translator: Oyen editor: Ciel
Walking into the internet cafe, Qin Mo was startled by the special features of the place—— many vivid 3D fishes pasted on the sea blue wallpaper, coupled with the soft light falling from the roof. This place was not like an Internet cafe at all, but rather like an aquarium. The decoration style was really quite unusual, which showed that the owner of this internet cafe had a very unusual personality.
Beside the entrance were the counter, a snack area, as well as several groups of soft sofas and tea tables for people to rest. The internet area was a little further in, with rows of computers arranged in an orderly manner. Many young men and women were seated before the computers to surf the internet.
Averting his gaze, Qin Mo walked over to the counter. “Hello, would you happen to have a private room?”
Hearing the question, the girl seated behind the counter immediately looked up.
Under the light, it was clear that the young man in front of her had fair skin, narrow eyebrows and a pair of dark, almost black eyes. His hands on the counter were especially beautiful; his fingers were slender and his fingertips were round, and could almost be used as a hand model for advertisements. However, he had an air of coldness, which followed the template for the high-cold male god in TV series exactly.
The girl had worked in the Internet Cafe for so many days, but this young man was the most handsome one she had ever seen.
Qin Mo looked down and found that the girl had a cute little melon-shaped face and large bright eyes. She was also staring at him.
Qin Mo was puzzled. “What’s wrong?”
The girl blinked. “Ah, no, nothing. You want a private room, right? Let me check… There is only a double room left, but you can have it to yourself, is it alright?”
“Yes.”
“How long?”
“Until 6:00pm.”
“Ok, please show me your ID card.”
Qin Mo took out his ID card from his wallet and handed it to her. The girl took his ID card and turned on the machine, before personally sending Qin Mo to the VIP room in the corner.
The private room was very spacious, with a clear view through the french windows. It had a pair of sofas and a small coffee table by the window, as well as a large computer desk in the middle of the room with two high-end desktop computers arranged side by side. The large-screen display could show scenes in high definition, and the whole room was as clean and comfortable as one’s own house.
Qin Mo was very satisfied with this place. With the girl’s help, he managed to switch on the computer by swiping the card.
On the desktop was the icon for Peerless Jianghu. Seeing that the girl had not yet left, Qin Mo asked, “Is there a lightscreen touchpad?”
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However, since the guest requested it, she dutifully brought a brand new lightscreen panel from the storage room.
Taking the lightscreen, Qin Mo connected it to the computer via the USB port, before putting on the VR glasses and logging into Peerless Jianghu.
The edge of the high-tech lightscreen immediately lit up with a pale blue light; the square area on the left side of the screen was divided into sixteen small squares by the blue lines, and the sliding area on the right side was changed accordingly. There were three icons on the upper left of the LCD panel, namely, Sword Horizon, Sword Rain Remnant and Flicker, while the secret book skill Sword Rain Fragrance was in the lower right corner—— Obviously, Qin Mo’s customised settings in the game had automatically been saved on the server, and synchronised to the new control panel.
The girl who was waiting to the side watched him adjust the panel settings quickly, before glancing at the screen, only to find his game ID written on the upper left corner– ID: Ink Mark.
——Wasn’t this the most powerful swordsman in their upgrading team yesterday?
The girl was about to ask, only to hear the young man in front of her asking lightly, “Are you Little Medicine Fairy?”
“Ah?” The girl who was recognized was somewhat surprised. “How do you know?”
“Your voice is very similar.” Qin Mo had long felt that the girl’s voice was very familiar, and quite resembled the voice of the newbie healer who had been upgrading with him yesterday. Later, he thought about it carefully; when he was at the counter, he saw that the computer next to her had Peerless Jianghu opened. The avatar was a pharmacist of Fangcao Hall, and the ID was Little Medicine Fairy.
Qin Mo had always been attentive, especially to details such as sound and images. Based on these clues, he immediately deduced that this girl was Little Medicine Fairy of the fixed upgrade team.
Since the other party also saw his ID, Qin Mo no longer hid it, and instead asked directly to confirm.
“Yes! What a coincidence!” The girl who was recognized exclaimed excitedly. “My real name is Shen Qi. You can call me Xiao Qi! This Internet cafe was opened by my cousin. I came here to help since I was idle and bored during the holiday. You live nearby, do you? You can come often when you are free. I’ll give you a VIP card so that you don’t have to pay the internet fee. Also, there is a lot of delicious food in the snack area. Do you want something to eat?”
“I’ve had breakfast, thank you.” This younger sister was very enthusiastic, so Qin Mo was naturally politer.
“Then I’ll get you a plate of fruit.” The girl happily ran to fetch a large plate of cut fruits, including apples, pears, pineapples, kiwi fruit, dragon fruit, watermelon…… It was both colourful and rich. She put the fruit bowl directly on the table, before fetching two bottles of drinks. Smiling, the girl said, “It’s really rare to meet online friends here. I’ll treat you, no need to be polite!”
Since she had already brought the things over, Qin Mo had no choice but to accept. “Thank you.”
Still, the girl did not leave, instead staring curiously at Qin Mo’s lightscreen.
Qin Mo asked, “What’s wrong?”
