[Private Chat] Flowing Light talks to you: I want a divorce.
Upon seeing this Private Chat message from Flowing Light, Blooming Pear Tree was so shocked that his stocky body shook.
[Private Chat] You talk to Flowing Light: No, don't act on impulse. Sis, come to YY896797***. Let's talk it out.
A minute later, both of them got into the YY chatroom.
Zheng Xiaoguang started by asking, "Big brother, did you hold a splendid wedding ceremony last night?"
"Yes, I spent 6,666 gold ingots on that wedding and redeemed a packet of wedding candies for your character. How is it? Your big brother treat you well, right?" Blooming Pear Tree, the ringleader of the whole thing, said smilingly.
Shiny Sky was not a generous game. A character above level 40 needed to pay 100,000 taels of silver to get a marriage certificate at the temple of the matchmaking god, and if this character and his or her partner wanted to hold a wedding ceremony, they had to splash out lots of gold ingots on it. Many players in this zone had gotten married by now, but only Blooming Pear Tree had held a wedding ceremony for Bluegreen-Clad and Flowing Light.
"It's really nice of him to pay for my wedding. Shiny Sky's wedding candies are really great. They can be used to recover one's health and magic power, and during this process, I even have chances to unlock new materials, equipment, and adventurous missions. The official line is that only the newly-wed couple can use gold ingots to redeem wedding candies from the matchmaking lady during the wedding. It costs a character 10 gold ingots to redeem a wedding candy, and 10 gold ingots equal RMB one yuan. Uhm, that's good."
"Wait a minute. What am I thinking about now?" thought Zheng Xiaoguang.
"I still want a divorce even if this wedding cost you lots of gold ingots," Zheng Xiaoguang said affirmatively.
"You silly girl, why do you want a divorce?" Blooming Pear Tree continued to persuade her for five minutes, trying to win her over intellectually and emotionally. He told her that if she divorced Bluegreen-Clad right after they got married, the League of Strong Families would feel that it was played and humiliated by the Matchless and would never ally itself with the Matchless. Blooming Pear Tree said that the League of Strong Families might even work together with the Sacred Temple to fight against the Matchless if Zheng Xiaoguang really divorced Bluegreen-Clad.
Zheng Xiaoguang understood this, but she still whined feebly. "But why does it have to be me? Are you still my big brother?"
"Of course, I'm still your big brother." Blooming Pear Tree nearly clapped his breast and made a promise. "It's because you're my sister that I've decided to marry you off to Bluegreen-Clad. You know our gang members. We don't have many girls in this gang, and I'm not familiar with them. You're my old friend and followed me to leave the previous game for this Shinny Sky. I trust you more than anyone else in this gang."
Nowadays, no online game could stay in business for more than 10 years or keep all of its players. Many gamers knew that no matter how great a game was, they would have to leave it someday for various reasons. Some of them left because they joined the army. Some of them left because of career changes. Some of them left simply because they were bored with the games they played...
Nevertheless, gamers of a gang would never easily part after they left a game. They would always treat one another as brothers and sisters and never forget how they had fought together, gotten red names together and dominated a zone together. Once one of them started to play a new game and told it to his or her fellow gang members, they would gather again.
Take Zheng Xiaoguang and Blooming Pear Tree for example. They lived far apart and had very different lives in the real world. Since leaving their previous game, they had not had many ties in the real world, but one call and one message from Blooming Pear Tree had held them together as a team again. "Sis, let's play a new game together."
Upon receiving that message, Zheng Xiaoguang had promised without hesitation.
Nevertheless, as to this marriage...
"I'm not familiar with that Bluegreen-Clad at all," grumbled Zheng Xiaoguang
She thought, “Even if it’s just a marriage in the game and we don’t have to be in love, we should be friends before getting married at the very least. However, I’ve never even played with that Bluegreen-Clad, the gang boss of the League of Strong Families.
"It's really awkward to marry such a stranger." .
"Now you guys know each other, don't you? You're my adorable sister. I know you well and have confidence in your ability." Blooming Pear Tree paused and then added, "By the way, Bluegreen-Clad is a good guy. I've played games for years and seldom met such a capable player."
"Well, you top-notch players really appreciate each other," Zheng Xiaoguang twitched her mouth and said.
Zheng Xiaoguang had never known Bluegreen-Clad as a friend before, but she had heard a lot about him. He was a magician from Floating Cloud Island, and his current level was 100, topping the power ranking of Watery South. Like Blooming Pear Tree, he was often referred to as a god-like player, but he had much more female fans than Blooming Pear Tree did.
Compared to Blooming Pear Tree, who often used foul language and engaged other players in battle on the battlefield, Bluegreen-Clad, the gang boss of the League of Strong Families was more like an "idol" in this game. He had focused on leading his team to explore new regions since the open of this server and never flirted with anyone online. As such, he had a good reputation and was admired by many female players.
