Xu Fengqing glanced at the caller ID.
It was from Wang Lao.
He thought for a moment and roughly understood why he was calling. Although he did not pick up, he still sent a message to tell the old man that he would contact him later.
At this time, Senos also noticed his movements. He retracted his hand and looked back at him.
"You're awake?"
He spoke in Roland.
With the system's real-time translator, the two of them could communicate without hindrance.
Xu Fengqing nodded and moved away a little so that Senos could lean against the tree trunk. He then got up and moved his stiff limbs.
Even if the realism was lowered, it was still uncomfortable to maintain the same position for an entire night.
Senos's body, which had not yet fully recovered, suddenly shifted from the warm and soft embrace to the cold and rough tree bark. He could not help but shudder.
He could not help but tighten his grip on the jacket that had slipped down to his abdomen. He then looked up and carefully observed the black-haired man in front of him with his light purple eyes.
His appearance could be considered handsome, but he vaguely felt a sense of familiarity. However, Thanos could not recall where he had seen him before.
He shook his head secretly.
Maybe he remembered wrongly …
Senos stared at the man's short black hair. A giant black claw appeared in his mind, stomping a two-star mountain beast into meat paste.
Then, when he was waiting for death in despair, it turned into this man in front of him.
His original form was that of a beast, but he could transform into a human … Senos's eyes flashed.
Could this man in front of him be a legendary ancient beast?
Right now, only the ancient beasts on Eshe Star were able to move freely in the primitive forest filled with interstellar beasts.
At this time, the man squatted down in front of him again.
He sized him up with his black eyes, then grabbed the jacket that covered him and shook it slightly.
Senos quietly watched his movements. Although he felt a little cold, the jacket was not his to begin with. If he took it back …
He suddenly froze.
The man unfolded the jacket again. Then, without any explanation, he grabbed his shoulders and pulled him away from the tree trunk. He put the jacket behind him and gently pushed him back to his original position.
The coat wasn't thick, but it was more comfortable than leaning against the tree trunk.
Senos stared at him blankly, not expecting him to notice such a detail.
However, the man did not stop there. He carefully helped him pull up his collar and tied a knot in front of him to prevent it from slipping off.
Only then did he say, "The conditions are limited. You'll have to bear with it for now."
His voice was deep and powerful. He spoke in perfect Roland language, which surprised the Senos.
This man … is also from Roland?
"Ah, thank … thank you."
Senos was stunned. After a while, he regained his senses and said, "You …"
He wanted to ask him, but the man didn't give him the chance.
"How do you feel?" he asked, placing his palm on his forehead.
"He seems to be burning up a little."
The man frowned. Then, he raised the right hand that he had just cured and asked, "Do you have a way to treat yourself?"
Senos shook its head. "It can only treat external injuries."
Stream Healing had a strong healing effect on the body. In addition to external injuries, it could also heal damaged and bleeding internal organs. However, it was not very useful for other diseases.
Xu Fengqing was slightly disappointed. He nodded and said, "Thank you for just now."
He was referring to the treatment he had given him for his finger.
Senos hurriedly said, "No, thank you for saving me. I …"
"You're welcome."
Xu Fengqing was in a hurry, so he didn't rush to say too much to him.
After all, he wasn't a player who wanted to get missions from him. He saved him and took care of him out of sympathy for those who were in trouble.
He turned around and started a fire to cook porridge.
The fire burned brightly, dispelling the chill of the early morning in the tree hole. A warm feeling enveloped them.
Senos slowly exhaled, feeling much more comfortable.
He looked at the busy man. Looking at his neat movements and cold facial lines, he knew that he didn't want to talk, so he tactfully shut his mouth.
The man took out clean water from somewhere. He washed a handful of black grains and threw them into a bowl-shaped leaf. After adding water, he put them on a stone rack to cook.
After doing all this, he looked at him again.
Senos thought that he could finally talk to him, but he heard him say, "I'll be leaving for a while. About ten minutes. Be careful."
He was swift and decisive and did not allow anyone to explain. Thanos could only nod.
The man should be of the dark element. He watched as the man pulled out a shadow from the corner and propped up a "tent." It blocked out everything from the outside world, including …
Sunlight.
Senos's heart couldn't help but skip a beat. His face instantly paled.
Fortunately, there was still the light of the fire in the tree hole, so the small space didn't fall into complete darkness.
