Famous in One "Night"
"Boss lady, your hairstyle today makes you look so young! If you hadn't told me, I would have thought Ya Ya was minding the shop!"
Luo Jun, carrying local specialties and snacks he had bought from outside, walked into the "Five Star Hotel" with a big smile.
"You little rascal, so glib!" The proprietress cracked sunflower seeds. "What did you buy? Fish Floss Cake? Is it from Liu's's?"
"Of course, it's your recommendation!" Luo Jun grabbed a few pieces and placed them on the counter. "Ya Ya said she liked to eat this."
"Oh, why are you being so polite? She has cavities, I don't even buy her any..." Despite saying this, the proprietress still put the Fish Floss Cake away. "Remember to come down for dinner later, your uncle made his specialty today."
"Then I definitely have to try it!" Luo Jun laughed as he went upstairs, where he ran into Ya Ya. Luo Jun grabbed a few more pieces of Fish Floss Cake: "Shh, don't let your mom see."
Upon receiving her beloved snacks, Ya Ya's eyes lit up immediately. "Jun Ge!" she exclaimed, then skipped away.
Luo Jun chuckled. Just then, the door to the next room opened, and a young man with silver hair walked out.
Luo Jun had seen this silver-haired young man when he checked in. He also had a younger sister, and the two of them had only managed to book one room, which they had argued about. Luo Jun hadn't seen them when he returned from the Savage Wilderness, but only saw them come back to stay more than ten days ago. The Savage Wilderness only opens every two weeks, so their entry cycle must be different from Luo Jun's.
Luo Jun also learned about their neighbors during this time. The brother and sister's surname was Xue, the brother's name was Xue Song, and the sister's name was Xue Lan. The siblings came from the Mo Bei Xue Family, which seemed to be a Aristocratic Clan Vital Energy Cultivation. The sister was currently studying at Tianjing University, and this was her first time in the Savage Wilderness in order to hone her skills. The brother had registered with the Hunter Guild before, and he came this time to take care of his sister.
Being of similar age and neighbors, they had become quite familiar with each other recently. Luo Jun handed over a few pieces of Fish Floss Cake, Xue Song smiled and said, "Out for a stroll again? You'll be off to the Savage Wilderness again when we reopen in a few days, won't you?"
Luo Jun smiled and said, "There's no other way, school starts soon if we don't go..."
"We can go together then," Xue Song said. "We go in every two weeks. Xiao Lan is a bit rebellious. As her older brother, if I say anything too much, she'll get yelled at and hit. Having a classmate of similar age with her will help her behave a bit, and it'll be more convenient for both of us..."
As he spoke, Xue Song leaned closer and whispered, "You have no idea how bad my little sister's temper is. Back when she was in elementary school, because some boys made fun of her white hair, she chased them around the playground three times, finally caught them, and gave them a good beating, even pulling their underwear off..."
"You damn bro, what nonsense are you spouting now!" A pillow slammed into Xue Song's face, followed by a snow-white foot flying out of the room, kicking Xue Song across the face through the pillow and slamming him against the wall opposite the door...
"How can you be such a brother? Spreading your sister's embarrassing history all day long!" Xue Lan grabbed her brother, who looked like a tattered rag, turned to look at Luo Jun, and her eyes flashed with Killing Intent.
He was about to be silenced... Luo Jun unconsciously took two steps back.
However, Xue Lan did not make things difficult for him. Instead, a blush rose on her fair cheeks as she dragged her older brother back into the house and slammed the door shut.
Luo Jun breathed a sigh of relief.
During this period of contact, he didn't communicate much with Xue Lan. It was clear that she was a rather introverted girl. Although she was a bit fierce towards her brother, she was very shy in front of outsiders... Unfortunately, she had a big mouth as her brother, and her fragile nerves were on the verge of collapse every day.
