It was a bar with chaotic lights, blaring music, and a lively atmosphere, but in an inconspicuous corner, an eerie silence was silently spreading.

There were four people sitting at a booth around the table.

One of them was a burly man over two meters tall, wearing a black bikini in a leather jacket. His pink beard was tied into eight pigtails, and he had a Peppa Pig tattoo on his chest. He wore shorts on his lower body, and the hair on his calves was as thick as woolen pants. He wore a pair of rabbit-ear slippers on his feet.

The other one was a muscular man with shiny dark skin, wearing a pink backless hot girl vest and a super short mini skirt. His hair was shaved and he had no beard, except for two eyebrows. His entire head was bald like a duck egg. On his head was the ID "Bloody Scraper".

The third person was a tall man with long hair wearing a silver-white tactical uniform. His goggles covered most of his face, and it was impossible to tell whether he was a man or a woman. His hair was in a crooked braid that hung down behind him.

The last person was dressed as a novice with a rectangular brown paper bag on his head, which completely covered his face and neck. His features could not be seen clearly, but his whole body exuded an ordinary temperament. He was the type that would definitely be missing if thrown into a crowd of people.

When these four dragons and phoenixes gather together, it is hard to say who is more outrageous.

No one spoke for a while. Fu Tianhe sat on the soft booth, but his butt felt like it was pierced with nails. If Jiu Yue hadn't followed him, he would have wanted to stand up and run away to the ends of the earth.

It was really too embarrassing. When he decided to meet September’s friend, he didn’t expect it to be such an awkward situation. He, he even called her a beautiful girl!

Fu Tianhe actually wanted to change his outfit and come back, but he had no money left in his account. He didn't know when he sold his original novice outfit, and he only had the one he was wearing.

The costumes can be purchased with in-game currency and recharged achievement points, but Fu Tianhe feels that it is a rip-off to top up money into the game. He lives a frugal life in real life and has no money to spend on the game. The game company and operator can forget about taking a penny out of his pocket.

However, when Fu Tianhe saw that Jiu Yue’s other friend was dressed similarly to him, he felt a little relieved.

I guess... I won't be considered a pervert.

The goggles blocked all of Shafley's eyes. He stared at the ID "Bloody Scraper" on Fu Tianhe's head for a long time, and finally couldn't help but asked, "Can I ask why you are dressed like this?"

If the game characters weren't so black that they reflected light, you would definitely see Fu Tianhe's face flushed. He raised his fist to his lips and said, "Well, since I can't wear it in real life, I can only try it in the game."

Chen Ci looked at him and asked, "Why can't I wear it in real life?"

Fu Tianhe: ………………

He couldn't see September's face, and for a moment he couldn't tell through the two holes in the paper bag whether the boy was mocking him or asking him a serious question.

Fu Tianhe: "Because... because you will be considered a pervert?"

Chen Ci tilted his head: "You can't do that in the game?"

Chen Nian suppressed his laughter and explained to Fu Tianhe, "After all, no one knows who you are in the game. If you were to travel through time and space in real life and be seen by acquaintances, wouldn't you be doomed?"

Chen Ci nodded, perhaps understanding.

Obviously, Chen Nian made himself into a burly man with a Peppa Pig tattoo on his chest and a bikini because he couldn't experience it in real life and could only enjoy it in the game.

He didn't expect that Chen Ci would also enter the game. When Fu Tianhe came, Chen Nian's jacket was open, and the sexy vest inside was exposed.

Although Chen Ci didn't say anything, the line of sight projected through the two holes in the paper bag was as real as a bolt of lightning. Chen Nian shuddered and immediately put on her jacket like a virgin.

Now I can use Fu Tianhe to explain to my brother that he really dresses like this just for fun!

Shafley's eyes shifted to Chen Ci standing next to him. On the top of the paper bag floated a translucent "I'm a big fool haha".

Rather than complaining about the username, Shafley wanted to know why Chen Ci also followed up with the comment: "Why are you also..."

Chen Ci knew what he was nervous about: "I had a neural adapter at home, so I tried it out and it went in smoothly."

