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ICO 271-290

Chapter 271: A Little Daily Life in an Internet Café

It Takes Two; this game can be said to be a very good two-player cooperative game. Compared with Overcooked, this game is more conducive to strengthening the relationship between the two parties. However, in Liu Yuan's memory, this game is often played by many couples, but it seems that more gay friends play it.

In fact, when he wanted to play a two-player game, he thought the boss would deliberately choose a game like Overcooked as a reminder. But he didn't expect this kind of game to be used as an assist for various reasons.

The plot of the game is very simple. The quarreling adults are magically turned into small dolls. They have to use the dolls' bodies to continuously explore, cooperate, and work together to eventually return to their normal selves.

This game also has a magical charm; it belongs to the kind that you can't stop playing when you start the game.

However, after the system transformation, the plot of the game was adjusted slightly. If it is not played by a couple, the main plot remains unchanged, telling the story of a couple getting divorced. But if the players have feelings for each other, the plot changes according to those feelings. The stronger the feelings, the more outrageous the plot changes.

Liu Yuan looked at the completely altered plot at the beginning and had only one thing to say.

"As expected of the two of us, we easily did something even the system didn’t foresee."

"Boss, what are you talking about? How do you play this game?"

"Explore! Clear the game. Neither of us can fail in this!"

"Great!"

Not only Liu Yuan and Kisara played the new game, but the store managers and network administrators of other stores happily started the game process as well.

This game is a pure two-player game. In theory, one person can clear the game for free, but it’s designed to be played by two.

Technically, one player could do nothing and still progress, but it really requires two people working together. If someone plays poorly in this game, it can really be frustrating for both.

However, this game has a major flaw for many who have clear goals in the internet café: there are no rewards.

No, after Liu Yuan's test, the reward of this game should be friendship—or love.

Love...

Thinking of this, Liu Yuan shook his head and sighed. Since the rules above prohibit office romance, he couldn’t openly break them. But according to Liu Yuan's understanding, this rule wasn’t absolute.

Obviously, after he brought in the second god or the Lord of a World to join the internet café, the authority and benefits granted to him from above became higher and higher.

Maybe in the future, if he opened a large enough store and had enough branches, this kind of thing would be possible?

"Boss! Here! Over here!"

While he was lost in thought, Kisara had found the level clearance mechanism and called him.

"Here!"

These thoughts weren't important. Clearing the game was the most important thing now.

They played the game until seven o'clock the next morning. Seeing that it was almost time to open the café, Liu Yuan and Kisara logged off and saved their progress.

At the front desk, Reze yawned and muttered, "I really want to play with Denji-kun..."

After playing with Leticia, she was sure of one thing: if she could play with Denji, she’d be very happy. But she couldn’t play games during work, and she didn’t have time after her shift because the store was closed.

She couldn’t return to her world either. Who knows if Makima would kill her and Denji...

Liu Yuan heard Reze’s complaints: "Yo, what's wrong? You want to date your boyfriend?"

"Yeah!"

"Sure! I'll give you a day off for Christmas next week, just for one day!"

"Really? Thank you, boss!"

"I'm happy to help."

"Thank you, boss, I’ll be happy!"

This made Kisara a little unhappy, but she quickly shook off her dissatisfaction.

"Boss! I don't have enough clothes!"

"Not enough clothes? We have work uniforms. Do you want to wear them?"

"Huh?"

At this moment, not only Kisara was stunned, but the others were as well.

"Work uniforms?"

Liu Yuan nodded and said, "Yes! To avoid a situation where employees don’t have clothes to wear, our store has two sets of work uniforms, but they’re ugly. So, don’t expect anything fashionable."

These clothes were so ugly that they reminded him of school uniforms. Like school uniforms, these clothes were unattractive but durable.

Leticia sat on a stool, resting her head on her hands, looking at Liu Yuan and Kisara. "Boss, Kisara wants you to go shopping with her."

"I know. This isn’t a subtle refusal. If you keep saying it, I’ll have to refuse directly."

"What a pity..."

Kisara wasn't disappointed because she still remembered that Liu Yuan was going to play a two-player game with someone else that day. She just wanted to try asking him out without playing games!

Liu Yuan could clearly sense that Kisara had become a bit bolder since they confessed their feelings to each other, and she also began to show her possessiveness as a demon.

"Forget Christmas. If I have time off during the Spring Festival, I can take you to my world to go shopping."

"Huh?"

Kisara was even more confused this time. What did he mean? Do we have a holiday? Why don't I know it?

Liu Yuan touched his chin and looked at Kisara. "I feel like you’re thinking something rude. Our store gives holidays on important occasions for employees, according to the customs of their respective worlds and races."

"Hey!!"

This time, both Kisara and Leticia looked surprised.

"What? Did you think our store is a black shop that doesn’t give holidays, making you work 997 a week? Don’t worry. We’ll give you holidays based on your world’s customs."

"I don't believe it! I’ve never had a holiday."

Liu Yuan asked the system and replied, "That's because there are no major holidays in your world. Next week is Christmas in your world. If you want a holiday, you can take one. But the question is, who will you spend it with?"

"With you! I can work openly during the holiday!"

"You talk like you're working now..."

"Please! It's tiring giving customers advice on game matching and item selection. For many customers, I have to do homework while working; otherwise, I feel bad if I make the wrong recommendations."

As usual, Liu Yuan and his employees chatted while preparing for the day.

They quickly cleaned up the front desk, washed glasses, and got everything ready for the day.

Before, when there were fewer people, they had to rush through things. But now, with the number of people increasing in each branch, they couldn’t just operate sloppily anymore.

They needed to pay attention to daily consumption, the habits of most customers, the stock of common items, and the progress of each customer's game strategies. However, as the boss, Liu Yuan now directly delegated these tasks to other store managers and network administrators.

And since it was the day of a new game launch, they also had to recommend it to players who were interested.

This time, Liu Yuan adjusted his strategy slightly. In the past, he casually recommended whatever players needed. But since this game was better suited for two people, Liu Yuan thought of an introduction and asked Jibril, Yuuna, and Leticia to recommend it as a core offering.

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Chapter 272: When the Shirogane Miyuki doesn't think the Confessor Is a Loser

"It Takes Two?"

In the branch, Shirogane Miyuki's heart raced as he watched the introduction to this game.

"Want to have a thrilling adventure with your friends? Want to test your compatibility with someone you secretly love? Bring your friends or loved ones to our store and play this game together!"

This was the top introduction, and below it was the gameplay and some notes about the game.

A simple two-player cooperative game that increases tacit understanding and intimacy.

"You can fall in love by playing games?"

Shirogane Miyuki was skeptical about this game, but the watch on his wrist, which hosted some of Angela's artificial intelligence, gave him a positive answer at that moment.

"Manager, according to this calculation, this game is very suitable for you."

"Suitable for me? Why?"

At this moment, Angela almost cursed out loud. Over this period, she had felt nothing but frustration. It was clear that Shirogane Miyuki and Shinomiya Kaguya loved each other, but they hadn't confessed yet. It would have been fine if they hadn't confessed, but every time she tried to move things forward, no matter how big or small, the world seemed to conspire against her, and she was always stopped.

But this had nothing to do with the world—it was purely luck and the abnormal thinking patterns of many people in the student council, plus Shinomiya Kaguya’s mind couldn’t be analyzed in any normal way.

According to the information Angela had gathered, Shinomiya Kaguya was the daughter of the Shinomiya family and one of the heirs.

Through calculations and data collection, Angela knew that children from these wealthy families received elite education and had high political literacy and emotional intelligence, but after receiving the data, Angela found that this child was somewhat lacking in that area.

"Believe me, if you want to be with Shinomiya Kaguya, this game will be the key!"

"What? Can I do it now?"

"I suggest that you don’t do it now. Christmas is in a week. You can find a reason to invite Kaguya Shinomiya to come over to play instead of inviting her directly without any reason or excuse. A direct invitation will make her think it’s leading to a failure."

"Understood! Thank you, Angela!"

At that moment, Shirogane Miyuki's eyes gradually became firm. He wanted to break the deadlock and be with Kaguya Shinomiya.

During this period, with Angela’s help, he had learned that Kaguya Shinomiya might like him. But it was only a possibility, and through this game, it should be possible to confirm whether that possibility was real.

"Very good! Let’s do it."

"Manager, I suggest talking to the boss. You can get some interesting customized services in this Internet café."

Hearing this suggestion, Shirogane Miyuki’s confidence grew stronger. In his mind, Liu Yuan was the benefactor who had changed his fate, so it was right to listen to him.

So Shirogane Miyuki went to the front desk and asked Liu Yuan, "Boss, I have a request..."

Looking at the shy Shirogane Miyuki standing in front of him, Liu Yuan asked curiously, "A request? Do you want to use this place as a confession scene? It’s not impossible, but you’ll have to pay extra."

"No, no, but..."

Liu Yuan continued to stare at Shirogane Miyuki. Thinking about how focused he had been while watching the two-player trip earlier, Liu Yuan nodded in understanding. "I see, you want to invite someone you like to play, but you don’t know how to invite them?"

"Uh, well..."

Shirogane Miyuki didn’t speak, but he nodded vigorously.

"Simple. Christmas is coming soon. I’ll prepare a private room with a festive atmosphere for you. Whether it’s a pure festive atmosphere or a romantic one depends on how you adjust it. You and your guest will go directly into the private room, and you can invite that person to play games or do other things, but..."

Liu Yuan stood in front of Shirogane Miyuki and warned, "The private room is monitored, so don’t do anything inappropriate."

"Hey, hey, hey?"

Shirogane Miyuki blushed, and Kisara smiled, saying, "Dear guest, remember: confession is the horn of victory, not the charge. Don’t be cryptic during your confession. Make sure to say something the other person can understand, and don’t speak in riddles."

Hearing this, Shirogane Miyuki suddenly asked curiously, "Excuse me, Miss Kisara... have you ever confessed?"

"I was ready to confess, but someone confessed first, and then I rejected them harshly."

Kisara's tone was a bit uncertain. Yesterday, she was sure Liu Yuan had started it first, and she had agreed, and the rejection was real.

"Rejected?"

Kisara tried hard to recall last night’s events and said, "It wasn’t exactly a rejection, it’s just that due to my current position, I can’t fall in love or get married for the time being. It’ll be okay when I’m more mature. Boss, what do you think of my experience?"

Liu Yuan stroked his chin and pondered, "Look with your eyes, listen with your ears, and feel with your heart."

"You’re really good at making jokes."

Shirogane Miyuki didn’t know if it was an illusion, but he felt like the interaction between the two in front of him is much bolder than before.

What was Kisara doing? Flirting with Liu Yuan openly? Are all girls this scary?

"Don’t be so lecherous. But she’s telling the truth."

"When you confess, you have to say something the other person can understand, right?"

Shirogane Miyuki tried hard to grasp the meaning of this, but he suddenly thought of something and asked shyly, "Excuse me... will I become the loser of both parties if I confess first?"

"Huh?"

"Ah?"

Liu Yuan and Kisara exchanged glances, seeing shock in each other’s eyes.

What kind of thinking is this? The one who confesses first is the loser? Do all students think this way nowadays? This... is a bit unsettling, right?

The two exchanged looks again, and finally Liu Yuan placed his hand on Shirogane Miyuki's shoulder. "Do you know who the real loser in a relationship is? The biggest loser is the one who clearly likes the other, but pretends to be indifferent, and eventually gives up, allowing the person they love to move on and love someone else. That person is the real loser. Whoever confesses first is not a loser, my boy!"

"Huh?"

At this moment, Shirogane Miyuki was confused, but Angela was moved. As an artificial intelligence, she didn’t understand what was happening between her supervisor and the person he liked, and she had never seen such insight?

In their world, it seemed that many people had a different attitude toward love. But finally, they had met someone serious about it.

In the Lobotomy Corporation, employees might fall in love one minute and sneak off to their lounges during a break. If their partner died that night, they might find a new one the next day.

Yet Shirogane Miyuki was struggling over whether he’d lose by confessing first?

Shirogane Miyuki was silent, and he asked in a low voice, "Then how can I know if the other person likes me?"

Liu Yuan sighed and patted his shoulder. "You have to decide for yourself. You can use metaphors and be indirect, or you can explain it plainly. If your current circumstances aren’t suitable, you can start by explaining your situation and then describe your views on love and marriage. If it’s not a good fit, the other person will naturally step back and distance themselves. If it is, they’ll respond in their own way. But before all that, I personally suggest you invite the person you like to play this two-player adventure game! After playing, you can try confessing. After all, many people have gotten together after playing this game."

However, Liu Yuan forgot to mention is that there are also as many people had broken up after playing this game—though not as many as in "Overcooked."

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Chapter 273: Shirogane Takes the Initiative

According to the plan, one week later in the afternoon, in the school's student union, Shirogane Miyuki looked around and spoke directly to Kaguya Shinomiya who was reviewing the application.

"Shinomiya, I found a very interesting store. This store has a very interesting two-player game. Are you interested in joining me later?"

"Play games? Sorry, I don't have time."

Shinomiya Kaguya's mind was full of various documents, so she almost rejected all entertainment from the outside world without thinking. But then her body suddenly froze.

'Wait? The president just... invited me on a date? I refused?'

Shinomiya Kaguya's pupils trembled. Her body and consciousness instinctively believed that Shirogane Miyuki would never make this invitation. This caused her body and subconscious mind to regard this invitation as useless and instinctively choose to refuse.

"Hey, hey, hey!"

Self-blame, regret, and other negative emotions hovered in Kaguya Shinomiya's consciousness. If time could go back, she would do nothing and wait for Shirogane Miyuki to invite her directly, but it was too late to regret it now.

On the other hand, Shirogane Miyuki, who was directly rejected, felt that the whole world had gone dark. He even imagined Kaguya Shinomiya's words.

"Oh? President, do you want to invite me on a date? So cute."

At this moment, Shirogane Miyuki felt that his confidence was almost shattered, but he quickly adjusted himself because he had asked for advice from his predecessors.

According to Kisara, invitations should not be rejected outright. You should distinguish according to the situation. If you reject without thinking, you should tease it again as if you are joking and then invite again.

Liu Yuan also explained that there are two possibilities for rejecting without thinking. One is that the brain thinks you will never invite and subconsciously rejects when you invite. The second is that you are really not interested or even have no interest in you. Whether it is the first or second time, it is right to try again.

"Ahem, are you really not going? This new store has very real and fun games, which can train our reaction speed and adaptability."

Hearing the invitation again, Kaguya Shinomiya felt like she was floating.

"The president invited me again; the president invited me again!"

Kaguya Shinomiya's heart was like a roller coaster, having just fallen into hell but now rising to heaven.

But at this moment, her brain began to work quickly, analyzing Shirogane Miyuki's words.

This invitation should not be a date invitation because the tone is very plain and has a sufficient purpose, but what if the purpose is an excuse?

One has to admit that Kaguya Shinomiya guessed it right in an instant, but she made a mistake that many people would make: she ruled out the correct answer first.

"Impossible! The president is definitely not that kind of person. I can't refuse, nor can I agree directly. If I agree directly, the president will definitely think that I accepted the confession, and the final result will be defeat!"

Thinking of the possibility of defeat, Kaguya Shinomiya made up her mind. She thought calmly, but her brain was about to overload.

According to her own behavior, she spoke after she determined that she had reached the time to think: "If it is the president's invitation, it is okay. Am I the only one?"

"Yes, only you."

"Hey, hey, hey?"

At this moment, Shinomiya Kaguya was stunned: "Do I need to change clothes? After all, I am going out..."

"No, this one is fine. Shinomiya looks good in this one."

"Hey, hey, hey?"

The sudden compliment hit her like a bullet hitting the bull's-eye, catching her off guard.

"Huh? What's wrong, Shinomiya? Don't worry; it's just an ordinary invitation. That place is very interesting..."

At this moment, Shirogane Miyuki felt that his heart was about to jump out. He felt that he was too frivolous. Shouldn't he be more stable?

One was crazily excited, and the other was crazily nervous.

