Hu Die Lan
Chapter 260 Return to the Land of Estrangement
Overbearing Xiong, easy to push down, the record you’ve brushed can be freely trampled on.
In the midst of the flame war, a doggerel suddenly appeared out of nowhere. The attackers cheered loudly and reposted it everywhere. The world channel was filled with laughter and joy. Many people scrambled to continue writing, and the world channel suddenly held a poetry competition with the theme of despising Overbearing Ambition. Some people even seriously discussed tones and rhymes.
Seeing this scene, how could the people of Overbearing Ambition not be furious? Jiang You lost his composure on the spot and flipped through the messages, finally digging out the name of the originator of the first line.
"Xian Wufeng! Stop talking nonsense. If you have the guts, come to the arena or the wilderness for a one-on-one duel. If you lose, eat your account card. Do you dare?"
Jiang You was the guild leader, and his words and deeds represented the guild. It had been a long time since he had been so straightforward. But now that he was wearing a disguise and his anger had risen, he didn't care about anything. He ran to the world channel and directly challenged someone. "If you lose, eat your account card" was a new term in the Glory era, meaning the same as "delete your account" in early online games.
Theoretically speaking, eating the card was useless, as the account card could be reported lost. If you really wanted to delete the account, you had to cancel the card. However, "cancel"... the word had neither temperament nor momentum. Putting it in a challenging statement made it sound like an idiot, so players preferred the more sensational "eat the card."
Not long after Jiang You issued the challenge, the player Xian Wufeng replied: Overbearing Xiong, easy to push down, the record you’ve brushed can be freely trampled on.
Jiang You was going crazy, but he was still on a cooldown in the world channel. So he snatched another person's computer and typed again: "One-on-one, do you dare? If you don't dare, shut up!!!"
This time, it was the other party's turn to be on cooldown in the world channel, and there was no response for a long time. But as soon as the cooldown was over, the other party immediately said: Overbearing Xiong, easy to push down, the record you’ve brushed can be freely trampled on.
"Damn it!!" Jiang You was about to go insane. The people around him watched him get angry and didn't dare to say anything. However, in their eyes, who had experienced great storms, Jiang You's behavior was quite childish. As the president of one of the three major guilds, personally arguing with an unknown newbie in the world was quite degrading!
And this unknown dead newbie seemed to be very experienced. Jiang You's challenges were ignored, but he knew that the other party was looking at his messages, so he repeatedly replayed the message that angered people, successfully making Jiang You more and more angry.
"Guild leader, guild leader! Calm down. You'll lose if you get angry!" Everyone finally came to persuade him.
"Calm down? What's the use of calming down? Now the record has been trampled on again. You calmly tell me what to do?" Jiang You roared, and everyone in and out of the game heard it. Yes! What should be done now? Everyone looked at the poetry competition in the world, like swallowing bitter fruit after bitter fruit.
At this most lively moment, Ye Xiu and his five-member team had just finished their third run of the First Line Gorge dungeon. Compared to others who finished three runs in an hour and a half, they used a full hour longer, all wasted on cautiously detouring and dodging.
When the news of Misty Rain House breaking the record flashed, Ye Xiu glanced at it. Misty Rain Thick Smoke immediately sent a message and actively wanted to negotiate the sale of the Blazing Forest dungeon guide with Ye Xiu.
"The Blazing Forest is still under research, don't rush. You might as well brush more materials from the Blazing Forest dungeon, otherwise, if the price you offer next is not enough, then I won't be able to help you," Ye Xiu replied.
"How much are you planning to ask for?" Misty Rain Thick Smoke asked.
"This depends on the trend of the situation," Ye Xiu replied.
"You're really cunning! Are you planning to spread the word that we broke the record because we bought your guide, and then let the major guilds scramble for it?" Misty Rain Thick Smoke said.
"I don't agree with the cunning part. As for the latter, that's the truth, not some false advertising," Ye Xiu replied.
Misty Rain Thick Smoke was silent for a moment before suddenly sending a message: "Then can we have priority?"
"I'll give you a priority bidding right!" Ye Xiu said.
"..."
At this time, the world channel had already started the poetry competition, and Jiang You had jumped out and was yelling at the newbie. Every competitor of Overbearing Ambition was gloating. Steamed Bun Invasion laughed and read the poem made by the player Xian Wufeng twice, and typed it into text and sent it to the world twice.
As for Ye Xiu, he didn't react to this at all. He was a person who had mixed in the professional circle, but he was used to the dual way of dealing with people, where they were opponents on the field and friends off the field. Of course, there was some politeness in this friend, and some people were just nodding acquaintances and were considered friends. This way of dealing with people actually refers to the professional quality of not bringing the competitive conflicts on the field into off-field life.
"What do we do next?" Tang Rou asked. After giving up on brushing the record, this girl deliberately ignored who got the record. She was afraid that looking at the record competition would ignite her passion.
"Let's brush the Labyrinth of Thorns dungeon!" Ye Xiu said.
"Labyrinth of Thorns? Isn't it a little inconvenient to go there?" Tang Rou asked in confusion.
