The Return of the God Level Assassin

AFTER dinner, Luo Yan, as usual, logged in to the game.  He appeared at the main hall of Yunyue's headquarters.  He was surprised to find that there's no one there.  Ah, right, during dinner Luo Jin mentioned he was doing some chain task with their cousin, Bai Ze, and that girl, Su Yuqi.

Should he go and do some task of his own?

When he was about to leave, a slight distortion appeared in the air and then Shen Ji Yun's avatar appeared.  Or as Luo Yan already learned, his alt account's game avatar.  He called him again earlier and they video chat for a bit.  They didn't really talk that much.  Mostly, Shen Ji Yun was just giving him pointers on some questions that he wasn't sure of the answer.  

Luo Yan was a bit surprised to find out that Shen Ji Yun was a bit of a genius himself.  No, a bit was probably an understatement.  Even if he was taking computer science as a major, he was still knowledgeable about other subjects that had nothing to do with his chosen major.  Like those subjects Luo Yan was weak at.  He could easily explain to him those things he couldn't understand.  He was even better than his tutors.  Probably because he was a student himself, so he knew what a student like him needed to focus at.

That's why he didn't mind the video calls because he's benefitting from it.  He wondered what Shen Ji Yun got from it though.  Maybe he enjoyed talking to him?  After all, he's such an awkward guy.  There's probably only a handful of people he could chat with.

"Brother Ji Yun," Luo Yan greeted him with a smile.

Shen Ji Yun stared at Luo Yan for a moment.  This would probably be his height if he hadn't fallen into a coma when he was 10 years old.  Because of that, the growth of his body was exponentially slowed.  Leading to him having such a petite build.  Shen Ji Yun even suspected that he was being deprived of food.  Good thing he didn't mention that to him or it would be just too embarrassing.

"Are you planning to do some task?" he asked after he walked towards Luo Yan.

Luo Yan nodded.  Then he suddenly remembered something.  "Brother Ji Yun, can we go dungeon raiding, the five of us?"  

He honestly didn't want to repeat the experience he had with the Infernal Chasm dungeon.  It's still better to have trustworthy teammates when raiding. 

"Sure.  Is it for skill books?" Shen Ji Yun remembered that he put a few dungeon names that would give skill books as one of the rewards on the list that he gave to Luo Yan. 

"No.  It's actually for materials for weapons crafting.  Luo Jin and I still need at least two materials to craft our weapons."

"What materials?"

"Adamantine and Triase," Luo Yan answered.

Shen Ji Yun nodded in appreciation.  Adamantine and Triase were both good materials for crafting weapons.  Adamantine could ensure the highest level of durability to the weapon.  With it as one of the materials, the weapon would not break that easily.  Triase on the other hand, could increase the potential strength of a weapon.

"Then there's no need to do any dungeon raiding.  You can just get these two materials in the treasury," he said.

"Treasury?" 

"Yes.  Every team has one.  If a member has items they don't need, they could put it in the team's treasury and it would become a shared property of the team.  So you and your brother could just get what you need there if it's available."

That's the first time Luo Yan heard something about a treasury.  Well, if there's an easier way to get the things he needed, of course he wouldn't refuse it.  "Okay," he happily replied.

"Do you want to check it with me?"

Luo Yan didn't hesitate to nod.

They walked out of the main hall together.  Shen Ji Yun led Luo Yan towards the treasury which was located at the inner part of the palace.  As they walked, Luo Yan looked around.  As he expected, this place was really huge.  

Soon, they arrived in front of a tall door.  It reached from floor to ceiling.  Shen Ji Yun put his hand on the door.  The seam of the door lighted as his palm touched it.  When the light reached the floor and the ceiling, the door slowly opened.

Luo Yan's eyes slightly widened when he saw the contents of the room.  There were treasure ċhėsts piled up in one corner of the room.  Rows of glass cases like cabinets were neatly lined up.  Inside those were a number of items, all looked valuable.  This was the first time he saw such an orderly treasure room.

"Yuqi is the one doing the cataloguing of the items here.  So if you don't find what you need, you can just ask her."

Hearing what Shen Ji Yun said, Luo Yan suddenly had the answer on why this place was so orderly.  It's all due to Su Yuqi's management.  Well, she did look like someone who wouldn't tolerate disorderliness.  

He walked inside the room and looked around.  He recognized some of the items inside the glass cases.  Some were very hard to find and were considered as very rare items.

"The team sure has a lot of treasures," he commented.

"Well, it's the accumulation of five years of playing," Shen Ji Yun said.

That's a reasonable answer.  It wouldn't be hard for three highly skilled players to gather this much treasure.  Luo Yan continued to look around when he remembered something that he thought he should mention to Shen Ji Yun.

"Brother Ji Yun, Luo Jin and I got an invitation as a reward in the Infernal Chasm dungeon.  It's for the King's party this Thursday.  Could Brother Ji Yun and the others also come?"

Luo Yan thought that it would be good if all of them could go as a team.  Aside from the fact that it would be good for someone familiar with it to go with them, it would also be a good way for the five of them to promote team work.  Because if players were clamoring to attend that party, it meant that it wasn't just an ordinary party.  Maybe the King would order them to do some task or something.

"The King's annual party?" Shen Ji Yun almost forgot that it's already that time of the year in the game.   

"Yes.  But I only have one invitation, so I could only take two companions with me."

"Oh, you don't need to worry about that.  I think Bai Ze also has one."

"Really?  Then that means that we could all go?"

Shen Ji Yun looked at the rabbit's big blue eyes dusted with gold.  It was filled with excitement and expectations.  He just didn't have the heart to refuse him.  "Yes.  We will all go."

Luo Yan smiled brightly.  "Yey!  Then maybe Brother Ji Yun should also use his real game account when we go there.  I really wanted to see Brother Ji Yun's real avatar."

Well, if that's what the rabbit wanted, Shen Ji Yun had no reason to refuse.  Besides, that party should also be attended by some of the top players in the game.  His avatar could be used as a buffer just in case some people wanted to cause trouble to Luo Yan.  And it would also be a good time to let others know that he and that gnome were part of Yunyue.

"Okay."