These female players sent out lots of Public Chat messages every day, proposing to him. If they had known that Zheng Xiaoguang was not willing to marry him, they would have rushed over to scold her for being hypocritical.
"As Bluegreen-Clad is such a god-like player, will it be great to be known as 'Bluegreen-Clad's wife' around this zone? He has been voted Most Desirable Husband and Most Desirable Lover by the female players of this zone. Now that, I'm his wife, I'll become..."
"I'll definitely become the common enemy of all the female players in this zone!" thought Zheng Xiaoguang.
Apart from the congratulation messages from her friends, she also received many insults and humiliations from a bunch of strangers.
[Private Chat] Happy Little Bird: You've really capable of being shameless just to marry our god-like Bluegreen-Clad. Bah! Shame on you.
[Private Chat] Bluegreen-Clad Lady: You bitch, you stole our god-like Bluegreen-Clad from us.
[Private Chat] Baby520: You bitch, you'll die a miserable death.
...
Thinking about her current situation, Zheng Xiaoguang had goosebumps all over her body and started to cry while sighing secretly, "What did my big brother do? Why did this stranger say that I was capable of being shameless just to marry Bluegreen-Clad?" wondered Zheng Xiaoguang.
"Big brother, tell me what you did after you logged into my account yesterday, except for getting married..." said Zheng Xiaoguang.
"Well, your big brother is busy. I have to go now. I'll talk with you later," Blooming Pear Tree hurriedly said goodbye to her and then added, "if you have time, remember to gain levels for me and buy some more Ghost Recruiting Orders①."
Knowing that she was unable to get an answer now, Zheng Xiaoguang left the YY chatroom and switched back to the game. The moment the opened the game, she saw that everything was in darkness and her pretty 3D character Flowing Light was lying quietly at the South Sea, a region for characters at level 80 to gain levels.
Game Message: You've been killed by Baby520. Please choose the solution that you would like to adopt: going back to the city to resurrect yourself or waiting for help.
Note:
①Ghost Recruiting Order: Ghost Recruiting Order is a kind of equipment sold in the shop. It is must-have equipment for players who are willing to pay for equipment in the game. Once a Team Captain uses a Ghost Recruiting Order, he or she will be able to bring his or her whole team into an instance.
There are many monsters in this instance, and they come in waves. Unlike regular regions for players to gain levels, this instance does not update game date automatically. Once the players slay all the monsters in this instance, the game data will be saved as a separate file automatically. The players will gain 20% more experience in this instance than they do in a regular region, and the monsters in this instance are comparatively weak. Given this, this instance is considered to be the best place for players to gain levels. With the help of this instance, Blooming Pear Tree has reached level 100, which is the highest level a character can have now in this game, when most of the other players are still around level 70-90. He has three extra levels' experience stored in his separate file, so technically he is at level 103 at present.
At present, nearly all the players in this zone were around level 85. The most popular region for players at these levels to gain experience was the Countertide, as it was easy for them to find monsters in this map. The South Sea was a region frequented by players at around level 80 and seldom visited by teams who were seeking to gain levels. Zheng Xiaoguang had begun her game by sending her character Flowing Light, a doctor from Ghost Valley Island, to the South Sea before leaving to have a talk in the YY chatroom. She had planned to mine at the South Sea and see if she would meet a team who came here to slay monsters and gain levels. Once she met such a team, she would join them to gain experience. Unfortunately, she forgot to send her character to a safe zone before switching to the YY chatroom. "I was not robbing anyone of his or her monsters just now, and I'm not a red name. Why did I get killed? Wait a minute, this ID looks familiar." With this in mind,
Upon seeing what Baby520 said, Bluegreen-Clad hopped off his white phoenix and killed Baby520 easily with a move called "Cold Bone". [Nearby] Bluegreen-Clad: I thought no one can interfere in my marriage. Zheng Xiaoguang was really impressed by Bluegreen-Clad, although he was just a pile of game data. After killing Baby520, Bluegreen-Clad used his "Revival Talisman①", a piece of equipment brought from the shop, to resurrect Flowing Light and Half a Cup of Lovesickness. Half a Cup of Lovesickness said that she had to return to her stall and left, leaving the newly-wed couple alone. In the meantime, Baby520 went back to the city to resurrect herself and sent out Public Chat messages to criticize Flowing Light. [Public Chat] Baby520: Flowing Light from the Matchless is such a shameless bitch. She seduced our gang boss and deluded him into marrying her as her big brother is the gang boss of the Matchless. Shameless, shameless, shame
