Chapter 20: Unusual events always suggest something abnormal.

Zhao Kai had been caught surfing the Internet several times and always used himself as a shield. That's why Wang Huifang had a big opinion of him. So much so that he almost got into a fight with his mother last time. "Okay, Brother Chen. I will definitely not betray you next time..." Zhao Kai put his arm around Zhou Chen's shoulder and walked into the internet cafe. The smells of athlete's foot, cigarette smoke, and instant noodles hit him. However, for those who often frequent internet cafes, this can be completely ignored. The internet cafe has two floors, and each floor has more than thirty bulky computers. The first floor is overcrowded. Behind each computer, there are many primary and middle school students wearing red scarves. In this era when smartphones have not yet appeared and keypad mobile phones have just become popular, computers can be regarded as novel things. Especially the games installed on computers are more favored by the majority of teenagers.

"Boss, is there any room upstairs?" Zhou Chen took out a few ten-yuan bills from his pocket. The Internet cafe owner was thin and had a cigarette in his mouth. He tilted his head and glanced at the client: "How many do you want?" "Three sets..." It's summer vacation, and there are a lot of people online. Zhou Chen is worried that he won't have a seat later, so he has to book one for Chen Xiaolong in advance. "There are two upstairs, and one will be available downstairs in ten minutes!" "Okay, all three machines will stay up all night!" "Fifty dollars!" "The price has increased?" Zhou Chen was slightly stunned. It usually costs one yuan an hour to surf the Internet, and only six yuan for an overnight stay. It's eight o'clock now. Three computers work until twelve o'clock, twelve yuan, and three computers stay up all night for eighteen yuan. Shouldn't it be thirty yuan? Even if the price increases, it shouldn't be so outrageous, right?

"Take it or leave it..." The attitude of the internet cafe owner was a bit harsh. Now it's summer vacation, and there are only two internet cafes in the entire Jiangxian County. He is not worried about having no business at all. Zhou Chen took out another twenty yuan from his pocket. "Kai Zi, get three cans of Jianlibao..." The boss took the sixty yuan and gave four yuan in change. "Cough cough... Brother Chen, can you lend me these four yuan? I want to buy a pack of cigarettes..." "If possible, don't smoke. It's not good for your health..." Zhou Chen politely refused Zhao Kai. This guy is not yet eighteen years old. He has to lead him on the right path. "If you don't lend it, then don't. So stingy..." Zhao Kai's attitude changes as quickly as turning pages. After giving the other two bottles of Jianlibao to Zhou Chen, he went to wait by his own computer.

"Boss, are there any machines available?" Chen Xiaolong came in panting and pushed aside the curtain. "No..." The internet cafe owner didn't even look up at Chen Xiaolong. "I've reserved a machine. Let's go!" Zhou Chen handed Chen Xiaolong a bottle of Jianlibao. "Damn, why are you here so early?" Chen Xiaolong looked at Zhou Chen in surprise. "After having a meal and having nothing to do, I came over earlier." Zhou Chen casually explained and then went to the mezzanine on the second floor with Chen Xiaolong. The ceiling on the second floor is low and the space is relatively cramped. Even with four fans turned to the maximum speed, it still feels like a steamer. The two empty computers are not next to each other. Chen Xiaolong sensibly gave the cleaner computer to Zhou Chen. After turning on the computer, Zhou Chen skillfully clicked on the penguin chat software on the desktop. He entered his account and password and pressed the enter key.

Didi... As soon as he went online, the penguin icon started flashing. Zhou Chen clicked on the penguin icon. It was a message from someone with the online name "Seven Seconds of Memory". This was Gu Qingyu's QQ number. "Zhou Chen, are you free tomorrow? I want to treat you to a meal!" "I don't have time tomorrow!" Zhou Chen quickly typed on the keyboard to reply. He knew that Gu Qingyu wanted to thank him for saving her. At this age when one's first love begins to bud, since he had saved Gu Qingyu, it was very likely that this girl would have all kinds of thoughts. Now that he already had someone in his heart, it was better to keep a distance from Gu Qingyu. Gu Qingyu didn't reply for a long time. Presumably, she should have logged off already. After all, she neither had a mobile phone nor a computer. It wasn't easy for her to log on to QQ once.

