[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-black-online":3,"chapter-black-online-black-online-chapter-87":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Black Online",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1462580,1913,"Chapter 87: Marked","black-online-chapter-87",87,"\u003Cp>The flame-lit torches flickered inside a dimly lit basement that had walls made of rough stone bricks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were players gathered. Every one of them bore the mark of Rose Records. They looked at the two shirtless young men.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without shirts on, Machary and Fang Raon stood in the middle of the basement with their arms behind their backs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The chain tattoo ran down Fang Raon’s back, and many players caught sight of that and wondered whether it was one of those enhancement tattoos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...These two are the new recruits?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...I saw them in Miranda’s stream before. They are good.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...It looks like we got some strong recruits this time. I assume one of them will be the team leader of the Fourth-Liners?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that moment, a door opened, and the players quieted down as their guild master, Della Rose, walked in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was wearing a red dress with a rose tucked in her hair, and she looked really lovely, like a princess.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She stopped in front of the two young men, brought out some kind of stamp, and pressed it onto their hands to mark them as official members of the guild.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the palms of Machary and Fang Raon, a mark of a rose with a musical note wrapped around it appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"One Rose. One Record. One Guild—this mark in the hand is the proof of where you belong. Treat the mark with pride, and do not dishonor it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Della Rose said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, guild master.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Machary and Fang Raon echoed the same words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a smile, Della nodded and turned the two young men to face the rest of the guild members, and she then raised her voice to address the entire room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Welcome your brothers!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, everyone clapped their hands loudly and welcomed the two of them to be part of the guild.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the back, Rock watched the marking ceremony with drink in hand, a small smile playing on his lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was a short feast to celebrate the two new members of Rose Records.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The feast had some nice food and alcoholic beverages. The drunken players’ shouting and laughter echoed throughout the hallways of the mansion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come on!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Machary screamed as he rolled a pair of dice across the floor, and his heart kept bleeding because of the money he kept losing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was doing some gambling with other guild members, but that was a mistake on his part, as he had already lost 2,000 square coins!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon was sitting alone and drinking the alcoholic drink, but he really didn’t like the taste of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’What the hell is this?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He frowned and looked at the drink.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You sure are a fool. You drink things that you don’t even know what they are made of?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Rock walked over to him with a grin on his face, and he was having the exact same drink.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, unlike Fang Raon, he at least seemed to be enjoying it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What is this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon asked curiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s called Bubbly Tequila Fuzzy. It’s a mix of tequila, bubbly grape, and a splash of fuzzy juice. It’s homemade, as the locals don’t sell it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A player created the drink. I don’t know who, but it had become a popular cultural drink of the players.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bubbly grape and fuzzy juice are the specialties of this tower, and they are only found on the 12th, 18th, 26th, and 34th floors.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rock said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...It tastes horrible.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You need to drink it at least three times for your body to get used to the taste of it. Once you do, trust me, it’s delicious.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rock said with a grin and gulped the drink down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’I’d rather not.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon thought to himself and then looked around the room to see if there was anything interesting going on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most of the players were just talking, drinking, and eating. There were players gambling at the corner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, a man and woman—holding hands—were giggling at each other and seemed to leave the party to do something more private.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were touching each other in a way that made it seem like they couldn’t get enough of each other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Della and Miranda were also at the party. They were just talking with each other. It looked like they were discussing something guild-related.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Shall we go play a game of General’s Game? I can see that you’re bored of this party, but so am I, as I don’t belong with these youngins.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rock said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s getting late, and I should probably log off soon.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon said, checked the time, and he still had a little bit of time, but he would like to see Chaewon before she headed home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We can do a short game. There is a choice in General’s Game to have a match with only three soldiers. What do you say?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rock asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Fine.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon shrugged his shoulders and accepted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They then walked off, and Della noticed them walk away, and her curiosity got piqued about where they were possibly going.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lights!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rock shouted, and at the ceiling, a magic-working lightbulb illuminated the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Hmm, a lightbulb that doesn’t work with electricity but with magic instead. I don’t really know how that works, but it’s interesting nonetheless.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon thought and sat down next to the window, and Rock got the General’s Game from the closet and joined him at the table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Because there are only three soldiers, the towers are only at 300 HP as well. It otherwise takes an eternity to destroy a tower with three soldiers.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rock said and turned on the game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon only nodded, joined the game, and started rubbing his chin as he wondered which three soldiers he should choose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It felt like the choice was even more important than with ten soldiers because three wasn’t much, and each soldier had to have purpose!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Creak!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that moment, the door to Rock’s room opened up, and they turned around to see the red-dressed Della walk in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You really couldn’t wait, grandfather?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Della asked with a wry smile after seeing them play the General’s Game and sat down at the same table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The party was boring!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rock said with a scoff.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a chuckle, Della slightly agreed, as she also wasn’t the biggest fan of the parties, while everyone else seemed to be.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She then glanced at Fang Raon curiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’He managed to beat my grandfather once. I am not sure whether it was a fluke, but if he wins now, he has some serious strategical skill.’\u003C\u002Fp>",1102,"2026-06-06T02:35:08.158Z",1,"novelbin.me","ca5ce865a535e9434238c60cd444d5b80c60a4a67063d1dd0bc53cc8a4eef13f","black-online-chapter-88","black-online-chapter-86",270,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fblack-online-cover.jpg"]