Quadruple split.

Chapter 2263 Interlude: Trouble

"you……"

After a long silence, the Taoist priest who came back to his senses first took two deep breaths and stared at Lusail, who had a calm expression. He solemnly repeated his words in a normal voice: "What did you say?"

Lusel did not repeat it, but smiled slyly, leaned back in his chair and said, "I'm sure you heard it clearly."

The Taoist pulled the corner of his mouth and said dryly: "But I'm not sure, so I came to you for confirmation."

"Hey, why make it so ceremonial?"

Lusail smacked his lips and waved his hands, saying, "It's a rare surprise. Just be happy about it. It's not a bad thing."

Youming sighed and shook his head helplessly, saying, "I don't think it's a good thing for our captain to keep something secret from everyone in such a large-scale event."

"Forget it, there's no point telling him this."

The Taoist priest, who was lying on his back in the chair, covered his forehead and confirmed with Lusel in a very unfriendly tone: "So, without the knowledge of any of us, you have obtained a field that is difficult to comprehend even for those who have reached the legendary level, and it is even more difficult for those who are not professionals in the field of mysticism to reach the threshold?"

Lusail nodded calmly and gave a firm and affirmative answer: "That's right."

The Taoist clenched his fists and said angrily, "Why didn't you say so earlier?"

"Hanmei and Jiuchong of the Red Constellation have very strong insights. If you knew about this in advance, they might be able to detect clues from some minor details..."

Lusel answered without hesitation, and then added: "That's an excuse."

He had almost accepted Lusail's words, but after he finished speaking, he almost fainted because he couldn't catch his breath. He felt dizzy and took a full minute to recover. Then he held onto the table and gritted his teeth and said to Lusail angrily: "What do you mean by excuse?"

The latter still maintained a calm attitude: "What I mean is, I don't really care whether the two girls across from me can see this."

"So what do you care about?"

During this period of time, his nerves have been tense to the extreme. He has racked his brains to think about how to defeat the Red Constellation, which may become his opponent, and how to go further in the competition. Although the Taoist priest looks calm, he is actually on the verge of breaking through the defense. Even in public spaces where negative physical sensations are weakened to near zero, there are barely perceptible bloodshot lines around his pupils.

"win."

Lusail smiled and said calmly, "Every one of you knows that I just want to win. No matter who the opponent is, no matter whether it is realistic or not, I hope to wear the Broken Wind Bird team badge and win with you."

Perhaps sensing the extremely simple yet extremely heavy obsession in Lusail's understated words, the Taoist finally regained his composure and said bluntly: "I don't understand."

"It's okay, I can explain."

Lusel grinned and said in a light tone, "You can understand that I hope you can do your best in this game, coordinate the overall situation in this game as a leader rather than a supporting role, and do everything you can to win."

The Taoist frowned and asked, "What does this have to do with you hiding the fact that you have mastered the domain?"

"Of course it does."

Lusail nodded seriously and asked, "What did you say our chances of winning are?"

"In a game with B, C, and E backgrounds, if we can play to our best, 40%."

The Taoist priest, who had simulated, deduced, and planned countless times in his mind, did not hesitate at all and immediately gave the same answer as when he expressed his opinion just now: "If it works well, it may even be close to 50%."

"Well, it's fine."

Lusail nodded immediately in affirmation, and then asked, "What about after I just said that I have mastered the domain and can hold off the awakened dragon for at least thirty minutes? Putting aside the dissatisfaction of hiding the truth from me, what are the chances of winning?"

"At least 60%, maybe even close to 70%..."

Because he had been studying the characteristics, gaps, advantages and disadvantages, mentality, habits and many other factors of both sides, the Taoist priest, who had already built a large number of models in his mind, gave the answer subconsciously, and then a hint of realization flashed across his eyes.

Lusail chuckled and crossed his arms over his chest, looking far-sighted.

"you are vicious."

The Taoist sighed and shook his head helplessly: "I admit defeat."

"Wait a minute! Can someone explain to me what happened?!"

After noticing that the atmosphere had eased a little, Shiyin immediately raised her hand and asked curiously, "Why did the captain hide things from us in that field? Why did Brother Xiaofang seem to be so angry just now? Why are you two reconciled again?"

Therefore, the Taoist priest who wanted to skip this topic had to explain reluctantly: "You can understand that the captain did not tell everyone his biggest trump card because he wanted to stimulate my potential."

