Star Abyss Walker

Chapter 12 Meeting with Online Friends (Thanks to the guild leader, "Let's Go Find a Black Lanzhou!")

After three consecutive sounds, a star finally lit up on the star map, followed by a rather pleasant female voice.

"Hey, a newbie here!"

She smiled and said, "Tell me first where you came from, Xicheng?"

"wilderness."

I asked in a deep voice, "What's your name, young lady?"

"My name is Ruolin."

The other person smiled and said, "ID: Ruolin, real name: Zhang Ruolin, from Chengdu. What about you?"

"My name is Ding Han, my ID is Zhu Ying, and I come from Suzhou."

"Oh……"

Zhang Ruolin smiled and asked, "What level are you? What's your overall combat ability level?"

"Just reached level 10."

I glanced at my stats and said modestly, "My combat ability isn't very high; it's only 80 points at the moment."

"A combat power of 80 points is actually not bad."

Zhang Ruolin laughed and said, "Is this newbie asking for help? Or what?"

"I'd like to seek some help."

I pondered for a moment: "I just arrived in Xicheng and I'm completely unfamiliar with the place. I'm also penniless and don't even have a cell phone. I'd like to buy one from other players. Ruolin, do you have any connections?"

"Yes, yes, but..."

Zhang Ruolin laughed and said, "To be honest, the current players are all very poor. And you may not know this, but with the arrival of players, this Star Abyss World is undergoing drastic changes. The Star Maple Federation calls us players 'Descendants' and believes that we will bring disaster to this world, so they have issued a kill order to kill all Descendants. The attitude of the upper echelons of the Crimson Dragon Kingdom and Xicheng is unclear at the moment, but it is certainly not optimistic."

"so……"

I said helplessly, "Sis, are you going to help me or not?"

"I can help, but it needs to be an equal exchange; you must have what I need."

"can."

I nodded: "I have a few powerful explosive grenades and a white MP25 Howler submachine gun here. I'd like to trade them for a cell phone, some bullets for the Windwhisperer sniper rifle, and preferably some cash as well. Can you handle that?"

"can."

Zhang Ruolin said, "How about this? Chatting in the Star Chart is too much of a waste of experience points. Let's meet at the Shangdao Coffee Shop on Jiankang Road tomorrow. What time are you free?"

"Around nine o'clock in the morning."

I thought for a moment and said, "I'm wearing navy blue jeans and a white T-shirt. What about you?"

"I……"

Zhang Ruolin smiled and said, "Of course I need to dress up when meeting someone I met online. Just wait for me at the coffee shop at nine o'clock, and I'll recognize you."

"Okay, don't break your promise. I don't have a single penny on me and can't afford the coffee."

"Don't worry, the coffee's on me."

"Okay, see you there or see you."

"Okay, see you there!"

……

It was early morning, around eight o'clock.

A student wearing black-rimmed glasses, who looked unwell as if he had been drinking too much alcohol, came into the internet cafe. His name was Zhao Yihang, and he was the third internet cafe manager besides me and Yingzi. He was a college student.

After handing over my shift, I immediately left the internet cafe and headed to Jiankang Road. Zhang Ruolin was treating me to breakfast today, so I wasn't going to eat at the internet cafe. But I still took a bucket of noodles and threw it into my interdimensional storage space.

"Ding Han".

Not far from the internet cafe, Lu Xiaobei's voice came from behind.

"Ok?"

I turned around and couldn't help but be amazed. Today, Lu Xiaobei had long, jet-black hair, wore a gray skirt, a beige shirt, and a navy blue, white, and gold striped cardigan sweater. She exuded a strong youthful vibe, looked very casual, and was almost unbelievably beautiful.

"Boss, what's going on?"

"Now that there are three internet cafe managers, I can finally let loose."

Lu Xiaobei said somewhat displeased, "It's one thing for you to call me boss in an internet cafe, but we're outside now, so just call me Lu Xiaobei."

"Row."

I asked again, "Lu Xiaobei, are you going there?"

"The old town area across the street."

Lu Xiaobei pointed to the opposite side and said, "The Chinese New Year is just a few months away. It's peak tourist season during the New Year. The inns in the old town area have asked me to take promotional photos for them at their inns. They're offering 500 yuan a day."

"I go……"

My eyes reddened: "Do they need male models?"

"Maybe it is necessary."

Lu Xiaobei said, "I'll ask around for you later, and I'll definitely take you along to make a fortune if I get the chance."

"That's fine."

I nodded emphatically: "A gentleman's word is as good as his bond. If you have any chance to make money, be sure to think of me. I lack everything right now, but the thing I lack most is money."

"Okay~~~"

Lu Xiaobei waved his hand, crossed the street lightly, and disappeared into the crowd in the ancient city.

I glanced at her retreating figure, then turned and headed straight for Jiankang Road.

……

Jiankang Road and Qianjin Street are only a few hundred meters apart, and there is only one Shangdao Coffee shop on the entire street, so it is easy to find.

After entering the coffee shop, I ordered a latte, and then some cakes and desserts. Since Zhang Ruolin was paying, I definitely couldn't skimp on this meal. And if she stood me up, it wouldn't be a problem. At worst, I could use my bio-optical invisibility skills to break through the window and run away without paying. That wouldn't be too difficult for me.

