We offered you a summer job, but you went and became a mercenary?

In the rented room, Lin Ye had just picked up a large piece of grilled cold noodles covered in sauce and cilantro with his chopsticks and stuffed it into his mouth, which was so hot that he was panting.

He chewed incoherently, looking at the question on the screen filled with grief and incomprehension, then picked up the instant noodle bowl and took a sip of the sour soup.

"Ma Huateng's son? I'd love to be one too!"

After thinking about it, he decided to satisfy the curiosity of this "former number one player in the entire server".

After all, one should be polite, especially to a good comrade who has brought so much joy to you.

He freed one hand and slowly typed a line on the keyboard.

[Nearby] [Simple and unpretentious working person]: No.

[Nearby] [Simple and unpretentious working person]: I am just an unknown summer worker.

[Nearby] [Simple and unpretentious working person]: Mainly because I get paid daily during my summer job, so I have some extra money.

These words were like three invisible hammers, striking the hearts of every player who was still in shock.

After a brief silence, the entire world channel erupted in fury.

[World] [Sword Sweeping the Eight Desolations]: Pfft—!!!

[World] [Chasing the Wind]: Summer job? Daily pay? You have some spare cash?! I don't believe you!

[World] [Cute Bunny]: Boss, where are you working? Are you hiring? I don't need a salary, just meals!

[World] [I'm Not a Hardcore Player]: I'm totally devastated, guys. I'm really devastated. I work hard all month and only make 3,500, while others do a summer job and make 30 million like it's nothing.

[World] [Professional Screen Protector Applicator]: Stop talking, I'm quitting right now, I also want to find a summer job with daily pay!

In an instant, the entire game world was filled with lamentations.

Countless players felt that their worldview had been impacted like never before.

They racked their brains but couldn't figure out what kind of summer job could offer such a "generous" daily wage.

Go to Myanmar to dig for diamonds?

Or should I go to the Golden Triangle and become a warlord?

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Tomson Riviera.

Long Tianyu stared blankly at the few lines of understated words on the screen, feeling as if his brain had completely stopped thinking.

Summer job...

Daily settlement...

I have some extra money...

He suddenly looked up at the dazzling night view of the Huangpu River outside the window, and suddenly felt that everything had become so unreal.

His family background, which he was so proud of, seemed like a joke in front of this "simple and unpretentious working man".

He lost.

From money to mindset to perspective, they were ruthlessly crushed in every way.

He remained silent for a long time, then slowly raised his trembling hand.

He didn't utter another harsh word, nor did he make any further struggle.

He simply and silently took off his own set of equally valuable, glittering gear, piece by piece.

Then, he opened the settings menu.

Are you sure you want to permanently delete the character 'Long Aotian'?

【Sure】.

Are you sure you want to uninstall the game "Nine Heavens Mystic Demon"?

【Sure】.

With his final click of the mouse, the legendary ID that had dominated the top of the server leaderboard for weeks, along with the game that held countless glories and furies for him, was forever erased from the hard drive of his top-of-the-line computer.

The next second, a server-wide announcement rang out.

[System Announcement]: Player 'Long Aotian' has deleted his character. The 'Dynasty' guild has been automatically disbanded due to the disappearance of its guild leader.

The number one guild in the Chinese server vanished overnight.

Lin Ye, the instigator, was completely unaware of this.

He was intently finishing the last bite of grilled cold noodles in his bowl.

"belch."

After eating and drinking his fill, he let out a satisfied burp before turning his attention back to the game.

He discovered that the world channel had fallen silent, replaced by a deluge of system announcements.

[Server-wide Announcement]: Congratulations to player [Simple and Unpretentious Working Man] for winning the championship of this cross-server guild war!

"..."

Ten server-wide announcements in a row, like a flood of messages, forever etched his ID onto the server's monument.

Lin Ye curled his lip, feeling that this game was making a mountain out of a molehill.

But before he could finish complaining, something even more outrageous happened.

[Oracle]: To recognize the outstanding contributions of player [Humble and Unpretentious Worker] to the Nine Heavens World, the game's official team has decided to erect a one-to-one pure gold statue in his honor in the center of the main city, for all generations to admire!

As soon as he finished speaking, a flash of golden light appeared in the central square of the main city.

A magnificent pure gold statue, exactly like his character, wielding a black divine sword, rose from the ground, gleaming in the moonlight.

Lin Ye: "..."

He looked at the ostentatious statue, then at his own dark, grimy outfit, and felt that something was off.

The world outside the game has already gone completely mad because of him.

Major gaming forums, online communities, and short video platforms are all discussing this mysterious "unassuming working-class person".

Countless people have tried to dox him using various technological means to uncover his true identity.

Several well-known internet celebrities even publicly stated that they would come to the vicinity of Xingfuli Community to do live broadcasts, hoping to run into this super-rich man and ride his coattails to gain some popularity.

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Jiangcheng, National Security Bureau.

As Zhao Jianguo stared at the emergency report on the screen regarding the unusual pedestrian traffic near the "Xingfuli Community," the veins on his forehead throbbed.

"Nonsense! Absolutely nonsense!"

He slammed his fist on the table and roared into the communicator.

"Immediately connect me to the internet monitoring department! Activate the Great Firewall with maximum privileges!"

"List all related keywords such as 'Lin Ye,' 'Xingfuli Community,' and 'Simple and Unpretentious Working People' as the highest level of sensitive words! Physically isolate them from these keywords!"

"Any request attempting to query the relevant IP address will trigger a pop-up warning! Serious cases will be dealt with by inviting the person to the station for questioning!"

"Absolutely! We must not allow any unauthorized individuals to disturb the...retirement life of our national guardian war god!"

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Lin Ye stretched and looked at the screen full of "Big Boss, please carry me" messages and various messages of worship, his vanity was satisfied like never before.

However, this sense of satisfaction did not last long.

Over the next few days, he went online, logged off, ate, and slept.

In the game, he could no longer find an opponent who could withstand a single sword strike from him.

He wanted to challenge someone to a duel, but the other person immediately knelt down and begged for mercy.

He went into the dungeon and only managed to hit the boss a few times before it died.

The number of immortal jades in his backpack was so large that he didn't even bother to count them.

That night, Lin Ye stood alone atop the pure gold statue that belonged to him, looking down at the bustling players below who held him in awe.

He suddenly let out a long sigh.

"Ugh."

He turned off his computer, walked to the window, and looked at the pale moon outside and the still bustling lights of the food street downstairs.

"How lonely it is to be invincible."

"Being number one in the world by simply throwing money at it is just too unchallenging."

He stroked his chin, a hint of longing flashing in his eyes.

"I think I should go to university. I've heard there are lots of interesting things to do there, so it shouldn't be... so boring, right?"