Quadruple split

Real time AM09:30

S City, Red Constellation Club 2F, Restaurant

"Jiujiu!"

Hanmei, who was struggling with her thoughts while looking at the two pieces of coptis scrambled eggs in front of her, widened her eyes and looked blankly at her colleague who looked like a junior high school student but was older than her, and exclaimed in surprise: "I'm late!? "

Because there was no one around, Jiuzhong, who didn't need to tiptoe hard to make the soles of his shoes touch the ground, smiled and said cheerfully: "Meimei, are you confused? Didn't you work overtime for the entire National Day because of [Inquisition and Controversy]? Counting three Days of review and reflection, today is the first day of a long holiday for domestic professional players.”

"So -"

Hanmei put down her chopsticks and asked Jiuzhong with a confused look on her face: "It's obviously the first day of vacation, why did you show up in the cafeteria? I remember that you had booked a ticket to go back to your hometown a long time ago. Logically speaking, you should be on the plane by now. !”

Jiuchong took a piece of cold isatis root with chopsticks and put it into his mouth, and said casually: "I have changed my signature to tomorrow night."

"Not that much."

Hanmei twitched her lips and said helplessly: "It's just an update. It's not like you can't play games in your hometown. As for just deducting two days of vacation for yourself? Can't we discuss it online if there's anything?"

Jiuchong took a sip of deer antler and bitter melon soup, and frowned slightly: "It's so bitter..."

"Who told you not to run away? The old man thought that we were all gone. This week's recipe was just for the purpose of eating our boss to death."

Hanmei glanced at the figure behind the window at the end of the cafeteria with lingering fear, and lowered her voice and said, "How about... Jiujiu, you eat less, and I'll drive you to Xianxia Road for some Japanese food in the evening. It's not easy to have a holiday." , let’s not eat it without suffering.”

As a result, Jiuzhong shook his head slightly and said with a pale face: "No need, the food cooked by the old man is good for the body, regardless of the taste."

"It must be like this usually, but is there such a possibility..."

Hanmei glanced at Jiuchong's bowl of deer antler and bitter melon soup with a lot of wolfberries in it with lingering fear, and said dryly: "Although I don't say it, I really want to be my grandpa in my heart. When I was making this week's menu, I was thinking about it." Big news'?"

Jiuzong's face froze, and he put down the spoon calmly, his voice trembling a little: "Is it difficult...could it be said..."

"Tonic, big tonic."

Hanmei coughed slightly, twitching the corner of her mouth and said: "I served deer antler and wolfberry in the morning. I can't even think about what to eat at night. It's one thing if this thing tastes bad. You really are not afraid of going back to your days as an aunt." Hemorrhage?"

Jiuzhong shivered, and his eyes instantly became firm: "I'll pay for the Japanese food tonight."

"Okay, please."

In view of the astonishing income of first-class professional players, Hanmei naturally would not be polite to her good sisters who also received an extra salary as a coach. She just complained half-jokingly: "But Jiujiu, it's really too much for you to stay so quietly." What a loss, I can apply for two days of overtime. During the National Day holiday, we have three-pay overtime.”

Jiuchong, who was sipping isatis root, smiled and said softly: "There is no need to apply. Even if I actively refuse, the boss will definitely find an opportunity to increase my salary back later."

"That's true, uh, this is the first time I know that Coptidis chinensis can also scramble eggs..."

Hanmei nodded, then looked up to the sky and sighed, lowered her head with a sad expression and ate obediently.

It’s not that the vice-captain of the red constellation knows the rules, the main reason is that she and Kunou are the only two people in the huge cafeteria at the moment. Even if the voice is very low, it is difficult not to be offended by the person behind the window. The old man heard this, and Hanmei and the old man were still related, so she would really make the latter unhappy. The unlucky one would have to be herself, and Jiuchong didn't like eating and talking, so the two of them were in silence. After finishing breakfast, I fled to the common room on the third floor.

And when the two girls pushed the door open and walked into the common room that was supposed to be empty, they found that there were people inside, and there were more than one!

"Hello, vice-captain, hello Sister Jiuzhong!"

The tall, handsome young man named [Crimson Prince], the main player of the Red Constellation Team 2, immediately stood up and bowed to Hanmei and Kunou in a decent manner, startling them both.

"Yo~"

The elderly professional player 'Scavenger' who also plays soy sauce on the second team of Red Constellation lazily raised his hand and said hello. Judging from his virtue of sitting in the middle of the sofa with his legs crossed, he obviously had no intention of getting up and talking to these two. The nominal 'superior' is polite.

