Chapter 1 A New Beginning

After leaving the rental apartment, Shi Feng took a taxi straight to the commercial street in the city center.

When Shi Feng strolled through the commercial street of Jin Hai City, he found that the shopping malls selling electronic products were already packed. With great difficulty, a few young men rushed out from the sea of people in the shopping mall, holding *Shen域* (God Domain) virtual reality helmets in their hands, beaming with joy.

"Hahaha, this is so great! Luckily, I came to line up at 7:00 AM. After waiting for three hours, I finally got one. From today on, I'm going to dedicate my life to *Shen域*!" A lean young man in a blue t-shirt carefully held the *Shen域* helmet he bought and laughed heartily.

"Do you want me to show you around? My friend has been playing since *Shen域* opened. He's already level 4. As long as you have his guidance, your leveling speed will be very fast. If you're lucky, he might even take us along," another curly-haired young man said smugly.

"Really? Then it's settled. We're counting on you. We'll cover your lunch at the university from now on."

"Leave it to me. He and I are like brothers."

The other young men were excited when they heard that a master was willing to guide them, fantasizing about a bright future.

After global consortia invested heavily in *Shen域*, coupled with news reports, ordinary people saw a path to wealth.

These large consortia readily offered high prices to recruit gaming experts. They even offered veteran top-tier gaming experts an annual salary of three million, an amount almost unimaginable in the virtual gaming world of the past. An annual salary of one million was already considered a master-level figure. Now, even outdated experts were being offered a price of three million, while the hottest top-tier experts were even offered an astronomical annual salary of eight million.

As far as Shi Feng knew, the annual salary of the guild leader of Devouring Serpent was only six million, and the annual salary of the Ice Snow Goddess Bai Qingxue was only four million. Of course, the Ice Snow Goddess didn't care about that small amount of money. She could earn tens of millions from doing a simple advertisement. Plus, with her family background, money was really not a problem. What she sought was the joy of exciting adventures, unlike Shi Feng, who was trying to change his fate and fulfill a wish he hadn't accomplished before.

"Fortunately, I'm not here to buy a helmet." Shi Feng glanced at the sea of people in the shopping mall and sighed slightly, then turned and walked to a mobile phone store next to the electronic shopping mall.

It was very inconvenient to keep using the old-fashioned mobile phone, so Shi Feng planned to switch to a quantum computer watch. It not only supported various voice calls, but also supported binding bank accounts, so he could pay with credit points at any time without having to go outside and carry a stack of money, which made his pockets bulge and felt very awkward when people saw it.

As soon as Shi Feng walked into the quantum computer watch store, a beautiful saleswoman greeted him.

"Sir, what can I do for you? Our store is quality first. We have all kinds of mobile phones, especially the latest Quantum Computer 3000, which is self-binding, waterproof and drop-proof, and absolutely safe. It not only supports payments in reality, but also supports payment transfers in the *Shen域* virtual game."

"Okay, then take me to have a look."

"This way, sir."

When the beautiful saleswoman heard that Shi Feng’s tone implied he wanted to buy one, she hurriedly and respectfully led Shi Feng into the quantum computer counter area, and then took out more than a dozen quantum computer watches. Not only were they beautifully shaped, but the styles were also handsome and convenient. The virtual screen ensured that the picture clarity and sound would not be affected even during strenuous exercise.

"Sir, we are now having a promotion for *Shen域*. It only costs 29,999, so you can take it home without spending 30,000 credit points."

Shi Feng couldn't help but sweat at the beautiful saleswoman's recommendation. What was the difference between that and 30,000 credit points? 30,000 credit points was almost the amount that an ordinary college student would have to work hard for half a year to earn. However, he really wanted to buy the latest one, as it would be much more convenient. Although running to the bank from time to time was good exercise, it was troublesome, especially when dealing with transactions of millions of credit points. Carrying a box of money around always felt awkward.

"I want this dark blue one." Shi Feng chose one that looked good.

Under the guidance of the beautiful saleswoman, Shi Feng completed the identity binding, original phone number binding, bank account binding, etc. Then, Shi Feng directly swiped the quantum computer watch and paid for the quantum computer watch. It was very convenient to use.

After getting the quantum computer watch, Shi Feng went and bought ten bottles of Grade A nutrient potions and fifty bottles of Grade B nutrient potions, spending a total of 150,000 credit points. Although it pained him, for the sake of his body, Shi Feng still needed to undergo in-depth intensive training, so he needed to buy at least this many.

Beep beep beep…

The quantum computer watch vibrated and rang, indicating that class monitor Zhao Ruoxi was calling.

Other than notifying him to attend the class meeting last time, the beautiful class monitor Zhao Ruoxi had never called him before.

"Class Monitor, what's the matter?" Shi Feng asked after answering the call.

"Student Shi Feng, am I not allowed to call you if there's nothing wrong? Or do you hate me calling you?" Zhao Ruoxi asked with a slightly depressed tone.

"No, how could that be? I haven't had the chance to thank you for your help last time," Shi Feng quickly said upon hearing this resentful tone. In his heart, Zhao Ruoxi was definitely a very good girl, intelligent, kind, and beautiful. When the whole class was on Lin Feilong's side, only she stood up and said something fair, which gave him a trace of warmth.

"That's more like it. So you still have a conscience," Zhao Ruoxi said with a smile. "The university social event I told you about last time has been confirmed for next Friday. If you want to participate, you must pay 5,000 credit points each. I've already paid for you, so don't forget to come on time."

After saying that, Zhao Ruoxi hung up the phone, leaving Shi Feng stunned for a long time.

"Ruoxi, why did you notify Shi Feng and even pay his participation fee for him? He's not a good person. He's always been hiding his true colors, and he must be plotting something. You and he have vastly different statuses. In order to change his fate, he will definitely approach you by any means. Don't be fooled," Lin Feilong pretended to be concerned, but he was almost driven mad. A mere poor guy actually made Zhao Ruoxi pay attention to him and even pay his participation fee, proving that Zhao Ruoxi definitely had some feelings for Shi Feng.

"Alright, Lin Feilong, it's my business who I want to pay for. I don't need you to interfere," Zhao Ruoxi said with some dissatisfaction.

Lin Feilong was speechless with anger, but he didn't dare to show it. He hated Shi Feng to the core. Everything had been going smoothly, but Shi Feng suddenly appeared and everything changed.

"Shi Feng, just you wait. If I can't deal with you, I'll tell Zhao Ruoxi's uncle and see how he deals with you," Lin Feilong sneered in his heart. With Shi Feng's lowly status, Zhao Ruoxi's uncle would definitely not agree. As long as he used a little bit of power, dealing with a mere young man would be a piece of cake. He could kill him however he wanted.

At 6:00 PM, Shi Feng had already returned to the rental apartment. After running around for the entire afternoon, Shi Feng finally found a good apartment in the city center. The things inside were very complete, and the surrounding environment was very good. The deposit had been paid. After tidying up his things today, he could move over tomorrow.

After finishing packing, Shi Feng drank a bottle of Grade B nutrient potion, lay on the bed, put on the helmet, and entered *Shen域* to begin his struggle.

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