Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Magic Capital.
The LED indicators on the silver helmet that Su Chen was wearing gradually turned from green to red.
His consciousness slowly returned to his body in reality.
As the ratio of time between reality and [ Ark ] was 1: 10.
Therefore, after staying in the game for three and a half days, only eight hours had passed in reality.
The sun had just risen outside the window.
“This game helmet is exactly as advertised.”
Su Chen could not help but nod and praise at the helmet’s abilities.
After all, despite being in the game for a whole eight hours in reality, he did not feel an ounce of weariness. It truly felt as if he had gone to sleep for eight hours, and better still, he felt invigorated!
He habitually used his slender fingers to tuck his long hair behind his ears, revealing his handsome face that was sighing with relief.
“Ding!”
A notification chimed out from Su Chen’s phone.
Su Chen gently put his helmet into the black box it had come from, took out his phone, and began to check his notifications.
[ Dear Mr. Su Chen, you have just deposited 100,000 yuan into your Industrial and Commercial Bank (ICB) account of the account number 5640xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx264. Your balance is now 102,076 yuan. ]
The Blue Star Coins that Su Chen had converted in-game had finally been transferred to his bank account.
He had exchanged half of his 200,000 Gold Coins into Blue Star Coins upon receiving them from the hidden achievement.
The reason for doing so was so that he had spare funds to use for his in-game equipment. After all, he was about to take on a new dungeon soon.
Once a player reached level 10 and left the Wasteland City, it would truly mark the beginning of their journey into the proper [ Ark ] gameplay experience.
There were basically no conflicts between players in the newbie [ Wasteland City ] dungeon. Even if one died, their level would not drop. As such, there was not much point in purposely griefing1 other players.
This was the brilliance of [ Ark ].
Although 98% of the players in the game had purchased helmets for the sake of feeling powerful within a game world.
There were also a very small number of players who sought not of power, but rather, they were merely there to experience the beautiful world that [ Ark ] had to offer.
This helmet could perfect make use of the long nights, and quite possibly, enrich it as well.
The non-competitive nature that was fostered within [ Wasteland City ] was made for this 1% of players.
However, things were obviously quite different once players reached level 10.
Equipment, skills, and the importance of partying up were immediately increased, and one might even argue that they were mandatory.
100,000 Gold Coins was a small number of assets in the long scheme of things, as Su Chen was certain that he would spend much more as he progressed further into the game.
As for the 100,000 Blue Star Coins he had transferred out, Su Chens had already made plans for them.
On one hand, it was to increase the comfort of his material life.
On the other hand, he planned to use it for genetic modification surgery as well.
The technology of this parallel universe was far superior to the world Su Chen had come from. Not only did humans make leaps and bounds in digital technology, the same had also applied in the field of biology.
[ Genetic Evolution ] was the direct embodiment of the research results of the human body.
There was nothing wrong with Su Chen’s body, be it in terms of figure or looks.
Heck, his looks were so charming that many had mistaken Su Chen as one of those who had undergone [ Genetic Evolution ] surgery. It was no exaggeration to say that he had gotten many women to fall head over heels over him.
Nevertheless, his appearance was not part of the reason for why he wanted the surgery. Rather, it was to enhance his skill in [ Ark ] .
[ Ark ] was a game that was bound to become an indispensable part of human life in the future. It had a huge market.
Not only would the [ Genetic Evolution ] surgery ensure that he would not be afflicted with any diseases, it would also improve his reaction times, focus, and thinking speeds.
The cost of the genetic modification surgeries could reach as high as 50 million Blue Star Coins. In this sense, the money that Su Chen had set aside was only a small portion to reach this goal.
Su Chen slowly recollected his thoughts.
He got out of bed and began to wash up. Then, he took out the ingredients in the fridge and started to cook.
…
Two hours later, Su Chen put the clean dishes back into the cupboard.
The grease from washing the dishes earlier had tainted his beautiful eyebrows earlier, causing him to frown. As such, Su Chen made up his mind to purchase a smart dishwasher later.
A knock could be heard on his door.
“Is anyone there?”
A gentle female voice came from outside the door along with a knock, interrupting Su Chen who was searching online for a dishwasher.
Upon hearing the voice, Su Chen got up from his chair in his small living room and opened the door.
A beautiful girl with two ponytails appeared in front of Su Chen. She was wearing a new white floral dress and had long legs.
“Good morning, Brother Su Chen. This is the dessert that our university instructor told us to make. I would like to… Ask you to taste it for me.”
Tao Xingyue’s cheeks turned rosy as she carefully handed over the dessert in her hand.
“Your university instructor is quite a slave-driver, huh? He requires you to make fifteen types of desserts in a month.”
Su Chen did not say much and immediately took the dessert.
As Tao Xingyue was the daughter of the landlord, and the two lived very close to each other. Ever since their first meeting, Tao Xingyue had come to him to seek help from time to time.
Ignoring Tao Xingyue’s rosy cheeks, Su Chen continued, “Your desserts are actually quite delicious, but I may not have time to taste them in the future.”
Su Chen pointed at the packaging of the game helmet in the corner of the living room. “I would be spending most of my time in [ Ark ] in the future.”
As soon as he finished speaking.
Tao Xingyue’s eyes flashed with a hint of disappointment that had gone unnoticed by Su Chen. However, her smile remained as she answered, “Oh, Brother Su Chen, do you play this game too?”
“Me Too?” Su Chen caught the word. “Do you play this game too?”
“Yes, many of my university classmates play this game. Since most of them play during the night, it doesn’t cut into their classes, and as such, I decided to join them as well.”
A gentle voice came from Tao Xingyue as she asked, “I heard it’s quite difficult. Brother Su Chen, can you guide me in game?”
“… You should familiarize yourself with the game environment first and level up to level 10. Once you’ve reached that level, I’ll join you once I have the time.”
Faced with the cute twin-ponytail girl’s inquiry, Su Chen immediately chose to think about his future leveling plan before replying to Tao Xingyue.
“Hmm… Alright, I’ll head back first. See you in the game.”
“Bye.”
Su Chen nodded and closed the door.
At this moment, Tao Xingyue, who had simply bid farewell to Su Chen, only had a single thought in her mind.
That was to use her small savings now to buy a [ Ark ] game helmet.
After closing the door.
Su Chen sat back in the living room chair and picked up a spoon to taste the dessert.
While tasting the dessert, he also browsed the official website of Ark.
He began to summarize the contents of the website selectively.
He also began planning on how he should upgrade his equipment once he reached [ Ancient Town ].