Chapter 124 (1/2)

Chapter 124

Long Sen and Qu Wanyue couldn’t wait to turn to the fourth page to sign their names.

After signing, the two people turned the pages to see which of their teammates were great G.o.ds. The third page had ‘Liu Qiao’ signed. The second page was Shao Qingge and Xie Qi. The first page was Xiao Lou and Yu Hanjiang.

Long Sen asked, “Where is Old Han?”

Qu Wanyue also looked at Xiao Lou with confusion. “Brother, you aren’t called this?”

Xiao Lou smiled and explained, “That’s our pseudonyms. Let me formally introduce myself. My name is Xiao Lou and I’m a forensics professor at a medical university’s Department of Forensics.”

Qu Wanyue looked at Long Sen. “Why does this name sound familiar?”

Moments later, Long Sen hit his thighs. “I know! Previously, the floating boxes announced that Xiao Lou and Yu Hanjiang refreshed the world records of 3 of Hearts and 4 of Hearts. Are they the two of you?!”

Xiao Lou nodded. “Okay.”

Long Sen gave a thumbs up. “No wonder why you were so strong in Liuxi Village, gaining a perfect clearance. Wanyue and I are too lucky to meet such great G.o.ds!” Both of them were very excited. They felt like they had bought a drink by the roadside open to open the bottle cap and find they had won first place.

Qu Wanyue cheerfully handed the contract back to Xiao Lou. “Professor Xiao, thank you for not abandoning us and being willing to take us. In the future, we will absolutely follow your commands and not delay anyone”!

Long Sen nodded firmly. “Yes, if there is a need for us, Old Han… no, Officer Yu just needs to say it!”

Yu Hanjiang said, “You’re welcome. Everyone should cooperate to clear the instance and our purpose is the same. We’ll talk about it after this week’s World Weekly.”

Long Sen and Qu Wanyue obviously didn’t know about the World Weekly and their faces were full of doubts.

Xiao Lou patiently explained to them and Long Sen suddenly realized. “Then the elimination rate of the World Weekly is around 10% or so? Isn’t this lower than 4 of Hearts and 4 of Spades? I remember that the elimination rate of 4 of Spades was over 80%.”

Xiao Lou replied, “Theoretically, the average elimination rate of the World Weekly isn’t high. As long as you find a good time, the possibility of clearing the instance is quite large. The key is that there are two many uncertainties in the World Weekly. If you have an unlucky encounter with hunters then the difficulty will multiply. It is likely that all the players in the secret room will be killed.”

Yu Hanjiang agreed as he looked at Xiao Lou. “Strength and luck are very important.”

If they were lucky, it was possible to enter an ordinary secret room. If they were unlucky like Old Mo, they would have to rely on their own ability to survive when killing players. The luck factor was the most uncertain. Thus, they had to prepare fully to improve the team’s fighting power.

Long Sen and Qu Wanyue had previously cooperated with everyone. After 4 of Clubs, they copied the Chameleon and Long Jump cards. According to Yu Hanjiang’s idea, they were husband and wife and had a tacit agreement. They could be arranged as the most flexible mobile team for investigation and support.

Everyone ate lunch in a private room and went to the bank together. Shao Qingge planned to transfer the 30 million gold they just received into everyone’s account. Yu Hanjiang said, “My money can be kept by Professor Xiao. I’m not good at managing money.”

Xie Qi stated, “Chief Shao, please keep my money. I’m not very good at account management.”

Shao Qingge thought about it and simply divided the money into two. “In this way, I will keep half the money and Professor Xiao will keep the other half. In the future, everyone will act together. If we need to spend money, I will pay for it along with Professor Xiao. You can tell us what you need to buy.”

Xiao Lou nodded. “Okay.”

If all the money was left with one person, they might become poor if there was an accident. Dividing it into two was more secure.

After leaving the bank, the group went to a nearby shopping mall and bought a smartphone for each person.

In the world of the Financial Crisis, they had bought mobile phones that could only send text messages and make phone calls. Internet access wasn’t possible. However, the technology level of the main city was close to the real world. The smartphones could use WeChat , video calls and the Internet.

The seven people bought sim cards and placed everyone’s number into the address book in turn. Xiao Lou built a WeChat group and pulled everyone in. Anything that happened could be announced in the WeChat group. Of course, these devices couldn’t be brought into the secret rooms and could only be used in the main city.

Pa.s.sing by the computer area, Xiao Lou suddenly asked, “Do we need to buy a computer?”

Shao Qingge replied, “I need to have a computer. In the main city, I have to keep an eye on economic trends and earn some money.”

Xie Qi was eager. “If there is enough money, I also want to buy a laptop. I used to write lyrics and music on a computer. Recently, I’ve had some inspiration and want to write songs down.”

Yu Hanjiang looked at Xiao Lou. “Both of us buying one is enough. We can use it together to check the information.”

Liu Qiao stated, “Then I want one too.”

Xiao Lou glanced at Long Sen and Qu Wanyue. They had just joined the team but they had no money. They were really embarra.s.sed to ask for computers. Unexpectedly, Xiao Lou smiled and said, “You two, do you want to buy one each or share it with each other?”

Long Sen waved his hand in a flattered manner. “No, I used to use computers to play games. In this way, there definitely won’t be enough leisurely time to play games…”

Xiao Lou stated, “Having a computer to check things on the Internet is more convenient. Shall we buy two?”

The two people glanced at each other and their eyes reddened. Qu Wanyue said, “Thank you, Professor Xiao. The mobile phone and computer money will be returned to you later…”

Xiao Lou smiled. “No, it will come from the team funds. We aren’t lacking money.”

The penniless couple and Liu Qiao, “……”

Suddenly, there the feeling of being kept by a local tyrant team.

Xiao Lou and Shao Qingge bought five laptops in one go. It felt good to have money.

Everyone bought things and on the way back, they saw the Intelligence Bureau branch that Old Mo said was disguised as a lottery store. They saw that the city centre really had a small store that was closed on Tuesday. The ‘closed’ sign hung on the door.

After returning to the New World Hotel, Xiao Lou opened a room to let Long Sen and Qu Wanyue stay there. The people had been busy all day and went back to their room to rest. In the WeChat group, they agreed on a time to meet the next day.

***

The next morning, their biological clock allowed them to wake on time. Xiao Lou wrote a sentence in the WeChat group. “Everyone, gather downstairs to eat breakfast.”

Downstairs, the group had arrived. They walked out of the hotel and had breakfast nearby. They took two cars to the lottery store in the city centre.