CH 143.2

Bai Lixin was still wearing the school uniform of Wensong High school. He walked over to the mirror and saw the faint red marks on his neck, and sighed helplessly: [Wait for me, I’ll change my clothes and come down.]

When rivals fight, its the lovers that suffer.

Bai Lixin took off his clothes and threw them into the clothes basket on the side.

The two were as if they were mentally sick, and although they didn’t make it to the last step, they desperately covered and stamped their marks all-over his body.

Seeing the bruises on his body, Bai Lixin silently bought a white knit turtleneck sweater from the mall and put it on, covering the marks below his neck properly. After making sure that nothing was showing, he left the dormitory in satisfaction.

When he arrived, the other four were already sitting inside, and they chatted for a while. Xia Chi had moved above the 80th floor, and the rest had also entered above the 50th floor, including Zhou Guang, who was the slowest.

It seemed that the rewards for the 18-day copy were very generous.

Only Bai Lixin noticed that the group was a bit distracted during the chat.

Time always flew when friends met and talked, and when it was almost time to break up, the four started looking at each other, and Xia Chi finally opened his mouth hesitantly.

“Brother.”

“There is something I want to say to you.”

” We discussed it among ourselves, and we want to join a guild.”

Bai Lixin was slightly stunned, and Xia Chi hurriedly continued: “After clearing two copies with you, we discovered that we only drag you down.”

“Actually, we got several invitations before, but we didn’t even think about it.”

“There are training grounds inside the big guilds where you can practice your skills and physical qualities.”

“Although we hope to practice to catch up with you, brother, we also hope to be helpful the next time we are in the same copy you are assigned.”

Bai Lixin’s gaze moved from Xia Chi’s face to Zhou Guang, who nodded and said, “In theory, joining a guild will indeed allow us to grow faster and protect us as well.”

Bai Lixin scanned the group one by one, “The resources offered in the guild are indeed generous, it’s not a bad choice.”

Indeed, for them, joining the guild was a better choice.

He didn’t feel the need to join the guild, he preferred freedom and didn’t want to be tied down by a guild name. But for them, the guild would give them more growth and better security.

He couldn’t protect them forever, and as the floors between him and them increased, the odds of them being in the same copy became even less.

Without further ado, Bai Lixin asked, “Have you guys thought about which guild to join yet?”

“Yes,” said Xia Chi, “Red Flame Guild, it’s the second highest ranked guild. Their vice president approached us and wanted us to join their guild.”

The Red Flame Guild.

Bai Lixin silently recited the name in his mind.

He remembered that a long time ago, the vice president of the Red Flame Guild had also approached him, wanting him to join their guild.

Xia Chi: “Actually, the Sand Sea Guild also approached us, we know that you seem to be on good terms with them, but the Sand Sea Guild looks at face value for membership, and it just so happens that the Red Flame Guild had already made an offer.”

Bai Lixin’s brow furrowed slightly, “Eh, looking at face value to join the guild? which of you didn’t meet the standard?”

The eyes of the crowd fell on Zhou Guang in unison.

Zhou Guang’s face turned red, and he gritted his teeth, “They think I’m old! I’m only 25 years old! Not only do they say I’m a bit older, but that I’m ugly too! I’ll sue them for discrimination!”

Bai Lixin: “…”

So Zhou Guang was only 25; he had always thought he was 35.

Bai Lixin took a sip of his cappuccino and asked seriously, “What are the requirements for joining and withdrawing from the Red Flame Guild?”

Xia Chi: “Brother, don’t worry, Brother Zhou Guang has read them all. It’s easy to withdraw from the Red Flame Guild, all you have to do is pay renewal fees.”

“We inquired around, the Red Flame Guild has a good welfare package, and the president is very friendly, so very few members choose to quit.”

Bai Lixin once again looked at Zhou Guang, who said in a deep voice, “I have studied the terms and conditions of the Red Flame Guild’s withdrawal and entry requirements in detail, the terms are fine, it is considered a more pragmatic guild.”

“Good. Since you have said so, then no problem. When do you plan to join the guild?”

Xia Chi: “We wanted to first discuss with you, we are planning to join tomorrow. Brother, don’t worry, we are in the same camp! You boldly go forward, we’ll try our best to chase after you.”

Bai Lixin: “…”

Is that how the phrase was used?

