Chapter 163 Underworld

The players let out a burst of cries. Gu Fei and the others, who had turned to leave, hadn't gone far yet. Hearing the commotion, they quickly returned. Duo Mu and Mu Duo were the most enthusiastic, already holding paper and pen, shouting, "What's the matter? What happened?"

"Yinyue disappeared!" someone yelled.

"Teleport?" Gu Fei frowned.

"No, he logged off!" someone shouted. Some of these people originally had Yinyue as a friend, but later some deleted him, while others were more careful and kept him as a memento, in case they needed revenge in the future.

"Forced log off!!" Duo Mu and Mu Duo were excited. Because the game had repeatedly emphasized the dangers of forced log off, players were very cautious. Except for those born with a penchant for cheap thrills who experimented out of boredom at low levels, players of a certain level would never force log off unless there was an accident like a power outage.

The two reporters bravely squeezed to the front, asking the players in the front row, "Where did Yinyue log off?"

"There!" someone pointed.

The two quickly rushed up and carefully observed the area where Yinyue logged off. Mu Duo was writing furiously again: "Yinyue, level 37, chose to force log off under duress. According to the reporter's observation, the adverse effects of forced log off did not show up at the time of logging off. As for the detailed losses, we hope that the person involved can return to the game as soon as possible so that we can do follow-up reports."

The other players were also discussing.

"He even resorted to forced log off, is he determined not to play anymore?"

"Don't be fooled, that guy is always cunning. Maybe he's just using this trick to trick us into leaving."

"This trick isn't clever at all! Who says we have to leave just because he forced log off?"

"Look! He's back!!!"

With a player's shout, a white light rose again where Yinyue had disappeared. Yinyue appeared perfectly intact in front of everyone. Everyone cast Appraisal spells on him, hoping that this log off would refresh Yinyue to level 3.7.

The result was disappointing. After everyone's appraisal, they found that Yinyue's level and equipment had not changed. Yinyue had logged off for about five minutes, hastily memorized his online bank card number, and then returned to the game. The first thing he did when he entered the game was to immediately check his belongings. As a result, at the first glance, he was petrified.

Level? Skills? Gold coins? None of these were what Yinyue valued most. The only thing he valued most was: the Sword of the King. And the first thing he did when he logged in was to check for the Sword of the King in his pocket.

It wasn't there! The slot where he put it was clearly empty. Yinyue didn't give up and checked all the slots in his pocket again, wishing he could pour everything out, but the Sword of the King was still nowhere to be found.

Yinyue's face was ashen, and he sat down on the ground with a thud.

This loss was absolutely devastating for him. Yinyue was already disgraced, and people were pointing fingers at him wherever he went. But he knew the freakishness of the Sword of the King. He believed that as long as the sword was still in his hands, there would always be a team that would accept him for the sake of the sword. Perhaps they were just trying to exploit him, but Yinyue always believed that with his skills, as long as he had this opportunity to contact people safely, he would have a way to turn things around. Who knew… a forced log off would result in the loss of the Sword of the King. Yinyue would rather lose all his equipment, levels, skills, and experience to get back the Sword of the King. Unfortunately, no one would give him this opportunity again.

Yinyue's unusual behavior made the players unable to react for a while. After a moment of silence, someone finally shouted, "What are you pretending for, come out and die!!!"

Yinyue raised his head, but didn't look at anyone. He looked at the crystal chandelier hanging alone at the top of the auction house, his face completely desperate. The Sword of the King was already his only spiritual sustenance in this game, his only source of confidence. Losing it, Yinyue had finally lost the motivation to persevere.

The people around were still cursing. Yinyue had heard this kind of cursing many times, but this time it was over. Perhaps he would never hear it again. With a flash of white light, Yinyue disappeared again.

The players were stunned. Someone opened the friend list and checked: "Damn, he forced log off again. What's wrong with this guy?"

Gu Fei had been quietly watching from the side, not just trying to be quick-witted. He had seen all the changes in Yinyue's expression after he logged in again, from surprise to panic to anxiety to final despair.

Especially when Yinyue was a little at a loss, reaching into his pocket and rummaging through it, Gu Fei was almost certain that Yinyue had lost something very important this time he forced log off.

