Dark Night Pier

After chatting with Lin Qimeng and sneaking a glance at her legs, Wang Qianduo happily returned to his seat.

Then, after informing Wang Jun, he happily logged back into the game.

How could he pass up such a good opportunity! Just as he said.

Why had he worked so hard to get to his current position? Wasn't it all so he could slack off openly at work?

Now that he had this chance without having to strive for it, he had to cherish it!

"We common folk are truly happy today!"

Wang Qianduo happily entered the game, but then a series of bad news instantly ruined his mood.

"Old Wang, we probably can't run dungeons with you tonight. We need to help our guild members level up, they've also reached level 5!"

As soon as Wang Qianduo logged in, Yun Zhongge sent him a message.

Yun Zhongge: "...Didn't you say you could only get online tonight? This makes me so awkward!"

Wang Qianduo: "Ahem, there was an unexpected change in plans. I can get on during the day too!

You go ahead and run dungeons with your teammates as usual. We'll team up again when we have the chance!"

"Okay, let's play together again sometime!"

Not long after Yun Zhongge sent his message, Sister Mao also sent one.

The gist was the same. The main force of her guild had also reached level five, and they needed her to lead them through dungeons.

The impact of the news from Shanhai had arrived, and Wang Qianduo instantly became a lone wolf.

However, this wasn't the whole story. The reasons they stated were only partly true.

There was also the matter of being caught in the currents of life. Both groups were essentially competitors, and it wasn't ideal to team up all the time.

Even if Yun Zhongge and the others didn't mind continuing to team up, how could their respective gaming clubs tolerate it?

It was like in a League of Legends match, where star players from different teams constantly played ranked games together. It was fine once or twice, but after a while, what would the audience think? What would the clubs think?

Furthermore, they were all main players, and the guild's development truly needed their leadership.

Yun Zhongge and Sword of Miracles could each lead a team. If they teamed up together, wouldn't that be a waste of resources?

Even if they were concerned about the main quest, they wouldn't tolerate such a loss.

This left Wang Qianduo in a bit of a predicament. He knew he might need his own fixed teammates, but finding reliable fixed teammates wasn't easy.

Just randomly finding people would be too unreliable. If the teammates weren't good, then endless trouble awaited him.

"Forget it, no more thinking. I'll just go do the quests first. The road will appear before the cart reaches the mountain!" Wang Qianduo psyched himself up and then set off for Fairy Star in the Ninth Starfield.

In the Mech Era, the starfield where the home planet was located was Starfield Zero. Starfields One to Three then formed a triangle, encircling Starfield Zero.

Then, Starfields Four to Eleven, connected together, formed a hexahedron, further enclosing Starfields One to Three.

This was humanity's ultimate defense line for their home planet.

However, over the years, with the development of the times, the home planet had gradually lost its significance beyond a symbolic one.

Especially decades ago, the relocation of the Alliance Council made its status as the political center a mere formality. The surrounding defenses had weakened year by year.

In the past, if something like this happened, allowing pirates to infiltrate so easily, countless heads would have rolled from the top to the bottom of the Alliance. But now, almost no one cared!

Arriving at Fairy Star through the teleportation array, Wang Qianduo looked at the main city of Fairy Star, which was far more prosperous than the home planet's base. He dismounted his mech and walked straight in.

Countless interstellar spacecraft passed by, and all sorts of fleets opened Wang Qianduo's eyes.

Fairy Star was located at a crucial node of the north-south interstellar shipping lanes and was the only habitable planet for humans in this region.

It was also the only dock for entering and exiting the home planet's starfield, so it was only natural that it was more prosperous than the home planet's base.

However, it was precisely because of this that the defenses on Fairy Star were full of loopholes, allowing people to infiltrate.

In any game, the best place to gather information was in places where all sorts of people mingled.

On Fairy Star, the only place that fit this description, and which Wang Qianduo heard about from several "know-it-all" NPCs, was the famous nightclub "Dark Night Wharf."

It was currently the operating hours for Dark Night Wharf, and Wang Qianduo took a taxi straight there.

