The Antelope And Night Wolf Chapter 28

Chapter 28 – The Husband Who Is Ready
　　
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Although the game developers did not plan on creating hype around this news, but there were many rumours spreading about the new party dungeon, and more guilds were getting even more aggressive about recruitment.
In comparison to other online guilds, Pa.s.sionate Sword Guild, which was mostly made up of schoolmates, was quite stable, but they still could not prevent the loss of people like Big Bull who were introduced by others into the guild.
Night Wolf came online today and received another bad news from Mourning Mo.

[Whisper] MourningMo: Old Wolf, I have bad news.
[Whisper] NightWolf: Don't tell me someone is leaving the guild while owing points again.
[Whisper] MourningMo: Although they haven't left, but you're close…

Night Wolf was about to ask who it was, then he received a whisper from Clinging Scent.

[Whisper] ClingingScent: Sorry, Brother Wolf, I think I should greet you before I leave.
                                               I have a few friends who started a new guild, and they want me
                                               to go over and help them out.
[Whisper] ClingingScent: You've been taking care of me in many ways, I know leaving now
                                               is giving you a lot of trouble, but they're my friends in real life, I
                                               can't reject them.
[Whisper] ClingingScent: I've already looked for MoMo to calculate DKP, the points I owe
                                               I've already converted it to cash and added it to the guild's
                                               treasury, I've also stored a few materials there, consider it my
                                               small compensation.
[Whisper] ClingingScent: I'm really very sorry, I've created trouble for all of you, I hope
                                               you can find a suitable healer soon.

When Clinging Scent was done she also did not wait for Night Wolf's reply, and said her goodbyes to the guild.

[Guild] ClingingScent: Thanks everyone for taking care of me all this while, my irl friends
                                         have asked me to join their guild, I can't reject them. I've had a lot
                                         of fun with everyone, I hope we'll still be friends the next time we
                                         meet.
[Guild] has left the guild.
　　
[Guild] CuteEgg: Ah, why did Sister Clinging Scent just leave like this 5555
[Guild] LittleRights: Leaving during this sensitive period, hai… At least she said her
                                     goodbyes, better than Big Bull who just left, owing over 200 DKP.
[Guild] LittleBottomDon'tRunAway: The guild Clinging Scent is joining is exactly the one
                                                                  Big Bull is in, their guild hasn't even been created for
                                                                  two weeks, but they've already poached many people
                                                                  from other guilds, some are even the core players for
                                                                  the guilds.
[Guild] LittleCloth: Every time there's a sign of disturbance, those other guilds will start
                                   poaching people, are they forcing us to only accept people from our
                                   school in the future?
[Guild] UncleHe: What are you implying? I'm also not from your school, are you kicking
                               me out?
[Guild] FlowerHouse: Uncle don't get agitated, FengXian doesn't mean it that way, I'm also
                                        not from SenLan ^^! But now that Sister Clinging Scent is gone,
                                        what happens to Ah Lang?

In 's 25 men party it was the norm to have four clerics, while raiding, depending on the situation, it may increase to five.
The one in charge of the MT was usually the holy cleric with the strongest healing ability, Night Wolf's healer previously had always been Bell, after Bell met with an accident Clinging Scent had replaced her till now.
FlowerHouse was a summoner cleric, support was his strength, in the party he was usually a.s.signed to the attacking team to buff their DPS.
The other two main clerics in Pa.s.sionate Sword, one was a destructive type, mainly as a healing support, although the other one was also a holy type, a girl who was pretty sociable and whose skills were so-so, for her to follow the party was ok, but to be in charge of the MT was a little tough for her.

[Guild] MourningMo: This, although Bell is no longer a holy light type, but everyone has
                                        seen her ability, since she has recovered from her hand injury from
                                        the car accident, we should let her return to being old Wolf's healer?
[Guild] CuteEgg: Seconded!
[Guild] LittleRights: I think that works.
[Guild] DevotedCouple: What does old Wolf think?

