The Tycoon God of Online Gaming

Chapter 27: Chapter 27 Beekeeper Old Man Chapter 27: Chapter 27 Beekeeper Old Man Editor: Larbre Studio The term “full burst gear” in Celestial World refers to when a monster drops nine pieces of equipment. Since nine pieces are the maximum amount of equipment a monster can drop, this term came into existence.

At a glance, his sharp gaze was searching for the most dazzling piece of equipment. In the game, when equipment burst out from monster bodies and fluttered in the air, the equipment’s name wasn’t displayed. So, it was temporarily impossible to determine which piece of equipment was of the highest grade. Every grade of equipment in Celestial World had different color names. For the majority of players, they would usually wait until the equipment landed before making a move. But for elite players who frequently snatched boss bursts, at that moment when the equipment burst out, they had to rely on their experience to determine which piece of equipment was the best in order to gain an advantage.

This time, after taking a glance, Chu You lowered his eyelids and stood motionless. The burst equipment covered the ground. Chu You, with a serious face, picked up the equipment. Of the nine pieces of equipment that burst from this big boss, only one was of Viscount Level, the rest were all ordinary equipment.

This Viscount Level equipment was a pair of mage shoes, and Chu You didn’t even look at its attributes. After tidying up the equipment, he casually glanced at the number of bee honey he had obtained.

In one grid square, the golden bee honey was placed inside, and the number next to it showed 96 pieces, so the exchangeable experience was nearly five thousand. How much would it be if everything was cleared out here?

Thinking of this, Chu You had a quick idea and immediately conveyed an instruction to the Killing Commander through communication.

“Help me find an NPC called Beekeeper Old Man in Liuying Village.”

“Got it, boss,” Killing Commander replied immediately and directly chose to return to the city in the wilderness.

After doing all this, Chu You looked back at the staircase entrance with a hint of smile appearing.

Without a supervisor, the difficulty should be greatly reduced now.

Soon, Chu You walked up the stairs again and arrived at the entrance to the hall. Using the previous disappeared honey pile as the starting point, Chu You quickly darted in. He decided to kill the worms in the honey piles on the outskirts first and gradually eat his way in.

After observing for a little while, Chu You selected a target. He understood the movement trajectories of the two teams of worms around the target. At a point of overlap in time, Chu You found a gap, quickly approached the target and stopped by an old nest next to it. Using his previous trick, he ‘stole’ this pile of honey.

You gained Worm Bee Honey×10
After securing the haul, he quietly opened a running posture and cautiously went back the same way.

If there were other players present at this moment, no matter who they were, whether they were extraordinarily talented or professional high-end gamers, they would all be stunned by Chu You’s godlike insight, as if he had seized that invisible string at a glance, grasped the key points of the densely moving worm monsters’ invisible trajectories in the hall. If Chu You’s decoding process were to be recorded, it could definitely serve as a ‘textbook’ for admiring players to appreciate and learn from. The seemingly indecipherable tight defense was now being gradually dismantled by Chu You.

Soon, Chu You had taken care of the 6 worms he lured over. The opponents still have 8 honey piles left, each honey pile has 6 worms carrying out transportation work, now there are only 48 left.

…

Killing Commander appeared in Liuying Village. The village was not big, so it was easy to find the NPC he knew. Especially since the target was quite distinct, a beekeeping old man.

But what puzzled Killing Commander was that he had made two rounds and no such person was found. When he was certain that the person his boss was looking for was not here, he immediately informed Chu You.

“Boss, I’ve looked twice, there is no NPC you are looking for in Liuying Village.”

At this moment, Chu You had lured out the third worm squad. While dealing with them, he listened to the report from Killing Commander.

“Got it…” Chu You said lightly, his eyes flickering. He immediately judged that this NPC must be in the Level 7 Experience Monster Zone and not far from this cave. Killing Commander was not even Level 1, and did not possess the Invisibility Technique, so he gave up on telling him to come here to look for it.

Chu You believed that with his eye and experience, finding this NPC would be a piece of cake. Let’s put it aside for now, the urgent task is to kill all the monsters in this hive as soon as possible!

As time went by, only two out of the original ten honey piles were left, and there were still 12 worms at the scene.

