Lin Chen hung up the phone.

Only then did he realize that Bai Shuyi had returned to the dining table.

Moreover, her eyes were fixed on Lin Chen.

Clearly, she had heard the conversation between Lin Chen and Zhang Chunlin.

But it didn't matter.

Lin Chen hadn't planned to hide anything from her anyway!

In fact, Lin Chen was well aware that his current actions would definitely attract the attention of some people.

Especially those influential figures in the game.

Like Jiang Haihe.

The previous Lin Chen was completely beneath his notice.

But this time, when Lin Chen asked him to buy Tianyue City, he took notice of Lin Chen.

This showed that Lin Chen's actions had already attracted the attention of some people.

And Bai Shuyi was an elder of the Xue Piao Qianli guild (Snow Drifts Thousands of Miles guild).

One might speculate that a young woman like Bai Shuyi, still a maiden, would come to live with Lin Chen without any hesitation. Was it merely because she had been his teammate before?

Or was it because of her relationship with Liu Mengyao, coming to help her good friend assess Lin Chen's character?

These explanations didn't really hold water.

First of all, although Bai Shuyi had been Lin Chen's teammate, it was only for a short time.

Moreover, how could you be sure you could trust the character of someone you met online in a game?

As for her good relationship with Liu Mengyao, that made even less sense.

Who would help their good friend assess their significant other by moving in with them?

That wasn't assessment.

It was more like poaching!

So, when Bai Shuyi found out that the house her family had bought for her in Longhai City was owned by Lin Chen, there must have been another reason driving her to come to Lin Chen's house to see him.

What reason?

At this point, Lin Chen didn't want to play dumb anymore.

He showed a calm and wise side.

Bai Shuyi secretly sized him up, and he looked at Bai Shuyi openly, even taking the initiative to say, "You heard what I said just now, right? I'm sure you're very confused, aren't you?"

Bai Shuyi nodded repeatedly.

At this moment, Lin Chen smiled self-deprecatingly, then took out his phone, opened a chat group, swiped up a few times, found some chat records, and threw them to Bai Shuyi.

She looked at Lin Chen's phone, and some of the conversations went like this.

[Jiang Youyou: Did you hear? It seems that the person who's been collecting things everywhere in *New World* is really Lin Chen from our class.]

[Liu Hai: It's him, Lin Zhong Chenxi (Morning Sunlight in the Forest), we all know this ID!]

[Wang Shangfang: Good heavens, now that the game is about to shut down, everyone is selling their accounts, eager to get their money back! Zhang Chunlin, for example, has lost so much, but he's still buying things everywhere and getting mythical beasts? Does he have that much money?]

[Ye Tenglong: Heh, I think he's just stupid. Those are mythical pets! Even if they were hatched from pet eggs he bought yesterday, that's still a lot of money. Where did he get the money? Probably sold his house to raise the money! And I heard that this kid is borrowing money everywhere, pouring money into the game. Everyone, be careful. If he asks you to borrow money, don't pay attention to this idiot.]

[...]

Every word in the chat logs could be said to be piercing and heartbreaking.

"These are all your classmates? Why are they saying such nasty things!"

Bai Shuyi didn't continue looking at the phone, but looked up at Lin Chen and finally asked the question she had been thinking about for a long time: "Lin Chen, can you tell me why you're still investing money in the game *New World*? And you even sold the only house your parents left you... You don't have to worry, maybe you've guessed, our guild leader also wants to know some of your thoughts, but if you don't want others to know, I won't tell."

She was essentially telling Lin Chen that she had indeed come to him with a mission.

But Bai Shuyi was very frank.

She revealed her hand to Lin Chen.

At the same time, she also showed her desire to know...

It could only be said that there were too many people who didn't understand Lin Chen's actions!

Not only Bai Shuyi, but even Lin Chen's classmates didn't understand. Zhang Chunlin was still confused. It could be said that the only person who didn't doubt Lin Chen's motives was Liu Mengyao.

"That Ye Tenglong has an older brother who's involved in the underworld. People call him Brother Hu. I borrowed 1.6 million from his brother using the house as collateral, and I have to pay back 2 million in three months."

Lin Chen didn't directly answer Bai Shuyi's question, but instead talked about something else.

"You borrowed usurious loans?" Bai Shuyi was shocked.

"More than that."

Lin Chen asked her to look at his phone again.

Good heavens!

Lin Chen had downloaded almost all the loan apps!

He didn't miss a single one!

"You..."

Bai Shuyi was completely speechless. She said, "Lin Chen, you've bet your whole life on this game! Don't tell me you're really doing it for Yao Yao's dream. Only her love-struck brain would believe you! Of course, our conversation today, I won't tell a third person."

