Chapter 245: Flexible (1/2)

Three rounds of drinks later.

Gui Guzi put an arm around my shoulders and asked me, ”Boss, the new patch should be out very soon. Have you checked the expansion yet?”

I nodded. ”Mn, they’ve leaked some of the information ahead of time.”

”Oh?” He Yi moved closer. Even Du Thirteen, Chaos Moon, and Beiming Xue was asking, ”What is it about, exactly?”

”Fuck, why are you asking me? Can’t you just check it yourself?”

”Of course we can’t! We don’t have access to the private data!”

Chaos Moon complained, ”Eternal Moon Corporation has always been tight-lipped about their data, and even when they loosened up they never revealed more than the tip of the iceberg. Officially, information regarding the ‘World Famous Generals’ patch is only going to be revealed after the servers go back up, but I heard that CGL Hall of Famers can access them earlier in their private databases.”

He Yi nodded in agreement. ”That’s right, we normal players don’t get to have such a privilege. Since your new ID has been updated in the CGL Hall of Fame, you are the only one in Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls who can read them.”

I couldn’t help but grin proudly. ”Fuck me, I didn’t realize I’m that awesome…”

Rolling her eyes at my antics, He Yi prodded me with her shoulder before urging, ”Less flaunting, more talking. Everyone’s waiting!”

”Mn!”

Gui Guzi exclaimed in surprise. ”Fuck! Does that mean even non-Tactician players can become leaders and Encourage the whole party?”

I nodded with a smile. ”That’s right, that’s the gist of it. Therefore, this patch is a boon to all non-Tactician players! However, don’t forget that Stratagems can only be learned after you meet certain requirements. If I remember correctly, your Tactics stat needs to be at 20 for the Level 20 Stratagem, Encourage, and 40 for the Level 50 Intimidate. Other classes have barely any Tactics to speak of, so it won’t be easy to fulfill these requirements.”

Du Thirteen spat. ”Fuck, this is bullshit! I’m almost Level 70 and my Tactics is still a big fat zero, fuck~~”

I laughed. ”I know right? My own Tactics is a big fat zero because I wasn’t trying to collect equipment that gives Tactics. From here on, we’re going to have to watch out for top-tier items with Tactics bonuses.”

I couldn’t stop myself from chuckling. ”Of course you can. But if I’m not mistaken, the drop rate of equipment that gives Tactics is going to skyrocket after the patch officially launches, so as long as you grind hard, you’ll get the necessary stat eventually and become a top-tier expert.”

Holding a glass of liquor, Murong Mingyue shuffled up to He Yi and asked with a smile, ”Is this patch really that important?”

I nodded. ”Of course! In the past, players had to slot in a Tactician in their 5-man party just so that they could use Encourage when they could’ve had another damage dealer instead. That’s a 20% loss of damage potential. But now that non-Tactician players can learn Encourage as well, the combat dynamic will be completely different than before. Tacticians will now be much weaker in small-scale PvP, and players will be able to grind levels a lot more efficiently than before. Right?”

Murong Mingyue licked her lips and smiled seductively. ”Well, it does sound logical, so I’m just going to assume that you’re right. Anyway, you wanna go for another round?”

”Sure!”

I poured a glass of cola for myself and clinked glasses with her. Then, Murong Mingyue drank all of her alcohol in one gulp. Hmm, I just realized that the ”big boobs no brains” formula wasn’t a complete fallacy. It was applicable in certain scenarios.

This dinner was also a get-together to improve the unity of our guild’s core players. In fact, we would be holding an event like this once or twice every month. After dinner was done, everyone started chatting to each other in smaller groups or playing games such as Legends of the Three Kingdoms. The atmosphere was absolutely great.

Chaos Moon dragged me away to a table where Murong Mingyue, Xu Yang and He Yi were waiting to play Three Kingdoms. He Yi smiled when she drew the ‘Emperor’ card. ”Hoho, I’m the Emperor! Which unit should I choose, I wonder…”

I suggested. ”‘Sun Quan’ is a good choice. He has a lot of health, and he has ‘Balance of Power’. It’s a great unit!”

”Nah, he’s too ugly for my taste. I choose ‘Diao Chan’…”

”Fuck~”

I was dumbfounded by her pick, but I didn’t say anything because I had drawn a ‘Rebel’ card, meaning that only one of us would be coming out alive this match. Personally, I would’ve rather drawn the ‘Loyalist’ card, but luck didn’t care for one’s preference.

Suddenly, I noticed that Xu Yang was shooting me a wretched smile. Fuck, could he be a Rebel like me?

The game officially began after the cards were distributed!

Xu Yang was an impatient man, and he hadn’t changed his ways for this game. He chose Lu Bu as his general and attacked his Emperor immediately!

”Attack! No one can stop me!”

It would take two ”Dodge” cards to cancel the attack. Unable to do anything, He Yi could only shoot me a grudgeful look as she lost 1 HP to Xu Yang.

I pretended I didn’t see it and drew another card.

Sensing that everyone was plotting something sinister inside their belly, Murong Mingyue glanced at me and raised an ”Attack” card. ”Come and face your sis in battle, Lu Chen!”