464 Chapter 464 - Teamwork? (1/2)

Gu Fei was not only listening diligently but also writing down everything in his booklet, really putting in all his effort into this! He originally thought that he would have to spend hours up on the wall to get a clear picture of the entire compound, but who would have guessed that these eight players in the ruins would save him the trouble? Who knew how long these players had been secretly staking out the courtyard, such that they were able to get such a detailed account of its ground layout? Furthermore, not only did they fully grasp the NPC guards' movement, they even made sure to take note of the habits and activities of the members from Flowergazing in the Fog across several days, since that guild was what they were viewing as the important enemy here.

Gu Fei listened and nodded, his quill scribbling furiously. Four looked to be very pleased with his attitude, so he got more encouraged as he continued. Not only did he give an overview of the situation, he went a step further to explain what he could. He even told Gu Fei of the plans that they came up with but failed to implement.

”Right now, the most troublesome thing is our inability to grasp just how many Stealthed Thieves are skulking in the courtyard, so we can't get any headway in our quests.” Four finally expressed his anxiety over the matter.

”One more thing.” Standing beside him, Three took the twig from Four and circled the Government City Hall and the area behind it. ”There's a backyard here, but because the building is covering it, we have no idea what's the situation in that place. My and Seven's quest need us to be there, so…”

”There's nothing in the backyard; no guards or members from Flowergazing in the Fog,” Gu Fei informed.

”You've been there?” Three and Seven were excited to hear this.

”Yup!” Gu Fei nodded.

”How did you do it?” The eight of them all turned to regard him.

”Have you guys never considered… climbing the wall?” Gu Fei stared right back at the eight.

”Wall?” the eight muttered. In their minds, that was not a wall. Stretching over ten meters high, that was already at the same height as a building. Who would even think of climbing a five-story high building if it were in the way?

”You can climb up that wall?” the eight cautiously asked.

”It's possible with the right tools,” Gu Fei affirmed.

”You probably climbed in from the backyard, which is how you managed to get yourself to the entrance without anyone noticing it.” These people rejoiced at uncovering this fact.

”That's more or less accurate!” Gu Fei said, ”But, there's still another problem.”

”What will that be?” The eight fixed their gazes on him.

”Gu Fei pointed toward the rough sketch of the city hall in the circle on the ground. ”You guys should already know about the building being inaccessible to players. Besides Three, Seven, and Eight, the rest of you have quests within the building itself. Have any of you managed to confirm if they will grant access to the Government City Hall because you picked up the quest?”

Several of them expressed their chagrin, ”We'll be able to find out if we just give this a test, but those guys from Flowergazing in the Fog won't even let us get near it…”

”So you guys have no idea…” Gu Fei said.

These men were all rueful.

”Well, now that we have a method to get over the wall and enter the backyard, what else is there to worry about? Won't all our troubles be resolved if we head over and give it a shot?” these men asked.

Gu Fei, however, shook his head. ”I doubt we can climb the wall and get over any longer.”

”Why is that?”

”My sudden appearance right outside the Government City Hall's entrance have me surrounded. Isn't it weird that they didn't bother to ask me how I managed to appear like that, and they even let me off in the end?” Gu Fei wondered aloud.

”That's true…” The others were astonished.

”Without needing to ask, there's only one possibility: they already determined that that is how I got in. At the very least, they would be sure to have someone watch over the backyard from here onward. I doubt that they'll simply cling on to guarding just the entrance alone anymore.” Gu Fei sighed. ”Looks like my action today has created even more trouble for our quests!”

”That's entirely logical. Three Sighs of Flowing Maple is not your average gamer. He's sure to have thought of this point,” Three blurted out.

”Oh, do you two know each other?” someone beside him instantly asked.

Three did not say another word.

”There's another thing as well. At night in-game, the entire building will be on lockdown; even players with permission to enter won't be let off,” Gu Fei said.

”How do you know of this?” Four asked.

”Because I happen to be a player that has access,” Gu Fei replied.

”Are you Cool Apple?” Four croaked. The others looked flustered as well, and they abruptly distanced themselves from Gu Fei.

Gu Fei shook his head. ”Didn't you guys deduce that I'm not from around here? How could I be Cool Apple, then?”

After the rest of them had calmed down, Gu Fei continued, ”Speaking of which, since you guys know that Cool Apple is a player that has access, have none of you ever considered locating him to find out more about the situation? After all, five out of the eight of you need to enter the building to complete your quest.”

Four laughed bitterly. ”It isn't that we haven't thought of this possibility, but that Cool Apple isn't an easy man to locate. He would've long been shredded to pieces by others and would've never survived for so long as he did if that hadn't been the case.”

Gu Fei nodded his head.