Lan He and Ye Du Hantan were right in their thinking.

If they continued to kidnap records like this, it wouldn't just be a matter for their two guilds. All the major guilds, whether through buying off or joining forces to hunt down, would eventually work together to find a solution.

But right now, only the two of them were facing a crisis. Even if the other guilds knew about Lord Grim's kidnapper nature, they would never stand up and join forces with them at this time. They would definitely watch the two guilds' embarrassment first. If the two guilds were to plummet as a result, all the better.

"What are you going to do?" Lan He asked Ye Du Hantan.

"I don't know. I'd like to hear your opinion," Ye Du Hantan said.

Lan He was hesitating, truly hesitating. Should he submit to Lord Grim, pay the ransom for the record, or should he take a tough stance against the kidnapper and embark on the path of competing for dungeon records with him?

Lan He had repeatedly brought up Lord Grim from his friend list, only to close it again. The matter of records was no small thing, otherwise, he wouldn't have gone to Chun Yi Lao to discuss it several times. But having just gone to him, it would seem too incompetent to go again so soon, and Rao An Chui Yang and the others would inevitably make sarcastic remarks.

But... if they knew he had compromised and paid the ransom, Rao An Chui Yang and his group certainly wouldn't say anything nice either. He couldn't handle the tenth server's dungeon record this time, and even had to ask for help from experts at headquarters, which was already very embarrassing. It had never happened before in the history of new server development that the experts sent over had to rely on their own efforts to build up the guild single-handedly.

This time! He absolutely couldn't compromise.

Lan He suddenly made up his mind.

"I've decided to clear the record first," Lan He didn't click on Lord Grim this time, but opened a message to Ye Du Hantan.

"Oh? You're ignoring Lord Grim's movements?" Ye Du Hantan said.

"Yes!" Lan He's decision this time had nothing to do with guild competition. He needed to prove himself to some extent.

"Alright... good luck," Ye Du Hantan said, but he still had a little doubt in his heart. Did Lan He really want to go and clear the record like this, or was he just saying it so as not to give him anything to hold against him? After all, it would be very damaging to the guild's image if the matter of paying a ransom to Lord Grim were to spread. Therefore, in his dealings with Lan He, Ye Du Hantan had never revealed his own plans. Guilds are always wary of each other and have their own agendas.

Ye Du Hantan, having ascertained Lan He's attitude, decided to sit tight for the time being. In any case, they still needed to level up before they could try for the First Line Canyon record, so it was impossible today.

The sky gradually brightened. Having been used as a pillow by Su Mucheng all night, Ye Xiu's shoulder was already numb. But listening to the quiet breathing next to his ear, Ye Xiu knew that Su Mucheng was really asleep.

However, as it was approaching seven o'clock, some customers in the internet cafe were packing up to leave, and the cashiers and internet administrators who were changing shifts were also about to arrive. It was impossible to continue like this.

"Hey, hey," Ye Xiu turned his head and called out twice, "Wake up."

"What time is it?" Su Mucheng asked groggily.

"It's 6:50," Ye Xiu said.

"It's not even 7 o'clock yet, let me sleep for another 10 minutes..." Su Mucheng said, moving her head to find a more comfortable position.

"Get up quickly, the customers are leaving, and I have to take care of them! You're lucky that no one came to buy anything all night," Ye Xiu said. Usually, if something went wrong with the machines at night, or if someone wanted a drink or something to eat, he, the on-duty internet administrator, would have to serve them. But tonight was exceptionally peaceful. The overnight customers seemed to have agreed in advance to be frugal and didn't want anything, allowing Su Mucheng to sleep soundly.

"Really? Then I'm really happy!" Su Mucheng finally moved her head, raised her hand, rubbed her eyes, and yawned incessantly.

"Wrap yourself up, the customers are coming," Ye Xiu said.

"Okay." Su Mucheng wrapped herself up again as she had when she came. She wouldn't be too conspicuous looking like this now, as everyone was leaving!

Su Mucheng left the front desk and stood outside, watching Ye Xiu swipe cards for some customers to log off. Of course, not all customers were leaving at this time, but those who weren't would come to take care of it. There was a price for staying up all night, and a different price from 7:00 AM onwards.

"Brother Ye!" At this time, the cashiers and internet administrators who were taking the early shift also arrived. Most of them lived nearby and always went to work together.

"Almost done," Ye Xiu greeted them. The processing of those logging off after staying up all night was quick, and it was soon finished. Ye Xiu left the front desk, the early shift took over, and Ye Xiu's work for the day was over.

"What do you want to eat?" Ye Xiu asked Su Mucheng.

"Anything..." Su Mucheng was obviously not awake, looking dazed.

"Okay, then let's have the usual!" Ye Xiu said, and the two left the internet cafe together.

Chen Guo also got up early today. When she came downstairs, she saw Ye Xiu leaving the internet cafe early in the morning with a girl. Her first thought was that it was Tang Rou, but after taking a second look, she knew it wasn't. She had lived with Tang Rou for so long that she could recognize her from her back.

