There's a big problem with dreams in this world.

"Real name?" Lu Qing frowned.

"Mm," the girl nodded.

"Ah... this is a live broadcast right now." Lu Qing sighed and rubbed her forehead.

"What's wrong with the live stream?" Muir asked, clearly unaware of the seriousness of the situation.

Seeing Muir's expression, Lu Qing couldn't help but feel worried for the girl; her reaction was far too slow.

Fortunately, the live stream wasn't focused on any one person, so Lu Qing could only hope that the segment from earlier hadn't been broadcast.

But then again, why should I worry about a player who's been stalking and attacking me?

Thinking of this, Lu Qing regained her composure and said:

"It's nothing, but if someone asks you for your name in the future, it's better to tell them your game ID."

After saying that, Lu Qing didn't care whether the girl would listen to her or not, and said:

"Now, give me that item that can summon ghosts."

“No.” Upon hearing Lu Qing’s words, Muir refused without hesitation.

“If you don’t give it to me, I’ll kill you as a threat,” Lu Qing said.

“Then you might as well just kill me,” Muir said.

After a player kills another player, they cannot obtain the other player's items. However, if a player steals an item and then kills the other player, the item will belong to the other player.

The same applies to gifts, so Muir's refusal was entirely within Lu Qing's expectations.

"There's no other way then. I can only send you out of this dream." Lu Qing drew her mithril dagger, preparing to make her move.

Although she had some questions she wanted to ask a player, she decided against it if it would threaten her.

The other party cannot summon ghosts now, but who knows when she will be able to summon them again?

What if the opponent's item cooldown time is only ten minutes or so?

Seeing Lu Qing about to make a move, Miao Di suddenly became anxious. She took a few steps back and quickly said:

"Wait, wait a minute, we can cooperate, we don't necessarily have to fight, right?"

“I don’t like working with people I don’t know well,” Lu Qing refused.

"You can't win by fighting alone. I know there's a large player base nearby!"

"Player outposts?" Lu Qing stopped, showing great interest in the player outposts Muir mentioned.

Seeing that Lu Qing had stopped, Muir, not wanting to be eliminated by Lu Qing, quickly said:

"That player base was set up by players from the same organization. I can tell you its location!"

"I can actually give you my props, but you have to promise to return them to me later."

"Your life is temporarily spared." Lu Qing put away the mithril dagger and then said:

"Didn't you say before that I should just kill you? Why have you changed your mind now?"

"The rewards for the top ten are too generous..." the girl chuckled, seemingly unwilling to tell Lu Qing the real reason.

Lu Qing wasn't curious about this at all, so she didn't intend to ask any further questions.

"So, give me your props," Lu Qing said, extending her hand.

"Hmm... Now?"

Muir became a little hesitant, her face flushing slightly, and said, "Can we wait until later? I'll show you the item's attributes; the cooldown time is quite long."

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Chapter 147: So Sweet

【Item Name: Sugar Cube's Red Boots (Soul Bound)】

[Item Quality: Blue]

[Description: These are fairly stylish red leather boots. Because of a being called [Sugar Cube], a special spirit resides within them, which can be summoned to fight for them in battle.]

Because the existence of spirits is solely to serve the being called [Sugar Cube], only the being called [Sugar Cube] can summon and command the spirits within it to fight.

[Skills: Summoning Spirits, Nourishing Spirits, Ghostly Steps, Soul Binding.]

[Summon Spirit: Summons the spirit within the boot to fight. Cooldown: 12 hours.]

[Spirit Nourishment: It can nurture and heal the soul residing within it.]

[Ghost Step: Originally a regular [Speed] skill, it has now been transformed into a skill that significantly increases movement speed and allows the user to pass through walls.]

[Note: The ability to pass through walls cannot be used while the spirit is in combat or on cooldown.]

[Soul Binding: The spirit within this item is soul-bound to player [Sugar Cube]. Even if the item is lost, the spirit will return to player [Sugar Cube]'s side, and no one other than player [Sugar Cube] can use this item!]

[Note: Where did I come from, and where am I going?]

"What is soul binding?" Lu Qing asked Muir with a puzzled look after reading the shoe's attributes.

