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Chapter 087 Lucky Fatty!

Four days passed quickly.

During these four days, Xia Xinyan was helping the two elderly people as much as possible, as if she were visiting not as a guest, but as a granddaughter-in-law—somehow giving the two elderly people that impression.

Of course, they were also quite satisfied with Xia Xinyan, nearly praising her to the heavens in front of outsiders, and were pleased their grandson had such good luck in finding such a wonderful girlfriend.

Ling Mo just sat there grinning like an idiot.

Although he felt a bit embarrassed from the various jabs from the neighbors, he was happy!

That’s right, he had a girlfriend!

And a gorgeous one at that!

Not only that, but he would even marry her in the future!

He was even smiling in his sleep these past few nights.

Then Xia Xinyan further witnessed his miraculous sleeping posture.

The first few hours after falling asleep were fine, but once past the late night, he would accurately roll over and cuddle her like a pillow, even preferring to use her as his pillow.

If it weren’t for the repeated confirmations that he was truly asleep, Xia Xinyan really wanted to hit him… Well, even if he was asleep, she still wanted to hit him.

But she couldn’t keep waking him up by slapping him; it would be embarrassing if he noticed.

So, in the following days, she didn’t sleep well.

Ling Mo, however, had excellent sleep quality and woke up refreshed every morning.

Especially when he snuggled into bed at night, he could feel her fragrant scent all around him, which seemed like the best sleep aid for him.

Unknowingly, he continued to indulge in this comfort.

Perhaps beneath it all, something was gradually changing.

After four days, they returned to school, but the National Day holiday wasn’t over; most people had returned home or chosen to go out to play. For a moment, Ling Mo felt that same sense of idleness he had back in his hometown.

There probably wasn’t enough time left to go out and have a good time, but they still had the Game Pod… it seemed like just strolling through the community inside would be a nice choice.

It’s worth mentioning that during this time, “Realm of Divine Presence” had gradually expanded its reach. With an increasing volume of Game Pods shipped, most players had finally received their truly free Game Pods, and as the number of players surged, the game’s popularity reached its peak—unrivaled hype.

By now, Ling Mo began to understand what Xia Xinyan had been saying.

This game was starting to gradually influence the world.

Also… they could no longer find a community without players.

Although the numbers in the player community were still relatively small, it was impossible for them to have another private moment like before.

Ling Mo felt quite regretful about this.

Xia Xinyan, however, didn’t mind. Her intention for logging on this time was to see how Ling Mo was progressing to plan their next step in ability allocation. After hanging out in the player community for a while, they prepared to tackle a dungeon.

Brother Haonan and the others were online, but all were in dungeons. While there were ways to contact them… that was an emergency contact method set by the game, which could only notify players in-game without transmitting any information.

The purpose of this setting was to provide a convenient way for players to leave the game in case of unexpected events in reality. Players receiving this notification could leave the game without any punishment and would receive a settlement for their performance in the dungeon. However, this function could only be used once per day, making it unrealistic to exploit it to gain rewards.

Moreover, exiting midway through a dungeon me—ant that the performance rewards wouldn’t be very high. Those truly capable of racking up performance rewards in the thousands or tens of thousands wouldn’t need to resort to such tricks.

Speaking of which, when Ling Mo thought about the mismatch of time between dungeons and reality, he became curious about how long it would correspond to in the dungeon when he called Brother Haonan midway.

But after some thought, he gave up on that idea: “Let’s just pair up…”

However, as soon as he finished speaking, a message from the fatty came through—

【Zhang Dari: ?】

Ling Mo silently paused for a few seconds and pulled him into the team.

“Yo! Are you two doing a dungeon? I just hopped on and am ready to match!” The fatty’s voice echoed in the team communication.

Ling Mo nodded: “Yeah.”

His tone was a bit odd.

In fact, he had just been thinking about pairing up with Xia Xinyan… that could also count as a private moment, right?

What a pity.

“Okay, then I’ll pull in another.” The fatty paused for a second, and shortly after, another person appeared in their team.

Called【Bai Yu】.

“Let’s go.” The fatty’s tone also started sounding a bit strange.

Ling Mo didn’t think too much and directly started matching.

Ten seconds later, they entered the waiting hall.

This time, there were quite a few players participating in the dungeon. Together, they had a total of fifteen people, with both genders, and you could tell they were basically teaming up in pairs—if you excluded the confident fatty, every one standing together looked like an idol gathering.

Ling Mo suddenly felt that soon, society’s aesthetic level would probably rise significantly…

Xia Xinyan was observing all the people quietly.

Interestingly, quite a few of them were familiar faces to her, future contenders on the leaderboard.

Thinking about it, it made sense. Even just for one country’s leaderboard, among tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of players, there could only be a hundred on the list. These people not only had exceptional skill but also started early. A step ahead meant they would always be ahead. Unless you’re like Ling Mo with extraordinary abilities, it’s rare for anyone to catch up later.

They were now in a leading position.

However, Xia Xinyan didn’t plan to greet those people yet.

It wasn’t time yet.

The fatty’s new recruit was a girl.

She was half a head shorter than the fatty, petite, easily sparking a protective instinct, and quite cute, though her style was completely different from Xia Xinyan’s. If Xia Xinyan was the gentle yet steady type—at least on the surface—this girl was playful with a sprinkle of… allure.

And the girl’s physical assets… were certainly not inferior to Xia Xinyan’s.

Hmm…

Xia Xinyan’s expression was a bit strange.

Ling Mo was quite astonished: “Hey, fatty, is this your girlfriend?”

The fatty immediately cleared his throat: “No, just a regular friend…”

“That’s right~! I’m his girlfriend~!” The girl suddenly pounced next to the fatty, wrapping her arms around his.

Her voice was soft and melodious.

The fatty instantly struggled as if shocked by electricity, his face showing clear disgust: “Damn! Don’t touch me! I told you not to mess around! If you keep this up, I’m not taking you next time!”

Ling Mo just watched and laughed on the side: “Tsk, didn’t expect that.”

Though their appearances in-game could be altered, the voice couldn’t change, and with such a lovely voice, this girl probably didn’t look bad in reality either—plus, it seemed she was quite interested in the fatty?

Tsk, who would’ve thought the fatty had such good luck.

Xia Xinyan watched for a while, her expression strange, and quietly asked: “Mo Mo, do you like this type?”

“Ah?” Ling Mo was startled and hurriedly shook his head, “Of course not! My favorite is definitely you— I just think the fatty’s luck is good, finding a girlfriend with such a nice voice… Ah, I mean, cough, of course, I still think your voice is the best, a voice from heaven!”

Xia Xinyan ignored his flattery: “Did you check her profile?”

Hearing this, Ling Mo paused slightly, instinctively opening the profile of the girl not far ahead.

The girl’s profile showcased almost nothing, just like theirs, except for one piece of useful information: her name, Bai Yu.

Seemed nothing special…

Wait a minute.

Why is her panel blue?

 

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