Chu You sat at the entrance in a grand manner. From this location, the two groups of worm squads couldn’t see here. Looking at what was originally a bustling and dense hall, which was now killed by him into just 12, the hall suddenly became much more spacious, and a sense of accomplishment arose in his heart.

Now, let’s make a rush to get rid of these 12 worms.

Chu You, now back at full health, stood up and strode towards the deepest honey heaps.

A worker bee that was carrying honey immediately noticed Chu You. It started to buzz loudly, alerting all the other bees which had been transporting honey or had already delivered their goods to the hive. The bees quickly got into combat mode, all focusing their attention on Chu You.

Well, I’ve been bored enough, so it’s time to add some spice to the situation.

As far as Chu You was concerned, fighting 12 ordinary worker bees alone wouldn’t be much of a problem.

Watching as the 12 worker bees charged towards him, Chu You remained composed. Soon, the battle began.

Before long, all the worker bees had been slain by Chu You who still had half of his blood volume left. He strolled over to the remaining piles of honey and quickly gathered up the spoils of his victory.

As a veteran gamer who had been playing this game for nearly a decade, Chu You guessed there must be more to this hall. Looking at the deepest part of the hive, he decided to further explore.

When he reached the hive, which was much larger than any real-world counterpart, Chu You noticed larvae inside. He quickly thrust his weapon into one of the combs!

A burst of liquid oozed out from it. Seeing this, Chu You had a smug grin on his face as he reached in and rummaged.

System: You have obtained ‘Bee Larvae’×3
Item description: Trade these with the Beekeeper Old Man for 100 experience points.

Three bee larvae amounted to 300 experience points. Chu You looked at the hive and roughly estimated that there should be at least twenty larvae…
With his spirits lifted, he quickly cleared out the hive and collected a total of 43 bee larvae.

After cleaning up the hall, Chu You immediately left to search the other chambers of the hive. His determined attitude suggested he wouldn’t stop until he overturned the entire place.

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Binhai City, a restaurant.

“Chu You? Our high school classmate, Chu You?” A beautiful girl asked in disbelief, staring at the even more beautiful Lin Luor sitting in front of her.

“Yes, he wants me to work for him.” Lin Luor decided to share this news with her best friend.

“Hey, Lin Luor, don’t be foolish. Do you know what kind of person Chu You is?”

Lin Luor placed her slender, white hands on the glass table, fingers entwined, betraying her inner struggle and hesitation. Her helpless appearance was enough to pull at anyone’s heartstrings, making them want to comfort her warmly.

Lin Luor nodded, “But I have no other choice. Working for Chu You is my only hope, and he… he just wants me to play games with him…” Her voice trailed to a whisper by the end.

“He only wants you to play games with him.” The pretty girl across the table repeated Lin Luor’s last sentence with a strange tone, then said with a serious expression, “Lin Luor, you know exactly what Chu You is up to. The gaming is just a cover for his real intentions…” There, she leaned forward intensively, staring into Lin Luor’s eyes and said in low, forceful tones, “He wants to sleep with you!”

Seeing Lin Luor’s startled reaction, the girl was satisfied. She continued, “Once he has had his fun with you, he’ll discard you like trash. To be honest, I’ve seen a lot in my three years of university. You must face the truth, Lin Luor.”

Lin Luor countered in a feeble attempt to defend herself, “I can play it by ear. If things don’t turn out the way I expect, I will… I will run.”

“Haha, how can a rabbit escape the clutches of a wolf? Haven’t you heard the saying that describes men?”

“A raging lust! You, this helpless little bunny, won’t be able to escape. He’ll coerce you into doing unspeakable things, you get what I mean!”

“Given his social status, handling this matter would be a piece of cake for him. It wouldn’t cause any stir at all. So, I advise you not to do this.”

Lin Luor rubbed her beautiful face with her hands after hearing this. She took a deep breath, “I really don’t know what to do right now. The situation at home is like this and my mother just caught a serious illness…”

Hearing this, the beautiful girl comforted her, “If you ask me, I think you should find someone who loves you. Only someone who loves you would care about everything about you. I see you have a suitor from a good family. Do you like him? Try opening your heart to him, perhaps things will take a turn for the better for you. How about it? Don’t bother with Chu You. Go and accept the person who loves you…” Towards the end, the girl’s words took on a soothing yet suggestive tone, almost like a soulful whisper.