Senos bit his lip and didn't say anything. When the man said goodbye to him again, he nodded lightly and watched as the man's figure suddenly disappeared.
He wasn't too surprised. After all, he was an "ancient beast." It wasn't surprising that he had magical powers.
The tree hole was completely silent. Only the crackling of the firewood could be heard. The originally cramped space seemed a little empty with one less person.
Just like how he felt at the moment.
Senos took a deep breath and extended his spiritual power again. At least, he could continue to see the outside world through his spiritual power.
Even if it was only ten meters.
Sirene …
I wonder how they are now?
Senos thought of something and raised his hand to touch his chest. But he felt empty. He lost his communication device.
He put down his hand in disappointment.
But since the base station was repaired and the message could be sent out, Sirene and the others should be able to receive help soon, right? Xiao Wu was indeed capable …
But Sirene, that girl, please don't do anything stupid …
Senos couldn't help but frown, his eyes full of worry.
"Dad, Mom."
After Xu Fengqing left the game cabin, he quickly washed up and walked out of the room. His parents were still eating breakfast.
Seeing him come out, Mother Xu quickly poured him a bowl of porridge and nagged, "Eat more. Look at you. You've lost weight in the past few months."
"You two brothers are too much. It's not easy for you to have free time to eat together, but Xiao Heng is busy again."
Xu Fengqing didn't think much of it and comforted, "Star Age just started the open beta, so he'll be busy. He'll be fine after a while."
"I hope so."
Mother Xu gave him a bun and youtiao and asked, "Then when can your dad and I enter the game? I really want to see Xiao Li. "
Looking at her eager and fragile eyes, Xu Fengqing couldn't help but pause.
Ever since Xiao Li's plane crash, his father had a heart attack, and his mother's mental state became unstable.
Xu Fengqing put down his bowl and chopsticks. His originally deep and cold voice faintly carried a bit of gentleness.
He said softly, "Just wait a little longer. The R&D center is already stepping up the testing. I know you miss Xiao Li, but your health is more important. You need to be careful."
"You say that every time …"
Mother Xu said dejectedly, "Okay, okay. I've waited for ten years. A little more won't make a difference."
"I'll go talk to Zhao Zhao and Chen Chen. My little babies are still the most considerate."
She left the dining room. Not long after, the sound of her talking to her grandchildren came from the living room.
Eight years ago, Xu Fengqing divorced his ex-wife. Their twin children, Xu Chaowang and Xu Chenxi, had been alternating between the two families every six months.
Now, in the past six months at their mother's place, they would only come over on the weekends.
Xu Fengqing pursed his lips and picked up his bowl and chopsticks again.
He heard Father Xu say, "Your mother is like that. Don't take it to heart. You've already done very well."
Xu Fengqing nodded.
He was long past the age where he would be hurt by words. Thinking that there was still a person in danger waiting for him in the game, he hurriedly finished his meal and returned to his room.
Ten minutes had passed, but he still couldn't enter the game.
Xu Fengqing lay in the game pod and finally called Wang Lao back. As for the old man, he was indeed looking for him because of the gaming cabin.
"Wang Lao, I need some time before I can return the game pod to you."
Xu Fengqing said bluntly.
"I heard from Mr. Xu that you've already logged in and bound your account. Is that true?" Wang Lao asked.
"Yes, I'm very sorry."
Wang Lao said, "You don't have to say that. I'm the one who should be sorry. We made a mistake on our side. You didn't do anything wrong."
"It's just that since there's a problem, we have to find a way to solve it."
"You should have already experienced the power of this account. According to the original plan, it should be activated in one or two years …"
Xu Fengqing wanted to say something, but Wang Lao said, "It's a very special account.
It's different from the Hero setting of normal players. It has an independent main storyline and skill system. It's deeply connected to the game itself. "
"Therefore, it doesn't allow you to delete your account and start over."
Normal players could delete their accounts because they were "outsiders" to Star Age. An "outsider" that would no longer appear would not affect the development of the game too much.
But the Dark Demon Dragon account was different.
Unbinding it was equivalent to killing the Dark Demon Dragon. It would truly die in the game world. Once someone replaced it and was "reborn", it would be considered as a bug by the mainframe.
