Hu Die Lan

Chapter 612 Interview

“They are my students.” Gu Fei answered truthfully.

“Your students??” Duo Mu and Mu Duo were surprised. It was not uncommon for students to play games, but someone referring to them as his students made that person worthy of curiosity. “Then may we ask what you do…?”

“Of course, I’m their teacher, a physical education teacher,” Gu Fei said.

“Oh, a P.E. teacher…” Duo Mu and Mu Duo felt slightly enlightened, as many people didn't regard P.E. teachers as proper teachers.

“Actually, being a P.E. teacher is just my cover. My true identity is a martial artist specializing in the study of kung fu,” Gu Fei said seriously.

“Is that so? We are truly impressed,” Duo Mu and Mu Duo said quickly. But this was definitely just superficial politeness. The two were privately exchanging messages.

“A martial artist? Is this guy crazy?”

“Could he be faking it?”

“His attire is very similar to the legends. Find a way to confirm his identity!”

After the two finished their discussion, Duo Mu spoke, “Recently, we heard that you sold your Dark Night Flowing Light Sword at a high price. I wonder if it's because you obtained an even more terrifying weapon?”

Gu Fei smiled. “That was just a joke I played with a friend. I'm still using the Dark Night Flowing Light Sword.”

The rumor that the Dark Night Flowing Light Sword was only fake-sold had been circulating recently. Duo Mu was waiting for Gu Fei's reply, and immediately said, “We have long admired this sword. I wonder if we could have a chance to see it?”

“Of course,” Gu Fei took out the Dark Night Flowing Light Sword and set it to display. This sword was too high-end, and if he didn't set it this way, the other party definitely wouldn't be able to identify it. The display setting was also very common, and players used it when setting up stalls.

The two admired the Dark Night Flowing Light Sword together. The attributes were indeed exactly the same as the collected data, and they naturally exclaimed in amazement. The interview officially began at this point. Mu Duo took out a notebook and pen, like You Ge, while Duo Mu cleared his throat, obviously preparing to be the main questioner.

“This sword has a skill called ‘Dark Night Flowing Light.’ I wonder what kind of skill it is?” Duo Mu was obviously a person who liked to get straight to the point.

“Oh, I'm not too sure about that. I haven't activated it yet,” Gu Fei said.

Skill activation wasn’t a secret. Many players knew that this kind of thing existed. Duo Mu and Mu Duo were also seasoned reporters in two parallel worlds. There was no need to ask more about this, so they immediately moved on to the next question: “What exactly do you mean by being a martial artist?”

Now that they had confirmed Gu Fei's identity, they naturally had to properly understand these words that had previously been regarded as crazy talk. Even if the report later wrote that Gu Fei was a madman, they needed solid evidence!

“Oh, I was born into a martial arts family and have been practicing martial arts since I was a child,” Gu Fei said.

“This must have something to do with how strong you are at PK in the game now, right?”

“Of course!” Gu Fei nodded.

“Can you show us a couple of moves?” the two asked.

“Our teacher’s sword is for killing people, not for performing!” A Fa proudly interrupted from beside Gu Fei, causing Duo Mu and Mu Duo to pause, secretly wondering if he really was some legendary martial arts master?

As a result, they saw Gu Fei turn his head, his face red with anger, and glare fiercely at A Fa, “Go away!” After roaring, he said to the two of them embarrassedly, “Sorry, the kid doesn't know any better. What would you like to see?”

The two were stunned. They originally thought that if Gu Fei reacted as A Fa said, he must be a real expert. But his eagerness and politeness made them feel that he was nothing special. After thinking for a while, they said, “Then show us a set with the Dark Night Flowing Light Sword!”

“No problem!” Gu Fei rarely encountered someone outside his circle who showed interest in his kung fu, so he cherished it. He took the sword and immediately began to practice, feeling that the two wouldn’t understand too profound swordplay even if he performed it, so it would be a waste. He immediately practiced a basic set of swordplay used to familiarize himself with the sword path.

