Chapter 1 Game Watch Distribution Store

Fang Yue had just arrived at the scene and felt a little hopeless as he looked at the long queue.

At this position in the queue, would I still be able to buy a game watch?

*Blue Sea* was launching tonight.

If I didn’t manage to buy a watch, I’d have to wait for the next batch to arrive.

Based on my previous gaming experience, being a step behind at the launch meant falling behind step by step afterward.

He was counting on *Blue Sea* to make a fortune!

On the way here, he had tried using the parchment’s prophecies to buy lottery tickets or stocks with his phone.

But the parchment didn’t react at all; no text appeared.

Next, Fang Yue tried various methods and discovered that the parchment only reacted to certain actions.

This made Fang Yue give up the idea of getting rich overnight.

He got a queuing number from the machine and stood at the very end of the line.

Anxious, Fang Yue took out the parchment, and this time, text quickly appeared.

[I obediently start queuing.]

[The queue slowly moves forward.]

[When it's my turn, the game watches are all sold out.]

So, it won’t be my turn?

Fang Yue felt anxious. The text on the parchment disappeared and reappeared.

[I’m not willing to wait slowly and start cutting in line.]

[Someone notices my unethical behavior and starts scolding me.]

[I endure the humiliation and don't argue, silently cutting in line, but someone loudly points me out, causing public outrage.]

[I get beaten up.]

[In a series of arguments and mutual beatings, I break three bones and get a body full of bruises, in exchange for a seven-day tour of the jail.]

[Seven days later, I come out of jail and successfully buy a watch, falling behind others by seven days.]

[I bought the watch, but my mother is gone. Is it all worth it? I fall into deep thought.]

…What a load of crap!

Fang Yue’s face darkened. This parchment couldn’t produce anything good!

I can’t buy the watch by queuing normally.

Cutting in line will get me beaten to death.

What do you want me to do?

As if responding to Fang Yue’s thoughts, the parchment began to show text again.

[I racked my brains and suddenly noticed that the guy with the baseball cap in front looked a bit familiar.]

[After thinking carefully, I remembered that I had bought scalped tickets from that guy before.]

[He’s a scalper! I determined this and went out to talk to him.]

[After negotiation, I bought his queuing number.]

[Half an hour later, I bought a game watch.]

There’s that option!

Fang Yue was delighted and peeked ahead, indeed spotting a scalper.

He stepped out of the queue and went to the scalper wearing a baseball cap.

"Brother, are you selling your spot?"

The scalper looked up.

"You've got a good eye, knowing what I do." After a pause, he continued, "But this spot is reserved."

"Can't you sell it?"

Fang Yue was a little disappointed. This wasn’t what the parchment said.

"Sell? Are you kidding me! What's the most important thing in our business? It's credibility! The word credibility is so important, worth a thousand gold! So…" the scalper emphasized, "...you have to add money!"

"...How much money?"

"Ten thousand!"

"How much?!"

Fang Yue was so startled that his eyes almost popped out.

His entire fortune was only thirty thousand. He needed ten thousand to buy the game watch, leaving twenty thousand for living expenses and emergencies.

This scalper was asking for ten thousand, trying to rip me off!

Fang Yue turned to leave, but stopped after three steps.

Because the parchment had more words appearing on it.

[I didn't buy the scalper's spot and found other scalpers in the long queue, and also bought a game watch.]

[But afterward, I learned that the baseball cap scalper's spot would have gotten me a game watch with a lucky gift pack.]

[Every night after that, I regretted it and washed my face with tears.]

A game watch with a lucky gift pack?!

Fang Yue only thought for a second before immediately turning back.

"I'll buy it!"

The transaction was completed, and Fang Yue got the scalper's spot.

He glanced at the parchment. With no new content appearing, he felt relieved.

The people in the queue in front and behind him looked at Fang Yue strangely, as if looking at a fool.

Scalpers selling spots were common, but it was rare to see someone willing to be ripped off with such a high price.

Fang Yue ignored everything.

The queue moved forward in an orderly fashion, and soon it was Fang Yue’s turn.

“Miss, I want to buy a game watch!”

“Okay.”

