By the time Wu Shaozhen woke again, it was already nine in the morning. He hadn't set an alarm the night before and had slept until he woke naturally. He felt he had been gaming too much lately, putting himself under so much mental strain that he was even hallucinating, so he needed more sleep.
He went downstairs for breakfast, then returned home and logged in. The moment he entered the game, he received a private message.
Astro Boy: "Dustseal, I got the Netherworld Spirit Fruit."
Wu Shaozhen immediately grew excited and hurriedly replied, "Where are you? I'll come find you."
Astro Boy sent him a location, and Wu Shaozhen soon found him. Astro Boy was making potions in the Player Living Area. Wu Shaozhen walked over and asked excitedly, "You really got it?"
"Yes." Astro Boy quickly took out the Netherworld Spirit Fruit and handed it to Wu Shaozhen.
Wu Shaozhen glanced at it. It was indeed the Netherworld Spirit Fruit. He immediately opened a trade window and entered 100 gold coins, the amount he had promised Astro Boy if he could get the fruit.
"Dustseal, there's really no need. It barely took any effort." Astro Boy hurriedly waved his hands.
"Take it. I promised you before. If you don't accept it, you'll make me look like I don't keep my word. Besides, alchemy requires a huge investment early on, or you'll never get anywhere," Wu Shaozhen said.
"Well..." Astro Boy still hesitated.
After Wu Shaozhen persuaded him, he finally accepted. Taking the Netherworld Spirit Fruit, Wu Shaozhen asked, "How did you get this fruit?"
Astro Boy sounded puzzled. "That's the strange thing. Didn't you say my master definitely wouldn't give me the Netherworld Spirit Fruit easily? So I made lots of preparations and even found a potion that