Translator: Larbre Studio
Editor: Larbre Studio
Chu You roamed the area with the Level 5 experience monsters. Although the experience points offered were much less than the instance mission elites, the monsters here had weaker defense, less health points and lower attack. This increased his efficiency.
Chu You, at Level 4, could completely use his own critical characteristics and meet his opponents head on. Immediately after the fight, he would use bandages to recover his health points. He had 9 small vials of remedy potion. Sometimes, he would kill two monsters consecutively and drink a vial of the potion before using bandages to treat himself.
New player village respawn point.
The priest killed by Chu You shivered as his hands trembled. He sat on a rock nearby, still thanking his lucky stars that he survived. However, he was visibly in shock. It was obvious that he had not yet recovered from the experience of being killed by a player.
He still remembered the last time the sword swung towards him. His opponent’s eyes were icy, with no impurity.
Especially in that moment of death, it was as though he had experienced a tinge of what losing his soul felt like.
Sun Shadow Follow Wind sat down behind the priest. He didn’t look any better.
“So this is what being killed in this game feels like. The experience really lingers,” Sun Shadow Follow Wind mumbled to himself.
“But… we finally know his name.” When he was killed by Chu You, Sun Shadow Follow Wind saw in the message section that he was maliciously attacked and killed by a player named Silent Night.
Looking at the priest’s expression, Sun Shadow Follow Wind grimaced bitterly.
“Are you alright?”
The priest nodded without replying.
“Aye, our people were too spread out, if not…”
“Vice Chairman, let it go. I think that player named Silent Night isn’t an easy one to handle. Really, I’ve played games for so many years, and I know when the opponent is extraordinary, or even terrifying.”
Chu You’s decisive and merciless massacre wasn’t hesitant at all. Especially the way he leapt from rock to rock and somersaulted down out of the blue – as they thought of it they knew that they had met a horrifying character.
Sun Shadow Follow Wind fell silent. The priest beside him had played with him for many years. In predicting many things, the priest was really accurate. Since he said that, it meant that Chu You was really not an easy opponent to face.
“We’ll listen to you for the time being…”
…
When Chu You was halfway through Level 5, a voice rang out.
System notification: You have remained in-game for 16 hours, 8 hours in real time. Your body has not eaten anything, so we strongly advise you to go offline to replenish your energy.
Afterwards, the system conveyed the feeling of hunger from Chu You’s hunger nerves from the game cabin to Chu You. Immediately, Chu You felt a wave of hunger. Chu You had not eaten anything since breakfast.
Hence, Chu You decided to go offline.
It was now six in the evening. Chu You left the game cabin to a dimly lit room. It was a gloomy day again; the sky had darkened quite early.
Now, Chu You picked up his mobile phone from the table. He had countless missed call notifications, as well as many messages and social media updates that tagged him. In all, there was an immense amount of information.
Chu You simply stood there and organized his messages. He made return phone calls for those he deemed necessary, and ignored the rest.
Actually, Chu You’s top grade game cabin could be connected to his mobile phone. When there were phone calls and messages, they would be relayed directly to Chu You through the game cabin. However, there was not much he could do, as the system only served notification purposes.
As Chu You saw an incoming phone call notification, a tinge of annoyance flashed across his eyes. Then again, he saw that the same person had tagged him on a social circle. Chu You had no choice but to return the phone call.
“Beep! Hey, Chu You, finally thought of me?”
An upset voice came through the phone.
“Apologies, teacher, what’s the matter?”
On the phone was Chu You’s class mentor from university. However, others usually called him teacher, instead of class mentor.
“Return to school immediately. There is an important announcement. If you don’t come back then forget about graduating,” he said before hanging up.
Chu You grimaced, as he really felt like not going. Anyways, he had already dissolved his parents’ business empire, so what was the point in going? After thinking about it, he decided to still go and take a look. It wasn’t far away anyway, and he could grab a bite on the way.
So, Chu You drove his supercar and thundered towards the school.
After a few minutes, Chu You arrived at the gate of the school. After he showed his student pass to the security guard, he entered the school.
This was one of the best schools in the country. Based on Chu You’s college entrance examination results, he wouldn’t have been able to make the cut even with his results multiplied by three. His grades were simply too bad.
However, one of the companies under Chu You had contributed greatly to research funding every year. Hence, Chu You was given special treatment and managed to enroll.
Yuanjing Royal University was the name of the university. It was immensely well-known and influential in Huaxia.
After parking, Chu You went to the university canteen, sat down at a booth on the second floor, and ordered a few dishes. Before anything, he would satisfy his hunger.
After another half an hour, Chu You sauntered to his classroom.
The moment Chu You rounded the corner at the staircase landing, he saw his fuming mentor-teacher. His teacher was a middle-aged man, who was also a professor at the university.
