Chapter 29: The End of the Novice Period

Although she always teased Xiao Ling, it was her only system after all. She still needed to show it some care when it mattered.

“Host, Xiao Ling’s energy is running lower and lower. I couldn’t even wake up on my own today. Waaah, I won’t be forced to shut down, will I?”

Hearing Xiao Ling’s panicked crying, Mo Yubai quickly comforted it. “Of course not. Don’t worry, Xiao Ling, I’ll definitely find a way to recharge you.”

“Waaah, Host, Xiao Ling can only recharge using Energy Stones. Ordinary energy is useless to me, and this is an abandoned plane. There aren’t any Energy Stones here ૮₍ ◞‸◟₎ა”

“Wait, what did you say you need to recharge?” Mo Yubai wondered if she had misheard.

“Energy Stones? Host, what’s wrong?”

Mo Yubai silently took out the stones Zhu Ou had stuffed into her hands at noon and used the one-click identification feature again.

Indeed, they were called Energy Stones.

Seeing the stones suddenly appear in Mo Yubai’s hand, Xiao Ling began to scream with excitement.

“Ahhh! Host! Host, where did you get Energy Stones? There are actually Energy Stones here?”

Mo Yubai smiled and placed the Energy Stones near the car window, saying to Xiao Ling, “Ou Ou gave them to me this morning. She probably got them from a treasure chest. See if you can use them. If you can, I’ll ask her for some more.”

“I can! I can! As long as you hold them in your hand, Host, I can absorb the energy directly.”

Hearing this, Mo Yubai picked up the two Energy Stones. In an instant, the hard yellow stones crumbled into ash.

Mo Yubai sighed speechlessly at the ash on her hands, opened the car door, and stepped out to wash them.

“I’m sorry, Host. I was too excited. I should have had you put on gloves before absorbing them.”

Hearing Xiao Ling’s aggrieved voice, Mo Yubai smiled reassuringly instead.

“It’s fine, just remember for next time. So, how much energy did you restore?”

“Ten percent! My energy reserve is at thirty percent now!”

Mo Yubai nodded in satisfaction. Not bad. She opened the chat box, intending to ask Zhu Ou where she got the Energy Stones, only to see a long string of congratulations in her friend channel.

They were all congratulating her on upgrading her vehicle. Mo Yubai did not reply to everyone, only responding to a few she was close with.

When she opened Zhu Ou’s profile, she was greeted by another message bombardment, just as expected.

“Ahhh, Sister Mo! You’re first again! Quick, let me worship the big boss!”

“Sister Mo, the novice period ends tomorrow. I saw the player count has dropped by a third. It’s so scary.”

“Sister Mo, are you asleep?”

“Sister Mo, let me tell you, I met a Wandering Merchant on the road today. He tricked me out of half my gold coins and only gave me some lousy stones in return.”

“He said they were good stuff. Sister Mo, do you know what kind of good stuff they are? They’re the two stones I sent you this morning.”

“Sister Mo, Sister Wen said she’ll block me if I keep spamming her. She’s so heartless, waaah…”

Mo Yubai massaged her temples with a helpless smile. This girl really had an intense urge to share everything.

“No need to worship me. You’re a boss too, Boss Zhu.”

“Don’t worry, I’m not asleep. I was busy and wasn’t looking at the game panel just now. Those Energy Stones are very useful to me. Send me however many you have left, and I’ll transfer the gold coins to you. If you run into that merchant again, buy some more for me. Little Wen Wen is just teasing you, she won’t actually block you.”

Seeing the long message from Mo Yubai, Zhu Ou was instantly moved to tears. She tapped the screen and sent over eleven Energy Stones.

Sister Mo is so nice, she replies to every single thing I say.

But if Sister Wen found out what Sister Mo called her, she’d probably blow a fuse, right?

Hehe, why am I actually looking forward to that?

“Sister Mo, you don’t need to transfer gold coins to me. I don’t know what to do with them anyway, so I’ll just give them to you!”

Upon seeing the message, Mo Yubai sent over one hundred gold coins without another word, leaving herself with only three.