Outside the door, the two faintly heard the humming of Fujiwara Chika.

At this moment, the two people who had not confessed their love thought of the same thing in tacit understanding.

"We must not let Fujiwara Chika disrupt the plan!" x 2

Shinomiya Kaguya suddenly picked up the sorted documents.

"There are some problems with these applications. President, I will go and deal with them first. When do we leave?"

"Two hours from now."

"Okay!"

This is a very safe time. According to experience, no matter what the situation, Fujiwara Chika will go home in an hour, without exception. Only in this way can they avoid this cancer of the earth.

The moment Fujiwara Chika pushed open the door of the student union, Shinomiya Kaguya walked out with a large number of documents.

"Hey? Kaguya-san? What's wrong?"

"There are problems with some applications. I'll go and investigate."

"Do you need my help?"

"No need~"

Shinomiya Kaguya hurriedly left with the documents, but when she walked into the room, her expression suddenly changed.

Sniffing the air hard, Fujiwara Chika received shocking information. "This is! The smell of love!"

Although she smelled something, Shirogane Miyuki was now very cunning. After all, few people who can be supervisors in the Lobotomy Company and come out alive are simple.

One hour and fifty minutes later, at the door of the student union, Shinomiya Kaguya held a mirror and kept checking herself to see if there was anything inappropriate.

"Is there anything else I need to pay attention to? Is there anything else I need to do?"

Ai Hayasaka who was standing by saw Shinomiya Kaguya in this state and sighed.

"My personal suggestion is to get in there and see what he says."

"Okay!"

Shinomiya Kaguya agreed, but after she went in, Shinomiya Kaguya's exclamation came from the room. Ai Hayasaka felt something was wrong and rushed in immediately but found that there was no one after entering.

"What is going on?"

Ai Hayasaka's expression became nervous. Shinomiya Kaguya had only entered the room for a few minutes and disappeared? What kind of... supernatural event is this? Is it a Stand?

As a maid of a large consortium, she knew that there was a mysterious power called a Stand in this world. Apart from a stand attack, she really couldn't think of any other possibility.

Where was Kaguya Shinomiya at this time? She and Shirogane Miyuki appeared in the private room of the Internet Cafe at the same time.

Looking at the room that suddenly appeared, the computers in the room, and the warm environment, Kaguya Shinomiya's face turned red in an instant.

"President, President, I...I?"

"Shinomiya, don't be nervous. Come on, put on these glasses; let's meet in the game world."

"Okay... Okay."

Kaguya Shinomiya didn't know how to refuse. In such a small room, she felt that her heartbeat was clearly audible. She could only follow Shirogane Miyuki's words.

At the front desk, Liu Yuan said while eating melon seeds, "Do you think Shirogane Miyuki can succeed?"

Kisara grabbed a handful of melon seeds and muttered, "If you don't call me when there's something delicious, can it succeed? I bet 50 cents it won't succeed. If yhat guy had the courage to play badly and be shameless like you boss, it wouldn't have been delayed until now."

Liu Yuan pondered, "I don't know if it can succeed; I'm just curious about how they play the game. It's a pity that for privacy protection, we can't peek at the game screen."

As for the game situation on the spot, it could only be described as horrible because the two shy people who dare not get too close, even in the game, what kind of sparks can they trigger in this game?

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Chapter 274: The Confessor is the Loser? Sorry, but I started the initiative today

Kaguya Shinomiya entered the game with the help of Shirogane Miyuki in a daze. The moment she entered, she was amazed by the scene in the game.

"Is this... a game?"

Am I a wife in the game? And my husband is the president?

At this moment, Kaguya Shinomiya's eyes were almost full of hearts. After watching the plot CG with Shirogane Miyuki, she immediately understood how to play this game.

Influenced by Chika Fujiwara, she still knew a little bit about role-playing. In her opinion, this game was like a drama. Does she have to play the role of a wife in the game? It's quite exciting to think about it.

"Really, if the president directly said that he wanted me to be his wife, I wouldn't refuse."

Kaguya Shinomiya's mind was racing, but her face was expressionless.

The more nervous she was, the more Kaguya Shinomiya could control her body's emotions and not let her true thoughts be exposed.

After the introduction of the game plot, she knew what her identity was. She and Shirogane Miyuki had become a couple, and because of family conflicts, they divorced. The child was in pain and cast a spell, causing the couple to turn into dolls.

The couple who turned into dolls encountered a magic book that repaired emotions and had a funny appearance to help them mend their feelings.

"Oh, oh, oh, oh! Help me and the president improve our relationship."

If Shirogane Miyuki turned his head at this time, he would definitely see that Kaguya Shinomiya's eyes were full of hearts. But when Shirogane Miyuki really turned his head, he saw Kaguya Shinomiya's expression as if she didn't see anything, and his heart sank.

On the TT, Shirogane Miyuki quickly asked the old senior for advice.

"Boss, why does she look... as if she is a little disgusted?"

"Here is a question. Does she look at you with disgust, or has she been showing disgust since she entered the game but has not quit?"

"The second one!"

Baiyin Yuxing asked carefully, "Is there any explanation for this?"

"Of course there is. If it is the first one, it proves that she hates you, and your confession is useless. If it is the second one, it proves that she is pretending. So far, I have not seen ordinary people who have no emotional fluctuations after entering the game. If there are really no emotional fluctuations, then it may be a disease."

This is not Liu Yuan bragging at all. After the transformation of the games in the internet café, whether it is the experience level or the enjoyment level, let alone ordinary people, even gods will be addicted to it.

The authenticity and fun of it are no longer comparable to any other game.

Playing video games in reality? It doesn't matter. When you enter the game world, you can not only experience unique games, but also enjoy the games within the game. In the game, you will become a real winner and reap the fruits of success.

If there is really someone who hates it, Liu Yuan has to consider whether this person is a three-body person in disguise.

"Play slowly; I believe you will win her heart."

"Okay!"

Shirogane Miyuki looked at Shinomiya Kaguya.

"Shinomiya, come on! Let's finish this game!"

"Okay!"

Shinomiya Kaguya said this almost subconsciously. Although she still looked a little cold on the surface, she was actually too nervous to express her feelings.

The game "It Takes Two" is a bit childish for a Flügel like Jibril, but it is just right for Shirogane Miyuki and Shinomiya Kaguya. They searched for lost screws, navigated through water pipes, and helped each other with the machinery.

The overall difficulty of this game is very low. According to Liu Yuan's estimation, anyone with a normal IQ over the age of nine can play it.

However, when this game came to Shirogane Miyuki and Shinomiya Kaguya, it changed a little.

Because...

"Shinomiya! Give me your hand!"

"Yes!"

Shinomiya Kaguya stretched out her hand obediently. Although the body in the game is a doll, the various feelings in the game are very real. At the moment she held hands with Shirogane Miyuki, Shinomiya Kaguya's body completely relaxed, and she fell directly where she needed to jump.

Controlling the water pipes and stepping on the mechanisms, they moved like a couple. Ordinary mechanisms could not stop their steps at all.

The real feelings and enjoyable game experience made Shinomiya Kaguya forget the time.

In the blink of an eye, several hours had passed.

It was at this time that she suddenly realized it was getting late.

Shinomiya Kaguya felt a little prideful, but as the game progressed, their contact gradually increased.

Cooperating and communicating with each other, Shinomiya Kaguya had only one feeling that day: happiness!

While playing together, Shirogane Miyuki explained the time ratio of the two worlds to Shinomiya Kaguya. She had to believe this explanation because, when she noticed the time, more than five hours had passed.

It's too late anyway, so it's better to believe the truth of Shirogane Miyuki's words.

In fact, Shirogane Miyuki didn't lie to her. When Shinomiya Kaguya and Shirogane Miyuki returned to the student union office, Shinomiya Kaguya looked around in confusion at the time on the wall.

"President...was that a dream just now?"

"No, this is our secret. We can do many things we haven't done in another world. I want to share this happiness with Shinomiya. Shinomiya...are you willing to keep this secret with me? Are you willing to go to another world with me every day to experience life in another world?"

At this moment, Shinomiya Kaguya felt a little confused. Today, she did a lot of things she didn't dare to think about. They hugged and held hands together. Although it was in the game world, the feeling was real.

"I am willing..."

Shinomiya Kaguya was willing to keep this secret with Shirogane Miyuki. However, when she was about to speak, her mobile phone suddenly vibrated, and the vibration instantly brought her back to reality.

"I'm sorry, President. I have something else to do. I'll leave first. See you tomorrow!"

"See you tomorrow!"

When Kaguya Shinomiya left, the smartwatch on Miyuki Shirogane's wrist made a sound.

"Boss, how do you feel?"

"Feeling... quite good!!!"

The experience in the game made him sure of one thing: Kaguya Shinomiya had feelings for him. Since there were feelings, it would be easy to deal with.

Just as Kisara said, he wanted to make the confession the victory horn for him and Kaguya Shinomiya to be together successfully.

No hurry! No hurry; he would still study at this school for two years, and he had plenty of time to win her over before then.

What Kaguya Shinomiya doesn't know now is that Miyuki Shirogane has completed his strategic thinking transformation.

What? Confession means defeat?

Sorry, he no longer has this idea.

He plans to gradually win over Kaguya Shinomiya in the game world and the small single room in the internet café, allowing Kaguya Shinomiya to accept him and confess on an auspicious day.

"It seems that the manager is going to succeed. Is there anything I can do?"

"Help me manage the company..."

Led by Angela, his father provided him with people to work with, and the new energy company has been established, showing a certain income in recent days.

Originally, Shirogane Miyuki didn't have a big desire for money, but starting today, he was full of desire for it.

The reason is very simple: a double room is too expensive for a day, averaging 100,000 yen. If it had been before, he wouldn't have dared to think about it, but now he not only dares to think about it but also dares to do it.

At the same time, he also has a very complete plan for future strategies. He plans to be intimate in internet cafés, keep calm in reality, and relax moderately. At the same time, he needs to understand Shinomiya's preferences and let her know his hobbies.

Confession is losing? Sorry! That was in the past. Now Shirogane Miyuki wants to take the initiative to work hard for future happiness.

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Chapter 275: Fujimaru Kaede Arrived at the Demonic Beast Frontline First

Today is Christmas, at least it is Christmas in the Internet café.

Although it is not Christmas in other worlds, many people have some bold ideas when they hear that today is the holiday here.

"Hehe~ Jibril, let's discuss something."

Fujimaru Kaede rubbed her hands and said to Jibril at the front desk, "You see, I am also an old customer. Are there any benefits for today’s holiday?"

"Benefits? What benefits?"

Jibril stared at the woman in front of her vigilantly.

Fujimaru Kaede is indeed a veteran customer. Even Liu Yuan has emphasized that if she sells things at a discount, just give her the discount. Don’t worry about the thousands or tens of thousands loss of income; she is a big customer.

Even online discounts and free games can be offered. After all, the treasures she sells will be resold to the original owner. Even if the original owner doesn't want them, there are still many people in the world who lack a handy weapon, and they can all be sold at a good price.

But today, Jibril clearly felt that the woman in front of her had bad intentions.

"Can you let me hug you? Today is Christmas! A big customer like me shouldn’t miss out on some good benefits, right? Ahem, just one hug; I promise I won’t do anything wrong."

"No! The boss stipulates that employees of this store are prohibited from providing services other than Internet services. The boss also said that you can play if you want."

"Damn it!"

Fujimaru Ritsuka originally wanted to fool Jibril, but she never expected that Jibril would not be fooled.

Mash who was standing beside Fujimaru Ritsuka, smiled and said, "Senior, please don’t do anything that bothers people. I’ve already started the computer. Come on."

"Okay, okay! But speaking of that, Mash, Ritsuka, are you nervous? The last singularity is coming soon. After this is resolved, we can go to war with King Solomon."

Mash nodded, "A bit, but the doctor said that with you here, it’ll be okay."

Fujimaru Ritsuka put her hands on her hips and smiled proudly, "Of course!"

"Master is wise!"

Jalter, who was standing beside her, applauded Fujimaru Ritsuka. After such a long time together, she admired Fujimaru Ritsuka very much. She was obviously a Heroic Spirit born from revenge, but what Fujimaru Ritsuka accomplished in these six singularities was something that even the worst Heroic Spirit could not do. Her behavior could be called the most ancient evil.

There was nothing fancy about it, only the purest greed. If you don't give, she'll beat you until you do. But the only thing that made her feel relieved was that although Fujimaru Ritsuka was ruthless, she only attacked her enemies and not her own companions.

Seeing Kaede happily surfing the Internet, Jibril breathed a sigh of relief. In fact, Liu Yuan had not said these words, and based on Liu Yuan's bad taste, it was estimated that letting Fujimaru Kaede hug her was probably allowed.

Just as she breathed a sigh of relief, Kisara's voice came from the side.

"Jibril, good morning."

The familiar voice made Jibril subconsciously say, "Good morning!"

But when she turned around and saw Kisara wearing pajamas that she didn’t know where she had gotten them, holding a big gift box in her hands, she was stunned.

"Kisara? What are you doing if you’re not working?"

"Work? Today is Christmas; I'm taking a break~"

Kisara held the gift and said, "I’m taking a break to see how you’re doing at work. This is a gift from my boss. It’s a little heavy, so let me put it on the floor for a while."

"Gift?"

Jibril asked curiously, "What gift?"

"Nothing, just some pretty clothes and some nice little jewelry. Oh~ I said I didn’t like it, but my boss insisted that it was a holiday gift, even though Christmas is just an important holiday in the world I live in."

"?"

For some reason, Jibril felt that Kisara had something more to say, so she decided to change the subject: "What about the boss?"

Hearing this question, Kisara muttered dissatisfiedly, "I don’t know. The boss just said he had business to attend to, and then he disappeared."

Originally, Kisara took advantage of her break today to open a machine at the front desk closest to Liu Yuan, eating snacks and drinking Coke while enjoying the gifts and relishing the rare daily life without work.

She thought she could chat with Liu Yuan and say some flirty things, but he was gone.

What made her even more upset was that his time after work today did not belong to her.

Where is Liu Yuan now? He is in Fujimaru Kaede's world, communicating with a Loli or a ball, or Alaya Consciousness, as it is also called, has become very weak.

Today, Alaya suddenly found Liu Yuan and discussed some things with him. He hoped that Liu Yuan would grant him the authority to teleport Fujimaru Kaede when teleporting him.

They wanted Fujimaru Kaede to be useful. According to them, it was time to show her strength after robbing so many Heroic Spirits to confirm whether the investment was successful.

Liu Yuan refused this request because it would be very troublesome to teleport Fujimaru Kaede alone. Distinguishing her world from hers separately requires a dedicated force to maintain the transmission channel.

However, the other party made a condition that Liu Yuan could not refuse.

"I'll pay more."

"That won't work. According to the rules, I must send the guest to their original location. If there is any outside interference, it must be approved by the guest. I’ll ask for you. If it works, you just need to pay the travel fee."

"Deal."

So before Fujimaru Ritsuka could even sit down, Liu Yuan contacted her through TT.

"Fujimaru, the people in your world have sent you to the singularity in advance. They said that a human named Gilgamesh wants to contact you. That person has a vault filled with all kinds of treasures and gems. If you go there and help with the work, you can get them."

"What for?"

"To kill the gods!"

"Okay, tell me to keep the treasures for me. From today on, all gods must die!!!"

This reply shows Kaede's determination. At this moment, Fujimaru Kaede uddenly asked Mash beside her, "Mash, Gilgamesh has a lot of treasures, right?"

"It seems so?"

Mash was a little confused by the sudden question, as she was still in the eighth run soloing Malenia in Elden Ring, and her attention was on there, preventing her from thinking clearly.

On the other side, Ryougi Mana who was studying took off her glasses. "It is rumored that the King's Treasury of Gilgamesh has the prototypes of all the Noble Phantasms. If you can rob the Treasury of Gilgamesh, I guess you can transform into the most expensive Ultraman for a day and a night without any problem."

"Very good! Don't worry; I will disappear after the store closes today. I’ll go somewhere later."

"Where to go?"

