This was unbearable!
The Guild Master Assistant thought back to this Swordplay Competition. Not only had he lost a huge sum of money, but he had watched helplessly as Yang Bo, that Cleaner, soared to prominence—and even brought back a Princess.
"You probably wouldn't have guessed it, but Su Wei's brother is Su Hai—the only opponent Yang Bo ever lost to in the Empire," the Guild Master said with a chuckle.
Gambling was something one could only invest small amounts in. Pouring in massive sums like his assistant had was simply idiotic.
"There was a Black Curtain!" The Guild Master Assistant froze upon hearing this, then gritted his teeth and spat out those three words.
"There's no substantive evidence, and this is only what we uncovered through our private investigation."
"And you probably wouldn't have guessed this either—Su Hai's previous game character was killed by Yang Bo!"
"Through the Grand Steward, we spoke with the administrators of the game Su Hai was in. Su Hai had originally wanted to warn Yang Bo to stay away from his sister, but Yang Bo sent him straight to prison, then had him sent to the Frontlines to die."
The Guild Master Assistant stared blankly. "That was the guy Yang Bo's game character set up at the city gate? He didn't look too bright either?"
In the Second World game, the branch on March Star was the same. It only knew the information of players who entered the game from this location. It had no way of knowing which people in the game were players and which were actual natives of the Second World.
Partly, this was for confidentiality. Partly, it was because of the Alliance's regulatory authorities.
Of course, it also made management easier by creating competition between different regions.
One could roughly