Chapter 120: General, You Rascal!
“Wow!” Gui Naifen exclaimed, and after seeing the train ticket on Meng Huaifeng’s body, she finally confirmed and excitedly shouted: “You are a Stellar Train Nameless, Meng Huaifeng?”
“I never thought that in my lifetime, Little Guizi could meet a legendary big shot. What an honor, what an honor, th… um… three… three lifetimes of fortune!” Gui Naifen turned her head to put herself and Meng Huaifeng together in the camera: “Family, Little Guizi has made it big, met a living Nameless. So lucky!”
Ever since the Stellar Train pioneered the new world and the entire universe Silver Rail shook, the popularity of Stellar Train Nameless in the universe has been countless times higher than before!
Facing the camera, Meng Huaifeng straightened his clothes, sat upright, showed a standard smile on his face, and waved at the camera: “Hello everyone, what legendary big shot? I’m just an ordinary Nameless.”
“Oh dear, sorry, I was too excited just now! Forgive me, forgive me.” Gui Naifen said somewhat apologetically.
“No problem, Gui Naifen, you…”
“Just call me Little Guizi.”
“Okay, Little Guizi, no need to be so polite either. No need for all the ‘you’ formalities, just call me by my name. Which Storytelling Oddity do you want to experience?” Meng Huaifeng asked.
“Of course the most popular one, the legendary story of the Cloudy Five Warriors.” Gui Naifen said, then to the camera: “Family, see that? As expected of the renowned Nameless. Even to a nobody like me, an ordinary person, he is so approachable. Really, I can feel this is absolutely not fake, it’s sincere equality toward every person!”
“You’re too kind, too kind, no more praise. 98 Xun Di, pay the little boss lady at the teahouse.” Meng Huaifeng said cheerfully.
“Little Boss Lady, where are you? I don’t see you.” Gui Naifen turned her head and stretched her neck toward the teahouse direction.
“Turn your head back, look down, I’m here!” Meng Ming’s angry voice sounded from beside Meng Huaifeng.
Gui Naifen turned back and lowered the live broadcast view. Upon close inspection, she saw Little Boss Lady Meng Ming, whose little head was barely peeking out from behind Meng Huaifeng’s stall.
It turned out Meng Ming saw Meng Huaifeng’s side booming with business, ignored the teahouse, and came to collect money here.
“Haha, sorry, didn’t see you.” Gui Naifen stuck out her tongue.
“You’re not alone!” Meng Ming gritted her teeth and patted Meng Huaifeng: “Can’t you set up the stall a bit lower?”
“Even sitting, I’m taller than you. What can I do?” Meng Huaifeng laughed and spread his hands, suggesting: “How about you stand on a stool?”
“Hmph, wait until I grow up, I’ll definitely be taller than you.” Meng Ming said puffed up, but still followed the suggestion and brought over a small stool.
“That’ll take a while, probably decades or centuries?” Meng Huaifeng teased.
Gui Naifen handed the money to Little Boss Lady Meng Ming. Meng Huaifeng said: “Find a place to sit.”
“Wait, wait, Big Brother Huai Feng, you must have figured it out. I’m a streamer. Can that illusion of yours connect to the internet so I can live broadcast?” Gui Naifen asked.
“Strictly speaking, this request is custom-made, but since I feel a connection with you, I won’t charge extra.”
“What a coincidence, Little Guizi also feels very close to Big Brother Huai Feng. From now on, you’re Little Guizi’s big brother!” Gui Naifen said with a cheeky grin.
The live broadcast chat exploded with comments like ‘You’ve latched onto a big thigh.’
“You can live broadcast, but you should know that the time flow in the stream of consciousness is much faster than reality, like dreaming. You feel a day has passed in the dream, but in reality maybe only a minute. But if you live broadcast, the stream of consciousness time flow will slow down to match reality.”
“Ah? Then how long for one round?” Gui Naifen’s face changed.
“Don’t worry, I’ll give you a permission. Parts you don’t think important can be sped up and skipped, important parts will slow down to match real time.” Meng Huaifeng said.
“Thanks for the trouble.” Gui Naifen said somewhat guiltily. It sounded complicated.
After thinking, Gui Naifen took out over a hundred Xun Di and gave it to the little boss lady.
“I’ll modify the program, wait a bit, won’t take long.” Meng Huaifeng closed his eyes.
To Meng Huaifeng, every skill was like a software program; changing skill effects was adjusting the program code.
Not daring to disturb Meng Huaifeng, Gui Naifen walked a bit farther and whispered to the camera: “Family, before coming, Little Guizi did full prep, not only asked people who played for details, but also checked info on the Cloudy Five Warriors and that Battle of Abundance. But for some reason, records on the Cloudy Five Warriors after that, except for General Jing Yuan, are completely gone. Did the other four all sacrifice?”
