Chapter 389: Aliases
Chapter 389: Aliases
After the joyous adventure in alleviating Carmen's mood, the two start to head toward Apex Tower.
Within the Apex Tower was an office where Xu Feng and Ning Yi worked together. It was still under renovation, but Xu Feng had informed Ning Yi that he wished to inspect it and asked the workers to temporarily leave.
And with Ning Yi still busy in his pursuit, the matter was easily handled.
"This tower is quite fancy." Carmen glanced at the skyscraper and commented. "Are we going to meet with OneManMedia here?"
"Mhmm, and I need you to keep one thing a secret." Xu Feng nodded and said cautiously.
"What secret?" Confused, Carmen raised an eyebrow. "Is there something that he does not know?"
In her mind, she thought OneManMedia was another core member, given he was able to leak hints of the Vanguard guild operation and methods.
Without permission, Carmen seriously doubted OneManMedia would have the courage to reveal such information.
Xu Feng walked closer to her and whispered to her ears, "So far, only you and Shadow Blade know I'm Lin Feng in the game. OneManMedia does not know and I'm using another ID, Cool Wind, to meet with him."
Startled and astonished, Carmen's eyes widened after hearing it. 'Cool Wind and not Lin Feng?'
She had long known that there were people who used different aliases, given that alternate accounts are impossible to create under the strict regulation of the system.
However, she didn't expect Xu Feng to have other aliases for other guild members.
Through their interaction today, she learned Xu Feng's in-game name Lin Feng wasn't his real name, but Xu Feng. That was understandable since not many would use their real name as a username.
Yet now she had been informed that other than Lin Feng, Xu Feng also used the alias Cool Wind.
"Just what other aliases do you have, Guild Leader?" Carmen asked in astonishment.
"Shh, call me Wind for now." Xu Feng placed a finger on his mouth, seemingly telling her to be careful.
Carmen pursed her lips and remained helpless.
"Wait a minute, is the so-called boss of yours also one of your aliases, Wind?" She suddenly had an enlightenment and questioned.
"That's impossible." Xu Feng laughed and said, "Cool Wind is done using anonymous ID to message others. But the boss ID is literally highlighted and we all know one can't falsify their ID name in the message."
Although still somewhat suspicious, Carmen also couldn't pinpoint what was wrong. After all, Xu Feng does have a point that if the boss' ID name was displayed when messaging them.
"But I never got a message from the boss," Carmen argued.
"Once the major update is finished, the boss will send a welcome message to you. After all, you could be considered the newest and latest member of our guild." Xu Feng responded.
With that said, Carmen lost all possible arguments to counter back. "Fine, then let's hurry up and meet with OneManMedia."
Nodding, Xu Feng quickly guided the way. Simultaneously, he sent a message to Zhao Kai that if he wanted his help, then he must ensure his identity remained unknown.
The usage of aliases was to remain mysterious, but most importantly. It was to throw their enemy off-guards, ensuring they would be hard-stuck when trying to discover his identity.
So long as his enemies remain clueless about him, then the person with the upper hand will always be him.
Shortly after entering the Apex Tower, Xu Feng guided Carmen to their office.
"This is an office?" Carmen rubbed her eyes twice to confirm that she wasn't seeing things.
"Is this your definition of an office?" She turned to him with a disbelief expression. After all, the so-called office was empty, with numerous construction materials being scattered across. It was a mess to be precise.
"It's under renovation, but fret not, there's a proper room right here." Xu Feng walked to a neatly-painted door and exclaimed.
As he opened it and revealed the interior, Carmen was utterly speechless. Indeed, the outside was a mess, but the inside was neatly decorated, and fully furnished.
Entering the room, Carmen found a comfortable chair to sit on and felt the softness.
"Good chair." She exclaimed, feeling her sore back to be somewhat relieved.
"It's a massage chair," Xu Feng smiled and turned on the massaging function.
"Oh my," Surprised, Carmen's expression softened so much and she felt like no one could force her to get up from the chair. "I've experienced massage chairs before, but how come none could compete with this."
"That's because this chair costs a lot and is the latest invention." He calmly explained, taking a seat on another massage chair. Naturally, these were imported from the first-graded city and bought with Ning Yi's money.
This kind of luxury was not something he could afford yet. After all, not even money could get a hold of it unless one got the connections.
As the two enjoyed their muscles being relaxed and massaged, a person finally entered and asked, "Hello, is there a Cool Wind here?"
"Yes, come in." Xu Feng exclaimed.
Shortly after, a man dressed in a suit with some sweat dripping from his forehead entered the room. He looked to be in his mid-20s, and from a glance, it could be seen that he was fairly nervous.
A far cry from his outer appearance during the news broadcast.
"You're OneManMedia?" Carmen was astonished by the sight.
How come his confidence seemed to be nonexistent?
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Without a doubt, OneManMedia, otherwise known as Wei Xing, was anxious about this meeting.
"Uh, Yes, I'm OneManMedia and you can just call me Xing if you want." Wei Xing introduced himself.
"Xing as in the star meaning?" Carmen inquired.
Nodding, Wei Xing was about to speak until Xu Feng chimed in, "Take a seat by the couch. Lin Feng should have already briefed you a bit about the cause of this meeting, right?"
"Yes, Lin Feng told me to come here to meet with the other core members of the Vanguard guild." Wei Xing held a handkerchief and wiped his sweat as he took his seat.