Xu Sili stood there in a stunned manner.
The surrounding scenery was both familiar yet unfamiliar. It was unfamiliar because it had been over ten years and the city had changed dramatically, but the changes were natural. Every city had its own style.
It was just like his hometown. No matter how it changed or how long it had been since he last went back, a sense of trance would always rise in his heart when entering the territory of his hometown.
Xu Sili felt like this. The real world was his hometown.
He knew intellectually that he was Snow Roland, but emotionally, he identified more with Xu Sili and he had missed the over twenty years he spent in the real world.
Now… he was back?
“Si Sheng, what’s going on?”
Xu Sili ignored the people taking photos and videos and looked at him in disbelief.
Si Sheng was still holding him and the two of them looked incredibly intimate, drawing gasps of admiration from the surrounding crowd and attracting an ever-growing number of onlookers.
Si Sheng disliked being watched, especially since he had brought Ah Li into this world.
However, he had lost all his power.
This was a world without magic power. His skills were all sealed and couldn’t be used in this world. The people of this world couldn’t feel the so-called pressure of the strong.
Si Sheng hadn’t felt this way in a long time. Fortunately, only his skills were unusable. His body remained the same, and his strength and speed were unmatched.
“Leave here first. I’ll explain it later.”
Si Sheng released Xu Sili, took his hand instead and looked at the crowd that was still pushing in.
He was just about to push these people aside but the crowd of people consciously made way for him.
After all, this was a society governed by the rule of law. They were just cosplayers, not celebrities.
More importantly, this handsome guy looked so fierce!
People were relieved when they realized that this was just cosplay.
This cosplayer was so into character! He looked exactly like Marshal Si Sheng!
The silver-haired youth beside him was also a very lifelike cosplayer, leading many Starry Sky Age players to comment:
This is truly the most heartfelt cosplay we have ever seen!
As the miracle of gaining a second life in Starry Sky Age occurred several more times, the concept gradually gained popularity. Starry Sky Age started to sweep through the entire world, let alone the country where it was made.
No game could compare to Starry Sky Age. Compared to Starry Sky Age, all other holographic games were garbage!
The popularity of Starry Sky Age had brought unprecedented attention to the game’s NPCs. The most popular characters, His Majesty Snow and Si Sheng, had a large number of fans.
Whether they played games or not, almost everyone knew these NPCs and knew that they were a couple.
It could be said that Xu Sili had surpassed his former self in terms of being a household name.
So as expected, the attention he and Si Sheng received while walking on the street was considerable.
Moreover, there was a Starry Sky Age experience store nearby, so the proportion of players in the crowd was naturally much higher than in other places.
Fortunately, Si Sheng successfully led Xu Sili through the encirclement and into a hotel under the Xu Group using his aloof and unapproachable aura.
The other industries of the Xu Group were also boosted thanks to Starry Sky Age, with hotels being the most prominent example.
Every room was equipped with a gaming helmet and even the presidential suite had a gaming cabin. It could bring them the ultimate gaming experience!
Some people found the long queues at the experience stores too annoying, so they took a roundabout approach and stayed at hotels under the Xu Group.
Despite the significantly higher prices, the hotels remained incredibly popular and bookings poured in.
It was only a matter of time before the Xu Group became the world’s richest family.
The front desk staff member was stunned when Xu Sili and Si Sheng walked into the hotel. She forgot how to speak for a while.
Xu Sili coughed lightly. “A double room, thank you.”
He hadn’t spoken his mother tongue for several years, so he felt a bit rusty when he tried to speak it. Still, it didn’t matter as long as he could understand it.
The front desk receptionist finally regained her professionalism. “Okay, gentlemen. Can you please show your ID cards?”
Xu Sili was in a predicament.
If this was truly the real world, he and Si Sheng would definitely be unregistered immigrants.
He thought for a moment and said, “We don’t have our ID cards with us but… never mind, could I borrow your phone?”
The receptionist nodded and quickly handed over the phone receiver. Xu Sili took it and she said, “Give me the number and I’ll dial it for you.”
Xu Sili recited a string of numbers.
Fortunately, after his elementalist level increased, his memory also improved and he remembered his second brother’s number.
Of course, the most important thing was that this number could still be called despite it being over ten years old.
The Xu family.
Today was the weekend. Xu Yuheng had been working tirelessly for a long time and had taken a rare day off.
He still had a lot of things to deal with at the company, especially the overseas distribution of Starry Sky Age, but..,.
Forget it, he wanted a vacation! He wanted to rest!
Xu Yuheng changed into casual clothing, stood in front of the mirror to examine himself and nodded with satisfaction.
He was going to meet online netizens today.
That’s right, it was that kid Baifeng and a few others from the early days of the guild. They finally had some free time and were going to have a get together.
Xu Yuheng had completely shed his dejected air from a few years ago. He exuded the confidence and charisma of a successful person from head to toe.
His nephew and niece were about to enter high school. The two kids were very smart and ambitious. During the summer vacation, they would stay with him and his older brother to learn how to manage the company.
He believed that in the near future, he would be able to unload this heavy burden, retire early and enjoy a happy life of playing games every day!
Xu Yuheng was envisioning the future and was about to leave when he heard his mobile phone ringing.
This ringtone was…
He stopped in his tracks and looked incredulously at the desk. Then he strode over and abruptly pulled open the drawer.
Instead, a well-preserved old phone had its screen lit up.
Xu Yuheng pursed his lips when he saw the unfamiliar caller ID displayed on the screen, which was a landline number.
What was he thinking?
Xu Yuheng shook his head. This was either a real estate sales call or a scam call.
He picked up his phone to turn it off, but the buttons of his old-fashioned phone were over a decade old and malfunctioned. He pressed connect instead of hang up.
Then Xu Yuheng froze.
“Second Brother, it’s me.”
A voice he knew all too well rang out from the other end of the phone. It was the voice he had imagined countless times before, and finally heard in Starry Sky Age.
Xu Yuheng was struck speechless. He stood there with his old phone in his hand.
F*k, were scammers so professional and skilled these days? They could even imitate voices perfectly!
The young man’s familiar, deliberately lowered voice rang out again. “Second Brother, can you hear me? It is me, Xiao Li…”
Then Xu Yuheng…
He ruthlessly hung up the phone.
Trying to fool me? Hmph, my time is very precious.
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