Legend Private Server Obtained

The train reached its final destination.

Chen Hao and Xu Pengkun didn't rush. After everyone else had left, they calmly grabbed their luggage and strode off the train.

The first thing they did after getting off was to quickly head to the restroom. Those who needed to relieve themselves did so.

After sitting on the train for so long, even though they were off, Chen Hao felt the ground was still swaying like the train. Damn it, he was constipated.

Every train has the same end, but the passengers' destinations are all different.

Chen Hao's university was in Ice City, while Xu Pengkun's finance university was in Beijing. So, he still had to go through the miserable process of transferring and spending another night on the train to get to Beijing.

After leaving the station, the two brothers hugged. They had already said everything they needed to say on the train. They wished each other well and parted ways!

Upon arriving at the university, Chen Hao put his things in the dorm and went to report in first.

Chen Hao's university was an unremarkable college in Ice City. It was a three-year vocational program. In the second half of the third year, there were no classes. The school encouraged students to do internships in society and organized several on-campus job fairs during that time.

Before graduation, besides a thesis, submitting an internship certificate would get them their diploma. It was that simple.

There were six people in the dorm: two locals, three from other cities within the province, and one guy from the south.

They say northerners can withstand the cold, which is utter nonsense. Let a northerner try spending a winter in the south. The indoor temperature is even lower than the outdoor temperature.

Speaking of the guy from the south, in his first year, when winter came, he took cold showers directly. The rest of the dormmates were stunned. Could you handle that!

Chen Hao's relationship with his roommates was average, nowhere near as deep as his relationships with his middle school and high school classmates. They mostly just played games together and occasionally brought food for each other.

He remembered that after graduation in his previous life, they only called each other during holidays for the first couple of years. After that, they gradually lost touch and never contacted each other again.

He walked past the familiar small commercial street and internet cafes.

He had originally wanted to relive the good old university days.

Unfortunately, it was almost over before he knew it.

Back in the dorm, only Third Brother and Fifth Brother were there. These two locals were playing games on their computers. The others were not around.

After greeting each other, Chen Hao took a laptop out of his luggage and placed it on the desk under his bunk. This was a used laptop he had bought from a computer store on his way back to school from the station.

"Whoa, you bought a laptop? And it's a Dell~ Nice one, Second Brother!" Third Brother's eyes lit up, and Fifth Brother also came over, curious to see it.

"Why is it used? The specs are just so-so. It probably can't even run Warcraft~"

When they realized the laptop was second-hand, their interest waned. After a few more words, they went back to their gaming.

Chen Hao bought this laptop just to make it easier to look up information. As long as it could connect to the internet, he had no high demands.

Using the laptop, he browsed various forums as usual.

A few minutes later, Chen Hao's eyes narrowed. He felt a sense of relief upon seeing a post on a forum.

The post title read: "My Legend of Mir is extraordinary, I don't need to grind, instantly max level, full of top-tier gear. DM me if you want to know more!"

He clicked on it. The post contained a picture of a level 50 Warrior, holding the Dragon Slaying Sword, standing alone in the safe zone of Earth City, a lone figure.

Chen Hao replied, "Where is your morality, where is your bottom line? In broad daylight, under the vast sky, don't fall for it, this person is a scammer. I was just scammed out of 30 yuan."

Then, he re-registered an account and privately messaged the poster: "Brother, are you selling the private server? Leave your phone number, please. Good people live long and peaceful lives!"

Two days later, in a southern city.

"Achoo~"

Chen Hao sniffled. The southern winter was indeed different.

This down jacket was probably a physical defense item; its magic resistance was really low. The cold wind was seeping into his bones. He needed to finish his business quickly and go back.

He had contacted the good brother poster two days ago using the contact information left behind. After a few exchanges, he found out the person really had what he was looking for.

Initially, the other party wanted to transact online. Chen Hao disagreed because he needed to inspect the goods first, and the amount was quite substantial. They negotiated for an offline transaction.

Finally, the other party agreed and left an address.

After a day and a night on the train, he arrived at his destination. Chen Hao didn't go to the internet cafe the other person had specified. Instead, he found a larger internet cafe in a bustling area of the city center and called to arrange a meeting there.

The internet cafes in big cities were indeed different. Looking at the various Legend of Mir posters on the walls, the decor had a bit of a themed internet cafe feel.

