Updated: 2014-02-22
“Pfft!” Lilith and Xiao Meng laughed simultaneously. “Hahahaha! You two, can you not be so funny! Shengun, what are you doing, still putting on such a serious face? That expression is so hilarious! Hahahaha!” Lilith was shaking with laughter, and Lin Zheng’s feigned expression finally gave way to a helpless, wry smile!
Yang Qi, who had put away Blood-colored Nightmare, stood beside Lin Zheng, nudged his arm, and whispered with a mischievous grin, “This girl has a lot of spunk. Why don’t you take her in?”
“Meow, can you be any more perverted?” Lin Zheng rolled his eyes. “If you want to take her in, you do it. I can’t handle a Miss like that!”
“I really want to, but unfortunately, I’m a girl!”
“Then you think she’d be interested in me? Stop talking nonsense!”
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The two whispered, discussing a perverted topic with perfectly serious expressions! At this moment, a remark from Xiao Meng completely set Xiao Mo off!
Xiao Meng laughed carelessly, “Oh! Xiao Mo, you look so much like Shengun! Brother Shengun is Shengun, and you’re also Shengun! You two make a perfect pair!”
“Who wants to make a pair with him?!” Xiao Mo shrieked, no longer composed. She angrily grabbed Xiao Meng’s cheeks. “If you dare to talk nonsense again, I’ll rip your mouth off!”
“I’m sorry, I won’t do it!” Xiao Meng mumbled, “Mercy!”
“Hmph—” Xiao Mo released her hands, placed her right hand on her chest, and said proudly, “Miss is naturally beautiful and comes from a wealthy family! How could I be with a shut-in who only knows how to play games!? Next time, if you speak without thinking, see how I deal with you!”
“Hmm—in that case…” Lin Zheng said, looking thoughtful, “Miss, what are you doing in the game?”
This question choked Xiao Mo. She stammered, “As… as an excellent Miss, one must know what the lives of commoners are like. That’s right, I’m here to experience the lives of commoners!” The more Xiao Mo spoke, the more confident she became, as if it were truly the case! The few people beside her couldn’t help but cover their mouths and snicker!
Xiao Mo’s pretty face flushed, and she didn’t know how to justify herself, so she simply tossed her head. “Hmph—” She didn’t care anymore!
The pursuit battle ended in a complete victory. Of the several hundred players from Glorious Guild, only a few who ran at the very front escaped; the rest were intercepted by Dragon Garden players and sent back to the city for free.
Facing the victorious Dragon Garden players, Youxi’s soft “thank you” completely ignited their passion! Each of them was more excited than if they had met a superstar! Lin Zheng and his companion were dumbfounded. They say hearing is believing, but seeing is truly believing; this time, they genuinely witnessed Youxi’s unparalleled popularity in Dragon Garden!
Moreover, it was clearly different from idolizing a superstar; the feelings these people had for Youxi were more like a doting affection! A genuine love from the bottom of their hearts! This was a sentiment that those idol stars could never receive from this group of talented students! Lin Zheng believed that Youxi absolutely couldn’t be loved by all of Dragon Garden just because of her adorable appearance; something must have happened to make all the students in the school dote on Youxi to such a crazy extent! Lin Zheng stared at the silent girl. What earth-shattering thing had she done?
“Alright! Everyone, quiet down!” Xiao Mo shouted loudly. As the new president of the fan club, Xiao Mo had considerable authority among the girls, and the boys were also willing to give face to this long-legged beauty, so the scene immediately fell into an astonishing silence! Lin Zheng was somewhat stunned, thinking, “This girl seems to have great potential as a leader!”
Xiao Mo scanned the crowd and said, “For now, we have repelled Glorious Guild, but Glorious Guild, as Tianshuang City’s top guild, has tens of thousands of members. After suffering two consecutive defeats today, they definitely won’t let it go! Now, we must discuss a plan to cope with Glorious Guild’s future retaliation!”
“That’s easy!” Lin Zheng said calmly. Suddenly, everyone’s gaze fell on him. Lin Zheng smiled, “Glorious Guild’s methods of retaliation are nothing more than using their numerical advantage to strike at us. Although Dragon Garden doesn’t have a guild, it has two fan clubs! The total number of people is nearly twenty thousand! And it’s impossible for everyone not to have one or two good friends, right!? So, as long as the two major fan clubs unite, they will have the strength to challenge them!”
“You’re right!” Xiao Mo stared at Lin Zheng. “But you overlooked one thing!”
“What thing?” Lin Zheng was stunned, genuinely unable to think of what he had overlooked.
“Glorious Guild is an old guild with many players who are very proficient in various games, while a large portion of our Dragon Garden members are new players. This means that even if we can match them in numbers, we will be far inferior in quality. In a battle with the same number of people, we will lose very badly!”
“Your analysis is very reasonable!” Yang Qi laughed. “However, you only saw one side, but you didn’t see other aspects of the matter!”
Seeing Xiao Mo looking confused, Yang Qi explained to her, “Game guilds have developed to the point where many have become profit-making organizations. In other words, every action of a guild must generate revenue. Glorious Guild is such a guild! They want to dominate Tianshuang City for the sake of maximizing their interests! However, for now, without having established a guild, launching large-scale PK does not align with their interests! Because PK, regardless of win or loss, will affect their guild’s strength, causing their plan to conquer the Hero’s Token to be delayed! Moreover, Glorious Guild is not the only guild in Tianshuang City with the strength to conquer the first Hero’s Token. In order to win the honor and influence of establishing the first guild, they will definitely suppress their members from engaging in large-scale PK! In this way, even if a few Brilliant Godslayer members retaliate, the number won’t be too large, and Dragon Garden can completely counterattack with a numerical advantage! Hehe! We’re taking advantage of the fact that they don’t dare to send out a large force for Reversal! However, everyone shouldn’t be too arrogant; don’t actively provoke PK and force them into a corner, that would be bad!”
After listening to Yang Qi’s explanation, the Dragon Garden players all showed understanding expressions, and so did Xiao Mo. However, after a moment of contemplation, Xiao Mo said again, “There’s still a problem! You said they don’t dare to retaliate on a large scale now, but what about after they establish a guild? At that time, their strength will greatly increase, and wouldn’t their retaliation be even more fierce?”
“That’s right! If it were me, I’d definitely settle scores later!”
“If they suppress their anger until they establish a guild, the outburst will definitely be even more intense!”
“…” Xiao Mo’s question sparked discussion among the students. After all, this was a problem they would have to face sooner or later. If they were content with the temporary status quo, they would suffer immensely later!