Chapter 73: Are You Even Human?

When Wu Shaochen was awakened by the alarm clock, his mood was awful. As he guessed, he had a nightmare…

He touched his forehead and felt something was different. He smiled self-deprecatingly. Looks like that woman had scared him. How could he mix up the game with reality? After all, all he had to do was bring her things over and let her解除 (lift the curse or issue). Even if she refused, there were other ways. If she were really that capable, she wouldn’t be hiding in that water pool, sneaking around.

He glanced at the pitch-black sky. Wu Shaochen turned off the alarm clock and went back to sleep. He needed to rest to have enough energy to fight monsters.

The next time he woke up, it was because of a phone call. Wu Shaochen, still groggy, answered the phone.

“Hello, who’s this?”

“Bro, it’s me!”

“Oh, Ziyin, what’s up?”

“Bro, I’m level 10 now. Which main city are you in? I’ll come find you.”

“Level 10 already? That’s fast.” Wu Shaochen finally woke up fully.

“Bro, it’s already 10 a.m. How are you still sleeping? Aren’t you afraid someone’s going to catch up to you?”

“Ah, it’s 10 already?” Wu Shaochen quickly sat up. He needed to go hunt the tiger today.

“I’m in Jinling City. Come over here,” Wu Shaochen told Wu Ziyin before hanging up, quickly finishing his morning routine, eating some snacks he bought earlier, and going online.

His character appeared in Jinling City, and Wu Shaochen immediately headed to the City Lord’s Mansion. He already had a plan to deal with the tiger, so he needed to inform the city lord. After all, it was a super quest with great rewards.

At the City Lord’s Mansion, the guards recognized him. He made his way to the main hall, where the City Lord was still worried about the tiger.

When the City Lord saw Wu Shaochen, he quickly said, “Chenfeng, did you come up with a plan?”

“Yes, I’ve figured out how to deal with the Demonized Jungle Tiger King,” Wu Shaochen replied.

“Great! Please head to Liu Family Village and take a Sealer with you to the depths of the Tiger Roar Forest to seal the Demon Realm portal,” the City Lord said excitedly.

Ding—the system message came up: “The City Lord of Jinling has issued you a quest. Quest Content: Go to Liu Family Village, bring a Sealer with you, and seal the Demon Realm portal at the depths of the Tiger Roar Forest. The Sealer will take 10 minutes to seal the portal. You must hold off the Demonized Jungle Tiger King for 10 minutes to give the Sealer enough time. Quest reward: Unknown.”

“Ah, so the City Lord just wants me to stall the Tiger King for ten minutes, not kill it? I guess the City Lord doesn’t believe I can kill the tiger,” Wu Shaochen thought to himself. But, honestly, killing the tiger would be easier than just stalling it for 10 minutes.

After accepting the quest, Wu Shaochen received a private message from Wu Ziyin as he was leaving the city gates.

Feng Yinger: “Bro, I’ve switched jobs. Where are you?”

“Then wait for me in the Job Change Hall. I’ll be right there,” Wu Shaochen replied and headed to the Job Change Hall.

At the hall, he quickly spotted a girl in beginner village gear, looking around. The hall wasn’t crowded, as there were fewer people still in the process of switching jobs.

Wu Shaochen approached Wu Ziyin, who was still looking around, and said, “What are you looking at? Don’t recognize me standing right in front of you?”

“Ah…” Wu Ziyin jumped in surprise, then said, “Bro, you’re wearing a mask. How would I recognize you?”

“Did you become a Priest?” Wu Shaochen asked. The job was visible and couldn’t be hidden.

“Yes, didn’t you say my talent could be either a Mage or Priest? A Mage is too difficult to play, and I’m too bad at it. Being a Priest is much easier, I can just heal from the back. But, bro, you have to help me, or I won’t be able to level up,” Wu Ziyin said with a pitiful look.

