After Zhao Mingwei went offline, Ye Linna was assigned by the members of the Leaping Nuclear Guild to take care of the herb garden.
The job is to spray the showerhead filled with HP potion on the bloodthorn grass that has appeared in a crystallized state.
This is a very monotonous job, but Ye Lina's working process is not monotonous at all, because all the members of the Leaping Nuclear Guild who have not yet logged off are now surrounding her and asking her questions.
"Sister Ye Lina, where did you come from before?"
"The contract says you're only sixteen years old. Does that mean you're not yet an adult?"
"Yelina, are you going to send out hidden quests? Come and learn from me how to be a berserker. Collapse is fun."
"Get lost! Don't listen to that auntie dog. Do you want to learn the power of waves? The waves you release are much stronger than those of a Qi Master."
"What are you talking about, blind man?"
"Ah? See you in the PK match, whoever loses will be my son!"
Ye Lina should have felt panicked when she heard the discussions of the Holy Spirits beside her.
Because a girl who is only about sixteen years old is surrounded by a group of people wearing flashy clothes. Any normal person would tremble with fear.
Fortunately, before Ye Lina was reincarnated into this world, the big ball of light helped Ye Lina learn some basic knowledge, making her understand that these players gathered around her out of love.
And this liking was only based on the fact that Yelina was a girl, a sixteen-year-old girl with a pretty appearance.
But when Ye Lina saw a group of people in puppet costumes surrounding her, it took her a long time to adjust her emotions and barely managed to hold back from laughing.
One of the small punishments in the three rules between Ye Lina and the big light ball is... 'No matter how funny, ridiculous, absurd and unreasonable the Holy Spirit's clothes are, you can't laugh! Unless it is an appropriate occasion, this is the basic ethics of a well-trained NPC, unless you can't help it.'
Yelena complied successfully because she focused her attention elsewhere.
"You call him Master Xiao?" Ye Lina asked.
Ye Lina's question actually violated the rules set by the big light ball, but she had to take the risk.
Because she was very afraid that she would never see Zhao Mingwei again during the ten days she was in this base.
"You actually took the initiative to ask Master Xiao?"
“The NPCs in Pirate Bay will also change their names based on the players’ conversations.”
Ye Lina listened to the discussions of the players around her, and then she remembered that the big light ball reminded her that when talking to the holy spirits, it is best to follow the sentence pattern it gave.
But what is intriguing is that when the big light ball was teaching Ye Lina how to communicate with the Holy Spirit, it added a sentence at the end: "You can learn it or not, this is just a means to ensure that there will be no accidents in your life."
Ye Lina learned quickly but she still habitually used the old way of conversation, and it seemed that there was no problem
“Is he great?”
Ye Lina observed the reactions of the Holy Spirits. When Xiao Ye was mentioned, subtle changes would appear on the faces of the members of Leaping Nuclear. The expression she saw most often was admiration.
"The most valuable professional player in Dissension. If Xiao Ye had been called the Great Devil two years ago, he would have been called the Great Devil."
"Yes, every time I watched the promotional video for Dissension, I was excited when I saw Xiao Ye appear."
"I don't know if Holy Spirit will launch professional competitions in the future. It's a pity that Xiao Ye is now semi-retired."
"But he is still the number one in Dissension in my heart! A super powerful demon king who controls three lightnings in a row in the arena."
Ye Lina quietly eavesdropped on the discussions of the people from the Leaping Nuclear Guild beside her. When Zhao Mingwei was mentioned, they gradually changed from teasing Ye Lina to... arguing about some great achievements related to Zhao Mingwei.
Ye Lina didn't understand some of the key words, but based on their discussions, the image of Zhao Mingwei as an unfathomable yet retired master had vaguely taken root in Ye Lina's heart.
"You want Master Xiao to take you in as his apprentice?"
While Ye Lina was deep in thought, a voice that always sounded very familiar to her sounded in her ears.
She turned her head and saw a summoner wearing pixelated sunglasses squatting in front of her.
