For the next great war, Lu Yang hoped his subordinates would all be around level 175 before fighting again, rather than going to war while they were still in the 160s. But none of their current enemies were weak. Even Alice, who was not good at fighting, was skilled at social maneuvering and could find more allies. Black Gauze was also gradually revealing her strength. Alice contacted guilds while Black Gauze contacted studios, and the two worked quite well together.
But Black Gauze had forgotten something. She had been able to graduate from university not because of her own efforts, but because a man had worked himself to the bone to support her.
That man was none other than Black Gauze's former boyfriend. Back when Black Gauze attended university, he worked at a restaurant near the school. Once, Black Gauze had no money and hid in a corner of the restaurant, crying. Feeling sorry for her, the young man added a few extra pieces of meat to the food she ordered.
Black Gauze was grateful to him and often came to the restaurant. The man always gave her extra delicious food, and gradually, the two became a couple.
Under normal circumstances, the two would have broken up after Black Gauze graduated and started working. But Black Gauze chose to pursue a master's degree, which meant another two-plus years. A master's degree required a great deal of money. Black Gauze had none, and working part-time was not enough. To fulfill her dream of earning a master's degree, the man worked four jobs every day and did not even sleep at night.
While he supported Black Gauze through her master's degree, she entered the game and rose to her current position. Then Black Gauze dumped him. The man had been broken for