Chapter 357 The Show Must Go On

Optimus Prime then said to Jazz, "This matter will be your responsibility, Jazz. You leave after the meeting." He turned his head. "Nightbeat, you go with Jazz and watch each other." He paused and continued, "Before we start the next topic, there is an emergency that I think should be resolved first."

As Optimus Prime spoke, he turned his gaze to Mario and the two players, and said, "You two, please stand between us."

Brother Jue and Xiao Tan had no choice. They exchanged glances and stepped forward.

Once they were standing still, Optimus Prime asked, "May I ask your names?"

"Feng Bujue."

"Wang Tanzhi."

They each reported their in-game nicknames.

The toys did not react much to these names, as if the two people in front of them had announced two very ordinary titles. This was obviously due to the system's correction, which was only natural. Generally speaking, no matter what online game it is, the player's ID never affects the NPC's interaction with them. Take some kimchi games from a certain cosmic country, for example. Even if you choose a nickname like "Shit," after logging into the game, the NPC in the novice village will smile and say to you, "Is your name 'Shit'? Hmm, that's a good name."

"Gentlemen, according to Mario's report, I have basically ruled out the possibility that you are novel spies," Optimus Prime said. "But that doesn't mean I believe your previous claims, unless you can provide more concrete evidence to prove that 'two powerful and evil threats' really exist."

"That's not difficult," Feng Bujue replied sternly. "I'm sure you'll see them on the battlefield soon." He added, "They should be about the same size as us, and they look like humans. They can also take out various weapons and equipment from their bodies. Most importantly… their intelligence is quite high. Frankly speaking, none of the novel commanders you've encountered before are as cunning as them."

"Is that so... then... what about you two?" Optimus Prime asked. "Who are you? Why did you join Classic?"

"Of course, it's because my admiration for you is like a torrential river, endless and continuous, like the Yellow River bursting its banks and getting out of control," Feng Bujue said shamelessly without changing his expression.

Bumblebee chuckled beside him and said, "Is this answer meant to insult our intelligence or show your shamelessness?"

"Okay, okay… I'll tell you the truth. We and they are all travelers from another universe. For some reason, the two sides must fight to the death." Feng Bujue explained, "So... after they joined novel, the enemy of my enemy is naturally my friend." His words were half-true and half-false, but this made them more credible.

"Hmph..." Starscream sneered and squeezed out a sentence from between his teeth, "In other words, you want to use us to kill your mortal enemies."

"You can also understand it that way," Feng Bujue did not deny. "But... you have to admit, this is a win-win situation."

"No, it's a win-win situation only if you are truly helpful to Classic," Starscream said in a gloomy tone. "But if you two are useless... hehe... I personally think you should be handed over as bargaining chips. Maybe those two 'powerful and evil guys' will get what they want and will no longer interfere in this war."

As soon as he finished speaking, Xiao Tan whispered to Brother Jue, "This guy is simply a genius..."

"Hahahaha..." Feng Bujue suddenly burst out laughing.

The toys were all stunned and didn't know what kind of medicine this guy was selling in his gourd. Only Xiao Tan knew best that this was definitely a bluff. Brother Jue was just taking advantage of the wild laughter to conceive some kind of conspiracy in his mind...

Feng Bujue laughed for five or six seconds, and then an idea came to his mind. He put on a very arrogant expression and said, "Forget it… I forgive your ignorance and unreasonableness." He paused. "Although it sounds like bragging to say this, I have to say it now. In our universe, I am the closed-door disciple of the famous military strategist Alan Smithee." (Alan Smithee was a pseudonym prepared by the Directors Guild of America from 1968 to 2000 specifically for directors who did not want to admit that a certain work came from their own hands.)

"Hey... how come I haven't heard of this kind of thing..." Xiao Tan thought to himself, "The IQ of these NPCs is obviously not low, adding settings randomly might backfire..."

"I have served as a scout, spy, warrior, adjutant, and have also participated in and commanded large-scale corps operations..." Feng Bujue continued to make up with a confident tone, "It's just... I'm new here and unfamiliar with the battlefield situation in your universe, and I haven't had a chance to show myself because you're using me as cannon fodder."

"Hmm..." Optimus Prime heard the meaning in these words. "Although it sounds like bragging to me... but, at first, we really misunderstood you, and I also made mistakes." He thought for a few seconds. "Since you've said that, then let's do this..." He turned his head and looked at Jazz and Nightbeat. "Jazz, Nightbeat, when you go to the Lego House later, take these two visitors from another world with you and see if they can help."

"Yes, sir." Jazz responded immediately, without questioning the leader's order.

Optimus Prime looked at Feng Bujue and Xiao Tan again, "Jazz and Nightbeat are both extremely excellent scouts. I hope you two can be as witty and combative as you say, and don't hold them back."

As the conversation progressed to this point, system prompts immediately rang in the ears of the two players.

[Side quest triggered]

They opened the menu and saw that a sub-quest had been added under the original side quest: [Assist Jazz and Nightbeat in scouting the 'Lego House']

"The opportunity has been given to you. I will assign you corresponding positions based on the completion of this investigation," Optimus Prime said.

Starscream interjected maliciously from the side, "If you screw up, then the name of that position will definitely be 'bargaining chip', hehehe..."

"Can you not always add a malicious threat after the commander finishes speaking and end with a treacherous laugh?" Megatron actually complained.

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At the same time, in the neutral zone, in a shadow five meters away from the "Lego House" gate, four novel members had already arrived.

All four of these figures were swordsmen.

The first one wore a scarlet kimono, had orange-red long hair, a cross-shaped scar on the left side of his face, and a reverse-blade sword on his waist.

The second one wore a dark green kimono, had seaweed-green hair, wore a black cloth on his head, a knife scar running vertically across his left eye, and three great swords on his waist.

The third one wore a black European-style uniform, had chestnut short hair, and a delicate face. In addition to his sword, he also carried a rocket launcher on his back.

The fourth one wore blue-black light armor, had golden hair over his shoulders, was handsome and upright, and carried a Radiant Sword.

As a player of the intelligence type, the amount of information that Bei Ling obtained in the novel camp was vastly different compared to Brother Jue's side... Bei Ling had basically asked about the ins and outs of this war and some of the details very clearly, which naturally included the delicate relationship between the fighting parties and the neutral forces. So, she could deduce that: after tonight's encounter, no matter what the result, the intelligence of the Lego helicopter's participation in the war would definitely prompt Classic to take action.

Therefore, Bei Ling decisively sent the Lich King's personal guards that he and Si Yu had arranged to the Lego House to wait for an opportunity to act.

She judged that... whether it was reconnaissance or negotiation, Classic would never send low-level mobs to the Lego House, and it was possible to send commander-level characters. At that time, with the strength of the four-man guard team, it would not be difficult to capture a living person. After catching someone, even if they couldn't directly ask about Xiao Tan and their whereabouts, they could at least grasp a little information about their situation in the other camp.

Of course, Bei Ling also considered the possibility that Brother Jue and Xiao Tan would personally go to the Lego House. Therefore, another order to the guard team was that if they found those two human-shaped guys in the opposing camp, they should kill them on the spot...