Hu Die Lan
Chapter 190 The Fifth Round Ends
After further experimentation, it turned out that Gu Fei's instant movement had a limit of just over five meters. However, he could freely control the mana consumption during the instant movement. This operation was merely a matter of data flow manipulation, not too difficult.
For every additional half-meter of distance, the mana consumption would increase by another level. Moreover, the skill's cooldown time was quite long, a full minute. This was very rare for a mage skill.
A long cooldown time not only meant that the skill couldn't be used frequently, but also that skill proficiency would increase very slowly since it could only be used once a minute!
Therefore, although the description of the Instant Movement skill didn't mention an upper limit, imagining moving a distance close to an archer's range in one go, as Gu Fei had fantasized today, would truly take an unknown number of years to achieve.
"Accumulate! You must accumulate! Use Instant Movement once every minute from now on, and ingrain this awareness into your bones. This time may be long, but..."
"Alright, alright, I know," Gu Fei interrupted Yu Tian Shen Ming. He had been practicing martial arts for twenty years. Did he need Yu Tian Shen Ming, this little brat, to teach him such a principle?
After parting ways with Yu Tian Shen Ming, Gu Fei familiarized himself with the control of instant movement distance and mana consumption before logging off.
On the other side, Ye Xiao Wu had inadvertently helped Gu Fei again in the morning, filling him with resentment. On a whim late at night, he went to the game operations department's monitoring team instead of sleeping. The game ran 24 hours a day, and the personnel responsible for regulation and monitoring also worked in 24-hour shifts. Ye Xiao Wu himself didn't belong to this department, so his sudden appearance at this hour startled the monitoring team's colleagues.
Ye Xiao Wu had been busy with work recently and hadn't checked Gu Fei's background data for some time. But now, his skills were as sharp as ever. He quickly pulled up Gu Fei's data and almost spat out blood.
The skill "Instant Movement" was clearly listed in Gu Fei's skill list.
"This... where did this come from?" Ye Xiao Wu asked the monitoring colleagues, pointing at Gu Fei's skill.
"This..." A colleague leaned in for a closer look and said, "Now that he can use Instant Movement, it must have been learned from the Eternal Skill Scroll!"
Ye Xiao Wu rolled his eyes. Of course, he knew that. He then muttered to himself, "How could he have a scroll? I just mentioned it this morning, and he got the scroll at night. How can things be so coincidental?"
The monitoring team's colleagues didn't respond because this question was too detailed, and it would be very troublesome to investigate thoroughly. In any case, no anomalies had ever appeared in the data stream monitoring. Parallel World had been operating successfully in preventing cheats and loopholes so far.
Ye Xiao Wu muttered to himself for a while and then realized that all the staff members had returned to their respective posts, sitting upright and looking busy.
"Hey..."
"Ah! President Ye, you're not an outsider. Just operate it yourself if you need anything! We won't disturb you." Before Ye Xiao Wu could finish speaking, a staff member interrupted him. Then, everyone lowered their heads, determined not to make eye contact with Ye Xiao Wu.
Ye Xiao Wu paused, gritted his teeth, and really started operating himself.
Fortunately, Gu Fei hadn't learned this skill too long ago. After working for a while, Ye Xiao Wu really tracked it down. It was obtained from a player with the ID Xi Yao Wu. This made Ye Xiao Wu helpless. As a senior game worker, he was familiar with some veteran game players. Xi Yao Wu was also well-known, and it wouldn't be surprising if she possessed anything.
On the other side, the fifth round of the tournament had ended. Due to the one-half elimination system, after five rounds, only 3% to 5% of the guilds and mercenary groups in each main city remained. Among them were the powerful guilds and mercenary groups that were expected, as well as those that had initially gone unnoticed but had survived by unexpectedly overcoming obstacles.
In Yun Duan City, Rebirth Purple Crystal was originally playing the role of the biggest dark horse, successively challenging the Dui Jiu Dang Ge and Yun Mu guilds. Everyone was looking forward to a third miracle, but in the end, it was still taken down by Zong Heng Si Hai. From one perspective, many people already believed that Zong Heng Si Hai's status as the number one guild was well-deserved. At least they wouldn't be overturned in a ditch and showed stable performance.
The mercenary group tournament wasn't followed as closely as the guild battles. After five rounds, two groups attracted more attention. Both had won by defeating stronger opponents.
One was naturally the Gong Zi Elite Group, but if you mentioned "Gong Zi Elite Group" in Yun Duan City, probably not many people would know. But as soon as you mentioned "Kite Mercenary Group," everyone would immediately know that it was the six-member group that used the big kite tactic for the first time to eliminate the level 4 Mu Yun Guild. However, aside from this battle, this mercenary group didn't seem to have encountered any tough enemies.
