Ling Yi Building's first-floor hall:
The first-floor hall was nine meters tall, and it looked like a small stadium. Aside from receiving visitors, the hall also had a café and rest area. There was also a virtual combat room where Guild members could rest and entertain themselves, as well as visitors.
Because of this, many people usually gathered in the large first-floor hall.
As Muxin and the others entered the hall, they saw several hundred people watching Ling Yi's internal members' PvP matches before the large screen in the virtual combat room. The scene was very lively.
"Are you here to visit Ling Yi's headquarters, or do you have other matters to discuss?" the receptionist asked as she approached Muxin and the others.
"Both of my nieces are very interested in Zero Wing. Hence, I've come here today to show them around," Uncle Hong explained, smiling.
"That won't be a problem." The receptionist at the front desk smiled and took out four ID cards. She said slowly, "This is the ID card. The floor you can visit is limited to the ninth floor and below. Above the ninth floor, only the internal staff can enter. If you have any questions after the tour, you can come to the front desk to ask.
"Thank you." Uncle Hong nodded as he accepted the cards.
Following which, the receptionist returned to the front desk and allowed Muxin and the others to tour the building.
"Ling Yi sure is generous. They're actually allowing outsiders to tour the building. This will save us a lot of trouble," Kerui said as she accepted the cards. She was somewhat surprised by Ling Yi's actions.
Normally, the various large Guilds' headquarters were very strict. Aside from allowing visitors to enter the first-floor hall, they would not allow visitors to tour the building.
"Maybe they're trying to use this opportunity to attract more people to Ling Yi," Muxin said.
She, more or less, understood Ling Yi's situation.
Although Ling Yi had made a name for itself in God's Domain, it was still a nobody in the real world. It had not been easy for the Guild to establish a Guild headquarters, yet it was still lacking in talent.
By allowing outsiders to tour the building from time to time, players in the outside world who did not know much about Ling Yi would get a better idea of what kind of Guild Ling Yi was.
"There are quite a few people here. Unfortunately, there aren't any experts among them. Even the two combatants are only half-step Refinement Realm experts." Glancing at the virtual combat room in the distance, Kerui could roughly tell the strength of the two combatants in the virtual combat room at a glance. She then commented, "I think we should be more cautious when cooperating with someone like Ling Yi. After all, our future plans involve a lot of things. If the outside world thinks that Frost Heaven can't even find decent foreign aid, they will look down on us."
After Kerui finished speaking, Uncle Hong and the other two surprisingly didn't say anything. They all looked at the young men and women in the crowd.
"I didn't expect Ling Yi to be such a hidden genius." Uncle Hong looked at the young man and woman in the distance and praised them.
"Geniuses?" Kerui looked at the ordinary-looking young man and woman in confusion.
"Miss, don't underestimate those people. Although their auras aren't obvious, they are bona fide experts. Among them, that blue-haired youth has completely withdrawn his aura. If you don't observe carefully, you won't even notice his existence," Tian Cheng, the seemingly gentle youth, whispered softly. Tian Cheng, the seemingly weak and honest young man, explained in a low voice, "Facing that young man, even I don't have full confidence in winning."
"How is that possible?" Kerui was stunned when she heard Tian Cheng's words. She felt that Tian Cheng was joking.
Wasn't this evaluation a little too high?!
Who was Tian Cheng?
He was a peerless genius nurtured by Frost Heaven. Not only had he reached the Domain Realm at such a young age, but his brain was also innately gifted. His thinking speed was far superior to ordinary people's. Even the older generation's Domain Realm experts might not necessarily be a match for him.
How could Ling Yi nurture such an expert?
"They shouldn't be Ling Yi's members," Muxin suddenly said after observing for a moment.
"They aren't?" Uncle Hong was slightly surprised.
Such young experts had appeared in Ling Yi's headquarters. How could they not be Ling Yi's members?
"I've seen their information. Although their appearances are slightly different in God's Domain, they are more or less the same. That blue-haired youth should be Solitary Frost, the number one expert of Azure's younger generation. I've heard that Violet Sword thinks highly of him," Muxin explained.
Unlike Uncle Hong, who had been managing the Guild from the shadows, she was in charge of collecting information for the Guild. Hence, she had a much deeper understanding of God's Domain's various powers than Uncle Hong. She was especially interested in the various superpowers' younger generation.
"Why would Azure's peerless geniuses come here?" Kerui was confused.
The various superpowers treated their peerless geniuses like treasures. They received all kinds of strict training every day. Hence, they would not be allowed to leave the Guild as they pleased.
Take Tian Cheng for example. If not for the purpose of inspecting Ling Yi, Tian Cheng wouldn't have been allowed to leave the Guild.
"Zero Wing really is interesting. Not only have Azure's peerless geniuses come all the way here, but even one of Azure's old fellows is here," Uncle Hong said as he turned to look at a stern-looking, middle-aged man resting in a corner of the hall.
