Full-time master: I have a spirit behind me.

Chapter 974 Side Story: Reunion with [Emptiness] and [White] (Part 1)

"Finally... checkmate!" Kong sat cross-legged in the night sky, with Bai sitting obediently on Kong's lap, staring intently at the little boy opposite him.

Using the racial tokens of the sixteen races as chess pieces, the starry sky as the chessboard, and the One God as the opponent, the final game of this world has come to an end.

Empty, white, defeated the god of games.

The little boy glanced at the situation on the field, a bright smile spreading across his face: "Well, we lost again... As expected of you guys! Playing with you is definitely the most fun! Well then, as a reward, a Star Cup..."

"Ah, forget about that, we're not interested in that." Kong breathed a sigh of relief, lay back in the starry sky, hugged Bai, and a relieved smile appeared on his face: "Compared to that kind of thing, defeating you is much more satisfying! We won!"

"Yeah! We won!" Bai echoed.

……

In an instant, Tet seemed to see the shadow of an old friend overlap with the brother and sister in front of him: "Just like what you say... But as the victors, we can't leave without a reward. Tell me, what kind of reward do you want?"

"As for the reward..." Sora stroked his chin, looked down at Shiro who was also looking up at him, and their eyes met: "If possible, we'd like to see our only friends from the real world..."

"We had agreed to meet at Christmas that year, but those two stood us up."

"Eh?" Tetu looked away guiltily. He didn't intend to tell the two siblings in front of him that he had actually made an agreement with someone else to force Li Wen and Su Muqiu to complete the mission and teleport them to the next world.

After all, if those two guys didn't leave, Sora and Shiro wouldn't have played games with him properly.

"Is it not possible? Even the One God has things he can't do," Kong asked.

“We can do it, but you have to come back…” Tetu looked at the two siblings in front of him expectantly.

Sora and Shiro simultaneously turned to look at their friends standing behind them: "Ah, of course."

"Oh, by the way, can we borrow this one too?" Kong smiled, picked up the Star Cup, and shook it.

"Hey, you guys are really going all out! Idiots!"

……

"Boss, aren't you going to spend Christmas Eve with your wife and niece?" the branch leader of the Glory 18th District's Firewood Guild asked with a smile.

"Get lost! It's all because you guys are useless! You can't even run a guild properly!" Old Wei muttered irritably, "Otherwise, I would have sent Xiao Lin to her grandfather's house and taken her out for a romantic date with your sister-in-law by now!"

"Cough cough..." The members of the branch studio coughed.

You can't entirely blame them. This year's events were exceptionally chaotic. Major guilds pulled a lot of people from other regions to target the Xin Huo guild, shouting slogans like "teams are teams, guilds are guilds" and "we'll boycott Xin Huo's development in the new region." What could they do?
"Listen to my command, let's head towards the advanced area. I've calculated it, the monsters in the advanced area give slightly more points. On average, a three-person team can kill one monster to balance the points. Also, there are fewer people in the advanced area and more point-earning monsters. Give them all..." Old Wei shouted.

"Ah...it seems we're on the same page, Boss Wei." A somewhat familiar voice rang out, cheerfully greeting Old Wei.

Old Wei turned his head and saw that a number of players were appearing one after another on the other side, all of them wearing the Blue River Pavilion guild prefix above their heads.

Damn it... Old Wei cursed under his breath. He was about to retort and show off his seniority when he saw a bunch of players with colorful names running over.

There's no need to distinguish their names; there's a 120% chance they're from Zhongcaotang.

Old Wei's eyes darted around: "The brothers from Zhongcao are here? The people from Blue River Pavilion are discussing wiping you out with us. What price can you offer?"

"Brother Wei, stop stirring things up! We've all discussed this. Your Xin Huo development is getting a bit too domineering. We need to resist it properly, or you won't give us any way to survive!" shouted the leader from Zhongcaotang.

"That makes sense, but the first bird to stick its neck out always suffers the biggest losses, doesn't it? Blue River Pavilion has offered us terms..."

Before they could finish their persuasion, groups from various guilds began to attack from the other side.

They weren't the most elite among the major guilds, but... their combined numbers were three or four times that of the Firelight Guild.

Meanwhile, news has been circulating from time to time that major guilds in other regions have joined forces to boycott the Torch Guild.

