Free Web NovelChapter 41: A Fine Dinner
Max was quite intrigued with Rhayne.
Since he was already in a good mood and Rhayne was among the reasons after giving him money, Max decided to skim all his messages.
Five minutes later, he was dumbfounded.
I wouldn’t be surprised if she was screaming at me at the top of her lungs based on her message.
Women sure have a strange ability to handle their emotions.
Max recalled that Rhayne instantly ended the call after her inquiries were answered and wondered if she was displeased with him.
Probably not, she might just be motivated to increase her skills’ proficiency. I wonder how much stronger she has gotten now?
Max couldn’t remember Rhayne’s past. He could only recall that she only shone after her fourth class advancement, as she earned a legacy class.
There were quite a lot of players who earned a legacy class in his past life. A legacy class, simply put, was a class given by an NPC that possessed the same class, granting it to players through class advancement.
It was a unique class that was far different from the normal class given by the Empire to the players.
Most of such NPCs were hiding themselves from various reasons and would search for a suitable player to inherit their class.
Max’s hidden legacy class quest was only discovered after Apocalypse Online, so for him to gain that legacy class, he simply has to complete the quest without the guidance of an NPC.
The scroll was placed in a special slot in his inventory and he couldn’t wait to open them.
However, for now, Max has to take it easy.
He logged out of the game, excited to take out Auntie Sarah and his younger brother, Enzo.
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6pm. March 5, 2028. frёewebηovel.cѳm
It was currently the fifth day, and most of the players who began playing the moment Apocalypse Online was launched already completed their first class advancement.
However, due to its popularity, half of the players have not gotten their first class.
It was simply because every day, there would be a million estimated new players logging in Apocalypse Online.
Aethernova Industries was also rejoicing after most of the new players brought their gaming pod from them.
It was inevitable. Aethernova barely has worthy competitors.
At this moment, the First Awakener brought his auntie and younger brother into one of the finest restaurants in the upper district.
Max and Enzo sat facing each other while Auntie Sarah was on their side.
She was satisfied every time she peeked at Enzo, who was dumbfounded.
A waiter soon arrived and handed them an appetizer.
Enzo kept bowing towards him and said, "Thank you."
The waiter beamed a smile at him and said, "You’re welcome."
Enzo remained dumbfounded as the waiter turned around and left.
He hastily gazed at his elder brother, who indifferently ate the appetizer.
He asked, "Hey, are you sure we are in the right place? Can you even pay here?"
Max grinned. "Of course. I researched about this place, you know. Also, don’t worry, Auntie Sarah won’t pay a dime. This is on me."
"Did you win a lottery or what?"
"Well, kind of."
Enzo was dumbfounded.
"What’s with the nonchalant reply?"
Max furrowed his eyebrows and glanced at his younger brother. freēwēbηovel.c૦m
He sighed. "Don’t worry about this, you are not the one paying, anyway."
"But... Do you want the same thing to happen again like what happened last time?"
"It won’t happen again."
Max’s face turned solemn as he assured Enzo, causing the latter to be taken aback.
Auntie Sarah, on the other hand, was smiling from ear to ear.
The brother’s interaction showed how much they put importance to their responsibility.
Not once she heard them complaining about the debt that their parents left on them.
After Max and Enzo’s brief exchange, it was silent, so Auntie Sarah initiated the conversation.
It became light-hearted, full of assurance, until they eventually enjoyed what it meant to be in a fine dining restaurant.
Inevitably, they garnered infuriated gazes from other tables since they were quite loud but Auntie Sarah was careless.
Thankfully, when their dishes arrived, they ate quietly, savoring the food.
They ate for quite a while until they were finished.
When the bill arrived, Max immediately gestured for the waiter to prevent Enzo from peeking at it.
The bill was 23,354 CAD in total. Max was quite careless as he swiped the card he took after paying the taxes.
He still has a remaining 26k CAD plus and he planned to save it for their lavish meal from then on.
After they paid, they returned to their apartment.
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Unlike others, Max and Enzo didn’t have time to wander around. Enzo still has exams and Max still has a quest to complete, so Auntie Sarah didn’t ask them to relax first.
However, she asked when Enzo’s graduation was and promised them she would take them out to celebrate it.
But, Max rejected and stated he would cover the cost. Auntie Sarah was quite surprised but didn’t argue with him.
Max, on the other hand, the moment he heard Auntie Sarah’s suggestion, recalled Aethernova’s invitation to discuss with him about becoming their contracted player.
There were three months left before Enzo’s graduation and he believed it was sufficient for him to finish every matter he had to settle before becoming their contracted player.
In other words, he planned to take Enzo and Auntie Sarah out of the country and have a vacation to another country.
Motivated, Max logged in inside the game.
After he checked the clock, he realized only almost three hours had passed—twice less than what Max told Rhayne.
He smiled. I hope she’s already prepared.
Without hesitation, he messaged her that he would proceed to the Ranger Post later after getting his warrior and support from other training areas.
Afterwards, he instantly received a reply, "Okay! I’ll be waiting here!"
Max smiled. It doesn’t seem like she’s angry.
He shook his head to discard the unnecessary thoughts out of his head as he proceeded to the Warrior Yard and Support Sanctum to officially invite the NPCs to his party.
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