"Who is that person?" Chen Guo ran down and asked the others, but they all shook their heads. Ye Xiu hadn't introduced them.

"Little Tang?" Chen Guo called out, seeing if Tang Rou was there.

Tang Rou was there, but she was still playing the game and couldn't hear anything with her headphones on. But she always sat in the same corner, and Chen Guo caught her as soon as she turned around.

"Up so early today?" Tang Rou originally thought it was Ye Xiu, who was changing shifts and logging off, but when she turned around, she realized it was Chen Guo.

"Yeah," Chen Guo replied, and then gossiped directly, "Who's the girl with Ye Xiu?"

"Together?" Tang Rou heard this and craned her neck towards the front desk, "Have they left already?"

"They left! They left when I just came down. Who is it?" Chen Guo said.

"Uh... I don't even know her real name. A girl who plays dungeons with us every day," Tang Rou said.

"An online friend?" Chen Guo was surprised.

"The two of them... should know each other..." Tang Rou saw Su Mucheng leaning on Ye Xiu's side and falling asleep last night, and anyone would think that the two of them had an unusual relationship. But she wasn't a gossip, so she didn't ask too much and naturally didn't dare to confirm their relationship casually. Of course, she didn't think they were just online friends. Judging from the game, they were familiar acquaintances who knew each other very well.

"That guy can even pick up girls!" Chen Guo said with emotion, "What does she look like?"

"I don't know, I didn't see," Tang Rou said.

"What were you doing all night!" Chen Guo was dissatisfied with Tang Rou's lack of gossip awareness.

Tang Rou smiled helplessly.

"What do you want to eat?" Chen Guo asked.

"I'll eat whatever you eat, I don't have any money anyway. Hey..." Tang Rou also had times when she acted shamelessly.

"Wait!" Chen Guo rolled her eyes and walked away. She took care of food and accommodation here, but there was no fixed standard. Most of the time, she decided what everyone would eat on the spur of the moment. When she was in a good mood, she would treat them to a big meal, and the employees who caught up with it would be very happy.

There were many breakfast stalls and restaurants around Happy Internet Cafe, and Chen Guo naturally had places she frequented. She ordered a bunch of random things like wontons, buns, and millet porridge, and kept looking around, trying to find some kind of affair, but she didn't find anything.

She came back with breakfast, but Ye Xiu was nowhere to be seen. She greeted Tang Rou and they ate half of it together when she saw Ye Xiu walking back from outside with a cigarette in his mouth.

"Oh, boss, you're up so early today!" Ye Xiu greeted Chen Guo.

"Where's the girl you brought?" Chen Guo didn't bother with formalities when she gossiped, and went straight to the topic.

"Went back," Ye Xiu was calm as ever when faced with gossip.

"Not bad, you're balancing work and life," Chen Guo said.

"Oh, wontons, give me a bowl!" Ye Xiu didn't answer the question at all.

"Didn't you eat outside yourself!" Chen Guo said.

"That's at my own expense, so I ate less," Ye Xiu said.

"Shameless!" Chen Guo gritted her teeth, "There's no share for you."

"Really? Then I'm going to sleep!" Ye Xiu ran away, leaving Chen Guo in a daze. She wanted to continue to delve into the gossip, but why did the person run away like that?

"Hehehe..." Tang Rou laughed on the side.

"What are you laughing at?" Chen Guo glared at her.

"Nothing..." Tang Rou didn't explain.

"You're becoming more and more like that guy," Chen Guo said in dissatisfaction.

"How could I be."

"All you know is the game, and you're always sarcastic. How long has it been since you went out to bask in the sun?" Chen Guo said.

"Alright, alright, I'll go shopping with you this weekend, okay?" Tang Rou said.

"That's more like it," Chen Guo said with satisfaction. Having lived together for almost two years, Tang Rou was already a very close friend to her. She had been trying to persuade her to play Glory for a long time without success, but now that she had succeeded, she found that the communication between them had become less.

Chen Guo had hesitated whether to come over and practice a small account with them. If either of them had mentioned it casually at that time, she would have come. As a result, the two of them were just buried in their own games and didn't think so much. In the end, Chen Guo hesitated for a while, and then turned around and found that the two of them had already leveled up, and she was still climbing out of the novice village, so she didn't feel like it anymore.

After all, she had been playing her Chasing Haze for so many years and had a deep emotional connection with it. There was no way she could just give it up. Chen Guo just wanted to play with those two guys in the new server, and she would switch back to hers when they reached the Heavenly Domain. Now that she thought about it, she might as well forget about the new server and wait for those two guys to reach the Heavenly Domain.

Although Chen Guo didn't say it, she had been feeling a little lonely in her heart recently. Whether in the game or outside the game, she felt a little lonely.

"I'm full, I'm going to sleep first!" Tang Rou finished her breakfast, got up, and greeted Chen Guo.

"Go ahead!" Chen Guo waved her hand, sending Tang Rou away. She held a bowl of millet porridge alone, staring blankly at the empty internet cafe in the early morning with no customers.

Chapter 128 First Clear Advantage