For different people, the popular word "friend" also has different meanings, but there is no doubt that friends are not something that is born at birth. Every friend evolves from a stranger over a certain period of time.
As for the resulting product, as for what ingredients are added before strangers can become friends, it is probably trust.
But in fact, it is not easy for anyone to trust a stranger, especially a stranger whom they meet for the first time.
Yes, there is a lack of a certain understanding of each other as a support for trust, and there is a fear of being betrayed if trust is given casually. Sometimes, some people, especially those who have been betrayed, would rather stay alone than easily
This is why we give others trust in exchange for help.
There is no doubt that Ye Shang is such a person. It can be said that he has experienced betrayal in both the real and virtual worlds, let alone trust. He even avoids contact with strangers when possible, and has only recently improved.
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It just has to be said that even so, in the world of "God's Domain", Ye Shang still has several exceptions in the past half year. The most typical one is the first meeting with Lan, when he was chasing the clues of the Backlight Sword mission.
When I came to the border of Ascart territory, I happened to find this girl who ran to the high-level monster area alone and was entangled by many monsters.
As a result, Ye Shang not only helped Lan get rid of the monster, but also specially used the Prometheus bracelet to modify the information and spoke to her a lot.
This is undoubtedly an unbelievable behavior. In fact, the most natural thing for Ye Shang to do is to ignore it gorgeously. It cannot be said that he will not save himself. It is Lan's own fault. Death in the virtual world is nothing.
Maybe it will give her a long memory.
However, at that time, Ye Shang decided to help without even thinking, as if there was an invisible force driving him to help this girl he met for the first time.
This is probably what the so-called fate is.
Apart from Lan, there is also Singe. Ye Shang and this famous bounty hunter in Bucent's neutral territory hardly know much about each other. It should be said that they only know a few things about each other.
Things that are well-known on the surface don't even have much intersection, let alone friends, but they can achieve a certain degree of trust.
However, special cases are special cases after all. It is still difficult for Ye Shang to trust unfamiliar players, and most of them are even suspicious and wary, such as Shuangyao back then, and Memoria who is following closely now.
Yes, Ye Shang has some doubts about memoria. It can only be said that the player who ranks first in the level list appears in the hinterland of Amon Aitor's territory and wants to duel with him. It is too sudden and inexplicable, even though it was just a minute or two ago.
, the two have just had a lot of conversations, and this is not the first time they have met.
Of course, the dialogue between Ye Shang and Memoria was basically non-nutritious, and the last time they met was just a one-time encounter. As for understanding the character of the top player on the level list from the conversation, I can tell a lot about it.
points, but the possibility of deliberate action cannot be ruled out.
To put it bluntly, Ye Shang suspected that Memoria had another agenda, or that the drunkard was not interested in drinking.
This is not unfounded worry. In fact, not long after leaving Michelei City, Ye Shang felt that there were thieves following him. Unfortunately, "Dark Chaser" did not have a perception bonus. Even at night, his perception was still
It's too low. I've been vaguely aware of it but couldn't pinpoint its location. It's even more impossible to rule it out.
However, being unable to find it does not mean that Ye Shang will let it go. His first reaction was to use his own speed advantage to get rid of the opponent. Unfortunately, he failed. Although Remilia's movement speed is not slow, it may not be able to
Much faster than a high-level thief, and it doesn't have the same stealth capabilities as him.
Since he couldn't simply get rid of him, Ye Shang changed his method and tried to use the method he used to deal with Yang Yan two days ago to induce the opponent to show up. However, he deliberately exposed his flaws several times in the battle, but to no avail.
In the end, it seemed that the other party had no intention of taking advantage of the situation.
Otherwise, even if he didn't show up, the other party would probably come closer intentionally or unintentionally when he saw Ye Shang showing his flaws.
After both methods failed to work, although he still cared about it, Ye Shang could only put aside the matter of being followed for the time being. He had no choice but to make the terrain of Amon Aito's territory mostly wilderness. He wanted to find
To restrain the thieves from wetlands or swamps, one has to travel hundreds of thousands of yards to the border of Busente's neutral territory. It is a waste of time, and there is no other way at the moment.
More importantly, at night, Ye Shang, who has the bonus of "Dark Chaser", is sure to deal with any emergencies. It is impossible to have a close sneak attack like yesterday. He only thinks that the other party is simply stalking.
