Gamers Are Fierce-Chapter 638 - 636: Navy

Since the customer had no objections, Li Ang got to work right away. He had Laura lie in the blood pool and, wearing gloves, extended plant fibers that pierced her skin.

Just as Li Ang had described, once Laura got over the initial disgust and discomfort, she quickly found that lying in the blood pool was no different from lying in amniotic fluid—it was warm, moist, and safe.

Following Li Ang's instructions, she kept her eyes tightly shut, feeling and gradually adapting to the stinging and tingling beneath her skin.

To the onlooker Mule, the scene looked quite horrific—Laura's skin and muscles on her limbs and torso gradually melted away, revealing her bones, viscera, and nervous system, yet she wore a calm and serene expression.

The surgery proceeded intermittently, with Li Ang needing to rest every so often to allow his Sanity Value to recover somewhat.

After three hours, the surgery was finally complete.

Li Ang drained the dirty fluid from the blood pool, and Mule stepped forward to drape a blanket over the suddenly taller Laura, wiping her hair.

"Your base attributes should now all be 9 points."

Li Ang took off his gloves, massaged between his eyebrows, and said indifferently, "After the increase in strength and agility, you might find it difficult to adapt at first, possibly causing some minor accidents, like accidentally crushing a glass of water, jumping and hitting the ceiling of your room, or embracing someone and breaking their neck—but these are all trivial matters. You only need to undergo some rehabilitation training to gradually get used to it."

Wait, breaking someone's neck is trivial?

"Thank you."

Mule nodded. She had paid 3,200 Game Coins before the surgery began, which were entrusted to the System. If the System determined there was no issue with the transaction, it would then transfer the money to Li Ang after the surgery.

Once the bill was settled, Mule and Laura, who had put on her Polar Bear Doll Suit again, left the shop through the back door and logged out of the square.

(Due to the possibility that medical surgeries could greatly alter a customer's appearance, to reduce the clients' troubles, Li Ang had specifically designated a one-way door in a partitioned area behind the operating room.)

Tsk, tsk, tsk, earning a quick 3,200... That's much faster than making money from missions. Three more operations, and I can earn back the cost. Indeed, working for others is a dead end; it's better to be your own boss...

Li Ang took off his bloodstained white coat, changed into a new one of the same kind in the operating room's changing room, and mumbled to himself as he walked out.

He notified the next customer who had booked a surgery, following the information on the client registration form.

On the first day of operation, the majority of visiting clients requested enhancement surgeries, but many novice players couldn't scrape together enough money. The little they did have was only enough to enhance a few attributes to 7 or 8—which was more than enough to delight them.

After performing a number of surgeries, amidst the disappointed sighs of the crowd of players, Li Ang turned the sign outside the operating room to "Surgeon Offline."

Medical services weren't truly a costless trade. Li Ang had to spend time, effort, Sanity Value, and hard-to-accumulate Swamp God Power. To avoid embarrassing situations, such as entering a scripted mission only to find himself drained of Sanity Value and Divine Power, there was a limit to the number of surgeries he could perform each day. He couldn't just stay holed up in the operating room making money.

Li Ang spent a sum of money to entrust the management of the shop to the System. He then logged out of the square, went home, and began browsing posts on the forums.

He paid particular attention to posts about the Immaculate Furnace Shop, finding that most of them discussed how arrogant the shop owner was, treating customers with disdain and adopting an indifferent, take-it-or-leave-it attitude. Those fortunate enough to have undergone the procedure didn't seem to become Natural Water by posting praises on the forums. They were probably keeping quiet, intending to silently amass their fortunes.

Li Ang suddenly felt displeased.

No one's praising me? Then I'll do it myself.

He immediately registered several accounts on the forum and bought a few with a history of regular posts from some mules, then started bumping his own threads.

"Immaculate Furnace Shop is such a hidden gem~ Great quality at low prices, authenticity guaranteed, totally in love with it~"

"What kind of divine shop owner is this? Does such beauty really exist in this world? Even without makeup, his features are so delicate and compact. His pout is like the vexed sigh of spring willows; his lowered gaze, like a breeze ruffling a lake's heart. It is said that his beauty could make even a thousand sorrows of spring feel like a perfect day."

"Started with looks, captivated by talent, loyal to character."

"Honestly, I'm just a casual observer. I've never really engaged with forums until today, when I suddenly realized all the fine paintings and ink drawings in the world are merely a backdrop for the shop owner's peerless beauty."

"TBH, no matter how much you haters mock, my Immaculate Furnace big bro is in a league of his own in the Square, totally owning your faves! Your 'nobody cares' D-list idols better not try to freeload off his fame. Keep trying to ride his coattails for clout, and your main idol will flop so hard they'll crater through the planet! [super happy][super happy]"

Li Ang was indeed skilled at manipulating online comments with an army of fake accounts, instantaneously transforming into a Keyboardist from Zaun when necessary, fiercely clashing with dozens of netizens without losing ground, resolutely defending his shop's reputation.

A day passed quickly. In the early hours of the morning, Li Ang finally received the long-awaited task notification.

[Task Trigger Conditions Fulfilled]

[Task Type: Scripted Mission (Team-based)]

[Task Name: High-dimensional Hacking]

[Task Objective: At 3:00 A.M. tonight, be seated in front of a modern electronic computer with a display screen that is powered on and connected to the internet, awaiting further task instructions]

[Task Reward: To be disclosed upon receiving the next task instructions]

[Failure Penalty: To be disclosed upon receiving the next task instructions]

Finally, it had arrived.

Li Ang jumped off the bed. This startled Chaichai, who was playing with his phone in the dog bed in the corner of the room. Chaichai's hand trembled, and the phone SMACKED! him in the face.

"What's up?!"

Chaichai, dressed in Qinge Armor (fingerprint activated), rubbed his hit cheek, looking rather aggrieved. However, upon noticing Li Ang's expression, he instantly became serious. "Is there a task?"

"Yeah."

Li Ang recited the task details, squinted, rubbed his chin, and muttered to himself, "This team script has some strange requirements this time..."

"Need to sit in front of a computer screen?"

Chaichai also furrowed his brows slightly. "That shouldn't be a big deal, right? Haven't there been similar requirements before, like standing in front of a mirror or holding a fairy tale book?"

"This time it's different."

Li Ang shook his head. "The task name is High-dimensional Hacking, and combined with the current requirements, it gives me a peculiar sense of déjà vu. It might differ in form from previous scripts..."

Thinking too much was of no use. Li Ang changed out of his pajamas, got fully equipped, and sat at the computer desk, quietly waiting for the time to come.

TICK.

As the second hand reset to zero, Li Ang disappeared from his place.