Chapter 5

After completing the remaining eight tasks one after another, Jiang Fei felt like he had been completely renewed from head to toe. Not only had he replaced the two-piece beginner set, but he had also discarded the gray pants he had previously obtained. Although the white task equipment he now wore was all common, it significantly boosted his attack and defense!

Moreover, the experience points from the nine tasks combined were quite substantial, allowing Jiang Fei to level up from level 4 to level 6. However, it seemed almost impossible for him to leave the beginner village today!

"Attention all players, the server will shut down in thirty minutes. Please prepare to log out and start a new day!"

After a few more hours of grinding, Jiang Fei's level increased to 7. However, at this moment, the system announcement sounded, signaling the end of today's game time!

*Light of Dawn* runs for only eight hours each day, with triple time acceleration allowing players to experience a 24-hour game life without affecting their daily life and work the next day, which is very considerate!

"Pack up and get ready to log out and return to the beginner village!" Jiang Fei muttered to himself and began to walk back while organizing his backpack.

"These ingredients are offerings; put them in the red slots of the ring space for upgrading the ring. These are trash; even as offerings, they don't grant experience. Put them in the backpack and sell them to NPCs later. Hey! There's even a small red bottle, but the monsters in the beginner village are too weak, so there's no need to use potions. I'll put it in the blue slots of the ring space for now. It won't be sacrificed and won't cause any trouble!" Jiang Fei mumbled as he organized his loot from grinding!

"Attention all players, the server will shut down in thirty seconds. Please prepare to log out, and a new day is about to begin!"

By the time Jiang Fei returned to the beginner village and sold the trash, the final countdown had begun!

*Flash!*

A white light flashed before his eyes, and Jiang Fei's vision returned to his room. The familiar layout and lighting were just as they always were!

"Was I dreaming, or did I really enter the game?" Jiang Fei lay on his bed, looking at the ceiling and talking to himself, while his fingers subconsciously rubbed the mysterious silver ring.

*Buzz!* A faint white light flashed, and something strange happened!

"Damn!" Jiang Fei was so startled that he sat up from his bed in an instant!

"Damn! I must be dreaming!" Jiang Fei looked at the mysterious silver ring in his hand in surprise, because he had clearly felt the existence of the ring space, just like in the game!

"Ouch!" He pinched the inside of his thigh hard, almost making him cry from the pain!

"Damn! This is real! This is real!" Jiang Fei couldn't describe his feelings at that moment, because he clearly felt the space inside the ring. However, unlike in the game, the ring's space only had eighteen blue slots, one of which contained a small vial of a life potion!

"Fei? What's wrong?" His mother's voice came from outside the door.

"Mom, I'm fine, I just had a nightmare!" Jiang Fei realized he had pinched his thigh too hard and had startled his mother with his shout!

"Oh! I'm glad you're okay. It's not early, so get up and have breakfast!" His mother relaxed upon hearing that her son had just had a nightmare.

"Okay!" Jiang Fei responded. As a high school student, sleeping in was almost a luxury, but now with *Light of Dawn*, players wake up at 6 a.m. every day, ensuring no one is late!

After reassuring his mother, Jiang Fei couldn't contain his excitement! He could feel the space inside the ring, so could he take things out of it like in the game?

Thinking about this, Jiang Fei tried to focus his mind on the small red bottle, just as he would in the game. Although it was just a low-level life potion, if he could take it out, it would mean he could bring things from the game into the real world, which was an incredible thought!

"Come out!" Jiang Fei's heart was pounding in his throat. If he succeeded, he would no longer be just a high school student. With a full set of powerful game equipment, he could even wear his underwear outside and pretend to be Superman!

*Buzz!* A blue light flashed, and Jiang Fei felt something heavy in his hand!

"Damn! It really came out!" Jiang Fei was so excited that he pinched his thigh again without thinking!

"Ouch!!"

"Fei! What's wrong?"

"Nothing! I kicked the table leg!"

"Fei! You're in high school now! Can't you make your mom worry less?"

"I promise it won't happen again!"

Another scream startled his mother, but Jiang Fei quickly found an excuse to placate her. Since he was in his room, his mother didn't suspect anything more.

"I'm invincible! I'm invincible!" Jiang Fei mumbled excitedly.

"Where should I put this small red bottle? Put it back!" When Jiang Fei tried to put the small red bottle back into the ring space, it wasn't as easy. The ring space still couldn't be used to put things in directly; items could only be transferred from the backpack. But in the real world, where could he find a system backpack?

"Forget it! I'll put it in my pocket!" Jiang Fei shook his head. Fortunately, the small life potion wasn't very big, only about the size of a sample perfume bottle, so it wasn't noticeable in his pocket.

After breakfast, Jiang Fei, as usual, put on his school bag and returned to school.

"Bro! You have no idea! *Light of Dawn* is amazing! The realism is almost indistinguishable from reality! And after playing all day, it feels like I just had a good night's sleep, and I wake up feeling very energetic! Now I don't have to worry about being late!" As soon as Jiang Fei entered the classroom, his best friend Zhao Feng started chattering nonstop in his ear!

"Too bad, bro, your dad doesn't agree. Otherwise, we could have played together! I reached level 6 yesterday! If I work hard today, I might be able to leave the beginner village..." Zhao Feng kept talking nonstop!

"Ha ha!" Jiang Fei smiled but ultimately held back from telling Zhao Feng about the mysterious ring. Although the chubby guy was his best friend, he was very boastful and would show off anything good. If Jiang Fei told him, the secret of the ring would definitely be exposed. Jiang Fei had experienced the magic of the ring and knew that if others found out about it, he wouldn't be able to keep the ring. So, he decided to keep this a secret!

Jiang Fei spent almost the entire day in a state of excitement, as the ring had brought him a completely different life and endless possibilities for the future!

"Bro, try to convince your dad more. Our team's level is average, and we all rely on you!" When school was over, Zhao Feng was still talking nonstop about the game.