Quadruple split.

Chapter 2828 Fear and Grief

In short, just as the divine song predicted, and what Boss Luo didn't expect, after the [Debate on Guilt - Team Battle], the ID Black Vane had already entered the field of vision of major professional player organizations. In fact, even before the competition, the latter was already quite famous because of the post "Misha's Diary" and the world mission [Defend the Holy Mountain], which had a considerable number of players. In addition, many players were present at the [War League] in Academy City, and they also bragged about Black Vane in various discussion groups after listening to the commentary of Lei Ersi and La Ersi.

With just a little background check, major gaming clubs and studios would never let go of Mo Tan, this highly valuable exclusive player from the "Innocent Realm."

Although his personal strength is considered very weak by professional players (he has never made it onto the individual combat power rankings), even so, his command skills in the [War League] and [Debate on Guilt], and his strategic expertise in Misha County and Sumir that allows him to manage countless warriors, are enough to attract numerous ambitious player factions to extend olive branches to him.

However, after a detailed investigation into the character 'Black Van's' journey in the [Innocent Realm], very few people still wanted to recruit him directly and bring him under their command.

The reason is simple: the Black Brahma Priest, who has become famous in the War League, has become a treasure of the Dawn Cult and the Holy Church Alliance. So much so that they are even willing to give him command of a border city. Admittedly, this position is not only very important, but also extremely risky if one wants to achieve something. However, everyone knows that the least worrying thing for 'players' is risk.

At least for a character like 'Black Vanish', whose strength is already extremely weak, rebuilding the character would be almost harmless, as his main talents are almost entirely tied to his own existence, so there is no risk involved.

The professional players, who were already well aware of how 'human-like' the NPCs in the [Realm of Innocence] were, naturally did not think that those from the Holy Church Alliance could 'ignore' Mo Tan's characteristics.

In other words, the success rate of such a collaboration with the Holy Church to poach someone is virtually zero. This is because, in addition to the Church itself being unlikely to release the person, there is also the player 'Chen Wangyu' who is nominally the rumored girlfriend but is most likely actually in a relationship with Hei Fan.

This means that the attempt to entice Black Fan personally has essentially been sentenced to death.

Or, to put it another way, go and dig up the Holy Maiden Chen Wangyu of the Dawn Cult?
LOL. Just imagining that their group would be targeted by a behemoth like the Dawn Cult would make Jiuzhong, Fangshi, and Old King Shengguang suffer from irregular periods, crazy hair loss, and osteoporosis.

Just like how the [Golden Baby] studio would never go looking for trouble with local competitors like [Steam Consortium], [Gold Coin Merchants Association], or [Wealth Cult], when the two sides are not even in the same league and the players do not have much of an advantage, it would be tantamount to suicide.

If you don't believe me, just look at the Undying Studio that accidentally offended the Viper Guild. They were completely wiped out, and the Undying Studio was wiped out. They were all killed and forced to rebuild their characters.

In conclusion, although everyone is paying attention to Mo Tan, no one is rushing to win him over. They even fully committed themselves to the limited-time dungeon when it was first developed and manpower was most needed. They didn't even send out a public relations person to make initial contact with Hei Fan (Luo Ou is not a public relations person; he is a casual player and boss).

However, the lack of action for the time being does not mean there will be no action in the future. As the limited-time Greater Rift has entered a steady progress phase, everyone's minds have started to stir, and they are preparing to contact that Black Vanish Priest to build rapport and do him a favor.

There are three main reasons—

First and foremost, and most simply, is to strengthen the bond with Hei Fan. After learning about the events in the Blood Barbarian Region online, no one believes that Hei Fan would refuse a powerful ally with immense potential. Even if the word "business" is never mentioned, a sufficient amount of "kindness" can still be left behind. This "kindness" towards Hei Fan is very likely to be transformed into "favor" in the future, which will definitely be beneficial to everyone.

Secondly, it would be to establish connections with the Holy Church. After fulfilling the first condition, which was to make Black Fan have a good impression of his group, it would be a win-win situation to get in touch with the Dawn Sect and even the entire Holy Church and find a well-known 'friend' on the continent.

