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"Respected user, your virtual account 5203 has received 343 yuan, with a current balance of 343.00 yuan."

Ah, that's nice!

Entering Blue Sea was definitely the right choice. I've already made over 300 yuan on the first day!

Fang Yue looked at the notification, feeling pleased.

The so-called virtual account was one he had registered on the largest professional Player platform in the country, primarily used for in-game cash transactions.

As a poor person, Fang Yue never kept money in his virtual account.

He planned to withdraw today's earnings and put them into his bank card later, then treat Sister Yuan to a good meal to celebrate.

Regardless, this auspicious start made Fang Yue even more determined to make a life for himself in Blue Sea.

"Ahead is our village's core, the place where the Soul Fire is kept."

As Fang Yue was thinking this, Lord Han's voice rang out.

Looking forward, he saw a vast plaza with a giant, slowly rotating stone sphere floating in the center.

Around the plaza were many guards wearing simple armor and wielding weapons.

These guards initially eyed Fang Yue with suspicion, but after Lord Han waved his hand, they respectfully saluted and their hostility dissipated.

"The Soul Fire of our Ancient Moon Village isn't very strong, and the core is small-scale, so the village territory isn't large and can only affect this area."

Despite what he said, Fang Yue, having followed Lord Han all the way here, felt that Ancient Moon Village was quite sizable. Moreover, it was fully equipped with facilities like a blacksmith, tailor shop, and inn.

"From now on, you will sit by the core for one hour each day. After seven days, the erosion of the [Night Chill Erosion] on your leg will recede."

Saying this, Lord Han called over a guard captain-like figure from the plaza, pointed at Fang Yue, and the captain observed Fang Yue for a moment, likely memorizing his appearance, before nodding and leaving.

"Can I come back later to get rid of the chill?"

"No, the longer you delay treating the [Night Chill Erosion], the harder it will be to heal. Do you want to have your legs amputated?"

Fang Yue shook his head repeatedly.

"Good, then. Sit here and meditate for an hour. I'll come back to pick you up then."

"Alright, thank you, Lord Han."

After watching Lord Han leave, Fang Yue went to the spot beneath the core and sat down. He immediately felt a warm current flow from the plaza's surface into his legs.

The previous cold and stiff sensation lessened considerably.

Although the system hadn't given him a notification for [Night Chill Erosion], the feeling he'd experienced wasn't fake, and Lord Han had no reason to harm him.

Fang Yue suspected that the system would only provide a notification for [Night Chill Erosion] once it had tormented his body to a certain extent.

An hour was two hours, and sitting still was quite boring, but Fang Yue remained there obediently.

Seeing Lord Han leave, the guard captain dismissed the guards nearby and approached Fang Yue.

"Brother Ye, my name is Lin Ling. I'm the third captain of the core guards. You can come here to heal for this week, but after a week, you won't be allowed back without Lord Han's order."

"Brother Lin, I understand the rules."

"Good. One more thing, what is your relationship with Lord Han?"

"...Uh, friends?"

Captain Lin chuckled at this.

"Brother Ye, don't joke. What is Lord Han's status that he would be friends with you? I heard Lord Han has been suffering from a serious illness and has been looking for someone to inherit his martial arts but hasn't found a suitable candidate. Could it be that you are the one Lord Han is looking for?"

As he spoke, Captain Lin stared intently at Fang Yue, a hint of threat in his eyes.

Fang Yue's heart stirred, and he revealed a hint of helplessness: "Brother Lin, please stop joking. Look at me, suffering from [Night Chill Erosion], my body is weak. Plus, my age, and I don't know any martial arts. How could I possibly catch Lord Han's eye? Lord Han is just kind-hearted and took pity on me, helping me out."

Fang Yue had gathered quite a bit of information from Lord Han.

For instance, the best age to learn martial arts was around eleven or twelve, when one was most malleable and had the highest potential.

At his age, theoretically, even if he learned martial arts, his potential wouldn't be very high.

Thus, stating this information now easily fooled Captain Lin.

"That makes sense."

The coldness in Captain Lin's eyes gradually receded. After a few more casual remarks, he stopped paying attention to Fang Yue.

That guy.

Fang Yue secretly glanced at Captain Lin, holding back a thought.

That is... he's a Player.

Players learning martial arts wouldn't be like native NPCs; they'd likely have some system assistance.

So age wasn't a problem at all.

Seeing that only about 15 minutes had passed, Fang Yue started to get impatient.

Setting his character to maintain the pose and stay put, Fang Yue chose to log out of the game.

"System Notification: Player has logged out. Character will remain in the game. Please ensure your surroundings are safe, or that you are in a safe zone before logging out."

"Friendly Reminder 1: Logging out of the game in places like inns, sects, or your own home can greatly increase safety."

"Friendly Reminder 2: Players can set up safe zones by learning formations, illusions, alchemy, talismans, and other methods, which can greatly increase the safety of their characters after logging off."

"Friendly Reminder 3: When your character encounters danger in the game, the game watch will remind the player to return to the game immediately. Please wear your game watch at all times. Additionally, players can set up their own custom alerts for what events trigger what level of notification."

"Would the Player like to log out of the game now?"

After confirming he wanted to log out, Fang Yue opened his eyes in reality.

He glanced at the time.

2:10 AM.

He'd been playing for two hours already. Calculating the time, he figured he should log back in around 3:40 AM.

First, he set his alarm, then he eagerly opened his computer and launched Dragon Play, the largest professional player platform in the country, to withdraw money from his virtual account.

A moment later, his phone vibrated with a deposit notification.

Fang Yue happily looked at the three hundred yuan that had appeared in his bank account, chuckling to himself for a good while. Then, he went to the kitchen to make a bowl of instant noodles, adding three sausages and two eggs in a moment of extreme luxury.

When the noodles were ready, he slurped them down.

After eating, he tidied up and opened the Dragon Play platform again.

As mentioned before, the Dragon Play platform is the largest professional player platform in the country, gathering all sorts of professional players. Besides its trading functions, it also offers a forum.

Fang Yue opened the forum.

As soon as Fang Yue opened the forum, his expression froze.

What caught his eye was the hottest post on the forum, with a large, bolded red title and highlighted by the moderator. The content read: "Night Dawn, a Professional Player Who Leapt Over the Dragon Gate!"

I, I I I, I'm famous?!