Chapter 4: The Mysterious Expert

"Chen Jie, you’re eating late-night snacks again..."

Chen Guo had bought some late-night snacks and called the internet cafe staff to enjoy them together. The aroma of the dishes spread throughout the internet cafe, immediately drawing a chorus of complaints from the customers. At a time when dinner had already been digested, the smell of food was not a pleasure but a temptation.

"Those who want instant noodles, line up, don’t cause a mess," Chen Guo called out.

"Chen Jie always gets special treatment, while we have to eat instant noodles." Unable to resist the temptation, the customers could only satisfy their cravings with the internet cafe’s instant noodles, looking enviously at the six dishes and one soup.

"If you want to eat, go buy it yourself from the place across the street. Don’t always try to get my people to do it for you," Chen Guo said.

"Next time, if you’re going, can’t you give us a heads-up and bring some back for us?" someone asked.

"How many people are there in the internet cafe? Can you really bring back that much? If you really want to eat but are too lazy to buy it, why don’t you call the place across the street? They won’t refuse to deliver," Chen Guo said.

"Chen Jie, do you have their phone number? Can I copy it?" someone asked.

"Why would I need their phone number? I have people to send, why would I trouble them?" Chen Guo said.

This time, not only the customers but also the internet cafe staff were on the verge of tears. Picking at the vegetable threads leisurely, showing no reaction to the atmosphere, was truly lacking the qualities of a pioneer.

"Hey, why are you still dawdling?" Chen Guo looked more anxious than the person involved.

"What’s the rush?" Ye Xiu glanced up, and it turned out to be a beginner’s quest guide.

"Damn, you don’t even know this? You need to look at a guide?" If it weren’t for the genuine first-edition card, Chen Guo would never believe this guy had ten years of gaming experience.

"I haven’t touched beginner stuff in so many years, how could I remember?" Ye Xiu said calmly.

"Have you never guided a beginner or helped a new player?" Chen Guo asked.

"In this aspect... I really haven’t," Ye Xiu said.

"You have no sense of public duty," Chen Guo sneered.

"I don’t have the time," Ye Xiu said.

"Those who don’t have time don’t play games. People who play games are just killing time," Chen Guo said.

"I’m busy playing games," Ye Xiu said seriously.

"Then what about your job?" Chen Guo asked.

"Playing games!" Ye Xiu said.

"Wow, a professional player?" Chen Guo said.

Ye Xiu smiled, "A pretty high-level one."

"High-level? A professional player?" Chen Guo was taken aback.

Ye Xiu nodded proudly.

"Retired, right?" Chen Guo said.

"How did you know?"

"Obviously, at your age," Chen Guo said.

Ye Xiu smiled bitterly.

"I see, no wonder you could take care of that guy in over 40 seconds. You’re a professional, even if you’re a half-baked one," Chen Guo said.

"Half-baked?"

"I know all the famous professional players. Ye Xiu? I’ve never heard of you. If you’re not half-baked, what are you?" Chen Guo asked.

"Haha, I see," Ye Xiu laughed.

"Don’t pretend. You’re not retired; you were eliminated because you couldn’t compete for a position, right?" Chen Guo said.

Ye Xiu was silent.

"Sorry..." Chen Guo realized she had touched a sore spot.

"It’s fine," Ye Xiu sighed.

"Don’t lose heart. At 25, you’re not too old. Practice well and fight your way back," Chen Guo said.

"That’s exactly what I intend to do," Ye Xiu smiled.

"If that day comes, I have a favor to ask," Chen Guo said.

"What is it?"

"An autograph," Chen Guo said.

"Why wait for that day? I can sign it for you now!"

"Vain! Who wants your autograph? I want you to get me my idol’s autograph," Chen Guo said.

"Oh? Who?"

"Su Mucheng, and Ye Qiu. Ye Qiu’s might be harder, that guy likes to be mysterious," Chen Guo said.

"Is that so?" Ye Xiu was in tears. Ye Qiu is right here, talking to you, sister.

"Right, he almost never shows up. I said, even though you’re just a half-baked one, you’re still in the circle, right? You don’t know this?" Chen Guo said.

"I know, of course I know. Let me tell you a secret, I am Ye Qiu," Ye Xiu said.

"Really? I’ll tell you a secret too, I’m actually Su Mucheng," Chen Guo said.

"I really am Ye Qiu," Ye Xiu cried.

"I really am Su Mucheng," Chen Guo said.

"I..."

"Alright, I won’t joke with you anymore. Go back to your guide!" Chen Guo waved her hand. She was no longer upset by Ye Xiu’s calmness. This was someone who had been in the professional circle, even if he was eliminated, did he need her to worry?

But when her eyes returned to her screen, Chen Guo couldn’t help but say, "If you have any questions about the beginner quests, just ask me."

"I want to study it. I’ll only do the quests that reward attribute points and skill points. The other quests just give experience and equipment, it’s better to do dungeons for that," Ye Xiu said.

"Right, that’s the mindset of a veteran. But you don’t need to study it yourself. Flip to the last page of the guide you’re reading!"

"Oh?" Ye Xiu flipped to the last page and felt ashamed. Thinking about it, the beginner quests haven’t changed much in ten years. They are something players know inside and out. The idea of only doing valuable quests is something most veterans would choose. How could there not be a guide summarizing this? The guide he needed was right in front of him. Ye Xiu was ready to follow the guide to accept the quests, and he was in tears. He was a man hailed as the Glory Bible! Now he was doing beginner quests with a beginner guide. How could he bear it, how could he bear it?