Feiyang Internet Cafe (Thanks to Han Ye Meng · Huo Bing Zhi Ri Alliance Leader!)

Under the drainage ditch, in the sewer.

Liu Jinya led the way with a flashlight, and I followed closely behind. Soon, a foul odor from the depths of the sewer drilled directly into my nostrils, making it unbearable.

Not long after, Liu Jinya brought me to his temporary base.

The base was located in a storage room connected to the sewer. It was fully equipped with computers and some simple machines.

"Brother, don't mind that it's humble here."

Liu Jinya chuckled, "People like us are like rats under Stream City, we can't see the light. But for my wife and kids, it's worth it. Making money, it's not shameful!"

"That's right!"

I nodded and smiled.

"What's your name, brother?"

"Ding Han, Ding from Jia Yi Bing Ding, Han from Han Dong."

"Okay, wait a moment."

Liu Jinya entered my name into the computer and then got busy. Soon, a brand new Stream City resident permit appeared before my eyes. After the money and goods were exchanged, he pointed upwards and said with a smile, "Just find a drainage manhole cover and go up. I won't see you off, brother."

"Thanks, Brother Ya!"

I nodded, "I'll remember this kindness, brother."

"What are you saying? We're brothers!"

Ten minutes later, I emerged from a manhole cover in a small alley in Stream City. I brushed the dust off my body and replaced the manhole cover. At this moment, I had truly settled into Stream City. Just then, a ringing sound echoed in my ears. The Death Mine dungeon was finally complete!

[Congratulations, you have completed the rare dungeon 〖Death Mine〗(★★), and received rewards: Character EXP +50,000, and an additional reward: 〖Randel's Shield〗(Quality: Blue)! Furthermore, as the first player to complete a rare dungeon, you have received rewards: Achievements +3!]

Overjoyed!

As expected, it was the dungeon quest that Left Hand and I had spent so many days completing. The final rewards did not disappoint. Not only did I get a blue shield, but I also received 3 achievement points!

Achievement points were an extremely magical thing. During the internal test, no one knew what achievement points were for, but everyone treated them as treasures!

This was a resource that "will be of great use in the future"!

In addition, the first clear of the dungeon also rewarded me with Randel's Shield!

I quickly opened my interdimensional storage space and saw a dark blue shield with ancient patterns engraved on its surface lying quietly in a corner of the storage space. With a touch of my finger, its attributes floated out.

[Randel's Shield](Quality: Blue)

Tier: Tier 1

Base Parameters: Defense 40, Perfect Block Chance 15%, Projectile Damage Block 75%, Tenacity 500/500

Strength: +20

Blessing: Tenacity, increases own HP cap by 500

Requires Strength: 50

Looking at the attributes of Randel's Shield, my heart was filled with joy.

A top-tier shield with an added HP increase was undoubtedly an ultimate item for the early game!

In the setting of Star Abyss, the three professions of Super Weapon Master, Priest, and Gene Warrior could all equip shields. Shields were also one of the essential elements for melee players. When approaching ranged opponents, shields could greatly reduce self-inflicted damage.

The attributes of this shield were commendable. The 40 points of defense were already quite monstrous, and there was also a 15% chance of a perfect block. Once a perfect block was triggered, no damage would be taken. As for projectile damage block, it was aimed at bullets, explosions, and other flying projectile damage. In other words, as long as one hid behind this shield, the opponent's gun damage could be suppressed by 75%!

No question, equip it!

"Click!"

The moment the Randel's Shield was equipped, an incredibly solid force surged from my left arm. Immediately, my combat energy surged from 108 points to 158 points!

"Hoo..."

I took a deep breath, suppressing the overwhelming joy and excitement in my heart.

Next, I needed to find a place to stay in Stream City, then contact other players, and get stronger in the game as soon as possible!

Furthermore, as an ordinary person settling in Stream City, I needed to find a job. And this job should preferably be repair-related, allowing me to continue accumulating skill experience while working. After all, with the Practice Makes Perfect passive, it would be a waste of this talent not to max out all my skills!

In the courtyard of a house in the alley, I borrowed a pair of old jeans and a white T-shirt that had been washed until it was yellow. After putting them on, I instantly transformed into a lazy small-town youth.

On the street, neon lights flickered. There were small restaurants, foot massage parlors, arcades, and internet cafes. People came and went on the street, some riding bicycles, others riding electric scooters.

Everything was very similar to the urban landscape in China around 2003. And during the internal test of Star Abyss, Stream City and the Crimson Dragon Country indeed had this background.

Ahead, a road sign stood tall, with the words "I'm waiting for you in Stream City" written on it.

Oh, I remembered! Stream City was also a tourist city, with an ancient city and a development zone. The Qianjin Street where I was now was on the outskirts of the ancient city, so there were not only locals but also many people from outside the Crimson Dragon Country.

"Gurgle~~~"

My stomach rumbled, reminding me that it was long past time for a meal.

My last meal was dinner at the Undercurrent base. After all the running and fighting along the way, my stamina was completely depleted. At this moment, even walking was a bit difficult.

