Buddhist player

Chapter 97 The Dream of Calamity

After taking a hot shower for ten minutes, Bai Chen showed no intention of logging back in and went straight to bed.

Unlike Qingyi and the others, he barely slept during those days in the dungeon, his mind was already stretched to a dangerous breaking point.

Now that he's finally out of the dungeon, he naturally wants to get a good night's sleep. Whatever anyone wants to talk to him about, he'll wait until he's awake.

On this point, he and Yuan Qing were in complete agreement.

However, just before he closed his eyes, looking at the spacious bedroom in front of him that was as big as his previous residence, he finally couldn't escape the torment of his conscience and took out his phone to make a call.

—Although he quickly regretted it.

"Smoothly? Smoothly my foot!! I almost died, okay!? And I was ripped apart completely!!"

On the other end of the phone, Su Qun's voice was filled with grief and indignation.

"What kind of inhuman teammates did I get matched with?! Are they trying to create some kind of endless loop with me?! There's even a lunatic in a mental hospital gown on one of my teammates!! A real, genuine lunatic!! Let me tell you—"

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It seemed he was reliving his recent, agonizing experience in the newbie trial dungeon, almost like he was having a PTSD episode. Extremely frustrated, he vented his frustrations to him, even suggesting he take a taxi over to pick him up for a late-night snack so he could continue the rant—

So, just one minute later, Bai Chen decisively hung up the phone, put on his headphones, and closed his eyes.

I slept without any dreams.

Perhaps because his spirit had truly reached its limit, Bai Chen slept until almost noon before waking up.

After he finished washing up, the takeout he ordered on his phone arrived just in time. He casually took a picture of the steaming hot takeout and turned it into a card. Bai Chen then logged into the City of Players with the card in his pocket.

When he logged into the Magical Items Shop, Yuan Qing had already gotten up and was sitting in front of the counter staring at a bucket of instant noodles weighed down by books. When he came online, Yuan Qing just glanced in his direction and then continued to watch over his lunch, as if afraid it would run away.

"Don't eat instant noodles anymore, I brought takeout."

Bai Chen took out the card containing the takeout order and placed it on the counter, his expression concise and to the point.

"We'll be closing for today; a few customers will be coming in later."

"Who?"

Yuan Qing looked up at him.

"A friend in real life, a teammate from a previous dungeon run, and another one—a client, I suppose."

After thinking for a moment, unable to find the words to describe the demon spirit, Bai Chen simply used the word "customer" to refer to her.

"Oh, that's quite a mess."

After giving a verbal reply, Yuan Qing looked down at his instant noodles again.

"If that's the case, I would suggest you take them out to eat; it's a bit unreasonable to serve them takeout."

"Who said we were going to entertain them?"

Rolling his eyes, Bai Chen took a long stool out of his backpack and sat down in front of the counter.

"This takeout is for the two of us; I didn't prepare any for them."

"When will they arrive?"

Looking at the two takeout orders laid out on the table in front of her, Yuan Qing asked after a brief silence.

"Hmm—judging by the time, it should be almost here. I arranged to meet them around noon."

As he spoke, Bai Chen opened the takeout bag.

"It's okay, it won't affect anything. They can chat, we'll eat—what, aren't you going to eat? Don't worry, it's the same flavor you chose last time."

Yuan Qing: "——————"

Just as she was considering whether to take the instant noodles back to her room, two figures walking together arrived at the store entrance.

Qingyi is quite easy to recognize. Her appearance in the player city is almost identical to her appearance in the dungeon. What really surprised Bai Chen was the guild leader, Huo Lingmeng, who was standing next to her.

In terms of physique, Qing Shiyi is not short, standing at about 1.65 meters tall. However, compared to the president next to her, she appears rather petite and charming.

The reason is simple: this player with the ID "祸灵梦" is at least 1.9 meters tall, with a burly build, a true "muscle Barbie." When the two of them walk together, it looks like an adult taking care of a child.

Although appearances in the player city can be freely customized, Bai Chen still found it difficult to understand the other party's mindset in setting this appearance.

"—You mean that client is her?"

At this moment, they also saw the two people who walked into the store. Yuan Qing turned to look at Bai Chen and had a strange expression on his face.

"What, you know him?"

As Bai Chen picked up the fried rice from the box, he looked at the other person.

"Oh, she's the one who was competing with us for business before."

Looking at the "muscle Barbie" walking towards the counter, Yuan Qing spoke calmly.

"As I mentioned before, a new magical equipment shop opened near our magical item shop, and this 'Kuai Ling Meng' is the manager of that magical equipment shop. She's quite famous among players."

"Well, it's just a little bit of fame~"

At this moment, Huo Lingmeng, who had walked to the counter, also heard Yuan Qing's words and immediately spoke up with a hint of smugness.

"Actually, these are all just empty titles, and I personally don't care about them."

Her voice perfectly matched her imposing physique; as she approached, Bai Chen felt as if a mountain was pressing down on him.

"By the way, besides being the manager of that [Magical Equipment Shop], she was also the president of a large guild—though that was a few months ago."

After glancing at the "muscle Barbie" in front of him, Yuan Qing calmly added to the story.

"Because they wanted to import horses from the real world into the player city to monopolize the carriage business, the other party deliberately staged a monster siege, which resulted in a severe penalty from the system. Since then, that guild has been in decline. Not only have almost all of its members left, but the guild itself has also been burdened with heavy debts. Currently, the entire guild is on the verge of disbanding."

Calamity Spirit Dream: "——————"

"So it's your guild? My apologies for not recognizing you."

Upon hearing this, Bai Chen immediately stood up in respect.

"Come, come, sit down."

Still holding the bowl of fried rice in his hand, Bai Chen stood up and warmly invited the two of them to sit down on the sofa next to him.

"I understand from the ceremony that Chairman Huo wanted to see me about something. Could you please tell me what it is?"

It has to be said that the other person's physique was indeed imposing. Even when sitting, the other person was a head taller than him, and his arms were even thicker than his thighs. He looked very intimidating.

"—I came to thank you on behalf of Xiaoshi."

Glancing towards the counter, Kōreimon spoke up sullenly.

"I heard what happened in the dungeon from her. If it weren't for you, she probably wouldn't have made it out."

"Anything else? There must be more than just this, right?"

Bai Chen glanced at Qing Yishi beside him, then raised an eyebrow as he picked at the fried rice in his hand.

"I originally wanted to trick you into joining the guild, but I didn't expect someone to expose my true colors."

Huo Lingmeng sighed.

"So, I think—"

"Wait, excuse me, how many people are left in your guild?"

Bai Chen raised his hand, interrupting the other person.

"Well----"

"Three."

At this moment, Qingyi spoke softly from the side.

"There was a president, a vice president, and me. I was tricked into coming here. By the time I realized it, it was too late to run away."

Calamity Spirit Dream: "——————"