Chapter 1473 - 68: Communication in Progress
Seeing Luo Jiuxiu so excited, Lu Hong quickly waved his hand: "Young Master Luo, you’re too kind, too kind. I haven’t played the Horizon for two years, I’m probably just a novice level now, not worth mentioning."
"Well, although you haven’t played for two years, the basic combat methods haven’t changed. The biggest change in the Horizon in these two years is just its diversified, lifestyle development. Moreover, you have a solid foundation, so even if you’re rusty, you’ll naturally return to the peak after a while. Come, come, I can’t believe I got such a significant player, I’m really happy today."
Saying this, Luo Jiuxiu walked to the coffee table, pressed a button on it, and spoke into the lit-up red microphone: "Send me four more beauties here; hmm... choose based on your four major specialty services, quickly, quickly. Also, send over a case of Lafite."
Soon, four beautiful young women, each dressed distinctively, pushed in a case of Lafite and entered the private room.
"Greetings to Young Master Luo."
The four beauties gracefully saluted Young Master Luo.
Luo Jiuxiu pointed to Lu Hong, who was sitting beside him, and said, "Tonight, make sure you take good care of him, money’s not an issue."
Hearing Luo Jiuxiu’s words, the eyes of the four beauties immediately sparkled, and they pounced on Lu Hong like they had spotted a monk, showing off their tricks continuously in front of Lu Hong.
Lu Hong found it a bit embarrassing, wanting to escape from their embrace.
Seeing Lu Hong so restrained, Luo Jiuxiu laughed heartily and said, "Brother Lu, just enjoy yourself, this is just a regular service at the Sofia Bar."
After speaking, Luo Jiuxiu sat back in his gaming chair, signaling for three of the beauties to continue attending to him.
As the saying goes, no matter how strong a tiger is, it can’t withstand a pack of wolves, let alone four beauties climbing onto him.
Each with a hot figure, extremely tempting, Lu Hong couldn’t resist and was completely swept away.
The four beauties were also extremely open, disregarding everything as they directly engaged in a 4v1 battle with Lu Hong on the sofa.
Luo Jiuxiu was likewise battling alongside three beauties.
After about half an hour, the two finally settled down.
Luo Jiuxiu waved his hand, signaling the beauties in the room to leave first.
The seven beauties were very obedient to Luo Jiuxiu’s request, getting up to leave.
Before leaving, they thoughtfully cleaned up Lu Hong and Luo Jiuxiu and tidied their clothes.
Luo Jiuxiu opened a bottle of Lafite and directly placed it into Lu Hong’s hand, also opening one for himself, making a toast: "Cheers!"
Gulping down large drinks of red wine, Luo Jiuxiu drank heartily, and Lu Hong also guzzled a few mouthfuls.
Such a rich nightlife, it was Lu Hong’s first time experiencing it from childhood to adulthood; likewise, his desire for money also grew stronger in his heart.
He knew all this was gained through the power of money.
With money, you could have everything.
Therefore, Lu Hong valued more and more the potential future boss in front of him.
After all, this boss was really generous. Although Lu Hong didn’t know how much it would cost to have four beauties serve him, he estimated that working hard for ten years might not even reach one night’s expense.
After gulping down a bottle of Lafite, Luo Jiuxiu then opened up again: "Brother, come online later. My company was just established, and we’re currently taking on some mercenary tasks. Last night according to the employer’s request, we attacked Lanshan Castle, but my nemesis accepted the counter contract and fought against me. Last night we couldn’t successfully sneak attack Lanshan Castle. If we still can’t take it tonight, this task might fail, and my mercenary level registered in the Sacred Empire might drop to Bronze due to this failure. It was hard for me to get to Silver Level. If possible, brother, could you help me out, see if we can handle this task tonight. Of course, given you haven’t been online for two years, I won’t blame you if we fail this time. Starting tonight, you will directly be the deputy head of my Luo Tian Mercenary Corps. As for the salary, let’s start with a monthly ten thousand, and then provide performance bonuses based on the mercenary task rewards with no ceiling. How much you earn is up to you, my regular team member’s performance alone is at least ten thousand a month. So, brother, as long as you mix well with me, I assure you, whether in-game or real life, you can have the best of everything."
