CH 79

Xiao Lan, holding a brick, and Wang Taidi, holding a stone next to him with a constipated look on his face, look at each other in disbelief. This is a really stingy copy, not only do they have to eat vegetables and clean up after themselves, but the reward at the end is so shabby, it might as well be nothing!

They did not linger much longer and left the darkness directly from where the exit was.

When I returned to my room, it was a gloomy day outside the window, coupled with a heavy rain that didn't seem to stop. The large drops of rain hit the glass, making an irregular white noise, but instead the room seemed distinctly peaceful.

"Why is it still raining?" Xiao Lan looked at the grey sky and wondered at the sound of the drizzling rain.

He also remembered Luo's earlier comment that it rained on the Advent world because it cleared the anomaly.

Does the constant rain mean that it is clearing up anomalies one after another? Thinking that the anomaly might have something to do with his father Xiao Chengyan, Xiao Lan looked at the dense curtain of rain and felt vaguely uneasy.

Are these anomalies being cleared an indication that something has changed?

Unfortunately, Xiao Lan now has no way of knowing the truth behind it, and he is nowhere near Xiao Chengyan's level.

Wang Taidi also looked at the rain: "It's been raining for more than half a month, your side is fine, but a large part of the area where I live is already flooded.

Xiao Lan was a bit surprised: "How can such a big Advent world have such a rubbish drainage system?"

Wang Taidi looked desperate: "I doubt there is much drainage here at all, all that water is just piling up and disappearing on its own, thank goodness there are no mosquitoes and flies here, otherwise it would be crazy."

Afterwards, Wang Taidi contacted Wang Ke and they met up with a player-owned coffee shop to deliver the payment for the mission.

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En route to the coffee shop.

Xiao Lan is carrying an umbrella on the water-filled ground, as it is raining and not many people are on the street at the moment.

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He was so close to Xiao Lan that she took a step back to avoid him. The man was running crookedly, his clothes were dirty and dishevelled, his white hair was tangled, and he had rolled on the ground in his haste, getting a lot of sewage on him.

With that he rolled and rushed out into the open street, raising his head and looking around with cloudy eyes nervously at everything in the street.

Xiao Lan now notices that his face is full of furrows and he must be getting older. The world of Advent really does not care about the old, the sick and the disabled, there is no sense of care for the underprivileged.

"God ...... is ripped ...... apart," the man muttered as he hunched his shoulders and gnawed at his nails.

Xiao Lan lifted his umbrella to look at the sky shrouded in dark clouds; there was no suspicion of a ripping condition at all.

Is this person ...... crazy?

"Isn't this Cao Yunjiu?" Wang Taidi recognises the visitor, but his expression is one of confusion.

Xiao Lan: "You know?"

Wang Taidi nodded, "Well ...... I don't really know him, I just know he's there. He's probably the oldest of the surviving players, said to have been in the Advent world for almost twenty years."

To have survived twenty years in the Advent world, even if he is not the strongest, he must be a man who is good at finding ways to survive.

"Twenty years ...... Did something happen to him recently?" Xiao Lan looked at his crazy state and felt that if he could pass even like that then he would be a god on earth.

"Indeed." Wang Taidi is a little surprised by Xiao Lan's acumen, "He used to be an advanced player, not quite the top of the bunch, but pretty good for most people."

"You remember the game exploit that came up earlier, right? A few months ago he happened to be preparing to promote a contracted player, and promoting a contract was already very dangerous, and it turned out that the game he entered also went wrong, and the person came out crazy."

"I've heard that there's an organisation keeping him now, sending people specifically to take him through the game in the hope of prying out a little something to do with a loophole in the game, but it's taken quite a few ways to get him back. Now his value is diminishing, so maybe one day he'll be discarded and ...... more or less dead."

Xiao Lan looked at the man who was muttering to himself in the rain, covered in filth, a powerful man who once stood proudly over many players, but ended up in such a state.

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It looks like the same kind of thing, even if you become a senior player, you still end up like this after losing your value.

Cao Yunjiu was oblivious to the eyes of the three people beside him, he just looked nervously at the sky and repeated, "The sky ...... ripped ...... ripped... ..."