"Gilgamesh's Treasury. In addition to the extra money for Internet access, you can give me some Saint Quartz. I will give you ten times when I come back!"

Fujimaru Ritsuka took off his glasses at this time: "It’s really polite for you to say these things. Are these even enough for you?"

Looking at the more than 300 Saint Quartz that suddenly appeared in front of her, Fujimaru stuffed them directly into her backpack. "Thank you, I will wait for you in Babylonia."

"?"

Fujimaru Ritsuka slowly formed a question mark above his head because he didn’t understand the meaning of Kaede's words.

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Chapter 276: Longing for Gate of Babylon

Inside the Uruk Palace, Gilgamesh, who had been resting with his eyes closed, suddenly opened them as if sensing something.

“King, what’s wrong?”

“An interesting individual has arrived.”

As soon as he finished speaking, Fujimaru Kaede appeared suddenly in the empty palace.

“Hey~”

Pah!

As soon as Fujimaru Kaede, floating in the air, arrived in the new singularity, she found herself in mid-air and fell directly to the ground.

“Fujimaru Kaede? One of the saviors of human reason…”

Gilgamesh looked at Fujimaru Kaede with a serious expression. According to his future visions, Fujimaru Kaede was a special individual with the ability to protect the people of Uruk.

Yes, when Tiamat appeared in the future, she was the one who could wield the power of mankind to safeguard humanity.

But now, this person didn’t appear anything special.

“Ouch! Is this the seventh singularity? The doctor never thought I could arrive ahead of them. Wow! Hahahaha!”

“Ha→ha↗ha↘ha↗ha↘!”

Gilgamesh’s distinctive laughter caught Fujimaru Kaede’s attention.

“Ahem, you are Gilgamesh who summoned me this time, right? I heard that if I work, you will give me everything in your royal treasury?”

“Yes, if you can accomplish the task.”

“Hmph! As long as the goods is sufficient, I can kill Tiamat and even Gatanathor!"

“Ha, you have ambition. But the god I want you to kill isn’t one of those third-rate deities; it’s Tiamat. And while killing Tiamat, you must ensure the safety of all the residents in the royal city. Can you do that?”

At this moment, Fujimaru Kaede fell silent. It wasn’t that she was intimidated by the name, but she simply had no recollection of it.

This was entirely her own fault. Every time she attended a course on Heroic Spirits and the mythical world, she was either asleep or chatting with others on TT.

She only vaguely remembered that the doctor had mentioned this name but couldn’t recall anything else. Nevertheless, in order to showcase her professionalism, she patted her chest and declared, “No problem! After I handle it, I want everything in your King’s Treasury—everything!”

“Hahaha! If you can do it, I won’t mind you taking these treasures from me.”

However, Fujimaru Kaede thought, “I can do it, but I need some things. Do you have any weapons like staffs?”

“Come on! Choose from here!”

Gilgamesh unfolded his King’s Treasury. The moment it was revealed, Fujimaru Kaede swallowed hard.

“How is it? Shocking, right? As long as you can defeat Tiamat, who will appear in the future, all the treasures in the King’s Treasury can be yours. You can also choose a staff from here at will.”

“Good, good, good!”

Fujimaru Kaede exclaimed several times, stepping into the King’s Treasury. As she gazed at the multitude of treasures, she felt an overwhelming desire to run away with as much as she could. But she knew that even if she used her strength, she could only take a portion of these treasures.

Because items that do not belong to her cannot be stored in the system's space, and with so many Noble Phantasms present, even the item space of the Internet café system could not accommodate them.

She could only access them after fulfilling the other party’s commission and when the Internet café reopened.

Although Fujimaru Kaede hadn’t paid much attention in class, she knew she could directly inquire about the information she needed on TT.

“Ritsuka, help me ask the doctor who Tiamat is. I’ve accepted a small mission to kill her.”

“Hello, hello! Are you there?”

“Mash! Please respond if you see this!”

“That’s strange. It shouldn’t be like this! I told them to pay attention to TT. Forget it; I’ll ask the boss.”

This time, Liu Yuan was able to get in touch.

“Boss! Do you know Tiamat? Also, is TT malfunctioning? I can’t reach Mash and the others.”

In the Internet café, Liu Yuan, having seen the message, replied directly: “There may be some obstacles between the singularity and reality interfering with communication. Try sending the message with money.”

Normally, players in the same world do not need to pay when communicating with each other while players in different worlds cannot use no-cost messages to send communication.

Given Fujimaru Kaede’s situation, the new singularity and the real world should be considered two separate worlds, so normal communication was impossible.

This time, Fujimaru Kaede successfully contacted Fujimaru Ritsuka, and the Doctor Romani grew serious upon receiving the news.

“Traveling directly to the singularity and repairing human reason before us? What kind of power is this? Wait, who did you just mention? Tiamat? Impossible, absolutely impossible. Even if you possess the power of another world, defeating her is out of the question. She is the mother goddess who created all life on Earth. It’s absolutely impossible to defeat her. No wonder… No wonder he has never hindered our actions; because our efforts are… doomed to fail?”

Romani’s tone was somewhat shaken. If he faced King Solomon directly, he would have his own methods to limit or even defeat him. But confronting the Goddess of Creation? No Heroic Spirit could match that unless a Heroic Spirit of the Grand Saint Graph participated.

Yet, even with this Spiritual Base, the campaign against her might not succeed. Even if it were not the main body but a clone that descended, it wouldn’t be something humans or Heroic Spirits could defeat directly.

The near-unstoppable immortality makes it impossible to kill her.

Through the doctor, Fujimaru Kaede learned about the horror of Tiamat. However, she also contemplated one thing: can the Yamato be used to separate the concept life from her?

But Liu Yuan denied this, saying that this weapon could only separate attributes.

The ability to kill the God of War was specifically tailored to the unique nature of its world essence, along with the fact that the God of War had been weakened before battle and was constantly executed by Riku and Schwi. Even in a complete state, Artosh with only 10% of his power left, wouldn’t be affected by Yamato's severance ability.

“So, based on experience, as long as you can reduce the health bar of the so-called Goddess of Creation to less than 10%, you can theoretically achieve it. But if there’s no health bar, you can’t.”

Upon reading this message, Fujimaru Kaede almost cried—not out of regret for not being able to accomplish it, but out of sorrow for missing out on so many resources.

“Boss, help me! I’ll give you 30% of the money I make this time! No, 40%.”

“Deal. Your mission is not just to kill the Goddess of Creation, right?”

“Yes, we also have to protect Uruk. Boss, give me some advice. My initial plan was to use Noita’s spells to defend, and finally attack Tiamat. But now it seems that this plan is completely useless…”

As the saying goes, you should be grateful to Fujimaru Kaede for offering a generous 40% of the profit, and Liu Yuan was instantly motivated.

“It can be useful; your plan can continue. I’ll give you some additional strategies. Minecraft, have you cleared the game?”

“I cleared it.”

“What about Terraria?”

“I cleared that too.”

“Very good! Just focus on protecting the people. Before Tiamat emerges, I will prepare some special items for you. Are you ready to work hard?”

“I’m ready!”

Currently, there is no game that can kill gods even with ease However, there are two games whose DLC can achieve that: mods from two simple sandbox games.

Minecraft and Terraria. These are powerful enough to slay gods.

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Chapter 277: Construction in Uruk

But now the question is, what should she do next?

Fujimaru Kaede is not particularly good at thinking, but that doesn’t matter; she has a group of reliable netizens.

In the Internet cafe TT group, Fujimaru Kaede launched a call for help.

"Everyone! Is there any way to resist the monster invasion? My brain isn't working well, and I can't think of anything. Oh, I still need to transport people."

Soon, Yoshida Saki replied in the group.

"The power of Minecraft is the most suitable in this regard."

Tanjiro offered a suggestion that appeared a bit unreliable: "Iron-walled baby room—you'll live and die with the hostages?"

Homura Akemi rejected Tanjiro's idea: "The above suggestion is a bit extreme, but Saki's is indeed the most suitable. If there are enough resources, you can use magma and water to create a lot of obsidian to make walls. If you have enough time, you could do this underground."

Saki Yoshida added, "If you want to transport people, you can use rails. You can find a way to buy a redstone rail and some slime blocks from the player mall, then use the rail machine to create a lot of rails. This will help unite the people in each settlement and send them to a safe place. Then, build a dungeon and a sky city so that everyone can live together. However, there is a downside..."

Homura Akemi chimed in, "Or you could use Terraria's rail transit, but most people won't store that many minecarts in Terraria. By the way, minecarts and rails from Terraria and MC don't share compatibility..."

Schwi offered a seemingly unreliable opinion: "If you want to transport people... why not combine all the forces? Red Alert, Minecraft, and Terraria together. By the way, can your world’s technology be used normally? The technology from the Red Alert world may not be enough for frontal combat in some advanced worlds, but its transportation capabilities are absolutely unique."

Before Noita, the nuclear bombs and lightning storms in Red Alert were definitely the cheapest large-scale killing weapons. But after Noita, its special spells, combined with the unique powers from each world, could create a chain reaction that no one could understand.

More importantly, Noita's spells are free; you can use them after learning.

However, nuclear bombs are not! They cost money to build, but it’s still worth constructing some basic vehicles.

As for the staff that was taken out? It’s said to be Gilgamesh's, but Fujimaru Kaede feels that these treasures will all be hers in the future.

Gilgamesh has been watching Fujimaru Kaoru. When he saw the future through his clairvoyance, he wondered how she accomplished it. Now it seems that she must have received support from other forces.

Root? Counter Force? Or something else?

He couldn't judge this because, from the perspective of mystery, everything Fujimaru took out did not exist in this world. He couldn't analyze it, let alone trace it back to its source. But it didn't matter as long as Fujimaru could fulfill their promise, and the treasures in the Gate of Babylon would be given to her.

Anyway, they would all be used, whether for bombing or as rewards, as long as the purpose was achieved.

After Fujimaru confirmed the plan, she found Gilgamesh as soon as possible.

"I need someone to help build the railway, someone to construct the floating city, and someone to learn how to operate the vehicles."

"Siduri, provide her with everything she needs!"

"Yes!"

Siduri, wearing a veil, looked at Fujimaru Kaede, "Please follow me."

"Okay!"

Fujimaru Kaede began to prepare. She had gained so much power from the Internet cafe. Over a long period, she had completed countless games and had robbed many Heroic Spirits along the way.

The Noble Phantasms of these Heroic Spirits were converted into money, which was then reinvested in herself and Chaldea. Now, this investment was transforming the world.

From the witch who was burned in France during the first singularity to the Knights of the Round Table in the sixth singularity, the performance of the masters along the way had exceeded anyone's imagination. If Tiamat could be defeated this time, it would prove that the final King Solomon would become a stepping stone for Fujimaru Kaede.

A base was established outside the city, and a large number of soldiers began to mobilize. Underground, someone was using an excavator from the Terraria world to dig without pause, while nearby soldiers were using pickaxes to repair the road. Finally, soldiers with rails began to lay the tracks. The main directions were east and north, with the goal of gathering all the population within half a month.

Two Red Alert bases were deployed in the east and south, and two tank factories were running simultaneously to quickly produce vehicles. Drillers, destroyers, and a large number of vehicles controlled by artificial intelligence were manufactured. The goal was still to gather everyone in the royal city within half a month.

The royal capital also began constructing a floating city. Gilgamesh remained in power at night. He was ready to summon seven Heroic Spirits to assist in defense, but when he prepared to summon them, he suddenly noticed Fujimaru Kaoru.

"Oh? Interesting. You can actually build floating buildings? And they're so solid?"

Just as he was talking to himself, Fujimaru Kaede poked her head out and shouted to Gilgamesh, who was watching her.

"King~ Do you want a palace in the sky?"

"Hahaha, it's up to you, but you must show my status as a king and my aura."

"Don't worry, I'll build one exactly like your palace."

The phrase "exactly like" meant that the current palace would be demolished and a one-to-one replica would be constructed in the sky.

Fujimaru Kaede demolished the palace in front of Gilgamesh, leaving only a seat for him. He sat there, watching without any urgency, as the palace was built in the sky.

After designing for a night, Fujimaru Kaede determined that it was unsuitable to build the city underground. According to the Internet cafe bosses, if they encountered an enemy capable of drilling into the ground, they would have to deal with three threats: land, sea, and air. However, if they built it in the sky, those who couldn't fly and had no long-range attacks would be unable to reach them. They would only need to protect against flying enemies.

So, Fujimaru Kaede pushed the Uruk and the Ziggurat into the sky, high enough that any ground-based threats would be blocked by a human wall.

It's difficult for Minecraft players to build a city in one day, but it’s easy to create a foundation and move a palace horizontally. However, her work here was not yet complete, and the Internet cafe had opened again.

Fujimaru Kaede went directly into the Internet cafe without thinking too much. When she entered, she saw Liu Yuan.

"You’re here! I have prepared several packages for you! Come on! Minecraft's Avitritia mod, Terraria's Calamity + Stars Above mod—I believe there’s always a mod suitable for you."

"Mods—do they cost money?"

"Mods don't cost money. If you create the equipment and items in the mods, you'll need money to use them in reality. This is the power of God-slaying! With them, the gods will bleed."

At that moment, Fujimaru Kaede felt excited. She decided to rally people to work hard on these two games in the coming period. If for nothing else, just for the treasure in that warehouse, Fujimaru Kaede would risk her life to obtain it. She didn’t care whether the gods would bleed or not; she just wanted to make Gilgamesh bleed money profusely.

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Chapter 278: Merlin's Doubts

Fujimaru had played Terraria and Minecraft before, but when she heard that there were so many mods that could kill gods, she felt confused.

"Boss, do you have any recommendations?"

"Yes!"

Liu Yuan looked at these mods and thought, "If you want to gain strength quickly and have sufficient combat power, the Calamity + Stars Above mod is the easiest, starting with ten hours a day. Theoretically, you can clear it in one to two months. If you want to be strong enough, Minecraft is just right. Whether it is the Chopping Block Sword or the Avitritia series, they are fatal to gods. However, the Calamity series has a disadvantage: the powerful existence you summon may not submit to you."

"Then, boss, are these effective against immortal gods?"

"Yes! Because these mods can give the concept of death."

The Devourer of Gods, Avitritia, Chopping Block, etc., in Calamity are all given death by nature. Even gods can be killed, but the cost of making these things is a bit high, and it costs a lot of money to use them. However, if some prerequisites can be met, the money required will be much less.

Just like Avitritia: as long as you can compress the planet, this mod does not require money and can be made with a crafting table in reality. There is also the Devourer of Gods, which can be summoned by sacrificing a real god.

According to Liu Yuan's understanding, Fujimaru Kaede is not about to face the original Goddess of Creation but a similar existence to an avatar. If it is the original God, the Calamity mod will probably be used to bring out the Demon Lord. But if it is an avatar or an existence that descends in other ways, the Devourer of Gods has the ability to fight it

Summoning all the monsters may not kill the God of Creation, but it will definitely give them the concept of death and severely injure them. At this time, it is possible to use the Minecraft mods or other methods to fight them and erase their existence.

"Thank you, boss. I'll start working hard today!"

"If you want to work hard, my suggestion is to work with your friends. But for safety, you should do all the boss challenges by yourself. That should be fine. But remember, don't summon the Apocalypse Slime in any world. No, you can't summon it even if you want to. You can basically kill it in any place you can summon it..."

Among all the mods currently supported in the Internet cafe, the one that gives Liu Yuan the most headaches is the Apocalypse Slime in the Calamity mod. It is a real existence that can devour the universe. Although it can be killed, it will take a lot of effort, and the damage caused in the process of killing it is basically irreversible.

"Okay, I remember. I'm going to start! Working hard!"

Fujimaru Kaede started working hard in two worlds at the same time. In Terraria Calamity mod, the game has not changed much, just a lot of equipment, a lot of accessories, new terrain, and new bosses, in addition to which other bosses have also been strengthened.

However, under Fujimaru Kaede's call, companions from Chaldea entered her Terraria world and began to help work hard.

"Let me see how to play this mod..."

