The King's Avatar: The Sword Immortal Returns

Chapter 4: The Apprenticeship Tea, Server Opening Preparations, and an Essential Beginner's Guide!
"No, Old Ye, you have to save me!"

Mo Qian stared intently at Ye Xiu's "handsome face," his face almost touching Ye Xiu's.

At this moment, Ye Xiu was looking at the beginner's guide, while Boss Chen Guo had gone to brew tea for Mo Qian to formally become her apprentice. It seemed that Chen Guo was really serious this time. This couldn't be blamed on Chen Guo; she had never seen anyone control the opponent's movements so well. She could make the opponent go wherever she wanted, which was Chen Guo's lifelong dream.

Once she becomes an apprentice, Chen Guo isn't worried about not being able to learn. Besides, Mo Qian looks very reliable; he has a proper nose and eyes.
"Hey Lao Ye, can you stop looking at this? You've been reading this beginner's guide for almost ten minutes now, what have you figured out?"

Ye Xiu said with a profound expression:

"You don't understand, I finally know where to accept the mission."

Mo Qian nearly coughed up blood. Although he knew Ye Xiu was joking, he still couldn't help himself. "You little brat, all you do is freeload!" Ye Xiu knew Mo Qian had an almost photographic memory. In that case, Ye Xiu only needed to casually glance at a guide and just follow Mo Qian online.

"Hehe!" Ye Xiu thought about how, once the server opened, he wouldn't have to do anything but follow Mo Qian and pick up loot. Wouldn't that be great? Back when he and Mo Qian were dominating the online game, Mo Qian and Mu Qiu would be the ones dealing massive damage, while Ye Xiu just had to collect all the dropped equipment and then divide the loot. Their teamwork was perfect, and that was exactly the kind of teamwork Ye Xiu loved most.
"Old Ye, I'm counting on you and Mu Cheng to teach me all the gunner skills. You'll have to teach me how to use the flying cannon."

"Don't worry at all, Mu Cheng will teach you." Ye Xiu had already messaged Mu Cheng. After understanding the situation, Mu Cheng quickly figured out that Ye Xiu shouldn't teach Mo Qian; she could teach him herself. Mu Cheng had already prepared a secondary account to help Ye Xiu and Mo Qian.

"Master! Have some tea!"

The two, who were engrossed in looking at the beginner's guide, suddenly heard Chen Guo's voice. It turned out that Chen Guo had come over with two cups of tea. Wait, two cups?

Ye Xiu's heart skipped a beat. Could Chen Guo have her eye on him too?

But Chen Guo's next words dispelled Ye Xiu's doubts. It turned out that Chen Guo had simply made Ye Xiu a cup of tea as a side effect.

"Are you guys looking at a beginner's guide???"

Chen Guo was a little incredulous; did people still read beginner's guides these days?

"I forgot, I forgot. You know, it's been too long since I played on a new account, and I've changed everything."

"That seems to be true." If Chen Guo were to play in the new server now, she would probably have to take a good look at the beginner's guide, because she really wouldn't know how to complete those quests without it.

"By the way, boss, are you still hiring? Ye Xiu and I are open to anything, day or night shifts, no problem!"

Mo Qian poked Ye Xiu with his hand, signaling for a response, "Ah—oh—yes, I'm fine with anything, I'm fine with anything."

Ye Xiu was good at giving perfunctory answers, but in reality, he was momentarily stunned by the announcement of his and Mo Qian's retirement. So, he and Mo Qian had already retired—

On the surface, Chen Guo seemed indifferent to the news of Sword Immortal and Battle God's retirement from Team Excellent Era, but in reality, she had cried countless times behind the scenes. Chen Guo was a die-hard fan of both Battle God and Excellent Era—Battle God's retirement marked the end of her youth. As for Sword Immortal, Chen Guo didn't feel anything, because she genuinely didn't care much about talkative professional players.
Chen Guo was more attracted to the taciturn but crucial commander, the God of War. Unfortunately, Chen Guo did not know that the God of War was right in front of her, but she could not recognize him. It was normal that she could not recognize the God of War and the Sword Immortal since they had never shown their faces.

In order to persuade Chen Guo to take them in as homeless retired professional players, Ye Xiu said:
"Hey? Boss, I'll tell you a secret!"

"What secret?"

"Actually, I am the God of War 'Ye Qiu,' and he is the Sword Immortal 'Mo Qian'!"

Upon hearing this, Chen Guo burst into laughter.

"Hahahaha—you, you're the God of War? Forget it, don't try to piggyback on my idol's fame. As for him being the Sword Immortal, that's even more impossible. The Sword Immortal doesn't know how to play the Gunner class. That's something the Sword Immortal himself said in a post-match interview."

After laughing until she was exhausted, Chen Guo calmed down and said:
"The internet cafe is short two night shift workers. Perfect timing, you and your mentor are both good at staying up all night, right...?"

Ye Xiu might not be able to guarantee anything else, but he's extremely confident when it comes to staying up all night. He used to stay up all night with Mo Qian to farm bosses, and he really misses those days.

Looking at Ye Xiu's nostalgic expression, Mo Qian knew what Ye Xiu was talking about. This guy was definitely thinking about the old days when he was farming bosses for materials.

"Stop reminiscing, we're about to go back to what we're doing. Get ready, the server is launching soon..."

This time, Ye Xiu used the account "Lord Grim," and the name was suggested by Su Mucheng, meaning...
"Don't laugh, Lord, who is lying drunk on the battlefield. How many people have fought in ancient times."

Of course, Mo Qian's name wasn't "Several People Return," that would be too awful. Su Mucheng gave Mo Qian's character a much better-sounding name:
"City of a Thousand Oranges"

The character "千" (Qian) is from the character "墨千" (Mo Qian), and "橙" (Cheng) is from the character "苏沐橙" (Su Mucheng). The meaning is: the city where Mo Qian and Su Mucheng met.

(End of this chapter)