486 Chapter 486 - Teleport Over (1/2)

”Lockpicking skill?” Gu Fei repeated Sword Demon's words.

”Yes. This is a skill that the Thief job class will have access to in most MMOs. It's specifically used for locks without keys, where the higher the proficiency is, the more locks can be picked with it.” Sword Demon knew that Gu Fei had limited knowledge when it came to game-related stuff, so he made sure to explain it a little more thoroughly.

”And in Parallel World?” Gu Fei asked.

”It's a skill that Thieves will have access to after advancing to a Rogue,” Sword Demon answered.

”A Rogue opening locks… That's rather compatible!” commented Gu Fei.

”Uhmm…”

”What?” Gu Fei could tell that Sword Demon wanted to say something.

”The Lockpicking skill is beyond the current skill tree players have access to. Players can have access to it either through equipment that specifically has this skill, or they can learn it from a skill scroll. I've seen the Lockpicking Scroll once before. That means it exists on the market, so I reckon Svelte Dancer may possess this skill,” Sword Demon said.

Gu Fei nodded vigorously. ”Yes, that makes sense…” Svelte Dancer was so greedy to even attempt learning the Blink skill; He sincerely doubted she would let any skill scrolls belonging to her job class slip through her fingers.

”Let me ask her!” Gu Fei said even as he sent a message over to her. ”Svelty, do you know how to lockpick?”

”Of course.” Gu Fei could feel a wave of pride from that two-word reply. He could even almost make out the complacent expression on her face when she said that.

”Come over and open a lock for me.” Gu Fei did not beat around the bush.

”Where?” Svelte Dancer was no less straightforward.

”Xiawu City?”

”What d*mn place is that?”

”A city.”

”Wait a minute.”

”Where are you?” Gu Fei asked.

”B*llsh*t. Where else could I be?”

”Yunduan City?”

”Of course!”

Gu Fei could not bear it. Traveling for many hours from Yunduan City just to open a lock… For people that struggled to understand this, imagine someone living in Beijing was locked out of their home and the locksmith hired would have to come from Shanghai...

”Done.” Before he could consider things again, she sent this message to him.

”What's 'done'?” Gu Fei was perplexed.

”Head over to the mailbox and retrieve the scroll I sent,” Svelte Dancer said.

Gu Fei had indeed gotten a system prompt about him receiving a new mail, but he had not paid any heed to it. Now that he was a renowned name in Parallel World, strangers would send him letters from time to time, and the content of these letters was mostly boring and pointless, so Gu Fei had long since begun to ignore them.

”Scroll? Is it a Lockpicking Scroll?” Gu Fei knew that there were two types of skill scrolls in the game; one would allow a player to permanently learn the skill while the other was a consumable sort – a one-time use of the skill imprinted on it.

”There's no such thing as a Lockpicking Scroll; that's a Teleportation Scroll!” Svelte Dancer replied.

”Ah?” Gu Fei was confused.

”Take it, write down your coordinates, and then send it back to me. I can then use it to teleport over to you!” Svelte Dancer explained.

”That works, too?!” Gu Fei exclaimed in his amazement. Even Sword Demon reacted similarly when he learned of this. This was not because the two men had a superficial understanding of the world and game. Rather, it was because Teleportation Scrolls were considered as too high-end. It was similar to how an average citizen would regard a person owning or even using a private jet.

”Does that mean she'll teleport over?” Gu Fei and Sword Demon started to change their route. Originally, the two were heading over to the tavern and discussing their next step, but who would have thought that this matter would have developments so soon?

”Does that mean we're gonna return there now?” Sword Demon asked.

”That's not good…” Gu Fei felt a little guilty over constantly interrupting the peaceful lives of the members from Flowergazing in the Fog.

”Let's discuss this further when she gets over here!” Sword Demon proposed.

As the two were making their way to the mailbox to retrieve the scroll, a message arrived from Young Master Han. ”You two strong men, have you guys gotten out yet?”

”Yup,” the two answered.

”What have you discovered so far?” Young Master Han asked.

After Sword Demon gave him a quick rundown of what they had learned and done, Young Master Han immediately said, ”Then, what are you guys waiting for? Hurry! While everything is in shambles, take advantage of the chaos to take their lives!”

”Just what exactly did you do to them?” Gu Fei and Sword Demon shuddered, even though they were neither feeling cold to begin with.