"What if I don't mind you telling others? For example, your guild leader... Actually, I'd rather have more people not destroy their accounts. I even posted on the forum, but everyone thinks I'm a businessman trying to protect my investment."

Lin Chen expressed his helplessness. As for the reason why he did this, he knew that even if he told the truth, Bai Shuyi would definitely not believe such an unbelievable thing as reincarnation.

So, Lin Chen could only think of other ways. He said, "Actually, I think there might be a turning point for the game *New World*... You can think about it. What if the 'Star Stone' suddenly finds a way to replenish its energy? Then wouldn't the game server be able to restart? Or, if the *New World* company is forced to compensate us players due to pressure, then my current investment will be able to exchange for a bright future."

"You're betting, betting that those capitalists will have a change of heart?"

Bai Shuyi rolled her eyes at Lin Chen speechlessly.

"Of course, judging from today's announcement, it's difficult for the *New World* company to compensate players for their economic losses, but what if? For example, what if the *New World* company is forced to retain players' account data, and then when their new game is launched, they compensate us old players from the new game? Then how much do you think my account will be worth?"

Lin Chen threw out another question.

This time, Bai Shuyi felt that it was a bit more reliable.

After all, *New World* was such a large game. If the planning company didn't give an explanation, it would be unreasonable. Moreover, being in Bai Shuyi's class, she could know many things that ordinary people didn't know.

For example, some large game guilds were planning to unite and negotiate with the *New World* company.

Although the outcome was still uncertain, what if they succeeded?

At that time, as long as *New World* compromised, and then issued an announcement as Lin Chen said, stating that it would retain players' game account data, and then when the *New World* company's self-developed holographic simulation game was launched, players could continue to play, then Lin Chen's account would be very, very valuable.

Although the new game might not come out for several years, many fanatical *New World* fans, including various consortiums, chaebols, and investors, were very willing to make such investments.

After all, there were many people like Jiang Haihe who had invested billions in *New World*.

"Then can I tell the guild leader to invest some money to buy game equipment? Also, can I take the opportunity to get a set of top-tier equipment and raise a few top-tier pets to play with?" Bai Shuyi discussed with Lin Chen.

At this point, Lin Chen finally smiled. He said, "As for yourself, I think it's okay. As for your guild leader, just tell her my analysis. As for what to do, that's her own business. We don't need to worry about it. Also, I want to borrow your car! I heard that your car is a global limited edition, right?"

The guild leader of Xue Piao Qianli guild, Xue Mo (Snow Ink)!

Lin Chen remembered that she seemed to have played until the game shut down, so her account was also retained. After the game invaded the real world, with Xue Mo's account strength and the identity of the guild leader, she would definitely be a powerful figure.

That's why Lin Chen said that he didn't need to tell her too much.

Here, Lin Chen began to set his sights on Bai Shuyi's car.

Anyway, the apocalypse was coming soon, and the game was invading reality. Now, as long as he could borrow money, he wouldn't have to pay it back in the future. There was no psychological pressure. If he didn't borrow, he wouldn't be taking advantage of the opportunity!

"What do you want to do?" Bai Shuyi looked over very vigilantly and asked, "You wouldn't... want to use my car to borrow money again, would you?"

It was over.

Lin Chen's smile completely disappeared...

Because Bai Shuyi had directly exposed his little scheme!

"Don't even think about it!"

When Bai Shuyi saw Lin Chen's reaction, she knew that she was probably right. She quickly said, "Didn't Yao Yao give you all her savings? How much more money do you need? How about this, if you still need money in the game, you can come to me. At most, I'll lend it to you. Don't even think about my car. How much money can you borrow with that? And you have to think carefully, what if... I mean, what if you lose everything, what kind of future can you give Yao Yao?"

Bai Shuyi's words could be said to be all from the bottom of her heart.

They were also heartfelt words.

She was actually worried about Lin Chen.

Of course, according to what Lin Chen said, he had really bet all his wealth.

If he suffered a blood loss, Lin Chen really couldn't afford it.

So it was normal for Bai Shuyi to give some advice.

But what Lin Chen didn't expect was that she actually said that if Lin Chen needed money, he could borrow it from her...

"What are you looking at? Don't get me wrong. I said I'd lend you money, but it's only a few million. I can't afford to lend you more. I'm still studying!" Bai Shuyi felt that Lin Chen's eyes were wrong, so she quickly stated that she couldn't lend too much money.

However, what this Bai Fumei (rich and beautiful woman) didn't know was that the mere millions in her eyes was too much for Lin Chen.

So much that he was completely sufficient and didn't need to worry about funding issues anymore.

The money he had borrowed before, plus Liu Mengyao's savings, and the millions that Bai Shuyi had promised, added up to more than ten million!

Now, Lin Chen could completely let go and do a great job in the game!