Early morning the next day.

Yawning as he stepped out of his room, Gu Mo stretched his body with force, causing his bones to crackle softly. He grimaced, feeling uncomfortable all over, probably because he had slept too much.

"This can't go on... When will the dumb system get its act together?"

He let out a long sigh, feeling rather headachey. The dumb system was very good and powerful, with amazingly advanced functions when running properly, whether it was fighting monsters to level up or automatic saving. It seemed to be governed by some inexplicable mysterious law that surpassed everything.

But then, the abnormal parts were infuriating. Despite being such a powerful system, why do such basic errors occur, with endless bugs cropping up?

There are even inexplicable issues like network fluctuations. Would you believe it if it's told?

All in all, it sends one's blood pressure soaring.

Thinking about this, he waved his arms vigorously and rubbed his shoulders and neck. Sleeping voluntarily had the advantage of allocating his limited online time; the downside was feeling uncomfortable all over as he did now, overly rested but feeling very unpleasant.

Since he forced himself to sleep, he had to rely on subjective effort, and it was difficult and exhausting when sleepiness was absent. Without forced offline instant sleep and high-quality rest that refreshes him with a full status upon waking, he felt more tired the more he slept, waking up many times during the night...

Yawning again, he rubbed his somewhat groggy, sleepy eyes and casually waved to a servant passing down the corridor far away—

"Hi, good morning, may I ask… hmm, where can I wash up? Oh, and if possible, could you help me find a mirror?"

......

About a quarter of an hour later.

Having washed up, Gu Mo returned to his room, sighed upon seeing the copper mirror added to the room. This era hadn't popularized glass mirrors like those of later generations... However, looking at it from another angle, this might not be a bad thing. Perhaps, if there's an opportunity in the future, he could be a cross-world trader or something.

—But as of now, it seems to be of no help to him.

Narrowing his eyes, he scrutinized the reflection of himself in the copper mirror. Gu Mo realized he might have misunderstood metallic mirrors due to TV shows' influence. After all, scenes on TV often showed dimly lit human figures reflected in blurry, yellowish copper mirrors, literally "watching loneliness." It's no wonder he thought that over time.

But in fact, copper mirrors aren't dim or blurry, they're quite clear. Although their clarity differs from glass mirrors, the difference isn't significant.

At least he could see very clearly the image of himself in the mirror; his features were very distinct... The effect he was hoping for didn't occur, though—no interactive options related to the dumb system appeared in the reflection. He couldn't quite figure out where the problem lay.

The mirror at home worked, but could the copper mirror not work?

Frowning, he set down the mirror and headed outside, but just as he stepped out, an especially enthusiastic voice called—

"Gu Mo, brother, up so early... hahaha... Don't want to sleep a bit more?"

Fujikichiro was rubbing his sleepy eyes as he happened to walk over, yawning all the way. Seeing Gu Mo step out, he quickly greeted him, his tone openly flattered, yet candid.

"No, can't sleep... Hmm, your dark circles are heavy, couldn't sleep last night?"

Gu Mo raised his eyebrows, noticing Monkey's obvious panda eyes, he couldn't help but ask.

"Ah hahaha, yes, yes. It's my first... first time staying in a place like this! Too excited to sleep the whole night, getting startled awake even when turning over at night, afraid of breaking something…" Monkey explained with an embarrassed chuckle, rubbing his hands.

He didn't mention other reasons, like being on an emotional rollercoaster from being startled again and again yesterday; or being so excited with mind full of thoughts about future success, repeatedly reminding himself to seize this opportunity, and before he knew it, it was late at night...

"That's really tough..."

Gu Mo's eyes showed some sympathy.

"Not tough, not tough. Gu Mo, brother, just remember to look after me in the future... Lord Dao San holds you in high regard, surely you'll become someone important one day." Fujikichiro shook his head repeatedly, grinning broadly, while flattering cautiously: "Hope you won't forget me then."

He was somewhat anxious. It's great for a partner to become successful, but it's... um, too fast, bordering on speeding!

Counting the days, they've known each other for only three days, and Gu Mo seemed to be on a rising trend to success, leaving Monkey caught off guard. The effectiveness of this partnership far exceeded Monkey's initial expectations, as he hadn't held much unrealistic expectation—

Just planning to find a couple of strong partners, relying on accumulating battle merits to climb to success.

A very reliable career path, without untethered daydreaming. Amidst frequent warfare in this tumultuous era, today someone feels that as a man born in chaos, he must wield a sword to achieve unmatched feats, tomorrow someone else realizes they have noble ideals for serving the country and the people kept in their heart...

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