Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation When Ye Ci uttered those words, Wang Jiangnan felt like he was in a dream. The soft voice that was unique to a woman was mixed with a highly recognizable indifference, as if it had been blown by the cold wind from the distant frontier fortress. It broke into his ears and knocked on his eardrum again and again, pulling at his heartstrings.
He was stunned. He just stood there in a daze. It was as if time had stopped. In this world, in this mortal world, there was only him and the woman in front of him.
"You …" Wang Jiangnan didn't know how he found his voice and the ability to speak. His Adam's apple bobbed up and down. After a while, he let out a dry breath. "You are Gongzi You?"
His voice wasn't loud, but it was clear that there was a hint of panic in his voice. It was a kind of panic that caught him off guard. He stood there quietly, allowing the machine to start up. Despite the hubbub of voices not far away, his gaze and thoughts were all attracted by the woman in front of him who was as indifferent as water.
"What's wrong? Am I not allowed to? "Ye Ci looked at Wang Jiangnan's dazed expression and couldn't help but find it funny. In her memory, Wang Jiangnan had always been high and mighty. He had always been confident in his ability to strategize. When had he ever been so dazed? This was probably the benefit of being reborn. She was able to witness the transformation of a young man from a human to a god.
"I … I always felt that you weren't a simple person. But I didn't expect you to be Gongzi You." Wang Jiangnan couldn't help but feel a little shy when he saw Ye Ci's faint smile. His face was slightly flushed, making his youthful face look even more energetic.
Perhaps because he was still in shock, Wang Jiangnan didn't tease Ye Ci like he usually did. Instead, he was a little quiet. While operating the system nervously, he scratched his head and smiled awkwardly. "You, you're different from what I imagined."
Hearing what he said, Ye Ci's interest was piqued. "Then how did you imagine me?"
"The first time I heard your voice was when you reported a bug. The first time I saw you was to fix a bug. You give me the impression that you are a mature and sharp person." Wang Jiangnan was immersed in his own thoughts and answered Ye Ci subconsciously.
Mature? Ye Ci narrowed her eyes. Considering the age she had lived in her previous life, she was indeed not young anymore. "So I'm very childish now?"
"No, no …" Wang Jiangnan didn't know why he was so nervous. He was just a normal player! Even if her words had given him great courage, even if her words had pointed out the direction for his dreams, even if it had become a habit for him to pay attention to her growing stronger and stronger, even if she had suddenly appeared in front of him, she was still just an ordinary player. And he was the game designer. He should be the calmest person. How could he lose his composure?
He turned to look at Ye Ci. Looking into her sharp eyes, he took a deep breath and calmed himself down. He smiled faintly and said, "You're so much younger than I imagined. I didn't expect you to be so young. You're even younger than me."
Ye Ci pursed her lips and didn't reply. At this time, Wang Jiangnan had finished creating her Memory Card. She reached out to take the card and looked up at Wang Jiangnan. She put her index finger to her lips and said softly, "Shh. It's a secret."
Wang Jiangnan was slightly stunned. He turned to look at the people beside him and understood. He nodded and smiled at her. "Student, you can try out the machine over there." Then, he nodded at Ye Ci and said to the players in the queue, "You can create Memory Cards here too. Come over."
As soon as Wang Jiangnan finished speaking, the players in the queue swarmed over.
Ye Ci nodded and walked to a machine in the corner with the Memory Card in hand. She inserted the Memory Card into the machine skillfully and entered it.
There was not much difference between the game and Fate, but the experience was much more intense due to the fact that it was a high-grade machine. Very soon, the one-hour trial was over. Everyone felt like they had not had enough.
Lunch was shared with the employees of Fate. Due to the arrival of the players, the Fate HQ had arranged a simple welcome party. The meal turned into a group photo session. The players pulled the employees of the Fate HQ to take pictures as a souvenir. The whole place was filled with the excited voices of the World Conqueror players and the laughter of the Fate HQ staff.
Ye Ci, on the other hand, sat alone in a corner with her plate in her hand. She felt like she couldn't blend in with the crowd. Whenever this happened, she would feel awkward. She had never been a person who knew how to deal with interpersonal relationships. She was also the kind of person who kept quiet. Therefore, on such occasions, she often hoped that she would sit as far away as possible. The less attention she received, the better.