In addition to the disaster, Liu Yuan also helped to open a set of interesting mods: better experience and magic storage.

Both mods can be taken out by Fujimaru Kaede, but if these two mods can be analyzed by themselves, they can be used normally in reality. However, if they cannot be analyzed, they can only be used with money.

The space wand and building wand can help Fujimaru Kaede build quickly, but again, this thing cannot be analyzed by themselves, and it costs money.

Fujimaru Kaede started surfing the Internet, but before she left, Kisara asked in a lower voice, "This is the first time I see you so concerned, boss. Do you like her?"

"Yes."

Before Liu Yuan finished speaking, he felt a sour feeling beside him, and he smiled and patted Kisara's head. "Don't be sour, listen to me. She received a big order, and if we help her complete this big order, she will give us 40% of the wealth. This 40% is enough for us to arrange all these Ex-Machinas in the Internet cafe in advance, and I can also make two or three more games. Excluding the investment cost, there is still about 50% left, which is a huge profit!"

"Yeah! Boss~"

"What? Let's talk it over. If you let me evaluate the earrings, I can only say that they are beautiful because I picked them myself."

"Eh~~"

Kisara didn't say anything, and Jibril beside her trembled with disgust.

"Disgusting! Obscene! Pah!"

Liu Yuan touched his chin and said, "If you want, I can give you one! Isn't this what Kisara insisted on preparing for her as a Christmas gift?"

"Hey~"

Kisara tilted her head, as if she knew nothing, but in fact, she knew everything.

"Hey, shit, get to work! I have a lot to do here."

Adding a mod is not as simple as adding a game. Additionally, after knowing that Liu Yuan has taken a big order, the boss also gave him the task of communicating with the world where Fujimaru Kaede is.

He needs to ensure that the mods used by players in the store in other worlds can operate normally. There are a lot of things he needs to do, and he can't do it all if he wants to.

But what Liu Yuan doesn't know is that the more work he has, the more work he has to do. The system also has a share of the credit. Although the system and Liu Yuan played together for a night yesterday, the system feels that Liu Yuan is still a little idle recently.

Idleness can easily breed strange thoughts, so it is a good thing to let him work more. As a result, Liu Yuan's work suddenly increased.

But it didn't matter; he didn't do anything after getting off work anyway. Liu Yuan was determined not to work overtime!

In one day, Fujimaru Kaede successfully killed the Slime King in the disaster mod. After all, this thing is an early boss, and the attack mode is a fixed barrage, while its own attack speed is very slow. With a bow and arrow and some potions, it can be easily killed.

When Fujimaru Kaede finished a day's game and returned to Uruk to start working, she worked for more than half a month.

Today, when the floating city was completed and she began to set up defense turrets, a mage in a white robe who looked unserious stopped her.

"You are Fujimaru Kaede, right?"

"You are..."

"Caster, Merlin."

"Oh, oh, oh! Merlin, what's wrong? I still have a lot of things to do; I have no time to delay."

Now Fujimaru Kaede feels that she has unlimited motivation. She can get enough rest in the Internet cafe physically, and she can use the crafting table to make a bed at night and sleep on the street. She can recover her mental state in two or three hours.

Now she has a dream: to build a royal capital that will not be noticed by various monsters, and then wait for Tiamat to come out and fight it, finally emptying the King's Gate of Babylon.

When she thought of so many treasures and so many valuable gems, her saliva was about to flow out.

It was also thanks to the fact that the Wise King was not an enemy. If he were an enemy, Fujimaru Kaede would probably think about how to get into the King's Treasure House and take away as many treasures as possible.

Just when she was daydreaming, Merlin's words interrupted her.

"Excuse me, did you make this magic wand?"

Fujimaru Kaede looked at the magic wand in front of her, which had already been edited with a chainsaw magic wand.

As we all know, in the Noita game, there are two types of magic: magic with chainsaws and magic without chainsaws.

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Chapter 279: This Is the Crimson Devil's Explosion Magic!!

"Yeah? What's wrong?"

"I want to ask... How does this magic wand do this..."

Merlin used the magic wand, and the moment he activated it, a gorgeous barrage of magic arrows cut through the sky. Everyone at work subconsciously stopped and gazed at the magic in the sky.

"Is this the heroic spirit summoned by the king?"

"He's too strong! Too strong."

"But why do I feel that this magic was summoned by that woman?"

"Which woman?"

People discussed it, but Merlin wore a weak expression.

"That's it..."

This magic wand was too intimidating for Merlin. He had used it for only three seconds, and his magic power was almost drained.

"Oh! This! It’s a simple combination of Multi-Cast, Damage Plus, and Magic Arrow."

"The magic principle inside is not complicated, but this... how is it released like this?"

"Add a chainsaw inside!"

"?"

"Yes! Add a chainsaw inside."

Fujimaru Kaede's face was already showing impatience: "Okay, don’t delay me from making money! Get out of the way!"

Fujimaru Kaede took out the space wand and began using it to fill the blocks. The space wand costs money to use—100 per minute. Fortunately, Gilgamesh will reimburse it; otherwise, Fujimaru Kaede would have to spend her own money.

No!

Fujimaru Kaede suddenly realized that everything in the King's Treasury was hers; she was merely spending her own money in advance.

Thinking of this, her hands moved much faster.

Mine! Mine! All mine! All mine!

Fujimaru Kaede had already figured out how to distribute all the Noble Phantasms in the treasury. Each of the Heroic Spirits who hung out with her would get one item; each of her relatives and friends would get one; and the remaining half would be sold for various snacks in the Internet cafe.

Half of that half would be used to enjoy the top-level transformation of Ultraman, and the rest would be sold in reality, making her a rich woman from now on.

She would hire a hundred maids and change her ways to cling to them every day.

"Wahahaha!!!"

Now Fujimaru Kaede gave off the impression of a villain, but the residents and soldiers in the city dared not say anything or ask questions; they could only cooperate with Fujimaru Kaede's work.

However, the work was not smooth sailing. When she expanded outward, she encountered a wild Heroic Spirit.

A girl wearing a cloak, with white silk legs and long purple hair.

"Master Fujimaru, we found... unconscious Heroic Spirits here."

"Let me take a look."

Fujimaru Kaede approached, picked up Anna, and sniffed her: "No smell of blood, no health bar, not an enemy. Disperse!"

Hearing the order to disperse, everyone scattered and resumed their tasks.

According to the intelligence, there were now Demonic Beasts. However, the number of Demonic Beasts was still small, and ordinary soldiers could handle them. Fujimaru Kaede needed to build an absolute defense line before the Demonic Beasts reached a critical mass.

While she was lost in thought, the girl in her arms stirred.

The moment Anna woke up, she prepared to attack Fujimaru Kaede, but before she could move, she felt as if her body was trapped in hydraulic clamps and couldn’t move at all. At the same time, she sensed a malevolent aura from the woman in front of her.

This evil wasn’t just the typical kind; it stemmed from the fear, resentment, and curses of countless Heroic Spirits. Merlin could overlook the abnormality of Fujimaru Kaede due to his special nature.

But this girl was not a proper Heroic Spirit. If Fujimaru Kaede hadn’t seen her as a potential target, it might have been fine. However, as Anna prepared to attack, she saw the illusion of countless Heroic Spirits defeated by Fujimaru Kaede.

The fear and despair made her tremble involuntarily.

How could Fujimaru Kaede understand this? She thought the girl in front of her was a bit neurotic.

She had obviously saved her but still wanted to attack?

If it weren’t for her cute face, Fujimaru Kaede would have started to take her by force. But since the girl admitted to being scared, Fujimaru Kaede decided to show mercy.

"Be good~ Don’t be afraid, I won’t hurt you."

"..."

Fujimaru Kaede glanced at the weapon the girl had subconsciously drawn and couldn't help but show a look of disgust. At 999 yuan, it couldn’t even sell for 1,000 yuan—it was garbage. At that moment, she was even less inclined to take it.

"What's your name?"

"I..." The girl hesitated for a moment and then spoke, "Anna."

"My name is Fujimaru Kaede. I am a Master of Chaldea, the savior of humanity, and a good friend to all Heroic Spirits."

Anyone who heard this from Saber Alter, Jalter, Cu Chulainn, and the Knights of the Round Table would probably be so enraged they would have a cerebral hemorrhage.

"Don't be afraid; you’re so cute! Be my Heroic Spirit!"

"I..."

Anna wanted to refuse, but as she hesitated, she sensed the presence of the most ancient evil god, and she held back her words. She still had things to do; she couldn’t afford to die now.

"Okay!"

The moment she agreed, tears unconsciously filled Anna's eyes. Fortunately, Fujimaru Kaede was a woman; otherwise, Merlin eho was, witnessing this scene would likely have struggled to contain the holy sword in his hand.

But because Fujimaru Kaede was a woman, he could only sigh as she threatened a little girl, praying that Fujimaru Kaede would treat Anna well.

"Very good! From now on, you are my..."

Before she could finish her sentence, a terrifying aura emanated from the forest.

"This is..."

A chimera with three lion heads and snake tails emerged from the forest. This was a powerful beast among monsters. Most Heroic Spirits would find it a very difficult existence to face.

"I didn't expect a powerful monster to be here... Just right... I’ll use you to test my magic!"

Fujimaru Kaede shielded Anna behind her. "Once you enter my domain, you are mine. From today onward, I will take you to eat delicious food and drink spicy drinks. Let me help you kill the monsters that hurt you! Guard, are there any civilians in the forest?"

"No, all civilians have been evacuated to the royal city. No one is lost or absent."

"Very good! Stand behind me."

"Yes!"

Fujimaru Kaede pulled out a magic wand. She didn’t use any fancy magic with this wand. As she prepared her spell, the chimera made its move, and behind it, hundreds of monstrous eyes appeared. It was clear these monsters were hunting Fujimaru Kaede.

"Everyone, watch how to use this large-scale destructive wand! Use control a Spell first, then do Multi-casts, and finally Merlin! I'll leave it to you; use the last spell at 500 meters... Explosion magic!!!"

Merlin took the wand without a second thought. After using the wand just now, he was confident that the magic within it was very powerful and wouldn’t harm him. With a mindset of trying it out, he unleashed the final magic, resulting in a huge mushroom cloud rising before them.

At that moment, everyone felt the power of the gods. Even the two goddesses who had just descended into this world turned their gazes in that direction simultaneously.

"Is this the power of the sun?"

"No! This is the explosion magic from the Crimson Devil Clan."

Actually, it wasn’t. This was merely explosion magic that absorbed all of Merlin’s magic. Explosion magic is an extremely potent spell that drains both the wand's and the user’s magic.

All the soldiers cheered, while Merlin lay on the ground, unable to move. He felt pain throughout his body and was left feeling weak. Not only him, but Gilgamesh in the palace also collapsed on the ground, having been drained of his energy.

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Chapter 280: Fujimaru Kaede is Waiting for Chaldean Support

"Help..."

Merlin collapsed on the ground and begged for assistance. He never expected that he would end up like this after being summoned as a heroic spirit, and this magic was truly powerful.

After trying, he discovered that the power of this magic, called Explosion, was determined by the magic power of the releaser. There was a lot of magic power in the staff, and the power released was sufficient, but he couldn't control his desire to die and directly pulled the magic power to the upper limit.

Gilgamesh noticed that Merlin was using his magic power and thought something was wrong, so he also provided a lot of magic power. As a result, the magic power of both individuals were drained.

At that moment, ordinary soldiers also witnessed the enormous mushroom cloud.

It was thanks to Fujimaru Kaede that a row of glass was calmly erected when it was released. In the absence of a direct explosion, the glass in Minecraft can withstand all natural disasters, such as storms and earthquakes.

"99999."

Merlin couldn't speak anymore, and Fujimaru Kaede kindly took out a Senzu bean. "One is worth 10,000; remember, you owe me 10,000! If you don't have money, I'll take your staff away."

"?"

Merlin subconsciously opened his mouth and ate the Senzu bean cultivated in the Internet cafe. After a Senzu bean went into his stomach, Merlin got up, and Gilgamesh, who was weak on the other side, was revitalized, restoring his magic power completely.

"What is this?"

Merlin's expression became serious. All magic power was restored in an instant without any restrictions? He had never heard of this magical food.

"Senzu beans! If you want, I also have golden apples, enchanted golden apples, and goldfish."

Merlin was completely bewildered at that moment. If it was the power of another world, that would be one thing, but why did the items from this world also exist? Apart from anything else, if there were Senzu beans, Merlin felt a bit more confident about fighting Tiamat.

But it was hard to say whether he would win or lose. He was willing to fight, but that didn’t mean he could win. As for the influence of Fujimaru Kaede, Merlin had never worried about it. The singularity was equivalent to a stain in human history. The cause of the stain was not Fujimaru Kaede. As long as the stain was resolved and history was corrected, the influence of what Fujimaru Kaede had done would also disappear.

On the contrary, if Fujimaru Kaede could really defeat Tiamat with these powers, then most of these powers would be integrated into history. From a fundamental perspective, if you win, you win, and if you lose, you lose humanity.

Is this why Gilgamesh summoned this special human savior at the cost of the entire Gate of Babylon? No! Is it to obtain the power of the other world?

But the more Merlin thought about it, the more terrifying it felt. Would the other world with this power ignore this behavior?

Forget it; this is not a question for him, an ordinary Caster, to ponder. He is only curious about one thing now.

Can Fujimaru Kaede's Magic be strengthened by himself?

After the experiment, he reached a startling conclusion.

Magic can be strengthened. If so, he could accomplish a lot more before Tiamat emerged. As for the other three gods, they were not a concern for the time being.

The only thing that appeared almost unsolvable in the entire singularity was Tiamat.

Fortunately, when Tiamat appeared, the Grand Heroic Spirit would have already descended into this world. It’s just that he didn’t know which one it would be. It would be great if it were the Assassin-class one.

With the emergence of Anna and Chimera, the number of monsters was increasing, and they were growing stronger.

More than two weeks had passed.l

Fujimaru Kaede was glad that she had not been lazy these days. Although she was a little tired, the results were remarkable.

On the obsidian wall, Fujimaru Kaede stepped on the protruding fence with one foot and shouted to the monsters, which had begun to charge in groups: "This hundred-mile fence is the real wall of Uruk! If you dare to take a step forward, you will die without a burial place! The truth lies only within the range of the wand!"

This line was heard when Liu Yuan, Mu Geng, and Jibril played the 'Three Kingdoms Killing ' at the front desk a few days ago, but it wasn't a big deal and didn’t prevent her from using it directly.

All the soldiers controlled the wands and began to release magic. Ordinary soldiers had no mana, but it wasn’t a big problem. The wands themselves could store mana and automatically recover it. They just needed to prepare a few more wands.

This time, Fujimaru Kaede took out all the wands and things that looked like staffs from the King's Treasury. The worst ones that could be engraved with magic had a Magic Arrow. The thirty slots of the strongest wands were all filled with magic.

However, Fujimaru Kaede knew that this was just the beginning. The so-called monsters were merely appetizers. The wands were just tools used to deal mobs. Her real trump cards were these...

Fujimaru Kaede took out a row of summoning symbols. After nearly a month of hard work, the Terraria Calamity had been cleared, and all the infinite summons were manufactured. The one in her hand was the Devourer of Gods summon. In addition, the Supreme Calamitas and the Codebreaker were also ready.

With these, plus the Mods from Minecraft that she would soon acquire, she was not afraid of Tiamat!

What’s more, she had made final insurance preparations, summoning the boss when she was in doubt!

From the day she met the boss, she believed that he was invincible!

He possessed the invincible POWAA! She used her sincerity to impress the boss and let him kill the gods.

And the so-called sincerity is the tens of millions of deposits that Fujimaru Kaede has saved.

Note that this deposit is not in Japanese yen but in money for the Internet cafe.

There is still a lot of time. According to Merlin's estimation, it would take at least more than a month for Tiamat to emerge. In this month, she had already switched to Minecraft. After all, she was dealing with real gods, so she needed to be prepared.

However, while she was preparing, she received exciting news on TT.

