Chapter 18 Guild Leader's Hesitation

The guild leader of Misty Rain Tower had lost the decisiveness he displayed when negotiating prices. He hesitated for a long time, unable to make up his mind.

Ye Xiu was quite patient, simply explaining his strategy to him.

He'd approached Blue Brook Guild first, claiming it was a random choice, but that was just a casual remark. Selling a strategy was different from personally acting as a substitute player. As a substitute, Ye Xiu relied on his own strength. Even a small guild like Moonwheel, as long as they hired Ye Xiu, could snatch records like it was nothing.

But selling a strategy was different.

A strategy, in the end, was just theory on paper. Whether or not one could put that theory into practice was another matter entirely. In fact, with these small dungeons, which experienced players didn't know how to clear them? But why were the records still mostly concentrated in the hands of the three major guilds?

Strength! Even with a strategy, one still needed the corresponding strength to execute it.

The major guilds undoubtedly had an advantage in terms of talent. For example, the five-man team led by Jiang You, in Ye Xiu's opinion, could completely use this strategy to achieve excellent results.

Their technique was good, their strength was high, and their execution of the strategy would naturally be more outstanding.

What about guilds that didn't have such talent? Naturally, they would be slightly inferior.

They were all confident in snatching Lord Grim to act as a substitute; but buying a strategy to clear it themselves was something that guilds like Misty Rain Tower, which weren't top-tier, hesitated about.

The guild leader of Misty Rain Tower wasn't doubting the authenticity of the strategy. He was worried that his guild didn't have enough talent, and that obtaining the strategy would be futile, like drawing water with a bamboo basket.

No one wanted to see that result, so the Misty Rain Tower guild leader really wanted to reserve the right to return it.

Although Ye Xiu wouldn't agree, he understood the other party's feelings, so he didn't push too hard. If it were any other guild, they would probably have the same concerns as the Misty Rain Tower guild leader. Misty Rain Tower was already considered one of the more powerful guilds among the rest.

"You can be 100% confident in the strategy. There aren't any obscure or complex operations. Find a few experts, practice and polish, and you'll definitely be fine," Ye Xiu said, reassuring the Misty Rain Tower guild leader.

After much more deliberation, the Misty Rain Tower guild leader finally reluctantly replied with an "Okay!"

Without further ado, Ye Xiu asked the Misty Rain Tower guild leader for an email address and immediately sent over the strategy, which was mainly researched by昧光 (Mei Guang), with new tactics added by himself, and tested in his mind to ensure there were no problems.

The Misty Rain Tower guild leader couldn't wait to switch out of the game to check his inbox.

"So many!" The Misty Rain Tower guild leader was shocked when he saw the number of pages in the file. Then, he hurriedly checked the very end of the strategy.

The end of the strategy was, of course, a detailed guide to killing the final boss. The Misty Rain Tower guild leader checked and found that there wasn't any nonsensical content like "Kill the Boss with one slash," so he flipped back to the beginning to read it.

The Misty Rain Tower guild leader was also an experienced player. Although he couldn't compare to Ye Xiu, he could still glean some information just by looking at the strategy. After skimming through two pages, he didn't find anything inappropriate.

"Let me take another look," the Misty Rain Tower guild leader said, switching back to the game to greet Lord Grim.

"Please do," Ye Xiu replied, unafraid. The strategy itself had no problems. A guild with a club background like Misty Rain Tower valued its reputation and wouldn't go back on its word. Now, he just had to wait to collect the materials.

Afterward, the Misty Rain Tower guild leader really did find problems to discuss. Unfortunately, the one in the wrong was the guild leader himself, not the strategy. Every time he asked, he would understand after Ye Xiu explained, and he felt embarrassed each time.

The Misty Rain Tower guild leader went through the entire strategy this way.

Fortunately, he really didn't have any intention of welshing on the deal. After finding no problems with the strategy, the Misty Rain Tower guild leader finally paid the materials without hesitation.

Ye Xiu breathed a sigh of relief.

Selling strategies really didn't earn as much as selling his skills. But now, he had no skills to sell. After the transaction was complete, Ye Xiu looked at the time. It was almost eleven o'clock, and almost time to hand over his shift, so he logged out of the game and browsed the web for a few minutes.

On the forum, that kid Mei Guang had already eagerly launched his idiot-proof strategy for the First Line Canyon dungeon.

This dungeon strategy, which was even longer than the previous Boss strategies, made many people hesitate to read it. But finally, the jeers and sarcasm had lessened. In the replies below the strategy, exclamations of surprise and admiration gradually began to appear.

This was a far cry from the treatment of the Boss idiot-proof strategies. Mei Guang was expressing his gratitude to Ye Xiu on QQ. He emphasized that his next dungeon record strategy would be for the Linyan Forest.

Tyranny Club.

Han Wenqing, Zhang Xinjie, and Bai Yanfei. After finishing that match, the three professional players didn't linger in the internet cafe's gaming section and instead returned to the club.

Without a doubt, it was a very boring match for them.

Zhang Xinjie and Bai Yanfei, the four support players, didn't need to be mentioned.

