The market was still as busy as ever. The large space under the dome was filled with people.
Even though it was busy, it was not crowded. That was the benefit of the system. Most players would not lock onto the area, so whenever they entered the market, they would be randomly assigned to a relatively empty mirror space.
Feng Bujue did not hurry to the information tower. Instead, he went to the outer ring of system shops to restock on items like ammo, batteries, and Life Points Recovery Potions.
When Brother Jue was shopping, a passerby several meters away from him said, "Hey, hey … Look over there. That uniform … He's from Regulation, isn't he?"
"Wow, he really is." The passerby next to him added, "Wait a minute! Isn't that Sky Swallowing Phantom Dawn? And the four beside him, they must be 'Drunken Dream' from Regulation, right? A gathering of experts! "
Those top gaming studios would normally publish the pictures of all their professional players on their official website. One, it was for promotion, and two, it was to prevent these players from being impersonated in real life. After all, there were plenty of scammers in this society, and these professional esports players mostly used their online names. If someone tried to impersonate them, not only would the victim be scammed, the player's reputation would be tarnished as well.
"What the f * ck … Sky Swallowing Phantom Dawn looks so much younger than in the picture. He looks like a high school student, right?" the passerby said.
"Yes, it's hard to imagine that someone like that can stay at the top of the combat stat ranking for so long … But since he's Regulation's trump card, I don't think he's cheating …"
"Sigh … We don't understand the world of monsters." The passerby sighed.
"But …" Passerby B continued, "Compared to him, the anonymous player who suddenly rose to the second place on the combat power ranking seems to be the hottest topic. Everyone is guessing that he must be the hidden trump card of a certain professional gaming studio."
"Hmm … I think so too. In the Tournament for the Best, that mysterious player will be the biggest dark horse," the passerby said.
While Feng Bujue was shopping, he listened to the conversation between the two expressionlessly. Even though he was very smug in his heart, he still managed to keep a straight face.
After Feng Bujue bought the supplies, he prepared to walk to the information tower in the middle. "Speaking of which … that [Dreamy (Shock) (Zen)] bro knows me, right? What if he sees me and comes to talk to me? I feel like there's nothing to talk to him about. The atmosphere will be very awkward. Should I change to another area? But if I move to another place to avoid him, won't it seem like I have a social disorder? Although I can't deny that I'm a little …"
On the other side, the five members of Order didn't pay any attention to the surrounding players. The five of them had gathered together today to buy equipment from the auction house. After a few days of preparation, the management of Order had decided on the frontline contestants for this year's Tournament of the Best, which would be the five people in front of them. Therefore, the higher-ups gave them a sum of money to upgrade their equipment at the auction house.
For a top-notch studio like Order, in such a competition, the prizes were secondary. What they wanted was the ranking. In-game money wasn't much. Outside of the game, advertisements, endorsements, and related merchandise sales were the real deal.
Take Order's own gaming accessories, such as mice, keyboards, gaming helmets, and peripherals, for example. They sold well online because of endorsements from the contestants.
After decades of people being cheated by the sports brands endorsed by the world's famous sports stars, in the middle of the 21st century, the various electronic products endorsed by the esports stars had also embarked on this path of no return …
Of course, Order didn't only have these top players. They also had a large number of second and third tier players … In short, they were casting their net on a large scale. The more players from Order could squeeze into the top 100, the better. The top three contestants could make their name known, and the top 100 contestants could also make a name for themselves.
"By the way … why do I have to come with you guys to buy equipment?" Phantom Dawn stood under the information tower and asked the four seniors beside him. "The four of you are too conspicuous. Walking together with the four of you in a public place like this … makes me look like a group of ruffians."
"Four tall and strong hooligans bringing along a 1.6 meter tall companion to trample the field … This is the rhythm of the mid laner being destroyed …" A young man with curly hair said with a smile. His ID was [Lying Drunk Disappointed]. Looking at his words and actions, one could see that he was a talkative person who liked to joke.
"I'm 1.69 meters tall! And I'm still growing! " Phantom Dawn replied, but after he said that, he realized that he had been a bit too loud. It had attracted quite a few curious looks from the passersby who did not know the truth.