Closing the pop-up window, Zhou Chen clicked on the friend list and found Liu Siying from a separate group. Liu Siying's online name is "The Angel with Broken Wings". It has been more than forty days since he last sent a message to Liu Siying. And in these more than forty days, Liu Siying didn't reply to a single message. Liu Siying has a mobile phone and is always online. After hesitating for a moment, he restrained the impulse to delete Liu Siying and pulled her into the classmate group. "Brother Chen, come online and play Legend..." Chen Xiaolong shouted from across. "You play first..." Zhou Chen replied and then clicked on the classmate group, found the QQ number of the administrator "Ice Soul Girl" and clicked to add as a friend. This is Tang Wan's QQ number. Apart from Liu Siying, this is the second female classmate's QQ that Zhou Chen has added. After waiting for about ten minutes without getting a reply, Zhou Chen opened Legend to reminisce about his youth.

"Xiaolong, where are you? I'll come to find you..." Zhou Chen is playing as a mage. The highest level is 47, and he is already level 42. Chen Xiaolong is playing as a warrior and has long reached level 45. Unfortunately, his equipment is poor, so he is neither popular nor unpopular in the guild. "I'm in Fengmo Valley with people from the guild. You play by yourself for a while!" Chen Xiaolong stared straight at the computer screen, constantly pressing the keyboard and mouse. Since Zhou Chen had nothing to do, he simply went to Fengmo Valley to kill Corpse Kings. Fengmo Valley just went online this year. There is a chance for Corpse Kings to drop the Judgment. So there are very many players in Fengmo Valley. As soon as the Corpse King refreshes, a large number of players immediately surround it. Zhou Chen casually killed a few skeleton monsters and then stayed away from the battlefield. Swords and knives have no eyes. With his own crappy equipment, he can't withstand the attacks of those pay-to-win players. After playing for a while, Zhou Chen felt it was extremely boring. After returning to the city and logging off, he opened the official website of Fantasy Westward Journey.

In his previous life, a colleague would engage in gold farming in Fantasy Westward Journey in his spare time. With two computers and ten accounts, he could earn more than ten thousand yuan every month. You should know that it was 2016. At that time, Fantasy Westward Journey had already lost a large number of players. The peak period of this game was from 2002 to 2005. Although it is already 2004 this year, there are not many professional gold farming and money-making teams. In the future, as computers become popular, the game gold farming industry will gradually decline. Fantasy Westward Journey, Diablo 2, and Legend of Mir. These three games are currently relatively popular. In these two years, one should still be able to make some money. Zhou Chen went downstairs to use the toilet and took a stroll in the internet cafe by the way. According to statistics, there are about more than twenty people playing Legend in the internet cafe, about ten people playing Fantasy Westward Journey, and more than ten people playing Diablo 2. The rest are playing MapleStory and single-player games. So these three games are relatively mainstream. Zhou Chen bought a bottle of water and then found someone playing Fantasy Westward Journey to take him to play. He originally planned to let Chen Xiaolong play with him, but that guy gets carried away once he starts playing Legend.

At one or two in the morning, Zhao Kai shamelessly borrowed three yuan from Chen Xiaolong to buy instant noodles. Chen Xiaolong directly took out ten yuan and slapped it on the table: "Make a bowl for me and Brother Chen. You can use the remaining one yuan to buy water to drink!" "Sure..." Zhao Kai happily took the money and went downstairs. In a short while, he came up with two boxes of steaming instant noodles. The person who took Zhou Chen to play Fantasy Westward Journey had already gone home. Chen Xiaolong changed his computer to be next to Zhou Chen. The two formed a team and were killing Corpse Kings in Fengmo Valley. "How is it? Did you get any equipment tonight?" Zhou Chen was eating instant noodles and asked vaguely. Chen Xiaolong said angrily: "Not even a single thing. Not even a skill book was dropped!" Zhou Chen narrowed his eyes: "Unusual events always suggest something abnormal. I'll go online now. Later, let's go and kill Corpse Kings together!"