Xu Huo didn't deny it. "My hometown hasn't been gamified for very long."
Wan Tingfang waved a hand. "You're impressive. You've got so many powerful items. My profession is fishing, and unless I get a high rating in a dungeon, I can't get my hands on any good items. It took me years to become a C-class player, but I'm probably at the bottom of the C-class ranks."
"How many more dungeons do you have before you reach B-level?" Xu Huo asked casually.
"Who knows?" Wan Tingfang replied just as casually. "The higher a dungeon's rating, the fewer you need to clear to advance to the next level. But I always scrape through by the skin of my teeth. Every now and then, I even have a dungeon or two that I don't manage to clear by the end. I level up really slowly. What about you?"
"I'm doing all right. Mostly C- and D-level dungeons," Xu Huo said.
"Then you've been a player for less time than I have, but you might still become a B-level player before me." Wan Tingfang gave him a once-over. "Your physical strength looks weaker than that of the average C-class player, though. Is your evolution rate low?"
Xu Huo smiled without answering.
Wan Tingfang finished the strong liquor in her glass and held out her hand. "Now that we've officially met, if I beat you out for a position as an auxiliary worker at the base, don't hold it against me."
"Likewise." Xu Huo shook her hand.
Then the two of them left the bar and went their separate ways.
Xu Huo returned to the rented apartment. After confirming that no one had entered while he was away, he went inside. He first used his binoculars to check that the logistics worker was