"Are you feeling uncomfortable somewhere?"

Chen Ci shook his head. He thought for a moment and concealed the red eye that he saw when he entered.

Shafla heaved a sigh of relief and slowly put aside all his worries. It seemed that Chen Ci, like Chen Nian, was actually able to use the neural adapter. The severe vomiting at the age of ten was just an adverse reaction caused by his young age.

It was this accidental incident that permanently deprived Chen Ci of the right to use the neural adapter.

Fortunately, Chen Ci can now enjoy it.

Fu Tianhe: "You two are Jiuyue's friends, right? I haven't introduced myself yet. My name is Fu Tianhe. I'm usually busy with work and don't have much free time. I haven't played games for a long time, so I'm dressed a little strangely, please forgive me."

Shafley shifted his attention back to Fu Tianhe. If he had not seen the photos taken by Lu Heng and the surveillance in Donald's mansion and knew what Fu Tianhe looked like, he would have found it hard to believe that this Bulgarian Demon King-like character in front of him could be Chen Ci's friend.

"Nice to meet you. I heard from September that you guys have been traveling around Cinnabar. I've known him since childhood, and I want to meet his new friends."

Humans are visual animals, and they subconsciously think good-looking people are good people, and are more likely to forgive them even if they make mistakes. Shaffley's characters have always looked good, and Fu Tianhe even mistook him for a woman at first sight and called him a beautiful woman.

Therefore, Fu Tianhe had a pretty good first impression of this "Weiqia" whose ID was "Bengshemailu".

Bengshemailu, this name seems familiar, where have you heard it before?

Chen Nian subconsciously sat together with Chen Ci. One of them was a big man, while the other was a thin novice. The huge contrast in their sizes always attracted people's attention.

Fu Tianhe: "Jiuyue, is this also your friend?"

"I'm his younger brother." Chen Nian answered with a smile. No one in the game knew their true identities, so he could openly admit his relationship with Chen Ci.

"So that's how it is." Fu Tianhe understood. He didn't know before that Jiu Yue had other relatives besides his sick father. As for whether this brother was his biological brother or a cousin, it was not that important.

At least Jiu Yue has family and friends around her, and is not the poor little character he has always imagined.

Perhaps it's just as the doctor in the black clinic said, if you really think about it, Fu Tianhe himself is the most pitiful one.

However, Fu Tianhe was quite happy, as it meant that Jiu Yue should not have suffered too much in her previous life.

Chen Nian: "My brother has been sending me photos of your travels. You have been to many places. Sometimes I feel jealous when I see them. My brother rarely went out before. We were especially worried about him during the trip. Fortunately, you took care of him."

Fu Tianhe waved his hands quickly: "In fact, we should take care of each other. There were many unexpected situations on the road, and they were all solved by Jiuyue."

Fu Tianhe had a silly smile on his face. Just recalling the previous journey made him feel sweet. He didn't know that the beautiful woman in front of him, Vicha, was actually September's fiancé, otherwise, even if he had ten thousand courage, Fu Tianhe would never say such a thing.

In Chen Nian's eyes, Fu Tianhe looked like a man in love.

Chen Nian secretly glanced at Shafulai's face and tried hard to suppress a smile.

Ah, what a broad mind and magnanimity!

The four of them were of similar age, not to mention that Chen Nian and Fu Tianhe had surprisingly consistent aesthetic tastes, so it was easy for them to start chatting with each other.

At the beginning, it seemed more like Chen Nian, Fu Tianhe and Shaffley were chatting, with Chen Ci sitting on the side listening silently. However, both Chen Nian and Fu Tianhe were able to easily draw Chen Ci into the conversation, and it didn't take long for Chen Ci to join in naturally.

Although he couldn't see Chen Ci's expression through the paper bag, Shafley understood from the boy's body language that Chen Ci was very relaxed when he was with Fu Tianhe, and every small interaction revealed extraordinary trust and intimacy.

