After all the players arrived, the driver also appeared out of nowhere. He’s a tall adult Caucasian male with thinning blond hair, a bloated figure, and light red scars all over his skin caused by prolonged exposure to the scorching sun. As soon as he entered the car door, he happily smiled at the players: “Hey, what a group of beautiful people!”
All in all, they’re now veterans who have gone through a world, so dealing with NPCs is a lot easier. The man sitting in the front row pushed up his rimless glasses and replied with a smile, “Thank you for the compliment. We have to trouble you to send us to our destination.”
The driver laughed and patted his belly: “Just call me Old Dick; you don’t need to be so polite!”
Du Zijun snickered in the back row: “Good name.”
As he said so, he squeezed his body in the direction of Xie Yuanyuan again in order to keep himself away from the two beside him.
Meanwhile, Wen Zheliu was already so excited that he almost fainted.
He Qin… This is the real He Qin! How did Saint Nun let him go!
Compared with the simple novice outfit he wore in the first world, the man in front of him also changed into more convenient clothes. He wore a simple dark gray hoodie with cuffs rolled up to the elbows, revealing his slender and powerful arms, looking sleek, handsome, and eye-catching.
He seemed to have arrived in a hurry, and his breath was still a little unsteady, but when he looked at Wen Zheliu with a smile on his face, his calm demeanor remained unchanged.
“Want to know how I got out?” He flicked Wen Zheliu’s forehead.
“I want to!” Wen Zheliu nodded his head like a chicken pecking rice. If it weren’t for the glimmer of reason he had left, he would have jumped on him and nibbled a few bites.
He Qin smiled and said, “We’ll talk about it when we get to the place.”
“Hey you…” Wen Zheliu gritted his back molars. Unwilling to give up, he began to move his hands. The two of them feigned a few moves in the back seat of the car like close brothers, and finally, the kid who launched the challenge was suppressed by his brother on the spot.
He Qin pressed his hand against his chest. The light-colored pupils shone with a mischievous expression that Wen Zheliu was familiar with and loved dearly. He said in a low voice, “Don’t make trouble; you see, they are all looking at you; aren’t you ashamed?”
Wen Zheliu was stunned for a moment. He looked sideways, only to see that the people sitting in front were all craning their necks and looking at them with different expressions.
Although the laughter between the two was light and secretive, as the bus started to move, no one spoke anymore. In such a quiet environment, the few strange noises from the back row naturally caused some curiosity.
“Public indecency!” Du Zijun stretched his waist and sighed as if there were no one else: “Tsk, very, very indecent.”
The only child here didn’t look back, and neither did the man wearing glasses who’s his companion. The rest mostly sent inquisitive gazes. Only the girl sitting in the front row squinted her eyes and stared at Wen Zheliu with a rather unfriendly expression. The man next to her whispered something to her, and then she let out a disdainful snort. Her gaze lingered on He Qin’s face reluctantly before turning away.
Wen Zheliu didn’t know what expression to make, but he felt his face was burning badly, and he gave the culprit a resentful look: “Source of calamity.”
“If I only bring calamity to you alone, can it be considered a source of calamity?” The man gloated and laughed.
Wen Zheliu was caught off guard and said in surprise, “You…”
“Hush,” He Qin slyly raised an index finger, “the journey should be quiet.”
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Wen Zheliu was extremely depressed. He really wanted to ask He Qin what kind of straight man he is? A Schrödinger's straight man? The steel bar must have been bent somehow, doesn’t it?
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That smiling face is the most common drawing you see everywhere—a circle with two dots inside as eyes and an upward arc as the mouth. However, at that instant, Wen Zheliu could see with his enhanced vision that the ring that formed the smiling face was a red snake with its tail in its mouth.
[Main quest: Entering the quest location (11) has been completed. ]
[Rewards obtained: team communicator x1, experience value 100, copper coins 100; the rewards have been distributed to your inventory.]
[The main quest has been updated: Investigate the town hotel (01)]
“There wasn’t anything unexpected along the way…” The group got off one by one. Xie Yuanyuan stretched his neck to look at the situation of this town. “But how is it that it’s a small town again?”
“And they are all remote and sparsely populated, aren’t they?” Standing under the hot sun, Du Zijun brushed back his hair and put on the wireless headset, saying, “Nonsense, how can they let us play in a bustling city with convenient transportation? Unless the setting is a large-scale war or a virus invasion, the difficulty of any world will be greatly reduced in a convenient environment. Do you think this is still a beginner’s world?”
Xie Yuanyuan bitterly complained: “No, Sister Du! I think the first world isn’t even beginner-level. How can a beginner-level have a boss that pretends to be a spy? And the ending was also twisted!”
“Actually, judging by the standard of customs clearance, the first world really is not that difficult.” Wen Zheliu hurriedly came to the rescue, fearing that Du Zijun would lose his temper because of the Xie Yuanyuan’s address, “But according to the standards of collective achievements, there are a lot of twists and turns.”
