Star Abyss Walker

Chapter 200 Old Ding's Video Call

I opened the map and found that I had crossed into another region.

This is actually another district in Huaining City called Donghu District, and the big lake in front of us is the legendary Donghu Lake, which is at least 20 miles away from the South District where Luo Mei is located!
I got to the roadside, flagged down a taxi, and headed back to the company!

"drop!"

Just as I got into the car, Fatty's WeChat message came in: "Didn't you come to work today? I went to the manager's office to look for you, but I didn't see you. I only saw your still-attractive assistant doing her eyebrows."

"Didn't go."

I replied, "I took some time this morning to complete the fourth job advancement quest. I'll bring you the purple bomb gun when I get back. I'm officially upgrading my weapon."

"Haha, excellent, excellent!"

The fat guy sent an extremely fawning puppy emoji and asked, "How about lunch? Want me to bring you some?"

"Very good."

I said, "That fast food place in the alley is pretty good. Can you add a chicken leg, a pork chop, and a mackerel for me? For side dishes, I'd like braised pork with green beans and shredded potatoes with green peppers. And ask the owner to pour extra pork chop broth over the rice."

"Holy crap, this is so extravagant?"

The fat man said, "He's a manager now, he dares to eat three meat dishes, unlike me, I only dare to eat one meat dish."

"You dare to use yin-yang magic?! You unfilial son, take this punch!"

"Hahahaha~~~"

……

When I returned to Luo Mei, it was already 12:20 pm. Just as I got off the bus, I saw Fatty carrying two boxed lunches, strolling back to the company from a distance. His relaxed demeanor was truly enviable. To be honest, who would guess that someone like him was actually a gamer? He had perfectly integrated with this city and this world.

"Let's go, let's go back to the office."

Xu Hao wasn't in the maintenance department office; it was just the two of us.

Where is the Rat Man?

"I don't know, he probably went to his brother-in-law's for lunch. I heard Lu Zifeng is treating everyone to lunch today."

"Old Lu doesn't invite us anymore when he treats us to meals?"

"Tsk tsk, we're outsiders to him now."

The fat guy put down the boxed lunch, and I looked around to make sure no one was watching. I then pulled out the purple bomb gun and threw it to him. After that, I gave him all the dozen or so 40-round magazines I had with me, since I didn't need them anymore anyway.

However, to be fair, the new orange bomb gun's 60-round magazine is indeed too bulky. 25mm caliber bullets are already quite large, and squeezing 60 such large-caliber bullets into a single automatic magazine is really too much of a hassle. As a result, when you hold this bomb gun in your arms, there's a large chunk sticking out of the bottom, requiring extremely strong strength to lift it, and it's not very aesthetically pleasing either.

Of course, aesthetics are only a secondary consideration in "Star Abyss"; combat power is the player's ultimate pursuit!
……

After finishing his meal, the fat man started working.

I checked my skills and first upgraded all the skills that could be upgraded. Immediately, a series of ringing sounds started in my ears—

Congratulations! Your Repair Proficiency Level 10 has been successfully upgraded to Expert Repair Level 1!

Congratulations! Your Throwing Proficiency lv10 has been successfully upgraded to Expert Throwing Skill lv1!

Congratulations! Your Shooting Proficiency lv10 has been successfully upgraded to Shooting Expert lv1!

Congratulations! Your Swordsmanship Proficiency lv10 has been successfully upgraded to Swordsmanship Expert lv1!

Congratulations! Your Programming Proficiency Level 10 has been successfully upgraded to Programming Expert Level 1!

Congratulations! Your "Proficient in Power Systems Knowledge lv10" has been successfully upgraded to "Expert in Power Systems Knowledge lv1"!

……

Then, upgrade all of these expert-level skills to LV10!

In an instant, a vast amount of diverse knowledge flooded into my mind, as if I had completed some kind of experience imprinting. This feeling was quite wonderful; it was not just an improvement, but a sublimation of experience.

After completing the upgrade, you will gain an additional 12 attribute points for each of the three attributes: Strength, Agility, and Spirit!

Furthermore, after accumulating a large amount of experience points, the Elemental Furnace has been upgraded to level 38, providing a significant number of attribute points. As a result, my attribute panel has greatly improved compared to before.

【Chasing Shadows】(Starry Sky Super Weapon - Sword Specialization - Tier 4)

Rating: 40
Attack: 1634-2120
Defense: 1340
Life: 42200
Critical Hit: 12%
Bloodsucking: 15%
Damage increase: 10%
Damage reduction: 4%
Charisma: 6
Yuanli: 150/150
Overall combat capability level: 4432
Potential Point Allocation: Strength 830 / Agility 461 / Spirit 195.2 / Stamina 251
Achievements: 27
Red Dragon Kingdom Faction Reputation: Revered
……

My health points have exceeded 4, reaching a terrifying 42200. Even top-tier damage dealers with high stamina might not be able to match my health points.

In addition, his strength value exceeds 800 points, making him incredibly strong, and his agility reaches 461 points. Such powerful stats, combined with his spear and sword skills, will be quite formidable. Moreover, his mental strength is close to 200 points, which will give him a significant advantage when fighting against magic-based classes such as psionicists and star speakers, or at the very least, reduce the damage he takes.

Psychic damage originates from mental strength. The stronger one's mental strength, the stronger one's resistance, and the lower the damage one can withstand from the opponent's psychic energy. All of this is easy to explain.

