"If we dig up Baidi City, who among you will give up the ticket? You, or Dongshan Jun?"
She mocked him mercilessly.
"If the White Emperor is willing to come, I will naturally give up my spot. However, in this respect, although your Starry Sky has three tickets, the competition will be more intense."
Nine Lives smiled faintly.
"So what!" Ning Hongchen glared, then pulled Su Bai into her arms. "If you come to Xingchen with me, I guarantee you'll get a ticket! How about it!"
"...Um?"
Su Bai was caught off guard and stumbled. When he looked up, his eyes met Ning Hongchen's. Their faces were only a few centimeters apart, close enough to feel the warmth of each other's breath.
After a few seconds of eye contact, Ning Hongchen seemed to realize the inappropriateness of her behavior and quickly looked away with a flustered expression.
Su Bai took the opportunity to break free from her embrace.
"I'm not really interested in getting involved in the league, but I'm very curious about the prizes that Dreamland Company can offer."
He naturally changed the subject.
Nine Lives smiled and said, "The prize information is confidential for now, but I heard that the top three will receive perfect equipment, and the first place winner will receive a mysterious gift that is even more precious than perfect equipment!"
"...I don't know what this Dreamland is all about. It's something that even the major clubs can't get their hands on, yet they've managed to use it to host competitions without making a sound."
He suddenly changed the subject.
"Dreamland..."
Su Bai repeated the name with a subtle look in his eyes.
Before the launch of the Eternal Life server, Dreamland Company was just an obscure technology company. Even the world's top hackers could only find out that their main business was low-end, cheap virtual equipment.
It has absolutely nothing to do with the game "Immortality".
However, right after the launch of Eternal Life, this company transformed itself and became almost entirely the agent for Eternal Life, taking over the operation and creation rights of all major events in the game.
This league.
This is just the first step they've taken to begin to show their talent.
As someone who came after him, Su Bai naturally knew that behind Dreamland Company stood the federal government and the five member states that established the federal government.
But that was just the publicly available background information that even an ordinary person like him could access...
Who is the true controller of Dreamland Company? Why does he/she have almost the same control over the game as the system? Is he/she... the embodiment of the system?
These questions have never been answered.
Perhaps only the heads of the federal government know the truth.
However, that was too far away for him.
...
We've arrived at the civilian district.
The casual conversation among the group came to a temporary halt.
Following Ning Hongchen's instructions, the group ventured deeper into the civilian district and, unknowingly, approached its core area.
Su Bai suddenly remembered his experience here last time.
He said, "Once we go inside, do not attack without my orders. The monsters here will not be hostile to you unless you attack them."
"...If that's the case, the fewer people involved, the better."
Nine Lives suggested.
Five people working together is the ideal setup for fighting a boss. If there's no need for combat, having too many people will only cause chaos, and everyone understands this principle.
Ning Hongchen immediately said, "Then you can come in with me... You know the way here well, and you can help each other if we encounter any danger."
Her second half of the sentence seemed somewhat like an attempt to cover up her subconscious reaction.
"Can."
Su Bai didn't hesitate much.
The team was temporarily split up, with the other three staying behind to search for supplies and fight monsters. There wouldn't be any boss monsters outside; the strongest they would encounter were elites, and with their strength, they wouldn't have any problems.
Su Bai then entered the core area of the civilian district with Ning Hongchen.
"This place is a bit strange."
Feeling the eerie and quiet atmosphere around him, Ning Hongchen rubbed his arms and unconsciously moved closer to Su Bai.
Where is the mission location?
Su Bai simply asked.
"This should be a blacksmith shop." Ning Hongchen unfolded her map in front of Su Bai, who reached out and touched it, and a notification sounded in his ear.
[Prompt: Replicate current map information?]
"yes."
Once the selection was confirmed, the icon representing the mission location lit up on Su Bai's map.
The difference is...
Ning Hongchen's map is still shrouded in mist here.
Su Bai, who possesses the star chart, has already lit up the entire map of the area even though he has never been there.
"Hey, having you around really makes things easier!" Ning Hongchen patted Su Bai's shoulder hard and said, "But you, how come you drew such a detailed map?... You're still single, aren't you? No sex life, bored out of your mind!"
She seemed to feel no inappropriateness at all for saying such bold and explicit things, which made Su Bai blush.
"As if you have any!"
"...It seems that the training intensity that Madame Butterfly arranged for you is not enough, yet you are still able to jump around every day."
Su Bai glanced at her.
Mentioning this, Ning Hongchen's previously teasing smile instantly turned sour, her face showing a mixture of shame and anger. She punched Su Bai in the waist, gritting her teeth as she said:
"You knew? You really did know, didn't you! You damned thing!"
The two were still in team mode, and her attacks were completely ineffective, like a massage.
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