The Gradually Perfecting Lie, Chen Zhuo's Confidence

Lin Yu's "explanation" to Chen Zhuo would certainly be hard for ordinary people to believe at first glance.

But...

Fortunately, Chen Zhuo had an exceptionally high level of trust in Lin Yu.

Even though the reason sounded a bit far-fetched, Chen Zhuo still nodded in agreement.

"Wow, Administrator, you're so kind-hearted! You're so considerate of my mental health."

Lin Yu smiled and said, "Alright, I have other things to attend to, and time is precious... You two can discuss your cooperation yourselves from now on!"

After saying that, Lin Yu turned and left, walking towards the other side of the road.

Chen Zhuo didn't even have time to say goodbye when he saw a car drive by...

Then, the other person suddenly disappeared!

Chen Zhuo showed an expression of admiration.

"Such powerful abilities... Appearing and disappearing like a ghost, truly worthy of the Manager!"

And the vanished "Lin Yu"...

It was not Lin Yu himself, but an illusion created by Hannah.

The woman standing there, Xia Yue, was actually Lin Yu himself, disguised using a [Mask]!

Watching Hannah, who remained invisible, darting back safely from the rolling wheels of the road and leaping back onto his shoulder, Lin Yu breathed a sigh of relief.

"Finally, a perfect exit."

However, she will continue to negotiate with Chen Zhuo under the identity of "Xia Yue".

Chen Zhuo looked at Lin Yu, who was impersonating "Xia Yue," and coughed lightly.

"Ahem, so you mean... you weren't actually a 'Newcomer Player' back then?"

Hearing Chen Zhuo ask this question so directly, Lin Yu nodded with great satisfaction.

He was genuinely worried that Chen Zhuo hadn't noticed this!

"Not bad, but I'm not that much more experienced than you. That was just my fifth Instance —I only entered the Game a month earlier than you guys."

Upon hearing this, Chen Zhuo's face lit up with excitement.

"Oh, does this mean that this situation is because my hidden MMR is very high?"

" In the Novice instance, we've already been matched with Player have completed four Instance!"

Through cross-verification among numerous Player, it is generally known that...

Excluding the interference of Item such as [Team-up Card], the difficulty of the "Death game" Instance and the other Player a Player can encounter in the Instance have a certain "range".

Within this range, the difference between Player strongest and weakest Player in this Instance is generally not significant.

Although the "Novice instance" is somewhat special, it's generally filled with Newcomer Player throughout...

However, if there are new players with exceptionally high potential and hidden strength, and it's impossible to find monsters of the same level among the Newcomer Player in the same batch, it's possible that non-new Player will join the newbie Instance.

This situation is extremely rare, roughly as rare as encountering a high-level NPC who can recognize that "the Player is Player".

Therefore, Chen Zhuo became increasingly excited.

"In that Instance, you and I were the only survivors. Does that mean I'm the only newbie among all the newcomers in that Instance...?"

"Sorry, you're probably overthinking it," Lin Yu gently interrupted Chen Zhuo in an extremely gentle tone. "The most promising characters in that Instance, the ones I even brought in to balance things out, are probably the 'Soldier' and the 'Lone Wolf'..."

At this point, Lin Yu revealed a very gentle smile and spoke in a joking tone.

"You should really thank me. If I hadn't taken care of those two guys, you facing them... well, it's hard to say who would have won or lost."

Xia Yue said this.

Chen Zhuo didn't try to be defiant and immediately spoke respectfully, "Thank you for saving my life, sister. I hope you can continue to guide me... May I ask how I should address you?"

"Zhu Ming," Lin Yu readily gave his pseudonym, "This is my 'code name'... and yours?"

Chen Zhuo began, "Ahem, my forum ID is 'Ai-chan Is My Life'... You can call me 'Xiao Zhuo'."

Although Lin Yu had anticipated that Chen Zhuo's forum ID would be quite abstract, he hadn't expected it to actually be that abstract.

Therefore, Lin Yu could only assume that Xia Yue's character was completely unfamiliar with anime and manga culture, and showed appropriate doubt.

"Your forum ID has absolutely nothing to do with 'Xiao Zhuo', right?"

"Yes, Xiao Zhuo is my nickname in real life," Chen Zhuo answered honestly. "After all, using my ID would be troublesome and a bit embarrassing... calling me Yisheng or Xiaotui would also be a bit strange..."

"Then I can just call you Ai-chan or Ai-chan, right?"

Lin Yu blinked, asking with curiosity and confusion.

Chen Zhuo's expression changed drastically.

"That won't do, that's too blasphemous! You absolutely can't call me that!"

"Just call me Xiao Zhuo!"

Seeing Chen Zhuo's excited reaction, Lin Yu also pursed his lips slightly.

"Okay... in that case, why don't we just set the forum ID to 'Xiao Zhuo' from the beginning?"

"That won't do either," Chen Zhuo's voice remained firm, his eyes revealing an unwavering will. "This is faith."

A look of "not understanding but respect" appeared on Lin Yu's face.

"I think I understand... Let's leave the matter of addressing each other here."

"Let's talk about teaming up... Since that was your Novice instance, the one you'll be participating in next is the fifth Instance, right?"

Lin Yu asked, Chen Zhuo nodded.

"Yes."

"It's not like it's an 'Tier Advancement' Instance, why would you specifically ask a veteran Player to carry you?" Lin Yu asked, puzzled. "Is your Instance that difficult?"

"Whether it's points or [Item], the optimal solution is to keep them in your own hands and convert them into your own strength, right?"

"No, Senior Zhu Ming," Chen Zhuo shook his head, "Just as you said, I had too much success in the first Instance, so much so that I underestimated the Game in the second Instance and thought I could become a lone strongman... so I almost lost my life."

"I realized after that that even though I have a lot of potential, I'm also a better team player."

"Therefore... for the third and fourth Instance, I hired some experienced Player to help me clear them—although there was no 'Tier Advancement,' having help definitely made things much smoother!"

Chen Zhuo said seriously, "Being able to find others to help you is also a manifestation of strength, isn't it?"

After hearing Chen Zhuo's words, Lin Yu pondered for a moment and spoke again.

"I have no problem helping you this once, but... if you keep going like this, you'll eventually run out of points."

Upon hearing this, Chen Zhuo looked at Lin Yu and suddenly spoke.

Haven't you read my post yet?

"Why don't you search for my forum ID?"

Chen Zhuo spoke with a tone full of confidence.