Chapter 35

In the afternoon, Mu Feng picked up Xiaojiu from school, and after dinner, he entered the game again. He never imagined that after Xiaojiu returned to her room, she didn't start her homework but instead picked up the helmet and almost simultaneously entered the game.

After entering the game, Mu Feng immediately sent a friend request to the ID "Yeluo Chengdie" as Xiaojiu had instructed. Soon, the other party accepted it.

"Ding." The other party sent a message: "Melancholy Wind?"

"Um..." Mu Feng was puzzled. Could it be that she doesn't recognize Chinese...?

"Really you!~" The other side sent a scream that almost made Mu Feng's ears ring.

"Ah!~ Sorry... I got too excited..." Realizing her rashness, the other party quickly apologized.

"It's fine. Can I ask what your relationship with Xiaojiu is? She insisted I add you." Mu Feng rubbed his ears and asked. From the sound of it, the other party didn't seem very old, and he was really curious about how she knew Xiaojiu. As far as he knew, Xiaojiu didn't have many friends. Could it be that she met her after the server for "Skyrim" opened? That would be a good thing. Since the other party was Xiaojiu's friend, helping her level up and giving her a couple of pieces of equipment wouldn't be a problem.

"I'm an online friend of Xiaojiu's, and we've known each other for a few months! Um... Can you tell me where you are now? I... I want to find you!" The girl asked eagerly, really wanting to meet Mu Feng immediately since she had become friends with the legendary first player in "Skyrim."

"Alright, I'll wait for you at the entrance of the auction house in Lionheart City." Mu Feng thought for a moment. The area around the auction house was the center of Lionheart City, making everything convenient. He could browse for equipment at the auction house and then spend the waiting time at the engineering store.

"Okay, I'll get there as soon as possible!" The other party hurriedly ended the voice call.

Mu Feng first bid on a 15th-level wristguard and 15th-level gloves at the auction house, replacing the two worst pieces of equipment he had.

Deer Leather Wristguard: Quality (Excellent), +10 Agility, +13 Armor. Required Level 15.

Deer Leather Gloves: Quality (Excellent), +10 Agility, +15 Armor. Required Level 15.

With this, Mu Feng only had one ring slot left empty.

After dealing with the equipment, Mu Feng started scanning for engineering materials at the auction house. The first kill reward was 1000 gold, and now that the price of gold had dropped, it would be a waste not to use it. Dasha had made a set of chainmail armor for himself after reaching Intermediate Blacksmith, so Mu Feng's upgrade to Engineer should also bring some benefits, right?

Saying what he would do, Mu Feng started to level up his secondary profession, Engineering.

"Ding! Congratulations, you have become an Intermediate Engineer and can now install engineering devices on your cloak and shoes!" The system notification came as Mu Feng finally upgraded his Engineering to 400 points, almost exhausting his materials. The benefits of the Engineer secondary profession began to show, and Mu Feng immediately opened the Engineering list to check the new items he had learned.

Simple Parachute Device: Can be installed on a cloak, and when used, it opens a parachute that lasts for ten seconds.

Basic Rocket Boots: Can be installed on shoes, and when used, they emit a fierce flame, increasing movement speed by 100% for five seconds, with a 30-minute cooldown. Success rate 50%, and if it fails, you will be launched into the air by an explosion.

This... The success rate of the Rocket Boots is disappointing. Unless he used Soul Burn to increase the success rate to 100%, Mu Feng wouldn't easily try the feeling of flying.

At this moment, the ball that had been flying around aimlessly suddenly flew in front of Mu Feng and kept circling.

"What's wrong?" Mu Feng asked curiously, wondering if it was broken.

"Zzz~ Kachunk!~" The ball landed on the workbench, retracting its propeller. It opened its mouth, and then Mu Feng heard the sound of printing. A small piece of paper was spit out by the ball.

Mu Feng took it curiously and was instantly petrified!

Upgrade Blueprint: Quality (Legendary), Requires: Level 10 Auxiliary Robot 01, 5 True Silver Frames, 2 High-Speed Mithril Gears, 2 Potent Explosives. Intermediate Engineer or higher can craft. The upgrade blueprint for Auxiliary Robot 01, which can be used to upgrade it to Auxiliary Robot 02!

