After work, start to speedrun the other world-Chapter 84 - 7 A Night of Conspiracy_2

"Let’s go have a look then," Xi Mu decided, smiling at Yasiraqi, "The teacher will also attend the banquet."

"It seems it’s not just a simple banquet." Yasiraqi’s smile brimmed with anticipation as she raised her hand to her chest. "Mmm~ I’ll accompany you, as your female companion?"

Xi Mu nodded: "Then I’ll leave dealing with them to you."

He didn’t care who was around to handle NPCs; the main thing was not to let them waste his time interacting with that group of NPCs.

And this banquet was actually quite interesting.

Night fell.

The moment they stepped into the banquet, the red carpet underfoot felt softly enveloping. The fragrance of food and red wine rushed into the nostrils, and the slightly cool air was invigorating.

"..." Xi Mu surveyed the banquet scene, and soon felt a light tug on his arm. He saw Yasiraqi, dressed in a gorgeous red dress, naturally hooking his wrist and leading him into the crowd.

Perhaps due to Yasiraqi’s extraordinary aura and pressure, not many at the banquet dared to approach, and only those who considered themselves of sufficient status dared to come up to Yasiraqi to exchange a few words before politely taking their leave after some discussion.

However, after Yasiraqi whispered in Xi Mu’s ear, saying she needed to visit the restroom and would temporarily leave, someone approached him on their own initiative. 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂

With a glass of red wine placed before Xi Mu, a man with golden short hair and handsome features naturally sat down next to him.

His emerald eyes were gentle, maintaining a smile.

"Ahtal, right?"

Xi Mu looked at the man sitting beside him, asking, "Prince, why do you have time to seek me out, someone who’s practically invisible?"

"..."

The Prince was momentarily stunned, then laughed heartily, "You are Lady Hecate’s disciple, who could ignore your presence?"

Xi Mu nodded slightly, not sure if he believed him, but he didn’t mind chatting with the Prince.

This guy had a good reputation among the players, although he was often referred to by players as the ’Prince of the same kind’, he was definitely not.

It was more that his brotherly affection was a bit... intense, and sometimes his words could be misunderstood, but he was indeed not of the same kind.

At least he hadn’t heard about any male players who had managed to romance the Prince.

"I truly envy you," the Prince picked up a red wine glass from the table, handing it to Xi Mu, then gently clinked their glasses together.

"To be so cherished by a teacher like Lady Hecate must be wonderful, right?"

After thinking for a moment, Xi Mu replied, "It is indeed wonderful, the teacher is a very gentle and good woman."

"Ah... is that so." The Prince’s expression became subtle, not agreeing with Xi Mu’s words. According to the intelligence he had gathered, Hecate was an extremely dangerous woman, stopping at nothing in her pursuit of the ultimate in magic.

To call her a good woman, to even associate her with gentleness, was a stretch.

"You seem to have a different view of the teacher?" Xi Mu drank a sip of red wine, a hint of curiosity in his gaze.

The Prince thought for a moment, then smiled:

"It seems that Lady Hecate is very fond of you, her disciple."

"Perhaps," Xi Mu did not delve into this topic. As for why Lady Hecate would cherish him, it was both fate and his uniqueness.

In a nutshell, the game officials wanted to create a character of an older sister who doted on the player, and then deduced why Lady Hecate would cherish the player.

He expressed great fondness for this, hoping to further interact with his teacher, to vent his affection for her.

Instead of always enduring and restraining himself.

"However, considering that you are both... prodigies, it is understandable," the Prince suddenly said with a smile.

Xi Mu, however, fell silent at this, raised his glass to the Prince, and after they both took a sip of red wine:

The Prince continued:

"The current you... resembles the Lady Hecate of the past, clearly in the midst of a lively banquet, yet isolated from everyone."

"Is that so?" Xi Mu chuckled, gently swirling his wine glass. Was it the result of a more optimized game system? He certainly hadn’t heard the Prince make such comments before.

Seeing this, the Prince leaned back in his chair, lifting his wine glass and observing the banquet hall through it. "In those days, Lady Hecate saw everyone as mediocrities, lacking even the interest to converse."

He laughed heartily.

"Now you are just as arrogant, which is why no one dares to approach you," he said.

"Geniuses are always lonely." A playful laugh carried over. The fourth Prince looked toward the source of the voice and saw Yasiraqi walking back.

She pulled out a chair and sat beside Xi Mu.

"And it’s not that they don’t dare to approach because Ahtal is too arrogant, but because they know they can’t have an effective communication with him."

After pondering for a moment, the fourth Prince laughed, "That might be true, from a purely utilitarian standpoint."

He sipped his red wine.

"However, my communication with Lord Ahtal is purely out of interest in him as a person, after all, I am a... mediocrity, in every aspect," he said.

"That’s not obvious at all," Yasiraqi observed the fourth Prince. He was dressed impeccably and was very approachable, a qualified Prince difficult to find fault with, yet it also seemed hard to find any particularly outstanding qualities.

"Compared to Lord Ahtal, I am just an ordinary person," the fourth Prince was very candid, "To maintain the stance that a Prince should have, I have already tried my best."

He laughed bitterly.

"If I had the talent of Lord Ahtal, perhaps I could solve the current predicament of the Magic Kingdom."

Yasiraqi seemed to focus on a different point and frowned, "Do you know Ahtal very well?

"Since he is a student of Hecate, I naturally took the initiative to learn more about him." The fourth Prince did not hide anything and turned to smile at Xi Mu:

"Lord Ahtal’s life experience is truly legendary." He raised his glass to clink with Xi Mu’s, "I imagine it won’t be long before stories about Lord Ahtal begin to circulate."

"..." Xi Mu didn’t respond, just drank a sip of red wine. He was not interested in so-called heroic tales.

In this game, the Astrologer was very interested in stories of heroes and epics. As long as the player achieved certain feats, they would be talked about by the Astrologer.

When players went to other maps, they would find that NPCs already knew them and were well versed in their exploits, extolling them until the players felt like they were floating.

Titles such as Dragon-Slaying Hero, Savior of the Kingdom, Great Adventurer, and so on would rain down upon them, satisfying the players’ vanity to the fullest.

Sometimes, there would even be NPCs who recognized the players and, before a fight could start, would kneel in lightning speed to surrender, offering treasures and begging for mercy.

The more legendary feats, the more famous the player would be in this world, receiving special treatment in any kingdom they visited.

For instance, if they became a Dragon-Slaying Hero and went alone to the Dragon Kingdom, they were sure to be detested as if by both man and dog.

But in the human world, they would be treated with honor.

And just then,

"Ah~ What’s happened!" a lady exclaimed, looking at the city guards flooding the banquet, sealing off every exit.

Then, an old man in a magic robe came before the fourth Prince and knelt: "Your Highness, the Queen urgently summons you."

The fourth Prince frowned and asked, "What has happened?"

"Your siblings have been assassinated," the old man said with a voice full of caution, looking at the somewhat puzzled fourth Prince:

"Please come back to the palace with us."

"..."

The city guards around were vigilant, focusing their gaze on the fourth Prince, as though they feared he might try to flee.

Though nothing was stated outright, everyone could see that the fourth Prince might be involved in the assassination, perhaps even that he had orchestrated it against his own siblings.

There was a moment of silence.

"Ah~ sorry, Lord Ahtal," the fourth Prince drained his red wine, smiled at Xi Mu, "I actually still wanted to chat with you."

Having said this, he left with the city guards.

Just as he was about to enter the banquet hall, he came across Lady Hecate, and they brushed past each other.

The fourth Prince paused in his step, as if he had said something.