Douluo Continent: Xiao Xiao, I'm going to control you fiercely!

Ring ring—

Xu Shu, a light sleeper, was startled awake by the ringing of his cell phone.

"Hello, who is this?"

"Mr. Xu, we are staff from Tianji Technology, here to install your gaming pod. Are you available now?"

"You're free now, you can come over."

After getting up, washing up, and waiting a short while, Xu Shu's doorbell rang.

"Mr. Xu, this is your delivery receipt. Please sign for it."

Upon opening the door, several tall, imposing men in black suits stood outside, two of them carrying a long, oval-shaped, silver-white, cocoon-like metal gaming pod.

The others behind were carrying tools and black boxes that Xu Shu couldn't understand.

"OK."

Xu Shu took the delivery receipt, looked at it carefully, and then signed his name.

The gaming pod he purchased not only included a console but also a year's supply of nutrient solution. After the nutrient solution ran out, he would need to contact staff regularly for on-site maintenance.

"OK, received. Brothers, let's get moving!"

Upon hearing the leader's call, a large group of people surged into Xu Shu's house and began to renovate his bedroom.

"Mr. Xu, this is my business card. Please feel free to call this number if you encounter any 'abnormalities' while using the gaming pod."

"it is good."

Xu Shu calmly accepted the business card, failing to notice the emphasis in the leader's words.

Drill holes in the walls on all sides, probe, then inject something with a glue gun, and finally install the game pod, plug in the power supply, nutrient solution bottle and network cable.

The entire tedious installation process was completed efficiently within two hours.

"Alright, Mr. Xu, I wish you a pleasant gaming experience."

The lead staff member thoughtfully closed the door for Xu Shu, so Xu Shu, who was looking at the user manual in the living room, did not hear the conversation of the group of men in black outside the door.

"Hey, Lao Wang and Lao Li, you two have leveled up to Soul Emperor? You carried this ton-heavy game pod pretty easily today."

"You'll level up faster if you choose Wang Dong'er as your character."

"Wasn't Wang Dong's character supposed to have flaws? Wouldn't he be completely useless after level 70 without the 'Heartbreak Red' skin?"

"It's said that the first gacha banner is about to open, and the featured character is Acacia Heartbreak Red, so don't worry."

"That streamer was the number one on the popularity chart right now, I wonder when he joined our Super Admin Bureau. The battle over the spatial rift is intense right now, I wonder what his strength will be in the end."

"The character they chose is Xiao Xiao, and it's very difficult to get the second ring of the Ice and Fire Golden Body for ten thousand years. Even with battle armor, the soul rings will most likely be a purple-purple-black-black-red configuration."

"A fifth ring after 100,000 years, then everyone's about the same."

"It's a pity for the players who chose Huo Yuhao; they're now stuck at level 30-40 because of the storyline. If it weren't for the storyline limiting Tianmeng's escape time, I'd also like to experience Huo Yuhao's life."

"By the way, why don't the higher-ups give each of us some kind of battle armor? Wouldn't that increase everyone's combat power?"

"You're overthinking it. We've already tested it internally. Battle armor can't be summoned in reality; it only enhances in-game characters. It's not very useful for players like us who play Wang Dong'er's character."

"It only allows colleagues with ordinary martial souls to have a 100,000-year soul ring slot ahead of time."

In the corridor, a group of people walked away chatting and laughing, while Xu Shu in the bedroom finished studying the instruction manual.

"Power on."

Xu Shu spoke loudly.

The game pod, which already contained Xu Shu's voiceprint, slowly opened from the top, revealing an interior that resembled a water bath.

After taking a quick shower, Xu Shu lay down in the bathroom, holding onto the edge of the armrest.

【Ding--】

Device ID 5773216 detected, user connection in progress...

In the blink of an eye, the hatch closed.

A fresh and pleasant floral fragrance wafted over.

"Sister Xiao Xiao, aren't you usually busy cultivating? How come you have time to ask me to go shopping today?"

It felt as if someone was gently biting Xu Shu's ear; the sound was so close that Xu Shu felt a tickle in his ear.

As I slowly opened my eyes, a few pink petals drifted down before me.

At noon, the shimmering light on the distant Poseidon Lake was almost blinding.

Xu Shu reached out his hand, and a delicate petal came to rest steadily in his palm.

The tactile sensations and the interplay of light and shadow, along with the exquisite scenery and modeling that are indistinguishable from reality.

No wonder countless players say that "Douluo II," with its virtual reality technology, is a real world.

If he didn't know this was a virtual world and that he could bring up the game panel, he would have thought he had traveled to another world.

Shaking off the dew that had somehow gotten onto his head, Xu Shu, dressed in a beginner's white robe, turned to look at the source of the sound.

Lake Poseidon.

Wang Dong'er was holding Xiao Xiao's left hand as they walked towards the south gate of Shrek Academy.

"Xiaoya's birthday is coming up soon. We're going out this time to buy her a birthday present in advance."

"Happy birthday!"

Wang Dong'er nodded thoughtfully.

"Have you decided what gift to buy for Xiaoya?"

"hey-hey."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Xiao chuckled, her face full of a mischievous expression.

"Since Sister Xiaoya is always so 'good' to me, let's go to the unofficial history bookstore in Shrek City this time and buy her a book that she likes."

Unofficial history bookstore?

As if hearing a certain keyword, Xu Shu's ears perked up immediately.

Gan!

He didn't see this store when he was exploring the large map on his PC. Where did this store come from?

In short, he seemed to understand why Xiao Xiao's personality seemed a bit off.

Xu Shu quickly stepped forward and followed on Xiao Xiao's right, reaching out to grab her.

However, Xu Shu's left hand passed directly through Xiao Xiao's right shoulder.

"Oh, I forgot, we're not at home anymore. We can't directly control Xiao Xiao's body anymore."

Wang Dong'er, who was originally holding Xiao Xiao's arm, wanted to stop Xu Shu when she saw him following.

But after seeing Xu Shu's hand pass directly through Xiao Xiao's body and hearing Xu Shu's words, Wang Dong'er fell silent.

She turned to look at Xiao Xiao, but didn't notice anything unusual.

Looking around, the students passing by didn't seem to notice the young man's presence.

Without making a sound, Wang Dong'er withdrew her gaze. She understood that she was the only one who could see the seemingly non-existent young man beside her senior sister.

"Let me see how to do it."

The man beside him suddenly summoned a light screen from the void and swiped it up and down for a while.

Then Wang Dong'er saw the man suddenly hug Senior Sister Xiao Xiao from behind, and his figure gradually disappeared.

"What exactly was he? He just vanished like that?"

soon.

Wang Dong'er's doubts were answered.

She felt that Sister Xiao's body stiffened for a moment, and she took a couple of steps unnaturally, almost falling over.

"Dong'er,"

Wang Dong'er turned to look at Xiao Xiao, who also turned her head at that moment.

Gone was the lively look in Xiao Xiao's eyes. What Wang Dong'er saw now were Xiao Xiao's calm, still eyes, which she usually maintained like a still pond.

"I've thought about it carefully. Let's give Tang Ya a new outfit for her birthday. I've noticed she's been wearing that light blue outfit for so long; it's time for her to change it up."

His tone was flat, his eyes were lifeless, and he was staring straight at you...