Chapter 97

“Don’t rush… . ” Dong Cheng Yue helplessly says: “We’ll make it even if we go after eating get dinner . … . ”

“Okay then…”

……

Sitting down again, I grab my phone and give Song Han a call .

“Brother Xiao Yao!”

“Little Wolf, the game helmets are on sale tomorrow . How prepared are you?”

Song Han says: “I was fortunate enough to draw a purchase number . So I have one helmet already . But we still haven’t found a reliable source for Old K and Fox’s helmets . After I finish eating, I’ll go stand in line . But I only have enough money to buy one more . We’ll have to wait until the next batch for the other one, should be about one month later!”

“No need . I’ll wait in the line all night to buy the other one!”

“Brother Xiao Yao, you have money?”

“Ah, I’ll contact you tomorrow . Within three days, Zhan Long Studio will be back in business!”

“Ah, okay . Excellent . Hehe!”

The food starts to arrive as I’m hanging up .

Lin Wan Er tilts her head and looks at me: “Do you want me to take you to the outlet store? It’s not far away from here but on foot it’ll take more than an hour . It’s around 5 km… . . ”

I glance at her: “That’s alright . Walking there’s just fine . Back in the old days, some woman threw me 20 km away from the city at the top of some desolate mountain . I walked back all the same…”

Dong Cheng Yue curiously asks: “Oh, what was the situation? Who dumped you in the mountain 20 km away?”

I don’t respond but Lin Wan Er lowers her red cheeks .

Dong Cheng Yue angrily says: “Wow, exactly what have you two done that I don’t know about!?”

……

After eating a sizable dinner, I swipe my credit card while really regretting it . Leaving soon after, I drive Lin Wan Er and Dong Cheng Yue back to school . Because I need to look over their safety, I leave the campus after I make sure that they’ve gone upstairs . I ride a taxi over to the outlet store .

Late night 11:00PM . When I arrive at the outlets, with the dismal cold, there’s practically nobody in line . Don’t tell me, my information is wrong? It can’t be that the website’s fake!

Doesn’t matter . I’ll wait!

From the nearby ATM machine, I take out 20,000 RMB and hold them tightly . Standing at the front of the line, I look like a straight figured guard working the night duty . Actually, I’ve done this multiple times . Although I retired from the army years ago, after so years, it’s second-instinct now . Standing there, you must be vigilant at all times and clearly see all of the pedestrians’ movements at all times .

During autumn, the night is extremely cold . The highest the temperature goes is around 7 degrees . As the leaves lightly fall down, fewer and fewer pedestrians can be seen in the streets .

Bored that I’m just standing there, I take out my phone and go to Destiny’s official website . Maybe there’s some useful news . Scanning the page, alarms go off . The homepage has my name on a huge banner article that announces the creation of the first guild .

【Hot】The latest news: Player, General Li Mu, last night at 18:56 created Destiny’s first guild,【Valiant Bravery】 . It is rumored that General Li Mu received the Guild Creation Tablet from Ba Huang City’s former number one healer, Xiao Yao Zi Zai . But it’s too early to tell what will happen; will [Valiant Bravery] take the lead as the best guild in Ba Huang City?!

Next, I see a series of posts .

【1 Post（ Player Frozen Graveyard）】：General Li Mu is indeed impressive . Even though he died, he still came out with the Guild Creation Tablet!

【2nd Post（Player Dusty Bones）】General Li Mu’s quite formidable!

【3rd Post（Player Q-Sword）】：Actually, Ba Huang City still has big guilds like [Vanguard], [Prague], and [Flying Dragon] . The fact that [Valiant Bravery] rushed to be the first guild doesn’t mean that they’re good . The wind cuts down the tallest tree!

TL: Proverb in china saying that the top is will be envied/meet much resistance .

【4th（Player Crying First）】: Did I see wrong? Q-Sword? Damn, it really is Fan Shu City’s number one player, Q-Sword!

【5th（Player Yue Qing Qian）】：It’s none of my business, but nobody better be bullying my brother Xiao Yao…

【6th（Player Leafy Gentleman）】：His cute girl’s getting lovestruck……

……

After reading a while, the gist of the things is that some people think highly of the General Family, others don’t . Some people were provoked and felt that [Valiant Bravery] should be punished . Like Q-Sword said, the lone tree is gets destroyed by the wind . All the pressure’s on General Li Mu and [Valiant Bravery] needs to stand firm in Ba Huang City . If they don’t, then it’s hard to say what will happen .

Still reading, another post has been added in red as “hot”——

【Hot（Original Poster：General Li Mu 】：[Valiant Bravery] is recruiting . Right now, we’re only taking Lv 40+ players with second promotion . A first level guild can only have 100 players so spots are limited . We need brothers with battle experience and capable of working in a group, who know when to retreat and when to advance . We do not want help from those who are reckless or timid . With your help, [Valiant Bravery] will be the pioneers of a new age . Add us as your friends if interested . Thank you, everyone . I promise that within a week, we will get [Valiant Bravery] to a level 2 guild . You’ll shed blood for [Valiant Bravery] but it’ll be your most dependable safe haven!

The replies to this post are a little over 10,000 . Many players asked to join but from what I see, those players are between Lv 30 and Lv 40 . There are only a handful of players who have asked to join and are Lv 40+ .

This is understandable . Those that are Lv 40+ are considered veterans right now . Most were recruited by [Vanguard], [Prague], or the other big guilds already . Even if the top guilds don’t have a definite guild in the game, they can still recruit players based on their reputation . This is definitely a type of human resource monopoly that we can’t do anything about . The big guilds’ strength isn’t something that solo players can compare to . High level players often seek the strong support . Who would join a fledgling guild like [Valiant Bravery]?

