Chapter 117: Nonsense

Mu Bai did not directly ask An Lan if she knew Luo Huang, but silently noted it in her heart.

After chatting with her for a while, she learned that the other person had just come out of the Trading Station.

Remembering that she had previously gotten some information about the Trading Station from her, Mu Bai checked her private chat page.

Due to their team composition not being very compatible, the two of them would also be at a numerical disadvantage when encountering rogue cultivators in the survival game.

So she was interested in joining a trustworthy team.

That was why she asked Mu Bai so suddenly if she needed teammates.

Mu Bai did not give a direct answer.

Ye Yuan was no longer an issue, but forming a team was definitely not a small matter and could not be decided casually.

Based on the good impression of being sensible that An Lan had left on her earlier, Mu Bai made a proposal to decide next time they met at a station.

The next time they met, it would most likely be at the Killing Station.

The implication was that it depended on her performance.

The choice of team formation was mutual.

She wanted to see the other’s strength and character, and the other side would also observe their team.

But her team was naturally the best team; there was no doubt about that.

No matter how much they observed, they would only feel admiration.

This was the confidence that three big C teammates brought Mu Bai.

An Lan: [Mm! No problem.]

Mu Bai: [By the way, there’s one more thing… I’m quite curious about what the Trading Station looked like those two times you entered. Can you describe it to me?]

Mu Bai had suspected before that there might be many Trading Stations.

A single Trading Station was at most the size of a market.

Even if encounters were rare, it couldn’t possibly accommodate the massive flow of players coming in and out.

Not to mention that there were quite a few natives from various worlds inside.

Although she had met other players in the station before, and they were not in the same chat room—even the first letter of the chat room numbers was different—that didn’t mean anything.

Because chat avatars could not be turned off or changed, Mu Bai usually didn’t want to private chat with people.

Right now, she happened to have someone experienced who had entered the Trading Station twice, who could give her a reference.

“What did the other side say?”

Luo Huang asked casually, bored from browsing the chat room.

Luo Huang was lying on the bed, her fair and smooth calves dangling over the edge, her socked feet occasionally kicking up into a small arc, crossing and swaying.

“She said we can cooperate next time we meet at the station, and we can meet in person then to make a decision,” An Lan replied.

Luo Huang’s little feet stopped.

“You agreed?”

“Mm, such a good opportunity, wouldn’t it be stupid to let it slip?”

“You’re crazy. The next time we meet will definitely be at the Killing Station. I already agreed to cooperate with another team… Cooperating with two teams at the same time, with both sides unaware of each other, what kind of situation is that?”

Luo Huang frowned.

Although the two sides weren’t necessarily hostile to each other… but this kind of thing made her feel like a double agent.

Moreover, it could easily lead to a breakdown of trust!

“No, the other side didn’t say they’d stick with us after entering,”

An Lan shook her head.

“Isn’t that for sure? Powerful teams don’t lack combat power. It must be that the station forces faction assignments, and the best scenario is for the teams to be completely scattered, giving us room to cooperate…”

Luo Huang frowned slightly.

“It’s not like that,” An Lan explained her thoughts.

“Although strong teams don’t need to stick together to have enough combat power to ensure their safety and status among the players, more people can’t be a bad thing, right?”

“What do you mean?”

Luo Huang suddenly thought of something, looking pensive.

An Lan continued,

“Even if both sides have the intention of becoming teammates, before actually forming a team, they each have their own considerations. Sticking together certainly has a deterrent effect and can significantly boost combat power, but what if one side suddenly turns around and wants to plunder?”

“At that time, because of the close spatial distance, and having spent some time together, even if you’re on guard beforehand, there will always be moments of slack. The probability of a successful backstab would definitely increase. That’s something a strong team absolutely does not want to see.”

Weak players walk a tightrope at all times.

Having nothing to lose, they have fewer worries.

To maintain what they have, the strong must be more steady.

They can take some risks that aren’t too harmful, but they cannot afford to fail!

An Lan’s speculation was not impossible.

This was also why Mu Bai had never actively invited anyone to stick together!

Luo Huang suddenly realized that after learning she had a new teammate, Mu Bai immediately became “cold.”

Although her words didn’t show it, she just had that feeling.

So that was it.

She was alone before, and her talent was already on the table, unable to pose a threat to Mu Bai’s four-person team.

But with an extra teammate, especially one with a Golden Talent, this variable carried too much weight, and things became uncertain!

Luo Huang cast a surprised glance at An Lan.

She was about to praise her when she saw An Lan wearing an expression that clearly said “Praise me,” her eyes full of smugness.

“…Makes sense.”

Luo Huang suddenly didn’t want to praise her and just acknowledged her point.

“Just ‘makes sense’?”

An Lan wasn’t pleased.

“What else do you want…”

Luo Huang didn’t dwell on this and instead asked,

“So, precisely because neither side needs to stick with us, even if they want to meet, it’ll probably be in the latter half of the Killing Station mission, at most running into each other by chance and saying hello. That gives us room to choose… That’s what you’re thinking, right?”

“Exactly!”

“Didn’t think you actually had a brain…”

An Lan: ?

“What do you mean by that!”

Crap, she had accidentally voiced her inner thoughts.

But now it seemed that although An Lan appeared unreliable on the surface, she actually had quite a bit going on in reality.

That made sense; otherwise, a lone person wouldn’t have survived this long.

After the exchange ended, Mu Bai had raised An Lan’s status in her heart by a tiny bit.

She was still a little lower than Luo Huang, since she hadn’t met her in person, placing her at second place on the “Want This Person as Teammate” ranking.

Luo Huang was the type to lower her posture and knew how to weigh benefits, but sometimes her mind couldn’t turn fast enough at critical moments.

For example, when Mu Bai extended an olive branch, she didn’t agree immediately, which led to everything that followed.

And An Lan was definitely the quick-witted type.

Hmm…

This kind of beautiful girl who fills her conversations with anime references was actually a bit of a specialty attack for Mu Bai.

It mainly gave her the feeling of chatting with online friends before she had transmigrated onto the Train.

Back when she first added An Lan as a private chat friend, her survival environment hadn’t stabilized; she didn’t know when she might die, and she was in constant danger.

Mu Bai didn’t have much sense of security, so she naturally had no mood to notice these things.

Thinking about it now, if she were back on Earth, back when her Dark Flame Dragon was still around, how could she have resisted a girl who understood all kinds of anime, played galgames, and dropped witty lines from time to time?

Fortunately, she herself was a beautiful girl now.

So she wouldn’t lose control over this kind of temptation.

Nonsense… what a pity.