Dominating the Pugilistic World With My Detective Skills
Chapter 60 - 60 60 Knowing Oneself and The Other

60: Chapter 60 Knowing Oneself and The Other 60: Chapter 60 Knowing Oneself and The Other Editor: Henyee Translations The appearance of Decembers’ female companion instantly attracted the gaze of the three men.

The cause of this wasn’t primarily due to her extreme beauty.

After all, players were given the chance to slightly adjust their appearances before entering the game.

Even though the adjustment couldn’t exceed 30%, rendering drastic changes like turning an older woman into a young girl impossible, it did allow for enough fine-tuning to transform ordinary-looking individuals into stunners.

Because of this opportunity, the game was nearly devoid of genuinely unattractive females.

Any somewhat attractive female player could undergo virtual plastic surgery, morphing into various embodiments of beauty: from a ‘lolita’, to a ‘royal sister’, to a ‘clumsy cutie’…the options were endless.

If the woman was merely attractive, that alone wouldn’t be enough to captivate these three seasoned game veterans.

What truly drew their attention was the unique aura the woman emitted, as if untouched by worldly impurities.

With the nuances of her aura framing her, she looked like an ethereal beauty descended from the heavens.

She was admired from a distance but kept respectfully untouched.

However, her ethereal beauty became all the more lethal to the opposite sex.

Watching as the men played their charade of dignified indifference while truly unable to take their eyes off her, December shot Ye Weiming a reproachful glance before clearing her throat.

With a cough, she woke the men from their entrancement then introduced her companion: “This is my good friend, Transparent Sky Bridge.

Don’t just admire her beauty; her power is formidable, stronger even than mine.”

Though December stated that Transparent Sky Bridge was stronger than herself, the others didn’t seem to pay much attention to that claim.

After all, the person among them who had interacted with December the most was Ye Weiming, and they had only cooperated once in Novice Village.

Back then, it seemed her strength was only average.

After such a long time, who knew what her current strength was?

Since they didn’t have a clear idea of December’s ability, they couldn’t effectively gauge the meaning behind her claim of Transparent Sky Bridge being a bit stronger.

However, beauties did often receive preferential treatment, particularly when it didn’t cost anyone anything.

Everyone politely and generously complimented Transparent Sky Bridge.

Shortly after, Ye Weiming and Non-Fish introduced Tang Sancai and Yoyoland to the two women.

“Master Senior Brother and Master Senior Sister from Tang Sect!” On hearing their introductions, December became exhilarated and looked at Tang Sancai and Yoyoland enviously, “I never thought you would join a sect so soon.

In that case, Sky Bridge is technically the Senior Sister in the Ancient Tomb Sect.”

Oh!

Turns out you actually think the titles Senior Brother and Senior Sister in the sect are determined by seniority?

Upon hearing those words, Non-Fish, who had long wanted to stir things up, seized the opportunity.

He clarified, “December, you got it wrong.

Neither Sancai nor Yoyoland were among the first to join the Tang Sect.

Their recognitions as Senior Brother and Sister are solely due to their superior skill and strength.

As the saying goes, ‘Might makes right.'”

After finishing, he intentionally taunted Ye Weiming with a glance.

His meaning was clear without further explanation.

Ye Weiming found his fixation on the title of Senior Brother quite laughable, but on the surface, he simply nodded at the man.

His reaction left Non-Fish utterly perplexed.

Hey!

I’m challenging your authority here, mate!

What’s the deal with you nodding at me with that compassionate smile?

Do you agree with my statement?

Wait!

Recalling what Tang Sancai had previously said about Ye Weiming’s abilities, Non-Fish swiftly changed his words: “Actually, strength doesn’t just refer to fighting abilities, but also the capacity to handle situations effectively.”

Then, with a smug tone, he added: “Speaking of which, I already investigated the Fuwei Escort Agency before we met here and have gathered firsthand information.”

So, before proposing a meeting at the inn, he had already gone to scout the situation on his own.

Though his actions contradicted his previous words, no one could fault him.

After all, they only agreed to prepare independently beforehand; there were no rules saying that preparations couldn’t include intelligence gathering, right?

This revealed how eager he was to claim the leadership position for this mission!

As for the vanity of titles like Senior Brother, Ye Weiming held rather little concern.

The mission rewards were what truly mattered to him.

And to maximize the rewards, he firmly believed he was ahead of everyone else.

Therefore, he would not relinquish leading this mission so easily.

After everyone took their seats, Ye Weiming gestured for Non-Fish to proceed: “Go ahead.”

Even though the food on the table consisted of the leftovers, Non-Fish didn’t complain but cut to the chase: “There’s a crowd of players hovering outside the Fuwei Escort Agency.

They’ve all accepted a mission from a mysterious figure to intercept anyone exiting the agency.

They can receive 5 Gold Ingot for each person they kill, not including experience or cultivation points.”

Tang Sancai added further information: “The NPC who issued the mission is cloaked in black with face obscured, making identification impossible.

I attempted to use a secret Tang Sect technique to discern his level and discovered that he’s a level 25 NPC named the ‘Man in Black’.”

“That means…” Non-Fish continued, “we’re up against a horde of players of unknown strength and at least one level 25 NPC.

However, I believe this is just the tip of the iceberg, considering our mission is six-star ranked.

It can’t be as simple as it seems.”

Ye Weiming nodded slowly, then spoke: “As for this mission, I’ve also gathered some information.

Don’t be scared when I tell you.”

Non-Fish sneered disdainfully: “We’re all among the top players.

We won’t be scared.”

Ye Weiming offered a nod before cutting to the chase: “Based on the information I obtained, the mastermind behind the serial murders at the Fuwei Escort Agency is Yu Canghai!”

In confusion, Tang Sancai asked: “Yu Canghai?

Who’s that?”

“Yu Canghai is the Sect Leader of Qingcheng Sect.

His prowess is nearly on par with that of Yue Buqun, the Sect Leader of Huashan Sect.

He’s a famous figure in the martial arts world.” This time, Ye Weiming didn’t hold back information.

He shared what he had learned from Yin Bukui, after extracting unrelated background details, he relayed everything to the group.

The gist of it was that the Fuwei Escort Agency harbored a secret technique called the “Evil Resisting Sword Art”.

Normally, possessing a secret technique would be a marvelous thing.

However, it posed a problem in this case since the Fuwei Escort Agency acknowledged having the secret technique yet no one had successfully mastered it.

The organization only consisted of average individuals and Cai Bi – a mediocre practitioner.

The situation became akin to a child flaunting a Gold Ingot on the streets, naturally attracting the attention of ambitious figures.

Among such ambitious entities, Yu Canghai simply emerged as the early bird stirring up trouble.

However, to the current players, this early bird posed a terrifying and insurmountable entity!

After listening to the intelligence shared by Ye Weiming, Non-Fish frowned in confusion: “Are you an Originalist?”

Instantaneously, everyone’s eyes focused on Ye Weiming, sharing the same speculation.

In response, Ye Weiming merely offered a knowing smile before swiftly changing the subject: “The source of my information isn’t what’s important.

What we need to focus on is how we’re going to complete this mission.”

“It is said that one who knows their enemy as well as themselves will never be endangered in a hundred battles.”

“Now, we don’t even understand our enemies, let alone ourselves since we’ve only just met.”

“So I propose we find a place where we can friendly spar and familiarize ourselves with each other’s abilities.

This way, we can develop a plan more efficiently.

What do you think?”