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Chapter 42 First Entry, Exploration

You have gained 200 Psionic Points.

[You have joined the camp - Coffee Shop]

[Faction reputation unlocked, current reputation level: Neutral]

[Main Quest Part 2 Unlocked]

Mission objective: Gain a deeper understanding of this world, acquire more useful information, and unlock the third stage.

Time limit: 2 days

Quest Reward: 200 Psionic Points
Task penalty: All attributes -3
Ye Mingqiu glanced at the mission penalty and knew that the mission difficulty was probably very low. Truly difficult missions had no penalty, such as the survival trial, which did not require any mission penalty at all.

In addition, the essence of the first task is to find a place to live. Although the old shopkeeper said on the surface that he would only work for one hour, he should actually be willing to accept him, otherwise he would not have been able to complete the task.

The store manager was a very nice person; none of the follow-up plans I had made were needed.

The café's initial reputation is neutral, which means it's a relatively friendly faction that's more willing to accept and care for outsiders. However, it's probably difficult to raise the reputation to a very high level in a short period of time.

There are seven reputation levels: Hateful, Indifferent, Neutral, Friendly, Honored, Revered, and Exalted. Generally, reaching Honored is the limit. Reaching Revered and Exalted requires making significant contributions to the faction, which is very difficult.

At night, coffee shops are like erasers forgotten in a corner of the city, wiping away the fatigue and irritability in customers' hearts and bringing peace and tranquility.

Ye Mingqiu cleaned the entire coffee shop, then casually sat down at a table, wiping the sweat from his brow as if panting. The manager stood behind the counter, wiping cups as always, as if performing a task that could never be completed.

"Crench."

The door hinges emitted a slightly dry groan, and a figure carrying a black backpack walked in, bringing rain-soaked water stains into the store.

Looks like we'll have to clean up again soon, Ye Mingqiu thought to himself.

He silently observed each guest while listening to the news on the television, trying to find information about the blood-red monster to proceed with the next step.

The guest wore a faded blue school uniform jacket, the zipper neatly zipped up to his chest, revealing the clean white T-shirt collar underneath. His soft black hair fell across his forehead, framing a face that was almost too handsome, with a hint of naivety and confusion in his eyes, like an ordinary high school student who had gotten lost and wandered into this place.

He walked straight to the bar, his voice low and with just the right amount of restraint: "One black coffee, please."

"it is good."

The owner nodded kindly, a friendly smile spreading across his squinty face, and turned to make coffee.

Something's not right.
Ye Mingqiu quickly noticed something was wrong. Although the boy appeared ordinary and behaved like someone his age, he quickly scanned everyone in the shop as soon as he entered. His gaze was fast and sharp, not just casual.

Are they gathering intelligence?
Is this guy a psionicist too?

He quickly found a corner to sit down, placed his backpack on an empty seat, picked up a few free local newspapers with slightly curled edges, and waited for his coffee while learning about the world.

"Isn't this the job I did before? Are you going to be working for someone else because you don't have money to buy coffee next?" Ye Mingqiu thought to himself.

"This is the third reported missing person case this month in the vicinity of the Chengbei Industrial Zone."

"Recently, some residents reported hearing unusual noises near the abandoned site of the former 'Zhenxing Machinery Factory' late at night. We remind residents to be careful and avoid going to the area at night."

Just then, the sound of a news broadcast came from the television, and the soft noise drew the attention of everyone in the coffee shop.

"Manager, I remember Zhenxing Machinery Factory is quite close to our coffee shop, right? Is there any danger?" Ye Mingqiu asked worriedly.

"What are you talking about? Zhenxing Machinery Factory is in the north of the city, and we're in the south." The shop manager asked in confusion. "Eh? Is that so? This is the south of the city? I've always had a bad sense of direction. When I ran away from home before, I just wandered around and ended up here." Ye Mingqiu said with an embarrassed smile, scratching his head.

"hehe."

The store manager just smiled kindly and continued wiping the cups, which seemed impossible to clean.

Meanwhile, the high school student, who appeared to be a psychic, quickly stood up, went to the counter, and said, "Checkout."

Ah! Is it coming?

Ye Mingqiu smiled, but the scene he had imagined did not appear. Instead, the high school student simply took out currency from his pocket and successfully settled the transaction.

Huh? He's rich!

Isn't this guy a psionicist?

The next moment, the high school student walked up to Ye Mingqiu and said with a smile, "If I remember correctly, you're from the class next door, right?"

"Hmm, you've seen me before?"

"Yeah, we're from the same school, how could we not have met? By the way, what are you doing here? Are you short of money?" the high school student asked with a smile.

"Run away from home, lack of funds."

Ye Mingqiu sighed.

"Haha, how about this, we're classmates from the same school, I can help you out a bit. You have an exam tomorrow, and continuing to work here might affect your studies, so come with me."

“But…” Ye Mingqiu looked embarrassed.

"Oh~"

The high school student suddenly realized what was going on, pulled out a large bill from his pocket, handed it to the shopkeeper, and said, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, my classmate may have caused you some trouble. I hope you don't mind."

"It's alright, he's worked in our store for a long time," the store manager said with a smile as he accepted the money.

"Let's go then."

"it is good."

After leaving the coffee shop, the two quickly arrived at a small alley. The reserved high school student casually slicked his hair, instantly transforming into a cool and roguish figure, all traces of his youthful innocence vanishing. He looked at Ye Mingqiu and said, "Looks like a newbie."

"Yes, I've only been a psionicist for a short time, and I don't know much about things. I'm currently only an elite-level professional. Where did you get your money from?" Ye Mingqiu asked with a restrained, awkward smile.

"It was exchanged for gold. Sometimes treasure chests in the spirit world will drop gold that can be stored in your storage space. You can use it in other worlds too. Just cut off a piece and exchange it for money. Gold is a hard currency in the vast majority of worlds."

The roguish high school student lit a cigarette and continued, "My name is Changfeng, what's yours?"

"Divine Lord".

"Sigh, it's not easy for elite-level professionals to come here. I don't know which bastard ignored the Spirit Realm's cooldown and arrived early, causing the Crimson Supreme to enter a state of rage, directly raising the difficulty from the Hard level to the Hell level."

As he spoke, Changfeng stared at Ye Mingqiu and asked, "By the way, it wouldn't be you, would it?"

"Impossible, absolutely impossible! How could a level 1 elite professional like me dare to do such a thing?"

Ye Mingqiu shook his head repeatedly, thinking: If this guy is easy to fool, then we can explore together; if he's not, then there's nothing we can do.
(End of this chapter)