“Cough, but that’s unrelated to the Storytelling Oddity, let’s ignore it. This Storytelling Oddity has two playstyles: one is replacing a person in history, the other is appearing as yourself and reasonably arranging an identity.”
“Given the scale and intensity of that battle, us ordinary people’s combat power is negligible, unable to affect the battle at all, so rashly joining the battlefield is meaningless.”
“As for replacing key historical figures, that’s even worse, because we can’t exert their combat power, making the battlefield situation worse. Better to do nothing.”
“According to Little Guizi’s analysis, our only advantage is foreknowledge, understanding of past information. We must fully utilize this to have hope of changing history. So, what identity maximizes this? Right, the strategist identity in the Divine Strategy Army advising the general!”
Confidence flashed in Gui Naifen’s eyes: “For us ordinary people, this is the only possible way to succeed. Family, we must win!”
“Alright, Little Guizi, ready?” Meng Huaifeng opened his eyes and asked.
“Ready! I want to enter as myself, identity as Divine Strategy Army strategist!” Gui Naifen said full of fighting spirit.
“No problem.” Meng Huaifeng saw Gui Naifen seated, used a skill to immerse her in the Storytelling Oddity illusion.
Meng Huaifeng lay back in his chair, searched Gui Naifen’s live stream room, liked, followed, and shared in one go, then leisurely watched the live broadcast.
In the Storytelling Oddity, Gui Naifen opened her eyes in the Divine Strategy Army.
“Wow, this is the inside of the Divine Strategy Army? That one is Luofu’s previous general? Not as good-looking as General Jing Yuan! Family, just seeing the Divine Strategy Army interior with my own eyes makes the 98 Xun Di ticket price totally worth it!” Gui Naifen whispered, looking around like a country bumpkin.
General Teng Xiao’s ears twitched slightly, brows furrowing.
“Abundant Evil Creatures are surrounding Luofu from three directions, Envoy of Abundance Shu Hu hasn’t appeared yet. Lord General must not act rashly for now.” A strategist said: “But send the Cloudy Five Warriors to the three battlefields respectively, Lord General holds the center army temporarily. Once Shu Hu appears, Lord General can swiftly reinforce.”
“Then have Jingliu handle Buli Ren’s army, Jing Yuan and Stelle the second battlefield, Dan Feng and Bai Heng the last one.” Teng Xiao arranged.
Gui Naifen perked up her ears, instantly realizing they were discussing strategy.
Time to use foreknowledge!
“Lord General, I believe Envoy of Abundance Shu Hu will definitely appear at the last battlefield under Dragon Lord Dan Feng. Lord General can go ambush, catch him off guard the moment he appears.” Gui Naifen said.
“Why are you so sure? Any basis? Or other clues?” General Teng Xiao frowned and asked.
“Ah… this…” Gui Naifen was speechless.
“No basis, yet so certain? War is no child’s play. If Lord General ambushes there and Shu Hu appears at the other two battlefields?” A strategist angrily rebuked.
“I… though no evidence, I stake my life that Shu Hu will appear at the last battlefield.” Gui Naifen could only grit her teeth.
“Lord General, this plan has no basis, pure speculation, not advisable.” The strategist said.
Even with Teng Xiao at center army, not far from the three battlefields, he couldn’t reinforce Dan Feng in time, letting Bai Heng sacrifice.
If ambushing one battlefield and Shu Hu appears at another, it would definitely lead to total annihilation, no time to reinforce.
“If you really dare guarantee, this general will give you a chance. Go invite Xuan Zhao.” Teng Xiao said.
“Ah?” Gui Naifen was baffled. Who was Xuan Zhao?
“Have the Divination Department Grand Diviner divine fortune. If great fortune, then risk it.” Teng Xiao frowned.
So that’s the current Grand Diviner.
But how to invite? Where is he now? Gui Naifen was still baffled.
“How many Cloud Cavalry elite guards do we have, and who are they?” Teng Xiao’s face cooled, asking gravely.
“Ah? Jing… Jing Yuan, Stelle…, and… and…” Gui Naifen broke out in cold sweat.
“Can’t even recognize all the Cloud Cavalry elite guards, yet mistaken? How did you become a Divine Strategy Army strategist?” The strategist scolded.
“Ah… this…” Gui Naifen sweated profusely. Who knew playing a game would be this hardcore, needing to remember people from centuries ago?
Forget obscure ones, even famous ones she couldn’t fully recognize!
“Xianzhou basic primer Thousand Character Classic, memorize it.” Teng Xiao said with murderous intent.
Gui Naifen despaired completely. Help, I’m just an outsider who’s been on Xianzhou a few years, you want me to memorize Xianzhou books?
