After exiting Crow Ridge, I followed a narrow and winding road to the bottom of the ridge. According to the map, there should be an occupied human town not far to the south. On the map, the zone looked so red it might as well be black, meaning that it was extremely dangerous to a player of my level.

I checked the time. It was past 11 pm. Looking at my friend list, Du Thirteen and Gui Guzi were still fighting, while Lin Yixin and Murong Mingyue had already gone offline.

I suddenly felt like visiting He Yi to see how she was doing. This wasn’t the first time I was seized by such an impulse, but even if I managed to gather the courage, what would I even say to her? “Boss, take me as your lover since I died for your sake”?

I was not immune to wealth or poverty, but I did have a bottomline. I had always tried to rely on myself and not become a burden to others. I was unwilling to live on someone else’s charity or owe others.

After all, it was the only way I could be true to myself and lead a carefree life.

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In the middle of a nearby town, I saw a huge cooking pot with venom,...