Gu Fei's twenty years of training were not fake at all. Although they were laymen, it was easy to see how fluid Gu Fei's set was. But that was it. In terms of being exciting and good-looking, it was far inferior to what they usually saw in movies and TV. In movies and TV, the camera angle changes, the fan blows the hair, and the background music sets off the atmosphere, which is of course much more impressive than Gu Fei looks now.

At this time, Gu Fei's performance made these laymen feel that it was a little better than calisthenics, at least the movements didn't have obvious repetition.

After Gu Fei finished the set and completed the final pose, even the students knew that the two guys would definitely be unimpressed. They already knew Gu Fei's true abilities and felt that their teacher's performance was not as good as A Fa's arrogant refusal just now!

“Ahem, beautiful!!” Duo Mu and Mu Duo were very cultured. Although they didn't know what they were thinking, they still cheered and applauded after Gu Fei finished his swordplay.

“You flatter me,” Gu Fei continued to be humble.

“How many years have you been practicing this?” Duo Mu continued the interview.

“Twenty years.”

“So, you rely on your twenty years of real-world kung fu to be invincible in the game?” Duo Mu asked.

“Of course,” Gu Fei felt that this question seemed to have been asked before.

“But, don’t you think this is a bit unfair to other players?” Duo Mu finally asked a question that he felt was quite sharp.

“Oh? What do you mean?” Gu Fei didn't quite understand.

“Since you are an expert in this field, do you think it's fair to defeat many ordinary players in the game with your kung fu?” Duo Mu asked.

Gu Fei looked at Duo Mu suspiciously. “Would it be fair if I was defeated by them?”

“Uh?” Duo Mu was stunned.

“Isn't it fair that I can easily defeat ordinary players because I'm an expert in this field?” Gu Fei said.

“Uh…” Duo Mu was stunned again, thinking: That's right! It's very fair! Strange, why did I ask this question? Duo Mu felt that his mind was a little confused. Although this question was also asked on a whim, he felt that his original intention was not like this. It seemed that he had been led astray by Gu Fei in a few words.

“What he means is that you entered the game with a body of skills, so you are not on the same starting line as other players. Do you think this is fair?” Mu Duo spoke from the side. She saw that Duo Mu had confused himself with the question.

“Oh! I understand what you mean. From your point of view, it is indeed unfair. But your question is actually meaningless. It's like everyone's gender, country, appearance, family background, and environment are different from birth. Everyone's life has never been on the same starting line. As a virtual life, online games are extremely similar in this respect. From the very beginning of creating a character, everyone is not on the same starting line due to various factors. For example, some people only have two hours to play every day, while others can play for more than ten hours. Isn't this also a kind of unfairness?”

Mu Duo was rapidly recording what Gu Fei said from the side, while Duo Mu was listening and nodding, and digging for other questions from Gu Fei's words.

“So, it seems that your game time isn't very long every day?” Duo Mu asked.

“Well, recently I've been on winter vacation, so I have more free time,” Gu Fei said.

“Your game time isn't long, but you still maintain a relatively high level in the game. Can you tell us how you do it?” Duo Mu asked.

Gu Fei scratched his head. “I really don't know how to answer this question, because this is my first time playing online games, and there are many things I don't know very well. I just do what I want to do online every day. I guess levels are accumulated slowly?”

“What you want to do? Are you referring to…?”

“Wanted missions,” Gu Fei said.

Duo Mu was very surprised. “Are you saying that you have been relying on wanted missions to accumulate experience and level up all along?”

“It should be after level 30!” Gu Fei recalled, “And it can't be said that it's all of it. Occasionally, I'll go to the leveling area to grind monsters.”

“Why do you choose wanted missions, a very risky task, to level up? Is it confidence?” Duo Mu asked.

“Hobby…” Gu Fei said.

“Hob… hobby?” Duo Mu was surprised.

“Well, I think PK with people is more fun than fighting monsters in the leveling area,” Gu Fei said.

