Fang Xinhan picked up the grass block, looking it over from all angles, but couldn't figure anything out. So, he simply grabbed the grass block and slapped it onto himself, and the grass block just entered Fang Xinhan’s body.
“So that’s how you use it.”
After the grass block entered Fang Xinhan’s body, he didn’t feel any unusual sensations, so he didn’t dwell on it.
He picked up his school bag and headed to the Early Pawn Shop to start his day of school.
Meanwhile, at the Management Bureau in Tianlan City, Qin An was receiving a tutorial on how to use beleaguer, and his tutor was Jiang Lili.
“Aren’t there just a few functions? How can you not remember?”
Today, Jiang Lili was wearing a white lab coat, red-framed glasses, a black hip-hugging skirt underneath, and black stockings. She sat with her legs crossed, looking at Qin An with a puzzled expression.
“I was too tired from work before; I fell asleep when you were explaining it.”
Qin An said, pulling out a cigarette, but Jiang Lili snatched it away and pointed to the “No Smoking” sign posted nearby.
Qin An scratched his head, feeling a bit awkward, but then the system notified him of an unread message.
<Xin Bu Re: Qin Lao Ge, are you there? (Cat head peeking).JPG>
<Qin Shi Mingyue: Liang Boss, what’s up?>
<Xin Bu Re: I need a favor from you.>
<Qin Shi Mingyue: Tell me. As long as it’s something I can do, I’ll do it for you.>
<Xin Bu Re: Can you get a certificate?>
<Qin Shi Mingyue: ??? What kind of certificate?>
For a moment, Qin An didn't know what Fang Xinhan was up to, as this Liang Boss seemed a bit strange.
If he wanted him to get something like a gun license, it would be really difficult.
<Xin Bu Re: You might not believe this, but I brought someone back from a dungeon game, but she doesn’t have an identity in this world, so I was thinking of getting her an ID card.>
Qin An immediately understood. So, he just brought someone out of a dungeon game, and he just wants to get… Wait, no.
What did he just say? He brought someone back from a dungeon game? Could that Nexus Ultraman have also been brought out by him?
Qin An’s thoughts drifted for a moment, from ancient times to antiquity to the modern era, then to the future, from Earth out of the Solar System and the Milky Way, and then to the currently observable universe.
Eventually, it all converged into one sentence.
Qin An: My mother gave birth to me.
<Xin Bu Re: Qin Lao Ge, are you still there?>
<Xin Bu Re: If you’re busy, I’ll find someone else.>
Qin An snapped back to reality and quickly sent a message using his mind.
<Qin Shi Mingyue: No, no, no, Liang Boss, I can do it, I can do it. Do you have her information? So I have something to compare it to.>
<Xin Bu Re: Wait for me.>
<Xin Bu Re: Folder.txt>
'Qin Shi Mingyue' accepted the file.
<Qin Shi Mingyue: Curious.JPG>
<Qin Shi Mingyue: Silent.JPG>
<Qin Shi Mingyue: Metro Old Man Phone.JPG>
<Qin Shi Mingyue: Liang Boss, are you sure you’re not messing with me? This is clearly Wu Liangta Himeko’s character description, right? Don’t tell me the person you brought back is Wu Liangta Himeko. Wu Liangta Himeko is dead, don’t think I haven’t played "Honkai Impact 3rd">
<Xin Bu Re: Screenshot.JPG. You believe me now, right?>
The screenshot Fang Xinhan sent was a photo of Wu Liangta Himeko and him right after she completed the beginner dungeon.
<Xin Bu Re: I’m counting on you for this. Oh, and my item shop opens tonight, remember to come and support me!>
After sending the message, Fang Xinhan went offline.
Qin An fell into deep thought, looking at the screenshot Fang Xinhan sent.
Beside him, Jiang Lili looked at Qin An, who was posing like "The Thinker," and asked,
“What’s wrong?”
Qin An replied,
“I’m thinking about whether I should tell the higher-ups to acquire MiHoYo.”
Jiang Lili: ???
When I type a question mark, it doesn't necessarily mean I have a problem; it means *you* have a problem.
(PS: Abba abba… drooling.)