"You are..." Why did Ye Lina always feel like she had seen this summoner somewhere before
"No update today. The Qi Master who just fought with you... and beat you down belongs to my guild, the Nameless." Jiang Qiao did not shake hands with her. Ye Lina served as a tool within half an hour after being hired.
If nothing unexpected happens, she will need to repeat the steps of feeding bloodthorn grass and taking HP potions for the next ten days.
"President?" Ye Lina looked at Jiang Qiao with suspicion. Jiang Qiao's outfit was too suspicious, especially the pixelated sunglasses. If there weren't a group of tough guys from the Leaping Nuclear Guild standing behind Jiang Qiao, she might have thought Jiang Qiao was some kind of kidnapper.
"You should be able to see the logo on my head." Jiang Qiao pointed at the words floating above his head. After being turned into tools by Jiang Qiao, they inherited some of the characteristics of NPCs.
This includes the NPC-only version of the Holy Spirit's interactive interface, which allows them to see the ID above each player's head, as well as the title above the ID and the guild name below.
"The pioneer of the battle of the godhead, no update today, the nameless one." Ye Lina read out the three lines of text floating above the river bridge one by one.
Ye Lina remembered that there was also an "Anonymous" logo under Zhao Mingwei's ID.
"How can I make him accept me? Are there any challenges? Or qualifications?" Ye Lina was also eavesdropping on the discussion of Zhao Mingwei by the members of the Leaping Nuclear Guild.
There were many comments in the discussion such as "Xiao Ye's classic Bible and operation moments", "Real Xiao Ye fans can use Xiao Ye's jokes to talk", "What are you guys hinting at?"
This made Ye Lina feel that Zhao Mingwei's image as a master was even more majestic, like a sage who lived deep in the Mage Tower and was not concerned with worldly affairs.
"It's simple. All you have to do is act cute." Jiang Qiao pointed out a clear way for Ye Lina.
"Acting...cute?" This was the first time Ye Lina came across this unfamiliar word.
"The simplest way to describe it is to act cute." Jiang Qiao pointed at the mark on his forehead again: "Soon, a priest with a fluffy rabbit mark will appear in this base. You can learn how she moves, but don't imitate her deliberately. If you do, it will have the opposite effect."
Jiang Qiao wanted to add a reply of "This should be easy for you", but after thinking for a while, he decided not to say it.
Yelena Xiuzeles is the most interesting one among the six alien NPCs. Jiang Qiao thinks it is interesting not only because of her character setting, but also because of her past experiences, which are the same as Leila's. It is possible to write a large-scale TV series about her.
Moreover, her experience and goals allowed Jiang Qiao to see the possibility of exploitation... the possibility of taking away all the resources of this world.
"I know you can act cute and innocent, but can you really impress him?" Ye Lina still didn't quite believe Jiang Qiao's words.
"Don't worry, your appearance is enough to impress many otakus. It's not difficult to make an otaku fall in love with you just by being cute."
Jiang Qiao gave Ye Lina a thumbs up. After he felt that everyone in the Leaping Nuclear Guild had almost finished their discussion, he terminated the private chat channel with her without Ye Linna noticing.
Although Zhao Mingwei is the strongest Qi master in the Holy Spirit, a strong man that Longhu and Jinleihu are willing to follow wholeheartedly, in reality Zhao Mingwei is only 24 years old. The saddest thing is that he has never been in love, not even once.
In Jiang Qiao's opinion, his personality is not so much aloof as it is a bit stuffy. Some great players may look extremely cold on the surface, but they are actually otakus who buy Freya's figurines in secret.
That's about how it feels.
"Wait a minute!" Ye Lina saw Jiang Qiao walking out of the crowd. She was unable to stop Jiang Qiao because Lan Lan next to her urged her, "Sister Ye Lina, it's time to water the plants."
Ye Lina had no choice but to continue watering with the watering can. She now felt a bit like a Cinderella, except that what turned her into a princess was not a crystal shoe, but the powerful force from the Holy Spirit, the power of blood, the power of ghosts and gods, the power of elements, and the power of mind. Ye Lina chose the power of mind.
(End of this chapter)