"Why are you sitting here alone?" Wang Jiangnan sat beside Ye Ci with his plate in his hand. He had noticed Ye Ci's presence from the very beginning. He had purposely walked around half of the restaurant to sit beside her just to have a few words with her.
"The view here is good." The corners of Ye Ci's lips curled up as she watched the players of World Conqueror and the employees of Fate.
Wang Jiangnan followed Ye Ci's gaze and looked at the lively scene. He laughed, "Why didn't you go with them? Your good friend is there too. " He was referring to Fang Susu. That girl had long since abandoned her ladylike demeanor and turned into a crazy girl. It was all thanks to her that the atmosphere in the restaurant was so lively.
"Everyone has something they're not good at." Ye Ci lowered her gaze and began eating in silence. It was as if the lively scene had nothing to do with her. In fact, none of this had anything to do with her.
"And here I thought that the Top Tier Hunter and God Gongzi You was invincible. Turns out that you have something you're not good at." Wang Jiangnan chuckled and began eating.
"I'm just a normal player. I'm just a normal person. I'm not some god. Why can't there be anything I'm not good at?" Ye Ci did not mind Wang Jiangnan's words. She pursed her lips.
Wang Jiangnan did not comment on Ye Ci's answer. He only smiled and did not immediately answer Ye Ci's question. After a while, he spoke up, "I want to thank you."
"Thank me?" Ye Ci was puzzled, "Thank me for what?"
"If you give me three seconds, I'll bring you to another world. I'm Fate. " Wang Jiangnan did not reply to Ye Ci's question immediately. He put down his spoon and looked up into Ye Ci's beautiful eyes, and spoke slowly, one word at a time.
Ye Ci was stunned. She remembered that it was a statement uttered by Wang Jiangnan's Cleric in the opening cinematic of the second expansion pack, "Another World". It was the exact same sentence that she had copied to Wang Jiangnan.
To put it bluntly, this sentence was copied by Ye Ci from her previous life. But in this life, she was able to follow the original creator. Fate was truly amazing.
"What's wrong?" Ye Ci calmed herself down and asked calmly.
"I want to thank you for bringing me a sense of direction when I was at my lowest point," Wang Jiangnan looked at Ye Ci and said in a serious tone.
"I'm just a player. I didn't do anything." Ye Ci was speaking the truth. The expansion pack was created by Wang Jiangnan himself in her previous life. That sentence was also from Wang Jiangnan's heart. None of this had anything to do with Ye Ci. All she did in this life was to bring them over to Wang Jiangnan. She was just a copy tool with no other function. Ye Ci could not shamelessly claim credit for herself.
Wang Jiangnan knew that Ye Ci would not accept his thanks, so he did not insist on his words, "Other than that, I also want to thank you for turning me from a review machine into a normal player." He looked at Ye Ci's curious gaze and continued, "I've suggested to the higher-ups of the company what you just said to me. Every developer in Fate has to become a player before they can work as a developer. The higher-ups of the company agreed with my suggestion, and I feel that I'm one step closer to my dream."
"So …" Wang Jiangnan took in a deep breath, "I want to thank you. It's not a developer thanking a player, it's not a player thanking another player. It's a person with a dream thanking another person with a dream for his dream. "
Another person with a dream.
Ye Ci was stunned. What was her dream? What was her dream after her rebirth?
"Another person with a dream? Are you talking about me? "
"Yup, it's you, Gongzi You. Even though you give people the impression that you're a top player, you're the most passionate person I've ever met." Wang Jiangnan laughed heartily, "You're so serious and calculative about everything. I used to be envious of you."
Ye Ci was speechless. What kind of description is that? "Being serious and calculative is a sign of having a dream?" That was a new saying. Ye Ci had never heard of such a strange saying in her two lives.
"That's right. It's because I have a dream for the future that I have to be serious and calculative about everything." Wang Jiangnan might be young, but he had a unique understanding of life. He was not stingy and shared his experience with Ye Ci, "If a person has no hope for the future, how can he be serious and calculative about everything? He's just trying to get by."