In just the past two weeks, Luo Jun has heard countless stories about Xue Lan's childhood from Xue Song, including but not limited to: wetting her pants in kindergarten and stuffing a sponge into her crotch to avoid being discovered; mistaking dog food for biscuits and eating half a bag in second grade; secretly buying snacks in fifth grade and getting a stomachache and diarrhea for three days; having a crush on an upperclassman in junior high but sending the wrong love letter...
Of course, all these stories ultimately end with the younger sister going berserk and betraying her own family...
What an enviable sibling relationship...
Luo Jun shook his head, returned to his room, tore open a bag of Fish Floss Cake, took out his phone, and started browsing the forum while eating.
[Martial World] The Heaven's Gate Sect Master was assassinated during his Closed Door Cultivation. Rumors in the martial arts world say that it was an assassin sent by Zuo Taixuan out of fear of battle!
[Paranormal] A giant zombie appears in Blackwater Town, Zhuge Yuan leads a team to subdue it.
Large Recruitment Mission of Class A has been launched in [Chaos]. All those who have received the notification are at the Heart Refining Realm, and more than sixty people have already signed up...
The homepage still featured recent big news, mostly from other worlds. Luo Jun was particularly interested in this Large Recruitment Mission, so he clicked on it and found not only the mission rules but also a list of those who had already been confirmed to participate.
Luo Jun had heard Old Yuan say that Large Recruitment Mission are missions that are publicly released to Cultivators within a certain range. All those recruited can choose whether to accept or not. The mission will only be activated when a certain number of people have been recruited. Even if someone refuses, it will not consume the chance to refuse a regular mission.
This type of task is extremely large in scale, with transparent rules, and participation is voluntary. Consequently, the rewards for success are also very high, so many people confident in their abilities participate.
This Conscription Mission appears to be a treasure hunt. One hundred contestants are dropped onto a Deserted Island with complex terrain. Ten treasure chests are buried on the island, each containing a magical artifact of unknown attribute. The Mission Time Limit. If a contestant manages to obtain a treasure chest at the last moment, they will be considered successful and can open the chest to obtain the magical artifact inside.
It's similar to a battle royale game... Although you're not required to kill your competitors, you can imagine that these players will inevitably fight to the You Die, I Live for the treasure chest...
As for the list of confirmed participants below, it includes names from various countries, and the poster also created a poll where each person could cast ten votes to select the ten people they thought were most likely to win.
Luo Jun didn't recognize any of the people here; he only saw a few names on the forum. However, to check the voting results, he randomly selected ten.
The results showed that three people received the most votes: Situ Zhen from Zhendan, Maxim from the Federation, and Adolf from Xiluo. All three received over five thousand votes. As for the rest, there was a huge gap between them and the others. The fourth place only received a little over two thousand votes, most people received only two or three digits of votes, and some didn't receive any votes at all...
It's worth noting that there are only a little over 100,000 users on domestic forums, so more than 5,000 votes is enough to demonstrate the fame and status of these three people in the cultivation world. Moreover, this post was only recently published, and the number of votes is still increasing.
Luo Jun glanced at the comments below; most were predictions about the final winner, while others questioned why he hadn't received any news.
However, the most liked comments were not about the aforementioned individuals.
"Why didn't Ling Yao participate in the mission? Isn't he known as the Number One Under Ascension?"
There were many supporters below, and one reply in particular caught Luo Jun's attention.
"I heard that the Ling Family has made a mysterious discovery in the Savage Wilderness, and all the Clan Troops have been dispatched. Ling Yao should not be in the Main World right now."
Luo Jun remembered seeing this information two months ago. During his time in the Savage Wilderness, he hadn't seen Clan Troops, and Ling Yi had said they were on an important mission... What kind of Mission Difficulty so difficult that it's still unresolved?
However, the problems of these important figures were not something he, a Body Refinement Realm cultivator, should concern himself with. After posting the thread, Luo Jun scrolled down and found an "old thread" he had read countless times.
[Savage Wilderness] Shock! The Polluter control ants to attack Lingyun City, Mysterious Expert averts the crisis and even refuses the Frost Moon Troupe's invitation!
Oh, I almost forgot, I think I'm... a big shot now...
(End of this chapter)