Gu Fei had already thought of what Yinyue had lost that could make him so disheartened…

This time, perhaps he really wouldn't see this person again. Yinyue's ashen eyes when he logged off lingered in Gu Fei's mind for a long time.

It was just a pity that all this was his own fault. His actions had sent him to today's ending step by step. Nothing in this world is without a reason.

He wasn't without a chance. If he could face these pursuits calmly, perhaps he would usher in another sky.

But he valued himself too much, valued the Sword of the King in his hand, and valued the feeling of being a king.

As a result, he first lost that feeling, then lost that sword, and finally lost himself.

When he found that he could no longer find pleasure in the game, he could only helplessly choose to quit. This was the only thing Gu Fei sympathized with him for, and regretted for him. In fact, he didn't have to quit, just step back, perhaps many, many steps, but at least the game was still there, and there would still be fun.

Gu Fei sighed and turned around, seeing Mang Mang's Mang Mang. She was standing behind him, also able to see the angle where Yinyue disappeared. She saw everything Gu Fei saw, thought everything Gu Fei thought, and finally could only leave the same sigh.

"Is Yinyue, that bastard, coming back or not?" Gu Fei heard people in the crowd still cursing.

Gu Fei didn't stop them. This was also one of their pleasures in the game. It's just that when they found out that Yinyue would never come back, I wonder what they would think.

Gu Fei left, and Mang Mang's Mang Mang left. Sakura Tsukiyomi himself wasn't very interested in Yinyue. Seeing Mang Mang's Mang Mang leaving, he quickly chased after her. Duo Mu had already added Gu Fei as a friend, and said that he wanted to stay a little longer to interview the voices of these players who were chasing Yinyue, so he agreed to visit Gu Fei again if he had the opportunity.

As they walked, Gu Fei suddenly remembered something and turned to ask Mang Mang's Mang Mang, "The Ideal Staff, no one came to claim it in the end, do you know?"

"No one came to claim it? Do you mean no one came to claim it at the auction house?" Mang Mang's Mang Mang was surprised.

"Jiannan You and the others have been guarding there, it seems like that," Gu Fei said.

"Would someone buy equipment but not want it? That's strange. Could someone have secretly taken it without them noticing?" Mang Mang's Mang Mang said.

"That's also possible. Now they suspect that's the case..." Gu Fei said.

"By the way, I saw on the forum that you guys formed a studio and are working with Jiannan You?" Mang Mang's Mang Mang asked.

"Yeah! They abandoned the dark and turned to the light," Gu Fei smiled.

"How powerful is the Efficient Leveling Method?" Mang Mang's Mang Mang asked, while Sakura Tsukiyomi and his brothers also looked at Gu Fei with bright eyes. This was actually a hundred times bigger than Yinyue and Bu Xiao appearing. They had long wanted to ask Gu Fei about it.

Gu Fei could only smile regretfully: "It's more difficult for priests and archers to use." After saying that, he suddenly had another thought: "Oh, you're a dark priest, so maybe it'll be different."

"You need to have damage output to kill monsters yourself, right?" Mang Mang's Mang Mang asked.

"That's right, close combat one-on-one. So the archer's bow can't be used. Because of the coefficient and passive skill enhancement issues, other weapons are too weak, so it's difficult," Gu Fei said.

"Then aren't we tragic? Will our leveling be slower than other professions in the future?" A group of lurkers looked at each other. Although their job change seemed to be non-archer professional, the nature remained the same. The main weapon for output was still the bow. Unless there were some passive mastery skills at a higher level, they were still archers for now.

"This… add more strength, add another weapon, and the efficiency can be a little bit higher," Gu Fei said.

"It's over. It seems that we can only pick up girls in the game in the future," a group of guys said extremely painfully.

"If we can really pick one up, that's fine, but I haven't even held hands once in the game for so long," one person said dejectedly.

"With your pig trotters, you still want to hold hands, dream on!" What followed was immediate contempt.

Gu Fei couldn't help but laugh, when he suddenly heard Mang Mang's Mang Mang gently say next to him: "If Yinyue had their mentality, maybe he wouldn't be in this situation now…"

Gu Fei was stunned. When he thought about it, it was true. These guys in the Forever in the Flowers group were wretched, but their game mentality was surprisingly good. It was inevitable that they would scream a few times when they lost levels or equipment, but they wouldn't take it to heart and would immediately look for girls again. In fact, they weren't looking for girls, they were looking for fun.