Is this a joke?
“Can’t even do Thousand Character Classic, this person definitely not Xianzhou folk. Unknown infiltrator, seize him, strict interrogation!” Teng Xiao ordered.
“Yes!”
Two Cloud Cavalry stepped forward and dragged Gui Naifen away.
“Wronged!” Gui Naifen wanted to cry.
Just can’t recite a book, is that necessary?
Is there no justice?
Everyone come see, this game discriminates against outsiders!
GG in less than ten minutes!
Waking up, Gui Naifen looked at Meng Huaifeng resentfully: “Big Brother Huai Feng, shouldn’t you explain?”
“Cough cough, this is Xianzhou historical storytelling. Xianzhou people having a slight advantage is normal, right?” Meng Huaifeng pinched thumb and ring finger together, leaving a centimeter gap.
“You call this slight?” Gui Naifen pried his fingers to maximum gap.
“If you chose martial combat, really no difference.”
“Do I look like someone who can turn the battlefield with personal bravery?”
“You can treat it as a battlefield simulator. Now Xianzhou people are competing who kills more Abundant Evil Creatures.”
“Killing more does what? Without top Pathfinder strength, can’t change the outcome.” Gui Naifen sighed.
“Storytelling Oddity difficulty for Cloudy Five Warriors is indeed high. Suggest trying others, like Herta Space Station, Yarilo-VI. With your strength, possible to complete. Or provide your own script.” Meng Huaifeng said.
“Then try Yarilo-VI. This seems the planet you just saved?” Gui Naifen said.
“Yes, this Storytelling Oddity script has no our involvement.”
“Family, watch Little Guizi experience Nameless saving the world! Can’t beat? Impossible! Same words, must win!”
……
Prison of Torment.
“Every move of yours is under the law’s observation. This seat long calculated you’d come to this Prison of Torment, already waiting here.”
As Fu Xuan’s majestic voice fell, dozens of Cloud Cavalry surrounded a golden-haired man.
“I am just a lost traveler. Why does Luofu’s Grand Diviner surround me?” The man said calmly.
“Call me Acting General. Don’t know what on you interferes with the Observation Array’s calculations, but can’t fool this seat. The Stellar Core, you brought it to Luofu, right?” Fu Xuan stepped down with her short legs, suddenly realized she’d have to look up at the man, quickly stopped.
“If you say so, then yes.” The man said indifferently.
“Abundance’s evil creature, surrender.” Fu Xuan said.
“Acting General, my power from Abundance yes, but like you, I’m the Pharmacist’s enemy.” The man spread his arms.
“Hmph, still quibbling. Once this seat captures you, Observation Array will reveal all. Advance!”
“Sigh, Jingliu ah Jingliu, where’d you go at key moment? This physician not good at fighting.” The man sighed, didn’t resist much, easily captured by Fu Xuan.
In the Observation Array, Fu Xuan frowned tightly. Still couldn’t check all info. This happens only involving Aeons or Envoys.
Is this person Abundance’s Envoy?
Absolutely impossible!
Fu Xuan called Jing Yuan.
“General Jing Yuan, caught suspect who brought Stellar Core to Xianzhou.”
“Oh? Fu Qing as expected capable, caught him so easily. Seems time to recommend Fu Qing as Luofu General.” Jing Yuan said somewhat surprised.
Fu Xuan couldn’t suppress smile on her small face, voice joyful: “Hope this time not fooling this seat. Something to tell you.”
“What?”
“This person has accomplice, named Jingliu.”
Jing Yuan’s pupils shrank, looked at smiling, serene Jingliu beside Bai Heng.
Jingliu turned gaze, met Jing Yuan’s eyes. Jing Yuan casually looked away.
“Give me a few days.” Jing Yuan deeply breathed.
“I know, this Huanlong invasion caused no serious consequences. Delaying days fine.” Fu Xuan said.
Fu Xuan surely knows what she’s doing, knows who they are. Rare thoughtfulness warmed Jing Yuan’s heart.
“Thanks, Fu Qing.”
“Don’t just say, really thankful then quickly write recommendation letter.” Fu Xuan said bluntly.
“Jing Yuan, your turn, come on!”
In the room’s game console, Blade annoyed stood up. Bai Heng waved at him.
“Next time for sure.” Jing Yuan said to Fu Xuan, then hung up.
“Coming!” Jing Yuan ran over, snatched controller from Blade, squeezed him from the console.
“General Jing Yuan, you bad guy!” Fu Xuan stomped hearing hung-up call.
Last day of the month, short hundred monthly tickets for 100 bucks. Beg reader bosses throw unwanted monthly tickets my way, expire after today anyway.
