Chapter 365
Even so, in the end, Li Zhou still felt uneasy. Using the excuse of returning a favor, she revealed the skill "Die Zhong" (死忠, "Loyalty") to her.
Is this skill really that powerful and unsolvable?
Then why not tell Shengbei and Beisui about it?
She didn't believe the joking answer Li Zhou had given earlier.
When Li Zhou said, "My situation with her has nothing to do with this skill," every word she spoke about Song Gui was laden with emotion.
But there was one crucial piece of evidence she couldn't hide: the combined skill "Decisive Moment" (决战时刻), which required a close and trusting bond between the master and pet to use, was something she had given to Di San because she couldn't use it herself...
And then there was the fact that Li Zhou had so easily shared information about "Die Zhong" with her.
Truth and falsehood, falsehood and truth, in such contradiction, whether Li Zhou loved or hated Song Gui was beyond Yu Xunge's understanding. Perhaps even Li Zhou herself was unclear.
Before leaving Long Island, she found an opportunity to pull Li Zhou into a corner and asked earnestly, "Are you worried that they might develop positive feelings for Song Gui and get deceived?"
Li Zhou remained silent.
Yu Xunge pressed on, "Then why not just tell them the effects of the Die Zhong skill? They would take it more seriously, right?"
Tu Lan asked what the Die Zhong skill was, and after Li Zhou made her swear not to tell Shengbei, she explained it to her.
Then Li Zhou elaborated, "They would indeed take it seriously—so seriously that they might band together to kill Song Gui in Si Ji City. But if I were to suddenly curse and wake up to the reality, they would think that keeping Song Gui around for me to reflect on constantly is also quite good."
Yu Xunge asked, "You don't want Song Gui to die?"
Li Zhou sighed, "She can't die. Zelan needs Song Gui. Zai Jiu is a resource for Zelan, and Zelan is the same for other major worlds."
Yu Xunge's heart sank. The turbulent undercurrents she had sensed on the battlefield were not an illusion. She had thought that once she climbed over this mountain, she would gain freedom, but before she could even reach halfway, she discovered that there was an even higher mountain behind it...
She forced a smile to break the heaviness of the moment, saying, "So you're a dragon with great wisdom."
"Yes, obviously." After saying this, Li Zhou suddenly added, "What’s going on with your divine game this time? It seems lively."
Yu Xunge was taken aback, "Huh?"
Li Zhou continued, "I saw in the battlefield chat channel that there’s a commotion. Feng Tang is leading players back to the safe zone to cause trouble."
Yu Xunge's focus was elsewhere. "You can see the battlefield chat channel?!"
"Uh-huh. If you play a few more times, you might draw similar game rewards."
Tu Lan suddenly sat up straight, "You exposed yourself again! Didn't you say she doesn't usually share rewards with you?"
Li Zhou lowered her gaze, "She doesn't give things that increase strength. These scraps that don't have much effect are still given—just leftovers."
Tu Lan knelt on the ground, "I'm sorry!"
Yu Xunge was speechless...
She realized that while Li Zhou sometimes seemed flashy, she actually had a cunning side... When it came to being serious, Tu Lan couldn't keep up.
Or perhaps, she had been teasing Tu Lan all along.
Li Zhou returned to the topic, "Oh wow, it's really getting intense! How exciting! Wow, it seems like they're winning big. They're over there bragging, saying Feng Tang is the commander, and they even mentioned you, calling you an honorary soldier."
Yu Xunge: ?!
Who is it?! Who's trying to set me up?!
Seeing Yu Xunge's eyes nearly popping out, Li Zhou kindly explained, "Fei E said that you all were thrown into the abandoned zone, and it was you, Zai Jiu Xun Ge, who found a way to leave the abandoned zone. After a warm little meeting with Feng Tang, this battle came about."
Yu Xunge: "...What a vicious Fei E."
**Chapter 475: Song Gui - Rose Certificate**
Fei E must be retaliating for the curse, perhaps because she hadn't sought his cooperation at that time and instead went to Feng Tang.
Yu Xunge pressed her hand to her chest and asked, "So they’re just causing chaos?"
"Yep." Li Zhou was engrossed in the chat channel. "Isn't that enough?"
She shared the information she had seen, "They've lost their game qualifications and are running rampant, specifically causing trouble. Under Feng Tang's leadership, they’re organized and disciplined, avoiding the mechanical race and not touching the market stalls, only messing with players, stealing treasures and gems, and then retreating before triggering special plot events in the safe zone."
