Together

"Yes, I just happened to be passing by."

Xiao Fan didn't mention that he had just come from the Novice Zone, so as not to be mistaken for a newbie.

A look of understanding flashed across the woman's eyes, and she immediately spoke:

"We're players from the nearby Frostfire Gathering Point. You might not know this, Earth Origin Valley has been extremely dangerous lately. Many active teams have disappeared from this area without warning. Only very strong teams dare to take this route now. Qingbao saw you here alone and was worried you might get into danger, that's why she said that."

Qingbao, a female player with Qingbao standing nearby, nodded repeatedly. "That's right, Sister Lili is right, that's exactly what I meant."

"Okay." Xiao Fan realized he had misunderstood Qingbao and nodded apologetically, "Sorry about earlier."

Qingbao quickly waved her hand, "It's alright, it's alright. You just don't know the situation here."

Just as Xiao Fan was starting to think that the team members were pretty good...

One of the very thin male players scoffed, "Why bother with someone who doesn't know his own mortality?"

Another male player glanced at Xiao Fan disdainfully. "Our Qingbao is too kind. Why should we remind someone who doesn't know what's good for him?"

Xiao Fan had indeed misunderstood others before, and with Qingbao and Lili from his team kindly reminding him, he didn't hold it against them.

"You two stop talking. This young man didn't know the situation, that's why he took this route."

After Qingbao finished speaking, she looked at Xiao Fan and said, "Young man, you should finish your food and leave quickly, to avoid any danger."

Xiao Fan nodded; he had already planned to leave anyway.

Realizing that the group consisted of people from the Frostfire Gathering Point, Xiao Fan asked about the settlement's location.

"Brother, are you going to our Frostfire Gathering Point?" Qingbao asked, her eyes wide.

Xiao Fan nodded. "I need to go resupply."

"Tch! I bet he was just scared off by what you guys were saying. Seeing our superior equipment, he's just looking for an excuse to follow us." The tall, thin male player sneered.

Xiao Fan stood up, brushed the snow off his clothes, and gave the tall, thin male player a cold look.

"Sorry, I have no intention of following the green-haired turtle."

After saying that, he picked up Zijin, who was still gnawing on meat, and left.

If it weren't for the fact that the other three members of the team were decent, Xiao Fan would have wanted Zijin to perform a Heavenly Lightning for him.

"What is a green-haired turtle?" the tall, thin man asked, puzzled.

Qingbao watched Xiao Fan's departing figure with a pang of pity. "Sister Lili, it's so pitiful for him to go back to the settlement alone. He might encounter danger. Why don't we go back with him?"

Their team had originally come out to look for someone, but they only saw Xiao Fan along the way.

Seeing that it was getting late, and that it was too dangerous for five people to spend the night in the wild, it was time to return to the city, and also to look after this player.

"Zhanfeng, what do you say?"

Zhanfeng was the first male player to speak to Xiao Fan, and he was also the captain of the team.

Seeing that Lili and Qingbao both wanted to leave, he nodded and said, "Okay, we'll go back with him."

"Seriously, Brother Hao? We don't even know that kid. Why would we be his bodyguards?"

"My uncle intends to build a city. If we're friendly to other players, we can persuade them to join our city in the future," Chen Hao explained.

The tall, thin player rolled his eyes. "Is it worth it for just one more person? He's not Jiu Chen, who can bring Profession to the city. He's just an ordinary player, add him or not, it's up to him."

Although reluctant, the group caught up with Xiao Fan thanks to Chen Hao's insistence.

Xiao Fan did not refuse. These people were from the Frostfire Gathering Point and were familiar with the route. Following them would allow them to reach the settlement quickly.

Along the way, Xiao Fan learned the IDs of the five players. Besides Qingbao and the mature Lili, the tall male player was called Zhanfeng, the tall and thin male player was called Jinmao, and the last male player was called Superman.

Xiao Fan introduced himself using his alternate account, Taichu.

"Qingbao, watch where you're going, don't look at the game screen," Lili reminded her.

Qingbao kept her eyes fixed ahead the whole way, her fingers constantly tapping, clearly looking at the game interface.

"No, I haven't received my idol's voice from the system yet today." Qingbao's eyes remained glued to the screen.

"Are you stupid? Do you really think that Jiu Chen can create a Profession every day?" the Jinmao sneered.

Xiao Fan:... I think I heard my own ID, but I'm not sure. Let me listen again!

"Creating four Profession in four days, isn't that one per day?" Qingbao replied without turning her head.

Xiao Fan finally realized that they were talking about him.

He knew that not hiding his ID in the system announcement would make him famous, but he didn't expect to become this famous! Just a few random people he met all knew his name.

"Oh! This damn charm."

"Tch, just lucky. Everyone has their moment of glory, don't mistake one moment for eternity!"

"Really? Then why don't you create a Profession? Even if my idol doesn't create Profession in the future, at least he had his glory days, unlike you, who is nothing and still dares to laugh at others." Qingbao's tone was unpleasant.

Xiao Fan nodded in agreement: That makes sense! But there's one thing: he wasn't just glorious, he's always been glorious. He just doesn't have the right Evolution Fragment right now, otherwise he could easily create a small Profession.

"Alright, stop arguing! There's no doubt that Jiu Chen is a genius. There are only seven Profession in the entire game, Jiu Chen created four of them all by himself. Isn't that amazing?" Lili quickly intervened when she saw things getting out of hand.

This time, the Jinmao did not refute.

All four ranked Profession were created by Jiu Chen; there's no way to deny that.

Seeing the awkward atmosphere in the team, Zhanfeng, as the captain, wanted to change the subject, so he turned his gaze to Xiao Fan.

"Huh? Taichu, is this bird your pet? It's quite pretty."

As soon as Zhanfeng her mouth, Xiao Fan knew something was wrong. He immediately grabbed Zijin and pressed her mouth shut.

"Haha, she's not a pet, she's a very powerful spirit beast."

Zijin's struggle lessened slightly.

"Spirit beast? What's that?" Zhanfeng asked curiously.

The Zijin struggled and the price surged.

Xiao Fan:... Never mind what I said.

Just then, a strong smell of blood wafted from not far away, and everyone's expression changed drastically.