amaotonovel Chapter 159 Teammates
Chapter 159 Teammates
The Retrospective Guild has a total of 20 underground floors.
No one knew what the building was used for before. During the tour with Yan Xun, Li Wu said, "The location here is suitable, so the guild leader chose to build the guild base here."
Perhaps in an effort to win over Yan Xun, Li Wu was intentionally or unintentionally showing him the advantages of joining the guild.
This includes, but is not limited to, the supplies provided before departure, the rewards for completing the task, and even asking veteran players in your guild to help you with tasks you're not confident about.
"That's how everyone grows up."
Li Wu said, "The guild assessment isn't that complicated; those outside are all scammers."
Yan Xun observed the underground building.
The building appears to have been cast in one piece, with a slightly metallic feel to the floor, much like the rooms commonly seen in futuristic science fiction movies.
Players who passed by would greet Li Wu when they saw him. They weren't curious about Yan Xun who was with Li Wu, as if they were used to the vice president bringing people to visit—of course, it was fake.
Everyone who passed by Li Wu secretly took a picture of Li Wu and Yan Xun together from behind, and then sent it to the internal communication channel to inquire about the background of the person following the vice president.
"arrive."
Li Wu stopped in his tracks.
Yan Xun glanced at the room in front of him and noticed a nameplate on it.
【Five - Screw Road】
"...What does this mean?"
“Many rooms here are named like that, meaning the fifth basement level of the Screw Road.” Li Wu casually pushed open the door. “Probably because they think it’s easier to remember.”
The door opened, revealing a typical conference room.
Yan Xun spotted Sun Zhao immediately, and Sun Zhao waved after noticing his gaze.
"How's the sister-in-law instance?" Sun Zhao asked.
"Isn't it simple?"
Yan Xun: "..."
It's a long story.
Sun Zhao didn't quite understand what he meant.
Besides Sun Zhao, Yan Xun also saw Gu Jia and Su Yumin in the room.
When Su Yumin saw Yan Xun, she gave a sarcastic smile and said, "A very busy person, huh?"
Yan Xun turned to look at Li Wu, "Are you so desperate for food?"
How dare you invite such a lunatic?
As for Gu Jia, Yan Xun remembered that this person didn't seem to have any outstanding achievements, right?
“I recommended him.” Seemingly noticing Yan Xun’s doubt, Sun Zhao pointed to Gu Jia and raised his hand. “We worked together on a dungeon once, and he has great potential.”
"Now, besides the president, only Sun Yue is missing."
No sooner had Sun Zhao finished speaking than Yan Xun heard a knock on the door. Turning around, he saw Ruan Yun, who had appeared in the Wusheng Village instance, leading Sun Yue into the meeting room.
"The person has been brought." Ruan Yun patted Sun Yue's shoulder, but did not leave immediately. Instead, she pulled Sun Yue to sit down in a certain place.
Upon seeing Yan Xun, the two of them greeted him.
“Last time, we had seven people entering the Human-Cat instance.” Seeing that everyone had arrived, Li Wu closed the meeting room door and said to the group, “So this time we still have seven people.”
Yan Xun glanced at the list of candidates. "And your president?"
Excluding Ruan Yun, and including the president of the Retrospective Association, there are a total of 7 people.
The number of people is just right, but Li Wu's previous message said that "one person is missing"?
"Yes." Li Wu nodded.
"But he can't come to the meeting for the time being."
Upon hearing this, Su Yumin immediately asked, "Are you sure your president wants to participate?"
"What are your responsibilities in the dungeon? Pushing the wheelchair?"
Sun Zhao didn't speak, but he thought the same thing in his heart—everyone knew that the Retrospective Guild had been established for many years, and according to the timeline, the guild leader must be an old man in his 7s or 80s.
Li Wu was silent for a moment, then said, "You have misunderstood him."
"Isn't he an 80-year-old man?" Su Yumin asked.
Yan Xun looked at Li Wu suspiciously, "Let's not mistreat the elderly."
"Let me make this clear: if you hadn't said your guild leader had an item that could force people to leave the instance, I wouldn't have let Sun Yue participate," Ruan Yun added. "Don't bully child laborers."
“Backtracking is a legitimate guild,” Sun Zhao said, then asked Sun Yue, “Did the witch give you any advice?”
At the end of the Wusheng Village instance, Sun Yue prayed for protection, which allowed them to escape danger.
Although they do not yet know the exact identity of Sun Yue's protector, judging from the other party's abilities and description, he should not be a wandering ghost.
Furthermore, this guardian had no ill intentions towards Sun Yue. After leaving the instance, they had a conversation with Sun Yue, who said that when they were in Wusheng Village, her guardian had hinted that she could trust the Compassionate Mother Goddess.
“The witch said…” Sun Yue looked at Yan Xun beside her, “If Yan Xun goes, I can go too.”
"So are you going?" Sun Yue asked Yan Xun. "I heard from the vice president that you would be going into the dungeon, so I came."
When Yan Xun heard the keyword "witch," the image of the "witch who brews poison" who often appeared in his live stream immediately came to mind... He suspected that the two were the same person, and that this witch clearly knew some of the truth.
“I will participate in this instance,” Yan Xun said. It seems that Sun Yue is the missing person.
Sun Yue nodded, looking much more at ease.
"What do you mean by 'it's hard to explain' regarding your sister-in-law's storyline?" Gu Jia suddenly asked.
This person had been sitting next to Sun Zhao the whole time, completely unnoticed, and his sudden opening of his mouth startled everyone else.
"You went to the sister-in-law's dungeon?" Ruan Yun asked with interest. "I heard that dungeon is really easy. It shouldn't be difficult for you, right?"
Sun Yue was full of questions, so Ruan Yun gave her a brief explanation, saying that female players also had a similar dungeon called "Who Has a Brother-in-Law".
"You actually went to such an easy dungeon?" Su Yumin looked at Yan Xun in disbelief. "You've become so decadent."
"Shut up," Yan Xun said. "I haven't even asked who invited you yet."
"How did you end up in this team?"
“It was their president who invited me.” Su Yumin shrugged. “My strength is amazing, so it’s not surprising that he invited me.”
"What's wrong with your dungeon?" Su Yumin looked Yan Xun up and down. "Such a simple dungeon, how could you not be able to handle it?"
Sun Zhao had been to this instance before and had told Yan Xun that it was no challenge at all, but judging from the other party's performance, something seemed amiss. He tentatively asked, "Did you unlock a hidden ending?"
"Mm." Yan Xun nodded.
Sun Zhao: "..."
Su Yumin: "..."
Ruan Yun looked at Yan Xun with some surprise, "You're lucky..."
She didn't know whether to say it was good or bad.
"How do you plan to do a post-mortem analysis?" Sun Zhao asked.
Yan Xun was prepared.
Under everyone's gaze, he projected his pre-prepared PPT onto the screen, then stood beside the screen with the remote control in hand.
Su Yumin: "?"
Looking at the familiar PPT and meeting room, Ruan Yun felt as if she were still at work, and a bunch of slang terms such as "granularity" and "empowerment" popped into her head.
"My teammates, my agent, and I all believe in a deity called Jia Ye," Yan Xun said, pointing to the large head representing himself on the PPT.
"I originally thought this was just a simple entertainment industry scenario, but I didn't expect the hidden quest to unlock the truth storyline."
"We all still believe in an evil god..."
He turned a page with the remote and pointed to the three circles on it.
"This group was further divided into three factions."
"Faith A - Gaya".
"Faith in B - Fairy Bodhi".
"And there are also traitors and con artists among them."