A group of people surrounded Jian Gui, grabbing his arm and examining it closely. Yu Tian Shen Ming pointed to the patterns on the dagger blade. "What does this say?"

"deathorglory..." Han Jia Gongzi read aloud, "Death or Glory."

"Tsk, tsk, tsk!" Everyone sighed in unison.

"No. 2!" You Ge analyzed the number. "Does this mean Jian Gui is currently the second member of this Assassin's Alliance faction?"

"In other words, there are only two people in total right now," Han Jia Gongzi said.

"Two people... calling it a faction feels a bit strange," Zhan Wu Shang said.

"It means this system isn't widely available to players yet. Considering the Mist Assassin's capabilities, he should be around level 60. The quest triggered by his diary gives a reward of joining the faction. So, level 60 might be the era when players widely join factions. Through some guidance quests, you can get such opportunities," You Ge analyzed.

Everyone felt it made sense.

"But the world is indeed vast. It seems we're not the only ones who can complete level 60 quests right now. I wonder who this No. 1 is," You Ge sighed.

"Who cares! We want to join too!" Yu Tian Shen Ming and Zhan Wu Shang said in unison, rushing forward. A leading number symbolizes seniority, which is glory for a lifetime! You could be a No. 42568 guy, no matter how awesome, you'll never win back the pride you can't have in front of my No. 1. Isn't that why short QQ numbers are called 'premium' numbers?

"I'm number three, I'm number three!!!" Yu Tian Shen Ming and Zhan Wu Shang roared as they rushed towards Gelu. But Gelu just glanced at them coldly and said disdainfully, "Although the Assassin's Alliance has lost its ancient purity, it's definitely not something anyone can join."

"Then how can we join?" The two asked in unison again.

Gelu simply ignored them.

Everyone despised them. "I told you, there's no reason you'd get rewards too!"

"Looking at it this way, I guess it's the same for me," You Ge said dejectedly as he stepped forward to try. As expected, he received the same reply.

"I might as well not even try!" Han Jia Gongzi simply didn't step forward. Although he provided great help in the quest, his strategic arrangements were extremely contributory. However, the stupid computer's statistics would never count it. It was a contribution only the players themselves knew.

Their gazes fell on the last two people. Xi Yao Wu had made a special trip to unlock the lock, entered the water vapor absorber control room, and stabbed Giordano, so she had substantially participated in the quest and should be allowed.

Under everyone's watchful eyes, Xi Yao Wu stepped forward, but the result was shocking. Gelu looked at Xi Yao Wu with extreme contempt on his face and said scornfully, "Thief? Completely abandoning ideals, completely embracing materialism, you have already entered the abyss of depravity. The Assassin's Alliance will never allow a guy like you to tarnish it!"

"What?" Xi Yao Wu was completely stunned, both bewildered and aggrieved.

"This... seems to be talking about your profession. The Assassin's Alliance doesn't accept master thieves?" You Ge said.

Everyone felt a little surprised. Master thieves and assassins originally came from the same school. They only branched out after reaching level 40. Unexpectedly, an organization named after assassins would resolutely reject the master thief profession, and even hate master thieves.

"I guess mages won't work either, right?" Gu Fei stepped forward at this time, while the others were thinking about what kind of vicious language Gelu would use to slander the mage profession.

But once again, the result was unexpected. Gelu looked at Gu Fei and said earnestly, "Stick to your beliefs, adhere to your ideals. Fickle and capricious guys are not welcome."

Everyone opened their mouths wide. Zhan Wu Shang said in a daze, "Damn, this Gelu is very eloquent. What does this mean this time?"

"Didn't understand? Qian Li, have him say it again," Yu Tian Shen Ming said.

Gu Fei tried to join again, and the silly NPC naturally repeated the same lines just now, word for word.

"This... sounds like lines for rejecting a change of faction!!" You Ge said.

"Qian Li, you've already joined a faction? When?" Everyone asked in surprise.

"What are you talking about? I don't know anything about it?" Gu Fei was at a loss.

"Wait!" Jian Gui spoke, pointing to the tattoo still exposed on his body, "One of the characteristics of a faction seems to be giving the players who join a number according to their order..."

Their gazes all turned back to Gu Fei again: "Could it be..."

Gu Fei had already taken out his wanted warrant: "This is also a faction??"

"Looks like it," everyone nodded.

"What kind of faction is this?" Gu Fei was sad! Looking at Jian Gui's faction, it had a resounding name, firm business philosophy, and eloquent NPC employees. At first glance, it had the potential to be a successful large enterprise. As for his own, he didn't even know if it had a specific name.

The others were snickering.

"Ahem, yours is... looks like a civil servant, eating from the government, an iron rice bowl!" Zhan Wu Shang said.

"Cop? Policeman? City Management?" Yu Tian Shen Ming imagined.

"It's not bad, at least you're No. 1!" You Ge said.

"No wonder this thing can't be traded. Its nature is the same as Jian Gui's tattoo!" Xi Yao Wu said.

