Not long after Ye Luo returned to the Novice Village, Yan Hua Yi Leng contacted him and asked him a few questions.
"Mm, I dealt with them. There were fifteen of them; I killed five, and the rest ran away." Ye Luo did not hide anything and told her truthfully. "Fortunately, I didn't get a red name."
"You killed five of them without getting a red name. They had at least three assassins, so it seems they were careless." Yan Hua Yi Leng spoke calmly. Before Ye Luo could respond, she added, "It seems you still haven't fully integrated your real-world combat skills into the game. You didn't display your greatest strength."
Ye Luo was slightly stunned and rather confused. "Yan Hua, aren't those two statements a little contradictory? They were careless, yet I didn't show my full strength. That seems..."
"They aren't contradictory." Yan Hua Yi Leng answered calmly, as if she understood his confusion. "If they hadn't been careless, three assassins working with a knight's stun, plus several ranged attacks, would have killed you before you could react. If they had two knights, you would have had little chance of surviving."
"Uh, they did have two knights, along with a very powerful archer. He had a skill that could bind me for three seconds." Ye Luo said, then suddenly understood. "Indeed. If they had first let that archer stun me while the others closed in, then had the three assassins and two knights take turns using their skills, I would have found it very difficult to escape if they coordinated properly."
"Not difficult. Absolutely impossible." Yan Hua Yi Leng was certain. "If several people coordinate well, they can stun you for eight seconds. In those eight seconds, the melee classes can surround you and trap you completely. Even if you kill one person and escape, an assassin or knight whose skills have come off cooldown can stun you again. Their skill ranges are five and ten meters, and you definitely can't escape their attack range in one or two seconds. That's why I said they were careless."
"Mm, that makes a lot of sense." Ye Luo was finally convinced.
"With them being careless, given your attack power, one skill plus one normal attack should have been enough to instantly kill someone. Isn't that right?" Yan Hua Yi Leng said. Without waiting for his reply, she continued, "If you swallowed the mutated Strength Pill and activated Brave and Fearless, you could practically kill one person with every strike. If you had performed well, you could have killed at least seven or eight. At the very least, those mage-type players couldn't have escaped, since they aren't as fast as you."
After pondering for a moment, Ye Luo nodded. "That's right. I didn't bring out my true strength."
"Take it slowly. Killing five of them without getting a red name already makes you an expert." Yan Hua Yi Leng said calmly. It was a form of recognition and encouragement for Ye Luo, though that encouragement left him unsure whether to laugh or cry.
Knowing Yan Hua Yi Leng's personality, Ye Luo did not dwell on the matter. He asked curiously, "Yan Hua, how did you know I dealt with those people instead of them dealing with me?"
"After so much time, the battle should have ended long ago. You didn't lose a level, so naturally you were the one who dealt with them." Yan Hua Yi Leng said as if it were obvious. After Ye Luo nodded unconsciously, she added, "People from the Heavenly Alliance are cursing you in the Novice Village. That makes it easy to tell they failed. Sister Feng once said that only losers curse furiously after failing. That makes a lot of sense."
"Uh, that does seem to be the logic..." Ye Luo nodded after a moment of astonishment, then thought of something and smiled wryly. "Those people actually have the nerve to curse me? Yan Hua, what are they saying?"
"It's too vulgar to repeat, so I mostly ignored it." Yan Hua Yi Leng said. She seemed to hear his concern, but her tone remained as calm as ever. "Don't worry. They're just a rabble. If our equipment is two or three tiers better than theirs, the two of us working together can handle them unless they bring at least thirty people."
Ye Luo knew Yan Hua Yi Leng was qualified to say such things, but that was not what worried him. He was worried that he had provoked the notoriously infamous Heavenly Alliance so early in the game, and might not be able to level peacefully in the future.
Of course, he did not tell Yan Hua Yi Leng that. After agreeing to meet her in ten minutes, Ye Luo ended the communication.
Just after ending the communication, Night Rain Misty contacted him. "Brother Ye Luo, how did you offend the Heavenly Alliance? They're cursing you at the North Gate of the Novice Village, saying you're bullying them with your equipment advantage and even stealing their monsters..."
After thinking about it briefly, Ye Luo understood why the Heavenly Alliance had chosen the North Gate of the Novice Village to curse him. Although quite a few experts had completed the Instance Mission, it was still the place with the most players. This would naturally let more people learn of Ye Luo's shameful deed of "bullying the weak with his strength."
"They're really twisting the truth. The wicked are accusing first." Ye Luo said indifferently, not taking it too seriously. "Thank you for telling me, Misty, but there's no need to pay them any attention. They're just a bunch of clowns."
"The Heavenly Alliance has an awful reputation. They must have coveted your equipment, Brother Ye Luo, and wanted to rob you." Night Rain Misty clearly knew the Heavenly Alliance well and had guessed most of the truth. Then her tone shifted, carrying a hint of worry. "Brother Ye Luo, although the Heavenly Alliance has a bad reputation, there are many people online who can't tell right from wrong and may follow the crowd. More importantly, almost everyone knows you have good equipment now. I'm afraid they'll set their sights on you."
