At the breakfast shop, Chu Tian vented all his frustration on the steamed buns.
Luo Luo sipped her porridge, watching Chu Tian with a smile. Whenever their eyes met, she would playfully stick out her tongue.
The people around them occasionally glanced at the odd pair, speculating about their relationship.
Chu Tian had never felt so awkward.
After finally finishing, he fled the breakfast shop as if escaping.
Unexpectedly, Luo Luo linked her arm with his, "Senior, do you feel a sense of déjà vu?"
Her intimate gesture stirred something in Chu Tian's heart. Immediately after, he felt a chill on his back. All the men looking their way harbored killing intent in their eyes.
"Uh..." Chu Tian was at a loss for words.
Luo Luo scrutinized him, then after a couple of seconds, released his arm. "Think about it carefully. I'm off to school for self-study!"
With that, she took two bouncy steps backward, waved at him, and said, "Oh, right, Senior, my name is Luo Yiyi! Yiyi, as in the characters for one, two, three, four!"
"Luo Yiyi!" In his previous life, he only knew her as Luo Luo and never learned her full name.
However, this name seemed vaguely familiar, a true sense of déjà vu, but he couldn't recall.
Watching Luo Luo's receding figure, she even turned back to wave at him. Chu Tian waved back, signaling her to be careful.
Chu Tian felt great about reliving his life!
Alone, Chu Tian paid no mind to his attire and hailed a taxi, heading straight for the Tian Dao Group's specialty store.
It had to be said, the staff at the Tian Dao specialty store had excellent composure. They didn't mind Chu Tian's clothes and enthusiastically introduced him to the prices and functions of each product.
When Chu Tian expressed his desire to purchase a gaming pod with high safety features, they quickly led him to the virtual pod display hall on the second floor.
The lowest price for a gaming pod started at a hundred thousand. Tian Dao's gaming helmets offered 100% basic virtual reality; the only difference was operational sensitivity.
For example, the 207 helmet Luo Luo gifted him was not the most basic but not the best either, costing around five thousand yuan, with an operational sensitivity of about sixty-eight percent.
The most basic gaming pods already achieved ninety-two percent operational sensitivity.
In later stages, professional players would compete not just on skill but also on equipment support.
Finally, Chu Tian chose the XVI-701 model gaming pod. It was manufactured with a special alloy body, capable of withstanding water pressure at a depth of three thousand meters. Its shockproof system could guarantee that if the pod fell from a hundred-story building, the occupant would not suffer fatal injuries. The cabin door was made of explosion-proof glass, said to be impenetrable even by a 40-caliber firearm.
It had built-in power storage, capable of operating for a week during power outages. Upon external attack, it would automatically dial an alarm number. Furthermore, the body was equipped with 32 cameras that captured full-angle footage of the attacker and transmitted it to the security system.
It also featured an automatic oxygen generation system; as long as the battery had power within a week, it would be impervious to any poison gas, fire, submersion, or other threats.
Additionally, it included a global BeiDou positioning system. Lacking offensive capabilities, it was comparable to a small defensive fortress.
Most importantly, when a player disconnected from the game unexpectedly, their in-game character's logout speed was zero latency. In his previous life, he was attacked in reality, and his in-game character had a 20-second logout time, leading to his demise and the loss of the Wishing Treasure Box.
However, the price made Chu Tian's heart ache – it cost a staggering 560,000 RMB, nearly wiping out his 600,000 RMB bank balance.
His only dissatisfaction was the operational sensitivity. For such a high price, it was only ninety-two percent of a basic gaming pod. However, it could be upgraded later.
Even if it couldn't be upgraded, Tian Dao company offered a trade-in service. Old models could be exchanged for new ones with a minimum of eighty percent of their value credited.
Undeniably, it was very user-friendly, far superior to world-renowned companies like Huawei and Apple.
After Chu Tian painfully paid, he was embarrassed when the salesperson asked for the delivery address.
The gaming pod he purchased was three and a half meters long, two meters wide, and one point eight meters high. His rented room was so small that the bed took up almost all the space, and there was no way to fit it in.
"I'll notify you of the address once I confirm it!"
"Certainly, sir. You can notify us anytime. We operate twenty-four hours a day. As soon as you confirm the address, we will deliver and install it within two hours!"
Exiting the Tian Dao specialty store, Chu Tian fell into a predicament. His only option now was to find a new place to live. Of course, it would still be a rental for now, as he only had forty thousand left in his pocket, not enough to buy a house.
However, he was somewhat reluctant to leave the beautiful girl next door. In his previous life, although they hadn't officially confirmed their relationship, they had done everything they could with 'Yiyi' in the game.
After some consideration, he took out his phone and dialed Luo Luo's number.
"Hello!"
"Luo Luo, it's me!"
"Senior? How do you have my phone number?"
"Uh... it's not important. Are you busy now? I have something to discuss with you!" Chu Tian forgot that in this life, he and Luo Luo hadn't exchanged phone numbers yet.
"I just arrived at school, not very busy. I had plans to study with classmates, but I can tell them."
"Then I'll come find you!" Chu Tian said.
"No need. Just wait for me at the school's west gate."
"Okay, see you at the west gate in half an hour." He hung up.
More than ten minutes later, Chu Tian took a taxi to the west gate. He saw Luo Luo standing at the entrance from afar.
It seemed she had come here to wait for him right after hanging up the phone. This girl, hadn't they agreed to meet in half an hour? Why was she here so early?
"Senior, have you secretly had a crush on me for a long time?"
As Chu Tian got out of the taxi and was about to greet Luo Luo, she blurted this out.
"Ah...?" Chu Tian stumbled, startled.
"Otherwise, you're a stalker. How else would you know my name and my phone number?"
"Uh...?"
So, it was about this. He really hadn't considered it, leading to Luo Luo's misunderstanding.
Just as he was about to explain, tears welled up in Luo Luo's eyes.
"I didn't expect you to be this kind of person. You broke up with Yu Xue just the day before yesterday, and you were already eyeing me!"
This misunderstanding was huge, what should he do? But...
"You... how do you know I broke up the day before yesterday and even know Yu Xue?"
Hearing Chu Tian ask her, Luo Luo showed a hint of panic, flicked her head to the side, avoiding his gaze.
"Hmph, it's not important."
Seeing her reaction, Chu Tian chuckled inwardly. This little girl was mimicking his way of speaking.
"Alright, alright, it's not important. But if I told you I transmigrated back, would you believe me?"
For some reason, he couldn't bear to lie to Luo Luo and decided to tell the truth. As he said this, he felt a bit worried, fearing Luo Luo would think he was making excuses to deceive her.
As expected, after hearing him say this, Luo Luo turned her head and stared at him.
"Uh... to be precise, I was reborn... Do you believe me...?" Chu Tian felt a bit flustered by her gaze.
"Yes, I believe you!"
Luo Luo surprisingly nodded affirmatively at this moment.