Bailu and Lux hadn’t been strolling for long when someone wearing the Alchemy Commission uniform came running over in a hurry.
“Miss Bailu!
Why did you run all the way here?
We’ve been looking for you for so long!”
The person was panting, their forehead covered in sweat; it looked like they had indeed been searching for quite a while.
Bailu still had half a candied hawthorn stuffed in her mouth, her cheeks bulging as she mumbled indistinctly, “I just came out for a stroll…”
“You can’t keep sneaking off like this!” The person’s tone was anxious and helpless.
“Otherwise, the Dragon Masters will scold me again.”
Bailu swallowed the candied hawthorn in her mouth, pouted, and looked at Lux somewhat reluctantly.
“Sister Lux, I have to go back.”
Lux crouched down, helped her wipe the sugar stains from the corner of her mouth, and straightened her crooked collar.
“Go on.
If you want to eat this next time, you can come find me.”
“Really?” Bailu’s eyes lit up.
“Really.” Lux smiled.
“Just have someone from the Alchemy Commission send me a message.”
Bailu nodded vigorously, then trotted off with the Alchemy Commission person.
After running a few steps, she turned back and waved at Lux.
“Goodbye, Sister Lux!”
“Goodbye.”
Lux stood in place, watching Bailu’s back disappear at the end of the alley, before standing up and brushing the dust off her knees.
Her tail swayed behind her.
“So cute.”
She turned and walked in the direction of home.
When she opened the door, the living room light was still on.
Guinaifen was lying on the sofa, her chin resting on a pillow, holding her Jade Sign, her legs swinging in the air.
The screen was colorful, and it was unclear what she was watching.
Hearing the door open, Guinaifen’s legs stopped swinging.
She turned her head to look at the doorway.
The moment she saw Lux, her eyes widened sharply.
“Lux?!”
She sprang up from the sofa, the pillow flew into the air, and then landed on the sofa, bouncing twice.
Guinaifen stepped barefoot on the floor, rushed to Lux in two or three strides, and then—a flying tackle.
“Bang.”
Lux was knocked back a couple of steps, her back hitting the door with a dull thud.
Guinaifen hung on her, her arms tightly wrapped around Lux’s neck, her face buried in Lux’s shoulder.
“Lux, where did you go?!” Guinaifen’s voice was muffled and trembling.
“You scared me to death!
Sushang and I thought you’d been kidnapped!”
Lux was being choked a bit, unable to catch her breath, her tail swishing wildly behind her.
“Guinaifen…
loosen up…
can’t breathe…”
“Oh, oh.” Guinaifen loosened her grip, but didn’t let go completely, still hugging her neck.
Lux steadied herself by the nearby table; seeing Guinaifen care about her so much, she couldn’t help but feel a warmth in her heart.
“Alright, didn’t I say I had things to do and would be out for a few days?” She patted Guinaifen’s back.
“It’s fine.”
Guinaifen lifted her head from Lux’s shoulder; her eyes were a little red, but she wasn’t crying.
She looked Lux up and down, confirming she wasn’t missing any arms or legs, and only then did she fully exhale in relief.
“You don’t even know, these past few days without you, I’ve been ordering takeout, I haven’t had a single normal meal.”
Guinaifen’s tone carried a sense of tragic survival, as if she hadn’t experienced a few days, but a few years.
Lux’s face turned black instantly.
She peeled Guinaifen off her, crossed her arms, and looked at her expressionlessly.
“So you were just missing my cooking?
Give me back my touched feelings, hey!”
Guinaifen blinked, then let out a “hehe” laugh.
“Just kidding.
Worrying about you is real, missing your cooking is also real, they don’t conflict.”
Lux rolled her eyes at her, but the corner of her mouth couldn’t help but curl up. Follow the newest chapters on g.com.
“Where’s Sushang?”
“Still on duty.
It hasn’t been peaceful near the Ambrosial Arbor these past few days, so she’s been coming back quite late.” Guinaifen flopped back onto the sofa, stuffing the pillow under her chin.
“Have you eaten?
There’s a bowl of porridge in the kitchen, from the takeout I ordered at noon, you can heat it up and drink it.”
“I’ve eaten.
You eat it first, don’t waste it.”
“Then I won’t be polite.”
Guinaifen climbed off the sofa and shuffled toward the kitchen in her slippers.
Lux watched her back, the corner of her mouth curling up.
“I’m going back to my room first.”
“Mm, sleep early.”
Lux closed the room door, leaned against it, and let out a long sigh.
She was back.
The bed, crafting table, furnace, chest…
everything was in its original place, exactly the same as when she left.
She took out the box Bailu gave her from her inventory, opened the lid, and the blue scales glowed softly under the light.
“Let’s see if I can craft it.”
Lux walked to the crafting table, opened the crafting interface, and placed a dragon scale in.
