Edited by Jules
As the train advanced, all sound around them slowly faded.
Finally, even the train’s rumbles gradually disappeared and the surrounding light grew dimmer. Even the fittings in the train started to become hazy. Everything was gradually beginning to transform into the pitch-black nothingness and void.
Everyone understood that this meant that they were about to clear the game.
Joy burst in everyone’s hearts. They had survived another game!
Diyi Fugui reluctantly stopped her narration of Xiao ge’s deeds. At that moment, the other players’ gazes towards Xiao Lan already held some longing and reverence.
Look, this was the players’ light, the legendary hope, the strong powerhouse called Xiao ge.
Their gazes lingered heavily, until Xiao Lan felt goosebumps pop up all over his body.
Diyi Fugui walked over to Xiao Lan. “Xiao ge, can we still keep in contact in the future?”
Xiao Lan nodded. “Of course.”
With that, he thought Diyi Fugui would pass him some sort of communication item. In the end, he was simply met with the other’s hopeful gaze.
Xiao Lan: “…”
He was suddenly enlightened at that moment, and understood that this was the gaze of the impoverished.
Think about it: Diyi Fugui was a combat hero who fought with her fists, her output relying fully on her howls, and who wielded a flyswatter. There was also Lunhui’s system whereby members were required to hand over items for KPI. it was very obvious that this was a pauper who didn’t have any items.
Just like Xiao Lan.
Xiao Lan: “Cough… Let’s do this ba, I’ll give you my address in the player hub. If you and Zhao Xiaohe need any help in the future, you can come find me.”
With that, he quietly told Diyi Fugui his address in her ear.
“Okay, Xiao ge!” Diyi Fugui’s eyes glowed. She could see the darkness spreading, and couldn’t help speaking more quickly. “Xiao ge, can you give me an autograph? I want to share it with Xiaohe when I go back!”
Xiao Lan awkwardly and politely turned down her request.
That was genuinely too embarrassing. No way, absolutely no way.
Their surroundings finally plunged into darkness. Xiao Lan waved goodbye to Diyi Fugui, whose face was filled with regret.
“Ding dong —”
“Congratulations to player Xiao Lan for clearing the instance ‘Subway Station 13’.”
Following the system notification, Xiao Lan returned to the familiar darkness once again. He and Luo didn’t dally any further and directly returned to the Advent World.
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When Luo carried the tea to the sofa, he saw Xiao Lan sitting upright and staring blankly at a black box. He put down the tea and refreshment, then walked over to Xiao Lan’s side. “What happened, sir?”
Xiao Lan stared gravely at 【Random rare item gift box】 on the table and said profoundly, “It’s time to decide our fate…”
He had never even got a bottle cap prize in his life, and buying lottery tickets was a waste of money. He had never picked up a wallet while walking down the street either. This sort of random gift box was simply the bane of his unlucky existence.
He recalled all the random items he had obtained, and almost none of them was useful. There was even a completely useless 【Zhang Dong’s autograph】.
It was to the point that his skill’s passive effect seemed broken recently, not even dropping a single strand of hair.
“Need help?” Luo sat beside Xiao Lan.
Xiao Lan looked at Luo, then looked at his unlucky hands, then decisively pushed 【Random rare item gift box】 to him.
Luo looked at the box, then smiled lightly at Xiao Lan. “Please wish me luck, sir.”
After that, he stretched out a hand to Xiao Lan, and the black shadow that was his glove fell apart to reveal his prominent knuckles and slender, powerful palm.
Xiao Lan looked at the hand quietly held out in front of him, his eyes a little blank. Clearly, he didn’t understand Luo’s meaning.
“Blow on it.” Luo’s voice was low and had a slightly bewitching overtone.
Xiao Lan also didn’t know what was wrong with him, but he blew on Luo’s palm as asked.
After blowing on it, he suddenly felt his ears warm up. Wasn’t this move a little… um… He shot a glance at Luo, and only sighed in relief when he realised that Luo wasn’t paying attention to him.
Luo withdrew his hand, as if he had genuinely obtained something. Then, he used that hand to open the black box on the table.
The next second, a brilliant light flashed and the box on the table disappeared as it was replaced with a long, white object.
