509 Chapter 509 - Guild? Workshop? (2/2)
”It should be rather difficult to stalk such a person, right? Wouldn't he be like you, capable of sensing that killing intent thingy?” Sword Demon wondered.
”It shouldn't be a problem if we keep our distance,” Gu Fei said.
”How far?” Sword Demon asked.
”About ten meters will do,” Gu Fei stated.
”Hmm. Then, there's the other problem; how are we going to find Broken Water Arrow, right now?” Sword Demon asked.
”We'll look for your old friend, of course! Get her to find out his location for us. All she gotta do is ask on their guild channel, and she'll get her answer on where that man is. Provided he is with the players from Deep Waters' guild,” Gu Fei said.
Hence, Sword Demon quickly fired off a message to Coco, asking for her help to find out where Broken Water Arrow was located.
”That's easy,” was Coco's reply. ”Speaking of which, you two have been busy for a whole day, yeah? What did you two find out?”
Sword Demon found this 'you two' to be very grating to the ears, for he had been the only one busy the whole day! All Gu Fei did was get assigned to the group, watched a five-minute duel that nobody saw a thing, acted like a fool for a while, and then left to log out. He, meanwhile, was left alone with that group of youngsters.
To make matters worse, upon answering Coco's question, Sword Demon realized that the time he had spent hanging out with these rascals barely produced any results. Thus, when he gave his report to Coco, it was actually just the deduction Gu Fei had relayed to him last night.
”That man is rather bold in his thinking!” Sword Demon was an honest man, so when he told Coco about that conjecture, he did not forget to tell her that it was Gu Fei's inference upon witnessing Broken Water Arrow's behavior last night.
”Uhm… and then I spent the night interacting with those youngsters. I realize that they truly hold Broken Water Arrow in the greatest esteem.”
Sword Demon did not wish to admit that he had wasted last night discovering nothing more, so he decided to conclude his account with something that sounded somewhat meaningful. Alas, his night was meant to be a tragedy as Coco's reply was: ”That's all you found out after interacting with them for an entire night?”
Sword Demon had no idea how to reply to that.
”Honestly, I've already got a good feeling that you're not too suitable to do this kind of thing from the start…” Coco sighed.
Sword Demon sent out a series of ellipses.
”But what that guy inferred makes sense,” Coco added.
”Oh?”
”You're not in charge of a guild right now, so there are some things regarding guilds you can't possibly realize,” Coco said. ”Take that upcoming City War as an example; just what sort of position will the guild that emerges victorious get from the city? Is there any tangible benefit to that? The officials haven't made any announcement about it, yet those workshops have already started making their move en masse. Surely, you have an understanding of the situation with workshops, right? Which one of those larger organizations doesn't have someone who has a pulse on the game company's inner workings? Back when we were playing that game, Eternal Legends, weren't you the one who had discovered that Ascension Workshop was sweeping out Yulian Spring Water in large quantities and later, suggested for us to collect as much as we could because the price for that water would skyrocket? Sure enough, when the game client got an update, it was discovered that equipment, as well as food and medicine, had Yulian Spring Water as a key component; this caused the price for that spring water to surge like crazy, allowing all of us to make a killing. The guilds are all the same now. Those guilds that were managed by workshops from behind the scenes in the past were treated like products that could be sold when the opportunity arose. Now, it seems as if they really have the intention of settling down guilds and earnestly developing them; the way I see it, they are most likely doing this with the thought of conquering the respective cities they are in for the upcoming City War. Even if the victor of this war does not gain immediate benefits, they'll still surely make a profit from it with continued development.”
”You've… You've learned a lot…” Sword Demon was already sweating hearing all this.
”Our guild is currently the strongest organization in Linyin City, which translates to us being the biggest obstacle to anyone looking to win that City War. If the workshops have a hand in all this, I won't be too surprised as to the depths of trickery they are capable of employing,” Coco said.
”Your theory is a little intense; I need time to digest it. I think we should all meet up, so you and Miles can discuss this matter together, seeing that you guys have the same take on this,” Sword Demon suggested.
”Oi, oi, oi. Have you gone daft? This game isn't like those we've played before,” Coco said.
”I know that; I'm just beginning to realize it myself. Let's not waste any more time. Set a location and we will meet you there,” Sword Demon said before telling Onesie and the others that he had something on and needed to leave. He then informed Gu Fei to get ready to meet up with Coco again.
”What, does Boss Coco have any new directive?” Gu Fei laughed. They were originally here for Sword Demon's 'Daily Mission', yet they seemed to have ended up helping out Coco excising a malignant tumor in her guild, instead.
”She agrees with your assessment of the situation,” Sword Demon said.
”Is that so? What are her thoughts about it?” Gu Fei asked.
”We'll know soon enough.”
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Within the city limits, a woman and two men sneakily entered a thatched cottage together. They were precisely Coco, Gu Fei, and Sword Demon. This cottage was also a private property of Coco; thus, any discussions made within it was just as safe, and confidential, as those messages sent privately.