As he was thinking, Sakura Tsukiyomi slipped to Gu Fei's side and tugged at his sleeve. Gu Fei understood and slowed down, walking with him. Sakura Tsukiyomi asked in a low voice, "Drunk Bro, is there a monster-killing method where men and women work together to double the efficiency?"

"Get lost, no!" Gu Fei was angry.

"You should consider developing a two-person project like this. It will definitely be very popular," Sakura Tsukiyomi said.

Gu Fei was about to scold him when he suddenly thought that Sakura Tsukiyomi was right. There were many couples in the game, and they probably weren't willing to be separated into separate leveling areas for the sake of leveling. If there was an efficient mode for two people to fight a monster together, it would definitely be popular with these people. As for those who were still single, they would have to learn it! Taking girls leveling was a very effective pursuit method. If you didn't know how to double leveling efficiently, how could you pick up girls? A two-person leveling method did seem to have value.

"Your suggestion is good," Gu Fei nodded.

"Right! I knew it!" Sakura Tsukiyomi said excitedly: "Then Drunk Bro, hurry up and develop it. I'll be the first to sign up to learn it."

"We're so familiar, why do you need to sign up? I'll teach you for free when the time comes," Gu Fei said.

"No, no, no!" Sakura Tsukiyomi quickly said: "It's enough to teach me one."

"Wretched, too wretched!" Gu Fei couldn't stand it anymore.

"Hehe…" Sakura Tsukiyomi chuckled, changing the subject: "What are you doing next, Drunk Bro?"

"Next…" Gu Fei paused and looked at the time. Then he looked at the friend list. There were still a lot of students online. He was furious and sent a group message: "Why are you still playing?"

"We're logging off, logging off…" The students replied one after another, complaining incessantly. Their attitude was completely different from when they got equipment and learned skills from Gu Fei. These days, children are also very realistic.

While urging the students, Gu Fei asked July, "Did you find Bu Xiao?"

"No," July said regretfully.

"That's a pity," Gu Fei also regretted. Bu Xiao was much luckier than Yinyue today.

"Hongchen Yixiao, do you know this person?" Gu Fei suddenly asked. He couldn't understand why Hongchen Yixiao designed Yinyue and Bu Xiao. If Bu Xiao really had a feud, it would be with July, so Gu Fei wanted to know if it was because he knew July that he wanted to vent his anger.

"I don't know him," the answer he got was like this.

"What about that prophet on the forum?" Gu Fei asked again.

"I don't know him either, but we came here after seeing his post. Who is he? Why would he know Bu Xiao's whereabouts? And Yinyue, how could they be together?" July asked in return.

"I'm also wondering…" Gu Fei said.

"By the way, there's another thing," July said.

"What is it?" Gu Fei asked.

"Let us see your Efficient Leveling Method!" July said.

"Oh, oh, I'll have time later," Gu Fei said.

"Okay!"

Just after replying to July, Mang Mang's Mang Mang suddenly said: "By the way, Lan Yi and the others want to sign up for your Efficient Leveling Method."

"Ah?" Gu Fei was stunned again. Why was everyone talking about this?

Before he could reply, another message flashed. Gu Fei opened it and saw Yun Zhongmu: "Haha, Brother Qianli, you didn't even tell your brother about such a big thing as starting a studio!"

"No, no, it was just a temporary idea," Gu Fei quickly said.

"Our Four Thousand Brothers of the Ten Guild Alliance are ready to sign up for your name…" Yun Zhongmu said.

"Ah?" Gu Fei was stunned again. Messages kept coming one after another. Gu Fei opened one and saw that it wasn't Yun Zhongmu, but Unsworn Sword of Yunduan City: "Brother Qianli, how did you guys start teaching at Baishi City? When are you guys coming back to Yunduan City?"

"Yunduan City… uh, we'll study it!"

"Some of our brothers have gone to Baishi City and are ready to learn from you first," Unsworn Sword had completely turned from enemy to friend after completing that guild mission with Gu Fei. He almost didn't treat Gu Fei as an outsider and spoke frankly.

"Is that so, how many people?"

"Three hundred people!"

"Ah…"

"Brother Qianli, you're not coming back from this mission? When are you coming back to Yunduan City?"

