Chapter 115 Still That Snowy Day

It was still that day with the heavy snow.

Toward evening, Feng Bujue saw Xiao Tan and Bao Qing off.

Then, he started working.

After spending an entire day playing games, eating, and chatting nonsense with those two buddies... Feng Bujue felt he had benefited greatly.

Firstly, he had obtained a lot of material for his writing.

Secondly, he had learned a brand new naming method today...

In short, the subsequent work progressed very smoothly, and the well-motivated Jue-ge directly completed a week's worth of work.

He didn't finish until nearly midnight, when he took a shower and lay down in the game pod.

Then, he logged into the game in sleep mode...

These days, Jue-ge's online time and duration have been relatively stable; in addition to playing games with his teammates, he also uses his personal time to level up more.

After all, he still bears the mission of "winning the Candidate Game," and improving his character's abilities is a must.

Due to the reform of the "extra reward" system in *Thriller Paradise*'s new version, Jue-ge can no longer level up through that "40% bonus of the current experience cap" as he used to.

This... also has its advantages and disadvantages.

The advantage is that his current levels are all earned with real game time, which is very beneficial for the growth of his specializations and the acquisition of equipment skills, avoiding the phenomenon of "the character level is very high, but the hard power in all aspects is a bit disconnected."

As for the disadvantages... naturally, he has to spend several times the game time he used to in order to earn "experience points," something he never had to consider in the past.

Even Feng Bujue himself couldn't help but complain: "After a certain someone moved away, it feels like I'm about to return to my room, but in reality, I'm still sleeping in the game pod every day..."

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Late, 11:55 PM.

Feng Bujue woke up in the login space and began his *Thriller Paradise* journey for the night.

His habit after logging in remained unchanged, starting with checking his mail.

"Let me see... harassment, harassment, harassment, flirting, flirting, worship, harassment, harassment..."

Jue-ge quickly browsed the emails, categorizing them while deleting, blocking, ignoring, and replying accordingly.

During the S2 competition, Si Rui Group successfully made Feng Bujue well-known and expanded his influence... Now, in addition to being a "famous writer," he has also been labeled as a "famous non-professional gamer." Dealing with emails from these gaming fans has become his daily routine...

Fortunately, this extra work is relatively easy for him... Compared to when he defeated the popular goddess Xu Huai Shang in the Butterfly Battle, the number and content of the emails are now much more friendly.

"Eh? What's going on?" Just as Jue-ge was about to clear his inbox, he suddenly caught sight of an email signed "Snow."

The appearance of this name couldn't help but make Feng Bujue's expression falter.

"'Dear Mr. Crow, AkA – Feng Bujue. As you can see, I have also created a character in this game. To be honest, I haven't touched online games for many years because I've always had a bad impression of them, but this *Thriller Paradise* is a bit beyond my expectations... even surprisingly excellent. I'm ashamed to say – I think I'm completely addicted to it (laughs); although my current level is still very low, I hope to have the opportunity to play with you happily in the future.'" Feng Bujue quickly recited the contents of the email and shifted his gaze back to the signature, reading, "【Snow】... I feel like I'm being targeted by another troublesome guy..."

Obviously, the 【Snow】 who wrote the email is the "host" who is very interested in Jue-ge – Adolf Snow.

Putting aside everything else, just the "two-character nickname" is enough to show that he is no ordinary person...

You know, *Thriller Paradise* has been open for more than eight months now; at this stage, in this game with an extremely large player base, wanting to register a two-character (four-byte) ID with a certain meaning... is almost impossible; even some meaningless two-character combinations have been used up.

However, Snow was able to create a character with the same name (surname) as his own during this period.

So, what does this mean? In any case, Feng Bujue's first reaction was... the person who previously occupied the ID "Snow" must have experienced some things during this period.

Perhaps, he/she received a large sum of money; perhaps, he/she was threatened with violence; perhaps, he/she was invited to participate in a strange gambling game; or perhaps... he/she is now stuffed in a sack and sunk to the bottom of the Huangpu River.

In any case, what is certain is... when Snow decided to play *Thriller Paradise*, the nickname 【Snow】 no longer belonged to anyone else.

"Sigh... troublesome people and things are really popping up one after another." Feng Bujue pondered for a moment, then deleted the email and muttered, "I feel like... whether it's in the game or in reality, I'm drifting further and further away from 'the life of an ordinary person'... Is this going to push me back to my chuunibyou (middle-schooler syndrome) days..."

That being said, he didn't take Snow's letter very seriously; after all... compared to existences like Gu Chen and Woody, Snow is far from being on the same level...

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"Okay, let's go to the Free Exploration mode first today..."

After dealing with the mail, Feng Bujue prepared to join a script world.

It should be mentioned here that after completing the "The World Without Games" script, the reward Feng Bujue obtained – "randomly draw a skill card that can be learned" – allowed him to draw a very strong composite skill. After obtaining this skill, he immediately learned it and equipped it in the skill slot.

【Name: The Greedy Grimoire】

【Skill Card Attribute: Active Skill, Permanently Mastered】

【Skill Category: Machinery, Spiritual Arts, Summoning】

【Effect: Randomly summon a weapon of at least Perfect quality from the void (cooldown time of twenty-four hours)】

【Consumption: One pint of human blood, 35% of maximum Stamina and Spiritual Energy】

【Learning Conditions: Machinery, Spiritual Arts, and Summoning specialization must all be above A-level】

【Remarks: The existence time of the summoned weapon is inversely proportional to its quality, attributes, and the advantages and disadvantages of its effects; players cannot buy or sell the summoned weapon to NPCs or monsters in any form; only the summoner can hold the weapon summoned by the Greedy Grimoire... even if he does not meet the equipment conditions.】

After getting this skill, Jue-ge finally gritted his teeth and stomped his foot... using game coins to expand a skill slot.

And this trip is also Feng Bujue's first return to the universe of the Free Exploration mode after obtaining thirteen skill slots...