Chapter 4: The Robin's Bug

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Ye Ci took a look at the rewards offered by her side quest while traveling towards the next target, Rami the tailor. Much to her dismay, the rewards offered by the quest were still represented by a big question mark.

Despite being curious, she could do nothing about it.

Hiding away her quest log, she walked up to the house of Rami the tailor. After greeting him sincerely, Ye Ci declared her intention and immediately received a quest from Rami: "Collect 10 Rabbit Teeth".

When she handed in the Rabbit Teeth that she collected beforehand, Rami was a little surprised, "By the Gods. Young adventurer, you sure work fast."

Ye Ci smiled humbly. She was not fast. It was just the knowledge of her past life.

Ye Ci immediately received another quest from Rami to gather some fur from the Little Boars residing at the outskirts of the village. He gave her a skinning knife with only 10 points of durability left.

She located the Little Boar's lair after leaving the village. The attack power and speed of a Little Boar were notably higher than that of a Rabbit's. Ye Ci had to fight them one at a time with her level disadvantage.

With every attack of her dagger, Ye Ci's proficiency with the weapon increased.

Although the process of killing a Boar was slow, a Huntress's prowess in melee combat was much superior to a Mage's. The difference in damage output filled Ye Ci with indescribable happiness.

She had one hell of a time trying to kill these Boars in her past life as a Mage.

In her moment of glee, the system notification rang in her ears once again.

"Your friend Liu Chang is calling, do you want to connect the call into the game?"

Ye Ci trembled at the seemingly normal system notification. Her attacks slowed down, and she even received damage from the Little Boar that took advantage of her opening.

The pain caused Ye Ci to wrinkle her eyebrow. She quickly dispatched the Little Boar and connected the call.

Ye Ci had a long-running relationship with Liu Chang.

20 years ago, four couples lived in a certain residential compound. They married in the same year, got pregnant in the same year, and even gave birth at the same day.

The scene, Ye Ci thought, must've been very jovial.

Ye Ci and Liu Chang were two of the four children.

Their story however, did not end there.

The four children played together, and they even went to school together. Despite being separated after residential compound was demolished during their senior years in highschool, the four families retained their friendship.

The four children would still remain very close to each other, if it had not been for....

Ye Ci bit her lip. If only she hadn't hurt her friends time and time again in the search for glory in her last life.

Ye Ci laughed, as she had the chance to start anew.

Ye Ci hated the fact that she was trembling at that very moment. When the system connected Liu Chang's call, Ye Ci felt as if her heart was being wrecked by a stage-12 typhoon.

How long had it been since she last heard Liu Chang's voice?

Was it three years? Or was it five? Or was it even longer?

"Hey! Little Ci, are you playing Fate as well?" Liu Chang was blunt as always. Whenever one picked up her call, the first thing that could be heard was her crisp voice.

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