Chapter 73 Part 1 一 The Avengers are definitely eight of them!
It became quiet in the “Internet Cafe”.
The three young ladies, who maintained their focused ‘eating melon’ posture, looked at each other. After a two-second pause, they nonchalantly stood up straight, took two steps back, positioning themselves almost two meters away from the computer desk.
They demonstrated what it means to be ‘stay out of the situation’ through their actions.
It’s okay to eat melon.
Turning on the microphone is not.
The four overlords and the genius younger brother felt immense pressure.
None of them wanted to go, especially after hearing the other side’s melon.
Despite the natural reactions from Wen Juxi, which indicated that she and her boyfriend were quite ‘high-profile’ in the gaming world, both the guild members and players were unaware of her true identity.
Jiang Huai broke the stalemate, saying, “Bodhisattva Sister, as the guild leader, it’s your responsibility to withstand the pressure and charge ahead. Besides, this alliance between the two guilds is too important, only you can handle it.”
Ruan Yōu responded, ‘”Don’t come up with bad ideas, you Lao Lao Liu.”
In the YY voice chat, Wen Juxi asked once more, “Members of the Avengers Guild, are you there?”
The deputy guild leader muttered to himself in the voice chat, puzzled.
“They were all here when we gave them the yellow vests just now.”
Ruan Yōu rubbed her temples, her head throbbing.
Lu Xuan suddenly moved closer and whispered something in Ruan Yōu’s ear, occasionally casting glances at Qi Nuo.
Ruan Yōu inexplicably glanced at Qi Nuo and turned to ask Lu Xuan, “Are you sure?”
“Absolutely!”
Qi Nuo unconsciously took two steps back and looked at Ruan Yōu and Lu Xuan warily.
Jiang Huai, Lu Jin, Fu Jiazhan, and Gu Fuchen casually assessed Qi Nuo, suppressing their inner joy and excitement beneath slightly upturned lips.
The four overlords, along with two young ladies, looked at Qi Nuo as if the “big bad wolf had found a tasty little white rabbit,” leisurely waiting for him to walk into their trap with calm composure.
Qi Nuo frowned, a slight panic appearing on his handsome face, as he helplessly looked at his sister, Qi Zhiyan.
Qi Zhiyan seemed to casually lower her head to adjust her coat, lightly patting away non-existent dust and wrinkles.
Her serious expression conveyed the meaning of “sacrificing family for a greater cause” and “little brothers are meant to be tricked.”
Qi Nuo: …
Ruan Yōu smiled sweetly, her tone coaxing as she said, “Qi Nuo, I heard from Lu Xuan that you have a cold and your voice is hoarse. Now, your voice is your natural voice changer. If Wen Juxi doesn’t recognize it, we might temporarily escape this situation. But if she recognizes your voice, when she asks, just say you were playing games with your teammates and a good friend.”
Qi Nuo pursed his lips, casting a resigned glance at Lu Xuan and quietly sitting back at his computer desk.
He accepted reality quickly, such things had happened before.
His proficiency was almost heartbreaking.
He probably caught a cold during the snowball fight. His head has been dizzy since the variety show ended. When he woke up this morning, his voice was hoarse and a little painful. Because of this, he hardly said anything today, and he didn’t know when Lu Xuan found out.
The pitiful little Qi Nuo, abandoned by everyone, obediently opened his already blackened computer. Under the concerned gazes of everyone, he clicked on the muted microphone. A reason flashed through his mind, and without hesitation, he spoke to the screen. His voice was raspy, like the harsh sound of sandpaper scraping against metal.
“Liu Liu is not feeling well in her throat, and I’m conveying this on her behalf.”
There was silence in the voice chat for a few seconds.
“Well… Are you the one among you with the best throat condition right now?” The deputy guild leader of the Fruit Guild asked.
Otherwise, the negotiations will be postponed.
Speaking with this throat, they would feel sorry for him!!
Qi Nuo could have found other reasons, such as someone being busy, but he didn’t.
The gloating gazes of the seven “big bad wolves” waiting for him to fall into the trap were still fresh in his mind. Qi Nuo obediently replied, his raspy voice revealing seriousness and sincerity.
“Yes, I have the best throat condition among the eight of us right now.”
The other seven people: ?
Are you trying to slander us!!
The deputy guild leader said with a touch of sympathy and reassurance, “The weather is getting cold now, and even in gaming, you need to take care of your health. You shouldn’t damage your throat.”
Qi Nuo: “Okay.”
Ruan Yōu: …
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Wen Juxi vaguely felt that the tone of the “Avengers Guild” negotiation representative was very familiar and surprisingly straightforward.
