Chapter 86 – North Star Style (2/2)
Wan Er went with the flow and nodded and with seriousness in her voice, said, “Li Xiao Yao, I support you in creating a guild. If…Mm, if your guild is on the top 10 in China, then me and Cheng Yue will join it instantly, how about it?”
I clenched my fist and said, “Mm, I understand. I will work hard…”
Wan Er laughed lightly, “Mm, you should try to survive in Ba Huang City first… Say, how did you anger so many people? At first, it was Tyrant of Western Chu/Liu Ying chasing you, but now the entire [Vanguard] guild is after you. I don’t even know what to say…”
“……” I stayed silent.
Dong Cheng pursed her lips, “It’s very simple; Xiao Yao is probably the strongest healer, he can both heal and deal damage. His battle strength and recovery power are already enough to challenge Jian Feng Han, a top-class player. I’m guessing that Feng Han doesn’t want him in the running for the top seat, so this is jealousy, I think?”
I smiled, “I doubt it. I’m not that powerful yet. I think it’s just that I have bad luck. The first Purple-Rank Boss dropped a Purple-rank sword when it died. Feng Han may not be that selfish, but he couldn’t resist the temptation of a Purple-rank sword. In this case, I can probably understand why he did it…”
“That’s fine. What are your next plans then?” Wan Er smiled.
“Actually, I don’t have any big plans but my class instructor is in the Freezing Wastelands. The monsters over there have really high levels and the environment is hard to traverse in as well. The distance from there to Ba Huang City is about an hour by foot; most players aren’t willing to venture that far, so leveling around Dragon City is safe. I do plan to help the Generals kill a boss and get the first Guild Creation Tablet. Of course, my priority right now is to reach level 41 and level my main battle skills, [Combo], [Fierce Ice Blade] and [Wind Blade], to level 5 With that, my strength will increase quite a bit…”
“Mm, good luck!”
“Thanks…”
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“That’s right…” Wan Er suddenly paused and looked at me, “There’s still an hour till the dinner at 6, how about we go to a more interesting place, mm?”
“Huh? Interesting place?” I was stunned.
“The Swordplay department…”
“Swordplay department?” I was even more stunned.
Dong Cheng smiled, “I know the Swordplay department. It combines both foreign sword styles and Chinese sword styles together. According to rumors, it’s being controlled by a violent force…”
I pursed my lips, “Wan Er, what are we going to the Swordplay department for?”
Wan Er’s dimples indented slightly, “I know a senior at the Swordplay department. Wang Ran, do you know her?”
“Fifth in Liu Hua University’s top 10 beauties…” I smiled, “Of course I know her!”
“She invited me to go check out the Swordplay department but I’ve been putting it off for a long time. Now that I have time, why don’t we and take a look? We’ll go online and continue to grind our levels after dinner. How about that?”
“That’s fine. Cheng Yue, you’re coming too?”
……
In the brightly colored autumn day, we left the cafe. Stepping on the fallen leaves, we went towards the eastern-section of the school. Around here, there were gyms, piano rooms, public rooms and other recreational rooms. The basketball court was filled with passion with countless boys’ bare arms dribbling while they sweated like it was raining. Of course, there were groups of girls on the side checking out the boys’ bodies. Their eyes were drawn towards them; they may even be having dirty thoughts… That rang a bell: If you want to pick up girls, then play a sport. It has to be basketball though, soccer won’t do…
In the fencing department, I could hear the clashing of swords from far away. After entering, there were indeed dozens of people facing each other and attacking with bamboo swords. They were all practicing Japanese sword styles. Among the people, a woman wearing white sportswear was holding a bamboo sword. Looking at her, without a doubt she was the legendary Wang Ran.
“Senior~~” Wan Er yelled from afar.
Wang Ran quickly spun around and instantly her face was filled with smiles, “Oh, our guest is here! Wan Er, you finally came to visit my department…”
Wan Er smiled, “Mm, but I brought two friends too. Is that okay?”
“It’s fine…”
Wang Ran smiled politely. At the same time, she looked at the male students behind her and yelled, “Stop staring at the beauties and continue practicing! Get your act together!”
With bangs and clangs, the group of males started fighting with even more effort as they saw the legendary #1 beauty of Liu Hua University. Wan Er came in wearing the latest fashion and although she was lacking a bit of fighting spirit compared to Wang Ran, she made up for it with her charm. Wan Er’s looks also won by a chunk, so she, of course, grabbed quite a bit of attention.
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I stood next to Wan Er and said nothing as I looked at the male students putting effort into their training.
Bang!
The bamboo sword struck and it sliced through the air in an arc. I couldn’t help but exclaim, “Kasaya strike…”
Kasaya strike, one of the 9 battle strikes in Japanese Kendo.
Wang Ran said surprisingly, “This student, you also know swordplay?”
I was caught off guard, “Uh…I know a bit…”
Cheng Yue looked at me, “I think that Xiao Yao is quite good with a sword…”
Instantly, a male student behind Wang Ran spoke up. He picked up his bamboo sword, walked towards me and arrogantly said, “What are you called?”
“Li Xiao Yao, what do you want…”
That student proudly raised his bamboo sword and said, “I’m called Zhao Mu, Mu with 3 dots. I am the vice leader of the Swordplay department and my style is the North Star Style, how about we spar a bit?!”
I held my cup of tea and said, “I’ve only heard of Zhao Mu, with “herd” as the Mu…”
TL: In Chinese, there can be different words of the same pronunciation. The Mu in Zhao Mu means to cleanse but Mu can also mean to graze or herd and a lot of other meanings.