Chapter 81

Chapter 081: An Ordinary Day

After perfectly resolving this matter, Yan Cang felt completely at ease.

The scenery outside the window remained clear and bright. This area, which had been reduced to barren white ground by his sword energy, was now no longer on anyone's mind.

Now, no one would be peeping at him with telescopes.

Nor would anyone come to snatch his wooden cabin.

Of course, if people knew this cabin had an owner, they probably wouldn't actually try to take it.

But he just didn't want to deal with outsiders.

After all, these sixteen years of his life had mostly revolved between school and the welfare home, and he usually holed up in his dorm.

The thought of having to meet strangers instinctively felt like a hassle.

This was a bit of social anxiety—to be precise, it was laziness.

When facing strangers, he couldn't be bothered to maintain a smile and make small talk; yet keeping a cold face felt rude.

So he simply didn't want to see anyone. Over time, it really made him seem like he had social anxiety.

Thus, after confirming the issue was resolved, he felt much more at ease.

But among those affected...

"Why is there someone from the Information Team?"

When he used the "Great Fate Art" for cognitive interference earlier, he had casually scanned the affected targets.

As a result, he discovered one of them had a rather special identity.

A member of the Information Team.

That is, the team liaising with the Special Task Force, specifically responsible for searching for the identity of [Chief].

How did this person get caught in the crossfire?

After investigating the details, Yan Cang finally understood.

It turned out that the classmate who had been showing off about eating well in the group chat had posted on the forum, and that post caught the attention of the Information Team member.

The latter followed the trail and came to inquire, ultimately coinciding with the moment Yan Cang was using his Fate Power, and thus got affected by it as well.

No helping it—they just happened to meet the condition of "currently searching for and able to find his true identity."

The timing was just that coincidental.

And so they were caught in the blast.

"That's really unlucky," Yan Cang muttered.

In fact, he had already known about the Information Team searching for his specific identity a few days ago when he was lurking in the Special Task Force group chat.

Unlike this incident, he hadn't deliberately interfered with that.

After all, even if they found him, what could they do?

They wouldn't peep at him with telescopes in real life or even come knocking on his cabin door!

That would indeed be troublesome.

But as long as it didn't involve real-life contact, only online communication on the Fate Net...

Then it was no problem for him at all.

In real life, he was timid and reserved; online, he struck hard.

Not to mention, the Fate Net was his home turf.

So, let the Information Team search if they wanted.

Even if they found him, no matter what they thought, they'd still have to contact him on the Fate Net in the end.

As for this accidental involvement...

Yan Cang thought it over and decided it was actually a good thing.

"When I want to get in touch with the authorities, I can just actively undo it... hehe!"

So he ignored it, closed the gradually quieting Regional Chat Channel, and quickly finished his lunch.

After lunch, Yan Cang opened the Fate Net Trading House.

Today's Trading House was vastly different from usual.

The dazzling array of goods above was spread out like a marketplace, making one's eyes blurry.

Thanks to the good fortune boosted by the Good Fortune Coins, everyone had opened quite a few good items from their chests today.

There were all kinds of weapons, tools, clothing, ingredients... and some had even listed skill books obtained from Silver Chests.

Just a few days ago, these were all rare finds.

However, Yan Cang merely glanced over them casually and lost interest.

There were plenty of ordinary good items, but none truly caught his attention.

In the end, Yan Cang only bought a recliner that looked very comfortable.

That ergonomic chair still wasn't "ergonomic" enough.

Or rather, no matter what kind of chair it was, sitting for a long time would still be tiring.

Lying down was much more comfortable.

He took the recliner out of the Fate Net Space, adjusted the angle, and lay down on it.

"Yeah, this is really nice!"

He couldn't help but stretch comfortably and patted his belly.

Then he pulled out the game console, playing games while lying down and continuing to eat the remaining Life Fruit.

Meanwhile, the Fate Net was still bustling with activity.

This was the first day of the official launch of the Good Fortune Coins, and everyone's enthusiasm for sharing was at an all-time high.

More importantly, the increased value of Fate Points had led more people to choose to increase their top-up frequency.

During their physical strength recovery periods, they could only kill time on the Fate Net.

Some were showing off their chest-opening results, some were chatting idly in the chat rooms, and others were taking advantage of the falling prices to stock up heavily...

Laughter and joy were everywhere.

But the excitement belonged to others. After dealing with the "Demon King's Arrival," Yan Cang's day was just as ordinary as ever.

He still ate at the same times, browsing the Fate Net Forum while eating, and then continued playing games afterward.

Only one thing was different:

The growth rate of the Energy Pool was noticeably faster than in the past few days.

After the Good Fortune Coins went live, everyone's motivation to top up Fate Points had significantly increased.

This was undoubtedly a happy thing.

As time passed, the volume of the energy sun in the Mirror World had visibly expanded by a large margin.

If it continued to grow at this rate,

Yan Cang felt that perhaps it wouldn't be long before he could try some plans that had been shelved due to insufficient energy.

For example, upgrading the power of [Comprehension] in the [Fate Wheel Mirror] to load the identification function onto the Fate Net.

Or using more [Good Fortune] power to refine the [Fortune-Bearing Golden Mother] and enhance the constant fortune of the bracelet.

Or perhaps...

As his thoughts drifted, the sky had unknowingly darkened.

Inside the wooden cabin, the [Multifunctional Everlasting Light] emitted its glow.

Yan Cang had put away the game console and was enjoying dinner while browsing the Fate Net Forum.

He didn't see any interesting posts, only learning about the establishment of the [People's Union Association]'s offline rescue team.

After finishing dinner and having nothing else to do, he took out the game console again.

Soon, several more hours passed.

In the dead of night.

A new day began.

Yan Cang yawned, put away the game console, and sat up from the chair.

Outside the window, the night was as thick as ink, utterly silent.

No chirping of insects, no calls of birds, not even the rustling of wind through the leaves.

After turning off the background sound of the Game Console, the room fell so silent that you could hear a pin drop.

A profound stillness settled in, as if I were the only one left in the vast expanse of heaven and earth.

The loneliness of living alone in the wilderness washed over me.

Yan Cang shook his head, easily casting aside this negative emotion.

Then, with a carefree attitude, he dimmed the lights.

He lay down on the bed and pulled the covers over himself.

"Time to sleep, time to sleep!"