YeLang was actually the most annoyed person at that moment. This matter of his wife having to go help others because he lost a bet, he would never tell them even under the threat of death, and therefore could only muddle through some explanation.

[Guild] NightWolf: It's not very convenient for her, for now it's still fine, but we still need
                                   to recruit someone quickly.

The rest of them understandingly did not ask about it again.

[Guild] MourningMo: Yeah, I think so too, why don't we start recruiting on the global
                                        chat and forum these few days?
[Guild] LittleBottomDon'tRunAway: What, we've never had an open recruitment before,
                                                                  even our online friends can only join with a
                                                                  guarantor, to change our standards like that is very
                                                                  embarra.s.sing.
[Guild] DevotedCouple: Above is right, let's just continue recruiting the usual way, if you
                                            know any clerics whose skills isn't too bad just introduce them,
                                            most importantly that person's character has to be good, we
                                            cannot have another person running away owing points again.
　　
[Guild] DevotedCouple: Also, the year 1 students have acclimatised now, they should
                                            have finished setting up their computers, everyone start showing
                                            their love for their juniors, get some to join us so that we can train
                                            them for the future.
[Guild] Husband,PleaseDoItGently: Wah, they've just started their beautiful college life,
                                                                 Sister DC wants to just drag them down like this, so
                                                                 mean.
[Guild] DevotedCouple: Even if we don't get them to play Pale Soul, they will also go play
                                            other b.a.s.t.a.r.d games, there will be some degenerates attending
                                            college. Little Buckle don't pretend to have morals, you'll handle
                                            the ones at YanShan. 
[Guild] Husband,PleaseDoItGently: ( ⊙ o ⊙) Oh no!

When LingYang came online he immediately dragged Night Wolf to join the queue in the arena, he could not be blamed, he had been suffering through his injury, although while wearing the cast he could still type on the keyboard with some effort, but he was afraid that there would be consequences left from his injury, so he gritted his teeth and took care not to stress his hand.
Now that three months have pa.s.sed, he was like an antelope that had been cooped up for the entire winter, released into the embrace of the prairie in spring. 
Ever since he “confessed” his ident.i.ty to Night Wolf, although Night Wolf did not change his way of speaking to him, but his att.i.tude was clearly friendlier, whether LingYang invited him to raid dungeons or fight in the arena, he had never rejected him.
　　
There were many types of arenas in , Night Wolf's character was a cla.s.sic PVE one, on the arena he did not gain any benefits, when he was there, LingYang would usually choose the Gorge ZhiZhu map for the capture the flag events.
There was a thirty minute limit in Gorge ZhiZhu, both the red and white teams had a big home base each, as long as the other team's flag in their home base is captured and brought back to their own home base three times it would be considered a win. If the flag was not captured three times within the time limit, the win would be decided by the number of times the flag got captured and the number of people left.
　　
LingYang was already very adept with this arena, one group would defend the home base, the other group would defend the center of the arena, a few attackers would bring the shadow knight to steal the flag, and finally Night Wolf and Bell would be in charge of bringing the flag back to their home base.
Their strategy was simple and effective, the attackers went in and did their AOE attacks, the shadow knight would take advantage of the chaos and sneak in to steal the flag, as long as this step succeeded, their win was a.s.sured.
Although Night Wolf's movement speed was slow, but on the server his gear for the warriors could be considered within one of the top three sets, his hp pool and defence were insanely high, and so together with Bell's protection, it was really difficult for their opponents to kill him to retrieve their flag.
Under this sort of cooperation, one game could be completed within fifteen to twenty minutes, and each time they would get the full score of three points, the battle rank of Bell this account soon rose rapidly.

[Party] NightWolf: Why are you collecting so many arena points?

YeLang could not help but ask while they were queuing.

