Chapter 17: Little Thunder Bar Meetup (Part 2)

  It cannot be denied that Gu Fei also had some superficial judgment. Among the four strangers in the house, he was most interested in this person, and the reason was nothing more than his extremely different appearance from Jian Gui.

  Gu Fei suddenly remembered an ancient and mysterious legend: beautiful girls always choose a girl who is not good-looking or mediocre as their companion, so that they can set off each other's beauty. Was his combination with Jian Gui also born out of this kind of thinking? As soon as he had this thought, Gu Fei knew he was wrong. They were online gaming partners, and before "Parallel World", which game required real people to face each other in person? So the idea of complementing each other didn't hold up.

  The collision between the two seems to be just a coincidence.

  A cruel coincidence that makes beauty more beautiful and ugliness uglier.

  But it cannot be denied that this young master of the Han family, after seeing the true face of the sword demon, did not immediately turn against him like others, and his character is stronger than many people.

  The two of them, separated by the wide table in between, were relatively far apart and dispensed with the trouble of shaking hands, each nodding slightly and saying "hello" before finishing.

  Finally, it was time for Jian Gui to solemnly recommend Gu Fei to the four of them.

  "This is... Thousand Miles Drunkard, occupation is... " Sword Demon paused for a moment, "Enchanter."

  "What? You're a Spellmaster?" Except for Han's young master, the other three exclaimed. All three of them knew how to appraise, but in this kind of friendly gathering, using appraisal skills was considered impolite behavior in online games. Everyone present were online gaming experts, old hands, and hardcore gamers, so they naturally followed this unwritten rule. Therefore, before Jian Gui's introduction, the three of them had only speculated about Gu Fei's profession.

  Jian Gui had an "I knew it would be like this" expression on his face as he innocently looked at Gu Fei.

  Gu Fei was also quite surprised, shaking his sleeves in front of him: "Didn't you see my mage's long robe?"

  The three of them looked at each other in dismay. It was precisely because of this monk's robe that the three of them thought he couldn't possibly be a monk. At level 30, which monk would still wear a novice monk's robe? The three of them all thought that Gu Fei wore it because the equipment inside wasn't very good-looking, so he put on a monk's robe that could basically cover his whole body to block it from view. Who would have thought that he really was a monk? A master's reverse thinking; sometimes when encountering an unconventional character, one wouldn't be able to see clearly.

  But to tell the truth, not to mention newbies in long gowns and straw hats, even these three had never seen one before. The three of them were now staring at the straw hat that Gu Feiyu had placed on the table.

  As a recommender, Jian Gui couldn't help but say a few words for Gu Fei: "He is indeed a law-abiding person."

  The law master wears this equipment! Rookie! All three of them thought so.

  "Do you know the Ice Fire Two Extreme Method? Do you know the difference and purpose of Ice Devil Reverse and Fire Devil Reverse? Do you know the role of Lightning Chain when escaping?" As a master of mages, Yu Tian Shen asked three questions in one breath, each referring to classic skills of mages from three famous online games.

  Gu Fei's response turned the question back on him: "Are these questions from a 'parallel world'?"

  The Heavenly God was taken aback for a moment, but his reaction was quick enough, and he immediately said: "If you don't even know these things, how can you possibly play the mage well?"

  Gu Fei smiled, what's there to argue with a little kid, besides, he never thought of becoming a good Fa Master anyway.

  "Young Master Yu suddenly spoke up: 'Qian Li Yi Zui, is that how it's written?' As he spoke, he dipped his hand in wine and wrote the characters on the table."

  "That's right." Gu Fei nodded.

  "Second place in the official ranking of leveling efficiency!" Yu Ge said slowly.

  "Huh? What's that?" Gu Fei asked.

  "Oh, it's just the official stats ranking in some games. Mainly it's about experience. For example, Wu Shang is currently ranked first on the warrior's experience list; Jian Gui is third on the thief profession's list; Gong Zi is fourth on the priest profession's list; Yu Tian played archer for the first time and may not be familiar with it yet, so he's only ranked eleventh. And yours, is calculated based on the proportion of experience to online time, you're currently ranked second. Even considering the number of players in "Parallel World", even Yu Tian's eleventh place is a remarkable achievement." Yu Ge said.

  "What about you?" Gu Fei asked curiously.

  Yu Ge scratched his head again, looking embarrassed: "I have the most posts on the official forum."

  Everyone laughed, and Yu Tian Shen said at this time: "Yu Ge is because a lot of time was spent on this, the experience list didn't rank first; what about you? What's your ranking on the experience list, Monk?"

  Gu Fei himself hadn't seen it, he could only look at Yu Ge.

  "Sorry about that," Yu Ge said with a slightly apologetic smile. "I was only paying attention to familiar names and the ones at the top of the list, I didn't seem to notice your name."

  "I knew it!" Tian Shen exclaimed, "What's the use of that efficiency ranking? As soon as they log in, they start killing monsters and leveling up, and once they're done, they immediately log off. That's all they do, anyone can get on that list."

  "Your Majesty, if you had seen the Thousand Mile Monster-Slaying Expedition, you would never say that." said Jian Gui.

