Li Wu had to do a lot of convincing before Spicy Rabbit finally agreed to the trade.
Seeing his account balance drop by 108 gold, Li Wu let out a bitter smile.
Maintaining a bottom line of 108,000 yuan was truly a tough task.
Just as he was about to click withdraw, Li Wu thought of something and brought up the chat interface.
Area Chat (5188 Beginner Village):
Invincible Cute Tuan: "Selling large amounts of gold, 1:1.02, no advance, small amounts possible."
River Lights on Sleeping Legs: "Wow, are there scammers in Blue Star Online too?"
Long Knight: "This game requires ID binding and brainwave scanning, no one would be that dumb, right?"
"It must be a studio. I can't believe studios are even operating in Blue Star Online."
"A studio? There better not be any bots!"
Bai Dabao: "Watch my Chain Lightning!"
River Lights on Sleeping Legs: "Did the person above get a skill book?"
Invincible Cute Tuan: "Selling large amounts of gold, 1:1.02, no advance, small amounts possible."
"Ding, the system detected a violation in your message, you are muted for 3 hours!"
Li Wu sighed and clicked withdraw.
He withdrew all 113 gold, receiving 107,350 yuan.
Who needs a regular job with this income!
Earning 110,000 yuan in one night, Li Wu was thrilled, eager to find a boss to battle a thousand rounds, or rather, five hundred rounds would do for now.
Thinking of bosses, Li Wu quickly opened the official forum.
According to the forum, there were four bosses in the Beginner Village, one in each direction: the level 5 Silver Wolf King, level 5 Electric Zombie King, level 10 Berserk Giant Ape, and the level 10 Hellhound, known as the gatekeeper.
Li Wu remembered that the upgrade condition for the Slash Talent was to kill bosses of the same level or higher, with each level's boss triggering it only three times, so it was best to kill two more level 5 bosses before reaching level 6.
Currently, no one had tackled the two level 10 bosses, and even the level 5 Electric Zombie King had only been killed twice across the server, including by Li Wu.
Meanwhile, the other level 5 boss, the Silver Wolf King, had been defeated countless times across the server.
The Silver Wolf King respawned on the southern plains of the Beginner Village. Although its location wasn't fixed, it generally appeared in open areas. Despite its high attack and health, it didn't have any large AOE skills, so even a simple swarm tactic could take it down.
Li Wu checked again and found that the Silver Wolf King's respawn time was 12 hours, but there was incomplete information on the other bosses.
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However, since the Electric Zombie King was also a level 5 boss, its respawn time should be similar to the Silver Wolf King's.
Still muted, Li Wu had to rely on Spicy Rabbit for help.
Area Channel (5188 Beginner Village):
Spicy Rabbit: "Does anyone know when the Silver Wolf King will respawn?"
River Lights on Sleeping Legs: "Around 12:30 to 1:00 PM."
Long Knight: "Brothers, let's meet at 12:30 PM sharp to take down the boss, no one leaves until it's dead!"
Long: "Watch my lips, N...M...B!"
"......"
Having found the answer he wanted, Li Wu exited the chat channel, checked the time, and waved to Spicy Rabbit with a smile:
"I'm logging off to make food for the kid. You should take a break too. Let's fight the Silver Wolf King together at noon."
With that, Li Wu logged off, leaving Spicy Rabbit staring at the spot where he disappeared, feeling an indescribable sensation in her young heart.
"So Tuan Bro has a kid... Mommy, boohoo..."
Li Wu checked the time; it was 6:40, just right.
Baby Tuan had been feeling a bit under the weather recently, so Li Wu decided not to let Tuantuan have breakfast at kindergarten.
First, he rinsed some millet and set the rice cooker to porridge mode, then took out a block of tofu and a tomato, chopped them up, and placed them in a steamer.
He had read in a parenting book that steamed tofu and tomatoes were good for reducing heatiness.
However, he had only ever made stir-fried tofu with tomatoes for Tuantuan before, never steamed. Just in case, he also sliced a small piece of winter melon to steam, planning to make minced meat with winter melon later, as winter melon also helps reduce heatiness.
For the main course, Li Wu toasted two pieces of bread and fried two eggs.
At 7:00, the alarm went off right on time.
"I'm the invincible, invincible little cutie..."
With the music playing, little Tuantuan sat up, her big eyes immediately locking onto her uncle standing in the doorway.
The little one showed no signs of morning grumpiness, sliding off the bed and padding barefoot to the bathroom.
First, she used the little potty, then dragged out the step stool from under the sink to wash her face and brush her teeth all by herself.
Task completed, the little one strutted over to Li Wu with a self-assured gait, looking up expectantly.
"Baby brushed her teeth and washed her face all by herself again! So amazing!"
Li Wu enthusiastically gave a thumbs-up, his exaggerated tone making little Tuantuan puff out her chest with pride.
"Uh-huh, Baby Tuan is the best!" Little Tuantuan hugged Li Wu's leg with a face full of satisfaction.
The little one was very cooperative, taking a few bites of the steamed tofu with tomatoes and minced meat with winter melon, drinking a bowl of millet porridge, eating a fried egg, and even nibbling on a piece of toast, not missing a thing.
Li Wu finished off the little one's leftovers, just enough to fill him up.
With their bellies full, the two set off at 7:45.
The little girl stood on the footboard of the electric scooter, her small hands gripping the handlebar obediently, mumbling about being an invincible little cutie.
Li Wu glanced at the little girl's wind-tousled hair with a hint of regret.
Braiding hair was just too difficult. Teacher Leilei always styled the little girl's hair in various ways, but under Li Wu's care, it turned into a wild, free-spirited bird's nest.
After dropping little Tuantuan off with Teacher Leilei, Li Wu found himself at a loss for what to do.
At this time, he would usually head to the barbecue shop at the end of the street to skewer meat, earning 0.1 yuan per skewer, managing about 800 skewers by noon.
In the afternoon, he would unload goods at the supermarket, earning 100 yuan on busy days and 60 to 70 yuan on slower ones.
After picking up Baby Tuan in the evening, he would deliver food with her on his back until around 9 PM, then take her home.
With surveillance and motion capture alerts installed at home, after Baby Tuan fell asleep, Li Wu would head out again to deliver food until 2 AM.
Working non-stop all day, he earned about 300 yuan.
But just last night, he made 110,000 yuan from Blue Star Online. The thought of skewering meat again made his legs feel heavy.
After hesitating for a moment, Li Wu picked up the phone and took a half-month leave.
Quitting outright wasn't an option. Last night's success was more luck than skill, and he couldn't guarantee he'd make money in the game again. He'd wait and see, especially since he needed to catch up on his online time.
Going home to sleep, and once rested, he'd take on the Silver Wolf King!