Chapter 60: My Brother is Dust Seal

The leader of the Pride of the World glanced at the number one name on the leaderboard, a cold smirk forming at the corner of his mouth. “Hmph, it won’t be long before you become a joke as number one. I won’t rest until I turn you into a beginner village joke and write it backwards.”

Meanwhile, the Hell Messenger licked his lips. “Now that’s more like it!”

The major guilds had varied opinions on the Dust Seal‘s presence on the leaderboard, but most of them held a “if we can’t have it, we’ll destroy it” mindset. The leaderboard appearance of Dust Seal pushed the already famous Wu Shaochen back into the spotlight.

In the Divine King Pavilion, the Divine King muttered while staring at the leaderboard: “Maple Leaf is here. With his strength, it’s only natural he would be on the leaderboard, but who is this Yufei? Why haven’t I heard of this ID before? Could it be another dark horse?”

The appearance of the leaderboard had ignited a frenzy among players. Countless players rushed to level up, eager not only for fame but also because the first dungeon of the Divine Prophecy had opened. To enter, players had to be level 20.

The dungeon was a massive benefit to players—while the monsters inside were much stronger, the drop rates were several times higher than those outside. As the dungeon was unlocked, Black Iron and Bronze equipment would soon be common, and Silver would no longer be rare. Moreover, successful dungeon challenges often came with special rewards.

“Level 20 now… I should be able to check that tiger’s stats, but now I’m not sure I can handle it. Maybe I should level up a bit more?” Wu Shaochen thought.

Having just killed 146 Skeleton Warriors, his level reached LV20: 70/300,000. There were still plenty of Skeleton Warriors to grind.

But looking at the axe-wielding skeletons ready to throw at him, Wu Shaochen shivered. “Forget it, let’s see what the dungeon is like; I’m done grinding skeletons for today.”

Wu Shaochen used a Teleportation Scroll to return to Jinling City and then rushed towards the dungeon location. After an announcement across the server, the dungeon location appeared on the map.

Just as Wu Shaochen was heading to the dungeon, his phone rang in the real world. He sighed, reluctantly logging out. The headset had its pros and cons—no phone calls could come through while in-game, and he really needed to buy a gaming pod.

Once logged out, he saw that it was a call from Wu Ziyin. He quickly picked up.

“Bro…” came the voice on the other side.

“What’s up, Ziyin? Aren’t you playing today? It’s the weekend, after all.” Wu Shaochen asked. She had bought the game headset yesterday, so logically, she should be playing today, right? Why was she calling?

“I’m playing…” Wu Ziyin replied.

“Then why the call? You don’t like it?” Wu Shaochen asked.

“No… I like it… but… but I’m too bad at it. I’m still level 0.” Wu Ziyin admitted, feeling embarrassed.

“Huh…?” Wu Shaochen was confused. Even if she was bad, after a whole day, she should have leveled up a few times. But he quickly realized she might not have anyone to help her. With how tough the early monsters were, it would be difficult for her to fight alone.

“Are you playing alone?” Wu Shaochen asked.

“Yeah…” Wu Ziyin weakly replied.

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“Typical of my own sister.” Wu Shaochen thought to himself, realizing he forgot to leave some gear for her. He quickly said, “What’s your ID? I’ll add you as a friend and send you some gold. You can buy potions, and with those, you can grind monsters on your own. It’s faster than forming a team.”

“Thanks, bro! My ID is Feng Yin’er,” Wu Ziyin said sweetly. She’d rather owe her brother than anyone else.

Wu Shaochen hung up and went back online. He opened the friends list and added Feng Yin’er. After typing in the ID, he hit the add button.

Back in 11246 Newbie Village, Wu Ziyin had just used up the 70 potions she bought earlier. She needed one potion per monster, so her experience was now LV0: 70/100. Only 30 points were left before she could level up. Surely her brother could spare 6 silver coins to help her level up. With that, she could even defeat the rabbits without potions.

“Of course! According to Weiwei, my brother can easily make money in the game. Six silver coins shouldn’t be hard for him,” Wu Ziyin thought, lost in her daydream.

At that moment, a system prompt sounded in her ear.

“Ding! Dust Seal has requested to add you as a friend. Do you accept?”

“Dust Seal?” Wu Ziyin was startled. This ID was well-known among the billions of players in the game. Even before she started playing, she had often heard Weiwei talk about it. Now, after starting the game, she fully understood what this name represented. Just checking the leaderboard would confirm how popular Dust Seal was.

“Why is Dust Seal suddenly adding me as a friend?” Wu Ziyin felt a mix of excitement and confusion. Then, as if realizing something, her eyes widened in disbelief. She murmured, “Could it be… Could it be that my brother is… Dust Seal?”

With a trembling heart, she clicked Accept, and saw the new addition to her friend list: Dust Seal: Assassin LV20.

She finally confirmed it—this was indeed the Dust Seal at the top of the leaderboard, a god-like presence in the game. She opened the chat window, her hands shaking as she typed: “Bro?”

Dust Seal: “What’s up, little sister? You don’t even recognize your brother anymore?”

“Ah!” Wu Ziyin gasped in shock, then quickly covered her mouth. She typed furiously in the chat: “Are you really my brother? You are Dust Seal?”

In Jinling City, Wu Shaochen looked at his sister’s reply and shook his head. “It’s just Dust Seal, why are you making such a big deal out of it?” He quickly replied, “Yeah, I’m your brother, and I’m Dust Seal.”

“Ah!! Bro, you’re really Dust Seal? Dust Seal?! My god, if Weiwei knew, she’d be so jealous of me!” Wu Ziyin could barely contain her excitement.

“Alright, alright, calm down. You can’t tell anyone about this. Do you understand?” Wu Shaochen said seriously.

“Mm, I understand, bro. I won’t tell anyone,” Wu Ziyin replied seriously. She knew exactly what Dust Seal meant in the game, and if others knew about her brother’s identity, life wouldn’t be easy for him.

Seeing Wu Ziyin’s response, Wu Shaochen nodded and quickly sent a Remote Trade. He traded her 10 gold coins. He didn’t want to send too much; 10 coins were enough for her to splurge in the newbie village.

Wu Ziyin was stunned when she saw the 10 gold coins. “This… this much?”

“Take it. I’m not short on gold. Don’t be stingy. Use the potions like water, and take down monsters. That way, you’ll level up to 10 in no time,” Wu Shaochen said.

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“Bro, don’t talk like that. You’ll get a beating,” Wu Ziyin replied.

Dust Seal: “It’s fine. No one in the game can beat me.”

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Dust Seal: “By the way, Ziyin, what’s your talent?”

Wu Ziyin immediately sent over her talent information.

Talent: Magic Conversion: When casting skills, each additional 1 point of magic consumed increases skill effectiveness by 0.05% (either skill damage or healing amount).

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Seeing the talent, Wu Shaochen twitched his mouth. This talent was too blue-heavy. Who could afford that? It seemed like the Magic Pearl needed a new owner.

“How’s my talent, bro?” Wu Ziyin asked innocently, not understanding the full implications of her talent.

“It’s good, but you need to learn how to calculate damage and manage your mana,” Wu Shaochen replied with a sigh. A game newbie with this kind of talent? He wasn’t sure whether it was good or bad.

Wu Ziyin seemed to understand a little but asked, “What class should I choose?”

Dust Seal: “Mage or Priest, up to you. But you’ll need to add Intelligence and Spirit in the future.”

“Got it! Thanks, bro. I’ll go level up by killing rabbits now!” Wu Ziyin said happily.