Chapter 3

"Scoundrel! Devil!"

Fifteen minutes later, Elsa stood on the teleportation array, holding the Angel Crystal, and before leaving, she glared at Chen Bing with a resentful look.

She wanted to argue, but the initiative in the transaction was in Chen Bing's hands, and in the end, all three Sunflower Seeds she had were squeezed out.

If she had more Sunflower Seeds, she might have been squeezed even more.

The Lich King was defeated, the Six-Winged Angel became the scapegoat, and Chen Bing finally obtained three Sunflower Seeds from the money-loving Elsa. Chen Bing's mood was excellent, and he hummed a tune as he continued forward in the Witch Forest.

No other monsters appeared on the way. A bright light came from the dark forest, and faintly, the sound of waves could be heard.

Chen Bing's spirits lifted, knowing he was close to his destination, and he quickened his pace.

Emerging from the dark forest, Chen Bing shielded his eyes from the slightly glaring sunlight and found himself standing before a tall cliff. A few more steps forward, and he was facing an endless expanse of deep blue ocean.

At the edge of the cliff was a small grassy area, and on the grass stood a tomb.

[Tomb of the Witch Kajelia]

A female figure in a black robe appeared beside Chen Bing. She slowly walked to the tomb, silently read the words on it, and then turned to gaze at the boundless sea.

"So, I died here. The once-prosperous Witch Empire is now just an ocean."

The woman spoke softly. She was the once-famous Witch Kajelia.

"Master Kajelia, I wonder why the Witch Empire on the Gracia continent was destroyed?"

Chen Bing asked curiously. The vast ocean before him was where the Gracia continent once stood.

"I've forgotten. My intuition tells me it was an unpleasant memory, and I don't want to recall it. Now, everything is meaningless. Thank you, young adventurer, for bringing my soul back to my homeland. This is the agreed-upon reward."

Kajelia shook her head. The empire existed only in the past; she had long been dead, and her memories only brought her pain, with no other significance.

Kajelia's finger glowed slightly, and a gray ring slipped off her hand, gently landing in Chen Bing's hand.

[System: You have obtained the ring 'True Lie (Replica)'!]

[Equip: True Lie (Replica)]

[Type: Ring]

[System: Magic]

[Quality: Legendary]

[Can it be taken home: No]

[Requirements: None]

[Attributes: Intelligence 50, Spirit 100]

[Special Effect: True Lie]

—[True Lie: Lies can make one powerful. Your lies will become reality, but remember, excessive greed may leave you with nothing!]

[Description: A legendary magic ring, personally crafted by the Great Witch Kajelia, with incredible power. It can make your lies become reality. Unfortunately, the ring in your possession is just a replica, and the magic within it can only be used once. It is said that the true ring was destroyed along with the Gracia continent, unless you have the ability to travel back in time.]

Kajelia handed the ring to Chen Bing, and her figure dissipated into a faint white light.

[System: Task 'Witch's Sigh' completed, difficulty A!]

[System: Defeated the Lich King Nordrin, task evaluation increased!]

[Final Task Evaluation: S]

[System: You have received the following task rewards!]

[Experience: 1,000,000]

[Gold: 200]

[Current Game Reputation: +10]

[Home Reputation: +1]

[Obtained: 'Witch's Night I']

...

[Voucher: 'Witch's Night I']

[Type: Game Entry Voucher]

[Game System: Magic]

[Game Difficulty: Unknown]

[Can it be taken home: Yes]

[Requirements: Level 3 Home Teleportation Array]

[Description: Consuming this voucher will allow you to enter the story game world 'Witch's Night I' from the Home Teleportation Array, revealing the secret of Witch Kajelia's death.]

...

"That Lich King didn't die in vain!"

Looking at the series of system notifications, Chen Bing felt satisfied.

The main reward for the task 'Witch's Sigh' was the replica of the True Lie ring. Now, not only did he have the ring, but he also gained Home Reputation and a game entry voucher.

Chen Bing had never seen Home Reputation before; it was rarely mentioned on the forums, indicating it was quite rare and few players had it.

As for the game entry voucher for 'Witch's Night,' which could be taken home to unlock a new story game, its value was even higher than the replica of the True Lie ring.

He had made a huge profit from this task!

[System: You have an unread message!]

Chen Bing wanted to explore the Witch Forest a bit more, but the system notification sounded again.

"It's six o'clock in the evening?"

Chen Bing checked the time and opened the in-game live streaming platform.

The game he was playing was called 'Home,' but it was different from typical games. 'Home' was actually composed of countless different types of games.

After creating a character in 'Home,' players could own an undeveloped home. Through the home, players could enter the games they liked and, with good luck, obtain rare equipment and items to bring back to their home.

As the first full-holographic virtual game, even simple games like fruit slicing and match-three could have unparalleled appeal. The unprecedented 'Home' game quickly led to the decline and closure of traditional games worldwide.

