Quadruple split.

Chapter 2288 Interlude: Invitation and Winning Over

Game time PM21:53

Public space, private room of Her Royal Highness the World's No.1 Princess

[So, why should I help appease such a monster...]

Standing in the pitch-black darkness, Yi Dong sighed deeply and asked the surrounding darkness with a haggard heart: "Can you turn on the light?"

"It's not very convenient~"

Xue Yin's clear and pleasant voice sounded from not far away. Although her tone was as pleasant as ever, compared with the heart-warming purity and softness in the live broadcast, at this moment it sounded more like some kind of decadent music that could make people think of all kinds of indescribable things. But if you listened carefully, you found that she was just speaking normally in a normal tone, without any additional skills.

Of course, as a tough guy who can stand up to Xue Yin's singing in real life, Yi Dong was not affected at all. He just said a little tiredly: "Okay, so what do you want to ask? Hurry up."

"Is what Tan told me true?"

"I don't know. Who knows what will come out of his mouth."

"Both Tan Mo and Hei Fan are Tan's characters?"

"As far as I know, that's the case."

"Besides this, does Tan have any other roles?"

"do not know."

"Mr. Zombie, you lied, but it doesn't matter. Are you and Tan a couple?"

"No, I am a straight man. All my care for him is from the perspective of a father."

"Okay, so does his ability to have multiple roles have anything to do with the fact that you're the clever ghost boy?"

"What do you mean?"

"It's that [Innocent Company] must have a close relationship with [Little Smart Ghost]. For example, behind the scenes are marginalized people, psychics and other acquaintances. And as Little Smart Ghost's young master, the son of President Yi and Gugu-chan, you gave the green light to Tan-chan, a good brother, so that he can have multiple roles at the same time."

"You have a very vivid imagination."

"which aspect?"

"I'm not here to be interrogated by you, idol."

"Tell them."

"My patience is limited."

"Is Tan sick?"

"……No."

"What's the illness? Is it mental?"

"You'll have plenty of time to verify this with him later."

"Hey! Then why did you come here to see me, Mr. Zombie?"

"I'm warning you to be careful with your words, especially towards 'Hei Fan' in the subsequent games."

"What? Could it be that 'Hei Fan' thinks that if I take too much care of him, some people will think too much? For example... Chen Wangyu?"

"What are you doing?"

"Don't worry, I'm not interested in 'Hei Fan'. Our soul wavelengths are very different. Just having a skin similar to Tan's is not enough to make Xue Yin look at me differently."

"..."

"If you have nothing else, please go back. Please also tell Brother Hei Fan that he doesn't need to worry about Xue Yin causing trouble for him. But if possible, I hope to let Tan and I talk as soon as possible. We have been apart more and less recently, and Xue Yin is a little too lonely."

"Coincidentally, 'Hei Fan' told me that if Xue Yin expressed that she felt lonely recently because she and Tan Mo were apart for a long time, she should make the song. The demo is just the beginning, not the end."

"Eh? Brother Hei Fan...haha, okay, okay, Xue Yin got it, Xue Yin will be good."

"That's it, I'll leave first."

Yi Dong pinched his eyebrows and felt that chatting with this planet-level idol was much more tiring than playing in the game.

"Teacher Zombie, take care~"

The girl's sweet voice came from the darkness, as pleasant as ever.

So, in the next second, Yi Dong, who had left Xue Yin's private space neatly, appeared in public space No. 143. The reason why he did not go back directly to the private room which has now become the meeting room of the [Haunted Church] was that he felt he needed a few minutes to calm down.

After all, although communicating with Xueyin doesn’t require much brainpower, it is still very tiring.

then……

"Winter?"

Accompanied by a voice that was not as pleasant as Xueyin's, but was extremely comfortable to Yidong, a soft and unpretentious cry, a cool girl with smooth shoulder-length hair and a punk style, with her hands behind her back, poked her head out from his side, and her beautiful eyes widened in surprise——

"What a coincidence! Is it really you?"

……

  Game time PM21:57

Public space, meeting room in a haunted church

"so slow."

