Being a Lucky Star in a Game [Holographic] - Chapter 4

Could it be a bug? This dusty, gray vegetable patch doesn’t look like a place where a treasure chest could be dug up…” Su Wenqi muttered to himself, not daring to reach out and open the box.

The man under the tree had already stood up and walked toward Su Wenqi, having naturally heard his muttering.

With long legs and a steady stride, he reached Su Wenqi’s side in just a few steps.

“It’s not a bug. This game doesn’t dictate that you must complete a dungeon to spawn a chest; everything is possible. And even if it were a bug, the system wouldn’t reclaim a player’s drops, so you don’t need to worry.” Seeing that the person was still struggling with whether it was a bug, Wen Shaochuan broke his usual silence to help answer the question.

A deep, magnetic voice came from above. Su Wenqi looked up and saw that the person who had been lying under the tree had arrived in front of him before he knew it.

He scratched his head sheepishly and thanked him in a low voice: “So that’s how it is. Thank you.”

Accepting Su Wenqi’s thanks, he was also a bit curious about what this person, whose luck had exploded, could open from the chest, so he asked: “Aren’t you going to open the chest?”

“I’m opening it right now!” Su Wenqi happily prepared to open the chest. He hadn’t expected that on his very first day in the game, he would be able to obtain a rare treasure chest.

The moment he reached out and opened the chest, a soft golden light erupted from within, shooting straight up into the sky and exploding into a brilliant, dazzling firework.

[World Announcement] The hero “Chunri Ci” has deep fortune and has obtained the rare god-tier material [Tianyi Xuanjing] from the [Fortune and Prosperity Treasure Chest]!

The world announcement scrolled three times, leaving countless people devastated.

[Eat Eight Meals a Day]: Are you kidding me, brother??? What is this?!

[Leek Emperor]: How is this person’s luck so good? Just got the chest, and in the blink of an eye, he opened a Xuanjing??

[Cute Newbie]: I’m reporting this to the Central Government; I must report this to the Central Government! He must be related to the Main Brain!!

After the golden light emerged from the chest, a glistening golden stone appeared in Su Wenqi’s backpack. Although he didn’t know what it was for, he knew it was a valuable item at a glance.

“I opened something called [Tianyi Xuanjing]. What is it used for?” Su Wenqi looked up at Wen Shaochuan happily, only to see the other person looking at him with a complex expression.

Su Wenqi was a bit confused. He scratched his cheek with his index finger and asked cautiously: “Is there something on my face? Why are you looking at me like that?”

“It’s nothing… You’re really lucky. This is a material used for crafting god-tier weapons.” Wen Shaochuan briefly explained the crafting process of god-tier weapons to Su Wenqi. As soon as Su Wenqi heard that the process was extremely complicated, he dismissed the idea.

“That’s so troublesome. I just want to farm and go fishing. If I don’t craft a god-tier weapon, is this item useless?” He didn’t want to waste the majority of his time on the game, and crafting would require a large amount of capital to buy materials, which was simply impossible for a impoverished person like him who was still receiving government relief funds.

Wen Shaochuan was somewhat surprised, but on second thought, everyone has their own way of playing—perhaps this person didn’t like fighting and killing.

“Since you don’t need this material, how about selling it to me?” He didn’t say this just to be polite; he already had enough materials, it was just that he was notoriously “unlucky” and had never managed to obtain a Xuanjing himself.

Moreover, it wasn’t just him collecting chests and Xuanjing; the top-ranked players and tycoons in other guilds were also collecting them. He just happened to be lucky enough to run into Su Wenqi today.

Su Wenqi was hesitant. Although he hadn’t had much time to play games in his original world due to the need to work and earn money, he had still heard from his roommates about being scammed out of money while gaming. Since this was his first time experiencing this game, he was unfamiliar with in-game trading and a bit afraid of being cheated.

Although he masked his emotions well, in front of the resourceful Wen Shaochuan, he was seen through at a glance. Thinking that the other party was a newcomer, he carefully explained the trading system of Huaxia to Su Wenqi.

Huaxia was a game project strongly supported by the government, intended to let the public learn more about ancient human culture and customs, so the importance attached to the game went without saying.

Each person could only create one character in the game, which had to be logged into by the person themselves and bound to their light brain ID. Once any violation was discovered, the account would be immediately banned, and the police would soon show up at their door. Therefore, most illegal behavior was prevented within the game.

After this game rule was released, it had caused protests from most players, but the official attitude was firm: “Like it or leave it; if you play, you must follow the rules.”

Although the majority of players disagreed, they still followed the rules and played the game due to their curiosity after all, they also wanted to know how humans lived in ancient times.

What made Wen Shaochuan curious was that when this game rule came out, it caused a massive uproar and was known to everyone. In the interstellar world, people’s desire to go out had dropped to a minimum because these activities could be completely substituted in the game, so the fact that this person in front of him knew nothing about it was rather strange.

Su Wenqi didn’t completely believe the words of the person in front of him. While listening to his explanation, he was also searching for information about the game’s trading system. Finding that it was exactly as this person said, Su Wenqi finally set his mind at ease.

