CHAPTER 473: CHAPTER 353: LIQUIDITY MAXED OUT

Wen Nan looked at the person sitting cross-legged in front of him, and his gaze became somewhat complicated.

When he first met Yu Shujun, he assumed she was a player.

Even knowing now that she was originally just a character, she still embraced both player and character identities simultaneously.

In Wen Nan’s mind, Yu Shujun never ceased to be a player.

So, in the game world, with the aid of a golden control pattern, he believed his little maid could return to his side at any time.

Even if one day, he had to leave this game world and return to reality, Wen Nan believed that as long as they actively sought each other out, like in Sword Art Online, they would eventually meet again.

However, it was evident that Yu Shujun wasn’t as optimistic as Wen Nan.

In this regard, Yu Shujun had always been this way—cautious and walking on thin ice, filled with a sense of crisis no matter what she did.

Wen Nan attributed this to her personality, as he was the type who didn’t care much about anything, while Yu Shujun was clearly someone who thought through the worst-case scenario thoroughly and was heavy in thought.

Although this led to quite a few disagreements when clearing instances together, Wen Nan found it quite interesting and never considered it a problem.

But now, a thought suddenly emerged in Wen Nan’s mind.

Ever since realizing that Yu Shujun was actually a character, not an orthodox player, Wen Nan hadn’t had the chance to sit down and calmly think about this matter.

So it wasn’t until now that Wen Nan had the opportunity to reexamine this issue—

"If one day you clear this game, can you leave here as a player?"

Wen Nan asked this question and then seriously gazed into the eyes of the person opposite.

Yu Shujun looked back at him blankly.

She rarely saw him reveal such a serious expression, and she read an emotion in his eyes that had never been there before.

That emotion was well hidden by the person opposite, and if it were someone else, they would likely have missed it entirely.

But Yu Shujun captured it precisely.

With the acuity of her 28-star character, she captured it.

When she focused her heart to probe, she could easily discern that emotion, even if it was just a tiny bit—

Fear.

The man opposite was afraid.

Yu Shujun was momentarily stunned.

She had thought he never had such emotions.

Could he... also be afraid?

Afraid of what?

In Yu Shujun’s palm, a golden light unknowingly appeared, winding around her wrist like gilded gold.

It was a sign of manifestation.

Such a subtle emotion of fear wasn’t enough to cause Yu Shujun’s wide-scale manifestation. Turning her wrist, Yu Shujun easily dispersed the golden light.

Looking back into his eyes, Yu Shujun confirmed, "Of course, I’m a player. As long as I clear it, if you can leave here, I naturally can too."

Wen Nan continued to steadfastly look into her eyes and earnestly asked, "Really?"

"Yes, really," Yu Shujun’s eyelashes trembled slightly as she forced herself to meet his gaze, her lips curling into a very faint smile, "What, are you afraid I’ll come looking for you?"

Wen Nan chuckled, weighed the Void Stone carved into a Little White Dragon shape in his hand, and half-jokingly said, "Giving such an expensive gift, I thought you intended to use it as a token, so that once out, you’d find me and hold me responsible."

Yu Shujun said coldly, "Don’t flatter yourself."

Wen Nan shrugged, looked up at the pitch-black sky, "The weather is bad tonight, can’t see the stars or even the moon."

Yu Shujun followed his gaze to the sky, "Pity, you probably won’t be able to look at the stars with them."

Wen Nan threw her a "Are you underestimating your master?" look, stood up, took a small reagent bottle from his equipment inventory, then raised his hand, and splashed the potion into the air.

The originally pitch-black night sky was suddenly filled with twinkling stars, and right overhead, a Milky Way spanned across the sky.

Yu Shujun tilted her head up, stunned for a moment, "Is this..."

"Midsummer Night’s Dream," Wen Nan said, "Added a billion points of my own flair and made some minor modifications."

Yu Shujun murmured the name, "Is it... an item?"

"Made by Yu Shouling," Wen Nan said with a smile, "How is it, beautiful?"

Yu Shujun lifted her face, looked at the night sky, and the myriad of stars reflected in her eyes made them appear more vivid.

Nodding slightly, she sincerely praised, "Beautiful."

Wen Nan leaned against the window sill, raised his arm to rest behind his head, watching the night sky with her, "Not surprised, being the Guardian of the Divine Staff Sheath, the items made are of good quality."

Hearing the name "Guardian of the Divine Staff Sheath," Yu Shujun withdrew her gaze and looked back at the man in front of her, pausing slightly.

Wen Nan’s gaze remained on the starry sky above, his lips curled with a smile as he spoke offhandedly, "If you have something to say, just say it. After all, I’m here watching the stars with you, why keep your thoughts to yourself?"

Yu Shujun lowered her eyes in thought for a moment, then spoke directly, "That Divine Staff Sheath, why don’t you want to permanently bind with it, not willing to be the Sword Holder?"

Wen Nan retracted his arm from behind his head, leaned his elbows on his knees, and leaned a bit closer to Yu Shujun, saying:

"How many fragments of the Divine Staff are there in total?"

Yu Shujun furrowed her brow slightly, not understanding why he suddenly asked this, but still replied, "12 pieces."

Wen Nan continued, "How many pieces are there now that don’t have an owner?"

Yu Shujun lowered her eyelashes.