Getting the Game's Winning Strategy Wrong
"I was only joking." Under Xu Huo's gaze, Yan Jiayu scratched her head. "My master says you have to keep smiling if you want to live a long life."
Xu Huo looked at her steadily for two seconds. "If I get the chance, I'll definitely pay your master a visit."
Yan Jiayu cheerfully took out a pen and paper and wrote down the address for him.
Meanwhile, Tang Xiao looked as if his whole worldview had collapsed. He kept asking himself, "Why did this happen? It's never gone wrong before. Could it have broken when it fell? No, that's impossible. How could an item break from a fall?"
Xu Huo nodded toward the rope the Rope Player had dropped. "Items aren't all-powerful."
Tang Xiao glanced back and seemed to understand a little. When he turned around again, his eyes were filled with curiosity.
Still, he knew better than to press for an explanation. Instead, he urged Xu Huo even more strongly to join his team.
"How many companions do you have?" Xu Huo asked.
"Nearly thirty," Tang Xiao replied at once. "We've shared information among ourselves about the games and how to clear each Game Point. You'll have no trouble getting through them."
"I plan to check out each Game Point first. As for working together, we can talk about it later," Xu Huo said after a brief pause.
Tang Xiao looked disappointed, but could only say, "All right, then. If you need help, look for me at the third or fifth Game Point."
"By the way, which Game Point are you heading to next?"
"Bear Bear Small Building," Yan Jiayu answered.
"Then you'd better hurry," Tang Xiao said immediately. "The bears in the building double their attack power after four in the afternoon.