Chapter 34 Flutter n’ Sway (1/2)

Chapter 34 Flutter n’ Sway

Reason number one, Yi Cang found it hard to suppress her own joy out of excitement. Number two, she couldn’t really afford to miss the activity organized by the guildmaster since she was still in the Steel-Blooded Battle Spear guild. Third and most importantly, she wanted to know what kind of trickery Thousand Sunsets was trying to pull off.

However, Ye Ci didn’t really get to interact much with Thousand Sunsets the next day. Both of them had only met with each other at the specified restaurant.

He Xiao looked like he was in a hurry, but he still wore a friendly smile on his face upon seeing Ye Ci. “Oh it’s you, Gongzi. Hurry and go upstairs, they are all in the big private room on the third floor. I’ll excuse myself for awhile since I have some business to attend to, but I’ll be back soon.”

As soon as he finished his sentence, he let the smiling man who had escorted him down earlier to bring Ye Ci upstairs at once. He then briskly walked towards a luxury car that was parked at the roadside, opened the door, got in, and pulled away.

Ye Ci took a glance at that car. Although she couldn’t really accurately estimate its price value, she could easily tell that it was worth at least a few million just from its brand.

“Let’s head up.” the man beside her reminded Ye Ci with a smile.

Ye Ci gave him a nod and followed behind him as they walked upstairs.

This man introduced himself with a smile. “I’m Zero Arsenic, the vice guildmaster.”

The moment Ye Ci heard the name Zero Arsenic, she couldn’t help but to take another few good look at this man. So he was Zero Arsenic.

Although guildmaster of the Steel-Blooded Battle Spear guild was Thousand Sunsets, according to the experience of the previous generation, this man was the guild’s true mastermind.

“How do you do?” Ye Ci nodded as she gave a greeting that was neither humble nor pert. She didn’t show much enthusiasm either.

This was somewhat a surprise to Zero Arsenic. Most members were enthusiastic to meet him, but this person was quite unusual.

“You are Gongziyou, right?” Ye Ci wasn’t much of a conversationalist and Zero Arsenic didn’t want the atmosphere to turn awkward either. Hence, he took the initiative to converse with her as they climbed the stairs.

“Yes.”

“The first time I saw that name, I thought you would be a guy.” Zero Arsenic’s gaze never once left Ye Ci’s face when he was speaking, wanting to catch any trace of emotions on her face. But much to his disappointment, the expression on Ye Ci’s face remained placid. There was neither excitement nor the intention to converse further. Even her replies to him were dull and a little inarticulate.

“It was randomized by the system.”

The invitation today to Ye Ci was not Thousand Sunsets’ idea, but Zero Arsenic’s.

Her name, Gongziyou, was in two First Kills and she had caught Zero Arsenic’s attention. Although Peacock Blue was a hundred percent sure that the GS of this equipment was only 85, the Icy Cave was cleared because of a good team. However, something still felt off to him.

After she had once again claimed the First Kill of the Cruel Pit Boss: Warden Tito, Zero Arsenic immediately contacted Timely Rain and Pickled Pepper Chicken Feet who had just exited the dungeon. The two of them were immediately singing praises of this huntress’ control and command, as if it had been raining flowers. It was nothing like what Peacock Blue had said.

This had greatly piqued Zero Arsenic’s interest in Gongziyou.

As the proverb says: Money can make the devil push the millstone.

Or even better: Problems that can be solved by money are not problems.

And so, he had actually paid someone yesterday evening to investigate Gongziyou’s past. The result that turned up had him screaming in excitement. He didn’t expect at all that this somewhat pale girl was actually one of the best ten players in the previously popular game of the world, the ‘Otherworld Online’.

It seemed like these two First Kills were not mere accidents. Perhaps… Zero Arsenic couldn’t help his mind that was running wild. To think that the repeated First Kills were the achievements of this huntress.

He took another glance at Ye Ci and remembered the words of Timely Rain. “She was so familiar with that dungeon that it almost as if it was the backyard of her house. Her controls were really perfect too. I never knew the true definition of friggin’ awesome until I tagged along with her to the dungeon.”

Ye Ci turned her head to the side to look at Zero Arsenic, wondering what was wrong with this man and why did he keep giving her these bizarre stares.

Right then, they arrived at the entrance of the private room. Zero Arsenic immediately showed Ye Ci the way in. There was about ten tables in the room with quite a lot of people seated around them. Zero Arsenic was doing introductions and it turned out that they were all the main members of the Steel-Blooded Battle Spear guild. Their guild stronghold was also in the same city that Ye Ci had stayed. The objective of this gathering was to discuss the matter of advancing into the Chilly Wetlands.

However to her surprise, Peacock Blue did not attend this gathering of the main members. This made Ye Ci a little disappointed. She really wanted to see how b*tchy Peacock Blue looked like.

As soon as Ye Ci took a seat, someone immediately came up to give her a toast. Fortunately, it was stopped by Zero Arsenic. But she could still feel the the excitement of these main members over yesterday’s First Kill and their great hopes on advancing the Chilly Wetlands.

“How do you feel about the First Kills of these two dungeons? Were they difficult?” They drank three rounds and were half done with their meals. Zero Arsenic, who was sitting beside Ye Ci suddenly questioned her with a smile.

“As long as everyone work well as a team, time will be the only issue in clearing a dungeon,” Ye Ci gave him a look as she evaded the crucial point of his question and gave him a vague response.

After hearing her reply, Zero Arsenic didn’t question her further. He only chuckled and engaged in a few idle chats with Ye Ci. Then he pulled out a bank card and placed it in front of Ye Ci. “Gongziyou, there’s fifty-thousand dollars in here. It’s your reward for getting the First Kill on the Cruel Pit Boss.”