Gu Xiaole puffed up her cheeks and complained cutely, "What on earth is that guy doing? Could it be that he was taken away by a bad woman for a date? I'm so sad."

Yu Chen smiled, then turned to look at Mo Tan who was sitting next to him, and jokingly said, "Where's this guy? Isn't he going to date a bad woman or something?"

"I'm not Yidong."

Considering that both Tan Mo and Mo have been eliminated, Mo Tan, who is now free from worries, smiled proudly: "Of course I don't plan to go anywhere... eh?"

Yu Chen wrinkled his nose and pretended to be angry: "Not planning on what? You don't plan on staying here honestly, right?"

Mo Tan coughed lightly, touched the tip of his nose and said, "Of course I plan to stay here honestly, but..."

The girl blinked and asked curiously, "Just what?"

"Wait a mininute."

Mo Tan said this, and then fell into a brief state of absent-mindedness. It took several seconds for his eyes to regain clarity. He said awkwardly, "I may have to leave here for a while..."

After realizing that the other party was not joking, Yu Chen did not pretend to be angry like before, but just gave Mo Tan a sweet smile: "Don't come back too late."

"It shouldn't take long."

Mo Tan also smiled and asked, "Do you want to go with me?"

"Eh?!"

Yu Chen was stunned for a moment, and after a while she responded, she covered her mouth and whispered, "Can I go too?"

"sure."

Mo Tan nodded and shrugged, "Just now, Captain Lusel from [Windbreaker] added me as his friend, saying that there is an important event in the game that he wants to discuss. Some big clubs and studios have already agreed to it, and we, the casual players who performed very well in the game, are the second batch."

Yu Chen was shocked to find that the invitation came from the opponent in the next game. His face was full of disbelief: "It's an amazing person who invited us to talk about amazing things!"

"Everyone can go together. If you don't want to, Captain Lusel hopes that at least one of us will go." Mo Tan shrugged and asked the girls present, "What do you think?"

Gu Xiaole waved her hand and was the first to express her attitude: "Sis is not interested, so don't take me with you, Tanjiang."

"I'm not interested either."

Ji Xiaoge, who was so bored that she hung herself on the chandelier, shook her wings lazily and said casually: "Besides, I'm not from the [Haunted Church]."

Yu Chen also shrank his neck and said softly, "There are too many people. I don't want to go..."

"I didn't say there would be a lot of people, okay, although there shouldn't be a few..."

Mo Tan scratched his hair and then turned to Yu Ying: "What about you?"

The latter glanced at Mo Tan expressionlessly and said dryly, "Is there anyone there who needs to be stabbed to death with a fatal blow?"

"..."

Mo Tan curled his lips and ignored the poor girl who was hit by Xiao Xiaobai's words in the recording. He then stood up and said to the others, "Then I'll go first and come back later."

After saying that, he accepted the invitation to the private space sent by Lusel and disappeared directly into a white light.

"Hmm~"

Yu Chen fell on the sofa where she was the only one left. Her slender legs swayed restlessly, and she seemed a little uneasy.

"Why? Are you afraid that Tan-chan is too handsome and will be targeted by bad women?"

Gu Xiaole chuckled and waved his hand to comfort her, "Don't think about it. This kind of thing is simply impossible."

"Well, it's not impossible!"

“It’s just impossible.”

"Woo..."

"Haha, Chenchen, what's with that expression on your face? You're not trying to say that you are that person, are you?"

"I can't..."

"You are a good girl. Didn't I just say a bad woman?"

"I'm such a bad person!"

"Okay, okay, Chenchen is the worst, come quickly, while Tanjiang is not here, let your sister pinch your little face!"

"ah!"

……

  Game time PM21:59

Public space, Broken Bird Club meeting room·renovation

"Hahahaha, welcome, Brother Hei Fan~"

With a hearty laugh, Lusail trotted over from a distance, stretched out his right hand and grinned at Mo Tan: "Thank you for your kindness. It's an honor to be here."

Not surprised by Lusail's enthusiasm, Mo Tan shook hands with him politely and said with a reserved smile, "I have heard of Old Master Lu's name for a long time. It is my great honor to be here."