After reading the Public Chat messages, Bluegreen-Clad opened his Gang channel in his chat window. [Gang] Bluegreen-Clad: Baby520, I give you one minute. Come out and tell me why you killed Flowing Light. Otherwise, I'll issue a Hunting Order② on you. [Gang] Baby520: We thought that you were going to marry Venus. Why did you marry that Flowing Light bitch? The Matchless obviously intends to plant her as a spy in our gang. Why did you even help her to kill me? What you did really disappoint me and all the other gang members of the League of Strong Families! Several other female players in the gang echoed. [Gang] Bluegreen Belt: Yes, we thought that you were going to marry Venus. [Gang] Vine Flower: Sister Venus treats us so well and never hesitates to help us whenever we need her. Flowing Light is not eligible to marry our gang boss at all. [Gang] Little Girl: Yes, we like only our Venus! Bluegreen-Clad thought for a moment and remembe
[Public Chat] Bluegreen-Clad: I hereby declare that I have no other woman apart from Flowing Light. Many thanks for the Matchless members who have spoken for Flowing Light today. I've kicked Baby520 out of the League of Strong Families. If someone follows Baby520's example and insults Flowing Light, I'll definitely make him or her suffer. Bluegreen-Clad's words sparked a heated discussion in the game. His quick reaction deeply impressed members of the Matchless, who had not liked him very much before. [Public Chat] Soft-heartedness is a Disease: Bluegreen-Clad, you're a real man. I'm impressed. Now all members of the League of Strong Families are my brothers. [Public Chat] Half a Cup of Lovesickness: Flowing Light, your husband is awesome. [Heart Eyes] No wonder they envy you and attack you here. Zheng Xiaoguang exclaimed secretly, Bluegreen-Clad is always so awesome. "No wonder so many female players get crazy for him. Well, looks like it'll be hard
After leaving Bluegreen-Clad's team, Zheng Xiaoguang teamed up with Soft-heartedness is a Disease, Mulberry on the Grave and Cool Names Taken by Dogs. Soft-heartedness is a Disease was a warrior from Dragon Swamp Island. He was eager to gain levels, but as he was still a student and could only play the game during his vacations and after school, he was still at level 77. He was straightforward and enjoyed fighting and playing all kinds of copies. As to his PK skills, he still needed more practice. Mulberry on the Grave was a level 80 assassin from Blackout Island. He was a quiet person and did not have many friends. Compared to the other professions, assassins and warriors were better at slaying monsters and PK. However, as both Mulberry on the Grave and Soft-heartedness were at quite low levels now, they could not take on many enemies at once. Besides, a low-level assassin was quite fragile. As such, no team would like to add them. They had been on Zheng Xiaoguang's t
Baby520 remained invisible and followed Flowing Light for about 10 minutes to get to know her regular route. After she found out that Flowing Light always traveled back and forth between the upper-right corner and the center of the map, she stopped following her and chose to stay at a spot in the middle of her regular route, waiting to rob her of her monsters. When she saw Flowing Light running toward her with a herd of monsters again, she mocked in her heart, "Idiot." She clicked her Area Effect skill and robbed Flowing Light of her monsters again. To her surprise, she saw a Map Boss① running and making threatening gestures among the monsters. Receiving one blow from the Map Boss cost one-fifth of her blood. The other little monsters were not that powerful. However, there were a lot of them, and many of them also succeeded in hurting her. Seeing Baby520 being chased around the map by the Map Boss, Zheng Xiaoguang felt satisfied. She had taken many red pills
In Zheng Xiaoguang's eyes, there were many different kinds of annoying people in the world, such as those players who kept killing other players at PVP regions every day, those who snatched monsters from the others' hands, account stealers, etc. The people she hated most were those who did a bad thing and wanted to let some others hold the bag. Unfortunately, she met them in the game. The Internet had been down for a whole day, and Zheng Xiaoguang did not like an Internet Cafe. Given this, she could only log into her game account at night. When she was pleasantly surprised to see that Bluegreen-Clad had gained levels for her last night and her account was level 90 now, she received a message from him. [Private Chat] Bluegreen-Clad: Honey, withdraw from the Matchless and join the League of Strong Families. [Private Chat] Flowing Light: Ah, why? [Private Chat] Bluegreen-Clad: Some members of the League of Strong Families said that you deliberately pu
Venus Will Cry: I'm sorry, Flowing Light. I kept persuading Little Girl to delete those screenshots, but she refused to do so when she saw that you wanted to send some screenshots to us. You're our gang boss' wife and a member of our big family now. We'd better not make a fuss about such a trifle. After all, the League of Strong Families and the Matchless are allies now. Even if you admit that you did frame us, we won't do anything to you. Why do you have to... "Are you saying that you're trying to protect my reputation and I'm the one who refuses to accept your kind offer?" Zheng Xiaoguang smirked upon seeing the meaningful ellipsis from Venus Will Cry. The gang members started to discuss again. Vine Flower: Looks like someone has just rejected a reputation-saving offer. Wind Waves: Em, a green tea bitch? Big Fish Eats Small Fish: My dear, look. What a complicated story. Small Fish Eats Small Shrimp: My dear husband, we just need