“Should I not respond to him in the game tonight?”

“Reply, of course reply, directly reject him!”

Seeing Lin Luor walking out of the shop with a sense of helplessness and loneliness, a hint of jealousy and gloom flashed in the girl’s eyes.

Lin Luor, what era do you think it is? Do you still see yourself as the unattainable princess from high school? True, you are indeed more attractive than me, I admit. But ‘fate’ cannot be compared by looks. Lin Luor, you better leave Chu You right away. But, I must thank you for one thing. Had you not mentioned it, I would have completely forgotten about my high school classmate Chu You, this big tycoon. Now, this tycoon is my prey.

This girl picked up her mobile phone and searched through her friend circle. She then sent a message to a female classmate studying at the Royal University in the distant capital city: Do you know Chu You’s phone number?

Sitting inside the taxi, looking out the window at the bustling streets, Lin Luor furrowed her eyebrows. Her heart was extremely disturbed after being scared and persuaded by her best friend. Then, she began to recall Chu You from high school, the Chu You she first met in the game, and their adventures in dungeons. Gradually, Lin Luor felt something in her heart. This feeling was vague and indescribable but she could faintly feel that this Chu You, wasn’t the Chu You from high school. This Chu You, was a completely unfamiliar Chu You to her, and this feeling of unfamiliarity, seemed… to be exactly what she wanted.

…

In reality, it was already 11 pm. What was Chu You doing at the time?

He was already asleep. Yeah! Just that, he had activated Sleep Mode and continued to hunt monsters and level up in the game.

The entire Beehive was almost cleared out by Chu You. He hasn’t stopped for even a moment, always in battle, and his spirit was always in an excited state. This was because Chu You realized that the bee honey he had collected was almost close to a thousand pieces and the bee larvae had accumulated to over 200. He was almost at the threshold to reach level 7. So, if he exchanged all of these items, it seemed like he wouldn’t be far from reaching level 8. The only regret Chu You had was that there was no BOSS in this place.

His backpack was already full. He obtained 4 pieces of Viscount Level equipment, among which one was a shoulder guard Chu You, as a warrior, could equip, ‘Worm Bee Whisper Shoulder Guard’. Attack Power +7, Physical Defense +15, Hit Rate +3, Health +200, required Warrior Profession, Level 7 or above.

The rest were all ordinary equipment and bee items that can be exchanged for experience. Honey could be accumulated to 1000 pieces, which means that a box could store a thousand honeys, and it did not take much space in Chu You’s backpack. The items that fully packed his backpack were ordinary equipment. The size of Chu You’s backpack was currently the lowest, the space wasn’t large, and to expand the space, he must go to the large city’s Backpack Expansion Master for expansion. Yeah, the fee for that was quite expensive.

Chu You took a round tour inside the beehive and found nothing valuable. Nevertheless, more queen bees refreshed along the way. These queen bees were the most annoying monsters Chu You thought. Besides the pitiful amount of experience, they didn’t drop exchangeable items. They were so detestable because they not only had a lot of health but also had skills.

It seemed like it was time to leave. As soon as he thought of the impending level-up, Chu You’s mood turned from gloomy to sunny. Once he thought about it, he immediately ran towards the beehive opening. Even as a rebirth like Chu You, he got lost several times in this maze-like hive. Fortunately, Chu You had a good memory. Including his experiences from his previous life, Chu You quickly found the exit. If this were an average player, they would probably directly choose to teleport back to the city and run all the way back.

A gentle breeze came as Chu You couldn’t help but take a deep breath of the morning air in the game. Standing outside the cave, he paused for a moment and reminisced about the terrain when he first started clearing the bees around here. Chu You looked to his right before shaking his head; that was the way he had run away and he had already explored it. Then he looked straight ahead. The front was towards the top of the mountain, but it was densely covered with flowers and shrubs, showing no sign of human activity.

Chu You looked to the left and had already made up his mind that the route on the left should be the right one. All he had to do was pay attention and not overlook any anomalies. With this in mind, his tall figure ran quickly into the woods on the left.

