Chapter 7

"Young Master Song, it's so early in the morning, and you've already woken us up. Is what you mentioned really that interesting?" The streets were still quiet in the early morning, with the city gates just opening. On the wide road, two young men, one in red and one in white, were quickly following behind Song Qingfeng, but even so, they almost couldn't keep up with his pace.

"Slow down! Young Master Song, why are you in such a hurry?" The young man in the red silk robe held a folding fan, which he closed, and then hurried to catch up with even faster steps.

"Young Master Song, it's just a small shop and a game. Is it really worth being so serious?" The young man in the red robe waved his fan, acting like a refined gentleman. "You even skipped yesterday's banquet. Isn't that a bit too much?"

"Exactly!" The young man in white chimed in. "Young Master Song, you've gone too far."

"Besides, do you not know what day it is today?" The young man in red continued. "It's the day of the Lingyun Academy's assessment! Even if Brother Song has profound strength and doesn't need to take it seriously, we two are planning to achieve a good ranking. But you ignore the assessment and call us out to play a game?"

"The assessment lasts all day. What's the rush?" Song Qingfeng remained calm.

"..." Song Qingfeng was right; the Lingyun Academy's assessment did last all day. Given their status and strength, arriving a bit late wouldn't cause any problems.

"That's true," the young man in white said with a dry laugh. But just because of this reason, to get up so early to play a game?

"Let it go, let it go." The young man in red tried to smooth things over. "Since Brother Song recommends it, let's go and see."

The next day, Fang Qi got up early and checked the time; it wasn't even eight o'clock yet.

But it didn't matter. Since he was up early, he might as well open the shop early.

He went downstairs, opened the main door, and was about to go buy some buns when...

"Young Master Song, is this shop not open? Should we call the owner out first?" Aman, who was behind Song Qingfeng, said in a deep voice.

At that moment, they saw the shop door open.

Fang Qi looked outside and was taken aback.

He saw Song Qingfeng and a few other young men standing outside.

"You guys are too early, aren't you?"

How could they not be early?

Song Qingfeng smiled bitterly. "Can we play now?"

"..." Fang Qi laughed. "So you've been waiting all this time?"

Song Qingfeng said, "Isn't it because the game is so interesting?"

"I haven't even opened the shop yet..." Fang Qi rubbed his nose, not expecting him to come so early. "Come in, then."

"..." Song Qingfeng nodded and walked in.

The two men behind him exchanged glances, sensing something unusual from the conversation between Song Qingfeng and Fang Qi.

What kind of game could make Song Qingfeng so enthusiastic that he waited all night?

This made them realize they had underestimated his seriousness about the game.

The two men quickly followed in.

As soon as they entered, they saw a small blackboard by the door.

"So expensive?!" The two men looked at each other and pointed at Fang Qi. "Are you sure this guy isn't trying to rip us off?"

Song Qingfeng opened Resident Evil skillfully without looking at them. "Why don't you try it and see?"

Fang Qi reminded them, "Remember to pay."

The two men's faces darkened instantly. "Do we look like we can't afford it?"

"Sure, if you can afford it." Fang Qi said, "The rule of the shop is to pay first, then play."

"Do you want me to smash your shop?" The two men glared at him.

Song Qingfeng placed a small bag of spirit crystals on the table and said, "I'll treat you. Consider it an apology for skipping yesterday's banquet."

The two men, one in red named Xu Luo and the other in white named Lin Shao, were good friends with Song Qingfeng, which was why he called them first.

When they saw the bag of money, they were shocked. "Why so much?!"

Even if each person paid 7 spirit crystals, that would be 14, but this bag had at least twice that much.

"Two of you need to activate your accounts, plus me, 6 hours each, a total of 46 spirit crystals."

Fang Qi's eyes widened. The shop had only been open for a few days, and he already made over 50 spirit crystals!

What did 50 spirit crystals mean? The Wang family's tavern, which was quite large, would take at least a month of hard work to earn that much!

And he did it in just a short while!

But before Fang Qi could even warm up to the money, he realized it was gone!

Gone!