It was a new saying, but Ye Ci listened attentively. Even though she did not learn much from it, Ye Ci was still encouraged. Although she still didn't quite understand what her dream was, her seriousness and her calculative mind reminded her that she still had the motivation for life.
That's good.
Really, that's good.
Being able to live a new life was the best she could do.
After the two-day tour of the Fate HQ, World Conqueror and the others stayed in A City for a day before flying back to C City.
Bai Mo warmly welcomed Ye Ci's return. But when he saw the few pictures that Ye Ci took, he could not help but feel sad, "I knew that you're not a person who does things well! I even specifically instructed you to take more photos and group photos. Look at you, what are you taking?! You're wasting a rare opportunity to visit the Fate HQ! "
Ye Ci rolled her eyes. She did not want to argue with Bai Mo over such a trivial matter. She turned around and went into the bathroom to take a shower.
Even though Bai Mo was angry that Ye Ci did not complete the task he gave her, he did not mistreat her. He prepared a table full of dishes to welcome her back. "The food in A City is so tasteless. They call themselves an international metropolis, but they don't taste good at all." Ye Ci commented as she ate, "The food in A City is so tasteless. They call themselves an international metropolis, but they don't taste good."
Bai Mo snorted. He despised Ye Ci's country bumpkin comment, "You're a treasure from your hometown. Stay here for the rest of your life. It's best if you don't go anywhere." But despite his words, he had already placed a bowl of food in Ye Ci's bowl, as if Ye Ci was a refugee from Ethiopia.
"The Fourth Prince passed?" Ye Ci munched on a piece of pork rib nonchalantly. Compared to the visit to the Fate HQ, she was more concerned about the progress of the dungeon Up Everyday.
"Yup. The night before yesterday." Bai Mo was also munching on a piece of pork rib, "We didn't enter the dungeon yesterday. We agreed to fight the Fifth Prince today, but I'm taking the day off."
"How's the Fifth Prince of Wolf Pack?" Ye Ci asked.
"Not ideal. He's stuck." Bai Mo threw away a piece of pork rib that he had already finished and picked up another one, "The other guilds are still struggling with the Third Prince. They won't be able to surpass us for the time being. I'm just worried that Wolf Pack won't be lucky enough to get the First Blood."
"I can give up on the other First Bloods, but not this time." Ye Ci threw away the rib, wiped her hands, and took a sip of the soup.
"Are you that insistent?" Bai Mo knew the reason why Ye Ci was so insistent on getting the First Blood.
"Of course. I've always been a vengeful person. He's made me unhappy for so long, so I'll definitely make him unhappy this time." Ye Ci was referring to The Setting Sun. Bai Mo was the one who knew the grudge between them better than anyone else. That was why Bai Mo asked that question.
He sighed. "The day before yesterday, Liu Chang told me that Dong Yin came to her and asked her for the Third Prince's guide."
Ye Ci snorted. She was not worried that Liu Chang would not tell Dong Yin. After all, no one was born to be kind and nice after being bullied.
"You don't seem to be worried that Liu Chang would tell her."
"If she did, she'd be an idiot."
Bai Mo was speechless at Ye Ci's words. However, Ye Ci was right about one thing, "Liu Chang rejected Dong Yin and told me to transfer her out of the team. I didn't agree. Don't doubt the people you use. "
"Okay." Ye Ci was indifferent about this matter. To her, Dong Yin and Yi Cang were names that were far away from her. She did not want to deal with them because it was not the right time yet. However, she was not a pushover.
"Oh right, there's one more thing."
"What is it?"
"A few glasses of light wine and a sad falling out."
"What do you mean by a few glasses of light wine and a sad falling out?" Ye Ci felt like she had heard this name before, but she could not recall where. She could only stare at Bai Mo in confusion.
"It's that guild that Purity Essence belongs to," Bai Mo narrowed his eyes, "Don't tell me you don't know which guild he belongs to."
Ye Ci laughed dryly. Of course … she did not know. She only had information from her past life. She could not remember which guild Purity Essence belonged to. She quickly changed the topic, "Tell me, what's going on?"
