Since the system became my girlfriend

“Brother Zhang, we have some puppet cores here,” Su Rui said as he stepped forward.

"Really? That's great! I'll collect these cores as agreed!" said Brother Zhang, the blacksmith.

"Yes! This is my share!" Su Rui handed over three hundred and eighty puppet cores!

"Ding! Quest complete! You have gained 38000 experience points and 76 silver coins!"

"Ding! Congratulations to player 'I Am Me' for leveling up! Current level: 9. You have gained six attribute points, which have been evenly distributed among your attributes!"

"Ding! Congratulations to player 'I Am Me' for leveling up! Current level: 10. You have gained six attribute points, which have been evenly distributed among your attributes!"

"Ding! Congratulations, player 'I am', you have reached level 10! You will no longer be able to gain experience in the starting village; all experience gained beyond that level will be reset to zero!"

"Ding! Player I am: Please select the main city you wish to go to. You have five minutes to make your selection. If you do not select a city within the time limit, you will be automatically teleported to Xuanwu City!"

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After a series of system notifications, a large countdown appeared in front of Su Rui. Once five minutes were up, he would have to leave the newbie village.

"Xiao Xi, you should hand in your mission too!" Su Rui said to Feng Lixi.

“Mm!” Feng Lixi nodded.

"How many cores are you missing?" Su Rui asked.

“Four hundred and thirty,” Feng Lixi said.

“Okay!” Su Rui directly traded 430 puppet cores to Feng Lixi.

"Ding ding ding..." After a series of golden lights, Feng Lixi also reached level ten.

"How many are left..." Su Rui looked at his backpack. He and Feng Lixi had collected a total of nine hundred fragments. The number was calculated based on their levels at the time. Later, the two of them also gained a lot of experience from killing monsters. Su Rui even gained several thousand experience points from completing the quest chain, so they ended up with ninety extra cores.

Because after reaching level 10, Su Rui and Feng Lixi could no longer gain experience, and once they left the newbie village, these cores would all become trash. So, based on the principle of not wasting anything, Su Rui directly mailed all the remaining ninety puppet cores to his only friend in the game—Tang Seng Shampoo Loves Pantene.

"Hehe, although we've only met by chance, we're still acquaintances." Su Rui smiled slightly and then sent the message with the right mouse button.

"Xiao Xi, which main city are you planning to go to?" Su Rui asked Feng Lixi after sending the email. He didn't want to be separated from the girl, otherwise all his previous efforts would be in vain.

"I'm fine with anything, I'm just playing alone anyway, I'll go wherever you go!" Feng Lixi's words made Su Rui overjoyed!

“Then let’s go to Xuanwu City,” Su Rui said. Since Feng Lixi was fine with going anywhere, he naturally chose the default main city.

According to the rules of "Source", after a player leaves the starting village, the default main city is planned based on the player's location in reality. So if Su Rui goes to Xuanwu City, he can still meet some friends from real life.

As a professional gamer, Su Rui also has his own circle of friends.

"Okay!" Feng Lixi didn't care. She was the master of the entire game, and it made no difference to her which main city it was.

“Then let’s choose!” Su Rui smiled at Feng Lixi, and then chose Xuanwu City!

With a flash of white light, Su Rui left the beginner village. When his vision returned, he was already in the central square of Xuanwu City!

"Ding! Congratulations, player! You are the first player to leave the starting village and enter the main city! System reward: 5 gold coins! Unique title: Fastest to leave the village!"

"Damn... what a country bumpkin title..." Looking at the new title above his head, Su Rui rolled his eyes so hard they almost reached the sky.

"Hidden title!" Su Rui immediately chose to hide it. If he were to reveal this title, he would become a laughing stock...

After waiting a few more seconds, Su Rui confirmed that the only reward he received as the first player to leave the newbie village was five gold coins and the "Super Country Bumpkin" title. He didn't get any artifacts or anything like that, so he was inevitably a little disappointed!

"What a stingy development team!" Su Rui couldn't help but mutter under his breath.

"Whoosh!" Just then, a flash of white light appeared, and Feng Lixi appeared in front of Su Rui.

"Hey, Xiao Xi, did you get any rewards?" Su Rui asked curiously. Feng Lixi was probably the second player to leave the newbie village.

“No…” Feng Lixi shrugged.

"I see..." Su Rui nodded. Given the development team's stingy attitude, it was predictable that he, as the first place winner, would only receive such a small benefit, while Feng Lixi, the second place winner, would get nothing.

"Should we turn in the quest first, or change our class first?" Su Rui asked. He had quite a few quests to turn in, including three letters to be delivered to the main city.

“Let’s go turn in the quest first, we…” Feng Lixi paused for a moment, then said to Su Rui, “I have to leave for a bit. You go turn in the quest first, then change your class. I’ll come find you to hang out when I’m done!”

"Whoosh!" Without waiting for Su Rui's reply, Feng Lixi disappeared.

"Huh? Why did you suddenly log off?" Su Rui was completely bewildered. Since they were in the main city, which was a safe zone, logging off meant disappearing instantly.

"Could something have happened to her?" Su Rui frowned. Although they had only known each other for a short time, he was still quite worried about Feng Lixi.

After waiting for a while without seeing Feng Lixi log on, Su Rui had no choice but to go and turn in his quest. His first stop was the Mercenary Guild.

Once players leave the starting village, they will receive a tutorial quest that requires them to register at the Mercenary Guild. Only after completing the registration can players continue to accept quests and gain experience points in the world of "Source".

Following the directions on the mission map, Su Rui quickly arrived at the Mercenary Guild, located on the east side of the central square of Xuanwu City.

"Hello, I want to register as a mercenary." Su Rui entered the Mercenary Guild. Because the players were still struggling in the newbie village, the Mercenary Guild was very deserted.

"Kid, you want to register as a mercenary? Come on over here!" An old man with white hair and beard was writing and drawing behind a table in the corner. He beckoned to Su Rui after hearing his voice.

"Oh!" Su Rui arrived in front of the old man in a few steps.

"Hey? You're the apprentice mercenary who took on the open quest and went to help out in the small village, right?" the old man asked, glancing at Su Rui.

“Yes!” Su Rui nodded; that was the background and identity of these players.

"Alright, since you've completed the village's tasks, I'll register you!" the old man said, opening a notebook.

"Wait a minute, I have another letter here. Lord Gai Nie asked me to bring it back." Su Rui hurriedly stopped the old man and handed him Gai Nie's letter of recommendation.