The opening of the "Dragon Ball" story recounts how Goku, a young boy living deep in the mountains, meets Bulma, a girl from the city, and then embarks on a journey to find the seven Dragon Balls…
Ouyang Qing, Dugu Mu, and Oriental Bright were quickly captivated by this interesting story, laughing occasionally as the plot unfolded.
"Hahaha, this manga is too funny, it's really interesting!"
"The setting is also quite novel. Gathering seven Dragon Balls can grant any wish. Could such a magical thing really exist?"
"In this manga world, it seems there are also many creatures similar to Savage Beasts, but why can they all speak human language?"
"You're just uninformed. Actually, on our continent, some powerful Savage Beasts can also speak and even transform into human form, marrying and having children with humans. They are called Savage Humans!"
"This little Goku has a tail. Could it be that he's also a descendant of the Savage Humans? And there's Oolong and Puar who appear later, they can both transform too!"
The three chatted as they read, marveling at the manga's wild imagination.
Wu Lei, who was nearby, was also reading intently, but he seemed much calmer.
At this point, he had just reached the battle where little Goku and Yamcha met in the manga, and he interjected:
"The story is okay, but the battles are a bit mediocre, not exciting enough. I feel like these characters aren't very strong!"
"Why do I find this part so amusing? Yamcha was about to win, but then he saw a woman and got so nervous and scared that he ran away. It's hilarious, haha!"
Ouyang Qing also saw this part and burst into laughter: "Don't be so serious. It's just a story; it's enough that it's interesting!"
Dugu Mu said, "This manga should be more of a casual, comedic style!"
Wu Lei nodded upon hearing this. There were indeed such types in the popular biographical novels, but he personally preferred more exciting and passionate stories, so he was inevitably a little disappointed.
But just at this moment.
Oriental Bright, who was on the side, turned the page of the manga he was holding. Upon seeing it, his body suddenly trembled, his pupils sharply constricted, and his eyes were fixed on that page. Finally, he exclaimed,
"You, you guys quickly look at the later part, the later plot…"
"Huh?"
The other three looked at the excited Oriental Bright, unsure of what was happening.
It seemed Oriental Bright was much further along in the manga than they were.
So they couldn't help but continue reading.
Until they reached the Fire Mountain arc, where little Goku sought Master Roshi's help to extinguish the great fire on Fire Mountain.
At this moment, Master Roshi was no longer as frivolous as before. He suddenly erupted with power; his previously scrawny body became muscular, and he brought his hands together in a calyx shape at his waist, with a large amount of Martial Qi gathering in his palms.
He finally unleashed a "Kamehameha," instantly leveling an entire mountain peak and castle.
"Oh my god!"
Wu Lei and the other two's minds seemed to explode along with that mountain.
"It's Martial Qi! It's actually Martial Qi! So people in this manga world can also use Martial Qi just like us!"
"And the power of that technique is too exaggerated, it directly flattened an entire mountain!"
"The key is that the perverted old man who appeared earlier was the one who used this technique. He's actually such an amazing Martial Arts master!"
They were all stunned by this scene, gaping in disbelief.
Even Wu Lei, who had been calm, trembled with excitement, finally feeling a surge of passion.
He had initially thought it was just a comedic story, but he never expected such a powerful scene to suddenly appear.
At this point, he was deeply engrossed and even more eager for the story's future developments.
He quickly turned to the next page.
To his surprise, there was no more artwork, only a line of text: [To be continued]
"Ah?"
"It's gone?"
Wu Lei was bewildered. The other three also looked stunned for a moment, then urgently asked, "Why is it gone? I just got interested. What about the rest?"
"It seems like all the manga on the shelf are just this first volume; there's no continuation!"
"Let's go ask the boss!"
As they spoke, the four rushed to the counter, only to find that many other people who had also read the manga were asking Su Ran the same question.
Su Ran looked at the anxious crowd and could only explain, "The second volume won't be available until a week later!"
"What!"
"We have to wait another week?"
"No way, we just got to the exciting part!"
Complaints immediately erupted.
They had all witnessed the Kamehameha's immense power, and their hearts were surging with excitement, anticipating even more thrilling stories to come.
And now they couldn't continue reading?
Everyone was both angry and anxious, but in the end, they all looked pitifully at Su Ran:
"Boss, why do we have to wait a week? That's too long!"
"Yeah, it's too hard to wait!"
Su Ran replied, "This Internet Cafe primarily focuses on games; manga is just an auxiliary diversion, so it won't update too quickly!"
But the players were still a bit unwilling to give up.
"But one volume isn't enough, and there's only this one manga!"
"Are there any other manga?"
Upon hearing this, Su Ran suddenly remembered something. He didn't rush to answer but instead called up the system data for the manga shelf and took a look.
[Manga Shelf]
[Level: 1]
[Currently unlocked manga: Dragon Ball Part 1 (Updating)]
[Upgrade Progress: 2%]
This first manga was randomly unlocked when the shelf was purchased, and to unlock new manga, it had to be upgraded.
Now, because some players had already purchased and read the manga, the upgrade progress had started to increase.
Su Ran then said, "Don't worry, there will be, but not now!"
"Uh…"
Everyone was speechless. There was nothing they could do now, so they reluctantly took their manga back to the Living Area, planning to reread it.
Wu Lei and the other three were also disappointed and were about to leave.
"Oh, right!"
But just then, Ouyang Qing suddenly remembered something: "Boss, this manga seems to have a deluxe version, right? What's the difference from the regular version?"
Su Ran smiled meaningfully: "Yes, there's a big difference. Want to give it a try?"
Ouyang Qing had already planned to reread the manga, so she didn't hesitate much.
"Okay, I want to watch it. Can I pay directly here?"
"You can!"
With that, Ouyang Qing pulled out 100 gold coins and gave them to Su Ran.
Then, Su Ran suddenly took out a pair of black glasses from under the counter and handed them over.
"Boss, what is this?"
"It's an viewing device. You'll know when you put them on and try reading the manga."
Upon hearing this, Ouyang Qing put on the glasses.
Then, as her gaze fell upon the manga, she suddenly felt as if her consciousness had been drawn into the manga itself.
This feeling was exactly like playing a game.
Coming back to her senses, she looked around again.
"This…"
Ouyang Qing was stunned.
Mountains, rivers, trees, houses—everything around her became incredibly real.
"Did I enter the manga?"
"Is that… Goku and Bulma?"
And the characters in the manga also seemed to come alive, no longer just pages of images, but transformed into real people.
In that instant, she felt as if she was already in another world.
"Is this really just a purely fictional story?"
"Or does this story actually exist?"
Ouyang Qing couldn't help but feel the same doubts she had when playing games.
The only difference from a game was that although she had entered the manga world, she didn't have a physical body, couldn't play, and could only watch.
But even so, the thought of being able to watch the manga story unfold in this way made Ouyang Qing even more excited.
She just felt that this manga had become even more interesting!