Wu Lei caught the large iron box, looking stunned.
"No, Boss, I was talking about the equipment I bought in the Game Store. Why are you giving me this?"
"Because this is what you bought!"
"What? Oh, Boss, don't joke around. I'm really in a hurry, please think of a solution for me!"
"I'm not joking with you, you just don't want to believe it!"
"Uh…"
Wu Lei felt like he was about to be dizzied by the Boss. Helpless, he couldn't help but shake the large iron box in his hand; it was quite heavy.
He observed it closely.
It was a square, bronze-colored iron box. The iron surface was very smooth and tightly sealed, appearing to have no opening. It wasn't until he flipped it over a few times that he saw a slightly raised button in the center of one side.
Wu Lei asked, "Open it directly?"
Su Ran nodded, "Yes!"
Wu Lei hesitated for a moment but pressed it down anyway.
With a "click," the box's surface automatically sprang open, revealing its contents.
"Alright, it's open. I want to see this…"
The moment Wu Lei looked inside the box, his voice stopped abruptly, his pupils sharply contracted, and his gaze was completely fixed.
What greeted his eyes was a set of incredibly polished, streamlined chest armor. Its silver-black metallic surface also emanated a faint golden glow. Next to the chest armor were a pair of gauntlets and a helmet.
"This, this, this is…"
Wu Lei confirmed with an incredibly sharp tremor in his voice, "The Steel Dragon Set!"
At this moment, Wu Lei's head felt like it had exploded, buzzing. If he had been a bit dizzy from Su Ran's antics just now, he was truly completely dazed now.
But he was sure he hadn't mistaken it. After all, he had observed the images of these three pieces of equipment many times in the Game Store today.
Even the patterns on the chest armor, the specific style of the gauntlets, and the size and shape of the helmet were identical to what he remembered.
But how was this possible?
This was the real world!
He had clearly bought this equipment in the game, so how did it suddenly appear in reality?
For a moment, Wu Lei even had the illusion that he was still playing the game.
"Boss, what exactly is going on?"
Wu Lei couldn't help but look at Su Ran, "How can the equipment I bought in the Game Store appear here?"
Su Ran no longer kept him in suspense and explained, "Just as you see, items purchased in the Game Store do not actually appear in the game. Instead, they appear in the real world, just like this!"
"What?!"
Wu Lei's hand trembled, almost dropping the box he held. He couldn't help but take a deep breath, forcing himself to calm down, but his heart was already in turmoil.
Even though he had already witnessed the marvels of the Internet Cafe, he was still greatly shocked at this moment.
Wu Lei originally thought the game world was just a seemingly real but virtual world. But now, items and even living beings from the game could appear in reality. So, was the world they were playing in illusory or real?
And were the people in the game real people or NPCs?
At this point, there were simply too many things to consider.
"Hmm?"
Wu Lei shivered. When he recovered from his shock, Su Ran was no longer beside him.
Wu Lei looked again at the iron box in his hand and the three pieces of equipment inside.
Even setting aside the deeper implications, the mere ability to exchange items from the game into reality was enough to spark endless imagination.
Wu Lei took the Steel Dragon chest armor out of the box. He looked at it, touched it, and found it so captivating that he almost wanted to try it on right away. More thoughts filled his mind.
"Since defensive gear can be bought, what about weapons, items, charms, jewels, and even those skills?"
"If all of these could be brought into reality, that would be too… awesome!"
"No wonder achievement points are so hard to get!"
Thinking of this, Wu Lei felt excitement gradually outweighing his surprise, and he even had an urge to try the Game Store again right now!
Of course, he definitely couldn't afford the expensive things now, but buying some cheaper ones should still be possible.
Wu Lei couldn't help but glance sideways at Ouyang Qing, who was playing the game with full concentration next to him. He froze, then a mischievous smile appeared on his face: "Alright, let's try it!"
...
At this moment, Ouyang Qing, Oriental Bright, and Dugu Mu were undertaking a quest to investigate an Ancient Dragon.
As time passed, the trio's quest progressed smoothly. They had successfully located the Ancient Dragon, and the next step was to hunt it.
"Hehe, we finally caught up to Old Wu's progress!"
Ouyang Qing said excitedly, "All that's left is to surpass him. Let's go, prepare for the hunt! I want to see how strong those three Ancient Dragons are. Maybe we'll pass in one go!"
No sooner had she finished speaking than Ouyang Qing was already eager to set off, but she suddenly felt someone shake her shoulder from outside the game.
"Who is it? Don't bother me now, talk to me later if it's important!"
Ouyang Qing was in the middle of an exciting game and didn't intend to pay attention, but after taking two steps, she felt someone pat her back again.
"Damn it, who is it? Are you done or not?!"
Ouyang Qing was a bit annoyed now. She took off her virtual reality device, turned her head, wanting to see who it was.
But the moment she turned her head, she saw the monstrous face of a creature with a huge white horn on its head, looking ferocious, pressed close to her face.
"Roar!"
Immediately after, the monster suddenly roared at her.
"Ex-Ex-Extinction Dragon?!"
Ouyang Qing was naturally scared silly. She instinctively reached behind her, wanting to draw her Taichi Sword, but she drew nothing.
Only then did she suddenly realize that this was the real world, and she didn't have a damn Taichi Sword!
But how could there be an Extinction Dragon in the real world?
However, before she could think further, the Extinction Dragon opened its mouth and bit towards her.
Ouyang Qing's face turned pale with fright. In a panic, she tried to dodge, but she and her chair tumbled over, falling directly onto the floor.
Ouyang Qing lay on the ground, not daring to get up. She was just about to wonder if playing dead here would allow her to escape this predicament.
However, the next second, she heard a loud laugh from behind her.
"Hahahaha, I'm dying of laughter! I say, Old Ouyang, do you really need to react that much?!"
"With that, you still have the nerve to say you've hunted an Ancient Dragon?"
Listening closely, the voice was clearly Wu Lei's.
Soon, Ouyang Qing also calmed down and realized something was wrong. Not to mention how there could be an Extinction Dragon in the real world, even if there really was one, given the Extinction Dragon's size, the Internet Cafe wouldn't be able to fit it.
Ouyang Qing then quickly got up, leaned forward to look, and seeing what she saw, her face turned dark with anger.
It turned out that the Extinction Dragon she had seen earlier was just a very realistic-looking model!