Shion blinked: "Unleash our potential!?"

"It's my potential."

The corner of the Taoist's mouth twitched, and he explained in a very awkward tone: "The captain believes that only when the situation is absolutely unfavorable, I will stop looking ahead and behind, and make all-round arrangements with a broken jar mentality, calculating to the extreme just to get a little chance of winning."

Shiyin waited for half a second, and when she saw that the Taoist didn't intend to continue, she asked cautiously, "And then?"

"Then I did what he thought and found a way to create a framework that would barely keep us from suffering too much loss in front of the Red Constellation."

The Taoist priest held his chin up and said expressionlessly, "Based on this, plus the 'surprise' he just brought us, the chances of winning are indeed better than if we had just mentioned the domain matter from the beginning... probably."

"Wow!"

Shiyin immediately hugged Youming's arm and exclaimed, "Brother Xiaofang and the captain are both so amazing!"

"It's nothing special. I just try to maximize my strengths."

The relaxed Taoist priest spoke modestly, "In the final analysis, the strongest point of the Red Constellation is the existence of a supermodel like Xinglong. Our advantages are, first, we have gradually gotten used to the existence of such a supermodel over the years, and second, our individual strength is currently stronger than the Red Constellation without Xinglong, and they are not used to this."

Sunset smacked his lips, tilted his head and asked the gentleman, "They are not fools. They can't see that the captain has a domain, and they can't see why the individual strength is stronger? The ranking list is not for display. Not only are you and the captain on the front page, but Youming, Lingjie and I are also ranked higher than the Crimson Constellation's regulars."

"Heh, they are certainly not fools. They must have noticed that we are strong enough after struggling all the way in the [Realm of Innocence] and being led by the captain as a black mercenary. But this is not important."

The Taoist chuckled and said leisurely, "After all, being able to notice is one thing, and being able to get into the role is another. You know, over the years, those people from the Red Constellation have never suffered a loss in terms of hard power when facing us."

"Teach them a lesson."

Lusail stretched and said casually, "By the way, I'll help you consolidate your memory about the 'Windbreaker'. After all these days of fighting, I almost thought that the Red Constellation was the only club left on Earth."

"That depends on your execution ability."

"Good boy, you are getting tougher and tougher."

"Stop talking nonsense and tell me about your field. We still have time. I need to adjust the plan based on the situation..."

"it is good."

……

  at the same time

Public Space, Tokiwa Meeting Room

"Boss!"

"The boss is back!"

"Are you thirsty, Boss?"

"Boss and Xueyin are such a perfect match, and they have perfect chemistry."

As Sakaki appeared in the front hall, Adu, Jumu, Agatha, Lorelei, Little Thorn Wolf and Shinmen Musashi no Kami Fujiwara Genshin immediately came to greet him and took him back to the sofa in the middle of the room. They were all flattering and their admiration was beyond words. Then -

"Don't compare me to that girl."

Sakaki shook his head grimly and said coldly: "I am not qualified to have a tacit understanding with her."

After that, without waiting for the other five people to react, Sakaki briefly recounted the 'little episode' after Xue Yin took the initiative to add him as a friend, and came to the conclusion that if possible, he never wanted to deal with this idol again.

"But even so..."

A'Du, who was not good at intrigue, stroked his chin and said hesitantly: "I'm afraid we still have to build a good relationship with the [Joker], after all, the known members of that organization are Xue Yin, Shuang Ye and Mu Xue Jian. Tan Mo, who teamed up with the latter two, is definitely not a good person either. He must be very complicated."

"It doesn't matter. After all, 'don't want' and 'don't want' don't mean 'can't'. Haven't we always maintained a good relationship with the typing warrior's [Bath of Fire]?"

Boss Sakaki, who really didn't want to deal with a girl like Xue Yin, casually passed on the topic and asked, "So you guys all know about the EX-level trading card that's linked to [Windbreaker], right...?"

The five of them were stunned for a moment, then shook their heads in unison, saying in unison and firmly: "I don't know!"

"That's the higher-ups acting on their own initiative."

Although he would most likely join the management of [Tokiwa Studio] immediately after retirement, Sakaki, who was still just a "professional player" at the moment, shook his head, still with his usual sullen look, and brought the topic back to business.

"Hold a meeting and talk about the field."

