“Contact email: ××××××, serious inquiries only.”

John Carter originally wanted to write his QQ contact, but then thought QQ wasn’t professional, so he changed it to email.

As soon as this post was published, it immediately received a huge number of clicks, with many people joining in the commotion. After all, the profession of bounty hunter was just too fantastical. However, John Carter’s ID couldn’t be faked, so the poster was definitely Dark Sword himself.

After refreshing the replies by his computer, John Carter felt a bit excited—this was an unexpected surprise. He believed that posting such a thread at this moment would be more effective than spamming a thousand ads.

But soon, that rascal Olivia called again, “Wow, I didn’t expect you to be a special forces soldier, and a legendary bounty hunter at that! How could you not tell your bro about something this cool?”

John Carter immediately felt a headache coming on. He braced himself and said, “Yeah, I was going to tell you, but I was afraid you wouldn’t believe me.”

“I believe you, how could I not? Since you’re being so honest, I’ll tell you a secret too. Actually, I’m a Super Saiyan guarding Earth, and I’ve been protecting the planet for hundreds of years. Now I’m disguised as a student, so don’t tell anyone, okay?”

“……”

After being speechless for a moment, John Carter simply hung up on Olivia’s nonsense call. He ignored the forum and logged into “Gods and Demons” again. As soon as he got online, his mailbox was flashing with new messages. He opened it and saw: “You’ll die a horrible death.” Signed, Logan Carter.

John Carter immediately blacklisted Logan Carter. It’s not like Pangu City is the only city in the Huaxia region. If I can’t mess with you, I can at least avoid you. Worst case, I’ll just go to another city. The world is so big, I don’t believe you can find me. Once I master my skills, I’ll definitely come back and kill you down to level zero.

John Carter went straight to the teleportation NPC, wanting to go to Nuwa City in the east of the Huaxia region. When he saw the cost—1,000 gold coins—he thought it was a rip-off. That’s 10 RMB per trip. A couple of teleports are fine, but do it too much and it really hurts the wallet. In “Gods and Demons,” whenever a player logs off and back on, they automatically return to their home city. John Carter was a citizen of Pangu City, so naturally, he’d return there unless he used a coordinate flag to set his location. And the price of a coordinate flag? Not more, not less—also 10 RMB.

In other words, if John Carter didn’t plan to stay in Pangu City, the next time he logged in, it would cost him another ten bucks.

There was a one-and-done solution, though: transfer citizenship to Nuwa City. But that required paying a hefty migration fee—not cheap at all.

While leveling up in the Skeleton Cave, John Carter stayed alert, worried that Logan Carter would come seeking revenge. But Nuwa City was far from Pangu City, so no matter how resourceful he was, it was impossible to find him so quickly.

John Carter safely grinded for an hour. Just then, his Tianxun rang. He checked the ID—it was Grace Carter.

“Are you free? I’ve reserved a table at Sufeng Zhai and would like to thank you in person.”

Grace Carter was referring to John Carter saving her in the dungeon. If it hadn’t been for John Carter, she would have missed out on the system’s reward.

At that moment, John Carter was really enjoying leveling up and didn’t want to stop. If he returned to Pangu City, his teleportation fee would be wasted. He declined, “It’s nothing, you’re too kind, Fairy.”

“Hehe, Mr. Dark Sword, you should come over. It’s about the post you made on the forum this afternoon.” Grace Carter didn’t say this last sentence over Tianxun, but used a private chat. John Carter’s heart skipped a beat. The post? Could it be business?

John Carter said, “Alright, I’ll come right away.”

After returning to the city, John Carter didn’t bother logging off and back on. He teleported directly to Pangu City via NPC, then headed straight for Sufeng Zhai.

Sufeng Zhai was one of the most upscale restaurants in Pangu City, famous for its elegant décor and rich traditional culture. While not every diner was a great scholar, at the very least, they were highly educated.

Although eating in the virtual world couldn’t fill your stomach, the taste experience was exactly the same as in reality. Players could even feel hunger and fullness, but once they logged out, the feeling of fullness disappeared and they still had to eat in real life. Even so, many high-income players dined at Sufeng Zhai, since the prices here were only a tenth of what a similar restaurant would cost in reality.

Most importantly, virtual food satisfied women’s needs. Here, you could eat as much as you wanted without worrying about gaining weight—ice cream, cream cakes, chocolate, you name it.

John Carter arrived at the private room reserved by Grace Carter, where there was another person—Little Bunny Candy.

Today, Grace Carter wasn’t wearing her mage’s robe, but a plain white long dress. Paired with her ethereal temperament, she looked almost otherworldly.

Little Bunny Candy, on the other hand, wore a cartoon T-shirt and jeans. The fitted clothes perfectly accentuated her newly developed figure, sparking endless imagination.

In such a beautifully decorated loft, drinking and chatting with two beauties, it was hard to keep calm. John Carter took a deep breath to steady himself and said, “Fairy, you’re too kind. I didn’t expect Miss Little Bunny Candy to be here as well—what an honor.” John Carter had never experienced such a high-class setting before, so he could only recall scenes from TV banquets to make himself sound as gentlemanly as possible.