Chapter 6 Gathering Again

The six members of Young Master’s Elite once again gathered in the tavern. Regarding the task that wasn’t listed but that Gu Fei had conjured up in his own mind, this group of veteran gamers was highly unconvinced.

War Without Wounds and Misty Sky Song had gone out for a large stroll, but because the fog was too thick to see any beauties, they couldn't find any quest NPCs, and they weren't accustomed to grinding monsters either. So, they genuinely disliked this place and had already begun to think about leaving. At this moment, Brother Assist was even more eager to set off for Linyin City to find the little wooden house in the oak forest. War Without Wounds and Misty Sky Song both felt that Brother Assist's analysis was more reliable, and they persuaded Gu Fei to get with the program and stop engaging in such vague and缥缈的事情 [xū wú piāo miǎo de shì qíng] (illusory matters).

Regarding the others' persuasion, Gu Fei revealed an expression that was exactly the same as theirs: unconvinced.

"For me," Gu Fei said, "levels, experience, and equipment are not the most important things. I just feel that this game is like another kind of life, and what I've learned happens to be able to be put to good use here. So, where exactly I can pick up a quest isn't important. Because the result I'm pursuing isn't the quest reward you guys desire."

Saying that, Gu Fei glanced at the others again and said, "Now this game is obviously different from previous online games. The brand-new technological conditions can create many environments that didn't exist before. If you guys continue to stick to the thinking of the original games, the fun will ultimately be limited."

"Damn it!!!" The masters all raised a middle finger at Gu Fei. Since when was it this amateur’s turn to lecture them about games?

"This game is called Parallel World, and there's a certain reason for that. But this world is ultimately controlled by all the players. If you continue to use the concept of ordinary pay-to-win games to operate it, it can only be a game. Change your mindset, and this will be a real parallel world," Gu Fei said.

"He's really improved; he can even say such professional names as 'pay-to-win games'," Mistry Sky Song said, looking at the others.

Then, Sword Demon stared thoughtfully at Gu Fei. From his eyes, the others clearly saw something. Sure enough, Sword Demon suddenly nodded, "What you said makes sense. I also want to try this quest to assassinate Giordano with you."

"Of course, you can," Gu Fei smiled.

"Tell me about the current situation," Sword Demon said.

"Look..." Gu Fei took out his notebook and began to tell Sword Demon about the situation he had noticed at the watchtower. The two had already begun to bury themselves in discussion.

"It's over... Sword Demon has been corrupted by Thousand Miles," War Without Wounds muttered, looking at the other three.

Misty Sky Song, on the other hand, looked at Gu Fei's appearance as he gestured with his notebook and said, "Thousand Miles has been corrupted by Brother Assist."

"Get lost!" Brother Assist cursed, but at this time, Gu Fei's appearance as he clutched his notebook and explained things was indeed somewhat similar to his.

"What about us? Should we go take a look at Linyin City?" War Without Wounds said.

"This..." Brother Assist suddenly lowered his voice and gestured with his mouth toward Gu Fei's direction, "Without Andrew Sue's diary in Thousand Miles' hands, I'm afraid we won't be able to accept the quest, right?"

"That's right..." These people were still stubbornly clinging to conventional game thinking.

"I can't lend you this diary yet," Gu Fei said.

"Damn, how are his ears so sharp!" The three jumped up.

Gu Fei shook his head with a wry smile and continued, "The contents of this diary may contain some clues. I still want to hold onto it and study it some more."

"Why don't we go to Linyin City first? If we confirm that there's a quest that needs props over there, we can ask Thousand Miles to mail it to us. By that time, Thousand Miles will probably have researched it pretty well too," War Without Wounds said.

"Are you not confident in the information I've gathered and summarized?" Brother Assist said, dissatisfied. He firmly believed that the quest was in Linyin City.

"No, no," War Without Wounds said quickly, "It's just that we'll go over first, and the diary will arrive later!"

"Then let's do that!" Brother Assist nodded.

"What about you!" At this time, the five people on the table all looked at the sixth person, Han Jia Gongzi (Young Master Han). The others had already decided what they would do, but only he had not yet stated his position.

"A bunch of idiots," Han Jia Gongzi said.

"Damn it, never mind him; this guy is really annoying!!" Everyone said one after another.

"Isn't it?" Han Jia Gongzi retorted, "Brother Assist, you're following the directions in the diary to receive the unfinished quest of the Mist Shadow Assassin. What is this unfinished quest? It seems to be exactly what Thousand Miles is doing right now, right?"

The crowd was stunned.

"So, you're running to Linyin City, and even if you receive the quest, you'll still have to come back here and do the same thing as Thousand Miles. What's the difference? You guys seem to have a disagreement, but aren't you just being idiots!" Han Jia Gongzi said.

"Uh, maybe after receiving the quest, the situation will change..." Brother Assist said. It was also a reasonable assumption based on conventional online games: Events that cannot be carried out can be carried out after completing the prerequisite plot.

"No way? There will be changes?" Gu Fei was afraid of that. He was working hard to record the situation in his notebook, but if the quest was received over there and the situation changed with a刷刷 [shuā shuā] (whoosh whoosh) sound, then he would be busy for nothing again.

