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Wang Cai could be considered just an ordinary office worker and very poorly paid because of the basic work he did. Thus, his salary was not high and he could not afford to spend much more than necessary.

After the death of his parents a few years ago, he started working to support himself and didn't have the opportunity to graduate from college, so he had to leave early.

In this life, he would not finish that degree, but he would finish other things.

The next day after rebirth in the past, Wang Cai resigned to get some of the money he needed to receive.

What he did was use some of the money to play the lottery. He already knew the results, so it was a good opportunity to earn a little money to live without having to work for six months or a year.

The numbers that would be drawn this time were something he would never forget. Because he remembered something that deeply marked his heart and mind.

The ten numbers were exactly his parents' two birth dates, their death date, and the number 01.

When these numbers were drawn in his previous life, Wang Cai almost fainted because it was too much of a blow to bear.

Among the hundred numbers to be drawn. Those were the ten numbers.

It was a lot of coincidence.

Coming back from the lottery, he met with his good old friend Lin Hai.

The fat man was tall and a bit muscled from his hours at the gym. But he was eating snacks, no matter what the occasion, he was always eating that kind of thing.

As a gym instructor, he shouldn't do this because it was a bit of a contradictory view.

"Wang Cai, what are you going to do now? You resign, what's your next job? Or will you live like a bum on the fringes of society? If you want, I can get you a job at the gym, but you'll have to work out until you get more muscle." He joked.

"Fatty, that won't be necessary. I have my plans."

"I hope this because you still have to pay me for using my money to go to that massage parlor."

"There are only five hundred RMBs left. I'll pay you next month as I'm saving up for it" Wang Cai pointed at the television.

A commercial was showing.

"Infinite World, a world of infinite possibilities for players. The world's largest and most realistic virtual reality game. Come to our world and choose a possibility for your virtual life." This was the commercial.

Images of the helmet and necessary items were shown to everyone who was watching.

"Wang Cai, are you really thinking about playing this?" Lin Hai was skeptical about this because his knowledge about Wang Cai said that he wouldn't know how to play it.

"Yes. The black market for these games is moving several hundred million RMBs a day. The market hasn't opened yet, so the richest are looking to buy their items using alternative methods. This is the best time to enjoy and make good money. Just one rare item is enough to live in luxury for more than a month."

"Wang Cai, but you would be late. The game started more than a month ago. The big guilds have already occupied a lot of good places to grind. The chances of getting something good are very low. I was lucky to be able to start playing a week ago, but I had some difficulties finding groups to level up. Fortunately, some of my co-workers are also playing, so I had a chance to join them." Lin Hai was disheartened about this.

Many of the players already had groups formed, but there were also a lot of new players that were coming.

"That's not important. A month isn't a lot, yet It is possible to get good things."

"Do you have money to buy the helmet? Or do you need a loan?" Realizing that his friend was determined on this idea, he decided to offer a little help.

"It won't be necessary. The money I received was enough to reserve a helmet for me, but I won't get it until next week."

Because of the high demand, the companies responsible for distributing the equipment were struggling to meet the demand, so interested people needed to make a reservation to be able to buy.

"You will be later than before."

"Fine. I'm in no hurry."

"Wang Cai, do you have any plans for tonight?"

"I planned to stay home and get some exercise. Why the question?"

"Let's go to the massage parlor and have some fun. You resigned and it's a good opportunity to celebrate"

"..."

"I'll pay. A poor person like you can't spend much. You can give me that money back when get rich playing the Infinite World"

…

Over the next week, Wang Cai exercised his younger body to get used to the movements.

For the game, this was very important.

Besides, he also did some research on how the exploration of continents in the Infinite World was going.

Unlike the regular games, Infinite World had so many quests that it was considered infinite because whenever a quest was done, it couldn't be done again, but there are exceptions like item delivery and creature hunting.

Normally, NPCs' quests always change according to what the player says. So, many players could take a different quest from the same NPC, but it was also possible to take the same quest.

…

Someone knocked on the old door.

"Sir, here's your order. Check the contents and then sign here." A delivery man placed a cardboard box in front of him.

Inside there was only a helmet and a few connectors.

"Everything is alright. Thank you"

"You are welcome"

"Now everything is ready. All that's left is tonight's results." Wang Cai was eager to see the lottery results.

According to his memories, the numbers that were to be drawn were the ones he chose, but not all because it was not necessary to win the first prize, as he would have to go in person to pick up the check. To avoid unnecessary trouble, he chose the second prize.

If he made a lot of money, some relatives and friends would show up to ask for money and there's a good chance he'll be robbed too. So it was better to earn just a little and spend it to improve his current life.

Lying on the old and not very soft bed, Wang Cai put on his helmet to enter the Infinite World again.