Chapter 32 – An Instance Together
Ling Xuefeng talked privately with Li Cangyu for a long time, causing the progress of clearing the instance to naturally slow down. Xiao Gu was restless and couldn't help urging in the voice channel, "Captain, what's going on? Aren't we clearing instances today?"
Bai Xuan smiled and explained, "Cat God is chatting with Captain Ling."
"Ahhh? Is it Wind Colour's Captain Ling?" Gu Siming was shocked.
“What other captain is there? It is Ling Xuefeng." Bai Xuan patiently explained.
There was suddenly a loud bang from the voice channel, startling Bai Xuan. He couldn't help asking, "Xiao Gu, what are you doing?"
"I fell down…" Gu Siming spoke excitedly, "The demon summoner is Captain Ling?"
"Yes, Qin Mo called him." Li Cangyu had been talking with Ling Xuefeng when he heard the voices from the voice channel. He finally remembered that several teammates were waiting for him. He explained in the voice channel, "I haven't seen him for a long time so I was talking to him. I will say a few more words before continuing the instance."
Then he typed in the team channel: [We will continue to clear Frost Temple. Xuefeng, will you go back first?]
In the whole league, the only one who dared call Ling Xuefeng 'Xuefeng' was Li Cangyu.
Ling Xuefeng didn't mind this. On the contrary, Li Cangyu calling him this made it feel like things were more intimate between them.
The guild management were still watching Qin Mo and Xu Feifan's duel. Ling Xuefeng exited the account of the vice president next to him and used the demon summoner account to type on the team channel: [I am idle so I will accompany you to clear the instance.]
Li Cangyu asked: [Do you remember how to clear this instance?]
[I remember.]
[Okay.]
In any case, there was no loss in clearing several instances with Ling Xuefeng. Li Cangyu no longer asked anything and continued to walk deeper into the instance.
***
This Frost Temple instance, it was very difficult six years ago when Miracle first opened. Many newcomers were repeatedly destroyed and Li Cangyu and Ling Xuefeng's first encounter was here. However, it had been many years. Miracle was updated many times and the difficulty of the low level instances were reduced overall. It wasn't as difficult as it was in the past.
In addition, there were four people in the team who were professional level gods. There was also a young boy who was a professionally trained player. Playing this instance was simply, everyone sweeping through it.
Ling Xuefeng followed and carefully observed the other people in the team.
These teammates were too powerful and the loss of blood wasn't serious. Therefore, the angel priest Love to Eat Twice-cooked Pork would often hide and act lazily but he never forgot to use a skill at the critical moment. This technique of filling blood was very skilled and combined with the ID, Ling Xuefeng speculated that this person should be Li Cangyu's good friend Bai Xuan.
As for the beast paladin 'As the Name Suggests', he was very excited and madly rushed forward several times. He also died but his level of movements was good. He was flexible, had quick reactions and was a good candidate.
The terran swordsman 'Blossoming Tree' was relatively calm, moving forward silently with the team. He obviously didn't use his full strength to clear the mobs, meaning Ling Xuefeng couldn't see his strength.
It took less than 20 minutes to clear the instance, making Li Cangyu very satisfied. Ling Xuefeng was bored enough to help them clear the instance but this sped up their leveling speed by several times.
After the instance, Ling Xuefeng asked privately: [These three people are your teammates?]
Li Cangyu's personality was straightforward and he didn't try to hide it. He said directly, [They are the players in my new team.]
[The healer is Bai Xuan right? Who is this swordsman?]
[Someone I met in the new district.]
This wasn't wrong. He really did meet Xie Shurong in the new area.
A'Shu deliberately concealed his level because he didn't want Captain Ling to recognize him. Thus, Li Cangyu spoke casually before changing the topic. [My team's Xiao Gu is your loyal fan.]
[Is that right?] Ling Xuefeng asked: [Then why is he playing a paladin? Isn't a paladin far from a summoner?]
