Although She’s Only a Level 1 Noob, She’s Still Incredibly Powerful - Chapter 27 Part 1

Bai Qiuye was about to discuss with Situ Liao what to do if Situ Liao couldn’t keep her safe.

Suddenly, their terminals rang at the same time.

A red clown appeared on top of their terminals.

At the same time, a line of text appeared below the clown icon.

[Players from the blue team have finished gathering.]

“Blue team?”

“Are we in the blue team?”

“If we are in the blue team, why is the icon a red clown?”

“Is there a mistake?”

The others didn’t know, but Bai Qiuye knew very well that they were definitely not in the blue team.

Because Li Gushu and the others were still outside, they hadn’t finished gathering.

So the message on the terminal wasn’t talking about them, but a group of new players that they hadn’t seen before.

Bai Qiuye counted the number of people.

Including her, there were a total of thirteen people in the talent center.

Including Li Gushu and the others who hadn’t entered yet, there were sixteen people in total.

Including the so-called blue team in the system notification, the final number of players in this copy was definitely more than thirty.

Just as everyone was scratching their heads in confusion, the system updated for the second time.

[The first “K” card has been released.]

[The blue team has received a “K” card.]

Once this message came out, everyone knew that they weren’t in the blue team.

Red and blue opposing teams, plus the red clown on their terminals, they were most likely in the red team that hadn’t appeared in the system notification.

“After all this time, we’re all in the same team.”

“You made me worry for so long.”

Everyone began to discuss in low voices.

“The K card… is related to the main mission this time.” Situ Liao’s attention was temporarily diverted from Bai Qiuye.

“Brother Liao, the other team has already received the K card, why haven’t we done anything yet?” The man with Situ Liao said.

“We’re still missing someone.” Situ Liao said and looked at Bai Qiuye meaningfully.

Bai Qiuye thought to herself that there was nothing she could do. Li Gushu and the others were outside and didn’t come in for some reason.

Seeing that the time was approaching half past six, Bai Qiuye couldn’t sit still anymore.

“Looks like whether you agree or not, we’re destined to be teammates.” Situ Liao walked to her side and said.

“Big Brother, I’m really not fun. I’m extremely socially awkward.” Bai Qiuye attempted to negotiate with him, hoping Situ Liao would pick someone else to play with.

As soon as she finished speaking, she saw the man with Situ Liao looking at her like a resentful woman.

“Can you bring your little brother along?” Bai Qiuye asked. “I feel like his resentment will drown me in the next second.”

“Don’t mind him.” Situ Liao said. “Actually, you don’t have to hide anything in front of me.”

Bai Qiuye was dumbfounded. “Hide what?”

Situ Liao said, “I’m inviting you to join my team, but I won’t bring you along. We’re working together on equal grounds.”

“…” Bai Qiuye said, “You’re not speaking an alien language, are you? Why can’t I understand a single word?”

When Situ Liao cheated on someone’s feelings, he would always give some sort of promise first and ensure that 80% of the time was safe.

When it was Bai Qiuye’s turn, Situ Xi suddenly said, “I won’t bring you along” and “We’re evenly matched”.

Only a ghost would be evenly matched with him!

He wasn’t willing to even invest this small cost just to find some entertainment. Did he specialize in bullying newbies?!

“I actually have a tool that allows me to see everyone’s strength clearly.” Situ Liao said. “You’re stronger than everyone here, including me.”

Bai Qiuye was speechless.

Did Situ Liao think she was an idiot?

When she subdued the ghost baby in the beautiful apartment, she thought she was very strong.

Although Li Gushu’s words had shaken her confidence, she still had the dream of becoming a master.

What if?

But now that Situ Liao said this, Bai Qiuye began to suspect that her judgement was wrong.

Situ Liao was infamous for his acting skills and insincere smile, he never spoke a word of truth. And yet this man claimed she was more powerful than him.

She glanced at the man following Situ Liao from the corner of her eye. His eyes were bulging out of their sockets with shock.

Bai Qiuye actually saw a trace of sympathy on his face.

The person who was originally resentful towards her was actually starting to sympathize with her.

Bai Qiuye didn’t need to think to know that Situ Liao had gone overboard with his nonsense.

“I’m telling the truth. You have to believe me.” Situ Liao continued.

“Brother Liao, we’re on the same side anyway. Let’s just forget about it.” The man couldn’t stand it anymore and weakly helped Bai Qiuye out. “There’s no need.”

Bai Qiuye looked at him gratefully.

Thanks, brother!

The man also looked at her.

It’s fine, just helping a bit.

Situ Liao didn’t think that Bai Qiuye still wouldn’t believe him even though he was being so sincere.

Not only that, there was also one of his own people who was getting in the way.

Situ Liao was speechless.

At this moment, the sound of people coming down the stairs could be heard.

Everyone looked over and saw Li Gushu and the others coming down together.

The others were shocked when they saw Li Gushu. They didn’t think that there would be three people above level 60 in this group. There was even one who was close to level 60.

Situ Liao recognized Li Gushu and casually asked, “Is there anyone else behind you?”

Li Gushu didn’t seem to want to talk to him and simply said, “I don’t know.”

