Capítulo 1312: Chapter 1310: The World’s Most Veteran Otakus (Part 1)
To be honest, even though I came from another world into this one, I still consider myself a part of the Human Clan, and in my original world, there were legends of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors…
Therefore, Jiang Liu harbors a sense of respect for these sages in the Flame Cloud Sage Cave.
I’ve visited twice before, and although only Fuxi revealed himself, the help from Fuxi has made me even more respectful towards him.
However, Jiang Liu did not expect that today, upon revisiting the Flame Cloud Sage Cave, he would also see other Emperors, albeit under such circumstances.
All these Emperors are playing games on the computer. Though this scene seems reasonable enough, personally witnessing it makes Jiang Liu feel a bit uncomfortable.
The high and mighty Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors turned into game addicts by me? If that’s the case, I’d truly be a sinner through the ages, wouldn’t I?
“Jiang Liu? Jiang Liu? What brings you here looking for me?” Sui Ren naturally didn’t know what Jiang Liu was feeling inside, and seeing his silence, couldn’t help but call out.
Hearing Sui Ren’s calls, Jiang Liu snapped back to reality, his gaze falling on Sui Ren, “Sorry, Ancestor, I got distracted for a moment!”
“Hmm, what brings you here?” After slightly nodding, Sui Ren asked further.
“Huh? Why does he seem more interested in my affairs than I am?” Watching how Sui Ren quickly followed up with questions left Jiang Liu internally surprised.
Is it just my imagination?
Shaking his head to dismiss the thought, Jiang Liu spoke to Sui Ren, “I came today hoping to ask for some blood from Ancestor!”
“You want some of my blood? Why?” Sui Ren asked curiously.
Facing Sui Ren’s inquiry, Jiang Liu didn’t hide anything and briefly explained that it was to resurrect the Dragon King of Jing River.
“The Dragon King of Jing River is just a Little Dragon, isn’t he? Do you have a deep bond with him?” Sui Ren pondered and asked Jiang Liu.
“Yes, the resurrection of the Dragon King of Jing River is indeed very important to me!” Jiang Liu nodded in response.
“In that case, I’ll give you some!” Seeing Jiang Liu’s earnest reply, after a moment of silence, Sui Ren nodded.
The Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors of the Flame Cloud Sage Cave have statuses and positions not as high as a Sage, but they’re close, even above the Tathagata and Jade Emperor.
To bleed for such a minor character like the Dragon King of Jing River seems indeed unworthy.
However, since Jiang Liu strongly insisted, after some consideration, Sui Ren agreed to Jiang Liu’s request.
As his words fell, Sui Ren extended a finger across his wrist.
A cut appeared on his wrist, and immediately, blood flowed from the wound.
Jiang Liu raised his hand to collect the blood, filling approximately a large bowl.
When it seemed enough, Jiang Liu then cast a Guanyin Mantra over Sui Ren, healing his wound.
“Ancestor, this amount is sufficient!” After Jiang Liu collected a large bowl of blood, he quickly said to Sui Ren.
“Oh? A very interesting healing technique indeed!” Feeling the effect of Jiang Liu’s Guanyin Mantra on him, especially the powerful Laws Power it contained, Sui Ren praised.
To Sui Ren’s praise, Jiang Liu smiled slightly and politely said something before taking leave.
“Jiang Liu, wait…” Just as Jiang Liu turned to leave, Sui Ren suddenly called out to him.
Upon hearing this, Jiang Liu paused slightly, stopped, then turned his head towards Sui Ren, asking, “Ancestor, is there something else you wish to instruct?”
“Well, it’s like this! When playing this game, I particularly enjoy playing support roles, but when encountering a Shooter with poor skills, it’s helpless and can easily lead to losing the match. Do you have any good strategies?” Sui Ren asked Jiang Liu.
Jiang Liu: “…”
Hearing Sui Ren’s words, Jiang Liu’s complexion darkened; he asked specifically to discuss game-related issues?
Yet, despite his internal complaints, Jiang Liu didn’t show anything outwardly.
After some thought, he said, “Actually, in this game, individual ability is important, but more important is the overall team strength!”
“Yes, that’s right, very reasonable!” Hearing this, Sui Ren nodded, agreeing with Jiang Liu’s viewpoint.
However, after nodding, Sui Ren’s gaze continued to fall on Jiang Liu, waiting for his answer.
Clearly, Jiang Liu’s words hadn’t answered his question yet.
“So…”
Jiang Liu spoke again in reply, “If you can lead the Shooter to dominate the opponent directly, then of course dominating the opponent in the lane is easiest. But if you find it hard to lead the Shooter then…”
“What if you can’t lead them?” Sui Ren asked upon hearing this.
