There were still two new puppets, but they didn't look as advanced as Guan Ling's. After all, Old Nick was the best technician in the city, and the parts he prepared for Little Nick were the most advanced. Even the city lord couldn't use such good parts as Guan Ling's.
If Guan Ling had not received the system prompt, Xing Ye would have had a better impression of these two people, but the facts proved that they were indeed as Xing Ye thought, people who would destroy objects to vent their emotions.
Xing Ye always prepared for the worst in everything he did, but he didn't actually want the worst to happen; he wanted to mentally prepare himself. Unfortunately, his preparations would never be used.
The two players who obeyed their fate were not very polite. They said straight to the point, "You were able to take the body of Benedict's son, so you should know most of the plot. Whoever grabs this puppet will win. Now the puppet is in your hands, but we will not let you hand it over to Benedict to complete the mission. Either you give us the puppet obediently, or we will fight!"
Cao Qian was worried that Guan Ling was not calm enough, so she grabbed him with her hand, but after hearing what the two players said, she was so angry that she bent Guan Ling's wrist.
Guan Ling: "…"
Fortunately, he is a puppet.
Despite being angry, Cao Qian remained motionless and stood behind Xing Ye to support him.
Xing Ye had anticipated the two men's obedient attitude, so he wasn't too angry: "Didn't Randy tell you anything?"
The mine owner's son sneered, "He's using his status as a high-level player to lure us in. His words are implicitly implying that we should beg him and promise to obey his orders completely in this world. We'd rather fail than cooperate with such a person."
They were two very calm people. It was the first time Xing Ye had seen a player who obeyed his fate and was not confused by the system's luck value.
"It looks like you're planning to rob us, but there are four of us and only two of you. Do we really have a chance of winning?" Xing Ye asked.
The security captain's son said, "We've been teaming up since the Novice World, and we've already accumulated over 40,000 points. Each world only gives 100 points. How do you think we got so many points? Of course, we don't actively attack other players. We've only earned so many points through self-defense. It's all because there are so many blind players."
It was the first time that Xing Ye had seen someone so arrogant in front of him. It was really novel.
However, the two players who followed their fate should be very powerful, with strong initial skills and a lot of QR codes, which is why they are so confident.
Xing Ye had no intention of fighting them. In his opinion, the 2,000 points they had were simply not enough. He simply reminded them, "I know you met Benedict and want to help him find his son's body. You think that will complete the mission, but it's not."
"Of course we know," the mine owner's son said proudly, "and we also need to kill the city lord and the mine owner and help Benedict recapture Puppet City."
"You..." Xing Ye looked at the proud faces of the two and rubbed his forehead. "Randy should have told you that there is another way to complete the task, right?"
The security captain's son said, "Oh, you don't really believe that, do you? He must have persuaded every player, offering game information in exchange for our loyalty. That's too much of a stretch. Besides, you, the rebellious players, are just unlucky. To get the QR code, you're trying to team up with the obedient players and take advantage of us. There should be two obedient players on your team too. It's their choice to be drained by the rebellious players. We're not that stupid."
The mine owner's son said, "We've been through dozens of worlds and seen countless combinations of players who obey fate and those who disobey it. We've suffered losses, and we've also defeated many. We're very familiar with the way the disobeyed take advantage of the obeyed, and we don't want to hear you say it again. Cooperation is impossible. Hand over the puppet!"
Xing Ye: "…"
He didn't waste any more words with the two of them. He just handed the fake puppet to them and let them do whatever they wanted.
"He handed it over very readily. Could it be fake?" the mine owner's son asked warily.
Xing Ye: "I'm sorry, this is the third world I've experienced. I'm just a novice player and I'm not sure if what I got is genuine. You guys should confirm it yourself."
"Of course we don't count on you. We have taken back all the puppets, and yours is the last one. I don't think it's possible for you to get the real puppet. We are just being cautious and don't want to miss any clues." Speaking of puppets, the two of them looked down at Xing Ye with contempt and walked away arrogantly.
Xing Ye, Jingzi, Cao Qian, Guan Ling: "..."
They are two very talented people.
Seeing them walk away, Mirror was shocked and said, "Who gave them the confidence to become so arrogant?"
As a player who failed from the final level, he couldn't be as proud as them!
Guan Ling also pointed at his face and said, "Am I stupid? I've been Ni Ming's little brother several times. Do I look stupid? They are obviously the stupid ones. They have played more than a dozen worlds and don't even know what the true ending is!"
Cao Qian clenched her fist angrily: "You even broke the little Pinocchio. Even if he can recover, he has been abused. Fortunately, he hasn't had a heart implanted yet, otherwise it would have caused psychological trauma."
The three of them were nearly pissed off by the two of them. Guan Ling even said, "Boss, we should have fought them just now and taken the 2,000 points from them!"
Xing Ye remained calm. There were many people like him in society. "I'm not being overly kind, but this is a residential area. We can't do whatever we want just because we're gamers. We must treat everyone in the gaming world equally."
He has always been like this. The fight in the last world also took place in a different space.
This time, whether it was the finale or the location where Randy was killed, Xing Ye arranged them all outside the city, avoiding the Puppet City as much as possible.
Xing Ye said, "These puppets won't last long. They'll bring their puppets to Benedict tomorrow. By then, Benedict will be even angrier and completely lose confidence in them. He might even attack them. Randy should watch from the sidelines and find the right time to approach them again and trick them into collaborating with him. We have to act before that happens."
