Translator-Rhapsodite
Editor-Abo Dammen, Proofreader-adjective
It was a man and two women who stopped Ji Dong and Mo Tiangen.
The man wore a pair of black-framed glasses, and seemed to be in his early thirties. He exuded a gentle temperament and spoke politely.
The two girls weren’t old and had similar eyebrows and eyes. They should be sisters. The older one looked like a fledgling adult and the younger one appeared to be a college student.
The man with black glasses smiled and said,”You two, is this your first time in the [Peach Blossom Spring]?” inquired the man with black spectacles.
Ji Dong and Teacher Mo Tiangen were not surprised that the other party would know their identities. They were new here. There must be many details they didn’t understand. When there were flaws, it wasn’t strange to be seen through by the old foxes.
But Ji Dong asked, “How are you sure we’re new?”
“Haha.”
The man with glasses smiled. “If you ask this question, it proves that you are newbies.”
He answered, then turned to the two girls, “You two stay here, I’ll take them to the apartment.”
The two sisters nodded.
“Are we going to go to your room now?”
The man with black glasses smiled at Ji Dong and Mo Tiangen. “Let’s go. We’ll talk as we go.”
When the man escorted them away, Ji Dong and Mo Tiangen observed that not only these three individuals but also intermittent groups of four or five people lingered around. They seemed to be planning to strike up a conversation with them, but when they saw the glasses-wearing man had already approached them, they simply looked at them from a distance with inquisitive eyes.
“My name is Zhao Zhui, the Zhao from Zhao Yun and the Zhui from Zhui Gan.”
The man with glasses introduced himself as he walked. Finally, he joked, “It’s my real name. You can find it in the address book.”
Ji Dong and Mo Tiangen looked at each other, laughed, and relaxed a bit.
“It’s okay, don’t rush to tell me your names.”
Zhao Zhui smiled and said, “After you hear what I want to tell you, it won’t be too late to make a decision.”
Teacher Dagen deduced from his two recent statements that this individual was neither in sales nor personnel. His public speaking abilities were exceptional. He asserted himself to demonstrate his sincerity, and whenever he opened his mouth, he would set up a ladder for the audience that could completely arouse the other party’s interest.
“Didn’t you just ask me how I knew you were new?”
Zhao Zhui said to Ji Dong, “In fact, the reason is too simple. It’s because only newbies will come out of the ‘Colosseum’ on the 3rd of each month.”
Ji Dong: “…”
He really didn’t ask the artificial intelligence XiaoBai about this.
” ‘Colosseum’… That’s where you just came out. Because it looks like the Colosseum in ancient Rome, we all call it that.”
Zhao Zhui led them through a long floating corridor and casually pointed to the circular building behind him.
We’re sorry for MTLers or people who like using reading mode, but our translations keep getting stolen by aggregators so we’re going to bring back the copy protection. If you need to MTL please retype the gibberish parts.
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“I think you already know the rule that all players need to enter the [Film] on the 15th of each month?”
Zhao Zhui then explained, “From the second time, no matter how long you spend in the [Film], when you return to the [Peach Blossom Spring] again, you will find that the date shown on the calendar is the 16th.”
“P rff.”
Ji Dong understood. “That is to say, the time when the players come back from the [Film] is different. The experienced ones come out on the 16th, while the newcomers come out on the 3rd. Did I understand that right?”
“Oh, this little brother is not bad, he already knows the title of [Experiencer].”
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Mo Tiangen was curious. “Then why are you interested in newcomers?”
“Before I answer your question, would you mind if I ask?”
Zhao Zhui smiled politely. “How many points did you get in the first [Film]?”
Ji Dong and Mo Tiangen were silent for a few seconds.
They weren’t sure whether they should tell this information to the stranger in front of them.
“Don’t worry, I just want to make a preliminary assessment of your strength.”
Zhao Zhui answered frankly, “Just as recruitment needs two-way choice, I also need to know whether you have a value worth soliciting.”
——Indeed!
Ji Dong guessed the answer when the man took the initiative to talk to them. Now he was certain.
“All right.”
Mo Tiangen shrugged, “I got more than 2800 points.”
Ji Dong also replied, “I got more than 3400 points.”
Zhao Zhui’s eyes slightly widened after hearing the points because of surprise.
He had been a “headhunter” in his guild for several months. There were at least dozens of new people he had contacted, and only a few of them could score 2800 points, not to mention 3000+ here.
He looked at Ji Dong and Mo Tiangen with different eyes.
Especially Ji Dong, Zhao Zhui looked at him from head to foot three times. Seeing his clear eyes and calm attitude, he confirmed that the lovely baby face was not bragging. He did get nearly 3400 high scores in the first [Film].
“Well, now I’m sure. As far as the newcomers are concerned, they are excellent.”
Zhao Zhui nodded with satisfaction.
“If I’m being honest, our guild is in need of fresh members. Veterans or newcomers.”
Zhao Zhui led them and turned a corner at the end of the floating corridor. “Especially strong companions.”
Then he raised his hand and pointed forward, “Look there, it’s the Obelisk.”
Ji Dong and Mo Tiangen: “!!!”
When waking up from the small room, Ji Dong had imagined what kind of place this so-called the [Peach Blossom Spring] was.
But when he saw it with his own eyes, everything he could see was still beyond his imagination.
At the end of the suspended corridor was a half moon shaped platform. In front of the platform stood a 100-meter high steel obelisk.
Ji Dong craned his neck as far back as he could, just catching sight of the magnificent monument’s triangular spire.
Then he found that there were many small light spots on the metal body of the obelisk.
After taking a closer look, it turned out to be a character.
