Eric Ford held back, but the other person couldn’t, and began to ramble on: “‘Jianghu’, this game, level really doesn’t mean everything. Just look at that staff user—his level is clearly lower than the other guy’s, but just because of this one practical move, he managed to hold his own. It’s just a pity that even if he wants to win, he has no chance. This ‘Iron Chains Across the River’ move has no attack power at all…”

Eric Ford couldn’t help but interject, “Are you sure he doesn’t know the next two moves, ‘Sweeping Across Thousands of Troops’ and ‘Boundless Falling Leaves’?”

Seeing the stunned look on his face, Eric Ford finally felt a sense of satisfaction. Ha, good thing I remembered the moves those three mentioned that morning. How about that? Bet you didn’t expect someone from the Axe Gang to know so much, huh? Let’s see if you still dare to look down on me!

After a moment of shock, the other person said, “‘Sweeping Across Thousands of Troops’ is for defending against attacks coming from all directions, while ‘Boundless Falling Leaves’ is a move to defend against hidden weapons. These two moves also have no attack power. Together with ‘Iron Chains Across the River’, they all belong to what’s now called the strongest defensive staff technique, ‘Demon-Subduing Staff’. You didn’t even know that!”

Eric Ford’s face was red all the way to his neck, but he still had to say something to save face: “If there’s no attack power, how can it subdue demons? What kind of name is that!”

The other person immediately looked at Eric Ford with an expression that said “you’re hopeless,” and said, “These three moves are just part of the ‘Demon-Subduing Staff’. There are six moves in total, and the other three have attack power! With both offense and defense, why can’t it subdue demons? You didn’t even know that!”

“Then how can you be sure that the staff user doesn’t know the offensive moves that come later?”

Hearing this, the other person once again looked at Eric Ford with a look of utter despair and said, “The offensive moves in the later part of the skill system haven’t been unlocked yet! Right now, most martial arts only have half their moves available; the other half will be unlocked after the open beta ends. Don’t tell me you haven’t heard about this!”

Eric Ford shook his head firmly, indicating he’d never heard of it.

The other person was on the verge of collapse, pinning his last hope on one final question: “How long have you been playing ‘Jianghu’?”

At least this time Eric Ford didn’t let him down: “I just started today!”

The other person finally breathed a sigh of relief, but still asked Eric Ford indignantly, “Didn’t you even check the official homepage or the forum introductions before playing?”

Eric Ford asked in confusion, “Is that really necessary?”

The other person nodded firmly, insisting it was a must.

Eric Ford asked disdainfully, “Don’t tell me you’ve read everything on the website!”

Unexpectedly, the other person nodded even more firmly and replied, “When it comes to understanding ‘Jianghu’, no one knows it better than I do!”

“Really? What’s your name?”

“Heh, my name is Mr. Know-It-All!”

Eric Ford silently memorized the name. “Then let me ask you, what’s the biggest news in ‘Jianghu’ right now?”

“Heh, the biggest news was just posted on the official site. You definitely don’t know!”

“What is it?”

“This afternoon, someone completed the first hidden quest in Jianghu! And received the hidden reward!”

Eric Ford suddenly felt his lips go dry and his heart race. He took a deep breath and asked, “Do you know who it was?” There was already a hint of provocation in his voice.

The other person looked at the suddenly changed Eric Ford in surprise and replied, “That’s a player’s privacy. How could the officials possibly announce it?”

Eric Ford suppressed the urge to rush to the center of the square and shout “I’m the one who completed the hidden quest,” and instead put on a nonchalant air and said, “Then how can you call yourself Mr. Know-It-All?”

Mr. Know-It-All seemed a bit embarrassed, and shouted, “Don’t worry, one day I’ll find out who it is and announce it to the whole world!”

Chapter 8: Misunderstanding

Mr. Know-It-All’s outburst immediately drew everyone’s attention.

After all, the two people fighting in the arena couldn’t get the upper hand over each other. It was like two soccer teams with a huge gap in strength—no matter how fierce and varied the attacks from the offensive side, if they just can’t score, it’s bound to be disappointing, maybe even a little infuriating.

Just as everyone was feeling that this duel was “tasteless to eat, but a pity to throw away,” Mr. Know-It-All suddenly became the center of attention.

People around started discussing, “Hey, did you hear that? That guy said he’s going to announce something to everyone!”

“I heard, but I wonder what kind of secret it is!”

“What secret? He’s talking about some person, wants to find out who someone is!”

“Who?”

Immediately, someone with a vivid imagination guessed, “Look at how indignant he is—could it be he saw someone using cheats?”

“Cheats? You can use cheats in this game?”

“If it’s not cheats, what else could it be? Look at him, all worked up. He must have seen someone using cheats, and what’s worse, the cheater wouldn’t let him use them too, so now he wants revenge!”

“Oh wow, the way you put it, there really isn’t any other explanation!”