The Return of the God Level Assassin [BL]

SAFEHAVEN Harbor was located at the eastern coast of Arcadia.  As its name suggested, this was a neutral zone.  Just like the four major cities in Arcadia, fighting amongst players were not allowed here. 

This was the only harbor in Arcadia.  In normal times, it offered trips for the players.  They could go to the harbor and rent ships.  There were even luxury cruise ships.  For those who couldn't afford but still wanted to cruise the seas of Arcadia, they could simply go and choose the economy class ship.  That's why the harbor was always filled with a decent number of players.

But today was different.  The harbor didn't only have a decent number of players, it was almost filled to the brim.  Why?  Because today it became a special venue for the participants of this year's Rookie Carnival.  Their journey to the tournament finals would begin here.

Because of that, there were NPCs around that were there to control the whole situation so as to not cause stampede or any kind of commotion.  Because not only the participants would need to be here, those who wanted to watch the prelims on the exact venue needed to also pass by here first.

A lot of conversations were going around.  Most of it were simply about the theme of this upcoming preliminary.  On the entrance of the harbor, all conversations suddenly stopped because of a group of players who teleported there.

Two were male elves, one with blond hair and the other with unusual white hair.  Both have extraordinary appearance, one handsome and the other beautiful.  The latter was obviously one of the newly added special races.  Beside them was a black-haired gnome.  With just his hair and eye color, one could also quickly tell that he's from a special race.

But the ones who truly attracted the attention of the players near there were the remaining four of the seven.  One was more famous than the other.  Morganite, White Marsh, and YUN – members of team Yunyue.  Even though almost everyone was mocking them as 'fallen champions', nobody could take away the fact that they were the first team to win the Arcadia Cup.  Besides, all three were on the PvP leaderboards of their class.

Then there was the remaining male player with messy black hair and sharp black eyes, constantly fidgeting on the side.  Who else could it be but the number one Blacksmith in the game – Vulcan?

"That's team Yunyue, right?  What are they doing here?"

"Shouldn't the question be what is Vulcan doing with them?"

"Could it be that he joined Yunyue?"

"What nonsense!  Everyone knows that Vulcan can't fight.  What could he do in Yunyue?"

"You're the one talking nonsense.  Even if he couldn't fight, he could create personalized weapons and accessories for them.  Who doesn't know that Vulcan's weapons are the best?"

Luo Ren who happened to hear all of these.  He didn't expect that Yu Jiao was really famous.  And not just famous, she was also the number one Blacksmith.  Although he still couldn't completely understand the whole dynamics of this game, having people call you 'number one' must be something. 

He glanced at Yu Jiao.  As he expected, the other was blushing.  She most likely also heard the things the players around them were saying.  He still wasn't used to seeing her in this male form.  But looking at that blush, the effect it gave him was still the same. 

He walked beside Yu Jiao and whispered, "Jiao Jiao seems to be really famous."

He actually thought of reverting back to calling her 'Yu Jiao'.  But he felt like if he did, this barrier between them would never be broken.  So, he would just continue to be shameless.   

Yu Jiao's blush intensified even more when she heard what Luo Ren said.  "N-no.  I'm not that f-famous."

"You're just the best Blacksmith, right?"

It seemed impossible but Yu Jiao's face turned even redder.  "N-no, I—" she stopped when she saw the smile on Luo Ren's face.  "Please, don't tease me."

Luo Ren wanted to tease her more but stopped when he heard the content of the following conversations.

"But who are the other three?"

"I don't know the blond elf and that gnome, but I have seen that white-haired elf."

"That's Noctis, right?  the new member of Yunyue?"

"What?  The moon elf that's being paired with YUN?  It was all over the forum."

"I saw that forum post too!  What do they call their CP?"

"It's NightCloud CP!"

Shen Ji Yun straightened his back and pushed out his chest when he heard those.  He even looked a bit proud.  Deep inside, he was really happy.  Why wouldn't he when he heard the people around recognizing his pairing with Luo Yan. 

If he was happy, then the eldest and youngest Luo brother felt the complete opposite.  What NightCloud CP?  Both looked at Shen Ji Yun's direction.  Luo Ren narrowed his eyes and Luo Jin directly glared. 

It was a good thing that they couldn't read through Shen Ji Yun's expressionless face.  Or else, they would really want to beat him up.

But unlike the two, Bai Ze could perfectly see that his friend was very happy right now.  He had also seen that forum post.  But he didn't think much of it.  But should he really be worried?  His doubts just grew even more.  Maybe he should ask Shen Ji Yun straightforwardly to clear his doubts.

[Mashter, Mashter, why do your brothers look like they hate Captain?]

Because of Eclipse's question, Luo Yan had to look at his brothers and Shen Ji Yun.  His brothers indeed were looking at Shen Ji Yun as if he had kicked their puppy or something.  He also heard what the players around had been saying.  So, he quickly understood why his brothers were giving Shen Ji Yun the stinky eyes again.

He was planning to say something to diffuse the situation but Su Yuqi was much faster than him.

"It's almost 12 now.  Let's stop wasting time here and just go towards where the ships are docked," she said.

Everyone agreed and walked forward.