The strategy team debated for three days whether to let Asuna and Ji Xing go to the appointment. As a result, three days later, they did not receive any more communication from the Fairy King.
It was not until more than half a month later that the strategy team, who collaborated with the real game, captured two semi-high-level members of Fairy Dance and found the secret base near the Boss Tower on the 10th floor.
And saw a warning sign at the door saying "There is an undead body inside".
So an elite team was immediately formed and put on protective clothing to explore, and found Nobuyuki Sugou, who had had his limbs amputated and was infected with the immortal disease and was tightly tied to a pillar for an unknown period of time.
Send him to liberation soon.
It seems that Sugou Nobuyuki has been completely stupid when he returned to reality because he has been greatly stimulated or has been infected with the immortal disease for too long. It is impossible to find out who made him like this, and he can only be temporarily charged with crimes against humanity. Permanent detention.
During internal discussions within the strategy team, they felt that this might be the work of the ‘mysterious team’.
In short, the civil strife among the players subsided this time, and the defecting soldiers were quickly captured. The Fairy Dance, which already had few masters and lost its leader, was even more unlucky. Only some carefully hidden gangsters and so on were left. Dead guy.
The only hidden dangers are the truth about the mysterious tower that has changed from less than 40 people to nearly 300 people, and the fact that one portion of the immortal disease was apparently used on Nobuyuki Sugou, but less than the last portion was used.
Requires long-term vigilance and attention from players.
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…
Time flies and we enter September.
“Ah~ I’ve been in the Mysterious Tower for so long, and I almost forgot what reality is like. Recently, I finally found a little sense of familiarity.”
Hands on the back of his head as he walks down the street, Negishi Yoshiyuki sighs with nostalgia.
Accompanying him were the other four members of his team’s ‘Legendary Braves’. They all looked at him with strange expressions upon hearing this.
Kiriko covered her mouth and snickered, Koharu was holding it in so much that her shoulders were shaking, and the two male friends Sase and Kodaisuke were not so polite and laughed out loud.
"Hahaha...are you referring to the fact that "After-eating" was returned three times and was fined for rewriting?"
“Be a little more confident, Yi Xing. If your feedback doesn’t pass, we won’t be able to ask Brother Ji Xing for another meal.”
"That is, if I were Brother Ji Xing, I would kick you out if I saw your 300-word review with 'delicious' written 150 times!" Xiaochun also shook his head in a funny way and added: "Right, Wuzi?" ?”
Negishi Yoshiyuki was a little embarrassed for a moment, his face turned slightly red, and he said stiffly, "Can it be considered fooling me if I reveal my true feelings?" For a moment, the team was filled with joy.
All the way to Ji Xing's home, they all had smiles on their faces when they knocked on the door.
The person who opened the door surprised them.
The delicate-looking blonde girl wears a pink apron and has a very homely temperament.
“Asuna (sister)?!”
“You are…”
Asuna smiled and said, "It's you. Teacher Ji Xing agreed that I could come to him to learn some cooking skills in my free time. I'm practicing now."
"Teacher? Cooking skills? That's it." Several people understood: "Then Kirito is here too?"
“No, he went to help collect ingredients and will probably come back in the evening.” Asuna shook her head: “Have you eaten? If not, do you mind trying my newly researched dishes?”
“Really? That’s great!”
They happily agreed that if they couldn't eat the food cooked by Ji Xing, it would be nice to eat Asuna's. It wasn't until they entered the room and saw Ji Xing that their smiles became slightly stiff.
Yoshiyuki Negishi took out the 300-word post-eating review of a dog reptile from his arms and handed it to Ji Xing. He stood upright and said, "Brother Ji Xing, please take a look!"
Asuna stood aside with a smile on her face. She looked at Yoshiyuki Negishi and the other five people who didn't dare to breathe and face Ji Xing. She felt funny in her heart. She felt that it looked like a junior high school student waiting for the academic director to review.
