Gu Chi felt that it was strange for the Red Tower Guild to recruit people at this time, but it turned out that they were looking for him.

Gu Chi could understand why the guild wanted to recruit powerful players, but how did they guess that he was a newcomer?

The previous area announcement automatically anonymized him as "a handsome guy who doesn't want to reveal his name."

The only information that could be inferred from these twelve words was the gender, and it was the current gender... Oh, maybe also the looks.

Gu Chi acknowledged this.

But being good-looking had nothing to do with whether he was a newbie or not, right?

Unless...

The vice president of the Reinforced Concrete Guild, just like him, had accidentally encountered a reality dungeon and cleared it to obtain player status.

Even if that wasn't the case, he should at least know someone who had a similar experience.

Then, combined with the game's hot update announcement the next day, he finally concluded that the person who cleared the dungeon should be a newcomer.

In this case, it seemed that the vice president of the Red Tower Guild had something special...

He was very likely one of the legendary players.

Gu Chi looked at the second row of the guild member list.

[ID: Fenghuo Yantang, Position: Vice President, Level: 20, Current Status: Online]

Gu Chi remembered this name.

Level 20 was the highest level a player could currently reach, but as the saying in the gaming world goes, reaching the maximum level is just the beginning of the game.

The expensive high-end food in the shop also proved this point.

"Golden Crow Rice: Produced in the Southern Star Region, irrigated with Tianquan Water, it can slightly improve the player's physique and strength. The long-term effect is even better. Price: 6480 old coins per catty."

"Green Emperor Dream Rice: Produced in the Western Star Region, it manifests from the dream rice. It can slightly improve the player's spirit. Price: 3280 old coins per catty."

"Stainless Steel Rice: Produced in the Northeast Star Region, it is known as the hardest rice in the galaxy. It can slightly improve the player's physique, but it is not recommended for the elderly. Price: 3280 old coins per catty."

In addition to these, there were also Shadow Rice that improved agility, Rouge Rice that enhanced beauty, and Six-Flavor Emperor Rice that strengthened the body's functions, and so on.

Not to mention that all the fruits and meat were expensive without exception.

The most abundant and easiest to obtain in the game's library were the B-level difficulty dungeons. Clearing a B-level dungeon with an A rating would only yield 50 old coins, excluding items—yes, only 50. Achieving an S rating would give 100, SS would give 200, SSS would give 300, and Ω would give 500, ten times that of an A rating.

But who could easily obtain Ω?

The majority of players only earned around 3000-5000 per month, equivalent to the working class in the real world.

The prices of high-end food were also benchmarked against high-end food in the real world.

It would take several months to save up for a few kilograms of rice that cost thousands of old coins.

Countless veteran players had shed sweat and spent sleepless nights grinding dungeons to earn money for this.

The current version had a limit on skill levels, with the highest being level 10, but there was no limit on attributes.

Gu Chi had earned 2000 old coins from two dungeons, which was already quite good, but he was still far from being able to eat well.

Gu Chi had never thought that there would be a day when he couldn't even afford a meal.

But it didn't matter, he had the roulette.

With more buffs like Code Zero Six, the speed of earning money would definitely not be slow.

The difficulty of the missions didn't matter as long as the rewards kept up.

With this in mind, Gu Chi took out the roulette and looked at it.

No response.

So he gave the pointer a slap.

Actually, there were many interesting things to buy in the shop besides those high-end items.

After browsing through the options, Gu Chi finally chose three items from the thousands of products.

[Reverse Needle: One of the "36 Marvelous Medical Needles" with automatic medicine application. It doesn't need to be aimed at acupoints and can be used with a flick of a finger. Those who are hit by the needle will continue to hiccup for half an hour, causing a reverse flow of internal energy. It has a miraculous effect on those who accidentally inhale poisonous gas. (Price: 1 old coin per piece)]

[Honey Lip Balm: Colorless, non-toxic, sweet-tasting, edible. Applying it increases charm points by 0.1. If charm points exceed 8, it triggers the additional effect "Honeyed Lips," making your voice sound very pleasant for 30 minutes. (Price: 9 old coins per tube)]

[Ice Mint Pop Rocks: Same memories, different flavors. Delicious and fun! (Price: 1 old coin for 10 bags)]

Gu Chi bought three silver needles, one lip balm, and ten bags of pop rocks, totaling 13 old coins.

There were no items in the Pure Land shop that directly increased personal combat power, except for Memory Crystals.

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One Memory Crystal was priced at 648, and the skill it granted was completely random. It was obviously more cost-effective to grind dungeons.

Gu Chi definitely wouldn't draw something that was clearly overpriced.

If he really wanted to draw, he would wait until the next recruitment.

