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Chapter 790: Chapter 673: Sleep Your Numbness Off and Get Hyped!

Zuo Fang was certainly not stupid, in fact, his way of thinking was one of the more sensitive among those Xu Shuo had collaborated with.

However, the lack of intelligence made it temporarily difficult for him to understand those things.

“So how did you come to know this information? It shouldn’t be the kind of intelligence you can glean from others’ conversations, right?” Zuo Fang asked curiously.

The identity of the Pope of Light was certainly useful, but you can’t pretend to be unaware of what the role itself knows and try to gather from those around you.

Such an act would not lead to deduction of points for deduction, but in this fantasy world, it might make some people suspicious that you’d changed places with someone else.

Especially with the sensitive position of the Pope.

Regarding this, Xu Shuo cocked his head and said, “The Pope has a habit of making little notes, and he disposes of these pieces of information quite openly in his Temple of Light. It was easy to find out with a little investigation.”

Zuo Fang: “…Ah, that.”

The Temple of Light of the Pope is not accessible to ordinary people, not even the Priesthood can set foot in it, other than the Pope himself.

However, the Holy Father didn’t actually record everything; the other pieces of information were known to Xu Shuo from the memory of the Character Card.

He wasn’t afraid of being exposed either.

Because the person editing behind the scenes would certainly edit it well.

“Alright, let’s not waste time, let’s talk business.”

Xu Shuo said as he got up from the bed and sat cross-legged in the tent covered with a blanket, taking out a map and spreading it on the ground.

Zuo Fang also came over, understandingly squatting beside it to look, with no concern for appearances.

Without a table, this was the only way the two could communicate.

The map was of the Amiciya Mountains.

With the complex terrain here, if you’re not an experienced hunter or mercenary, it’s actually quite difficult to traverse the mountain range and get out.

Therefore, almost no one passes through here.

The Maple Leaf Mercenary Group chose to traverse the mountains to shorten the journey time and because they needed to travel incognito to The North.

“You leave tomorrow morning, before the Mercenary Corps sets out, following this route. There will be a Knight Order from the Holy Court to meet you at Castle Kasai. If you come across the Duke of Silver, don’t act rashly. Confirm the Empire’s deployment in The North first,” Xu Shuo instructed, pointing at the map.

The Order of the Sun Knights certainly would not follow this slow-moving mercenary troop all the way; it was better to split up now that there were two allies in their faction.

Now that they were deep into the mountain range, that girl, even if she sensed something wrong and wanted to leave, wouldn’t have much of an opportunity.

In this perilous place, she was more likely to choose to continue following them out of the range and into The North.

Therefore, on the last day of the journey, the Order of the Sun Knights planned not to follow the group anymore. Instead, they would proceed to their destination first to make arrangements and meet up with another potential ally in their faction.

“By the way, where’s that dragon?” Xu Shuo suddenly asked.

“Out hunting for food,” replied Zuo Fang. “It seems the more active he is outside, the greater his need for food energy. Since we started traveling, he either lies there motionless or goes out to hunt.”

Xu Shuo nodded thoughtfully.

At that moment, Zuo Fang’s expression showed some hesitation.

It seemed as though he had something to say, but as if inhibited by some taboo, he wasn’t sure whether it was appropriate to ask, so he looked like he was on the verge of speaking but stopped.

But this didn’t seem like his style.

Xu Shuo looked at him and gave no reaction.

Zuo Fang, not receiving an initiative from the other side, curled his lip inwardly, criticizing that Xu Shuo really didn’t have the slightest understand of personal feelings.

In the end, he took the initiative and asked, “I want to know if you have any apprehensions about that kid? Although at first, I also thought it was useful to keep him around, now it seems more troublesome to do so.”

Xu Shuo said indifferently, “That guy is hard to kill completely. Without something like a sealing technique, it’s not suitable to make him an enemy at this stage.”

Zuo Fang paused, then his expression turned grave.

Did it mean that the other party had a highly efficient way to recover from injuries, or even some means of resurrection?

If not, it would not have been described as “hard to completely kill.”

“Wait a minute, have you faced him before?” Zuo Fang was surprised.

“I’ve killed him a few times,” Xu Shuo said nonchalantly.

“…” Zuo Fang opened his mouth.

After a while, he asked in a quiet and sneaky voice, “Can I know who he is? The style he shows in playing scripts feels somewhat familiar, but I can’t quite place him.”

Xu Shuo glanced at him, “Luo Kun.”

There was nothing to hide.

Xu Shuo would rather more people confront Luo Kun.

After hearing this, Zuo Fang’s expression first turned to puzzled contemplation, and then he had a sudden realization.

He excitedly said, “I remember now! My seventh senior brother once told me about the hospital script and singled out this person to explain his background to me. No wonder he seemed familiar to me at first sight!”

Some time ago, Luo Kun had stirred up a storm of blood and ferocity in Script Space, with countless low-rank players howling that they didn’t want to encounter him.

Whether as teammates or adversaries.

And as someone with a mentor—though Zuo Fang’s mentor often disappeared, the seventh senior brother who was responsible for his training was very diligent.

Because Zuo Fang was a second-level player, and so was Luo Kun.

Therefore, his seventh senior brother had specifically warned him about this person’s danger, worrying that they might meet in a script some day, and then the junior brother would meet a tragic end in the story.

Although this junior brother didn’t like to practice swordplay, he was, after all, a junior brother who had passed the threshold of their sect.

Afterward…

The good news was that these two had never met in a second-level script.

The bad news was, they met in a third-level assessment script.

Zuo Fang was now both excited and wary, excited that he had actually met this famous player, and wary because this player was crazy.

And these complex emotions ultimately turned into a sigh, “I haven’t heard about him on the forums for a while, and here he is, still not dead?”

He had offended so many people and yet hadn’t gone down.

How awesome is that.

But recalling Xu Shuo’s evaluation, Zuo Fang nodded seriously, “Right, hard to kill.”

If he had means to save his life, then it was not surprising that he could jump around for so long.

The two whispered about the off-script content here, not knowing whether they could still get any performance value, but certain that this segment would be cut out when the film was released.

Xu Shuo’s thoughts drifted slightly, and it was at this moment that a tremendous roar suddenly came from outside!

It sounded like the roar of a wild beast.

The distance of the voice seemed not far off, and judging by the sudden, loud cry echoing through the woods, it was likely not just an ordinary little wild animal.

“It couldn’t be that kid making the noise, could it?!”

Zuo Fang’s face turned dark instantly, he grabbed the map on the ground, turned, and swept out through the tent’s curtain.

Seeing this, Xu Shuo also stood up and walked out of the tent.

From the emotion conveyed in the wild beast’s roar, it seemed to be facing some danger, the sound was abrupt and panicked, coupled with a hint of hysteria, like the last struggle of a trapped animal.

The sound was not very close, but also not far.

It was not enough to affect the camp here, nor would it cause any changes to the Mercenary Corps’ next moves.

But such a startling noise would also put everyone on high alert, especially certain players, who would probably spend the entire night in a highly tense state of paranoia.

In other words—

There was no danger, but the level of annoyance was extremely high.

Xu Shuo looked into the dark, swaying forest, as if he could sense the conveyance of a certain emotion—

Sleep? Sleep my ass!

Xu Shuo, listlessly prepared to return to his tent to sleep.

Sorry, he could sleep just fine.

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