Su Mo was just about to go out when he unexpectedly saw the surprise.
A disguise card!
He quickly opened the system store and saw an online update notification. There were still 59 minutes left before the update was complete, and he could only open it again after the update was finished.
Su Mo felt an irresistible urge to buy one quickly in case things became complicated.
The countdown to the update was ticking away. To alleviate his anxiety, Su Mo closed the system store and opened the forum, ready to kill these two hours.
As expected, this online update caused an uproar in the forums.
[The developers really nailed it this time!]
[Name change card, disguise card, rebirth card. Wow, these all seem like great items!]
[Am I the only one who smells the urge to spend money on in-game purchases?]
[Changing the name and changing the appearance are understandable, but what does rebirth mean? Does it mean deleting the account and starting over?]
[This rebirth card sounds very interesting. If it really means deleting the account and starting over, I would like to try it.]
Deleting the account meant starting all over again, and the experience points and reputation points were gone forever, but it might be a chance to change their lives for some people who went astray at the beginning of the game.
They could use existing guides to level up to a high level after deleting their account and starting over. After all, there was a level cap in the game and some people had been stuck at the highest level for a while.
Players who needed it could take advantage of this time to quickly recover to their peak
Su Mo also thought it made a lot of sense. He didn’t need it but he still joined in the discussion. This not only helped him pass the time but also allowed him to see some interesting strategies.
To be honest, the forum was really well done. It had high activity levels and a great reward system. Some people could even spend a whole day on the forum.
The gameplay of this game was truly diverse.
At this moment, most of the players on the Starry Sky Forum were enthusiastically discussing the rebirth card, while there were fewer posts about the disguise card and name change card. Nevertheless, the forum was still lively.
For example, when it came to the name change cards, there were a lot of people soliciting new names.
Then people came up with many strange and unusual names, which became a new source of joy.
Su Mo had been browsing the forum for around an hour. He was about to close it and go find Chi Yu when a new post popped up.
[As you know, the NPCs in Starry Sky Age are very intelligent and their perception of you isn’t tied to a specific character. If you use a disguise card to change your face, won’t they fail to recognize you and mistake you for a fraud?]
Su Mo’s heart skipped a beat. This was undoubtedly his biggest worry.
Starry Sky Age wasn’t a traditional game. Any changes made to a player would cause a chain reaction, let alone something as unbelievable as changing the face.
He hesitated before clicking on the post.
[Perhaps we could explain this to the NPCs we know well beforehand? After all, in their eyes, we are braves from another world.]
[Yes, they can accept that we disappear on the spot when we log off and can resurrect after death. Why can’t they understand that we need plastic surgery?]
[On the contrary, I think highly intelligent NPCs would definitely understand this, as long as the player doesn’t do anything reckless or deliberately hide or tease them.
Su Mo’s tense mood gradually relaxed and he continued to read through the replies.
Yes, Chi Yu would definitely understand as long as he explained it beforehand!
If he didn’t give prior notice, it really could turn from a pleasant surprise to a shock.
The only problem he needed to struggle with now was—
Would Chi Yu like his real-life self?
Su Mo used to be quite confident in his appearance, but ever since he met Chi Yu, he had become insecure and anxious.
After all, most players weren’t unattractive. Even professional players who used their real-life appearances had their features enhanced.
It was said that fair skin could cover up three flaws, while perfect skin could greatly enhance one’s appearance.
Moreover, whether he looked good or not was one thing, whether he could make Chi Yu fall for him was another.
He still wasn’t sure if Chi Yu liked boys or not.
Su Mo became increasingly conflicted as he thought about it. Finally, he sighed, closed the forum and decided to stop paying attention to this matter since the store was still being updated.
He got up, went to the refrigerator, took out some lychees, peeled one, tasted it and nodded in approval.
The fruit flesh was ice-cold after being chilled for an hour. It was refreshing and sweet, and the taste had greatly improved.
It might be better if it was chilled for another two or three hours, but Su Mo couldn’t wait to share it with Chi Yu. He took a fruit basket, picked out some larger ones and carried them out the door.
Doha had become a popular destination for players. With more and more NPCs from the slums moving here, there were more novice quests available.
They could encounter quests anywhere in Doha Town, and the daily missions could be easily completed. This made it a favorite among novice players.
Su Mo walked on the bustling street and couldn’t help feeling a bit emotional as he recalled the time he and Chi Yu first came here to reclaim the land.
At that time, Doha had just been renamed. It was originally a small village of around 500 people, poor and backwards. The villagers could barely make ends meet through self-sufficiency.
Now they had mostly moved into new houses and found new jobs as employment opportunities increased. Everyone’s face was full of hope for the future.
Su Mo felt very happy every time he saw such changes.
