Don't provoke mentally ill people in the infinite flow genre!

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After clearing the Eternal Night cruise ship instance, Yan Zhao, as Yi Zanglan's agent and the second-in-command of Black Wind Stronghold, received Jiang Ling's friend request and had to explain to her again why Yi Zanglan refused to add him as a friend.

Jiang Ling took the initiative to suggest it. She noticed that Black Wind Village had not opened up access, while she happened to have access because she was matched in the same game. She thought it was a rare coincidence and hoped to join the team with her brother.

She had also received an invitation from Ouyang Yu, but based on her own preferences, she declined and decided to choose Yi Zanglan instead.

Yan Zhao asked Yi Zanglan for his opinion, and Yi Zanglan agreed, reasoning that the brother and sister were of good character and had rare skills, and it was better to keep such teammates for himself than to leave them for others.

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Two days later, the Black Wind Stronghold team members had their first get-together at a barbecue restaurant in the north of Anle District, where Yi Zanglan had booked a private room.

Wang Mingyue also went. This young girl, who was only at the Gold rank, was seeing so many big shots for the first time. In the past, she would never have dared to even dream of it.

Cursed Master, Koi Fish Doll, Invisible Assassin, Ghostly God of Wealth, Mirror Twins...

She got this opportunity entirely by sheer luck, being matched with Yi Zanglan in her first game, and promptly correcting her mindset by clinging to his coattails.

To show her sincerity, she specially prepared a custom-made name tag pendant for each member of the team, which was the maximum she could afford at the moment.

"I know that I am quite different from everyone else, and I will work harder in the future. I hope to become friends with everyone."

"Oh, don't say that," Su Su kindly comforted her, then pointed to her boyfriend Li Siqi next to her, "Look at us, we're pretty ordinary too, but we're still sitting here, aren't we? The captain said that she values ​​loyalty and courage more than strength."

"To possess both loyalty and courage is already extraordinary." Yi Zanglan calmly examined the amulet hanging between his fingers. "It's quite pretty. I'll hang it on my desk later."

Tang Yunxi exclaimed happily, "You even have koi embroidery on this? That's so thoughtful, thank you Mingyue!"

"Ah, I just picked them out a bit based on everyone's titles..."

Yi Zanglan handed the menu to Wang Mingyue: "What do you like to eat? Order whatever you like. Today, the God of Wealth will pay for everything."

Following the direction she pointed, Qin Shaoyu, sitting opposite her, was flashing a bright smile revealing eight teeth.

"Hehe, eat more, don't be shy."

His signature purple hair has recently been dyed dark brown and cut shorter, making him look much better.

Wang Mingyue quickly pushed the menu back: "No, no, I'm not picky about food, I can eat anything."

However, in the short time it took to say those two sentences, her tension eased considerably, and she became noticeably more relaxed.

"If she won't order, then you order." Yi Zanglan handed the menu to Yan Zhao again. "Although your cooking skills aren't great, your food sense is pretty high."

Yan Zhao rolled her eyes at her, annoyed: "Thank you, huh?"

Tang Yunxi leaned closer: "Zhaozhao, I want black truffle chicken thigh, mixed mushroom beef, grilled eel, thick-cut pork belly..."

"Tsk, just order whatever you want."

On the other side, Shen Yubai, who serves as the team's "beauty diplomat" (a title bestowed by the team leader), is chatting with the Jiang siblings.

"Mr. Shen, your rank is almost at Jade, and your profile shows you have a special skill. You should be a top player," Jiang Ling asked curiously. "How come my brother has no recollection of your livestreams, and we can't find any discussion posts about you on the forums?"

Shen Yubai replied gently, "Because I don't do live streams often."

"Oh? That's like cutting off our source of revenue. Especially for players like us who are on the rise, that's a huge loss in the game!"

"It's okay, I have a physical store in Mall A, and business is pretty good. I even supply goods to the gilded section."

His words drew even the attention of Jiang Yao, who wasn't usually involved in the conversation.

"What store?"

"A perfumery that sells everything: perfumes, incense sticks, scented candles, diffuser stones... and even custom-made items."

Jiang Yao nodded, then gave Jiang Ling a meaningful look: "My sister is very interested, and she will definitely go and spend money there soon."

"Great! All team members get a 50% discount."

"What about the captain?"

Shen Yubai smiled and said, "Of course the captain will pay for it for free, but unfortunately the captain isn't very interested in this. I suspect she can use the first bottle for a year or two."

"Captain." Wu Ying, who had been engrossed in drinking her corn juice, suddenly turned around and looked at Yi Zanglan with a serious expression. "I heard that the jungler will be joining our team later on, is that true?"

Yi Zanglan put down her cup and glanced at a man surnamed Qin with a half-smile: "Let me guess who's so quick to speak."

Qin Shaoyu, feeling guilty, chuckled.

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Shen Yubai and Tang Yunxi were at similar rank, and coincidentally, their promotion matches were around the same time. Originally, Yi Zanglan planned to accompany him whenever he had time.

Who knew that just as he was mentioning this in his perfume shop that day, a customer suddenly came to his door.

Everyone knew that guest; he was a handsome but shy traditional Chinese medicine doctor surnamed Du.

"Oh? What a rare guest!" Tang Yunxi glanced at him and quickly called out to the inner room, "Lanlan, Brother Du is here, probably looking for you!"

Yi Zanglan, with a lollipop dangling from her lips, peeked half her face out from behind the door, puzzled. "I don't remember hiring a private doctor."

"Haha, maybe he just wants to catch up with us."

Du Songzi looked worried, his brows furrowed. He hesitated and said, "I'm sorry, I didn't get a response when I sent a message to Miss Yan, and then I remembered that Mr. Shen is doing business here, so I decided to try my luck here—otherwise, I wouldn't have any other way to contact Sister Yi."

Yan Zhaoqi asked, "You messaged me? Sorry, I've been making aromatherapy products all afternoon and didn't pay attention to the system interface."

Shen Yubai poured a glass of milk for Du Songzi and carefully observed her expression, seemingly lost in thought.

"Mr. Du, is there something important you want to discuss with Lanlan?"

"...Hmm." Du Songzi nodded, then asked Yi Canglan, "Sister Yi, has Brother Ling contacted you these past few days?"

"No," Yi Zanglan said. "He mentioned a while ago that once he settled things with Hunter Time and Space, he would bring you into his team."

"We have indeed left the team."

"and then?"

"Then..." After much deliberation, Du Songzi finally sighed and told her, rather bluntly, "The day before yesterday, Captain Hunter of Time and Space spent a high price in the system lobby to issue a kill order against Brother Ling."