Chapter 62 New Group
This was Chi Dong's first time entering the City Lord's Mansion. The missions he had received before would not allow players to enter and exit the City Lord's Mansion at will. Only when receiving a serial mission or a large group mission would he have the opportunity to enter the City Lord's Mansion.
[Present] Hong Yu: You are finally here. I have been waiting for you for a long time.
The content of the conversation with the NPC will affect the final direction of the mission, so Chi Dong didn't dare to talk to him casually. He walked to the corner quietly, pretending to be an invisible man.
[Present] Kill one person every ten steps: Lord Hongyu City, we have rescued your wife and children.
[Present] Hong Yu: Yes, they have returned safely. Thank you both heroes for your great help. Otherwise, cough cough cough... otherwise we would have been separated from each other, alas.
After saying this, he picked up a token on the table and signaled the butler to give it to the guest.
[Present] Hong Yu: In order to thank the two heroes, I specially asked someone to find this token from the warehouse. I believe it can help you.
[Present] Kill one person every ten steps: Thank you.
[Present] Hong Yu: Sir, you are too polite. Besides, I have another ahem...unwelcome request. I wonder if you two are willing to do it?
Bu Qianli did not respond immediately, but instead said to Chi Dong, who was standing blankly in the corner, in a negotiating tone, "Dong Dong, do you want to answer it?"
Chi Dong hesitated for a moment, but finally agreed. It happened that he was not busy during that time, and Bu Qianli had helped him so much before, so it was only right for him to help back.
[Team] Dongdong hid: I have no problem, as long as you don’t mind me being a drag.
"No, don't worry."
Bu Qianli's lips curled up unconsciously, revealing a smile that he himself didn't even notice. "If you want to talk about dislike, it should be you who shouldn't dislike me. After all, you are the wife I married in a formal ceremony."
Chi Dong thought he was just joking. He had heard them say this before, that they would occasionally tell a joke or two when they were playing the game of Kill One Person in Ten Steps. But it was his first time hearing it, and besides feeling a little novel, his ears also felt a little hot for some reason.
Lin Jie sat aside and watched him play the game. He was usually careless, but at this moment he was extremely sharp. He felt that the top leader in front of him was not joking, but really had other ideas about Chi Dong.
His eyebrows were wrinkled, and he looked like a tightly wound spring. He opened his mouth, wanting to tell Chi Dong what he had guessed in his heart, to remind him to be careful and not to fall into it foolishly.
However, after seeing Chi Dong was concentrating with his eyes fixed on the screen, he hesitated for a moment and swallowed his words back into his stomach, deciding to wait until he was offline before talking about it. After all, the two were still on a mission and it would be inappropriate to disturb them.
On the other side, Bu Qianli saw Chi Dong agreed to continue the mission, a smile flashed in his eyes, and he took the mission. Although the city-building order has been obtained, if he does not do this Easter egg mission that is delivered to his door, wouldn't it be giving the reward to others?
[Present] Hong Yu: Ahem… Ahem. Time is running out. I hope the two heroes can go and come back soon. This city lord is feeling a little unwell. Ahem… Butler.
[Present] Butler: Yes, Master.
[Present] Hong Yu: Send the two heroes out. I am a little tired. Go and post a notice to announce that the city lord will not see any visitors this month.
As soon as he finished speaking, the Lord of Hongyu City left the hall, leaving Chi Dong and the other two, along with the housekeeper, alone.
[Present] Butler: Please follow me, two heroes.
Chi Dong followed them out of the City Lord's Mansion along the same route. He clicked on the new task that Bu Qianli had just shared with him.
"This seems to be a group mission?" Lin Jie's eyes widened in surprise, his eyes full of disbelief, "And this looks like a 20-person group mission, amazing brother, you don't know, I heard that the rewards for the group mission are completely different from other missions, the rewards are much better."
"Hey, I just remembered now, this seems to be your first time to clear the game, right? In addition to the first time rewards, there will be a broadcast to the whole server." Lin Jie paused, frowning slightly, "But the new map group copy is estimated to be quite difficult."
Chi Dong also discovered that this mission was different from the previous ones. There was an extra number icon (2/20) on the mission column for unknown reasons.
Then Bu Qianli's deep and magnetic voice came out from the computer, "Dongdong, wait for me for a moment. There are not enough people in the team, so we can't open the group. I'll go find a few people to come in."