Zeng Xianqing, on the other hand, told the others about the situation outside.

“The street has expanded again. It seems to have merged with another copy.” Zeng Xianqing said, “I went over to take a look. The area opposite is called Shangnan Street.”

While they were talking, Bai Qiuye had been observing.

Among these people who had just entered the copy, none of them seemed to have seen the live broadcast of Beautiful Apartments.

Other than Situ Liao, everyone’s thoughts were written all over their faces.

Including the level 63 woman who hadn’t spoken much.

At this moment, a door was suddenly pushed open from a dark corner of the talent center.

A woman in a business suit walked towards them with a suitcase in her hand.

This woman didn’t have a level above her head. She looked like an NPC in this copy.

“Could she be the employer?”

“Maybe.”

While everyone was discussing in low voices, a new message appeared on the terminal.

[Red Team players have finished gathering.]

At the same time, a person walked down the stairs.

When Bai Qiuye saw this person, she suddenly exclaimed in surprise.

This person was actually the person she had met in the novice copy, Liu He.

However, she wore a mask on her face, so Liu He didn’t recognize her.

After coming down, he stood to the side silently, as if his entire person had disappeared.

Bai Qiuye had seen his talkative side and knew that he was pretending to be an expert without speaking.

The others didn’t have time to pay attention to Liu He. Their attention was all on the woman in the business suit.

The woman in the business suit had already walked in front of them.

“All of you are finally here.” Her gaze swept across everyone’s faces as she spoke.

“Are you our employer?”

“No.” The woman said, “Your employer asked me to inform you that the game has begun.”

As she spoke, she placed the suitcase on the table.

After entering the password, the silver-white lid popped open, revealing a playing card in the box.

The King of Hearts.

She took out the card. Everyone saw that the edge of the poker card was wrapped in gold. It was of a certain thickness and looked very textured.

On the card was a king holding a sword. His face was expressionless as he stared straight at them.

The level 63 player who hadn’t spoken much before said, “What exactly is this game you’re talking about?”

“There are a total of four Kings. You and the blue team each have one. The remaining two Kings are distributed in these two streets.” the woman in the business suit said. “When one of the teams finds four Kings, they will win.”

The level 63 player said, “You mean, this game can only be 4:0 or 0:4. In the end, only one team can win.”

The woman in the business suit had a cold smile on her face.

The man with Situ Liao’s expression changed. “Isn’t this forcing us to … kill each other?”

Bai Qiuye’s heart sank when she heard this.

She asked, “Is there a time limit?”

The woman in the business suit’s gaze fell on her. “Before 7 am tomorrow, you can hand over the collected Kings to me at any time.”

Bai Qiuye asked, “Aren’t there still two cards that aren’t in our hands? What if we don’t find them when the time is up?”

The woman in the business suit’s eyes were very cold. “Then you will fail together.”

As soon as she finished speaking, a task notification popped up on the terminals of Bai Qiuye and the others.

[You have become a temporary employee.

During the work period:

1. Please do not attack the employer.

2. Please do not attempt to leave.

3. Please do your best to provide quality service to the employer.

Violate the rules at your own risk.

After the work is completed, the employer will give you a score.

Please work hard to become the industry’s benchmark.]

[Please note, temporary employees do not have a fixed work schedule. Please work according to the employer’s requirements.]

After seeing the system notification, Li Gushu asked, “I want to ask a question. Will we have a chance to meet the employer?”

The woman in the business suit looked at her indifferently. “He won’t meet you.”

Bai Qiuye’s heart skipped a beat.

The woman in the business suit said that the employer wouldn’t meet them, but she didn’t say that they couldn’t meet him.

It was very likely that their employer was in these two streets.

“This is your card.” The woman in the business suit held out the hand holding the card and said, “The person who has this card will become the captain. The captain will receive more rewards after the game.”

She threw the question to everyone. “Who will you choose?”

Almost instantly, everyone’s eyes turned to Situ Liao, who had the highest level among them.

Situ Liao smiled slightly. “I won’t take it.”

The man with him said, “Brother Liao, you have the highest level here.”

“I’m not interested in being the captain.” Situ Liao said. “Besides, I don’t like being a thorn in the enemy’s side.”

“The person who becomes the captain will have the K card.” Li Gushu understood what he meant. “If you have the card, you will be the first target of the opposing team.”

“Can you tell us if there are any obvious characteristics of the person who has the card?” Li Gushu looked at the woman in the business suit and asked her.

“No.” the woman in the business suit said. “But if two people with K cards come within 20 meters of each other, they will sense each other.”

This raised the danger level of whoever held the K card even further.

“Situ Liao has the highest level. The blue team will definitely make him the first target.” the level 63 player said. “So, it’s not the safest for him to be the captain.”

Everyone’s eyes fell on Situ Liao again.

But no one thought that Situ Liao chose to refuse the captain position to be safe. He made his decision based on his own preferences.

“On our side, there are already three players above level 60. Other than that, there is also a level 58 player.” the level 63 woman said. “Everyone, be prepared. The opposing team’s level will definitely not be low.”

Among the 17 of them, only Bai Qiuye and the other man had the lowest level. They were both level 26.