"Xiao Fei?"

Jiuchong blinked in surprise and asked curiously: "Why are you here? I remember that the boss took you to see Mr. Xuanyuan early yesterday morning..."

"Ahem!"

The crimson prince who always goes by the name 'Yuan Fei' coughed twice, interrupted Jiuzong's words and said with some embarrassment: "What, the boss did take me back home yesterday, but I stayed for a day and then rushed. The plane is back."

Kunou: "...Eh?"

Next to her, Hanmei, who also knew the Crimson Prince, smacked her lips, walked lazily to the former, raised her hand and rubbed the young man's hair vigorously, and said seriously: "Listen, kid, when you are my age, you will know Family is more important than worrying about things you don’t need to worry about.”

The crimson prince looked at Hanmei in confusion, and said with a somewhat awkward expression: "Well... what are you worried about, deputy captain?"

"What else could there be?"

Hanmei rolled her eyes, casually grabbed a handful of melon seeds from her pocket, cracked them, and said leisurely: "Of course it's the large-scale upgrade of [Innocence Boundary]. I know your boy's performance in the second team. Yes, I know that both of you teams have heard about the reason why Broken Wind Bird summoned our colleagues, but this matter is not your turn to use your brain at all, and it is not even your turn to worship Captain Awakening Dragon to the point of falling to the ground. Specializing in this kind of trouble is something that I, Jiujiu and the manager need to consider. "

Crimson Prince: "...Huh?"

"If I could make it clearer, it would be——"

Hanmei glanced at the Crimson Prince indifferently and said in a cold tone: "You have no qualifications, no structure, and no ability to think about those things, so hurry up and go home to be with your parents. I'm worried."

"Well, I think you, vice-captain, may have misunderstood!"

Although his personality was somewhat arrogant, the Crimson Prince, who had always been respectful and polite in front of the seniors who could convince him, finally realized what he was doing and quickly waved his hands and said: "I came back because my parents are going to visit Guanghan Station. It should be right now We are already at the launch base. Although they want to take me with them, this trip will take at least half a month, and seven days of leave is not enough!"

Hanmei: "...huh?"

"Although I can't ask for leave, I have no interest in that kind of visit at all. And although I am now the main player of the second team, I am directly AFK (Away From Keyboard/literally translated as 'hands off the keyboard', which is also mostly used to describe permanent Or if you are unable to play the game for a long time) [Innocent Bound], you may be left behind if you wait for half a month.”

The crimson prince smiled coquettishly and explained with some embarrassment: "So I made an agreement with my parents to go back to see them during the New Year's Day holiday and then come back first. Brother Scavenger happened to live in S City, so I asked him to accompany me for a while. I go out for a walk during the day and do special training in the game at night. The stupid bird will fly first."

"Are you still a fool?"

Hanmei, who knew very well that the Crimson Prince was extremely talented at playing games, said this subconsciously.

"Compared to the seniors on the main team, I really can't fly very fast."

The crimson prince touched the tip of his nose and replied in a very humble, but also matter-of-fact way.

"Not you wait a minute!"

Hanmei, who finally figured out the whole story, twitched the corner of her mouth and said dryly: "So what you're saying is that because you didn't want to go to space with your parents, you flew back to City S for vacation, and then you took the god who lives here... …Nervous comrade scavenger as an escort?”

Outside the game, the scavenger, who was also unshaven, tall and stocky, and had an unkempt temperament, became anxious at the time and exclaimed: "What the hell are you just escorting?!"

"Eat with me, drink with me, play with me."

Hanmei choked the scavenger back casually, and then asked thoughtfully: "By the way, why don't you just take Xiaofei to your house to live? It's holiday anyway, and you don't have to clock in to work."

"Because the club has a holiday and allows us to live in and take care of the food... Well, even if taking care of the food is a deduction, we can go out to eat, and I don't have to pay the electricity, water, internet, and gas bills, and I don't have to pay for the sanitation either. I clean, there are free drinks and snacks in the gym, and even the mosquito coils in the dormitory are changed by my aunt, and it is only less than 30 minutes away from the largest shopping mall in S city. "

The scavenger counted about a hundred words on his fingers, then raised his head and asked Hanmei: "So why should I go home and live instead of staying in the club like this kid?"

Hanmei: "Damn, what you said makes sense!"

"Speaking of which..."

And Jiuzhong, who had been standing next to Hanmei listening tenderly since not long ago, with a soft smile on his lips, finally said, "Xiaofei, when did your relationship with Brother Shen Dao become so good?"

