Chapter 186 Purity Essence
Ye Ci’s voice was soft, but it was still enough to quiet the crowd. It was if ti had stopped at that mont; the gathered players were all as stoics as statues as they stared dumbfoundedly at Ye Ci.
Ye Ci wasn’t used to others having such a reaction towards her; she’d never thought of herself as soone special. Nobody in ‘Upwards Ho!’ would when they saw her, thus she felt like like an alien that had just arrived from outer space.
“Oh shit, it’s Gongzi You...”
One of the players gasped in admiration, breaking the long period of silence. Ye Ci let out a sigh of relief the mont he did so—the awkward situation had finally been resolved. Imdiately afterwards a large number of players began to send ssages in the Map Channel, “Guys, let’s gather at the western gate of Dark Clay City! With Gongzi You on our side, we can bring the fight to those Northern Continent scum!”
“Is that really Gongzi You?”
“Are you for real? You’re joking, right?”
The Map Channel instantly erupted into chaos. While so players doubted the credibility of such ssages, many were excited. A huge number of them imdiately header towards the western gate of Dark Clay City to join in on the fun. So of them also spread the news to the players in their guild, which attracted even more players to the Swamp of Sorrows.
Most of them claid that they were coming to fight the Northern Continent players and defend their fellow players, but most of them were simply boarding the hype train.
With this, the once-quiet Swamp of Sorrows had beco as busy as Champion City.
However, this was nothing compared to the tens of hundreds of players that flocked towards the western gate monts later. Ye ci was relieved when she saw the enormous amount of reinforcents; with so many players from the Eastern Continent present, she definitely be able to slip away. But when they finally arrived at the western gate, Ye Ci realized just how wrong she’d been.
There would always be people like them in the world: People that weren’t afraid of dying, or of losing their items and levels. The only that they played for was to have fun, for the rush of excitent, and for the endless stream of gossip. So long as you could provide them with enough of these things, they would gladly die for you.
Ye Ci suddenly realized that she was the source of their excitent and gossip, and imdiately felt a large amount of discomfort amidst the crowd of people. It was like she was a an exhibit on display, being showcased to everyone possible. A lot of players ran up to her and took different poses besides as they took photographs with her.
At that mont, Ye Ci felt like she was a statue or so sort of landmark at a tourist hotspot; she’d suddenly beco the perfect backdrop for others to take pictures with. The players had even ford lines so that they could take photos with Ye Ci. This was the darkest mont in her life.
With the crowd growing larger and larger, Ye Ci finally decided to act. She refused to allow this situation to continue. She cleared her throat, then spoke to the nearest player trying to maintain order, “Excuse , may I know your na?”
The player she’d spoken to was an Elf with blonde hair and blue eyes. He turned around after suddenly being called out to, only to be shocked when he realized that it was Ye Ci that had called out to him. “M-my n-na is C-Cactus. G-Gongzi You, is there anything that you need help with?”
“Ah, I’ve been aning to ask... Are you guys here to launch a counteroffensive on the Northern Continent’s players?” Ye Ci would always try her best to be as polite as she could to people who weren’t of imdiate interest and that she might not ever et again; nobody knew what the future held. After all, when one gives another leeway, one is giving one’s self leeway.
When he heard her question, Cactus finally rembered that the main aim of the players gathered here was indeed to bring the fight to the Northern Continent’s players—who were doing whatever they wanted in the Swamp of Sorrows—instead of taking photos and interacting with their idols. He paused slightly, then sowhat awkwardly responded, “Y-yes, we’re here to fight the Northern Continent’s players!”
“Then if you don’t mind my question, who’s in charge?” Ye Ci nodded. Very good, at least they haven’t forgotten what they’re here for. Ye Ci finally felt relieved after being stared at like an exhibit for such an extended period of ti.
“Aren’t you the one in charge?” Cactus stared at Ye Ci, shocked. Based on his understanding, Ye Ci should naturally be the one in command as a god-tier player who was present.
However, he soon realized his mistake when he saw that Gongzi You’s smile had frozen, and that the corners of her mouth were twitching. She stared at him, not saying a word.
