Chapter 349: Nicknames Unfamiliar Even to Lin Qingmo, Changes in the Chat Group
Chapter 349: Nicknames Unfamiliar Even to Lin Qingmo, Changes in the Chat Group
The trees at the edge of the Star Dou Great Forest gradually thinned out.
Lin Qingmo used his Emerald Eight Spider Lances to move rapidly between the tree trunks.
The eight emerald-green spider legs were like precise machinery, each landing point perfectly placed.
His body darted through the forest at a speed several times faster than an ordinary Spirit Master.
With a light tap of his toes on the last thick branch, he soared into the air, retracted the Eight Spider Lances mid-flight, and landed steadily.
The camp was just a short distance ahead.
Liu Erlong leaned against a thick ancient tree with her arms crossed, her red martial arts suit outlining her upright figure.
Xiao Wu sat on a large rock nearby, swinging her legs.
Zhu Zhuqing, Yu Feng, and Ye Lingling stood quietly in the shade of the trees.
Dugu Yan was fiddling with a strand of short green hair wrapped around her finger.
Ning Rongrong was the first to spot Lin Qingmo and came hopping over with an excited expression.
"A-Qing!"
She ran forward with a brilliant smile blooming on her face, her hands unconsciously clenching into small fists at her sides.
"A-Qing, you’re finally back! I successfully absorbed my fourth spirit ring, and now I’m a level forty-three Spirit Ancestor!"
Lin Qingmo raised an eyebrow, a smile playing at the corners of his mouth.
"Congratulations. Level forty-three—that’s a decent improvement."
Ning Rongrong put her hands on her hips and tilted her chin up, letting out a huff from her nose.
"Of course! This Young Miss is the Genius of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School; how could I fall behind others?"
Now, the Royal Fighting Team was truly comprised entirely of members at the Spirit Ancestor level or higher.
With the addition of the two Spirit Kings, Lin Qingmo and Dugu Yan, they were now one of the top-tier teams in the Spirit Master Competition.
Dugu Yan leaned over lazily, her green eyes sweeping over Ning Rongrong.
"Rongrong, your tail is practically sticking up to the sky. Tone it down, or I’m afraid you might float away."
"Yanzi, shut up!"
Ning Rongrong puffed out her cheeks and brandished a fist at Dugu Yan, her small face flushing slightly red.
Yu Feng jumped down from the rock, patted the dust off her skirt, and squeezed between the two with a beaming smile.
"Alright, alright. Since Rongrong has achieved her Breakthrough, it’s time we head back to Heaven Dou. Staying in this Star Dou Great Forest for too long always feels a bit eerie."
Liu Erlong uncrossed her arms and said with a smile, "Let’s go. We should be able to reach the nearest town to settle in before dark."
The group set off to leave the Star Dou Great Forest.
...
Lin Qingmo walked in the middle of the group.
However, a part of his mind was focused on the translucent Chat GroupLight Screen in his head.
He habitually opened the Chat Group interface, where the member list floated quietly on the right side of the Light Screen.
Just as he was about to see if anyone was idling in the group, his brow suddenly furrowed.
At the very bottom of the member list, two unfamiliar nicknames had appeared.
High Priestess Bo Saixi!
Little White-Eyed Wolf!
These two new nicknames and new members caught Lin Qingmo’s attention.
His footsteps paused, causing a dry branch beneath him to snap.
Walking ahead, Liu Erlong asked without turning back, "What’s wrong?"
"Nothing, just thought of something."
Lin Qingmo replied casually and continued walking, but his thoughts were entirely on the Chat Group.
’Were these two people ever in the group?’
He had been in this hobby group for over three years. There were only a few dozen people in total, and he knew every member’s nickname by heart.
Even if someone had changed their name, the chat history could trace back to their info before the change.
But he had absolutely no memory of these two nicknames—none at all!
This was extremely bizarre.
Lin Qingmo scrolled through the chat history, and as he swiped up, two System notifications were clearly visible.