"It's different now," Ye Xiu said with a smile. "Players who are level 33 have rushed to level 34, and more level 29 players have also entered the level 30 range. Don't you think there are a lot more people in First Line Gorge now?"
"Now that you mention it… it seems like it," Tang Rou looked left and right.
"After brushing the Labyrinth of Thorns, those who leveled up rushed over to try the new dungeon. Everyone's leveling rhythm is actually very similar, and the difference won't be too big, especially for large guilds with organized dungeon teams," Ye Xiu said.
"So you're saying that many people who were originally in the Labyrinth of Thorns have now come to increase the population of First Line Gorge, and the Labyrinth of Thorns is now emptier?" Tang Rou said.
"I wouldn't say empty, but the danger level will always be reduced. Let's go take a look," Ye Xiu said.
"We'll log off first." Su Mucheng and Qiao Yifan were preparing to log off first.
Everyone said goodbye to each other, but Ye Xiu secretly messaged Su Mucheng again: "Now that we don't need to brush the record, you don't have to play so diligently."
"I want to play," Su Mucheng replied.
"Okay! If you want to play, then play," Ye Xiu said.
"I'll log off now."
"Go ahead, go ahead!"
After the two logged off, Ye Xiu and the three of them carefully left First Line Gorge. Outside the gorge, Ye Xiu called Steamed Bun Invasion to wait. The four formed a team and headed to the Labyrinth of Thorns.
Labyrinth of Thorns was where Ye Xiu's five-member team was formed after brushing this dungeon record. Tian Qi and Moon Midsummer, who used to often come to make soy sauce, had never been grouped together again. Although there was still some contact through messages, Ye Xiu dared not call them over to avoid being involved in the pursuit of the major guilds.
And everyone hadn't come here since the pursuit began. In the past few days, other players were rushing from level 33 to level 34, and from level 29 to level 30, having just passed a major stage. In comparison, Ye Xiu's team's leveling speed had indeed been slowed down a bit these days, and there hadn't been much progress in a few days. Steamed Bun Invasion stood there, and his level 32 was actually the highest among the four.
"Let's just brush with the four of us. Steamed Bun Invasion, you follow us first and play, and look for opportunities to give you some practice," Ye Xiu said.
"Okay," Steamed Bun Invasion said.
"I really didn't expect it! You guys actually have a chance to get guidance from the boss? Boss, what qualifications does he have? I can't see it," Soft Mist said.
"His theory is solid, but he lacks practice. You can also take him with you more often," Ye Xiu said.
"This is really difficult for me, but since you, boss, have spoken, then I have no choice but to obey," Soft Mist reluctantly agreed, but turned his head and spoke in a majestic tone: "Hey! Xiao Steamed Bun, from now on I am your boss, come and call me boss."
"Get lost!" Could Steamed Bun Invasion be polite to him?
"Hey! You have guts! Do you dare to have a one-on-one duel with me here? The loser eats the card?" Soft Mist had just learned this from Jiang You's challenge in the world and used it in the blink of an eye.
"Tch..." Soft Mist certainly didn't dare to agree, but he wouldn't say why, so he sent a disdainful expression.
They arrived at the Labyrinth of Thorns while arguing, also choosing a quiet path and entering a dungeon entrance.
After entering the dungeon, after briefly arranging everyone, they began to fight. As a result, a strange scene quickly appeared in the dungeon. It was clear that four people were brushing the dungeon, but it seemed that they were playing their own games, and they didn't seek cooperation with each other. What's more, one person didn't even fight monsters, but stood aside shouting and acting as a commander.
This person was of course Ye Xiu, and the one he was worried about at this time was Steamed Bun Invasion.
Teaching this guy was much more difficult than Tang Rou and Soft Mist. After all, those two had some operation skills. After Ye Xiu gave a little guidance, they could do it after two or three attempts. But Steamed Bun Invasion was far behind. At his current level, he could summon a total of five summoning beasts. As soon as they came out, he immediately messed up.
Let alone operating the summoning beasts to attract monsters, block monsters, gather monsters, and surround monsters, Soft Mist couldn't even manage all five summoning beasts at this time.
Ye Xiu was patient and kept giving pointers from the side; however, Steamed Bun Invasion was not up to par. Before long, he was crushed by the dungeon monsters and ran around, forcing Ye Xiu to help.
Starting from scratch is really difficult! Ye Xiu sighed.
"Steamed Bun Invasion, do you want to seriously improve your operating skills?" Ye Xiu asked.
"Of course!"
"Have you used any of the small software that professional players use for training online?" Ye Xiu asked.
"I downloaded some, but they are all too difficult! Do you think my level is too early for that?" Steamed Bun Invasion said.
"Well, I'll sort out a beginner's copy for you later, and you can start practicing step by step!" Ye Xiu said.
"Ah, really? Thank you, boss!" Steamed Bun Invasion had argued with Soft Mist too much just now, and even used Soft Mist's address for Ye Xiu.
"Huh? What's the matter calling me?" Soft Mist shamelessly came over immediately.
"Get lost!" Steamed Bun Invasion scolded again.
"Thank you, God." At the same time, he didn't forget to correct his previous wrong Steamed Bun-style address to Ye Xiu.