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Although their thoughts were completely out of sync, they managed to chat inexplicably well.

Thus, on this misty and drizzly night in the real world, the two of them started a tense game of probing each other in the Player's Handbook!

Luo Kai wanted to secure an advance payment from the big shot first, as that would lay the foundation for a stable and friendly partnership. However, despite his almost explicit hints, the other side still hadn't made any sort of gesture.

This left him quite frustrated.

In fact, during their conversation, he accidentally leaked the name of a script, a testament to how strong the other guy was in leading the conversation.

It seemed like the more they talked, the more he was the only one speaking.

Suddenly, Xu Shuo, who was inquiring about the director profession, noticed the dark night sky outside the window and realized it was getting late. He still had to catch an early flight the next morning, and after the flight, he would have to dive straight into a busy work schedule.

So he decisively logged off.

Luo Kai: [???]

...

Some spent the night sleepless, others slept soundly.

The next morning at eight o'clock, Xu Shuo flew from Jiangzhou to Yangcheng. Nothing like a ghostly airplane incident occurred, and his business trip concluded successfully!

Xu Shuo bought Xu Xi a package of sliced Jinhua Ham. After getting off the plane, he sent it directly through city express delivery, and it should reach the school by the afternoon, just in time for her to have it with her evening meal.

While he was mailing the ham, Pei Sheng also took the opportunity to add something to the package. Xu Shuo didn't see what was inside the box, but it was probably some kind of souvenir.

The Player's Handbook flashed all night long, thankfully without any alert tones, or else Xu Shuo would definitely have blocked that person. Read new adventures at empire

Now checking the messages, he saw that Luo Kai had accused him over a dozen times, both overtly and covertly!

In the end, with some resentment, he revealed a few script names to him.

Xu Shuo raised his eyebrows slightly and closed the messages.

It was just the right time, as his window for gaming reserved for this business trip was almost up, and Hong Rao was urging him to catch up on the scripts. He decided to give it a try.

...

Evening.

Normal University Affiliated High School.

Xu Xi received her express delivery at the school gate and headed to the dorm while replying to a text message on her phone.

Although Xu Xi had previously made it clear that she didn't need anything, from the moment Xu Shuo asked her, she had anticipated that he would still send something in the end.

Back in the dormitory, only half of the six roommates were there; the other half were still at the library, straining for a final sprint.

As for the three who had returned to the dorm after school, they were either resigned to their fates or not at all worried about their grades.

Shao Dandan belonged to those who had given up hope.

She felt that getting into a second-tier university would suffice.

She had already picked out her preferred university and major and even visited the campus—located in the same city, conveniently close to home.

There was no need to aim too high, after all, who knows when she might suddenly die from some inexplicable cause.

At this moment, a cool and elegant girl pushed open the dormitory door and walked in.

Shao Dandan, who was playing a game, turned her head and glanced at that "stoic-faced" girl. She felt that, given Xu Xi's exceptional performance, she was surely aiming for Capital Normal University!

"Eh? Xi, you went to pick up a package?"

Another girl in the room was live streaming her digital art.

Her bed was by the door. Seeing the express box in Xu Xi's hand, she casually commented, "If I'd known you were going to the school gate, I would've asked you to pick up my delivery too."

Xu Xi paused and said without any expression, "Sorry."

"Meh, it's fine. I'll just ask them to put it in the delivery locker later." The girl waved her left hand, while her right hand never stopped moving the stylus.

Several express lockers were set up at the school gate, but since space was limited, couriers usually sent texts asking students to collect their packages within a specified time. Only if it was inconvenient for them to do so would the parcels be left in the lockers.

Xu Xi remembered that her package contained food and was worried it might spoil, which is why she went to collect it right after class.

Now, as she sliced open the package with scissors, a rich salty aroma wafted out.

Shao Dandan's nose twitched, her eyes lighting up as she turned to look, "Xi, did you buy sausages?"

There were two parcels inside the express box. Xu Xi unwrapped the one giving off the scent, hesitating as she looked at the contents of the plastic container.

"It's probably not sausages. My brother said it's Jinhua Ham, bought this morning in Jiangzhou."

"Ham sausage?"

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Many outsiders hearing this name for the first time might initially think of ham sausages.

Xu Xi opened the box and, while wearing gloves, ate a piece, but she couldn't tell what it was, only that there was nothing special about it.

Just consider it a sausage.

Seeing Shao Dandan frequently glancing over, she pinched off a piece and fed her, then did the same for a girl by the door.

In the end, both of them rated it as "not bad sausage."

You could go to the cafeteria to mix it with rice.

After finishing a game, Shao Dandan came to cozy up, and said, "Did your brother bring it back from Jiangzhou on a business trip? Oh, and what's this?"

Two parcels inside the express box.

Xu Xi was also a bit puzzled about the other small box. After opening the bubble wrap, she saw a delicate red box inside.

It looked like the kind of gift box that necklaces or rings come in.

But upon opening it, she found an engraved Qingtian Stone seal with the character "Xi" on it, exquisitely beautiful, with a piece of paper underneath.

Xu Xi picked up the paper, read it with an expressionless face, and then said, "A souvenir from Jiangzhou."

Shao Dandan touched it and said, "This looks like it would break if you dropped it."

And it seemed very expensive; she didn't even dare to play with it, and retracted her hand after a brief touch.

Xu Xi put the seal back into the gift box and tucked it into her drawer.

It indeed would break if dropped, and she couldn't find a use for it, at least with the Jinhua ham, everyone in the dormitory could eat it all.

So, in the evening.

The belle of Normal University Affiliated High School took a box of sausage to the cafeteria to mix with rice.

…

…

Elsewhere, Xu Shuo ended his busy day as usual and, after dinner, entered the Script Space.

He was going to catch up on scripts.

However, this time Xu Shuo proactively called Hong Rao, indicating he wanted to exchange scripts, and he even gave a list of many script titles.

All of them were ordinary Level 1 scripts.

"Hmm, I don't mind exchanging them," she said.

After looking over the scripts he proposed, Hong Rao couldn't help but ask, "Did you get these from a director in your world?"

Xu Shuo paused and nodded.

He was behaving so obviously that it would have been strange for Hong Rao not to ask.

The world view of these scripts all had noticeable similarities, and one could easily guess they were from the same world.

Hong Rao shook her head in wonder and said, "I never thought you would find a director from your own world, and even get him to open a back door for you. By the way, are you two close?"

Xu Shuo shook his head, "Just met."

Hong Rao was slightly surprised, "Then how did you buy so many scripts from him? What can he gain from a newbie like you, a High Rank player—could it be the currency of your world? Or investing in the future?"

Xu Shuo was also surprised, "Buy?"

Hong Rao: "…"

"Is the director in your world a girl?"

"No, a guy."

"…"

Suddenly, Hong Rao's look became subtly strange.

By this time, Xu Shuo had also realized what was going on and, stroking his chin, said, "Since that's the case, treating it as a purchase is also fine."

No wonder Luo Kai kept hinting at this last night.

He thought the guy was offering information proactively so that he could continue to have him help extract scripts, but it turned out he was thinking of getting even more out of it!

Not even sparing a poor newbie player!

But paying money was out of the question—He could, at most, not fuss about the four thousand points initially given to get rid of him.

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