She had seen in the news that Ruan Yōu and others appeared together on a variety show, and the number of people happened to be eight.
Wen Juxi closed her microphone and privately asked the deputy guild leader, “How many guild leaders are there in this Avengers Guild?”
The deputy guild leader replied,【Ten, and two more joined today.】
Wen Juxi temporarily set aside her doubts.
Online games themselves are costly, with ten people each spending millions to play together, many rich second-generation individuals in China have this capability.
“The original game maintenance time was on Thursday, but due to the New Year holiday, the maintenance time was moved up, and the district merge time is set for tomorrow morning at eight,” the deputy guild leader said seriously.
Both District 1 and District 2 knew that a district merge was inevitable, and a clash between the Fruit Guild and the District 2 1st team was just a matter of time. They just didn’t expect that the members of the Minmin Guild would voluntarily choose to merge and fight together.
After the district merge tomorrow, there would definitely be a big battle. Whether it was the Fruit Guild or the Avengers Guild, attempting to fight against two teams would undoubtedly result in a disastrous defeat.
The current issue was: after the merger, which guild’s name to retain, or in other words, which guild would merge into which guild, and who would command the group battles.
Lu Xuan still maintained her initial idea.
Initially, they had aggressively stated their intention to avenge Lu Jin and make the other side realize their strength. If the “Avengers” didn’t exist anymore and merged into another guild, it already had the implication of a “defeat without a fight.”
Qi Nuo explained with his microphone on, “Anyone can take command, our demand is to preserve the ‘Avengers’ guild name.”
Wen Juxi didn’t care about this.
After fighting with Minmin Guild for almost half a year, players across the entire district were well aware of their grievances. Even if the guild name changed and two guilds merged, it was just a normal district merge cooperation.
Wen Juxi: “The guild can merge with you, but the command authority for group battles must be handed over to us.”
Fang Shu had exceptional commanding abilities and had been leading for the past four months, winning more than losing. Having command authority meant that the Fruit Guild controlled when group battles would start and when people would gather.
The Fruit Guild didn’t have many high-level accounts. Aside from Wen Juxi, there were ten other high-ranking members, five of whom were Wen Juxi’s accounts. This was barely enough to form two teams. Originally, they had formed a peaceful guild, but later, conflicts arose with Minmin Guild. They had no choice but to start fighting, and their members weren’t afraid to engage in battle.
In the guild, with Orange as the core, many wealthy young rich women have joined, and there are a lot of well-equipped support characters.
Cooperation between the two guilds can exactly make up for their respective shortcomings.
After discussing details, such as when to merge the guilds, reimbursement for battle expenses, and reward mechanisms, Ruan Yōu left the meeting to get some fresh air in the house.
Seeing her leave the 6th floor “internet cafe”, Gu Fuchen, who had remained silent, also quietly departed.
He remembered something crucial that he had to discuss with his sister today.
“Yōuyōu,”
When they were near the elevator, Gu Fuchen spoke up.
Ruan Yōu slowed her pace, turned around, and blinked her watery eyes, “What’s the matter?”
Gu Fuchen: “Is the initial user still your investment advisor?”
As soon as the words “initial user” were mentioned, Ruan Yōu’s eyes flickered uncomfortably as she fidgeted with her nose and whispered: “Yes, that’s right.”
Gu Fuchen reminded her: “Do you remember when I told you to maintain the relationship?”
Ruan Yōu nodded.
How could she possibly forget? Her brother gave her some money to buy a gift for the “initial user,” not too expensive but not too cheap, to show her appreciation. Shortly after, Jiang Huai also gave her a check, asking her to maintain a good relationship with the other party.
In summary, both Gu Fuchen and Jiang Huai were afraid that the “initial user” would run away.
“Now that the Lunar New Year is approaching, regardless of how many resources you have, you need to express some goodwill to people you want to continue cooperating with,” Gu Fuchen added. “But the attitude shouldn’t be too low, it can be similar to your usual conversations. I heard from Jiang Huai that the other party is a middle-aged person who dotes on his daughter. I’ve prepared two small gifts; just send me the address, and I’ll have the butler send them.”
! ! !
Ruan Yōu waved her hand and forced a smile, saying, “No need, he lives in the city. I’ll personally deliver them.”
“That’s even better,” Gu Fuchen said as the butler brought over the two gifts.
The gift boxes were bright and red, with auspicious clouds all around, and a simple “Gu” character in the center to indicate that they were gifts from the Gu family.
Usually, these things were prepared by the butler.
Gu Youqian, Ruan Liuyu, and Gu Fuchen’s friends and investment partners will all receive such a gift. Gu Fuchen thought of the investment advisor who helped his sister earn a lot of money and kept a close eye on it.
