494 Chapter 494 - A Noob Visitor (2/2)
Everyone was in low spirits, not knowing what else to say. The morale of the guild had plummeted to the lowest depths knowable to man.
”Guild leader…” At this time, someone suddenly sent a message over to the guild channel. ”There's someone outside the gates calling for you by name and looking to meet you.”
”Let him in,” Three Sighs of Flowing Maple replied in a daze. Perhaps he did not see it as a problem; the point was he agreed to this request because he simply did not think that the matter could get any worse.
”Who's this person?” People in the guild wondered.
The man soon presented himself before Three Sighs of Flowing Maple and his men. He lifted his eyes feebly and said after using his Appraisal skill, ”We won't accept anyone that has yet to reach level 40.”
The person before him was a small level 35 Priest.
”You lost 50 points after Giordano got killed, right?” The man was smiling when he asked this.
”Yeah!” Three Sighs of Flowing Maple answered, before becoming startled. ”Who are you? How did you know that?”
The man roamed his eyes across the downcast players around him. ”Don't be sad. You've still got a chance to salvage this.”
”What chance?”
”Something that will earn you back 50 points at one go. If it's successful, you may even accomplish the quest right there and then.” That smile was stuck fast on the man's face.
”You… Who are you?” Three Sighs of Flowing Maple once more regained his usual composure as his mind churned. Who is this guy? A spy from an enemy guild? But there doesn't seem to be a need to fudge things up for us since our quest has already failed. So what is the true intention of this man?
”My name's Fleeting Smile; believe in me and I can help you,” The look of confidence this man showed amid this sea of disappointment and dejectedness was striking.
”Is that so? Then, what should we do? Tell me more!” Three Sighs of Flowing Maple was hoping that there was truly a last resort he could do to turn the tide for the quest.
”Don't give me that look. It's not really that tough. Follow me!” Fleeting Smile did an about turn.
”Let's have a look!” Three Sighs of Flowing Maple addressed the men next to him and followed Fleeting Smile.
The look on everyone's faces was a mixture of suspicion and surprise. They had all been guessing just who this person was, with some even believing that their guild leader was still falling apart, so much so that he would even believe the words of some unknown level 35 noob…
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Another day passed.
When Gu Fei got online the next day, he was immediately greeted by Sword Demon, who had clearly been waiting for his arrival the whole gaming time.
”Let's get moving!” Sword Demon called to gather the others still in Xiawu City.
”Let's teleport…” Gu Fei said to Svelte Dancer. He knew that the Teleportation Scroll could transport more than one person at a time.
”Scram! Do you think it grows on trees?!” Svelte Dancer instantly rejected his request. She was prepared to use such an expensive item in times of crisis: someone being lazy was definitely not a reason to use the scroll.
”I've heard that there's a shortcut that's much closer than Linshui City,” Sword Demon said.
”Oh?”
”Xiawu, Linshui, Linyin… These three cities are laid out like a triangle, so it is entirely possible to walk from Xiawu City over to Linyin City,” Sword Demon explained.
”So why did the Shadowmist Assassin head over to Linshui City if he's from Linyin City?” Gu Fei asked.
Sword Demon was quiet for a moment. ”Let's not talk about logic when it comes to the system, alright?”
”Sometimes, it's realistic; other times, it's entirely nonsensical…” Gu Fei complained.
”Passing by Linshui City as he had should be an important clue as well. A normal player would most likely have to search for something over there,” Young Master Han said.
”What do you mean? What normal player?”
”Simply put, do you really think a normal player would be able to determine where Giordano's old injury is after exchanging a few blows with it?” Young Master Han asked.
”So what you mean to say is…”
”The diary mentioned that Giordano has an old injury, but where that injury is would most likely be a lead that a normal player would have to waste plenty of time and effort finding out. Where would anyone find a barbaric guy like you that would resort to violence to resolve this?” Young Master Han scoffed.
”So do you mean that the clue would be in Linshui City?” Gu Fei asked.
”That's not what I said. I simply mean that the Assassin traveled through Linshui City. This has nothing to do with the system being illogical and has everything to do with the system giving the quester an obvious clue or lead to follow. Since you guys believe that it is realistic, portions that you deem nonsensical should not be considered as illogical but uncertainty, instead!”