Chapter 1 The Beginning

　　Inside the tenth building of Dawn Group, Su Mo sat at his workstation, browsing the Star Ring Forum, keeping an eye on the game's developments.

　　With the start of the Earth Cup, the player mortality rate was climbing to new heights every day.

　　The forum was basically filled with wails of grief.

　　Countless people cursed the game for being too perverted.

　　Of course, even so, there were still a large number of surviving players, and they were all on the forum begging for ship tickets.

　　"Desperately seeking high-level ship tickets at a high price."

　　"Cute girl desperately seeking ship tickets, can warm your bed."

　　......

　　The so-called ship tickets were of course not tickets for tourist ships, but rather berths on starships. To continue participating in the Earth Cup, one needed to board a starship to go to the Lost Continent. Although a large number of players were dying now, the number of starships was still in short supply.

　　Therefore, some players had specially obtained starships and turned the berths on the ships into ship tickets for sale, making a killing.

　　One had to know that even with a starship, the mortality rate for voyages to the Lost Continent was extremely high, and once it sank, everything would be lost.

　　Not to mention that with the start of the Earth Cup, the once relatively safe sea had become unusually violent and dangerous.

　　Storms, tsunamis, and all kinds of extremely bad weather swept across the entire sea, and countless monsters emerged from the seabed, attacking passing starships.

　　The starship mortality rate soared, and at this time, smart people were trying to make as much money as possible and reduce losses.

　　Su Mo continued to browse the posts, and he also saw an unusually eye-catching column.

　　The first non-official legendary hero in history was born, Qian Chengxue, the tenth legion commander of the Dawn Guild.

　　Attached was a high-definition and beautiful photo, showing Qian Chengxue sitting wearily on the ground, leaning against the IV generation bio-mech, Kavik.

　　Around her were the ruins of the desolate Qi Long City, with a dug-out sinkhole behind her, and construction vehicles nearby.

　　The click-through rate of this post had reached tens of billions, and there were more than ten million comments, so it could be said that Qian Chengxue's fame soared for a time.

　　"Goddess! The goddess in my heart! So cool!"

　　"The angle of this photo is just too good."

　　......

　　"Strange, why is there a deep pit behind the photo, and why are there so many excavation vehicles on site?"

　　"Are you out of touch? Miss Qian Chengxue is desperately digging out her dead teammates."

　　"Really? Are there still people who value relationships so much these days?"

　　"Of course it's true, I'm telling you that the poisonous fog has partially covered Qi Long City now. I heard that they are still digging and have no intention of leaving."

　　"If they don't leave, they'll probably die inside."

　　"It's very possible that this will really happen."

　　......

　　Su Mo looked at the comments, and his expression was a little complicated. He didn't expect Qian Chengxue to not have given up on digging him out.

　　Just as Su Mo was engrossed in watching.

　　At this time, a timid voice sounded.

　　"Um..."

　　Su Mo was slightly stunned and looked up.

　　He saw a short-haired woman with a pretty appearance, blushing as she placed a pink letter directly in front of Su Mo. Then she ran away quickly.

　　Su Mo looked at the pink letter in his hand, also stunned, and then a little dumbfounded.

　　This was the third love letter he had received in the past few days.

　　However, out of politeness, Su Mo wouldn't throw them away. Instead, he collected them, but of course he wouldn't give any response.

　　This was better for both parties, and no one would be too embarrassed.

　　Su Mo stretched and felt a little tired after sitting for a whole morning, so he got up and walked towards the coffee machine.

　　He poured himself a cup of hot instant coffee and walked back to his workstation while drinking.

　　To be honest, if the logistics department didn't have any task indicators and the management was more relaxed, it would be very comfortable.

　　On the way, Su Mo felt many eyes looking at him. Most of them were girls, and he could even hear their slightly excited conversations.

　　"Look, look, he's coming over, he's really getting more and more handsome."

　　"It's not just handsome, his temperament is also very good."

　　"Do you think I have a chance if I send him a letter?"

　　A cheerful and sunny girl said somewhat infatuatedly.

　　"You should forget about it, I heard that he's very close to Sister Lin Zinuo, they seem to be a couple. Look at how many people have sent him love letters, but he hasn't been moved at all."

　　"Who said he's a couple with Lin Zinuo, it's been debunked."

　　"Really? Wasn't it rumored everywhere before?"

　　"How could it be fake?"

　　"Then doesn't that mean I have a chance!"

　　"Don't dream, even if he's not with Sister Zinuo, it wouldn't be our turn. I heard that he's very close to Sister Xue, and their relationship is very intimate, maybe there's a chance, hehe!"

　　The leading girl said with a serious expression.

　　"Not very likely, right?"

　　"Why is it impossible? Look at Su Mo, he has looks, a good temper, and the key is that he's so strong, he's simply the perfect Prince Charming..."

　　......

　　At this time, a handsome man sitting next to them looked very unhappy and finally couldn't help but speak. In fact, he had been enduring it for a long time. The logistics intelligence team was fine, but since this guy came, every girl was watching him every day, and even his favorite girl gave him a love letter. This was simply unbearable.

　　"Can you guys be more realistic? Does he think he's worthy of Sister Xue? It's not that I look down on him, he's just a little stronger. This world is about matching families. Would Sister Xue take a fancy to him? Don't be so delusional. He and Lin Zinuo are barely a match, but if he wants to be with Sister Xue, to put it bluntly, it's like a toad wanting to eat swan meat."

　　"What are you saying? You're not allowed to talk about our male god like that."

　　"Okay, your male god, you guys are protecting him so much, but he doesn't even look at you."

　　"We're willing..."

　　"Okay, stop arguing, Su Mo heard you."

　　"Hmph, so what if he heard, I'm telling the truth."

　　"Shut your mouth."

　　......

　　At this time, Su Mo's expression didn't change, but his inner thoughts were somewhat complicated.

　　Qian Chengxue's face couldn't help but appear in his mind.

　　He returned to his seat and sat down, staring at the computer screen in a daze.

　　......

　　After a long time, Su Mo's phone rang.

　　Su Mo picked up the phone and glanced at it, a trace of surprise appearing on his calm face, so he answered the phone.

　　"Hello, Uncle Zhao."

　　"Su Mo, where are you? Are you not at home?"

　　"No, I'm in the Imperial Capital, what's the matter?"

　　"You're in the Imperial Capital? Can you come back? Something happened here."

　　Uncle Zhao was also stunned, and then quickly said.

　　"I can't go back now, is it very urgent? Can it wait a few days?"

　　Su Mo was also very surprised.

　　"It's very urgent, a big thing happened, a group of people came to tear down your house."

　　Uncle Zhao said very anxiously.

　　Su Mo was dumbfounded after hearing this. What was going on? Someone actually wanted to tear down his house.

　　"Okay, I understand, Uncle Zhao, I will rush back as soon as possible. Don't worry, no matter what happens, I'll deal with it when I get back."

　　"I understand."

　　Uncle Zhao nodded in response.