"Senpai, according to the doctor's calculations, it will take another month and a half to completely locate and transfer the spirit particles."

Hiss...

Seeing this message, Fujimaru Kaede suddenly had a bad premonition, and she hurriedly replied: "I will give you precise coordinates at that time, and you must not make a mistake in the transmission."

"Huh? Why?"

"If you make a mistake, you may die directly."

After saying that, Fujimaru Kaede filmed the scene into a small video and sent it to TT.

At that moment, Mash was silent, and everyone in Chaldea was silent.

Everyone knew that Fujimaru Kaede had many abilities and skill, but no one expected that in just one month... Uruk in the Age of Gods would be transformed into a highly defended fantasy scifi fortress?

"Come on! I need your help!"

"Senpai, wait for us!"

TT communication was terminated. Fujimaru Kaede had money, but the others didn’t have much, so they couldn't afford to spend money on every communication for such a long time.

Since there was still a month left, she had to continue preparing.

Maybe if the Internet cafe put some reliable games on the shelves during this period, her combat power would soar.

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Chapter 281: City Skyline and Left 4 Dead

Just as Fujimaru Kaede had expected, during this period, Liu Yuan's monthly game refresh was launched once again.

Now, Liu Yuan didn't dare spend 10 million on buying games and could only wait for the monthly discount games to make a living.

There was no other way—tens of thousands of Ex-Machina were waiting for him to go online.

He spent almost 80% of his daily income on adding machines, but even so, it was just a drop in the bucket. However, according to Liu Yuan's calculations, as long as Fujimaru Kaede began to empty the King's Treasury, he could sustain himself for at least six months.

Although there was a promising future ahead, as a boss, he had to be prepared for the possibility of not receiving enough of a share.

Therefore, he focused his main energy on the monthly gams catalog refresh—two refreshes per month—he's not seeking to find any earth-shattering games, but aiming some excellent ones that everyone could play.

"Let me see... There are many IPs that can improve various abilities in Internet cafés now. But I feel that customers will eventually get annoyed if they fight every day. We need some multiplayer cooperative games..."

Liu Yuan thought while planning.

As for Jibril? He could use her boldly before, but now, better forget it. After all, her true appearance is a busty beauty. Even though he's not interested in this beauty with a bad personality, what if someone gets jealous?

Moreover, Liu Yuan knew his own character too well. He confidently claimed that he liked "big ones" initially, but what happened?

Liu Yuan sighed and could only conclude that fate was playing tricks on him.

But it wasn’t a big problem. He didn’t believe that he couldn’t find a great game by himself.

Just as Liu Yuan was patiently waiting, there was a knock at the door.

"No time!" Liu Yuan shouted, but then he heard the sound of the door lock rustling. With a click, the door was pried open.

"Boss~ Good morning!"

It was none other than Kisara, smiling as she closed the door.

Before she could say anything, Hu Yu grabbed her back and opened the door again.

"Wait! Wait!"

"What? Any last words?"

"Boss~" Kisara said in a coquettish voice, "You said before that you need to borrow some luck at the beginning of every month. Jibril-chan used to help with that, but look at me now. Am I suitable?"

As a demon, Kisara could never change her habit of seducing the person she liked, especially after they confirmed their feelings before Christmas. She had been looking for an opportunity to tease Liu Yuan. And wasn’t this the perfect opportunity?

"Haha, don’t think I don’t know what you’re up to! Get out!"

Kisara was thrown down the stairs by Liu Yuan, but she turned around mid-air and landed perfectly.

As she landed, Jibril laughed, "See! Whatever the boss is doing, you’ll definitely get thrown out if you sneak in."

"Tsk!" Kisara pouted in dissatisfaction.

Takashima Yuuna, standing nearby, was sure of something and asked Kisara, "Sis Kisara, how did you fall in love with the boss?"

"Love? Who said I love that bastard!" Kisara replied indifferently, "I don’t like him. That’s love!"

Chelsea, who was eating sunflower seeds and watching the spectacle from the other side, nearly choked at that comment. She had seen tsunderes deny their feelings before, but she hadn’t expected Kisara to break the mold and admit love so directly.

Not only Chelsea, but all the girls’ curiosity was instantly piqued.

Reze leaned in closer and whispered, "Sister Kisara, how did you fall in love with the boss? Tell me quickly, I want to hear it!"

"Tsk. It’s much simpler than you falling in love with your little yellow-haired guy."

Kisara sat down at a machine, took the iced cola Takashima Yuuna handed her, and began to explain. "You know, I’m not human; I’m a demon. I was sealed for hundreds of years. When I was sealed, a voice told me I could break free, so I agreed."

"Huh?" Takashima Yuuna asked curiously, "Was this voice like a girl's mechanical voice, with a little bit of emotion?"

"Yes. You were recruited... so you should all be the same, right?"

Kisara continued, "In fact, I had forgotten my name. At that time, the voice told me that according to the boss's wishes, my name is Kisara. Who knew!!!"

Kisara clutched her chest in frustration. She felt she'd been tricked. She hadn’t understood the joke before, but after spending a long time with Liu Yuan, she realized that her name was full of bad taste.

Chelsea asked anxiously, "But how did you fall in love with the boss? Sure, he’s handsome, but usually, he seems too lazy. Yuuna and I have been wondering—what kind of fool could fall in love with him?"

"Yeah, maybe I am a fool," Kisara shook her head and continued. "If you ask why I love him... maybe it's because we’ve been together for too long? Being with him made me understand the world and what happiness is. Those games are games, yes, but they’re also new worlds. At that time, Jibril wasn’t around, and the new store hadn’t opened yet. We played Resident Evil together and fought a boss in the Lands Between."

"You don’t know this, but the café’s revenue wasn’t great in the beginning. I could only afford two vegetarian meals and one meat dish each day, but whenever I made a special request, the boss would act like he didn’t want to give it to me—yet he always found a way to fulfill it."

At this point, Chelsea interrupted, "Wait? You’ve already fallen for him!"

Chelsea was shocked. Kisara was a demon! With her looks and charm, she could easily pass as a succubus. But how was Kisara so innocent? A bit of good food and some time spent living together, and she was smitten?

It wasn’t nearly that easy to win Chelsea over back then!

"Why? What’s the problem?" Kisara said confidently. "And if the boss and I get together, I’ll be the boss's wife. I won’t have to do anything but laze around every day."

Chelsea scoffed, "As if that’ll work!"

"I confessed to him last month and got rejected!" Kisara retorted.

Even though she denied it, her expression and body language didn’t look like someone who had been rejected.

Just when everyone was about to ask more in-depth questions, they heard Liu Yuan's room door suddenly open.

"Yes! That’s right! That’s really right!"

"Boss... are you crazy?" Jibril asked, uninterested in love but very intrigued by Liu Yuan's sudden excitement.

"Come on, you crazy lot! Two new games are on the shelves. Let’s have some fun!"

Liu Yuan turned on the computer. As he did, Kisara handed him the unfinished Coke. "Here, boss, have a Coke."

"Thanks. Eh? Half a can? Not enough. Who’s at the front desk? Help me get a bucket! I want to have a good fight tonight!"

Takashima Yuuna looked at the excited Liu Yuan and asked curiously, "Boss? What new games are on the shelves today?"

"You’ll know when you turn on the computer."

Two games were on the shelves: one called Left 4 Dead and the other called Cities: Skylines.

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Chapter 282: What Are You Doing, the First Place in the Black Gun

Cities: Skylines, a classic game of Shit Power Station, requires players to plan city roads and develop cities. This type of game depends on personal preference; some people like it, while others don't.

What truly makes Liu Yuan happy is the game Left 4 Dead!

The entire series of Left 4 Dead games comes out without being divided into 1 and 2 by the system due to unethical reasons.

Perhaps the system and the boss noticed that his work efficiency has been good during this period, so he they gave away a good game? Liu Yuan will remember this gratitude.

"Boss... you are so excited..."

To be honest, it is the first time she has seen Liu Yuan so excited in a long time.

Liu Yuan said excitedly, "You don't understand; this is Left 4 Dead! Although the rewards are very poor, it is still Left 4 Dead."

"Left 4 Dead? Is it fun?"

Upon hearing Kisara's question, Liu Yuan touched his chin and thought, "If we only talk about the game content, plot, or game rewards, it is much better than this. But! It is a cooperative game, and it is also a very simple zombie-fighting game without so many fancy contents."

When she heard that it was about fighting zombies, Jibril lost interest. "Fighting zombies? Like Resident Evil?"

Liu Yuan shook his head and rejected that idea. "Completely different! This is a game of tut-tut-tut plus level-breaking. But what you don't know is the popularity of this game's creative workshop. At the same time, this game allows you to create maps yourself; any city, any country—there is nothing it can't create as long as you can imagine it. And the purchase of this game comes with a map editor. The official maps are not fun to me. What I look forward to most are the maps that players may create in the future."

As Liu Yuan said, Left 4 Dead can only be regarded as a small game in an Internet café at most. The plot is very short, and the rewards are poor, but the friendliness of this game is very high for ordinary players.

However, Liu Yuan suddenly thought of a serious problem. He wanted to define this game as a daily game for fun, targeting ordinary people in the daily life worlds.

Because this game is too friendly in both game mode and realism mode, the strongest players are those with special senses, but ordinary people with special senses can be killed easily. For those with strong skills and reactions, this game is boring, but for ordinary people, it is very exciting and refreshing.

However, ordinary people may not be able to afford the high Internet prices. For them, it is a sky-high price. If the Internet café considers accommodating more customers, the new customers need to have money or be able to earn money after coming.

So, how to make money?

Liu Yuan set his sights on the player mall.

If there are some restrictions on the player mall, it seems that it can enable the new players to have money to surf the Internet.

He explained this plan to the system, and the system also reported it.

The big shot bosses accepted this proposal. The purpose of the Internet café is to unite the worlds. If this can allow more people from any world to join, that is fine. As for how to limit it, the leaders will think of a simple and rough plan that is easy to implement.

This is the problem the leaders are thinking about. Liu Yuan saw a way to survive and just wanted to fight to his heart's content.

"People from the two branches can play these two games to understand the content and charm of the games and then promote them tomorrow. Kisara! Do you want to play a thrilling game of Left 4 Dead?"

"Of course! I miss the days when we happily fought zombies together."

On the other side, Jibril pointed at herself. "What about me?"

Liu Yuan complained, "Don't you dislike this kind of zombie-fighting game?"

"But you all play without me..."

"Who wouldn't take you? If you want to play, get on the machine!"

"Here I come~"

Jibril happily climbed up, found a machine, and sat on it.

The store managers and network administrators of other branches also opened the game as soon as possible and formed a team to play.

You can play the normal game mode directly to understand the game. Left 4 Dead has too many heavy parts, so it will be harmonized to a certain extent according to the players' acceptance.

There is isn't any kind of harmony in the realism difficulty, but the difficulty level of the realism mode team is definitely first-class. You can substitute your own image when entering the game, but the character stats will be randomized, such as soldiers, patients, fitness coaches, fat otakus, etc. The strength and reaction speed of the body vary according to gender.

To prevent players from mindlessly boosting stats, after entering the game, if a certain line of the plot is not completed in the realism mode, the character stats cannot be refreshed. However, there is no limit to the game mode. You can substitute your own image and choose according to the four people set by the system.

The overall difference is not significant. After all, it is a game mode. The purpose is to allow players to experience the joy of the game, not torture.

Want to experience reality? It doesn’t matter. The physical strength and endurance of the real mode are all there—how real it is!

But the game mode is about how happy it is. It is generally difficult, but it is similar to a normal game.

Entering the game, Liu Yuan opened the first level of the second-game's four-person group. Kisara, on the roof, looked at the several small pistols and some melee weapons on the table and couldn’t help complaining.

"Boss, how come this is even more shabby than when we played Outlast?"

"Shabby is the right word! I'll do close combat, and you guys will do ranged combat. I set the computer to be a ranged assist. Today, you will see my skills! Tanks? When I played Tank Paradise, I could sleep soundly in expert mode and escape from a group of tanks."

What Liu Yuan said was true, but he forgot one thing: teammates are a magical existence in the game of Left 4 Dead. The human-computer character looks unreliable at ordinary times, but at least there is no exploding gun.

Liu Yuan's game mode directly started with i expert difficulty because, in his opinion, the three of them were very strong, and starting to normal difficulty would undermine their status.

However, reality taught Liu Yuan that even when he was with two supermen, a novice was still a novice.

In the green acid, Liu Yuan lay on the ground and looked at the people behind him in despair. When the zombies broke out, he stood in front and waved the crowbar to attack, while Kisara and Jibril stood behind him to support him.

That's fine, but they actually blew up the Boomer when it was close to his face.

In expert mode, usually boomer shoots at the face, and teammates shoot at him.

Just a few steps away, Liu Yuan, who has eaten everything, could only watch as he was captured by a Smoker and lay in green acid, watching his health bar disappear.

"I died!"

These were Liu Yuan's last words. He died in the game and could only pray that the remaining two teammates were strong enough to save him at the resurrection point later.

But the reality was that when they walked to the window, a Charger greeted the three of them. Not to mention, Kisara and Jibril reacted very quickly, but the problem was that they were holding pistols.

The second problem is that when the three teammates stood at the window with pistols facing a charging Charger, could they kill it before it arrived?

If three people focused their fire, they could, but the problem was that the three of them stood in a straight line.

Kisara led the charge, Jibril was in the middle, and the Bot behind could not attack at all in this weird formation. As a result, Kisara attacked alone, and the other two were pushed down with Kisara to the window.

The whole game process took less than ten minutes, and the entire team was wiped out.

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Chapter 283: Izumi This Fang and Jia Baili?

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In sharp contrast to Liu Yuan's team is the team of the branch managers and the Branch network administrators.

The four of them successfully passed the first part and began to allocate resources in the safe house.

As for Liu Yuan's group, the three of them exchanged glances, and Liu Yuan decided to open Left 4 Dead again. This time, however, he had foresight and set the game difficulty to… Normal.

The other two had nothing to say about this choice.

Both Kisara and Jibril saw through it. The three of them didn't have any cooperation, shooting everywhere without knowing the way. Unless Lao E or Lao Lu came, no god could save them.

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Originally, Jibril thought that Left 4 Dead was just a simple game, but after playing it, not only she, but everyone found it to be really interesting.

The second sister handed out medicine, a Molotov fire blocked the road, and a Spitter shot teammates in the head.

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If this were reality, these things would never happen, but in a game where you are having fun, strange accidents always occur.

For example, Liu Yuan pretended to kill a Tank but was knocked off by it and fell to his death. Another instance was when Kisara claimed she had learned how to kill a Witch in one second and rushed at the Witch with a machine gun and a flashlight, aiming for a headshot. Or she casually threw a piece of soil and disturbed the Witch.

The only pity is that one person is currently missing. If there were one more staff member, they could have a 4v4 confrontation. At that point, Liu Yuan would let the opponent know what it means to be a god with three pits.

What? He’s a god? No, no, he’s a Pit god.

There was still half an hour before opening, and the game concluded, prompting everyone to start communicating.

"This game is very interesting."

"Shall we continue this evening?"

"Okay!"

"I'll attract zombies, and you just focus on dealing damage."

The group led by Takashima Yuuna happily exchanged game experiences in the evening, while Liu Yuan sat in silence.

"Boss… are we really that bad?"

Liu Yuan shook his head. "No! This is part of the game experience. I’m just reflecting that after so many years, I’ve rediscovered the fun of playing survival games. Now, it’s getting late, everyone prepare; it’s time to open for business! I have a hunch that the emergence of new games will bring a brand-new experience to our customers."

"Okay!!"

Everyone cheerfully got ready for work. As for Liu Yuan? Everyone could see that he was currently in a sage-like state. When playing games at night, the trio never stopped laughing.

Everyone noticed one thing: when Liu Yuan wasn't on a team, he would always play the game very seriously. There would be laughter, but it wasn't excessive. However, whenever they teamed up with Liu Yuan, no matter who it was, their smiles gradually became exaggerated, and their gameplay became increasingly outrageous.

