Zuo Lin'an said, “There are only two days left until next Monday. I think we should pack our things and head back as soon as possible. Oh, and don't forget to buy the bus tickets.”
“I need two.”
Xu Youyou paused in his tracks.
“Oh, I completely forgot! Two bus tickets cost two hundred thousand! Just coming and going this time has cost us three hundred thousand!”
Zuo Lin'an replied, “It's fine. Just don't go out as often in the future.”
They went back to the dormitory to quickly pack the rest of their luggage, and then returned to the vicinity of the school gate.
Zuo Lin'an picked up the suitcase he had left there earlier and led the group out of the school gate.
By now, the white mist surrounding the school had dispersed. The once-empty road outside the school gate was now filled with various vehicles driving back and forth, and many pedestrians could even be seen.
People frequently entered and exited the gates of the residential area across from the school. Many shops near the residential area's entrance had also opened for business.
And the moment they stepped out of the school gate, Zuo Lin'an and Xu Youyou's appearances underwent a massive change.
They reverted to their original forms.
Seeing this, Feng Xingyun's eyes widened slightly.
“This...”
Zuo Lin'an answered nonchalantly, “Our dungeons will open again in the future. What if players who clear the National War Dungeon are randomly assigned to our side?”
“We always have to be prepared, just in case.”
Feng Xingyun nodded. “True.”
Aside from them, many other dungeon bosses who had finished selecting their puppets were also walking out of the school gate.
Feng Xingyun looked around. For some, the age difference before and after the change wasn't very large, but others turned into middle-aged men and women, or even old men...
There was also a very familiar figure.
“Hm?”
Zuo Lin'an turned back. “What's wrong?”
As a result, the moment he turned around, he saw Liu Gaomei.
“Teacher,” he said.
Xu Youyou turned around abruptly. “The homeroom teacher is here!”
Liu Gaomei nodded with a smile.
“This time, the dungeon lines you two were in had the fewest players clear them. I came over specifically to congratulate you.”
Xu Youyou said, “Homeroom teacher, since we're so outstanding, could we get another one?”
Liu Gaomei was taken aback, but she quickly realized that by “another one,” he meant letting him go back inside to choose another puppet.
“Forget about it. That's impossible. We agreed on one per person.”
Xu Youyou felt a bit disappointed. Honestly, he probably wouldn't encounter puppets of such high quality again for a very long time. What a pity.
Liu Gaomei said, “Alright, I know you must be busy preparing for the next dungeon opening, and your time is tight. I just came out to see you off. Hurry back.”
Zuo Lin'an replied, “Alright, then we'll head out first.”
Liu Gaomei nodded at them and returned to the school, seemingly heading off to handle some follow-up issues.
Feng Xingyun asked in a low voice, “Is she really your teacher?”
Zuo Lin'an snapped out of his thoughts. “Yeah, we used to go to school at Lingyang First High School, and she was our homeroom teacher.”
Feng Xingyun frowned. “Then, do all the students who graduate from here become like you?”
Xu Youyou suddenly chimed in, “How is that possible?!”
“Becoming a dungeon boss is no simple matter. It's only the two of us. Everyone else graduates normally and becomes a member of this ordinary society!”
He pointed toward the road behind them.
After seeing those ordinary people, Feng Xingyun nodded to himself.
“I see.”
As expected, becoming a dungeon boss was indeed a significant matter.
Zuo Lin'an's gaze swept across the street, where he happened to spot a phone store.
“Youyou, I plan to buy a phone.”
Xu Youyou asked, “Are you upgrading your phone?”
“Now that you mention it, ever since we became dungeon bosses, we've still been using our old, cheap phones. It's about time we got better ones.”
The four of them walked to the roadside, waiting for the green light along with other pedestrians, and then crossed the street together along the crosswalk.
Along the way, Zuo Lin'an explained some basic rules of living in this world to Feng Xingyun, such as traffic lights and the crosswalk in front of them.
Feng Xingyun looked left and right, his curiosity piqued.
After after all, to him, everything in this world was incredibly unfamiliar.
All the dungeons he had experienced in the past were basically set in enclosed environments.
Moreover, perhaps to match the conditions of his original world, most of the dungeons players experienced were set in deep mountains, wild forests, or places rife with feudal superstition.
He had rarely seen such a modern setting.
Entering the phone store, Feng Xingyun observed the interior decor.
Floors that reflected light, and electric lamps that illuminated the room.
And row after row of... phones, enclosed under transparent glass covers.
“Hello, are you looking to buy a phone?” the clerk asked.
Zuo Lin'an nodded. “Show us the latest models.”
“No problem.”
After a brief introduction, the two of them immediately selected the newest and most expensive model.
Of course, the phones here were basically targeted at the general public, and since the shop was located opposite a school, even the most expensive ones were only around eight to nine thousand yuan.
Zuo Lin'an directly bought two, got a SIM card registered under his own identity, and then handed one of the phones to Feng Xingyun.
“Take it. You're considered a member of our supernatural world now, so you'll need a phone.”
Seeing this, Xu Youyou bought one for Xuan Jiu behind him as well.
The two of them then began to teach their companions how to use the phones.
Fortunately, they had experienced quite a few dungeons before, and when they entered the Lingyang First High School dungeon, some basic knowledge had been implanted into them.
Otherwise, getting familiar with a smartphone probably wouldn't have been so easy.
Having received the payment, the shop assistant stood to the side, looking completely unfazed.
It made sense; after all, Lingyang First High School was right across the street. He was likely long used to such sights.
Seeing that Feng Xingyun roughly understood how to use the phone, Zuo Lin'an let him explore it on his own and turned to ask Xu Youyou.
“Do you want to go to the mall to buy them some clothes and other things?”
Xu Youyou waved his hand. “Forget it, I don't feel like wandering around a mall.”
“Once we get back, we'll need them to set up their rooms. We'll have to buy beds and daily necessities anyway. We might as well just buy everything from the system's mall. They deliver right to the door anyway.”
Zuo Lin'an thought about it and agreed. Although things in the system's mall were slightly more expensive, the quality was top-tier, they delivered right to the doorstep, and most importantly... they had everything.
If they bought things outside, they would have to run all over the place. Not only would it waste too much time, but it would also be exhausting.
Zuo Lin'an casually took out his work phone and bought two bus tickets on it. “I bought tickets for ten minutes from now. We'll board at the platform by the roadside outside the school gate.”
Xu Youyou replied, “Alright, got it.”
He paid for his two bus tickets with great pain. Seeing his balance instantly shrink by two hundred thousand made his heart bleed.
As Xu Youyou walked toward the platform, he couldn't help but sigh.
“Brother An, what on earth is your secret? You have so many unsolvable specters. I want them too.”
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