Game live streaming was already the largest derivative industry of games. Due to the different networks and technologies used, traditional game live streaming platforms could not be used in 'Home.' However, most games in 'Home' had built-in live streaming systems, and players could stream as long as they met the conditions.

Chen Bing was not particularly interested in game live streaming, but the games in 'Home' did not have web forums. To access game forums, players had to log out and return to reality to find traditional game forums.

However, the in-game time and real-time in 'Home' were often vastly different. If a player logged out to check messages and then returned to the game, it was joked on the forum that a child could be born and old enough to buy soy sauce by the time they returned.

Therefore, game live streaming became the simplest and fastest way to get information in the game. There were many streamers in the game, and the variety was overwhelming. After lurking on the live streaming platform for a while, Chen Bing followed a female streamer named Yun Piaopiao.

Yun Piaopiao was a pretty girl, but in the game, being a beauty was not rare. Yun Piaopiao's initial live stream had very few viewers, and even now, in the mid-to-late stages of the game, the number of people watching her live stream was not high.

Chen Bing followed Yun Piaopiao not because she was a beauty.

In terms of beauty, there were many more attractive and eye-catching girls on the live streaming platform.

"Hello, everyone! Thank you for watching Piaopiao's live stream! Piaopiao has a big news story today!"

Yun Piaopiao had already started her live stream. She knew her audience's preferences and got straight to the point without any unnecessary talk.

A video was played by Yun Piaopiao.

Chen Bing's eyes moved.

The video showed a deep mine, where over a hundred dwarves were frantically mining. Upon closer inspection, a handsome young man could be seen among the dwarves, with thin blue light wrapping around him and the surrounding dwarves.

"Did you notice, everyone? Yes! It's the 'Dwarf King's Contract'! Or perhaps some of you don't know the effects of the Dwarf King's Contract, so let me explain."

"Using the Dwarf King's Contract, you can command dwarves to mine for 24 hours, and all the experience and ore obtained from mining will belong to the user! These dwarves all have master-level mining skills, and the user's mining skill experience will skyrocket in a day!"

Yun Piaopiao explained the strange scene in the video.

"Is that young man, Lord Blue Moon?"

"It can't be wrong, it's Lord Blue Moon. I've seen him in the game. This guy is said to be a rich second generation, with more money than he knows what to do with!"

On the live streaming platform, a player left a comment, recognizing the young man in the video.

"Right, some of you have already recognized him. He is Lord Blue Moon! Lord Blue Moon announced this afternoon that his mining skill will reach the Grandmaster level tonight, making him the first player in the game to achieve the 'Grandmaster' achievement and title!"

Yun Piaopiao then revealed a major piece of news.

"Damn! The first 'Grandmaster,' that means Lord Blue Moon will obtain the 'Blessing of the Gods' set, which is a complete set of legendary equipment!"

"The 'Blessing of the Gods' set gives players extremely high evaluation points at the end of the game, and the set itself is incredibly powerful. Even a pig could become a world-class expert. Who could possibly compete with this guy for the top spot in the game?"

There were not many viewers watching Yun Piaopiao's live stream, and few people usually left comments. However, after this news, the number of comments on the live streaming platform surged.

In this game, players who had five Grandmaster-level life skills would obtain the 'Grandmaster' title.

Upon obtaining the Grandmaster title, players would receive additional rewards from the system.

The first player to obtain the 'Grandmaster' title would receive the 'Blessing of the Gods' set as a reward.

This was a complete set of legendary equipment, with unimaginable value!

In the past, players who obtained the 'Blessing of the Gods' set invariably ranked first in the overall evaluation points at the end of the game, receiving substantial game rewards.

Therefore, any player with a chance would strive to be the first to obtain the 'Grandmaster' title.

"Danger, danger, almost wasted my efforts."

Seeing this news, Chen Bing muttered and tipped Yun Piaopiao one gold coin, preparing to close the live stream.

Every day, Chen Bing watched Yun Piaopiao's live stream. After watching, he would tip her 10 to 100 silver coins based on whether the information was useful to him, as a way to encourage her. After all, there were not many people watching her live stream, and without some rewards, she might lose motivation.

However, this was the first time he tipped one gold coin.

It wasn't that Chen Bing was a big spender, but the information from Yun Piaopiao was worth far more than one gold coin to him!

He had worked hard to obtain the replica of the True Lie ring to compete for the first 'Grandmaster' title. If Lord Blue Moon got there first, all his efforts would be in vain, resulting in a loss of hundreds or even thousands of gold coins.

This was the first time Yun Piaopiao had received a tip of one gold coin since she started live streaming. She hurriedly thanked the tipper: "Thank you..."

But when she saw the name of the tipper, her expression changed slightly, and she hesitated to say it. Just as she was hesitating, another player named 'Absolute Charm' tipped her one gold coin.

Yun Piaopiao quickly added, "Thank you, Sister Absolute Charm, for the one gold coin tip!"