When they played Resident Evil 6, they chased chickens in the vegetable market, and when they played Elden Ring, they went crazy, making everyone surrender directly. In their opinion, Liu Yuan might genuinely be playing when gaming, while they would always treat it like work.

The game was obviously unreliable, but he could still provide accurate suggestions to other players, only to make them unreliable after giving those suggestions.

"Ah!"

Kisara smiled and shook his head, waiting to recommend new games when they opened today.

However, as soon as the store opened, new customers arrived, four of them. Two of these four customers were directed to other branches, while the other two came to the main store.

The two girls who entered the main store did not appear tall, but at a glance, they seemed extraordinary.

"Hey? Where is this?"

The girl named Izumi Konata mumbled, "Shakugan no Shana will be broadcast in 20 minutes; I have to get back and watch it with my dad."

"Please wait a moment, ma'am!"

Before Izumi Konata left, Kisara said, "Ma'am, this is a 4-D space internet café. In this store..."

Before Kisara could finish, Izumi Konata's eyes lit up, and she asked, "Excuse me, what games are available here?"

"Huh?"

At that moment, the golden-haired girl named Gabriel beside her also perked up, "Yes, yes! Are there any fun games here?"

Kisara had never encountered such proactive questions, but after many battles, she responded calmly, "Yes! We have everything from single-player games to MOBA games, shooting games, and a variety of four-player cooperative games in this store."

"Well, is there an online game? And it's so expensive here..."

"Will there be!" Izumi's eyes sparkled as she asked, "What classic games do you have?"

"Classic games! We have the full series of Resident Evil, from the original to the 8th game, including DLCs with CG movies and various versions. And we also have the latest zombie survival game, which is guaranteed to be a classic."

"Hiss!"

The girl was thrilled by the mention of the amazing zombie game. For otakus, playing the latest version of their favorite games is simply the happiest thing in the world.

However, at the same time, the most painful realization struck her: she couldn’t afford these games.

"Woo, woo, why is this happening…"

Seeing the sad look on the girl’s face, Liu Yuan said slowly, "It doesn’t matter. Since you know so much about these games, you should be familiar with the term 'Isekai,' right?"

"Of course I know! Isekai is…"

Before she could elaborate, Liu Yuan interrupted, "Our store has a special player mall. Players can list items for trading at prices set by the system, and these items will be limited according to the nature of your world. You can be a dealer and sell things that can be used and traded in your world. However, let me remind you: if you trade items purchased from the mall, all the money, except for the dealer, can only be spent in our store, and there is a transaction limit for reselling goods. Since you’re an otaku, do I need to explain more about this kind of thing?"

One hour is equivalent to one minute of your life, do you understand?

It's very simple. If he can leave Jiabairi next to him, he will give Izumi's full series collection of Resident Evil. He can’t let go of this krypton gold opportunity.

According to Liu Yuan's calculations, if Izumi Cifang could keep Gabriel close, he would make a lot of money when launching various online games in the future. For customers like Gabriel, it was futile to stop them by himself; he needed the allure of peers to entice them.

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Chapter 284: Yuki Zhangshu and Evil God Sauce

Kisara whispered to Liu Yuan, "Does this routine work?"

"Don't worry! Otakus know how to recommend things to others."

For many otakus, making recommendations is very straightforward. If the circle is too broad, such as trying to recommend civil engineering to the animation community, it can be challenging. However, recommending within the gaming community is much simpler.

"This is like this, and then this and that...?"

After hearing Liu Yuan's introduction, Izumi Konata immediately understood how to recommend the game. Just a few simple words helped Gabriel solidify her decision.

"Boss! Get me a computer!"

As an otaku, Izumi Konata recognized that their group lacked two key things: time and money. One hour equals one minute in their context, and anyone with a normal mind can grasp what that means.

Gabriel appeared to be leaving for a very simple reason.

Upon entering, she noticed that accessing the internet here costs extra money.

As a poor angel, she couldn’t afford it, but Izumi Konata, who was also poor but resourceful, would never let money restrict her.

Additionally, the mall trading system allowed Izumi Konata to discover a business opportunity. If she understood correctly, this internet café connected various worlds, meaning that items deemed worthless in her world could theoretically be sold for a good price.

As Liu Yuan introduced, being a dealer might not yield a fortune, but it would still helpful and easy to access the internet here and purchase things she wanted in reality.

More importantly, the Collector's Edition of the entire Resident Evil series!

She swore that if she brought that back to her father, he would be thrilled and double her monthly pocket money.

They didn't have enough money now, but that wasn't a big problem. Liu Yuan generously allowed them to buy on credit.

As for using life as collateral? That was a joke; the girl next to him looked human but was actually an angel.

Liu Yuan couldn’t afford to stake an angel’s lifespan—who knew, she might be thrown away for hundreds or thousands of years without any regrets.

Izumi Konata was quite adept as she led Gabriel to the computer.

"Hey? This machine looks very advanced. Isn’t the operating system Xsoft? Interesting! Wait, what game is this? Ultraman Fighting Evolution? Contra? Wow... there are so many fun games!"

While Izumi Konata was exploring, Gabriel curiously asked, "Not only is it expensive here, but the machine looks pretty ordinary..."

"Don't worry! I’ll teach you how to use the chat software here later. It’s easy to make money for internet access and buy figures. If this place can be a time-travel space like GANTZ, where I can see anime characters, I’d pay any amount of money!!!"

Izumi Konata smiled. What’s the most important thing for an otaku? It's not merely staying at home but having rich hands-on skills and flexible thinking. Strong hands-on abilities allow you to satisfy all your desires while saving the most money, and flexible thinking lets you easily play any game without needing to look up strategies.

"Come on, do you want to try Left 4 Dead? This game is super fun!"

"Of course! I’ve played it before, and I’m really good at it."

"Wait a minute; I’m going to search for some people on this TT."

Izumi Konata quickly got the hang of the fully immersive chat software. After navigating it swiftly, she suddenly realized that several characters she recognized were in the group.

Takamachi Nanoha! The legendary white tyrant! The latest Nanoha movie features a fantasy version where Takamachi Nanoha travels through worlds to gain powerful abilities, collecting a harem along the way.

Although it diverged from the traditional plot, everyone felt refreshed after watching it. They also gave a thumbs-up to the animation company for their creativity.

"What's wrong?" Gabriel asked, noticing Izumi Konata struggling to contain her laughter. "Are there any interesting people?"

"Yes! If Magical Girl Nanoha exists in your world, I recommend watching it. It’s super awesome! After watching it, you’ll regret thinking this place is expensive!"

For some reason, Gabriel felt a sacred light emanating from the girl in front of her. This devout belief was unmatched, even by the most devout believers.

"My eyes! Ah! My eyes!"

Just as the two newcomers prepared to enter the game, two new customers arrived at the first branch.

"Excuse me, where is this place?"

"Wahahaha! You look weak; let me rule you from now on!"

The first to ask was a student with short pink hair in a school uniform, looking petite and cute. The other was not human; she possessed peerless beauty, long golden hair, and a lower body resembling that of a cobra. Takashima Yuuna felt mixed emotions as she looked at the two new guests.

She glanced from the main store to the second branch and noted how many customers had come, then looked at her own branch filled with a lot more non-human or in-human people.

Kumoko over there was already several times larger than a human. This was because she relied on the special shrinking technology of the internet café to make her body smaller for gaming. Not to mention others; just the presence of the Kumoko alone made newcomers stay away from this branch.

Now, a half-snake, half-human had arrived. Would slimes and skeletons be next?

Of course, Takashima Yuuna only complained internally.

"Two guests, welcome to the 4-D space internet café, where you can get everything you desire!"

Before the girl named Takeya Yuki could speak, Jashin asked excitedly, "Everything! I want—"

Just as she was about to say something about ruling the world, she suddenly felt the presence of a being far more terrifying than herself. Following her gaze, she saw a cute girl with long pink hair, radiating holiness and an aura of the unknown.

She! She's not a human! She is a much more terrifying existence than me.

"Go online!"

The instinct for survival prompted Jashin to change her words immediately. The reason she had managed to survive for many years despite her mischief was her confidence. This being was so powerful that, even if she gathered all the residents of hell and snapped her fingers, they would be gone.

What should she do to deal with this kind of existence? Of course, smile.

While she smiled, Takeya Yuki beside her asked curiously, "Play games here? But I have to go to school?"

"Don't worry!"

Chelsea looked at the girl in front of her and spoke like a pyramid scheme leader, "One hour here equals one minute in your world. According to the rules, newcomers who arrive on the first day of a new game must gain power from it. Come on! Do you want to try Left 4 Dead?"

"Left 4 Dead?"

"Yes, it's a stress-relieving game about fighting zombies. Believe me, this game will definitely help you in the future."

Chelsea's words may have sounded empty, but they were true. Any game in the internet café could aid you in your future life by granting knowledge and power.

After analyzing for so long, it was clear that newcomers on the first day of a new game needed these experiences.

Cities: Skylines wouldn’t be recommended for now; according to Liu Yuan, it had a steep learning curve. It was sufficient to mention it to veteran players or those inclined toward it. Newcomers were better off starting with Left 4 Dead since it was suitable for everyone.

Blood and violence do exist, but the system is powerful enough. With system assistance, the bloodiness would be adjusted according to players’ preferences.

Thus, the two newcomers sat together, one in a daze and the other under the gaze of the truth of the ring.

They didn’t know much, but someone actually recommended it, so they opened Left 4 Dead.

Perhaps it was fate or the system’s intervention. After Izumi Konata created a game room, Jashin and Takeya Yuki also joined.

In less than a few minutes, the four-member newbie group for Left 4 Dead was complete.

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Chapter 285: The Newcomer's First Attempt in Left 4 Dead

Left 4 Dead, in this game, as long as there is a big boss to lead, the other three newbies will listen carefully. Experts may have a hard time, but advanced difficulty is easy.

Waiting for the interface, Izumi Konata folded her arms: "Huh! Who of you has played Left 4 Dead?"

"Me!"

Gabriel raised her hand excitedly. She had originally disliked the high price. But after playing it, she found that the game here is really good. She didn't consider the realism mode, but she did various adjustments in the game mode.

You can make your body feel various sensations, and you can also feel like you are controlling a character. The real sound feedback and optional tactile feedback made Gabriel very excited.

As excited as she was, she was still very happy to cooperate with her teammates in the game.

On the other hand, Yuki, Jashin, looked around in confusion, while the others were relieved and began to feel proud.

"It seems that only the two of us have played this game. Do you want to open a simple mode map to get familiar with it?"

After hearing Izumi Konata's question, Gabriel nodded: "I think it's okay, and I find this game very interesting."

This way of playing is more comfortable than playing at home with a keyboard and mouse. At the same time, the seats in the Internet café are also very comfortable. Leaning on them feels like lying on a comfortable big bed, which makes the whole body relax.

It had been a day of class, but lying there felt like squatting in the toilet to successfully defecate when constipated, making the angel feel comfortable from the inside out.

In easy difficulty, even Izumi Konata, who is exposed to the full infiltration mode for the first time, is not sure she can pass it. After all, the keyboard and mouse or controller are somewhat different from this full first-person operation.

However, while operating, she found that in the game mode, she can turn on the third person with assisted aiming like a normal player, but it feels a little less fun to play like this. Since it is fully infiltrated, of course it is a first-person shooter!

Although the game has various perspective restrictions, if the skills are good, who doesn't want to have a smooth first-person battle? Become the protagonist of the game and enjoy the thrilling process without feeling fear for survival.

The team members are all girls, and the age difference is not big, so it is much easier for everyone to communicate.

However, for Yuki Takeya, this game is a little difficult. She doesn’t know why the system always reminds her when she wants to change some settings of the game: "It is recommended that players configure the game according to the system, which will help players resist unpredictable risks in reality."

"Hey, hey, hey?"

Since the system suggests this, Yuki Takeya decided to follow its advice. After all, the game is just a game. Although it is heavy to carry and the force is great when shooting, Yuki Takeya has countless trial and error costs under the protection of the game system.

On the contrary, the other three do not have so many strange restrictions.

While playing the game, Izumi Konata found that her judgment was correct. Whether it is the number of zombies or the authenticity, the games she has played are simply incomparable. But the accelerated heartbeat and the feeling of happiness brought by the game process are also multiplied.

Other players feel similarly. Whether they are a powerful angel or an evil god, or just an ordinary person, Izumi Konata has found happiness in this game. As for Yuki Takeya, she was shocked by the realism when she played the game. But there was no hint from the system to make her sure that she was in the game.

Although the scale was a bit large, there were companions laughing beside her, which gradually made her fear disappear.

Again, no matter how realistic the game is, even if everything is exactly the same as the real thing, it is still a game. Maybe one person will be affected by the realistic game, but if one person becomes four people, there are guns and close combat, then even the most terrifying game can become like playing house.

The four girls explored everything in the game. Because the game became real, they could play with things scattered in the room, jump on the bed, knock on the glass at will, and even break the knees of zombies to make them crawl on the ground.

But the price is that if there is a lot of noise, it will be more troublesome to fight with more zombies. In this game mode, although you will be covered with blood, even the blood on Yuki Takeya will disappear quickly.

The system will even teach you how to avoid blood stains, what angle to shoot from, and how far to shoot without affecting yourself.

Time in the game passed quickly, and a day went by in the blink of an eye.

"Fun!" Izumi Konata said as she patted her stomach with satisfaction. She had ordered some food during the game. She had to admit that the food was expensive, but it was really delicious.

No money? It's not a big problem. She looked at the player system during the break. She couldn't sell much, but she could customize some things.

Just like cosplay props, it may cost tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of yen to order them with Schwi, but if she sells them, it would be easy to sell for hundreds of thousands of yen.

Although the money earned can only be spent in the Internet café, it's enough. What if some collector's edition game is put on the shelves in the future? Can't she bring her father to have fun?

Gabriel is similar. She really likes game culture. However, after hearing about how this Internet café makes money during the game, she admitted that she was short-sighted.

At the same time, she also found that if she acted according to this method, all the money in her world could be poured into the game because the food can end in the Internet café!

Yuki Takeya didn’t feel anything but thought that the four of them were too strong, but in fact, this was the simple mode. If the expert mode was turned on, Yuki Takeya's hit rate would definitely be the lowest in the game and the highest in black gun.

The first day of the game experience ended. Just as Liu Yuan expected, there was almost no refusal from those who came into contact with Internet café games. Whether it was the food here, the time ratio, or other things, they were all reasons for people to stay.

Everyone left one after another, and when they left, the store manager and network administrator of each store left a special reminder.

"If you encounter any emergency, you can ask for help through TT."

At Izumi Konata's home, her father, Izumi Sojiro, was squatting in front of the TV watching anime.

"Dad, there are good things."

"What good things?"

"Resident Evil, the full series collector's edition."

"What!"

Izumi Sojiro stood up suddenly. Animations can be recorded and watched later, but these game collections must be appreciated as soon as possible.

However, when he saw Resident Evil 6, 7, and 8, he fell into deep thought.

"What are these?"

"Well, a boss gave them to me. The boss said that since our Game Company has not released the last few games yet, only we can play and watch these games. It is impossible to spread them to others in any other way..."

But for this father and daughter, it doesn't matter whether they can spread them or not. What matters is that they can play them.

What can be happier than being able to play the Yusei series more than ten years in advance?

As for spoilers? As qualified otakus, what they have to do is to recommend them to others instead of comparing and spoiling!

Wouldn't it be better to recommend them when they are released if they play them in advance?

However, Izumi Sojiro fell into deep thought: "Can we play them?"

"It seems that our computers and game consoles can't handle them."

At this moment, both of them were silent.

Izumi Sojiro got up and put on his clothes: "Watch the house; I'll go buy the latest equipment."

"Oh!!!"

Izumi gave her father a thumbs up. Although she played such a happy game in the Internet café, she would not abandon the games in reality! Her purpose is to have them all.

It was the same for Gabriel. Although the games in the 4-D space Internet café were fun, as a qualified gamer, she had to play all games.

