455 Chapter 455 - City Hall Courtyard (2/2)
Yan Xiaozhu nodded. Normally, realizing this fact only after a long time would elicit ridicule, yet she was different from others. This was because she had also made the same mistake the first time she visited the courtyard. She was used to the clear skies as she was a player who had immigrated to this city from another city, so it would often take her a while to realize the change after entering the premises.
”There's an explanation for this, too,” she said. ”Ever noticed how the fog is less heavy within Xiawu's city walls? Apparently, the city has a device that reduces the density of the fog, and it is located within this courtyard, which is why the fog here is all but gone.”
”What sort of device is that?” He had never heard of such a device before and was asking this purely out of curiosity.
”Who knows? Perhaps, it's a huge energy crystal that four witches activated,” Yan Xiaozhu hypothesized.
Gu Fei curiosity quickly dissipated as he went back on topic. ”I recall you saying that Giordano will announce to them the progress of their quest daily. Does that mean it will go to the Government City Hall's courtyard every day?”
”Yup.” Yan Xiaozhu nodded. ”Have you gotten some sort of quest for it?”
Gu Fei did not say a word. Honestly speaking, he had no idea if this was considered as a quest because his quest log did not list any prompts toward this end. Besides, he was not really too familiar with this lady beside him, so he had no intention of revealing his hand this early.
However, this lass Yan Xiaozhu was apparently still wet behind her ears. Her inexperience made her unable to grasp people's intention through observation, so when Gu Fei refrained from answering her, she just assumed that the latter had not heard her, so she went ahead and repeated herself in a much higher volume, ”What quest do you have?”
”Uhmm. Just to locate it. I'm still not certain if this is a quest or not,” Gu Fei answered vaguely.
”Oh, are you looking for Giordano to give you a quest? Just say hi to those guys from Flowergazing in the Fog first and then approach the NPC when he steps out,” Yan Xiaozhu said.
”Must I exchange words with them?” Gu Fei was perplexed. He had always thought that NPCs were public property.
”Remember that incident that I mentioned before? After that incident was made public, some of the Flowergazing in the Fog's enemies began to cause trouble for them by sending people to barge into the Government City Hall. Flowergazing in the Fog could no longer afford to be careless, so they've been keeping a close watch over players entering the courtyard from then on. Haven't you noticed that those guys over at that corner have their eyes on us this whole time despite them appearing lackadaisical?” Yan Xiaozhu asked.
”You're right. And there's even Thieves in Stealth mode outside the courtyard.” Gu Fei looked around properly. ”There are even Archers trained on us right now.”
”This used to be one of the largest player trading locations in Xiawu City, but thanks to that quest of Flowergazing in the Fog, not one player besides its members is in sight!” Women enjoyed shopping; now, that the original shopping district in Xiawu City was gone, Yan Xiaozhu's tone when she said this seemed to be filled with resentment.
”Oh!” Gu Fei casually answered. He was not at all concerned with such matters. He had simply discovered that there were plenty of obstacles in his way if he intended to go ahead and assassinate Giordano. Even without the players from Flowergazing in the Fog keeping a close eye on players that would enter the courtyard, there were still quite a number of NPC guards securing the premise. Even if he wished to do the deed here against Giordano, he would have to do so like Chow Yun-Fat going in with guns blazing; it would definitely be a far cry from being an assassination.
Gu Fei could totally emulate that style if he were merely going against players. The average player might be unaware, but how could he not have a clear idea of the NPC guards' might? He had to be careful in front of those things, which meant he would have to properly plan this assassination out.
”Alright, I'll take my leave first!” He felt that he had learned quite a bit from all this, so it could be considered as a worthwhile trip.
”Hey, I can help you find out what time Giordano comes out,” Yan Xiaozhu said.
”Oh, thanks for that!” Gu Fei said.
Just as the two of them were about to leave the courtyard, they saw another bunch of players entering the courtyard from the fog outside. Yan Xiaozhu immediately whispered, ”Look; that's the guild leader of the Flowergazing in the Fog, Three Sighs of Flowing Maple. Things can't get any better if you are able to directly make contact with that man himself.”
”HEY!” Saying this, she found herself exclaiming in the next moment, ”Isn't that Big Brother Drifting?!”
Gu Fei had already spotted the top Mage in Parallel World presently, Drifting, heading toward the courtyard with Three Sighs of Flowing Maple. Of course, the man could be considered as number one only under the condition that Gu Fei excluded himself from the category. Hong Kong actor that is famous for acting in action shows with scenes of 'heroic bloodshed' (think of one-man-against-the-world style, like Die Hard, John Wick, and even Rush Hour).
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