Huh? Isn't This A Galgame?

Wen Nan continued to stare carefully at the other person's face for a while. Although there's been a significant change, if you observe closely, you can still clearly see traces of those strong features from before.

Thinking back to the other's voice when speaking just now, the deliberately pinched tone...

Wen Nan widened his eyes in surprise, "Are you... Shao Ling?"

When Shao Ling saw that Wen Nan recognized him, he gave a shy smile, his cheeks even blushing a bit. He lowered his head and replied bashfully, "It's me."

Hiss...

Wen Nan raised his hand, rubbing the goosebumps on his arm, and chuckled, "You... what happened in the last instance? The change... is this drastic?"

From a gentle, scholarly glasses guy, suddenly turning into a delicate and shy little boy maiden?!

Wen Nan originally wanted to say if Shao Ling encountered any difficulties or was driven to a dead end, he could tell him. They were friends after all, and if there were ways Wen Nan could help, he certainly wouldn't hesitate to assist.

But unexpectedly, Shao Ling, upon hearing this, gently brushed his bangs aside and then smiled, saying, "It's not related to the last instance. I... ever since I walked out of the trial map, I just began to like dressing this way."

Wen Nan fell silent for a moment.

He didn't understand, but he was greatly shocked.

Is it... after communicating too much with that eight-pack abs brother at the bathhouse in the trial map, he drew out the most hidden hobbies from deep within?

As he was pondering, Yu Shujun approached.

At this moment, the ground floor was already packed with people. Yu Shujun didn't want to come and join the fun, but just now, Wen Nan had sent a message through the system, asking Yu Shujun to come downstairs quickly.

Yu Shujun was puzzled, but he couldn't defy the order, so he finally went downstairs with a cold face and walked to Wen Nan's side. At a glance, he saw Shao Ling in female attire and was clearly startled. Then he recalled that this was the glasses-wearing male player from the trial map and tilted his head slightly, showing a somewhat confused expression.

Wen Nan noticed the confusion in the other's gaze, thinking Yu Shujun didn't recognize Shao Ling, and reminded him, "An old acquaintance from the trial map."

Yu Shujun slightly furrowed his brow and replied coldly, "I know."

Wen Nan thought, if he knew, why did he still have that expression? Could it be that he didn't understand his intention?

Wen Nan found it odd. Previously, they had a good understanding, and with a mere glance from him, Yu Shujun could immediately catch his drift. Why was he being so slow this time?

After pondering for a moment, Wen Nan decided to be direct, "I see that you two have common interests, and you might have quite a few topics to discuss in your circle. If you're interested, maybe you can chat?"

Hearing the words "common interests," Yu Shujun squinted his eyes and gave Wen Nan a baffled look for a long time. Finally, he coldly said, "No interest."

While they were talking, several members standing behind them were staring at this sudden "girl" with shocked faces.

Huang Yan leaned to Hu Jiayao and Guo Xiaofu's ears, lowered his voice, and said, "Is this boss's... old flame? To see a female player in this game, it's really rare..."

In fact, the "Android 18" who hangs around their guild master all day — a nickname Huang Yan secretly gave Yu Shujun and only used among a few veteran members without daring to mention it to the guild master — could be considered a female player, and that face was perfect.

When he first saw No. 18, Huang Yan was genuinely amazed, thinking that even in games he had played before, any face he crafted with his own hands couldn't achieve such perfection.

Later on, after subtly probing the guild master about No. 18's identity, Huang Yan learned that her identity was extremely complex, with a player account and a role account, but invariably, they were all boy maidens.

This immediately quelled Huang Yan's interest in continuing the gossip — if they were boy maidens, then any potential romantic involvement with their guild master was impossible.

And now... another sudden appearance of a female player, who also knows the guild master?

This rekindled Huang Yan's burning curiosity for gossip.

But just as Huang Yan started imagining all sorts of romantic stories between the guild master and that girl, Guo Xiaofu's remark shattered all his thoughts.

Guo Xiaofu chucklingly said, "So cute, must be a boy."

Before Huang Yan could respond, Hu Jiayao cursed, "Crap, I just thought it was strange. I've been in the game lobby for so long, and aside from NPCs and a few strategy characters occasionally brought out from instances, I hadn't seen a single female player. Clearly, in this damn place, female players are rarer than endangered species. How coincidental that the rare female player I meet is someone the guild master knows and even wants to join our guild."

Meanwhile, as the members whispered among themselves, Wen Nan remained silent. Shao Ling asked again, "Boss, would you be willing to accept me as a little brother?"

Wen Nan was just fretting about not having enough time to recruit, and here someone came along offering timely assistance, a player from the same era as himself, whom he knew well. He couldn't ask for more.

However, Wen Nan did not immediately answer. Instead, he slightly turned his body, his gaze crossing over Shao Ling to look at the two figures standing at the entrance.

The two men had quite tall builds, their muscle lines evident on arms and thighs, straining their clothes tightly. At first glance, they were players who likely focused on strength attributes, and it was estimated their level wouldn't be lower than lv2.

Clearly, these two had followed Shao Ling here. After Shao Ling entered to apply for membership, they stood like Gate Gods outside the office, waiting obediently.

Wen Nan pondered whether, since they were brought over by Shao Ling, he could pull them into the guild together.

Naturally, Shao Ling had no idea what Wen Nan was thinking at the moment. He thought Wen Nan was disdaining him for bringing along two burdens and hurriedly distanced himself from them, "They... insisted on following, nothing to do with me, boss. You don't need to mind them."

Hearing Shao Ling's words, the two men couldn't stand still and immediately squeezed in, speaking in unison to Wen Nan, "Boss, we apply for membership!"

Shao Ling became a bit anxious upon hearing this and said, "Right next door are the offices of the six major guilds. Can't you apply there?"

However, the two were persistent, seriously speaking insincerely—

"Here, you can see at first glance, there's... more room for growth!"

"What are the six major guilds compared to this place? Not at all comparable!"

Wen Nan's gaze roamed over the three faces, rubbing his chin, deep in thought.

It felt like the relationship among these three seemed... quite unusual?

Seeing Wen Nan's furrowed brows, the three opposing them thought he was figuring out how to reject them. Unable to hold back any longer, they promptly displayed their player panels in front of him.

Upon seeing their attribute panels, Wen Nan exclaimed, good heavens.