By the time Chu You had run around the beehive, which was a small hill, he slowed down his pace, his eyes focused on the ground beneath him, observing the terrain to see if there were any signs of people passing by. Since it was a task to exchange with an NPC, there should be a path similar to a winding lane.

Not long after, Chu You found a hidden path on his left front. Without careful observation, it wouldn’t have been easy to spot as the terrain here was very similar. Only players with exceptional observation skills could find some clues.

Chu You followed this path, which was seemingly a road but not quite a road, and walked through the grass. Gradually, after walking a certain distance, the path beneath his feet appeared to be a visible path that had been naturally formed by people walking frequently.

Chu You was overjoyed, and he stepped on the path and ran. The terrain wound downwards, and at a certain point, Chu You could already see a grass hut below, which seemed to be the place. Chu You quickened his steps. Now that he had a target, Chu You gave up running on the path and chose to walk the ‘shortcut road’ based on his visual judgment.

In the end, after crossing a bunch of wild bushy woods, Chu You arrived in front of the grass hut.

An old man was tinkering with a beehive. The bees here were real honeybees, not worm bees.

“Old man, do you buy honey?” Chu You asked the man.

The old man glanced at Chu You, a hint of indifference in his eyes, “Indeed, sinful villain, have you come to rob my honey?”

In the game, senseless killing could cause certain NPCs to feel resentment. If relationships were not well-managed, you might lose missions or even get killed.

“How dare I! However, I only kill those who need to be killed. Free spirits in this martial world have their own sense of justice.”

“Ha-ha, you are bold, but I find myself agreeing with what you said.” Surprisingly, there was a look of appreciation in the old man’s eyes.

As for these unranked NPCs, Chu You dared not rob them because they might be some sort of supreme beings in “Celestial World” with limitless mana and exceptional battle prowess. The game had a high degree of freedom, which could be described as “do whatever you want”. In the later stages of the game, players often committed actions like slaughtering NPCs in towns and villages, especially during national wars, when slaughtering the major cities of the opposing nation was an option.

Chu You chuckled casually and continued, “Old man, I’ve brought something you might like this time.”

“Oh? Could it be the worm bee honey?”

“Exactly!”

“Hmm, I really need this thing, but I can’t afford to buy it.”

Chu You smiled faintly, “No problem if you don’t have money, just give me cultivation in return.”

“Ha-ha, that suits me just fine. Well then… let’s trade.”

A system notification appeared for Chu You, so he handed over the thousand units of worm bee honey he had brought.

“Good lad, that’s quite a lot.” The old man waved his sleeve and collected the thousand units of honey, gifting Chu You with 50,000 experience points in return.

System: Congratulations on leveling up to level 7.

The old man nodded, “Our Yan nation is indeed lucky to have a young genius like you.”

“Old man, I not only have honey, but also young worm bees.”

The old man’s eyes widened slightly in surprise, “Well hand them over then, I happen to need them.”

Subsequently, Chu You traded the 200 units of young worm bees too, bringing his experience to over halfway to level 8.

Watching the old man turn his back to him and continue to mess with the beehive, Chu You looked thoughtful, then slowly began to speak.

“Just now, I heard that you’re short on money, and I see you with lots of honey. So, I was wondering, would you sell any honey that you’ve processed?”

The old man turned around and glanced at Chu You. After a moment, he laughed loudly and nodded, “I can sell my honey, but it comes at a high price you know. The Fairy Wine I often drink doesn’t come cheap.” It seemed like the old man was poor because of his drinking.

“That’s fine. Let’s trade for one jar of honey first to see how it tastes.”

The old man carelessly scooped some honey from a wooden barrel into a small jar and handed it over to Chu You.

System: Are you willing to pay 20 silver coins to trade with the Beekeeper?

Chu You chose to accept. After paying the money, a new jar-shaped item appeared in Chu You’s backpack.

Item name: Sunset Honey. Item description: Consuming the Sunset Honey will give you 50 experience points.

“Old man, how much more honey like this do you have? I’ll take it all!” The old man looked at Chu You with surprise, who in turn radiated with sincerity, but there was also a touch of pride in his eyes.