Damn... this time, I'm really screwed.

Old Wei narrowed his eyes: "With them..."

"Huh? Boss Wei, it seems like things are getting chaotic on the outskirts? Someone's broken in? Is it one of ours?" the guild member on lookout shouted.

"As expected of Boss Wei, he had already made preparations! Is it our Flourishing Blossoms and Bloodstained Scenery that's coming?"

"It doesn't seem like it? A battle mage and a gunslinger?"

"Huh? It's Captain Li and Captain Qiu?"

"No way? Captain Li is having a candlelight dinner with the landlady. I just liked the post. Captain Qiu has a match this week, so he can't possibly participate in any events, right?"

Old Wei was also stunned. He himself had been dragged over at the last minute, and he hadn't even had time to notify the others. These two reinforcements... no, they couldn't really be called reinforcements: "What are their IDs?!"

"ID... Hmm? Are their IDs hidden? I can't see them..."

"I'll try adding a friend! Huh? There's a system error? Their IDs are blank too!"

"What the hell?" Old Wei frowned. The surroundings were starting to get a bit chaotic. Old Wei knew that if they didn't seize this opportunity soon, they might really have to return to the city as a group: "Everyone, break into smaller groups and rush out! Those outside, prepare to provide support and carry out flanking maneuvers! Those two, quickly recruit people into your teams. No matter what, we members of the Fire of the Sea must remember this kindness! Let's go!"

"Oh!"

Old Wei was naturally the primary target of all the guilds. He was completely defeated without much struggle. Old Wei didn't ask the priest to revive him, intending to check if there were any weaknesses in the enemy's formation first.

however……

"Holy crap, that's incredible? These two are still alive?!"

"We're out of mana! Quick, quick, someone go and restore mana to those two heroes!"

"No way, they're still killing?"

Old Wei was stunned, turned his head to look at the source of the sound, and quickly walked over: "What's going on... Holy crap?!"

Old Wei stared wide-eyed at the two figures in front of him.

Even with Lao Wei's discerning eye, he couldn't see any flaws. Even Ye Xiu and Xiao Wen's combined spear and lance technique couldn't compare.

Do not……

Old Wei knew in his heart that this was already filtered. Perhaps, it was even stronger.

Old Wei's eyes lit up, and he quickly took off the headphones of the member in front of him, deftly opening the full channel: "Two heroes! Thank you for your help! How about we add each other as friends, or come join our 'Passing on the Torch' group?!"

"Uh, he hasn't replied yet, Boss Wei!"

"Damn it, I have ears!" Old Wei cursed irritably.

The enemy moved quickly, and their sharpshooters were extremely skilled. With their coordinated attacks, they quickly cleared a path. Although the Fire Elite Group suffered considerable losses, they were not completely wiped out.

That's expert! You definitely have to pull it back!
Old Wei was somewhat unwilling to give up. He chased the person away, then charged forward with his ninja, wanting to demonstrate the power of the Fire of the Nation, just in case...

"Brother, someone's rushing over there."

"Ah, let me see... the Flame Guild, that's Xiao Wen and Lao Su's guild. Oh well, never mind them. Tsk, doesn't this game have any hidden mechanics like perfect dodge? Taking on a whole group at once is really tough..."

"Um……"

Ok?
Old Wei was taken aback. These two had just mentioned Xiao Wen and Lao Su? Were they Xiao Wen's friends? Who was Lao Su? Su Mucheng?

Damn, he died again.

In online games, nothing is surprising. Getting wiped out by a skill that appears out of nowhere in a chaotic crowd is even more normal. A slight lapse in concentration can lead to certain death. But those two on the other side have survived for so long, and with the support from the elite priest group, they seem capable of continuing the fight.

"Boss?"

"Never mind that for now. They seem to be acquaintances of Xiao Wen. You guys stick to your usual strategy and go to other leveling areas, spread out a bit, and try to climb the leaderboards. I'll go ask Xiao Wen... Uh, never mind, let's wait until tomorrow." Old Wei remembered what Li Wen had said today—that he had just coaxed Li Xue to Chu Yunxiu's place so they could have some alone time. If they disturbed them now...

Forget it.