"Huh??" Gu Fei was confused. Didn't he just say that? But after a closer look, this message wasn't from Unsworn Sword, but was instead Against the Current.

Then, Waterdeep of Lin Yin City: "Why are you the only one online? What's the Efficient Leveling Method? When does it start? I sent some brothers to investigate."

Sisters Gui Tong and Yan Xiaozhu of Xiamu City: "Efficient Leveling Method? What does it mean?"

Drifting, who hasn't been seen for a long time: "Studio? You're playing pretty high!"

Cowardly Savior, who hasn't been seen for a long time: "Master! What is the Efficient Leveling Method? Is it a Kung Fu you created? I want to learn it!!!!"

Mang Mang's Mang Mang next to him continued to ask: "Speak, how do you sign up?"

July's message: "Where should we wait for you?"

Yun Zhongmu's message: "Brother Qianli, when does it start? Our large army is about to come over, hahaha!"

Unsworn Sword's message: "Is three hundred people too few? How about we send five hundred over! Supporting your business, Brother Qianli, is that loyal enough!"

Against the Current's message: "Brother Qianli, what are you busy with? Is it inconvenient to talk?"

Waterdeep's wife, Lu Ke, sent a message: "Hey, why aren't you talking to us???"

Sisters Gui Tong and Yan Xiaozhu: "Tell us, if it's interesting, we'll bring friends to learn too."

Drifting's message: "What's wrong, have we really become enemies? You won't even reply to a message?"

Cowardly Savior: "Master! How do I get to Baishi City? Tell me quickly."

"Drunk Bro! Drunk Bro!!!" The people in the Forever in the Flowers group called out collectively, flustered: "Quick, Drunk Bro is about to faint!!!!"

Gu Fei, who was bombarded by messages, really felt a strong sense of dizziness. Looking at the time again, wasn't it? This was the time for these night shift experts to go online. The best proof was that Sword Demon and Yutian Shenming had also gone online one after another.

"I'm going crazy!" Gu Fei shouted in the mercenary channel.

"What happened?" Everyone panicked. If Gu Fei was so out of control, did his PK value exceed a thousand, triggering the city lords of the major cities to personally pursue him?

"Everyone I know is asking me about the Efficient Leveling Method," Gu Fei said.

The channel was silent.

"What's going on, where are the people?" Gu Fei shouted.

In the end, it was Sword Demon who weakly shouted: "Damn, us too…"

These guys were also listed on the studio, and when they went online, the messages were also a mess. They had more friends than Gu Fei, and when they rang, they were even more collapsed than Gu Fei. They didn't have time to pay attention to Gu Fei.

What was even more depressing was that some people were repeatedly asking for news, such as Unsworn Sword, Yun Zhongmu, and Lu Ke. They knew all of the Young Master Elite Group, not just one person. If Gu Fei didn't respond to their questions in half a minute, they would immediately ask Sword Demon. If Sword Demon didn't have time to reply, they would immediately ask another person. As a result, everyone was in a panic. The same question was given with a variety of answers, making the other party even more confused and asking even more questions.

"Tsk, tsk!" In the channel, Young Master Han gently said two words. Everyone could already feel the contempt coming from him.

"Your name hasn't been blasted out?" Everyone asked in surprise.

"How is that possible? I'm the leader of your group," Young Master Han said.

"Then how did you respond?" Everyone saw that Young Master Han didn't seem very busy.

"Stupid, close the messages and set up an automatic reply!" Young Master Han said.

Everyone thought that this method was indeed excellent, but seeing these strange consulting questions, they couldn't think of a universal answer that could be rejected in one sentence.

"What did you set it to?" Yutian Shenming asked.

"Ask Brother You," Young Master Han said.

"Why ask Brother You? Brother You isn't here!!" Yutian Shenming was angry. Brother You worked hard last night and went to bed late, so he hadn't come yet.

"Idiot, the message I set is 'Ask Brother You'," Young Master Han said.

"Oh!!" Everyone suddenly realized, "That's too despicable." Everyone said, while setting their own automatic reply to "Ask Brother You."

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Today's update is earlier, but don't misunderstand. It's definitely not going to explode, because I have something to do in the afternoon, so I stayed up all night to write this chapter. Happy weekend everyone!