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In the real world. Mira received the notification of Yae-hime’s job advancement almost immediately. Her face was filled with shock and disbelief. She had thought the other party was already absurdly overpowered. But this new information was telling her that the breathtakingly beautiful woman could become even more monstrous.

“Is this really not cheating?” They were both closed-beta players, so how could the gap between them be this vast? Mira simply couldn’t make sense of it.

In the Okinawa server, on the outskirts of Jade City. “Ahahahahaha!” Honda covered her face with one hand and laughed wildly as she stood in a pool of blood. At her feet lay dozens of players who had just been killed. Most of them were foreigners, while the rest were local hunters.

Just like Yae-hime, Honda was a highly sought-after target that everyone wanted a piece of. Of course, when it came to being desirable, Yae-hime was still on an entirely different level. After all, she possessed Artifacts and Unique equipment. Not to mention a whole collection of Epic gear.

Mmm, absolutely irresistible!

As the white resurrection lights faded away, the corpses and bloodstains gradually disappeared.

Honda stopped laughing and smoothly sheathed the jet-black sword stained with blood. Then she calmly left the scene. As she walked, she opened the forums and checked the latest news.

“Esteemed Sister has advanced her class too! As expected of Esteemed Sister!” When she saw the latest update about Yae-hime, stars practically sparkled in Honda’s eyes, and a smile bloomed across her lovely face once more.

Only, that smile was slightly twisted.

“Ah, Esteemed Sister… Yu wants to see you right now. Then Yu can merge with you and become one forever, never to be separated again!”

Had Yae-hime heard those words, she would probably have run as far away as possible.

At this moment, most people were still immersed in the overwhelming flood of information brought about by the world’s transformation, unable to fully process it. Only a small number had already begun embracing the new world. And many of them had set their sights on Yae-hime.

The world’s number-one player was currently like the flesh of the monk Tang Sanzang. Everyone wanted a bite. As a veteran monster… no, as a veteran player, Taurus’ forces had likewise attracted the attention of many groups.

They understood very well that for players who entered later, forming alliances or poaching talent was the easiest way to gain better development opportunities in this game world.

However, on the Linhnan server, Taurus had already bound many high-quality players with tyrannical contracts, making the cost of poaching them extraordinarily high.

Fortunately, that was only a problem for Linhnan players. In the other servers, major factions had already begun throwing money around to recruit troops and gather talent. Faced with this invasion of money, many players found it difficult to accept, feeling that the game had lost its purity.

Others, however, saw it as an opportunity. Where else could you find a game that let you make money while playing? Unfortunately, they didn’t yet realize how miserable it could become once a hobby turned into a job where others squeezed every ounce of value from you.

Within the City of Chaos. After sending Zerene back to the village chief’s house, Yae-hime had Angelica purchase a large bed and a set of bedding. She then summoned Little Blue and had both the furniture and herself teleported back.

Tonight, she intended to stay in the city and freely enter and exit the game whenever necessary. To make that possible, she had successfully tricked the clingy Zerene into leaving. For now, there was nothing on the game side that required particular concern aside from Alicia’s breakthrough.

As for the church in Jade City… If that bishop dared to come looking for trouble, she and Zerene could collect another head in advance.

“With Zerene guarding Aoma Village, there shouldn’t be any problems.” After glancing toward the village by the coast, Yae-hime returned to her room.

“Master, are you returning to the real world?” No sooner had she lain down than Little Blue flashed into existence.

“Yeah. Do you need something?” Yae-hime blinked and asked.

“It’s nothing important. I just wanted Master to tell Vera and the others…” Little Blue paused dramatically. “…not to eat my share of the prawns!”

“That’s it?”

“Mm, that’s it.” Little Blue nodded seriously.

The sight made Yae-hime roll her eyes. It was only a serving of prawns. Was it really that important? Casually agreeing, she logged out of the game.

Inside the unfinished building. Yae-hime slowly opened her eyes and got out of bed.

At this moment, Vera 3 and Vera 18 were sleeping beside her. She carefully climbed out of bed without waking the two sleeping little girls. When she arrived at the living room that served as a workspace, she found Vera 1, Vera 2, and Vera 17 diligently working away.

Compared to the notoriously lazy Little Blue, they were indeed far more hardworking. Of course, even when Little Blue slacked off, her efficiency was still higher than theirs. That was simply the difference in talent.

“Good morning, Master.” Vera 1 keenly sensed Yae-hime’s presence and immediately turned around to greet her. Although, strictly speaking, it was no longer morning.

Vera 2 and Vera 17 also stopped their work and greeted her. Yae-hime patted their heads before asking, “Has Aqua Blue Star’s recovery stabilized yet?”

“Reporting to Master, it basically stabilized this morning. All anomalous points have calmed down.” Vera 1 replied.
“Have any of those phenomena appeared again?” Yae-hime nodded and continued.
“None have been detected so far,” Vera 2 answered.
“What about the bugs in the Southern Sea region?”
“No abnormalities.” Vera 1 pulled up a large amount of data for Yae-hime to review.

“Phew, very good.” Letting out a sigh of relief, Yae-hime finally felt at ease. If the planet’s recovery had not yet entered a stable state, things would have become troublesome. She had no desire to face an endless tide of enemies all at once.

“You’ve all done well. We’ll have something extra for lunch.” Yae-hime spoke cheerfully.

The moment they heard that, the three little girls beamed with delight. If outsiders saw these famous e-fairies becoming so happy over an extra dish at lunch, they would probably have no idea what to think.

“Oh, right. Little Blue asked me to tell you not to eat her share of the prawns.” The instant those words were spoken, the smiles on the three girls’ faces froze.

Seeing their reactions, Yae-hime immediately understood that Little Blue’s share had already been secretly devoured by them.

(What a bunch of little gluttons.)

Shaking her head inwardly, she decided to pretend she knew nothing about it. At the same time, at Roc City’s airport.

“It’s so hot. So this is Roc City?” Outside the airport, a young woman with long golden curls, skin as fair as jade, a tall and slender figure, and a simple white outfit walked down the stairs while raising one hand to shield herself from the sun. A pair of sunglasses covered her face as she spoke.

Beside her followed a sturdy man dressed in a green military uniform. The two maintained a distance of roughly three paces between them.

“Yes, Lady Avelora. This place is indeed very hot.” The military officer replied with a serious expression. Tiny beads of sweat covered his fair face. Whether it was due to nervousness or the weather was difficult to tell. Or perhaps it was both. After all, the person standing beside him was the famed Silver Wolf!

“It’s far more developed than my homeland. I’m rather envious.” Avelora looked around and spoke softly. This area was near the airport, and there were no particularly remarkable buildings in sight, yet everything felt orderly, well-planned, and neatly maintained. It was completely different from the environment in which she had grown up.

“In my memories, there is only endless ice and snow. Even the sunlight carried a cold touch.” Avelora raised her head toward the sky. Through her sunglasses, she gazed at the familiar yet unfamiliar sun and spoke with heartfelt emotion.

The military officer did not reply. He simply continued walking alongside her.