MMORPG: Martial Gamer

Chapter 1796 1796: Cousin

"Hehe, I'm back home!"

Mary asked with a cheerful smile, "Where have you all been? I didn't see you at the tavern."

Mary had been with the Quan Zhen Sect for quite some time and was well aware of these guys' habits. She knew that if they were online at this hour, they were most likely hanging out at the tavern.

"We're at the guild headquarters", Wang Yu replied.

"Quick, give me permission and pull me in!" As soon as she heard that the Quan Zhen Sect members were at the headquarters, Mary hastily said.

To be fair, even though Wang Yu had been with the Quan Zhen Sect for a long time, he had spent far less time at the guild headquarters compared to Mary. So, Mary had a deep emotional connection to the headquarters.

"Oh, oh, oh..."

Wang Yu responded and then tossed Mary a permission.

The Quan Zhen Sect was a democratic guild; Fearless, the guild leader, was just a nominal figure, and everyone in the Quan Zhen Sect now had permission to pull in others.

...

"Hahaha! I, Hu Hansan, am back!"

Not long after Wang Yu had tossed the permission, a loud laugh echoed from the guild headquarters' teleportation array.

"??"

Hearing this voice, everyone quickly turned to look, only to see Mary standing in the teleportation array with her hands on her hips, laughing proudly.

Mary was an outgoing girl who usually acted like a tomboy, so this behavior wasn't surprising. However, it was quite unexpected for her to suddenly reappear after being away for several months.

"Eh? Mary?"

Seeing Mary in the teleportation array, Boson immediately stood up and rushed over.

"Third Brother!"

When Boson approached, Mary, who had been proudly standing with her hands on her hips, suddenly blushed and lowered her head, mumbling a response.

"What have you been doing these past few months?"

As Boson came to Mary, he frowned and asked.

Boson had complicated feelings for this girl; he hadn't thought much of it before, but ever since Mary left, he had felt an emptiness in his heart. Now that she suddenly returned, he was both surprised and relieved, with a hint of reproach in his tone, as if blaming her for leaving without saying goodbye.

"Yo! ??_??"

Boson's anxious demeanor made the others from Quan Zhen glance sideways, as if they sensed a sour smell.

Seeing Boson's concern for her, Mary felt secretly pleased and quickly explained, "There were family matters, but it's all good now."

"Oh, oh, oh... as long as it's fine, that's good."

Boson scratched the back of his head and then fell silent.

The reason Boson was a backup option was that he was a typical engineering nerd who really didn't know how to communicate with girls. Although he looked anxious on his face, he ended up killing the conversation.

Fortunately, Mary was an extroverted girl and understood Boson's wooden personality, so she took the initiative to change the topic: "Why are you guys interested in hanging out at the guild headquarters today? Seeing how gloomy you all look, are you unhappy that I'm back?"

"No... not at all", Boson replied flusteredly. "We're just worried about Frost Blade's relationship issues."

"Huh... you, a single old dog, are worried about someone else?" Mary said disdainfully as she sized Boson up, causing him to turn beet red and be left speechless.

"What happened? Did his girlfriend run off with someone else?"

At this point, Mary couldn't help but poke at Boson's sore spot.

"If only it were just that", Boson said, unsure how to respond, when Fearless suddenly appeared out of nowhere and, smiling, helped Boson out: "Then Frost Blade wouldn't have to be so conflicted."

"???"

Fearless's words left Mary puzzled. She smiled and said, "Boss Fearless, it's been a while, and you still like to speak in half-truths."

"It's all because of the reputation issue."

Mary wasn't considered an outsider, so Fearless briefly explained the situation regarding Frost Blade.

"Oh..."

After hearing Fearless's explanation, Mary understood: "I thought it was some trivial matter; turns out it's because of this... What's the big deal? You're so smart, yet you can't figure it out?"

"We do have a way", Fearless shrugged. "Unfortunately, we can't find any relatives with a good reputation for Frost Blade."

"That's easy", Mary snapped her fingers and said, "From now on, Frost Blade is my cousin."

"Pfft!"

Seeing Mary's pretentiousness, Ming Du couldn't help but laugh, saying, "Sister, did you not understand? Boss Fearless made it very clear; we need to find a relative with a good reputation for Frost Blade."

This wasn't because Ming Du looked down on Mary; in his eyes, although the Quan Zhen Sect members were all impressive in their own right, when it came to someone like Dream Girl, regular people really couldn't talk about reputation.

Moreover, Ming Du had heard that Mary and her group were renting a house from Wang Yu; who with a good reputation would rent a house to live in?

"What? Am I not pretty enough?" Mary pouted.

"This isn't about looks", Ming Du said, somewhat exasperated.

"You don't understand a thing!"

At this moment, Fearless rolled his eyes at Ming Du, then turned to Mary with a smile: "Since Miss Mary is willing to help with this, I'll thank you on behalf of Frost Blade."

"Not at all! It's just a small favor", Mary waved her hand, looking nonchalant.

"Damn!" Seeing Fearless like this, Ming Du exploded and quickly private messaged Fearless: "She doesn't have any reputation; Boss Fearless, are you crazy? Although we're brothers, I won't allow you to steal my brother's girlfriend."

Well, Ming Du thought Fearless was trying to set him up to steal Frost Blade's girlfriend.

"Go to hell", Fearless cursed. "Do I look like that kind of person?"

"That's hard to say!"

For someone like Ming Du, who was used to being unscrupulous, he couldn't fully trust Fearless's character.

"Eat shit!" Fearless sighed. "You idiot, Miss Mary is not just anyone!"

"I believe you, not!" Ming Du continued to look at him disdainfully.

Fearless couldn't be bothered to argue with this fool and turned back to ask: "Mary, you vanished for so long and suddenly show up again; it can't just be to come here and be Frost Blade's cousin, right?"

"Of course not."

Mary looked around and said, "I'm back this time to discuss a business deal with you, Boss Fearless."

"Oh? What kind of business?" Fearless wasn't surprised by Mary's words.

"Haha, let me get straight to the point."

Mary smiled and said, "You're all capable people, especially my brother Niu, who is a rare talent. Don't you all want to seek higher development?"

"Seek higher development?" Fearless feigned ignorance and asked, "I don't quite understand what you mean."

"Very simple", Mary explained. "Someone has their eyes on our Quan Zhen Sect and wants to sign us."