The atmosphere was stiff for a minute before Ji Xing threw this review to Negishi Yoshiyuki: "It is about 25% the same as Yuki Koichiro's."
Isn’t it? It's been 10 days, and you still remember it so clearly. Have you recited them in full? ! Negishi Yoshiyuki's face turned pale, and the other four people also swallowed hard.
At this time, Ji Xing smiled and said: "But it's still a moderate reference, so you can pass."
“…passed? Passed!”
“I passed, hahahaha...!”
After being stunned for a moment, Negishi Yoshiyuki jumped up. Everyone in the team was also full of joy, and then they said in unison: "Brother Ji Xing, we want to make a reservation for your next meal! We provide the ingredients and use the 45th layer of armor steel teeth. Wild boar!”
“A whole pig feast, yes. But it’s already scheduled for November.”
"Huh? Two months?!" Negishi Yoshiyuki hesitated, not daring to look at the eyes of his teammates around him, and said: "There are already so many people in front of me..."
“It’s not too much, but I still have a lot to do. I only accept one table a week, with a maximum of 10 people. Now there are only eight tables in front of you.”
“Is that so? Then, that’s okay.”
What else can we do if it’s not good? Add money? Isn’t that insulting? I don’t have any money, so I have to buy telekinesis (advanced version). And brother Ji Xing doesn’t know where he earned the money. He can even afford a single-family building on the 49th floor. It must be super. rich.
Yoshiyuki Negishi thought for a while and said: "If it is November, can it be done on November 6?"
"The day of the beginning?" Asuna next to her immediately guessed the reason: "It's really meaningful to commemorate the third anniversary of the appearance of the Mysterious Tower with Teacher Ji Xing's delicious food."
"If there are no special events, no problem." Ji Xing nodded and said, "Let's eat first. The food Asuna cooked will be cold in a while. This meal also needs to be 'after-eating', just 150 words."
"…ah?"
The five of them looked at each other and looked at Asuna for help. Asuna spread her hands in a funny way: "If Teacher Ji Xing asks, there is nothing I can do."
The five of them were discouraged, but they regained their composure when they saw the seven dishes and one soup on the table. "So rich? Did you have other guests? Or is it just for us?"
"I have a big appetite." Ji Xing said, "If you didn't come, I could almost finish these."
A few people looked at Ji Xing, who was already sitting down but still taller than themselves, and found this very convincing.
“Then we’re welcome!”
The wind is blowing and the clouds are gone, and the food is emptied.
Kōdaisuke sat on the chair and burped with satisfaction. He looked at Asuna who put on her apron again and started clearing the table. He sighed in a low voice: "I really envy that guy Kirito..."
Kirito? Where is Kirito? Oh, I am working hard to collect fresh ingredients.
The object of envy now is Ji Xing, right? Culinary apprentices can be used as maids...
The other people felt a little weird, but they didn't think it was rude. Koharu and Kiriko both stood up to help Asuna, and Asuna didn't refuse and told them what to do.
“Speaking of which, Kiriko, it’s been more than half a year since you joined the ‘Legendary Heroes’ team. How have your levels and telekinesis abilities improved?” Asuna asked casually while packing up.
Wuzi Qing said: "I have reached level 6 in cultivation, and my character level has also been raised to level 69."
“That’s great, I’m almost ready to join the strategy team.” Asuna exclaimed.
The level of telekinesis ability from low to high is Unawakened→Excellent→Excellent→Talent→Extreme.
The first echelon of the strategy team like Asuna received two textbooks written by Ji Xing. Some of them have recently reached the 'talent' level, which is the level of a weak Hisoka - Hisoka probably has a talent of 6. Level 7 looks like it's not that extreme.
So level 6 is really not low, and it may be in the top 500 among all players.
Wuzi smiled shyly: "Brother Yi Xing and Sister Xiaochun take care of me."
"You have to work **** your own and are very talented. If you rely on others to take care of you, you won't be able to rise to this level." Asuna said, "Okay, leave the rest to me. You go and sit down."