After returning to her own world and finding that only ten minutes had passed, Gabriel didn't think much and turned on the computer to start playing online games.

She was not just playing games but looking for inspiration to make money through them.

At the same time, she had to communicate with Izumi Konata about the plan to make money. As long as she could complete the cycle through the Internet café economy, she could spend all her monthly pocket money in the game.

"I'm such a genius!"

Different from the happy life here, Yuki Takeya's life on the other side was a little miserable because, without her knowledge, a real zombie crisis had occurred in her world, and when she returned to that world, she was preparing to go to class.

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Chapter 286: The School is in a Crisis!

After returning to her own world, Yuki was surprised to find that only ten minutes had passed in reality, and she could still go to school happily.

She arrived at the school and went to class, but before the class was halfway through, she heard screams from outside.

She saw zombies biting people everywhere, and those who were bitten soon became zombies themselves and began to bite others indiscriminately.

Everything happened too quickly.

Within ten minutes, a riot broke out in the school, and zombies entered the premises, starting to bite students.

Bloody, violent, and cannibalistic events unfolded in an instant.

This school had only one entrance and one exit, surrounded by high walls. Usually, teachers and students complained that this place felt like a prison, but in fact, it was not a prison but a shelter.

The appearance of zombies almost instantly shattered the tranquility of the entire campus, causing many students to rush down and out.

But Yuki instinctively ran to the balcony because she remembered there was a small plantation on the balcony, which contained weapons. However, just as she rushed out of the classroom with a large number of students, zombies blocked the corridor. The students in front of her panicked and ran in the opposite direction, but as Takeya Yuki observed the fast-moving zombies, she took a deep breath.

She had no weapons, but she was confident of winning. Compared to her heightened senses, the zombie in front of her, with wounds all over its body, was very weak.

However, just when she was about to charge forward, someone grabbed her.

"Sister Megumi?"

The person who grabbed her was Sakura Megumi, her Mandarin teacher.

"You are going to die! Come with me!"

"Teacher! Believe me, I can do this!"

"No, leave this to me."

Sakura Megumi didn’t possess any special abilities. She was just an ordinary female teacher, and her only choice when facing zombies was to run away.

But like Takeya Yuki, she also had to get to the balcony. If she ran downstairs, there were other routes, but going up was the fastest way.

From what she could see, there appeared to be only one zombie ahead. If there was only one, it should be possible to bypass it, right?

While she was thinking, Takeya Yuki broke free from her grip.

As the girl rushed past, the zombies also found prey. They were very fast and wanted to consume the food in front of them to replenish energy and increase their ranks.

However, at that moment, as Yuki charged forward, she held her breath, dodged the zombie’s grasp sideways, and then kicked the zombie’s knee.

This was a skill she learned from Izumi Konata in the movie "The Walking Dead."

"Hehe, in this realism mode, guns other than shotguns cannot shoot heads and kill zombies easily. In this case, we can attack their knees to make them fall to the ground and unable to move. By the way, we can also do this when facing zombies alone. It’s very useful. Oh! This technique comes from Resident Evil!"

The traditional art of Resident Evil suggests that the highest-difficulty pistol can hit the opponent's knees to save ammunition.

This knee kick would not only affect a zombie; even an ordinary person who was suddenly kicked in the knee might fall due to an unstable center of gravity.

"Sister Megumi! Follow me!"

"Hey, hey, hey?"

She was a teacher, but for some reason, the student in front of her looked more experienced.

Sakura Megumi guessed right; Takeya Yuki was indeed very experienced. Twelve hours of game time appeared very short. So, if twelve hours could be tested without cost, and there were professional game masters to teach, plus the system helping her discreetly, Takeya Yuki had almost instinctively mastered most of the skills needed to fight ordinary zombies.

Facing special zombies might be more troublesome, but against ordinary ones, three or five zombies couldn’t stop her.

"Sister Megumi, come quickly!"

"Okay!"

Sakura Megumi knew this was not the time to be stunned, but just looking at Takeya Yuki’s back made her feel a little uneasy.

The ascent was very smooth; there were no zombies, and they easily made their way up.

After reaching the top, Takeya Yuki didn’t lock the door immediately. She knew that locking the door at this moment would trap some people in their survival passage, and they would only lock it when absolutely necessary.

"What are you looking for?"

"Weapons! A handy weapon. Hey?"

While Yuki was searching, she saw a shovel and was about to take it when a girl taller and older than Yuki asked in confusion, "What happened? I heard a lot of noise."

The person who asked was Wakasa Yuri, a beautiful girl with brown hair and brown eyes. She was just taking care of the plants during this time.

If it were any other time, Yuki might have teased her. But now, there was no time at all. She grabbed the shovel, stood at the entrance, and held it in a labor-saving manner, blocking the way.

There were screams, cries for help, and the sounds of footsteps climbing the stairs in the corridor.

As the footsteps grew louder, a pair of students holding hands like a couple ran up.

"Help..."

"Come up quickly!"

Yuki shouted, and upon seeing someone, the couple seemed to see hope. But when they ran up, Yuki’s expression changed because the boy appeared to have been bitten.

At the same time, more chaotic footsteps echoed in the corridor. The ones behind them were not people, but zombies.

Zombies swarmed behind them, and when the couple passed through the gate, the zombies arrived at the door. However, Takeya Yuki was not in a hurry; instead, she took the shovel and struck the knee of the zombie in front of her.

The zombies that were originally climbing the stairs lost their balance due to this. The first unbalanced zombie pressed back, and its backward lean caused a chain reaction. The zombies behind also temporarily lost their balance, giving those on the rooftop enough time to close the door.

They closed the door and found a heavy object to barricade it.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, but Takeya Yuki stared at the boy who had followed them.

Because this boy was bitten, she also noticed an HP bar above him.

"Senior, are you okay?"

Kurumi looked nervously at the boy in front of her. The senior she liked was bitten while trying to protect her. However, when she thought she had felt relieved, she saw the pink-haired girl who had just saved them approaching with a shovel.

"He's beyond saving..."

"?"

At that moment, the girl named Kurumi was momentarily stunned. Just as she was about to say something, she felt her body being pushed aside.

"Senpai?"

"I can feel the changes in my body. I’ve seen many classmates... turn into those monsters. Classmate, can you please... let me be free?"

The moment he said this, Takeya Yuki took action.

First, she struck his head with all her strength and then forcefully shoveled at the neck of the boy who had already begun to transform into a zombie. This shovel aimed at the precise joints. Her strength was not enough to split the head, but it severely damaged the trachea and spine, causing blood to spray all around.

"We need to finish him off, we need to finish him off, we need to finish him off. This party said that if a zombie falls to the ground in a closed environment, we need to finish him off. Humph, this game is quite simple!"

Takeya Yuki recited various game terms while delivering the final blow.

The head was completely severed from the body, and no matter how powerful the virus was, it could not control the body without the brain.

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Chapter 287: When the True Left 4 Dead Has isn't very special

On the roof of the school, everyone was silent.

Although Yuki Takeya's actions were quick and decisive, she had only one idea since the outbreak of the zombie crisis.

"This is a real game, a real game; the blood and gore are all fake..."

She did not escape from reality, but at the same time, she was also suppressing all kinds of fear and discomfort to a minimum through psychological suggestion. Until now, she was completely safe, sitting on the ground beside her, hugging her legs and keeping silent.

"Yuki..."

Sakura Megumi had too many words to say, so she just hugged the pink-haired girl tightly.

"You did a good job; you did a good job. Don't be afraid."

As a teacher, she knew that this was the only thing she could do now, but Yuki Takeya was not completely alone at this time.

At this moment, she contacted Izumi Konata through TT. In her opinion, Izumi Konata was a symbol of professionalism.

Now that the Zombie Crisis had just broken out, she must have something she could do.

She remembered what Izumi Konata had complained about before:

"Hey~ I talked to my dad before. If we have a clear understanding of the outbreak of a Zombie Crisis on the first day, we can still save our family."

"Yes, family, and family!"

Jogun Yuki held back the tears that were about to come out, and then directly purchased a communication device that could be used in most technological worlds from Schwi. She could dial the number she wanted without any operator.

Now her world's money could no longer be used; it didn't matter; she still had her life. She felt that eighty years of life was enough for the time being.

"Take out your mobile phone and call your parents immediately."

Luckily, the call was connected.

"Hello? Mom? Are you home?"

"Yes! It's a mess outside; what's wrong?"

"Mom, remember! Don't open the door no matter who comes. Close the windows and doors tightly. The rescue team will be here soon! They will definitely arrive within a day!"

The other side was silent for a while and then said, "Yuki, protect yourself. Mom will protect herself too."

"Yes!"

After hanging up the phone, Yuki handed the phone to the others: "You should also call your family to inform them! The zombie crisis has just broken out. At present, your family will definitely be saved."

Several girls felt confused, especially Kurumi, who was in a state of shock after seeing her favorite senpai being killed.

As the only adult with rich social experience in the team, Sakura Megumi knew that this was not the time to panic. She said, "Yuki is right. Instead of despair and sadness here, it is better to pass this information to your family and friends. It is possible that our actions can keep our family alive."

They didn't know how these zombies had appeared, but it was useless to despair and cry now. It was futile, yet tears were welling up in her eyes.

On the other side, Yuki Takeya contacted Izumi Konata through TT.

"Izumi, what should I do if a Zombie Crisis occurs?"

Seeing this communication from another world, Izumi Konata was stunned for a moment, then thought seriously, and her eyes lit up as she figured out something.

"If a Zombie Crisis really occurs, I suggest asking professionals. You can try asking the owner of the Internet cafe."

So Yuki Takeya immediately asked Liu Yuan, who was happily playing games. Suddenly, after receiving a message from a new customer, Liu Yuan's expression became a little solemn.

"What's wrong?" Kisara, who was standing by, saw Liu Yuan in the game motionless and asked worriedly.

"It seems that there is a zombie crisis in the new guest's world. Simply put, it is like the zombies infecting the whole world in The Walking Dead."

Kisara asked worriedly, "Is it the kind that... destroys the whole world?"

"Almost, but unfortunately, we can't easily interfere with the destruction of a world caused by human beings' own actions. Forget it; this is the problem of this world. Since there are guests in our Internet cafe in this world..."

Liu Yuan quickly left useful suggestions for Yuki Takeya.

On the other side, Yuki Takeya bought a large number of weapons and ammunition immediately after receiving the suggestions, without any hesitation.

The weapons were mainly pistols, shotguns, and light submachine guns. They were all modified weapons sold by the Ex-Machinas, and the recoil was greatly reduced. Even if ordinary girls used them, they would not be hurt by the recoil.

At the same time, there was a binding system set up by the Ex-Machinas inside, so that other people except the purchaser and the designated personnel of the purchaser could not use them even if they stole them.

Then she bought a set of thin Bio-Hazard protective suits, which could resist zombie bites to a certain extent. However, according to Schwi's test, each part could resist up to ten bites. Unlike some games where the protective suits are cumbersome, if one part is damaged, the other parts can still be used, but you need to be careful not to attack the damaged parts.

Because many of them were customized equipment and the price was very expensive, Yuki Takeya spent fifty years of her life in an instant. According to the system prompt, she could still live to the age of thirty, but it didn't matter. In twelve years, she could find some valuable things to sell and redeem her life.

And according to Liu Yuan's suggestion, she planned to go to the bank or the mall after saving her relatives. If she sold hard currency, such as precious metals, at a low price in the game mall, she could get a good price.

There may not be more, but it was still possible to redeem life and buy some necessities.

When Yuki Takeya took out a lot of items, the three people around her were stunned. They saw Yuki Takeya touch her pocket, then take out a shotgun, touch her pocket again, and take out a samurai sword, a shovel, and various weapons.

At the same time, Yuki Takeya also distributed Bio-Hazard protection suits to the three people present.

"This is a Bio-Hazard protection suit. Don't ask where it came from; I bought it just now. Anyone who has contacted their family can tell me where they are. Those who want to come with me can come with me. Those who don't want to come can stay here."

With the familiar shotgun in hand, she felt as if she had returned to Left 4 Dead, and all her confidence was back.

All the negative emotions were also suppressed to the deepest part of her heart along with the familiar feeling brought by the weapon. Now was not the time to cry. According to her experience on Left 4 Dead, the zombies had not mutated yet, so it was the best time to find and save their families.

She set a small goal to see if everyone's family was on the way, and if so, they would save them together. If not, they would come one by one. According to her calculations, it would only take her twenty minutes to get home from there.

What? Zombies? Sorry! This kind of zombie that can only run, has no special senses, and can only spread by biting is very weak to her.

You have to know that the zombies in Left 4 Dead are powerful beings that could have easily taken her down if they slapped her.

If you have to be bitten to die, it's still a bit weak. Besides, Bio-Hazard protective suits are really convenient—thin and small—and all the places that are easy to be bitten are fully protected.

Compared with games, reality has the advantage that teammates will not randomly shoot.

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Chapter 288: The New Game Seven Days to Die, and I Want the Members of the School to Join

At this stage, as everyone was running for their lives, the sound of gunfire became a glimmer of hope for countless people.

However, when they saw that it was a group of female high school students accompanied by a teacher, their hearts sank.

All those hiding decided to wait for official rescue, but just as they made this decision, they heard the sound of ticking coming from the street.

With the end of the ticking, a massive explosion rocked the area.

Takeya Yuki, Kurumi, Wakasa Yuri, and Sakura Megumi formed a team and quickly made their way to the first target point.

Their combat plan was simple: Takeya Yuki led the way with a SCAR, while the two in the middle carried Pipebombs and Molotov cocktails to block the road. Kurumi, at the back wielded a shovel and expertly pushed away the approaching zombies with her strength.

The four didn’t rush blindly into danger. Takeya Yuki scouted ahead and threw the explosives when she spotted a large group of zombies. The sound attracted them, and the specially designed Pipebombs emitted noise to draw in zombies within a certain range.

After throwing the explosives, they hid and waited for them to detonate before continuing forward.

Initially, the group felt nervous, but after successfully clearing their way out of the school, they found it wasn’t as difficult as they had anticipated. The sound of the assault rifle was indeed loud enough to attract swarms of zombies, but once they cleared an area, the danger lessened significantly.

Unlike in the games, where Yuki had witnessed zombies materializing out of thin air behind her, in reality, zombies didn’t just appear without warning.

As they progressed, their anxiety eased.

Kurumi, holding her shovel, teased, “You’re amazing! Have you faced something like this before?”

“Yes! Once I rescue my family, I’ll take you to that place. We can train ourselves there at no cost.”

Life span? That didn’t matter anymore. She could always redeem it. Yuki had already planned to convert her future into cash to buy equipment first.

Wakasa Yuri cautioned, “Be careful. What if there are more of those things?”

“It’s okay; if there’s no special… well it’s fine.”

What worried her most was the emergence of special infected, but unfortunately, this infection could only turn people into zombies.

Although irreversible, it wouldn’t lead to the appearance of advanced forms like the BOW in Resident Evil.

Still, Yuki wasn’t sure whether her world would have these special infected. She needed to get her family, friends, and her teachers' families to safety before any special infections appeared.

Only when they were safe could they consider other actions. Meanwhile, as they navigated the survival journey in reality, Liu Yuan pondered whether to launch a new game.

What does a zombie crisis require?

Resources!

A lot of resources. Weapons and equipment don’t need to be advanced, just sufficient. The challenge lies in establishing a survival base.

If one were to survive alone, whether during a Bio-Hazard crisis or an apocalypse, it could be done easily, and one could even thrive.

However, feeding a group of people while avoiding threats from zombies and other survivors was more challenging. No matter how strong an individual is, quickly building a territory is difficult.

It’s possible for the main character (Minecraft) to manage this, but it takes time to develop in Minecraft.

If a newcomer like Yuki who was extremely unlucky faced a situation where she had to watch her family and friends perish, Liu Yuan was determined to prevent that scenario. He preferred happy endings. While unavoidable deaths during the early days of the apocalypse could be tolerable, it was torturous to see those who had been rescued die due to lack of time.

