Infinite Weird Game

After Yu Jinsheng left, the discussion in the meeting hall exploded.

Some people were trying to find out what happened in Jiuzhou, some were trying to find out whether there was any intention to replace Jiuzhou, and of course more people were discussing the three pieces of news announced by Yu Jinsheng.

Many things are not secrets to the cutting-edge guilds. They have a large number of top-ranked members who travel through various special dungeons and occasionally touch upon the secrets of the gods. Even if they have not experienced them personally, they have heard about them from people in their network.

But no matter what, the many previous rumors were just vague speculations. Now that Yu Jinsheng publicly put forward it at the exchange conference, the meaning is ultimately different.

Some people have begun to speculate whether this year will be another Ragnarok like it was twenty-two years ago.

Meng Wenfei turned her head and seemed to want to talk to Lin Chen for a few more words.

Qi Si stood up and silently ordered through the soul contract: "Follow me to the podium."

Lin Chen: “Oh!”

So from Meng Wenfei's perspective, the gloomy President Lin stood up expressionlessly and walked along the aisle towards the podium without even looking at her.

Meng Wenfei: ...The president of this new guild is really difficult to get along with.

At this moment, some guilds had already left the meeting one after another, probably because they wanted to return to the guild headquarters to discuss countermeasures.

The corridor was crowded with people coming and going. Qi Si stood in front of Lin Chen with special care, pushing the crowd away for him.

Lin Chen asked in his heart: "Brother Qi, what are we going to the rostrum for? Are we going to find someone to form a team?"

Qi Si was overwhelmed by the strong atmosphere. He half-closed his eyes to prevent the sweat from burning them, and denied it concisely: "No."

"Ah? Are you going to go on stage and introduce yourself?"

"No, I just went to see if there was anyone I knew." Qi Si's eyes swept across the aisle leading to the backstage in the shadows of the audience, and then fell on the podium.

No one was stupid enough to follow Yu Jinsheng's advice and just pick up the microphone to introduce themselves to the audience - that would be embarrassing just to think about it.

The rostrum is more used as a venue for players from all parties to meet and communicate, and all team formations and alliances are carried out in private.

Qi Si heard several familiar names as he walked along, including Li Yunyang, the first player on the previous rookie list, Mu Chuqing, the second player on this rookie list, and Shuo Meng from the Tingfeng Guild...

"An acquaintance?" Lin Chen looked around and asked, "Are you looking for Chang Xu? He seems to be the number one on this round's newcomer list, so he should be here too, right?"

"No." Qi Si looked around and didn't see the figure he expected to see.

He didn't know what he was looking for. The secret sense of familiarity that arose in an instant pulled him forward, and like an elusive mist, it slipped through his fingers and scattered into a hazy trance.

He was distracted for a moment, and soon forgot what he was thinking a second ago. He said indifferently, "Even if you don't find anyone, it's good to get to know a powerful player. It's easy to curry favor with him when you meet him in a dungeon in the future."

He did not say this through the soul contract, but said it directly, and the way he worded it sounded like a joke.

Behind him, a familiar female voice said with a smile: "With your strength, it's almost okay for others to cling to you."

Qi Si gave Lin Chen a hint, and the latter naturally turned away from him and disappeared into the crowd.

He then turned around and smiled at the person who came: "Long time no see, from now on should I call you Xu Ning or Ning Xu?"

"Just call me Ning Xu. That's what they all call me." The woman nodded slightly as a greeting.

She was wearing the same grey coat and black jeans that she wore when we first met. At that time, she called herself "Xu Ning" and casually swapped her first and last name. It seemed that she didn't intend to keep it secret for long.

Qi Si looked at Ning Xu, and suddenly he understood the source of his previous strange feeling.

He looked left and right with obvious amplitude: "Jin Yusheng didn't come with you?"

Ning Xu laughed as if she had heard a humorous slang: "Do you suspect that he has also entered the weird game and become a player?"

"Isn't it?" Qi Si asked back.

"It seems that some coincidences occurred from your perspective, just like we suspect that the true identity of your president 'Lin Crow' is Lin Chen."

Ning Xu looked over Qi Si's shoulder and looked at Lin Chen in the crowd behind him: "I can only say that our previous judgment of you was correct. You are indeed very cautious."

She said the word "cautious" did not sound like a compliment, and was probably the same as "extremely suspicious".

"Maybe." Qi Si sighed softly, "I can't think of any reason for you to involve an innocent person who has nothing to do with the weird game."

"Because of you." Ning Xu said calmly, "The only connection between him and us is you. The reason why we decided to conduct a thorough investigation into his crimes such as forging credit cards and reselling contraband is to establish a connection with you through him."

