Lucky billion players, you've never seen one before / I can accumulate my own luck

Looking at Lu Xining, who was coming out of the bathroom for the third time, Lu Baizhi asked suspiciously, "Your stomach... seems a little uncomfortable?"

"Just because you drank too much water."

After giving a casual reply, Lu Xining sat back down on the sofa and picked up her tablet.

Lu Baizhi curiously leaned closer, but was pushed back.

She said in a dissatisfied tone, "Sister, you've been looking at this for over half an hour, what are you looking at?"

“Check the security footage,” Lu Xining replied, “to see if the house has been burgled.”

"You're kidding me..." Lu Baizhi muttered to herself.

They must be watching something inappropriate for children!

"If my sister goes to the bathroom again later, I'll take the opportunity to peek."

She made a decision in her heart.

As for the tablet unlock password... although my sister changes it frequently, it's not a problem for her.

Watch how she figured it out in just a couple of tries!

Just then, a knocking sound came from the balcony window.

Lu Baizhi was taken aback, then became alert.

They live on the top floor, the fourth floor.

Lu Xining suddenly put down her tablet, got up, went to the balcony, opened the window, and casually grabbed an owl, holding it in her arms and forcefully stroking the feathers on its head, as if she were petting a cat.

"Sister, this is..."

Lu Baizhi looked puzzled.

The next second, the owl broke free from Lu Xining's embrace, flew to the center of the living room, and transformed into human form—Fan Xiao appeared.

When using "Night Noble" to transform into a nocturnal creature, the maximum number that can be transformed is determined by the evolution rate, but the minimum number is determined by the user.

It can become one, or it can become a group.

Fan Xiao, now back in human form, glanced at Lu Xining and said speechlessly, "Can't you do anything decent?"

"Coward, you ran away."

Lu Xining stared at Fan Xiao, her imposing manner showing no sign of weakness.

"So that owl was you," Lu Baizhi said to Fan Xiao with a sigh, "Transformation items are really useful... By the way, Fan Xiao, why are you back again?"

"Did you hear that? Gardenia doesn't welcome you."

Lu Xining seized the opportunity to fan the flames.

"Sister!" Lu Baizhi said nervously and angrily.

“I need your help,” Fan Xiao said. “I need your assistance with something.”

"so fast?"

Lu Baizhi said happily.

Realizing what she had said, she quickly waved her hand and put on a serious expression, saying, "No... um... Fan Xiao, have you run into some trouble?"

"It's a bit of a problem. My brother has gone missing, and I have to go out and look for him."

Fan Xiao gave a brief explanation of the situation.

He also shared some of his own speculations.

"The Heavenly Righteous Sect..."

Lu Xining grasped the key point: "I'm also quite curious about your relationship with the Heavenly Righteous Cult. How did you manage to persuade them to sell us fantasy materials at such a low price?"

"It was just a matter of chance; you can think of it as my good fortune."

After replying mysteriously, Fan Xiao looked at Lu Baizhi and said, "I need your luck to help me find my brother."

The incident happened so suddenly that he didn't have time to get away.

We can only hope that Lu Baizhi can use the "stick navigation method".

"No problem!" Lu Baizhi nodded emphatically: "Shall we set off now?"

“There’s no need to rush,” Fan Xiao said, “but it’s better to get out sooner, since it’s just my guess and needs to be verified first. As for Xi Ning, you…”

He looked at Lu Xining, whose legs were perfectly bare, and said, "I'll trouble you to protect my family for the time being."

"You're worried someone will target them..." Lu Xining immediately reacted: "You want to go out and cause trouble?"

"Why are you reacting like this too?" Fan Xiao said speechlessly, "They actually have people from the Special Affairs Bureau protecting them. I just added an extra layer of protection."

“I think,” Lu Xining said, “if your guess is true, then your enemies may not be just foreign forces.”

"Oh?" Fan Xiao became interested. "How so?"

"You've been in Roman City all this time, so you probably don't know that in the 010 district, player organizations of all sizes have sprung up like mushrooms after rain."

Lu Xining replied, "I asked the people at the Special Affairs Bureau, and they said that many players from other regions have come here in the past two months, so it's a mixed bag now."

"This situation is common in newly established world zones. A brand new zone means there are many resources and opportunities to make money, so some forces from other zones will come and make arrangements in advance."

"You mean, domestic player groups and players from other regions might have noticed me?"

Fan Xiao seemed to be deep in thought.

The possibility is still quite high.

“Player factions that have access to information about you will not have weak intelligence channels; the strength of their intelligence channels is often equivalent to their strength.”

Lu Xining cautioned, "Be careful, I don't want to be a widow before I'm even married."

Fan Xiao: "..."

"Sister! You are so...so...so confident."

After gritting her teeth for a few seconds, Lu Baizhi blurted out, "Praise."

Lu Xining responded to her, "It's better than you being insecure."

"..."

Lu Baizhi didn't want to pay attention to her anymore.

