CH 114

Cheng Wenyi put down his glass and asked his assistant, "When did Fei Luo join us, and why haven't I seen him before?"

The pretty assistant replied, "It was about a month ago that three senior VIP members came together to recommend him, but today is the first time he's been there."

Cheng Wenyi recalled that he had chosen to stay in the Advent world a month ago when something happened, and had not returned to reality. He had never been interested in voting for membership, so it was no wonder he hadn't known that Fei Luo had become a member here.

This guy who couldn't find out where he was from was a tough opponent.

He waved his hand, signalling that the assistant could leave.

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The other side.

After Luo showed his membership status, Xiao Lan and Luo were guided by Wang Shiqi towards Cheng Wenyi's room.

The décor here takes the route of understated luxury, with no exposed high-profile gold decorations, but every detail of design and material is absolutely extraordinary, allowing even the uninitiated to discern the care taken at a glance.

The air is lightly scented with woody tones, not too strong, just present as if it were an invisible accent, but adding several more points to the whole environment.

Cheng Wenyi's room has the best views and an exclusive pool next to it.

Xiao Lan's gaze inadvertently glances in the direction of the pool and unexpectedly catches a glimpse of a familiar figure - Mu Yang.

The punk kid doesn't look too good at the moment, sitting on a poolside table and chair next to a stack of blank essay papers. Mu Yang is scribbling by the light, his pencil moving so fast that there are strokes of his pencil.

In front of him, a brand new switch with packaging was being held in the hands of a man in a suit, who was also holding a timer in his other hand.

Just at that moment the timer went to zero.

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Mu Yang's hands froze.

The man in the suit put down the timer and said mercilessly, "Time out."

He then unpacked the switch and switched it on to show it off in perfect condition to Mu Yang's reluctant eyes, and then -

"Pfft-"

Throw it in the pool.

"Hiss-" The image made Mu Yang's heart ache and cover her chest.

After the game was over, he went back to check the consoles that had been cut off from his karma, and sure enough, all of them were broken due to various problems or unbelievable accidents, and the kind that couldn't even be repaired.

Losing almost his entire console in the last game was heartbreaking enough for Mu Yang, and now having to watch a brand new console being thrown into the water was a huge ordeal for gaming enthusiasts.

Clearly, this is the effect Cheng Wenyi is after.

The man in the suit expressionlessly picked up the brand new PS4, also in its packaging, from the table next to him and pressed the timer again, "40 minutes to start, as Mr. Cheng explained, this will be yours if the essay is finished, if it's not finished in time, this is the next one in the pool."

At that, Mu Yang couldn't be bothered to feel sorry for his dead switch, so he grabbed his pen and tried to save the PS4 that was in front of him.

Xiao Lan glanced at the man in the suit's side, where there were a number of other gaming consoles of various types, as well as several gaming laptops that looked to be quite inexpensive.

The stance was probably that Mu Yang would be thrown into the water, one by one, in front of him if he couldn't finish his essay on time.

Looking at the pile of essay papers on Mu Yang's desk, God knows how many essays he has been punished for.

Cheng Wenyi, a man who relentlessly destroys the flowers of his country, is a standard tyrant.

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At this moment, Xiao Lan's heart is filled with compassion.

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" Mr. Cheng, Mr. Xiao and Mr. Fei have arrived." Wang Shiqi knocked on the door.

"Come in." Cheng Wenyi's voice came through the door.

Xiao Lan noticed that the style of the room was different from the understated luxury outside, with white tones dominating the room.

Cheng Wenyi sits by the window, wearing a different high-fashion white suit than before, as handsome and flamboyant as ever.

He raised his glass to both Xiao Lan in greeting, "Welcome."

Xiao Lan nodded at him, "It's been a long time."

Luo also nods to him as a greeting.

Once the two were seated, the assistant served them tea and snacks before quietly retreating, leaving space for the three.