At that moment, from the corner where Cao Yunjiu had rushed out, several more men came out, who approached with unpleasant faces and pulled him backwards with very violent movements.

"Why is this guy running out again, what a nuisance."

"Tian ...... Tian ......" Cao Yunjiu struggled, trying to get away from the man behind him.

After all, having once been a high-level player, his physical qualities were naturally not bad, and he was incredibly strong. Seeing this, several people behind him, directly several of them at the same time, used all their strength before they were able to suppress him and head back.

"Hold him down, what a tosser, damn how it's our turn to look after him!"

"Well ...... days ...... Wu She ...... ripped ...... " Cao Yunjiu's voice was faint, barely audible over the sound of the rain.

Xiao Lan noticed the word "Wu She" and turned to Luo and made a silent "Wu She" gesture. Luo nodded, indicating that he had also heard the word "Wu She" and that Xiao Lan had not misheard it.

I thought Wu Ting had said something about Wu She and Xiao Chengyan, but I didn't expect them to make such a big splash!

What does "ripped open the heavens" mean?

Was it Cao Yunjiu's reference, or did he actually see Wu She's men tearing the sky out of the playground? Unfortunately, he was too mad to say what he actually saw.

If it's the latter, how strong is Wu She's guy?

Xiao Lan, while saddened by the player's fate, could not help but feel a little bit of a yearning for the power of what could be the extent of the ability to toss holes in the Advent world.

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In the coffee shop.

As agreed, Wang Ke gave Xiao Lan the Introduction to the Fundamental Principles of Philosophy and thanked them for taking care of Wang Taidi.

Wang Taidi sips on his fatty water with a vacant look in his eyes, all he can think about is eating meat.

Xiao Lan asked Wang Ke, "Do you know anything about Xiao Chengyan and Wu She that I could find props to exchange?"

Wang Ke puts down the black coffee in his hand, "No, I don't know much about them either. I've only once been in a game with two random Wu She members."

Xiao Lan is interested and listens carefully.

Wang Ke: " The members of Wu She wore uniform grey trench coats and were very strong."

Xiao Lan was still expecting a follow-up, but Wang Ke had already shut his mouth with an expressionless look, a look that suggested he had already finished, and in true Wang Ke fashion, he kept it short and sweet.

Xiao Lan: "...... is this it?"

Wang Ke nodded and reluctantly explained, "We haven't crossed paths much, we've only had a few encounters, but those two guys have an impressive aura."

Xiao Lan: "What level do you think they are in the advanced players?"

Wang Ke says without hesitation, "Top notch, comparable to a contract."

With such high praise from Wang Ke, it seems that Wu She's full complement of elite staff is no mean feat.

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After bidding farewell to the Wang family brothers, Xiao Lan and Luo chose to return to the real world.

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Xiao Lan was more than glad that he had returned early from his last trip back to the player's quarters from the real world, so he had a night's stay left, just as Luo had said he would take him to a restaurant with a good reputation to feast on!

In the next instant, the two appeared on the sofa at home.

At the implicitly expectant look in Xiao Lan's eyes, Luo's eyes light up with a smile and a hint of indulgence in his tone: "Right away, sir."

Luo then got up and made a phone call before he drove Xiao Lan towards the city.

Xiao Lan sat in the car with a sense of anticipation, all those things that bothered him were now less important than a good meal.

Perhaps without even noticing it himself, he was unconsciously in a very relaxed state, the simple pleasure brought by a meal alone, something he hadn't experienced in what seemed like a long, long time.

It was Luo who brought about these changes, around whom he could always relax, fall asleep unguarded and give his back to each other.

In this encounter, both lives were coloured by the other.

To appease his host's deeply wounded heart by the greens, Luo did not choose a restaurant that looks sophisticated and elegant, with a set of procedures that would take hours to complete.

He drove straight to an American barbecue restaurant with Xiao Lan in his car.

American barbecue is less elaborate and fancy, going for the rugged, brash, portioned American style.

Always large pieces of meat are grilled after being well marinated. Full of meaty flavours with a mellow aroma, the meat is tender and juicy and every bite is a purest pleasure.

