The Tycoon God of Online Gaming
Chapter 646 - 647: Communication

Chapter 646: Chapter 647: Communication

"Jiu’er, see that fire basket there? Light it with your candle." said Chu You after they had cleared the Demon Nation Guards from this spot.

They saw fire baskets spaced along both sides of the path. The baskets had no flames, but they contained oil that could be ignited.

"Okay." Miao Jiuer quickly ran over and lit the fire basket with her candle, which instantly ignited a blue flame.

Everyone was now bathed in a strange, bluish glow that lent them a somewhat peculiar appearance.

Most notably, though there were many people, the atmosphere remained eerily quiet. Unless Chu You spoke, no one else would utter a word.

Without anyone needing to mention it, Dantai Jingning ran over and lit the fire basket on the other side.

"Master, why do we need to light these fire baskets?" Miao Jiuer asked, feeling puzzled. In her view, the radiance from the Holy Angelic was enough to see clearly.

"Well, according to the book, lighting the blue fire will unlock the palace doors." That was indeed the case. As for the book Chu You was referring to, it was naturally all made-up.

"Oh, I see." Miao Jiuer nodded in understanding.

The team continued moving, albeit at a slower pace, since they soon encountered another attack from the Demon Nation Guards.

"Master, I have a question," Miao Jiuer said as she watched the ensuing battle unfold.

"Ask."

"What kind of impact will this game have on the real world?"

"No one knows what the future holds, but a societal revolution is bound to occur."

"So, you’re saying this game will cause unrest in the real world? A revolution implies unrest. Master, isn’t that the logic behind it?"

"Roughly. It will depend on how each country’s government maintains stability."

"Master, the better I do in the game, the more chances of survival and the more capital I will have in the future, right?"

"Yes, that’s correct."

"So, what’s the fundamental factor driving all of this?"

Chu You cast a sidelong glance at her, "You seem to agree with what I’ve said. But everything I’ve said is merely my conjecture."

"I utterly believe everything you say, Master, hehe."

"The basic cause is that the mastermind behind the game will also dominate our real world. They may bring elements from the game into the real world, such as Gold Coins!" Chu You elaborated just as the battle in front of them concluded.

"I see. Master, since you have such clear insights, could you teach me in the future?" Miao Jiuer asked, keeping her request vague.

While directing the team to keep moving, Chu You revealed a strange smile at her question.

"In that case, tell me, where do you really live and what is your real name?"

Miao Jiuer’s expression shifted immediately, clearly caught off guard by the question. Chu You watched her every reaction closely.

"Hehe, you want to have a deeper conversation, Master?" Miao Jiuer asked, her eyes twinkling with amusement as she looked at Chu You.

"You asked me to teach you in the future, didn’t you? I need to know who my real pupil is and understand the kind of impact she might have on me in reality."

"Um, hehe, how much impact could a girl like me have? At most, it would just provide me a sense of security."

At that moment, Chu You and his team arrived at a spot where two fire baskets stood unlit on each side of the passage.

"Go light the fire baskets."

"Alright." Miao Jiuer and Dantai Jingning each ran to a basket and lit it.

After igniting the baskets, they quickly returned to Chu You’s side.

"Jiu’er, the fact that you, a young girl, had 10 million Gold Coins convinces me that there is a significant force behind you," Chu You hinted, believing that Miao Jiuer would understand his meaning.

"My Master sees through everything. I admire that. But I assure you that we won’t bring you any trouble. In fact, if you’re willing, we could become your faithful allies, both in the game and in the real world," Miao Jiuer paused before finally opening up to Chu You honestly.

Right then, another battle broke out. In this relatively small space, they encountered a 5-star boss, the Priest of Demonic Nation.

The infuriating thing for Chu You, Miao Jiuer, and Dantai Jingning was that all the boss-level monsters in this area knew Chu You was the most important target. So they would focus on attacking Chu You first, irrespective of the Damage inflicted by the Dou Zhan Ji and the Holy Angelic—they only attacked Chu You.

So, as soon as the enemy saw Chu You standing at the rear, he began blurting out some ancient language he couldn’t understand.

The amusing part was that by the time the boss monster reached Chu You, it had only a third of its life left.

Right then, the War Demon Concubines, playing the role of a ’Personal Guard’, launched an intensive instantaneous attack on it. With the massive execution of the Shadow Kill technique, bursts of red light caused the Priest of Demonic Nation to go into a stupor.

Chu You didn’t even take a step back before it fell. And it didn’t drop anything.

The team pressed on. When they came across a fork in the path, Chu You chose the left route without hesitation and continued lighting the fire baskets along the way.

When Miao Jiuer returned to his side, Chu You shook his head faintly, "I’m not interested in the forces behind you."

"But you mustn’t underestimate the power on my side, Master."

"No, I’m not concerned about the size of the power. If size mattered to me, I wouldn’t have confronted the government."

Miao Jiuer’s eyes sparkled, "Then, what is your real purpose or goal in playing this game, Master?"

"To have fun!" Chu You suddenly smiled at Miao Jiuer and winked.

"You’re always joking around, Master. Isn’t everyone’s sole purpose of playing games to have fun? And the same goes for life."

"Exactly, that’s how I am. I don’t have any grand purposes or goals. My life’s problems are not as complicated or difficult as you’d think. I can manage everything else that comes my way."

"Have you ever had to ask anyone for anything, Master?"

"People?" Chu You murmured the word, thinking of Xiao Qiao. But Xiao Qiao wasn’t a person!

"Hehe, I’ve never asked anything of anyone in this life."

"I’ve never needed to ask anything of anyone in this life."

Upon hearing these words, Miao Jiuer’s face reflected a hint of unease, and sadness flittered across her eyes, "In my view, your kind of life, Master, is the epitome of perfection."

"Jiu’er, I hope that our master-disciple relationship remains pure. You paid homage to me with three kneels and nine bows; in return, I take our master-disciple bond... seriously."

Miao Jiuer’s eyes brightened instantly, and her heart went all aflutter. She lowered her gaze and puckered her lips, appearing a bit enigmatic.

Just then, Chu You faintly discerned a door up ahead—the entrance to the Underground Palace.

"Light all the fire baskets here."

As the somewhat subdued Miao Jiuer and Dantai Jingning lit the blue fire in the baskets here, an eerie sound suddenly echoed throughout the area!