You've been ruined by games all your life!

Chapter 24 Deep Sea Surroundings
After being persuaded by Qingbing's convincing physical evidence (tickets), Chen Fang finally calmed down and accepted the fact that her son had "soared to great heights".

Although she had heard that many children nowadays achieve good futures by playing video games, she never believed that such a thing would happen to her own child... All she wanted was for Chen Lai to study hard, find a good job, and eventually marry a voluptuous woman, have children, and spend his life with her.

Surprisingly, he actually made a name for himself playing video games.

"That's the situation right now. There are student apartments in the city center built with funding from Deep Sea Company. They will be given to students of the college free of charge during their studies. They include a fully furnished deep-sea fish tank, three bedrooms and one living room, and all water and electricity are free. You can check in now."

Qingbing stood up as she spoke, then winked at Chen Lai: "Finally, I have some other matters to discuss with your son, what do you think?"

Chen Fang hurriedly got up: "I'll go cut some fruit for you. You guys chat. Chen Lai, you should talk to their leader properly."

Chen Lai couldn't hold back; his mother wouldn't change her petty-bourgeois mentality anytime soon... He had already changed from the moment he learned that playing games could grant him extraordinary powers.

He doesn't want to be a petty citizen; he wants to be a citizen of the motherland!
Chen Fang entered the kitchen, and Qing Bingke tucked her hair back and looked at Chen Lai seriously: "The handover procedures here have actually been completed. I will conduct an iris scan on you later. After the scan, your name will appear on the list of [Protectors of the People]. Of course, you are only in reserve for now."

"Tribunal for the Plebs? That sounds very Roman."

"It's just a title; the real responsibility is to protect the territory and its people, and the main enemy is the deep-sea collision... The company pays you so that you can keep working hard to acquire items in the game. Otherwise, why would they keep you around? Just to eat?"

Chen Lai nodded: "Senior brother said before that you would teach me how to improve my abilities... How exactly should I do that?"

"There are two ways. The first is to participate in major events and bring out items marked with the word 'unique' from the dungeon. These items can help you enhance your abilities. If you don't get the type you want, you can trade with players from other academies for fair trade."

"Second, go into the game and look at the [Deep Sea Surroundings]. There you'll find special effects potions made by companies using recycled, defective loot. You can buy them if you have the money, but the enhancement is limited. The most important thing for a tribunal is the ability to obtain unique items from dungeons."

"Alright, that's all for now. I'm leaving. Contact me if you need anything."

Qingbing finished saying what she needed to say in one breath. Seeing that Chen Lai had no questions, she took out her phone from her bag, held it up to Chen Lai's eyes for a moment, and completed the iris scan. Then she stood up and was about to leave.

Chen Lai got up to see her off, but she stopped him: "No need to see me off. You and your mother should get ready to move to the apartment. I live there too, and we'll see each other plenty of time later."

"Furthermore," Qingbing smiled, "I plan to make an additional investment in you. Based on the qualities you demonstrated during the Shibuya Incident, I believe this investment will not be a loss."

She waved her phone, and a huge sum of money immediately appeared in Chen Lai's account.

"Alright, you're really leaving now. If anything comes up, we can keep in touch online. I'll add you as a friend when I get back. Remember to eat the fish."

There was a soft thud at the door, and Chen Fang quietly peeked out: "Gone?"

"He's gone." Chen Lai sat on the sofa, as if in a dream.

This world seems to be more dangerous and more interesting than he thought.

Chen Fang sat down to the side, put on her reading glasses, and carefully looked at the terms of the contract. After a long time, she finally let out a long sigh of relief.

"No matter what, at least my daughter and I have a place to stay."

“Those debt collectors will never come to our door again... Come with me later to get a new phone card. God help us, we can finally get rid of these plagues.”

Chen Fang kept muttering to herself, then showed a hint of weariness. Chen Lai listened silently until this moment when he finally spoke up: "Don't worry, Mom. Quit your job at the hotel. I can support you by playing games."

"Nonsense! The money you earn from playing games is for your wedding, not for me to support you!"

"Besides, making money by playing games is ultimately unstable and unreliable, not as good as being a civil servant..."

Chen Lai couldn't hold back his excitement. That's how the older generation thinks: you have to be busy, so busy you're constantly on the go, and yet you still have to maintain stability.

But in today's world, "stability" is the biggest instability.

Chen Lai couldn't change her mother's mind in a short time, so she could only help her adapt to the changes in her material environment.

Chen Lai found a moving company's phone number online and contacted them to help move his things. Since the deep-sea fish tank couldn't be moved, he had to sell the "deep-sea liquid" inside at a discount. Anyway, the new apartment had new equipment, so he didn't need to worry about these things.

He purchased VIP service, and the total moving time did not exceed two hours. Before nightfall, he and his mother, Chen Fang, moved into their new home.

The student apartments at Vinegar Academy are all fully furnished. The apartment layout is similar to a large shared apartment for international students, with a shared living room and individual rooms for each resident... except that the apartments provided by Deep Sea Company are very large, duplexes within duplexes.

When Chen Lai moved in, several students from the Vinegar Academy who shared the living room came out to take a look. Chen Lai noticed that each of them had different "features," suggesting that they were not from the same department.

"Need any help moving, buddy?" A burly man chewing bubble gum leaned against the doorframe, looking at Chen Lai in a friendly manner.

"Help me."

Chen Lai was helping his master carry a large box containing some old furniture that his mother couldn't bear to throw away... It's a habit of the older generation to keep all sorts of junk.

Chen Lai's Heavenly Curse Bindings are not developed enough, so moving these things is quite tiring.

"Alright." The burly man stepped forward and easily helped Chen Lai lift the box, leaving it there for the movers and Chen Lai to hang.

"What a fine man! Brother, what's your name?"

Chen Lai transferred the money to the mover and then caught up with the guy who was helping him move the boxes, handing him a cigarette he had taken from the mover.

"Thanks, I won't smoke... My name is Zhang Long, I'm a buff-type character, what's yours?"

"Chen Lai, brother from the system, your physical attributes are so good?" Chen Lai was somewhat surprised.

"Add me as a friend in the game later, and I'll teach you how to buy merchandise. You're part of the system, so you'll be stronger than me soon!"

Zhang Long smiled, gently placed the heavy box on the ground, and patted the dust off his hands.

Chen Lai nodded. Qing Bingke and Zhang Long both suggested buying the area around the deep sea, so it seemed that the money on hand really couldn't be kept and had to be spent.

As for the small loans he got from outside... Chen Lai could only say that they should suffer a little longer, and he would definitely pay them back once he earned more from the dungeon!

(End of this chapter)