Lu Xining looked at Fan Xiao and continued, "I can help, but like Zhi Zi, I also need compensation."

“Okay,” Fan Xiao nodded, “just don’t mention anything too outrageous.”

"rest assured."

Lu Xining glanced at her fair feet on the light-colored living room carpet and said, "I'll suggest the kind you'll like too."

“Let’s start the escort mission tonight,” Fan Xiao said, taking out his phone to check the time. “Don’t worry about it during the day, the Special Affairs Bureau will be watching. Just focus on the night.”

"Don't worry, I know what to do."

Lu Xining's voice was cool, but it gave a sense of security.

“Hmm,” Fan Xiao turned his head to look at his sister, “Let’s go, Zhi Zi.”

"Okay." Lu Baizhi asked, "Um... how do we get there?"

“Just pretend to be an ordinary person and get by. Don’t worry, I know the process well,” Fan Xiao said. “But before that, I need to take you to the target location first.”

"Are you familiar with the process?" Lu Xining seized the opportunity to ask, "Have you been there before?"

"I was tricked into going to a summer job after graduating from high school to experience life," Fan Xiao said with a look of reminiscence. "I almost got my kidneys cut off."

"Your experience... is quite extensive."

That was the only comment Lu Xining could make.

"Was it that dangerous?" Lu Baizhi asked curiously, "Then how did you get back?"

"If you want to hear it, tell me as we walk."

Fan Xiao took out a necklace from his storage space and tossed it to Lu Baizhi, saying, "You can borrow this for now. I'll point you in the direction, and we'll fly there directly."

"The Dustless Shield!?"

After taking the necklace, Lu Baizhi asked in surprise, "Fan Xiao, you...aren't you going to use it?"

"It's not really needed now."

Fan Xiao shook his head.

In order to make room for better items, the "Dustless Shield" had to be removed.

Moreover, this trip is for fighting, so it's best not to change the good equipment he's currently equipped with, otherwise there will be a one-day cooldown period.

For example, the B-grade item "Mirror" is not yet available to him because Lu Xining only returned it to him this morning, and it hasn't been 24 hours yet. He can only use the B-grade "Plague Queen" as a temporary substitute.

"Sister, we'll be going now."

After replacing the "Dustless Shield", Lu Baizhi said something to Lu Xining.

“Hmm,” Lu Xining reminded, “Zhi Zi, it’s just the two of you again.”

"...We...we're going out on serious business, sister, please don't talk nonsense."

Lu Baizhi's voice lacked confidence.

“I don’t mind if you cheat on me,” Lu Xining said. “Be bolder, remember what I taught you, and do it all again.”

Fan Xiao: "..."

"Sister, what...what are you saying?"

Lu Baizhi forced herself to look bewildered and said, "Why don't I understand?"

Lu Xining stared at her for a moment, then said nothing more.

Sure, I'm much more thick-skinned than before.

……

After saying goodbye to Lu Xining, Fan Xiao and Lu Baizhi took advantage of the night and flew into the sky at top speed.

After tidying up, Lu Xining went out and began her guard duties.

Of course, the protective measures weren't just for her and the Secret Service personnel.

Strictly speaking, both sides can only be considered as icing on the cake.

The true protectors are someone else.

Yan Keke.

That's right, Fan Xiao entrusted the main guard duties to Yan Keke.

He had Yan Keke temporarily move the "Fairy Tale Town" instance, shifting the instance's official exit from the outskirts of Ancheng to his home.

As the second dungeon boss, Yan Keke can keep the exit open, which means she has brought the entire house under her control. She can monitor the situation inside and outside the house at any time and choose to forcibly pull people in.

Although Fairy Tale Town cannot leave Zone 010 for the time being, it can still move freely within the zone.

It's a bit of a shame that moving the dungeon's location is no easy task; it takes a lot of time, and I estimate that the whole night will be spent doing it.

Otherwise, this could be used as a means of attack.

The only drawback of the plan is that if players with tickets enter the instance, Yan Keke will be unable to take care of her family's safety when the instance is open because it is isolated from the outside world.

At this point, we have to rely on Lu Xining.

Besides Lu Xining, there is a third layer of protection—the Special Affairs Bureau.

Now that he has confronted Du Ruo and raised the issue of the intelligence leak crisis, the Special Affairs Bureau will certainly not remain indifferent in order to maintain its long-term cooperation with him.

Sending people to secretly protect his family is standard procedure.

What if, after completing Once Upon a Time, the player doesn't choose to teleport directly to the station but instead leaves through the main exit and arrives at his house...?

The end of the instance does not mean that the functions stop working.

The lolis like Yan Keke, as well as the illusory creatures in Fairy Tale Town, can still attack, and unlike when the dungeon is open, various attack restrictions will be lifted.

At that time, Yan Ke can use illusions to block the exit, and then the illusionary creatures can block the doorway...

Even if a player who has completed the game has the same level of mental strength as an A-rank player and can see through the illusion, they still won't be able to leave through the official entrance/exit.