Players could also have their own vehicles in this game. After all, the game's main cities were larger than Kyoto, and running everywhere would exhaust people to death.

Moreover, mechs were not allowed to be summoned within the main city, so players had to have a means of transportation.

However, owning a vehicle had a level restriction. The mech had to reach level 10.

This was why many people said that level 10 was the true beginning of the game, as reaching level 10 mech unlocked so many features.

"Sir, you've arrived. That will be three silver crystals."

"Thank you, here you go!"

After Wang Qiansuo paid and got out of the car, he stood at the entrance of the Night Pier and was stunned.

He had originally thought that no matter how famous the Night Pier was, it was just a nightclub. How big could it be? At most, it would be more luxurious.

But when he arrived, he realized he was wrong. The Night Pier's vastness exceeded his imagination.

He stood on this street, and as far as his eyes could see, the massive architectural complex belonged to this nightclub.

The Night Pier!

"Hello sir, we have a membership system here. Please present your membership proof."

Just as Wang Qiansuo was about to go in, he was stopped by a waiter.

"I'm not a member here. How do I apply?" Wang Qiansuo frowned and said.

Then he thought, 'Such a huge nightclub, no wonder there's no news about it on the forums. It's a so-called membership system! This is troublesome.'

Worried, he followed the waiter to the hall for applying for membership cards.

"Sir, just stand here. We need to verify your qualifications."

The waiter led Wang Qiansuo to a glowing ring on the ground and gestured for him to step on it.

I have to say, this so-called Night Pier was a bit disrespectful, but Wang Qiansuo also wanted to verify if he could do it, so he stepped on it.

After all, he still had a military rank. He was the squad leader of the Mother Star Base, not for nothing.

But who knew that as soon as Wang Qiansuo stepped on it, the ring immediately began to glow. First, it was a faint blue light, then a beautiful orange light.

But neither of these lights lasted long. A dazzling red light completely covered them.

"Red light? What level is this? I've never seen it!" Just as the waiter was muttering to himself.

Suddenly, someone burst through the door. Seeing Wang Qiansuo in the red light, he was greatly alarmed. He kicked the waiter away and bent down to help Wang Qiansuo up.

"I'm sorry, sir. My subordinate was ignorant and brought you to this kind of place. I apologize for the offense."

"Who are you?"

"Oh, I forgot to introduce myself. I'm the manager here. My name is Allen Kemi. You can call me Allen!"

After the man helped Wang Qiansuo down, he said almost obsequiously.

Wang Qiansuo: "Allen, okay. Can I apply for a card and go in now?"

"Of course. Someone, bring Mr. a Supreme Gold Card. All expenses today are on me!"

Allen's attitude confused Wang Qiansuo. He was very puzzled why this person was treating him like this.

"Sir, don't blame me for being nosy, but with your status, why didn't you use the special channel? Why did you come here?

This area is for those interstellar travelers. We verify their identities in case dangerous individuals sneak in, so it's a bit..."

Allen handed Wang Qiansuo a golden membership card and explained in a low voice.

"Me? What status do I have?" Wang Qiansuo looked at Allen doubtfully and asked.

In Allen's eyes, this look was like a powerful gaze that could kill. It scared him so much that he immediately slapped himself and said:

"No status! You have no status! Don't worry, I didn't see anything today. I definitely didn't see you." At the same time, he glanced at his subordinates. Seeing that they had bowed their heads 90 degrees, he then looked at Wang Qiansuo.

Wang Qiansuo: "???"

Are you guys crazy? Can't you speak properly? Just tell me why you're treating me like this!

However, Wang Qiansuo really didn't know why, so he could only play along.

He would have plenty of opportunities to understand his status later. The mission was more important.

Then, led by Allen, he walked into the Night Pier.

All of this made Wang Qiansuo frown. He had originally thought that such a large nightclub would be different, but it seemed that all crows in the world were black.

Wang Qiansuo, having lived two lives, was a calm person. He had always disliked this kind of atmosphere.

The noise, the madness, the debauchery – all of it made him feel out of place. This might also be the reason he had been single for so long.