Actually, it wasn't impossible to delete it, but it was designed with great effort. Wang Lao and the creator felt that it would be a waste to destroy it. This was also the reason why they didn't contact Xu Fengqing immediately after they found out that he had bound his account.
However, they couldn't just ignore it.
No matter how passive Xu Fengqing was and how he didn't participate in the battle, his account, especially in its dragon form, would have a huge impact on the game.
The public beta players were still arguing about the issue of fairness, so they couldn't allow any other problems to happen.
"I know this is our oversight and it's too much to ask of you, but if you want to keep this account, I hope you won't appear in front of normal players."
"It's best if you don't enter Star Age for the time being after you meet your brother."
Wang Lao gave him two options. "Of course, if you can't accept it, you can unbind it and delete this rare account."
"You can think about it. Contact the R&D center and we'll give you a normal account."
"I'm sorry to have caused you trouble."
Xu Fengqing didn't expect this account to be so special. He shook his head and said, "You're too kind."
Facing Wang Lao, he was still very respectful.
Star Age was created by him and a few old professors, so it was natural that he valued it so much.
"Let me think about it." Xu Fengqing said, "But don't worry, no matter what, I won't reveal my stats in front of other players. I know what I'm doing."
"Okay, that's it then."
Wang Lao said, "I heard you took a leave of absence, so I won't disturb you any further. I hope you have a good holiday."
Then, Wang Lao hung up the phone.
As for the problems in the game, Mr. Xu didn't mention it out of respect, so he didn't ask for trouble.
What he didn't know was that Xu Fengqing didn't have time to find out about it.
After hanging up the phone, he wanted to ask Xu Yuheng about the public beta, but seeing that it was already past the time, he decided to enter the game.
When he received another message from his second brother, Xu Sili was eating breakfast.
It was different from when he first crossed over and ate breakfast alone. Now, the huge dining hall of the palace had become lively.
Not only were there Xiao Qiong, Ah Sheng, Cha Mo, and Hai Ge there, but now there was also Aunt Vir, Doctor Ting, and Sirene, who had just returned.
Of course, Si Sheng was the most important.
Even in front of the new members, Xu Sili didn't hide their intimate relationship. The person who stood next to him was always Si Sheng, and only him.
Last night, when Sirene asked him in private, he openly admitted it.
Although Sirene had a strange look on her face, she didn't say anything against it in the end. In this war-torn era, she had experienced all kinds of life and death situations, so she was very open-minded.
It wasn't easy to meet someone you truly loved, so she had no reason or position to stop it.
However, in view of her younger brother's "love" for Si Sheng, she couldn't help but have some doubts about the Grand Marshal's abilities.
She, Brady, and the others didn't witness Si Sheng's rise, and didn't see how he turned the tide. Furthermore, she had only just returned, so she didn't have the opportunity to hear about Si Sheng from others.
What she saw was — —
Yesterday afternoon, as the Emperor, Xue, "personally led the expedition" and led the brave warriors to fight to the death on the battlefield, gaining many military achievements.
As the Grand Marshal who led the entire army, Si Sheng actually stayed in place and watched, doing nothing!
This made her have a bad impression of Si Sheng. Especially after learning about his relationship with her younger brother, she was more or less picky.
If he was just a boy toy, she wouldn't think much of it, but he had such an important position as the Grand Marshal …
Sirene had a straightforward personality. Although she was more mature than when she was younger, her emotions were still easily written on her face.
For example, she didn't like Si Sheng, and it was very obvious.
As for Si Sheng … — —
"Royal Sister doesn't seem to like me."
After breakfast, the two returned to the bedroom to pack up their things and prepare to leave. Si Sheng frowned and said to the youth in low spirits.
Xu Sili couldn't help but touch his cheek and comfort him. "That's not true. She said she won't object to us."
Si Sheng still pursed his lips and lowered his eyelashes, looking a little disappointed.
Not objecting didn't mean that she liked it.
Xu Sili understood what he was implying and quickly reached out to hug him, rubbing his face tenderly.
"Don't worry. Royal Sister will definitely understand in the future," he said softly. "The two of us are a match made in heaven."
Si Sheng leaned on his shoulder and gently curved his lips. He didn't look disappointed at all.
Other than Ali, no one else could make him care about, let alone Sirene.
He responded softly and then talked about the Genius Tournament. As time passed, the tournament would end in three or four months.
