Chapter 21

Chapter 21 Moonlight.

Although Juanjuan could not afford the luxury suite, she was not about to stay with a bunch of strangers either. In the end, she spent 199 game coins to book a twin room with Teacher Dan, while Gu Yu and the others spent 299 game coins on a king-size room. After splitting the cost, the room fees were still within an acceptable range.

Seeing they had no intention of sharing rooms, the young man booked the cheapest special-offer room together with the other four matched players.

101 game coins per night.

When Juanjuan received her room card, she frowned unhappily.

She and Teacher Dan were in Room 441, while Gu Yu and the others were in Room 443.

She asked the receptionist, “Can we change rooms?”

The receptionist smiled as always, but her tone allowed no argument. “No. Cheap rooms are all on the fourth floor. If you want to change rooms, you can only upgrade your room type.”

Cheap rooms...

Even 199 a night only counted as a cheap room?

Juanjuan wanted to stay in the luxury suite, but unfortunately she did not have many game coins in her pocket.

The receptionist’s words struck at the most hidden dissatisfaction in her heart. With a cold face, she took the elevator with Teacher Dan. Seeing this, Gu Yu and the others exchanged glances and followed.

After they left, the young man also received the room card for his group.

That number really was a bit...

The short-haired female player among the five said softly, “I saw it. The ones who paid 199 and 299 game coins are staying near us.”

Since Juanjuan and the others also had room numbers starting with 44, there should not be much problem... right?

Rooms 441 and 443 truly deserved the title of cheap rooms. Not only were they shabby, they also had a strange smell. The bedsheets looked as if they had not been washed for months. What had once been white sheets were now covered in stains.

A Leng suddenly said, “I’ll activate my skill once and check the situation.”

His skill was Seeking Fortune and Avoiding Misfortune. If used properly, it could help them accurately avoid every crisis. No one else spoke, clearly taking that as agreement.

A Leng closed his eyes and activated the skill. A few seconds later, he opened them with a pale face and said, “The result shown by the skill is: Misfortune.”

Teacher Dan said gravely, “Meaning that staying in these two rooms will cause something unfavorable to happen to us?”

A Leng replied, “Definitely. Luckily it’s not Great Misfortune. If it’s only Misfortune, our lives are not in danger for now.” The first day was certainly fine. As for what would happen on the second day, that was hard to say.

Chen Chu looked at Juanjuan. “Then what do we do? Are we still staying here?”

Juanjuan felt anxious inside. In this round she had no skill to rely on, so every step had to be cautious. She quickly made a decision.

“Let’s stay in the small forest for the night.”

No one objected.

But when they reached the first floor, they discovered they could no longer leave.

The reason was simple: the hotel was preparing to close for business.

Juanjuan could not help snapping angrily, “What do you mean the hotel is closing?”

The receptionist said as if it were perfectly natural, “Hotels also need to close, of course. Starting tonight, for the next four days, the hotel will be under renovation.”

The moment Chen Chu heard this, he exploded. “Renovation? Then how are we supposed to get out?”

The receptionist curved her lips into a smile, but no matter how one looked at it, the smile seemed full of ill intent.

“If we’re closed, then naturally guests are forbidden from entering or leaving.”

At once, Juanjuan and the others changed expressions.

That meant they had to stay inside the hotel for four days?

Staying one night in Rooms 441 and 443 was already judged as Misfortune. If they stayed four nights...

At that moment, the adaptable Chen Chu suggested in a low voice, “How about we go squeeze into the luxury suite?”

A room costing 3,999 game coins a night should be able to fit all of them.

Hearing that, even the usually good-natured Gu Yu could not help twitching at the face. With a half-smile, he said, “Why don’t you go try it?”

Chen Chu actually looked eager to try.

But without a room card, he could not press the elevator floor button, nor could he even get to the top floor, so the idea could only be shelved for now.

After Ning Rong inserted the room card, the luxury suite instantly lit up with bright lights.

The room was clean and lavish. On the large bed placed in the center, heart-shaped roses had been arranged.

While she was still looking around, warm body heat suddenly pressed against her from behind.

“Rongrong...”