It is worth mentioning that, considering the special nature of players, especially professional players, the proportion of clericals among them is very low. Although extremists with the talent of "the faithless" are extremely rare, there are many people who are not suitable for the relevant profession.

Finally, and most importantly, wherever Black Vane is, there always seems to be a series of large-scale conflicts or events. Large-scale conflicts and events in the game mean regional or world quests, which are of paramount importance to professional players, ranking as T0.

The reason is simple: these two types of tasks only calculate the player's contribution, and NPCs cannot participate in receiving rewards. In the competition between players, studios and clubs have unique advantages in terms of quality, quantity, organization, and discipline. This ensures that they can rely on their system advantages to obtain high rankings and high completion rates, and ultimately obtain a large number of high-quality rewards.

So, after repeatedly confirming, analyzing, and gathering information, and realizing that Black Vane was probably planning something big, all the professional player organizations took action at the same time. They prepared to send a group of 'sincere' people to contact Black Vane, ensuring that it wouldn't delay their limited-time dungeon contribution points too much.

The Cleaner, however, keenly noticed this 'opportunity' and immediately found Jiuzhong. After a brief discussion, he persuaded Jiuzhong to change his mind, transforming the original four-person elite squad of Hanmei, Hanguang, Gentleman, and Yinyue into a three-person team consisting of the Crimson Prince, Xueran, and the Cleaner himself. He also canceled the secrecy measures and directly took the lead in contacting other colleagues.

As expected, all the top-tier clubs and studios that were contacted had similar plans. Moreover, because the limited-time dungeons were being promoted jointly, the efficiency of each party in gathering intelligence was roughly the same, so even the timing of their planned actions was unusually synchronized.

As a result, the dozen or so secret teams that originally harbored ulterior motives immediately transformed into a community of elites, directly continuing their cooperative methods from the timed secret realm.

This is an extremely terrifying sense of smell.

This is an innate, sensitive analysis of situations, confined to the framework of the 'game'.

This is a reaction speed that even Jiuchong, Hanmei, Fangshi, Lusail, Holy Light Old King, Guoshi Wushuang, and Banmu Laoda could hardly match.

In fact, the one who single-handedly carried the [Red Constellation] and pushed it to the altar was never a player who was 'good at fighting', but a player who was 'good at playing games'. And in the concept of 'playing games', talents like Jiuzhong who are fully committed to logistics and planning would also be included.

The fact that Shenqu immediately contacted Jiuzhong to revise the action plan after obtaining limited information from Luo Ou proves that his talent in this area is no less than Jiuzhong's.

Based on this, Xinglong believes that the past hit songs were twice as strong as his own in terms of competition.

This is simply—

……

"monster."

The Taoist priest, who had just gotten rid of the bitch cat, smiled slightly and walked briskly alongside the cleaner, saying in the same light tone, "Senior, it's been a long time. How have you been?"

"You kid..."

The cleaner scratched his head and frowned, "Did you just call me a 'monster'?"

"How could that be? I meant 'monster senior,' there was just a slight deviation in the punctuation."

The Taoist priest shook his head and said slowly, "I heard from Jiu Chong that although she was involved in this collaborative plan, the proposer was someone else. If nothing unexpected happens, it should be you, senior, right?"

However, the cleaner looked at the sorcerer with a blank expression and asked in bewilderment, "Huh?"

"Of course, I'm just guessing."

The Taoist priest chuckled and continued unhurriedly, "That person could of course be Hanmei, the Gentleman, or the Pioneer, but in my opinion, you, Senior, are the most suspicious."

As the cleaner stroked his stubble, he turned to the Crimson Prince and asked, "What's this guy mumbling about?"

"I don't know, you guys talk."

The Crimson Prince had no intention of cooperating with the Cleaner and immediately turned slightly to the side, walking towards the bloodstained direction.

He said he didn't know.

The cleaner turned back to the sorcerer, looking completely innocent, and said, "I don't know either."

