Chapter 784: Talk Less, Do More
The dwarf player trying to disguise himself as a child saw he couldn't escape and hurriedly begged for mercy: "I have no ill intentions! There's a group of players blocking the stairs downstairs, so I couldn't get down and wanted to hitch a ride. I swear I mean you no harm!"
Although his body was no different from a child's, his voice was that of an adult. However, his face was somewhat ugly, and when he looked up, the child in Xu Huo's arms leaned back in fright.
Xu Huo raised his hand, and the dwarf player, thinking he was about to kill him, knelt directly on the ground and kowtowed. "Don't kill me! I really have no intention to harm anyone! I have a lot of money, I can give it all to you, as long as you don't kill me! I can also help you get props and potions through underground channels, whatever you want!"
"I don't have a place to stay right now," Xu Huo said.
"I have a house!" the dwarf player said excitedly. "I have many houses! You can live wherever you want!"
"Do you have one in Galaxy District?" Xu Huo asked.
"Galaxy District..." The dwarf player's expression was slightly reluctant, but he quickly gritted his teeth and said, "I do! But can you give me two hours to handle the formalities?"
Xu Huo checked the time. "From now, two hours later?"
The dwarf player got up from the ground. "I'll make the call right now, right now..."
Xu Huo led the two of them downstairs. After going down a few more floors, he found the group of players the dwarf had mentioned who were blocking the way and robbing people. Based on the known prop configurations, these players weren't very high-level; they were probably trying to take advantage of the chaos to get some benefits.
It was inconvenient to move with a child, so he casually found a room in the hotel and planned to go down through the window.
"B-Big brother, I can't get down from this height!" the dwarf player said hurriedly when he saw his actions.
"Do you see that line on you?" Xu Huo raised his chin. "After I land, you jump down. I guarantee you'll be fine."
Without giving him a chance to bargain, he covered the boy's eyes and jumped directly from the window, using the kite string to slow his descent. A few seconds later, he landed steadily.
A rescue team composed of some players and some ordinary people was providing support near the hotel. Seeing Xu Huo jump from such a height, they cautiously didn't approach until the boy shouted "Mom" towards a certain spot in the crowd.
Xu Huo returned the child to his mother, then turned back and waved at the player peering from the window, signaling him to jump.
Whether the guy was truly reckless or had a backup plan, he actually jumped, his screams momentarily drowning out the nearby rescue alarms.
Xu Huo tightened the kite string and pulled the light figure over. When he was a few meters off the ground, several stepping boards appeared out of nowhere beneath the dwarf player's feet. He quickly adjusted his stance, stepped on them, and landed safely with a few bounces.
Only when both feet were on the ground did he let out a long sigh of relief. "I'm really blessed with great luck!"
"Do you have a car?" Xu Huo couldn't empathize and quickly brought him back to reality.
"Yes, yes." The other person hurriedly led him to a nearby garage and explained, "There were so many people at the banquet today that the hotel's underground parking lot wasn't enough, so we had to park nearby... But it turned out to be a blessing in disguise. Generally, outside players don't pick fights in areas with a high concentration of players. Who knew today would bring such a tough nut?"
"Big brother, you're from another district too, right? Just came out of an instance or haven't had time to enter one yet? Let me tell you, you should enter an instance as soon as possible. Many players have already gotten props from instances, like picking them up for free!"
"By the way, big brother, what's your surname? I'm Bian Yongyi."
Bian Yongyi drove a red convertible. Xu Huo sat down and said, "Don't you think the car is too conspicuous?"
Bian Yongyi gave a dry laugh. "I have no choice. Ordinary people can't even get close to that hotel. They won't even let a regular car near the door. I have some money, but in this world, strength is the only thing that matters. If you want to network, you have to be able to see the right people..."
In other words, he was there to mingle and build connections.
Xu Huo searched for news about Galaxy District. It was safe, but the price was exorbitantly high. Of course, that was also because many players lived in that district, and to protect the players' families, most of the staff there had been replaced with players.
However, given the hotel that had just been attacked, he didn't think this place was particularly safe; it seemed more like a sitting duck.
But Bian Yongyi didn't even have the status to enter the hotel, so getting a house in a district like this would probably be very difficult for him.
"Well, the houses in Galaxy District are really in high demand. It's not that I don't want to get one, I just couldn't. But don't worry, big brother, I have a friend who lives in Galaxy District. He's out of town recently. I called him and arranged for us to stay at his place for a few days..." Bian Yongyi said this and then cautiously glanced at him. "You're not planning to live here long-term, are you?"
"It depends on the situation."
Bian Yongyi hesitated for a moment and then said, "Actually, I also have a house not far from Galaxy District. But that one in Galaxy District, I really can't make the decision..."
Xu Huo didn't pay attention to his next words, focusing instead on the news.
The situation at the hotel was already settled. The player organization had intervened. While they might not be able to keep the outside players there, forcing them to leave wasn't difficult. The live broadcast clearly stated that two of the five intruders were dead, and the other three had retreated from Zone 009 while injured. Of course, the props they wanted to steal hadn't been taken either.
In addition, there were several other battles over props. The player organization had publicly announced that they would take over immediately and would never allow outside players to take props belonging to Zone 009.
However, according to online rumors, the props these people were fighting over were nothing more than B-grade items. It was just that the method of obtaining them was too easy, which gave players the energy to compete.
"...Big brother, are you a B-grade player?" Bian Yongyi suddenly asked. "Or at least a C-grade player, right? Actually, I saw you save the painter Jiang Jiang. Thanks to you breaking the deadlock, we wouldn't have gotten out so quickly..."
"Talk less, do more." Xu Huo glanced at him.
Bian Yongyi immediately shut his mouth. Half an hour later, they arrived at Galaxy District.
This area was a villa district, with surveillance cameras everywhere. Before they even got close to the main gate, the images of the car and its occupants were transmitted to the monitoring room. Because Bian Yongyi had called ahead, the several checkpoints guarded by heavy weapons opened the gates. Midway, a player even came to verify their identities.
After finally getting in, Bian Yongyi's car was confiscated, and the two had to walk to the villa on foot.
This villa district was quite large, with a certain distance between each building. From the entrance to the borrowed villa's location, it would take at least twenty minutes to walk.
Xu Huo looked at Bian Yongyi, who awkwardly looked back at him.
The two had no choice but to walk. However, less than two minutes later, the main gate opened again, and three cars roared into the villa district, letting out ambiguous laughter as they passed by the two of them.