After bidding farewell to Xia Chi and the rest, Bai Lixin glanced toward the bar before leaving.

The exquisitely dressed barmaid had a professional yet polite smile on her face as she patiently took orders from the customers.

She carried the tea cups gracefully, and her footsteps were just the right size.

Bai Lixin fell into a bit of a trance.

A long time ago, another person stood there.

It seemed like a long time since he had seen Dijia in the game lobby.

Bai Lixin lowered his head, his gaze a little hesitant.

Something didn’t feel right.

Was the other man so stoic?

According to his understanding of Dijia, the other party would have found him through various methods.

For example, invading the café barmaid or turning into a demon-masked dealer on the entertainment floor.

Although he appeared in the copy, he has been completely silent in the game lobby.

Did he encounter some accident in the game lobby?

The more Bai Lixin started thinking about it, the more he thought it was a possibility.

But he didn’t worry, since Dijia had appeared in the copy and had the time to play palace fights with soul fragments, it meant that things were within his handling range.

From what he has discovered so far, he could probably guess the tension between Dijia and the system.

Dijia was now trapped on the 999th floor and under many restrictions.

He and the system should be in a tug of war state, and judging from the fact that Tan Yue had entered Xia Chi’s system, these systems should have absorbed many players.

The main body of Dijia was on the 999th floor, so he hasn’t been absorbed yet, he didn’t know what method was used but the system couldn’t do anything about him and could only use the rules to trap him on the 999th floor.

When Dijia showed signs of wanting to go down the tower, the system also clamped down hard.

So the two sides have been continuously pulling at each other in this way.

And the only thing that could disrupt this precarious balance was an external force.

He was the external force.

If he was right, Dijia must be restricted from thinking and acting right now, either by isolating him from the conditions that allowed his consciousness to go out or by simply putting him into a deep slumber.

That was all the system could probably do.

He could already see that the system was greedy.

It wouldn’t let go of anything useful, not to mention the wisdom of the top ranker.

Driven by that greed, the system wouldn’t bring harm to Dijia’s life.

Dijia must have seen through this point long ago, so he confidently made a lot of preparations.

Bai Lixin slowly returned to the dormitory while smoothing his train of thought.

It was dark all around, and he took the key out of his backpack and found that a faint glow was emanating around it.

Since it was a key, there should be a place it was needed for.

So was he going to come across another prop in the future?

A chat notification rang out, and Bai Lixin played with the key as he sat down on the couch and opened the chat window.

Lin Jue: [Hi, are you there?]

Bai Lixin: [Yes, long time.]

Lin Jue: [Where are you now?]

Bai Lixin: [In the dormitory, what’s up?]

Lin Jue: [Uh, the president asked me to give you something. I sent it to your email, so please check it. Then he asked me to give you a message.]

Bai Lixin silently looked at the chat window; the “typing in progress” went on for a long time before a text was finally sent over.

Lin Jue: [I purposely watched your breakthrough this time, although your final battle was very impressive, the previous performance did not meet my expectations. This new copy doesn’t have that much difficulty, and according to your level, you should have become a class A student during the run to the gate, contact the Chairman through the teachers, and thus discover his crimes.]

Lin Jue: [Then discover the truth about the school and kill Wensong High School. That’s the correct rhythm; you went wrong from the very beginning. You were supposed to become a class A student without any problems, yet you gave up your advantage for the sake of your so-called friendship and so-called companionship, almost losing a spot in order to save others.]

Lin Jue: [In the subsequent breakthroughs, you even helped those insignificant ghosts in the copy again and again, and they wasted a lot of your time. What’s more, you were able to flirt with two people in one copy at the same time.]

Lin Jue: [Your unnecessary feelings won’t help you in any way and will only limit your own development.]

Lin Jue: [But to be honest, I’m very happy that you won the MVP of this copy.]

Lin Jue: [I’ve sent you a designated copy prop card through Lin Jue, the copy it’ll lead to has a large number of point rewards in it that will allow you to enter the 300th floor quickly.]

Lin Jue: [I’ll be waiting for you in the game lobby on the 300th floor; I hope you won’t keep me waiting for a long time.]

After reading this, a small envelope logo appeared in Bai Lixin’s chat window.

Bai Lixin clicked to look at the envelope and took out a black prop card from inside.

[Designated copy prop card]