PFRG: Chapter 148

At this moment, the silence around them was deafening.

From Ji Xingque’s frozen expression, one could clearly see the words ‘Captain, you are so brave!’

Hua Qianmei cleared her throat and broke the silence. “Um… Captain, if I remember correctly, you told me last time that it wasn’t the case, right? Now the situation seems to be changing a bit too fast, huh?”

Chi Ting answered, “Yes, it wasn’t at that time.”

Lou Yueren’s good mood was fully displayed on his face. He looked between the two of them, and raised an eyebrow slightly. “It seems that there is something else that I don’t know about?”

Hua Qianmei smiled and glanced at Chi Ting, trying to avoid her captain being too embarrassed. She ended the topic appropriately. “Nothing.”

Lu Nanling had been silent the whole time, but at this moment, he suddenly called out. “Captain.”

“Hmm?”

Lu Nanling’s gaze remained on Chi Ting’s face for a long time.

After receiving the news of coming out, his first reaction was to think of the live stream that was taking place during the instance. He did have something to ask, but when his captain met his eyes, he realized that this person didn’t realize the subsequent effects that might be caused by publicly saying the name ‘Lou Yueren.’

But it had already happened. Lu Nanling naturally didn’t have the habit of repeatedly prompting key words. After a few seconds, he lowered his eyes and said, “Nothing. I just think we should check today’s business menu.”

Chi Ting naturally noticed Lu Nanling’s reservations, but he also knew that any reservations he made must have their own reasons. He naturally nodded along with the change of topic. “Indeed, let’s go.”

The members of the Dawn team left the accommodation area one after another.

These figures disappeared one by one at the corner of the stairs before the scene switched. In sharp contrast to this scene was the bustling atmosphere in the square.

Some people didn’t know much about the first world that existed long before the Sanctuary, but even though the legends of that year gradually changed as they were passed down, there were still many people who remembered that name.

Obviously, up to now, they just finished witnessing a huge coming out drama. Then the following conversation left many people somewhat skeptical about what they heard.

“What… Ren? Did I not hear clearly just now? Captain Chi should’ve called him Yue Ren, right?”

“Huh? It is Yue Ren. I heard it too.”

“What the? There is another surname in front! Lou! There is another surname in front! It is Lou!”

“Why are you guys reacting so strongly? The NPC’s full name is Lou Yueren. There shouldn’t be anything wrong with that, right?”

“Yueren. His last name is Lou, so it should be Lou Yueren. It isn’t the Lou Yueren that I think, right?”

“I think it is just a coincidence that the pronunciation is the same. It can’t be that person from that year… Hehe, hehe… It must be a coincidence, right?”

“My mind tells me it is a coincidence, but the pronunciation is exactly the same. Isn’t this a bit too coincidental?”

“Isn’t it said that Yue Ren is an NPC who came out of the instance? If it is the work of the designer, maybe he did it on purpose to pay tribute to God Lou?”

Many people were listening with bewildered faces. Then they heard the words ‘God Lou’ and couldn’t wait any longer. “God Lou? Are you talking about the only God Lou, who entered the ultimate instance in the rumors? I’m sorry to interrupt your conversation, but… what does this have to do with God Lou?”

“Of course, it is related!” The player next to him explained, “God Lou’s full name is Lou Yueren, don’t you know?”

The player who was taught was shocked. “I didn’t know!”

After a few seconds, he finally understood the meaning of the discussion. “Wait, you mean this person in the Dawn team is…”

One player quickly logged into the player forum interface. He saw that the homepage had been dominated by a large number of related posts in an instant. However, after scanning through them, they were basically all meaningless discussions like the one they just had.

After scrolling through several posts without finding the substantive information he was looking for, he felt a bit crazy. “So it is a coincidence… Maybe it is because when God Lou went to the ultimate instance, even the 2nd World hadn’t opened yet, let alone the Sanctuary. There weren’t many people who actually saw him back then. It is difficult to find insiders to verify it now.”

A long time passed before someone said, “If you want to verify it, there is a way.”

“Huh?”

The player coughed when he noticed that everyone was looking at him. “Since the opening of the 1st World, there are indeed not many people left. However, there is definitely one person who knows the inside story. Don’t forget, Captain He of the Prisoner team. He also came from the 1st World. There are even several rumored versions that he has a deep relationship with Lou Yueren.”

The moment he finished speaking, other people around him reacted immediately.

Yes, no insider had appeared. It was mainly because the only ones who had survived the 1st World were the top bosses. At this point in time, everyone was probably in the instance, including Captain He of the Prisoner team.

They just had to wait patiently a few more days until the instance was over and the top players came out. Then the truth about this NPC of the Dawn team would be completely revealed!

After thinking about it, they felt that the seven day fixed time limit for this instance was a bit too long but still decided to put the idea aside for the time being.

