After doing this many times, Xu Shiqing understood Gu Qingli's temper and knew that when discovered by NPCs or BOSS, he had to escape quickly and lead the monsters towards the traps set by the team or Gu Qingli's location.
She was a swordsman, a powerful swordsman. Therefore, she was extremely strict with Xu Shiqing's training. Even in dungeons, she required him to swing his sword a thousand times a day. By the time he was ten, that number had grown to ten thousand.
Spring came and autumn passed, and another four years passed. Everyone had gotten used to Gu Qingli leading this young swordsman whose size and age lowered the game's threshold. Although most players were solitary and not very familiar with each other, occasionally, based on a habit that might have been forgotten, they would still ask Gu Qingli how her apprentice was doing recently. Some of them had bad intentions, knowing that Gu Qingli was strict with him, deliberately challenged him to a sparring match so that Gu Qingli could give him more training.
Xu Shiqing never dreamed that he would see such evil expressions on the cold and numb faces of the Infinite Game players.
[……]This group of people are teasing him like a cat.
003 Watching, speechless.
Only 021 and Xu Shiqing condemned this group of unscrupulous adults who were not doing their jobs and had very bad consciences.
Xu Shiqing was also considered a high-level player at that time. His promotion speed was too fast, and his unconventional speed-passing method attracted attention. Everyone said that this kid's promotion speed was so fast that it could make those who spent decades without being promoted to high-level players feel ashamed and angry. It was really frustrating to compare yourself with others.
"Oh, but high-end gamers don't get monthly subsidies," Xu Shiqing complained. "The store's cupcakes are still just as expensive, with no discounts at all—who would buy them anyway?"
That's you, thought the passing player.
However, there's no food in the Infinity game to begin with; basically, you're given a tube of nutrient solution each day. Life players who can cook are practically gods, able to create food based on in-game monsters and other creatures that looks and tastes identical to real-life food—but the eater needs to be mentally strong.
As a result, the food in the game mall is very popular.
Xu Shiqing doesn't mind the relatively cheap food made by the living players. As long as it is not human tissue, his requirement for food is that it does not harm people. If that is not possible, it must at least be edible.
But sometimes the creativity of players is beyond Xu Shiqing's imagination. After being impressed by the appearance and taste of food once or twice, Xu Shiqing directly refused those life players who came to him to try the food again.
But for other players, this was already an incredible situation. Most players' first reaction when they saw the food made by the group of life players was to turn around and run away.
Xu Shiqing even ate it a second time after eating it once.
"If you were my grandmother's grandson, she would definitely love you." 035's host, Ping Yichun, said, "I'm always being criticized for being picky about food."
"You're not just picky about food," said 068's host, Zhang Hanqiu. "You can even taste the saltiness of the nutrient solution with your mouth. You're the only one in the entire Infinite Game. You deserve the scolding from your grandma."
Ping Yichun hummed: "Anyway, anyway, she can't scold me now."
In short, the title of advanced player is completely useless and only brings disadvantages, such as more dangerous dungeons, more money spent on weapon maintenance, more equipment to buy, and so on.
Xu Shiqing asked, "Can I apply to be demoted to the lower-level player queue?"
"No." 033's host, Lin He, said, "It is forbidden to disrupt the market of low-level players—aren't you just trying to bully people?"
"Shame on you." Gu Qingli said, "You need to look for someone weaker than you to bully them. Can't you just walk sideways in the game?"
Can't do it.
Now the four of them glared at the only non-host player. This person was so strong that it was unjust!
Gu Qingli's strength goes without saying. Wherever she appears, she commands the attention of the crowd. Her strength is as renowned as her competitive streak. An unreasonable, arbitrary tyrant with a proud disdain for everything, in a game where the strong prey on the weak, she not only possesses this ability but also excels at using it.
"If I can do it, you can't control how I pass the dungeon." Xu Shiqing said. He was still upset about the last dungeon where Gu Qingli forced him to follow the process.
"..." Gu Qingli: "It's better to expect a sow to climb a tree than to expect you to use your brain."
Xu Shiqing was wronged. When he was weak and helpless, he was still very diligent in using his brain. But then his strength improved, didn't it? Why go through the motions for something that could be an instant kill? Not to mention that each of these animations was more vicious and infuriating than the last!
Later, he really didn't want to take the minimum reward. He was hunted down in a cowardly way, and had to agree with the NPC's words out of frustration. In the end, he had to be a judge for them for free - to be honest, the players are the victims who need legal assistance, right?
Whether the NPCs and BOSSes are truly innocent in these matters, they themselves know clearly.
"You can't just start a fight!" Lin He said, "Vision, insight, sharpness, and caution all require experience. It's easy for you to clear those dungeons now, but what if you encounter a dungeon that you can't handle in the future? Wouldn't that be a disaster?"
Xu Shiqing said: "It makes sense, but I reject it."
Lin He immediately blew his beard and glared, angrily saying: "You kid!"
"I'm really impressed." Zhang Hanqiu said, "Xu Shiqing, I beg you to use your brain!"
"I'm not stupid," Xu Shiqing said. "I know when I can fight directly and when I can't."
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