565 Chapter 565 - The Need to Cure Protagonist Syndrome (2/2)

Everybody figuratively fainted over when they heard this. The more devious players felt that Gu Fei was being a wolf with a savage heart; while those not as dark-hearted felt that Gu Fei simply had no idea how he should be acting when it came to such matters.

Vast Lushness, however, burst into laughter when she saw how Gu Fei looked. Nodding her head without a trace of hesitation, she agreed. ”Indeed, that isn't a bad idea.” With that, she took out her magic staff, ready to hand it over to Gu Fei.

People had a hard time grasping Gu Fei's deftness in skill, but his character was pretty much an open book. The reason Vast Lushness had hesitated that moment was because she was recalling the tumultuous history they shared. In truth, handing over a piece of equipment did not actually depend on the closeness of the relationship between the two but rather the conduct and behavior of the receiving party. Silver Moon was close to her, but what had happened in the end? She and Gu Fei were strangers, and even started out as enemies, yet he would lend a hand time and again whenever she was in trouble. This kind of person, whether a friend or otherwise, would always have the conduct of someone dependable.

Thinking up to this point, Vast Lushness no longer had a shred of doubt when she handed over the magic staff to Gu Fei.

”Wait a minute.” Young Master Han suddenly stopped them.

”What now?” Gu Fei asked.

”What's the point of doing it now? This handing over should be done for Southern Lone Blade to see,” Young Master Han replied.

”There's no need for that,” Vast Lushness said plainly. ”It's not too bad if they end up wasting their effort, only to discover that the staff isn't on me.”

”Why not just give it to me? I'm still waiting for a chance to take my revenge on him!” Svelte Dancer suddenly leaped to her feet.

”Shoo! What has this gotta do with you?!” Gu Fei waved his hand dismissively.

”Lushness, give it to me!” Svelte Dancer ignored him and directly implored for Vast Lushness to give her the item.

This time, Vast Lushness was in more of a quandary than before. Either wanted the staff, so who should she give it to?

”What are you squabbling over for? What's the point of handing it over right now? If Southern Lone Blade doesn't witness the hand off with his eyes, do you expect me to run off and tell him who the magic staff ends up with?” Young Master Han scoffed.

”There's no need for you to run and tell him; I have him on my friends list,” Brother Assist interjected.

”You're a real comedian.” Young Master Han's voice dripped with sarcasm as he expressionlessly gazed at Brother Assist.

”How are we gonna let him witness this? If we can let him see this, why don't we just directly slay that man, instead,” Gu Fei asked.

”It's very simple: head over to the Auction House and register it for a day. Afterward, everyone should spread the word about it all over the city. He'll soon learn of it,” answered Young Master Han.

”But the Auction House will only show the price of the auction and not the buyer's name,” Brother Assist mentioned.

”Such a minor detail isn't going to be too difficult for a talented professional like Southern Lone Blade, right? Think about the transaction process of an auction,” Young Master Han said.

”It is first placed for auction and bid over. When the time is up, the goods can be retrieved,” Brother Assist said.

”That's right. The time duration of the auction is depicted as clear as day on the auction panel, which means anyone can find out what time the player will retrieve the said item. In order to find out who buys the magic staff, Southern Lone Blade is bound to keep an eye on the distribution NPC when it's time to retrieve the item and takes note of who ends up becoming the owner of the equipment,” Young Master Han explained further.

”Oh… that makes sense.” Brother Assist nodded.

”At this rate, once Southern Lone Blade sees that the magic staff is in my hands, he can come looking for me to get a hold of it.” Gu Fei nodded as well.

”Who said it's gonna be yours? I'll be the one holding on to it!” Svelte Dancer contradicted.

”No, it's me!” Gu Fei insisted.

However, Svelte Dancer smiled. ”Unfortunately, there's no way that I am going to lose to you this time.”

Gu Fei paused for a moment before realizing what she meant; tears streamed down his cheeks as a corollary. The place they were putting the magic staff was the Auction House, and it only recognized cold hard cash. Even though Vast Lushness would end up returning every coin back to the owner at the end of this situation, the rule of the Auction House made it such that the highest bidder would be the final owner of the staff. If Svelte Dancer had her eye on this magic staff, would there really be anyone out there who could fight with her in possessing the magic staff in a venue like the Auction House?

Seeing how determined Svelte Dancer looked, Gu Fei had no choice but to admit defeat. In the end, it was Young Master Han who sighed deeply. ”Like I've said before, does it really matter who ends up holding the magic staff?”

”OF COURSE!” the two answered in unison.

”It might matter for anyone else, but it definitely cannot be either of you.” Young Master Han shook his head.

”What do you mean?” The two were confused.

”Comrades, since Southern Lone Blade will surely be at the Auction House to find out who the buyer is, why don't we take this chance to simply kill him off? Why must we frolic right in front of him with the magic staff in hand and wait for him to locate you again?” Young Master Han asked.

”Huh?” The two were stunned.

”This is a plan to lure out Southern Lone Blade in the open through the use of the trade panel; there's absolutely no need for either of you to do anything. Constantly treating yourselves as the protagonist, the two of you had better get yourselves cured from your Protagonist Syndrome!” Young Master Han said.