The moment she heard Zhou Yujing’s tone, Ning Rong knew what he wanted to say.

“Not together. Inconvenient. And don’t bother washing either.”

Hearing her say not together, Zhou Yujing gave a regretful hum.

“Still angry?”

She was no longer angry, but they were under the eyes of livestream viewers every moment, so many things were inconvenient to do.

Otherwise, why say players were merely entertainment for the audience? In this game, players had no privacy at all.

Fortunately, while in the game, players did not need to eat, drink, relieve themselves, or sleep, so they could barely preserve some dignity.

【Wash what? Bathe together?!】

【Why not together!! I want to watch! These are scenes I as a viewer deserve to see!】

【Do it do it!】

【We’re all adults, what’s wrong with a little spice? I love this! Hurry up!】

But the viewers were destined to be disappointed.

Ning Rong sat on the bed and patted the spot beside her.

After Zhou Yujing sat down, she said, “Tell me about their skills.”

They...

Obviously, she meant Juanjuan’s group.

There was plenty of information about Juanjuan on the forum, but the others were hardly mentioned at all.

“I already know Juanjuan’s skill. Tell me about the others.”

Seeing Ning Rong so serious, Zhou Yujing suppressed the romantic thoughts in his heart and answered,

“Qi Leng’s skill is Seeking Fortune and Avoiding Misfortune. As the name suggests, he can avoid danger and steer situations in a better direction. Currently, his skill cooldown is six hours. I heard that once upgraded to the highest level, it can instantly reverse a disadvantage into an advantage.”

Hearing this skill, Ning Rong was a little surprised.

It could not be helped—Qin Jue, whom she knew, happened to have the lower-tier version of this skill.

From that perspective, Seeking Fortune and Avoiding Misfortune clearly had a higher ceiling than Intuition, because even at max level, Intuition could not turn defeat into victory.

“Dan Ping, Teacher Dan, her skill is Time Stop. Right now, the cooldown is nine hours, and the stop duration is two seconds.”

After hearing this skill, Ning Rong unconsciously thought of someone—He Yueye.

He Yueye’s skill was Hard Crowd Control for three seconds.

These two skills definitely had differences, but the exact distinctions were unknown for now. Only the players themselves would know certain details.

Zhou Yujing continued,

“Chen Chu’s skill is Theft. I’m not sure of the cooldown. His skill is rather useless. Although it’s theft, his failure rate is high, and NPCs aren’t easy targets.

Even when he occasionally succeeds, he only gets ordinary items. Stealing key items is almost impossible.

As for Gu Yu... his skill is Exchange.

When he encounters danger, he can choose any item to exchange. Of course, he can also make two objects exchange places. His current cooldown is six hours.”

After hearing all their skills, Ning Rong looked thoughtful.

Other than Chen Chu’s skill, which had limited usefulness, the others could indeed be very effective if used properly.

Ning Rong asked, “What about you?”

Zhou Yujing did not answer.

Instead, his shadow suddenly split from one into three.

All three shadows were the same length and equally dark.

The three shadows approached her at the same time—one from the left, one from the right, one from behind—each trying to snuggle against her.

Meanwhile, Zhou Yujing himself was also pressing close to her from the front.

Ning Rong, being simultaneously surrounded and cuddled from all directions: ...

【Good good good, so this is what kind of puppy you really are!】

【The shadows used to kill NPCs are being used by you to act cute now?】

【So this is how you play?】

【So we’re part of your roleplay too?】

Ning Rong pushed Zhou Yujing’s head away. Her mind was focused only on the skill.

“What’s the cooldown?”

“Twelve hours.”

“Got it. Sleep.”

After learning everything she wanted to know, Ning Rong planned to rest.

This game looked harder than the previous one.

After all, the last game had not openly required game coins.

Fortunately, the thing she lacked least was game coins.

The next day, when Ning Rong and Zhou Yujing planned to search the hotel for information, they ran into Juanjuan’s group.

Compared to yesterday, they were obviously much more haggard today.

Last night, they had sat in the corridor for six hours.

After those six hours, Qi Leng activated his skill again, and the result was the same as before.

