"What happened to the promised three-second delivery?"
"What about the promised equipment?"
"Why is there nothing?"
Because Wu Lei was the first player, and the first ever, to use the Game Store, he naturally didn't know in what form items purchased from this store would appear.
Would they just suddenly appear in front of him?
Perhaps there would be a delay?
Wu Lei stood on the lookout platform of the Hunter's Outpost, staring blankly at the sunset glow on the distant red coastline.
But he still didn't wait for anything, and nothing appeared.
Wu Lei even began to suspect that he hadn't made the purchase successfully, so he quickly called up the Game Store again, looked carefully, and found the purchase record: [Player has purchased successfully, item has been delivered, please claim it promptly]
It clearly showed that the purchase was successful, and the Achievement Points had already been deducted.
"Claim?"
"How exactly do I claim this?"
Wu Lei was bewildered.
He thought for a moment, then dashed off towards the Blacksmith again, guessing that the purchased equipment might need to be claimed from the Blacksmith.
"What Game Store? What direct equipment claiming?"
The Blacksmith uncle, however, looked puzzled and retorted, "Little Wu, you haven't been hunting too many monsters lately, have you? Too tired, seeing illusions? I think you'd best go rest in the Hunter's Cabin!"
Wu Lei: "…"
Wu Lei didn't give up. He then went to the Outpost's Supply Depot, Ecological Research Institute, Investigation Resource Management Office, and even his own exclusive receptionist, asking each of them.
But the results were all the same; let alone claiming equipment, these so-called game NPCs didn't even know what the Game Store was.
Instead, they became worried about his health, thinking it might be because he had failed too many Ancient Dragon hunts recently, causing too much stress.
"Wu Lei, although I know you're eager to earn merit as a member of the investigation team, I won't allow you to harm your own body because of it!"
"So you don't need to go anywhere today. Rest well at the Outpost for a day. This is an order, do you understand?"
Even the leader of the investigation team, upon hearing about this, came over with great concern and issued him a ban, ordering him to stop hunting for a day and rest well.
This 'one day' probably referred to one day in the real world.
So the result was that he couldn't even accept quests now, couldn't even farm monsters, and didn't need to continue playing today.
Wu Lei almost spat out a mouthful of old blood!
"Could it be that this computer, this game, has a problem?"
"My purchased equipment is just gone?"
Wu Lei took off his VR headset with a frustrated expression, exited the game, and was stunned.
At this moment, he also heard several excited, high-pitched voices coming from beside him.
"Come look, the traces here must be from the Ancient Dragon. Look at this shape, it's exactly like the data, right?"
"Where? Let me see. Hmm, it should be right. Looks like we found the right path, we'll find it soon!"
"Alright, then let's keep going!"
Wu Lei turned his head and saw Ouyang Qing and her two companions on the computer screen, excitedly searching for the traces left by the three Ancient Dragons.
Once found, it would mean that the three of them had reached the same starting line as him.
"No, I have to go find the boss quickly!"
Wu Lei's heart tightened. He looked around the Internet Cafe but didn't see the boss, who apparently wasn't here.
That meant he could only be on the second floor.
Wu Lei quickly got up and walked towards the staircase leading from the first floor to the second floor of the Internet Cafe. But as soon as he approached, he felt an enticing aroma wafting down from upstairs and subconsciously stopped.
He was now a martial artist who had condensed a star ring, with enhanced five senses and keen smell.
"What kind of food is this?"
"It smells so good!"
"I feel like just the aroma alone is better than the food made in our General Estate!"
Wu Lei couldn't help but swallow, muttering, "The boss is living too luxuriously, I wonder what he's eating!"
But little did he know, Su Ran upstairs was holding his bowl and chopsticks, facing the steaming dishes he had just made on the dining table, finding them somewhat tasteless.
Su Ran felt it wasn't that he cooked poorly, but simply that the ingredients compared to the game world... the difference was too great.
It was a pity that in the game, he could only remember the taste, but it couldn't fill his stomach, so he still had to eat. But then again, with the small amount of ingredients the system provided, it was hard to even get full.
Su Ran ate two more bites listlessly.
Just then, a system notification suddenly appeared: [Host, please note, player Wu Lei's purchased "Steel Dragon Three-Piece Set" from the Game Store has now been stored in the bar counter storage cabinet. Please transfer it as soon as possible.]
[Due to the appearance of the first player to use the Game Store, the new device "Automatic Pickup Machine" has been unlocked. The Host can purchase and build it in the Construction Store.]
"A player used the Game Store?"
Su Ran was somewhat surprised and curious upon hearing this.
Although the System Store could also exchange Contribution Points for items in the Game Store, his recent energy had mostly been focused on personal exclusive items and the Construction Store. His current Contribution Points were completely insufficient for those things alone, so he really hadn't paid much attention to the Game Store.
Su Ran couldn't help but get up and go downstairs.
"Boss!"
Wu Lei also snapped out of the enticing food aroma at this moment. He was just about to go up and find Su Ran. After taking two steps, he saw Su Ran already walking down towards him. His face lit up with joy, and he quickly explained the situation.
"I bought equipment in the Game Store, but there's nothing! Is there something wrong with the game?"
"Don't worry, everything is normal!"
Su Ran gave Wu Lei a meaningful smile before saying, "You go back and wait a moment, I'll be right there!"
"Huh?"
Wu Lei didn't quite understand the meaning of Su Ran's smile and was momentarily stunned.
It wasn't until he saw Su Ran go to the bar counter after saying that, seemingly looking for something there, that he suddenly realized. He figured the boss must have some solution, and his heart filled with joy. Only then did he return to his seat to wait.
During this time, Wu Lei occasionally looked towards the bar counter and occasionally put on his VR headset to check the situation in the game. Before long, he saw Su Ran walking towards him from the bar counter.
Wu Lei, anxious at this moment, could no longer hold back his question: "Boss, I just went into the game again, and there's still nothing! Where did my equipment go?"
"Here!"
Unexpectedly, Su Ran responded, and with a single motion, threw a large iron box in his hand to him: "Your equipment is right here!"