[Party] Bell: Saving the points to buy PVP gear for fighting.
[Party] NightWolf: What fighting?
[Party] Bell: Uh, better to prepare it just in case.

When QiFeng had invited LingYang to join the new server, it was to get him to partic.i.p.ate in the 3v3 compet.i.tion with them.
QiFeng's previous 3v3 team consisted of a fighter type, a fire mage and a beast summoner, the cleric happened to be QiFeng's little brother who was now overseas, and there was an empty spot in the team.
QiFeng had been looking for a suitable replacement for awhile already, as it just happened that LingYang had that little incident, so he took the chance to poach the person over.
　　
LingYang was originally very hesitant about it, there were only so many PVP experts locally, and they were all familiar with each other's style. If he agreed to join QiFeng, once they reached a certain level in the compet.i.tion, his ident.i.ty would definitely be exposed.
But having held back for a few months, his hands were itching for battle, LingYang's personality was not the type to be hidden in the world and buried in the deep, under QiFeng's instigation he finally decided to jump into the pit.
Still, with regards to this matter, for now he did not want to let YeLang know about it.

[Party] NightWolf: Your master

YeLang suddenly shifted the topic over to Little Antelope, giving LingYang a shock.

[Party] Bell: What about him?
[Party] NightWolf: He's very strong?
[Party] Bell: Obviously, if he's not strong how could he be my master =。=
[Party] NightWolf: He's from your school?
[Party] Bell: ?? Why would you ask this?
[Party] NightWolf: Just asking casually.

Asking casually again? LingYang really felt that something was wrong.

[Party] Bell: To tell the truth, I have no idea too.
[Party] Bell: Although he's my master, but he's very secretive, he has never told me about
                       his ident.i.ty in real life before.
[Party] NightWolf: Oh… Right, I haven't asked you about which finger did you injure.
[Party] Bell: The little finger on my left, why?
[Party] NightWolf: Nothing, just showing a little concern.
[Party] Bell: …. Husband you're actually concerned about me, so touched T^T

The little finger on the left? YeLang would find a day and confirm that with little Xian.
　　
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The game developers finally released something, on Tuesday when the game was down for maintenance, news was posted on the website, there was going to be a small offline meet-and-greet for players in HuShuo City during the upcoming weekend, apparently at the appointed time they would show a video of the new content and get the players' opinions on it, the players on the two servers in HuShuo City were both very excited.
　　
The location for the meeting was to be on a hill, this is not strange, the landscape of HuShuo City was very hilly, you could see hills everywhere, that was why there were so many things named after mountains, like DaiShan server, LinShan server, YanShan University, LuShan Music College…
(T/N: 山 – Shan is a mountain or a hill.)
The hill 's management company chose was called Mt. PaG.o.da, the name sounded mythical, but it was actually a slope was barely 300m above sea level, there was also a three-storey PaG.o.da that no one knew its age built on the peak, and so the slope got its name.
LingYang always felt that this name was unlucky, it was too similar to BaBaoShan.
(T/N: BaBaoShan here refers to  the BaBaoShan Revolutionary Cemetery.)
But after the city developed this slope, planting some ornamental plants, installing a wooden path, and digging a man-made lake at the bottom of the slope, getting some koi and doves, it became a scenic spot, the scenery there was really not bad, during this season at HuShuo City, it was a good location for a leisure outing.
　　
Once the game client was up, Pa.s.sionate Sword's guild chat discussed animatedly about this meet-and-greet.
Although Pa.s.sionate Sword's guild members were 99% sure that Bell would not turn up, but they still remembered to continue their act.

[Guild] MourningMo: Will Bell be attending the meet-and-greet this weekend?
[Guild] LittleRights: That's right, Sister-in-law should come along, all of us have yet to
                                     meet you.
[Guild] LittleCloth: The previous guild gathering you didn't turn up too, this time you
                                   must attend! We'll deduct old Wolf's DKP if you don't, we'll reset it
                                   to zero!