Time passed by little by little, and soon it was nine o'clock.

The coffee shop was nearly empty in the morning.

Just then, a figure walked into the coffee shop; it was a woman.

She had short hair, wore sunglasses so her eyes were obscured, and wore a white inner layer under a brown jacket, loose-fitting gray-blue jeans, and white sneakers, giving her a sporty look. As soon as she entered the coffee shop, she glanced at me sideways, then walked over with a smile and sat down opposite me.

"He's kind of handsome, he didn't disappoint me."

Zhang Ruolin took off her sunglasses, saw what I had ordered, and immediately showed a pained expression: "Wow, are you eating my money's worth?"

"I'm sorry."

I said helplessly, "I've been wandering in the wilderness for many days, and I came to Xicheng penniless. I really haven't eaten anything good. Sister Ruolin, you're so beautiful, you'll definitely understand me."

"You're such a shameless newbie..."

Zhang Ruolin laughed speechlessly, "Why are you acting so old-fashioned?"

As she spoke, she waved her hand and said, "Waiter, I'd like to order coffee."

She only ordered a tiramisu and a latte.

"How long have you been in Xicheng?" I asked.

“I was born in Xicheng.”

Zhang Ruolin lowered her voice and chuckled, "I guess you're a local, so feel free to ask me anything you don't understand."

"Ah."

I nodded: "Did you bring your phone?"

"of course."

Zhang Ruolin slowly pushed a new phone over and said, "It's a new Xiaomi phone, great value for money. It cost me a full 3000 Star Coins. In addition, I got you a phone card using Grandma Liu's ID card from next door."

She smiled meaningfully: "We players... must be careful to hide our identities, otherwise we might accidentally run into trouble somewhere."

"Well, thank you very much."

I accepted the phone and charger.

"Let's download WeChat, add each other as friends, and then contact each other via WeChat so we don't waste experience points."

"Row."

I immediately connected to the Wi-Fi, downloaded WeChat, and then registered a WeChat account using my own SIM card. My username was "Chasing Shadows," and I scanned the QR code to add Zhang Ruolin on WeChat.

"All right."

Zhang Ruolin asked, "Show your goods using the trading system?"

"to make."

I immediately opened the trading system and put up a white Howler and three Dark Tide blast grenades.

Outsiders cannot see the players' trading activities. From the outside, Ruolin and I just appear to be sitting face to face drinking tea.

"Wow……"

Zhang Ruolin smiled and said, "To be honest, the goods are good, especially the hand grenades, Dark Tide Technology?"

"Ah."

I nodded: "To be honest, I was once captured by Dark Tide and taken to a concentration camp. I escaped from the Dark Tide base by chance, otherwise I wouldn't have ended up in such a sorry state."

"Then this is a hellish starting area for you."

Zhang Ruolin smiled and said, "I feel a little sympathy."

"An MP25, plus three grenades, is definitely worth more than just a cell phone." I pondered for a moment, "I also need some bullets and cash. Without cash, I can't survive at all."

"really."

Zhang Ruolin said, "Don't worry, I won't mistreat you."

As she spoke, she placed two boxes of bullets and a stack of banknotes in the transaction window. The bullets were large-caliber bullets common to the Windtalker sniper rifle, totaling 200 rounds, while the cash amounted to a full 5000 Star Coins.

After the transaction is successful.

I frowned and said, "Actually, I need some general-purpose bullets from the Howler. Can you get them?"

"As long as you have money, bullets are not a problem."

Zhang Ruolin said, "Currently in our player market, the price of the 9mm caliber bullets commonly used by the Roarer is about 1:3. How many do you want?"

"Seven shots."

I handed her back 3000 star coins and said, "Get it for me as soon as possible."

"Ah."

Zhang Ruolin accepted the money: "Currently, there aren't many ways for players in Xicheng to level up. If you want to go out of the city to kill monsters, level up, and extract experience from the Yuanli Furnace, you can contact me. I have a small team here, and we go out of the city once every once in a while after we've gathered enough ammo."

"What is the target monster?" I asked.

"insect."

Zhang Ruolin smiled slightly: "It's not peaceful outside Xicheng either. Insect nests are spawning everywhere. The players have obtained the coordinates of some of the insect nests, and they usually go to kill the first-tier nest insects. The nest insects don't have much attack power. As long as a few players cooperate with each other and suppress them with fire support, they can basically farm them without taking any damage. Once they run out of ammo, they leave without any fuss."

"good……"

I nodded in deep agreement: "Take me with you next time you leave the city. What are your requirements?"

"There are definitely requirements for joining the team; we don't raise experience-boosting babies."

Zhang Ruolin asked, "What kind of long-range firearms do you have?"

"I have a green howler."

"Alright then."

Zhang Ruolin smiled nonchalantly: "The Green Roarer, plus 1000 rounds of ammunition, plus you have the Wind Whisperer sniper rifle, and your combat level is not low either, which meets the requirements for joining the team. I will call you next time we go out of the city, and we can contact each other on WeChat using the code."

I nodded and got up to leave.

"and many more."

Zhang Ruolin frowned slightly: "Stay with me a little longer. It's been so long since I've talked to a normal person."

"Then I need to order something."

"Are you a pig? How can you eat so much?"

She looked helpless and said, "Order."

(End of this chapter)