Chapter 61: If You’re Not Immortal, Live Life to the Fullest!
Once Xu Xiaofeng had wrapped up her other business, she finally had time to swing by the Qingfeng Chamber of Commerce.
And guess what? She found out her one million goods had already been booked.
It didn’t take a genius to figure out the culprit – the one and only Fiery Conflict Across the Sky. I mean, who else in the main city had the means and the gall to do this?
As for her plans, Xu Xiaofeng had a pretty good idea about those too.
If only she knew that Fiery Conflict was even thinking of playing the middleman, she’d definitely feel like she’d been too generous!
But it’s okay; she had a backup plan.
One million goods? Ha! That was just the tip of the iceberg. Half of it was still on the road!
After spending a little extra time in the main city, she felt more and more the importance of leveling up.
The main city was a brand-new map, and the NPCs were dishing out quests like there was no tomorrow.
Grinding for experience by simply battling monsters was excruciatingly slow – like getting from level 9 to level 10. Even Fiery Conflict took five days plus a sleepless night for that leap.
But doing quests? That was a whole different ball game! You could go from level 10 to 11 in just a couple of days.
At this moment, if you didn’t break through, you were destined to be stuck at max level 10 forever, and all that excess experience? Totally wasted!
For serious players, that was a big no-no.
Thinking of this, Xu Xiaofeng had a lightbulb moment.
What if… she raised the prices a bit?
Why not, right?
Once she made up her mind, Xu Xiaofeng took the opportunity to log off.
There was a downside to being in the main city, though; she couldn’t grind all night unless she camped outside!
A night passed, and Xu Xiaoyue was still up all night long.
The day rolled around without much fuss, and soon it was game time – happiness hour!
Xu Xiaofeng was poised and ready to hand out quests.
Today, there were a lot more players in the main city, including quite a few fresh faces from other beginner villages.
And oh boy, was she thrilled!
New crops were sprouting up; how could she resist harvesting?
This time, she anonymously posted on the forum about her daily quest to raise affinity.
The reason she didn’t post yesterday was because there were hardly any players around. If they gathered and compared notes, they might just figure out who spilled the beans!
Now? Not a problem! More people meant more chaos!
For every thousand players, there’d be a thousand crafty minds. They could plot and scheme until they turned blue; let’s see how many traitors they can identify!
The moment that post went up, thanks to the title mentioning “Nuclear Bomb Little Sister,” it shot straight to the trending list.
And when they saw the content, it wasn’t clickbait – no, it was solid quest strategy!
Before long, that post was the hottest topic of the day.
When Fiery Conflict and her crew laid eyes on the post, their faces looked like they’d just swallowed vinegar.
But there wasn’t much they could do; after all, this mysterious player had gone incognito.
In “Otherworld,” once you went anonymous, it was like going invisible – nobody could trace you even with a high-tech camera!
Now that the quest had gone public, everyone was rushing to do it, and the bandit NPCs? Well, there was only a limited supply of them. Wasn’t that a recipe for a queue?
What a nuisance for the other players! But for Xu Xiaofeng? It was a stroke of luck!
First off, she wouldn’t have to wait anymore; players would come to her for quests.
Secondly, remember: the more exposure NPCs got, the safer they were. Heaven forbid some clueless player mistook these villagers for actual bandits and wiped them out!
Wait a second… they might actually be bandits. But there are good bandits and bad bandits, after all! They all came from the same mother, so let’s not paint them all with the same brush!
Reading the comments below her post, Xu Xiaofeng couldn’t help but grin like a Cheshire cat.
With the two most important tasks in the main city taken care of, she now had plenty of time to complete quests and level up!
For the last two days, she’d only been scraping by with the little auto-gained experience – it simply wasn’t enough.
And speaking of quests, this led to an obvious distinction between NPCs and players.
Even though the NPCs in Emerald City didn’t have the same affinity for her as those in Falling Leaf City, their friendliness level was still two points higher than the cold shoulder from players.
So when she approached them with quests, it was like walking on smooth ice! Some NPCs even looked at her and thought, “What a cute kid! Let’s ease the quest requirements and throw in some bonus rewards!”
For example, for a monster elimination quest, while other players had to take down ten critters, she might only need to take down five.
Where others earned 5,000 experience points, she racked up 7,000. Talk about leveling efficiency – twice as fast as standard players!
And heaven forbid she ran into any special NPCs with unique interests, or if she decided to play the cute card a bit more; her efficiency would just skyrocket!
Just as Xu Xiaofeng wrapped up a quest, happily counting her newly acquired experience points and ready to tackle the next, a maid-dressed girl popped up out of nowhere.
“Excuse me, miss, my master requests your presence.”
Xu Xiaofeng raised an eyebrow at this maid and started puzzling over the situation.
The girl was decked out in a fancy get-up that screamed wealth. The only people who could afford such flair had to be nobles.
And since they were in the outer city district, aka the “commoner zone,” nobles hardly ever showed up here. They typically stayed in the inner city.
So this girl was definitely looking for her.
But Xu Xiaofeng didn’t know any nobles, other than Steven, of course.
Wait a minute, if Steven were a girl, would he be dressed like this maid?
With a spark of excitement, Xu Xiaofeng asked, “Do you know Steven, sister?”
Sadly, the maid just shook her head.
“Care to share who your master is?”
“You’ll find out once you arrive.”
“Alright then, lead the way!”
Xu Xiaofeng followed her obediently.
Not that she was worried about any danger.
She wasn’t a kid; if things got dicey, she’d just run! Once she set her mind to escaping, no one could snag her!
In the worst-case scenario, she could always blow up, and hey, she could resurrect!
If Edward ever found out about this thought process, he’d definitely give her a serious whack on the head.
“I give you the Life Stone for you to blow up with others?”
Unfortunately for Edward, this wise one had a blind spot.
He knew Xu Xiaofeng would cause trouble the moment she stepped out of the city, so he followed her without hesitation.
What he didn’t expect was that Xu Xiaofeng could stir things up even while still in the city, constantly plotting her next explosion.
Gamer life is wild like that; when faced with near d*ath, they’ll bend over backward to survive. But once they realize they’re practically immortal? It’s time to live life to the fullest!
Xu Xiaofeng trailed behind the maid toward a teleportation array, which was different from the one she took from Falling Leaf City.
Once she stepped into the teleportation array, she reappeared and was utterly stunned by the view.
Beautiful, refined mansions and elegant pavilions greeted her, even the tiles on the ground looked meticulously crafted.
“This is… the inner city district?”
“Yes, please follow me, miss. We’re nearly there.”
