Three rounds of drinks later.
The sky was dark. Gui Guzi held my shoulder and asked, "Boss, the new patch will be out soon. Have you learned about the World Famous Generals expansion?"
I nodded. "Yes, it was revealed in the official expansion."
"Oh?"
He Yi moved closer to me. Du Thirteen, Chaos Moon and Beiming Xue also came over and asked with a smile, "What specific information?"
"Fuck, don't you guys check the expansion?"
"You think we don't want to?"
Chaos Moon shot me a resentful look before replying, "Eternal Moon Corporation's officials rarely reveal their information to the public, and even if they do, it's only the tip of the iceberg. There's no way we know anything about Eternal Moon Corporation's Famous Generals at all. Apparently, only those who have entered the CGL Hall of Fame will be able to update their personal database."
He Yi nodded. "That's right, that's right. Normal people like us don't have access to this information, and the CGL Hall of Fame has already re-recorded your ID. That's why you're the only one who can see it."
I couldn't help but grin. "Fuck, am I that awesome …"
He Yi was speechless. She bumped me with her shoulder and said, "Don't be so smug. Tell us already, everyone's waiting. Everyone else, read it normally!"
"Mn!"
I nodded and downed the wine in my glass in one gulp. "To be honest, we're only releasing the prelude to version 1.20 of World Famous Generals," Clash of the Valiant Generals ". Well, the gist of it is that only tacticians were allowed to learn stratagems before, but in the upcoming patch, any player above Level 80 will be able to learn 5 stratagems. You can learn 5 stratagems at most."
Gui Guzi was shocked. "Damn, doesn't that mean that players who aren't tacticians can also take on the responsibility of a team leader and motivate the whole team?"
I nodded with a smile. "Yes, that's right. This is the spring of non-tacticians!
However, every stratagem has a specific learning requirement. If I remember correctly, the Rank 20 General Skill, Encourage, requires 20 Tactics, and the Rank 50 General Skill, Intimidate, requires 40 Tactics. Normal players like us have pitifully little Tactics, so it's not going to be easy to gather enough. "
Du Thirteen spat out a mouthful of saliva. "F * ck, isn't this too ridiculous?
I'm almost Level 70, and my Tactics is 0, fuck ~ ~ "
I laughed. "Yeah, I didn't deliberately gather equipment that adds Tactics, so my Tactics is also 0. I'll have to rely on good equipment in the future to increase my Tactics." Beiming Xue giggled.
Beiming Xue giggled. "Oh, Tactics? I have a Level 65 Dark Gold – grade ring that adds 12 Tactics. It looks like I can be the party leader for Encourage ~ ~"
I couldn't help but chuckle. "Mn mn, you can do it. However, if I'm not mistaken, the drop rate of equipment with Tactics in Heavenblessed will definitely increase if the Fierce Generals Competition is released first. In any case, there will always be bread to eat. As long as you work hard enough, becoming a peerless expert is not out of the question."
Murong Mingyue held a glass of wine and leaned next to He Yi. She asked with a smile, "Is World's Famous Generals really that important?"
I nodded. "Of course. In the past, a five-man party had an extra tactician who specialized in Encourage. That meant 20% less DPS, and it was too wasteful. Once other classes learned Encourage as well, then the battle landscape would change. In small parties, the tactician's role would be greatly reduced, and the players' leveling efficiency would be greatly increased. Am I right?"
Murong Mingyue licked her lips and gave me a tempting smile. "Ah, it does make sense. Never mind, I'll take it as you say. Come, let's have a drink?"
"Sure!"
I grabbed a glass of Coke and clinked glasses with her. Murong Mingyue drank it in one gulp. Yes, in this moment, I realized that the "big breasts have no brains" formula could be applied in some cases.
To be honest, this gathering could be considered a networking event. In order to strengthen the core cohesion of Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls, this kind of event happened at least once or twice a month. After the meal, everyone started chatting and playing games like Three Kingdoms Legends. The atmosphere was very lively.
Chaos Moon dragged me, Murong Mingyue, Xu Yang, He Yi, and I. The five of us played Three Kingdoms Legends. Coincidentally, He Yi drew her master. She immediately smiled. "Hoho, I'm the master. Which general should I choose …"
I said, "Sun Quan, he's got a lot of health. How awesome!"
"No, he's too ugly. I want Diao Chan …"
"Fuck ~"
I was speechless, but I didn't say anything. In any case, I drew the Anti-Thief card. I would have to fight against He Yi in the end. Sigh, things don't go according to my wishes. I should've drawn a Loyal Minister card.
Xu Yang gave me a wretched smile. I couldn't help but be shocked. Fuck, is this guy a traitor like me?
The cards were dealt. The battle began!
As expected, Xu Yang was a man who couldn't hold back. He chose Lu Bu as his general and then attacked He Yi. The other readers looked at him normally: "Kill!"
"Kill! Who can stop me!"
