Chapter 23 Are These Your Friends?

"Are these the friends you mentioned?" Clearly, the fellow in the water prison wasn't in the mood to discuss how he ended up behind bars and started changing the subject.

"Yeah, let me introduce you." Brother You first introduced his teammates one by one. These were all famous players that would elicit exclamations of surprise. The fellow in front of him was no exception. Wushi Zhi Jian, standing to the side, also learned a lot from this introduction. Only now did he realize that this Han Jia Gongzi was the legendary strategist Jiu Gui, the shadow mastermind of Jian Gui. He couldn't help but be truly astonished, as this was also a famous expert.

After Brother You introduced those four, he also introduced Wushi Zhi Jian and Feng Xing. In comparison, Wushi Zhi Jian and Feng Xing were like local tycoons in a village, while Jian Gui, Yu Tian Shen Ming, and others of their ilk were like martial arts clans like the Nangong, Beiming, Ximen, and Dongfang families. They would be respected wherever they went, and the two sides were not on the same level at all.

Then, Brother You introduced the fellow in the water prison to the others with a simple line: "This is a friend of mine. You might have heard of his name, Jian Nan You."

The following reaction fully demonstrated the difference between the martial arts families and the local tycoons.

When the four great experts heard this name from the Five Little Strongs, they merely hummed "Oh," expressing "So it's you."

As for Wushi Zhi Jian, he looked so excited that he wanted to strip naked and jump into the water prison to share the hardships. Someone like him, who was focused on building his career, loved making friends with all kinds of experts in the game. Otherwise, why would he have wanted to come along when he heard that Gongzi's elite team was going to visit someone!

Now that he heard that the other party was one of the top experts among the Five Little Strongs, Wushi Zhi Jian's desire to win him over and befriend him grew even stronger. Although he knew that the other party had definitely already established a name for himself in Linshui City and would definitely not agree to go to Yunduan City, he could at least get to know him and become friends. Maybe there would be a chance to form a Twenty-Eight Guild Alliance together in the future. Even if there were no more opportunities for cooperation, bragging about being close to one of the Five Little Strongs at the dinner table would be pretty awesome!

At this thought, Wushi Zhi Jian squatted down and stubbornly reached out his arm to shake hands with the other party.

Jian Nan You also had manners. Although he was uncomfortable in the water, he didn't refuse and even gentlemanly reminded him, "Sorry, my hand is wet."

"It'll dry after a shake!" Wushi Zhi Jian shook his hand tightly, almost pulling Jian Nan You up.

"Please help me out a lot today, brother." Wushi Zhi Jian was really practical. As soon as he met him, he immediately prepared to explain the task. This could also be considered Wushi Zhi Jian's understanding of interpersonal relationships. Now, in front of Brother You, he mentioned this matter, and the other party would probably not refuse, and Brother You and others would inevitably help him speak. If he waited until they dispersed and then came to him privately, it would be hard to say whether the other party would help.

Jian Nan You was quite puzzled as to why this person was so enthusiastic, but now that he saw that the other party had a request, he understood. So he didn't ask any more questions and immediately nodded, "Easy, easy. Did you get your equipment robbed? If you got your equipment robbed, you need to hurry."

"You… what are you talking about?" Wushi Zhi Jian suspected that he had misheard. He felt that what Jian Nan You had just said seemed to be from a different world.

"You didn't get your equipment robbed? Then there's no need to rush. How much money was robbed? If I have enough on me, I can give it to you now," Jian Nan You said.

Wushi Zhi Jian was even more confused. He looked up at Brother You blankly, and the hand that had been tightly holding Jian Nan You's hand loosened a little.

Brother You finally spoke up for Wushi Zhi Jian. He frowned and asked Jian Nan You, "What are you talking about?"

Jian Nan You was also stunned. He looked at Wushi Zhi Jian again and carefully said, "You… weren't you robbed when you came by boat?"

"Robbed? No!" Wushi Zhi Jian said.

"Cough… forget what I just said!" Jian Nan You coughed.

But the others had already understood, like Jian Gui, who was now frowning and asking, "What do you do?"

"I… am a professional player." Jian Nan You looked up and met Jian Gui's eyes. Jian Gui was a famous person, and even players who paid a little attention to him would not find it difficult to know his character. Jian Nan You knew that this boss-level figure, who had been infinitely glorious in countless games, was a rare and upright person compared to ordinary players. Although he wasn't so righteous as to hate evil, he at least disdained associating with some unscrupulous guys.

And like this veteran-level player, he could already hear some clues from Jian Nan You's momentarily confident slip of the tongue. The profession that Jian Nan You was engaged in was probably not very upright.

Speaking of which, the act of exploding other people's equipment was already commonplace in the oldest online games. Today, it has even developed into professionalization, industrialization, and conglomeration in the game. This also proves the vigorous development and vitality of online games from a dark perspective.