The "Eye Divination" skill would allow him to know some information about the dungeon three days in advance. After reading it and feeling unsure, he could still become a big loser later.

If he wanted to be more stable, Gu Chi could even wait until the dungeon information was released before deciding whether to buy the three items he had just selected.

But, shopping in the game store was similar to shopping in real life. Since he was already here and had spent so much effort looking at things, Gu Chi wouldn't feel at ease if he didn't buy something. Besides, they weren't expensive.

People should live more freely, right? It's just a few bags of pop rocks, and he could afford it.

After peeking at the guild channel for a while, Gu Chi closed the game platform.

Time to sleep!

Oh no... he hadn't taken a shower yet.

Gu Chi didn't have a cleanliness obsession; he just simply enjoyed taking showers.

The feeling of soaking or rinsing his body with hot water was really refreshing. If it wasn't refreshing, then you must be doing it wrong. It was recommended to wash again.

Gently pushing open the door, he couldn't hear the sound of water outside anymore, so Gu Chi picked up a towel and went to the bathroom.

The next day.

Xia Leng wanted to study and prepare for next month's postgraduate entrance examination.

Xia Ling didn't have much to do, so Gu Chi accompanied the girl to watch a movie and then went shopping, buying some daily necessities and other things.

When they returned home, Xia Leng had already prepared the meal.

Looking at the girl in an apron busy in the kitchen, Gu Chi suddenly turned to Xia Ling and said, "Do you know how I feel right now?"

"Hmm?" Xia Ling placed the bag on the coffee table. "How do you feel?""You are the daughter, and I am the father," Gu Chi paused.

Daughter and father? Xia Ling's cute face instantly flushed red. She didn't know why she understood immediately. Just as she was about to pretend to be angry and scold this naughty guy, she saw Gu Chi take a step back and say, "I have a good wife, and you have a good mother."

Xia Ling: "???"

The 39-degree blush on the young girl's face instantly disappeared.

Xia Ling stared at Gu Chi with wide eyes.

She thought this man was flirting with her, but it turned out he was taking advantage of her in terms of seniority??

"Gu Chi, you're asking for a beating!" Xia Ling was so angry that she gritted her teeth and chased after Gu Chi, beating him wildly.

In the kitchen, Xia Leng lifted the corner of her lips, not knowing whether it was because she saw Xia Ling's joke or something else.

Time passed little by little in such a plain and cheerful life.

By the third day, Tuesday.

Gu Chi was supposed to go to Jincheng to find Dr. Chen.

Xia Ling and Xia Leng sent Gu Chi to the station.

Xia Ling was a bit reluctant and opened her arms for a hug.

After hugging her sister, he definitely had to hug her sister too, he couldn't be biased.

So Gu Chi once again attracted hatred in public.

"Alright, I'm going in."

Gu Chi said, "You guys should go home quickly, it's cold outside."

Xia Leng nodded lightly, "Be careful."

The two sisters watched Gu Chi enter the station until his figure disappeared in the crowd.

"Sigh..." Xia Ling sighed deeply, "It's going to be boring again."

Actually, these two days, the three of them spent most of their time at home and didn't do anything special, but Xia Ling just felt that the days with Gu Chi were more interesting than usual. But what could she do? She couldn't stop Gu Chi from leaving, Gu Chi still had to work and get his certificate.

"Xia Leng, do you think Gu Chi can pass?" Xia Ling asked, "Usually these kinds of exams are the hardest when they first come out."

"You might as well worry about yourself." Xia Leng glanced at her sister.

Like Xia Ling, she only knew that Gu Chi could control his dreams, she wasn't clear about other aspects.

But Xia Leng believed in Gu Chi.

Even if he really couldn't pass, it didn't matter, she would support him.

On the contrary, she couldn't help Xia Ling much.

"Hmph, what do I have to worry about, it's just a PVP." Xia Ling snorted, "Don't forget, I still have an identity card that I haven't used yet."

"As long as you're confident."

Xia Leng took one last look in the direction Gu Chi had left, then turned and walked towards the passenger square.

Xia Ling quickly followed, hugging Xia Leng's arm, her voice suddenly becoming sweet, "Sis, look, you rarely go out, why don't we stay outside a bit longer? There's also a good movie, why don't we give it a try?"

"No."

...

On the other side.

When Gu Chi arrived in Jincheng, Dr. Chen was already waiting outside.

As soon as he saw Gu Chi coming out of the exit, he immediately rushed up, grabbed Gu Chi's arm and ran out.

It gave Gu Chi a scare.

If he didn't know better, he would have thought it was a human trafficker.

"Why are you in such a hurry?"

"There's no time to explain, get in the car!"

...