Chapter 307: Selecting Items
Xu Shengsheng’s inventory was remarkably simple, holding only a handful of items.
It genuinely didn’t look like she had any sort of token on her.
“Have you received anything in reality? Like a strange delivery, for instance?”
“No, I don’t even dare buy things, nor have I received any parcels. At most, I just go to the supermarket to buy some snacks.”
Otherwise, her mother would scold her to death.
“Head back out first. Search around your room to see if there’s anything weird,” Bai Cha said.
“You guys aren’t coming out?” Xu Shengsheng sounded a bit reluctant, not particularly eager to go back.
“The two of us have some business to attend to—we might run a dungeon.”
Xu Shengsheng thought it over and asked, “Then can I watch the livestream? Are you two going to run a dungeon together?”
She was practically bursting with anticipation, though she knew all too well where her own strength lay, making it completely impossible for her to tag along with the two of them.
“If you want to watch, you can stay here and view the stream. There’s a computer on the desk that can request a connection with the game directly, though I haven’t paid the electricity bill.”
Bai Cha gave her an innocent look.
Xu Shengsheng: “…”
Xu Shengsheng: “Is the electricity bill very expensive?”
“One hundred points a month, water and electricity included. It can’t be considered very expensive, but it must be paid monthly.”
In other words, if she didn’t live here and didn’t use it for the month, those 100 points would be wasted.
Although Bai Cha didn’t use her points much, she had no desire to hand them back to the game, either.
Xu Shengsheng: QAQ.
“Come to my guild,” Shen Qingchen suggested. “I have electricity over at my place. Xiao Cha, come along too.”
After pondering for two seconds, Bai Cha agreed.
The interior of the Chenhuan Guild was decorated in a very low-key manner, looking more like an office building.
There weren’t many people inside the building, but upon spotting Shen Qingchen, a male player’s eyes immediately lit up, and he called out loudly, “Hello, Sister Shen!”
Evidently, Shen Qingchen was deeply beloved and respected.
In truth, the natural inclination to admire the strong was reason enough for people to follow her.
“Xiao Yu, is the meeting room empty?”
“Yes! Are you holding a meeting, Sister Shen?” the male player who had been called upon asked, casting a curious glance at Bai Cha and Xu Shengsheng while refraining from asking any further.
“No meeting. We’re just borrowing it for a while. Make sure no one comes to disturb us.”
“All right!”
The meeting room was quite spacious, featuring a massive projection screen.
“If you want to watch the stream, you can use this screen to view it. However, for a challenge match like this, we can actually choose not to make it public.”
As Shen Qingchen spoke, she looked at Bai Cha. “So, do you want to make it public or keep it private?”
There weren’t many streams in the game that could be set to private.
Nobody liked having their privacy constantly spied upon.
However… Bai Cha currently enjoyed quite a high level of attention anyway; she was just too lazy to look into it herself.
When logging into the game earlier, she had noticed a mountain of friend requests waiting for her.
Still, after completing one game, her popularity had cooled down slightly.
Even so, people like Chen Mi would still be paying attention.
“Make it public.”
If her dodder vines couldn’t be planted inside a player’s body, then most people who harbored hopes of leaving something behind in reality would simply walk away.
On the other hand, if it worked, yet only S-rank players could challenge her—or if others could wait until she upgraded to S-rank—Bai Cha would also be able to strike deals with those in need.
Therefore, given that her ability to turn NPCs into Flowers of the Soul and bring them back to reality had already been exposed, making this game public posed no significant downsides.
Xu Shengsheng hesitated and said, “If it’s inconvenient, maybe we shouldn’t make it public. I thought it was mandatory to stream it.”
“Rest assured, it’s not because of you,” Bai Cha said, looking at her. “Or would you rather go back and check your room right now?”
Xu Shengsheng declined instantly.
Having finally found an excuse to come out, she didn’t want to go back so soon today.
Thus, Shen Qingchen issued a challenge to Bai Cha.
This type of challenge wouldn’t be publicly broadcasted; otherwise, the outside world would have known long ago that S-rank players could challenge other players.
[You have received a challenge letter from S9-rank player Shen Qingchen. Do you accept the challenge? Upon accepting, the two of you may inflict harm upon each other in a randomly matched dungeon.]
“Accept.”
[Please select the items you wish to stake. Failing a challenge incurs a penalty, and staked items cannot be used during the game.]
Shen Qingchen opened her inventory directly.
“You pick.”
Shen Qingchen’s inventory was an absolute dazzle to behold, housing over a hundred items.
Bai Cha examined it carefully.
“Do you want this one?” Shen Qingchen clicked on a ballet dress.
“Although it looks rather inconvenient, it’s actually a very powerful support item, A+-rank. Its main function is defense and speed enhancement. You’ll become as nimble as a swan, boosting your escape speed, and it can block most damage from ghosts and monsters. Naturally, the exact effect depends on the dungeon rank and the monster’s level, but the overall performance is quite good. Plus, you can put it on in the Game Town before entering a dungeon, then just toss a jacket over it. The ballet skirt is fairly short as well, so you can wear pants underneath without hindering your movement.”
Looking at it that way, it was indeed very practical. For Bai Cha, she truly needed an enhancement in her personal physical capabilities.
Most importantly, this item seemed like it could also be given to Xu Shengsheng.
“Additionally, the reason this item is A+-rank is that it’s part of an equipment set. The full set includes a pair of dance shoes and a headpiece, but I haven’t obtained those yet. If you want them, I can have someone keep an eye out later to see which dungeon drops them. I got the dress in an A-rank dungeon, while the rest seem to require going to associated dungeons.”
“Alright. Thank you, Sister Shen.”
“Don’t mention it. These items of mine probably won’t be of any use much longer anyway, and truth be told… S9 dungeons don’t really have a place for them.”
Shen Qingchen selected the ballet dress as her wagered item.
Bai Cha had to select hers as well, so she kept it straightforward and chose Frost-Covered Mountain directly.
She couldn’t use this sword herself right now anyway, as it remained in an abnormal, locked state inside her inventory bar.
Fortunately, it could be selected as a wager, which incidentally showcased just how treacherous the game was—if someone else were to pick a locked item like this during a challenge, even if their opponent won, taking possession of the item would still prove troublesome.
It was only because they had agreed on it beforehand.
“We can choose up to three items. Pick two more. Do you want this one? I feel like it suits you quite well.”
Shen Qingchen scrolled through her inventory bar, clicking on an item near the bottom to pull out a sewing kit.
Inside were nine needles—very large ones, the thick, heavy type used for knitting sweaters.
“A-rank item: Nanny Rong’s Needles. Specially designed against ghosts and monsters. I think you could also use your dodder vines to thread through them and attack with them. Basically, ghosts below A-rank will be paralyzed with pain upon being stabbed, rendering them unable to move. In situations where you’re dealing with a swarm of ghosts, pairing it with your skill should work exceptionally well.”
Bai Cha felt it was great—except for the name… Oh well, the name didn’t matter.
She didn’t have many items on her end, so after some thought, she pulled out the skill book she had never used, Medium, and put it up as her wager.
“Lastly, this one.”
Shen Qingchen pulled out a Buddha statue.
“I think you might be quite interested in this one.”
