"Where's the boss? Where did he go?" Gu Yunxi had been about to leave when she saw that only Yao Ziyan was behind the counter, so she walked over curiously to ask.
That morning, she and Jiang Wanshang had found a quest card in the Tower of Trials' Casual Mode, which had rewarded them with a large amount of holographic device usage time.
In other words, as long as one was lucky enough, it was entirely possible to spend every day immersed in the virtual world.
What many customers found regrettable was that only the rewarded usage time could stack. The basic four hours of usage time would reset every day.
"The boss should be using a holographic device right now. Did you need something from him?" Yao Ziyan answered Gu Yunxi's question.
"Not really. I was just a little curious since the boss wasn't here." Gu Yunxi looked a little embarrassed.
"By the way, did you two enter that competition?" Yao Ziyan smiled and paid it no mind.
"The competition? Sister Ziyan, you mean that Go tournament, right?" Gu Yunxi's expression was perfectly matter-of-fact. "Go, huh? It just sounds incredibly boring. I definitely won't be joining."
This was also how most students from the Four Great Academies viewed Go: dull and pointless. Not everyone had the patience to sit quietly for an hour over a single match.
"It does sound a little boring." Jiang Wanshang joined the conversation as well. "I asked some friends who entered the tournament, and every game takes a long time."
By her estimate, this competition would likely take quite some time from beginning to end.
Yao Ziyan smiled and looked outside—the night had already fallen—and there was a trace of sentiment in her voice. "It's dark again. Time really passes so quickly."
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