Missing gold coins?
Bai Yue Ling smirked mischievously, not surprised at all.
“As I thought, that frail girl was a thief.”
Silver Fang realized belatedly, “What? She stole from me?”
“Yep. Someone hated enough to be targeted by the entire Blood Era guild must have done something to deserve it.”
The frail girl’s incessant thieving from Blood Era members was why Xueyu had added her to the kill-on-sight list, attacking her every encounter.
Since players stored items in inventory spaces, stealing didn’t require touching the items themselves—just physical contact with the target.
That’s why, despite Silver Fang’s heavy armor, she was still pickpocketed.
“I helped her, and she repaid me by stealing?” Silver Fang sighed helplessly. “If you knew, why didn’t you warn me?”
“Gotta learn the hard way,” Bai Yue Ling said with a grin. “If you don’t feel the sting of loss, you’ll get robbed again.”
Ying Ye glanced at her sideways, thinking this little brat just wanted to see someone suffer.
“You’ve got a point,” Silver Fang said, surprisingly open-minded.
“Too bad this is a game. In reality, if someone stole from me, I’d have my friend at the federal police haul them in.”
Bai Yue Ling eyed her. “You with the federal government?”
Silver Fang quickly clarified, “Nah, I just have a friend who works at the precinct.”
Oh, the classic I have a friend excuse… Bai Yue Ling nodded knowingly.
Speaking of which, that “Crimson” from the chat group seemed to have some federal connections too.
“Xueyu’s pretty skilled, though. She’s gotta be a pro in real life,” Silver Fang mused. “But I didn’t expect such a gap between games and reality. In real life, someone her size couldn’t take a single punch from me.”
“That’s why it’s a game,” Bai Yue Ling said. “If you can’t beat ‘em, just outtalk ‘em.”
Back in old-school MMOs, blasting insults over public chat was a common vibe, practically a staple of gaming culture.
Silver Fang shook her head. “Wish I had your gift for trash-talking.”
“It’s no big deal,” Bai Yue Ling said.
“True,” Ying Ye chimed in, deeply relatable.
Trash-talking wasn’t something to envy.
Little White’s sharp tongue came at the cost of her submissive streak.
She was the kind of cheeky girl who loved taunting from a distance.
As long as the enemy didn’t get in her face, she’d mock and provoke without restraint.
But if the enemy closed in—and happened to be a big sister she feared—she’d instantly lose all resistance, becoming a helpless plaything for said big sister.
Silver Fang asked, “Wanna add each other as friends? I’m heading to the association to register as an adventurer. You two coming?”
Bai Yue Ling nodded. “Yeah, we’re planning to tackle the slime nest later. Our four-person team still needs two more… Why don’t you join us?”
Silver Fang agreed without hesitation. “Sure, I’ve got nothing else going on.”
Score! A strong teammate for free.
***
Bai Yue Ling dashed to the front desk, plopping her soft, ample chest onto the counter. “I wanna register as an adventurer!”
The receptionist glanced at the eye-catching chest and asked:
“Name?”
“Priest Hero.”
“Age?”
“16.”
“Height?”
“149 cm.”
“Chest size?”
“…That’s not on the form, is it?!”
“Just curious. Next question… Do you have a partner?”
“N-No…”
She said it with an odd twinge of guilt.
After recording Bai Yue Ling’s info, the receptionist said, “You’re a Priest, right? No need for a level test, then.”
Adventurer ranks ranged from Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum, Diamond, to King.
A level test assessed various skills—physical scans, running speed, magic affinity, intelligence, and combat trials—to set the initial rank.
It was like a placement match, taking half a day to complete.
Bai Yue Ling waved it off. She was in a hurry to hit the dungeon and had no time for tests. Starting from Bronze was fine by her.
“All done, Priest Hero. You’re now a Bronze-rank adventurer… Oh, wait.”
The receptionist checked again. “My apologies, you have 10,000 reputation points, so you can start at Silver rank.”
“Silver already?”
Bai Yue Ling took her adventurer badge, not thrilled but rather annoyed, muttering, “Tch… Accidentally hit late-stage cancer. Gotta rank up quick.”
Ying Ye stepped forward to register next.
As Ying Ye filled out her form, Bai Yue Ling felt her ring vibrate, signaling a message in the group chat.
She glanced at Ying Ye’s back to make sure she wasn’t watching, then opened the chat.
A holographic screen appeared, and Bai Yue Ling immediately saw someone pinging her.
[Crimson: PureWhite, you in the Royal Capital yet?]
The message made her uneasy.
Crimson probably wanted to meet up, but Bai Yue Ling wasn’t keen on that, so she replied:
[PureWhite: Not yet. Ran into some stuff on the way. Might take a while to reach the capital.]
[Crimson: Alright, I’m heading to a dungeon with a team then.]
[PureWhite: Cool.]
Closing the chat, Bai Yue Ling overheard the receptionist.
“Hey, Otherworld Traveler… Hello? Are you listening? Do you want to register as an adventurer or not?”
Silver Fang snapped out of it after a pause. “Oh… sorry, I zoned out. I’m Silver Fang, 27 years old.”
“Height?” The receptionist adjusted her glasses. “Want to take off the armor for a measurement?”
Silver Fang shook her head. “This armor’s a hassle to remove. Just put down 190 cm.”
“What?!” Everyone gasped in unison. “One-ninety? Seriously?”
“Absolutely,” Silver Fang nodded clumsily. “I just developed well.”
“‘Developed well’ is an understatement!” Bai Yue Ling scanned Silver Fang’s frame in shock.
She’d assumed a petite beauty was inside that black armor, not a 190-cm-tall big sister…
Big car!
Super big car!
The biggest car she’d ever seen in ten lifetimes!
With Bai Yue Ling’s petite frame, even on tiptoes, her head would barely reach Silver Fang’s chest.
Bai Yue Ling lowered her head meekly. “Uh… Big Sister Silver Fang, sorry for being rude earlier. Please forgive me…”
Silver Fang’s voice buzzed through the armor. “No need to be scared. I’m pretty easygoing, you know.”
Bai Yue Ling’s eyes sparkled. “Can you share the secret to getting big and tall?”
She, Bai Yue Ling, dreamed of becoming a big sister herself, gaining the power to stand up to other big sisters.
“Hmm… Eat lots of meat and exercise, I guess?”
Silver Fang looked down at Bai Yue Ling, almost obscured by her armored chest, and said with a laugh, “Don’t worry, being tiny is cute too.”