The Great Thief Chapter 1424 – The Motivation to Continue

Translator: Exodus Tales Editor: Exodus Tales

At the end of the day, Lu Li and Water Fairy’s requests were fulfilled.

All the messages that both of them would receive would be sent into their mailboxes. However, these were not sent to the in-game mailboxes, but to the emails in real life under the supervisor’s name.

As for the supervisor, well, he ran away.

It was only Water Fairy and Lu Li alone in this corner of the hotel.

One man. One woman. Alone. Together.

The movie was still playing on the big screen. Technology was already advanced to the point where the volume was adjusted to each person’s preferences. Therefore, even with the movie playing in the background, it did not affect the discussions within the hotel.

Now, the awkwardness was now confronted once again.

They were bound to be the first official couple in the game. It was likely that they were going to suffer a burden as the first official couple. Everyone originally only treated it as an ambiguous relationship – not official, but not nothing either. However, they were now official.

This was a game. Only a game!

Perhaps this was how they convinced themselves. When rumours of them first appeared, they just thought that this was a game, so they didn’t think anything of it. Then, they gained a nickname, which was ‘Playing Around’, as they became closer and closer. Because of this, the difficulty to explain their relationship gradually became harder and harder. However, both kept their silence.

As time passed, the nickname ‘Playing Around’ was engraved in every players’ hearts. It was even more famous than the actual ‘couple’ in the Scarlet Monastery.

Although ‘playing around’ was usually filled with negative connotations, in this case, it was used in a

positive light and an advertisement in itself.

Any interaction that they had, even as simple as a hello or just training together, was spun into a soap drama. This was the case even if they argued.

Gradually, as time passed, they still didn’t bother explaining. Perhaps, this was because something had changed.

It wasn’t laziness that stopped them from explaining anymore. In the depths of Lu Li’s heart, he knew that he enjoyed it when other people talked about him and Water Fairy.

As for why…

According to Lu Xin, perhaps he was already attracted to Water Fairy much earlier.

As for those anti-fans, they would say that Lu Li had no qualifications to pursue Water Fairy. Some people even credited the building of Ruling Sword to the result of Lu Li sucking up to Water Fairy.

Lu Li didn’t care. He wasn’t one to care for his reputation that much.

However, he couldn’t ignore it completely. There was always a little bit in him that wanted to be the alpha.

He didn’t think that he was worse than Water Fairy. She was born into a good family and had endless support from them. She made Drizzle Court into what it was over a few years, while Lu Li took around half a year to get to where he was. In the very beginning, he didn’t even have enough money to buy the game helmet.

He didn’t need much time to conquer the whole game.

The short silence from Lu Li didn’t bother Water Fairy. As usual, she elegantly took a sip of her fruit tea with her eyes glued to the big screen.

“Thanks for giving me two of the three requests. It’s unfortunate that I can’t share the benefits of the necklace. I can only complete it alone,” Water Fairy said.

“That’s okay. I actually gained quite a bit too,” Lu Li responded. The discovery of the method to raise the level of the ring was very important. It might become a Legendary item after levelling up again.

“Becoming a couple in game means that you won’t be able to play around with girls. Also, my fanbase is pretty big. If you step out of line, you’ll get abused.”

It was unknown whether these words were said out of concern or humour. All in all, Water Fairy looked to be in a good mood.

“I’m not that type of person,” Lu Li replied.

After leaving the hotel, Lu Li quickly saw the details regarding the combining of his badges, as well as the method to level up the Supreme Ring.

The combination of the badges could be done quickly, but the requirements for the Supreme Ring quest were a little more complicated. However, simply knowing it was enough for Lu Li. As for the difficulty of the quest, it was not a problem. Lu Li and Water Fairy were the best among the best. They also had the support of two large clubs. As long as the quest didn’t require individual participation, the difficulty didn’t matter. As for the Supreme Ring, Lu Li breathed a sigh of relief after seeing the details.

The supervisor only mentioned The Throne of the Elements. After all, the agreement was not complete. After receiving these, Lu Li understood why the requirements for the Supreme Ring quest were so difficult. If he didn’t have this, then he probably wouldn’t even have a chance at looking at the fifth level of the Supreme Ring.

Because the Throne of the Elements was in Outland Nagrand, Lu Li needed to wait a while.

The Phoenix transformation quest that Water Fairy had was similar. The last step of the quest was to kill Prince Kael’thas in the Stormwind Stronghold. She also needed to wait until the release of the new map.

Lu Li estimated that it would probably still be around a year before that came.

How long!

In a year, other people might even be already wearing Legendary rings, while he would still be wearing this Epic ring, even though the properties were extremely good.

The Supreme Ring finally showed a flaw.

Lu Li remembered from his previous life, where Azure Sea Breeze had this ring. This ring, although extreme powerful, was hindering its wearer’s progress.

He needed to improve his other equipment as well.

Lu Li realised that his goals were often not usually the main goals. As a person who went from rags to riches, he was different to Sorrowless. He needed to maintain his strength in order to lead the hundred thousand players in Ruling Sword. This way, he could strike fear into his enemies.

Lu Li skimmed over his equipment and saw that there were a few level 55 items.

After the update next week for item levels, his strength would definitely drop by quite a lot.

Originally, he wanted to rest a bit. However, in order to pull ahead from other players, he needed to prepare to fight the next Instance Dungeon. It also needed to be a new Instance Dungeon. The main point about new Instance Dungeons was that the drop rate for exquisite items was higher when it was the First Clear.

For example, Ruling Sword had already cleared the Molten Core twice. In the first run, they managed to kill all the Bosses except the last Boss. In the week after that, the first nine Bosses weren’t First Clears anymore, so the items dropped were of much lower quality.

Lu Li was not satisfied with just relying on luck. He extremely capable at clearing Instance Dungeons, even if there were no strategies before entering. As this was the case, he wanted to make use of his skills and knowledge to the maximum.