Ch. 143
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In the busy yet fulfilling battles, time quickly passed, and it was soon 1:30 in the afternoon.
In less than an hour, Chen Zixuan, following the same method as before, killed a total of five Sawtooth Crocodiles. His experience bar rose rapidly again and again, and finally, by 1:00 PM, he reached level 11.
Watching the powerful and unmatched Sawtooth Crocodiles fall one after another and the experience points surge up in a frenzy, Chen Zixuan felt for the first time that grinding experience could be such a simple and violent thing.
However, this tactic was rather hardcore and required players to have the strength to solo and quickly kill Sawtooth Crocodiles. In the current game, aside from Chen Zixuan himself, probably no other player could withstand such intense battles.
Even Cecilia, known as the "Humanoid Boss Raiding Queen," had to stay extremely vigilant at all times. A single lapse, and the Sawtooth Crocodile's sharp fangs and long tail could immediately teach her a painful lesson.
Of course, the bait potions made by Gu Yanxi also played a crucial role.
Bringing Gu Yanxi here was definitely the right decision; the girl was a huge help this time.
Opening his personal interface, Chen Zixuan checked his equipment—it had less than 100 durability left. He decided to grind a few more Sawtooth Crocodiles, aiming to reach level 12 before returning to the Main City to repair his gear.
After using two more potions, it took him over twenty minutes to take down two more Sawtooth Crocodiles. After collecting the loot, Chen Zixuan checked his experience bar again—he still had about 60% to go before leveling up.
The higher the player's level, the more experience it took to advance. Doing a quick calculation, the experience required to go from level 11 to 12 was about 2.5 times as much as for the previous level.
In other words, he only needed to kill four Sawtooth Crocodiles to get from level 10 to 11, but to go from 11 to 12, he'd have to kill ten.
With his equipment's current durability, he clearly didn't have enough to reach level 12. Chen Zixuan thought it over—there was no need to rush. Three days remained, and there were plenty of monsters here, more than enough to let him reach level 15.
It was nearly 2:00 PM, and he still hadn't eaten lunch, so Chen Zixuan opened the main menu and exited the game on the spot.
His consciousness returned to reality. Dragging his heavy body out of bed, Chen Zixuan prepared to go to the kitchen to cook himself a pack of instant noodles.
However, when he looked into the empty cupboard, he suddenly remembered that the instant noodles he'd stocked up on had all been eaten during this period.
"It's only been a few days, and I'm turning into a lazy slob already."
He sighed lightly and closed the cupboard with a bang.
Anyway, I've got more money than I can spend, might as well order takeout.
Besides, I should buy some convenient food online as backup too.
Never mind instant noodles—they require boiling water. Last time, I thought Eight Treasures Porridge seemed pretty good; just pop the can open to eat it. Add some yogurt and bread, and I wouldn't even need to use the stove.
He first browsed Jingdong's self-operated store, picked out what he needed, and placed an order. Then, Chen Zixuan opened the "Starving Yet?" app.
Speaking of takeout, he suddenly thought of Lin Wei.
He wondered whether Yellow Hair was comfortable in the hospital and if he had gone to bother Lin Wei again.
Holding his phone, he hesitated for a moment but ultimately gave up on the idea of checking up on her.
Lin Wei was a good girl, the perfect type for marriage and a good wife and mother. Since he had chosen Gu Yanxi, he shouldn't go messing with someone else.
Deliberately avoiding ordering from Lin Wei's family restaurant, Chen Zixuan picked another place, then sat at the dining table browsing the Legend of Kaloran forum while waiting for his takeout.
There were still plenty of click-bait titles on the forum. Many posts had such enticing titles that people couldn't resist clicking in.
However, once people entered, they found the posts were mostly useless nonsense, and the replies below were filled with curses.
For example, Chen Zixuan saw a post like this:
[I've discovered Cecilia's true identity. It's so surprising!]
One had to know, the ID Cecilia was one of the hottest topics in Legend of Kaloran aside from the world-class boss; alone, tens of thousands of users on the forum followed Cecilia.
With the words "true identity" in the title, the post instantly drew countless eyes, including Chen Zixuan himself. Everyone clicked in.
"Hey, everyone! I've discovered Cecilia's true identity—what's going on? I believe everyone is very familiar with this player, but what about Cecilia's true identity? Everyone must be curious, so let me take you through it!"
"Cecilia's true identity is actually a female player from our national server. You might be surprised—how could Cecilia be a female player from the national server? But that's the truth, and I was very surprised too."
"That's all about Cecilia's real identity. What do you think? Welcome to comment below and join me in discussing Cecilia's true identity!"
Upon seeing such intelligence-insulting content, the deceived players exploded with curses and quickly hit the report button. Soon, the post was deleted by forum staff.
After scrolling through the forum for a while and finding nothing of value, Chen Zixuan boredly closed the forum, opened a certain pink app, and started watching cat videos recommended on the homepage.
Half an hour later, Chen Zixuan finished lunch and logged back into the game.
This time, his spawn point refreshed at a corner of the Main City's central plaza. Fortunately, he'd put on the Nightcloak before logging out last time, so he was not noticed by the surrounding players.
However, more and more people now knew that Cecilia owned a pitch-black cloak— even wearing it, it was no longer a guarantee of safety.
Without lingering, Chen Zixuan walked toward a nearby inn as he remembered. He paid eight copper coins for a room, shut the door behind him, and opened his friends list.
Coincidentally, Gu Yanxi's avatar was lit up; she was probably just online, same as him.
Opening the private message window, he sent Gu Yanxi the inn's location and room number. Without waiting, Chen Zixuan quickly took off his Blood Moon Executioner set, and changed into a level 1 pure white maid outfit from his backpack.
A few minutes later, there was a knock at the door.
Nervously covering his chest with one hand, Chen Zixuan cracked open the door a little—standing outside was none other than Gu Yanxi.
"Cecilia, why are you dressed... like this?"
As soon as she entered and saw the silver-haired girl in a white dress, Gu Yanxi covered her mouth in disbelief.
Chen Zixuan's face instantly stiffened, but remembering he still needed Gu Yanxi to repair his gear, he could only grab his ponytail evasively and say, "Help me... repair my... equipment..."
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