Are those three together?

"You want my help? But you don't have any sincerity..."

Xuan Sheng crossed his arms, leaned back in his chair, and slowly shook his head.

"Huh?"

The three, feeling somewhat constrained, were startled, not understanding what had gone wrong.

"Look, didn't I say I'd bring a pretty little sister over?"

A smirk played on Xuan Sheng's lips as he pointed at Zhao Min.

"This one's quality isn't quite enough~"

When the young man said this, he was purely nitpicking.

Although Zhao Min, with her slightly immature aura, was indeed a notch below Mo Rui and Yi Qing in terms of beauty, in this world devoid of cosmetics or character customization, where only true appearances mattered, Zhao Min, with her well-proportioned features and excellent figure, was already considered a rare beauty.

"Hey... you..."

Stung by the unprovoked jab, Zhao Min's face flushed red. She was about to slam the table in anger but was forcefully stopped by her own reason.

They were here to ask for help; they couldn't afford to put on airs.

"Big shot, please don't joke around... The current situation is..."

Zhang Zhan, secretly doubting this guy's reliability, maintained a smile and replied without any change in his expression.

"Ha~ Fine, I guess I'll make do."

Ignoring the murderous glare from the girl in the mage robe, Li Xunsheng shrugged.

"I can understand lacking food, but why come to me? I can't conjure food out of thin air either."

"It's like this. Because we were a step behind, in order to survive in this world, our entire platoon joined the army of Lone Star City."

As he said this, Zhang Zhan's face held both wistfulness and pride.

They had been soldiers before, and unexpectedly, after entering this world, they had returned to their old profession.

However, to have their entire team recognized by the soldiers of this world, he truly had reason to be proud.

Other players couldn't even join the army if they wanted to.

"Joined?"

"Big shot Li, this is different from how we did things before."

Seeing a hint of confusion flicker across Li Xunsheng's face, Zhao Jun quickly explained.

"Before, we accepted Legion Missions, and completing them also earned War Merit, but... that mission mode was more like mercenaries. In short, it was more flexible. It wasn't considered joining the army, but rather helping them out."

"But to truly join the army... you become a formal soldier. You'll have more protection, but you'll also sacrifice some freedom and have to complete necessary missions."

"Hmm... Isn't this situation pretty good for you then?"

"No... For some reason... the army's supplies are not abundant, and we still have to find food ourselves."

Zhao Jun's face contorted in misery as he said this.

He had initially thought his comrades had found a way to skip class by joining the army, gaining basic survival security.

However, he never expected the Lone Star City military's attitude towards the 'Outsiders' who joined, meaning them, the players, to be so strange.

They weren't treated as members of the army but were completely left to their own devices, with less security and fewer restrictions than imagined.

"The situation is that all the areas near Lone Star City where we can farm food, like places that drop beast meat and rations, are already full of people."

Not wanting to provoke trouble, and lacking the ability to do so, his comrades had arrived too late and were almost squeezed out of any areas where they could survive.

The various NPCs of Lone Star City seemed to have woken up. Both the prices of food and the rewards from regular missions had changed in a way that targeted Outsiders.

In short, rather than trying to eke out a living from those NPCs, it was better to kill monsters for ingredients themselves, or engage in mining, herb gathering, and other bartering activities.

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"Hmm... So what can I help with?"

Xuan Sheng truly lacked understanding of the situation most players were in.

"Although the situation is getting worse, we've still found a way out. The military has provided us with a route."

Zhao Jun took out a map and pointed to Lone Star City on it.

"Look, from here all the way to here. If we can clear this path, we'll reach a stronghold that no player has ever visited, a village in an Elven Forest!"

In this world, any place not yet visited by players was a paradise.

Whether it was easy-to-deal-with NPCs or empty wilderness, there were too many resources to exploit.

"An elven territory?"

"Yes, we are actually being dispatched as envoys of the Lone Star City military to establish a friendly outpost there."

Although they had found a method, they unfortunately lacked the strength to achieve it...

"Once we reach this stronghold, we can establish a teleportation point. But alas... our supplies are all but gone. For such a long journey, relying on our own strength, I fear we won't be able to reach it and will die on the way."

His face was solemn, and the man looked at Xuan Sheng with an almost pleading gaze.

Zhao Jun had no choice but to trouble the great Li again, as the lives of his comrades were at stake.

Even though he knew they already owed him too much, in this desperate situation, the great Li was the only lifeline he could think of.

Seeing Zhao Jun's utter honesty as he laid out all their intelligence, Zhang Zhan, who was meeting Xuan Sheng for the first time, couldn't help but feel a bit confused.

Although he had listened to Zhao Jun and Zhao Min praise Brother Li's many deeds along the way, these two were being evasive when it came to his specific abilities, mumbling and refusing to explain clearly.

The problem was, he couldn't find any name starting with Li on the level rankings either.

Was this person really worth entrusting them to?

"Xuan Sheng?"

Just as Li Xunsheng was contemplating how to help, the room door behind him creaked open. Yi Qing, rubbing her eyes sleepily, emerged from the room.

Yi Qing, who had been somewhat groggy, immediately straightened her expression upon seeing the stranger in the shop, returning to her usual cold demeanor.

"Sister Qingyi, you're here too?!"

Zhao Min, who had been glaring at Xuan Sheng furtively, exclaimed in surprise when she spotted her idol.

Qingyi?

Zhang Zhan, who had just scrolled through the level rankings, paused slightly, then his eyes widened.

[Rank 1: Ren Wo (Lv.11)]

[Rank 2: Qingyi (Lv.10)]

[...]

Holy crap, it's the second-ranked great!

Maintaining his composure, Zhang Zhan opened his private message page and immediately began yelling at Zhao Jun:

'You didn't mention before that we were going to find the second-ranked great!'

'No... Squad Leader, I didn't know she was here either...'

Unlike the excited Squad Leader, Zhao Jun was already trembling with shock...

He knew these two had a good relationship and were in frequent contact.

But... wasn't the great Li with the boss lady here...

Why does it seem like the great Qingyi also lives here???

Are the three of them together?!

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