"Ah, that's really unlucky for him." Qi Si sighed, "It sounds like he was forced by you to do a lot of things in order to avoid being shot, just to let you see me and talk to me on the phone."

"It's just his own fault." Ning Xu said, "For what he has done, it wouldn't be excessive to shoot him ten times according to federal law."

Qi Si nodded in agreement, with an inquiring smile on his face: "I'm curious, since you have already taken action against him, why don't you just kill him once and for all and invite me to your place for tea?"

"We don't want to be enemies with you. We want to cooperate with you in a friendly manner. Do you understand?" Ning Xu smiled sincerely. "And, I personally think that if that day really comes, you will definitely find a way to make us suffer heavy losses."

"I understand." Qi Si maintained his smile and asked, "Why do you come to see me now?"

Two white rings appeared in Ning Xu's hands. "You should have learned about the guild's joint actions before you formed the guild, right? The next joint action will most likely arrange for you to team up with us Jiuzhou. The configuration is two people each."

She handed the ring to Qi Si, who took it and asked, "You want to find out about us while you're at it, right?"

"You can understand it this way." Ning Xu smiled, "Isn't it normal for us to understand each other's strengths?"

Qi Si looked at her with a half-smile: "At the moment of the final instance, we should integrate the top resources. Letting the people of Jiuzhou team up with our small guild is a waste no matter how you look at it. Is this a personal act?"

"You guessed right. I can tell you that this is Fu Jue's personal behavior." Ning Xu's expression remained unchanged. "He wants to know something and is willing to exchange an equal amount of information with you."

"It sounds like a deal." Qi Si said with interest, "I have never seen your Master Fu, but he seems to know me."

"Just the fact that you've escaped the puppet master's control is enough to put you on the radar of many people."

"It sounds like you are very familiar with Fu Jue. I want to find out if anything happened to him during this period of time?"

"He's very busy." Ning Xu stared into Qi Si's eyes. "The strange pollution invading reality is getting worse and worse. There is a large-scale outbreak of bacteria near the Mississippi River, which is suspected to be related to the strange game."

"He's really worried." Qi Si put the two team rings into his pocket and asked, "What is the specific process of the joint operation? When?"

"Rehearse it first." Ning Xu looked away and looked towards the door of the venue. "At 4 pm on April 23, you and your people will enter the weird game on time and be randomly matched with a copy."

"random?"

"It's not a formal operation, so any dungeon is fine. It's just to determine the personnel composition and get used to each other. If you die in the dungeon, it means you're not strong enough."

Qi Si raised his eyebrows slightly: "Which two people are you going to send?"

"It's not confirmed yet. You'll know when the time comes." Qis looked towards the corner of the venue. A young man in a black sweatshirt was squatting there expressionlessly, as if he wanted to keep strangers away. It was Chang Xu.

His smile turned strange: "When it is confirmed that someone is dead, will you just consider yourself unlucky?"

"Maybe no one will die." Ning Xu said, turned around and walked out of the venue without looking back.

Only when her back completely disappeared from his sight did Lin Chen approach her and whispered in his heart, "Brother Qi, do you know each other?"

Qi Si did not hide it: "She is the person I told you about before, the one who keeps an eye on me in reality. She is also a member of the Weird Investigation Bureau and the Kyushu Guild."

Lin Chen's voice became tense: "Then why did she look for you? And in this kind of occasion..."

"For the joint operation, we need two people to form a team." Qi Si said, "They also need two people."

The Unnamed Guild only had two people in total, and could not compare with the huge Jiuzhou Guild. If they were not careful, they would be considered "no such guild" from then on, and could only occupy a name on the guild list as a commemoration of their existence.

"There are two of us. Should I go too?" Lin Chen asked.

As soon as he looked up, he saw Qi Si's caring smile for children: "President, just sit back and make sure he survives. I will find a way for the other person."

……

Xiangcheng, the headquarters of the Libra Church.

Dong Xiwen lay in the ten-square-meter room, tossing and turning, unable to fall asleep.

After returning from Jerusalem with the army, he was given a five-day vacation. These days, he has been thinking about the [God's Face] and the words of "Yuan" brought by the white crow, as well as... his younger brother.

The Libra Church has no president, only two vice-presidents, "Yuan" and Bai Ya. One is in charge of economy and politics, and the other is in charge of religion and military.

But in recent years, "Yuan" has appeared less and less frequently, and Bai Ya's reputation has been increasing. Many new believers have gradually regarded Bai Ya as the only leader, or even the highest being under the god they believe in.

Dong Xiwen does not believe in the so-called oracles and fate. In his opinion, there is probably a dirty and dark power struggle behind this, which will become more intense as the power of the Libra expands.