“That’s right, I don’t know what the name of this little brother is?” As the four of them were talking, the man with glasses slowly approached them and stopped in a position not too far nor too close in a very measured manner.
Du Zijun grabbed the collar of his leather jacket and slung it over his shoulder. “Oh, the self-introduction process is about to start?”
The man with glasses squinted his eyes and smiled with a good temper. With a closer look, one could see that he has long and narrow fox eyes. He is not only tall but also has a gentle and handsome face. “Starting from this world, everyone has become a team. Getting to know each other properly can also help with the progress of quests, right? My name is Bai Jingxing; the character bai in color white…”
“The Jingxing from the idiom To Look Up to a Tall Mountain and to Behave Like One.” Wen Zheliu said, “I know you. You’re the leader of White Night in the Underworld, right?”
Xie Yuanyuan: “Oh wow.”
Bai Jingxing smiled: “It’s just an empty title.”
He pointed to the other side with his finger. At this moment, the four people had already gathered in one place and begun to chat.
“If you don’t mind, let’s go there first and discuss?”
Du Zijun raised his eyebrows; Wen Zheliu was silent; only He Qin pulled Wen Zheliu’s wrist, smiled, and said, “Okay.”
Everyone stood together, and after a brief awkward silence, the girl from before flicked her bangs first and took the lead to say, “Since we’re competing for rankings, let’s not dawdle and waste time. My name is Li Tianyu, rank 14.”
Li Tianyu was born with bright and charming eyes and long chestnut hair that was straight and silky smooth. The gleaming arrogance that she radiated is also particularly eye-catching. She looked around; her eyes froze on Du Zijun’s waist, and she snorted coldly again. Her fair little hand intentionally or unintentionally brushed the gun she carried by her side, and with her chin raised, she added: “Of course, I’m good at using guns. I’m from Blazing Ambition.”
When she brought up the flashy name “Blazing Ambition”, she deliberately paused, as if to let people hear these words more clearly.
Xie Yuanyuan: “Wow.”
“There’s no need for polite words.” Bai Jingxing pushed his glasses and smiled. “Miss Li Tianyu of Blazing Ambition, I’ve heard a lot about you.”
Bai Jingxing is quite an influential figure. Hearing him say this, Li Tianyu relaxed her haughty expression a little bit and said with a sweet smile, “Captain Bai is also famous. I knew this mission was guaranteed to be a sure thing as soon as I saw you here!”
“No, Miss Li overpraised me.” Bai Jingxing smiled modestly and at the same time pointed to his silent companion, saying, “This is Lin Miao, the vice leader of our team. He isn’t very talkative, so please take care of him.”
Xie Yuanyuan: “Wow.”
The tall man next to Li Tianyu also spoke in a low voice: “Chen Feiluan, the Fei from the word fly, and the Luan from…”
“Luan from the world Qingluan—” Li Tianyu’s elongated voice cut him off: “He’s also a person from our Blazing Ambition, one of the main forces. How many times have you introduced yourself… Besides, even if you don’t, some people should have heard of your name.”
Xie Yuanyuan: “Wow.”
At this time, the last little boy also raised his head and said in a serious tone, “My name is Xi Ling, and I come from the Lingxiao club.”
Xie Yuanyuan: “Okay.”
He Qin’s everlasting frivolous smile finally changed. He looked at Xi Ling thoughtfully, and the expression on Bai Jingxing’s face also became serious. He nodded to the youngest renowned captain in history and said, “Captain Xi, I’ve heard so much about you.”
“Then the identities of our group are terrifying.” Chen Feiluan pondered deeply, “Blazing Ambition, White Night in the Underworld, and Lingxiao…”
He turned his gaze to Wen Zheliu and others, saying, “I wonder what’s the background of several of you?”
Li Tianyu smiled lazily and said, “What else could it be?… Just a few unknown people without high-grade items. Perhaps they are arranged by the system to check and balance our combat power.”
This statement is true. The members of the big groups in front of them wear nothing ordinary. Although Wen Zheliu only strolled around the mall a few times, his good memory was enough to see the general origin of those costumes and items.
The star club is rich and powerful… He lamented in his heart, then caught a glimpse of Du Zijun’s gradual chilly gaze from the corner of his eye, so he took the lead and replied: “My name is Wen Zheliu, Wen Zheliu from Hearing a snapped willow branch in this nocturne, my player ID is Wen Di. We don’t belong to any club; we’re just a group of friends getting together.”
At this point, the celebrity players in front of him are all using real names certified in Nova City, so he naturally has no need to conceal anything.
In fact, Li Tianyu’s pride and ridicule may sound harsh to others, but for Wen Zheliu, who has grown up under cold looks and malicious language since childhood, they are nothing at all. He can completely dismiss it with a laugh or indifferently brush it off.