"I asked someone to find out. Not everything is true, but it should be close to the truth." Bai Mo found the best excuse for the accuracy of his gossip, and began to narrate his story. "It's just like you said. Purity Essence is a person who values relationships. However, the others are not. At least, not all of them. When your post was released, everyone was speculating about the relationship between Gongzi You and Purity Essence. Naturally, this speculation was spread by a few glasses of light wine and a sad falling out. At first, it was only a private rumor, but it was soon revealed to the public. "
Bai Mo picked up another piece of pork rib. His leisurely manner made him look like a storyteller, "A few glasses of light wine and a sad falling out with the first boss of the Ruined Inner Sanctum. When their main members found out that Purity Essence was close to Gongzi You, of course they were dissatisfied. They thought that Purity Essence was not a good friend, and secretly accused him of leading them through the Ruined Inner Sanctum if he was so close to Gongzi You. Who would have thought that not only was Purity Essence not doing his job well, but he was also hiding this matter. He must be trying to climb up the social ladder. What was supposed to be a small matter became a big matter for the guild. "
Ye Ci pursed her lips, "Humans live for benefits. That's why the most stable relationship in the world is one of benefits, and the most unstable relationship is also one of benefits. It's understandable that they would be dissatisfied when they found out that there was a greater benefit being hidden. What did Purity Essence say? "
"Of course he denied that he was close to you. He made it very clear that he had only met you once, and that was during the war in the Northern Continent. He said that he had not spoken more than ten sentences to you. These were all speculations of other players, and he hoped that the guild would believe him. He was not trying to hide his relationship with you, and he had no intention of switching guilds."
"That explanation is pitifully stupid in this situation."
"Yeah, no one believed him. No one, not even his good friends, believed him. This matter has been going on for a few days, and the entire guild is on the verge of collapsing. Everyone is ostracizing Purity Essence, and the only thing left is to ask him to leave. "Bai Mo explained the current situation with a smile," How do you plan to clean up this mess? "
Ye Ci chuckled as she put down her bowl and stood up, "My dear cousin, you're going to wash the dishes today ~"
"Oi oi oi … This is clearly your business."
"Go wash the dishes!" Ye Ci narrowed her eyes and glared at Bai Mo. She then turned around and walked into the house.
Bai Mo was left behind, silently protesting against the unfair treatment.
Ye Ci logged into the game, and the first thing she did was to check her friends list. Purity Essence was online. Ye Ci let out a sigh of relief. It's fine as long as he's online. What she feared the most was that he was offline.
Just as Ye Ci was thinking about how to contact Purity Essence, she received a private message from Green Hill's Moon, "Wow, where have you been for the past few days? You haven't been online for so many days. I thought you went into hiding because of the scandal! "
"What scandal?"
"Yeah, you've been involved in a lot of scandals lately. A few days ago, it was a love-hate relationship with Fleeting Time, and now it's a secret relationship with Purity Essence …"
"Green Hill's Moon, you don't want your money anymore, do you?" Ye Ci always had her own way of dealing with gossip like Green Hill's Moon.
"Aiya, aiya, I'm sorry boss. Look, I'm just here to greet you and ask about your recent activities. I don't have any ulterior motives. Please don't be angry boss ~ "Green Hill's Moon would turn into a coward whenever money was involved," I'm here today to tell you that I've found something that you asked me to investigate. Do you have time now? Let's find a place to meet up? "
"Why are you looking for me when you have nothing better to do?" Ye Ci's mind was focused on the issue of Purity Essence's ownership. She did not care about anything else.
"Oi oi oi, boss. Don't tell me that you've forgotten about the matter that you asked me to investigate. I'm here to report back to you." Green Hill's Moon immediately cried out. He would suffer a huge loss if his boss did not admit to it. After all, he did not receive a deposit this time.
Ye Ci was startled. She finally remembered what she had asked Green Hill's Moon to do. Ye Ci pondered for a moment before replying to Green Hill's Moon, "I don't have time right now. Wait for me. I have something else to do right now. I'll contact you when I'm done."
Green Hill's Moon had no intention of staying here any longer. He immediately agreed to Ye Ci's request and was about to end the call. However, Ye Ci suddenly called out to him, "Boss, have you changed your mind? Are you going to call me over now so that we'll be done with the transaction?"
"Why don't you help me find out something while you're at it?"
Ye Ci felt that it would be inappropriate if she did not take advantage of Green Hill's Moon's Moon's money-loving face.
