What made Yi Dong quite nervous, however, was that during the gathering, Motan suddenly underwent a personality shift. But, thanks to his 'five-minute buffer spell' and the vibrant atmosphere, no one else noticed anything unusual. Having gotten used to such occurrences, Motan, who was currently in his primary persona, continued chatting and eating, and everything appeared completely normal~
The only reason Yi Dong noticed was because they were extremely close friends.
As they chatted, the conversation slowly drifted towards video games, and then...
"Hey~ You guys know about that game [Realm of Innocence] that officially went on sale yesterday?" Wanyang wiped his mouth and suddenly asked everyone.
Yi Dong shook his head: "Don't know about it."
As it turned out, he was the only one who didn't know about it!
"You play that too? I spent all night in it yesterday!" Kanglan Te exclaimed, "I'm a big fan of DND rule-based games!"
Yu Chen also raised his small hand: "Same here, my classmates dragged me into playing it…"
"Me and Xiaodao played it too, but we just created a character and played a bit~~" Ji Xiaoge widened her eyes, "What a coincidence!"
Motan shrugged: "Me too."
Yi Nan slumped his shoulders in dismay, and sighed deeply: "So, am I the only awkward man in a suit who's not following the trend…"
"It's not too late yet!" Wanyang laughed, "I'm in the [Chaotic Good] camp, got turned into an Orc by the system. My in-game name is Fire Yang, a War Priest."
Kanglan pushed up his thick-rimmed glasses, "I'm in the [Neutral Good] camp, my race is Treant, and my name in the game is Rune Zhoulan. I'm a level 3 Jungle Ranger, level 1 Priest."
Just as expected from the hardcore gamer Kanglan, Motan reckoned he must be the strongest player among them, but unexpectedly…
"I'm with the [True Neutral]~" Yu Chen blinked her eyes beneath her long eyelashes, "I'm a human named Morning Forgotten Language, my class is… um… level 5 Priest"
Everyone was stunned at this sudden revelation. Kanglan almost fell out of his chair, exclaiming, "What level did you say??"
"Uhh!" Yu Chen was startled by his exaggerated reaction and sheepishly replied, "Priest... level 5…"
"How did you manage that?!" Wanyang also asked in an exaggerated tone, "From last night to this morning, you couldn't have had more than twenty-three hours of game time. How did you manage to level a single class to level 5 in that time?"
"I didn't play that long~" Yu Chen scratched her own smooth cheek lightly with her fingers and recalled, "After completing the introduction quest, the Archbishop asked me to pray. I just blankly stared at a statue of a goddess for a while. I think I heard some kind of voice… When I came back to my senses, I realized I was at level 5~ The Archbishop even said I was something called a Divine… Divine…"
"Divine Chosen."
Motan and Kanglan simultaneously replied.
"Exactly right, Divine Chosen!" Yu Chen nodded vigorously, "Her previous restraint was gone, and she now spoke much louder.
"Sounds impressive." Ji Xiaoge commented with admiration, even though she didn't understand why, "My sister and I only played for a while, we just finished the introductory mission and then logged off. I'm with the [Chaotic Neutral] faction, and my race is half-beast - my name is Night Song ~ I still haven't chosen a class~"
"I'm from [Chaotic Evil]." Ji Xiaodao casually said, "Dark Elf, I haven't chosen a class."
Motan was taken aback, "Chaotic Evil?"
"Are there any problems?" Ji Xiaodao inquired.
"No problems." Motan shook his head, "It's just that…"
Wanyang chimed in, "Seems like no player has chosen the Chaotic Evil alignment, at least that's what the forum says~"
Ji Xiaodao snorted lightly and curled his lips in disdain, "Curiosity killed the cat!"
"Actually, I also think Xiaodao isn't suitable for Chaotic Evil. But she's unlike me." Ji Xiaoge pointed at her lips, "When she logged into the game, there was only one door. I heard that for others there are nine doors representing different factions, I had nine doors."
Motan suddenly felt a little headache coming on.
"Um, can I ask a question?" Yi Dong finally managed to intervene, asking the group, "What time can you start playing the game? And is the equipment still available for purchase?"
Motan glanced at him and laughed, "At seven in the evening, and if there won't be any equipment left to buy, couldn't you get your hands on one?"
"Then… let's call it a day for now!" Yi Dong rubbed his hands together with a grin, "Add friends in the game tonight, all right?"
The group shared a knowing smile~
"Alright then, hey by the way, what's your game name, Motan?" Wanyang stood up, stretched and asked, "You're the only one who hasn't told us."
After hesitating for a bit, Motan finally said, "[True Neutral], human, named Hei Fan, level 2 Priest."
"Got it all! Well then, see you all later." Ji Xiaoge cheerfully waved her hand towards the group.
"See you later~"
"Remember to add as friends."
"Don't forget to record~"
"Let's go!" Yi Dong dragged Motan into the elevator like a dog chasing a rabbit. "Go buy the equipment with me first~!"
…
Two hours later.
[Your mental connection has been detected, synchronizing personal information…]
[Connection established, reading character information]
[Welcome back, True Neutral Hei Fan. Preparing to load into the Realm of Innocence, Good Night]
Chapter Seven: Conclusion