Chapter 1 Lobby

The lobby on the first floor of the Zero Wing Building.

The entire first-floor lobby was a full nine meters high, resembling a small stadium. In addition to the reception for visitors, the lobby also housed a café and lounge area, as well as virtual combat rooms where guild members could relax and entertain themselves while also allowing outsiders to observe.

As a result, the huge first-floor lobby was usually filled with people.

As Mu Xin and the others entered the lobby, they saw hundreds of people gathered in front of the large screen in the virtual combat room, intently watching the PK matches of Zero Wing's internal members, creating a lively scene.

"Hello, are you here to tour our Zero Wing headquarters, or do you have other business?" The receptionist at the front desk looked at Mu Xin and the others as they entered the lobby and approached to inquire.

"My two nieces are very interested in Zero Wing, so I wanted to bring them here for a tour today," Uncle Hong explained with a smile.

"That's no problem." The receptionist smiled slightly and then took out four visitor ID cards, saying slowly, "These are visitor cards. The tour is limited to floors below the ninth floor. Floors above the ninth floor are only accessible to internal staff. If you have any questions after the tour, feel free to come to the front desk for assistance."

"Thank you," Uncle Hong nodded and took the visitor cards.

The receptionist then returned directly to the front desk, allowing Mu Xin and the others to start their tour at will.

"Zero Wing is really generous, actually allowing outsiders to come and tour at will. This saves us a lot of trouble," Ke Rui took the visitor card, feeling a little surprised by Zero Wing's approach.

Normally, the headquarters of major guilds were very strict, and they would never allow such things as tours, except for allowing entry into the first-floor lobby.

"Maybe they want to attract more people to join Zero Wing," Mu Xin said.

She knew a little about Zero Wing's situation.

Although Zero Wing was doing well in God's Domain, it was ultimately unknown in the real world. Now that it finally had a guild headquarters, it was in dire need of talent.

Allowing outsiders to visit from time to time could also allow players outside who didn't know much about Zero Wing to better understand what kind of guild Zero Wing was.

"There are quite a few people here, but unfortunately, there are no experts among them. Even the two fighting only have one foot in the *ruwei* (microscopic) realm," Ke Rui glanced at the battle scene in the virtual combat room and immediately saw the approximate strength level of the two fighting in the virtual screen, simply commenting, "I think we should be cautious about cooperating with a Zero Wing like this. After all, the subsequent plans involve a lot. If the outside world thinks that our Frost Heaven Sword can't even find decent reinforcements, it will look down on us."

But after Ke Rui finished speaking, Uncle Hong and the other two surprisingly didn't say anything, all looking at a few young men and women in the crowd.

"I didn't expect Zero Wing to be so underestimated. It's actually hiding such geniuses," Uncle Hong looked at the young men and women in the distance, praising slightly.

"Geniuses?" Ke Rui looked at the very ordinary young men and women in the distance, confused.

"Miss, don't underestimate those few. Although their temperament is not obvious, they are genuine experts. Among them, the blue-haired youth has completely contained his aura. If you don't observe carefully, you probably won't notice his existence," the seemingly weak and honest youth, Tiancheng, explained quietly, "Facing that youth, even I am not fully confident that I can win."

"How is that possible?" Ke Rui was stunned when he heard this, feeling that Tiancheng was telling a joke.

This evaluation was too high!

Who was Tiancheng?

He was an unparalleled genius that their Frost Heaven Sword had cultivated with all its strength. Not only had he mastered the Domain at a young age, but his brain was also naturally gifted, and his thinking speed far exceeded that of ordinary people. Even those old monsters who had mastered the Domain were not necessarily his opponents.

How could Zero Wing cultivate such an expert?

"They shouldn't be members of Zero Wing," Mu Xin suddenly said after observing for a while.

"Not?" Uncle Hong was slightly surprised.

How could such young experts appearing at Zero Wing's headquarters not be members of Zero Wing?

"I've seen their information. Although their appearance in God's Domain is slightly different, it's roughly the same. That blue-haired youth should be Gu Han, the number one person of the younger generation of the Azure Chamber of Commerce. I heard that he is also highly regarded by the Violet Sword," Mu Xin explained.

Unlike Uncle Hong, who had been secretly managing the guild, she was responsible for the guild's intelligence gathering work. She knew more about the major forces in God's Domain than Uncle Hong, especially the younger generation of the major super forces, which were definitely the focus of attention.

"Why would the peerless genius of the Azure Chamber of Commerce come here?" Ke Rui asked, full of questions.

The peerless geniuses of the major super forces were all treasures, held in their hands, receiving all kinds of strict training every day, and they would never allow these people to go out casually.

Like Tiancheng, if it wasn't for the need to investigate Zero Wing this time, Tiancheng would not be allowed to come out at all.

