459 Chapter 459 - The Same Matter (2/2)
”No way; it can change?” Gu Fei was afraid of this. He had worked hard at jotting down everything he had observed in his booklet. Everything would go to waste once more if the situation changed when the quest was picked up on their end.
”It's just a speculation,” Brother Assist hurriedly added.
”I think it's best if we follow what we've just agreed on. Brother Assist and you guys shall head over to Linyin City to see if the quest really exists. Miles and I will remain here and take note of the situation. If it's really a quest, we will wait for the others to return from picking up the quest, and we can all finish it together!” Sword Demon proposed.
”Oh… That works, too!” Gu Fei nodded his head in agreement. Doing it this way ensured everybody could do what they had all decided on. Brother Assist, War Without Wounds, and Royal God Call all got up and immediately departed for Linshui City.
”I'll bring you to check out the situation over there,” Gu Fei said to Sword Demon.
As the two of them got up and prepared to leave, Gu Fei tossed that diary over to Young Master Han before he left, ”You should take a look, too!” It was an undeniable fact that he was a smart man. It would simply be too much of a waste if his intellect were treated as a receptacle to contain liquor and were not properly utilize.
Young Master Han dragged the diary right before him and used it as a coaster. ”If I'm bored.”
Gu Fei and Sword Demon left the tavern and returned to the Government City Hall, but he chose another spot of the wall to climb this time. The previous spot Gu Fei had chosen was right in front of the Government City Hall. While that was a good position to observe what was happening right outside the entrance, the view of the back of the Government City Hall would be obstructed by the very building itself, so Gu Fei was currently unaware of anything there.
Giordano's patrolling did not include the area behind the building, but Gu Fei wanted to find out if any sort of opportunities existed there. There just might be a way to sneak into the building itself to assassinate the target if there was no way that they could do the deed in the courtyard. Since there was no need to consider entering through the main entrance, there might just be such a chance available from the back.
That was the conclusion that Gu Fei and Sword Demon arrived to from their discussion. After choosing a spot, Gu Fei tossed the hook up the wall and showed Sword Demon another eye-opener.
”Look; there's no fog in the courtyard.” Gu Fei had already told this phenomenon to Sword Demon, and he was affirming this fact by showing it to the Thief.
”Yeah!” Sword Demon nodded.
The Government City Hall's architecture was definitely unlike that of modern skyscrapers but was, instead, similar to a castle in an ancient mountain village, which towered above the walls surrounding the courtyard, looking foreboding and ominous.
The area behind the Government City Hall was not as spacious as the courtyard in front of the building, but the design was far more refined. The manicured lawn had a cobblestone path, flowerbeds, and small crops of trees that tastefully dotted the area. There was even a small stream that ran through it, as both Gu Fei and Sword Demon could vividly hear the sound of flowing water. Evidently, the back of the Government City Hall was a place for peace and relaxation, similar to a household's backyard.
It was apparently far too unpleasant to station guards bearing fierce mugs and weapons in such a picturesque place, so Gu Fei was pleasantly surprised to find the lack of any form of protection and defense here. Never would he have thought that it would be so effortless; with this, he proceeded to search for the backdoor to the Government City Hall.
”Over here.” Sword Demon found it first and stretched his hand out to indicate it to him.
The door was nowhere as grandiose as the one by the entrance, but there were nevertheless two guards flanking its sides respectively. Gu Fei fished out the spyglass for a closer look and saw that they looked no different from the common guards.
There was bound to be trouble wherever a guard was situated, so Gu Fei continued to observe with the spyglass when he suddenly asked Sword Demon a question, ”What's the era setting for this game?”
”What?” Sword Demon was stunned by this question that came out of nowhere.
”It's nothing. I was just suddenly curious of the world we are in and wanted to know more about it,” Gu Fei explained.
”This… I'm not too sure myself,” Sword Demon said.
”Looking at the architecture of this place, I'm not sure what sort of style this is…” Gu Fei sighed.
”I don't know either…” Sword Demon suddenly felt somewhat guilty, for he had just realized that despite being a peak expert when it came to MMOs, his understanding toward any one game was very lopsided. In fact, there were many superficial aspects of the game that he was uncertain about. Equipment, skill, PvP techniques… Were that all there was to a game's nuance?
”This Government City Hall is designed in the style of Baroque architecture,” someone suddenly quipped. Gu Fei and Sword Demon jumped in shock. Turning their heads back in a hurry, they found Yan Xiaozhu making funny faces at them, while Slyris was right beside her. Slyris resumed speaking about the matter as she looked at the building before them. ”If I'm not mistaken, the interspersing curved facades and oval spaces are a common feature in Baroque architecture.”
Slyris turned toward the two men after sharing this information and continued, ”There's no way to definitively nail down the era this game is adopted from based on architecture alone, but just from the goods, such as glass optics, that appear in Parallel World, we can narrow down the era to be some time in the 18th century, as those products were first made in that period.”
”Glass optics?” The two men had no idea why Slyris had suddenly raised this.
”Your spyglass…” Slyris pointed to the item Gu Fei was holding.
”You must be a scientist!” Gu Fei and Sword Demon did not wish to admit their lack of knowledge regarding such stuff.
”He he! I told you my big sis knows a lot of things!” Yan Xiaozhu bragged.
”I don't think this is the time to discuss this.” Gu Fei recovered. ”What are the both of you doing here?” There was no one else when Gu Fei and Sword Demon clambered up the wall, so these two ladies probably came right after and just made their way over to them.
”My big sis and I came over to take a look after discussing about your matter!” Yan Xiaozhu informed.A Chinese term used to describe games (often from Korea) that have little to no substance (lack of any deep plot, setting, or personality) and interaction between players beyond leveling and grinding gear.