Xu Sili recalled the bet between the two of them.
His ears were slightly hot when he heard Si Sheng say, "I think a new game has been released recently."
Xu Sili looked at him suspiciously and began to suspect that he was just pretending to be pitiful.
"Xiao Wu told me." Si Sheng immediately threw the blame to him.
"So?"
Si Sheng didn't say anything and only looked at him with a pitiful expression.
Even though he knew that he was there, Xu Sili still softened.
"Okay, okay."
He finally relented. "We'll play together, but you have to help me create the illusion card first."
"No problem."
In the end, Si Sheng left the palace with a smile on his face.
Xu Sili had taken away the teleportation array in the imperial city. Su Mo and Ikeda were still busy rebuilding it, so it would take some time before it could be used.
Therefore, they had to go to Glaze City to take the teleportation array.
Xu Sili had already considered that the City of the Brave mission would break the balance of the game, but when he received the news from his second brother, he knew that it would cause such a huge reaction in reality.
However, he also thought of a solution.
Therefore, the mercenary group players who were excited to go online and try to gain experience to max level received a system announcement.
[Ding ~ You have reached level 20. Automatically quit Legio VI. You are no longer protected by Snow Roland.]
As for the other novice players who were still protesting, they received this notification as soon as they entered the game.
[Ding ~ Players who have reached level 5 and become Elementalists can exchange for daily tokens in the faction inventory and accept the City of the Brave construction mission.]
Xu Fengqing entered the game.
When the image appeared in front of him, the first thing he saw was the overturned porridge bowl and the extinguished fire, as well as the sharp cry of a bird of prey.
He frowned and looked up. In the corner, the silver-haired man was curled up and holding an ice shield with his left hand.
In front of him, a bird the size of a crow was flapping its wings and using its sharp beak to peck at the ice shield in front of the man.
"Dudududu-"
The ice shield was clearly broken, and it was only a little bit away from being pecked through!
Senos defended against the bird's attack, and the huge impact kept knocking him against the tree trunk. He felt dizzy, and his already weak body was quickly losing strength.
That mysterious man had already left for half an hour.
The Shadow Barrier that had isolated everything began to gradually dissipate after he left. It was not until twenty minutes later that it completely disappeared.
Flames were no deterrent to the Interstellar Beast. The smell of the Dark Grain Porridge soon attracted the bird, and it also noticed him.
Compared to the hot porridge, meat was obviously more attractive to it.
Senos didn't have much mana left, and after the ice spike was dodged by the bird, he only had a little bit of mana left to hold up the ice shield.
But it was obvious that he couldn't hold on for long.
He didn't expect that in the end, he still couldn't escape the fate of becoming food. Senos felt sad and even tired.
He was so tired, and he really didn't want to hold on any longer …
But every time he wanted to put down the ice shield, there was a voice in his heart that shouted at him:
You can't give up, you are the Crown Prince of Roland!
You can't be so weak, you have to be the pride of father and mother, you have to hold on until the last moment …
But, is it useful to hold on until the last moment?
Senos's hands drooped down weakly, and the ice shield in front of him shattered into ice shards without the support of his mana, falling onto his body.
Other than the bone-chilling cold, the pain he imagined did not come, and instead, he heard the bird's scream.
He opened his eyes with difficulty, and vaguely saw a black-haired man holding a dagger.
He pierced through the bird's body, and after a struggle, he finally killed the galactic beast and threw its body aside.
Then, the man ran over, hurriedly patted off the ice shards on his body, and hugged his shivering body into his arms.
"Sorry, I came back late."
Xu Fengqing's heart was beating fast, and his voice was trembling.
This was just a game, and he only picked up an NPC, but he realized that he couldn't treat all of this as data.
If he came back a minute later, this man named Ah Sai might have been killed because of his negligence …
He was an NPC, and there was no way to resurrect him.
He would truly die in this world of the Star Age.
When he thought of this possibility, Xu Fengqing felt that he might feel guilty for the rest of his life, even if it sounded ridiculous.
He actually felt guilty over a piece of virtual data …
As for Thanos, as he listened to the heartbeat that belonged to a man and looked at the light that slowly seeped in from outside the tree hole, he weakly curled his lips.
"Thank you for saving me again …"
His voice was hoarse.
After seeing the light again, he suddenly … felt a little reluctant to die …
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