The Abyssal Garden: No Room for the Idle Chapter 20 20 The So-Called Club

Since Su Qi had walked in, he'd heard the word "club" three tis, now reiterated by Xu Linqiu, an official insider, raising his suspicions.

At that mont, Liu Yishou winked at Su Qi.

"Are your eyes dry?"

"..." Liu Yishou silently took out his phone.

"What's the matter?" Su Qi's phone vibrated slightly, and he checked it.

"Your situation is a minority; other players are normal and oblivious to the weird happenings, including our Investigation Bureau, so we're not intervening officially, but in the form of a club to make offline contact."

So that's how it is.

Because he'd encountered sothing weird, Su Qi was contacted by the Investigation Bureau ahead of ti, disclosing a small fraction of the information.

The others must have their exceptional traits to be considered by the Investigation Bureau.

At this ti.

The self-introductions began.

Of course, listing everyone's introduction in a group of over ten people would end this chapter.

Let's just ntion a few notable ones.

A shy-looking young man sitting across from Su Qi, a broadcaster on a gaming platform, rubbed his head sheepishly after being recognized: "I'm no gaming god, just enjoy constantly challenging myself. My ga ID and platform na are the sa, both known as 'Old Tomato.'"

Sitting to the right of Su Qi was a youth wearing glasses, his eyes deep with calm and wisdom shimring, speaking succinctly: "I hold the speedrun record for escape rooms. My gaming na is 'Jun Mowen.'"

On the left, a young man in a duckbill cap adjusted the brim, revealing a smirk: "Interesting, it seems we're all experts or top contenders in our fields. My na is 'Night Watch'...."

Before he could finish, soone nearby spoke up with a hint of confusion:

"Wait, you seem familiar. Are you the adventure god known as 'Night Watch,' who explores abandoned houses and ceteries at night hunting for the supernatural?"

The young man in the duckbill cap smiled and nodded: "I don't have many strengths, but I've got guts."

Finally, it was just the girl in the dress and Su Qi left.

Due to extre tiredness, she just yawned and said: "My na is 'Milk Tea with 70% Sugar.' I don't excel in any field; sorry, pulled an all-nighter playing gas."

The others didn't seem to recognize her.

However, Xu Linqiu was looking at sothing in the files, his gaze flickering slightly.

Su Qi felt there was sothing off about the fengshui where he sat. Despite the seating being random, he was the last to introduce.

But when it was his turn, he had to say sothing. Everyone else was a master in their respective fields.

"Gaming nickna: 'Su Buxian.'"

Su Qi started: "I'm good at playing instrunts and singing. My achievents aren't too few or too many; just last half-year, I won the local shuttlecock competition and during my stint as a community service volunteer, successfully solved a neighborhood adultery case—Uncle Wang cheated on Uncle Li. Then two months ago..."

People paused, his resu was extensive but seed disconnected.

Liu Yishou, who knew the scoop on Su Qi, couldn't help but widen his eyes. What the hell are you talking about?

And that sounded indeed like reality.

You've been slacking up till now, huh!

"This concludes my self-introduction," Su Qi said modestly, "Thank you, everyone."

"Uh...."

Old Tomato scratched his face, looking around at the silent crowd, and offered a sympathetic chuckle: "Brother Su's resu... seems quite extensive indeed."

"Forcing praise only makes things weirder, my friend," Night Watch laughed. "But, you're not wrong; Brother Su, true to his na, really can't sit still."

"No trouble at all," Su Qi responded with a light-hearted smile.

No trouble my ass.

Liu Yishou sighed. He almost couldn't resist pulling out a cigarette from his pocket. This guy had just taken down a murderer a few days ago, far more ruthless than these so-called masters of various domains.

Xu Linqiu didn't respond, although he wanted to make a comnt while Su Qi was speaking, he wasn't here today to represent the official stance; he was rely the president of a gaming club. He gently tapped on the table.

"Everyone has introduced themselves. Those capable of being here today all have their strengths. Thank you for accepting the invitation to join my club and I hope, in the ga 'Abyssal Paradise,' you can find what you're looking for."

After saying those aningful words, Xu Linqiu paused, "As president and also an internal tester in the ga, if any of you have questions, I'll provide answers as best I can and each official club mber will receive a piece of equipnt issued by the club."

"Equipnt? What Quality?"

So faces showed visible emotion.

"Ordinary Quality, with a specific attribute or ability that should be of great help to you right now."

"Ordinary Quality?!"

Most people showed an excited, surprised expression, clearly understanding the potential of this ga and just how valuable the equipnt was.

Su Qi was stunned.

Why was everyone so excited? Was he the only one who didn't know the value of the equipnt?

It made sense... He seldom read forums, nor had he actively searched for any ga strategies.

His main approach was to skip, to play first and ask questions later.

Nothing much of importance followed.

Everyone ordered food and enjoyed a joyful, offline et-and-eat.

The masters earlier had naturally attracted others to initiate conversations with them. The renowned and the unknowns were treated differently, as was the case everywhere.

At this mont, Su Qi was quite comfortable eating, while he took out his phone and logged into the official forum.

Although the open beta had just started yesterday,

The forum was already bursting with discussions. Many who played felt the ga was extraordinary, unmatched in imrsion and realism by any other ga in the market, continuously sharing their experiences.

Of course, there were also those showing off their scores, with new players rarely scoring above 80 even on ordinary difficulty.

And many posts read, "Buying equipnt and skills at high prices, PM to discuss."

Su Qi scrolled through.

Many savvy big-ti players or wealthy gars had seen the potential in this ga, constantly buying up various items—equipnt, skills, even Ga Coins—at high prices, as the ga had yet to implent a recharge and trading system, forcing many cash players to spend real money.

An Ordinary Quality piece of equipnt could sell for tens of thousands of yuan.

This made Su Qi think of his Evil God's Eye and Ancient God's Heart; both items were extraordinary and beyond valuation, especially since the forr should not be discussed with outsiders.

"And the ans of transaction currently is through duo queue, to exchange items within ga instances, right?"

Su Qi seed to sll hints of underhand dealings.

But that wasn't any of his concern.

At the sa ti, Su Qi realized why these people were so ecstatic—an Ordinary Quality piece of equipnt, worth tens of thousands of yuan, just for becoming an official club mber. It was a complete steal for them.

Just then, his phone buzzed with a ssage from Liu Yishou.

?

Why the ambiguity? Why a ssage when he's so close?

Liu Yishou: "You've seen it, most here are on the assessnt list, gathered together...to et each other, and besides you, there are others who've experienced strange occurrences."

"Don't you want to know who the other person who encountered sothing strange is?"

Su Qi looked at the ssages popping up on his phone and replied, "Although you're beating around the bush, I've known it since I walked in the door."

Liu Yishou was slightly taken aback.

Su Qi had already turned his gaze to the girl who had fallen asleep at the table next to him: "Those who don't know your identities wouldn't acknowledge when I ntion the word 'police officers.'"