As soon as you step inside, the distinctive aroma that only comes from sizzling meat fills the air, instantly whetting your appetite.

The two men are guided to their seats by the waiter.

After asking Xiao Lan about his preferences and receiving the expected "whatever" response, Luo expertly ordered the best dishes in the restaurant.

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Waiting for the food to be served, sitting in front of the two, was a stylishly dressed young man.

He had a table full of meat in front of him and was talking alone into his phone, "Hi ~ everyone I'm your A Yu, dear babies, and now we're here at the city's most famous American barbecue restaurant."

"Today I'm going to show the boss what it means to be the biggest appetite on earth! Babes, let me see your gifts ......"

It turned out to be a food podcast that went the route of a big appetite.

The screens have been swept with.

"Ahhhhhhhh A Yu Super Awesome ！！！！"

"66666666666"

" A Yu Eats like ten people in one!"

"Rear Brother Xiao: Dazed and Confused.jpg booking"

"hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha"

The volume of A Yu's voice is not too low, and he is not bothered by the fact that many of the customers in the room are looking at him.

After all, the audience's increasingly dumbfounded reactions were part of what made his live stream so interesting to watch, and although he was often called unqualified by his peers, he continued to do as he pleased.

The two people at the table behind him seemed a little too good looking, and he'd already seen people in the comments asking him to take more pictures of Brother Xiao behind him. This annoyed A Yu a little, so he adjusted his sitting position and quietly blocked half of Xiao Lan's face, while the other one had an attractive back, but it was just a back shot and not much of a threat.

A Yu finishes adjusting his pose and strikes a handsome pose for the camera, "Now, here we go, babes!"

A wave of gifts swept up frantically to match his words.

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A Yu enjoys the frenzy of fans and comments as he eats his roast pork. He's a real foodie, not like the ones who are hyped up or post-edited, and he looks good too, and his fans are all fans of him because of his face and strength.

But as time passed little by little, he began to feel that something was wrong. Why had the guests around him gone so quiet? He hadn't eaten much yet, not to the extent that he could normally dazzle everyone.

And how come there is less and less stuff related to him in the comments?

What do you mean by "expecting Brother Xiao to make his debut"?

What do you mean by "A Yu", move away, you're blocking my view of Brother Xiao"?

What does "A Yu flipped today hahahaha" mean?

A Yu looked at the comments for half a day before he realised they were talking about the table behind him. As you can see from the live feed, the good-looking guy behind him has a stack of empty plates piled up in front of him, with a pile full of meat next to him.

He looked at the plate that barely filled the table in front of him, and then at the other man's plate that he had to stack to stuff. It finally dawned on him that this was a big eater too, not only better looking than him, but also better able to eat!

Which company's pheasant little anchor is this, actually taking advantage of his live broadcast to rub it in his face!

Clearly a stance to step on him to get to the top!

As a king of big appetites he couldn't be more aware that even for a king of big appetites, the human body has its limits. The amount set at that table at the back was simply not normal, and the world record wasn't even this portion?

This is simply faking, and I fear that the person whose back is turned is doing it.

How dare you use such underhanded tactics for the sake of red!

"Hey, you guys--" he turned his head with some displeasure, then ...... stuck.

Luo has only a kebab set in front of him, which he eats slowly and deliberately.

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Xiao Lan is serving up an almost boneless Kansas pork chop, the tenderest back of the whole pig, brushed with the shop's unique sauce and smoked over a long period of time over fruit wood, which is giving off a rich and inviting aroma.

A dozen seconds later, a whole pork chop was empty, so fast that onlookers barely saw him move.

While Xiao Lan sipped his soda, Luo expertly moved the plate in front of him and replaced it with a steaming Angus ribeye, the mellow flavour of the beef waving at him from beneath its crispy grilled crust.

A dozen seconds later, beef ribs, pawn.

Then, the brisket slab, five seconds ......

Roast pork cartilage, four seconds ......

Beef burger, three seconds ......

All the customers around watched the scene quiet as chickens.

A Yu: "......"

It's a fucking animal, isn't it!!!

A Yu thinks I'm afraid that's the end of his career ......