Li Cangyu laughed. [Xiao Gu's thinking requires a bit of a leap.]
Ling Xuefeng commented: [He can be seen as belonging to the radical athletes group.]
There were many players in the league so there would naturally be 'radical'. Once on the court, it was like chicken blood was injected and they would kill passionately in all directions. (TL: Injecting chicken blood was a fad in China where drawing chicken blood and then injecting it was said to make a person aggressive and as powerful as an ox.) Having the boiling blood of a wild tiger wasn't good for the paladin who was supposed to act as a shield for his teammates but Li Cangyu wasn't in a hurry. Xiao Gu wasn't fully formed yet. He was like a jade that hadn't been carved, he just needed to be polished slowly.
At this time, Gu Siming excitedly expressed his appreciation of Captain Ling on the voice channel. "It is Captain Ling! Once he joined us, we cleared the instance so much faster! The skeleton infantry that he just summoned is super cute."
Everyone, “…”
How did he relate a 'skeleton' to 'cute'?
Bai Xuan couldn't bear it. "Xiao Gu, if you later encounter Captain Ling in a match, will you run over to get Captain Ling's signature?"
Gu Siming didn't hesitate to reply, "No! I will kill Captain Ling first before getting the signature."
Li Cangyu was very satisfied. "This is the ambition of a fan."
Bai Xuan also laughed. "Well, I will continue to support your worship of Ling Xuefeng."
Xie Shurong, "…"
Was this a black fan that would come to kill you?
***
Li Cangyu chatted with Xiao Gu on the voice channel, typed with Ling Xuefeng on the private chat window while still abusing the boss in the dungeon. Bai Xuan really admired him. This man could do three different things so easily, his brain and hand speed were really bug-like existences. (TL: Bug as in computer bug)
Ling Xuefeng typed: [In the fifth season, Miracle changed to a first and second division league. Do you know?]
[I know. I'll find a way so don't worry.] Li Cangyu spoke confidently.
Ling Xuefeng asked: [Have you found a club or are you still looking?]
[I just signed with Dragon Warriors.] Li Cangyu was always very honest in front of Ling Xuefeng. He also believed that Ling Xuefeng wouldn't reveal these matters.
[Dragon Warriors? Not bad.] Ling Xuefeng was very reassured by this. He had been paying attention to the league situation on the Wulin side for the past few years. He knew that Cat God creating a Miracle team in the Dragon Warriors club was the best choice.
Li Cangyu paused before saying: [By the way, I looked at the standings yesterday. I remember that the two teams, Ghost Spirits and Pure Cleansing weren't performing well when I left. It is incredible that they are still in the first division. Was there a substitution?]
[Yes.] Ling Xuefeng patiently explained: [The two teams got a lot of new blood last year and are now filled with strong people. You should know the captain and vice-captain of Ghost Spirits. They are the Lou Zhang combination who debuted in the third season. The captain of Pure Cleansing is Zhu Qingyu, who cried after being beaten by you in the arena.]
Li Cangyu, "…"
The people mentioned by Ling Xuefeng were 17 or 18 year old junior players.
The youngsters who had been beaten by him were now pillars of major teams. It was a very sudden change for the past few years.
Fortunately, Ling Xuefeng still remained in the Miracle League.
The two people met at a simpler time and played together from the first season. They might not be teammates but they were the strongest opponents. In this familiar place, there were still many things that hadn't changed.
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Chapter 33 – Guild Formation
The five people teamed up to clear the instance together and their speed was very fast. At 10 o'clock, everyone collectively rose to level 45, reaching the top of the server rankings. Five levels in two hours, this caused the presidents to stare at the rankings with stunned eyes.
Love to Eat Braised Fish's leveling speed was too fast. The strange thing was that Popular Land Under Heaven's level was far above the other guild managers. Why weren't they teaming up together? Why was Popular Land Under Heaven suddenly so far ahead?