“Fine,” Wu Shaochen nodded. That was one thing Wu Ziyin was good at—knowing herself. If he had to help her, Priest was a much better choice than Mage. Plus, the Priest’s automatic points were Intelligence and Spirit, which fit her better.

Wu Shaochen handed over two pieces of silver-tier equipment he had left. One was a robe, the other a ring. He had sold the rest of the equipment, but getting more silver-tier gear for Wu Ziyin wouldn’t be difficult.

“Wow, silver-tier equipment!” Wu Ziyin excitedly took the gear. Even though she had only been playing the game for two days, she knew silver-tier was top-tier at this point.

“Bro, why don’t we sell these two pieces of equipment? Weiwei said one silver-tier piece can sell for over 200,000. If we sell them, we could buy a house back home,” Wu Ziyin said with shining eyes.

“Just wear them. Do I look like someone who’s short on money?” Wu Shaochen said with annoyance.

“Right, you’re Chenfeng, the big shot,” Wu Ziyin said admiringly.

“Alright, alright, quickly put them on. Let’s go make a big score.”

“Okay, okay…” Wu Ziyin’s eyes gleamed with excitement. Was she finally going to fight a boss with her brother? Wonder if it’s Bronze or Silver tier.

“By the way, take this and keep it in your bag. Don’t let anyone see it, got it?” Wu Shaochen handed over a Magic Power Orb.

Wu Ziyin took the orb, looked at it for a moment, and then placed it in her bag, clearly unaware of its power.

Seeing her reaction, Wu Shaochen shook his head. As he had guessed, he then seriously said, “Ziyin, keep this orb with you at all times. Don’t show it to anyone, understand?”

“Okay, got it, bro. Is this orb even better than the silver-tier equipment?” Wu Ziyin asked.

Wu Shaochen’s lips twitched. “To you, this orb is like a divine artifact.”

“Okay…” Wu Ziyin nodded, though she didn’t fully understand, but she trusted her brother.

Wu Shaochen then took her to the fashion shop, bought a few outfits, and also got her a veil to wear. They were heading to Liu Family Village next. Wearing gear was really ugly, and even if silver-tier gear’s special effects were hidden, people could still recognize it. It was better to wear a fashion set. As for the veil, Wu Shaochen knew that they’d eventually get noticed, so it was better to wear it early.

On their way, Wu Shaochen tried to slow down, but Wu Ziyin didn’t have any points in Agility, and her shoes were probably level 2 gear from the mountain goat, so her speed was no more than two points. She was just too slow. After walking for a while, Wu Shaochen couldn’t stand it anymore. He looked around, saw no one, and summoned Silver Wolf.

“Wow, bro, is this your pet? The one that was first on the leaderboard, Silver Wolf? It’s so cute!” Wu Ziyin said, her eyes full of affection. She reached out to hug Silver Wolf, but the proud Silver Moon Wolf immediately dodged her attempt.

“Formerly?” Wu Shaochen was surprised. He opened the leaderboard and saw that Silver Moon Wolf wasn’t listed.

“Could it be because its potential is still awakening, so it doesn’t show up?” Wu Shaochen thought. But this was actually good. At least there was one leaderboard where his pet wasn’t involved.

After the dungeon run yesterday, Silver Moon Wolf had reached level 18, but it was only about knee-high to Wu Shaochen. Wu Shaochen looked at Wu Ziyin, who was 168 cm tall, and then at Silver Moon Wolf, who was only a few dozen centimeters tall. Although he felt a bit guilty, he still crouched down and said, “Little Wolf, let my sister ride you, okay?”

Both Wu Ziyin and Silver Moon Wolf were shocked.

“Bro, are you joking? It’s so small, how can I ride it? I can walk, it’s not tiring at all,” Wu Ziyin said.

Silver Moon Wolf looked at Wu Shaochen, its eyes full of disbelief, as if saying, “Are you even human?”

…

“Is it really about being tired or not?” Wu Shaochen thought to himself, then resolutely said, “I said, let her ride!”