Chapter 35 Prophet

"Prophet?" Gu Fei repeated blankly.

"Drunk Bro, haven't you heard of this name?" Sakura Tsukikage asked.

"No." Gu Fei shook his head, lost. It was a pity that Brother Yu wasn't around; otherwise, asking him about forum affairs would yield the most detailed information.

Sakura Tsukikage was just about to explain when someone else preemptively said, "This prophet's ID is One Leaf Knows Autumn. He used to be one of the moderators of the General Discussion section of the Parallel World official forum. His prophecies were never posted, but were replies to other posts. He would participate, especially in more controversial issues in the game. Because he was a moderator, his replies naturally garnered more attention. Soon, people realized that, aside from idle chatter, everything else he said would eventually be proven completely true. As for the title of prophet, it originated when a player opened a thread, calling himself a prophet and making some inferences about the game's development. Later, One Leaf Knows Autumn commented on his predictions in the replies. You can guess the result, right? Anyway, the title of prophet was pinned on One Leaf Knows Autumn. Because of his moderator status, everyone always suspected that he was an insider. We once tried to contact and interview this prophet, but he declined. However, a few days ago, One Leaf Knows Autumn was no longer the moderator of the General Discussion section."

Sakura Tsukikage originally wanted to explain this in detail, but he didn't expect to be beaten to it. He looked at the person following Gu Fei, who wasn't really one of them, and casually asked, "And you are?"

"My name is Duomu, an online reporter for Playful Game Network," Duomu introduced himself.

"Duomu Duomu!!" Someone else exclaimed. Sakura Tsukikage swept away his frustration at being upstaged. He straightened his equipment, stood tall and handsome in front of Duomu, and said, "So it's Reporter Duomu. Pleased to meet you. I'm Sakura Tsukikage from the Eternal Life Among Flowers guild in Cloudrise City. The purpose of our guild is..."

Sakura Tsukikage was cut off by Gu Fei, who covered his mouth and pushed him aside. He could imagine that this guy's guild's purpose must be quite unsavory.

Unexpectedly, Duomu, a seasoned gossipmonger, even knew about Eternal Life Among Flowers. He nodded and smiled, "Is that the Eternal Life Among Flowers with the motto 'A hand reaches out from the flowers, and the girls it touches will follow me'?"

Sakura Tsukikage was overjoyed to hear that the other party had heard of them. He struggled, pushed away Gu Fei's hand, and shouted, "Yes, yes, yes! We also have a motto:..."

"Alright, stop talking..." Mang Mang the Vast also rushed to stop Sakura Tsukikage. Her words were more effective than Gu Fei's martial arts. Sakura Tsukikage immediately shut his mouth without even asking why. He smiled calmly at Duomu and said, "We'll talk later."

That cheap look made Gu Fei and Mang Mang the Vast, who knew him, feel extremely awkward. Lan Yi's brothers had always been at odds with Sakura Tsukikage and the others, and were now happy to watch the show. Duomu, however, didn't mind at all and even nodded with a smile.

Since starting this profession, Duomu had seen all kinds of players, from all walks of life. As long as there was a topic, he was interested, regardless of whether it was lewd or noble. What's more, people were now more interested in the lewd. Duomu had once interviewed a kind-hearted player who returned equipment he found, and after an in-depth report, he thought he would be praised, but instead, he was called an idiot. Duomu Duomu, who had promoted the story, was also considered an idiot, leaving Duomu with a sense of the declining morality of the world. From then on, he only cared whether the topic was attractive, regardless of whether it was good or bad.

Eternal Life Among Flowers... hmm, doing a report on this should resonate with many people. Duomu thought, the expression on his face becoming slightly more lewd, very Eternal Life Among Flowers.

"Cough!" Gu Fei coughed heavily. Everyone returned to reality. Duomu shuddered and said, "Oh, where were we?"

"The prophet," Gu Fei said.

"Uh, that's about all there is to know about the prophet. Since he released the news about Silvermoon and Bu Xiao this time, how did he know their movements? In fact, we might as well interview Silvermoon," Duomu said.

Everyone was a little stunned, and then they saw Duomu squeeze into the crowd and come to the pitiful Silvermoon, huddled in the trading house.