Duo Mu and Mu Duo began to communicate in private for the second time.

“It's just like the rumors! A PK maniac!!!!!!”

“Too scary, be careful, don't say the wrong thing.”

“Damn it, I have to put this equipment in my bag first, just in case.”

“This interview should have a risk subsidy!”

“Yes, we must apply when we get back!!!”

After a few simple whispers, the expressions on their faces became more serious. Duo Mu looked at the crowd not far behind him and finally asked about the main event that triggered this interview: “Uh, next, we would like to mainly ask you to talk about the establishment of this studio.”

“Uh, I may not know much about the specifics of the studio.” Gu Fei actually preferred that they ask more about kung fu, but it seemed that these two people were just like normal people and didn't have much interest in kung fu either. Gu Fei suddenly missed Coward Savior. He hadn't contacted that kid for a long time.

“You're too kind,” Duo Mu said.

“Ask away. I'll definitely say what I know,” Gu Fei said.

“The establishment of this studio is a major event in the online gaming world. Jian Gui, Yu Tian Shen Ming, You Ge, Zhan Wu Shang, Jian Nan You, and of course, you, are all very popular figures in the gaming world. How did you all think of establishing this studio together?” Duo Mu asked.

Why establish a studio? This was also a question that Han Jia Gongzi had analyzed that day, because it was the most effective way to make money in the current situation they were facing. Of course, Gu Fei knew that it was okay to talk about this internally, but it was really inconvenient to say it publicly, especially in front of these friends who seemed to be the media. After thinking for a while, he said, “Uh, originally, we were just a mercenary group, playing around… Later, when we had nothing to do, we established a studio.”

This was the same as saying nothing. After thinking for a while, Duo Mu said, “Is this efficient monster-killing method that's currently circulating developed by you based on your kung fu?”

“That's right, not just me, but also Bai Shi Jing Lun,” Gu Fei said.

“Is Bai Shi Jing Lun also a martial artist?” Duo Mu asked quickly.

“Yes! Just like me,” Gu Fei said.

“Oh, how did you think of selling this monster-killing method to make money? As far as I know, there has never been this kind of transaction in the online gaming world,” Duo Mu asked.

“This… mainly because the living space for us martial artists is very limited now. We unexpectedly discovered that we can use our skills in the game. This efficient leveling method was also discovered unintentionally and attracted the attention of many players, so we had this idea,” Gu Fei said. “After that, because we were short of manpower, we looked for friends to cooperate. Yes, that's how we eventually established the studio.” Gu Fei also completed the answer to the previous question, very satisfied.

“I see. Then, can you give us a sneak peek at this efficient leveling method?” Duo Mu asked.

“No problem.” Gu Fei waved his hand. “A Fa, go lure a monster here.”

“Lure it here?” The two were stunned.

“What's wrong with here?”

“This place is very far from Bai Mo Fang (White Mill)!!!” The two were surprised.

“Hehe, the efficient leveling method is not only for the Bai Mo Fang leveling area. We will gradually develop each leveling area. The method will be different depending on the monster, but the efficiency will be similar. It's the same if I demonstrate it to you with the monsters here,” Gu Fei said.

“Oh, oh!” The two responded. A Fa had already lured a monster back on the spot. This kid really loved to show off. Seeing that everyone's eyes were on him, he simply started performing the efficient monster-killing method. This was the level 35 monster leveling area that they bullied every day, and the technique was already very skilled. A Fa wielded his staff, attacking at close range around the monster, and killed the monster in a short while. Compared to the normal mage's method of keeping a distance and throwing spells remotely, it was indeed much more efficient.

“Well, that's roughly it.” Gu Fei saw that A Fa was performing well, so he stopped personally demonstrating and introduced it to the two reporters.

The two had already been greatly surprised and asked after hesitating for a few seconds, “Is this the legendary mage melee style that you are best at?”

“Mage melee style?” Gu Fei didn't know when another term related to him had appeared and shook his head and said, “This is not it. This is just the most efficient way for mages to fight these small monsters that has been practiced specifically.”