She didn’t even need to check JEI; the crafting method for Dragon Scale Armor was the same as normal armor, very simple.
Following the recipe, she placed the dragon scales into the grid one by one.
The scales emitted a faint blue light in the grid, the light getting brighter and brighter, until finally, it retracted sharply—
A purple chestplate appeared on the crafting table.
Crystal Purple Dragon Scale Chestplate.
Lux picked up the chestplate and looked it over.
It felt much lighter than iron armor, but felt very solid to the touch, with fine scale patterns on the surface, shimmering with a pearlescent luster under the light.
“It worked!”
Lux’s tail shot up, and her ears stood straight up.
“But are Bailu’s scales actually Electric Dragon attribute?”
She hurriedly poured out all the remaining scales and started crafting them one by one.
Chestplate, leggings, boots…
finally, the helmet.
A full set of Dragon Scale Armor was neatly arranged on the crafting table.
Lux looked at this set of equipment, unable to suppress the curve of her mouth.
“Put it on and try it.”
She put the Dragon Scale Armor on piece by piece—it didn’t show.
Just like iron armor, it was like wearing nothing at all; she still looked like she was in her maid outfit.
But she could feel the change in attributes.
The armor value had increased significantly, nearly double that of iron armor.
Lux nodded with satisfaction and put the Dragon Scale Armor into her inventory.
Just as Lux was calculating, her Jade Sign suddenly made a sound.
She picked it up to look—
Silver Wolf: You there?
Lux was stunned for a moment.
Silver Wolf: Got time?
Come play Hero Glory together.
Hero Glo?
Lux had seen ads for this game; it was a multiplayer online competitive game.
She often saw people playing it on their jade abacuses on the subway or in restaurants.
But she hadn’t tried it yet.
These past few days, she was either mining in the Nether or playing a battle of wits with Piglins in the Bastion Remnant; where would she find time to play games?
But now—
The corner of Lux’s mouth curled up.
She was a gamer at heart.
From MC to various mod packs, from RPGs to RTS, from single-player to online games, she was willing to try any game.
After coming to this world, she hadn’t properly played any of this world’s games yet.
Lux: Wait for me, I’m downloading it now.
The progress bar started moving.
Lux sat on the bed, hugging her tail, staring at that progress bar.
34%…
67%…
89%…
“Hurry, hurry, hurry…”
100%.
Installation complete.
Lux opened the game, registered an account, and skipped the tutorial—she glanced at the tutorial content; it was basically the same as those MOBA games from her past life: pushing towers, team fighting, grabbing resources, the core gameplay was much the same.
She sent a message to Silver Wolf.
Lux: Downloaded.
How do I add you?
Silver Wolf: Send me your ID, I’ll invite you.
Lux: WasteDog GoldRepair.
Silver Wolf:…What kind of ID is that?
Lux: None of your business.
Silver Wolf didn’t say anything else.
A few seconds later, an invitation box popped up on the game interface.
Lux clicked accept.
Entering the lobby.
Silver Wolf’s ID was “Silver Wolf,” and the avatar was a chibi Silver Wolf head wearing sunglasses, looking very cool.
Silver Wolf turned on voice chat.
“Hello?
Can you hear me?” Her voice came from the Jade Sign, a bit more languid than usual.
“I can hear you.” Lux placed the Jade Sign on the table and turned on speakerphone.
“Hehe, let me, this gaming master, carry you.”
…
“Seriously, Marksman, you’re 0-8, are you throwing?”
…
“Seriously, teammates, are you even human?”
…
“Silver Wolf, move aside, I’ll jungle, you go support.”
…
“Seriously, what do you mean all three lanes got solo-killed in under a minute?”
Team wiped.
“Victory.”
Lux leaned back on the chair; she had finally won a match.
Playing the game had made her heated.
If it weren’t for the fact that she had no concept of time in the Nether, which meant she hadn’t slept and was extremely tired right now, she would probably play all night.
“I’m so tired…” Her voice was already drifting, her eyes half-open and half-closed, her ears drooping down.
“Go to sleep.” Silver Wolf’s voice came from the Jade Sign, softer than usual.
“Mm…
good night.”
“Good night.”
Lux hung up the voice chat, put the Jade Sign by the pillow, and pulled the blanket over herself.
Her tail curled onto her stomach, and her ears drooped, covering her eyes.
The moonlight from outside the window spilled in through the gap in the curtains, landing on her messy hair and fluffy ears.
The Jade Sign screen flashed; it was a message from Silver Wolf.
“Played well today.
Let’s continue tomorrow.”
Lux didn’t reply.
She was already asleep.
She dreamed that she put on the Ring of the End, and from then on, she was punching the Xianzhou nursing home and kicking the IPC kindergarten.
A smile couldn’t help but hang from the corner of her mouth.
It might not seem tempting right now but who knows what the future holds?
“And If you’re enjoying it, drop a Power Stone for me!”