"Hello, Silvermoon. I'm Duomu, an online reporter for Playful Game Network. I don't know if you mind if I take up a few minutes of your time to ask you a few questions?" Duomu was truly professional. He repeated this sentence over and over again, never changing it to suit the person, and always said it with sincerity.

Silvermoon had been playing the game very little recently, spending a lot of time on websites and forums, and was very familiar with Duomu Duomu. But at this time, of course, he wouldn't be in the mood to answer any questions. He was constantly calculating what to do, so he ignored Duomu.

Duomu seemed accustomed to this attitude. If people didn't answer, he took it as tacit consent, especially in the safe zone, where he didn't have to worry about people being unhappy and killing him. So, he took out his paper and pen and asked, "According to insiders, the news that you and Bu Xiao would appear here was provided by One Leaf Knows Autumn, a famous prophet in the General Discussion section of the Parallel World official forum. Do you know about this?"

Silvermoon originally didn't plan to pay attention to Duomu, but he couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this. He couldn't help but say, "Prophet One Leaf Knows Autumn?"

"That's right. It seems you know this ID. Then do you know his real identity? Why were your actions today predicted by him? It's understandable that One Leaf Knows Autumn can predict some of the game's developments, but to be able to predict the actions of two specific players is too magical. Can you explain this?" Duomu began a barrage of questions.

The only people who would know that he and Bu Xiao would appear here were Hong Chen Yixiao and Broken Arrow. After the two of them arrived, they had been very careful to hide themselves, so they would never be recognized by any passers-by. Taking a step back, it was possible for him to be recognized, but Bu Xiao could never be! After all, he was in stealth at the time. Even if there was anti-stealth equipment, it would only reveal the presence of a thief, and it wouldn't be possible to know who the thief was without interrupting the stealth.

"It's Hong Chen Yixiao!! This person is the prophet One Leaf Knows Autumn!" Silvermoon shouted.

"Hong Chen Yixiao?" Duomu very quickly wrote it down in his notebook, and then handed it to Silvermoon's eyes, "Is that how it's written? Is this a player? What class is he? What level? Male or female? Are you very familiar with him? How did he know you were coming here?????"

Silvermoon stared blankly at Duomu: "You mLgB!"

Duomu, as expected of a famous online game reporter who had seen great storms, turned a deaf ear to this curse and continued to say with a straight face: "I hope you can answer my previous questions."

Silvermoon was going crazy. Just as he was about to scold again, Gu Fei also squeezed into the crowd and asked suspiciously, "Hong Chen Yixiao?"

Silvermoon was also stunned when he saw Gu Fei, and then he reacted. He immediately couldn't wait to say: "That's right, it's that guy, he has been secretly plotting to deal with you, you go and kill him quickly!!!" At this time, how could Silvermoon have any protection for Ye Xiaowu? As soon as he saw Gu Fei, he immediately revealed the truth loudly. As far as he was concerned, both Gu Fei and Ye Xiaowu were enemies now, and it would be the happiest thing for Silvermoon to let them fight each other.

As a result, Gu Fei heard this but gave him a deep contempt: "I knew it long ago, do I need you to tell me?"

Silvermoon was stunned, and Duomu heard that Gu Fei also knew about this person, so he immediately ignored Silvermoon and rejoined Gu Fei and asked: "Do you know this Hong Chen Yixiao? Who is he? What level, male or female?"

"He's a man!" Gu Fei said very definitely, and then began to scratch his head: "Profession...level...I really didn't pay attention."

"He is a priest, now level 37. This person knows a lot of inside information about the game. He is probably someone inside the game company. No wonder he can be a prophet, no wonder, no wonder." Silvermoon shouted loudly at this time. He suddenly discovered a way to retaliate. He couldn't confirm whether Hong Chen Yixiao was from the game company, but the Duomu in front of him had a resource that even the top players in the game didn't have: public opinion. If he reported this as true, Hong Chen Yixiao would inevitably attract attention, and the game company would have to investigate. If the investigation proved to be false, then Duomu's report was wrong; if the investigation proved to be true, then Hong Chen Yixiao would definitely be in big trouble. At the thought of this, Silvermoon was extremely excited. He even sighed why Qianli Zui didn't have this kind of information that would be exposed to the light.

"Someone inside the game? Really?" Duomu was even more excited, this was big news.

