Dragon Raja's Number One Player

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Industrial park.

This place is located on the edge of City A. Lin Zhiying spent 50 yuan and a pack of Zhonghua cigarettes to get here.

The 50 yuan was the fare, and the Zhonghua cigarettes were the fuel for the journey. What would normally take two hours was completed in less than half the time after the driver accepted the cigarettes.

As they were leaving, the driver kept turning back to look at them, reluctant to part.

He only smiled broadly when he heard Lin Zhiying say, "Wait for him here for a while."

Lin Zhiying followed the map to a three-story building. When she saw the words "Huanya Group" on the court seal, she breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that she had come to the right place.

The surrounding industrial parks all have similar factory buildings, and it would take several days to find this place if you really had to search them one by one.

"Please, uncle, just let me in."

"No, rules are rules. If I let you in whenever you want, what if something happens? Who will take responsibility then?"

Lin Zhiying could hear voices from afar.

A yellowed white paper was pasted on the outside, with the words "Huanya Group Bankruptcy Liquidation Team Office" written crookedly in calligraphy.

"Don't delay my work, let's go."

The door opened, and a middle-aged man shoved the young man out despite his pleas.

The door slammed shut.

The young man who was pushed bumped into Lin Zhiying and quickly apologized, "Sorry, brother, I didn't notice someone behind me."

"It's okay, I didn't lose any blood."

Lin Zhiying replied casually.

"Holy crap, bro, you're a gamer too?"

The young man's eyes lit up, and he enthusiastically pulled him aside, lowering his voice to say:

"My ID is 'Just Play Lucky Star,' you're here to pick up something too, right?"

"You have to play Lucky Star," Lin Zhiying thought with a start when he heard the name.

In his previous life, he was the lucky one who got Chu Tianjiao's box. He never expected that he would find this place so early.

Seeing that Lin Zhiying remained silent, Lucky Star revealed an expression that said, "I understand."

"Chu Tianjiao's box contains a lot of good stuff. I live close by, and I spent half a day yesterday searching around the area before finally finding this place."

"But this old guy won't let me in."

At this point, Fuxing had to show a dissatisfied expression on his face.

He'd played so many games since he was a child, but this was the first time he'd ever been outmaneuvered by an NPC.

"So you didn't climb inside to take a look?"

Lin Zhiying didn't think that players who played Lucky Star would be so honest.

"It was overturned, but there were dogs inside. Three dogs chased me and bit off half of my health bar."

Even now, playing Lucky Star still leaves me with lingering fear.

Lin Zhiying hadn't expected this. This must have been a deliberate design by Xuanyu Company to increase the difficulty for players to obtain the boxes.

"Brother, how about we team up? I'll climb over the wall and lure the dog away, you go get the box, and afterwards we'll split it in half."

Then, Fu Xing rubbed his hands together and suggested, fearing that Lin Zhiying would refuse, he offered to be the bait himself.

Lin Zhiying finally understood; this was probably the real reason why the lucky star had stopped him.

"That won't work. The factory area is so big, it's impossible to find anyone without connections. We might both get into trouble."

Lin Zhiying thought for a moment and then declined.

I was joking, but I was planning to take them all. If I give them to you, how am I supposed to develop?

Will you replace it for me?

"What should we do? If this drags on, other players will come too."

This wasn't a secret in the original work; the reason there are fewer people now is because City A in the game is too large.

But as players explore the map, finding this place is only a matter of time.

"So we still have to start from here."

Lin Zhiying pointed to the office next door.

This is probably the correct strategy designed by Xuanyu Company; using other methods would be counterproductive.

"But this guy is stubborn and won't listen to reason. I tried to talk to him for a long time, but he wouldn't budge."

That's because you're using the wrong method.

Lin Zhiying thought to herself as she pushed open the office door.

"Oh, another one's here. You want to go in too?"

The middle-aged man, with his legs propped up on the table, asked.

Lin Zhiying didn't say anything, but took out a pack of Zhonghua cigarettes from the alchemy backpack and handed it over.

The middle-aged man's shrewd eyes darted around for a moment, then he put his feet down, sat up straight, tucked the cigarette into his sleeve, and coughed a few times.

"This isn't quite in accordance with the rules."