"Do I get paid for this?"
"Green Hill's Moon, do you only care about money? Let me tell you, a person who values money too much will die without even knowing how they died. " Ye Ci snorted, expressing her disdain for Green Hill's Moon's Moon's miser.
Green Hill's Moon sobbed a few times, but he did not mind it at all. In truth, Ye Ci enjoyed interacting with Gongzi You. She understood the market, and even though she would not pay a single cent more, she would never allow herself to be taken advantage of. More importantly, she was efficient in her dealings, and never missed a single cent of payment. Furthermore, Ye Ci could be considered as his benefactor, as she had saved him from poverty. That was why Green Hill's Moon valued his cooperation with Gongzi You.
It was not because of Gongzi You's name, but because of her personality and temperament. It was to his liking.
"Help me find out where Purity Essence is right now. Don't tell me that you can't find him. With your abilities …" Ye Ci cut off all of Green Hill's Moon's paths of retreat. Green Hill's Moon hesitated for a moment before agreeing to her request.
Ten minutes later, Ye Ci was contacted by Green Hill's Moon once more. But according to his habit, he would only be satisfied with the gossip before he got to the point. This time was no exception, "Hey, are you having an affair with him, or with Purity Essence?"
Ye Ci could feel the veins on her temples throbbing. What the hell is going on? Ye Ci remained calm. The more intense the response, the greater the chance of being misunderstood. On the other hand, a cold response would make the other party feel bored and give up on pursuing the matter.
"Who do you think I should be having an affair with?"
"In terms of strength and fame, I think you're a good match for Fleeting Time. But the two of you are too strong. Couples who clash head-on will not last long. That's why I think it's a good idea for you to be with this unknown Purity Essence. From what I know of him, he has a good temper. Besides, he's a nice guy. He'll be a perfect match for an expert like you. Of course, of course, that's just my opinion. What's more important is what you think. " When Green Hill's Moon heard that there was gossip to be had, he immediately took out the attitude of a good friend and began to talk to Ye Ci.
Ye Ci responded with a fake smile. Even though Green Hill's Moon could not see her expression, he could hear the displeasure in her voice, "I say, Green Hill's Moon, you shouldn't be in the business of selling information. You should open a matchmaking agency. I think you have the potential. "
Green Hill's Moon rubbed his nose. He was a smart man. He knew that Ye Ci's words were just groundless rumors, and there was no reason for him to gossip. He gave up and told Ye Ci the answer she wanted to know, "Purity Essence is currently fishing at Booty Gulf at coordinates 732: 60: 114. It's a little remote, and I can't guarantee that he'll be there when you get there. "
Ye Ci only wanted to know where Purity Essence was. She was not interested in meeting him, nor was she interested in what he was up to. She interrupted Green Hill's Moon mercilessly and hopped onto the Fourth Prince's back.
Fortunately, she was the one who unlocked Booty Gulf's map, so she could teleport directly to Booty Gulf's map from any part of the Eastern Continent. Otherwise, she would have to travel from one stop to another, and she didn't know how long it would take.
When she arrived at Booty Gulf, all the guards bowed to her as a sign of respect.
As Booty Gulf was an exploration map, it would become a neutral map once it was unlocked. Players from any continent would be able to enter the map. Of course, other than the players from the Eastern Continent, players from other continents would have a hard time exploring this map. This was because they would have to wait until their own continents had opened up the map for exploration. Only then would the Eastern Continent's Hidden Treasure Gulf be accessible to players from other continents.
Although Booty Gulf was a neutral map, players from other continents had yet to find their own continent's exploration map. Therefore, Booty Gulf was still a paradise for players from the Eastern Continent. Players from other continents were enjoying themselves in the map.
After all, outside of Hidden Treasure Gulf was a massive leveling map filled with Level 30 monsters. In addition, Hidden Treasure Gulf provided a large number of EXP bonus quests every day. As a result, Hidden Treasure Gulf was packed with players grinding to level up. Although the streets weren't crowded, it wasn't an exaggeration to say that it was bustling with activity.
Gongzi You had always been elusive. It was difficult to identify her based on her equipment, let alone her appearance. Therefore, the only way to identify Gongzi You was when she appeared on the back of the Fourth Prince.