Shen Qi scratched her head in embarrassment. “You are the first guest here who uses the lightscreen to play Peerless Jianghu. My cousin said that in the arena, keyboard control will be easier than the light screen, because the mechanical keyboard can ensure fast and conflict-free keys, while the continuous sliding of the lightscreen means that it is easy to make mistakes. He didn’t buy very many of them because of this; the internet cafe currently has less than ten lightscreen touchpads… this one that you are using is still brand new.”
Qin Mo blinked, and turned back to face her. Does your cousin understand games very well?
Shen Qi smiled. “En. He used to be a professional player, but later after retiring, ended up opening this internet cafe.”
“Professional player?” Qin Mo became curious. “What was his ID?”
“,” was Shen Qi’s reply.
This ID was sort of familiar to Qin Mo, and he remembered it after careful consideration. This man was once the main healer of the Dragon Song club, back when Qin Mo and Xiao Han were still in Miracle. In addition to Miracle, there were many large-scale games with professional leagues in China, and there was basically no communication between players of different games. ‘Fish Swims In Water’ was a player from another game, but happened to play for the in Dragon Song club. In fact, Qin Mo had never met the man before, and the familiarity was solely because he heard Xiao Han mention this ID.
Today, he visited the internet cafe across the street due to the power outage, only for it to coincidentally be an internet cafe run by an esport player related to Xiao Han’s Dragon Song club… Qin Mo felt a little uneasy; he had the premonition that this trip might actually disrupt his original peaceful life.
At this moment, the pager in Shen Qi’s pocket suddenly rang. “There may be customers calling for food,” she hurriedly explained, “I’ll go to the front desk to check. If you require anything, just call me.”
Qin Mo nodded. “Alright, you go get your tasks settled first.”
***
Seeing that the rest of his teammates were not online, Qin Mo chose to open his skill tree. He distributed the accumulated stat points, and learnt the level 30 swordsman skills.
The level 30 skill of the Hanhua Sword sect was called ‘Unrivalled Sword’. It was an independent skill, and could not be used to trigger a combo in conjunction with other skills. However, it had two advantages; one, it was able to target specified opponents, which made it unable to be avoided, and two, it dealt more damage than other skills, which could empty an opponent’s blood at a critical moment.
Qin Mo was studying this new skill when a message suddenly appeared on the private chat window, containing only a simple greeting: “Good morning.”
Sender: Thousand Miles Ice. It was the assassin from yesterday.
Qin Mo had the strangest feeling that this man’s playing style was quite similar to Xiao Han’s, but had no evidence to confirm it at the present. Turning around, he saw Thousand Miles Ice standing next to him. Obviously, the assassin had also reached level 30, and was about to turn in a completed task to the NPC.
Qin Mo replied curtly: “Morning.”
Thousand Miles Ice: “Upgrade together?”
Ink Mark: “No, I’m waiting for my teammates.”
Thousand Miles Ice: “Okay, then I’ll wait for my teammates too.”
Then, he sat down beside Ink Mark.
Qin Mo had wanted to study the effects of the new skill earlier, and had been sitting down to do so. In this manner, Thousand Miles Ice ended up sitting down right next to him, causing them both to sit side by side atop the hill.
It was currently early morning in the game. The sky overhead were a clear blue, and the chirping of birds could be heard from time to time.
The sun had just risen from the east, while the clouds drifted with the wind. The sun’s rays shone a brilliant golden red, and the result visual effect was extremely realistic. At the foot of the mountain was Mingzhou City, bustling with life, its ancient-styled buildings standing tall. Outside the city were four small roads to the east, south, west, and north, extending into the unknown.
This sunrise within the game world was quiet and peaceful, both detached and distant from the disturbances of the world, seemingly more beautiful than that of reality.
Thousand Miles Ice: “The scenery here is good.”
Qin Mo agreed: “Yes.”
Thousand Miles Ice: “What games have you played before?”
Ink Mark: “Do you want to trick me to tell the truth?”
Thousand Miles Ice: “En, I was found out.”
This man was very straightforward and knew nothing about beating around the bush.
Remembering the mixed-race teenager who, in his memories, always spoke bluntly and didn’t understand what ‘beating around the bush’ meant, a rare gentle look crossed Qin Mo’s face. Quickly, he sent a line saying: “Don’t try to put words in my mouth; it doesn’t matter who I am, you won’t find out. Take your teammates to upgrade as soon as possible.”
Xiao Han couldn’t help being shocked when he saw this message. It seemed that the other side had already realised that he was a professional player, but hadn’t said anything until now. Did he intend to keep a distance between them, and not interfere with each other?
After a moment of silence, Xiao Han replied: “Okay, since you don’t want to say it, I won’t ask.”
However, in his heart, he was thinking—— Even if you don’t want to say it now, I will make you obediently confess one day!
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finally…we are somewhere.
Thanks for the chapter.
i knew it was xiao yu!!! so aside from liu chuan, xiao yu would be recurring in this novel??? yes please, and other characters in TSG as well!!!
I thought the cousin guy from the internet cafe was Bai (can’t remember his complete name xD) the healer from GLS