473 Chapter 473 - Drifting’s Plan (2/2)
”Did you finally get it?”
Gu Fei nodded. ”You guys intentionally assembled this group not to use them as cannon fodders but to actually get them into the Government City Hall. That way, as a current member of Flowergazing in the Fog, you easily got their blessing to enter this building to kill off all those people who made it inside. What makes this all the more perfect is how you can just brazenly walk out of here after doing the deed. Those people from Flowergazing in the Fog have never once been a threat to you at all.”
”That's correct.” Drifting nodded. ”At the expense of losing a level, those guys can finish their quests; I help them out with that as a fellow member. Meanwhile, as a member from Flowergazing in the Fog, I am helping the guild take care of this group of troublemakers. As I do all these, I can complete my mission. Everybody gets what they want in the end.”
”You merely want to enter the building and complete your quest; is there a need to make things so complicated?” Gu Fei asked.
”You'll know why there's such a need if you join Flowergazing in the Fog yourself. Aside from a few core members in the guild, none of them has any level of trust with anyone else in the guild. That's why, despite joining them, they won't allow me to enter the Government City Hall unless it was a crucial moment like this. That's why I had to orchestrate such a scenario; it's all for the sake of achieving this,” Drifting explained.
”But I am truly shocked to have found you here in Xiawu City.” Drifting suddenly laughed. ”Without you, breaking into the city hall might not be this easy at all.”
”Without us making it into the building, it's only a given that you guys won't be able to get in as well,” Gu Fei said.
”Of course.”
”But won't your guild leader be suspicious of how you had the permission to enter the city hall?” Gu Fei asked.
Drifting chuckled at this. ”He won't as I already have permission to enter the city hall from the get-go.” Drifting pointed to the emblem pinned on his chest. ”This is the special reward I got from completing a quest, after I've managed to travel to twenty different cities. I possess the authorization to enter any Government City Hall anywhere across Parallel World.”
”Oh. That means Left Hand and Right Hand have the same as well, right?” Gu Fei gazed at the chest of the other two men and indeed saw the same emblem on them.
Drifting nodded. ”That's why we don't have trouble finding an opportunity to enter this building at this time.”
”We? Didn't Left and Right Hand come in with the rest of us?” Gu Fei asked.
”That is true, but what I said naturally includes the two of them. After we eliminate everybody inside this building, the two can return to their original appearance and won't have any problem leaving the premise with me,” Drifting explained.
”Didn't anybody see either of the two enter the building?” Gu Fei asked.
”The chaos below is far beyond what you imagined. Just consider how long they've been doing this quest of theirs; for them to suddenly take such a heavy blow thusly, the whole lot of them are all in a frenzy over this matter,” Drifting explained.
”So that's how it is. You've calculated every possible faucet of this, huh.” Gu Fei sighed.
”Everything except for you…” Drifting eyed Gu Fei as he continued, ”It's a risky move inviting you into the group. With you around, the chances of us making it into the Government City Hall increases, but whether we can clear out this building after or not is a really thorny issue.”
”You'll soon find out if it is truly a thorny matter.” Gu Fei gripped his sword tightly.
”If you were someone else, I would consider discussing a condition,” Drifting said.
”What condition?”
”Besides the four of us making it into the Government City Hall, there's still one—”
”Don't bother about that. The other person is no longer around.” Gu Fei knew that Drifting was referring to Two. Drifting and his two companions had no clue that the man who had been hiding behind the door was long killed off by Four.
”Oh?” Sure enough, Drifting had no idea about this and could only nod. ”Well, if that's the case, all that remains is just us four. The three of us can just walk out and inform the guild that we eliminated all those that had entered. Perhaps, they won't believe us right away and continue to guard the place, but as long as you are patient enough, they'll eventually leave, and given your capabilities, I doubt you'll have any trouble escaping.”
”But I have a feeling that you won't come to a compromise on this,” Drifting said.
”That's right,” Gu Fei affirmed. ”I am a very short-sighted person that lacks foresight and won't bother thinking too much about things. All I want to do now is teach you three a lesson. I guess I'll consider the problem of escaping at a later time.”
”Well, if that's the case…” Drifting was left with no options as he suddenly raised his magic staff.