CH 132

The figures of mother and daughter disappeared into the fire, and although the passage was imminent, the players' hearts were a little heavy.

Xiao Lan also did not speak, his eyes seemed to be looking into the unknown distance as he faced the spreading fire.

Just then, he received a succession of system alerts: the

"The quest [Adeline's Wish] is completed, get the reward [Random Rare Item Gift Box]*1"

"Spoilers scene - Corrieff College, Poverty value increased by 120 million, Xiao Lan as if he was so poor he saw the pinnacle of his life"

"Poverty value exceeds 200 million, skill [Poverty Can't Limit My Imagination] upgraded to LV.3"

He was almost blown away by the pile of prompts and the emotion in his heart was blown away.

Crikey, is Corrieff College worth that much?

Adeline is such a sweet and generous girl!

Even though Xiao Lan is used to seeing the great hardships of poverty, he was still shocked by this.

He also didn't expect that the poverty value, which had not increased before by destroying scenes, would suddenly skyrocket so much after helping Adeline destroy the Academy.

It even upgraded all his skills straight away.

It turns out that the poverty value of this copy is going the wholesale only route.

Xiao Lan looks out of the window by the light of the fire.

In fact, the whole of Corrieff College was not completely destroyed, the most serious damage being to the quadrangle of towers and the buildings near them that were affected by the fire.

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That's all it takes to have 120 million. If we could tear down the whole college, wouldn't we be poor to the sky.

Unfortunately, it's just a thought.

All the sounds and sights around them are now slowly fading away, indicating that the pass is so close that there is no time for Xiao Lan to engage in demolition.

Even if he had gone out with his head in the sand, without Adeline's mission, he probably wouldn't have generated any poverty value at all.

The darkness returns and Xiao Lan's eyes are darkened as the college fades away in the fire.

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"Ding dong--"

"Congratulations to Xiao Lan for clearing the game 'Corrieff Academy'"

Back in the dark space after the pass, Xiao Lan reviews his skills in his head.

[Name: Poverty Can't Limit My Imagination (Bound)]

[Ability: 1. Imagine an ability, the poorer the ability the more powerful it is, consumes 10 million poverty value per minute when used (lv.3)

2. Enhances the player's physical fitness according to the poverty level and has a chance to obtain random items when attacking the target (passive)]

[Description: I may be poor, but I can dream! This is the last stubbornness of the poor]

Xiao Lan was deep in thought as he looked at the line that read "consumes 10 million poverty values per minute when used".

Although there is nothing wrong with upgrading skills, this consumption is too terrible ......

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He looked up his current poverty value in his head.

[Current Poverty Value - 21,306,515,000]

Xiao Lan: "......"

That means his entire poverty value is only enough to use the skill for 21 minutes, and the skill will go back to inactive if the poverty value falls below 20 million.

In fact Xiao Lan can only use his skills for 19 minutes.

It looks as if the use limit has been removed from the five minutes a day and is available whenever and wherever you want to use it.

But why does it feel even more pitiful ......

Is it possible that he will have to be a quick-fix man from now on?

Lasting power and all that will no longer be relevant to him in this life.

Rubbish game that ruined my youth.

Then a new system prompt rang out.

"After testing, player Xiao Lan's comprehensive battle power exceeds 500% of that of an intermediate player, meeting the advanced player upgrade conditions, and has now been upgraded to an advanced player."

"After becoming a Premium Player, players will have a new exclusive room, please follow the prompts to it."

"The interval for advanced players to enter the copy is six months, during which they have 30 days to return to the real world by their own arrangement"

Xiao Lan found Adeline even cuter when she saw this tip.

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What a delightful Aunt Xiao, who not only keeps giving the player tips on how to get through the game, but also takes away the mother of the boss herself, and most importantly is generous enough to tear down a $120 million school when she says so, undeterred by her mother's wrath.

Although it is said that upgrading to advanced level means that future copies will be more dangerous, if you want to become stronger, you can't stay in peace all the time.

Danger also represents opportunity, and risk and reward always go hand in hand.

Seeing that Xiao Lan had not spoken, Luo approached him: "Sir?"

Xiao Lan looked back, "Nothing much, just that I've moved up to senior level and we're going to be staying somewhere else later."

After moving up to intermediate level players they change their accommodation, and after moving up to advanced level players naturally have different accommodation, and now the system has given Xiao Lan new directions to a room in another building.

There was a smile in Luo's tone: "Congratulations."

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After returning to their room and packing up the few things they had, Xiao Lan and Luo went to their new room.

Standing below the building, Xiao Lan could already feel the difference.

Unlike the junior player's building with the waterlogged floor and unknown pipes exposed outside.

The building is beautifully shaped, with overall smooth lines that go straight up into the sky, in a beautiful silvery white colour, and even surrounded by greenery.

It is important to know that in the vicinity of junior and intermediate player residences, there is not a bit of green to be seen except for the clothes on the players or the shop signs.

It is as if the building is a declaration of the power and status that distinguishes the senior players.

Xiao Lan wonders, "Is this the power of class?"

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Unlike the players who came and went under the building before, it seemed quiet with very few players coming and going.

There didn't seem to be many people living inside.

Following the instructions, Xiao Lan entered the building and selected his floor.

When the lift opens, there is no corridor, no side by side doors, just Xiao Lan's room.

This whole floor, all of it, belongs to him alone.

Also add a Luo.

From the surrounding floor-to-ceiling windows you can see everything around you from a high vantage point.

