Weird Rules Rumor: At The Beginning, He Insisted That He Was Not Dead
Chapter 148: Li Xin's Past. The World of the Giant Beast Alliance

"It seems we have a traitor in our group. Can we even count on this girl?"

Li Xin, infuriated to her core, glared at Wu Fanfan.

She was about to say, "Maybe you should just go with Bai Liang?"

But she held back. If Wu Fanfan left, Bai Liang would surely, with a smile, lure her away and turn her into his free labor.

If that happened, Li Xin wouldn't just be upset; she'd be in despair finding a suitable successor wasn't easy, after all.

"Hmm?"

Suddenly, something caught Li Xin's attention. She froze for a moment, then a mysterious smile appeared on her face:

"Interesting~"

"What's wrong, Captain?" Wu Fanfan asked, noticing the strange expression on her face.

"That smile is so strange. Did someone confess their love to you?"

"Do you want to die?" Li Xin shot him a withering glance, her smile vanishing as she irritably rolled her eyes.

Wu Fanfan chuckled and slyly said:

"Boss, you don't understand this. At our base, anyone can start a relationship, except for the Captain that's impossible."

Bai Liang raised an eyebrow, intrigued:

"Oh? And why? Is there some story behind it?"

"No," Wu Fanfan corrected.

"It's not a story, it's more like... an incident!"

"Well, tell me more," Bai Liang suggested curiously.

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As soon as Wu Fanfan opened her mouth to begin, Li Xin immediately clamped a hand over it, awkwardly smiling at Bai Liang:

"Don't listen to her, she's talking nonsense. I just don't want to get into a relationship, that's all."

However, as practice showed, covering her mouth couldn't stop a chatterbox. Wu Fanfan still continued to narrate through messages:

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【Wu Fanfan (Sly Fox): Boss, listen, I'll tell you. Before the Captain entered this Strange World, she was a student.

You see, beautiful people like her always attract attention. The Captain had two particularly persistent admirers!

One was a rich heir the kind who had more money than they knew what to do with. And he was handsome, with an excellent reputation and good grades.

The second was a student from the countryside. Poor, but talented, hardworking, and in all other aspects, better than the rich heir.

Both of them pursued the Captain, constantly giving her flowers, milk tea, and small gifts. What's more, they always appeared at the same time, as if they had specifically coordinated it!

One day, they both came to the Captain's house to invite her somewhere. The rich heir arrived in a BMW, while the poor student was on a rented bicycle.

The Captain came out, looked at them, and said, "Money is, of course, good, but if you work hard..."】

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【Bai Liang (Newbie): And what then?】

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【Wu Fanfan (Sly Fox): She didn't finish speaking because the rich heir took the poor student with him. It turned out he had always loved *him*. And all the courting of the Captain was just an excuse to meet with him!】

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【Bai Liang (Newbie): ... (›´ω`‹)】

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At this moment, Bai Liang finished his sip of coffee, his face remaining perfectly unperturbed.

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"Oh, fine, if you don't want to, don't tell," Li Xin finally said, letting go of Wu Fanfan, who merely mumbled discontentedly to herself.

Li Xin, crossing her arms over her chest, chided her:

"When I ask you to study the instructions, you're never this active. But as soon as gossip comes up, you're the liveliest of them all, aren't you?"

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"That's not so surprising," Bai Liang smiled.

"Curiosity is part of human nature. People have always loved watching other people's stories."

"Boss is right! Fun stories should be shared so everyone can laugh!" Wu Fanfan agreed happily, nodding her head.

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Li Xin slapped her on the head:

"Instead of learning good things, you pick up bad habits. Sooner or later, you'll be completely ruined!"

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"Alright, let's get down to business. Why were you laughing?" Bai Liang steered the conversation back on track.

Li Xin, not dwelling on the previous conversation, looked at Bai Liang and said:

"It concerns you."

"Concerns me?" Bai Liang pondered slightly and replied:

"Have those organizations become active again? Let me guess... are they people from the Giant Beast Alliance?"

Li Xin was surprised:

"How do you know?"

"I just killed one of their members in the last dungeon. It's not surprising," Bai Liang replied directly.

Li Xin looked puzzled:

"Then why didn't you suspect the Professional Association? After all, they were the first to hunt you."

Bai Liang raised his eyes to her and calmly replied:

"Firstly, even if the Professional Association isn't known for its intelligence, they've already been taught a lesson once. Even with their pig brains, they should understand that getting involved with me is a bad idea. Until they prepare properly, they won't act against me."

"But the Giant Beast Alliance is a different matter. They only lost one minor subordinate, so they might very well continue hunting me."

Li Xin chuckled, her gaze turning slightly mocking:

"I didn't expect you could be wrong."

Bai Liang frowned:

"What do you mean?"

"It's all literal. The Giant Beast Alliance isn't going to continue attacking you. On the contrary, they want to apologize. Their Captain just sent me a message, asking me to help arrange a meeting with you," Li Xin said, shrugging.

"Apologize?" Bai Liang was surprised now. "Such large organizations apologize to newbies? Shouldn't it be the other way around? First the minor grunts, then the senior members, one after another, coming to become my 'experience packages'."

Li Xin rolled her eyes:

"Dreamer. The Giant Beast Alliance is a top-tier player organization. Their Captain is a Level 3 professional, just like me. Do you really think they're that foolish?"

"But if that's the case, then why did they go against me initially? Why did they send people to hinder me in the dungeon?" Bai Liang didn't understand.

His rule had always been simple: if he wasn't bothered, he wouldn't bother anyone either. However, this rule only applied outside of dungeons.

Inside the dungeon, everything was different. For Bai Liang, all players automatically became enemies. This wasn't because he was overly pessimistic, but because of the game's rules themselves. If someone cleared a dungeon before him, especially those with a limited number of successful completions, it meant his chance of a successful outcome decreased.

Li Xin sighed:

"There was a misunderstanding here. The Captain of the Giant Beast Alliance, Beypo, was busy in a dungeon when you got into a conflict with the Professional Association. He simply didn't have time to receive updated information."

Li Xin smiled and explained: "He was also unlucky; at that very moment, Xia Dongjie attacked him, and their two organizations became allies again, thinking they wouldn't be set up. As a result, by the time he reacted, you had already killed their people."

"Later, he regretted it and wanted to apologize and negotiate with you. What do you say, do you want to meet him?"

Li Xin crossed her legs, propped her chin with one hand, and looked at Bai Liang across the table.

"Forget about it. I don't have the patience to deal with them through negotiations, and I won't waste time deliberately picking off their pawns, but I definitely won't let them off when I run into them."

Bai Liang had no intention of reconciling with the Giant Beast Alliance, to say nothing of the veracity of Xia Dongjie's words. The mere fact that they had already made a move against him meant they had to pay a commensurate price.

Li Xin, unsurprised, nodded at his words. She knew perfectly well what kind of person Bai Liang was: "Alright, then I'll reply to him with your exact words."