Even on a weekday morning, the internet cafe was more than half full. Chen Hao directly found a secluded spot to get online.

His computer number was 47. He had told the other party that he would be at number 36, which was in the row in front and empty.

Half an hour later, Chen Hao saw a man wearing a hat. He walked around machine number 47, seemingly looking for someone. The brim of his hat was pulled down low, obscuring his face.

Seeing that only one person had come, and that he was shorter and a bit chubbier than himself, Chen Hao relaxed. He walked over and tapped the man on the shoulder.

"Careless Ten Thousand Ships?"

"Lightly Floating River Grass?"

The secret passwords matched. The man looked up, revealing a somewhat ordinary face, a few years older than Chen Hao.

He led the man back to his own seat, and they sat down side by side.

Chen Hao whispered, "Did you bring the goods?"

The man was very straightforward. He directly took out a large hard drive.

Huh? It wasn't a USB drive?

Damn, Chen Hao realized he'd forgotten that USB drives back then only had capacities of tens of MB, barely enough to hold seed files, while the Legend code plus various map and item resource files would be at least several hundred MB.

He'd been careless.

"Hold on a sec~"

Chen Hao got up to talk to the network administrator.

"Hey, net admin, I need to open up a computer case and install a hard drive to look at some stuff inside. I'll put it back exactly as I found it afterwards!"

"No can do. This internet cafe has a rule: customers can only play, not open the machines!"

"Really can't? You can watch me the whole time. If I break anything, I'll buy you a new one." Chen Hao quietly slipped him a stack of bills.

"Rules are rules. This isn't about money."

Another stack of bills.

"It's not that it's impossible... I'm not exactly a customer. Leave it to me."

Chen Hao returned to his seat with the net admin. The net admin went to work with a flurry of clicks, shutting down the computer, opening the case, connecting the data cable to the new hard drive, and booting it up. Done. 200 yuan earned, simple and straightforward.

After connecting, Chen Hao saw that the hard drive data could be read normally.

Another stack of bills.

Chen Hao and the guy selling the disk stared intently at the net admin.

"Uh, Big Brother! You carry on~"

The net admin understood immediately, grabbed the money, and scurried away happily, humming to himself about his good luck today, earning almost half a month's salary in less than half an hour.

With the obstruction gone, Chen Hao first scanned the specific contents of the USB drive. The root directory had only one folder and a readme document.

The readme document was already localized into Chinese, detailing the installation process and basic parameter settings. It was very thoughtful. Chen Hao glanced at it and closed it.

He opened the folder and looked at the directory structure. The code in the core source files looked plausible at first glance, and he couldn't spot any issues.

To be safe, it was best to run it.

He unplugged the host's network cable, compiled the code, and ran it directly. The Legend interface reappeared!

He tested it in-game. It was already the localized version, matching the official Legend version.

Chen Hao then tried debugging the most basic functions, modifying some simple parameters, and verifying them in the game. No problems!

An expert's touch is immediately apparent.

The guy selling the disk had watched the whole process. While he understood what was happening at the beginning, he was completely lost afterward. He exclaimed in shock, "Wow, brother, I didn't realize you were an expert."

"Just a little bit, a little bit~"

"Can you teach me those later operations?"

"Will the price be cheaper then?"

"Uh..." The elder brother thought for a moment. "Never mind then. I didn't realize this stuff was so valuable."

"Is this easy to sell?"

The elder brother's eyes lit up at the question and he started talking, "It's okay. I've sold a few times before. It sells well, but it's hard to teach. Even people who understand computers need me to explain it over and over. Those guys are as dumb as pigs. One idiot couldn't even learn and didn't buy it, but called me a scammer. Who can you even reason with?"

"Here's the agreed-upon 10,000. Take it!" With the item in hand, Chen Hao didn't want to linger. After thoroughly deleting all the content from the internet cafe computer's hard drive, he removed the hard drive and placed it in the innermost layer of his backpack. He then took out the envelope of money and handed it over.

The elder brother counted it. The amount was correct. They shook hands.

"Pleasant transaction!"

"Pleasant cooperation. Want to grab something to eat nearby, little brother? Old Brother's treating~"

Chen Hao politely declined and called the net admin over to inspect!

Then he directly hailed a taxi and headed straight for the train station.