【Name: Dalit’s Bone (Rare item, bound after picked up)】
【Ability: Attack supplemented with Dalit’s flame, with the goal of burning everything. Can be actively revoked by the wielder. This ability is amplified by the wielder’s own fighting strength】
【Form: Rod, blade, whip】
【Description: The untouchables’ rage from a millennium of suppression】
“Fortunately, I didn’t let you down, thanks to your blessing.” There was a smile in Luo’s tone.
“Ss —” Xiao Lan, however, sucked in a breath of cold air.
He didn’t think that this had anything to do with him at all. Xiao Lan’s eyes towards Luo were filled with amazement. What sort of mortal god of luck was this guy? How did Luo take out such a weapon that was incredibly powerful at a glance, while he… It was best not to mention the sadness of the unlucky.
After his amazement, he reached out and picked up the item on the table to study it closely.
【Dalit’s Bone】 was ice-cold to the touch, and felt similar to bone but also seemed even more exquisite. In its primitive form, it was like a stick, and there were some uneven joints on it, yet no decorative designs or ornaments at all. It looked like —
Like the stick of a broom, the kind that was bald.
It had to be said that this item matched Xiao Lan’s poor temperament extremely well. No wonder he didn’t get the notification of his poverty value being deducted when he obtained it. There also genuinely wasn’t anything about this plain appearance that could possibly cause his poverty value to be deducted.
Xiao Lan: “…”
Forget it, forget it, it was fine since it was powerful. What was the use of a gorgeous appearance? In any case, his other weapon 【This is a dagger coated in highly toxic poison】 also looked like a mere stainless steel fruit knife, Xiao Lan comforted himself.
He brandished 【Dalit’s Bone】 and realised that its weight was just right and perfectly suited the strength he needed for his attacks. Each swing felt very amazing and made him feel like he had returned to his days as the proclaimed street tyrant.
After it switched into its whip form,【Dalit’s Bone】took the appearance of a chain whip. It was extremely flexible when it lashed out, and would be very useful in restricting his opponent’s movements.
Unfortunately, Xiao Lan himself didn’t know how to wield a whip. Perhaps he needed to practice in the training grounds later to master it.
Xiao Lan then switched to the blade form.【Dalit’s Bone】 turned into a long sword. The blade was slender and similar to a yanling sword. The entire sword was made of bone, but the blade was solid and sharp.
He tried out a sword stance, and was just about to find something to test his sword on, when Luo tacitly tossed over a familiar-looking apple ornament. It seemed to be the one from Apartment 404 that Xiao Lan had secretly put on top of his head when he was unconscious.
It felt like Luo had secretly been holding a grudge.
The ignorant Xiao Lan swung his sword and sliced the fake apple in half.
After that, he saw dark purple flames erupt from the cut in the apple. The flames seemed to have an inexorable strength and spread over the rest of the apple, gradually covering the entire apple and soon turning it into ash.
The smell of burning still lingered in the air.
This Dalit’s flame seemed kind of powerful ah! Xiao Lan’s eyes were filled with pleasant surprise.
Although Subway Station 13 didn’t give him much poverty value, gaining such an item substantially improved his fighting strength.
And from the item description, ‘the goal of burning everything’ probably also included ghosts ba. While its might would differ based on his opponent’s strength, and the fire’s effect would definitely differ to a certain extent, this was already pretty awesome, okay?
Finally, he wasn’t a player with just physical attacks. This was truly worthy of celebration.
Xiao Lan now couldn’t wait to go to the training grounds and try this out in a fight.
Looking at Xiao Lan’s excitement, Luo raised a teacup and sipped his tea lightly. He didn’t say a word, but his eyes constantly followed Xiao Lan’s every move, as if he wanted to engrave all his actions in his heart.
After Xiao Lan’s excitement, he finally put away【Dalit’s Bone】 reluctantly.
At that moment, 【Plastic friendship】 in his storage space sent a communication notification.
“Xiao Lan, Xiao Lan, you’ve come out of the game ah~” Wang Taidi’s voice came through from the other side. He was as cheerful and happy as ever.
Xiao Lan was a little surprised. “How did you know I was out?”
No one knew how long a player would spend in each game. After all, some instances took a long time and some only needed a few hours. It was very difficult for other people to accurately predict the outcome.
“Heehee, I’ve already tried contacting you 87 times and I couldn’t get through, which confirmed that you were still in the game,” Wang Taidi said.
Xiao Lan: “Is it an urgent matter?”