But those characters were neither Chinese nor English, nor any symbols he knew. They looked a bit like hieroglyphs from long lost Mesopotamia’s civilization.
“This monument actually has the names of all the participants, although no one can understand it.”
Zhao Zhui explained to the two newcomers.
“The closer the name is to the top, the more it proves that the person’s score is higher, and the more difficult it is to break through the [Film].”
Then he looked at Ji Dong and Mo Tiangen.
“But you know what? As long as you can complete the ‘Film’ of SS difficulty, you can get a real body, leave the [Peach Blossom Spring] and return to the original normal world.”
Zhao Zhui pushed his slightly slipping glasses and looked at Ji Dong and Mo Tiangen seriously.
“Most of us here are not alone before entering the [Peach Blossom Spring].”
He sighed and pointed to the high metal top. “Like me, in the original world, I have a family, both old and young, and my son has just turned one year old. So seriously, I want to go back. I always hoped my name could climb to the top of the Obelisk, and then leave here to return to my ordinary, but peaceful life.”
Ji Dong and Mo Tiangen looked at each other and saw the same desire in both their eyes.
Yes, they wanted to go back.
Ji Xiao’niao’s parents died early. He was brought up by his sister who was nine years older than him. The siblings have always had a good relationship.
Even if he later joined the archery team and spent most of the year in training and competition, his sister was still his most important family and concern.
Moreover, he should have been promoted to the adult group this year. If he could, Ji Dong admitted that he wanted to go back, continue to practice his reverse bow, continue to participate in the world competition, and make more and better achievements with his teammates.
As for Mo Tiangen, although he was a lonely man with little concerns, he was a good teacher. He had a stable monthly income, sufficient holidays, a peaceful life, and his future was bright.
If they weren’t that smart, they wouldn’t be willing to live a normal life. However, at the risk of death at any time, they had to go back to challenge those damn [Films] once a month.
“… Can anyone go out?”
Ji Dong looked up at the top of the Obelisk.
He did not see any glowing characters on the small spire that symbolized the highest difficulty.
“I mean, can anyone really break through an SS difficulty [Film]?”
Zhao Zhui shook his head. “I don’t know.”
“There was once a player, who is a legend for us. His position on the Obelisk was much higher than anyone else, and he climbed up for a period of time every month. We all guessed that he will soon challenge the SS Level ‘world’ difficulty.”
Ji Dong hesitated for two seconds deciding which question to ask, ‘Who is that man?’ and ‘Did he succeed?’ or to choose both.
“What happened then? Did the man break through the ‘Film’ of SS difficulty?”
“I don’t know.”
Zhao Zhui shook his head. “On the 16th of last month, when we came back from the [Film], we found that the man’s name had disappeared from the Obelisk. No one knows whether he left the [Peach Blossom Spring] after the customs clearance or died in the [Film].”
Ji Dong, “…”
For a moment, he even wanted to call AI XiaoBai out here and ask him the final result of the legendary figure who had occupied the top of the Obelisk for a long time.
But on second thought, he was not the only one. All of the participants in the [Peach Blossom Spring] must be very concerned about this problem. Since Zhao Zhui said he didn’t know, then that would mean even the artificial intelligence had no idea of his whereabouts.
Zhao Zhui continued, “It’s a pity that no one has ever cooperated with him. We don’t know his name or his ability.”
“Why?” Mo Tiangen was a little surprised. “Isn’t every contestant eager to hold on to his golden thigh, which has dominated the list for a long time? Why doesn’t anyone form a team with him?”
“Because his [Film] is too difficult.”
Zhao Zhui shook his head with a smile. “Of course, a golden thigh is a golden thigh. It’s only a matter of if your arm is long enough to hold it.”
He thought about it and added, “And not only does no one know what he looks like, but no one also knows which room he lived in, so there was no chance to hold his golden thighs.”
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The author has something to say:
As for the setting of the first copy, the inspiration from Silent Hill + Mist, dusty cities with poor vision, and wandering fire monsters
~^O^
The inspiration of the dragonfly is one of the explanations of the mystery of the spontaneous combustion of the human body-the candle wick effect, so it was named “Candle” Dragonfly “www
The lizard is very easy to guess. It is the Salamander Snake, which represents the element of fire in alchemy. It looks like a lizard and has a very poisonous body.
There is a saying about this creature that small lizards often hibernate in firewood, so people occasionally find them climbing out of the burning fire. Because they can secrete mucus and resist high temperatures for a short time, people mistakenly thought it can’t burn to death, so they are regarded as the spirit of fire element~
The owl was inspired by the owl sightings at the church in Mawnan Smith, Cornwall, England.
It is said that residents found a huge owl pill (the food pill vomited by the owl, which is composed of indigestible animal hair and bones) in the church, as well as eyewitness reports. According to the description, it is a huge owl with a human face~
The inspiration for the canine ape comes from the legendary creature of Tierra del Fuego, a small monster that looks like a dog but is as good at climbing trees like a monkey. For the effect of the story, their size is enlarged~
Above ~ ⊙▽⊙
proofreader’s note~
ngl saw silent hill+mist and thought of that other unlimited flow novel (¬‿¬)
i feel like ML is the legendary player 🙂
Thank you for the chapter!
Oh? Is that our ML?
Thank you for the chapter!! ❤️❤️
And here we are again. Assuming that the legendary ones are the one for our mc😂
Chinese bl novel’s favorite trope 🤣
The Legend Man: Well, I allow you to hug my thigh whenever and wherever you want, Ji Xiao’niao.
Ji Dong: ………………I think you’re the one who’s gonna hug my thigh.