"Zero Wing is really a bit interesting. Not only has the peerless genius of the Azure Chamber of Commerce come, but even the old guys from the Azure Chamber of Commerce have also come," Uncle Hong said, looking at a stern middle-aged man drinking tea and resting in the corner of the lobby.

"Old guy?" Ke Rui looked at the position Uncle Hong was looking at with a strange expression, her mouth wide open.

The man Uncle Hong was looking at was none other than Duan Hanshan, the number one person of the second generation of the Duan family. Duan Hanshan's reputation in the industry was not much worse than Uncle Hong's.

Or rather, she grew up listening to their stories.

And such a big shot actually came to Zero Wing's headquarters in person, which was definitely big news.

At the same time that Hong Xinyuan noticed Duan Hanshan, Duan Hanshan also noticed Hong Xinyuan. The two looked at each other and just smiled.

"Let's go, let's go over," Hong Xinyuan said with a smile.

As Hong Xinyuan finished speaking, he walked towards Duan Hanshan, and Mu Xin and the other two obediently followed, not daring to breathe loudly.

...

"Old Hong, why are you at Zero Wing's headquarters?" Duan Hanshan looked at Hong Xinyuan walking over and greeted him with a smile.

"My two nieces are very interested in Zero Wing, so I came to take a look," Hong Xinyuan said with a perfunctory smile, "But I'm a little curious, why did you, the Ice Devil of the Western Continent, come here? The East and West continents don't interact much now."

The Azure Chamber of Commerce mainly operated in the Western Continent, and its industry in the Eastern Continent was very small, only doing a little business. No matter how you looked at it, the Azure Chamber of Commerce shouldn't have much to do with Zero Wing.

Duan Hanshan narrowed his eyes slightly, not believing a word of Hong Xinyuan's words, and then stroked his beard, saying flatly: "It's nothing, it's just that our Azure Chamber of Commerce has come to Zero Wing for new talent exchange training."

"You're here at Zero Wing for training?"

Hong Xinyuan couldn't help turning his head to look at Duan Hanshan, his face full of disbelief.

At this time, let alone Hong Xinyuan, even Ke Rui thought that Duan Hanshan was playing tricks on them. Although she was a newcomer who had just entered the virtual game world, she also knew that the Azure Chamber of Commerce had a strong foundation and was not comparable to ordinary super forces.

Zero Wing was just a new guild that had risen in God's Domain. How could it let the guild's geniuses come to Zero Wing for training? Who would believe such a thing if it was said?

"What, don't you believe it?" Duan Hanshan glanced at Hong Xinyuan and said with a smile.

"If it was any other super guild, I would definitely believe it, but Zero Wing?" Hong Xinyuan shook his head and laughed.

The actions of the guild were indeed confidential and could not be revealed to outsiders, but in his opinion, Duan Hanshan's excuse was too poor. It would be more like coming to guide Zero Wing's newcomers.

"I knew you definitely wouldn't believe it." Duan Hanshan smiled even more when he heard this, and then pointed to the virtual combat room not far away, saying, "In a while, our Azure Chamber of Commerce will have a guidance battle with Zero Wing. Since you don't believe it, how about we make a bet?"

"Bet? How do we bet?" Hong Xinyuan couldn't help but ask curiously.

"Didn't you also bring a newcomer?" Duan Hanshan glanced at Tiancheng standing aside and said flatly, "I think his level is not bad. In a while, why don't you let him replace my newcomer in a battle? But the quota for this battle is precious, and we can't just give it to your guild's newcomer. I want to collect five bottles of S-grade nutrient potions first."

Hong Xinyuan almost vomited blood when he heard this.

Duan Hanshan wanted him to contribute both manpower and effort, and as a result, he still wanted to ask for five bottles of S-grade nutrient potions. He was simply too shameless!

"Don't worry yet." Duan Hanshan looked at Hong Xinyuan's slightly gloomy face and said, "If you win this competition, I will return it to you double."

"It seems you are very optimistic about the people on Zero Wing's side." Hong Xinyuan was slightly surprised.

Ten bottles of S-grade nutrient potions were not a small amount for a super force, enough for a genius newcomer to use for half a year.

"I guess so." Duan Hanshan nodded and said with a smile, "But if you lose, you will have to compensate me with ten bottles of S-grade nutrient potions."

"..." Hong Xinyuan didn't know what to say for a while.

Why did it seem like they were going to lose no matter what?

Was their Frost Heaven Sword's reputation so bad?

"How about it? Are you betting or not?" Duan Hanshan looked at Hong Xinyuan, who hadn't said a word for a long time, and asked a little impatiently.

But Hong Xinyuan was not a young and energetic newcomer after all, and didn't care about Duan Hanshan's provocation at all, and instead looked at the honest Tiancheng.

"Tiancheng, what do you think?" Hong Xinyuan asked.

ps: Thanks to Jiang Di for the 50000 reward, and Manfu Jinglun for the 10000 reward! There will be a fourth update tonight