[Team] Dongdong hid: Yeah.
While Bu Qianli was calling for help, Lin Jie pretended to be indifferent and half coaxed and half deceived Chi Dong to open his friend list. He also made the excuse that he wanted to see who was in his list, but in fact he wanted to see the chat records between Chi Dong and Bu Qianli.
It just so happened that Chi Dong also wanted to get some hot water to drink. Seeing that Lin Jie was so curious, he stood up and gave his seat to him, and went to the corridor outside to fetch some water.
Lin Jie watched his back as he walked toward the corridor, and quickly and precisely clicked on Bu Qianli's profile picture frame, found the chat history between the two, and scrolled down with his mouse wheel. The more he read, the more certain he became of his guess, and in the end, he couldn't help but ask carefully after Chi Dong came back from fetching water.
"Xiaodong, do you feel that your cheap husband is treating you badly..."
Chi Dong put the cup aside and looked at Lin Jie with a puzzled look: "To me? To what?"
"Oh, what I mean is, does he like you and has feelings for you?" Without waiting for Chi Dong to answer, Lin Jie continued to mutter, "Look, he took you to fight, level up, and get equipment. He also took you to collect herbs because you wanted to improve your life skills. You can't say that he did all these things just for a mission, right?"
Lin Jie's mouth was like a chatterbox, and he started talking to Chi Dong in a barrage of words.
When Chi Dong heard this, his brows slightly wrinkled. The more he listened, the more ridiculous it seemed to him. How could someone who could kill a person every ten steps like him?
And he didn't feel it at all, the boss must be overthinking it.
Chi Dong sighed lightly and looked at Lin Jie helplessly: "Boss, don't think too much. He won't like me, so don't worry."
Chi Dong paused, as if he was trying to reorganize his explanation. "Besides, I have only known him for less than two months, so it's hard to say whether we like each other or not. And the reason why he came to me was because of the mission."
"As for what you said about him taking me to fight dungeons and level up, it was because my level was too low and my equipment was too poor. I couldn't help him with the missions, so he took me with him. Boss, you actually think he likes me? That's so funny, hahahaha!"
After saying this, Chi Dong himself started laughing. This was the first time he heard someone say that. It was so funny!
Seeing that Chi Dong didn't believe him, Lin Jie stood up and said in a serious tone: "I really won't lie to you. If you don't believe me, I'll make a bet with you."
Seeing Lin Jie so determined, Chi Dong pursed his lips and thought: Let's take the gamble, this kind of thing is impossible anyway, he will definitely win, so he readily agreed.
"Okay, what do you bet on? How do you bet?"
"Let's make a bet. If he likes you, you'll treat the three of us to a seafood dinner." Lin Jie was full of confidence and his voice unconsciously became louder.
Seeing his confident look, Chi Dong couldn't help but show a hint of confusion in his eyes. After thinking for a moment, he decided to take the gamble. He really didn't believe that a man who could kill a man every ten steps would like someone he had never even met.
"What if you lose?"
"If I lose, I will treat everyone in the dormitory to a fancy dinner at the most upscale hotel for three consecutive days. In addition, I will also cover your food for the next month. How about this bet?"
Seeing his face with a look that said "you're doomed to fail", Chi Dong couldn't help but doubt his own judgment, and thought to himself: Could it be that as the boss said, Kill One Person in Ten Steps really likes him?
The next second, this idea was firmly rejected by Chi Dong, "How do we bet?"
"You just said that your cheap husband entered into a relationship with you for the mission. Now that the mission is complete, the only thing left is the new Easter egg mission - the 20-player group mission, right?"
Lin Jie put his hands in his pockets, walked around the table, lowered his head and thought for a long time, then suddenly raised his head with a sharp gaze, "Let's test whether he will agree to your request to end the relationship with the hero without hesitation. If he hesitates and keeps giving you a perfunctory answer, it means he really likes you."
Chi Dong agreed without thinking, mainly because he felt that this method was quite to his liking. Even if there was no bet, he would still end the chivalrous relationship.
After all, the end of the group mission also means the complete completion of the mission, and it is time to break up. Chi Dong is not willing to flaunt the title of "the beloved who kills one person every ten steps" every day. I knew that the fan club of the top god is very crazy.