Volume 7, Chapter 22 – Xiaomengyao’s Older Brother

After that, for archers, knights… for all sorts of classes, Tianyin could be said to have copied their skills once through.

Even if she still wasn’t very familiar with those skills, just from seeing them, Tianyin could already say that she was basically an all-class NPC.

And as the tournament progressed, the battles also entered a fever pitch.

The first day was actually the qualifier stage for the class tournament. At this stage, it still wasn’t possible to tell which players would truly stand out.

But on the second day, the players who passed the qualifiers would begin a new round of competition within the tiers of each class. And according to Xingyu Muxi’s tournament setup, on the second day, once it reached the official match stage, the participating players would enter a points based group stage.

Players were split into several groups, and within each group they would duel all the players in the same group.

Win one match for one point, lose one match for negative one point.

And in each group, only two players would be decided to advance in the end.

Even though the group stage system was a bit hard to understand, this points method was actually for better balance.

After all, players’ strength varied wildly. And if it was an elimination format, then when two players who were both actually very strong faced each other, naturally one side would be defeated.

While in another match, the two players might be extremely weak, but even if they were that weak, there would still be one who managed to win and enter the next round.

So if an elimination format was used, too many players who were originally very strong would be knocked out early. And weak players would advance because of all sorts of accidents and coincidences.

And if it was like that, at the start you really couldn’t see much difference, but once the tournament entered the later stages, you’d find that as the gap between players grew larger and larger, the matches would become more and more boring.

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So… this kind of thing had to be prevented in advance.

And Xingyu Muxi had considered this point, which was why she proposed using a points system.

Every player in each group would play against all the other players in that same group. And the two players with the highest points would advance.

And this maximized the prevention of weak players advancing to the next round.

As the tournament progressed, gradually, within each class, some powerful players began to appear in everyone’s view.

Powerful players would naturally be chased after. And because there were several hundred battles happening at the same time in the tournament, those especially eye-catching players naturally received official attention.

And naturally, Tianyin also noticed those players that everyone was focusing on.

And one of them gave Tianyin an intense sense of deja vu.

That sense of deja vu was extremely sudden, making Tianyin feel as if she had seen this player a long, long time ago.

“I’ve seen… wait…”

Watching the battle being “broadcast” about that player on the video, Tianyin finally recalled that long-sealed memory.

Back then… the Graveyard had not yet launched its invasion war.

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And back then, she hadn’t met Xiaomengyao, she didn’t have this loli disciple who gave Tianyin headaches yet made her value her greatly.

Back then… she was still someone who, with Yivrea’s help, stayed in Fischerna’s Job Change Hall, idling away the days…

And that player…

The player in the video was tall. And even though his fighting style was no longer quite the same as in her memory, that aura… that way of never backing down no matter what kind of enemy he faced, even trading injury for injury… and that heavy sword…

Without a doubt, it matched the memory in Tianyin’s mind perfectly.

And if Tianyin really hadn’t mistaken him, then… this player’s true identity was already very clear.

Duansheng Tingyu.

Xiaomengyao’s older brother, who had vanished without a trace half a year ago, who had already become “undead”…

Xiaomengyao’s older brother…

“It should be him…”

The player ID in battle was hidden at the player’s own request. Of course, it wasn’t clear whether this player’s ID was Duansheng Tingyu. But Tianyin still believed in her Throne-tier intuition.

“That person should be Xiaomengyao’s older brother…”

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After carefully watching a few more of that player’s battles, the one suspected to be Xiaomengyao’s older brother, Tianyin became more and more certain of her judgment.

“But if it’s only my judgment, I can’t be sure. In the end, Xiaomengyao still has to confirm it herself, after all, no matter what, this is Xiaomengyao’s older brother…”

Thinking of that, Tianyin also pulled over Xiaomengyao, who had been OB spectating and slacking the whole time.

“Eh, Master, what did you want me for? My match is about to start…”

“Hm? Match?”

Tianyin had planned to tell Xiaomengyao about her older brother, but when she found her loli disciple, Xiaomengyao’s words left Tianyin a bit dazed.

“What… what match? What are you talking about?”

“The class tournament, of course. Master, I’m your disciple at least, right? As your disciple, how can I just watch and not help spread your name? Plus my level is already more than fifty levels ahead of most players, and I’m a hidden job too… I think I can take first this time~”

“Hm? You can fight?”

Watching Xiaomengyao puff out her flat chest with a completely confident look, Tianyin’s gaze was full of doubt.

“Xiaomengyao, you think I don’t know what you’re capable of? Grinding field mobs is fine, but compared to you outsiders, your actual combat experience is basically zero.”

“That’s so mean… I’m still your disciple, Master! I entered the tournament with the idea of making a name for you, why aren’t you encouraging me, and instead you’re doubting my strength?”

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Xiaomengyao seemed unwilling and puffed out her little cheeks, but those big eyes that didn’t show any anger at all sold her out.

“Hm? Plotting some evil idea again? Stupid disciple, your master isn’t as easy to fool as before~”

Seeing the way Xiaomengyao looked like she was thinking of something, Tianyin made a helpless little face.

“Seriously, at a time like this you’re still going on about this and that.”

“Master, you just don’t believe in me!”

“Alright, alright, I believe you… But I didn’t come to you this time because of that. The thing I wanted to tell you is about your older brother.”

Tianyin felt she couldn’t keep talking with Xiaomengyao about the tournament. So she went straight to the point and made her purpose for finding Xiaomengyao clear.

“Mm.. Huh O-Older… brother…”

Sure enough, the moment Xiaomengyao heard Tianyin bring up her older brother, her expression instantly changed.

Her originally careless expression became excited, and the tone of her voice also became unusually tense.

Without a doubt, after hearing about her “older brother”, like a stone falling into still water and stirring ripples, Xiaomengyao’s mood in that instant was no longer calm.