"Burp …" Meng Jingchan put down the bottle in his hand and burped. He patted Phantom Dawn on his shoulder. "It's fine, Xiao Tun. Even if you don't grow any taller, you can still reach 1.7 meters. You just need to perm your hair …"
"Who wants to perm my hair? You're the only one in the club who knows how to do that, right? " Phantom Dawn grumbled. "Also … don't give me a nickname like Xiao Tun! What do you mean I won't grow any taller? You're cursing me! "
"That's enough … This is work. Please be more serious." Understanding Death seemed to think it was embarrassing to just stand there, so he held his forehead and advised them.
Then, the round-faced young man with a bowl cut added in a much calmer tone, "Therefore … if not for the fact that Phantom Dawn keeps using the club's funds to buy these pointless things … the higher-ups wouldn't have asked us to work together."
The man's ID was … Sashimi. That's right, among the four elites of Regulation, one of them had the ID of … Sashimi.
This person's ID reminded me of a type of question that often appeared in elementary school Chinese. First, list out the words' Lying Drunk and Disappointed ',' Sashimi ',' Zen Dream ', and' Understanding Death '. The question was' Please find out which of the four words is the most incompatible. '
It was pure coincidence that this happened. For example, Jiang Hu's Laughing Blade and Brahman's Top Four were all names that had to be related when they were first named. As for the four members of [Order], they were put together after they became famous … In other words, the connection between their names was actually added by someone else. If Sashimi was used as a combination, he would be called the Top Four alongside the other three. Perhaps there would be nothing left of them.
"Burp …" Meng Jingchan continued weakly. "You hear that, Xiao Zai. It's not right to spend money on useless items."
"You sure have the guts to say that when you're holding a cigarette in your left hand and a bottle in your right hand …" Lying Drunk laughed drily.
Just as the five from Regulation were testing their limits in the eyes of the public …
Suddenly, another voice came from behind them. "Yo, how rare. I didn't expect to run into you here."
The members of Regulation turned back and saw four players in blue, white, and gray uniforms. Their uniforms had a light blue ice rose emblem on their right shoulder and two words — Hyotei.
The person who greeted the members of Regulation was Names Are Hard to Choose, who was known by his nickname.
"Oh … So, it's you guys." The four from Drunken Life and Dream did recognize them.
"Huh? Who are these people? "Phantom Dawn was confused. He really had not heard of Hyotei before.
Understanding Death told him, "Why don't you go to the forum occasionally? Hyotei is the fastest rising studio in Thriller Paradise."
"Oh? They're that famous? "Phantom Dawn asked.
"Yes, they are," Sashimi said. "The ones standing before you are the strongest army of Hyotei … Names are hard to choose, really hard to choose, really hard to choose … Wait a minute …"
The veins on Atobe-sama's head popped. "Who are you calling 'wait a minute'? There are four of us standing here, and three of us are using funny nicknames. I'm the only normal one, and you're telling me to wait a minute! "
"Oh! I remember now. You're the trio of Names Are Hard to Choose, right? " Then, Phantom Dawn added insult to injury with a look of realization. "Hmm, they are quite famous. So, their guild is called Hyotei."
At this point of their conversation, Feng Bujue happened to walk to the side and heard everything clearly. Brother Jue naturally hoped to pass by this place quickly and not get involved with this bunch of idiots, so he picked up his pace and chanted internally, You can't see me … You can't see me … You can't see me …
But once he picked up speed, he attracted some attention. The person who saw him was Meng Jingchan. He was pouring wine into his mouth, and when he saw a familiar figure dressed as Joker, he spat out the wine in his mouth. "Cough … Cough … Feng … Feng Bujue! Hey! Brother Feng, it's me! "
The name Feng Bujue seemed to have a magical power that pulled the nine members of Regulation and Hyotei's attention to him.
"You've got the wrong person …" Brother Jue covered his face with one hand and turned to leave.
"Don't be like that, Brother Feng. I still want to discuss the incident with you." Meng Jingchan was obviously still caught up in the scenario where he met the GM and the Anomaly Red Iron.
"Feng Bujue, is it?" Understanding Death mumbled this ID softly. "He was one of the six at Gotham City, right? Speaking of which … the day after that Killing Game, Shiva was pushed to the third place on the combat stat ranking …" He studied Brother Jue with suspicion. "Underworld Frontline … A guild that I've never heard of, and it doesn't appear to be at the top of any ranking. Am I overthinking things?"
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