And although Han Wenqing was up against his old rival Ye Qiu, Ye Qiu clearly hadn't used his full strength. No, it wasn't that he hadn't used his full strength, it was that he hadn't used any strength at all.

If Ye Qiu had played like this the entire match, Han Wenqing could have assumed that he was a washed-up former player who was no longer in shape after retiring. But the problem was that Ye Qiu had clearly demonstrated a flawless takedown, which Han Wenqing couldn't even resolve.

This person just wanted to give up on the match and was too lazy to be serious.

"Why?" Zhang Xinjie couldn't understand this question. "Looking at what he did today, he was clearly trying to lose."

"This person doesn't do meaningless things. He chose to lose without hesitation, which can only mean that losing is more beneficial to him," Han Wenqing said.

"Or perhaps he realized that it was impossible to win?" Zhang Xinjie said.

"If that were the case, he wouldn't have needed to agree to this match," Han Wenqing said.

"So, from the moment he agreed, he had already decided to lose this match," Zhang Xinjie said.

"By losing, he won't touch Tyrannical Ambition's record anymore. Conversely, Tyrannical Ambition doesn't need to make things difficult for him anymore. Perhaps this is what he wants," Han Wenqing said.

"What did he gain from this?" Zhang Xinjie was somewhat puzzled.

"Time," Han Wenqing said calmly.

Zhang Xinjie paused, as if he understood something.

"You don't think that guy has really devoted himself to the online gaming industry, do you?" Han Wenqing said.

"Ah..."

"Perhaps in another year, we'll see him on the official stage again," Han Wenqing said, suddenly lowering his head to look at his right hand, and then clenching his fist.

At Tyranny Club's internet cafe, everyone was still stunned and hadn't recovered.

When Han Wenqing and the others left, Jiang You finally mustered the courage to rush up and ask who exactly Lord Grim was.

During the match, although they couldn't hear what Lord Grim was saying, everyone had noticed Han Wenqing's words, and clearly felt that Han Wenqing and Lord Grim knew each other.

"Ye Qiu," Han Wenqing dropped the name before leaving.

Jiang You and the others were naturally shocked, greatly shocked.

They had never imagined that this Lord Grim was such a powerful figure.

However, they didn't have any admiration for Ye Qiu. He was their Tyranny's mortal enemy. Even so, the strength of their mortal enemy was ultimately recognized within the circle. Jiang You and the others now finally understood that the person who had beaten them to a pulp was actually such a god-level figure. In their hearts, they felt a little comforted.

Losing to such a god was at least not shameful.

Moreover, their captain had finally helped them vent their anger, and they were very excited.

However, some plans had to be changed again. Jiang You hurriedly informed Night Cold Pool: "With Lord Grim, it's enough to maintain a good relationship. There's no need to try to win him over."

"Why?" Night Cold Pool was puzzled. The guild leader had only changed his mind after a few minutes.

"Do you know who Lord Grim is?" Jiang You replied. He didn't know a few minutes ago, so he had the idea of ​​trying to win him over. But now, after learning that Lord Grim was Ye Qiu, Jiang You really didn't know what conditions or rhetoric he could use to encourage such a god to come to their guild and work for them.

"Who is it?" Night Cold Pool asked.

"Ye Qiu." Jiang You savored the indifferent tone with which Captain Han Wenqing had casually uttered this name, which was super cool. Looking at the entire league, only their captain was qualified to say this name in such a casual tone. Jiang You really wanted to imitate it, but unfortunately, at this time, he could only type two words, hoping that Night Cold Pool could read a bit of indifference from them!

Night Cold Pool didn't respond for a long time.

Just as Jiang You was wondering and preparing to ask, Night Cold Pool finally replied. Just one word: "Fuck."

"So, let's forget about trying to win him over!" Jiang You said.

"I understand," Night Cold Pool replied.

"The dungeon run tonight is as usual. We'll take down First Line Canyon, and then we'll go back. Keep up the good work in the future," Jiang You said, uttering some farewell lines.

"Don't worry!" Night Cold Pool said confidently. Their dungeon path would no longer have Lord Grim. They had never feared other guilds.

At 12 o'clock at night, Jiang You's five-man team gathered at First Line Canyon and set off towards the dungeon.

This would be their last night in the tenth server. The five of them were thinking about it, and couldn't help but feel a little reluctant to leave.

"Opening up the new server is actually quite fun," the swordsman said.

"This tenth server has really been lively," the fighter sighed repeatedly.

"I'm wondering what it will be like when Ye Qiu rushes into the Heavenly Domain?" the sharpshooter said.

Everyone fell silent, and then painful expressions flashed across their faces.

"Damn it, why did you have to say that when we were in such a good mood?" the fighter cursed.

"I was wrong..." the sharpshooter despised himself.

"Alright, let's focus on clearing the dungeon. We'll give it our all today and get a good result!" Jiang You called out.

"Understood!!" The four responded in unison.

Although the thought of Ye Qiu finally rushing into the Heavenly Domain frightened them, the morale of the five was higher than ever before.

In just one attempt, the First Line Canyon dungeon record was broken.