Cheng Wenyi leans back on the sofa and looks relaxed as he looks at Xiao Lan: "Before we talk about Xiao Chengyan, you can ask me if you have any doubts

, you won't necessarily be in the same mood after that."

Xiao Lan also played it cool, not rushing to ask Xiao Chengyan what he meant at the outset: "Why don't we talk about what's relevant to you first?"

Cheng Wenyi raised his eyebrows, "Me?"

Xiao Lan laughed: "I'm interested in both you and reincarnation, and a model like reincarnation is very special in a player organisation."

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Cheng Wenyi is not shy about talking about reincarnation and asks Xiao Lan rhetorically, "Do you know what the players have in common?"

Xiao Lan gives Luo a look.

Luo understands in seconds and says in his low, magnetic voice, "Suddenly disappearing and reappearing shortly afterwards, he then usually quits his job and lives alone, distancing himself from his previous relationships and minimising contact with other people. After that, the whereabouts are intermittent until - one day - they become a complete missing person."

"Yes, because of this, their ties to reality are forced to grow thinner and thinner, but people always have ties." Cheng Wenyi took a sip of wine, "However, the Advent World does not allow players to interfere with reality using the powers granted by the game. There have been many instances in the past where people have chosen to commit crimes in reality to leave a little money for their families because they felt they had no hope of passing the game, and were eventually ordered to be dealt with by the Advent World."

"But I'm different, with my original family history I can provide them with the help they need and then there's nothing wrong with a little bit of favours in return isn't there?"

Xiao Lan stared into his eyes, "That seems too gentle for your personality, the Cheng Wenyi I know is not a philanthropist."

Cheng Wenyi smiled: "Of course I can also threaten them to do things for me by virtue of my power in reality, and there have been people who have tried that before. But those who have tried this have all died, mostly in the game, from the backlash of their subordinates. No one would willingly be subjugated, the more powerful they are the more resentful they are, and profit is the strongest link."

"Employees are like livestock, give them comfort to keep them in captivity and they will continue to produce value for you, that's sustainable development ."

"I will also only help their families in reality, and the cost will be paid in-game." Cheng Wenyi says, "I don't need to rely on players to help me in reality anyway, given my status."

If Mu Yang were here, he would have said, "Boss, are you showing off your wealth again", but unfortunately, the teenager was too busy fighting for his console to spit on his boss at the moment.

It must be said that Cheng Wenyi is really bold and has a good idea of the range of tolerance of the Advent world.

He gathers players without using their power to influence the real world, acting in reality like a philanthropist who helps the poor. And in the Advent world, these people, gathered by the interests of reality, form a powerful player organisation.

Even more so because Cheng Wenyi's own financial resources make Reincarnation extremely irreplaceable and the organisation's members more sticky.

After all, no other player organisation can find such a wealthy boss to look after the Gu family for them.

Xiao Lan concludes, "Is this what you call a middleman making a difference?"

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Cheng Wenyi: "......"

Why do I suddenly feel like a second-hand dealer with no more pushy?

Xiao Lan asks, "I've heard that the members of Reincarnation are somewhat unscrupulous in their style of action?"

"It's not my order." Cheng Wenyi says he is innocent, "KPI's are supposed to be a system designed to motivate staff, the higher the performance, the more the reward, so isn't it normal to put more effort into the goal? Although sometimes it can be a bit too much effort."

Simply put - social animals who fight for KPIs are invincible.

Seeing Xiao Lan's look at the black-hearted boss, Cheng Wenyi hooked the corners of his mouth, "It's because they work so hard that Reincarnation has information on hand that most organisations don't have."

Xiao Lan remained calm: "I'd like to hear more about it."

A pose that I will be merciful enough to listen since you want to talk so much.

Cheng Wenyi saw that Xiao Lan was still bashful and also said casually, "Reincarnation once tried to summarise the game strategy."

Xiao Lan had previously wondered why there was no such thing as a cheat when there were so many copies of the game and players had a chance of entering the same copy. Now, hearing Cheng Wenyi's words, it seems there is something more to it.

