Translator-Rhapsodite
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“That person has been in [Peach Blossom Spring] for quite some time, hasn’t he? Despite this, no one knows what he looks like?”
Ji Dong was perplexed.
Even if there were a lot of players in this place, he still thought it was unusual that someone could remain entirely anonymous.
Everyone walked in and out of ‘The Colosseum’ every month, but even if the senior players had not collaborated together, they should have recognized each other–how was it possible that no one knew what this legendary player looked like?
“Besides, whether you’re squatting or following, there’s always a way to find out a player’s room number.”
“Hahaha, I forgot that you two haven’t been to the ‘Apartment’. No wonder you guys have this type of speculation.”
Zhao Zhui smiled.
“When you see the structure of the ‘Apartment,’ you will understand that it won’t work for anyone regardless of whether they are ‘squatting or following’.”
He paused and added, “As for his appearance… It is said that he has a special prop that can hide his appearance–so we all laugh and call him the ‘King of Lanling‘.”
This was the first time Ji Dong and Mo Tiangen heard the term “special prop” from Zhao Zhui.
Ji Dong only knew that he could obtain “special props” in the [Film], such as his power bank–which alluded to anything that could inspire specific powers of the human body, but he had no idea that there were “special props” that could conceal someone’s appearance.
Furthermore, according to Zhao Zhui’s inference, these “props” did not relate to a specific item but rather to a broad category of items.
Zhao Zhui spoke with a relaxed expression and a smile on his face; he hardly looked away from Ji Dong and Mo Tiangen’s faces.
Zhao Zhui’s existence in the [Peach Blossom Garden], was not actually very long. He had only been here for half a year, and although he had experienced six [Films], he had failed to break through the level B difficulty, and his performance in any [Film] was also very average.
It might be argued that if he hadn’t been the guild’s main recruiter and had not received additional care and protection from his teammates, he would have died a long time ago.
A mediocre player like him, on the other hand, might become an officer in a large gang of more than 200 players and take responsibility for headhunting. The main reason being that he was adept at interacting with others.
Zhao Zhui was very good at observing people’s expressions and saying all the right words accordingly. He didn’t need Ji Dong and Mo Tiangen to speak. He was able to read everything he wanted to know from their slightly confused eyes.
He smiled with satisfaction.
“You two don’t know that there are ‘special props’… Indeed, this information was not included in the novice’s guide. You would not know of it unless you came across it in the first [Film].”
He knew that the seeds he had sowed were just about to sprout, and he threw the bait with a smile.
“You don’t know enough about the rules of the [Peach Blossom Spring] and its world.”
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He took out two small cards from his pocket and gave one to Ji Dong and the other to Mo Tiangen.
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In addition to the ginkgo leaves, a line of small, gilt letters was printed on the card [Ginkgo Biloba, 20:00 pm, February 3rd].
As a rookie who had just come out of the novice village and hadn’t even finished visiting the map of the town, Ji Dong calmly asked, “Where is the Ginkgo Biloba?”
“Ginkgo biloba is one of the rooms in the ‘Lian Ge’.”
Zhao Zhui patiently explained, “‘Lian Ge’… it’s a conference hall. It’s just across from the ‘Apartment’. You can see it later–its appearance is really like the continuous storied pavilion building common in the palaces of the Han Dynasty.”
He pointed to the small card in Ji Dong’s hand.
“This is the invitation to the meeting. Only those holding the invitation can be allowed to enter the room during the meeting.”
“I see.”
Ji Dong glanced at Mo Tiangen, saw that Mr. Dagen nodded his head, and said to the man with black glasses.
“We’ll come.”
Zhao Zhui was very satisfied with his answer.
Ji Dong stared at his gentle smiling face and hesitated for a moment before asking, “Can I ask you for another invitation?”
“Oh?”
Zhao Zhui blinked. “You have another companion?”
Ji Xiao’niao scratched his ears awkwardly. He felt that his ears were hot and his face was a little big. “It’s just someone I met in the [Film], so…”
He hesitated.
“I don’t know if you gave him an invitation, but he left early…”
At this point, Ji Dong also realized that his behavior was like someone who had a crush and was looking for an excuse to talk to the beauty, and his voice was getting lower and lower involuntarily.
“Just in case he is interested and doesn’t have an invitation, I wanted to ask for one for him first…”
Zhao Zhui’s eyes flickered.
He had figured out who Ji Dong was referring to.
They had met a total of five newcomers while waiting outside the ‘Colosseum’ for the newcomers this month.
The first to appear was a beautiful man with long hair who caught everyone’s attention.
