Chapter 287: Three Teams

Old Assassin Alliance, one of the Ten Court Yanluo, the White-Handed Azure Dragon… Wu Long.

"Old Wu opened a Cang Ying Tavern, and coincidentally he's also a chef; Kong Lang and I have looked for him many times, but he still refuses to come back."

"Since that's the case and he's a chef, we could directly hire him as the head chef of our Yanhuang Club, which would count as his return; I wonder if he'll be willing," Su Sheng said with a smile.

"I've been to his tavern; that old Wu lost his parents in an accident when he was young and was raised by his grandparents," Lin Musen said in a low voice.

"His grandparents were always in poor health, and the old couple hoped to see Old Wu settle down, so Wu hurried into marriage, obeying many of his in‑laws' demands just to get married, including quitting gaming..."

"After Old Wu married and had children, his grandparents' lifelong wish was fulfilled, and they passed away one after another."

"So the in‑laws are now the elders in Old Wu's household; the older generation still believes that playing games isn't a respectable profession, just like in that province where a civil servant earning 3,000 a month is a legitimate job to them, while a boss earning a hundred thousand a month is seen as idle."

"Old Wu's in‑laws think that way," Lin Musen said gloomily.

In the past, although everyone got along well, Lin Musen and Wu Long were the best of friends.

Su Sheng heard this and exchanged a glance with Chen Guan; they truly didn't know about it, even though they played games together quite well.

But Wu Long had never mentioned his family matters.

Only because Lin Musen and Wu Long got along well did they know.

"No wonder..." Su Sheng whispered softly.

"Later we'll all go together; even if his in‑laws disapprove of him gaming, hiring him as a chef is still a respectable job, actually his main occupation," Chen Guan said with a smile.

Su Sheng nodded slightly; he had originally planned the same idea—to hire Old Wu as a chef and gradually coax him into gaming.

But given the current situation, it's uncertain whether Old Wu can return to gaming.

No wonder Old Wu ended up with such a family.

"Alright, let's discuss the Ding‑seizing battle now," Su Sheng clapped his hands.

"At present, Yanhuang should be leading the pack; our advantage is huge."

"According to the official announcement, the biggest reward should be a city‑wide buff similar to the previous successful city defense."

"Therefore we must give our all and definitely capture this Leader; that will secure our advantage."

"Five per team; with Zhuque City and Yanhuang together we have four guilds," Chen Guan analyzed, frowning.

"Imperial Dynasty, Tian Sheng Changge, Peak."

"And add a few small studios, etc..."

"How does Yanhuang participate?"

Lin Huan thought for a moment: "I feel we don't need too many people, since ultimately we'll be competing against the other three main cities."

"We can ignore regular players and focus on famous studios and big guilds; those are our real opponents."

"Then let's have Yanhuang field two teams for the qualifiers."

"First, form a strong team..."

…

Everyone chattered in a noisy discussion.

In the end they decided to send three teams in total.

Seed #1 team, captain Su Sheng, Li Wenwan, Huang Mingxin, Su Ba, Chen Guan.

Seed #2 qualifier team, captain Lin Huan, main tank Wu Zhaodi, damage mage Murong Peipei, support warrior Zhang Ziyuan, plus a competent priest girl from the guild, a pure‑girl team.

Seed #3 extreme pure assassin team, captain Zhang Qinghai, among the Ten Court Yanluo Dong Jiaojiao, Yu Lin, Lin Musen, and rookie Shen Yang!

The three teams entered the competition.

The final tournament format is still unknown, but all three teams are actually not weak.

There's no need to mention Su Sheng's team; it's undoubtedly Zhuque City's strongest team.

Lin Huan's side has skill, and with Yanhuang's equipment supply the gear isn't lacking; they still have a fighting chance.

As for Zhang Qinghai's side, the current assassin advantage period has already passed.

After level 40, archers gain Detection Arrow, which can detect invisible units up to 10 levels below the target.

Now, the highest level on the Domestic Server is Su Sheng at level 45, only five levels above the level‑40 archer.

That means currently no assassin's stealth can evade an archer's detection arrow.

The only possible exception is Shen Yang.

Lin Huan tested it; Detection Arrow cannot reveal Shen Yang's stealth.

Of course, Detection Arrow isn't invincible; it only scans a limited range.

Aside from rookie Shen Yang, the other four in the third team are Ten Court Yanluo from the Old Assassin Alliance, so they are quite experienced at evading archers' detection arrows.

Of course Zhang Qinghai wasn't present; they messaged him via phone.

After finalizing everything, everyone went off to their own tasks.

Additionally, Su Sheng, Chen Guan, and eight Ten Court Yanluo—including Zhang Qinghai—had lunch together at Wu Long's Cang Ying Tavern.

Having learned Wu Long's predicament, they no longer cared about persuading him to return to gaming.

But hiring him as a chef for Yanhuang Club is still fine.

…

After making arrangements at school in the morning, Su Sheng arrived at the entrance of Wu Long's Cang Ying Tavern at the appointed time.

Soon after, Chen Guan arrived with Zhang Qinghai, Liu Mang and others.

It was already past one p. m.; the lunch rush had passed, so the tavern shouldn't be that busy.

Then the group of ten walked into Wu Long's Cang Ying Tavern.

The tavern was small; with so many entering at once, the doorway light was briefly dimmed, causing the few three or four diners to look up.

"Welcome, what would you like to eat..."

All of a sudden, so many people came in; a young woman who was tidying the bowls and chopsticks immediately looked up and greeted.

However, before she could finish speaking, she was tugged, interrupting her next words.

"Sheng ge… you…"

Wu Long, with a somewhat complex expression, pulled his wife and looked toward Su Sheng and the others.

Exactly, the one tidying the bowls and chopsticks was Wu Long's wife, a somewhat baby-faced ordinary girl, appearing to be a diligent person.

"It's fine, Lao Wu, we've come over for a meal and to see each other; the brothers have missed you." Su Sheng said with a smile.

"Alright, you sit first, I'll arrange the food for you right away."

Wu Long also showed a smile.

Suddenly seeing his former brothers all come together, Wu Long's heart still felt a strange feeling.

"Wife, set up a big table for them; they are my high school classmates and one is my high school PE teacher."

Wu Long greeted everyone.

"Okay." Wu Long's wife curiously sized up everyone.

Among them, the only one she knew was Lin Musen…