Boss Wang Wants to Treat

After seeing the words "Battle Victory," Jiang Liu's entire body went numb.

He was being slaughtered in an Immersive Experience.

A paper-thin character, turn-based, cleared in one go.

So, I'm not even as good as a paper-thin character!

Jiang Liu knew that he had extremely high stats with eight magic tools equipped, they just weren't displayed.

He couldn't defeat the Lingyun Sect's senior disciple, not because of his Realm, not because of his Equipment, not because of his spells, but solely because of his personal combat experience!

He, wearing eight magic tools, couldn't win, but a paper-thin character, wearing eight magic tools, cleared it in one go.

To be honest, he was truly demoralized.

Jiang Liu felt a sense of pointlessness and lost the desire to train more in the 1-10 stages. He directly exited the Cultivation Era.

Leaving the Cultivation Era, his vision returned to the classroom.

At this time, it was already dark outside. The bright moonlight shone everywhere. Looking out the window, the teaching buildings were still brightly lit.

Even though it was late at night, his classmates had not stopped. Every second, every moment, they were cultivating.

For cultivators who had entered the zone, cultivation was as simple as breathing. They had long since lost the restless mindset.

Only those who can endure loneliness can enjoy prosperity.

During Cultivation, let alone meditating for a day or two, it was common to go into seclusion for several years straight.

Although no one had heard of anyone going into seclusion for several years at once, as their Realms continuously improved, situations where people would disappear for years without a trace would inevitably occur.

After all, this was Cultivation.

Jiang Liu didn't make any noise after exiting the Cultivation Era. After glancing at his classmates, he also began to circulate the Three Revolutions Mysterious Technique with full concentration.

It takes 200,000 cultivation value to go from Qi Refining Layer 8 to Qi Refining Layer 9. Even he would be stuck for several days. By cultivating and taking medicine simultaneously, he could reach Qi Refining Layer 9 as quickly as possible.

One night passed in the blink of an eye.

Daybreak.

Warm sunlight streamed into the classroom. Some students went to the restroom, some went to the cafeteria, and some were still full of energy.

The commotion in the classroom also startled Jiang Liu, who had been immersed in cultivation. When he sensed the arrival of the next day, he re-entered the Cultivation Era.

He collected his Monthly Card spirit stones, collected his daily check-in spirit stones, ran through a resource dungeon, and received spirit stones mailed by Master Jiang and Grandma Zhao from his mailbox.

24 spirit stones earned in one day!

After collecting his daily harvest, Jiang Liu directly used these spirit stones to buy a Foundation Establishment Stone and threw it into the furnace, filling one-third of the progress for perfect Foundation Establishment in one go.

In two more days, he would achieve perfect Foundation Establishment.

Logging in to collect resources, run dungeons, spend spirit stones, and log out. The third day of the server opening had already entered a drought period, which made Jiang Liu very dissatisfied.

"What kind of game opens a server without any content? Do they even know how to make games?"

He couldn't help but complain.

Not to mention the pay-to-win Gift Packs and activities filling the screen, but you should at least release something.

On the second day of the server opening, they released a launch event, and it was an event that only required spending money.

Does this game have no operations team?

Putting the Foundation Establishment event on the second day of the server opening, with no other events, this operation is terrible. Haven't they even graduated from university?

Don't they need KPIs, player counts, and online time?

Hiss, thinking about it, it seems they really don't.

Jiang Liu couldn't figure out what the Cultivation Era's operations team was thinking. Even if he figured it out, he couldn't do anything about it. After putting the spirit stones into the Foundation Establishment event, he once again entered a state of cultivation.

Now, the Three Revolutions Mysterious Technique has reached the second revolution. Coupled with other miscellaneous cultivation speed bonuses, it increased his cultivation value by over 10,000 yesterday, which was simply explosive!

I want to cultivate!

Nobody bother me!

"Jiang Liu, Jiang Liu."

"Don't bother me!"

"Boss Wang from Brilliant Bathhouse is looking for you."

"Huh?"

Jiang Liu opened his eyes, turned to look at Li Dongze, and frowned, "What does he want with me?"

"To treat us to a meal."

Li Dongze shrugged. "After you told me about that matter yesterday, I called my dad. I don't know how he handled it, but Boss Wang from Brilliant Bathhouse called me this morning, saying he wants to treat both of us to a meal."

Jiang Liu: "..."

As expected of a good brother. He just mentioned it casually, and he didn't expect Li Dongze to take it seriously and even contact his dad. He didn't know how to thank Li Dongze enough.

"Can we go?"

Jiang Liu didn't quite understand these matters, unsure if it was a banquet to apologize or a trap.

"Let's go, the big boss himself asked us to come. If we don't go, won't that be disrespectful?"

Li Dongze said nonchalantly, "It's just a meal. Can he really kill us?"

Jiang Liu came from an ordinary family and was understandably wary of a big boss in the bathhouse business. But he had nothing to fear. His family was in real estate, at the top of the food chain. Boss Wang's bathhouse center was bought from his family.

"Alright then."

Seeing Li Dongze's fearless demeanor, Jiang Liu thought, If he's not afraid, why should I be? I'm at Qi Refining Layer 8 with eight magic tools!

"Where are we eating?"

"Brilliant Bathhouse."

"Oh, haven't been there yet."

Noon.

Jiang Liu and Li Dongze arrived at the Brilliant Bathhouse on the city's second ring road. Looking at the seven-story, opulent, and grand bathhouse center, their expressions were a bit timid.

Outside the glass doors of the bathhouse center stood four hostesses in bright red qipaos, wearing silk stockings on their legs and high heels on their feet. Their voluptuous figures swayed as they called out "Welcome!" and "See you next time!" Their voices were so sweet, it made the two of them feel weak in the knees.

Jiang Liu had never seen such a scene. He was just an ordinary high school student, barely having enough money to buy instant noodles online, let alone visit a bathhouse.

Li Dongze was wealthy, but he hadn't messed around since he was young. His only hobby was gaming, and he had also never been to a bathhouse.

The two young men stood outside the Brilliant Bathhouse, watching the guests with bulging bellies come and go. They then stared at the hostesses' long legs for a few seconds before falling silent.

This isn't a place for good students like us!

"I'm too embarrassed to go in."

Li Dongze turned to leave, "You go by yourself. I'll call Boss Wang. Don't worry, he won't dare to touch you."

"After the meal, I'll sell you dozens of Qi Refining Pills!"

Jiang Liu directly revealed his trump card.

Li Dongze turned back around and walked back, grabbing Jiang Liu and charging into the bathhouse center with his head down.

"Welcome!"

At the hostesses' greeting, Jiang Liu clearly saw Li Dongze's ears turn red, which instantly amused him, making him forget his initial embarrassment.

"Brother Ze, you're so pure, huh?" Jiang Liu teased. "A second-generation rich kid, could you possibly still be a virgin?"

"Heh." Li Dongze glanced at him sideways. "Aren't you?"

Jiang Liu: "..."

Jiang Liu said with a dark expression, "Women only slow down my sword-drawing speed. I only want Cultivation."

"But rich women don't. Rich women will buy you a sword, a spirit sword at that."