The skyscrapers that you used to look up to are now diminutive beings that you can look down on at will.

The players walking a short distance away now looked as small as ants, as if - with one hand - they could all be crushed to death.

Maybe that's why powerful bigwigs would love a high-rise office with floor-to-ceiling windows?

This perspective of seeming to be in control of everything is truly addictive.

Xiao Lan has a bit of a headache when he looks at the room that is big enough to run Tie Hanhan.

He's really not good at interiors, he's gone straight for the stencil for the previous intermediate player's suite, should he do the same for this one now that it's so big?

It doesn't seem like a no-brainer ......

It seems that Xiao Lan's worries have been detected and Luo, the little helper, has come on board.

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Luo: "Sir, can you leave the interior set up to me?"

Xiao Lan's eyes lit up and he decisively handed over the daunting task: "It's up to you."

Luo smiled, "Just a moment, please."

Xiao Lan then sees Luo striding gracefully over the long legs to the panel at the door where he chooses the interior layout.

Luo lifted his hand and worked the panel with an incredible speed.

As he moves, Xiao Lan sees his surroundings change as if they were movie effects.

A room with a white colour scheme and a lot of original wood and greenery as decoration emerges.

The overall look is simple without being cold and boring, and the abundance of greenery adds to the vibrancy of the room.

It is a room that will make you feel relaxed and comfortable.

Everything seems to have been done in an instant.

Xiao Lan sat on the grey sofa, looking at the room that had become completely different, and felt a sense of relief -

Non-humans can be really good.

Luo's footsteps slowly approach: "Is it still to your liking, sir? Is there anything you would like to change?"

Xiao Lan nods and speaks his mind honestly: "No, it's fine the way it is."

Luo was propped up on the back of the sofa looking at Xiao Lan: "Because of the large space in the room, I have prepared a small training room for you indoors, not as functional as the training ground, but some basic training can be done here."

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It was a secret thought that Xiao Lan could stay at home, even though he was still in the training room all day.

Stay with him.

Xiao Lan looked up at him and smiled, "That would be really nice."

The two made small talk for a while.

Xiao Lan took out a familiar-looking [Random Rare Prop Gift Box] from his storage space.

This time he didn't struggle and handed the box to Luo.

The word random exudes a completely different meaning in the hands of people with different luck.

For lucky dog can be interpreted as - good stuff.

For the non-coms it's - rubbish.

Xiao Lan is very conscious of his non-commissioned persona and doesn't want to receive any more props from Zhang Dong's autograph xxx series, nor does he want anything like [Sparkle All the Way with Lightning] ......

Luo sat down next to Xiao Lan and reached out to take the [Random Rare Item Gift Box].

As Xiao Lan looks on expectantly, he opens the box in his hands.

After a flash of light, what appeared on the table was something like a transparent vest.

Did Luo miss this time?

Xiao Lan hesitantly picks up the vest on the table.

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[Name: The Emperor's New Clothes Version 2.0 (Rare Props)

[Ability: When worn, has a 20% chance of being immune to damage taken by the player, shape can be customized by the player]

[Note: Compared to the transparent version 1.0, this time we have added an extra casual styling feature so that everyone knows you are wearing clothes]

What a thoughtful note ......

After reading that there's still a twinge of heartache what happened to the players who got version 1.0?

At the same time it is interesting to know their blood and tears story.

Well, lucky dog never misses, which is a realm beyond the imagination of sad mortals.

A 20% immunity to damage may not seem like much, but in practice a 1 in 5 chance is very high and can be a life-saver if it comes into play at a critical moment.

Probability is a word that remains unfriendly to non-coms, second only to random.

Xiao Lan thought with some regret.

However, even if it's a non-competitive game, you'll still have at least 10% left, so it's not a bad deal.

Xiao Lan tried to turn [The Emperor's New Clothes version 2.0] into a T-shirt that he wore on himself.

The original sheer vest instantly changed its look to look exactly the same as the one on Xiao Lan.

If this item is acquired by female players, they should be delighted to have new clothes that they can never wear.

Unfortunately, when it comes to a straight man like Xiao Lan, who repeatedly jumps across the edge of the bend, he has to settle for a t-shirt.

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Fresh out of the game, Xiao Lan wasn't about to start training right away.

After a leisurely dinner, he went to take a shower.

When Xiao Lan came out of the bathroom, he saw Luo sitting by the window with his gold-rimmed glasses and his eyes downcast as he read a book.

The warm yellow light outlines his silhouette and behind him is a glittering night scene.

Luo's gaze is calm, his pale golden irises occasionally reflecting a little bit of gold-like light, his long fingers slowly turning the pages of the book, as if time had stood still for him.

Xiao Lan Looking at him, the image is so familiar and nostalgic.

For a moment it was like going back to that night when we first met, and although everything had changed now, the two stood together once more.

This is probably the way fate is in the world, indefinable and unexplainable.

And yet ...... is irresistible.

Seemingly startled by Xiao Lan's movement, Luo lifted his eyes and smiled, a gentle curve at the corners of his eyes: "Sir."

Xiao Lan couldn't help but smile too, "I never seem to have thanked you for what happened at fifteen."

Luo closed the book, "No need to thank you, I feel lucky to have met you so early."

Xiao Lan shook her head slightly, "It should be my luck."

Floor-to-ceiling windows cut off the noise outside, leaving only a patch of light to punctuate the scene.

In the quiet interior, two figures look at each other and smile.

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In this moment, something seemed different between the two.