Shafulai and Chen Ci have known each other for more than ten years and have been together since childhood. Chen Ci is indeed not too wary in front of him, otherwise he would not have asked Shafulai to help him spread the news. However, there are still some subtle differences when facing Fu Tianhe.

If the difference between Chen Ci and Shafulai is plain boiled water, then he and Fu Tianhe are like secretly putting a spoonful of sugar into boiled water. Others won't see any difference, but when you really drink it, you can taste the sweetness.

No wonder when Lu Heng ran into Chen Ci and Fu Tianhe in the dungeon, he firmly believed that there must be someone else between the two of them.

When he first saw the photo, Shafley thought it was just Chen Ci drinking water and it was no big deal if others were watching. Now he understands everything.

To be fair, Fu Tianhe is indeed a pretty good person.

Shaflay was taken by the emperor to participate in various political affairs since he was a child. He is quite honest, but not a fool. He has been among many old-timers for a long time and has a good eye for people.

Except Antonio, of course.

It's just that Fu Tianhe's appearance is just too uncomfortable to look at. Although Chen Ci also used a fictional image, in Shafley's mind, he is still that delicate and cold porcelain doll. Now he is sitting together with the Pink Spice Girl. If Shafley hadn't actually seen Fu Tianhe's photo, he would have wanted to poke his eyes out.

Shafulai couldn't understand why there were always people who liked such weird outfits. It was ok for one person, Sakura, but Chen Nian was also like this, and now there was Fu Tianhe. Isn't it good to be a handsome man or a beautiful woman in the game?

Not only was Shafulai observing Fu Tianhe, Fu Tianhe was also secretly observing Shafulai.

Although he thought she was a beauty, Fu Tianhe did not forget what Jiu Yue said about Viqia being a male Alpha and that he had a very special aura.

How should I put it? He is a bit like that kind of leader. Although he is not too serious, you can tell that he must be a very stable person in his daily life.

Moreover, Fu Tianhe always felt as if he was under some kind of scrutiny, scrutinizing whether he was qualified enough to be Jiu Yue's new friend.

Fu Tianhe realized it, but he didn't feel dissatisfied. He didn't know when he got used to tolerance and retreat. Making his heart strong enough to ignore the possible harm caused by the surroundings and always facing everything with an optimistic attitude were the most important things he learned from his mother.

Chen Nian quietly asked Chen Ci: "Do you feel uncomfortable now? I heard Shafley talk about your childhood."

Chen Ci shook his head: "I'm fine."

He paused and asked Chen Nian: "When you first used the neural adapter, did you see any strange scenes?"

A strange scene? Chen Nian thought carefully: "No, I just felt a little dizzy and nauseous, but soon I recovered."

It seems that Chen Nian has not had a similar experience as him, otherwise he would not have forgotten such a strange thing.

Perhaps it was because his mental power was too strong. Chen Ci clearly felt that he was in space, roaming endlessly. Where did his mental power end up along the signal path? Chen Ci didn't know.

Shafulai and Fu Tianhe were chatting, and suddenly said, "You guys must have finally had time to use the neural adapter. Do you want to play a game together?"

Fu Tianhe looked at Chen Ci and asked him, "Is it okay?"

He is at September's house now. If he agrees to play games, who knows how long it will take. It would be bad if it is delayed until very late.

Chen Ci looked at Fu Tianhe, not understanding why Alpha asked him.

"You make your own decision."

In fact, Fu Tianhe still wanted to play. He thought for a few seconds and said to Shafulai, "Okay."

Playing games together is currently the fastest way to increase understanding, and the four of them quickly formed a team, forming a one-to-three situation.

[System] Collapse, sell, Mono, bloody skin scraper, I am a big fool, haha, form a team.

Previously, Shafley had hidden his game ID. He was too famous in the Electric Fantasy Kingdom, and even if he came to the novice area, it would likely attract other people's attention. In order to avoid unnecessary trouble, he turned on the privacy mode.

It was precisely because of this that Fu Tianhe hadn’t found the person for a long time and he just came up and called her “beautiful girl”.

