Chapter 104 - ARRIVING AT BLACK LAKE (1/2)

WHEN the feeling of being pulled in a vacuum was gone, Luo Yan opened his eyes.  In front of him was a large lake.  Its water was as dark as obsidian.  And no, it's not because the surrounding was dark.  The sun still hadn't completely set and yet the water on the lake was still as dark as the night sky.  Its surface was even glistening.  As if hundreds of diamonds were thrown into it.

So this was Black Lake?

It was located in the middle of the forest, surrounded by colorful wildflowers.  There were black crystals protruding from the lake, adding some kind of magical atmosphere to the whole surroundings.

”Xiao Yan, do you know why the color of the water of Black Lake is like that?” Bai Ze asked, putting his arm on Luo Yan's shoulder.

Because that's the way the game developers designed it?  But of course, Luo Yan didn't say such a sarcastic respond.  ”Why?”

”See those black crystals?  The bottom of the lake is filled with those.  The crystals secrete black liquids when they're in contact with water.  Then those black liquid merged with the lake water, making it black.  Thus the name 'Black Lake'.”

”Wow, Brother Ze knows a lot!” Luo Yan said.  Although he wasn't really that interested, it was still a nice information to know.

Bai Ze laughed.  ”Of course I know a lot.”

Su Yuqi looked at Bai Ze indifferently and she almost snorted.  What 'know a lot', if she's not mistaken, it was Shen Ji Yun who told him that.  She was too lazy to correct it, so she just looked elsewhere.

”Right, before I forgot.  You two, try not to call us by our real names and just call us by our game account name,” Bai Ze added after a while, talking to his little cousins.  ”Of course we'll do the same.  But what to do?  Xiao Jin's game name is so long,” he said that last part with a bit of teasing.

Luo Jin glared at Bai Ze.  ”Just call me Jin!”

Luo Yan knew that Bai Ze and Su Yuqi's game names were White Marsh and Morganite respectively.  But he still didn't know the game name of Shen Ji Yun's real game avatar.  So he turned to him.  ”Brother Ji Yun, what is this avatar's name?”

”It's YUN.”

Luo Yan's mouth pumped when he heard the name.  His alt account's name was SHEN, then his real account was named YUN, if we add those to his WeChat ID – [luckycloud] – one could immediately see that Shen Ji Yun was not really the type to waste time thinking of imaginative names.  After all, all of these usernames originated from his real name.

When they arrived, there were already other players who arrived there before them.  All were staring at the five who just arrived.

”Hey, look at that guy with horns.  What race is that?” one asked his friend who came with him.

”I seem to have seen him somewhere.  Ah!  That's right!  He's the captain of that team!” his friend said.