She had never heard of a skill like soul binding before, and besides that, the name of the boots was also puzzling.

Sugar cube's red leather boots?

Judging from the description, the spirit inside the red boot seems to have been created by the person named Sugar Cube.

At first, Lu Qing thought that "Fang Tang" referred to a certain person, but when she saw that only "Fang Tang" could use these leather boots, she was completely dumbfounded.

So, the female player in front of us is [Sugar Cube]?

So the question is, how did Muir manage to inject this ghost into the prop?

Well, it's not hard to figure out. It's just something that happened in a dream. As mentioned, the soul binding is that the soul inside the boot was bound to Muir.

Anything is possible in dreams, there's nothing strange about it.

"That's why I didn't want to show you the props," Muir said, pursing his lips.

"Even if I give you the item, you won't be able to use it. Even if I lose it in the end, Little Blue will come back to me. My only loss is the Ghost Step skill."

"This Ghost Step is quite useful, isn't it? In that case, you'd better behave yourself and let me return the item to you," Lu Qing said irritably.

Now that she knew the item's cooldown time, Lu Qing wasn't in a hurry. She looked at Muir and said:

"Follow me, and don't stray out of my sight."

The planned shopping trip seems to be canceled. Lu Qing decides to go home now and have the girl hand over the props.

The cooldown time for [Summoning Spirit] is quite long. Lu Qing isn't some kind of devil who makes beautiful girls walk barefoot on the ground. On her way back, she planned to buy a pair of shoes.

Looking at the girl following behind her, Lu Qing sighed, feeling inexplicably that something was off.

Bringing a girl home to your house... I don't know why, but something just feels off.

After thinking about it, it was probably because Lu Qing wasn't familiar with the other person, and she didn't know if the other person would attack her while she was sleeping at night.

But she couldn't just let the girl leave. No matter how she thought about it, Lu Qing felt like she had just brought trouble upon herself.

"Goo~"

"......"

Lu Qing stopped and turned to look at Muir, who was following behind her.

Muir's light blue eyes met Lu Qing's, and after a moment of silence, he was the first to give in.

Somewhat embarrassed, Muir avoided Lu Qing's gaze and whispered, "What's so strange about it? It's already late, and I haven't eaten yet."

Lu Qing didn't speak, but looked around.

The two of them had already left the street. At this moment, Lu Qing only saw a shop sitting in a corner in the vicinity of this block.

"Let's go get a meal," Lu Qing said, pointing to the shop.

She was fine when she wasn't paying attention, but now that Muir mentioned it, Lu Qing felt a bit hungry herself. After all, she had only bought one box of takoyaki before, and had given quite a bit of it to Wayne.

“Hmm,” Muir nodded softly.

"Let's go."

There were no other customers in the store, and only three tables. Despite this, the cleanliness was surprisingly good, which surprised Lu Qing.

Before entering, she thought it would be rather chaotic, but unfortunately, the shop's entrance was indeed quite... dilapidated.

"Boss, what do you sell in the store?"

After walking in, Lu Qing went to the counter and looked at the bald boss in front of her.

"Look up, the menu is up there," the owner said, pointing to the ceiling.

Looking up, Lu Qing glanced at the menu above the shop owner and noticed that most of the items sold in the shop were noodles.

"What would you like to eat?" Lu Qing asked Muir.

"I......."

Before Muir could finish speaking, the boss suddenly interrupted:

"I forgot to mention, we're offering a different type of noodle dish today."

As they were talking, the owner took out a piece of paper and stuck it below the menu above his head.

Seeing this, Lu Qing forgot to ask about Muir and looked at the words written on the menu posted on the wall by the owner.

"Today's special offer: Yuanxiao (sweet rice balls) and Nian Gao (rice cake)."

"Is it a holiday today?" Lu Qing asked curiously after reading the note the shop owner had posted.

"It's a festival in my hometown today, but you don't need to know what it is," the shop owner nodded.

"I see."

Lu Qing stared at the menu for a while, then said:

"Then I'll have a serving of glutinous rice balls and a serving of dumplings."

"I want wontons and rice cakes," Muir said immediately after Lu Qing finished speaking.

"Okay, almost done."