Fu Tianhe looked at the captain's game ID. Why did it look familiar? Had he seen it somewhere before?

Before he could come up with a conclusion, the team had already set off.

Although Fu Tianhe is usually busy and has no time to play, he has played this game before. Chen Ci is a complete newbie. He didn't even watch the novice tutorial and went straight to the bar with Fu Tianhe. He was unfamiliar with everything in the game.

As soon as he walked out of the teleportation point, he was blown in the face by the howling wind. Chen Ci hurriedly pulled the paper bag on his head tightly. He had no idea where he was. He couldn't even call up the UI interface, let alone look at the map.

Chen Nian remembered that it was Chen Ci's first time playing, and was about to teach him, but when he saw Fu Tianhe next to him, he suddenly had an idea. Chen Nian blinked, said nothing, pretended that he hadn't thought of anything, and ran to the front.

He pulled Shafuli and insisted that Alpha find him some equipment. Shafuli couldn't resist and was dragged away by the Iron Tower man.

Chen Ci studied silently on his own. Fu Tianhe noticed the boy's silence. Although Jiu Yue had never been a talkative person, he could already tell a subtle difference from it.

"What's wrong?" Fu Tianhe asked in a low voice.

Chen Ci: “I don’t know how to operate it very well.”

"It's mainly operated by neural activity. You can call up the semi-transparent UI interface by silently reciting the home page in your mind."

Chen Ci tried it, and sure enough, a blue translucent interface appeared all around him, instantly making the overly realistic scene in front of him look more like a virtual game.

The inexplicable feeling of discomfort caused by the reality also quickly subsided.

"Now I know how to do it." Chen Ci said slowly.

Considering that Fu Tianhe hadn't played the game for a long time and Chen Ci was experiencing it for the first time, Shafulai didn't take them to the front line of the new version, which was quite dangerous.

There are points for accepting bounty missions in New Coast, and Shafley asked Chen Ci to choose one that he is interested in.

Chen Ci browsed the task list and finally chose a robbery task.

Shafulai: “………………”

Chen Nian smiled secretly with a schadenfreude. It seemed that Donald's mansion was not enough to satisfy Chen Ci.

Shafley lent the two men the guns in his arsenal. Chen Ci rode on the motorcycle with the assault rifle in his hand. He confirmed the operations such as adding blood, changing guns, and checking character data for the last time, and said, "I'm ready."

The entire bounty mission went smoothly. As the person with the highest level, Shafley did not use any dimensionality reduction attack, but took advantage of the situation the whole time, allowing the three of them to get a better game physical examination.

Chen Ci got the hang of it quickly and took down a large group of people by himself. Fu Tianhe and Chen Nian were only responsible for collecting the loot. Fu Tianhe was putting money into his bag and saw Shafulai standing beside him with a gun. This top-level boss always had all kinds of strange equipment, which made Fu Tianhe wonder about his identity.

Bang samailiao… Bang samailiao, wait, he remembered.

Isn't this the vice president of Afanasi, the most powerful guild in the Electric Fantasy Kingdom? !

Fu Tianhe quickly clicked on Shafulai’s personal homepage, and in the guild column it was clearly written as Athanasius. Yes, he was the vice president of Athanasius!

Fu Tianhe hasn't played games for a long time, but he still knows some things about the Electric Fantasy Kingdom, for example, Afanasy's vice president is a super rich man and the most famous krypton gold player in the entire game.

How could Jiu Yue's childhood friend be so rich? But when they first met, the boy had no money for food or transportation, and he even took his family to a black clinic for medical treatment.

No, maybe he had misunderstood it all along?

On the day they robbed Donald, they left their rented luxury car at the mansion. September said not to worry and let him handle it.

Fu Tianhe secretly inquired about the news and heard that the law enforcement team searched Donald's residence and found some illegal items.

Afterwards, he and Jiu Yue took the central elevator to go to other places. They were not wanted or stopped. It was as peaceful as if nothing had happened.

Fu Tianhe suddenly felt that he seemed to have discovered something extraordinary.

His mood is still quite complicated.