Hearing Luo Jiuxiu’s offering, Lu Hong’s eyes lit up. According to his words, just playing the game could earn him nearly twenty thousand a month. Damn, where could he find such a good job?
So, he immediately agreed: "When do we go online then?"
Hearing this, Luo Jiuxiu glanced at the million-dollar watch on his wrist: "There’s still an hour, why don’t you go online first to get familiar. I’ll provide the account, as your account from two years ago might be a bit outdated in equipment and level. Do you still want a Warrior account?"
Lu Hong nodded: "I can only play a Warrior. If it’s a Warrior, that’s the best."
"No problem." Luo Jiuxiu nodded, and then took out his phone, dialing a number: "Hello! Arrange a Warrior graduate account with ID unbinding, quickly!"
Soon, the account information was sent to Luo Jiuxiu’s phone.
Seeing the account and password passed over by Luo Jiuxiu, Lu Hong curiously asked: "How much does such a graduate account generally cost to buy?"
"It’s roughly between thirty to a hundred thousand, depending on the strength of the profession. Although your Warrior is now a weaker profession, it’s hard to level a Warrior. The quote just now was eighty-six thousand."
Hearing the price, Lu Hong was internally shocked. Eighty-six thousand for a character account?
The Horizon really can be developed into a metaverse now.
The reason for such a full-level account being so costly was largely due to the Horizon’s character strategy change previously. The account mode of deletion upon death made a full-level account incredibly valuable.
"So, are we heading to an internet cafe now?"
Hearing Lu Hong’s question, Luo Jiuxiu laughed: "How can Sofia Bar not have such entertainment equipment?"
Saying this, Luo Jiuxiu pressed a switch on the wall.
As the sound of mechanical movement echoed, the wall in front opened left and right, a set of virtual headsets was pushed out from the wall, and the ceiling began opening, with two virtual pods slowly descending.
This scene made Lu Hong click his tongue in wonder. This private room was big, but it looked like there was nothing much inside. Unexpectedly, it was all hidden within the walls.
Probably with the right buttons, beds and various things could all be summoned out.
"Come on!"
Luo Jiuxiu handed the virtual headset to Lu Hong, and also lay into the virtual pod himself.
The virtual pod was something Lu Hong had never seen before, but he had used virtual headsets in the past. However, after two years of development, these virtual headsets were now more refined and more powerful.
Previously, the simulation level could only achieve up to eighty percent sensory restoration, but now the virtual headsets could almost achieve one hundred percent sensory restoration.
Lying in the virtual pod, Lu Hong put on the virtual headset, his consciousness began connecting to the computer terminal.
As he closed his eyes and opened them again, the screen for entering account and password appeared in front of him.
Lu Hong entered the account and password he had just received, and the option to bind identity information popped up immediately.
This binding was a must; each account login had to bind personal citizen information. Of course, you could execute unbinding when exiting the game, meaning this account could be logged in by another person next time. However, without unbinding, even if someone else had the account password, they couldn’t log in. This change was made for malicious account retrieval after transactions.
Lu Hong confirmed the account binding, loading the citizen identity information.
The screen went black.
Moments later, as it lit up again, he found himself in the world of the Horizon.
He felt as if he had returned to that world he fantasized about during his two years of unconsciousness.
At this moment, according to the interface’s displayed location, he was at the Mercenary Inn in the Imperial City of the Sacred Empire.
Lu Hong immediately checked the skill introduction interface for the Warrior profession.
After thoroughly reading through it, he finally let out a sigh of relief.
Although two years have passed, the professional skills haven’t significantly increased; it’s still capped at the Third Transformation, with just some adjustments to the skill values. They were all familiar skills, and Lu Hong’s confidence immediately returned.