Chapter 1: - The Blind Box

July is an unusually hot month in Magic City, with the heat distorting the air.

Because of the emergency orange heat warning, there were fewer pedestrians on the streets than usual, and most of them were hurrying indoors.

Chen Lu also quickened his pace, galloping down the street under an umbrella, and soon he was sweating.

He carried a fruit basket of condolences and gifts in his hands and headed to a community hall.

But before he even entered the community hall, he was stopped by security guards.

“Foreigners please register.”

“Where are you planning to go?”

The security guard looked at Chen Lu carrying a large bag and knew that it must be a simple visit to a friend, and the inquiry was merely routine.

“Hello big brother, I’m going to my classmate’s house, seven buildings 802.”

“Oh… it’s Wang Gang, right? I haven’t seen him come out from the door for days. Are you sick?”

Chen Lu nodded, “Yeah, he hasn’t been to school for a few days, so I just came to check on him.”

“Alright, go in.”

The security guard waved his hand and didn’t allow Chen Lu to register anymore, Chen Lu thanked him and walked towards the seventh building.

At the same time, his phone was giving off a ringing.

It was a message called [Super Sign In System], and Chen Lu clicked on the dialog box.

“Players, please sign in at the room of 802 Wang Gang, Building 7, Yaxinju.”

“Got it, hurry up…”

Chen Lu muttered, in fact, he went to Wang Gang’s house because of the trend of the check-in system.

It was all because two days ago, a small program had suddenly appeared on his phone called [Super Check-In System], and as long as he completed the check-in, he would be rewarded accordingly.

As a new generation of youth, he immediately judged this to be a fraudulent small program.

But coincidentally, the first check-in system was in his bathroom.

Although he didn’t believe it, he always had to go to the bathroom or brush his teeth and wash his face, and when he walked into the bathroom, he received two messages.

One is a reminder of 'sign-in successful” from [Super Sign-in System], and the second one is “Alipay transfer, one thousand yuan.”

This scared Chen Lu silly, could it be that this check-in system was real?

So the next day the check-in system sent a new location, his rooftop.

After going up there with the intention of giving it a try, he actually received a secret book called “Frightening Tiger Fighting Technique”!

Before Chen Lu could react, a complete set of the Frightening Tiger Fighting Technique appeared in his mind like a download, and without barriers, as skilled as if he had immersed himself in it for years.

Immediately after he punched him casually, he actually slammed through the wooden table at home. Had Chen Lu not had a mother, he would have been beaten to death by his mother.

At this moment Chen Lu had begun to believe in the sign-in system, after all, how could there be such an uncommon sense in the world?

And at that time, Chen Lu received a third message.

【When a novice player completes the third novice check-in, they can officially become a player and start officially checking in, the rewards of official check-ins are even biger.]

And the third check-in was Wang Gang’s house.

Chen Lu got ready, the elevator had arrived at the eighth floor, and in front of him was 802.

“It’s so cold…”

Chen Lu looked around, this corridor window was bizarrely open, and the wind would always rush into the corridor, blowing goosebumps.

Chen Lu rang the doorbell.

“Ding Dong.”

With the ringing of the doorbell, Chen Lu could hear rapid footsteps coming from inside, then the door clicked open and Chen Lu saw a haggard mother.

“May I ask who you are…”

“I’m Wang Gang’s classmate, Chen Lu.” Chen Lu raised the fruit basket in his hand and smiled like a good boy.

“I’ve come to visit my classmate Wang.”

“What a trouble, please come in.”

Wang Gang’s mother opened the door.

Chen Lu took off his shoes at the door and looked left and right.

There was no sign of Wang Gang.

Looking at the closed door, Chen Lu felt that Wang Gang should be in the bedroom.

“Wang Gang, are you awake yet?”

Wang’s mother called out towards the door of the room, but there was a delay in responding.

Seeing that Wang Gang hadn’t responded, his mother’s face was also more than a little sad.

