[The Real World]
Siberian Duck continued following the mission.
After that, within the area circled on the map, he began searching for suspicious people.
When passing by Lu Furong, the plot was triggered.
Nero discovered the enemy.
Nero exchanged glances with his companions.
Nero and his companions reached a consensus.
After that, several of them deliberately wandered around Lu Furong, occasionally mentioning their envy toward longevity.
During this segment of the plot, the game screen focused on showing Lu Furong's changing expressions, while the conversations of the Trailblazing squad were presented through subtitles and off-screen voices.
Looking at the close-up of Lu Furong's eager expression, Siberian Duck laughed out loud.
"Goose goose goose, look at that gaze. It's practically dripping with longing. I looked like that when I saw toys as a kid!"
[Golden Wind: This is basically me seeing a toy I liked being dragged away by my parents!]
[I Use Pantene: This move, this move is called playing hard to get.]
[So Handsome I Get Beaten in the Street: Nero is really good at this. This technique of luring the enemy by being distant yet close is way too skilled. Luckily the kid's mind is pure, otherwise who knows how many people he'd ruin.]
[So Ugly I Get Scolded at Home: Even with a pure mind he's already messed with plenty of people... right? Uncle Cold Legs?]
[Belobog Savage: From Old Sampo's perspective, I just want to say this kid pure my ass! Aside from not wanting to harm people, he's got tons of tricky ideas.]
[Aha's Emanator: As the saying goes, Sampo also did not sleep.]
[Belobog Savage: Poor Uncle Cold Legs will never escape this meme in his life. One misstep and it becomes eternal regret!]
[Nero Is My Dad: Lol, this mumbling weirdo got hooked by my dad and turned into a hooked mouth!]
[Nero Is My Husband: Becoming a hooked mouth is normal, okay? How could you people understand the beauty of being close yet distant? It's like a thin veil brushing lightly across the tip of a brush, leaving behind Nero's flavor! It makes people unable to stop!]
[Glue Man: To be honest, there's another hooked mouth here too.]
[Knight of Pure Beauty: For a moment, I even felt that if Argenti saw Brother Yellow Pee's insane quotes, he'd praise them with great amazement, saying this guy's madness has reached the level of pure beauty! Too strong!]
Finally, Lu Furong couldn't hold back anymore. He stepped forward to make contact with the Trailblazing squad.
Then he experienced the power of the Astral Express crew's "Hum and Ha Generals."
"Lol. It feels like Lu Furong's brain short-circuited several times during those silences. Grandpa and Nero's thinking jumps around too much, he couldn't keep up." Siberian Duck mercilessly mocked Lu Furong.
[Wind-Boy Solo-Stan: The funniest part is this guy managed to convince himself twice in a row, both finding a suitable excuse for Xingbao and actively helping Nero fill in the deeper meaning behind his sudden remarks.]
[A Life: Even though he acts eager to sell his stuff, maybe he'd be better off cultivating deep in the mountains and forests. This mentality is way too strong!]
[Boiling Snow: He's really trying his best.]
The mission continued.
After a short exchange with Lu Furong, everyone followed him to a relatively secluded place.
After this, he finally revealed his code name to the group.
Originally he thought the next step of promoting the Abundance could proceed normally.
But who knew the "Hum and Ha Generals" would catch him off guard again.
"Brothers, why is there a Cloud Knight standing back there, what the hell!" Siberian Duck grinned. "Also, Nero's complaints are really precise. This feels exactly like running a pyramid scheme."
[Mediterranean General: Good good good, green-headed fish friend, you guys seriously can't see through Nero's disguise, right?]
[Aha's Emanator: Lu Furong: 'I was happy today, just wanted to get some performance results and recruit a few people into the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus. But look at this. What is this? Divine metal!']
[Aha Is Not Here: Lu Furong: 'I used to work in the Artisanship Commission forging iron. I testify, these two pieces are divine metal!']
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[In The Game]
Here, when he heard Lu Furong say they had to copy the book five hundred times, Nero's opinion of this so-called Disciples of Sanctus Medicus worsened even more.
Lu Furong didn't know that this sentence made the kid's expression become somewhat pained.
Nero remembered the times he had been punished to copy texts before transmigrating. The five fingers of his hand slowly spread apart, and he almost slapped him.
But our little Sword Immortal is someone who can keep his patience.
No rush. First he would play around with this Lu Furong for a bit.
If it was later confirmed that this was the only group here, it wouldn't be too late to greet them with big slaps.
During this brief period of disguise role-playing, Nero realized that now he could no longer casually use Black Cutter.
Because he was only a green-headed fish, not the prototype of that cosmic Sword Immortal.
So starting now, he was the Slap Immortal.
Quickly gathering his scattered thoughts, Nero spoke with a tone full of disdain, "I was wondering how high-class your belief in Abundance was supposed to be, and this is it?"
"This is way too disappointing. Didn't they say the Abundance Aeon grants any request? I thought we'd have to follow you and do some shaman dancing or something. But instead you're telling us to copy books?"
His tone was quite bad. It was obvious he really resisted the idea of copying books.
Facing Nero's questioning, Lu Furong could only show a bitter smile. Then he gathered his spirit again and explained to the person in front of him, "This is the fundamental scripture of our Disciples of Sanctus Medicus. You must copy it carefully with a devout heart... preferably memorize it as well."
Although his tone was still full of persuasion when he said this, this pyramid scheme leader no longer had the same mood as before.
Threads of doubt began to appear in Lu Furong's heart.
The other side wants longevity and wants to join the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus.
'Then shouldn't I, the one playing the role of guide, be in the superior position?'
'So why am I the one being questioned now?'
'What is going on?'
'No, what's with this guy?'
'Why does it feel like when he talks, he's the host instead?'
'This... this isn't right.'
'Between the two of us, who is the host and who is the guest?'
Not only does Nero have a move that overturns heaven and earth in his sword techniques, but even when talking to others he can pull off a reversal of roles.
This is probably because when this kid speaks, his confidence is simply too strong. Every word he says is extremely self-assured, even spoken from the perspective of someone making judgments.
Just like Bronya once said, this kid's sense of self is already strong to an inhuman degree.
His style is a lofty, unwavering will. Things from the outside world simply cannot shake him in the slightest. Instead, those who come into contact with him end up becoming less confident.
Regarding this matter, a certain Scholar Jettok surely understands it deeply.
However, this scholar can no longer tell others about how he felt back then.
Lu Furong was somewhat stunned by Nero's attitude and couldn't quite figure out his own position anymore.
But after all, he works in pyramid schemes. Very quickly he adjusted his mindset.
Lu Furong directly ignored the aggressive pressure coming from Nero and continued speaking, "Of course, this is only the first step. After becoming a Sower, you will still need to go through many other trials."