Old Wei sighed, took off his headphones. If it weren't for the teamwork, there was no point in him staying here, so he simply packed up and went home.

With this matter on his mind, he couldn't sleep soundly. The next morning, after giving his wife and little angel Christmas gifts, he couldn't help but secretly call Li Wen.

"Hey?"

"Who is it?" Chu Xue's voice was muffled on the other end of the phone.

Damn it, this is bad. Old Wei closed his eyes in pain.

"Yes, Boss Wei, Sister Xue, you should sleep a little longer," Li Wen said softly. Then, he heard the rustling sound of someone getting out of bed. "Boss Wei, didn't you say you were going to spend time with your wife today? Is there anything I can help you with?"

"Um... well, could you put in a good word for me with Xue later?" Old Wei remembered how he had asked the finance department to convert part of his dividends into cash to hide some money from Chu Xue, but she had betrayed him. Just thinking about it made his knees ache. "By the way, it's important. Yesterday I met two experts in the online game. One was a marksman, and the other was a battle mage. They were very skilled, and I think they even knew you. If you have time, go to the new server and contact them. If they came to our Ember, we could win for another ten years!"

Li Wen on the other end of the phone was slightly taken aback. There were very few people who could earn such praise from Lao Wei, no, there should be none... At least, in his memory, there was absolutely no one who could deserve such accolades...

No, that's not right, there's someone!
Li Wen was taken aback, and asked anxiously, "Boss Wei, their IDs... are they blank? Did you hear their voices? Were they a man and a woman?!"

"You really do know them!" Old Wei said excitedly. "No, Xiao Wen, you knew such experts all along, how come you... Hey? Xiao Wen?"

Li Wen hurriedly hung up the phone and returned to his room, where Chu Xue was looking at him gently: "What's wrong? Why are you in such a hurry?"

"Two good friends we haven't seen in ages have come to see us!" Li Wen said happily. "Sister Xue, I'm going to the club first. You can get some more sleep. I'll come back to pick you up later after I've confirmed everything!"

"Okay." Chu Xue hugged Li Wen. "See you later."

After leaving home, she hurriedly took the elevator and ran out of the building. Even Wu Xuefeng, who was returning from buying breakfast, didn't notice her. Wu Xuefeng looked at Li Wen, whose small figure was now only visible, with some confusion: "Xiao Wen, why are you in such a hurry?"

……

"Hello, Captain Li?"

"Hello there!"

"Huh? Captain Li?"

"Hello there!"

Li Wen hurriedly greeted everyone and rushed into the Silver Weapon R&D lab, running to his cubicle and quickly closing the door: "Brother Mu Qiu!"

"Hmm?" Shishigi turned around with some confusion. "Eh? Isn't Wenmi spending time with his wife today? Why are you at the club?"

“Blank is here!” Li Wen said happily.

"What the heck?" Su Muqiu was taken aback: "Those two gaming freaks are here?!"

"Um... Anyway, I have a feeling it's them!" Li Wen picked up Su Muqiu, put her on his shoulder, and hurriedly ran out of the research and development room and into the new district guild studio.

"Captain Li?" The staff were all stunned. The studio was under Lao Wei's jurisdiction. Other Ember members rarely came to the studio unless Lao Wei was angered by someone and brought in as thugs.

"Um, everyone, don't worry about me. Who's the guild leader? Does anyone have a spare account card? Give me one!" Li Wen asked.

"Yes, yes, Captain Li, you can use mine!" the president said, somewhat flattered.

"No need, no need, any random number will do!" Li Wen shook his head. The chairman didn't insist and quickly took out a random number that he originally intended to use as a spy and handed it to Li Wen.

"Thank you!" Li Wen took the account card, left the club, and hurriedly returned to Su Muqiu's personal research and development room.

Card login...

World Channel
[Empty, white! We're here! [Coordinates]]

An inconspicuous piece of information was quickly scrolled up.

Meanwhile, inside an e-sports hotel in K city, a smile appeared on the man's face: "I told you, this method would definitely work!"

"Mhm!" Bai nodded seriously: "Shall we go find them?"

"Let's go, let's go!" Kong laughed. "It's been so long since I played games with those two. If they don't satisfy us, they won't get their Christmas presents!"

One Christmas gift that should make Su Muqiu very happy.

(End of this chapter)