It was noon. We ordered fast food at the same restaurant as before because the plan was to finish quickly and get back to the grind as soon as possible. I was Level 142, and Lin Yixin, Level 139. We were both at the level where we could start racing for Level 150, especially because Level 150 was another huge power spike for all players. Not only would the rest of the melee fighters get a mount, our “realm” would also improve drastically. As for what exactly the devs meant by that, we only had a couple of subtle hints in the official database to go from. Most likely players were expected to explore it themselves.

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The restaurant was bustling with activity as a matter of course. Groups of people were sitting together and eating lunch. While I was chowing down my food, I looked up sneakily only to find Lin Yixin sneaking a glance at me as well.

"What’s wrong?" I asked with a smile. "Do you want me to feed you?"

Lin Yixin turned red. "No!"

"Let’s not waste any more time then."

"Mn!"

It was at this moment we heard the students sitting at the table behind us conversing with each other in a clear and...