Chapter 37: The Director of Dragon Slayers

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Zeng Jiang, who had always been fond of PvP battles within [ Ark ], turned giddy upon noticing Su Chen’s green rank equipment.

Fighting other players was the trio’s main job within their company.

At the same time, it was also the fastest way for them to earn Gold Coins.

After all, whenever their opponents dropped green rank equipment upon death, they would be able to earn a large commission.

A faint green glow could be seen emanating from the silver crossbow that Fu An was carrying in his right arm.

Instead of positioning himself at the back line a normal Archer, he stood side by side with Zeng Jiang.

While looking at the four members of the opposing party, he then shouted.

“Come at us!”

“Let’s see how you intend on defeating us here!”

At the same time.

[ Ark ].

Youchang town.

Trading Alley.

Xu Ruoxuan was sitting in a shop located on the western side of the trading alley while she listed her equipment to be sold within Ark’s online marketplace.

At the same time, she was also trying to look for green rank equipment that she could possibly snag.

Suddenly, a figure entered the shop.

It was a level 49 male [ Assassin ] whose ID was Xu Wei.

The man was not tall, but he was thin and had short hair.

“Brother? Why are you here?”

“Aren’t you trying to catch up to the others’ levels?”

Xu Ruoxuan was a little surprised at the person’s arrival.

As the director of the [ Dragon Slayer ] studio, her brother, Xu Wei’s level was of great importance.

After all, in order to maintain a stable foothold in [ Ark ], studios or game companies required figureheads with strong combat prowess, and the easiest way to gain combat power would be by gaining levels.

By this logic, as someone who needed to spend most of his waking hours grinding his levels, Xu Wei would usually relay any instructions via the chat functionality within the game.

“Stupid girl.”

“Have you forgotten about the Guardians?”

“I’m currently level 49 with 76% of my experience bar filled. As such, I belong to the level 40-50 bracket. Do you actually want me to compete against those freaks at the 50 and above bracket?”

“The Guardians’ attributes across all brackets are the same anyway.”

Xu Wei smiled as he knocked on Xu Ruoxuan’s head, causing the latter to curl her lips and roll her eyes.

However, she did not know that her appearance was actually very cute when paired with her good looks.

“But there’s no news about the Guardian Map Fragments yet.”

“It seems that it’s incredibly difficult to come across.”

Xu Ruoxuan stated while rubbing her head.

“I understand. I’ve already sent Big Liu and the others to look for them. Essentially, everyone in our studio has already stopped leveling.”

“By the way, you sent me a message saying that you found Su Chen?”

“Is that true?”

Xu Wei was just about to message Big Liu about his progress when suddenly, he recalled a matter that his sister had told him about.

“Yes, that’s him alright!”

“I met him back when he was purchasing equipment. I’ve already confirmed his identity.”

Xu Ruoxuan’s interest was piqued at the mention of Su Chen. She immediately replied.

“Good heavens, there are quite a number of gaming studios and companies looking for him. What a miraculous coincidence that you managed to stumble upon him this way!”

“This must be the work of fate!”

“Oh right, what are your impressions of him after meeting him? What did he say when you asked him about joining our guild?”

Xu Wei was surprised. He did not expect that Su Chen, an entity that everyone who was someone within Ark was trying to contact, would be in touch with his sister.

“I only have one word to describe that guy. He’s ridiculous, simply and utterly ridiculous I tell you!”

“Brother, you have no idea how insane he is. He was only level 10 when the system announced his solo clear against the Wolf Lord, but do you know what level he was when I first contacted him? 11! ELEVEN! He had already advanced by an entire level!”

“Although a few days had already passed in Ark time since the announcement, through the system’s log, I determined that it had only been half a day since he entered [ Ancient Town ] when I contacted him! In just half a day, that guy managed to finish his class quest and gain an entire level!”

Xu Ruoxuan recalled the details of her encounter and narrated it to her brother.

“Then he should be close to level 12 by now. From the way you put it, he’s quite adept at leveling. He’s even better than my leveling speed when I first started, I admit.”

Xu Wei nodded upon hearing his sister’s description. He mentally praised Su Chen’s unique playstyle and his possible understanding of in-game-mechanics.

“Close to level 12? Hah, I wouldn’t have described him as ridiculous if that were the case.”

“The last I saw him, which was yesterday and only one night since he reached level 11, he was already at level 13!”

Upon hearing Xu Wei’s words, Xu Ruoxuan immediately retorted and exclaimed somewhat proudly.

“Level 13!? …. He leveled up that much in one night!?”