After thinking for a moment, Ye Luo knew Night Rain Misty was right and could not help letting out a bitter laugh.
"Brother Ye Luo, have you joined Misty Pavilion yet?" Night Rain Misty suddenly asked. After receiving a negative answer, she said, "Misty Pavilion doesn't accept male players, so please don't blame them. If you don't mind, my Night Rain Family would like to invite you. I can have my brother give you the position of vice guild leader."
Night Rain Misty knew Ye Luo had offended the Heavenly Alliance, yet she still dared to recruit him and even offered him the position of vice guild leader. It was clear just how extraordinary this woman's courage was.
From that alone, Ye Luo's opinion of Night Rain Misty rose considerably, and he also understood her—or the Night Rain Family's—ambition. However, he was not swayed by such a sincere invitation and politely declined again. "Thank you for your kindness, Misty, but let me think about it some more. Even if we can't work in the same guild in the future, we can still cooperate with each other."
Rejected once again, Night Rain Misty did not get angry, though she felt a little regretful. After chatting casually for a while, she ended the communication.
"Second Miss, how did it go? Did Ye Luo Zhi Qiu agree to join us?" Night Rain Madman asked, sounding faintly excited. "The position of vice guild leader is second only to the guild leader, above tens of thousands of people. With such generous terms, he must have agreed, right? Misty Pavilion may be good, but it doesn't accept male players."
"Not necessarily. Ye Luo Zhi Qiu isn't an ordinary person." Night Rain Mad Song said with a much more solemn expression. "Although we haven't had much contact, I can tell he's proud and untamed. He won't yield just because of fame, wealth, or power."
"That's right. He rejected us again." Night Rain Misty said. Her voice was no longer as sweet and charming as before, instead becoming calm and authoritative. "He wasn't moved in the slightest by such a huge temptation. He truly isn't an ordinary person. I value him even more now."
"Not only did he face the siege of more than ten people and escape unharmed, he even killed some of them in return. Ye Luo Zhi Qiu's equipment is very strong—stronger than we imagined—and his control is first-rate as well." Night Rain Misty murmured, a faint fire burning in her beautiful eyes. "This is only the beginning of the game. Given time, he will definitely become a top-tier expert, perhaps even someone capable of contending for the Celebrity Ranking."
At those words, everyone in the Night Rain Family was stirred. They knew what the Celebrity Ranking represented. In all of China, among more than a billion players, only a mere hundred could make the list. Any one of them was an absolute top-tier existence.
"If he truly has a chance of becoming an expert on the Celebrity Ranking, then recruiting him with the position of vice guild leader wouldn't be excessive." Night Rain Mad Song said, longing in his expression. "If our guild had an expert from the Celebrity Ranking, the Night Rain Family's ranking would soar. Entering the top twenty, or even the top ten, wouldn't be impossible."
"Even if he never becomes a player on the Celebrity Ranking, he can still bring us endless benefits." Night Rain Misty said. "His equipment is much better than ours right now. If he leads us, our equipment will improve greatly as well. That would let us accumulate many advantages in the early stages of the game, and those advantages would keep growing like a snowball..."
"You've seen the special item ranking, haven't you? The Tier 3 Jade Poison Bead is in the hands of him and Yan Hua Yi Leng, while no one else has obtained even a single poison bead yet. That means they know the secret of the Jade Poison Bead." Night Rain Misty continued, her delicate brows knitting slightly. "Our Night Rain Family has discovered in other Novice Villages that most Jade Poison Beads are in the hands of Misty Pavilion. If we learned that secret, our advantage would grow even greater. According to our strategy team's estimates, a Tier 3 Jade Poison Bead is comparable to Silver Grade equipment."
At this stage, even Bronze Grade equipment was scarce, let alone Silver Grade equipment. After hearing Night Rain Misty's words, everyone in the Night Rain Family became excited.
"Unfortunately, with our current intelligence, we still can't figure out the secret of the Jade Poison Bead." Night Rain Misty sighed.
"Second Miss, we can exchange something with Ye Luo Zhi Qiu for that secret. After all, it won't remain a secret for long. I think he'd be happy to gain some benefits from it." Night Rain Mad Song suddenly said.
"He lacks neither Gold Coin nor equipment. In fact, his may even be better than ours. What can we use to trade with him?" Night Rain Madman shook his head and smiled bitterly. "Ye Luo Zhi Qiu does hope to obtain things like pill formulas, but we don't have anything presentable. And even if he agrees, would Yan Hua Yi Leng and Misty Pavilion agree? I think there's a strong chance Yan Hua Yi Leng discovered this secret, after all, she..."
"Mm, that is troublesome. Major guilds would classify such things as confidential." Night Rain Misty nodded, then thought of something. "But it's hard to say. This secret will soon lose its value anyway, so Yan Hua Yi Leng might as well let us benefit from it while they gain something in return..."
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