"Uh, this is it."

The crimson prince, who had always disliked the scavenger's habitual absence from work and laziness in training due to his high seniority, scratched his cheek and said with some embarrassment: "Actually, some misunderstandings have been resolved. Well, misunderstandings."

"Let me translate."

The scavenger grinned and said cheerfully: "After the game, this kid felt that what I said made sense, but he also felt that I was just talking on paper and bragging, so he insisted on fighting with me, and he was beaten to death by my brother. A meal, be honest.”

The crimson prince smiled bitterly and nodded, not feeling embarrassed at all. After all, he was beaten to death by the scavenger without any injuries at that time. Saying 'bloody torture' was actually an understatement.

In addition, after he returned home, he inquired about the "Scavenger" with his father who was very familiar with [Red Constellation]. After learning some old information, this immature new generation professional player simply wanted to talk loudly. Beat yourself up so much that when you see her again, your attitude will be like a different person.

Of course, he knew that the two active veterans, Kunou and Hanmei, must know that 'Scavenger' was a certain legendary master who had apparently retired, but since no one had mentioned it, he would not be so stupid. 'Help' people poke the window paper.

"I see."

Jiuzhong, who pulled Hanmei to sit on the sofa opposite the two of them, nodded slightly and said with a smile, "You two have worked hard."

At the other party's signal, the crimson prince sat back down next to the scavenger, shaking his head like a rattle, and said repeatedly: "No, no, it should be the hard work of the seniors."

"You should take a break. Just talk about the car over and over again."

The scavenger waved his hand in disdain, and then after the Scarlet Prince shut up, he raised his eyebrows to Jiuchong and Hanmei and said, "So, were you two kept here? Or were you stupid enough to stay and work overtime?"

"I live in the neighborhood next door, and I just come here to inspect the site during the day."

Hanmei chuckled, then raised her hand and pointed at Jiuchong: "She is really stupid."

Jiuchong did not refute, but just asked the scavenger quietly: "What impact do you think today's upgrade will have?"

"At first glance, it seems to give ordinary players the opportunity to participate in that mission, but In fact, it is using the name of the "Brigade" to justify the advantages of our clubs and studios. It is better to say that this looks more like a kind of support. After all, the "Brigade", a function that appeared in the last upgrade, has never had much presence. "

The scavenger opened a can of beer and took two sips before continuing: "But you have to pay attention. This will also encourage other players to set up online organizations that are not formal but may be very difficult. Guilds like [Bath of Fire] are weird in normal games, but in [Innocent Realm]... Ha, just look at [Guilt Debate] and you will know The era when ordinary players let us bully them is over."

Jiuzhong nodded slightly and said seriously: "It's similar to what I thought. I always feel that starting from this upgrade, players joining or establishing various organizations will become the mainstream trend. In addition, it's not easy to be a lone ranger... It's an opportunity and a challenge for us."

"Also, consider hiring 'part-timers'."

The scavenger put down the beer can, raised his hand and pointed at Jiuzhong with a 'gun', and smiled: "This game cannot rely on 'game talents' alone. I think it's time to hire some tailors who study design, Those who study civil engineering build houses, and those who study chemistry play alchemy. "

"We are already recruiting, but the effect is not very good."

Hanmei sighed and said helplessly: "We don't want those with poor skills, and those with high skills don't look down on part-time jobs. Even if they are willing to come, the same money is almost enough to hire two high-level NPCs. It's difficult."

The scavenger chuckled and gave a thumbs up with gloating: "Come on!"

"Dear piglet~ kiss the sole of my boot, stop thinking, and leave everything to me, your master"

The next moment, accompanied by Xueyin's sweet and innocent voice, Hanmei's mobile phone began to flash at a high frequency.

"Fuck, I forgot to mute my phone during the holiday..."

Hearing the subtle looks from the two men, Hanmei immediately cursed in a low voice, and then quickly picked up the phone--

"Hello? Yes, yes, I'm here, Jiujiu is here too, hey, I knew there must be a meeting, what? Not an internal meeting? There are other companies? Are you guys all working overtime to get their boss's three-pay salary? OK, OK, got it, Jiujiu and I will be there in a while."

"Tsk tsk, goodbye, both of you."

"Hmph, do you two want to come too? The manager will definitely not mind."

"Forget it, it's useless for this guy to go, and I have other things to do."

"What is it?"

"Pray."

"Pray for what?"

"Pray that the title given to me by the system after I go online tonight will not be too ostentatious~"

Chapter 2355: The End