“Compared to group grinding? Is it also more efficient? Have you guys experimented with it?” Mu Duo interjected.

Gu Fei had already seen that this girl was a mage. Her eyes lit up when she saw A Fa fighting the monster just now. He immediately smiled and said, “That depends on your equipment. If the equipment is strong enough, then the mage's group grinding efficiency is unparalleled.”

“Strong enough? How strong is strong enough?” Mu Duo asked.

“You're strong enough when you go kill level 10 monsters now,” Gu Fei smiled.

This reporter girl was also very knowledgeable. Hearing what Gu Fei meant, it was obvious that a set of top-quality equipment that conformed to the current level trend was not enough. It had to be a higher-level equipment that had an overwhelming advantage over monsters of the same level to be worthy of these four words. This was obviously not something that ordinary people could pursue. Logically speaking, higher-level equipment shouldn't exist, but it's just that the world is so big, there's no lack of strange things. The game is so vast, and Gu Fei's chance to get the Dark Night Flowing Light Sword was not unique to him. So higher-level equipment still appeared due to various coincidences or errors. If the person involved happened to be suitable, they would definitely not give it up. If they wanted to give it up, it was not something an ordinary character could afford.

“When will you start teaching the Bai Mo Fang leveling area?” Mu Duo asked.

“We'll start when we have enough people signed up,” Gu Fei said.

“How many people is enough?” Mu Duo asked again.

“I don't know about this. Someone else is in charge of it.” This involved some operations that could not be told to outsiders, and Gu Fei was not stupid enough to say it.

“Oh, can I sign up now?”

“You can!”

“I'm signing up!” Mu Duo said quickly.

“99 gold coins,” Gu Fei said.

Mu Duo handed over a money bag without hesitation. They had of course done their homework before the interview and knew very well how to sign up and how much it cost.

“Ahem!” Duo Mu coughed from the side.

Mu Duo then remembered that they were here to interview and quickly returned to her original state, signaling Duo Mu to continue.

“Do you have any other questions?” Gu Fei also looked at Duo Mu.

Duo Mu took out a money bag and handed it to Gu Fei. “I'm also signing up.”

“Ahem!” This time it was Mu Duo's turn to cough.

Gu Fei smiled and accepted the money bag and said to the two of them, “Pay attention to your email these days. You will be notified by email when the time comes.”

“Okay, okay,” the two nodded repeatedly.

“Then, do you want to continue asking something?” Gu Fei asked.

“Uh, there are still quite a few questions. If you're not busy now, I wonder if we can go back to the city and find a tavern to sit down and have a good chat?” Duo Mu and Mu Duo said after discussing it.

“Oh, sure!” After saying that, he turned around and told his students, “You guys continue playing. Your teacher and I will leave first.”

The students were curious about the interview at first, but after listening to it, they didn't think it was very interesting. They were already distracted at this time. As soon as they heard that they could go play, they immediately ran away like wild horses.

Gu Fei followed the two back to the city. After being in contact with Gu Fei for a while, Mu Duo and Duo Mu felt that this person was still very approachable and not scary at all, so they became bolder. The two secretly discussed what questions they were going to ask.

At this time, a group of players from Lin Yin City crowded into the crowd at the wilderness camp, watching the scene in front of them with stunned expressions. One of them had a very solemn expression on his face.

“This kind of thing really happened. This is what I've been most worried about all along,” Ye Xiao Wu said.

The few people beside him didn't speak. Yin Yue and Bu Xiao stared at the players who were fighting monsters, secretly memorizing their techniques. Apple Vinegar disappeared after entering the crowd. Duan Shui Jian looked at the monster-killing players for a while, “He summarized the attack methods of the monsters and then simplified a set of the fastest and most effective ways to kill monsters.”

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I don't know who threw a bunch of urging tickets… I seem to have been calling for monthly tickets all along, right? Insist on emotional fidelity, ignore the urging tickets, and continue to call for monthly tickets