Wang Taidi was clearly very excited. “Not really ah, I just wanted to tell you that I was promoted to an intermediate player ah~~~”
Xiao Lan also smiled. “Congratulations!”
It had been three years and he had finally been promoted to an intermediate player. Wang Taidi’s excitement was very obvious, and he couldn’t wait to find someone to share his happiness with.
Wang Taidi: “Heehee, I feel like some part of it is thanks to you. After you gave me 【Demeter’s Blade】 in exchange, my fortune turned good, and I obtained a whooole lot in particular recently. I could then activate my skill, and I was directly promoted ah!”
Xiao Lan asked him, “How did it feel, activating your skill?”
Wang Taidi paused. “Oh…”
Why didn’t he seem that happy? Xiao Lan asked, “What’s wrong?”
Wang Taidi tugged his curls. “It’s just that… the skill is quite useful, but using it once costs me ten million. Moreover, the harder the thing I want implemented, the more it consumes. If I have less than a hundred million, the skill becomes inactive again.”
Xiao Lan: “…”
It was truly too hard to mingle in the world of the rich.
Wang Taidi: “But my ge had been pretty happy recently. It’s been a long time since I’ve seen him this happy. He didn’t even get mad when I accidentally told someone that he moved another box of shoe insoles into his room again, and when he beat me up, it wasn’t as painful as before.”
Aside from Wang Taidi, there was probably no one else in the world who could see happiness on his ge’s expressionless face.
Xiao Lan nodded. “Of course he’s happy. After you’re promoted, your physical constitution also becomes a lot better; he won’t have to worry about accidentally beating you to death anymore.”
Wang Taidi’s expression turned blank, his little curls drooping. “…”
What you say makes a lot of sense; unexpectedly, I can’t refute it.
It turned out that the truth behind his brother’s happiness was actually this plain and simple…
The author has something to say:
Wang Ke’s past life: Eat, sleep, beat his stupid little brother
Wang Ke’s current life: Eat, sleep, beat his stupid little brother without any inhibitions
Baobao Notes
Extra kofi chapter!
LOL
Poor Wang Taidi-
I’m Wang Ke in this case though ヽ(✿ﾟ▽ﾟ)ノ( •̀ .̫ •́ )✧
Thank you for the chapter o(°▽°)o(o゜▽゜)o☆
wahahahahahahahaha
What a cool weapon! I love that it looks like a broom handle in one of its forms haha
Thank you so much for translating! <3
well it was meant for Xiao Lan after all… 😂
If I had to summarize my impressions of this chapter using one word, the word would be “cute” 😊
Everybody in this chapter is either cute or silly-cute (or scary-cute 😂)
Thank you for the translation 💕
Wang Brothers is really cute!
I relate to xiao lan on a spiritual level, my gacha luck is abysmal 🙁
Hahaha! That’s so Wang Ke! 😂😂😂
So… how many chapters till we can read the smut between our MC and his “butler”? ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
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( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) +2
( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) +3
( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) +4
( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) +5
( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)+6
Wang Ke: Finally! Hit as happily as I want! Cracks knuckles
Wang Taidi: Spare me! QAQ
thanks for tHe update
Thanks for the chapter! ^^)❤
I love when Wang Taidi shows up!
thanks for the chapter <3
Hui~ nice weapon :3
Thx for the bonus ch (ㅅ˘ㅂ˘)
thanks for the chapter! ♡
Poor poodle 😭😭
Lighting candles for Wang Taidi~ 🕯
Thanks for the chapter~
Thank you for the chapter ❤💗
“Blow on it.” Luo’s voice was low and had a slightly bewitching overtone .
He said blow that schlo- gets slapped
Sou só eu que tem essa impressão, ou Wang Ke realmente se parece o Edward Elric.
blow,whip,rod..is this luo’s language?
I’m on team Wangke!!! Short kings rule! Gosh love them but damn Dalit’s wrath is quite a weapon! But yea Dalits were an extremely mistreated part of society but now they have improved by leaps and bounds. Only bigots mistreat them now which is still sad.
Thanks for chappie~
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It seems like Wang ke’s life would be much better than before because he don’t need to control his strength when beating I mean lovingly punish his lil brother hahaha I can already imaging the happiness and satisfaction in Wang ke’s face after knowing his brother finally advance 😂😂