Tu Lan: "...How shameless."
Yu Xunge: "...What do you mean shameless?! This is called strategy!"
Tu Lan: "When did you start speaking up for Feng Tang?"
Yu Xunge: "I'm just stating the facts."
She couldn't exactly say that she had recently been considering Feng Tang as her teacher, could she?
To gather more information related to the battlefield, Yu Xunge decided to stay over on Long Island that night.
Li Zhou quite enjoyed chatting with those who had been in the battlefield. The situation there was something Xue Dui and the others didn't understand; no matter how much she explained, it couldn't compare to the experiences of players who had actually been there.
Even after enduring many hardships in the battlefield, when she looked back, Li Zhou could recall many joyful moments, both related to Song Gui and the game itself.
As Yu Xunge listened to Li Zhou share information from the battlefield chat channel, she took out some treasure ore and began selecting the cheapest ones, planning to try charging B8017913.
Sigh, they said she would wake up after the contract, but in reality, after the contract, B8017913 had shown no signs of life in her pet space, with the battery still at 0%. In the end, she still had to invest some resources.
This B8017913 was truly uncooperative.
Yu Xunge inquired, "Any news on Y125?"
"None," Li Zhou replied. "You've been gone for so long; it can't still be around. They can't stay in the battlefield for long. The Y series is very special. Although the forms of the mechanical race change with the divine game's variations, they are unique."
Yu Xunge thought of the vending machines and karts in the Kart Racing world and curiously asked, "Do their names change too?"
"Most mechanical races change according to the scene's requirements, playing different roles, just like the NPCs in the game machines you gave to Shengbei. They are NPCs. But no matter the form, you can find their numbers on them," Li Zhou explained.
"Besides that, the Y series is the most special. Their forms don't change, and their numbers remain the same. Your game this time is as special as when Song Gui obtained that... divine game, allowing you to see the most primitive forms of the mechanical race, with IDs that are their real numbers."
Yu Xunge placed B8017913 on a piece of treasure ore worth 1500 gems: "Then I’m quite lucky."
The next moment, the mini cube began to flicker and glow, as if it had finally connected to a power source.
Li Zhou stared at B8017913, her expression sorrowful: "Just like that, you hurt me, Zai Jiu Xun Ge."
Yu Xunge: ...
Tu Lan: ...
Yu Xunge tucked the treasure ore and B8017913 into her pocket.
Li Zhou sighed deeply and continued sharing battlefield news: "Feng Tang is still like this, completely unafraid of offending other strong players."
"Is Song Gui afraid?"
"How should I put it? It's not about being afraid or not. A normal oak owl and a normal dragon would avoid confrontation when facing a stronger opponent, taking a step back. But Feng Tang is different; she fears nothing."
"What has she done now?"
"She slapped Yinghua Zi and Tingzhou Jing E twice. Wow, those two seem to be ranked in the top hundred, right? Have they fallen now? I can only see the battlefield chat channel; I can't see the rankings."
"They haven't fallen; one is ranked 37, the other 51."
"Impressive..."
Thinking of her earlier speculation, Yu Xunge asked, "Aren't strong players in there prohibited from casually killing players with much lower combat power?"
"Yes, there will be special penalties."
"What kind of special penalties??!"
Li Zhou shook her head: "You'll find out later; I’m not sure either, because each player's restrictions are different. The divine game will impose targeted restrictions on players... like Song Gui... um, Abba Abba."
Before Yu Xunge could express her regret, Li Zhou changed the subject again: "But I can tell you about the restrictions on Yu Lü. Song Gui hates Yu Lü the most; they've been at odds for a long time."
Yu Xunge immediately perked up, taking out the fruits she had brought back from the Mai Mang world and placing them in front of Li Zhou: "Please, go on."
Yu Lü is also interesting; gathering information on these strong players could be useful someday.
Li Zhou said, "For example, if he kills a player whose combat power is too low, he will be silenced."
She provided another example: "When he was at Nightmare level, he killed a player at the Playful level, and during that divine game, he could only say ten words per hour."
Killing a Playful level player at Nightmare level incurs a penalty?
Is it forbidden to kill across levels, or is it based on combat power tiers?
Yu Xunge furrowed her brow. If she remembered correctly, there were a few players at combat power level 10 who had chased her in the Kart Racing game. Wouldn't that mean they were at Nightmare level? At that time, she was still at the Playful level.
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