459 Chapter 459 - The Same Matter (1/2)

The six men of Young Master's Elite convened in the tavern once more. These MMO veterans simply could not approve of Gu Fei coming up with his very own quest when there was nothing listed on his quest log.

War Without Wounds and Royal God Call had strolled a big round in the city, but due to the heavy fog permeating the surroundings, they were unable to catch sight of any babes or even find any quest NPCs. They were not used to grinding monsters in such a setting as well, so they sincerely disliked this city and were already voicing out their wish to leave. At this time, Brother Assist was also all the more anxious to leave for Linyin City to find that log cabin in the oak forest, and War Without Wounds and Royal God Call felt that Brother Assist's analysis was far more reliable. The two men were actively trying to convince Gu Fei to be considerate and stop getting caught up in that fantastical storyline he had crafted for himself.

Hearing their attempts at persuasion, Gu Fei also showed a similar look of disapproval.

”To me,” Gu Fei began, ”levels, experience, and equipment are not the most important. I consider this game to be another life that I lead, and it is the best place for me to demonstrate what I've learned, so it doesn't really matter to me where I acquire my quests because the end result that I pursue isn't the same as the quest reward that you guys desire.”

He glanced at the men before him for a moment before continuing, ”It's apparent that this game is different from the other MMOs made in the past. The new technical aspects that come with this fully immersive environment means it can create new circumstances that haven't existed before. You'll have limited enjoyment in Parallel World if you guys continue to hold on to the same ideals you have from other games.”

”F*ck!” The experts all lifted their middle fingers toward Gu Fei in unison; there was never a turn for this outsider to lecture them when it came to gaming.

”The name of this MMO is Parallel World; therein lies some truth to it. Ultimately, this world rests in the hands of all the players. It'll only remain as just a game if everybody continues to see and play it according to how people play kimchi games. Change your mentality and this can very well be a true parallel world,” Gu Fei insisted.

”Look at what progress he has made; he can even say such a term like 'kimchi games'.” Royal God Call turned to look at the others.

Sword Demon was looking at Gu Fei thoughtfully after hearing his speech, and everybody could clearly tell from his eyes that he was really considering this earnestly. Sure enough, Sword Demon suddenly nodded. ”What you said makes sense. I'd like to try this 'Assassinate Giordano' quest with you.”

”Of course, you can.” Gu Fei smiled.

”Fill me in on the current details,” Sword Demon said.

”Look at this…” Gu Fei took out that diary and began to explain to him what he had observed on the wall as the two men buried their heads and discussed.

”Oh no… Sword Demon is learning bad things from Miles,” War Without Wounds gazed at the other three mercenaries and muttered.

Royal God Call gave Gu Fei a sidelong glance as he pointed at that booklet of his and said, ”Miles learned bad things from Brother Assist.”

”F*ck off!” Brother Assist cursed, even though Gu Fei's present use of a booklet to explain the situation was indeed similar to how he operated.

”What about us? Are we still gonna head to Linyin City to take a look?” War Without Wounds asked.

”Well…” Brother Assist suddenly began to speak in a low whisper, keeping his mouth away from Gu Fei, ”without Miles' Andrew Su's Diary, I'm afraid there's no way we can get the quest in the first place.”

”Oh, you're right…” These men were still staunchly holding on to their conventional MMO mentality.

”I can't loan you this diary yet,” Gu Fei said.

”F*ck me; this guy has really sharp ears!” The three men jumped in shock.

Gu Fei grimaced and shook his head before continuing, ”There might be further clues in the contents of this diary, I still want to research into things a bit more.”

”Why don't we head off to Linyin City first? If it's truly a necessary quest item, we'll get Miles to mail it over. I reckon Miles will be more or less done with his research by then,” War Without Wounds suggested.

”Are you implying that you are not confident with the conclusion I came to from the information I gathered?” Brother Assist was discontented. He strongly believed that the quest would be found over by Linyin City.

”No, no, no,” War Without Wounds hurriedly corrected himself. ”I just mean that we can make our move first, and the diary can be sent over to us at a later time!”

”Much better!” Brother Assist nodded.

”Then, what about you?” The five men all looked toward the sixth man, Young Master Han. The rest had all decided what they would be doing, but he had yet to show any inclination toward either option.

”You're a bunch of idiots,” Young Master Han said.

”Forget this m*th*rf*ck*r; he's really detestable!” everybody said one after another.

”Am I wrong?” Young Master Han retorted, ”You guys heading off with Brother Assist is to follow the clues left behind in that diary and to pick up the quest that the Shadowmist Assassin failed to accomplish. Just what quest is this? Isn't it the same thing as what Miles is currently doing?”

The five were all left in a daze.

”Basically, even if you guys run all the way to Linyin City and manage to pick up the quest, you will still end up coming here to do the same thing as what Miles is doing, so what difference does it make? Yet here you guys are, disagreeing over minor details; what else can you all be but a bunch of idiots?!” Young Master Han said.

”Uhm… Perhaps, the situation will change after picking up the quest…” Brother Assist tried to reason. This was also a very logical assumption based off on conventional MMOs: completing the previous step might very well provide a solution to something that could not currently be done.