"Damn! System, what are you doing?!" Fang Qi was like a mother hen who had lost her chicks, knowing exactly what had happened.

"The creation of games and computers requires energy. The system needs sufficient energy," the system's voice echoed in his mind. "So these spirit crystals should be prioritized for the system."

"..." Fang Qi looked depressed, giving a middle finger. "So when can I earn money?"

"The system has left a small portion for the host, which should be enough for you to use."

Fang Qi looked at the single-digit spirit crystals left. "...You're amazing."

"6 hours?" On the other side, Lin Shao immediately protested. "I have plans at noon and can't accompany Young Master Song for that long!"

After all, today was the day of the Lingyun Academy's assessment. Ignoring the assessment to play a 6-hour game? Even for Song Qingfeng's sake, Lin Shao had to think about it.

"Alright, alright!" Xu Luo said. "Since Young Master Song has paid, we can't let him down. Let's see if this money is worth it! If it is, no problem, but if it's not..."

He glared at Fang Qi coldly. "Don't blame us for not giving Brother Song face!"

"If you think it's not worth it, feel free to smash my shop," Fang Qi said calmly, showing great confidence.

"That's what you said!" Hearing this, the two men finally calmed down.

Under Song Qingfeng's guidance, the two men entered the game.

The tangible scenes and strange flying artifacts presented a world completely different from theirs.

"This game is like a tangible world of a novel," Song Qingfeng explained while guiding them. "You will play the role of the protagonist in this novel."

Seeing the realistic scenes around them, the two men were shocked. "What... is this?"

This was unimaginable black technology to them!

At this point, they were completely silent, no longer mentioning the price.

"Didn't you want to know how my strength suddenly increased?" Song Qingfeng said mysteriously. "You'll understand after you play this game."

"Is it... because of this?!" The two men looked at each other, seeing the utmost shock in each other's eyes.

Seeing their shocked expressions, Song Qingfeng smiled, remembering how he was also shocked yesterday.

"But be careful, the monsters in the game are very powerful," he warned. "It took me a whole half day to kill five or six, and I died at least ten times!"

"Died?!" The two men quickly turned to look at Song Qingfeng.

"It's just a game; you can come back to life after dying," Song Qingfeng explained matter-of-factly.

"Can it really be like that? This game is too realistic!" Hearing this, the two men looked at Fang Qi with newfound respect. Good thing they didn't offend him earlier; he might be a cultivator!

If so, he's probably not just a minor one!

The two men quickly got into the game but, as expected, were quickly devoured by the first zombie in Resident Evil 1.

"How can this thing not die? And it gets harder the more you fight it! It's like it's gone mad!" The atmosphere of Resident Evil 1 was already oppressive and terrifying. Even though they could exit the game, seeing the zombie bite them to death was still terrifying.

They felt a chill run down their spines, starting to fear the zombies.

Looking at Song Qingfeng, they couldn't just admire him. "Young... Young Master Song, did you kill five or six of these monsters yesterday?"

"Is it because of this pressure that your strength increased so quickly?"

Song Qingfeng was clearly satisfied with their gaze, nodding and saying mysteriously, "The monsters are powerful, but there are ways to deal with them."

"There are ways to deal with them?!" The two men were immediately surprised. The monsters were practically indestructible, and Song Qingfeng had a way to deal with them?

Song Qingfeng nodded. "Of course, I figured it out after studying for a while yesterday!"

The two men immediately said solemnly, "Please, Brother Song, tell us!"

"Since you're so sincere, I'll tell you," Song Qingfeng nodded in satisfaction. "I discovered this trick by accident while dealing with the monster yesterday."

He beckoned the two men to come closer, indicating they should lean in...

Under Song Qingfeng's "guidance," the two men were immediately empowered. Both from influential families, they were young but skilled martial artists.

Even though it took some time to avoid the zombie's claws, within ten minutes, they both managed to blow the zombie's head off.

Being first-time players of Resident Evil, the plot hadn't even started, but the terrifying nature of the zombies was deeply etched in their minds!

Seeing the "strong enemy" die at their hands, their confidence soared. They felt both fear and a sense of achievement: "So this is how you kill zombies!"

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