He is only seventeen years old, but his mind is much more stable and gentle than that of many adults.
Bai Jingxing’s face changed slightly: “Wen Di?”
The rest reacted one after another. Li Tianyu’s eyes widened, and before she could speak, He Qin casually stroked Wen Zheliu’s wrist with his thumb and said two words concisely: “He Qin.”
Du Zijun’s face twitched. No matter how many giant storms, waves, and bullets he had experienced before, the four words with a degree of shame exceeding the sky could not be stuttered out. After holding back for a long time, he said bitterly, “…Du Zijun.”
Bai Jingxing was silent for a long time, calmed down a bit, smiled, and turned his head to Xie Yuanyuan: “Then this….”
His voice stagnated and suddenly stopped.
Xie Yuanyuan looked up at him blankly and said, “Ah, can you see me?”
In the holographic era, the traffic of star players is no less than some of the most popular fried chickens, especially star players like Bai Jingxing, who are handsome, rich, and charismatic. Wen Zheliu has long heard that the reason why White Night in the Underworld is called this name is because the founder himself has some special physique.
In the 23rd century, the unknown mysteries about the human body will only become more complex and mysterious with the improvement of cognitive levels. Bai Jingxing is such a person, with mysteries in his body. As early as the establishment of White Night in the Underworld, someone broke the news on social media platforms, saying that this young master of the Bai Group seems to be born with the ability to see things that others cannot see.
The theory of ghosts and monsters is already absurd in the eyes of some people. But whether it’s to hype up fame in the early stages or to pave the way for later work, Bai Jingxing’s player ID [Encounter Ghost in Daylights] is a resounding gold-lettered sign board,which supports the entire club’s operational capital in the early stages when Bai family refuses to support him.
Now watching this scene, Wen Zheliu finally believed that Bai Jingxing was indeed a person with a special constitution.
He frowned, and it was no longer possible to keep his usual genial smile on his face: “Of course, you…. are….”
The rest felt baffled. Li Tianyu looked around and asked with a strange expression, “Captain, who are you talking to?”
“This is our teammate!” Seeing the difficult situation, Wen Zheliu came to the rescue: “He has a low sense of existence, and he has been like this since he was a child. It’ll be fine after we get along for a while!”
Bai Jingxing stared at him and slowly spoke: “Little Transparency also has spring; is this ID yours?”
“Yeah, it’s mine; my name is Xie Yuanyuan!” Xie Yuanyuan was flattered. From childhood to adulthood, the Captain Bai in front of him was the only one who discovered him from the first meeting. It’s really awesome!
Bai Jingxing turned to Du Zijun with a complicated face, and before he could say anything, Du Zijun “snapped” his lighter, lit a cigarette, and said, “Don’t look, the ninth name is me.”
He took a deep breath and suddenly felt a little dizzy.
This feeling is very rare. Ever since White Night in the Underworld got the support of his father’s group and gained a firm foothold in Nova City, he never encountered such a thing again.
“So…standing before us are No. 1, No. 2, No. 9, and No. 13 on the leaderboard of Melancholy City, right?” He smiled again, but it seemed a little bitter. “It’s a great honor.”
Li Tianyu, who was standing behind him, had lost her composure and was about to stare her eyes out. The faces of the others didn’t look too good either.
No matter how cultured and poised star players are, there is still a sense of pride in their bones. They asked Wen Zheliu and his party to come over to the place where they were standing and introduce their identities first, including Li Tianyu’s stinging words and contemptuous attitude… They just wanted to give these four newbies a silent signal: we’re more famous and stronger than you guys, so just follow us obediently.
But now they discovered that these people are actually the dark horses who swept the leaderboard by storm, and the words they said are equal to them slapping themselves in the face.
He Qin finally spoke up.
They had been chatting for too long. Wen Zheliu had already drank water several times, and his cheeks were flushed. He furrowed his brows and couldn’t help but keep fanning Wen Zheliu with his hand. He then turned to the group of dumbfounded veterans and said indifferently: “Had enough of being in the sun? Can we go to the hotel now?”
Конечно, ребенок – самый важный человек!
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**ops, wrong language
Of course, baby is the most important person!
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Indifferent and mighty…lmao! If you’re done boasting, baby is getting warm so let’s get out of the sun (faces slapped!) Hahahahahaha! Thanks for the update 🤣❤️🤣❤️🤣
Wha- I thought he was 18 not 17???
But omg I love the passive face slapping so much. I hope xyy and bjx get along well! Xyy deserves someone who can see him easily, poor bby 🙁
Mwahahaha face slapping always feel so good when arrogant people get hit heheh. Also wont the rankings refresh, 1. Mc becomes 1. Ml 2. mc so wont 9. du become 10. Du? And 13. Yuanyuan to 14. Yuanyuan? Also 17 yrs old? Wasn’t it 18?? Idk i might be forgetting things wrong.