Four Split Personalities

Chapter 2589: Chapter 1123: Late Night Chat_2

"I don’t watch TV dramas."

Han Gang immediately shook his head and added, "I just like reading romance novels. Honestly, Brother Lei Zi, with your conditions, you basically fit the gatekeeping standards for those novels. Young, wealthy, talented, good-tempered, and handsome—a true heavenly male god!"

"You like reading romance novels, huh? Alright then..."

Awakening Dragon opened his phone with a head full of black lines, swiping the screen while saying, "That’s great, actually. Just last month, the editor-in-chief of Mire News called me, asking if there’s any interesting scoop to report. I’ll now tell her about your little hobby."

"Don’t! Brother Lei Zi, have a drink!"

Han Gang panicked right away, standing up to perform a seamless cocktail adjustment, creating a visually pleasing ’Passionate Coast’ for Awakening Dragon in half a minute. He reduced the vodka to 1/3, substituting twenty milliliters of alcohol with cranberry juice, showcasing superb skill and swift movements.

"Hmm..."

Taking a sip of the drink Han Gang handed over, Awakening Dragon furrowed his brows slightly, "Are you sure this is alcohol?"

"Hey, all cocktails are like this."

Not daring to admit he nearly diluted the vodka away, Han Gang nodded vigorously and smiled apologetically, "Just a slightly potent drink."

"Alright, fine."

Completely unfamiliar with this area, Awakening Dragon nodded while stirring the ice cubes, "It’s quite tasty."

Han Gang breathed a sigh of relief, then cautiously asked, "So, Brother Lei Zi, what’s going on with you today... coming out of the game so late and having a drink..."

"Because of an unexpected event."

Awakening Dragon spoke with a light and indifferent tone, his expression inscrutable, his gaze appearing slightly nostalgic.

"Unexpected?"

Seeing that the other party wasn’t avoiding the topic, Han Gang quickly pursued the question with curiosity, "What unexpected event?"

"To put it simply, after two matches of indiscriminate matchmaking today, someone suddenly added me as a friend in the public space."

Awakening Dragon took another sip of the low-alcohol ’Passionate Coast’ and said softly, "That person’s name is Cordova."

"Cordova?"

Han Gang tilted his head at first, then suddenly jumped up three feet high like a spring-loaded chair, screaming, "You said Cordova!?"

"Yes."

Awakening Dragon nodded slightly, confirming, "Just Cordova."

"Do you mean that Cordova?!"

Han Gang gripped the chair forcefully, leaning forward and shouting, "The one who’s steadily held the second place in the Personal Combat Power Rankings since they existed, who is very low-profile, only leaving a trace of single-handedly facing ten thousand zombies on the Northeast Continent—Cordova!?"

Awakening Dragon shrugged and took another sip of his cocktail, "Yes, you know the rules of the public space, it’s that Cordova."

It’s important to briefly mention, when Awakening Dragon refers to the ’rules of the public space,’ he is actually talking about the concept of ’ID priority.’ Simply explained, before a player willingly gives up their ID rights in The Realm of Innocence, no one else can use that name.

For example, if a player named ’Suspect Zhang San’ in The Realm of Innocence never logs into the public space, another player named ’Gold Seeker Wang Er’ wishing to take on the name ’Suspect Zhang San’ in the public space won’t be allowed until the real ’Suspect Zhang San’ logs in and decides to relinquish the ID.

Given that each player has five interchangeable alias slots, generally, they’ll save one for their original ID, so it’s rare for someone to give up their ’real name’ in The Realm of Innocence.

In conclusion, if we see a ’Suspect Zhang San’ in the public space of The Realm of Innocence, he might not be the Suspect Zhang San, but if such a person really exists in The Realm of Innocence, his suspicion is definitely higher than others. Did I make myself clear?

All in all, despite it being a public space friend request, the likelihood of Cordova being Cordova remains substantial!

At least that’s what Awakening Dragon thought at the time.

"So I accepted his friend request."

Awakening Dragon finished off his ’Passionate Coast,’ casually pushing the glass to Han Gang. He sighed with a touch of longing and said nothing more.

The latter immediately understood, standing up to prepare another ’Black Storm’ for his Brother Lei Zi, cutting the rum by half and replacing it with lime juice and ginger brown sugar syrup.

"This one doesn’t taste as good."

Awakening Dragon remarked after taking a sip.

"Reminds the divine brain to cure colds."

Han Gang cheerfully poured himself the same drink, sternly saying, "Good for your health."

"Alright then..."

Upon hearing this, Awakening Dragon stopped overthinking and took a large sip before continuing, "He messaged me, saying he wanted to arrange a fight."

Han Gang blinked, then took a sharp breath, "A fight? Custom? What rules?"

"Hmm, custom; since matchmaking is entirely random."

Awakening Dragon nodded, frowning as he took another sip of the ginger-heavy Black Storm, speaking slowly, "The rules are the ordinary default: the one who gets killed loses, the venue is the simplest arena, with the time limit removed."

Han Gang took another sharp breath, asking in a loud voice, "You agreed?"

"Yes, I agreed, but I added a condition to prohibit spectators, and he readily accepted."

Even during the annual club meeting, Awakening Dragon would only drink a symbolic beer. His face was slightly red, and he laughed, "Thus, the fight was arranged."

Han Gang pursed his lips, suddenly curious, "So, brother, why did Cordova want to fight you? Did he say anything?"

Awakening Dragon’s expression suddenly turned a bit peculiar: "He did say."

Han Gang immediately leaned over and asked, "What did he say?"

"He said he met a pretty girl in the supermarket yesterday while shopping for groceries. Just when he was about to chat her up, he noticed she was covered in my merchandise—T-shirt, watch, phone case, keychain, all of it. Yep, the T-shirt from last year with my photo, so... she’s probably a very enthusiastic fan."

Awakening Dragon awkwardly touched his nose, spreading his hands, "Mr. Cordova claimed he got really mad at that moment, which ignited a fiery rage in him, encouraging a strong desire to ’teach me a lesson.’"

Han Gang’s expression: (O_O)

After a while, he dryly said, "That’s misplaced anger."

Awakening Dragon shrugged, "Who says it isn’t? But getting a chance to face off against such a legendary figure, I think it’s a good thing."

"Yes!"

Han Gang also nodded firmly, seriously saying, "So when are you going to fight? Do you need to prepare anything? Will it conflict with recent schedules? Should we report to the manager?"

"It’s finished."

Awakening Dragon replied calmly.

"Oh, it’s finished, then that’s fine."

Han Gang instinctively responded, then once again leapt three feet high, asking in a loud voice, "What? It’s over!?"

"Yes, it’s over."

Awakening Dragon rubbed his forehead, his tone carrying no detectable emotions, "Cordova said there’s no better day than today. He asked if today was fine, and I agreed right away. After finishing the last match, I went to fight him."

"I... I... this..."

Han Gang spun around several times on the spot, sitting down heavily after a while, "Forget it, since no one else could watch, even if I knew ahead of time, I wouldn’t have been able to see."

Awakening Dragon chuckled, "Yes, that’s the case."

"So?"

"So what?"

"Didn’t you already fight? What was the result?"

"The result is I quit the game and came here."

"You lost?"

"Lost."

"Was the gap big?"

"Quite big."

"How big?"

"Instant defeat."

Chapter 1223: End