Chapter 469: Chapter 469

Ningzhong City National Arena, 1 PM

At the entrance of the employee passage of the arena, a staff member in a red jacket reminded a group of people standing at the entrance:

"This is the employee passageway, you need to go around to the main entrance to have your tickets checked for entry. You can’t enter here."

Lin Yi, who was standing at the front, responded politely:

"We’re waiting for someone here."

At this moment, staff members were constantly coming and going through the passage, each wearing a work badge to prove their identity.

The group standing at the entrance looked quite out of place.

However, Lin Yi didn’t mind. Soon a cheerful girl ran out from the passage.

Xia Xiaowen saw Lin Yi’s group as soon as she came out, but after observing their faces, she couldn’t find Lin Yi’s (in-game appearance) among them.

As Xia Xiaowen was about to make a call, Lin Yi walked over and asked:

"Are you Xia Xiaowen?"

Xia Xiaowen quickly put down the phone she just picked up and looked at Lin Yi in surprise:

"May I ask who you are?"

Perhaps thinking of something, Xia Xiaowen’s eyes suddenly widened, and with a look of excitement on her face, she said:

"That’s right, it’s me."

Then Lin Yi raised his phone, which showed Xia Xiaowen’s caller ID.

"Ah!!!" Xia Xiaowen was so excited that she didn’t know what to do. Her brain told her to hang up the phone first, but her body just froze there, unsure of what to do.

In the crowd, Ouyang Hao looked at Xia Xiaowen’s expression and teased Zhang Xinying beside him:

"Feng’s wife, look, our boss Feng seems really popular. Aren’t you worried?"

Zhang Xinying rolled her eyes at him:

"Are you itching for a fight? Want me to loosen your bones?"

Ouyang Hao quickly dodged to the side, laughing:

"Just kidding, don’t take it like that."

Guo Shaojie came over at this moment and said:

"You really have nothing better to do, daring to joke about our boss Feng."

Meanwhile, at the back of the group, Dongfang Jing quietly watched everything, her gaze switching between Zhang Xinying and Lin Yi.

On the other side, after Xia Xiaowen finally calmed down, Lin Yi pointed at the group and asked:

"Can they go in with me?"

Because Ouyang Hao had already checked, tickets couldn’t be bought inside the arena now, and even scalped tickets were being sold at several times the price.

If they couldn’t get in, it would be too awkward.

Luckily, Lin Yi had mentioned over the phone that he would be bringing friends along, although Xia Xiaowen didn’t expect Feng Hua’s mentioned "a few friends" to be so many.

But if Feng Hua brought them, Xia Xiaowen could arrange for twice as many people without issue. She said directly:

"Of course, no problem."

"We have some arena seats held in reserve for situations . I’ll just talk to the school leadership."

Seeing this issue resolved, Lin Yi nodded and said:

After explaining the situation to the staff and showing her ID, Xia Xiaowen came over to Lin Yi and the others:

"Everyone, please follow me."

Just as Xia Xiaowen turned around, she suddenly noticed something, her expression stiffened:

Due to Lin Yi having adjusted his appearance in the game, it was normal for Xia Xiaowen not to recognize him.

But Ouyang Hao, Tianzi didn’t; nor did Zhang Xinying or Dongfang Jing, and especially the most noticeable Wang Zixin...

As soon as she saw this group of people, if Xia Xiaowen didn’t realize who they were, then her time gaming was for nothing.

She never would have guessed that Feng Hua’s "friends" were these legendary figures!!

"Ah!!" Xia Xiaowen covered her mouth excitedly, unable to speak.

Ouyang Hao walked over and said:

"What’s up, beauty, is there something on our faces?"

Xia Xiaowen, startled, stammered while pointing at Ouyang Hao:

Ouyang Hao snapped his fingers and said:

"Congratulations, you got it right."

"So, seeing me in person, don’t you think I look much more handsome than in the game?"

Lin Yi walked over from the side, tapped Ouyang Hao on the forehead, and said in a slightly annoyed tone:

"She’s just a student, what are you trying to do."

Xia Xiaowen thought that just meeting Feng Hua in person was a dream come true, but she didn’t expect to also meet the members of the Creation Mercenary Corps.

For a fan, there might be no greater joy than this unexpected surprise!

Xia Xiaowen tried hard to calm her excitement. After taking a deep breath, she gradually settled down.

But even so, Lin Yi and the others could still see the lingering blush on Zhang Xinying’s face, and yes, her earlobes were red.

"Sorry for making a fool of myself."

Xia Xiaowen laughed awkwardly and then said:

"I’m delighted you could come. This way, please."

Then Xia Xiaowen asked Lin Yi:

"How about I take them to the seats in the arena first?"

Lin Yi had no objections:

In the lounge at the School of Foreign Languages, the selected players still discussed who the backup player invited by Xia Xiaowen might be.

Until Xia Xiaowen pushed open the door...

Everyone’s eyes widened as they looked at Lin Yi behind Xia Xiaowen, and the room fell silent.

But soon a voice broke the silence:

This broke the silence, and everyone looked at each other, puzzled.

Xia Xiaowen glanced around:

"Where’s Deputy Principal Yan?"

Ye Changqing looked at Lin Yi behind Xia Xiaowen with slight hostility and asked:

"Is he that someone you mentioned?"

Xia Xiaowen didn’t sense anything unusual and introduced to everyone:

"This is the external reinforcement we invited for the group competition from our School of Foreign Languages. His game name is..."

Except for Ye Changqing, who already knew, the other ten people craned their necks toward Xia Xiaowen, waiting for her announcement.

Xia Xiaowen proudly said, "He’s called Feng Hua."

"Damn! He’s my idol."

As Lin Yi’s gaming name was announced, the whole lounge erupted:

"Are you kidding me?"

"Senior Xia, don’t tease us."

Xia Xiaowen looked at the man beside her, far more handsome than she imagined, with utmost admiration and confirmed:

"It’s completely true."

Lin Yi then spoke up:

"Nice to meet you all."

Hearing this, everyone roared excitedly like wolves:

"Damn, it’s actually true, damn damn..."

"Idol, let’s take a photo together."

"Me, me, I want one too."

Lin Yi stood to the side with no other choice, obligingly going along.

If nothing out of the ordinary happens, after today Lin Yi’s real-world identity may very well be exposed.

However, when Lin Yi agreed to Xia Xiaowen’s request, he was already mentally prepared for this, so it didn’t bother him much.

Once everyone calmed down a bit, Xia Xiaowen jokingly asked:

"So, is the reinforcement I brought qualified to be your captain?"

"If there’s anyone I respect in the game, it has to be the great Feng Hua." Official source ıs nοvelfire.net

Everyone cheered in unison:

"Senior Xia, you’re awesome!"

Next up were the self-introductions of the contestants, giving Lin Yi a preliminary impression of them.

According to the plan, during the team competition, Lin Yi would need to select five people from here to play alongside him.

To team up with Feng Hua, these people gave their all, trying to leave a ’deep’ impression on Lin Yi.

Once everyone had introduced themselves, Ye Changqing checked the time—still over half an hour until two o’clock—and said to Lin Yi:

"Well, brother Feng Hua, I’ll give you all some time to get to know each other."

Saying that, he pulled Xia Xiaowen out of the room, leaving Lin Yi with a group of puzzled contestants.

However, having seen the world, Lin Yi quickly adjusted and said to everyone:

"Now that we still have some time, why don’t you all tell me which profession you’re best at."