[Ding! High Priestess Bo Saixi has joined the Chat Group!]
[Ding! Little White-Eyed Wolf has joined the Chat Group!]
These were two completely new additions!
There had been no warning and no application process; they had just joined silently.
’Something’s not right.’
Lin Qingmo realized this was very wrong.
Before his Transmigration, the hobby group was a normal social group that required the owner or an administrator to review applications before someone could join.
While the group’s functions had indeed undergone many changes after his Transmigration, people had never been added automatically before.
The most critical thing was these two nicknames.
High Priestess Bo Saixi—he knew what this nickname represented: the High Priest of Sea God Island, a level ninety-nine super Douluo, and the spokesperson for the Sea God.
In the Douluo Continent plot he knew before his Transmigration, she was one of the strongest human Spirit Masters in the world.
As for ’Little White-Eyed Wolf,’ the nickname was far too peculiar.
Who would give themselves a name like that?
Wolves were proud animals, but ’white-eyed wolf’ was a term used to insult someone as ungrateful.
No sane person would use that as a nickname.
After thinking for a moment, Lin Qingmo typed into the chat box.
[Daddy Douluo]: @Little White-Eyed Wolf @High Priestess Bo Saixi, you two, if I may ask, who are you?
[Daddy Douluo]: Your nicknames are unfamiliar to me, and you don’t seem to be old members from the group. How did you suddenly get in?
Regardless of who they were, he had to probe a bit to get some understanding first.
After the message was sent, the group fell silent for a moment; no one spoke.
In reality, the others in the group had noticed these two new members long ago.
Liu Erlong walked at the very front of the group.
While she appeared to be watching the road ahead, the Light Screen in her mind hadn’t been closed for a second.
She had also noticed the new members joining long ago and had many doubts in her heart, but she had simply remained still.
When the two newcomers popped up, she had found it strange.
She still hadn’t fully grasped the origins of this Chat Group, and she especially didn’t understand the various members. Fearing that speaking rashly might expose something, she had refrained from saying anything.
Xiao Wu followed not far behind Lin Qingmo, her bouncy steps unconsciously slowing down.
She had also seen the two new nicknames and was wondering to herself why two more people had joined the group.
Then she saw Lin Qingmo’s message pop up.
Her ears twitched slightly as she waited patiently for what would happen next.
Zhu Zhuqing remained as silent as ever.
However, the time she spent lingering on the Chat GroupLight Screen had clearly increased.
She had seen Lin Qingmo’s various strange theories and talk in the group, so she no longer dared to underestimate any member of it.
Now that two newcomers had suddenly appeared whom even Lin Qingmo didn’t recognize, her vigilance reached its peak.
Dugu Yan whistled, pretending to admire the wildflowers by the road, her finger unconsciously twirling a strand of hair.
During this, she and Ning Rongrong accidentally made eye contact while looking at Lin Qingmo, and both shifted their gazes with slightly subtle expressions.
The entire Chat Group was very quiet.
Everyone was waiting for the results of Lin Qingmo’s probing.
...
Inside the Supreme Pontiff Palace of Spirit City.
Bibi Dong sat regally on the Supreme Pontiff’s throne.
One hand supported her chin while the fingers of her other hand lightly tapped the armrest.
She narrowed her eyes, her purple-gold Supreme Pontiff robes shimmering in the dim hall.
Her gaze pierced through the Void Realm, landing on the Chat GroupLight Screen in her mind.
She cared about the appearance of the two newcomers.
But what she cared about more was Lin Qingmo’s reaction.
"A-Qing actually doesn’t know these two people?"
Bibi Dong remembered very clearly that Lin Qingmo had mentioned before that the members of this Chat Group were all people he knew, so-called ’hobbyists.’
But now even he himself couldn’t figure out the situation. What did that mean?
It meant that this Chat Group was undergoing some kind of unknown change.
And the direction of that change was beyond Lin Qingmo’s control.
(End of Chapter)
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