Chapter 79: Working Together (1/2)
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When I awoke from dreamland, it was already dark outside.
I looked outside the window and enjoyed the scenery for a moment. Nighttime tended to arrive very early during the summer, and dusk had painted the city in beautiful scarlet. The neon lights were starting to come to life as well.
After getting up from my bed and was.h.i.+ng myself for a moment, I entered the living room and saw a couple of empty food boxes on the table. Apparently, Du Thirteen and Gui Guzi had finished their meal and gone online already. My stomach growled and demanded dinner.
”Dammit, Thirteen should've bought one for me as well,” I grumbled to myself and walked into the kitchen.
I boiled water and cooked a pack of instant noodles. Hmph, this bit of trouble is nothing to me!
Ten minutes later, a wonderful bowl of instant noodles had entered the battlefield. I sprinkled some chopped onion, added an egg and gave it a sniff. It smells so good! Hmph hmph, so what if my brothers haven't bought me a meal? There are other delicacies at the same level!
My phone chose this exact moment to ring. The name shown on the screen was ”Wind Fantasy”!
Oh, it's a phone call from Lin Yixin!
Still holding onto the cooking pot with my instant noodles, I accepted the call and asked, ”h.e.l.lo, you looking for me, Beauty Yi?”
Lin Yixin asked, ”Have you eaten dinner already? If not, I can treat you. Wanna join me?”
I flipped the pot over and dumped all of its content into the basin. ”No I haven't. Where are you?”
”Let's meet at Silver Fir Cafe.”
”Okay!”
……
I headed out and went to Silver Fir Cafe. Lin Yixin was sitting at table 2, close to the side of the cafe as usual.
”I thought you said dinner? Are we supposed to drink tea until we're full?” I asked.
”There are snacks too, you know.” Lin Yixin smiled.
I spent a moment to check her out. Lin Yixin had put on a purple lattice blouse and a pair of black hot pants tonight. Her long, exposed legs looked extremely attractive.
”Snacks aren't enough either since I'll get hungry during the night. Well, I can't compete with a day grinder like you.” I spread my arms and smiled. ”How about this: we head to Happy House and enjoy some Hunan cuisine. My treat.”
But Lin Yixin shook her head and said, ”If we're heading there then I want to be the one who foots the bill!”
”Oh?” I was surprised. ”Not taking advantage of a good offer? That's not like you!”
”Get lost!”
Lin Yixin burst into laughter. ”Am I that bad normally? I'm a good girl who helps the needy, fights for justice, and supports the weak, you know, unlike a certain someone.”
”Hmph hmph! You mean you need my help, right?” I smiled at her.
Lin Yixin responded with a nod and small smile of her own. ”Mn.”
”Alright, I'll hear you out, and we'll eat after that.”
”Alright!”
Lin Yixin straightened herself and got serious, unaware of the great pressure her demeanor was exerting on my bearing. While I was sneaking involuntary glances at her firm b.r.e.a.s.t.s, Lin Yixin snorted and said, ”Did you know, Lu Chen? I heard that Mad Dragon's about to do something big during the day. Something real big!”
”They're planning to invade the royal palace of Floating Ice City and kill the NPC king?” I asked.
Lin Yixin laughed, exasperated. ”Don't interrupt and listen to me!”
”Fine.”
”So. Roaming Dragon has been spending the last few days politicking instead of leveling, and after spending huge wads of cash he finally managed to gather enough players to form a party that's one thousand strong. I heard he's planning to kill a Giant Cave Monster at Violet Camp, and since this boss is Level 70, the chance of it dropping a Hero's Token is pretty high. So I thought…”
Lin Yixin looked at me and smiled beautifully. I understood her intentions completely.
I frowned a little and asked, ”How many people do you have?”
”I can gather around 100 people or so.” Lin Yixin pursed her lips and said, ”We have pros like Qingqing, Zi Chuanyu, and Lifetaking Sword, but the rest are mostly students from our university. There aren't many high-level players who joined me of their own accord…”
”Frankly, that isn't even nearly enough manpower to threaten Mad Dragon's thousand-man party,” I pointed out.
Lin Yixin nodded with a smile. ”Correct. That's why I wanted to work together with the b.l.o.o.d.y Mercenaries. How many people do you have?”
”Er, three…”
Upon seeing the dumbfounded expression on Lin Yixin's face, I smiled. ”Quality is more important than quant.i.ty. I dare say that our Gui Guzi alone is worth a thousand players!”
”That I'm aware of. It's one of the main reasons I sought you out.”
Lin Yixin sipped her red tea a little before continuing, ”How about this. You and Gui Guzi join my party temporarily for this one job. If we manage to steal Hero's Token from the Mad Dragon guild, I'll pay you a share of the profits. What do you think?”
I waved her down and said, ”I don't need that percentage. All I want is the Hero's Token!”
Lin Yixin glared at me furiously. ”Seriously?! There's literally only three people in your workshop! What can you even do with the Hero's Token? It's a complete waste of a good item!”
I mulled over her counterargument for a moment and had to concede that she was right. For now, b.l.o.o.d.y Mercenaries didn't have enough players to meet the minimum requirement, so even if we got the Hero's Token there was nothing it could do except acc.u.mulate dust. Moreover, Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls hadn't yet formed a core of players to make full use of the Hero's Token. And finally, the last guild I wanted to have the Hero's Token was Mad Dragon.
So, I gave Lin Yixin a nod and said, ”Fine. But before that, how much do we get if you acquire a Hero's Token?”