In my heart, I can only silently pray for General Li Mu . If they get a few more experts, [Valiant Bravery] might be able to survive when Ba Huang City’s streets run red from pks!

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A long, cold night, it’s already around 2:00 AM . Finally, two men, trembling in the cold, who look like students, appear behind me . Their pockets are bulging and one has thick eyebrows: “Dude, queued up to buy a game helmet?”

I nod without saying anything . The two also stop talking, shivering in the line behind me .

As the night continues, more and more people arrive . By the time the eastern sky brightens, there are nearly 500 people in line . The line zigzags like a dragon . Quite a few are sitting on seats as they play poker .

As the first person in line, the pressures on me to not move . I tighten my grip on my money as I stand there motionless .

“Hey dude？”

Not long afterwards, a violent-looking man with a buzz cut walks over . He looks at me, saying: “Dude, help me buy some helmets”

I point at the bulletin: “Everyone can only buy two . I want to buy two . ”

Buzzcut grins, and from his pockets pulls out 5 red bills: “Here I’ll pay you 500 to buy your spot . Let me just squeeze in here . ”

Behind me, two students glare at him but don’t dare say anything .

I stand there smiling and say: “No, everyone got here in the middle of the night . You can’t jump the line . ”

“Screw you!”

Buzzcut finally got angry and roll up his sleeves: “Bro, why don’t I give you a taste of me . You still don’t know how many eyes Prince Ma has…”

TL: The last sentence was also a proverb which means that the person is ignorant about the ways of life – aka they are about to get beat up

Finished talking, he swings his fist at me . The two students behind me are shocked: “They’re going to start a fight?”

I can’t resist smiling, as I don’t make the slightest move to dodge . Fortunately my body’s unphased as my chest stops his fist!

“Bang!”

It’s a heavy punch, but to me it doesn’t cause any harm . Rather, Buzzcut screams, as his fist is now covered in a line of blood . Holding his right hand with his left, he grits his teeth, and says: “You cheated!?”

I faintly smile: “Isn’t now the time to run away before I start retaliating?”

As I say this, I suddenly raise my foot and an invisible stream of air blows away the dust on the ground . You’d have to be a Qi master to be able to see the subtle changes and Buzzcut certainly doesn’t get it, so I let out traces of murderous intent that makes him tremble from head to toe . Angrily carrying his hand, he leaves: “Just you wait!”

I’ve been waiting……

I look at the clock . Only 20 minutes till they start selling!

……

Not long after, the customer service window finally opens and a beautiful girl appears at the window . Looking at me with a smile, she asks: “Sir, how many game helmets are you buying?”

I raise my forefinger and middle finger: “Two! Miss, I’ll buy two……”

“Okay, please wait!”

Throwing away a huge handful of bills, the transaction is complete . I’m instantly handed two blue helmets, delicately packaged and heavy: “Sir, I wish you a pleasant gaming experience!”

“Thanks!”

As I begin to relax, I immediately bid farewell to this place I stayed all night and stuff the two game helmets into the backpack .

……

“Ring ring……”

Lin Wan Er’s cell phone rings: “Li Xiao Yao?”

“Wan Er, good morning!”

“Did you buy the gaming helmets?” She giggles .

“I got them!”

“Now what?” Lin Wan Er asks: “What’s the plan for today?”

I think: “Well, originally I wanted to get the group together, but it seems……Forget it . I’ll just return and go to class with you, since that’s my real work…”

Lin Wan Er can’t help but smile: “Don’t . I won’t to go to class today either . Where are you? I’ll come over immediately . Since I have nothing better to do, I’ll drive you to find your band of brothers…”

“Eh, are you fine with this?”

“It’s nothing . I don’t have anything urgent today… . ”

“Okay!”

……

Standing by the outlet, after waiting for ten minutes, a gorgeous Audi TT slowly stops on the side of the street . The windows roll down and a beautiful face with a refreshing smile appears . Who could it be if not Lin Wan Er?

“Get in the car?”

“Sure!”

When I get into the car, a group of boys behind me look on with envy . All their eyes are red and they seem unwilling to accept that such a pretty girl is actually leaving with another guy .

……

9:00 AM, after finishing breakfast, we get back in the car . Lin Wan Er asks: “Who do we go find first?”

“Song Han, he’s our Zhan Long Studio’s ace!”

“Where?”

“Wait a second…”

Grabbing my phone, I give Song Han a call——

“Brother Xiao Yao!”

“Little Wolf, where are you? I’ll come find you!”

“I’m at work!”

“Where do you work?”

“Uh, Tianshui Church in the next district over . At 10:00AM, I’ll be presiding over a wedding…… ”

“Okay, I’ll come over immediately . ”

……

“This Song Han… . ”

Lin Wan Er shows a weird face: “Didn’t you say in the past he was the studio’s best assassin? A merciless killer, how can he preside over a wedding?”

“Oh, in real life he’s in fact a priest, an apprentice priest . ”

“Hee hee, Zhan Long Studio is composed of a bunch of weirdos . Honestly, I’m also looking forward to seeing how a bunch of weirdos can run a studio…… ”

“……”

“We’re leaving!”

Ms Lin fastens the seat belt and looks at me while I stare at her . She’s extremely beautiful today . If I was that seat belt, wrapping tightly around her 34Ds, my heart would have stopped beating long ago .