CHAPTER 77: CHAPTER 77: I WANT TO BUILD A HOME WITH RUAN RUAN

Lu Shinian stared directly at Second Master, with a turbulent flow seeming to swirl in his eyes.

After a long time, he collected the Level 1 Energy Stone from the table and stood up.

"Looks like there’s nothing to discuss in this deal."

Second Master also stood up, and seeing Lu Shinian turning to leave, stepped forward to ask, "Is it because he’s afraid of you?"

A swift force suddenly attacked; unexpectedly, Lu Shinian had made a move without warning.

Second Master slightly dodged aside to evade the swift force.

The blade, materialized from spiritual power, slashed and shattered the lamp behind with a bang.

Second Master’s pupils abruptly contracted.

Lu Shinian was actually so strong.

Materializing spiritual power into substance, even if it’s in the Second World, where requirements are somewhat lower than reality, but...

As far as he knew, no one else could achieve it.

Lu Shinian slowly turned around, looking at Second Master.

"Afraid of me?" A cruel smile curved at the edge of his lips, "My Ruan Ruan could never be afraid of me."

That was absolutely something he would not allow.

"Second Master, as the ancient saying goes, disaster comes from careless words."

"I advise Second Master to speak prudently, otherwise..."

The smile at the corner of his mouth deepened, becoming even more ruthless.

"Otherwise, Second Master won’t even know how he died."

This practically blatant threat startled Second Master, freezing him in place, unable to move.

Lu Shinian cast a deep glance at Second Master, then turned and left.

Second Master was left alone, turning his head to gaze at the shattered lamp in thought.

Reflecting on it, perhaps it was because Lu Shinian eased up that Big Brother could escape from his grasp back then.

But why would he ease up?

Second Master frowned, realizing for the first time he couldn’t predict someone’s intentions.

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Following the failed negotiation, Lu Shinian returned filled with hostility to the small apartment Su Ruan had rented.

Standing at the door, seeing the light within, his heart suddenly softened, and all hostility vanished.

He raised his hand and knocked on the door, lowly saying, "Ruan Ruan, I’m back."

Within seconds, the door opened from inside.

Su Ruan glanced at him and asked, "Did you finish so quickly?"

"Mm." Lu Shinian responded indifferently, clearly not wanting to elaborate on the matter.

Seeing this, Su Ruan didn’t probe further.

Lu Shinian surveyed the room, then suddenly said, "Ruan Ruan, let’s buy a house."

"Huh?" Su Ruan turned her head, "Aren’t we living in a villa?"

"Not in reality." Lu Shinian embraced Su Ruan, "In the Second World."

Su Ruan paused for a second, silently saying, "We don’t have Virtual Coins."

For a standalone villa in the Second World, it would cost at least ten million Virtual Coins, which meant selling over a hundred Level 2 Energy Stones and even then it might not be enough.

"I have them." Lu Shinian said solemnly.

"Where did you get them?" Su Ruan asked curiously.

"I have some on another account." Lu Shinian slightly frowned, trying to recall, not quite remembering how many Virtual Coins the account had, but surely enough to buy a small villa.

[003.] Lu Shinian commanded 003, [Transfer the Virtual Coins from my other account to this one.]

Two seconds later, 003’s voice rang, [Master, it’s not possible, the main system doesn’t allow it.]

Lu Shinian: ...

Su Ruan snickered, "Seems like it won’t work."

"It will." Lu Shinian said sternly, "I’ll log in to the other account, and we can buy it."

At this moment, 003’s voice chimed again, [Master, it’s not possible, your account has been restricted from buying and selling land.]

[And just a gentle reminder, Master, your account can only participate in Mecha matches, nothing else.]

Su Ruan chuckled again, "What did our Commander Lu do to be restricted like this?"

Lu Shinian didn’t want to answer, unwilling to recall his youthful reckless deeds.

But 003 enthusiastically responded, [I know! Master beat up the Trading Officer involved in sales and burned many lands, causing disruption that took the main system a long time to recover data.]

Su Ruan: ...

No wonder.

Lu Shinian pressed his lips together, furrowing his brows, and said again, "There’s another solution."

"What solution?" Su Ruan asked.

"Ruan Ruan can compete against my account in a Mecha match. We can bet." His voice was low and alluring, "If Ruan Ruan defeats me, she’ll win the bet."

"But I can’t beat you." Su Ruan said softly, "Plus, my spiritual power can only support half an hour of Mecha piloting."

"Ruan Ruan can beat me." Lu Shinian said, "Trust me."

Since Lu Shinian said so, Su Ruan could only agree.

Lu Shinian quickly logged off to switch to another account.

A few minutes later, the sky of the Second World lit up with golden banners.

[The uncrowned king L has logged in after 2222 days!]

The golden banner was extremely conspicuous, visible to anyone currently in the Second World.

The system even pushed this message to everyone’s information, letting all know [L] has returned.

Within less than a minute, various posts about [L] appeared on major virtual forums.

#L has returned!#

#Our Mecha God is back#

#L’s return, what could be his intention#

#Analyzing the path of L’s rise to deity#

......

Su Ruan naturally received the system’s message too; she didn’t know much about this [L], but knew that he was extremely formidable.

Unexpectedly, by chance, she saw [L] log in today.

As this thought settled, Lu Shinian also appeared in the small room.

Su Ruan casually remarked, "You’ve logged in just in time, the uncrowned king ’L’ has also logged in."

Lu Shinian paused in silence, then revealed his nickname.

A prominent [L] floated above his head.

Su Ruan: ???

"You... you’re L?" Su Ruan was a bit surprised but thinking carefully, it seemed expected.

[L] became famous when Lu Shinian attended military school, during his youth full of reckless arrogance. Coupled with strong talent, becoming the uncrowned king seemed natural.

Lu Shinian turned off the nickname display, chuckled softly, "Mm, I am L."

Su Ruan took a moment to respond, suddenly asking, "Are we going to compete in a Mecha betting match now?"

"Mm." Lu Shinian replied again.

"So I’m supposed to defeat L, the uncrowned king, as a novice in plain view?" Su Ruan added.

Lu Shinian replied lowly again, "Mm."

Meanwhile, a smile flashed through his eyes.

"Ruan Ruan is really skilled, capable of knocking me out in one go."

As long as she speaks, he would bow to her will.

Su Ruan: ...

She had a premonition she would be berated to death by L’s fervent fans.

"Maybe... we should forget it?" Su Ruan tentatively asked, "A million Virtual Coins, I can probably earn in a few years?"

Lu Shinian’s eyes darkened, pulling Su Ruan into an embrace, holding her head in a way that prevented her from seeing his obsessed and fanatical expression at the moment.

"I want to have a home with Ruan Ruan."

Regardless of whether it’s reality or this Second World.