The situation had not improved.

That meant staying in the corridor was no different from staying in the room.

After learning this result, the whole group turned pale.

Had they known this earlier, why would they have stayed in the corridor at all?

They might as well have stayed in the room from the start.

The group staying next door had secretly glanced at them several times. Originally, that group wanted to copy them and stay in the corridor too, but for some reason, they ultimately did not.

Juanjuan thought for a moment, then said to Qi Leng,

“There’s still a long time before the first day ends. You can still activate your skill two more times. Six hours later, check what result staying in the luxury suite gives.”

The two groups brushed past each other without speaking.

Six hours later, Qi Leng activated his skill for the third time.

The result shown by the skill was—

Fortune.

The moment this result came out, everyone reacted differently.

What kind of nonsense was this?

Why was staying in a room costing 199 a night Misfortune, while staying in a room costing 3,999 a night was Fortune?

This hotel was far too snobbish.

Chen Chu glanced in the direction Ning Rong had left and said confidently to Juanjuan,

“Juanjuan, I’ll make sure you get to stay in the luxury suite.”

Juanjuan’s eyes flickered when she heard that.

She roughly guessed what Chen Chu planned to do.

A player’s skill could affect more than just NPCs.

She knew this.

Chen Chu knew this.

Everyone present knew this.

Gu Yu frowned, disapproving of the idea, but unfortunately, his say in the team was limited.

Since Juanjuan did not object, even if Gu Yu did, it was useless.

After Chen Chu left, Gu Yu said to Teacher Dan with a dark face,

“He’s gone mad! He actually plans to make a move on another player?”

Zhou Yujing’s girlfriend clearly was not an ordinary person. Rashly opposing her would absolutely bring no good.

Teacher Dan also looked worried.

Once they left the game, if this matter was exposed, Chen Chu could forget about staying in Team 37.

Even the rest of them as teammates would be implicated.

Unfortunately, Juanjuan and Chen Chu had both become obsessed with money.

What Ning Rong had, they wanted too.

Who did not love game coins?

But a gentleman loves wealth and acquires it by proper means.

Stealing game coins from fellow players was not the right way.

Gu Yu and Teacher Dan immediately chased after Chen Chu, while Juanjuan followed slowly behind them.

For some matters, Chen Chu stepping forward was enough.

She only needed to appear later.

Gu Yu and the others moved quickly enough.

Unfortunately... they were still one step too late.

Chen Chu had already activated his skill on Ning Rong.

Theft.

As the name implied, the skill holder could steal items from players or NPCs. The success rate depended on the skill’s level.

Once Theft reached the highest level, theoretically, the thief could steal anything he wanted.

Of course, that was only in theory.

Because once Theft leveled that high, the players matched against him would no longer be newcomers.

And veteran players always had some means of self-protection.

The moment Chen Chu succeeded, he turned and ran immediately.

He had wanted to show off properly, but he did not dare underestimate Ning Rong's abilities.

After succeeding, his heart pounded wildly with excitement.

She looked so rich—there should still be quite a lot of game coins in her bag, right?

Those game coins should be enough for him and Juanjuan to stay in the luxury suite, right?

When Gu Yu and the others rushed over, this was the scene they saw.

They only caught sight of Chen Chu's hurriedly fleeing back.

He instinctively looked toward Ning Rong, and in the next second, unexpectedly met her dark eyes.

After having the black bag she carried with her stolen, there was not the slightest panic on her face. On the contrary, the only ones panicking were Chen Chu and their group. The skill Chen Chu used seemed to have had no effect on her at all.

Was it because she had already used up all her game coins? Or had Chen Chu only stolen an empty bag? But if it was empty, then where had she put her game coins?

She was so calm—had she predicted this scene would happen, or was she relying on some skill to deal with the current situation?

For some reason, Gu Yu's heart suddenly skipped a beat.

Looking at the bright red number 1 on her chest, and then at her composed posture at this moment, for some reason, he suddenly thought of a nickname that had recently become explosively popular—

Moonlight.

That couldn't be possible, right?

Moonlight...

Could not possibly be Zhou Yujing's girlfriend, right?