  The sky god thundered, and he suddenly remembered that Gu Fei was introduced by Jian Gui. With Jian Gui's level of gaming skills, he shouldn't have misjudged him, right? Thinking this, he finally stopped talking.

  Gu Fei's curiosity was piqued and he asked Yu Jie: "Yu Jie, who is the person ranked first on that efficiency list?"

  "Ha ha, it's all just worldly dust," said Yu Ge.

  "It was him!" Gu Fei was taken aback.

  "Do you know him? What's his occupation?" Xiang Gui's spirit lifted. Originally, he had the same view of this efficiency ranking as Yu Tian Shen Ming, but after coming into contact with Gu Fei, he finally knew that there must be a hidden master among them. As soon as he heard that Gu Fei was first, he hastily inquired about the situation.

  Hongchen Yixiao's true identity cannot be told to outsiders, which is what he specifically reminded Gu Fei about. So Gu Fei shook his head: "Met before, not familiar, don't even know the occupation."

  It's clear that they're really unfamiliar with each other. Jian Gui didn't ask any more questions. But to think about it, Gu Fei still doesn't know what Hong Chen Yi Xiao does for a living.

  The mutual introduction finally came to an end. The silent young master of the Han family spoke up at this time: "So, our mercenary group is temporarily set with the six of us. It's not easy for the five old acquaintances in Cloud City to gather together by chance, so let's put past grievances from the game aside and be good brothers in this 'Parallel World'."

  The three nodded in agreement. Gu Fei listened, and it seemed that these people weren't friends before, and there was some past conflict between them. Who could it be? Gu Fei looked at each of them one by one, thinking that Yu Tian Shen Ming had the highest possibility, this arrogant little kid must have a grudge against Jian Gui, such a top-notch master.

  "But I'll say something ugly, this time I don't plan to play with the trade association, my energy is mainly focused on the mercenary group. The mercenary group I want, doesn't need many people, but each one must be an elite, if I find anyone who can't meet my requirements, I will kick him out immediately."

  Gu Fei heard this and it was clearly directed at himself. After all, he wasn't like them, old veterans of online gaming. Just listening to Jian Gui's introduction, they probably all had their doubts. But this was for the best, if they looked down on him then they could just kick him out sooner. Anyway, he was only here because of Jian Gui's face and to make up the numbers, a brief visit would be best.

  Gu Fei thought to himself, and on the other side, the young master of the Han family continued: "Now I have received a mercenary mission submitted by players. I can say that for now, this is almost an impossible task. But this is for ordinary players. Everyone present is a renowned expert, if we work together and add a bit of luck, we can try it out. As long as we can complete this task, Yu Ge you go to the forum and brag for a few days, from then on just wait for others to come to us begging! Hahaha..."

  Gu Fei listened to the young master of the Han family, who started out sounding quite impressive, but by the end had somewhat lost his flavor. This guy seemed to have a bit of narcissism? But this was also unavoidable, looking so handsome every day would naturally lead to developing a narcissistic personality.

  Han's young master spoke for two segments, picked up his wine cup to moisten his mouth, and suddenly stopped with his hand raised, staring at the wine cup in a daze.

  "What's wrong?" Xiang Gui asked.

  "How beautiful!" exclaimed the young master of the Han family.

  "What?" The Sword Demon was perplexed.

  "Looking at the reflection of this face in the wine glass, it's truly perfect. Why did heaven give me such a flawless face? This must be a huge burden for me to bear!" The young master of the Han family was completely infatuated.

  Everyone was shocked and fell down.

  Jian Gui and You Ge are relatively better off. The two of them, one an acquaintance and the other an intelligence expert, probably have some understanding of Han Gongzi's problem.

  As for Gu Fei and the others, they were already on the verge of collapse at this moment. His ecstatic face was more like a catalyst that made the three people feel nauseous.

  Look at his expression, it doesn't seem fake. Is there really such a narcissist in the world? Gu Fei only felt that his eyes were opened wide, and it was truly worth the trip.

  The wine cup in Han's hand was quickly snatched away by the sword demon, and he also returned to normal. He cleared his throat: "Hmm, now let's discuss this mission in detail. You, Yu Ge..."

  "Wait!" Gu Fei said suddenly.

  "What's wrong?" Everyone looked at him.

  "It's almost two thirty," Gu Fei said.

  "Yes!" Everyone nodded.

  "I have something on." Gu Fei felt embarrassed.

  "What?!" The crowd gasped in surprise.

  "I thought it was just a two o'clock gathering, I didn't know there were so many things to discuss. I have class at 2:30," said Gu Fei.

  "You have classes too? You're a student as well?" Yu Tian Shen's eyes widened in surprise, and for an instant, he felt a sudden sense of closeness to Gu Fei.

  "No!" Gu Fei looked at him and smiled, "I am a teacher."

  Yu Tian felt that Gu Fei's appearance was ten times more detestable than before at this moment.

  "Sorry, I have to go. Can we talk again tonight?" Gu Fei said.

  "Alright!" The young master of the Han family waved his hand, "Let's talk about it tonight then!"

  "Thank you!"

  "It's not easy to join the team I lead, but you'd better seize the opportunity! I have high hopes for you!" said the young master of the Han family.

  "I'll try my best, you go first!" Gu Fei wiped his sweat, this guy was really too self-absorbed.