"It's true." Gu Fei nodded here.

Damn! This kid is poisonous enough. And he said it so confidently, even better acting than me. Silvermoon found that Gu Fei and he thought alike, and couldn't help but feel a little sympathetic.

"Oh? How can you be so sure?" Duomu asked.

"He told me!" Gu Fei said.

"He? Who?" Duomu said.

"Hong Chen Yixiao," Gu Fei said.

Everyone was stunned, and Silvermoon was even more exasperated. He felt that Gu Fei's lie was a bit too outrageous.

"Why would he tell you these things?" Duomu also felt that there was something wrong. If Hong Chen Yixiao was really an internal member of the game company, he should try his best to hide his identity.

"Uh, he encountered some trouble at the time, I helped him, and he casually said that the game received some reports about problems, so he came into the game to take a look." Gu Fei said.

"Ah? Is he an online GM?" Duomu looked disappointed. If it was just an online GM coming online to deal with some problems, that was very normal.

"I don't know about that," Gu Fei said.

"No, it is absolutely impossible to be an online GM." Silvermoon quickly became active again: "Recently, I have been with this person frequently, and he is like an ordinary player, online for several hours every day, doing quests, leveling up, buying and selling... Is this something a GM should do?"

"Oh? You have been with this person recently?" Duomu heard the news and went to Silvermoon's side again.

"That's right!" Silvermoon gritted his teeth and decided to tell the whole story: "Today, Bu Xiao and I will appear here, in fact, we are acting under his instructions. Because he wanted to deal with Qianli Zui, he told us to come here first to ambush. But I didn't expect this ungrateful thing to betray us!!!"

"Then may I ask, what is your conflict with him?" Duomu asked.

"Conflict? What conflict is there?" Silvermoon said.

"Then why did he design you two like this?" Duomu asked.

"How would I know," Silvermoon said angrily.

"Strange, really strange." Duomu shook his head and muttered while sorting out the materials he had just interviewed.

At this time, someone in the crowd suddenly shouted loudly: "Duomu, where are you? Duomu!!"

"Here, here." Mu Duo responded loudly, and a girl squeezed into the crowd, it was Mu Duo. This girl was an ordinary mage, slow-legged. Everyone had been busy for so long, and she had only just arrived at the scene.

"I told you not to choose a mage, how can you keep up with collecting first-hand materials like this," Duomu complained to Mu Duo.

"Isn't there you?" Mu Duo smiled.

"Is that Miss Mu Duo? Hello, hello, I'm Eternal Life Among Flowers... Ouch, Drunk Bro..." Someone from Eternal Life Among Flowers saw the girl and wanted to join in the fun again, but was pressed back by Gu Fei.

"What's the situation?" Mu Duo asked.

"Look for yourself." Duomu handed the materials he had just interviewed to Mu Duo.

Mu Duo looked at the materials and analyzed the relationship: "According to this, the Prophet told Silvermoon and Bu Xiao that he wanted to deal with Qianli Zui, so he asked them to come here to ambush, but afterwards, the two of them were betrayed by the Prophet, and Qianli Zui came out here to chase and kill them..."

Mu Duo was stunned for a moment, then looked at Gu Fei: "Are you and the Prophet in cahoots?"

Silvermoon was also stunned for a moment and then immediately shouted: "I fuck, so that's how it is, you bitch, you actually thought of such a vicious way to deal with me."

Gu Fei scoffed at this: "Don't flatter yourself, I don't need to play tricks to deal with you, do you dare to go out with me to PK... uh..." Gu Fei appraised Silvermoon's level, 37, and then continued: "PK twenty-seven times!!"

Silvermoon was very depressed. Gu Fei's meaning was of course to imply that after PKing twenty-seven times, he would drop to level 10, and then he would not be able to PK even if he wanted to.

Mu Duo shook her head and said: "If you are not in cahoots, then I really can't figure out why he would do this."

"It would be great if we could contact him for an interview." Duomu lamented.

"I'll help you ask!" Gu Fei actively acted as a matchmaker, and sent a message to Ye Xiaowu, but as always, it was like a stone sinking into the sea. Silvermoon's brain here was not enough, he couldn't figure out what the relationship between Qianli Zui and Hong Chen Yixiao was.

"Tsk, he ignored me." Gu Fei was very regretful.