"Then what if I throw it away?" Gu Fei suddenly had a whim.

"Uh, if it's really proof of joining a faction, then you can probably reissue it if you lose it," You Ge said.

"But with the system's usual depravity, reissuing it will definitely cost a high fee, and some of the benefits of the faction will definitely be deducted," Han Jia Gongzi further added.

"Benefits? I haven't had any..." Gu Fei said.

Everyone patted him in silence.

"Come, let's continue to learn about Jian Gui's Assassin's Alliance!!" Everyone shifted their attention. Gu Fei's faction, whose name they didn't even know, was really lacking in temperament. Based on the experience of these old gamers, it would definitely be a weak faction.

Seeing that everyone had finished trying, Jian Gui began to communicate with Gelu.

"As a member of the Assassin's Alliance, you need to constantly improve your skills. Come, choose what you need, practice, master it!" Gelu said.

"Wow!!!" Everyone exclaimed, "There are rewards so quickly." While shouting, they inadvertently glanced at Gu Fei, and the wanted warrant in Gu Fei's hand.

Jian Gui's face was also filled with joy. "What did you learn?" Everyone asked.

"Dual Wield Proficiency!!" Jian Gui said excitedly. He had really been lucky these past few days! First he learned the super skill "Mist Shadow Aerial Strike," which was so perverted, and now he had learned the long-awaited Dual Wield Proficiency. With a flash of cold light, Jian Gui finally wielded the green sub-equipment with both hands, the Twin Daggers of Long Lament and Short Sigh.

"Wow, Jian Gui, you're so handsome!!" Yu Tian Shen Ming screamed at the top of his lungs.

Xi Yao Wu, who also used daggers, also showed envy in her eyes.

"Invincible, you're completely invincible now," Zhan Wu Shang patted Jian Gui. They were all very clear about the attributes of Long Lament and Short Sigh.

But in the end, a trace of regret remained in Jian Gui's eyes, "The attached skill is still not activated!"

"Don't be too greedy!!" Zhan Wu Shang said.

"No, I'm just wondering, how can this skill be activated? Qian Li also has a skill on his sword that hasn't been activated yet?" Jian Gui said.

Gu Fei nodded, "If it's not a level issue, then I should have a sword proficiency issue."

"With your stat distribution, your magic proficiency shouldn't be enough either..." Someone questioned.

"His clothes have the attribute of Spell Proficiency +1," someone reminded.

"Jian Gui, is it possible that your dagger proficiency isn't enough?"

"With Dual Wield Proficiency, there is still a main hand and off-hand. The proficiency of the off-hand is worse than the main hand, especially since Jian Gui's skill is only newly acquired. Increase the skill level!" Zhan Wu Shang, as someone who had dual wield proficiency, offered his opinion.

"Looks like that's the case." Everyone also felt that the Short Sigh in Jian Gui's left hand seemed to be dimmer than the Long Lament in his right hand.

"Quick, continue, what other benefits does your Assassin's Alliance have?" Everyone asked.

"Nothing... just the three-choose-one skill from just now," Jian Gui said.

"Three-choose-one? What were the other two you didn't choose?" Everyone asked.

"One passive skill, which is Dual Wield Proficiency; one attack skill, Throat Cut, can be used when the target's health is below 15%, guaranteed kill if the hit location is accurate; another mobility skill, Shadow Footwork, shaking afterimages, instantly flashing behind the opponent..."

"Shadow Footwork???" Jian Gui hadn't finished speaking when Gu Fei exclaimed in surprise.

"You know it??" Everyone was surprised, because Gu Fei's game knowledge should be limited. There's no reason he would know a skill they haven't heard of, unless... he had seen it in PK.

"Have you fought someone who knows this skill?" Han Jia Gongzi asked.

Gu Fei nodded.

"This person should be No. 1, right??" Everyone guessed. Because logically, this faction is a level 60 thing, so the faction rewards would naturally be level 60. Such cross-level rewards wouldn't be everywhere, and the chances of getting the same skill from the same source would be very high.

"Who is this person..." Everyone was looking forward to Gu Fei revealing the name.

"Apple Cider," Gu Fei said.

"Apple Cider? From Xiawu City! He's in the Thief Top Ten. His level dropped a few days ago. So it was you who did it!!" You Ge exclaimed.

"Eh, don't you guys know?" Gu Fei felt like he had told the story of the Nine-Man Squad.

"You only told me," Jian Gui confirmed. "Apple Cider is that Number Four back then, right!"

"It's him. And not only does he have Shadow Footwork in his skill set, but his equipment dagger also has this skill, so he can cast it twice in a row, which is quite difficult to defend against," Gu Fei said.

"Difficult to defend against? Didn't you still beat him? You're a Top Ten Killer! As soon as the level rankings updated, I should have guessed it was you," You Ge said.

"That guy turned out to be Assassin's Alliance No. 1? That PK maniac..." Gu Fei recalled Apple Cider's perverted face.

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Late again. When being late has become a habit...