Re-entering the Zhen Realm

After sending Zhang Buyao's sixty-six students into the game to serve as bosses, Yu Xian prepared to leave. He still preferred being a homebody in the God Vault Space. His recent level of activity had been plenty high, so he planned on staying indoors for a good long while, lounging around honestly like a salted fish in Salty Fish Studio. Just as he was about to leave the Zhen Realm, however, two people suddenly appeared in the Administrator Space. The instant the pair appeared, Feng Mingge and Chi Feihong rose from their chairs, almost simultaneously stepping in front of Yu Xian to shield him as they eyed the newcomers vigilantly. Once Feng Mingge got a clear look at who had arrived, his expression relaxed slightly, though he still made no rash moves. "Salty Fish!" The moment Zhang Buyao saw Yu Xian, she shouted excitedly. Seeing Zhang Buyao, Yu Xian's gaze then shifted to the man beside her. Well then. He had met this fellow before as well—Zhang Buyao's elder brother, Zhang Yao. At that moment, Zhang Yao had a dark scowl on his face as he said, "I leave Yaoyao in your hands. Whatever needs to be done, let her tell you herself." With that, he turned and left, radiating low atmospheric pressure the entire time that practically screamed: strangers keep away. After Zhang Yao left, Yu Xian looked curiously at Zhang Buyao and asked, "Weren't you grounded by your mom? What's going on now?" "Sigh... Salty Fish, thank you. If not for you, I'd still be locked up in confinement. But now Mom is demanding that I must grind to level 250 in the Zhen Realm and kill Rourou and each of the others once before my punishment is considered over." Zhang Buyao let out a long sigh before explaining to Yu Xian. Yu Xian said sympathetically, "Then don't you have to enter the Zhen Realm to grind levels right now?" "Yeah. So... Salty Fish, could you come with me?" Zhang Buyao looked eagerly at Yu Xian with pleading eyes. Yu Xian gave a wry smile. "But I just beat the game." "Salty Fish, are we still best friends or not?" Zhang Buyao looked at Yu Xian, tears welling up in her eyes. Yu Xian took a step back and said reluctantly, "How about I cheer you on from the God Vault Space instead?" "..." Zhang Buyao looked at Yu Xian in disappointment. Look at those eyes. Yu Xian sighed deeply and said helplessly, "Alright, alright, I'll go with you. But I need to make some preparations first." As he spoke, he immediately used his administrator privileges to link the God Vault Space with the Zhen Realm, and remodeled the Class Information Exchange Forum into a forum interface he was accustomed to. Next, he connected it to the network. After configuring various basic features, he issued an announcement to all players. After bustling about for half an hour, Yu Xian broke into a smile and said, "All set. Let's go." "Master, what about us?" Chi Feihong asked, itching for action upon seeing Yu Xian preparing to dive into the game to play. His personal creed was: 'Stick with Yu Xian and eat nine square meals a day.' Since Yu Xian was planning to enter the Zhen Realm to level up from scratch, if he tagged along, wouldn't he get to leech another max-level class for free? Yu Xian said, baffled, "You and Feng Mingge will naturally continue serving as administrators. Remember to organize plenty of events." "Oh," Chi Feihong replied, crestfallen. He wanted to tag along too, but since Yu Xian had spoken, he could only obey honestly. Feng Mingge, on the other hand, had not said a word from start to finish. After all, he could tell that there was definitely something going on between Yu Xian and Zhang Buyao; asking to go along would just make him a third wheel. "Alright, we're off. Don't cheat on our behalf; we're just playing normally," Yu Xian told the two. Chi Feihong nodded. "Understood, Master. Go on ahead without worry." "..." Feng Mingge felt there was an underlying meaning to Yu Xian's words—he was clearly hinting that they should remember to cheat for him. However, Feng Mingge decided to pretend he was just like Chi Feihong and hadn't caught the hint. The next moment, Yu Xian and Zhang Buyao both appeared in the White Space and began answering questions. ... ... Novice City. Yu Xian and Zhang Buyao spawned simultaneously and immediately found each other in the crowd. "Salty Fish, what class did you get?" Zhang Buyao asked curiously. Yu Xian replied, "Order Guardian. What about you?" "My class is Spiritual Item Breeder," Zhang Buyao answered. Next, they formed a party and shared their status attributes with one another. [Name: Yu Xian] [Level: 1] [EXP: 0] [Class: Order Guardian] [Skills:] [Forward Shield: Can grant oneself and allies a Forward Shield that defends against all attacks coming from the front.] ... ... [Name: Zhang Buyao] [Level: 1] [EXP: 0] [Class: Spiritual Item Breeder] [Skills:] [Spiritual Endowment Art: Consumes a small amount of mental energy to enlighten a target, granting it spirituality.] ... ... After inspecting each other's classes, Yu Xian and Zhang Buyao both lapsed into silence. One was clearly a tank, while the other was clearly a support. Grouping them together seemed entirely useless. "It seems neither of us has any combat skills. What do we do? Rely on basic attacks?" Zhang Buyao looked at Yu Xian and asked in a low voice. Yu Xian sighed and said, "Nora and the others are in the game too. Let's contact them first and ask for a little funding." With that, he opened the friends interface. Previously in the Zhen Realm, one had to reach level 10 just to add friends. Yu Xian had found that far too troublesome, so when revamping the Zhen Realm, he had simply integrated a friend list system with an interface similar to QQ. Knowing Nora's ID number, he opened the friends interface and entered into the search bar: 964292418. Clicking search, Nora's avatar popped up the very next second. He immediately sent a friend request and included his name in the note. Sure enough, Nora accepted the friend request the very next second. Nora: Salty Fish? Yu Xian: Yeah, Yaoyao and I are here too. Nora: Yaoyao? She's here too? Awesome! Are you guys in Novice City right now? Yu Xian: Yeah, where else would we be? Right now, one of us is a tank and the other is a support. Do you have any weapons suitable for the two of us? Send some aid our way. Nora: I'll head over right now. Wait for me! Yu Xian: OK. ... ... Closing the friends interface, Yu Xian smiled at Zhang Buyao. "Alright, let's wait here for Nora." Right then, a man with a round, pie-like face walked over and eyed Yu Xian suspiciously, his brow furrowing deeper and deeper. "You couldn't be that bastard Yu Xian, could you?" Pie-face asked with deep suspicion, staring right at Yu Xian. Yu Xian's expression remained unchanged as he replied, "Across the myriad realms, people looking alike is perfectly normal. My name is Yu Tian. Besides, Yu Xian has definitely shattered the void by now; how could he possibly come back?" "Fair point. But with that face of yours, you look way too much like him. Watch out or you might get beaten up," Pie-face nodded in agreement after a moment's thought. Yu Xian quickly raised a finger to his lips in a shushing gesture and said, "Shh, don't talk recklessly. Did you forget the announcement you saw when logging into the game? The Zhen Realm is under Yu Xian's control now. If he overhears you badmouthing him, watch out or he'll make life difficult for you." "Hiss, good point." Remembering the announcement from earlier, Pie-face's expression changed instantly. He slapped a hand over his mouth and hurried away like a thief with a guilty conscience. Watching him scurry off, Yu Xian and Zhang Buyao exchanged an amused smile. "Looks like you've offended quite a few people in this game," Zhang Buyao teased. Yu Xian corrected her, "Not quite a few—I've offended the majority of people in this game." If he were to brazenly shout at the top of his lungs, "Yu Xian is here!", everyone nearby would probably swarm over at once to beat him to a pulp.