Chapter 20

The game pod opened again, and Mufeng climbed out. The clock's hands were ten minutes away from midnight. Stretching his body, he still felt a bit tired. After all, Mufeng was different from ordinary players; he had forcibly activated the energy within his body in the game, accomplishing the impossible.

While stretching, he walked into the living room. Mufeng was puzzled to find that Kogitsune, who usually sat on the sofa watching her favorite anime, was nowhere to be seen. The breakfast that had been prepared and wrapped in plastic wrap on the table from last night hadn't been touched.

Just as Mufeng was about to knock on Kogitsune's door, the door opened from the inside.

"Ugh~" Kogitsune, dressed in a black princess outfit, yawned as she walked out, looking a bit tired.

"What's wrong, Kogitsune? Did you not sleep well last night? Why didn't you eat the breakfast on the table?" Mufeng asked curiously.

"Ah~" Kogitsune was startled by Mufeng's words, only then realizing he was already in the living room.

"Hum hum hum, foolish servant. I am Rexis V. Felicity, a noble of the Night Bloodline born a thousand years ago! How could you possibly understand my movements? The night is my true calling!" Kogitsune raised her right hand, making a V sign in front of her face, giving a response thick with middle-school syndrome.

"Well... in short, you stayed up too late last night, right?" Having lived with Kogitsune for so long, Mufeng could easily extract the information he needed from her convoluted words.

"Hmph!" Kogitsune's cheeks puffed up, unable to resist the urge to do so after her grand words were seen through by Mufeng.

"Since you haven't eaten, I'll make a hearty lunch for you!" Mufeng rubbed Kogitsune's soft, golden hair.

"Really? That's great!" Kogitsune, who loved food, immediately had stars in her eyes. Mufeng's cooking skills had been honed by Kogitsune's picky mouth. The disaster of his first attempt at cooking was still fresh in his memory.

The reason Kogitsune was still at home was that today was the weekend, and the school was on break. This was a deliberate arrangement by the Skyline Company, as many students and working adults would be leveling up. Opening the server on the weekend was the most suitable time.

Watching Mufeng's busy figure in the kitchen, Kogitsune, hugging a rabbit doll, smiled contentedly. "Hehe... Big brother, you don't know, but I also entered the game! When we meet in the game, you'll be shocked!" Kogitsune had already started imagining Mufeng's surprised face when they met.

"Skyline" was actually an adult online game for those 14 years and older, and Kogitsune was still a year away from the minimum age requirement of 14. So Mufeng never imagined that Kogitsune would really enter the game through the helmet he bought for her!

"I want to play 'Skyline'!" One day before "Skyline" opened, after dinner, Mufeng and Kogitsune were watching TV together, something rare. The TV was showing Kogitsune's favorite anime, "Iron Necromancer." Unexpectedly, Kogitsune, who usually stared at the screen without moving, made such a request, leaving Mufeng at a loss for words.

"You want to play 'Skyline'? No way! Did you see the game pod?" Mufeng's game pod had just arrived and been installed and calibrated a few days ago, with a cool, futuristic design. Kogitsune had drooled over it. For her, with her middle-school syndrome, such a special item was indeed very attractive, so Mufeng thought Kogitsune was just interested in the pod.

"Let's not even talk about your age not allowing you to log in. The game pod alone costs 100,000 yuan!" Mufeng's head ached; this was the most expensive thing Kogitsune had ever asked for since she became sensible.

"Um... isn't there a 5,000 yuan helmet? Foolish servant, you're really useless! Are you even worthy of being my servant?" Kogitsune, upset by Mufeng's straightforward refusal, entered her middle-school syndrome mode again. Her puffed cheeks were very cute.

"Uh..." Whenever Kogitsune made that expression, Mufeng's defenses dropped to zero. "Alright, I'll buy you a 5,000 yuan helmet. But don't blame me if you can't log in; that's not something I can fix."

"Yay! Great!" Seeing Mufeng agree, Kogitsune beamed. "Hum hum hum... My servant, don't forget, I am the true ancestor of the Night Bloodline. How could age be a problem for me?" Raising her hand to her face, Kogitsune entered her middle-school syndrome mode again.

"Sure, sure, Kogitsune is the best!" Mufeng affectionately stroked Kogitsune's golden hair and returned to his room. If Kogitsune were really a Night Bloodline, how could she not handle the 5,000 yuan for the helmet? Perhaps in Kogitsune's heart, she hoped to become such a powerful person to revive her deceased parents... Thinking of this, Mufeng's heart ached.

Seeing Mufeng return to his room, Kogitsune lost interest in watching TV, turned it off, and hurried back to her room.

It turned out that Kogitsune's room also had a decently configured computer. Kogitsune opened the chat program and happily typed a few lines: "Kochou, the helmet issue is settled, and the DNA sample has been sent to the address. You must succeed!"

"Ding dong." Soon, the other party replied: "Don't worry, Kogitsune, everything is under control! We'll definitely be able to log in on time!" The other party seemed to be a young girl, even sending a reassuring smiley face.

With her hopes confirmed, Kogitsune smiled even more happily. "Big brother, you underestimate me. When I was young, I couldn't play with you, but now I'll play with you in 'Skyline'!" It turned out she had already found a solution to the age problem. Who knew where the little girl got her skills from. And who was that mysterious Kochou...

"Dinner is ready!" Mufeng brought the four dishes and one soup to the table, took off his apron, and looked like a good househusband. No one would have thought that the fierce and dominant Thief Emperor Xingxie in the game would be like this in private.

"Great, hooray!" Kogitsune, who loved meat, was delighted to see so many dishes and immediately started eating. Mufeng also served himself a bowl of rice and began to eat. After two bursts of energy last night, his stomach was growling.

After eating to her heart's content, Kogitsune, with a full belly, lay on the sofa, looking content and not wanting to move. Mufeng took a tablet and sat beside her, browsing the news online.

It was almost 1 PM, and almost all players had reached their daily game time limit and were kicked out of the game. Still excited, they all flooded into the game forums, sharing their recent achievements. Mufeng was searching for useful information among the countless posts.

"Twelve player heroes of the major classes have all been born, with Chinese players securing seven seats! The former king, Melancholy Wind, returns, heralding the rise of China?" On the Chinese forum of "Skyline," this post was pinned to the top and instantly received tens of thousands of clicks and thousands of replies. Mufeng also clicked in.

It turned out that after Mufeng logged out, system announcements kept ringing, and the other ten class heroes were also born. Including Mufeng, Chinese players had secured seven of the twelve class hero titles.

"Skyline" had twelve classes: Warrior, Monk, Hunter, Shaman, Paladin, Priest, Warlock, Rogue, Mage, Druid, Death Knight, and the Demon Hunter chosen by Mufeng. The class hero titles for Druid, Rogue, Priest, Hunter, and Death Knight were claimed by strong players from abroad.

Domestic players were very low-key and conservative, and no one knew what rewards they had received. However, the American player who obtained the Death Knight class hero title dropped a bomb on the foreign forum, revealing the class hero reward: unique skill enhancements! He also detailed his enhanced skills, which were quickly translated and posted on the Chinese forum, causing a stir. Players were both envious and angry.

"Besides me, there are eleven other class heroes... This should be interesting! Let's see if you can stop me!" Mufeng put down the tablet, picked up the sleeping Kogitsune, and carried her back to her room...