"Then Qianli, can you tell me, why does Hong Chen Yixiao want to deal with you here?" Duomu asked Gu Fei again. He and Gu Fei were now relatively familiar, and they spoke more casually.

"He thinks I'm disrupting the game balance and wants to harmonize me." Gu Fei smiled wryly.

"Disrupting the balance?" Duomu was puzzled for a moment.

"It's the question you asked me earlier about fairness and unfairness." Gu Fei said.

"Oh! It seems that this person clearly recognizes that you are an unfair existence." Duomu laughed.

"Looks like it." Gu Fei nodded.

"Then he is from the game company, can you be sure?" Duomu asked.

"As long as he didn't lie." Gu Fei said.

"Yeah!" Duomu nodded. As long as he had this sentence, it was enough. Even if he couldn't be completely sure, he could write it in the article as a "person who claims to be from the game company."

The collection of materials related to this matter came to a paragraph. Duomu's attention turned to Silvermoon again. This was also a person they had always wanted to interview but had not been able to. Duomu cleared his throat, and walked up with Mu Duo: "Brother Silvermoon, can you talk about it? As a former extremely popular guild leader, how do you feel about being reduced to the point where everyone is shouting and beating you?"

"Get out of here!!!" Silvermoon roared.

Duomu didn't move, but Mu Duo on the side quickly wrote in her notebook. Gu Fei was puzzled about what she could write about Silvermoon, so he leaned over to take a look. Mu Duo wrote quickly, and Gu Fei followed her strokes and read: "When the reporter worked hard to find Silvermoon, who was being besieged by players, in White Stone City, when asked how he felt today, Silvermoon became angry and roared at the reporter in a way that ordinary people could not imagine. We can see that he is really under a lot of pressure."

"Hahahaha!" A bunch of players around laughed.

"Draft, draft." Mu Duo said modestly.

"So what are your plans for the future, Brother Silvermoon?" Duomu was still asking.

Silvermoon's face was livid, he didn't speak, and turned his head and squatted to the side. Gu Fei tilted his head and saw Mu Duo writing in her notebook: "Facing questions about the future, Silvermoon's face was covered with confusion. He squatted aside, like a silent lamb."

Gu Fei didn't read it out this time, but the other players knew that she must have written something again, and they all crowded around to see. Mu Duo simply read it out herself, and the players shouted loudly. Mu Duo's excited little face was flushed with excitement after being praised in person.

Gu Fei glanced at Silvermoon and secretly praised that this guy's psychological quality was really good enough, and that he could stay still after being so ridiculed.

"What are you all going to do?" Gu Fei turned around and asked the besiegers.

"What else is there to say, we'll sow here, and harvest at the resurrection point. People have already been contacted, and it's already lively there again." Everyone said.

"Boss Qianli, you go ahead and do your thing! We won't bother you." Someone else shouted.

"Is that so, then thank you all." Gu Fei cupped his hands at everyone and prepared to leave. Silvermoon had already heard these words in his ears, his face was ashen. He looked up and found that Mang Mang the Vast was also standing in the crowd watching him. A glimmer of hope ignited in Silvermoon's heart, and he opened his mouth to say something, but he saw that Mang Mang the Vast had already twisted her body and squeezed out of the crowd, never looking back.

"Silvermoon, come out and get it over with, don't waste time here. You can go offline and rest when you get to the resurrection point, right?" Everyone laughed loudly.

Silvermoon gritted his teeth. This was the trading house. There was another way, which was to buy a teleportation scroll to leave. But the problem was that the trading house was not an auction house. You couldn't use in-game gold coins, you had to use online banking to directly trade money. Of course, Silvermoon wasn't short of money, but the problem was that the bank card number was a must-have. He didn't have it in his head, so he had to take the risk of forcibly going offline to look at the bank card number.

But if he didn't do this, he would be sent to the resurrection point, and then he would be camped again. Silvermoon had already gone through such days once, and he didn't want to go through that painful memory again. Finally, Silvermoon, who had made up his mind, gritted his teeth and forcibly disconnected from the game.

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Five hundred votes!! Roar, thank you comrades for your support~ Of course, I will also carefully collect the votes from friends who still have some to spare, after all, it's more eye-catching to have a higher ranking, hey.