Candle Keepers

Li Miao was a little dumbfounded by the situation.

What was going on? Did this thing not have an aggro system?

The Reef Cave was too small to stop it. If that thing could really get in, he was definitely about to get beaten senseless like a dog behind closed doors...

"No, it must be because I haven't touched the Spirit Candle yet!"

With that thought, Li Miao hurried over to the Spirit Candle.

Rumble—

Then, to his horror, he heard the entire Reef Cave trembling.

The Fishman Leader had really chased him inside!

Li Miao's pupils contracted as cold sweat broke out all over him.

At that moment, he suddenly had the urge to log off after getting jump-scared in a horror game!

Fuck me! This is terrifying!

Just as Li Miao was about to shamefully log off,

a deep male voice suddenly sounded by his ear.

"Newborn Flame, it seems you've run into a little trouble..."

Li Miao instinctively turned around.

The man clad in Tattered Armor slowly emerged in the candlelight. As he spoke, he held the Worn Sword before him and ran two fingers across its blade...

Whoosh—

Azure Flame suddenly flared up, instantly filling the gaps in the Worn Sword. The dazzling firelight illuminated the cave and reflected in Li Miao's pupils...

Clang—

Squelch!

Before the sword's ring had faded, the sound of flesh being torn apart had already followed!

Thud!

The Fishman Leader's massive body crashed to the ground. Its fish eyes still held a savage, crazed gleam, and its pupils even shifted slightly, as though it wanted to see why it had suddenly fallen...

The Flame on the Worn Sword gradually faded. Rogue turned around with a calm expression.

[You have slain the Mudflat Fishman Leader]

[Obtained: Candlewax ×10]

[Obtained: Fishman Scale Armor ×1]

"Holy shit..."

Only when the Candle Keeper looked at him did Li Miao suddenly come back to his senses, closing his mouth, which had somehow fallen open.

This Candle Keeper... was so strong!

And cool as hell!

"Although the Fishman Leader's eyesight is rather poor, its instincts and madness far surpass those of ordinary Fishmen."

"It will only stop pursuing its prey once it has completely lost sight of its target."

Rogue set the Worn Sword aside and sat cross-legged before the Spirit Candle.

"...The Spirit Candle itself has no power to repel monsters. Be more careful next time."

Rogue said.

Although the Spirit Candle's true body was on him and this was merely a Branch Candle, if the Branch Candle was destroyed, not only would he need to make a new one, but players would also be unable to revive or relight themselves for some time.

However, Li Miao himself did not know that, so Rogue had no intention of blaming him.

"I understand."

Li Miao nodded, feeling slightly relieved.

That had scared him half to death just now.

If he had really been killed under those circumstances, he would probably have been traumatized for the rest of his life...

"You have good talent, but you still need to work hard."

As he spoke, Rogue handed him the Fishman Scale Armor he had just obtained.

It was inferior to the equipment Rogue already wore, so there was no use keeping it.

Besides... he had killed plenty of Fishman Leaders before, so naturally there was dropped equipment in the Spirit Candle's storage space as well...

As for players deliberately luring monsters over for him to kill after getting a taste of the benefits... heh heh, if any player really did that, he would just sit inside the Spirit Candle and watch the show.

[Obtained: Fishman Scale Armor ×1]

[Fishman Scale Armor (Common)]

[Type: Chest Armor]

[Description: Made from the scales of a Mudflat Fishman Leader. Can reduce a portion of incoming damage.]

"For me?"

"This... thank you!"

Li Miao was pleasantly surprised.

Just now, he had been thinking that, judging from the Candle Keeper's words, even if he had not caused trouble, he would probably lose character affinity or something...

But unexpectedly, the Candle Keeper not only encouraged him, but also gave him the equipment dropped by the Fishman Leader!

The Candle Keeper was such a nice person...

Li Miao was deeply moved.

After equipping the Fishman Scale Armor, Li Miao suddenly heard the faint sound of a phone ringing.

Clearly, someone was calling him.

"Candle Keeper, I need to leave for a while."

Perhaps because the game felt too real, Li Miao had inexplicably said goodbye to Rogue before logging off.

As Li Miao logged off,

his Candle Spirit Physique turned into a puddle of candlewax and slowly flowed into the Spirit Candle, waiting for his next return.

After he left, Rogue turned his gaze to the Spirit Candle.

Including the candlewax provided by the Fishman Leader just now, he had nearly saved up enough.

[Spirit Candle]

[Rank: Cinder]

[Remaining Candlewax: 93]

[Spirit Candle Building: None]

[Anchor Island: None]

[Summoned Candle Spirits: 1]

Just seven more points...

He would go kill a few Fishmen...

Rogue picked up the Worn Sword beside him, slowly rose to his feet, and headed out of the Reef Cave.

After hanging up the phone, Li Miao ate breakfast before returning to the dormitory.

He had planned to enter Spirit Candle again and keep fighting, but his roommate stopped him and had him try another virtual reality game.

However, Li Miao soon frowned and took off his helmet.

"It's no fun. The freedom is way too limited. You can look at rocks but not pick them up, and there's clipping too."

"This game is already pretty good. Virtual reality technology has only just come out. How could there be a completely realistic game?" His roommate shrugged.

Upon hearing that, Li Miao quickly recommended Spirit Candle to him.

Naturally, his roommate was very interested and immediately began searching for it.

However, to his frustration, when his roommate tried to enter the game, he received the response, "You are currently ineligible to enter."

Looks like this game isn't finished either. It's probably still in testing?

Li Miao thought to himself.

Still, even if he could not play with his roommate, he had no intention of playing other virtual reality games.

Although Spirit Candle had not yet revealed much gameplay content, as the saying went, it was easy to go from frugality to luxury, but hard to go from luxury back to frugality.

He simply could not work up any interest in other games that were full of bugs and offered so little freedom.

With that thought, Li Miao put his helmet back on.

Classes were not until the afternoon, so he could still log in and fight now!

"Spirit Candle... activate!"

"Hm? This kid is pretty diligent, isn't he?"

Naturally, Rogue noticed when the player logged in.

Then he smiled. "Perfect timing."

"Hmm-hmm-hmm..."

Li Miao hummed as he stretched his body.

"Hello, boss."

The sudden voice beside him startled him so badly that he jerked. Turning around, he saw a lean male player with a gentle demeanor looking at him.

[Poetry and the Distance]

After glancing at the faintly flickering ID above the other man's head, Li Miao realized that he was probably a player who had just entered the game.

"Damn, you scared the hell out of me..."

Li Miao let out a breath.

Before the other man could respond,

Rogue slowly appeared. Looking at Li Miao, he said, "Brother Miao Won't Fail, you are already a qualified warrior. Would you be willing to guide the newborn Flame and help him become familiar with a Candle Spirit's duties?"

As soon as he finished speaking, a quest prompt appeared before Li Miao.

[Teach the newborn Candle Spirit various basics and combat skills.]

[Quest Reward: Candlewax ×10]

Li Miao's eyes immediately lit up.

Ten points of candlewax was neither much nor little, but he could still do other things while teaching a newbie. There was no reason not to accept a free quest.

With that thought, he immediately thumped his chest and replied, "Of course. I'm duty-bound to do it!"

"Good. Then I'll leave it to you."

Rogue nodded slightly.

The time saved could allow him to obtain more candlewax.

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