Ye Ci was not a fool. She had become a hot topic on the forums due to the incident between her and Purity Essence. If she continued to ride the Fourth Prince in the city, it would be a huge headache for her to attract attention.
Although Ye Ci wanted to force Purity Essence out of his guild through the negative public opinion, she did not want to implicate herself too deeply. After all, not everyone was willing to do something as stupid as harming others without benefiting oneself.
Ye Ci changed into a red pony and galloped towards the coordinates given to her by Green Hill's Moon.
Ye Ci ran all the way to the port, and was faced with a vast expanse of water. It was only then that she realized that the coordinates were not on land, but on the water or the rocks on the other side of the port. However, she did not hesitate at all. Since things had already progressed to this stage, she was determined to get her hands on Purity Essence. Therefore, no matter where he was, even if he was at the ends of the earth, she was determined to find him and use him for her own purposes.
Ye Ci dismounted from her pony and dived into the clear water of Hidden Treasure Gulf. Due to the beautiful scenery of Hidden Treasure Gulf and its comfortable waters, many players were attracted to the area. Ye Ci's sudden plunge into the water did not attract the attention of the other players who were fishing near the port. She was just another player who had come for a swim.
Ye Ci did not dare to lose sight of the coordinates she had set. After swimming for almost an hour, she finally saw a person sitting on a huge rock by the red cliff. He was wearing an ordinary fisherman's bamboo hat and holding a fishing rod in his hand. He was leisurely fishing under the golden-red sunlight.
Who else could this person be other than Purity Essence?
Ye Ci let out a long sigh of relief. She had finally found him. Fortunately, this person did not quit the game because of the recent incident. Otherwise, Ye Ci did not know how she would feel.
Ye Ci quietly soaked in the water and stared at Purity Essence for a long time before swimming over to him. Ye Ci did not choose to go ashore near Purity Essence. Instead, she chose to go ashore near a huge rock that was a little distance away from him. After getting ashore, Ye Ci tidied up her equipment so that they would not look like a mess. Then, she pretended that nothing had happened and walked over to Purity Essence.
Rustling sounds could be heard from the bushes. Purity Essence did not turn around to look. He had been fishing here for an entire day. The sounds were nothing more than harmless animals running by, or the sound of the wind blowing through the leaves and grass. In short, there was nothing worth paying attention to.
He still looked at the surface of the water quietly, watching the colorful float bobbing up and down with the waves. It was as if the unsettling sadness in his heart had been like this for a long time, and it had not stopped for even a moment.
"I've heard that you can catch a type of shellfish called the Rainbow Shell in Hidden Treasure Gulf, and there's a chance that it'll drop a Rainbow Pearl. How many did you manage to catch?" Ye Ci asked with a smile as she stood behind Purity Essence.
Purity Essence felt a chill run down his spine when he heard the voice. It was as if he had been hit by something. His entire body tensed up. This voice wasn't familiar, but it definitely wasn't unfamiliar either. In fact, recently, this voice was like a nightmare that constantly surrounded his ears. It made him wish that he could go back in time to the day before all the disputes had happened. He wished that he could never see her again for the rest of his life.
Ye Ci saw that he did not turn around, but his relaxed back suddenly tensed up. She knew that he had heard her. But … …
Ye Ci smiled. She could empathize with Purity Essence's feelings. A person like him would never be able to take a blow to his heart. "What's wrong? You didn't get even one? I was thinking of buying a few at a high price. "
Purity Essence knew that he could not avoid her forever. Even though he had a strong urge to run away, he could not bring himself to do it. After all, how could a grown man hide from a woman? What was going on?
Therefore, he tried his best to calm the billowing waves in his heart. He took a few deep breaths and seemed to have found his usual calmness. Then, he slowly turned his head and looked at the initiator who had brought about such a drastic change in his life recently.
She was still as quiet as ever. Even though there was a smile on her face, she gave off a distant feeling. She was so distant that no one dared to get too close to her. The sun was setting in the Hidden Treasure Gulf, and the golden-red rays of the sun shone on Gongzi You's face. She looked much more approachable than before. It was as if she was just an ordinary Huntress, and not someone who was at the center of the storm. (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to come to qidian.com to vote for me. Your support is my biggest motivation.)
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