And the other was the Silver Moon Mercenary Group, which Yin Yue, who Gu Fei despised the most, had established after fleeing to Yun Duan City. This mercenary group was only level 2, with 40 members, but it had survived the fifth round, successively eliminating two level 4 mercenary groups with 80 members each. According to the defeated mercenary groups, the Silver Moon Mercenary Group was mainly composed of warriors, supplemented by knights and priests, charging with traps and savage abnormalities, destroying opponents one by one with overwhelming force.
In addition to these two unexpected groups, the others, such as the Black Hand Mercenary Group, the Si Hai Mercenary Group under Zong Heng Si Hai, and the Shui Hua Mercenary Group under Dui Jiu Dang Ge, all steadily advanced to the sixth round.
At the pre-tournament Xiao Lei Bar meeting the next day, even Zhan Wu Shang and Yu Tian Shen Ming showed rare serious expressions. As soon as You Ge saw Gu Fei enter and sit down, he immediately began to introduce the information.
"Today's opponent is the Silver Moon Mercenary Group." You Ge said this to Gu Fei. Of the six members of the mercenary group, the other five would at least pay attention to who the next day's opponent was when they went online.
"Oh, we really ran into him," Gu Fei said, then suddenly "whoosh," he disappeared and was already sitting next to You Ge.
You Ge was startled, accidentally knocking over the wine glass on the bed. Han Jia Gong Zi, who was usually lazy, was now extremely agile, quickly reaching out to hold the wine glass. After all, he was a priest; data limitations slowed him down slightly. Half a glass of wine had already spilled, making Han Jia Gong Zi sigh endlessly, staring blankly at the spilled wine on the table. The others were all staring at Gu Fei in astonishment.
After a long while, they reacted. Yu Tian Shen Ming, with a knowing look, said triumphantly, "Instant Movement, amazing, right!" As if he was the one who had just teleported.
This pretense was really annoying. Zhan Wu Shang picked him up and threw him out. Amidst screams, Yu Tian Shen Ming flew out of the private room. Xiao Lei's head cautiously peeked in from outside the private room's curtain: "Two tables were smashed."
"Whoever smashed them pays," Zhan Wu Shang said calmly.
"Shameless, I want to duel you," Yu Tian Shen Ming rushed back angrily. Zhan Wu Shang glanced at him indifferently and said, "Okay, let's do it here!"
Yu Tian Shen Ming was stunned. There was almost no space in the private room. An archer had no room to maneuver in this place and couldn't possibly be a match for a warrior. Zhan Wu Shang wouldn't be stupid enough to run outside and let Yu Tian Shen Ming kite him. Yu Tian Shen Ming had no choice but to sit down again sullenly.
"Where did you get the scroll?" The others began to interrogate Gu Fei.
Gu Fei explained the situation. Everyone reacted differently.
Zhan Wu Shang was no different from Yu Tian Shen Ming yesterday, his eyes filled with hearts.
Jian Gui and Han Jia Gong Zi sighed faintly, "It's good to have money."
You Ge liked to get to the bottom of things: "She's a thief, why would she have an Instant Movement scroll?"
Gu Fei explained the reason again, and You Ge said earnestly to everyone, "Through this incident, everyone can see that intelligence work is very important. I propose that the intelligence work in the points system should have a reward of 15 points."
"You Ge, your wine spilled. Do you want another glass?" Han Jia Gong Zi asked.
You Ge: "..."
"Let's continue talking about today's match," Jian Gui said.
"There's nothing to say today." You Ge sighed before starting to speak, "Everyone fought with Yin Yue in Yue Ye City. He has a group auxiliary skill, so the warrior team he forms will be exceptionally powerful."
"Well, this guy is still so clever! That skill of his is more suitable for mercenary group battles than guild battles now. The mercenary group is currently at most level 5, with only 100 people," Han Jia Gong Zi said.
"You Ge, then you won't get your intelligence points today," Jian Gui said.
"Ah? What? Hey, Jian Gui, you don't have to be so serious!" You Ge said quickly.
"Then see if you can provide any information we don't know," Jian Gui said.
"Uh, the Silver Moon Mercenary Group has 40 people."
Everyone rolled their eyes.
"Mainly composed of warriors."
Everyone rolled their eyes again.
"In addition..."
With a "whoosh," Gu Fei disappeared from You Ge's side again and flashed to Jian Gui's side. You Ge was startled and forgot what he was going to say. The others also stared blankly at Gu Fei.
"Stop showing off," Han Jia Gong Zi said faintly, drinking his wine.
"I'm practicing," Gu Fei said seriously.
Chapter 130 Instant Move Training