Chapter 464 - 460: Welcome, Secretly Peeking
Chapter 464: Chapter 460: Welcome, Secretly Peeking
"It’s for you guys to communicate with." Xie Ning glanced speechlessly at her sister and the others.
"And it even comes with a complimentary cookie-tin-sized Dimensional Space."
’They’re not exactly stingy, come to think of it...’
"Sis, where’s your bracelet? Did you throw it away?" Song Kexin tapped at her screen, glancing up from time to time. "It looks kind of blurry to me. Staring at it for too long makes my eyes uncomfortable."
"That’s because your Rank has gone up, so your vision, hearing, stamina, speed, and so on have all improved significantly. It’s a case of something good having an opposite effect; looking at a screen that isn’t particularly high-definition actually seems blurry to you now."
"You need to adjust to it yourself, or it’ll affect your movements later on."
Song Kexin froze for a moment, then nodded quickly.
Xie Ning, meanwhile, retrieved her special-edition bracelet from her Space and calmly fastened it onto her wrist.
Little Spider had already scanned it for her. It was just a high-end, custom-model communication bracelet. The people from the X Realm hadn’t tried any tricks with it.
"Ningning, this product of yours is pretty good." Little Spider added at the end, "Compared to their basic version bracelets, your custom edition has more functions. You can also block the owners of basic version bracelets that you don’t want to deal with."
"Plus, your custom edition can hide its own location. If you don’t want to reveal your position, you can block that too."
"So it’s fine, just wear it for fun. Especially since I can’t come out lately, you can use this bracelet to browse the System Mall," Little Spider reasoned.
’That’s right. This way, I can register another account to enter the System Mall and check on those little bok choy I put up for sale!’
Xie Ning put the bracelet on her left wrist, and upon activation, a rather large holographic screen instantly popped up.
Song Kexin blinked her eyes, then suddenly cried out in envy, "Whoa, Sis, your screen is pretty nice too!"
It was more than twice the size of theirs and high-definition!
Xie Ning tapped through the screen’s functions. There weren’t many to browse, but she had all the features the basic bracelets had.
She also had functions that the basic version lacked, like blocking her location, blocking specific people, and even precise location tracking.
’It seems pretty decent,’ she thought.
Just as Xie Ning was about to tap into the System Mall, she heard Song Kexin muttering, "Sis, what’s your system ID? I’ll add you as a friend."
Ji Taixian also came over to look. "Ms. Ning, what’s your ID?"
Xie Ning tapped on her own profile, un-hid her system ID number, and read out a string of digits.
She had just casually chosen a screen name when a notification with an ice cream cone avatar popped up.
Xinxin Cutie Pie has sent you a friend request.
Only Loves Xinxin has sent you a friend request.
Xie Ning’s mouth twitched. She really couldn’t stand this pair of goofballs. She raised her hand and accepted the friend requests.
Almost simultaneously, she was pulled into a large group chat by Xinxin Cutie Pie.
Brilliant fireworks immediately exploded on the screen, and at the same time, a line of splendid, multicolored text appeared on the screens of everyone in the group.
A warm welcome to Lurking in the Shadows for joining our big group chat family.
Dear Lurking in the Shadows, a warm welcome to you!
Xie Ning: ...
Xinxin Cutie Pie: ...
Everyone in the group was utterly baffled.
It was the first time many of them had seen fireworks go off like this.
The welcome message for Lurking in the Shadows even floated across the screen continuously for at least thirty seconds, while the multicolored, dazzling fireworks went on without stopping...
Xie Ning was truly speechless.
But soon, she received many more friend requests.
Ningning YYDS has sent you a friend request.
Ningning My Precious has sent you a friend request.
Your Fengfeng has sent you a friend request.
Lord Yueyue has sent you a friend request.
Faced with a stream of friend requests, Xie Ning couldn’t help but cover her face with her hand as she accepted them one by one.