Bozhan had many excellent investment advisors, so there was no need to stoop to the level of competing for talent. However, since his sister had a good attitude towards the initial user, even if the other person was someone who only knew how to lose money and made his isister a big loser, Gu Fuchen would still keep him.
Money can’t buy his sister’s happiness.
Whether she makes money or not is not important, what matters is that his sister is happy.
Ruan Yōu sat in the car with her mind still in a daze.
Her hands rested on the steering wheel, staring blankly at the two bright red gift boxes on the passenger seat, so vividly red that it was hard to ignore.
When Gu Fuchen mentioned the initial user, Ruan Yōu had considered whether to confess to her brother. Even if Gu Fuchen found out, he wouldn’t reveal the information.
It’s just…
She had previously used the identity of the initial user to severely attack Cheng Guyuan. With Gu Fuchen’s keen perception, he would definitely ask why she disliked this person, whether it was unrequited love or some “terrifying” reason.
Ruan Yōu couldn’t reveal the details of the novel, so after hesitating for a while, she decided not to bring it up at all.
Anyway, she wanted to get some fresh air and relax, so going for a drive sounded like a good idea~
She aimlessly drove around the city for about ten minutes, then remembered something and called Cheng Xin.
Half an hour later, the car stopped in a parking spot outside Cheng Xin’s residential area.
It was misty outside, and the weather wasn’t great.
The winter sunlight was precious.
Cheng Xin was wearing a blue down jacket. He walked two or three steps toward the car, opened the door, and was about to get in when he was stopped by two red gift boxes on the passenger seat. He said, “I need to make a quick stop at the company.”
Ruan Yōu knew that Cheng Xin had mentioned this when she called earlier.
“You drive.”
Ruan Yōu placed the gift boxes on the back seat and sat in the passenger seat, flipping through the documents Cheng Xin had just brought.
She had promised Wen Juxi that she would continue to target Cheng Guyuan in the name of the initial user, to give him a warning and make him realize that instigating Wen Cheng and Gu Min’s marriage would not end well.
The documents Cheng Xin had brought clearly outlined what Cheng Guyuan had been doing during his time away from the entertainment industry.
“Now his resources in the entertainment industry have completely collapsed. His father was invited by your parents to watch live variety shows together. After returning, Father Cheng distanced himself from Cheng Guyuan and posted on his social media that Cheng Guyuan’s entertainment career has nothing to do with the Cheng family.” Cheng Xin chuckled as he drove. “I don’t know how he managed to get close to Wen Cheng, but I heard they’re planning to open a chain of hotpot restaurants together.”
Ruan Yōu frowned.
Apart from Wen Cheng, there is also Gu Min.
Both of these individuals are his backers.
The question is: why did Gu Min and Wen Cheng agree to a marriage under the persuasion of Cheng Guyuan?
Cheng Guyuan must have something substantial to convince Gu Min and Wen Cheng that as long as the two of them marry and cooperate, they will have the capital to confront Wen Juxi and Gu Fuchen.
In the novel, Gu Min did indeed marry Wen Cheng.
During the ten years of struggle against Gu Fuchen, Wen Cheng’s parents had provided him with considerable help. Especially in the fifth year of the internal strife, when Wen Juxi was removed from power by the shareholders, Wen Cheng vigorously supported Gu Min after taking his position.
Now, Cheng Guyuan is of no use except for knowing the value of the novel’s plot.
Ruan Yōu speculated that Cheng Guyuan might have already told Gu Min and Wen Cheng about his ability to predict the future. That’s why they agreed to the marriage and provided Cheng Guyuan with some small assistance.
However, the path of marriage is not easy.
Ruan Liuyu and Gu Youqian’s approach was that Gu Min’s marriage was his private matter, and they have no say in it. However, after the marriage, Gu Min will no longer have a chance to interfere in anything related to Bozhan.
Bozhan is currently in the hands of Gu Fuchen, and they have the ultimate authority.
Since the uncle’s family dared to form a marriage alliance, Gu Youqian and Ruan Liuyu no longer need to give them face.
Ruan Yōu carefully read the document, and Cheng Xin’s expression in the driver’s seat became increasingly grim.
Taw’s note:
Sorry, there’s some confusion about Gu Min’s guild in the game. It’s actually the “Minmin Guild,” not the “Diezi Guild”. In some text, they use “叠字 (dié zì)” and “叠叠 (dié dié)” which means the double characters. So I will use ‘Minmin Guild’ from now on to avoid confusion.
I will correct the previous chapter as well. (;;;・_・)