His response was unlike those of the other arrivals. When he walked out the door, he didn’t squint, he hardly acknowledged them, and he walked away quickly.
At that time, the sister pair had volunteered to stop people and invite potential newcomers to their guild. One of them chased after the beautiful man with long hair for a couple hundred meters but couldn’t stop him to say a couple words to him. Finally, she came back angrily. She was so angry that she almost stamped a hole in the floor with her heels.
Two girls came out afterward and their reaction was exactly like the other vast majority of newcomers who met him for the first time. A majority of the new people he had met had received their invitation after much effort and were always sure to express their gratitude.
However, the two females that appeared did not receive high points in the first [Film], and they did not appear to be formidable players. They probably wouldn’t withstand the next two or three [Films], so Zhao Zhui didn’t want to spend further time on them.
Next was the babyface and the muscular man.
With Zhao Zhui’s insight, he could feel that their level was definitely higher than that of most newcomers.
In particular, the curly baby face with 3000+ points had stimulated his interest.
He would never want to miss such a good seedling.
“Of course.”
Thinking of this, Zhao Zhui took another invitation out of his pocket and handed it to Ji Dong without hesitation.
“Of course, we welcome your companions to the novice briefing.”
———————-
Zhao Zhui sent them all the way to the ‘Apartment’.
After seeing the ‘Apartment’, Ji Dong finally understood why Zhao Zhui told them that it was meaningless to follow or squat here.
Because the so-called apartment was not like any other apartment normal people have ever known. It was a building divided into numerous small rooms with the appearance of a mystical construction, such as a space colony station, which only existed in science fiction films.
They saw a huge pillar reaching into the clouds.
A thick chain of rings twisted into the Mobius ring, connected from beginning to end like an infinite loop. It slowly circled the giant column like an abstract dragon made of steel.
Countless rooms were hung on chains like the hanging boxes on ferris wheels.
For a brief period, Ji Dong and Mo Tiangen were speechless. They were frozen in place in front of the gigantic pillar, unsure of what to do.
As they stared in disbelief at the ‘Apartment’, a man passed by and headed towards the giant pillar.
“Keep an eye on everything.”
Zhao Zhui laughed and instructed them on how to enter and exit the ‘Apartment’, saying, “You may think of the pillar as an ‘elevator’.”
Just then, the man approached the huge pillar and placed his hand on it.
The area where his palm touched the column lit up slightly, and a blue glow emerged. Then, out of thin air, a door that would only let one person pass through at a time emerged on the smooth column body.
The man quietly stepped inside after opening the door and turned around. It was exactly like riding in an elevator.
The door slid shut instantly.
“Look up.”
Zhao Zhui pointed to the high place and asked Ji Dong and Mo Tiangen to look up.
In the high altitude, the chain moved forward slowly for a short section.
Then they indistinctly saw a carriage, hanging on the chain stuck in a cantilever that was “hooked” to the front of the column. After fitting perfectly with the column body, it was lifted by the cantilever and set back on the chain.
“As you can see, everyone’s room is bound with the biological information of the owner. Only they can go in.”
Zhao Zhui said, “Even if you know which room others live in, you can’t do anything.”
Mo Tiangen was quite depressed, “So we can’t invite others into our own room or visit others’ rooms?”
“That’s not true.”
Zhao Zhui said with a smile, “There is an operation panel in the elevator. You can choose to enter the room number of other participants. If the other party agrees, you can also go in.”
“Oh, that’s great!”
Teacher Dagen winked at Ji Xiao’niao, “Then I can come to you for a drink at night.”
Zhao Zhui looked up at the muscular man in front of him.
He thought, “When you stay in this place for a few more days and feel the imminent pressure of survival, you won’t have the leisure to feel like drinking.”
But for now, he simply smiled and didn’t say anything, “All right, you two go in and take a look at your rooms.”
Ji Dong was really curious about what the cage-like rooms hanging in the air were like.
He restrained his tension and excitement, tried to make his steps appear calm, went to the column, and tried to reach out and touch it according to the operation method he had just seen.
The moment his palm made contact with the column wall, Ji Dong felt a very weak current flowing through his palm. Then, the outline of a door suddenly appeared on the metal wall in front of him and slid away to one side.
——Fuck! It really is high-tech!
Ji Dong exclaimed in his heart before taking a deep breath, and stepping inside the gap.
The author has something to say:
Apartment: It’s impossible to attack at night. It’s impossible in this life, hee hee~
thank you for the chapter！
Can’t wait to see ml
Good luck ji dong （＾ω＾）
What? No attacking? This author, that was very disappointing..