Looking back at the large mission group chat that Xinxin Cutie Pie had dragged her into, she saw that it had already exploded with activity.
Fierce Tiger Squad-Getting Stronger Is Not a Dream: (wide-eyed emoji) This has to be a pay-to-win whale!
Fierce Tiger Squad-Think About the Little Fairy: Obviously! Why else would there be fireworks in the group? Wild guess, Lurking in the Shadows is my neighbor, the great Ms. Ning.
Fierce Tiger Squad-Getting Stronger Is Not a Dream: Oh, so it’s our village belle! No wonder, no wonder!
Fierce Tiger Squad-Xu Bailiang: (facepalm emoji)
Fierce Tiger Squad-Xu Bailiang’s Assistant: Captain, don’t say anything. Aren’t you afraid of getting beaten up?
Xinxin Cutie Pie: @Fierce Tiger Squad-Getting Stronger Is Not a Dream, don’t think I can’t recognize you just because you changed your dog head avatar. You’re Li Dawei!
The Great Uncle Loves Gossip: @Fierce Tiger Squad-Getting Stronger Is Not a Dream, Dawei, be more careful! Hide your sock puppet account better.
Xie Ning tried changing her avatar again, then tapped to send a message.
Lurking in the Shadows: Hello everyone!
Immediately, her chat bubble turned into a radiant red cloud, and her message was followed by a string of small fireworks...
’There’s no way to keep a low profile...’
Fierce Tiger Squad-Getting Stronger Is Not a Dream: Hello, big shot!
A whole row of "Hello, big shot!" followed.
Golden World Court-Fan Youchen: Big shot, add me as a friend!
Ningning YYDS: Stop chatting. All Power-type Superpower Users, gather here.
Fierce Tiger Squad-Getting Stronger Is Not a Dream: Yes, leader.
Team A-Xue Feng: Bro, I’m here!
Xie Ning looked at the lively group chat, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.
The explosive chat scene in the group made it feel, for a moment, like they were back before the apocalypse.
Fierce Tiger Squad-Justice Uncle: What’s the situation now? How much longer do we have to wait?
Team A-Lu Wei: Wait for the notification.
Xie Ning gave the other functions another quick browse before tapping into the System Mall.
Since she wasn’t planning on opening a shop to sell things with this account anyway, she kept the name Lurking in the Shadows.
After entering, she saw a conspicuous red message on the system’s main page.
Notice: The System Mall’s backend is currently undergoing rapid repairs. Those who previously deposited Crystal Cores but did not receive a chance at the prize wheel need not panic. Once the backend is restored, the benefits will be compensated to everyone all at once.
’So the X Realm’s system backend still isn’t fixed?’
Xie Ning almost laughed out loud.
With a little tap of her hand, she casually searched for the shop name "Crystal Core Duo Duo" and entered it.
The fully stocked little bok choy was actually half gone?
Xie Ning raised an eyebrow.
She originally thought they would be listed for a long time before selling, since the price wasn’t low and many people would surely have to think it over for a while.
’Looks like there are still plenty of rich people in the world!’
There was a scrolling comment section below the shop, and Xie Ning glanced at it.
Two of them had been liked and pinned to the top.
One was: What kind of scam shop is this? A single little bok choy costs four points? Out on the market, they only sell for thirty Contribution Points each. That converts to only three Second-order Crystal Cores, which is just three points! I advise everyone not to buy; this shop is a total rip-off.
The other was: Wow, their little bok choy tastes really good! I feel so comfortable after eating it! I bought ten in one go. If you guys don’t buy them, just leave them there. I’ll come back and buy more later.
Below it was a series of replies: The person above is a shill, right?
Definitely a shill, no doubt about it! We’ll leave them all for you. You can just spend your days gnawing on little bok choy.
Xie Ning scrolled through more comments. Most of them were complaining about her high prices, saying she was crazy for money...
What, a single ham sausage for ten points? I think you’ve lost your mind!