Chapter 53

Even if there are no more subscriptions in the future, I will continue to persist, because Xia Ye has a small dream that needs some money to realize, but Xia Ye's current job has no income yet. This book is the greatest hope! So everyone can rest assured to collect it; I will work hard for every additional collection! I also hope everyone will support with clicks and recommendation votes. It's so annoying to be fattened up like this QAQ.

Qin Yan lowered her head, her eyes constantly glancing at Yang Ye. Her hand was on her thigh, and her index finger kept circling, clearly indicating she had something on her mind!

"Seems distracted, is there something wrong?" Yang Ye asked with a smile.

"Um... I..." Qin Yan stammered, "I... you... that... ah..." but couldn't say anything.

"Just say it directly!" Yang Ye was quite puzzled.

"Ah... it's just... nothing!!" Qin Yan ultimately didn't dare to say it. She was willing tonight... but couldn't bring herself to say it...

Yang Ye looked at Qin Yan, whose face was flushed, with confusion and ultimately said nothing.

Women are so hard to understand!

Directly returning to his residence, before going to bed, Yang Ye called the members of Xin B, inquired about the situation, and asked them to buy a game helmet and start playing "Tian Yu" themselves.

The next day, Yang Ye put aside his miscellaneous affairs and logged back in.

After a long absence, the progress of enchanting equipment production had been delayed. Several guild leaders had sent inquiries, and Yang Ye replied to each one: as soon as possible!

Lilina had already accepted the level 30 quest, but Yang Ye wasn't in a hurry to complete it. There was something more important now—

The shop.

After a few teleports, Yang Ye brought Lilina to a house outside the center of Yuluo City, where the shop application agency was located.

Yuluo City Shop Purchase Association.

Standing outside the door, he looked inside and saw a crowd of people. The shop purchase hadn't even started, yet everyone was already there!

Players were rubbing shoulders, pushing and shoving, and shouting—

"Move, move, move... Little Knife Guild is here to do business, move, move, move..."

"Move your ass, never heard of Little Knife! Have you heard of 'Old Second Fine Line'? If you haven't, move quickly, or I'll make you hear!"

"Damn, Cloth Warrior, put away your sword! You poked my butt!"

"Damn, this Cloth Assassin, what kind of stealth are you using? It's so annoying to see a gap in the middle..."

"Don't push me, don't push me... I'm a priest... I can't even move TAT..."

"My strength is over a thousand, who can stop me!! Hahaha..."

"Damn!"

"Damn, **!!"

...

Yang Ye's eyes twitched as he looked at the crowd. He turned and told Lilina to wait there, then spread his arms and, relying on his high strength, forced his way in.

"Damn, who is it, pushing like this, if you keep pushing, I'll... Damn, it's Promise of Battle! A god!"

"What? Promise of Battle? Where? Wow, really! In person?"

"Damn, that's a lot of strength!"

"Promise brother~ please take me in!" a female priest called out softly.

Yang Ye glanced at her, damn, how can you come out looking like that? So bold, he quickened his steps even more.

Approaching the association's interior, Yang Ye understood why there were so many people.

Currently, the shops available for purchase in the game were marked, and there were many good locations, but no one had bought them. It wasn't because they lacked gold, but because the old man selling the houses refused to sell!

Many people had tried, using various methods, even bribery, but the bribes were rejected.

Yang Ye naturally didn't believe it and walked straight toward the old man selling the houses, Bulman. He used his miner's hat to scan the old man, and the information was clear.

Yuluo City Shop Transaction Officer - Bulman

Level: ?

HP: ?/? ...

Description: The transaction officer of the Yuluo City Shop Purchase Association, highly respected, responsible for selling the city's shops. He has a bit of a temper and is very annoyed by people asking him questions, so he never explains or answers any inquiries. (Hidden: When purchasing, players need to have 10,000 military merit points to buy a house, otherwise Bulman will ignore them.)

While Yang Ye was observing Bulman's attributes, another skeptical young mage came up to ask.

"Respected Mr. Bulman," the young mage said politely, which is the basic courtesy when asking an NPC for a quest.

Bulman didn't even turn his head, his tone cold: "What do you want, speak quickly."

"Um, it's like this, Mr. Bulman, I want to buy the shop next to the central teleportation array, may I..."

The young mage didn't finish his sentence before the angry Bulman interrupted: "Go, go, go, the shop won't be sold to someone like you who has no achievements! Go!"

"Ah..." the young mage opened his mouth, not knowing how to respond.

This situation had happened many times, and the surrounding people were no longer surprised. Although Yang Ye didn't know what these military merit points were, he was sure they played a crucial role, but he didn't know how to obtain them, so he decided to think about it later.

