Level up, Slay Monsters, And Collect Equipment Everyday - Chapter 8

Chapter 8: A Tragedy

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

‘It was so fragrant!’ Lin Shu thought.

Lin Shu sipped the cup of milk tea that Huang Wen had ordered. He was in a good mood and a little surprised that Huang Wen was thoughtful.

“Thank you,” said Lin Shu

“No, I should be thanking you, Lin Shu.” Huang Wen waved his hand and said.

“It’s a small matter. You can ask me if you don’t understand anything,” said Lin Shu.

Huang Wen nodded hesitantly and said, “O-Okay.”

However, Huang Wen saw that Lin Shu didn’t say anything more to him as he sipped his milk tea. Instead, Lin Shu continued to help Chen Ping with the cost calculation. Huang Wen couldn’t help but suspect that Lin Shu cared for him as a colleague.

With that thought in mind, Huang Wen heaved a sigh of relief.

Not long after, Lin Shu finished calculating the cost of the last part for Chen Ping.

“I’m done. Chen Ping, I’ve sent it to you!” said Lin Shu.

BEEP!

Congratulations! You have completed the request by NPC Chen Ping. You gained 12 Friendship points with Chen Ping, 2,880 Exp. Points and 123 Gold Coins.

‘The rewarded Exp. Points are not too shabby! My help calculating the cost of 50 components was not in vain,’ Lin Shu thought.

“Thank you, Lin Shu,” said Chen Ping.

“You’re welcome,” Lin Shu replied.

At least I was still able to farm some Exp. Points.

Lin Shu looked at the time and saw that there was still more than an hour before he would be off work. Since he had nothing to do for the time being, he decided to take a break.

BEEP! BEEP!

A WeChat message came in.

[Lin Shu, let’s form a group for a game tonight?]

Lin Shu’s good friend, Yao Chen, had asked him to play games with him again.

Danger!

Level 2 Tempter winked at you, casting a great seduction technique on you!

‘Just in time! You’re truly my best friend who understands me!’ Lin Shu thought.

Lin Shu quickly replied, [Sorry, I’m busy tonight.]

BEEP!

Congratulations! You have rejected with a “no” mercilessly and killed the Level 2 Tempter with a single kick. You gained 1,720 Exp. Points and 121 Gold Coins.

‘Yes! A beautiful and nice kick! Sure enough, killing monsters was much easier to farm another wave of Exp. Points!’ Lin Shu thought.

[What’s wrong with you? Is everything alright?] Yao Chen texted.

Lin Shu didn’t hide anything from Yao Chen and replied on WeChat, [I have some revision tonight. I’ve decided to take the postgraduate entrance examination.]

[Amazing. Have you really decided? Where are you taking the exam?] Yao Chen asked in the text.

Lin Shu replied, [I’m planning to go to my alma mater, Xiangnan University. I’ve looked into it before, but I gave up.]

[It’s difficult for you to take the postgraduate entrance examination after working for three years. You really have to work hard.] Yao Chen texted.

‘It’s not that hard. The system gave me a normal difficulty!’ Lin Shu thought.

Yao Chen texted, [It seems like I can only find someone else to play games with in the future.]

Seeing his good friend’s reply, Lin Shu came to his senses. He shouldn’t have let Yao Chen think he was taking the postgraduate entrance examination and couldn’t be disturbed. So Lin Shu replied, [It’s okay. You can still call me later on. Don’t abandon me just like that. You must contact me to play more. You must!]

‘That way, I can keep killing monsters. If you’re my best friend, then come and tempt me!’ Lin Shu thought.

Yao Chen replied, […]

Lin Shu received another string of ellipses on WeChat, and he could still imagine his friend’s expression when typing his reply.

Lin Shu was chatting with his friends on WeChat while the supervisor, Zhao Xuan, was looking for Tan Yan to make some work arrangements. Their work desks were close, so Lin Shu could naturally hear them. At first, Lin Shu didn’t pay much attention to it, but when he heard Tan Yan say that he was busy and didn’t have time, he felt something was wrong.