“How is this good…”
"it's okay no problem."
In the restaurant, Negishi Yoshiyuki heard the conversation between the two, but suddenly felt a little sad.
Yes, Wuzi is not weak anymore.
She is not a new player, but an old player who has been in the Mysterious Tower for just as long as she is. She has always been afraid of pain monsters, and it was not until a year ago that she decided to join a team and stand up to help conquer the Mysterious Tower.
Although she is still the weakest link in the team, in fact, apart from herself, the other three will not be able to defeat her easily. The difference lies more in actual combat experience. Of course, the legendary brave team only accepts her because of her beauty. It's not because I like her, well, no.
Wuzi had already made innuendoes several times and no longer needed to treat herself as a newcomer, as she did not want to delay the improvement and strategy progress of the entire team.
They all got sidetracked by pretending not to understand.
Not only is he worried about Kiriko's safety, but he is also responsible for the entire team. As the legendary second-generation captain of the brave, he must be cautious.
The first generation was his brother, who was also one of the first players to enter the Tower of Mystery. He was the person who took the lead in establishing the 'Sword Art Online' guild. He was more popular than Kirito, Yuki Koichiro and others now, and was vaguely a player. The first person in.
But a mistake in decision-making not only resulted in his own death at the hands of the boss Suzaku on the 35th floor, but also caused the collapse of most of the legendary brave team.
This taught him that as a captain, he can laugh and joke at ordinary times, but he must be cautious in critical situations!
Looking at Kiriko sitting back next to him, Negishi Yoshiyuki took a deep breath and said solemnly: "Next, I plan to go to the 51st floor to upgrade and practice practice."
What do you think? Is there anything to prepare? Are you afraid of Wuzi?
Before these questions were asked, Kodaisuke and Sashi laughed and said, "Okay! That's great!"
Negishi Yoshiyuki was startled and turned his head blankly. He saw Koharu Shishima complaining: "I knew it was bad when I heard Asuna asking Kiriko just now. I lost as expected. Damn it, my 100,000 kel!"
"…ah?"
Wuzi smiled and said: "Sister Xiaochun made a bet with them that you will not take me to the 50th floor or above before October. The bet is 100,000 kel."
"…ah?!"
“Hahaha, Yi Xing, with your little thoughts, you can’t hide it at all!” Sashidao.
"We have indeed been away from the front line for a while." Kodaisuke said with a smile.
Negishi Yoshiyuki opened and closed his mouth, looked at Asuna who was peeking into the kitchen to watch the excitement, and Ji Xing at the table, his face turned red with embarrassment, and he argued:
“The 51st floor is the frontline. It has been almost four months since the ‘mysterious team’ broke through it, and it has been completely explored. It is just a floor where you need to be wary of powerful monsters but with few natural dangers!”
“…It’s okay if you don’t say it. Why do I feel guilty when you say ‘complete exploration’? The mysterious monster on the 33rd floor has not been found yet.”
…”
Negishi Yoshiyuki smiled dryly: "Haha, it's okay. The 33rd floor is an exception. Even if there is an unidentified danger on the 51st floor, we won't be so unlucky... and I will be there if we encounter it!"
The monster on the 33rd floor? Ji Xing, who had reached level 40 there, raised his eyebrows, stood up and said, "Okay, don't put so many flags in my house, and don't use them as firewood."
The five legendary brave men suddenly became happy when they saw Ji Xing reaching out and drawing out the inventory, dragging out five pieces of paper and five pens.
“If you have nothing else to do, just write down what you think after eating it.”
…”
Teaching: Special Level (Level 5) (89w/100w) → (91w/100w)
3k4, also, before 12 o'clock.
Also, don’t get hung up on the real countries in the world of swords, because if you substitute them, it will become a political struggle. Britain, France, and the United States are in a mess, and China has not been able to write about it, so just ignore these automatically and pretend that the Mysterious Tower only covers Japan.