Fortunately, Cactus was quick-witted. He laughed sowhat fordedly, then said, “Ah... if you’re looking for the person in command... Let go ask that guy over there.” He said, pointing towards a Human atop a maroon horse. He smiled apologetically at Gongzi You, then turned around and left.
Ye Ci watched from afar as Cactus walked over and talked to the Human, who in turn turned to look at her, then rode towards her. He nodded slightly at her, then said, “Well t, Gongzi You. My na is Purity Essence.”
Purity Essence[1]? Ye Ci was montarily stunned. She imdiately shifted her gaze towards his face and studied his facial features; he was indeed the sa Purity Essence she knew. She could recognize him even without the scar that had been left on his face after a certain quest.
So that’s why I wasn’t able to imdiately recognize him; he hasn’t completed that quest yet! A smile ford on Ye Ci’s lips when she realized this.
Ever since the advent of online gaming, the na ‘Purity Essence’ had been used by many people, causing the once-special na to beco tacky. However, in Ye Ci’s last life, only one person ca to mind when she thought of the na ‘Purity Essence.’
He was a lvl70 Human Priest who’d managed to slay the Aquablight Snek, a lvl85 World BOSS, alone. He was also the man currently standing in front of Ye Ci.
Purity Essence had risen from a nobody to one of the most renowned Priests in the Eastern Continent after slaying the Aquablight Snek. Because of his accomplishnt, his na was included on Fate’s top 10 Priests leaderboard.
Despite his success however, he preferred to keep a low profile; it was rare for him to appear in public. Ye Ci had only known him because they’d been in the sa group in a PvP tournant. After fighting in the sa group together for three days, the two had finally had their first conversation.
Through their conversation, Ye Ci learned that Purity Essence hadn’t originally intended to be A Priest; he’d started with the intention of becoming one of the ga’s most renowned commanders. His attempts, however, hadn’t yielded any results. Ye Ci had had a small talk with Green Hill’s Moon after the tournant, and had found out that Purity Essence was, truthfully speaking, not a bad commander; he’d simply had the misfortune of joining a guild with a bad reputation. With his guild mbers constantly bickering and infighting a common occurence, his performance was badly affected.
Despite her cold nature, Ye Ci felt a sense of familiarity towards Purity Essence, as he was soone she knew from her last life. She blinked, nodded, and extended her hand. “Well t indeed.”
Her simply gesture was enough to excite Cactus, but Purity Essence kept his calm. He shook Ye Ci’s hand, then said, “I’ve heard that you’re not going to take command from Cactus?”
“I’ve never really taken command before. Besides, I don’t think I could so many players in line.” Ye Ci said a half-truth.
While Purity Essence remained silent, Cactus’ face was full of astonishnt. Gongzi You’s dungeon-clearing videos were extrely popular in the forums. She was known for being extrely direct and efficient while leading her party mbers, and for being swift and decisive. A lot of commanders couldn’t achieve what she showcased. Her dungeon-clearing videos even served as tutorials for battle commanders in various guilds. As such, Cactus couldn’t bring himself to believe that soone such as Gongzi You wouldn’t be able to lead the Eastern Continent’s players into battle.
“You must be joking! There are so many videos of you leading parties through dungeons in the forums...”
Ye Ci skillfully deflected his statent, “Commanding players in a large scale battle is very different from clearing a dungeon. I’m afraid to admit that I don’t have the talent to be a battle commander.”
When he heard Ye Ci’s words, Cactus tactfully shifted his gaze to Purity Essence and said, “Purity...”
“If Gongzi You doesn’t mind, then I’ll take command.” Purity Essence nodded, not noticing anything wrong with Ye Ci’s words. He’d been an experienced commander in his guild in a previous ga. However, it was still the first ti he’d taken part in such a large scale battle; he wasn’t sure if he could keep things under control. Even though he had the option to decline the position, when he saw Gongzi You’s dagger-like sharp gaze, he found himself unable to do so.
Translator’s note:
[1]Purity Essence (真水无香): When soone has achieved a high level of enlightnt, they no longer about money and fa. They have transcended beyond the material world.
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