Chapter 856

Then, a female mage appeared before him, sporting an exquisite avatar decked out in top-tier gear.

She noticed Jack immediately and walked toward him. She was none other than "As It Was Before."

"Legend of the East" had a unique feature that allowed players to customize their avatars' appearance based on their real-life features and body types. In this game, avatars varied wildly in appearance, but like in real life, beauty still drew attention, or the lack of it too.

Based on this fact, "As It Was Before" had to be a real beauty. Could she actually be a girl?

"Let's head to the marriage hall. I've prepared the rings, so let's get married!"

Her sudden proposal caught Jack off guard. "M-Married?"

Jack never expected this beautiful lady, who called herself "As It Was Before", would propose marriage when she met him. Was this supposed to be a joke?

From Jack's tone, "As It Was Before" seemed to have imagined how perplexed he must have been behind the screen.

So, she sent a snickering emoji and asked, "What's the matter? A beautiful lady like me is pursuing you and proposing to you. What's there to hesitate about?"

No one would ever want to miss out on a potential romance, but this was still a virtual world, after all. For all he knew, this "goddess" could be a burly, bearded dude scratching his feet behind the screen. Nᴇw ɴovel chaptᴇrs are published on find⸺novel.net

"Why would you want to marry me? You're decked out in top-tier gear; you should find a rich player worthy of your status?"

Jack opened his inventory and glanced at his mediocre gear. He was nowhere near resembling a rich player.

"Haha! What if I told you that I know you in real life? Would you believe me?" she mysteriously asked.

"You know me?" Jack was in utter disbelief.

He had never told anyone about his username. Who would know him in this virtual world?

Could it be someone working in Genesis Games? But who would know it so well? Could it be Pentime Group's CEO, Wendy Trader?

Genesis Games and Pentime Group shared most of their resources as they solidified their collaboration. However knowing, Wendy's personality, she seemed unlikely to play such games. She had always been the type to go straight to the point.

"Of course, I do. Come, let's get married. I'll bring you there." As she spoke, she started leading the way.

However, Jack didn't follow her and explained, "I'm sorry. I can't marry you. I have a girlfriend."

"I know." Then, she sent an adorable smiley and typed, "Plus, I know your real-life girlfriend is gorgeous! This is just a game. It's not like we're getting married for real. What are you scared about?"

As if guided by some unseen force, Jack found himself agreeing to her

proposition. Then, he followed behind "As It Was Before" toward the marriage hall.

After all, this was merely a virtual world; none of it was real.

Still, Jack was curious about who "As It Was Before" was.

Marriage was now a standard feature in role-playing games. After years of development, it had become a fan favorite.

Although the virtual world was full of mystery and deception, there were still many in-game couples whose

love stories turned into reality, finding genuine happiness. Th marriage system in "Legend of the East" was impressively well-developed, allowing players to fully customize the scale and style of their weddings based on how much they were willing to spend.

"As It Was Before" had been planning this in-game wedding for a long time, Everything was meticulously prepared with various festive items to set the mood. The

only regret was that neither had

invited any in-game friends to witness the ceremony.