Could it be that Jiu Yue had been hiding his name and identity because of these things? But he was now in the boy's home, which was not big and the decoration inside did not look very wealthy.

Since this childhood friend who can spend a lot of money in the game can help September deal with Donald's affairs, why would he be allowed to live in Information Processing Area No. 13, where the public security management is not that good?

Fu Tianhe was a little confused.

He didn't ask too much about Jiuyue and her friends, so Fu Tianhe could only put his doubts aside for the time being and concentrate on dealing with the situation at hand.

There are so many worries in life, big and small, it's nice to have some time to relax in the game.

Chen Ci quickly mastered the correct way to play the Electric Fantasy Kingdom. He always did everything very well. His shooting skills were extremely accurate. At the final settlement of several missions, his contribution value was second only to the highest-level Shafulai.

Chen Nian and Shafulai were quite surprised, knowing that it was quite difficult to master the Electric Fantasy Divine Kingdom combat system. Only Fu Tianhe was not surprised, after all, he had witnessed Chen Ci's shooting skills with his own eyes.

It is easiest to forget about time when playing with a few friends. Time flies by in the noise and chatter. Even though we agreed to complete one mission as the last one, we can't help but take on a new one after settling the score.

They were having so much fun that when they looked at the time they found it was almost two o'clock in the morning.

It is indeed late. Chen Ci and Fu Tianhe have nothing to do tomorrow, while Shafulai and Chen Nian still have to go to class.

The four of them said goodbye to each other. When they parted, Chen Nian still felt a little reluctant, so he lowered his voice and said to Chen Ci: "Brother, now that you are sure that you can use the neural adapter, we can meet often in the game in the future. This game is really fun."

"Okay." Chen Ci agreed, but he had more important things to do right now, and he didn't know if he would have time to play games again in the future.

Chen Ci took off the neural adapter and was already so sleepy that he could hardly open his eyes.

He raised his hand to cover his mouth, yawned sleepily silently, physiological tears welled up in the corners of his eyes, and he squinted his eyes.

Da Cong fell asleep in the corner early in the morning.

"Hurry up and take a rest." Fu Tianhe stood up quickly, "I will take Da Congming back with me."

It was two o'clock in the morning, and even though it was always night in the underground city, public transportation had long since stopped.

Chen Ci thought for a second and said, "It's too late. You can sleep here."

"What?" Fu Tianhe had never expected to hear this from Chen Ci. He was stunned for a few seconds, then he quickly waved his hand and said, "No, no, no, I'd better go home. It's not good for the two of us to stay in the same house in the middle of the night."

Now that September's family is not at home, it is really inappropriate for an Alpha like him to stay in an Omega's house.

Chen Ci looked at him strangely, not understanding why Fu Tianhe reacted so strongly: "But haven't we slept in the same tent for several nights?"

Fu Tianhe: ………………

Well, it seemed so. He and September had slept in the same tent for several nights, with their sleeping bags touching each other, listening to each other's breathing and falling asleep in each other's pheromones.

His refusal seemed like a pretentious act of self-sacrifice.

Seeing Fu Tianhe was silent, Chen Ci's face quickly turned red from the base of his neck to the tips of his ears. He stood up and said, "I can't let you stay in Uncle Jiang's room. Is it okay to sleep on the sofa?"

"Okay." Before Fu Tianhe could finish his words, his mouth had already answered for him.

Fu Tianhe came to his senses and wanted to slap himself twice. How could he...how could he agree to it so shamelessly and spinelessly!

At least pretend to be a little tangled!

Chen Ci went to get a quilt and pillow for Fu Tianhe and spread them on the sofa. The sofa was not long enough, so Fu Tianhe had to curl up his legs when he slept, and it was not wide enough, so there was no space for him to even turn over.

But it doesn't matter anymore.

The two of them washed up quickly and went to bed soon. Chen Ci returned to the bedroom, while Fu Tianhe lay on the sofa, thinking back on what happened today, and even wondered if he was dreaming.

He secretly pinched the inside of his thigh. It hurt so much!