Chapter 5: The Gift from the Ruler of Time

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

This voice repeated three times. Seuss was a little dumbfounded.

At this very moment, Seuss was only level 7, while the experienced players like Daydreamer were only level 8. The difference between them was not huge.

However, this player called I am Number One had already reached level 10, far surpassing everyone else.

“Ridiculous! It’s him again! I am Number One!” The players on the forum were in an uproar.

“I’ve been suppressed by this person in three other games. He’s always first on the rankings.”

“Only three times? I’ve already seen him seven times!”

Looking at the news on the players’ forum, Seuss smiled bitterly. It was indeed ridiculous to gather thousands of elite players for the beta test..

“I am Number One is just like that Flying. Both of them are solo players. One likes to open treasure chests, and the other likes to level up.” Azure had already completed his quest and was introducing I am Number One to Seuss.

“That’s right.” Daydreamer walked over and smiled. “I am Number One is always ranked first in the rankings so I’m already used to it.”

…

Nine in the evening.

At the Skyflower Inn in Rock Town.

Seuss found a room at the Skyflower Inn and prepared to sleep.

Yes, he also needed to sleep in the game. Seuss had been fighting non-stop from six in the morning until nine in the evening. He was already exhausted.

One day in Sanctuary was equivalent to one hour in the real world.

If he left Sanctuary and went to the real world to rest, he would probably not recognize the world inside the Sanctuary after a nap.

After getting a bucket of hot water from the innkeeper and comfortably soaking in a hot bath, Seuss leisurely slept on the bed. Under normal circumstances, the inn was absolutely safe.

As he lay in bed, in his half-asleep state, Seuss heard the voice he had heard several times today.

“Congratulations to Player Desert-Gray Wolf for killing the leader of the night cats and becoming the first player to kill a BOSS. 100 gold coins have been awarded.”

100 gold coins? Seuss was half-asleep and half-awake as he thought. That’s a lot of money. I worked hard today and only got a few dozen silver coins.

In a daze, Seuss fell asleep again.

…

At six in the morning, Seuss woke from his dream.

He had slept comfortably.

After washing his face, Seuss opened the game interface. He wanted to see how many levels did I am Number One gain throughout the night, and how many treasure chests did Flying Around open.

The leaderboards would be refreshed once when they were unlocked and would only be updated at midnight thereafter.

Seuss slept too early last night and didn’t manage to wait until midnight.

Suddenly, Seuss was stunned. The game interface was empty. The rank and treasure chest leaderboards had disappeared. It was as if they had never appeared.

What’s going on? Is there a bug in Sanctuary? Seuss scratched his head and walked out of the inn.

The Skyflower Inn was in the center of the town, not far from the teleportation point.

Yesterday, when Seuss and Daydreamer had parted, they had agreed to meet at Kroll City at eight today.

As soon as he reached the teleportation circle, a white light flashed. Daydreamer who was wearing a priest’s robe walked out from the teleportation circle.

He looked around quickly and walked towards a shop owner. After saying a few words, a golden light appeared on his body. This was the sign of accepting a quest.

What’s going on? Hasn’t the 50 medicinal herbs quest by that boss been completed? Why is he here again? Seuss walked towards Daydreamer, preparing to greet him.

When they parted yesterday, Daydreamer and the others had said that the game had just begun. It was the time to slog their hearts out. How could they sleep at nine? At this time, they had already completed all the quests in Rock Town and were rushing towards another town.

“Hi, Daydreamer.” Seuss smiled and greeted him.

The two-meter tall priest turned around and looked at Seuss. He smiled and asked, “Little brother, may I know you are?”

??? Seuss was confused. How come he didn’t recognize me after one night? “I’m Stars. Have you forgotten about me?”

“Stars?” Daydreamer thought hard about it. He had never heard of this name before. Had he seen it in a game before?

“So it’s you, Brother Stars.” Daydreamer pretended to remember who it was and instead asked, “You came to Rock Town early. I wonder if you’ve found any good quests?”

You didn’t remember me at all, did you? Seuss roared in his heart. But what exactly is going on? Why can’t he remember anything after a night?

Wait! Seuss suddenly thought of a possibility and asked, “What’s your level now?”

“What is my level?” Daydreamer looked puzzled, but he still answered, “Sanctuary has only been open for less than ten minutes. Of course, it’s level 1.”

Sanctuary has only been open for less than ten minutes? Level 1? Seuss’s heart was pounding as he quickly opened his stats window and backpack.

My level is still 7 and the items in my backpack are still there! Seuss tried his best to conceal his ecstasy and keep his face calm.

I’ve returned to the launch of Sanctuary? And everything on me is still there! Seuss closed his backpack and stats window.

“Go and take a look at that farm owner.” Seuss calmly pointed out a quest NPC to Daydreamer. “You can get beginner equipment from him. It’s slightly better than the starting equipment. After completing the quest, you’ll even get a skill book.”

Looking at the changing expressions of the player in front of him, Daydreamer thought to himself. Is there something wrong with his mental state? Otherwise, why would he be so happy to see a man like me?

After hearing Seuss’s words, Daydreamer didn’t show much of an expression. Instead, he smiled and said, “Thank you, Brother Stars. The game has just started and I am in a hurry to find quests. Let’s add each other as friends first and contact each other later.”

After adding each other’s contact details, Daydreamer walked towards the farm owner. As expected, his body emitted golden light. He had obviously received the quest again.

After Daydreamers had accepted the quest, he walked towards the other NPCs. Occasionally, his body would emit golden light.

So that’s how quests are found! Seuss sighed in his heart. There was still a huge gap between him and these veteran gamers.

No wonder Daydreamer had known so much information when he had only spent an hour listening to the story in the tavern.

Daydream had played many games before and most of the NPCs he found would issue quests. Basically, every time he found two NPCs, one of them would issue a quest.

As Seuss watched Daydreamer gradually walking away, he wondered if he could still accept that quest again.