Xiao Lan caught the key word in his words, "Once?"

Cheng Wenyi nodded: "A total of 1,258 copies were recorded during that period of reincarnation, and that's just a small fraction of all the copies; no one knows exactly how many playgrounds there are in the Advent world."

"But when we summarised the records we found that - for the same game - different people from different games summarised the strategy differently, and even in some cases the opposite. And it wasn't just one particular game, it happened in several playgrounds that members of the reincarnation had entered."

Xiao Lan: "Copies are changing?"

Cheng Wenyi: "Yes, the same copy, the same task, but the details of the requirements can be completely different, even the safe option in A's record becomes a death trap in B's."

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Xiao Lan says: "In that case, it's impossible to summarise the strategy at all."

Cheng Wenyi looked out of the window: "Yes, the Advent world is a world in constant flux. Don't think of it as a rigid system, that's the ultimate conclusion of the reincarnation data summary."

What exactly is the Advent World? This thing that hangs like a nightmare over the heads of all players is powerful, mysterious and elusive.

Neither side spoke for the moment and a brief silence fell over the room.

At that moment, the window made a slight rattle.

Xue Li, who had run out to play earlier, came in through the window and a fluffy, snow-white mass fell to the ground as light as a feather.

"Mee-woo~" Xue Li greeted her master.

Turning his head he saw Xiao Lan again and barked back at him, "Mee-woo~"

This reminded Xiao Lan of Di Yifugui's comment that the Reincarnation boss had brought a cat out of the game, but Di Yifugui did not say that the cat could move freely between the game and reality, and he had thought that the cat was not Xue Li.

Xiao Lan looked at Cheng Wenyi: "Is this Xue Li?"

Cheng Wenyi put down his glass: " Xue Li was my test case for trying to break away from the Advent World. Although it left the game, it didn't quite succeed, its connection to the Advent World still exists and it still enters with me when I enter the game."

Xue Li looked at Luo, and because Luo had been suppressed in reality, it felt that the big monster was not as scary now as it had been before.

Plucking up courage, Xue Li tried to walk up to Xiao Lan and rubbed his furry head against his trouser leg: "Mee-woo~"

Xiao Lan couldn't resist reaching out and stroking Xue Li's white fur when she saw that he wasn't afraid to come near her anymore.

Xue Li's fur is fluffy and soft, smoother than satin, warmer to the touch, and you can feel Xue Li's happy little purr, it's the ultimate in human pleasure.

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Xue Li looked up, cocked her little head and gave Xiao Lan a serious look to make sure she liked her too, so she jumped right up on Xiao Lan's knee with grace.

and turned up his belly at him.

Just ask how many people in the world can say no to that fluffy, soft belly, little pink pads of flesh, with big eyes looking straight at you?

On this side, Xiao Lan and Xue Li had a good time.

On the other hand, Luo's face is a little dark.

He had a strong sense of crisis, as if ...... his position as a follower was being challenged.

Very well, worthy of the most formidable opponent he has ever encountered.

Seeing the "I love you, but you love it" scene across the room, and Luo's dark, sullen face, Cheng Wenyi suddenly felt a little better, as if he had finally gotten back on his feet.

The way he looks at Xue Li is also very kind, even if all that is in his field of vision is a round, hairy ass.

What should Xue Li be rewarded with? A month's worth of canned food?

No, no, no, the tins are too plain.

Remembering Xue Li's love of tuna, Cheng Wenyi decided to tell his assistant to prepare enough bluefin tuna for Xue Li later, and to fly in the freshest ones directly so that he could eat them until he was happy.

Seeming to notice his master's gaze, Xue Li turned his head, "Mee-woo~"

Then it met Cheng Wenyi's incredibly kind smile, a smile that his staff would have thought his boss had finally lost his mind if they had seen it.

Xue Li cocked her head and her big blue eyes were filled with great confusion, "Woo?"

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Man of the Match Today - Xue Li

Xue Li (holding up her little head): Mee-woo~