Lin Zhiying noticed his fingers rubbing together, but didn't say anything. Instead, she took out two packs of cigarettes from her bag and handed them to him.

"Sure, sure. You look familiar. Have we met before?"

The middle-aged man peeked towards the door and saw that Lucky Star was peeking into the house through the window.

He swept his arm across the table, and two packs of cigarettes landed squarely in his coat pocket.

"You must have mistaken me for someone else."

The middle-aged man scratched his head, said "sorry," took a large bunch of keys from his drawer, making a jingling sound, and walked out of the office.

The man peeking through the window immediately turned back, his mouth agape in surprise as he looked at Lin Zhiying chatting and laughing with the middle-aged man.

"This, this, is that all?"

As Lin Zhiying passed by, he patted him on the shoulder and said softly, "Games aren't just about fighting and killing; they also involve human relationships and social interactions."

He guessed that even if he had played the Lucky Star in his previous life, he probably wouldn't have figured this out. He probably just relied on time to build up his favorability.

Lucky Star had taken a few steps and wanted to catch up.

Seeing this, the middle-aged man turned around and said, "Don't move, come closer and I'll unleash my dogs on you."

That day, Lucky Star recalled the fear of being dominated by the big dog.

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The factory was really big; Lin Zhiying followed the middle-aged man for more than ten minutes before they had walked halfway through.

"Wow, back then this was the biggest factory in the industrial park."

The middle-aged man muttered, "The boss was a really nice guy, it's just a shame he ran away..."

"Oh, right."

The middle-aged man seemed to have thought of something and suddenly turned his head, staring at Lin Zhiying as he looked her up and down.

Lin Zhiying felt a little uneasy.

"I remember who you look like, Lao Chu, Chu Tianjiao. Your eyes are so similar to his."

He pointed to Lin Zhiying's golden eyes and gestured.

"As for the color, I know, it's a trend among you young people, called colored contact lenses, right?"

Lin Zhiying really wanted to say, "Uncle, actually Chu Tianjiao was wearing colored contact lenses at the time, but I wasn't."

He only starts with 500 yuan in the game, so where would he get the money to buy colored contact lenses?

However, he couldn't say this directly, so Lin Zhiying followed up by saying:

"Chu Tianjiao? Uncle, are you very familiar with him?"

Upon hearing this, the middle-aged man puffed out his chest:

"Absolutely. He drives for the boss, and I watch the gate for him. Just think how many times a day we go in and out. I'm the one who sees him the most in the whole factory."

"That's true," Lin Zhiying continued.

"I remember he loved to eat braised pork intestines."

He wanted to try and see if he could uncover some useful information.

"Yes, yes, braised large intestines, we used to eat them together all the time, and chicken wings too. Let me tell you, he can handle really spicy food."

"He lives in the basement downstairs, and we often get together for barbecue when we have free time."

The middle-aged man pointed to the basement below the stairs.

Lin Zhiying's eyes lit up when he heard this; this was exactly what he wanted.

"Can I go take a look?"

"No problem, it's just that after a long time, it'll probably be covered in dust, and it might even be moldy inside."

However, one is obligated to accept favors.

He turned around and took out the keychain. He was originally going to take the keys off individually, but after thinking about it, he simply handed over all the keys.

"This is the key to Lao Chu's room. It's on the second basement level. You can see it as you go down the stairs. The basement level is also full of dormitories. Feel free to use it. Just leave the key by my window when you leave."

They're just there to pick up something, so there's no need for me to follow them.

If someone touches a valuable item, should you stop them or pretend you didn't see it?

It takes some skill for him to stay here all these years after the collapse of the Asia Pacific Group.

The middle-aged man walked away humming a tune, while Lin Zhiying descended the stairs one floor at a time.

Because no one has been here for a long time, weeds have grown in the cracks of the stairs.

Two underground floors.

In front of me was an old-fashioned red tin door. Perhaps because it was not initially thought that anyone would live there, it was simply and roughly wrapped with several iron chains and had an iron lock on it.

The anti-rust paint on the padlock had peeled off, and some areas showed dark red rust. Lin Zhiying thought he would definitely have to deal with it later.

He unlocked the lock and removed the chain, making a rattling sound.

Fortunately, no rust got on my hands.

Hunter's Lodge, here I come.

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