Chen Lu looked at the phone. There was no prompt to complete the sign-in on the phone. After a closer look, it turned out that he was going to Wang Gang’s room.

Chen Lu put away his phone, he still had to act as a good classmate and inquire about Wang Gang’s situation.

“I’m making you laugh, Wang Gang isn’t usually like this, but he’s been in a very bad state lately, that’s why he took a leave of absence from school.” Wang’s mother looked sad, and Chen Lu saw the opportunity to throw out a question.

“Auntie, what’s wrong with Wang Gang lately? Usually he’s in good health.”

“What’s wrong with him?”

Wang’s mother filled a glass of water for Chen Lu, her eyes filled with worry.

“I don’t know, he’s been like this ever since he went shopping two days ago and came back.”

“Oh…” Chen Lu picked up the glass of water and sipped it, taking a sip and continuing.

“So Auntie, can I go in and see Wang Gang?”

“Ugh.” Wang’s mother let out another sigh.

“It’s not that I won’t let you in, he locks the door every time he falls asleep to keep anyone else out, and he can’t get in until he’s awake.”

“Why don’t you wait here?”

Chen Lu nodded.

“You can wait a little longer, have a meal here, he’ll be out when it’s time to eat.”

Wang’s mother stood up and said: “There are still some snacks here, take whatever you want to eat yourself.”

“Okay auntie.” Chen Lu nodded his head nicely, normally he would have left knowingly, but this time he was still dead set on staying, he hadn’t signed in yet after all.

Chen Lu swept around and suddenly saw a black box.

This black box is just about the size of a fist, and it is incompatible with the quaint Chinese decoration around it. Chen Lu looked at it curiously, which caught the attention of Wang’s mother.

“This is what Wang Gang bought back from shopping that day. He said it was a blind box, but there was nothing in it.”

Wang’s mother’s voice came out from the kitchen, and when Chen Lu heard it, he moved closer to the blind box some more.

He had heard about the blind boxes, they were quite popular among young people lately and could open all sorts of gifts.

It’s just this blind box…

Chen Lu found that there was some white powder inside, but it was light, like it was printed by something, not like there was nothing inside.

Is it that Wang Gang didn’t tell his mother about it?

Or is there another reason?

“Why isn’t this Wang Gang awake yet…” Chen Lu shook his leg, somehow he was impatient.

In fact, he didn’t really want to care about Wang Gang, the two of them were just in a class and hadn’t chatted for two sentences, so it was better to quickly sign off and leave.

Chen Lu watched Wang’s mother still cooking in the kitchen, and the kitchen made the sound of frying oil fumes, so he quietly tiptoed closer to the room.

“Knock knock.”

“Wang Gang, are you awake?”

Chen Lu had no hope, after all, he knocked on the door very quietly and shouted very quietly.

Chen Lu couldn’t explain his guilty conscience, he just suddenly wanted to be cautious, he felt that Wang’s mother really didn’t want him to disturb Wang Gang.

There was a rustling voice in the room, and Chen Lu was shaken, it was the sound of someone approaching the door from the bed.

Wang just woke up?

“You…. who are you?”

“I’m Chen Lu ah, your classmate!”

“Are you…. The real Chen Lu?”

“Yes, the teacher asked me to come see you and ask when you’ll be well!”

Chen Lu said so, but a suppressed cry came from behind the door, then the door opened a small, and Chen Lu saw Wang Gang’s eyes through the small gap.

“Chen Lu, it really is you…. Chen Lu!”

“Come on in…. Come on in!”

“Don’t be discovered by that woman.”

Chen Lu looked at Wang Gang’s bizarre look, which was a mixture of incredulity and fear and hope.

“What’s going on, isn’t that your mother?”

Chen Lu couldn’t figure it out, but the fear in Wang Gang’s eyes became stronger, and his face showed a little more, and the whole story on his face was horror.

“No, my mother just went overseas a few days ago, and the lady outside isn’t my mother at all!”

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