"Old man?" Kerui's mouth fell open as she looked in the direction Uncle Hong was looking at.
The man Uncle Hong was looking at was none other than Duan Hanshan, the number one expert of the Duan Family's second generation. Duan Hanshan's fame in the industry was no less than Uncle Hong's.
Rather, she had grown up listening to the stories of these people.
Yet, such a big shot had actually come to Ling Yi's headquarters. This was definitely big news.
At the same time Hong Xinyuan noticed Duan Hanshan, Duan Hanshan noticed Hong Xinyuan as well. The two exchanged glances and smiled.
"Come, let's go," Hong Xinyuan said, smiling.
After saying so, Hong Xinyuan walked towards Duan Hanshan. Muxin and the others obediently followed, not even daring to breathe too loudly.
…
"Old Hong, why have you come to Ling Yi's headquarters?" Duan Hanshan greeted Hong Xinyuan with a smile.
"My two nieces are very interested in Ling Yi, so I came to take a look," Hong Xinyuan said with a smile. "However, I am a little curious as to why the western continent's Old Ice Demon is here. Nowadays, the eastern and western continents don't have much interaction with each other."
The Azure Chamber of Commerce was mainly active on the western continent. It had very few businesses on the eastern continent. No matter how he thought about it, the Azure Chamber of Commerce shouldn't have much to do with Ling Yi.
Duan Hanshan narrowed his eyes. He didn't believe a word Hong Xinyuan said. He then stroked his beard and calmly said, "It's nothing. Our Azure Chamber of Commerce is here to conduct rookie training at Ling Yi."
"You're here to train at Ling Yi?"
Hong Xinyuan could not help but turn to look at Duan Hanshan, his expression clearly saying, "You're playing tricks on me."
At this moment, let alone Hong Xinyuan, even Kerui thought that Duan Hanshan was toying with them. Although she was a newcomer to the virtual gaming world, she knew that the Azure Chamber of Commerce had an extraordinary foundation. It wasn't something ordinary superpowers could compare to.
Ling Yi was merely a new Guild that had recently risen in God's Domain. How could it possibly send its geniuses to train at Ling Yi? Who would believe such a thing?
"What? You don't believe me?" Duan Hanshan chuckled as he looked at Hong Xinyuan.
"If it were any other Super Guild, I'd definitely believe you, but Ling Yi?" Hong Xinyuan shook his head and laughed.
Some of the Guild's operations were indeed confidential, and they couldn't reveal them to outsiders. However, in Hong Xinyuan's opinion, Duan Hanshan's excuse was simply too lame. Duan Hanshan's excuse was more believable.
"I knew you wouldn't believe me." Duan Hanshan's smile grew even wider when he heard Hong Xinyuan's words. He then pointed to a nearby virtual combat room and said, "In a moment, the Azure Chamber of Commerce will have a training match with Ling Yi. Since you don't believe me, why don't we make a bet?"
"A bet? How? "Hong Xinyuan could not help his curiosity.
"Didn't you have a newcomer with you?" Duan Hanshan glanced at Tian Cheng, who stood beside him. Calmly, he said, "I can see that he's quite skilled. Why don't we have him replace my newcomer in the training match? However, the slots for this training match are precious, so I can't just give it to your Guild's newcomer. I want to collect five bottles of S-rank Nutrient Fluids first."
Hong Xinyuan nearly coughed up blood when he heard this.
Duan Hanshan had asked for both manpower and manpower, yet he still wanted five bottles of S-rank Nutrient Fluids. He was simply too shameless!
"Don't be so hasty." Seeing Hong Xinyuan's grim expression, Duan Hanshan said, "If you win this match, I'll pay you back double."
"It seems that you think highly of Ling Yi's newcomer." Hong Xinyuan was slightly surprised.
Ten bottles of S-rank Nutrient Fluids was no small sum to a superpower. It was enough to last a genius newcomer for half a year.
"You can say that." Duan Hanshan nodded. Smiling, he said, "However, if you lose, you'll have to compensate me with ten bottles of S-rank Nutrient Fluids."
"…" For a moment, Hong Xinyuan was at a loss for words.
Why did Duan Hanshan make it sound like they were going to lose no matter what?
Was Frost Heaven's reputation really that bad?
"How about it? Do you want to bet or not? "Duan Hanshan asked impatiently when he saw Hong Xinyuan's speechless expression.
However, at the end of the day, Hong Xinyuan was not a hot-blooded newcomer. Ignoring Duan Hanshan's provocation, he turned to look at Tian Cheng.
"Tian Cheng, what do you think?" Hong Xinyuan asked.
PS: Thank you to Jiang Di for your 50000 tips and Jinglin for her 10000 tips! There's a fourth update tonight.
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