In the Mercenary Building of Xiayu City, Jiannan You and his group of seven were looking through missions. They were looking for missions posted by players. For example, they were looking for help in PK or killing for loot.
It wasn't common for a big business like "Video Mage Equipment" to happen. Jiannan You and his group often did some small business to earn some money. More importantly, it was to accumulate customers.
Jiannan You's way of doing business was to start with these small missions to gain a certain degree of trust and contact with the customers. Once there was a big business, the other party would naturally think of him. And in the process of small business dealings, Jian Nanyou would add each customer as a friend, and then carefully note down the business dealings between each customer and himself. These were the leverage he used to ensure a harmonious relationship between both parties.
Jiannan You was indeed hated for killing and robbing, but don't forget that every time he did such a business, there must be someone behind the scenes controlling it. He was just a knife, and the hands holding the knife behind the scenes were no better than him. Jiannan You had sharpened his knife into a double-edged sword. He kept the possibility of retaliation at any time. The agreement he made with each customer was to remind them that he also had leverage over them.
Jiannan You's business network was gradually expanding with this as the foundation. The way to contact him to do business was really simple. It was just a private message. Jian Nan You would never refuse the requests of the players who entered the client group in his friend list. This was because Jian Nan You had information on these people. He believed that everyone could betray others, but they would never betray themselves.
These customers were Jiannan You's main source of income. However, if he wanted his business to flourish, the bigger the customer group, the better. Jiannan You had two ways. One was for the big customers in the customer group to directly introduce customers to him. The other was to find customers himself like in the initial stage. Then, he would slowly develop from a small customer to a big customer, and finally enter the customer's friend list. This development process was actually the process of Jian Nanyou using leverage over others.
At the moment, in the Mercenary Building, they were looking for small customers who had the potential to become big customers. Their business was initially established by this method. They had accumulated a set of experience in identifying potential small customers. The quest content was rather vague. It wasn't a group quest, but an individual quest. Most importantly, one had to be rich. Poor players weren't qualified to become Southbound Sword's customer.
At this time, the seven of them were rummaging around, and from time to time, they would discuss in the channel.
As a group, it was not uncommon for people to stick to their own opinions. Among the seven of them, Azuma Azuma, Flaming Cloak, and Black Water were leaning towards the one who was looking for equipment. Glue and another Cleric were leaning towards the one who was looking for help in PVP. Inakagami and Lucky Knight were leaning towards the one who had a normal quest but a generous reward.
Thus, the three targets had been identified. After memorizing their contact information, the seven of them prepared to leave. They did not directly accept the mission at the Mercenary Building because the seven of them were not mercenary groups and did not have the authority to do so.
The fog was still as thick as ever. The seven of them stepped out of the mercenary building and took a deep breath. They suddenly felt as if they had been reborn.
"Then let's begin!" Azuma Azuma took out the list that he had just copied and said, "Black Water, you and Flaming Cloak will contact this Peach. Inakagami and I will look for this Soft Hands. The three of you will look for this … this … Damn, what is this word?"
"Haha, you're so uncultured!" Finally escaping from the hunting net, they were in a good mood and started joking. Glue laughed at Azuma Azuma. He took the piece of paper and his face turned green. He passed it to the next person, and the next person's face turned green. Azuma Azuma turned his head and looked at Flaming Cloak. "What did you write?" Flaming Cloak was the one who had copied the name.
Flaming Cloak said helplessly, "I just copied it. This is how the Martian language is. I don't recognize it."
"What the hell is this!" Black Water held the piece of paper and squinted his eyes, as if he was hoping that the sunlight would give him strength.
In the end, the seven of them shook their heads awkwardly. They could not enter the name into the search bar since they did not recognize it. Naturally, they could not find this player. In the end, Jiannan handed the note back to Huo Renyi. "Peach, let the three of them look for her. You two go look for this Martian."
The other two groups gloated at Black Water and Flaming Coat while contacting the people they were looking for. However, neither Peach nor Softhearted Hands added her as a friend. It was a common situation, so the two groups went to the mailbox to send the letter, leaving Black Water and Fire Blazing Clothes to read the letter.
"Let's not talk about recognizing it. Even if you do, how did you type it?" Huo Linyi asked.
"How would I know?" Black Water was annoyed.
"We have to ask around!" Huo Renyi said.
"Look, there's a pretty girl over there." Black Water pointed somewhere.
Apart from being a robber, Wandering Sword's group of seven were no different from normal players. They also had hobbies. For example, picking up girls was an extremely popular activity in the game. There was no lack of enthusiasts among the seven of them.