The sorcerer narrowed his eyes slightly and asked, "Then who do you think it is, senior? Who is it that has a judgment that surpasses even Jiuzhong, myself, and Guoshi Wushuang in this situation, and who can also directly offer advice and strategies to Jiuzhong?"

"I don't know." The cleaner took two cigarettes out of his pocket and handed one to the sorcerer: "Want one?"

The Taoist priest paused for a moment, then immediately waved his hand to politely decline, saying, "Uh, no... thank you."

"Oh."

The cleaner nodded, then put away one of the sticks, and while lighting the remaining one, asked, "You don't know how?"

"Actually, I do."

The Taoist priest gave a wry smile and said helplessly, "I just can't get used to your strong cigarettes, senior."

"I see, that's quite honest."

The cleaner took a drag of his cigarette and casually asked, "Then why did you lie just now?"

"..."

After about half a second of silence, the Taoist priest let out a soft breath and said calmly, "As expected, I couldn't get anything out of you. I'm sorry, senior, I did lie. Jiuzhong didn't actually tell me any of that."

The cleaner nodded slightly and said nonchalantly, "Definitely. After we finished talking, I specifically told her not to make a fuss, otherwise I'll go with whoever tries to poach me."

"what?"

The alchemist was immediately shocked and asked in astonishment, "Senior, are you admitting it?"

"So you admit it."

The cleaner nodded readily, glancing at the sorcerer: "Since you've got your eye on me, even if I don't admit it, you probably won't believe me, so I have no choice but to admit it?"

The sorcerer's gaze sharpened, and his expression visibly tensed, completely losing his previous composure. He asked in a dry voice, "Is it really you?"

"Uh……"

The cleaner hesitated for a moment, then asked tentatively, "Or maybe not?"

"You really love to joke around, senior."

The sorcerer finally relaxed again, and said with a subtle expression, "To be honest, I really didn't expect that the high and mighty Divine Song Master, who seemed to be separated from me by an insurmountable chasm, would turn into this."

The cleaner waved his hand dismissively, looking disgusted, and said irritably, "I don't call myself that anymore."

“Yes, Cleaner Senior.”

The sorcerer readily changed his form of address and then asked directly, "So you're planning a comeback?"

The cleaner did not answer the sorcerer immediately, but after walking forward for about half a minute, he said softly, "I haven't decided yet."

"call."

The sorcerer breathed a huge sigh of relief, his entire body visibly relaxing. In his extreme relaxation, he even inadvertently used polite language: "I thought you weren't going to answer me."

The Scavenger chuckled and said with amusement, "Am I really that intimidating to you [Windbreaker Birds]?"

"I can't say."

Fang Shi tugged at his sleeve and answered honestly, "After all, it's been too long since you retired. Although I was already striving to become a 'professional player' when you were still active, and I analyzed your various tactics and playing styles, it's been so many years that I've almost forgotten everything I remembered. However..."

The cleaner, quite rudely, threw his cigarette butt on the ground, stomped it out, and asked in a low voice without turning around, "But what?"

"But one thing is certain."

Fang Shi took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, "At this moment, as the vice-captain standing next to Lusail and a professional player under the Broken Wind Bird Club, I have no desire to be on the opposite side of you in any game or match."

"Haha."

The cleaner chuckled and said cheerfully, "It's not that exaggerated, but you're quite the flatterer. Luselle is really lucky."

"I'm telling the truth, but I also understand your mindset, Cleaner Senior."

"Oh? What do you think my mindset is?"

"You've probably forgotten just how strong you are."

"You mean I'm strong without realizing it?"

"This kind of thing is not uncommon, and it's perfectly normal for it to happen to someone who has been retired for many years."

"Well said, but you're completely wrong."

"Uh?"

“I know very well how strong I am, but…”

"Just what?"

"I'm just a little scared."

"Afraid? What are you afraid of? Afraid of losing?"

"I'm afraid that once I get serious, I'll look around and find that there's no one I can fight, and I'll just wait in vain until my youthful years are over."

Chapter 2819: The End