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Chapter 931: 760 Spell Collection_2

Chapter 931: Chapter 760 Spell Collection_2

“It’s personal.”

Xu Shuo watched her silently.

Hong Rao sighed and explained, “Here’s the thing, most people in the Star Guild are Magicians. When they cast spells, if no one with combat abilities is standing in front of them, it’s easy for them to be interrupted. Our Miracle Guild is allied with them; if they need ‘guards,’ they come to Miracle Guild to recruit. Likewise, the recruits can also ask the Star Guild for help with a task in return.”

The Star Guild’s combat tactics…

Hearing this, Xu Shuo thought of the female reporter in the script “To My Lovely Angel.”

Although the Star Guild’s ultimate ability is overwhelmingly powerful once unleashed, the long casting time and vulnerability to interruptions are truly debilitating.

So, as rumored, Star Guild members often sacrifice their teammates during dungeon runs.

Teammate: What? Star Guild people? As long as I can hold out, this is definitely a one-wave clear!

Teammate: Why haven’t you finished casting yet??

Teammate: I can’t hold on anymore! Ah!

Star Guild: Casting Complete!

But the teammate has already croaked.

There are simply too many drawbacks…

Because their ultimate ability is genuinely hopeful, yet their long casting time is genuinely despair-inducing.

No wonder they need to specifically recruit guards.

This is why the Star Guild has allied with more than one guild—after all, not all players have free time constantly, so such alliances are always in high demand.

Hong Rao continued, “Guilds in the Script Space have fixed Abyss Battlefields. Every once in a while, they need to complete corresponding missions, so I’ve actually registered quite a few quotas in the Star Guild. Simply letting you go in to study the spell collection for a day isn’t that big of a deal.”

Xu Shuo nodded, “I know, but either way, thank you. If there’s anything else…”

“Just survive the fourth-level assessment!”

Before Xu Shuo could finish speaking, Hong Rao responded bluntly without hesitation.

Because, for her, the most important thing at the moment is to successfully graduate a student—nothing else matters more.

Xu Shuo paused upon hearing this, but did not say anything further.

Why was Hong Rao so insistent on the fourth-level assessment?

He didn’t ask any more questions.

Once the two had finished discussing the matter of “the Baseless One,” the edited script was already online. Hong Rao immediately clicked play and enlarged the screen in mid-air to start watching.

Xu Shuo wasn’t very interested in watching, only glancing at his scenes to check if he had done anything inappropriate.

And at this moment—

Zuo Fang suddenly sent a chat message.

Zuo Fang: [Bro, let me ask you something. Are you entangled with that lunatic in some ambiguous way?]

Xu Shuo: [?]

Xu Shuo: [He came to you?]

Zuo Fang: [Yeah, he even threatened me, saying if I dared block him he’d come to my door. Plus, he forced me to copy your script list and send it to him.]

Xu Shuo: [And then?]

Zuo Fang: [Obviously, I refused! Do you think I’m that disloyal?]

Xu Shuo: [And then?]

Zuo Fang: [Hehe, as repayment for not selling you out, can we call it even on those 3,000 points?]

Xu Shuo: [Oh, you reminded me—transfer the points over right now.]

Zuo Fang: […]

Xu Shuo: [If you dare back out, see if I won’t come find you.]

Zuo Fang: [???]

The chat interface suddenly went silent.

Just as Xu Shuo frowned, thinking the other side wanted to default, he prepared another threat—when the chat refreshed again.

The other party decisively transferred the points.

System: [You’ve received a transfer. Please check promptly.]

System: [You’ve confirmed receipt.]

Zuo Fang: [You’re ruthless! Watch out—I’ll copy your scripts and send them to him now. I’ll even leak your identity to him!]

Zuo Fang: [Hah!]

After saying his threats, Zuo Fang disappeared.

He didn’t bother negotiating further, likely knowing the person on the other side wasn’t easily fooled. So, he didn’t say a word, even pulling a reverse block after transferring the points, smugly severing ties with Xu Shuo.

Xu Shuo: [He wants to see my script list, probably just to deduce the abilities I gained through performing roles. (Yellow exclamation mark)]

Xu Shuo: [?(Yellow exclamation mark)]

Good grief.

It’s rare to be blocked by someone else.