LingYang rolled his eyes, during the previous guild gathering Bell was still a ladyboy, of course she would not be able to go, the gathering this time Bell… was still a ladyboy, it would only be strange if she went.
He was about to send a message rejecting them, but Night Wolf rejected them first.

[Guild] NightWolf: My wife won't be attending.
[Guild] CuteEgg: Ah? Why? Those who want to meet Sister Bell speak up >_
[Guild] FlowerHouse: That's right, why isn't Bell attending? I want to meet you too ^^
[Guild] UncleHe: Because she's partic.i.p.ating in the 20XX Annual HuShuai Cup World
                              College Students' Judo Tournament China Division Girls' Judo 48kg
                              Weight Cla.s.s compet.i.tion!
[Guild] Bell: ^ ^! Exactly the reason above!
[Guild] UncleHe: Bell, fighting!
[Guild] Bell: ……… Yes!

The guild members then left it alone, changing the topic of discussion, and LingYang also did not slack off privately.
—If you didn't say anything at the start, I would also definitely have said that I won't be attending.
—Now that you don't want me to go, I am going to attend this in spite of you!
Who said that LingYang was not a contrary bottom?

[Whisper] Bell: Give me an ident.i.ty.
[Whisper] LuoMingWind: What?
[Whisper] Bell: I want to attend that meet-and-greet.

QiFeng understood immediately.

[Whisper] LuoMingWind: LuoMingShadow, a level 72 shadow warrior.
[Whisper] Bell: Your little brother's account?
[Whisper] LuoMingWind: Not really. It was originally created for him, but he didn't like
                                                this name, so I was always the one training this account. Also I
                                                rarely use it, not many people know of this account.
[Whisper] Bell: That works, it'll be him then.
[Whisper] LuoMingWind: But you know that this activity is for both servers right? The
                                                people from the old servers will be attending as well.
[Whisper] Bell: Go then go, are you going?
[Whisper] LuoMingWind: Going.
[Whisper] Bell: I'll see you then.
[Whisper] LuoMingWind: Ok.

The night before the meet-and-greet Pa.s.sionate Sword happened to beat the last three bosses of QieLan dungeon, compared to those cannon fodder bosses at the start, the second half of the dungeon was a lot more difficult.
Exiting the dungeon, they again met their nemesis Ninth Heaven LuoMing, both of them went into group-P simultaneously, there was nothing extra said, and the fight lasted into the night.
　　
On the second day LingYang woke up early on purpose– of course, without the lure of breakfast, waking up at nine was considered very early for him already. He paid special attention to his grooming, and even spent extra effort on picking out his clothes.
LingYang's clothes were mostly bright and colourful, he first chose a blue shirt, then changed to a pink one, turning back and forth in front of the mirror, he still felt that it was not appropriate.
He was suddenly inspired, remembering the case of the Little Dragon Girl, he snapped his fingers.
　　
The finally appropriately-dressed LingYang looked at his reflection dressed in white with self-satisfaction, he could not help but crow, “The most frightening thing on this earth, is that you don't know about the existence of your enemy, but your enemy. Knows. You. Inside. Out.”
　　
LingYang was about to call out to XuXian before leaving, but this fellow had already went out to play early in the morning, there was no sign of him in the house.
Br.i.m.m.i.n.g with self-confidence, LingYang left the house whistling, heading towards Mt. PaG.o.da, ready to meet that free gift “husband” that came along with his 500dollars purchase of that ladyboy account.
　　

The author has something to say:

The server has fell in love with the author, helping the author receive 2 landmines, one from [Ah Yu], the other from [?] (this character could not be displayed on the phone screen), there are records of fighting backstage, but damage cannot be seen on the front stage.

Let me think what to drop today…

[The Love Triangle Scene Everyone Is Very Concerned About]: The third party will appear tomorrow, but he's only just a pa.s.serby…