Many people went to Wind Colour to inquire but they couldn't find any news this time.
Captain Ling had personally ordered them to secrecy so the management members of the Wind Colour Guild didn't dare to reveal the truth. In fact, Captain Ling was controlling their president's account and was working with Cat God's team to crush the Frost Temple instance. It was normal for the two of them together to level up like a rocket.
The secret that people would never guess made the Wind Colour members feel dark.
The first one to become alert was Luo Xiaoluo of the Time Guild. He saw that Love to Eat Braised Fish quickly rose to the top of the rankings and immediately reacted to the other party clearing the instance at least three times faster than the elite teams of their guild.
Luo Xiaoluo excitedly reported to the president. "Boss, this Love to Eat Braised Fish is a rare master!"
Time Machine replied helplessly, "I know he is a master. However, he is too proud to enter our guild."
Luo Xiaoluo had a thought. "If he doesn't want to join a guild, we can help him build his guild and form an alliance before anyone else!"
Time Machine hit his thigh. "It makes sense! You have great foresight!"
The guilds in Miracle could voluntarily open up a hostile relationship or an allied relationship. Needless to say, hostile guilds encountering each other would have their names automatically turned red and they would fight to the end. Each guild only had one quota to form an alliance with a guild, making this position very precious. Once an alliance was formed, the members of the allied guilds could join large-scale guild instances as teammates.
It was reasonable to say that a big guild like Time rarely allied with an unknown guild. However, Time Machine had a strange intuition—there would be many benefits if he could form an alliance with Love to Eat Braised Fish!
Time Machine thought this and immediately arranged a task for Luo Xiaoluo. "Xiao Luo, you are the most talkative one in our guild. Go and encourage Love to Eat Braised Fish to form a guild. A person needed 100,000 coins as the starting capital to make a guild. If he doesn't have the money, come forward and tell him to ally with Time. I believe in your eloquence so go!"
As the promotional master of the Time Guild, Luo Xiaoluo was very confident about his eloquence. He accepted the president's task and immediately chatted privately with Love to Eat Braised Fish. [Brother Fish, if you aren't interested in joining Time, are you planning to build your own guild?]
Love to Eat Braised Fish: [I have this idea.]
Luo Xiaoluo asked in a positive manner: [How are the preparations going?]
[The money isn't enough. If I combine all the money of my teammates, it is only 70,000.] Love to Eat Braised Fish spoke very honestly.
Luo Xiaoluo felt that if he directly gave Braised Fish 100,000 coins as the president said, it would feel like buying the alliance with Time with money. This would clearly make a master very uncomfortable. Therefore, Luo Xiaoluo changed the plan. [You are lacking 30,000? Why don't you borrow it from me first? I intend to refine my equipment after I reach full level and can't use my money in the early stages. Once you are well-off, you can pay me back.]
Li Cangyu replied: [Thank you.]
He had a good impression of the 'Cheng Wei fan' Luo Xiaoluo. This person was really dedicated to promoting Time.
In fact, Li Cangyu could guess that Luo Xiaoluo had been sent by the Time Guild's president to get close to him. Still, this approach wasn't repugnant and Li Cangyu was lacking money, so he accepted it decisively.
Luo Xiaoluo was currently level 42 and playing the Frost Temple instance. He simply headed to the door of the instance and directly traded it with Li Cangyu.
Li Cangyu typed: [I will pay this money back.]
Luo Xiaoluo: [No hurry, no hurry! I will only use the money at full level so take your time.]
In fact, this was the president's money…
***
Li Cangyu had been a free man without a guild so he received invitations from large and small guilds every day. Once he established a guild, there won't be as many people bothering him. Besides, as long as the guild he established became famous, it would attract experts to join and it was more convenient to recruit teammates.
Li Cangyu thought this and decisively went to the guild administration area of Yisu City. He spoke on the voice channel while walking, "I have enough money so I will go to form a guild first. Otherwise, it will be troublesome to receive invitations every day."
