Chapter 750: Chapter 750 Difficult Decisions
“Never mind, no matter what he’s doing, let’s talk about you guys,” Bai Youwei spoke, “Has Yan bro come up with a plan yet? The next battle requires eight team members. Have you gathered enough people?”
Zhu Shu gently furrowed her brows and lowered her eyelids, “Not yet… After the game at Tomorrow’s Inn is over, the Inspector asked him to choose the next battle. He chose Battle 1.”
Bai Youwei paused, “Battle…1?”
“Yes.” Zhu Shu nodded, speaking softly, “Maybe it’s because he doesn’t want to involve us…”
Having passed Battle 5, Yan Qingwen was left with Battle 1, Battle 10 and Battle 20 to choose from. Among these battles, only Battle 1 allowed a single person to participate.
Bai Youwei said, “But… participating in Battle 10 wouldn’t necessarily result in a loss.”
Why was Yan Qingwen, who didn’t seem to lack confidence, giving up so completely?
“He’s worried about encountering the game mode from Tomorrow’s Inn,” Zhu Shu sighed and said to Bai Youwei. “Willard’s team members were destined to be prey within the rules. Yan bro is concerned that we may end up in a similar situation and, no matter how hard we try to clear the level, sacrifices would still be inevitable. So, he decided not to involve us citizens.”
The Willard Zhu Shu spoke of refers to Willard.
In Tomorrow’s Inn, Willard’s team was targeted by Robert. No matter how prepared they were, there were casualties.
Yan Qingwen always valued his teammates, and his decision to forfeit the battle would match his character if considered from the perspective of life safety.
“Even if he participates in Battle 1 this time, what about next time?” Bai Youwei asked in confusion. “For Battle 10 and Battle 20 he still needs manpower.”
Zhu Shu pursed her lips, saying, “Maybe… he never intended to participate in the last two battles.”
Bai Youwei was somewhat surprised. After thinking for a while, she lightly patted Zhu Shu’s shoulder: “Don’t worry, Yan Qingwen, that shrewd old fox, must have thought things through more thoroughly than we did. Since he has made a decision, he must have his reasons. Let’s just patiently wait for his good news.”
Zhu Shu understood this reasoning as well, and worriedly said, “Weiwei, sometimes I’m really scared… without us by his side, if something happens to him while he participates in Battle 1 alone, we wouldn’t even know.”
Bai Youwei didn’t know what to say.
Even she and Shen Mo often faced danger in the game.
“Unless we become commoners…” she murmured, “Let him use the right to surrender, and then have the opposing King demote you guys to commoners. Otherwise, as long as you’re in the battlefield game, the crisis won’t be resolved.”
“He’s determined to avenge Lun Ang…” Zhu Shu couldn’t help but bite her lower lip, feeling sad.
Bai Youwei was also silent.
Yan Qingwen’s decision touched her. As the war progresses, there would certainly be more and more casualties, should she also consider… reconsidering?
For the next battle, should she really let her constant companions take risks?
Those unfamiliar can’t be fully trusted in the game;
Those too familiar, it’s hard to let them risk their lives.
At that moment, a crisp sound of a glass being strike echoed in the restaurant—
“I apologize, everyone, for taking up some of your time…” The one who spoke was Chu Huaijin.
Everyone, including Bai Youwei and Zhu Shu, looked in his direction.
Chu Huaijin walked to the side of the restaurant’s LCD screen and faced everyone, “I believe everyone knows that Professor Song and I have always been committed to city reconstruction work. We have never stopped researching the game system. Recently, Professor Song has made some new discoveries. Since all our Kings have successfully completed the first battle, Professor Song would like to take this opportunity to share the latest research findings with everyone.”