Therefore, the feeling of attention finally shifted a bit. “By the way, I didn’t expect someone to come out so publicly. Looking at it this way, the reason why he chose to bring the NPC out of the instance was because of… deep love?”

Chi Ting rubbed his itchy nose and confirmed tonight’s business menu with others.

Since the mailbox at the door of Lou Yueren’s room didn’t receive any deliveries, one of the six colors of incense was missing. This left several dishes in a disabled state where they couldn’t be selected. This allowed Lu Nanling to make some adjustments within a certain range based on the amount of ingredients he had.

“This should be the optimal configuration for the menu now.” Lu Nanling was as confident in his judgment as ever, and also reminded them of the possible variables in a timely manner. “But the players can only preset the contents of the menu, and can’t control the customers’ orders. There is a high probability that unexpected situations will occur later today. It is better to be mentally prepared in advance.”

Ji Xingque got to the point this time. “Brother Lu, what you mean is that if nothing unexpected happens, there is a high probability that an accident will happen tonight?”

“Yes, once the orders are too concentrated, it will lead to a huge loss of a certain color of incense. This means it is easy to run out of ingredients.” Lu Nanling’s tone sounded as if he was talking about something very ordinary. “If the dishes aren’t served in time, according to the instance settings, the lighter consequences will be that the customers at that table will always be in a state of waiting for the dishes to be served, resulting in a lack of customer flow at one table. In more serious cases, it should be as the rules suggest. There will be some life-threatening situations that are unlikely to make people feel happy.”

Hua Qianmei asked, “Can we fight?”

At such an eager tone, Ji Xingque also looked over with anticipation. This made Lu Nanling speechless. “I can’t be sure about things that haven’t happened. In any case, I will try to see if there is a way to induce customers to order on demand. If not, you can come up with your own ideas.”

“Okay.” Ji Xingque was obviously very satisfied with his own arrangement. Then as soon as he expressed his opinion, he couldn’t help yawning.

Lou Yueren raised an eyebrow slightly. “Why do you guys feel more sleepy than me, who hasn’t slept all night?”

“Yes, I don’t know why, but I always feel dizzy after waking up.” Ji Xingque grabbed his hair randomly, forcing himself to wake up a bit. As a result, he looked up and noticed Chi Ting’s gaze. Their eyes met, and he became slightly stunned. “What’s wrong, Captain? Did I… say something wrong?”

“No, you are right. I always felt that something was wrong after I woke up today. Now I feel like I finally know.” Chi Ting looked back at the slightly troubled expressions of the others. He gently pinched the strange stone on his chest, and said slowly, “Don’t you think your mental state today obviously isn’t right?”

Song Xuefeng raised his drooping eyelids. But after all, he had no right to speak as he felt sleep-deprived every day. Thus, he didn’t say anything.

Hua Qianmei felt it herself and blinked slowly. “Indeed, I have carried out missions day and night before. I slept well after returning to the room yesterday, but I almost couldn’t get up at noon today. Even after getting up, I always feel an indescribable fatigue.”

Chi Ting nodded. “So… it is true that something happened last night.”

There was a brief silence around them after these words were spoken.

Everyone in the team was experienced. After entering their rooms, they were all paying attention to whether anything would happen during the so-called ‘food delivery.’ Unexpectedly, they had a good night’s sleep. Everyone slept soundly, except for Lou Yueren, who was conscientiously opening a door in the wall. No one even heard tiny footsteps in the corridor.

Were they safe?

On the surface, this was indeed the case. But after Chi Ting’s reminder, it was enough to make everyone realize the problem. No matter where this abnormal feeling of fatigue came from, one thing was certain, they all slept too soundly last night. Otherwise, with their absolute sensitivity during the mission, it would be impossible for them to be unaware of the movement in the hallway.

So, something happened while they were asleep that they didn’t even know about?

The members of the Dawn team pondered for a long time and looked back at the same time.

Lou Yueren instantly received a lot of attention and spread his hands innocently. “Don’t look at me. When I found Chi Ting, he was sleeping quietly and was very well-behaved. I am sure he didn’t have a sleepwalking experience. Of course, there was nothing strange in the room. At the very least, I was the only one there when I went in.”

There was nothing in the room that shouldn’t be there. This meant that what was happening was happening somewhere they couldn’t see.

Chi Ting pressed on his throbbing temples.

This type of invisible existence was often the most troublesome.

“Forget it. Let’s ignore all of that for now.” Chi Ting glanced at the time and stood up from his chair. “We will still be open in the early morning today. The menu has already been set. If you are sleepy, go back and take a rest. Remember to set an alarm and come back on time to gather.”

Naturally, the others had no objection to this arrangement. After using their points to redeem a sumptuous lunch from the player mall, they went upstairs very contentedly.

They were already shocked by Chi Ting’s public announcement of his relationship, so everyone was too lazy to even look up when they saw Lou Yueren leisurely following Chi Ting back to his room.

Well, as long as the captain was happy.”