Chapter 11: Nine Yuan and Eight Fen

Those who can enter Blue Sea Game first are all passionate players.

But asking them to stay online 24 hours a day is still very hard; most people must work during the day or tend to their own lives.

Gaming is just entertainment; only second-generation rich kids and those who earn their living from games can afford such terrifying online hours.

Even so, it's impossible to expect them to willingly give up their chance to enter the village.

Someone's face flushed red as he shouted loudly: "Being online 24 hours a day is impressive? Does being online 24 hours mean you can do whatever you want? It's all about skill, skill! I despise you guys, the grind kings!"

Shi Wuliao smirked, "Sorry, but grind kings really can do whatever they want!"

He glanced smugly toward Fang Yue and saw Fang Yue exchange a few words with Lord Han, then suddenly wave at him.

"You can enter the village now."

Shi Wuliao's heart leaped with joy.

"Thank you, big brother!"

Saying this, he hurried forward, dragging the corpse, but his expression changed quickly.

Because he realized his HP was almost gone—this health pool wouldn't get him to the village.

In his excitement, he'd completely forgotten this detail.

Despairingly, he looked up at Fang Yue, about to beg for help, when Lord Han extended a hand—the rain around him instantly dissipated into a faint mist, and no more HP-loss prompts appeared.

"Th-thank you, Lord Han!"

"Mm."

Compared to his warmth toward Fang Yue, Lord Han's attitude toward Shi Wuliao was merely a nod—far colder.

Shi Wuliao didn't mind; he rushed quickly into the village.

Once inside, he collapsed onto the ground, yet his face was full of smiles.

Finally, finally, he'd entered the village! Safe!

He rose and looked out at the refugees, feeling this simple village gate was like a heavenly chasm, splitting the world in two—one side paradise, the other hell.

And he was already in paradise.

Watching the refugees' desperate, despairing faces, he felt immense satisfaction.

Contrast brings joy.

Shi Wuliao's joy right now was built entirely on the refugees' suffering.

This joy vanished the moment his gaze swept over Fang Yue, his lips twitching involuntarily.

Compared to Fang Yue, he felt pain.

"This damn game—how can the gap between players be this huge? At least there are refugees to bottom it out."

Just as Shi Wuliao was thinking this, Fang Yue suddenly shouted to the refugees.

"What are you all standing there for? Follow him and enter the village together."

What…

Shi Wuliao froze; the other refugees looked equally stunned.

"W-we can enter the village too?"

"Of course. Lord Han will assign you tasks. We're all players—look out for each other."

Hearing this, everyone burst into cheers.

"Big brother, you're awesome!"

"Big brother, number one in the world!"

"Starting today, you're my real brother!"

"Big brother, need a girl? I've got nothing to offer, but I'd like to form a romantic bond with you!"

The crowd was thrilled; Shi Wuliao's joy vanished.

He grew gloomy, feeling the entire game had lost its fun.

So why did I push myself so hard just now…

"Uh, Brother Shi?"

Lost in thought, Shi Wuliao jolted at the voice.

"Big brother, what do you need?"

"Nothing, nothing—just add me as a friend."

As he spoke, Shi Wuliao received a system message.

"Ding! System Prompt: Player 【Yese Liming】 requests to add you as a friend. Accept?"

Ye… Ye… Ye… Yese Liming?!

Others might have fuzzy memories of this ID, but Shi Wuliao remembered clearly.

Just moments ago, the server-wide announcement for the first-ever boss kill was triggered by 【Yese Liming】.

Shi Wuliao had been green with envy—yet this guy was 【Yese Liming】?!

Shi Wuliao went numb again, feeling the world was surreal.

He looked again at Fang Yue, who was now smiling warmly, adding friends with the refugees and pitching all sorts of offers.

"To be honest, I'm 【Yese Liming】, a professional player, planning to settle in Blue Sea Game—please give me lots of business in the future."

"Oh oh, aren't you the little sister who just wanted to form a romantic bond with me? Clearly a beauty who brings disaster—your future will be full of love and vengeance. Add me now and I'll give you a 20% discount on romantic assassinations! Catching a mistress? 50% off! Fair prices, no cheating!"

"Come on, brother with divine strength—your Strength is 3 points, feeling strong but can't unleash your stats? Let me teach you! Guaranteed to learn! No 998, no 98! Today's opening celebration special: my tutorial only costs 9.8—take home the complete guide to Stat Analysis!"

…Wait, big brother, your tone just shifted dramatically!

Shi Wuliao was bewildered—was this really the guy who got the opening-day first kill?

And your pricing is so pitiful—you're actually charging nine yuan and eighty fen?

Just now stunned by the name of Yese Liming, Shi Wuliao momentarily forgot—he seemed to have heard Fang Yue whispering some sales pitch to him a moment ago.

The others hadn't cared at first, but after accepting the friend request, they all froze, their faces twisted in disbelief as they stared at Fang Yue.

Like Shi Wuliao, none of them could believe that the top player who secured the first kill on server launch looked like this.

But once they regained their composure, they all began shouting "Ye Ge! Ye Ge!" with startling familiarity, buying multiple packages just to build a connection.

Shi Wuliao didn't lag behind—he quickly bought a package, mainly to establish a connection.

With a top-tier professional player like this, you build ties first; you'll surely need his help with quests later—this is all fortune.

But after Shi Wuliao bought the package, his expression turned grim.

"So-called HP means a person's health points—in plain terms, it's HP…"

Damn! Is this *Attribute Explanation Encyclopedia* a scam?

As Shi Wuliao brooded, he saw Fang Yue pulled out from the crowd of refugees by Lord Han.

"Your legs aren't even steady yet, and you're letting your guard down? I'm downplaying the consequences of Yuhan zhi shi so as not to frighten you—but you really don't take it seriously?"

"Ah, this… Lord Han, I'll go warm up my legs right away."

"Hmm, come with me. I have something else to tell you."

"Yes."

Saying this, Fang Yue called out to the "customers": "If you bought the *Attribute Explanation Encyclopedia*, I'll send a group message to you all—guaranteed honest, please spread the word. I'm the pro player, I'm Yese Liming."

I'm the pro player, I'm Yese Liming…

Come to think of it, those two lines were kinda catchy.

Shi Wuliao felt cheated—but when he received Fang Yue's message, his pupils shrank sharply.

"The *Deflect* attribute works like defense, but doesn't activate directly—it only triggers when you make a blocking motion with your hands or body…"

That guy… he's got real stuff!

The *Deflect* attribute differs from defense in older games—it requires a blocking stance to actually absorb an attack.

He hadn't known this at all; he'd only been in the game about an hour and hadn't fought anyone yet—how could he know such details?

Shi Wuliao steadied himself and quelled the faint trace of disdain in his heart.

The other players also excitedly studied the information Fang Yue had sent, feeling they'd gotten far more than their money's worth.

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(End of Chapter)