Chapter 1001 - The Part-Time Expert (17)

“Mr. Si, this way please.”

Si Chen was in black and had a cap and a mask on his face. He looked around as though he were a thief while following the person in front of him to the VIP seats.

His two assistants were dressed in the same way.

Si Chen sat down and immediately asked Assistant #1, “No one saw us, right?”

Assistant #1 repeated the sentence that he had been saying all this while, “Mr. Si, as long as it is not someone familiar with you, you will not be recognized. Don’t worry. You have already covered yourself up like this.”

Si Chen nodded. He asked again, “Have you seen Ji He?”

Assistant #1 replied, “Miss Ji He should be backstage now. She will not appear here. Don’t worry.”

The moment Assistant #1 finished his sentence, Si Chen slouched and shrunk himself into the chair.

Assistant #1 was puzzled.

Assistant #2 pouted his lips in a certain direction.

A few people were slowly walking over. They passed the VIP seats and went backstage.

Assistant #1: “…”

“What are those people doing?” Qingqiu Zhong was the first to realize the strange atmosphere at Si Chen’s side. “Why are they covered up like this? Are they celebrities?”

“How can there be a celebrity in the first match?” Tonight’s Moon denied Qingqiu Zhong’s suggestion.

Ming Shu looked over as they were talking.

She smiled. She continued following the rest of the people backstage.

“Are they gone?”

“Yes.”

Si Chen sat up. He tidied his clothes and then sat like a bandit.

“Mister… why don’t you want Miss Ji He to know that you’re here to see the match?” Assistant #2 was curious.

“Who says that I’m here to see her?” Si Chen glared at Assistant #2. Do you want me to cut your salary?

“Huh…” He didn’t say that he was here to look at Miss Ji He.

Assistant #1 pinched Assistant #2.

Even if you know the truth, you don’t have to say it out loud.

“The club invested so much money in them. I definitely have to come and watch them. I am not here to see her only.”

“You’re right,” Assistant #1 agreed.

“Hmph.”

…

There were 55 teams in the first match. For each round, two teams would be fighting against each other. The team that won two out of the three games in each round would be the winner.

However, one of the teams would have a bypass.

Every team would pick a number. The teams that had the same number would be fighting against each other. One of the teams would not have an opponent. This team would be able to enter the second round immediately.

Hence, luck was important, too.

Ming Shu was the villain, so luck was seldom on her side. She didn’t pick the lucky number that would allow them to bypass the first round.

“15.” Ming Shu showed them the number.

Qingqiu Zhong raised his head and tried to find their opponent.

15 was neither the first few teams nor the last few teams. It was right in the middle.

According to the normal timeline of the match, they most probably didn’t have to fight today.

Very soon, the teams and their opponents were shown on the screen.

Team HS was number 7. Their opponent was a small team that no one had heard of before.

Ming Shu felt that no matter what competition it was, the powerful people would never meet each other in the first match.

If one of the powerful people was eliminated right at the start, there would be nothing to see for the finals of the competition.

Life was like a drama.

Team HS’s round was the last round today.

Team HS won against their opponents quickly. However, compared to Ming Shu’s team, they used more strategies and it was an interesting match to watch. It was the perfect ending for the day.

The next day, Ming Shu saw Si Chen again. He wore even more clothes as compared to yesterday.

Si Chen was hiding from her so she would not go and find him.

“Wind God, do you want to bet?” Qingqiu Zhong took his phone over and urged Ming Shu to place her bets.

“What is this? Are there snacks?”

“Virtual coins. There are no snacks. Someone opened a table.”

“Gambling is not good. Report the person.” Ming Shu pressed the report button.

Qingqiu Zhong: “…”

In the first few rounds, the teams either died very quickly or the games dragged on for a long time. The audience watched until they got impatient. They wanted to go and play the game for the players.

Finally, it was Ming Shu’s team’s turn.

When the name “Gift Pack of Snacks” appeared, the audience turned eerily silent. Then, a commotion arose in the crowd.

Haters and fans of the team shouted at each other.

Their opponent was a team that seemed professional and well-equipped. Their occupation was also distributed based on the current best team formation. They came prepared.

“Wind God, hope to have a good battle with you.”

“Sure.”

“…”

One sentence was enough to make the other person speechless.

Ming Shu let her opponents draw the lots. Qingqiu Zhong suddenly took out a bright costume and said, “Jiang Liu, try this.”

The clothes of a flower god were all extravagant.

The costume that Qingqiu Zhong was holding was light red in color. Its sleeves and hems were wide. Even without any light effects, the costume was bright enough on its own.

Ming Shu didn’t see this costume in the costume shop. It must be customized by a player.

“Wind God, this is yours.”

“Moon and Son, this is yours.”

“Yellow Crane, this is yours.”

“Moon…”

Qingqiu Zhong gave everyone a costume. They had the same style.

“This is our team uniform. What do you all think? Does it look good?” Qingqiu Zhong said. “I spent a lot of effort before I found someone to help us make these. It is the only one in the whole server!”

Jiang Liu said, “Brother Qingqiu, don’t you think that mine looks like a female costume?”

Tonight’s Moon replied, “The costumes for flower gods look the same for males and females.”

Jiang Liu: “…”

The swordsman’s costume was nice too. It was elegant, and since it was bright red, Ming Shu’s features were brought out more, consequently making her look prettier.

After they changed into these clothes, they managed to surprise everyone even before the match started.

“Oh my god! Where did they get those clothes?”

“This is better than wearing a team uniform. It seems more impressive.”

“We can make such items in the game?”

“I heard that if you reach god-level in creation, you can make items for different classes with the same style. However… it is expensive and you need a design to work with.”

“Which expert is so amazing? God-level creation skills?”

“Asking Gods has been around for so long. There should be some players who have reached god-level in creation, right?”

Some players were lowkey. Some learned the skill due to coincidence. These people would not share their skills with everyone in the server.

It was normal that no one knew.

Asking Gods was a game that was supposed to be real and fun for its players.

There was nothing wrong with such a setting.

Ming Shu’s opponents were stunned by the costumes. Other teams wore their team uniform in the real world. They wore theirs in the virtual world.

They could guess what the reaction of the audience would be like even though they couldn’t hear them.

The countdown of the game started.

The image in front of them changed. They entered a map that looked like a desert. A few stone pillars were stuck in the desert floor. The heat and dryness in the air made everyone uncomfortable. They were not used to it yet.

The actual contest was different from the preliminary contest.

In the actual competition, the members of the team had to open the maps themselves. Nothing would be shown if they didn’t open the map.

Currently, besides the area where they were standing at, the rest of the map was empty.

“Shall we open the map first?” Qingqiu Zhong asked. “Moon, you can go first.”

Overlapped Moon and Sun said, “Let’s go together. It will be faster.”

Tonight’s Moon agreed.

Qingqiu Zhong looked at Yellow Crane Returning West and Jiang Liu. They agreed too. Ming Shu had no opinions either.

“Jiang Liu and Wind God will go to the west. I will go to the north. Moon and Sun and Qingqiu will go to the south. Yellow Crane, you will be in charge of the east. Okay, let’s go!” Tonight’s Moon waved his hands and signaled for everyone to disperse.

The audience was stunned. Did you all just throw your red flags on the ground?

The small red flags had to be positioned within a certain time. Of course, you could leave them at the same place.

At this moment, Ming Shu ran back and bent over the red flags…

Everyone thought that she was going to take the red flags. However, she just poured some sand over them and covered them up.

Everyone: “…” F**k? You can do this?

Wait!

The game never said that you couldn’t cover up the red flags…