Suppressing his curiosity, Wen Shaochuan proactively sent a friend request: “Let’s add each other as friends; it will be more convenient for trading later.”

[You have sent a friend request to player [Chunri Ci], please wait for a response.]

“Ah… okay, wait a moment.” Su Wenqi opened the friend interface unskillfully. At this moment, his friend list was exploding with countless friend requests like a fountain. These were people who had tracked him down from the world announcement—some wanted to buy the chest or Xuanjing, others intended to leech off his good luck, and there were even some sour comments.

Su Wenqi was thrown into a panic and started clicking “decline” one by one.

“Go into your settings, find the friend settings, and select ‘decline strangers’ friend requests.’ This way, they won’t be able to add you.” Seeing that Su Wenqi was unfamiliar with the game system, Wen Shaochuan guided Su Wenqi in setting up his friend requests correctly.

The “ding-ding-ding” sounds in his mind finally stopped, and Su Wenqi couldn’t help but heave a sigh of relief.

“Thank you! My head was about to explode from the sounds of those friend requests. It’s a good thing you told me how to set that up.” After thanking Wen Shaochuan, he also found out how to add friends, so he proactively sent a friend request to Wen Shaochuan.

The other party accepted the friend request quickly, and Su Wenqi learned that the person’s ID was [Xianyun].

“It’s tiring to stand and talk. Please, have a seat.” As soon as he finished speaking, he saw the person in front of him take out a set of table, chairs, and tea set from his backpack. Su Wenqi was still in a daze, and the other party had already sat down and started boiling water and brewing tea.

This… is he always this particular? Although he was quietly grumbling in his heart, his body still followed his heart and sat down; after all, it was quite tiring to stand, hehe.

And so, a bizarre scene emerged: a set of incongruous yellow pear-wood furniture suddenly appeared in the barren vegetable patch, with two people sitting there—one brewing tea and the other eating snacks.

Su Wenqi rested his head on one hand, watching Xianyun brew tea. He picked up the teapot in a leisurely, unhurried manner. With a slight pressure on his wrist, the water poured down in a swirling column, hitting the cup wall like a string of pearls and making a soft sound.

He had originally been focused on watching Xianyun brew the tea, but gradually his attention was drawn to his broad, powerful hands.

His fingers were clean, white, and slender; his palms were slightly broad, and the pale blue veins would slightly bulge when he applied force.

His gaze followed the movement of his palms, and suddenly, he saw them arrive in front of him it turned out the tea was already brewed.

“Please.”

Su Wenqi looked up and saw Xianyun smiling and looking at him. His face instantly flushed red, and he stammered his thanks to him.

Picking up the white, translucent teacup, the soup color was vibrant, appearing emerald green and slightly yellow, clear and bright. Taking a gentle sniff, the tea fragrance was high, refreshing, soft, and lasting. The tea soup was mellow and peaceful, carrying a trace of sweetness, with a clear aftertaste. Even he, who didn’t understand tea, couldn’t help but exclaim “Good tea.”

While drinking tea, the two admired the serene and beautiful village. Wen Shaochuan also told Su Wenqi his offer: “Chunri, Xuanjing is relatively rare in the game. My offer is one thousand golden bricks. If you think the price is okay, we can trade now.”

“Cough cough cough cough… how much did you say???!” Su Wenqi was shocked by this price; the tea he had just sipped caused him to cough continuously.

He could never have imagined that such a tiny stone could sell for such a high price. His own estimated price had probably been around tens of thousands of star coins, but this was already multiplying that by who knows how many times!

Wen Shaochuan was already accustomed to Su Wenqi’s reaction. He explained to Su Wenqi: “The way to obtain Xuanjing is quite special; it’s not a dungeon drop. The first few were only obtained by players who won first place in the annual Martial Arts Tournament they are practically priceless. Moreover, after crafting a god-tier weapon, the weapon’s attack power or healing capacity will receive a massive boost. This price is considered standard.”

After finishing, he paused for a while, waiting for Su Wenqi to receive the information and consider the price.

“This price is fine. Then… shall we trade now?” Still unable to believe his ears, but since this price had already far exceeded his psychological expectations, he asked Wen Shaochuan in a faint tone whether they could trade at this moment.

Wen Shaochuan pulled up the trading box directly and input one thousand golden bricks into it. The currency system of the Huaxia game, from small to large, is: copper coins – silver – gold – golden bricks. The ratio is 10,000 gold = 1 golden brick, and others are 1,000:1. The exchange rate to star coins is 1 gold = 1 star coin.

In a daze, he placed the Xuanjing into the trading box and confirmed. At this moment, the system also sent a reminder.

[Congratulations, you have obtained one thousand golden bricks. You can choose to withdraw or keep it in your backpack.]

Money is only safe when it’s in your own card! Su Wenqi decisively chose to withdraw, and because the gaming cabin was connected to his light brain, a message arrived instantly.

“Respected user, hello. Your account has received ten million star coins on May 1st, XXXX year. The current balance is 10,001,852.”

He had actually struck it rich!!