A single coin can stump a hero, and tragically, my interdimensional storage space was empty except for firearms and ammunition; I didn't even have a single cent. I couldn't exactly trade my pistol for a meal, especially since Stream City officially prohibits firearms.

My gaze swept over the shop signs lining the street.

Fengyun Internet Cafe, with a promotional sign featuring an image of a Legend warrior, and the words "Legendary passion, if you're brothers, come attack the city together."

Instantly, I made up my mind: I'll be an internet cafe manager!

Generally, computers in internet cafes break down quite frequently, and there are always spare machines. If I could repair them in my capacity as a manager, everything would seem perfectly legitimate. Not only would this job allow me to conceal my identity, but I could also continuously gain skill experience!

"Boss."

I approached and saw a bald, middle-aged man with a large beard sitting under the manager's desk, cursing. "Damn it! Using 'Fiery Attack' on the public channel, can't these guild warriors even learn how to charge a double 'Fiery Attack'? They don't dare to attack, they don't dare to tank, what a bunch of trash!"

After spitting all over the screen, he finally noticed me and asked, "What is it?"

"Are you hiring internet cafe managers here?"

"Not hiring, my manager positions are full."

As he spoke, he buried his head back in his work.

Dejected, I turned and walked towards the next internet cafe, Thunder Internet Cafe.

A group of idle youths inside were playing an ancient game similar to Legend, called Miracle, mostly on auto-pilot. Lazy voices occasionally came from the corners, such as, "Manager, get me a cup of instant noodles," or "Damn it, what's wrong with this Magic Sword? It's like they've never farmed Demon Plaza before, what are you fighting over?"

I watched for a while and shook my head, giving up.

This internet cafe had clearly just opened, all the machines were new, and the failure rate was extremely low, not meeting my expectations.

The next internet cafe, Jisu Internet Cafe!

The glass exterior walls of this internet cafe were plastered with CS promotional posters. Even more absurdly, despite not wearing headphones, each machine was equipped with a small speaker whose sound quality was hard to describe, often breaking up, filling the entire internet cafe with a cacophony of sounds.

"Fire in the hole!"

"Screw you, is this guy hacking? Sniping me the moment I peek!"

"Manager, get me a bottle of Nutri-Express!"

"Honey, I'll be there after one more game, get the room ready and wait for me..."

I poked my head in for a look, then turned towards the manager's position. It was an "exotic beauty" with an afro, pink hair, and weighing about two hundred pounds.

"Excuse me, are you hiring internet cafe managers here?"

"We just filled the last spot, sorry."

"Oh, it's fine, it's fine..."

On the street, after being rejected repeatedly, I felt no impatience, only that my stomach was growling incessantly from hunger.

A short while later, I stood in front of an internet cafe.

Feiyang Internet Cafe, with a large Audition promotional light box outside, stating "100 Megabytes Broadband, Surfing with Passion." On the exterior wall of the cafe, three large characters were posted: HIRING INTERNET CAFE MANAGERS!

I glanced inside from the outside. The machines near the entrance were occupied by flashy young people playing Audition, frantically pressing directional keys before slamming the spacebar in unison!

The spacebar was groaning, the keyboards were smoking, and the scene was momentarily out of control.

And over at the manager's desk, a pair of fair, glowing legs were propped up, forming the most beautiful scenery in the entire internet cafe.

I walked forward and saw the owner of the long legs.

She was playing on her phone, wearing a simple white T-shirt and denim shorts, with long, flowing hair. Her face was exquisitely beautiful, and I had to admit, she was a stunner.

Of all the people on this street so far, she was the most attractive.

"Manager, is the boss here? Are you hiring internet cafe managers?" I asked.

"I am the boss."

The long-legged beauty put down her phone and looked up at me. "You want to apply for the internet cafe manager position?"

"Yes."

"Alright."

She smiled. "Do you know how to operate the host computer for logging users on, off, and handling payments?"

"I can learn by looking."

"Then that's fine."

The long-legged beauty gave me a deep look and said, "Sometimes machines in the internet cafe have system failures. Do you know how to fix them? The previous managers only knew how to restart them."

"I can fix them."

I nodded. "Minor computer problems won't stump me."

"Really?"

She looked at me, half-believing, half-skeptical. "There just happens to be a machine that won't restart. Can you try to fix it? If you can, I'll hire you."

"Okay, it's a deal."

I looked at the machines in the internet cafe, a slight joy rising in my heart. The machines in this cafe were the oldest and most worn-out on the street. Combined with these passionate youths playing Audition, at least the keyboards would definitely require frequent maintenance.

In the corner, a computer's character display kept flashing, but it couldn't access the system.

"This is the one, try it?" the tall, long-legged beauty said.

I immediately sat down, directly pressed Shift+F8 to enter safe mode, and then easily accessed the system...

"Wow, you're really something!"

The tall, long-legged beauty's eyes were full of admiration. She had probably never seen such a skilled internet cafe manager.

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