"It's actually an upgrade blueprint!" And it's also Legendary, just like the blueprint for 01. The battle in the Demon's Den had leveled up the ball to 10, and with Mu Feng just reaching Intermediate Engineer, the ball finally spat out the upgrade blueprint. It turns out that the piece of parchment required on the original blueprint was for this. The original piece of paper was much larger than this small strip. So, when the ball's level and Mu Feng's Engineering skill improve again, there will be new blueprints?

"Ding. Melancholy Wind, where are you? I'm already at the entrance of the auction house in Lionheart City!" Just as Mu Feng was excited, a private message from Yeluo Chengdie came through.

"I'm on my way!" The items required by the blueprint could only be crafted by an Intermediate Engineer, and Mu Feng didn't have any of them yet. It was more important to meet Xiaojiu's friend first.

It was peak online time, and even though the trade square in Lionheart City was large, it still felt crowded with people. After all, it was early in the game, and the maps explored by players were still very limited. Tens of millions of players in the Chinese region were scattered across a dozen or so racial main cities.

After spitting out the upgrade blueprint, the ball returned to its original appearance. Mu Feng told Yeluo Chengdie the ball's characteristics and waited at the entrance of the auction house for Xiaojiu's friend to arrive.

"Hello, I'm Yeluo Chengdie!" A clear voice sounded from behind, and Mu Feng immediately turned around.

"Huh? Strange! Why is no one here?" Mu Feng looked around curiously.

"Cough... Please look down!" The clear voice came again, this time with a hint of anger.

"Huh?" Mu Feng followed the direction of the voice and lowered his gaze, and he really saw someone... It was actually a gnome player!

Yeluo Chengdie was only about 70-80 centimeters tall in real life, wearing black and white leather armor. Although it wasn't lavish, it naturally exuded a noble aura. Her black long hair with a fringe fell naturally behind her ears, making her a very elegant girl. However, paired with the gnome's body, she looked a bit like a big-headed doll.

"Ah... Hello!" Mu Feng was a bit embarrassed for not noticing her at first and extended his hand to greet her.

"Hmph, that's really rude. I didn't expect the legendary first player to be like this." The girl said proudly, flicking her long black hair, but she still blushed and lightly shook hands with Mu Feng. The brief contact made her quickly pull back, as if she had touched static electricity.

"You're really a beauty." Mu Feng couldn't help but compliment her.

"R-Really? But don't think I'll be swayed by that. Xiaojiu is nearby!" The girl named Yeluo Chengdie, when shy, accidentally revealed Xiaojiu's location.

"Ah!~" Before Mu Feng could react, Xiaojiu rushed over from nearby, looking furious. "Xiaodie, how could you betray me? I was about to make a grand entrance!"

"Ha!~" Seeing Xiaojiu's appearance, Mu Feng couldn't help but laugh.

"What are you laughing at, you despicable servant!" Xiaojiu ran over and kicked Mu Feng's calf angrily.

"Ouch!~ Mercy!" Mu Feng immediately begged for mercy.

Xiaojiu, also a gnome, looked like a big-headed doll, wearing a pure black robe and having the same golden twin-tails as in real life. Perhaps due to the limitations of the game helmet technology, her color-changing contact lenses were also scanned in, so in the game, she still had one red and one blue eye, giving her an evil look. Her Western features really suited the fantastical equipment, making her look like a little princess from a fantasy novel.

"What, don't you like it? It's all because the gnome racial traits are too good that I chose a gnome..." Xiaojiu thought Mu Feng didn't like her gnome appearance. The gnome racial traits included a 5% increase in intelligence and the active skill "Escape Artist," which was very practical for her chosen class, a short-legged spellcaster.

"How could I not? It's very good!" Mu Feng exaggeratedly gave a thumbs-up. He really liked it.

"That's right! The master will be the greatest and most beautiful demon warlock!" A sharp, strange voice sounded. Mu Feng then noticed a peculiar little imp standing next to Xiaojiu, about the same height as her.