“System, let’s discuss something. How about allowing players to directly acquire abilities from the game I’m purchasing?”

Since Resident Evil and Elden Ring were already in play, he felt adding another game would be fine.

[Yes, but the power level cannot exceed that of Resident Evil.]

To be honest, the power level in Resident Evil was quite low; all its threats could be neutralized by a simple pistol. That meant the next game he chose must have a lower power level, but Liu Yuan had a game in mind: 7 Days to Die.

“System! Buy 7 Days to Die and edit it to be a game that allows new players to quickly gain rewards.”

Currently, Liu Yuan had about 50,000 at his disposal, but as more and more Ex-Machinas entered, his daily income had surged to around 500,000. If he needed to borrow money to purchase a game, he could easily afford it.

[It’s been added to the shelf; please check it yourself.]

At 8 o’clock the next morning, when the Internet café opened for business, four dusty girls from Branch No. 1 entered.

Yuki Takeya forgot to begin her introduction, and Chelsea, who had been preparing for some time, spoke first. “Guest, you look exhausted. You didn't get a good rest before the café opened?”

“Hm…”

Takeya Yuki nodded. From yesterday morning until night, they had all been busy saving their families and clearing out zombies from the school.

They managed to finish everything in one day. The classroom had transformed into a resting area for survivors, and the rescued parents contributed by repairing the classroom and assisting with carrying bodies.

To avoid infection, everyone wore thick clothing and used longer tools for handling tasks.

Overall, the situation was very promising. After such extensive work, the school had temporarily become a viable survival base.

The only lingering issue was the presence of many zombies in the school basement. It would be too dangerous for Takeya Yuki to go down alone, and she couldn’t guarantee the safety of others if she took them with her.

She didn’t want anyone to die, so she decided to take her four-person team to the Internet café for some specialized training. If nothing else, they needed to learn not to panic or shoot at the sight of zombies.

Due to their long hours of effort, the girls looked fatigued.

“Come on, guests! No matter what you’re planning, you need to rest well, right? The lounge in this Internet café is the best in the world!”

So, Yuki entered the café in a daze. The others watched her go inside, and less than a minute later, she emerged rejuvenated, fully healthy and ready.

“Good morning!”

Hearing this, Liu Yuan, who was snacking on melon seeds with Kisara in a corner, couldn’t help but remark, “Last night’s death lottery had the dead laughing.”

“Puff!”

Kisara burst out laughing at that comment.

“Slow down! Is anyone trying to snatch it from you?”

“No one is trying to take it from you, but you, boss…hahahaha!”

The term “boss” struck a nerve with Yuki Takeya. She approached Liu Yuan and whispered, “Are you the boss? Thank you for your help.”

“Just call me by my name and skip the honorifics. It’s not like I’m doing you a favor. You’re a guest, and as the boss, I’ll do my best to meet your needs. There’s a zombie crisis in your world, right?”

“Yeah…”

Yuki Takeya nodded.

Liu Yuan continued, “Then I’ll give you a little advice. Split into three teams. You take one person to play the new game, 7 Days to Die. While the upper limit of this game isn’t as high as Minecraft’s, the lower limit is very low, making it excellent for honing your resource-hunting skills. Another person with quick reflexes and strong combat skills should play Left 4 Dead to practice melee fighting. Resident Evil isn’t suitable for you right now, as people can craft equipment within that game, and you won’t have time to earn rewards from clearing levels. Lastly, find someone analytical to play Cities: Skylines! That game will assist you in post-disaster reconstruction, but remember, thaf player must have a good mindset.”

Traditional Paradox Interactive games can certainly frustrate players with unruly behavior.

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Chapter 289: The Isolated Island of the School Park of Development, the New Skeleton Guest

Paradox Interactive games are Liu Yuan's favorite. This type of simulation management game, from primitive civilization to modern civilization and then to model and cosmic civilization, is a joy to manage.

But let me tell you a joke: Paradox Interactive games are rated 9+.

Few people who play Paradox Interactive games are serious people.

And now, Liu Yuan has gotten one of the four to join in, which has allowed him to see the future.

In the future, which of the four beautiful girls present could become the legendary Paradox Interactive war criminal?

But it's not a big deal. As the owner of an internet cafe, he will do his best to prevent these things from happening.

Yuki who was beside him completely trusted Liu Yuan's words because, apart from him and this internet cafe, she couldn’t think of any other way to protect her family and friends.

Liu Yuan gave her a feeling that the man in front of her was a good person. She looked at Liu Yuan with gratitude, while Kisara, who was eating melon seeds beside Liu Yuan and watching the situation, suddenly felt that the seeds didn’t taste so good anymore.

Liu Yuan didn’t notice the change in Kisara’s expression and continued, “As for money, you can search the banks and jewelry stores around. There must be all kinds of rare metals that the world needs. Don’t worry about your lifespan. Just pay off your debts, and I guarantee you’ll live a happy life.”

“Thank you, boss!”

“You’re welcome!”

It’s a world full of beautiful girls, and Liu Yuan is their benefactor.

Isn’t this the kind of plot where a girl can’t repay him and can only offer herself as a reward?

Takeya Yuki and her group began surfing the internet. Takeya Yuki explained the situation, and now, everyone trusted her.

The power she displayed was enough to convince people.

No! In fact, it wasn’t about convincing anyone; everyone regarded this girl as their only hope because she had led them to save their families and brought more people to safety.

On the other side, when Liu Yuan sat down, he heard the girl next to him say, “Yo, boss, you’re really really helpful.”

“Yo! My cute and charming network administrator is really jealous.”

“Jealous? No!”

“Then do you dare to swear? If you’re not jealous, don’t drink any beverages for a month starting today.”

“I dare not!”

Kisara mumbled, and Liu Yuan clearly felt that Kisara had been getting more and more jealous since Christmas. But actually, he liked Kisara being like this.

Takeya Yuki made some personnel allocations. Kurumi went to Left 4 Dead to learn how to use cold weapons to clear zombies, and Wakasa Yuri went to Skyline to learn how to manage a city.

She and Sakura Megumi entered the game world of 7 Days to Die and began learning how to search houses and craft various basic items.

The game assignments were very thorough, and the four of them would probably be busy for a long time.

Of course, adding new games for two consecutive days was not only very welcoming to newcomers but also very relaxing for those tired of playing the older games.

Left 4 Dead: bang, bang, bang, passing through levels.

7 Days to Die: fight off waves of zombies every seven days—the main task is survival.

However, compared to Minecraft, Liu Yuan felt that 7 Days to Die was slightly less interesting because the game tended to get boring during the mid and late stages. After searching houses and leveling up, it was basically a matter of crafting things for seven days, then waiting for the zombie horde to arrive.

That said, the game is very fun to play for a few days when there’s nothing to do, especially if there are many people or players turned on to fight. Generally, the game makes for a happy experience.

With the help of the game, a stronghold was being established.

The tools in 7 Days to Die do not have the broken bug-like abilities of the Minecraft world. Minecraft is a crafting platform where you can craft whatever you want.

What’s special about 7 Days to Die is the small stone hammer; the rest must be learned manually. Like a skill book, this is not something you can learn by simply clicking in the game. Players need to carefully read and learn page by page. Although the principle is simple, it’s still a hassle to build something.

Though the abilities in this game are a bit weak, they are enough for ordinary people in their world to survive. They can build protection and bullets at any time.

Although the stones in 7 Days to Die aren’t as buggy as those in the Minecraft, you can still upgrade buildings by using the stone hammer and nail gun after placing wooden frame blocks.

Yuki Takeya and Megumi Sakura divided the work: one studied engineering to learn how to make furnaces and cement mixers, while the other studied circuits and learned how to craft various turrets and search houses worldwide.

The playing time wasn’t long—only one day—but in that day, the two learned two very basic things. With electronic parts, mechanical parts, and materials that could be bought from the game store, they could upgrade the wooden frame blocks to concrete in their own world.

Steel plating is more difficult, but making concrete is relatively simple. They just need to mobilize everyone to go outside and dig for stones, then use the magical cement mixer in the world of 7 Days to Die to turn pebbles into sand, and combine them into concrete.

Compared to them, Wakasa Yuri only spent one day here, and her only feeling was that her head was buzzing.

She played Cities: Skylines, built a city from scratch, and then... she went bankrupt. She took everything for granted, forgetting the people’s needs and the budget she had on hand.

Her world was post-apocalyptic, but whether it was the apocalypse or the ordinary world, resource allocation was a profound subject. She still had a lot to learn.

Fortunately, there was a basic tutorial guide during the early stages, so she learned one important thing during city-building: to build a city, you must first learn how to allocate resources. It’s better to have a shortage of resources than to leave them unused.

This group of four became not only survivors but also survivalists.

They learned and built simultaneously, and they constantly brought in reliable people from their world.

While all the survivors slept, Yuki Takeya and Megumi Sakura began building and searching houses, and Yuri Wakasa started planning the city. Meanwhile, Kurumi gathered her strength, waiting for someone im need of rescue. She would wield her shovel and become the pioneer to clear the path for everyone.

As they came and went, constantly learning in the internet cafe, Liu Yuan realized that Takashima Yuuna’s complaints from a few days ago were apparently... correct?

Look, Jashin with a human body and a snake tail appeared in the No. 1 branch. Half a month later, as Yuki and her group's base was being built, a newcomer arrived at the No. 1 branch.

This newcomer wasn’t human either, but a skeleton.

Looking at the skeleton before him, dressed in luxurious attire and exuding an endless aura of death, Takashima Yuna was already prepared. If this creature dared to cause trouble in the internet cafe, she would completely disassemble its skeleton.

But what Takashima Yuna didn’t expect was that this majestic, inhuman skeleton actually spoke! It didn’t seem surprised by the internet cafe—only by its own appearance there.

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Chapter 290: Overlord Becomes Human

This skeleton is called Suzuki Satoru, an ordinary worker who got Isekai'ed into another world while waiting for the server to shut down.

This Isekai left him very confused, and just as he was trying to make sense of it, he suddenly found himself in an Internet café within his mind.

Although the layout of the café was different from those in his previous life, it had everything—computers, a front desk, and network management. The familiar sight of computers on desks and the people sitting neatly in their chairs in the café gave him an indescribable sense of relief.

Since this guest appeared special, the reception duties were handled entirely by Takashima Yuuna. "Dear guest, is there anything you need?"

"Um, I want to ask... is this reality?"

"Yes! This is a 4-D space Internet café, where you can play games that are very beneficial to you."

When he heard the word "game," Suzuki Satoru got excited, but soon, his skeletal body glowed green, and his emotions were suppressed. He asked calmly, "Excuse me, can you restore my body to a human form?"

"That... I can't do."

Hearing this, Suzuki Satoru showed a regretful expression, but Takashima Yuuna quickly added, "However, if you have enough funds, the boss can do it."

"Money? Would these work?"

Due to the world-crossing event, he could also take out the virtual gold coins from the game. Looking at these gold coins, Takashima Yuuna shook her head. "Unfortunately, uncirculated money doesn't fit with our store's concept of currency. But you can trade special resources, weapons, and items."

While speaking, Suzuki Satoru pulled out a bottle of ordinary recovery potion. It was the lowest level of healing potion in the game, yet even this could instantly heal ordinary wounds in reality.

"We don't accept in-game items directly, but you can trade them through the player marketplace and make a good profit."

"That works."

While they were talking, Lin Yuan had already arrived at Branch No. 1. Staring at the skeleton before him, Lin Yuan fell into deep thought. "Did you transmigrate with your account? And you want to revert to your original human form? Of course, you can, but I have one more question. Do you want to fully become human, or do you want the ability to transform into a human while retaining your current powers?"

"Excuse me, what's the difference?"

Lin Yuan explained, "If you revert to a human form directly, I won't charge you. However, the price is that the power you currently have will belong to me. If you want to retain your powers and be able to switch between forms at will, then I’ll need 10% of the wealth from your current world and 10% of any future profits you make from this point onward. Personally, I recommend the second option. Your power is extremely strong, and you currently have no opponents in your world."

This was the first time Lin Yuan had encountered this situation. According to the system's description, this was a very rare fusion of soul and game data, and then the individual happened to enter the right world.

Both the rarity of the data and the rarity of being a transmigrator made it quite unique.

At the same time, the recovery process was complicated—money alone wouldn't suffice, and additional resources were required.

Suzuki Satoru fell silent. His current body kept him unnaturally calm, and he thought quietly. However, Lin Yuan's next words pushed him to make a decision.

"Isn't it a bit silly for your current body to attempt human activities? Come on! Choose the second option. I won't harm you—because if I wanted to, you wouldn't be leaving this room."

Lin Yuan snapped his fingers, and Suzuki Satoru felt his soul completely separate from his body.

Lin Yuan continued, "Your soul has just merged with the game data, so there's still hope. If you wait too long, you'll be stuck with this skeletal form forever. Do you want to rule the world like a man or become the final boss?"

At those words, Suzuki Satoru immediately chose the second option.

He didn’t know what the world he was in was like, but the second scenario Lin Yuan described truly frightened him. As a gamer, he knew one undeniable truth: no matter how powerful a final boss was, they would eventually be defeated by the protagonist.

In the game, his appearance made him a target of disdain for many, but games were just that—games. Niche games had their own methods of enjoyment. In reality, he longed to have a body.

"Very well, you will get your original body back soon. Don’t worry, our store doesn’t leave behind any side effects. Even if you enter 'skeleton mode,' people will just think it’s a rare skill."

Detection skills are fairly simple—they reveal your essence. If Suzuki Satoru is essentially human, then all detection skills would fail to register his true form.

With a snap of his fingers, the system went to work.

As the system worked, it grumbled.

Clearly, it was the one doing the work, so why did it appear like Lin Yuan was the one working hard?

But since the system was diligent, it got to work anyway.

Suzuki Satoru passed out, and Lin Yuan carried him to the lounge, sitting down to eat sunflower seeds while waiting for him to wake up.

When Suzuki Satoru regained consciousness, Lin Yuan stood in front of him and said, "You're awake. The operation was successful."

"Huh?"

Suzuki Satoru looked at his familiar body and was about to search for a mirror, but Lin Yuan beat him to it, pulling out a mirror and holding it in front of his face.

It was still his face as a working man, but… was it just an illusion, or did he look more handsome? And Stronger?

"Are you wondering if your body has become healthier? That's right. It's been slightly enhanced to match your strength. The forced calming skill has also been retained but changed from passive to active, so you can control your emotions. Just don’t overuse it, or your humanity might start to fade."

"Then I won’t use it..."

Lin Yuan smiled. "As a gamer, there's no such thing as not using a skill. As long as you don’t use it for more than an hour straight, you’ll be fine. But remember, now that you've become human, the contract has taken effect. You must work hard to amass wealth in your world."

"But..."

"You were going to say you're just an ordinary person, right? Don’t worry. Our store has recently launched an interesting game that will help you acquire resources peacefully. As for the NPCs who came with you, I believe, as a gamer, you know how to manage your subordinates."

Lin Yuan’s proposal resonated with Suzuki Satoru. After his Isekai, his greatest worry was the NPCs. They were powerful. While he might stand a chance in a one-on-one battle, if they turned against him en masse, he’d have no choice but to flee.

These NPCs were created by his former friends, and now they were his only link to his past.

All he wanted was to treat these "children" well and ensure everyone lived happily together.

"Can I really...?"

"Of course! You're a transmigrator, and you’ve come to this Internet café. You can do anything. What you're missing is just a bit of confidence and experience. Since you're a manager, let's start by becoming a qualified leader!"

If Suzuki Satoru had been in that world for longer, Lin Yuan might not have been able to convince him. But it seemed the man standing before him had only just arrived in the New World.

Now that he’d become a transmigrator and inherited a fully-leveled MMO account, Suzuki Satoru had the power to destroy the world.

But why destroy it? Isn't it more fun to wield this power in real business, creating something instead of mindlessly destroying?

After all, once something is destroyed, it's over. But creation? That could last for years or even decades in the blink of an eye.

Here’s a joke for you: let’s start a game of Paradox Interactive game with this.

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