Seeing the one hundred gold coins sent to her, Zhu Ou replied immediately, “Sister Mo, if you do this, I’m going to get angry! We’re friends, why draw such a clear line between us!”

She sent the gold coins right back after sending the message.

Mo Yubai felt touched looking at the message. She had not expected to make a friend three years younger than her in this game.

She did not push back further. Accepting the gold coins, she asked, “What do you want to eat tomorrow morning? How about a bowl of pork rib soup to mark a new beginning?”

“Yes, please! Long live Sister Mo! I will forever be Sister Mo’s most loyal little foodie!”

Mo Yubai chuckled and let Xiao Ling finish absorbing the Energy Stones. Then, she sent Zhu Ou and Wen Ruyan the three-piece bedding sets, bath towels, bathrobes, toiletry kits, and slippers she had taken from the hotel.

“When I checked out of the hotel, I brought along the items you two used. These are yours.”

“Awesome! I finally don’t have to worry about my down duvet getting dirty so easily. Waaah, I didn’t even sleep a single night in the Presidential Suite, what a waste. I’ll stop chatting now, Sister Mo. I’m going to experience the blissful sleep of a Presidential Suite.”

Zhu Ou happily hugged her clean, neat, avocado-green bedding set. Feeling its silky, comfortable texture, she was absolutely ecstatic.

“?” Wen Ruyan sent a question mark, thoroughly confused by the sudden pile of items Mo Yubai had sent her.

So, Mo Yubai explained it to her as well.

“Thank you.”

These two… Mo Yubai shook her head. They were complete opposites.

She did not reply to any other messages. Instead, she pitched her Foldable Tent, built up the campfire, set up her wooden bed, changed into her pajamas, and took out the hotel’s duvet cover, bedsheets, and pillowcases.

She gave her bed a thorough cleaning. Over the past few days, she had no other choice but to lie directly on the bed, which had left the bedding slightly dirty. However, she truly could not stand having crumbs or any other debris on her bed.

Fortunately, she had tossed the dirty bedding and clothes into the automatic washing machine this morning. When she retrieved them at noon, they were already clean and fragrant.

Tucking herself into the warm, comfortable bedding, Mo Yubai breathed in the elegant scent of incense, wrapped her blanket tightly around herself in satisfaction, and drifted into a sweet sleep.

When Mo Yubai woke up the next day, she had just finished packing her things and cooking the pork rib soup to send to her friends when she heard the game’s announcement echo from the sky.

[The novice period has ended. All players whose vehicles have not reached Level 2 are eliminated!]

Just as the announcement ended, Mo Yubai saw the population of District 7 drop from 740,000 to 630,000!

Three days had passed, and there were actually still so many Level 1 players?

Mo Yubai was utterly shocked. She had never expected that so many people would actually be eliminated all at once!

[The group chat system has been unlocked. All leaderboards have been unlocked.]

Hearing that the leaderboards were open, Mo Yubai immediately stopped her wandering thoughts and focused on the announcement.

[The following is the novice period leaderboard settlement:

Level Leaderboard (Top 10)

1. District 7 Player: Mo Yubai – Level 4

2. District 3 Player: Bai Chengzhou – Level 4

3. District 2 Player: Wang Qiang – Level 4

…

Mileage Leaderboard (Top 10)

1. District 7 Player: Mo Yubai – 2,100 km

2. District 3 Player: Bai Chengzhou – 1,100 km

3. District 2 Player: Li Menghua – 1,000 km

…

Wealth Leaderboard (Top 10)

1. District 7 Player: Zhao Facai – 902 Gold Coins

2. District 6 Player: Yang Xiaoji – 416 Gold Coins

3. District 3 Player: Bai Chengzhou – 362 Gold Coins

…

Combat Power Leaderboard (Top 10)

1. District 7 Player: Mo Yubai

2. District 7 Player: Wen Ruyan

3. District 6 Player: Zhang Binglin

…]

[Leaderboard announcements complete. Initiating reward distribution.]