NOVPUBChapter 504: Chapter 502: Butterfly Mark!
Chapter 504: Chapter 502: Butterfly Mark!
Sally, clad in armor, entered the restaurant, inevitably becoming the center of attention.
She followed Qianqixiya to a round table in the corner.
Their adventure squad was named the Molinte Team. The squad leader, Yang Suomi, was an assassin, Qianqixiya was an archer, Alice was a mage, Wawat was a support member, and the newly joined Sally served primarily as a Human Tank Warrior.
The mission in Yan Valley Village required a team of five, so Qianqixiya had intercepted Sally on the street.
And her outfit clearly screamed two words—hit resistant!
“To welcome Susu to our Molinte Team, boss, another round of drinks—” Yang Suomi called out.
“Sister Su, it’s quite safe inside Newbie City, you can take off your helmet.” Alice poured Sally a cup of hot tea. She and Qianqixiya were twins, identical in features but differing in personality; Qianqixiya was more outgoing while Alice seemed more reserved, making it easy to tell them apart.
Sally removed her helmet.
A head of snow-white, lustrous beautiful long hair cascaded down her back.
“So beautiful!” Alice exclaimed.
Qianqixiya gazed in awe.
Squad leader Yang Suomi and support Wawat raised their beer glasses and gulped them down greedily.
Surrounding them was a mixture of admiration and the sound of swallowing saliva.
Sally frowned slightly, then put her helmet back on.
The area eventually quieted down, but the glances cast towards Sally became even more eager.
After some small talk, Sally asked Yang Suomi, “When do we take on the mission?”
“Tomorrow,” Yang Suomi replied.
Sally nodded, “Where do we meet?”
“At the city gate,” Yang Suomi replied.
“Okay, how about we meet at the city gate at 8 am tomorrow?” Sally asked.
“Yes, that works,” Yang Suomi replied.
Seeing Sally stand up, Qianqixiya also got up, “Where is Sister Su going?”
Sally replied, “I’m going to find a place to rest, where are you guys staying?”
“We haven’t found a place yet, we’ll follow you, Sister Su,” Alice also packed up her things.
Looking at the two sisters—both around seventeen or eighteen, perhaps high school or college students—Sally replied, “Okay.”
The Desa Inn, five stories high. It was well known in Taiyalarui for being affordable.
It was very suitable for newcomers to the city. Not only was it inexpensive, but it also had an NPC residing there who could offer missions at any time.
The innkeeper said to Sally, “I’m sorry, we only have one room left.”
Glancing at the twin sisters, Sally said, “Then we’ll take one. We are heading out on a mission tomorrow, and we don’t have money right now. Can you work with us, and we’ll settle the bill when we check out?”
The innkeeper, seeing her full armor and clearly recognizing her status, nodded as payment upon checkout was normal, “That’s fine.”
Sally and the twins got a room on the first floor with a backyard.
It seemed nice, but the room was also the coldest in the inn.
Moreover, with a window overlooking the backyard, if there were any thieves around, this room would be the first in trouble.
The room had two beds; Sally chose the one by the window, leaving the more secure and slightly warmer one inside for the sisters.
“The inn’s bathhouse is free to use. Sister Su, do you want to take a bath to warm up before resting?” Alice said to Sally.
Sally nodded, “Okay.”
She stored her Divine Armor in her spatial device and changed into a thick, fluffy, pink-and-white pajama set, also taking toiletries.
The sisters also took out pajamas and other items from the storage space provided by the Game System.
Seeing Sally’s clothes, the two of them were shocked again by Sally’s financial resources.
Such a beautiful, fluffy pajama was very expensive in the prop store, and this custom-made one was even more so.
“Sister Susu clearly has a lot of money, so why did she tell the boss she didn’t have any money?” Qianqixiya asked.
Sally replied, “I don’t have any Game Coins.”
In the game world, items had to be bought with Game Coins or points awarded from upgrades. She had just arrived here and hadn’t undertaken any tasks, so naturally, she had nothing.
“Okay, stop asking so much.” Alice pulled Qianqixiya aside, “We’ve reached the bathhouse.”
Sally glanced at Alice and smiled, “These are all my own, they have nothing to do with the game.”
“Brought your own?” The sisters were surprised.
Suddenly remembering something, Qianqixiya asked Sally, “Sister Susu, could you be a real player?”
“A real player?” Sally was astonished.
“Yes, we are virtual. We can respawn even if we die, but real players are said to be actual people who enter the game world,” Qianqixiya said astonishingly.
Sally asked Xiaomei, “Does your game have this design?”
Xiaomei replied: “No!”
Alice said, “It’s said that real players are those with terminal diseases, disabilities, or even death row inmates…all are people with various predicaments in the real world, who need to obtain a Holy Grail Card in the game world to reverse their fate.”
The game designed by Xiaomei did not have this setting, and after Sally had confidently tackled Xiaomei’s Apocalyptic Ruins, now she was utterly disheartened.
Qianqixiya got Sally and Alice their bathing wristbands.
“Thank you.” Sally replied, then continued to ask Alice, “So, what are the characteristics of these real players in the game?”
“Just like Sister Susu here, who can bring her own items. I’ve heard there are even armies stationed, occupying a fort, and even nation-building and city founding,” Alice explained.
Sally and the sisters entered the women’s bath, where there weren’t many people.
Once she took off her pajamas, Sally’s splendidly beautiful and snow-white tender body was completely exposed.
The sisters were once again astonished.
“Sister Susu’s figure is also so perfect, are you a model?” Qianqixiya asked.
“Thank you,” Sally said smilingly, “I’m not a model, but you both are beautiful too.”
Alice’s face flushed, her gaze constantly on Sally’s body. Suddenly, she noticed the black butterfly tattoo on Sally’s back.
It looked just like a real butterfly, and amid the rising steam in the bathhouse, it seemed about to flutter its wings and fly… Alice couldn’t help herself and reached out to touch the butterfly tattoo.
“The butterfly is going to fly,” Alice said dreamily.
Sally turned her head to look at her own back, unable to see the partner mark unless she projected her consciousness on the System Map.
Just like the person Welly, she couldn’t fathom him or touch his heart.
Perhaps he had left the mark here precisely so she couldn’t summon him.
“Sister Susu’s butterfly is so pretty, did it hurt when you got it tattooed?” Qianqixiya asked.
Wrapping her body in a bath towel, Sally smiled and replied, “It was okay.”
The three of them were in a bath together, and Alice seemed fascinated by Sally’s butterfly tattoo, even volunteering to help Sally scrub her back just to look at and touch it more.
Sometimes, Alice applied too much force, causing discomfort to Sally, so she asked her not to continue.
After their bath, Sally and the twin sisters returned to their room to sleep.
Silently, Sally used a Fire Talisman, increasing the room’s temperature significantly, and the sisters quickly fell asleep.
She lay on her side, looking at the dim sky outside.
The butterfly mark on her back warmed and itched. Sally’s hand reached back to scratch…when it was gently grasped by someone!
“Yanyan.”