“So, the support player should focus on the mid lane and jungle area, be ready at any time to gank and set the pace. Helping our team’s jungler establish an advantage in the jungle and assisting the mid lane is far better than having two players crushed in the bottom lane!” Jiang Liu replied.
“Can we do that?”
Although Jiang Liu had crossed over to the Journey to the West world for nearly ten years, he easily used some gaming English terms from his past life, which naturally confused Suiren.
“It means to assist and offer help!” Hearing this, Jiang Liu explained.
“That’s what it means…” Suiren nodded.
Then, lowering his head, Suiren thought for a moment. Jiang Liu’s method, theoretically, seemed to be effective.
Who says the support must stick with the shooter? If the shooter’s skills are good, naturally they should follow him.
However, if the shooter is utterly useless, leaving him to help other teammates establish an advantage seems like the right thing a good support should do, right?
“But, Jiang Liu, what if the jungler and mid lane are also useless?” After pondering briefly, Suiren followed up with his question.
“If that’s really the case, then surrender this game quickly!” Hearing Suiren’s words, Jiang Liu replied.
“Huh? Surrender?” Suiren looked at Jiang Liu in disbelief, clearly not expecting such advice.
“That’s right, the game only has five people in total, and most of them are ineffective, waiting to get crushed if you don’t surrender unless you have the skill of one deity carrying four burdens!” Jiang Liu nodded.
“Alright! That makes sense…” Hearing Jiang Liu’s explanation, Suiren nodded inwardly.
Jiang Liu’s words indeed made sense; with just four teammates, if three of them are ineffective, surrendering is the straightforward choice.
“Jiang Liu is here, right? I also have some questions for you. Is there any special technique to warding?”
While Jiang Liu and Suiren were discussing game matters here, elsewhere, one of the Five Emperors, Shaohao, had finished a game and asked Jiang Liu.
Jiang Liu underestimated the allure of online esports games for homebodies; Flame Cloud Sage Cave’s Three Sovereigns Five Emperors can be considered the most seasoned homebodies in the world.
So when the game launched, they were immediately drawn to it. At this moment, with Jiang Liu, the game’s creator, present, these people naturally surrounded him with numerous questions.
Originally, Jiang Liu planned to bid farewell to Suiren and leave, but unexpectedly, he was surrounded with questions about the game, seemingly unable to leave.
It looked as if they were eager to start a game discussion forum.
Finally, after Jiang Liu had been pulled into discussing the game for a full two Chinese Hours, he felt the time was late and left the Flame Cloud Sage Cave.
“Terrifying! The attraction of this game for homebodies is genuinely terrifying!” Flying through the air, Jiang Liu couldn’t help but glance back at the Flame Cloud Sage Cave.
Reflecting on the scene where those Emperors were nearly preventing him from leaving, Jiang Liu shook his head slightly.
If the Ancestor Minghe is the most cowardly person in the world, then the Three Sovereigns Five Emperors are the most seasoned homebodies!
With a silent sigh, Jiang Liu departed, flying toward Chang’an City.
When the Dragon King of Jing River was killed, its enormous body was naturally collected by the Jing River Water Clan, while the beheaded dragon head was taken to the Imperial Palace by Qin Qiong.
So the dragon head is in the Imperial Palace, but now that the Ming Sect has moved to Chang’an City, Jiang Liu can head directly to Chang’an City.
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Western Heaven, Great Thunder Monastery.
Tathagata sat quietly on his Lotus Platform, his expression calm, yet he secretly sighed inwardly.
Originally, upon knowing Jiang Liu’s team was seeking justice for the Dragon King of Jing River, Tathagata enjoyed watching from the sidelines.
The Jade Emperor had lost face several times at Xuanzang’s hand; if he could lose face a few more times, why not?
Sure enough, the development of events was just as Tathagata expected, with Xuanzang indeed going to the Heavenly Court to confront the Jade Emperor for justice.
Moreover, not only did he go, but the entire Journey to the West Pilgrimage Team went along too, making it an all-out action.
Next, they went to Lingxiao Hall with a confrontational attitude, and Xuanzang’s team indeed clashed with the Jade Emperor.
Xuanzang even shouted for the Jade Emperor to issue an Edict of Self-Accusation and directly engaged in a fight with him.
Though the appearance of the Empress ended the battle without any result, Xuanzang surely gained significant face this time.
However, Tathagata never expected that after Xuanzang and the team discussed further…
Things seemed to just fizzle out?
(PS: This is the first update, the next chapter will be refreshed at 3 am, everyone, go to sleep first…)