amaotonovel Chapter 807 Risks and Bottom Lines
Chapter 807 Risks and Bottom Lines
In a hotel in Lilai City.
After Huang paid for a guest room, several people sat in it. Although it was spacious, it was old and simple, and looked even worse than the state-owned guesthouses in towns and villages in the last century.
Sitting on the creaky wooden bed, everyone got to know each other better with the introduction of Aoi, who seemed to be very familiar with everyone and even seemed to know "Schreber", whom they had just met, very well.
Lin Yu learned that the man called "Brother Qi", who looked a bit vicissitudes and wild, was currently at the "Third Level". He had once joined the "Player Mutual Aid Association" but withdrew. He is not currently a member of any organization.
His real code name is not "Brother Qi" but "Guozhou".
Being directly called Brother Qi, it was obvious that Kui had known his real name through some means.
His profession is "traveler", and while he's more familiar with the world of "Jingxu", he's not completely clueless about "Night Vale".
In addition to the information introduced, Lin Yu also got a lot of details by observing the other party - although his skin was dark, it was healthy in color and without too many sun spots and wrinkles; although he had a beard, it was carefully groomed and probably waxed every day.
He must love life very much, which is why he awakened to the profession of "Traveler" and gave himself the code name "Lonely Boat".
The accent is relatively standard Mandarin, but if you speak fast, you will reveal a bit of northwestern accent.
Anyway... he's a guy with a pretty good personality.
At the same time, Brother Qi and A Yu also learned Lin Yu's "identity information".
'Schreber' and 'Second Order' also do not belong to any organization.
Since it's only the "Second Stage", direct combat power is not important.
The important thing is that this guy holds the "Golden Cross Medal" - and this extremely valuable [item] was half-sold to him by a player he knows.
"I can't believe there's actually a player who's won the Gold Cross, and is so generous as to give it away," Brother Qi said with emotion, looking at the Gold Cross. "You're so lucky, Schreiber."
“I was really lucky to have some help from senior people.”
"I seem to have been lucky all along... I also encountered several of you 'Level 3' masters in this [Instance]. I'm afraid I can easily pass it again."
Lin Yu said with a smile.
He deliberately brought up the topic of the number of "Level 3"—because he remembered that Aoi had also noticed the problem with this number.
As expected, Aoi spoke again.
"Tsk tsk, this isn't necessarily a good thing. Except for you, everyone else is at Level 3... You know, four out of five players are at Level 3, and all four of us have activated the third Permission. This means this dungeon is going to be very difficult."
"The only 'Second Order'... Although 'Schreiber' you are not famous, the fact that you carry the [Gold Cross Medal] alone means that you cannot be considered an ordinary 'Second Order' in Night Vale."
Ah Yu sighed. "Now that you mention it, it does seem like there's trouble hidden somewhere... Tsk, the last time we saw a dungeon with such a high concentration of 'Level 3' was in the realm of the gods."
Lin Yu probably knew which [copy] A Yu was talking about, but with his current identity, he definitely wouldn't respond to this question.
Brother Qi spoke to comfort everyone, "However, after all, they're not all 'Level 3' yet, so it's unlikely they're directly related to the gods or the chosen ones. If they were all 'Level 3', we'd really have to proceed with caution... As long as there's a 'Level 2', it means the lower limit of this [Instance] isn't too exaggerated."
He paused, then half-jokingly added, "Of course, that assumes Schreiber isn't some 'Second Order' monster, a 'Second Order' with abilities comparable to 'Third Order'... There seem to be two 'Second Orders' that are very popular lately, the winners of the 'Order' and 'Freedom Alliance' showdowns in the Death Field..."
"Oh, I went to see that one."
A Yu spoke.
"I was there too. The two you mentioned were called 'Director,' who previously used the fake codename 'May May,' and 'Zhu Ming,' who recently joined the 'Freedom Alliance' and changed his name to 'Dog Trainer,'" Huang said, letting out a breath. "Those two... were truly exaggerating to the point of being terrifying."
"I heard that the 'Director' has a record of killing 'Level 3'..."
Aoi said, stroking her chin.
"Oh, I kind of know that. It just so happens that our boss calculated it... It seems that Twenty's death is indirectly related to him."
Aoi raised an eyebrow. "Twenty? Being able to indirectly cause Twenty's death...it seems like it's almost as bad as directly killing a 'Level 3'."
"It might be related to the forced invasion of a low-level [Instance], and it seems that other chosen ones are helping, which is why the boss can't see clearly," Ah Yu explained. "Anyway... that 'Director' guy is really a bit outrageous."
"So, if he were in the same dungeon with us, I would rather choose an ordinary 'Level 3'," Brother Qi sighed, then looked at Lin Yu, "But luckily it's you, Brother Schreiber..."
"Oh, I can't be happy about being praised for being weak."
Although Lin Yu was sweating profusely while listening to these people's discussion, he remained calm on the surface and even made a helpless joke.
"No, you'll understand once you get to know them more, Brother Shi. Not being a 'genius' or a 'freak' is a great blessing," Kui said, looking up at the worn, moldy wooden ceiling. "For people like me, the director, and the dog trainer, who are geniuses, or even 'freaks', it's really not a blessing."
"This is a lonely and thorny journey!"
Aoi sighed.
"I'm not trying to discourage you. Although you're currently at the 'Third Stage,' if you'd met them at the 'Second Stage,' you'd have been decisively defeated," Huang sighed. "I've seen so many 'Second Stages'... and judging by their performance at the 'Death Field,' there's only one guy who's reached the level of those two."
"They can completely defeat 'Silver' of 'Order' and 'Designer' of 'Free Alliance'."
Aoi smiled and said, "Oh, I'm just trying to get in on the fun. I know my own limitations... Although I made it onto the leaderboard, it was mostly due to luck... And that list is more about overall strength based on surviving the dungeon. I just happen to have a lot of survival tricks."
"I really can't compare to a genius like that."
Lin Yu finally couldn't help it.
He is obviously just an ordinary person with good luck, so why are words like enchantress, genius, and monster applied to him?
"Ahem, everyone, I think instead of all that, we should talk more about how to beat this obviously problematic [Instance]—you're all making me very worried."
"After all, I'm just a helpless and weak 'Second Order'. My ability to withstand risks and support is definitely the worst."