, just be careful.
But what Ye Shang never expected was that he would meet Memoria later.
Obviously, as the top player on the level list and possessing one of the seven divine weapons, Memoria's strength cannot be underestimated. Even if Ye Shang has certain advantages in all aspects, it is not that simple to solve in a real fight.
Well, it is not impossible to fail accidentally.
It is not normal to think that such a powerful player appeared in the territory of Amon Aitor without any warning and named Ye Shang for a duel.
It was precisely because what happened was so abnormal that Ye Shang, who was still thinking about who would send someone to follow him, had to put the two things together. In other words, he wondered whether someone deliberately arranged for Memoria to come to him for a duel.
, and then the following thief player will find an opportunity to take action, and it is even planned from the beginning to the end by the number one player on the level list.
After all, when fighting against such a top-level player, there are still people waiting for the opportunity behind the scenes. Even if it is Ye Shang at night, it may not be guaranteed to be comprehensive.
This was the real reason why Ye Shang rejected Memoria without much thought. He had no reason to put himself in extreme danger for an inexplicable and completely unnecessary duel. Unfortunately, the other party did not let go.
exceed his wishes.
"Hey, 'Night Dire', I want to duel with you, do you hear me?"
"You don't need to fight until your health reaches the bottom, just decide the winner."
"I said, why are you ignoring me?!"
After catching up with Ye Shang again, Memoria took the trouble and kept bringing up the matter of the duel, whether it was Ye Shang looking for leveling objects, fighting monsters, or cleaning up the battlefield and resting after the war, but he did not follow suit.
The intention of taking action casually may be to show sincerity, without even holding a weapon in his hand.
It's a pity that Ye Shang didn't pay attention to memoria's intention at all, and openly regarded the living person following behind as nothing.
Some people may think that there is no need for memoria to do this. They can just attack Ye Shang and force the fight, but in fact it doesn't work. Don't forget that the former is a thunder magician, while the latter is a thief, and the latter just wants to run away.
, the former is 100% unable to stop it, let alone catch up.
As for whether the sneak attack on Ye Shang can be successful, whether Memoria can fulfill the agreement with Shuangyao has to be discussed separately. The word used by the beautiful lord of Nisup territory at that time was "defeated", which had the color of a duel.
In addition, some people may wonder why Memoria didn't notice the stalker that Ye Shang felt. It was obvious that with the bonus of the unicorn, the perception was more than a little higher.
However, in fact, this is a normal phenomenon in "God's Domain". In the final analysis, perception is an attribute given to the player by the system. It determines whether the player can discover hidden units, but it has no impact on each person. When
When someone is sneaking nearby, especially when their gaze stays, the amount of information received by the neural connection device in reality will increase significantly. No matter whether the perception is high or low, only people with keen nerves can notice this change.
Simply put, it is a basic quality of the player. It is independent of the game itself. The system does not affect it and cannot affect it.
"Do you really want to duel with me?" Maybe you were too annoyed, or maybe you made some decisions in your mind after careful consideration. When Memoria brought up the duel again, she had just killed one.
The monster's leaf wound finally reacted, and while Remilia was cleaning up the battlefield, he turned around and asked in a calm tone.
"certainly!"
Catching Ye Shang's gaze, Memoria replied firmly. It's just that such an expression paired with his androgynous face made it look cute. Then, presumably to increase his persuasion, he hurriedly added
Said: "I came all the way to the Amon Eto territory just to have a fight with you!"
"Specially?" Ye Shang narrowed his eyes and asked with a raised brow. Then he asked a key question in a logical yet abrupt manner, "Who asked you to come to me?"
"I can't tell you this." He didn't realize that the direction of Ye Shang's question was much clearer than before. Memoria didn't almost let it slip this time, but he was most likely worried that his request for a duel would be ruined because of his refusal to answer, so he immediately
Then he said, "How about this, as long as you fight with me, I will tell you after the winner is determined?"
"After the winner is determined?"
Hearing this rather tempting offer, Ye Shang couldn't help lowering his head and pondered. After a second or two, he raised his head and looked at Memoria. The neutral and feminine face was full of expectations, and then he intentionally or unintentionally