He and Chi Yu were deeply involved in the construction of this town. He watched it grow from a small village into what it was today.
Every place here was filled with memories of him and Chi Yu. This sense of accomplishment and happiness was what attracted him the most to Starry Sky Age, besides Chi Yu.
Perhaps at first, he studied architecture to pursue Chi Yu but now he had long changed his thoughts.
Was this considered…
Falling in love with a city or a profession for a person? Given the development speed of Doha Town, it seemed only a matter of time before it became Doha City.
Su Mo took a floating car to Chi Yu’s workplace, where he was organizing the expansion of Doha Town. As refugees from the slums continued to move here, the housing available to them was clearly insufficient.
Fortunately, Chi Yu had accumulated enough experience during this period and this type of house didn’t require too much design effort. The most important thing was that it was sturdy and had a reasonable layout, which was relatively simple.
Su Mo arrived and saw Chi Yu surrounded by a group of elementalists. Chi Yu was holding blueprints and communicating with the elementalist engineering team.
The elementalist engineering team had already been replaced. The original experienced members had been transferred to other places and the newcomers needed to undergo training.
These elementalists’ attitudes towards Chi Yu were completely different from the closed beta.
Su Mo still remembered that the elementalists back then were particularly arrogant. Once facing Chi Yu, an ordinary person, they would make things difficult for him, delay and neglect him.
Back then, Chi Yu was still a bit timid and felt a natural awe when facing elementalists. Now he was a completely different person.
The red-haired youth was surrounded by elementalists, calmly and composedly explaining things to them. He had a gentle smile on his face and appeared poised, confident and powerful.
The elementalists were already impressed by Chi Yu’s expertise and obeyed his every word, working with exceptional efficiency.
As long as it was a project in Chi Yu’s area, the construction speed seemed to be faster.
Su Mo really liked Chi Yu like this.
He had witnessed Chi Yu’s growth and transformation firsthand. It was like seeing a dusty ruby reveal its original luster through constant polishing, making people fall in love with it.
He fell deeper and deeper.
If Su Mo’s love at first sight for Chi Yu was lust at first sight, then he truly fell in love after spending time together.
Just being by Chi Yu’s side and looking at him made Su Mo feel like his mood was soaring and all the light in the world was shining on him.
Su Mo’s expression became extremely gentle.
He didn’t go over to disturb Chi Yu. He waited with his full basket, greedily watching Chi Yu’s every move and secretly recording it with his camera.
At one point, Chi Yu seemed to sense something. He looked up and over, and their eyes met through the crowd.
Su Mo smiled at him.
After a moment of stunned silence, Chi Yu snapped out of his daze due to a reminder from the person next to him. Chi Yu ignored Su Mo’s smile and abruptly shifted his gaze. He seemed to have a bit of panic in his eyes.
Su Mo’s heart skipped at beat.
He didn’t know what Chi Yu was feeling at this moment. He only knew that his heart was swollen with a certain emotion.
What was Chi Yu panicking about? Was he…?
Did he like Su Mo too?
After a period of rapid heartbeat, his heart gradually calmed down.
“He/she likes me is probably one of the three great illusions of life,” Su Mo told himself.
Not long after, Chi Yu finished talking to the people around him. He put away the blueprints and walked towards Su Mo.
The young man had regained his composure, and remained as gentle and calm as ever. He greeted Su Mo with a smile. “What brings you here? It isn’t lunchtime yet.”
Su Mo pouted. “Do you only think of me when you’re eating?”
He was joking, but Chi Yu paused. He lowered his eyes slightly and said in a very soft voice, “That isn’t entirely true…”
“What?”
Su Mo couldn’t quite hear him, so he leaned closer.
As he approached, Chi Yu stepped back. He looked down at the fruit basket in Su Mo’s hand and asked, “What is this?”
“New fruit.”
Su Mo’s attention was diverted. He took a lychee from the basket, peeled it and handed it to Chi Yu. “I chilled it. It is refreshingly sweet and delicious.”
He couldn’t finish his sentence.
It was because he saw that Chi Yu didn’t take the lychee. Instead, Chi Yu lowered his head slightly, took Su Mo’s hand and gently bit off a bit of the fruit with his rosy lips slightly parted.
Su Mo felt a loud bang in his head and he was speechless.
“It really is very sweet,” Chi Yu said with a smile.
‘No matter how sweet the lychee, how can it compare to Chi Yu’s sweetness?’ Su Mo thought in his mind. He looked at the young man in front of him and finally made up his mind.
He said, “Xiao Yu, there is something I want to tell you.”
Chi Yu paused before asking calmly, “What is it?”
“Actually…” Su Mo gritted his teeth. “I’m in disguise!”
Chi Yu blinked. He first frowned slightly before showing a very puzzled expression.
“Huh?”
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