Fang Yue took the game watch and left in a hurry.

On the way back, Fang Yue took a taxi to get his electric scooter back, and bought three boxes of instant noodles, preparing for the hard work ahead.

He hadn't even entered the game yet, and he had already spent more than twenty thousand. He was as poor as a church mouse, and his desire to work hard was now very strong.

Back at Clear Water Apartments, he went straight to room 305 on the third floor.

This shared apartment had three bedrooms, one living room, and one kitchen.

Fang Yue occupied one room, and the other two tenants occupied the other two rooms.

Fang Yue put the instant noodles in the kitchen and returned to his room, suddenly stunned. He heard the sound of rushing water coming from the bathroom in his room.

Through the thick glass window, he could see a hazy, exquisite figure washing her body.

"Who, who's in there?"

"It's me."

The bathroom door opened a crack, and a cute girl's head popped out, her hair wet, and she said with a smile, "Ah Yue, you're back."

"Sister Yuan, it's you, you scared me. Haven't you called someone to fix the bathroom in your room yet?" Fang Yue looked depressed.

"Hehe, I'm short on money, so I won't fix it for now! It's the same as washing in your place anyway. By the way, did you buy that watch of yours?"

"It's a game watch! Dedicated to the *Blue Sea* game…"

"I know, I know. I have a date later, so I'm going back to shower."

As she said this, Sister Yuan retracted her head and closed the bathroom door, not treating herself like an outsider at all.

Fang Yue felt helpless. He had known Sister Yuan for a year.

Sister Yuan had lived in this shared apartment longer than him. She had an outgoing and enthusiastic personality and had always taken care of Fang Yue, so they got along well.

It was just that Sister Yuan's bathroom had been broken recently, and she often came to his place to shower, which made him feel a little helpless.

A single man and a single woman, what if I can't control myself!

Besides Sister Yuan, the other room was occupied by the landlord's daughter, but she usually didn't come back to live here, so the huge apartment was basically occupied by Fang Yue and Sister Yuan.

Ignoring the sound of rushing water from the bathroom, Fang Yue tidied up the room before taking out the game watch and examining it carefully.

The game watch had a very technological appearance, with silver as the main color and black as a supplement, with a round disc in the middle.

It hadn't been activated yet, so the watch didn't react.

He put the watch away and took out the parchment to look at it.

"The game's launch time is almost here."

"I've made full preparations."

"When the time comes, I'll enter the game on time."

Good, everything is going smoothly.

The parchment basically showed text on information related to the *Blue Sea* game. Could it be that this thing also likes to play games?

Bang.

At this time, Sister Yuan came out after taking a shower and walked out with a smile, "Ah Yue, I'm done washing."

Looking at her ample chest that the bath towel couldn't cover, Fang Yue didn't know where to look, just vaguely nodded and mumbled.

Sister Yuan didn't care, teased Fang Yue for a while, waved her hand, and left. Not long after, he heard the sound of the door closing.

Fang Yue adjusted his mood and waited for the passage of time.

Soon the time reached midnight.

Put on the game watch and enter the game!

Fang Yue fell asleep, his consciousness filled with darkness.

Lines of white text appeared in the darkness.

"Identity verification in progress..."

"ID confirmation in progress..."

"Iris confirmation in progress..."

"Before entering the game, please choose a game ID name."

"[Night Dawn]."

Fang Yue used his old alias without thinking. He had worked hard to gain a little bit of fame with this alias in the professional gaming world, and he didn't want to give up operating it.

Fame is credibility, and credibility can bring customers.

"ID confirmed, entering the game..."

"Welcome to the *Blue Sea* world!"

Fang Yue entered the world of the game.

At the same time, the parchment that Fang Yue had placed on the desk suddenly began to show text.

[I escaped!]

[But I'm too weak.]

[Luckily, I controlled a moron.]

[Hehe, that guy is completely at my mercy, so easy to fool.]

[I'm going to use him to help me restore my strength.]

[Be careful and cautious.]

[This is my last chance to turn things around! I must not make any more mistakes!]

The text on the parchment reached this point and began to disappear line by line, returning to blank.

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