Chapter 53

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Ah?

You mean, the Deputy President of Huan Yu bought it himself and then gave it to his cousin, that is, your Huakai's Li Wenwan?

That means, a free gain of 6 million? The item is still in our own hands?

After getting off work and returning home, upon learning who the item was sold to, Su Sheng was completely dumbfounded.

No wonder the payment was processed so swiftly.

Don't worry, it counts as their private purchase, not going through Huan Yu Guild's public account, so there's naturally no problem. Lin Huan said with a smile.

Their family? That rich?

Damn, a rich woman?

Lin Huan rolled his eyes: "The Li consortium, the consortium behind Huan Yu, is theirs, what do you say?"

Li Wenwan follows Huakai, a large part of the reason being freedom and fun…

Our other sisters are here to make money, but she's really just playing the game. Lin Huan complained.

Sure enough, she's a rich woman; then how is he a Deputy President in Huan Yu? Su Sheng clicked his tongue.

That's just the Li consortium's affair. Lin Huan spread his hands.

Upon hearing that, Su Sheng curled his lips, saying nothing.

Su Sheng knew that the Deputy President of Huan Yu, whose game ID is Shen Xiao and real name Li Xiao, also knew that Huan Yu is backed by the Li consortium, but he didn't know that Li Xiao is a member of the Li consortium.

Moreover, in the past…

He could clearly remember that Li Xiao naturally called Shen Wang 'boss,' but Shen Wang… apparently doesn't have the surname Li.

Forget it, no need to think more.

That rich second-gen Chen Guan used to trail right behind me, calling 'Sheng ge, Sheng ge'.

Of course, although Chen Guan's family has some assets, they naturally can't compare to that consortium.

Log into the game!

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As soon as Su Sheng went online, he appeared beside the warehouse.

Since he logged out in the city's safe zone, naturally no tent was needed.

At that moment, Huan Jie's figure also happened to appear nearby; they had both logged out together at the warehouse.

Huan Jie.

Su Sheng greeted with a grin.

Around them, players' figures gradually appeared one after another.

"Huan Jie, I'm heading off first; if anything comes up, private chat." Looking at the surrounding players, Su Sheng said.

Although the possibility is small, the earlier 'cheat' incident caused quite a stir, so someone might still recognize me.

Although Su Sheng himself isn't afraid, wealth moves people's hearts, so it's still a trouble.

"Alright, I'll wait for Wanwan and them to come." Lin Huan nodded.

Then Su Sheng activated the Cloak of Invisibility's invisibility and walked out of the town.

He opened his friend list and sent a friend request to that guy Chen Guan.

Then Su Sheng opened his attribute panel.

Level 19, with experience more than halfway.

I have to say, the experience required to go from level 19 to 20 is really excessive.

In the dungeon itself, when the Mystic Bird boss died, Su Sheng was already close to level 19.

Originally, according to estimates, upon the death of the parasol tree spirit, I should have reached level 20.

After all, that was a level 30 Pseudo Commander-level boss, and the dungeon had no experience protection.

As a result, it only gave this little experience, but thinking of the boss's heaven-defying drop, Su Sheng had nothing to complain about.

Balanced attack and defense stats 383, HP 2420.

Among the players, these stats are absolutely super heaven-defying, but Su Sheng is not satisfied.

Since I'm already close to level 20, the equipment I'm wearing still includes items from the Newbie Village, and it's time to phase them out.

But currently, Su Sheng hardly has any level‑20 gear suitable for him.

He's gotten quite a bit of equipment, but truly usable pieces are few, most of which he gave to Huan Jie.

Level 15 plain wristguards, level 10 green wolf‑stride shoes, level 10 green wolf king leather armor—speaking of which, it's excessive for a knight to wear leather armor, plus there are green forest leg guards.

All of these need to be replaced.

The only thing still passable is the level 15 blue cease‑war helmet.

Even looking at the stats of level 30 gear, Su Sheng finds the basic attributes of the Dragon Scale Shield a bit lacking—it's just that, despite being epic quality, its level is a little low.

However, the Dragon Scale skill is still quite good.

As for accessories, I won't go into them—their drop rate is low; if you can get one, just make do.

The parasol wood armor and flame‑tread war boots are good stuff, but they require level 30.

The Phoenix Flame earring requires level 25.

"Sheng ge, Sheng ge!"

At that moment, that guy Chen Guan accepted the friend request.

"Do you have any Heavenly Craft Stone?" Su Sheng's first words were blunt.

He's my close buddy—what's there to be polite about?

Men's friendship can sometimes be just this weird.

Obviously, they had hardly been in contact for seven years, yet neither side felt any estrangement or unfamiliarity.

I'm rough!

"Sheng bro, can you do finger calculations?" Chen Guan wore a resentful look.

"You really have feelings."

Su Sheng was also a bit surprised that he had just asked casually like that.

"Yes, just yesterday one of my underlings came out with one; that's exactly the brother who produced the charm for you—I spent some money to acquire it."

"Give it to me, I'll transfer you the money." Su Sheng wasn't polite either.

"Transfer a chicken leg, you little bastard, you've spent less of my money, just take it." Chen Guan complained.

Seeing this, Su Sheng also laughed.

As expected, it's still best to be bosom friends.

During high school, Su Sheng's family was not well-off.

But when it came to spending what was necessary, Chen Guan was never stingy.

After all, in his first year of high school, Chen Guan splashed money to pick up girls and slept with a so-called Dragon Brother's mistress.

Three knives blocked Chen Guan; Su Sheng, at the cost of a cut on his arm, rescued Chen Guan.

After a while, the two became bosom friends.

Others say that even brothers should keep clear accounts, but this guy Chen Guan seems not to have a strong sense of money.

Throughout high school, up until before enlisting, Su Sheng's expenses were almost all covered by Chen Guan.

However, Chen Guan actually didn't lose out either; when Su Sheng quit the game to join the military, he gave the entire Assassin Alliance to Chen Guan.

Back then, the Assassin Alliance could push Qiancheng Muxue from fourth place among the top ten guilds down to eighth, showing how strong the Assassin Alliance was.

Back when the online game economy was just taking shape, the Assassin Alliance was valued at over a hundred million; Chen Guan's father always wanted to get a piece, but Chen Guan never agreed.

"All right, I'm going to level up now; later remember to send me an email."

"What I owe you, when can we meet with the brothers?"

Su Sheng fell into a moment of silence.

"How many are still around?"

"Basically, everyone's still here!"

"Let's talk about it later."

Afterward, Su Sheng closed the private chat window.

Assassin Alliance…

Originally, the Assassin Alliance was merely a playful creation of Su Sheng and Chen Guan.

Youths unaware of the heavens' height, with lofty ambitions seeking to rival heaven.

Finally, a group of hot-blooded youths actually carved out a realm for themselves in 《Heroes of the Masses》.

Actually, many times the purpose of the game is never about winning or losing.

The ultimate configuration of the game is always… friends.

Forget it, I won't think about it anymore.

Let's level up.

First reach Level 20, then obtain the Heavenly Craft Stone, find an enchanter to enchant it, and the Phoenix Flame Earring will be usable.

Heavenly Craft Stone can reduce the level requirement of equipment by five levels.

However, the remaining half-bar of experience at Level 19 should be enough to brag about, I guess.

All day today, I don't know if I can reach Level 20.

"Ah Sheng?"

At this moment, another private chat came in.

Su Sheng raised his eyebrows, today there's so much going on?

Oh, it turns out to be a big client.