Bai Xuan agreed with this. "Go ahead."
Gu Siming actively asked, "What is the name of the guild? Will it be called Canglan?"
Bai Xuan said, "Isn't calling it Canglan too big? People will know with a single glance who we are?"
Li Cangyu replied, "Yes, it is better to take another name."
Bai Xuan said, "Then you decide it randomly."
The startup funds were handed over to the guild management NPC. Then a window popped up asking him to type in the guild ID and upload a guild icon.
Li Cangyu thought about it and entered the guild name: Food Squad.
For the guild icon, he uploaded a bowl of colourful eight treasure rice.
[Congratulations, the Food Squad Guild has been established!]
Li Cangyu quickly invited his teammates and a window appeared before Bai Xuan, Xie Shurong and Gu Siming.
[Love to Eat Braised Fish has invited you to join the Food Squad Guild. Do you agree?]
Xie Shurong and Gu Siming didn't think about it and pressed agree. Bai Xuan couldn't help saying, "You just wasted the name!"
Li Cangyu had a straight face. "This name is more in line with our temperament."
Temperament? The temperament of a foodie?
Well, they did have the temperament of a foodie…
Bai Xuan reluctantly pressed agree and looked at the four IDs in the guild window. He was laughing and crying but his heart was warm.
There were currently only four teammates but he believed that their team would soon grow stronger.
***
Ling Xuefeng cleared an instance with them. He went to pour a cup of coffee and when he came back, he saw 'Food Squad President' above Li Cangyu's head while Bai Xuan had 'Food Squad Member' above his head.
Ling Xuefeng automatically ignored the name of the guild and asked privately, [Did you make a guild?]
Li Cangyu replied: [Yes, it is easy to do the guild upgrade missions and I can recruit teammates.]
Ling Xuefeng thought about it and suddenly shouted to the side, "President, come over."
Popular Land Under Heaven immediately came over from where he was watching Qin Mo and Xu Feifan. "Captain Ling,what is it?"
Ling Xuefeng asked, "In the new district, is there a side account that isn't in the Wind Colour Guild?"
There definitely were side accounts. Every guild would have a number of spare accounts to practice. The characters would usually be handed over to the training studios to raise the level. They just followed the big forces to level and it didn't matter how good or bad the equipment were. Some of these accounts were used as undercovers for other guilds.
Popular Land Under Heaven immediately said, "There are a lot. Captain Ling, do you want one?"
"Yes." Ling Xuefeng said, "Give me a black magician's account, level 40 or above."
Popular Land Under Heaven immediately looked through the notepad on his phone. He looked at the accounts information and found a black magician, passing the account number and password to Ling Xuefeng.
Ling Xuefeng logged into this account on the next computer and found that the black magician was called 'Small Demon' and the equipment was quite general.
He walked to a store in the main city and used money to buy a name card. Ling Xuefeng changed the ID to Steamed Bass.
This name should be pleasing to Li Cangyu's eyes right? Ling Xuefeng remembered how much he liked to eat it.
Ling Xuefeng operated 'Steamed Bass' to the main city's guild district, looking for the guild administrator, search for the Food Squad and applied for membership.
Popular Land Under Heaven watched the captain do this from behind him and couldn't help sweating.
Captain Ling's hand speed was really amazing. He operated two computers, playing an instance with Cat God while logging in, renaming and applying for the guild… no wonder why people admired him!
Ling Xuefeng seemed to notice that this was strange and calmly explained, "It isn't convenient to use your account. I will change to a side account to learn about the situation of Cat God's team."
Popular Land Under Heaven immediately replied, "Yes, Captain Ling's words are right!"
The captain was outwardly so upright but in fact… wasn't he just running to be an undercover in Cat God's guild?
Captain Ling of the Wind Colour team personally opened a side account to be an undercover in Cat God's guild. He was definitely the biggest undercover in the history of Miracle!
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