I needed two "Flash" s. Stunned, He Yi lost a drop of HP in an instant. She shot me a resentful look.
I pretended not to see and continued to draw cards.
Everyone seemed to have ulterior motives. Murong Mingyue glanced at me and raised her hand. She said with a smile, "Lu Chen, I'll fight you. Kill!"
I pulled out a Dodge card and smiled. "Easy."
Murong Mingyue chose Zhang Fei and gave me another Kill card. "Hehe, can you still dodge?"
I was confident. Zhao Yun was my main general. What was there to be afraid of? I slapped a Kill card on Murong Mingyue's hand and clapped. "It can advance and retreat at will. It's the strongest artifact!"
Chaos Moon giggled. Zhenmi activated her Goddess of Luo and flipped 11 cards in a row. Finally, her period came. Both Xu Yang and I were dumbfounded.
Chaos Moon equipped her weapon and started fighting. Five Kill cards in a row, and Xu Yang cried and died. I flipped my trump card, and as expected, it was a Traitor!
In the end, I was the only male left. The other three girls immediately worked together and easily took care of me, a fierce general who could advance and retreat at will. Another Traitor was killed.
In the end, the hidden Murong Mingyue was also killed by Chaos Moon. I flipped my trump card, and it was a traitor!
He Yi couldn't help but sigh. "Sigh, what a failure.
I can't believe there are two Traitors and one traitor among my four founding members. I can't believe I can't survive. "
Murong Mingyue giggled. "Alright, alright. Let's continue!"
… …
We played until past 10 o 'clock. I realized that it was time to go back and rest. I had to wake up early tomorrow morning to see what was different about the new patch. After the battle at Floating Ice City yesterday, Cardilla had almost destroyed Floating Ice City's palace. System maintenance meant rebuilding it. It had been a long time since Princess Karinshan built a new capital, right?
Everyone was drunk, so we couldn't drive. Left with no choice, Murong Mingyue called a driver from the GGS Suzhou branch to drive us back. The other readers looked normal.
By the time I returned to the Frost Cloud workshop, it was already late at night. He Yi and Murong Mingyue's cheeks were red. They had drunk a lot, so they were lying in the car and refusing to get up no matter what. I carried them upstairs with each hand and tossed them onto the sofa in the workshop.
I locked the door and went downstairs again. Beiming Xue was still in the car. Come to think of it, I really did meet the wrong people. Du Thirteen and Gui Guzi had gotten Lil Beiming so drunk that she was practically unconscious. Her alcohol tolerance wasn't as high as He Yi and Murong Mingyue's to begin with, so there was no way she could handle this kind of torment.
I opened the car door, reached in, and carried Beiming Xue out. She naturally wrapped her arms around my neck, a silly smile on her face. "Big bro?"
"Mn."
I locked the car while dealing with her. Then, I carried her up the stairs.
When I returned to the workshop's living room, I tossed the girls onto their beds and closed the door. I took a shower myself and went back to my room to sleep. It had been a long day, and I was about to die from exhaustion.
… …
Countless images flashed through my dreams.
I was standing on a broken bridge in a small town with white walls and black tiles. I was holding the Purgatory Sword, my cloak fluttering behind me. I looked down and saw a girl standing in the middle of the river. It was Xinran. The barefoot girl was washing her skirt in the water, and her bell-like laughter was quite infectious.
Suddenly, the earth split open, and Xinran sank into hell along with the river. I hurriedly lunged forward, but I couldn't catch Xinran's waving hand. My entire body felt like lead, and I couldn't move at all.
But in the next moment, the earth split open, and Xinran reappeared from the bloody purgatory. She was clad in black armor and holding the Dragonbone Spear. She stared at me with murderous intent and thrust the spear at me!
"Xinran?" I asked. I felt a tearing pain in my chest.
Suddenly, I felt something warm next to me. I turned around and saw a beautiful warrior swinging her sword at Xinran. She shouted angrily, "Get out of my way!"
"Bang!"
Xinran stumbled a great distance away from me. I was stunned. "Yiyi, you...?"
Lin Yixin shot me an indifferent glance. "What are you doing, idiot!"
"I …"
… …
The dream faded away, and I slowly woke up. Before I could open my eyes, I rubbed my head. It hurt so bad. Alcohol really is a waste of time.
It was at this moment I heard a moan next to my ear. I immediately shuddered. Is this a woman's voice?
How can there be a woman in my room?
I tried to move my arms, but I couldn't move them at all. A soft and hot feeling came from my arms. Heavens, did I fall asleep while hugging a girl?
But how? I slept alone last night!
I looked down and saw two proud peaks. Her snow-white cleavage was squeezed to the point that it made my heart beat faster. Her tight shirt looked like it was about to burst. When I looked up again, I saw a beautiful face leaning against my chest. Her lips were curved into a smile, and her shallow dimples were intoxicating!
I was petrified in an instant. Is this He Yi?!