Everyone's Acting Up

"Dongfang Bubai is interesting, but his little plan might fall through. There are no naive newbies in this Chat Group. If it doesn't harm their own interests, some people might be willing to help him out of the kindness of their hearts. But with conflicting interests, it's hard to get anyone to help you..."

Looking at the messages in the chat window, Yue Ming couldn't help but shake his head. He had remained silent since Dongfang Bubai started talking, just watching him put on a show and pretend to be a newbie in the group.

After all, they were all transmigrators. Who didn't know who was who? Not only could he see through Dongfang Bubai's little schemes at a glance, but Li Jing and Liu Ming had probably seen through them long ago as well. Yet, they didn't call him out and instead played along with Dongfang Bubai's act.

Furthermore, don't let Li Jing and Liu Ming's kind words fool you. They sounded like they were enthusiastically offering Dongfang Bubai advice, but Dongfang Bubai had been in the group for several years. Didn't he already know what they were saying?

If Li Jing and Liu Ming were truly willing to help Dongfang Bubai, they might not actually do it. After all, if you really think about it, they were all competitors now because of the group administrator positions.

There were only nine administrator positions, and each one taken meant one less for someone else. They had all joined the group very early, meaning they all had a great chance. If it were you, would you be willing to help a competitor?

At least Yue Ming wouldn't. Let alone helping a competitor, he'd be doing well if he didn't add insult to injury. Unless Li Jing and Liu Ming weren't interested in the administrator positions, but that was highly unlikely.

As for Li Jing and Liu Ming not knowing about the administrator positions? Even Yue Ming knew about them. As veterans of the Chat Group, how could Li Jing and Liu Ming, who had joined even earlier, not know?

Don't be fooled by Li Shanhe's tight lips, as if he only told Yue Ming about the administrator positions. If Yue Ming actually believed Li Shanhe, he'd be an idiot!

He was familiar with Li Shanhe because he ran into him every time he logged in. They became familiar over time, but their relationship wasn't that close.

Wouldn't other group members who joined even earlier be even more familiar with Li Shanhe? If Li Shanhe could tell him about the administrator positions, why couldn't he tell others? Yue Ming didn't believe for a second that Li Shanhe only told him.

Besides, some things, even if Li Shanhe didn't say them, you'd eventually find out by staying in the Chat Group long enough. If you don't know now, it's just because your level is too low.

For example, people without Origin Points can't even search for treasures above the Seventh Order in the Chat Group Mall. Those who don't know might think there are no treasures above the Seventh Order in the Chat Group Mall.

But once you have Origin Points, the Chat Group Mall will automatically open up treasures above the Seventh Order to you. Yue Ming guessed that the secret about the group administrators might be similar to this.

When you break through to the Sixth Order, or perhaps even the Fifth Order, the Chat Group will automatically unlock information that people at your realm should know.

Li Shanhe telling others that breaking through to the Sixth Order would make them a group administrator might be because he knew everyone would eventually find out. By saying it now, he could curry favor.

Or perhaps Li Shanhe felt that the administrator position was already secured, so revealing it wouldn't affect the overall situation, at least not him.

After all, Li Shanhe was very close to breaking through to the Sixth Order. As long as nothing unexpected happened, he should be the first group member to reach the Sixth Order.

All of the above were Yue Ming's speculations. But whether his guesses were right or wrong, Yue Ming always maintained a degree of wariness towards the other group members.

Even towards Li Shanhe, with whom he was most familiar, Yue Ming would never truly trust him. The only person you can truly trust in this world is yourself. Everyone else might betray you, but you will never betray yourself.

[Global High Martial Arts] Li Jing · Third Order: "The last time the Chat Group posted a mission was probably over eighty years ago. If nothing unexpected happens, the Chat Group should post a mission within a hundred years."

[A Mortal's Cultivation Journey] Liu Ming · Second Order: "Don't be so hasty. It's hard to say when the Chat Group will post a mission. After all, the Chat Group posts missions completely randomly, with almost no pattern."

Seeing Li Jing and Liu Ming's messages, Dongfang Bubai's face turned dark. Perhaps it was because the world level was too low, or for some other reason, but time in the Swordsman world passed much faster than in other worlds.

Unless he stayed in the Chat Group all the time, decades in the Chat Group could mean hundreds or even thousands of years passing in the Swordsman world. By then, he would have long since died of old age.

Although there were many treasures that increased lifespan in the Chat Group Mall, those that could increase lifespan were relatively expensive, and he couldn't afford treasures above the Second Order at all.

There were treasures that increased lifespan among First Order items, but they only added a very small amount. He had already bought most of the ones he could afford. Currently, his lifespan was about six hundred and fifty years.

Most First Order lifespan-increasing treasures either only worked the first time they were consumed, or their effects diminished progressively. Many others he couldn't afford or were too low in cost-effectiveness.

If he couldn't break through to the Second Order within six hundred and fifty years, he might become the first group member in the history of Chat Group No. 98 to die of old age. Thinking of this, Dongfang Bubai's expression grew even darker.

[Swallowed Star] Yue Ming · Third Order: "I'm very curious about something. Can you tell me? Why is your name in the Chat Group Dongfang Bubai? Was your name before you transmigrated also Dongfang Bubai?"

[Swordsman] Dongfang Bubai · First Order: "You might not believe me, but my name before I transmigrated was indeed Dongfang Bubai. It wasn't a nickname given by others, but my actual name on my ID card. So, I was teased a lot since I was young."

[A Mortal's Cultivation Journey] Liu Ming · Second Order: "Hahaha, then you really are fated with Dongfang Bubai. No wonder you transmigrated into him. As for why your parents gave you the name Dongfang Bubai, maybe they were both martial arts fans..."

[Swordsman] Dongfang Bubai · First Order: "If it weren't for the treasure that could regrow severed limbs in the Chat Group Mall, I would have wanted to kill myself after transmigrating into a eunuch."

[Swallowed Star] Yue Ming · Third Order: "Do you know when Li Shanhe and the others will be back?"

[A Mortal's Cultivation Journey] Liu Ming · Second Order: "You'll be waiting a while. It'll probably be decades before the auction ends."

[Global High Martial Arts] Li Jing · Third Order: "I originally wanted Li Shanhe and the others to take some photos and send them to the Chat Group to live-commentate the auction. But I didn't expect the headquarters of the Myriad Worlds Mall Alliance to be so special that it could block the Chat Group's communication..."

[A Mortal's Cultivation Journey] Liu Ming · Second Order: "The Myriad Worlds Mall Alliance is one of the top forces in the myriad worlds. It's not surprising that it can block Chat Group communication. Besides, the headquarters of the Myriad Worlds Mall Alliance wouldn't casually allow others to take photos."

What Liu Ming said made sense. Their Chat Group was created by Sect Master Tongtian, but Sect Master Tongtian was only Ninth Order. The Myriad Worlds Mall Alliance was a vast force, comparable to the Lineage of Transmigrators. There were definitely more than one Tenth Order Progenitor. The headquarters of the Myriad Worlds Mall Alliance must be an extremely important place, so it was normal for it to be able to block Chat Group communication.