Starting from this pretty girl, Huo Renyi and Black Water began to ask pitifully everyone they met along the way. In the end, not only did no one recognize them, they even received looks of disdain from others. For the sake of their career, they endured everything. The two of them clenched their fists and continued to search for the meaning of the Martian words.
After walking down a long street, the two of them found nothing. Their mouths were dry.
"Let's go to the tavern for a drink. There are many people there, and we can ask around too," Black Water suggested.
"Yes, and I think we should find the right solution. This kind of words is what non-mainstream people are good at, so we should ask the non-mainstream people. Look, it was unwise of you to ask that old man, "Huo Linyi said.
"That old man pretended to know it. It's fine if he doesn't recognize it, but he insisted that it's Oracle Bone Script," Black Water said.
"What input method can we use to input Oracle Bone Script?" Huo Linyi asked.
"I don't know." Black Water shook her head.
The two of them chatted as they walked. Along the way, they met other players who might know something about the Oracle Bone Script, but they still found nothing. Finally, they were about to reach the tavern. They hadn't met anyone along the way. The street was empty, and it was surrounded by thick fog. As foreigners, the two of them weren't used to this scene, and they felt uncomfortable all over.
"It's been a while," Black Water said.
"Yeah!" Huo Linyi looked around.
Finally, a dark figure appeared in the fog, and the two of them were delighted.
"Look, someone is finally here," Black Water exclaimed.
"Who cares? Let's go and ask," Huo Linyi said. The two of them didn't talk to anyone for a long time.
As they quickened their pace, the fog became transparent, and the dark figure appeared in front of them. Black Water held the note in her hand and wanted to use Swift Movement to meet the figure. However, the moment their eyes met, the two of them stopped.
One of them was surprised, while the other was delighted.
Gu Fei was very happy. He had only walked a few steps after leaving the tavern. How did they meet again so soon? Did Jian Nanyou leave such a huge trace after leaving the tavern? However, the two of them didn't seem to be the ones he wanted.
"Why are you here!!!" Huo Linyi and Black Water said in unison. They had been cautious along the way. Glue was so tired that his eyes were about to bleed, and he was sure that no one was following them. After all, binoculars were something that the players didn't know existed in the game.
"Hehe, what a coincidence! Where's Jian Nanyou? "Gu Fei said.
Huo Linyi and Black Water didn't say anything, but they quickly notified the other members of the group: That b * tch is here again.
Jian Nanyou, who received this news, wanted to cry but had no tears. As far as he was concerned, he hadn't done anything to Gu Fei at all. Why was this fellow pestering him endlessly?
"Can the two of you escape?" Jian Nan's tone was filled with pessimism, directly using the word 'escape'.
"It's difficult …" Huo Linyi said.
Ever since they witnessed Gu Fei's 900 degrees Dual Blaze Flash at the shore of Waterside City, they finally understood how terrifying Gu Fei was. Even if the seven of them were to fight him head-on, they still felt that their chances of winning were slim. They had to resort to some unorthodox tricks to defeat him.
Jian Nanyou finally decided to give up on the mission of looting Gu Fei's equipment. This was because looting equipment was a long-term and arduous task. He did not know how many times he would have to kill Gu Fei in the process. Every time, he would need to make meticulous arrangements and clever arrangements. Jian Nanyou felt that he was not a genius enough to come up with such a complex formation. After weighing the pros and cons, he finally decided to give up.
It was too risky to deal with Gu Fei, and they could easily be trapped by him if they entered the market rashly. As such, they might as well give up on the mission. But now, it seemed that they had already been trapped by Gu Fei. They had actually chased him all the way here.
"What do you want?" Huo Linyi roared.
Black Water felt a chill down her spine. Huo Linyi used a sentence commonly used in idol dramas. Even though they were facing a powerful enemy and their levels were at stake, she couldn't help but feel embarrassed.
Gu Fei didn't notice it and said calmly, "I'm looking for Jian Nanyou. Where is he?"
"Oh, he went to the west gate," Huo Linyi said casually.
"Is that so?" Gu Fei smiled. "Is it convenient for him to come over?"
"Uh, I don't think it's convenient," Huo Linyi said.
"Why?"
"Because he doesn't want to see you."
"Does he want to see you at the revival point? I wonder if he's going to the Mage Academy or the Rogue Guild, "Gu Fei threatened.
Even though they didn't want to die, there was nothing they could do. "Whatever you want!"
Gu Fei unsheathed his sword, but the two of them wouldn't close their eyes and wait for death. Huo Linyi pushed Black Water away. "You run. I'll block him."
Black Water was a rogue after all, and she could escape from Gu Fei's clutches with Quick Movement. As for Huo Linyi … she would talk about it in the next chapter.
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