Chapter 81 : Repairing Equipment
Repairing Equipment
"Thank you, I've found a part-time job recently."
Expressing thanks for the girl's concern, Chen Zixuan turned and walked out the door of the convenience store.
Uncle Wang wasn't there today, which was actually a good thing. If he had been, there was no way he would have accepted such an expensive gift.
A dozen minutes later, Chen Zixuan returned to his residential complex. Just as he reached the base of his building, his phone beeped with a text message alert.
"SMS notification: On account 4657, a remittance of RMB 300,000 was credited today."
The planned payment for the goods was 240,000, but Yuewu seemed to think it was too little and rounded it up at the last minute, giving Chen Zixuan a total of 300,000 yuan.
Who would ever think they had too much money?
Chen Zixuan accepted the money with a clear conscience.
As he was going upstairs in the corridor, Chen Zixuan ran into Gu Yanxi's mother.
Yao Qian was about to head downstairs. Upon seeing Chen Zixuan, she sized him up with great interest, making Chen Zixuan rather nervous.
Fortunately, Yao Qian didn't say anything in the end.
As they passed each other, Chen Zixuan caught a whiff of a rich fragrance.
It was the kind of scent that only exuded from a woman at the peak of maturity.
Avoiding Yao Qian, Chen Zixuan unlocked his door and returned home.
Although he wanted to get in some more training, Chen Zixuan knew there was only so much time in a week, and leveling up would become harder the further he went.
Although he was already level 8, he couldn't relax, as gaining further levels would require exponentially more experience.
Ah... the road ahead was still long and arduous.
Back in his bedroom, Chen Zixuan put on his VR headset, lay on the bed, and entered the game.
His thoughts began to drift, his vision went blank.
When he opened his eyes again, he found himself in a bustling, lively otherworldly city with people coming and going.
Moreover, his perspective seemed a lot shorter.
No need to look more; Chen Zixuan knew that he had transformed from that ordinary boy into the Vampire girl named "Cecilia".
While no one was paying attention, the silver-haired girl equipped the [Nightcloak] to hide her appearance, then quickly walked towards the nearest weapons shop.
After a fierce battle, her gear's durability was critically low, especially her weapon, which had only 37/500 left. If she wanted to keep farming monsters and leveling up, she'd have to repair her gear first.
A few minutes later, Chen Zixuan arrived at a small, low-roofed shop by the roadside, with a sign showing a giant iron hammer.
This should be the weapon shop. Chen Zixuan stepped inside.
The place looked small from the outside, and even more cramped inside. The two walls were crammed with various armors and weapons, making for quite the dazzling display.
However, Chen Zixuan knew these weapons and equipment were just for show—none of them could actually be bought, at least not at this stage.
Besides, she was already carrying all purple, epic-grade gear. She had no interest whatsoever in these dime-a-dozen junk items.
At the counter sat a rugged, bald, burly man, shirtless and with bulging muscles. He was clearly the shop owner.
Chen Zixuan walked straight up to him. When he saw a customer arrive, the man's face broke into a wide grin, and he hurriedly asked, "Hello, respected adventurer, what service do you need?"
"Repair my equipment."
Since he was just an NPC, Chen Zixuan didn't bother with unnecessary small talk.
"Oh, then please rest assured and leave your equipment to me!"
The shop owner thumped his chest, trying to look reliable.
With the Nightcloak equipped, Chen Zixuan didn't need to worry about stripping off her gear and getting exposed.
She directly removed her [Blood Moon Executioner] set, switched to the default starter gear, and laid the equipment that needed repairs one by one on the countertop.
The shopkeeper, staring blankly at the glowing purple gear on the table, trembled uncontrollably, as if he had never seen anything like it before.
Chen Zixuan even wondered if he would actually drop to his knees in a few seconds.
"Repair fee, eight gold coins!"
After a few seconds, the shopkeeper finally announced the price weakly.
Chen Zixuan was shocked when she heard the price.
Sixteen hundred yuan! So expensive!
But she also knew that the rarer and more expensive the equipment, the higher the repair cost.
And with all the gear at the very edge of breaking, the repair cost would be at its max.
"... Can you do any better on the price?"
The silver-haired girl mumbled nervously after a long pause.
"No."
The shopkeeper's honest face showed an all-too-professional smile.
Wallet, minus eight gold.
To be exact, minus eight gold and six silver.
She also repaired two work weapons—the [Beginner Dagger] and the [Executioner Dagger].
Probably because the equipment rank was so high, Chen Zixuan waited several minutes before the shopkeeper finally handed back her now completely restored gear.
Putting on the fully repaired [Blood Moon Executioner] set, the silver-haired girl muttered, "What a ripoff," then walked out of the shop in annoyance.
Opening her friend list, Dawn's Light and Yuewu were both still offline, most likely busy with matters in the real world.
Gu Yanxi's profile was also grayed out.
Chen Zixuan thought that, given her personality, if she had taken an interest in this game, she was probably frantically learning about it in the real world even now.
Right now, Chen Zixuan really wanted to go complete that [Night Visit to Vampire Mentor] quest.
She was already level 8, but only had two reliably usable skills. It was really too little.
However, as the name said "Night Visit," there was no way to do it in broad daylight.
Chen Zixuan had previously checked: to start this quest, it had to be after nine in the evening.
Still some time left—may as well do more farming.
A dozen minutes later, Chen Zixuan was back again in that murky, dark swamp.
The Mired Swamp.
All around were rotting trees. The air was thick with the stench of mud, and the sky was hazy upon entering this wild area.
Dozens of water ghosts were leisurely roaming the depths of the swamp.
Although the environment was revolting, this was, after all, the highest-level monster area available right now.
Not only did it give the most experience, there was even a chance to drop white gear. Chen Zixuan couldn't find a better place to grind for now.
Sighing softly, the silver-haired girl slowly stepped into the swamp. The water ghosts sensed the presence of a player and lined up to shuffle over to their deaths.
Level 8 against Level 3—definitely an absolute level crush. Chen Zixuan didn't even need to use the [Blood Moon Executioner] dagger. Just wielding the beginner dagger that she switched to would guarantee a two-hit kill for each monster.
Unfortunately, at this level, the experience needed per level was absolutely massive.
Chen Zixuan kept farming for over ten minutes. Only when her beginner dagger's durability hit zero did her experience bar nudge up by the tiniest fraction—barely noticeable if you didn't look hard.
Haaa... Without any world-class bosses, it really is so difficult to level up...