“What took you so long, Chu You?”
Against Chu You, there was nothing the teacher could do. Chu You was a headache to him – when he previously threatened Chu You on the phone, he knew clearly that there was no use. Even if he failed this student, Chu You would still graduate successfully. This was because Chu You’s studies here were beyond his control, as Chu You was under the direct management of the school authorities.
“There was a traffic jam.”
Chu You stood before his teacher.
“Don’t you stay in the villa area just there? Why would there be a traffic jam?”
Chu You glanced at the teacher in surprise. “There was just a traffic jam.”
The muscles on the teacher’s face twitched for a few seconds before he waved Chu You off. “Fine, just hurry and go into the classroom.”
Chu You entered the classroom. It was a large room, but with only twelve students inside. This was one of the larger classes in Chu You’s university. Adding in Chu You, there were a total of thirteen people in the classroom.
“Chu You, quick, come sit here,” called an average-looking girl.
Chu You glanced around the room and decided to sit beside the girl.
The students here, apart from Chu You, were academic gods. All of them were geniuses, and attained top grades in their respective regions. They managed to enter the school with amazing talent.
After Chu You sat down, the teacher looked cursorily at him before going to collect materials from his office.
“Chu You, what have you been doing the past few days?” asked the girl, beaming. She was natural in her tone and expression, so it was obvious that she was close with Chu You.
“Oh, nothing much, just taking care of some company matters,” answered Chu You. He certainly didn’t dare to say that he was crazily topping up in-game currency the past few days.
“Oh, why didn’t you answer my phone call today?”
“Haha, of course I was playing a game.”
“Heaven?” she asked. Chu You nodded.
“I thought so! But I’m telling you, we’ve been playing this game too.”
She was excited. She had bought a gaming helmet long ago, and experienced the game in her dormitory today. It felt good.
“You all?”
Chu You was confused. This girl had been his high school classmate, and achieved grades that topped the level. Only the two of them entered Yuanjing Royal University in that batch, and they happened to choose the same area to major in, meaning that they ended up becoming classmates once again. Hence, they were quite closely related.
What confused Chu You was that from the way she talked, it was as though he should know who she was talking about.
“Of course, all of them were our classmates from high school. Since you are playing too, we have to ask you to provide for us,” said the girl energetically.
Chu You nodded. “No problem. What are your names? I’ll add you all as friends.”
At this time, the teacher walked into the classroom with a serious expression on his face, his hands holding a few documents. He placed the documents on the table, and looked at his students. He took care to pause on Chu You for a moment, before beginning his important announcement.
Chu You’s conversation with the girl became hushed.
“Oh yeah, who else plays the game?” Chu You asked. Since he had reincarnated, he felt a tinge of reminiscence for the previous characters.
“Why, worried that there are no beautiful girls? Do you think all of them look like me?” joked the girl self-deprecatingly.
“Pfft…” Chu You was amused.
The teacher, who was about to make the important announcement, glared sharply at Chu You. His expression seemed to change slightly, as he looked displeased.
However, he did not stop talking. That glare was a warning to Chu You.
In a moment, the girl turned her head lightly and said, “I’m telling you now, do you remember Lin Luoer?”
“Lin Luoer?” Chu You’s demeanor faltered. A blurry silhouette began to appear slowly in his mind. When the silhouette came into focus, Chu You widened his eyes and looked at the girl, startled.
The girl was quite proud of herself.
“How’s that for you? She used to be the prettiest girl in Yizhong. I remember you tried to pursue her romantically?”
Chu You shook his head seriously, as his vision seemed to stagnate. He mumbled to himself, “I didn’t pursue her.” He was telling the truth. At that point in time, he already had multiple girlfriends and only saw Lin Luoer as a beautiful silhouette, never making a move.
Chu You’s expression was like this because he had recalled that in the previous life, Lin Luoer would die suddenly sometime in the following year. When he was made aware of her death, he had even talked to his friends about it and expressed his regret.
At this time, Chu You took out his phone from his pocket and checked the calendar. He was sure that Lin Luoer would die in one year’s time.
“You’ve definitely thought about her before, if that’s the case.”
The gossip piqued the girl’s interest.
Chu You took in a deep breath and gathered his thoughts from afar. A feeling of curiosity arose within him. Quietly, he asked, “Oh yeah, what was Lin Luoer’s name in game?”
“Why, taking an interest again?”
Chu You fell silent and lowered his head slightly. His image previously as a playboy was too memorable. Now, no matter what he said, he would likely be misunderstood.
“Fine, we have to play together anyway. No harm telling you.
“Her name: Luo Shui Hui Ye.”
When the girl said the last word, Chu You’s heart skipped a beat violently. Almost reflexively, Chu You stood up all of a sudden and rudely interrupted the teacher’s important announcement.
“What did you say her name was?!!!”