Xing Ye looked up at the sky. The crescent moon was very bright tonight. It was a good day for killing someone.
"Alright, I'll follow your instructions and approach him!" Guan Ling said, "But sir, do you think I can trick him? I don't have much confidence in myself."
"You will be more effective than me," Xing Ye said, "He will be on guard against me."
The most important thing is that Guan Ling is a player who follows his fate. Randy has a sense of contempt for players who follow their fate. The more he despises them, the easier it is for them to be deceived. This is what is called a capsize in the gutter.
Seeing Guan Ling rubbing his hands and eager to fight, Xing Ye suddenly said, "Guan Ling, I asked you to lure the enemy. Aren't you afraid of danger? Don't you think I'm going too far?"
"It's not so bad. Di Kuang has forced me to do even more outrageous things before," Guan Ling said. "Besides, I'm betting everything on you. Help me become a high-level player soon! I just got 5,000 points in one go. Once I become a high-level player, that's 500,000. I owe over 3 million in foreign debt. If I follow you, won't I be able to pay it off in a few times? Honestly, if I don't pay off this debt, I might as well die."
Xing Ye said, "Okay, go ahead. Remember not to respond to any of Randy's requests. You should remember how the city lord's son died."
After that, Xing Ye used the "unemployed projector" to find Randy's whereabouts. At this time, he was wandering outside Cao Qian's house. Obviously, the two obedient players did not believe him, so he came to deceive Linda again.
"Don't worry, I'll use the projector to monitor your location." Xing Ye said, "You have to trick him into going to the designated location."
"Okay, leave it to me!" Guan Ling patted his chest and ran quickly to Linda's house.
Cao Qian, Xing Ye and Jingzi went out of the city.
They had already decided to place the battlefield on the riverside outside the city to prevent residents from being involved in unnecessary complications.
Guan Ling went to find Randy first and told him that he didn't want to team up with that coward Xing Ye. The coward Xing Ye was too useless. He had finally found the real Pinocchio, but he just gave it to the other two players.
"I found this!" Guan Ling angrily said to Randy, "With the luck and vision of those two fate-defying players, how could they possibly pick out the real thing from dozens of puppets? They couldn't do it without me! They found the QR code but refused to give it to me. They just wanted to suck my blood and keep me serving them. If they were strong, I could tolerate it. After all, this world is all about the strong bullying the weak. But they are so useless! I just can't stand having my key props stolen like this!"
Randy was trying to convince Linda to cooperate with him and work hard to clear the level by promising her wealth in the advanced world. Suddenly, Guan Ling came running over and, upon seeing him, launched into a stream of complaints. Randy couldn't help but ask, "How did you know I was here?"
Guan Ling said innocently, "I didn't know you were here. Of course I wanted to look for you, but you're so elusive, there's no way I could find you. But I got lucky. I was just wandering aimlessly on the street when I saw you. The luck of those who obey fate is really amazing. I wish such good things could happen in real life."
Randy lowered his guard slightly when the luck value was mentioned. He said to Guan Ling, "Your choice is correct. I will definitely take you to the advanced world."
He claimed to be an advanced player who was familiar with the game routines and had been using this method to deceive his partners.
Guan Ling said, "Look, those two players who obeyed their fate are planning to take dozens of puppets to find Benedict. We can't let them get there first. I plan to set a trap on the road leading to the mine outside the city to kill them and get the points and items. Do you want to cooperate with me?"
Xing Ye instructed Guan Ling that there must never be a conversation where Randy proposes something and Guan Ling agrees to it. Guan Ling must take the initiative in the conversation and not give Randy the opportunity to carry out his plans.
Even if it was about cooperation, Randy couldn't be the one to bring it up, but Guan Ling had to bring it up instead.
No matter what Randy said, Guan Ling's response was either rejection or procrastination.
According to Xing Ye's analysis, Randy would be very anxious once he knew that the important props were obtained by those two players who were obsessed with getting the ending. As a reincarnation player, his only purpose in returning to the melee world was to get the five storybooks, and the most unbearable thing was that the ending was ruined.
So he will definitely agree to Guan Ling's proposal.
Linda happened to be beside them. When she heard the puppet was taken away, she asked embarrassedly, "The puppet you wanted to hide at my place during the day was taken away?"
Guan Ling said angrily, "That's right! It would be great if you could help us hide it. We wanted you to participate in the game with good intentions and help you get points, but you didn't even want the important props that were delivered to your door. You shouldn't be so passive and lazy as to be so excessive!"
Linda whispered, "I...I don't really trust you either. What if you give me something that will bring disaster?"
Guan Ling approached Randy and said, "Time waits for no one. Do you want to go? If you don't, I'll go by myself! The worst that can happen is a failure. I don't have many points anyway, so I won't mind losing half. Let's take a gamble. If I win, I can kill two more people and get 2,000 points!"
His gambler nature was revealed, and his performance was very realistic.
Randy also came into contact with the two players and knew that their personalities were indeed difficult to describe. With the testimony of the peaceful Linda, he believed it 90%.
"I have to investigate first. What if you are lying to me?" Randy said cautiously.
Guan Ling: "Then hurry up! Setting the trap takes time. We have to get ahead of them!"