"Hu~~"

I slumped limply in the chair. Next, I'll find an opportunity to test the max level Shooting Expert and Swordsmanship Expert skills and see just how terrifying they are after they're maxed out!
After that, I started working and continued to accumulate skills and experience.

In the afternoon, Xu Hao also arrived and joined the ranks of appliance repairmen.

"correct."

I frowned and asked, "Didn't they say the repair department was going to hire a new person? Where is this guy?"

"hiring?"

The fat man said speechlessly, "If you, as the after-sales manager, don't report the staff shortage to the HR department, do you think they'll proactively recruit people?"

"Damn it, this is my fault?"

"if not?"

"never mind."

I shook my head: "Don't bother recruiting anymore. I'll come back and help when I have time, so we can save the company some money."

"I rely on..."

Xu Hao stared in disbelief: "Ding Han, it's a real shame you're not a director with all that dedication to the company..."

I smiled, unsure if he was being sarcastic or not.

……

In the evening, I clocked out. "Aren't we going to have dinner together?" the fat man asked.

"No, I have an appointment with Lin Qingying."

"What?"

The fat man leaned closer with a sly look on his face: "It can't be true, right? Tell me, is there really a chance? I think Lin Qingying is really great. If you can get her, it'll be like your ancestors' graves are emitting auspicious smoke, and you've accumulated good karma for eight lifetimes!"

"Damn, am I really that bad?" I was speechless.

"It's not you who's next."

The fat man said very seriously, "It's just that Lin Qingying is too outstanding. Ordinary men are simply not good enough for her. Tell me, putting aside your identity as a player, aren't you rather ordinary?"

What is comparison?

I glared at them and said, "It's just average!"

"Hahahaha~~~"

The two laughed and said goodbye knowingly.

……

Luo Mei, underground parking lot.

As I approached Lin Qingying's car, I saw the headlights of another car not far away turn on; it was Huang Minyu's car!

The middle-aged driver walked over with a thermos, then stared intently at the car, muttering to himself, "This car looks so familiar... that license plate... isn't that Mr. Lin's car from Yuening Group across the street?! Why is it parked in our parking lot? Doesn't Yuening have its own parking lot?"

Just as he was becoming suspicious, I stepped on the gas and sped out of the parking lot, crossing the road and stopping in front of the Yuening Group building.

Two minutes later, Lin Qingying walked out of the company looking beautiful.

Along the way, many Yuening employees greeted her, and Lin Qingying simply nodded in response in a graceful manner without saying much. However, after getting into the car, she placed her notebook and bag in the back seat and asked, "What do you want to eat?"

"Go to the market to buy some groceries and cook at home?"

"it is good!"

So they drove to the supermarket, and the two of them picked out groceries together, buying a lot of things to take home.

I pushed the shopping cart, and she put a bottle of soy sauce into it.

"what happened?"

She suddenly looked at me and saw that I was staring at her.

"Don't you think..."

I hesitated for a moment and said, "Is our behavior a bit like that of a couple?"

"is it?"

She smiled slightly: "I don't think we look like a couple..."

She hesitated, then stopped speaking.

"Ah."

I didn't say anything more, and pushed the cart to pay the bill. When we got home, Lin Qingying wanted to help, so I asked her to wash the vegetables. As for cutting meat, cleaning fish, chopping ribs, and other such things, I naturally took care of them myself.

With the level 10 Swordsmanship Expert skill, cutting meat and chopping bones is a piece of cake!
Soon after, a sumptuous meal was prepared, and the two sat facing each other to eat.

"Want to practice skateboarding after dinner?" I asked.

"Not today..."

She frowned: "I still have a lot of work to do, I've been so busy lately."

"Ah."

I nodded and said no more.

Just then, the phone rang; it was a video call from Lao Ding.

"Whose?" Lin Qingying asked cautiously.

"My dad's."

"Okay, go ahead and answer it!"

"Ok!"

After the call connected, I saw Lao Ding and his second uncle sitting together, their faces flushed from drinking, while the person holding the phone was none other than his second aunt.

"Son, have you eaten?" Old Ding asked.

"I'm eating right now."

I changed my perspective, capturing myself and the dining table in the frame, but I accidentally included Lin Qingying, who was holding a bowl, in the shot as well.

"Miss Lin?"

Old Ding recognized Lin Qingying at a glance and said with a smile, "It's been a long time..."

"Hello, uncle!"

Lin Qingying greeted them.

Afterwards, Lao Ding explained why he called on video today. He said that his second uncle had caught a five-pound grass carp, brought it home, cooked it, and had a drink together. He was in a good mood, so he called me.

Then the phone returned to my second aunt's hands.

"Ding Han, your dad and your second uncle have had too much to drink. Let me tell you some things."

Auntie smiled and said, "There are less than twenty days until the New Year. You've been away from home for the past few years, but this year is different. If you have time, bring Xiaoying back to visit. Although our small mountain town is not as economically developed as Huaining City, it has beautiful mountains and rivers and the scenery is quite nice. Besides, you haven't been home for the New Year for so many years, so make the most of it."

As she spoke, her second aunt looked at Lin Qingying and said, "Qingying, where are you spending the New Year this year? If you're not too busy, why don't you come to Tengshan with Ding Han to celebrate the New Year? We have a really festive atmosphere here."

"Okay, Second Aunt..."

Lin Qingying replied somewhat helplessly, "Let me see. If I'm not busy, I'll talk about it later..."

(End of this chapter)