Chapter 61
Chapter 61: The second closed Beta!
"Aunt Liu, I'm full!" Chen Guoguo put down her chopsticks and smiled at the middle-aged woman on the other side of the dining table, who showed a faint smile in turn.
But when she moved her gaze to the two vacant positions on the other sides of the dining table, her gaze dimmed slightly.
"I'm going back to my room now." She said after a moment of silence.
She stood up and started walking to her bedroom upstairs. The middle-aged woman across the dining table hesitated a bit and then reminded her of something.
"Guoguo, you will be in the third year of junior high next year. Don't spend too much time playing games. If it starts affecting your academic performance, Mr. Chen and the others will be angry."
Chen Guoguo stopped. With a mocking laugh, she said: "Angry? They are busy making money. They don't have the time to get angry at me."
She realized that what had come out of her mouth sounded overly harsh, so she added: "Don't worry, Aunt Liu, I was first in class last time! I met a big sister in the game from Jinghua University. I often ask her for help with my homework, and she's really good!"
The middle-aged woman frowned suspiciously. "Can you still learn your courses in games? Can you really put in the time and effort while playing?"
She hesitated and continued: "You shouldn't stay in your room all day long just to play games. You should also go out more and play with your classmates. You're at an aristocratic school, and the students there come from strong households. Now is the time to develop connections with them. It's also for your own future..."
"Did they ask you to tell me that?" Chen Guoguo interrupted the middle-aged woman, and the latter's voice went silent.
"Guoguo..." The middle-aged woman looked a bit helpless, but her silence was enough of an answer. Chen Guoguo smiled self-deprecatingly and did not utter anything else.
She turned to walk to her room and closed the door with a bang.
Looking at the closed door, the woman sighed and quietly cleaned the table.
Chen Guoguo entered her bedroom. She leaned against the door, and gently closed her eyes. "Interests, interests...All that you can see and think of are interests and benefits..."
She clenched her fist and smacked it against the door. "This is why... I despise reality the most..."
After a moment of silence, Chen Guoguo raised her head. Her gaze fell on the VR cabin in the corner of her bedroom. The girl's eyes gradually softened.
"Speaking of which... Today is the second closed beta..." She said to herself.
Then, the girl stuck out her white wrist and looked at her watch: "It's twelve o'clock..."
Sighing in relief, Chen Guoguo patted her cheek. All the worries in her mind disappeared.
"If I remember correctly, we have the task of guiding new players in this closed beta. Hmm...the rewards aren't that great. I don't plan on guiding anyone, but it's fun to see everyone getting excited... Hehe, it'll be very interesting to watch the expressions of those new players entering the game for the first time."
As if thinking of something, the girl smiled sweetly, showing a shallow dimple at the corner of her mouth. She quickly put on her bear pajamas as she was saying that.
After that, the girl tied up her hair with a stick, opened the cabin, and lay into it with practiced movements.
"Start 'Kingdom of Elves'!"
As if in a minor trance, she came to a familiar character interface.
[Ding!]
[You are successfully connected to the game...]
[New version found, "Kingdom of Elves" 1.02]
[Version update...]
[Ding!—Successfully updated]
[Logging in…]
[Game ID: Salty Little Meow]
[Chosen One, welcome back to "Kingdom of Elves "!]
Accompanied by the familiar sound of the system, the scene in front of Chen Guoguo suddenly changed.
She now was in an elegantly decorated wooden bedroom.
There were all kinds of pieces of furniture, as well as many exquisite handicrafts. The latter were all Florence antiques she had collected from the players.
This was her home in "Kingdom of Elves".
Bright light shone through the window, and she smelled the pure air that was unique to the Elven forest.
It made the girl feel as if all her real-life troubles had vanished in an instant.
She stretched lazily and sat upright on the bed.
Unlike on Earth, Chen Guoguo could feel the powerful magic power in her body the moment she came here.
Her five senses were sharper, she had greater physical strength, and her vision became clearer.
Here, she felt as if she had started a new life.
Chen Guoguo liked this feeling very much. She was currently not Chen Guoguo, but Salty Little Meow.
With a sigh of relief, she looked at the in-game time displayed in the game system.
"It's 8:50 in the morning... Just the right time."
She jumped off the bed, and her chest shook.
Little Salty Meow took off the exquisite mage robe hanging on the wall and equipped it with practiced skill.
This mage robe was the only Low Iron golden legendary item on the entire server. It had cost her a full 100,000 points to redeem it.
Then, she took out a pair of mage boots from under the bed. These gale leather boots were also Low Iron golden legendary, and she had bought them a while ago.
After putting them on, she moved a bit and felt very satisfied. She then grabbed the demonic staff that was placed in the corner. She struck a pose against the long emerald mirror in the room.
It felt very good. It was golden legendary equipment, and also the only one of its kind on the whole server.
Most important of all, Li Mu of the "Heart of Nature" guild had been quite envious of her for a while after she bought this unique staff.
Thinking of this, Salty Little Meow felt that the pocket money she'd spent on Kingdom of Elves was worth it.
Wasn't money intended to be spent to make one happy? In any case, it was just her monthly allowance... and besides... her old lady had quite some money!
Taking a deep breath, Salty Little Meow shook her head. After getting rid of her jumbled thoughts, she pushed the door open and walked out.
The moment she showed herself in town, she immediately attracted the attention of the other players.
"Isn't that Salty Little Meow? Good morning!"
"Good morning, Ms. committee president!"
"Good morning! Big sis Meow!"
"Big sis Meow, the local tyrant! Do you still need people to cling to your thighs?"
"We'll fawn over you and flatter you!"
Countless players greeted her enthusiastically, and Salty Little Meow responded with a smile: "Good morning! Good morning!"
"Hahaha~ Good morning to you!"
"Sorry, I have enough thigh-huggers, I don't need any more."
Although it was noon on Earth, the players had already adapted themselves to Kingdom of Elves's in-game time schedule. When Salty Little Meow arrived at the central square, a lot of players had already gathered there.
They had all accepted the system's tasks of guiding the new players and were there waiting for the arrival of the second group of closed beta players.
Unlike when they first arrived, this time, the new players would be teleported directly from the world tree to the town's central square!
Salty Little Meow took a look at the system time: "It's almost time."
As soon as the words left her mouth, the bells at the Temple of Nature rang, making drawn out sounds... Accompanied by the melodious bells, countless golden magic circles suddenly appeared on the square!
Numerous spatial fluctuations spread out across the square, and there was a surge in magic power. Tall figures passed through the magic circles one by one and appeared in the players' fields of vision... They stood densely together and wore those beginner linen robes and wooden armor that made Salty Little Meow fondly think back on the past.
And as she looked at the expressions that gradually turned from wonder to shock and excitement... the corners of Salty Little Meow's mouth rose up slightly.
Her eyes curved into wide crescent moon-like shapes, and she revealed a sweet and happy smile.
She whispered to herself: "Welcome to a world of swords and magic!"