"Brother, you are too modest. Let's be frank. Based on your record in Misha County and Sumire, even if we put all of us together, we can't even compare to you."

Lusail shook his head and led the way to the long table not far away: "Come this way, everyone has almost arrived. Time is short and the task is heavy. Let's finish the conversation and rest early."

So, Mo Tan followed Lusail to a long table not far away, and as expected, he saw many familiar or famous faces -

Lucy and Kasena from the [Sailor Moon] team, Zhu Lan and Mackai from the [Heavy Metal] team, Huo Hong and Nan Nan Nan from the [Children Can't Learn] team, Futaba and Mu Xuejian from the [Joker] team, the foodie dad from the [Parents Are Tired] team, Sakaki Boss from the [Tokiwa Studio], Wangcai from the [Stinky Beggar] team, Greek Milk from the [Infinite Mining] team, Bai Hua Sha from the [Ying Ying Yan] team, and Ke Ren from the [Evil Valley].

Together with Lusel and Fang Shi from the [Wind-Breaking Bird] club, the value of this table is definitely not low. Especially after the competition has reached this stage, many people have become well-known figures who have broken through the circle, and the popularity can be said to be as high as it can be.

The reason why he called everyone here was clearly stated by Lusail in the message.

"A big event, a very big event that is about to happen in the world of innocence."

After Mo Tan sat down, Lusail immediately got straight to the point and said in a serious tone, "Old Lu, I know everyone's time is precious, so let's not be polite, no small talk, no nonsense, just make things clear before we study other things, what do you think?"

Everyone, including Mo Tan, who didn't like red tape, nodded in unison.

So, Lusel spent about ten minutes talking about what the major clubs and studios had discussed before. In short, it was -

"You want the entire player city?"

Lucy fanned herself with a stack of ghost money she got from somewhere, and confirmed, "Because we found a piece of undeveloped land at the border of Mirkwood and Elf Forest that can only be entered by players. It has a convenient geographical location and is likely to be taken over by us aliens after we clear out the monsters inside?"

Lusail nodded vigorously and praised: "Very insightful, Miss Lucy's summary is perfect."

"Thank you."

Lucy nodded and asked directly, "So, the reason you are looking for us 'outsiders' should be simply to improve the efficiency and completion of the mission in that world, right?"

The Taoist priest sitting next to Lusel nodded slightly, and then added: "That's right, but in addition to that, we also hope to make friends with you in the process of fighting side by side, and even..."

"To recruit us into the group?"

Futaba, who had been pretending to sleep with her eyes downcast from the beginning and only now raised her face, smiled playfully: "Isn't it a bit too obvious? Can you guys tell me who you are coming for?"

Her eyes swept over Baihuasha, Keren, Boss Sakaki and Lusser, and the curve of her mouth was cunning and playful.

Then, after some eye contact, Sakaki was the first to break the silence and looked at the kind-looking foodie dad sitting opposite him who had some seborrheic alopecia: "Do you still remember me?"

"of course I remember."

The latter nodded and confirmed: "I remember when we last met, you were still called Huo Jian, right?"

"Is such that."

Sakaki smiled at his idol, and then asked directly, "Are you interested in joining Tokiwa? You just need to cooperate with the studio in the general direction, without any mandatory tasks or online time. I can give you cadre treatment. If... you are willing to come, you can get superstar treatment."

At the end of his speech, Sakaki became unusually nervous, and stood up under Lusail's surprised gaze, his eyes full of anticipation.

however--

"Feel sorry."

The foodie dad shook his head and said with a smile, "We are more suitable to be casual players. It's okay to play with the kids occasionally, but we can't really play and keep up with the pace if we join a studio."

"Okay, I know."

After realizing the other party's determination, Boss Sakaki didn't waste any more words. He just turned seamlessly to look at Huohong, the son of the foodie father, and said seriously: "Join [Tokiwa], you will be treated as a cadre, have pocket money every month, and will not delay your studies and rest. I guarantee that you can become stronger in a short time. Do you want to come?"

"How strong can it become?"

"I will arrange professional-level training and resources for you. Ideally, you will be able to defeat your father in a one-on-one duel within six months."

"I promise."

"readily."

Chapter 2279: The End