Online Game: Crazy Skeleton-Chapter 764 - 687: Retreat and Grave Digging

"Clang! Clang!"

With a storm-like momentum, Su Ran began swinging his novice hoe, ruthlessly ruining the graves on the hillside. The scene was heartbreaking; one would witness a sight of desolation at a single glance. It wasn’t until the alert from his friend popped up that Su Ran stopped, still unsatisfied with his work.

"Soda, I’m here~!"

As soon as he heard Lin Yuqing’s soft voice, Su Ran felt a little excited.

"Finished with school?"

"Mhm."

"The final exams are near, how’s your revision going?"

"Hey~~~ I’m playing a game, could you be a bit more serious? I finally log in to take a break, and you remind me of my dire life. You must have ulterior motives, hmph!"

Lin Yuqing’s voice was full of complaints, indicating the recent intensive revision had indeed exhausted her.

You won’t understand the hardship of the senior year in high school unless you experience it yourself.

"When winter vacation comes, don’t slack off on your studies. Study harder so you can get into the university of your choice."

"I know, Teacher Su, aren’t you nagging a little too much? It’s as if you’re not taking the college entrance exam yourself! You’ve been playing this game for so long, you must’ve fallen behind quite a bit in your studies?"

Lin Yuqing turned the tables on Su Ran, leaving him speechless.

Behind on studies?

Su Ran gave a wry smile. It wasn’t just falling behind. Ever since he got his first Dream Seeking Mirror and saw hope, he hadn’t even glanced at his textbooks!

Because he knew, without life, everything was empty talk. What he needed to do now was to stay healthy, to seize the opportunity to locate the legendary Dream Seeking Mirror!

The Dream Seeking Mirror, what a love and hate relationship he had with it!

"Soda, Soda? Why aren’t you talking? Did I say something wrong?"

"Eh? No, no, I was just caught in some thoughts. Didn’t realize how much time has passed since I left school. I’ve forgotten the urgency of the final exam, even forgot my own status as a student."

Su Ran spoke with self-mockery, a hint of helplessness could be heard in his voice.

"How can that be? You mustn’t neglect your studies. We promised that we’d test into the same university so I can still sit next to you in class!"

The urgency in Lin Yuqing’s words, was clear.

"Got it~ Teacher Lin, stop nagging~!"

Su Ran chuckled, echoing Lin Yuqing’s previous comment.

"You always try to make me mad, don’t you?"

"Hardly! Where are you right now? I’ll take you to level up?"

Su Ran quickly changed the topic back to the game. Helping Yuqing to level up was something they promised each other yesterday; Su Ran always remembered it.

"No need, you should focus on your critical matters. It’s most important to get the Dream Seeking Mirror as soon as possible and cure your illness. The laborious task of leveling me up can be done by my sister, hehe."

Lin Yuqing paused, then replied, "Soda, I want to quickly become a pro gamer so that I can help you. Promise me that when you recover, you won’t abandon me, got it?"

"Mhm, even if I were to forget myself, I won’t forget you."

Su Ran’s voice was soft, the Bone Soul Ghost Fire in his eye sockets gently swayed, "Yu Jing, meeting you is the greatest fortune of my life. I can’t promise anything right now, but, I will in the future."

"Alright, enough talking. You go ahead, Soda, you must take care!"

Lin Yuqing hurriedly closed her friend’s interface, her face flushing red. She looked at the ground, lost in thought, and smiled sweetly.

"Sis, what are you standing there for?"

Showers arrived at the Imperial City square and noticed her sister standing there blankly, seemingly lost in thought.

"Ah? Sis, how come you’re back so soon?"

Lin Yuqing tidied her hair in slight panic to cover up her embarrassment.

"Don’t even mention it, we failed the instance again. That boss is really a handful and wasted two of my premium potions. My heart is still aching!"

Showers grumbled a bit then spotted her sister’s flushed cheeks. Her eyes lit up, forgetting about all her frustrations and chuckled, "Comrade Little Jing, be merciful and ’fess up, were you just daydreaming about love?"

"Sis!!!"

Lin Yuqing, as though a startled kitten, quickly turned around, not daring to meet her sister’s mischievous eyes. The tips of her ears burnt as her cheeks flushed crimson. It made her think about logging off for a moment.

"Alright, alright, I’ll stop teasing you now. Let’s go level you up at the new novice map. I hear the experience points there are not bad!"

Showers knew where to draw the line. Grasping her sister’s hand, she said, "The system refreshed numerous Novice Villages, we could save time by teleporting there. Come on, our friends are waiting!"

Soon, the two girls left the Imperial City for the Novice Village to level up.

...

As for Su Ran, he was still intensely focused, unearthing the graves in front of him. Until he gathered enough Demonic Corpse Oil, he didn’t plan to leave.

Having the treasure land of Sinister Grave Ridge at his disposal, Su Ran had no shortage of graves to dig. The regeneration speed of the graves could maintain his mining, providing him the confidence to practice his digging skills within the circle of graves.

In a blink of an eye, half a month had passed.

During this time, Mr. Handsome tried to invite Su Ran to take on an instance, but was always rejected. Su Ran was devoted to... blah, just digging ghost graves.

Without Su Ran’s support, Mr. Handsome and her team did clear some instances, but the rewards were significantly less generous than the first time, with even fewer Wishing Beads dropping and no good items appearing at all.

So, Mr. Handsome and her team complained that Overturning Water – Su Ran’s gamer name – was their lucky star, begging for him to return. They felt nothing thrilling about instances without him, even killing a monster seemed dull, which made Su Ran somewhat amused.

Fortunately, Su Ran held onto his commitment. After half a month, he finally managed to collect all the Demonic Corpse Oil.

"Ha ha, finally I can stop grave-digging!"

After being suppressed for half a month, Su Ran was filled with the urge to roar at the sky. But when he thought of the gamers at the foot of the mountain, he swallowed it back.

"Phew, after secluding myself for half a month, I’ve indeed obtained a sizeable harvest!"

Su Ran happily carried the hoe and teleported back to his territory, Skeleton Village. Now that he’s collected all the Demonic Corpse Oil, he was no longer in a rush. He sat down and began to count his graveyard diggings.

"Grave grass, countless..."

Su Ran only spared a glance at the items like ritual paper, incense, and other ritual supplies before dumping them into a corner. He focused on counting the more valuable items. "Coffins, three hundred and sixty..."