Early morning.
The Commercial Street was shrouded in thick fog, visibility was very low, and pedestrians were scarce.
But at that moment, accompanied by hurried footsteps, several indistinct figures passed through.
"Brother Wu, do you think I offended the boss yesterday?"
"Will he not let me play games?"
As Liu Chengfeng walked, he looked at Wu Lei beside him, his face full of worry, unease, and apprehension. At this moment, he didn't look like a high and mighty prince, but rather a child who had made a mistake.
Last night, Liu Chengfeng had a breakthrough.
He advanced from Silver 3-star to Silver 4-star.
But after a brief moment of surprise and excitement, he became somewhat anxious, and he hadn't even told anyone about the breakthrough.
Because just a week ago, Liu Chengfeng had just advanced from Silver 2-star to Silver 3-star.
At that time, he received praise from his teacher and rewards from his imperial father. At the same time, they all advised Chengfeng not to be complacent and to strive for another breakthrough within half a year.
It's worth noting that while Liu Chengfeng's talent wasn't the absolute top in Feiyun Country, it was definitely not bad. So, his teacher and imperial father were relatively strict and demanding of him. As a prince, he also didn't lack food or elixirs.
But even under such circumstances, they estimated his breakthrough time to be in half a year.
But in fact, he had already broken through, only a week had passed, and the actual situation was even more exaggerated—it was less than a day, just the time it took to play a game.
Such an incredible fact, unless experienced firsthand, no one would ever believe it.
This once again made Liu Chengfeng realize the unfathomable depth of that Internet Cafe and the mysteriousness of its boss.
He actually wanted to buy that computer for a million gold?
And even tried to threaten the boss with his status?
It was truly laughable to think about, and the more he thought about it, the more he was filled with dread.
"Don't worry, it's fine. The boss isn't that petty!" Wu Lei said with a grin.
"That's right, actually, the boss is a good person, very easy to talk to!" Ouyang Qing agreed.
"As long as you don't violate the Internet Cafe's rules, just play!"
"Your Highness worries too much!"
Dugu Mu and Oriental Bright said simultaneously.
As veterans, the jokes they made back then were not much better than Liu Chengfeng's.
"Mm..."
Upon hearing this, Liu Chengfeng felt much relieved and couldn't wait to play the game sooner, so he quickened his pace.
Finally, the group passed through the Commercial Street and entered a small alley. Looking from afar, they could already see the Internet Cafe's signboard and several figures standing in front of the door through the fog.
"Oh, someone's even earlier than us!"
"I remember those people seemed to be here yesterday too!"
"But why are they standing at the door?"
As they got closer, they could clearly see it was Zhao Tie and the members of his hunting team. They were currently pacing in front of the Internet Cafe, discussing: "Brother Zhao, what time does this Internet Cafe open in the morning?"
Zhao Tie looked bewildered: "I don't know!"
Someone wondered: "Could it be that the boss's computer upgrade and maintenance haven't been completed yet?"
Someone else gave a wry smile: "We've been waiting for nearly an hour, and there's no movement when we call. How much longer until it opens?"
And someone else said with a determined look: "No matter how long, it's all worth it!"
The other few also nodded solemnly.
Who doesn't want to stand out?
They also wanted to.
But they were just ordinary civilian martial artists, with no resources, no food, deeply aware of the difficulties and cruelty of life.
If the games at this Internet Cafe were just pure games, no matter how fun or addictive, they would restrain themselves, because they didn't have that much money and time to squander.
But playing games could actually improve their strength, and they seemed to see hope...
So they came, and they had been waiting here since dawn, but the door had remained unopened.
"Not open?"
Liu Chengfeng also looked at Wu Lei with a puzzled expression upon seeing the Internet Cafe's tightly shut door: "Do you know what time the Internet Cafe opens?"
"I don't know what time it opens, but it should be open by now. Don't worry, I'm experienced with this!"
Wu Lei smiled, involuntarily stepping back two paces, and shouted up to the second floor: "Boss, open the door, customers are here!"
A few times before, when Wu Lei and his group arrived early, the boss hadn't opened either, and he had managed to call the boss down from upstairs by shouting.
He thought it would work the same way this time.
However, there was no response to the first shout.
"Boss, don't sleep anymore!"
"Boss, come down quickly, my Taichi Sword is already thirsty for action!"
"Boss..."
Wu Lei continued to shout for a while, but still no sound came from inside the Internet Cafe.
"This... what's going on?"
Wu Lei's throat was dry from shouting, and he looked utterly bewildered.
Ouyang Qing, Oriental Bright, and Dugu Mu exchanged glances, also looking puzzled.
At this moment, a member of the hunting team came over and said, "Brother, stop shouting. Someone already tried just now, it's useless!"
Wu Lei was even more perplexed upon hearing this: "That shouldn't be right. Did the boss go out and isn't here?"
Another person shook his head: "No, my home is nearby, and I saw the lights on the second floor late last night!"
Zhao Tie then said: "Perhaps the boss is sleeping more soundly today, let's wait a bit longer!"
Liu Chengfeng nodded: "Yes, let's wait!"
After discussing, everyone fell silent again and continued to wait at the Internet Cafe's entrance.
At first, it was fine, and everyone was quite patient.
But as time passed little by little.
Five minutes passed, ten minutes passed, half an hour, an hour, two hours...
During this process, the expressions on everyone's faces changed from calm to irritated, then to impatient. They paced back and forth in the alley, looked at the tightly shut door, and occasionally someone would call out a couple of times.
But there was no movement at all.
Finally, someone couldn't help but say, "How long has it been? This is too abnormal, isn't it?"
And another person added, "Either he's really not here, or... do you think something happened to the boss?"
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone was stunned.
Something happened?
A commotion instantly arose.