For unknown reasons, he was unilaterally assigned to "Yuan" and played the role of a spy.

[God's Mask] is a prop used to limit the power of God. Bai Ya took the God's Mask in public. Is he conveying a compromising attitude to "Yuan"?
Bai Ya brought him along on purpose. Did he know about his relationship with "Yuan"?
Wait, he obviously has little to do with "Yuan", the one who has a relationship with "Yuan" is his younger brother...

Thinking of his brother, Dong Xiwen felt even more distressed.

After his parents passed away, he worked part-time while attending college and supporting his younger brother's education.

In his impression, his younger brother has always been a well-behaved and obedient child, quiet and silent.

But now he was told that his brother had committed a lot of murders and arson behind his back, and even the bullying might have been a trap he had set up...

Even the fact that he joined the cult had something to do with his younger brother...

Dong Xiwen just felt that this world was crazy.

"Dong Xiwen, come to Sunset Ruins."

A familiar voice sounded in his mind, and Dong Xiwen was startled: "Brother Zhang, it turns out that I'm not in the game, you can also send me a voice message?"

When he saw the record of Lin Chen completing the "Ghost" copy in Sunset Ruins before, he specifically asked Qi Si's real name, and the reply he got was "Zhang San".

Although he knew that this was a trick, since others said so, he, as an unlucky guy who was controlled by others, had no choice but to believe it.

"Just call me 'Siqi' in the game from now on." Qi Si's voice was particularly kind this time.

Dong Xiwen felt that the pronunciation sounded very familiar, and had a bad feeling.

Two seconds later, he jumped up from the bed. "What the hell? Dude, you... you are the legendary Siqi who broke free from the puppet master's shackles? You are also the vice president of the Unnamed Guild?"

Qi Si said "hmm" and asked word by word: "So, can you come to Sunset Ruins now?"

At Sunset Ruins, the people in the venue had dispersed, and the magnificent buildings that rose from the ground disappeared in an instant, leaving behind an empty square under the orange-yellow sky.

After Qi Si sent Lin Chen away, he returned to the game space and held the Scepter of Poseidon to convey a message to Dong Xiwen.

Among the tools whose souls he controlled, Lin Chen must not be allowed to leave. Otherwise, when the clearance record is broadcast and Lin Chen's name is shown, everyone will know that "Lin Chen" has a close relationship with the Unnamed Guild.

Liu Yuhan has already joined the Jiuzhou Guild, so he can’t add any heads to the Unnamed Guild; Zhang Yiyu is still locked in the small dark room of the Weird Investigation Bureau and can’t be called out; if the villagers of Qijia Village and the players infected with the insomnia virus show up, it will expose his extradition of Weirdness...

There's only one option left.

After Qis delivered the message, he put down the Scepter of Poseidon, entered the Ruins of Sunset again, sat on the twisted roots under the World Tree and waited.

Not long after, Dong Xiwen appeared in front of him: "Brother Siqi, what can I do for you?"

Qi Si took out a team ring from his pocket and threw it to him: "On April 4 at 23 pm, wear the team ring to randomly match a dungeon."

"what?"

"The guild will act together. Jiuzhou will send two people, and we will send two people."

"As expected of Brother Si, you have gained Jiuzhou's recognition so quickly." Dong Xiwen took the ring and did not try to refuse.

He even had a little expectation in his heart. After all, team props were not yet popular, and he had not tried what it felt like to play a dungeon in a group.

And since he is cooperating with people from Jiuzhou, Qi Si will not dare to bully him too blatantly. He may be able to take the opportunity to get rid of Qi Si's control...

Various thoughts flashed through his mind, and Dong Xiwen asked tentatively: "Speaking of which, Brother Si, isn't our president going with us?"

Qi Si looked into his eyes and grinned, revealing his white teeth: "If Fu Jue goes to the dungeon himself, I think our president will be happy to accompany him."

Dong Xiwen pondered the meaning behind the words and was stunned.

This humanoid seems to respect President Lin. What kind of person can control such a madman? Could the Unnamed Guild be a gathering place for humanoids?

And judging from the subtext, the elusive President Lin has a high status and is a figure not much different from Fu Jue?

Dong Xiwen had previously suspected that Lin Chen and Qi Si were the same person. After knowing that Qi Si was "Si Qi", he suspected that Lin Chen was his president "Lin Crow".

But now it seems that the timing is not right.

There might be a few people who could stand shoulder to shoulder with Fu Jue, but it was definitely impossible for him to be a newcomer who had just entered the game for less than two months.

Dong Xiwen opened his mouth and was about to ask a few more questions, but Qi Si's figure had already disappeared in the golden light.

It seems that some questions can only be asked when we meet again on April 4. (End of this chapter)