"Inference, inference," Brother Assist said quickly.

"Let's just do as we said just now. Brother Assist, you guys go to Linyin and see if there really is a quest there. Thousand Miles and I will keep an eye on the situation here first. If there really is a quest, Thousand Miles, we'll just wait for them to receive the quest and come back, and then we'll all complete it together!" Sword Demon said.

"Oh... that's fine too!" Gu Fei nodded in agreement. In this way, everyone got what they needed. Brother Assist and the other two immediately set off for Linyin City.

"I'll take you to see the situation over there," Gu Fei said to Sword Demon.

The two got up to leave. Before leaving, Gu Fei tossed the diary to Han Jia Gongzi, "Take a look too!" It was undeniable that this guy's brain was quite capable. It would be a pity to just leave him here as a decorative vase if he didn't put it to use.

Han Jia Gongzi put the diary in front of him and used it as a coaster for his wine glass, "If I'm bored."

Gu Fei and Sword Demon left the tavern and came to the City Hall courtyard again, but this time he chose a different position to climb the wall. Gu Fei's previous observation position was on the more frontal side of the City Hall. Although it was a good place to observe the situation at the entrance of the City Hall, the back of the City Hall was blocked by the building, so Gu Fei currently knew nothing about the situation on the back.

Giordano's range of movement didn't include the back of the building, but Gu Fei also wanted to see if there were any opportunities at the back of the building. Killing was not allowed in the courtyard, so perhaps there was a way to act while hiding in the building. And there was no need to even think about the direction of the main entrance, so perhaps there was an opportunity at the back.

This was the result of Gu Fei and Sword Demon's discussion. After selecting a position, Gu Fei threw his grappling hook, which once again opened Sword Demon's eyes. And men seemed to have a natural talent for this kind of work compared to women. Sword Demon was originally a newbie like Yan Xiaozhu, but he completed it much more smoothly and didn't give Gu Fei a headache at all.

"Look, there's no fog in the courtyard." Gu Fei had told Sword Demon about this situation earlier and was now letting him see it for himself.

"Yeah!" Sword Demon nodded.

The City Hall's architecture was of course not like modern skyscrapers, but like a castle in an ancient manor. It was taller than the courtyard walls, and the walls looked very old and heavy.

The courtyard on the back of the City Hall was not as vast as the one outside the main entrance, but it was decorated more exquisitely. Pebble paths paved the tender green lawns, and there were flowerbeds and small bushes in the lawns, and even a small stream ran through it. Gu Fei and Sword Demon could hear the trickling sound of the water very clearly on the wall. Obviously, the back of the City Hall was a quiet and peaceful leisure area, equivalent to the backyard of a family.

It was obviously a very atmosphere-killing thing to place armored and sword-wielding guards in such a place, so the laxness of the defense in the backyard was a pleasant surprise to Gu Fei. He didn't expect it to be so easy. He was already looking for whether there was a back door to enter the City Hall at the back.

"It's over there." Sword Demon had already seen it and pointed.

The door was not as wide and grand as the front door, but there were still two guards standing on the left and right. Gu Fei took out his telescope and looked at it. They were no different from ordinary guards.

Where there were guards, there would naturally be some trouble, so Gu Fei raised his telescope and continued to observe, suddenly asking Sword Demon a question: "What's the era background of this game?"

"What?" Sword Demon was taken aback by the question.

"It's nothing. I'm just suddenly more curious about this world and want to learn more about it," Gu Fei said.

"This... I'm not too sure," Sword Demon said.

"Looking at these buildings, I don't know what style they are either," Gu Fei said with emotion.

"I don't know either..." Sword Demon suddenly felt a little ashamed. He realized that as a top master in the online gaming world, his understanding of a game was actually quite one-sided. He didn't know many of the very superficial things in the game. Equipment, skills, PK techniques... was the connotation of a game really just these?

"This City Hall is in the Baroque architectural style." Suddenly someone said this sentence. Gu Fei and Sword Demon were startled and quickly turned their heads. Gu Fei saw Yan Xiaozhu making a face at him, while beside her, Tricky Pupil was looking at the City Hall and continuing the previous speech: "This kind of interspersed curved surface and elliptical space is a common technique used in Baroque architecture. It should be correct."

After Tricky Pupil finished speaking, he turned his head to look at the two of them and continued, "From the architectural style, it's impossible to find a clear era background for this game. However, from the existing items that have appeared, optical glass is a product from around the 18th century."

"Optical glass?" The two didn't know why Tricky Pupil suddenly mentioned this.

"Telescope..." Tricky Pupil pointed at the one in Gu Fei's hand.

"You're a scientist, right!" Gu Fei and Sword Demon didn't want to admit their lack of knowledge.

"Hehe, I told you my sister knows a lot!" Yan Xiaozhu said.

"Isn't this the time to talk about this?" Gu Fei came back to his senses, "How did you guys get here?" When Gu Fei and Sword Demon first came up, there was no one on the wall. These two should have come later and were now walking towards them.

"After I told my sister about your matter, we came over to take a look together!" Yan Xiaozhu said.