“The Commerce Department is urging you. You have to get it done quickly. Didn’t I tell you before?” Zhao Xuan asked.

“Mr. Tian wants me to collect the new technical agreement from the suppliers. I’ve been on the phone and can’t handle it. I don’t have time.” said Tan Yan.

“Then find someone else to help you distribute the materials,” said Zhao Xuan.

When Lin Shu heard that, he began to be alerted.

‘Don’t look for me!’ Lin Shu thought.

As expected, Lin Shu guessed it right.

“Lin Shu, give a hand to Tan Yan’s work,” said Zhao Xuan.

Lin Shu was speechless.

‘F*ck, you’re a Level 9 Slacker and said you had no time and couldn’t handle it, and now you’re pushing it to me.

‘Can’t you see the Level 9 Slacker floating above your head?’ Lin Shu cursed in his heart.

BEEP!

NPC Zhao Xuan and Tan Yan jointly issued a request!

To complete…

“I’m also swamped. I don’t have the time,” Lin Shu said directly.

If it was someone else, Lin Shu might have offered his help. But since this was Tan Yan’s job, he would not accept it.

There was nothing wrong with Slacker. After all, this was a world where more than 70% of people worked, most of whom were Slackers.

However, it was annoying to leave one’s work to others and keep saying that one was busy and couldn’t cope.

‘Why can’t he be a quiet Slacker like many others? Did he really think that I’m easily persuaded?’ Lin Shu thought.

Zhao Xuan looked at Lin Shu with an unsightly expression. He did not expect Lin Shu to reject him directly.

Tan Yan was also a little surprised and looked at Lin Shu. He wasn’t a fool. Tan Yan could tell that Lin Shu was ignoring him. However, he didn’t expect Lin Shu to reject his superior.

“What urgent matter do you have on hand?” Zhao Xuan asked.

“It doesn’t matter if I have an urgent matter on hand. The information Commerce Department needs is his task. He can’t look for me just because he didn’t complete it!” said Lin Shu.

Tan Yan’s heart skipped a beat. He felt as if he had been shot.

Quite a few colleagues in the office had noticed it.

Chen Ping lowered his head and stared at the computer, trying to make his presence as little as possible. He was caught in a fierce battle of words, and the confrontation was intense. He felt very dangerous.

“You left after work yesterday. Is your workload not enough?” Zhao Xuan said coldly.

The office became quiet.

BEEP!

Level 10 Gasbag spat a few mouthfuls of nonsense at you!

Lin Shu was a little angry and thought, ‘He dared to say that I didn’t work overtime because I don’t have enough work to do.’

Lin Shu coldly asked, “What do you mean by not enough work? We’ve been dividing up the work according to the product. I’m leaving after work because I’ve finished my work and haven’t finished it because it’s not time yet.

“Do you think that we’re short of manpower?

“If there’s no shortage of manpower and we have to work overtime every night, it doesn’t mean the workload is full. It can only mean one thing: work efficiency during the day is too low!”

There was a thunderous explosion.

BEEP!

Congratulations! You have attacked the monster with the Word of Truth. The great dao is boundless, and the law is fearless. Under the Lightning Sword of Truth strike, the Level 10 monster Gasbag has turned into ashes. You gained 1,580 Exp. Points and 189 Gold Coins.

BEEP!

Congratulations! You have attacked with the Word of Truth. The attack power is too strong, and the shock injured the Level 9 Slacker. You gained 250 Exp. Points and 2.12 Gold Coins.

BEEP!

Congratulations! You have attacked with the Word of Truth. The attack power is too strong, and the shock injured the Level 1 Rat Racer. You gained 214 Exp. Points and 2.11 Gold Coins.

BEEP!

Congratulations! You have attacked with the Word of Truth. The attack power is too strong, and the shock injured the Level Rat Racer. You gained 270 Exp. Points and 2.22 Gold Coins.

BEEP!

Everyone was speechless.

The sky was dark, the thunder rumbled, and the wind howled. The group of demons and monsters suffered heavy casualties as soon as the truth was out.

Blood flowed like a river, and it was extremely tragic…