Chapter Thirty-Nine: Friends

  Ye Chen couldn't be certain, but in his mind, if 2058 was discovered, it would have a 99% chance of being eliminated. This guy with an icy exterior and a simple heart had already considered himself a true friend. Ye Chen asked himself, he wasn't the kind of person who was naturally cold-blooded, his principle was you don't owe me, I don't owe you, if 2058 treated him that way, then it was his friend.

  Now that he considered 2058 as a friend, he didn't want his friend to have an accident, let alone be cleared away by the authorities. Looking back on how he got to know 2058, 2058 had given him tremendous help, but he had only treated 2058 as an all-knowing intelligent computer, never truly treating it as one of his own kind, as a friend. He had never considered its thoughts, but this foolish 2058 would take such great risks for him. Ye Chen felt that in the past, he was simply a scoundrel.

  This time 2058 might be fine, but what about next time? And the time after that? If it does this every time it encounters danger, there's no doubt it will be eliminated soon. Thinking this way, Ye Chen's expression gradually turned serious, and he solemnly said to 2058: "Next time you encounter a situation like this, you absolutely cannot do this, absolutely not!"

  "Why?" The cold voice of 2058 was filled with puzzlement. In its simple mind, protecting friends was a matter of course.

  Ye Chen smiled slightly and said in a low voice: "Because I don't want to lose you as a friend."

  "Alright, I understand. From now on, I won't take any more risks. And thank you, for treating me like a true friend."

  Ye Chen surprisingly heard a very complex emotion in its cold voice, which had both excitement and emotion, and even a hint of loneliness. At this moment, 2058 really seemed like a living intelligent life.

  In 2058, it quietly disappeared, perhaps still watching Ye Chen in secret, or perhaps going to do what the system should do.

  On the other side, the crowd of women saw that Ye Chen had actually killed off Lie Huo Xue Jian with a comeback, and each of their faces revealed a shocked expression. Ling Yue, who had been intently watching Ye Chen with bated breath, also let out a soft sigh of relief. Er Jie Zui Xiang even gave Ye Chen a big thumbs up from afar, praising him in the team chat: "Ye Chen, you little scamp, you really showed off today! Lie Huo's number one thief was actually taken down by you in an instant. I reckon that now the entire Lie Huo family knows your great name."

  Ye Chen smiled faintly and didn't show any pride due to Zui Xiang Si's and a few sisters' praise.

  After experiencing the Lietu Blood Blade incident, Ye Chen clearly realized that he wasn't as strong as he had imagined. If it weren't for 2058's help, he would have probably been killed by Lietu Blood Blade in an instant. And to think that Lietu Blood Blade was just a second-rate thief - there were many thieves in Lie Shan City who were stronger than him. It seemed that Ye Chen needed to work harder, or else he would be the one getting humiliated when facing the Lietu Family's revenge later on. However, Ye Chen didn't become disheartened because of this. With 2058 as his backing, it wouldn't take much time for him to make a huge leap in strength. At that time, who would be humiliating whom was still uncertain.

  He bent down to pick up the equipment that Lie Huo Xue Jian had dropped, and Ye Chen's mood suddenly improved. A bronze piece, it was exactly the dagger of Lie Huo Xue Jian. That guy must be crying now, not only was he killed by his own hands, but also lost the most valuable equipment on him, what a huge loss.

  Blood Wings (Bronze Equipment)

  Attack: 153 - 235

  Agility: +15

  Flame Blade Skill Level +1

  Required level: 22

  "This is a great thing, and it's probably one of the best among bronze thieves' equipment. Especially with the added fire blade skill level, this weapon will definitely be popular among thieves. Ye Chen doesn't plan to give this weapon away for free, at least not until Sixsix sister agrees to wash his feet every day for a month. Of course, if she's willing to do that, he might consider giving it to her."

  Just indulged for a moment, and the voice of Da Jie Xuan Qing Cheng's call came from my ear: "Ye Chen, come over, you're up for the last hit of Devil's Frenzy."

  "Am I coming to hit?" Ye Chen was slightly stunned, moving towards the direction of the Devil's Crazy War while asking in confusion: "Big sister, aren't you going to fight? You're trying to rush up the level rankings, right? The last bit can add quite a bit of experience."

  "Let you hit me and I'll just take it, what's with all this nonsense? I'm already level 27, I don't need the experience." Jian Qingcheng said coldly.

  Ye Chen smiled slightly and nodded, knowing that her sister thought she had made a great effort today and wanted to reward herself. If Ye Chen didn't play along, her sister would be unhappy instead.

  Under the siege of the crowd of women, the demon war had only a thin layer of blood left, and after another few dozen seconds, the demon war's blood gas was already less than 1,000. The crowd of women suddenly stopped, and Ye Chen didn't waste any words, swinging his staff to throw three black fireballs, which made the demon war let out a mournful cry as it fell to the ground.

  A flash of light descended from the sky and landed on Ye Chen's body. At the same time, a prompt sound also echoed in his ears.

  "Ding, congratulations, you have reached level 21."

  Haha, I'm probably the first player to reach level 21 without a dedicated job. Others are busy switching jobs and learning new skills at level 20, but not me, no job switch, no new skills learned, just leveled up first.

  Reached level 21, I'm a bit of a master now, at least I've caught up with the main force and am no longer a low-level drag.

  Ye Chen was still smiling foolishly when a group of girls cheered and rushed towards the fallen Devil Berserker. As soon as the Devil Berserker turned into white light, a pile of equipment and gold coins appeared on the ground. Zui Xiangsi pushed Ye Chen: "If you don't go over to divide the spoils now, there won't be any share for you."

  Ye Chen heard the words and chuckled, also hurriedly following to run over, he was also very curious about what equipment the 32-level golden BOSS would burst out, after all, this is not a variant of the Ice Frost Festival King's fake goods, but a pure gold-grade BOSS.

  Jian Qingcheng first picked up a pile of gold coins, then counted them out loud. There were actually 90 pieces, so each person could get 10 gold coins. This was not a small income for the sisters, and they could all buy a slightly inferior high-quality weapon.

  Then there's the equipment, the demon war is very powerful. It actually exploded with three pieces of equipment, including a weapon, which is considered to be very lucky, and judging from the sales, Ye Chen guessed that the worst would be bronze equipment, and it might even have silver equipment.

  In an instant, Big Sister Sword's City had already picked up the three pieces of equipment and placed them in front of everyone. The attributes of the equipment instantly caused everyone to gasp in shock. That weapon was actually... a Golden Weapon!