……

"Whether it is the [Domain] or the [Inherent Boundary], its essence is to interfere with or overwrite the rules within a certain range based on one's own will."

On the other side, Lu Jiang was relaying the story to Mo Tan and Ji Xiaoge in her private room, and said hesitantly, "Then... well, because in addition to the strength of the soul, a considerable degree of mental strength is also required, so the frequency of the mysterious side's [Inherent Barrier] is higher than the non-mysterious side's [Domain]. But also because the threshold is relatively low, [Inherent Barrier] often has some useless abilities, and there are very few [Domains] with low or even negative cost-effectiveness."

After listening to this, Ji Xiaoge nodded repeatedly, holding Mo Tan's hand and asking Lu Jiang: "Anything else? Did Brother Long say anything else?"

Lu Jiang glanced at Ji Xiaoge with a subtle expression and said sarcastically, "Teacher Long has probably outlasted several generations of elves. You calling him 'big brother'..."

"Because Brother Oboro looks young."

Ji Xiaoge wrinkled her nose and said seriously, "Let me give you an example. Xiaolu, you must be in your twenties today, but even so, it must feel terrible to be called aunt by children on the street. But what if you hear them call you sister? Even if you are thirty, forty, or fifty years old, you will still be happy to be called sister!"

Lu-chan expressionless: "Is it possible...I want to be called brother?"

Ji Xiaoge: “That’s right!”

"Well, anyway, Sister Yege, I understand what you mean."

Lu Jiang, who had long been accustomed to such scenes, was not moved at all. She just shrugged and said, "It's a pity that this is all that Mr. Long told me. Although I asked about it at the time, he told me not to be too ambitious and think about those irrelevant things."

Ji Xiaoge pursed her lips nervously, gently squeezed Mo Tan's hand, and suggested nervously: "Then...then let's find some time to go back to the mountain in the near future?"

His face was a little pale, but he looked in good spirits. Mo Tan shook his head helplessly: "You are too nervous. I said I was fine."

"How can it be alright? How come you have no sense of crisis?"

Ji Xiaoge puffed up her cheeks, pinched the back of her online lover's hand with some concern, and then rubbed it with some pain: "Does it hurt?"

"What are you thinking?"

Mo Tan looked at Ji Xiaoge who was trying to offset the pinch with blowing and massage, and patted her hand gently: "I don't feel anything, okay."

"Mom!"

Ji Xiaoge was shocked at the time and said in panic, "You are unconscious!?"

"It's because you didn't use much strength..."

Mo Tan turned his head and looked at the winged beauty who was standing nearby with a tense face due to excessive worry, and said sincerely: "I'm fine, I'm really fine."

"It's not okay!"

Ji Xiaoge hugged Mo Tan's arm, wrinkled her nose and said worriedly: "You were very abnormal during the period of time! It must be because of that field! Didn't Xiaolu also say that that thing can affect the mind!"

Lu Jiang raised her right hand timidly and whispered, "I mean, Master Long said that it requires mental strength, won't it affect the spirit..."

"Little deer, don't talk yet!"

Although she tried very hard not to worry in the early stages of the game, she still panicked when she felt that someone was in an abnormal state. Ji Xiaoge bit her teeth and stared at Mo Tan: "I can see that! You are not feeling well!"

"I……"

Mo Tan opened his mouth, but in the end he still couldn't utter a word of rebuttal. Instead, he looked away and lied, "Maybe it's because I didn't get enough rest. I got caught in the rain when I went out during the day. Maybe I accidentally caught a cold or something."

"Ah! It rained heavily today. Could it be that we live very close to each other?"

"Not necessarily. Sister Yege, aren't you in City B? I'm in City S, and it's raining there too."

"You hate it."

"Uh……"

"silent!"

"Yes, I am."

"Go to bed!"

"what?"

"What if you really catch a cold! You won't be able to rest well in the game cabin! Go to bed now, take your temperature and call me before that... Never mind, just send me an email, the email address I left for you before, and then have a good rest!"

"I……"

"I know we're in an online relationship! But this is a special situation! I can't let you send me your temperature online again!"

"This……"

"obedient!"

"Ok."

"Okay, I'll log off and wait for your news~"

[I also suggest you log off immediately or return to the login interface. In short, don’t go to the public space for transfer. ]

"...?"

【very dangerous. 】

"...?!"

Chapter 2254: The End