Shi Sheng ended up skipping the orientation ceremony lest she be tempted into hacking the leads to death if she saw them again. This was probably because she was a stepmother-type author; she just wouldnt feel comfortable unless she tortured the female lead.

By the time Shi Sheng arrived home that evening, the update was finally done. So the first thing she did after logging on was to check what was new.

The world chat was currently discussing the Camp Wars, following the announcement that the first one was to be held at the end of the month.

Twinklegem Tower had also been upgraded and now had 120 floors.

Shi Sheng next went to the forums and found that the thread that was dissing Sang Yu earlier had already disappeared.

Boring cant even pick a proper fight.

Shi Sheng returned to the game and messaged Ink Seeker.

[PM] Music For Miles: [hubby, lets go increase intimacy!]

[PM] Ink Seeker: [Speak properly.]

Hey, since when did I^(bbb)not speak properly?

[PM] Music For Miles: [lil b!tch, come increase intimacy! i wanna use couple skills!]

Couple skills could only be learned once Intimacy had reached a certain point.

[PM] Ink Seeker: [Come to Fallback Valley, 331, 465.]

Ink Seeker wasnt alone when Shi Sheng teleported to those co-ords. Beside him was a lower-levelled player called Call Me Profiteer No.1, and considering how there were no records in the area chat, they were probably private messaging each other.

[Area] Call Me Profiteer No.1: [Greetings Music Dashen.]

[Area] Music For Miles: [feeling a bit nervous at having someone finally call me dashen]

Those little bitches never call me Dashenits always music this, music that! No respect at all!

[Area] Call Me Profiteer No.1: [Music Dashen, are you selling your half of Three Lifetimes too?]

Sell? How would I sell it? Its soulbound!

[Area] Music For Miles: [its bound to me, cant sell]

[Area] Call Me Profiteer No.1: [Ink Seeker Dashen, were you just toying with me?]

[Area] Ink Seeker: [Trade.]

The two were silent again for a while, so they were probably trading.

[Area] Call Me Profiteer No.1: [Music Dashen, seeing as how I called you Dashen, could you sell your half to me as well?]

Shi Shengs face as she messaged Ink Seeker: (||| _)

[PM] Music For Miles: [you hacked the system again!]

[PM] Ink Seeker: [En.]

[PM] Music For Miles: [just how poor are you???]

Actually hacking the system just so he could sell that

[PM] Ink Seeker: [Theres no point keeping it.]

[PM] Music For Miles: [i can use it to show off ah!]

Its a one-of-a-kind outfit! One of a kind! Pulling aggros a snitch with this!

[PM] Ink Seeker: []

[Area] Call Me Profiteer No.1: [Music Dashen, say something ah! Are you selling it?]

[Area] Music For Miles: [no]

[Area] Call Me Profiteer No.1: [Why? Ink Seeker Dashens already sold his, and theres no point wearing it on your own Wasnt there a saying the wife should follow her husbands example?]

[Area] Music For Miles: [just because you said that]

[Area] Call Me Profiteer No.1: [You want to sell it now?]

Profiteer started getting excited.A one-of-a-kind couples outfit! Its worth a ton! I can flip it for so much proffffit!

[Area] Music For Miles: [not. selling.]

Follow the husbands example? Fuck you! He should be following mine! Dont you know how to speak? Idiot!

[Area] Ink Seeker: []

[Area] Call Me Profiteer No.1: []

What did I say wrong? Dont be like this!

[Area] Music For Miles: [even if i dismantle this, im not giving it to you]

[Area] Call Me Profiteer No.1: [Music Dashen, dont be like this! What did I say wrong? I can take it back, cant I? As long as you sell your half of Three Lifetimes to me]

[Area] Music For Miles: [you can swallow back what you just spat out?]

[Area] Call Me Profiteer No.1: []

Profiteer felt like hed received 10,000 points of damage from her.

Having dominated the business world (in-game) for years now, he knew that the scariest people to deal with werent those that played sly tricks or cunning sleights of hand, but those that were utterly shameless in negotiationsespecially those who didnt care about money at all.

This type of people didnt have any weaknesses, so there was simply no way to get what you wanted from them if they didnt want to.

[Area] Call Me Profiteer No.1: [If Music Dashen decides to change your mind, youre always welcome to come find me. The price can be negotiated.]

Profiteer ran off after saying this, as if he was afraid of Shi Sheng causing trouble for him.

[PM] Music For Miles: [come dear husband, lets go raise our intimacy!]

[PM] Ink Seeker: []

Ink Seeker initially thought that they were just going to do some couple quests together, but he had forgotten that this new wife of his was into flamboyant, flaunting displays meant to vex everyone to death. How would she follow the crowd like an obedient little sheep and simply go do what everybody else did?

He was brought to Dream Restoration Peak, the place that was acclaimed to have the best scenery in the game and where the entrance to the Dream Of A Thousand Years secret realm was located.

Dream Restoration Peak was a mountain with a giant cherry blossom tree at the top, and a sea of smaller cherry blossoms at the base.

Due to the little pink petals drifting and floating slowly in the air, the area had an ethereal and romantic feel to it that made it immensely popular among the players.

Shi Sheng climbed to the top of the mountain, swiftly bought some fireworks and gave them to Ink Seeker.

[PM] Music For Miles: [light them]

[PM] Ink Seeker: []

Fireworks were typically items for weddings, but there was actually another type that was used to increase Intimacy. Ink Seeker discovered that the ones Shi Sheng had bought were the very expensive ones.

This woman actually bought the 999g packs

Worth 999g each, these packs contained 99 fireworks and each firework could increase Intimacy by 1,314 points.

And she gave me 20 packs

Wastrel!!!

The Intimacy stat was currently capped at 5201314¹points. Apparently, reaching it would unlock a very awesome couple skill as well as a title, but no one had achieved it as of yet.

Shes planning on reaching the cap by giving me so many packs, isnt she?

[PM] Music For Miles: [you set them off, im off to go eat]

[PM] Ink Seeker: [How come Im the one who has to do this?]

[PM] Music For Miles: [what, do i have to do it myself? you still have the face to ask that when i already bought the fireworks?!]

Shi Sheng was easily provoked, as you can tell.

Ink Seeker silently started setting off fireworks while thinking to himself,Women are so temperamental.

What greeted Shi Sheng after she came back from her meal were people who had nothing else to discuss on world chat but the topic of Ink Seeker setting off fireworks for her on Dream Restoration Peak.

[World] Just Watching Shows: [did Ink Seeker Dashen strike it rich or forgot to take his medicine? how many has he used now? how much money is that???]

[World] Dancing 2 Da Beat: [all of his savings? is Ink Seeker Dashen going to have to eat dirt now?]

[World][emailprotected]: [how come tycoon music doesnt have any reaction?]

[World] Mu Li In Love: [attention seeker! why dont you buy Beautiful Land since youre so rich eh?]

[World] Breaking News: [This just in, Ink Seeker Dashen has already used three packs of fireworks!]

[World] Beautiful Land: [im not selling myself]

[World] Just Watching Shows: [pfftnot even if its for 5,200 each time? you probably cant fetch this price even at those places in the capital]

[World] Beautiful Land: [actually, i can consider it.]

Beautiful Land was also the name of another item used to increase Intimacy, and it was worth 5,200 gold. Thats right, 5,200g foroneitem, not a package. To say that it was damn expensive was an understatement.

[World] Music For Miles: [if i did that just because you told me to, wouldnt that mean im losing face? beg me and ill show you, how bout it?]

[World] Mu Li In Love: [pei! who are you to get this young miss to beg you?!]

[World] anon863: [There are this many rich people on this server?]