He found a place to continue making enchanted equipment. This time, the quantity was really large, on average, two million each for ten guild leaders. Even if Yang Ye was fast, he couldn't finish it in one day. But equipment doesn't hold value, and the sooner it's used, the greater the benefit. The guild leaders were also urging him.

On the other hand, the guild leaders were trying to find proof of guild construction, and the leveling speed on the leaderboard had slowed down, being caught up by the masses. They weren't in a hurry, so Yang Ye wasn't in a hurry either, as long as they didn't fall too far behind.

At the same time, Yang Ye had his own plan. He already had about 20 million RMB, and he planned to start his own game studio. He had this idea before, but there were no suitable people, so he couldn't start it. However, the unexpected return of Li Yanxin and others made Yang Ye feel that his plan could be realized ahead of time!

Of course, he couldn't do it without help, otherwise, he couldn't catch up.

In any case, he would start by making the equipment.

That day, Yang Ye fought on the front lines of enchanting equipment, feeling a bit overwhelmed for the first time, as there was too much.

But he still persisted.

It wasn't until around 11 PM the next day that Yang Ye finished the last piece of equipment, directly rejecting all orders in the meantime.

He rested until 11 AM the next day, had a meal, and logged back in.

"Lilina," Yang Ye called out.

"Ah?" Lilina was catching a small bug in the mud. Hearing Yang Ye call her, she responded.

"Let's go, brother will take you to fight monsters!"

"Wow, Lilina will go with brother to fight monsters!" Lilina happily threw away the small bug she had just caught and followed Yang Ye, bouncing along.

"Lilina, where are the monsters?" Yang Ye asked.

"Um, Lilina guesses... in the Abyssal Rift..." Lilina put her index finger to her lips and answered seriously.

"Um... brother knows they're in the rift, the question is how to get there." Yang Ye rubbed his forehead.

"Um, Lilina guesses we should find Master Cleo Casswell... but he is currently busy looking for his little son..." Lilina, are you really an NPC... don't you know this? Shouldn't you know this?

Well, it's about saving someone, right? "Tell me, where is Cole's son?" Yang Ye asked weakly.

"Um... he was captured, Lilina guesses he's probably in the Thornwood Grove..." Lilina frowned.

Yang Ye helplessly checked the quest. Thornwood Grove, he didn't know where it was, but his miner's hat did.

Following the dotted line, taking the shortest path, climbing mountains and crossing rivers, he had to avoid various high-level hate circles to barely make it. This reminded him of the time he did the Abyssal Sky task.

However, this time it was even more difficult, and Yang Ye couldn't imagine the harsh conditions at the destination. It would be hard for anyone else to bring Lilina here at level 30.

Following the miner's hat, Yang Ye entered a vast forest.

Falling Star Forest, a large forest outside Longcheng, was densely vegetated, with leaves covering the sky. Only at noon did dappled sunlight filter through, and the rest of the time it was dark and cold, making it very eerie.

It was also dangerous inside, full of level 80 and 90 monsters. Some were very cunning, disguising themselves as flowers and trees to deceive, and a single misstep could lead to entering a hate circle, like the one in front of Yang Ye—

The Poison Fang Orchid, a plant resembling an orchid with a venomous stinger in its flower. Normally, the stinger is hidden, but once you get close, it attacks, injecting venom into the player's body. The poisoning effect alone could kill all current players.

Holding Lilina's hand, he carefully avoided the dangers, walking with trepidation, fearing any problems for Lilina. However, this time, Lilina was very well-behaved and didn't cause any trouble.

After about ten minutes in the forest, Yang Ye finally saw a small village. According to the miner's hat, this was his destination.

As soon as he stepped into the village, he received a system notification—

[System: You have entered Thornwood Grove, be careful!]

[System: You have entered Thornwood Grove and discovered Cole, the son of Master Cleo Casswell of Yuluo City, who is being held captive. Rescue Cole!]

Damn, really have to save him?!

Seeing the 85-level Thornwood Flower Sprites wandering around Cole, Yang Ye felt a headache. The rescue would be very difficult.

Hiding in the bushes, Yang Ye pressed Lilina's small head back and carefully observed the situation in Thornwood Grove.

Thornwood Grove wasn't very large, and there weren't many Flower Sprites. Although he didn't know why Cole was held in such a place, it was a good thing.

Yang Ye noticed that the Flower Sprites' patrol had a gap, and for about three minutes every half hour, they wouldn't be noticed.

Yang Ye could only use this brief three-minute window; otherwise, he would have to wait another half hour.

After pondering for a while, he whispered a few words to Lilina and quietly crept along the bushes.