Looking at the interface with yellow exclamation marks, Xu Shuo raised his brows and didn’t dwell too much on it—he simply reciprocated the gesture and blocked the other party too.

As for Luo Kun’s matter…

He wasn’t too concerned.

Using a player’s performed scripts to deduce their possible abilities is indeed one method, and it’s generally hard to avoid.

However…

Most of Xu Shuo’s practical abilities aren’t from openly performed script roles.

Instead, they’re from abilities gained in scripts that were taken down.

Therefore, even if his list was examined, it wouldn’t matter much—it might even confuse the enemy, providing misleading intel with no harm done.

So, go ahead and look! Feel free!

Although he didn’t entirely expect Luo Kun to go after Zuo Fang post-performance, it’s probably because that guy figured out their team-up relationship from the script content.

But rest assured—it wasn’t him who got exposed.

Hmm… Which means Zuo Fang ended up selling himself out!

And he still wants his 3,000 points back?

He’s lucky if he doesn’t lose more!

About those 3,000 points—

They were earned from selling a Special Artifact.

That artifact, of course, was the life-saving item Xu Shuo retrieved from the White-robed Bishop. After inspecting it, he figured it wasn’t useful to him, and passed it on to Zuo Fang.

Then, he set a low price of 3,000 points.

Zuo Fang: Thanks a lot.

…

…

Elsewhere in Script Space…

The mentor was seriously reading their script nearby.

Zuo Fang quietly got up, grabbed the couch pillow, and furiously pounded it. He even kicked the couch twice in frustration.

Sikong Weiyan glanced at him, “As a Swordsman supposed to cultivate their mind and composure, such agitation is disgraceful.”

Zuo Fang immediately collapsed lifelessly on the couch.

“Teacher, do you think that madman will really come after me for revenge? I just searched ‘Player Square’—his behavior is genuinely terrifying…”

“Don’t worry.”

“But you’re not helping me at all…”

“He now knows what not to mess with.”

“Did you just call me ‘a thing’…?”

Whoosh!

Suddenly, a sharp flash nailed the space beside the couch’s headrest, the slender sword’s tail trembling slightly—just like Zuo Fang’s trembling little heart.

Sikong Weiyan stared him down, “As a Swordsman supposed to cultivate their mind and composure, such impatience is disgraceful.”

Zuo Fang hesitantly propped up his floundering body, sat upright on the couch, and quietly joined his mentor in watching the ongoing two-army battle script.

But as he watched…

His mind began wandering again.

He opened the Player’s Handbook and released someone from the Little Black Room he’d just put them into, messaging them to chat.

Zuo Fang: [Hey, which script are you planning to go for next? (Yellow exclamation mark)]

Zuo Fang: […(Yellow exclamation mark)]

Well, now he’s ended up losing both ways.

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…

Make good use of the block feature.

The world can actually be peaceful.

Meanwhile, Xu Shuo and Hong Rao happily finished the script and briefly reviewed and discussed it in a peaceful atmosphere.

Although, there was one thing Hong Rao found puzzling.

For instance, why was this script edited so haphazardly? Based on the details, it seemed like there should’ve been plenty of key scenes that weren’t shown.

This situation was almost as if something was being intentionally hidden.

Hong Rao thought of that person with chronic paranoia.

That person had mentioned such discrepancies to her—back then, she thought it was just them overthinking things.

But now it seems like they weren’t entirely overthinking.

Still, Hong Rao didn’t bring up this issue here.

She smiled and discussed the script with Xu Shuo.

Then she lightly encouraged him, chatted briefly about dungeon-strategy plans for the future, agreed on their next visit to the Star Guild, and left Xu Shuo’s personal space.

…

Hong Rao’s personal space was a small building.

When she returned, she went to a room on the top floor and looked at one of the walls.

The wall was covered with screenshots of Xu Shuo’s scripts and ability information—compiled from before and after she took him on as her student. These details were constantly updated.

After all, understanding her student’s abilities and tailoring growth strategies is critically important for a mentor who often loses students.

But Xu Shuo’s overly cautious nature made it difficult for her to gather information through direct communication—she could only investigate on her own.

This time…

Hong Rao pondered for a moment.

Then she stuck a new note onto the wall, drawing a line that connected the young man’s photo to the text inside the note, before marking it with a question mark.

—”Judgement.”

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