For most players, they basically wouldn't care too much about this kind of person as long as they weren't the ones who had their equipment exploded. Some people would even try to become friends with them to prevent them from having their equipment exploded.

Online games have never been a place to breed righteous heroes. Even Jian Gui, such a rare and upright person, would not have seemed so indignant if he had not become a victim of this act in the parallel world.

Sparks had already flown in the eye contact between Jian Nan You and Jian Gui, but Brother You quickly jumped out to smooth things over. He put his arm around Jian Gui's shoulders, pinched him, and laughed, "We're just passing by on a mission. This brother is the guild leader for this mission. You're familiar with this place, right? He means you might be able to provide some help in this regard." In the previous introduction, Brother You had only mentioned the names of each person, without mentioning the status of Wushi Zhi Jian.

"Oh, so that's how it is!" Jian Nan You also took the opportunity to shift his gaze and looked at Wushi Zhi Jian again: "This is easy to say. Let's contact each other again when I get out. Just tell me if you need any help."

"Thank you, thank you!" Wushi Zhi Jian was the kind of person who could become friends with anyone, regardless of whether they were good or bad, as long as they didn't mess with him. Now that he was even willing to help him, it wouldn't be impossible to become sworn brothers.

"By the way, didn't you say there was another awesome person you wanted to introduce to me? These few shouldn't be, right?" Brother You only mentioned the names of the six people, and briefly mentioned "Jiu Gui" when introducing Han Jia Gongzi, letting him know who this person was. Such an equal and concise introduction clearly didn't include that special guest.

"Cough…" Brother You chuckled twice, "That person, you might have already met him."

"Hmm?" Jian Nan You was puzzled.

"It's the video mage." Brother You confessed.

"The guy who caused me to be imprisoned?" Jian Nan You was very excited, and the sound of rushing water was proof of this.

"I'm afraid so." As Brother You spoke, he glanced at his companions, and everyone obviously agreed with his judgment.

"Everyone is friends, forget it!" Brother You had already begun to excuse Gu Fei.

"Hmm!" Jian Nan You actually just responded with such a simple sound, his emotional recovery was surprisingly fast.

"Well, then we'll go out first. Let's talk about things after you come out. How many hours are you in jail for?" Brother You asked.

"Four," Jian Nan You replied.

"Okay, we'll take our leave first." Brother You prepared to lead everyone out. Jian Gui was the most resolute in leaving. Brother You was worried that something unpleasant might happen if they stayed any longer, so he hurriedly expressed his intention to leave. Only Wushi Zhi Jian showed reluctance. But his friend was about to leave, and he, who had just met him, was too embarrassed to continue lingering.

"Guild Leader Wushi, you can talk to him about your guild mission after he comes out, okay?" After leaving the dungeon, Brother You said to Wushi Zhi Jian.

"Okay, no problem, thank you!" Wushi Zhi Jian nodded happily.

"Also… uh, he's a standard professional player. If you think things are troublesome, he might charge a certain fee. I can't really advise you on this, after all, he relies on this to make a living! Don't be surprised!" Brother You added.

"I understand, I understand, no problem!" Wushi Zhi Jian didn't mind at all.

"Then that's it for now!" Brother You, on behalf of Gongzi's team of five, said goodbye to Wushi Zhi Jian.

Jian Gui's expression was still uncertain. After the five of them walked a distance together, he finally asked Brother You, "What exactly does your friend do?"

Brother You seemed to have been waiting for his question: "I only know that he has always been a professional player, but I didn't know that he took up this profession this time."

There are many types of professional players. There are the most hardworking gold farming teams, the more capable body-selling teams, and the more business-minded reselling teams… Some people specialize in one of these, while others are versatile. These are all relatively legitimate professional ways to play. Besides these, there are naturally also the dark side professional players. For example, exploding other people's equipment is one of them. In addition, there is also the fraud industry, which can permeate into all of the above categories. In the early days, there were even those who made a living by stealing accounts, but with the improvement of security awareness and security technology, this business has become extinct.

However, in the parallel world that uses holographic simulation, some new and heinous businesses have emerged. According to rumors, a very primitive service industry has appeared in some main cities. This is an industry that is clearly an unhealthy trend, but it is strongly supported by many people, especially men. It is said that the industry is enough to set off a tourism craze in the game.

At this time, Jian Gui despised Jian Nan You's profession, but this person was a friend of Brother You. How to maintain his principles while properly managing various interpersonal relationships was a major question, and for a moment, no one knew what to do. The five of them walked silently. Until they passed a certain tavern, Han Jia Gongzi quietly disappeared. After the remaining four discovered this, they said their goodbyes and went their separate ways.

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Recently, there is a feeling that everything is very deserted, what is the reason???