As soon as Youlan and the others entered the building, they were captivated by the scene before them .
From the outside, Zero Wing's Guild Hall was no larger than the Guild Halls in superpowers' headquarters . Upon entering the building, however, it felt as if they had stepped into an entirely different world . No matter how they looked at it, Zero Wing's Guild Hall was bigger on the inside .
The first-floor lobby was already the size of a football field . Quite a few Guild members rested in the lobby and conversed, while several players queued up at the front desk to rent Private Rooms . A quest hall, which was even larger than the central room, was located beside the lobby . Many Guild members occupied the quest hall as they searched for suitable quests to pick up . Specifications for high-rank individual quests and high-rank team quests were displayed in rotation on the large screens hanging from the ceiling, with a stupefying number of available quests[1] .
This is a 3-star Guild Residence? Youlan smiled bitterly when she saw the quest hall's large screens .
Underworld had desperately tried to increase its Guild Popularity, yet despite its effort, its best Guild Residence only provided five to six hundred high-ranked individual quests and 100 or so high-rank team quests per day . With such small numbers, not even Underworld's core members were guaranteed to receive a high-rank quest every day .
In contrast, Zero Wing was flooded with high-rank quests . Currently, there were over 2,200 individual quests and 400 team quests available . With so many, even the Guild's elite members had an opportunity to pick up a high-rank quest .
Unlike ordinary Guild Quests, which usually awarded Coins, EXP, and GCPs, players had a chance of obtaining rare items from high-ranking quests . Moreover, these quests offered a much higher monetary reward . Players could also help increase the Guild's Popularity .
If Zero Wing had such a large supply of high-rank quests, it could develop more Guild members . In the long run, the gap between Zero Wing's members and players in other Guilds would grow .
"This is where you'll complete the registration procedures . You just need to register here, and you'll become Zero Wing members," Shi Feng explained as he led Youlan's group to the Guild's registration counter . "As for your rank, you'll all start out as normal members . You will then have to accumulate a certain amount of GCPs and pass the appropriate tests to rise through the Guild's ranks . However, since I invited you personally, we can forgo the required number of GCPs . We'll determine your ranks based solely on your performances in the test .
"To become an elite member in Zero Wing, you'll have to reach the early stage of the Trial Tower's fifth floor . As for becoming a core member, you'll have to reach the sixth floor's middle stage . "
Youlan and her companions gasped after listening to Shi Feng's requirements .
To ordinary players, a player would be an expert if they could reach the Trial Tower's fourth floor . If a player could reach the fifth floor, they'd be publicly acknowledged as an expert, yet Zero Wing required players to reach the fifth floor to become elite members . The requirement to become a core member was even more terrifying, actually requiring players to reach the sixth floor's middle stage…
Even first-rate Guilds' main force members would barely qualify to become Zero Wing's core members . Guilds handpicked these experts from their core members, yet this was the minimum requirement to become a core member in Zero Wing…
Youlan and the others felt beads of sweat slide down their skin from the embarrassment .
Among the dozen or so experts in their group, only Youlan and Dark Eye met the requirements . The rest of their group was slightly weaker, with the best among them having only reached the fifth floor's late stage .
"Guild Leader Black Flame, what about Lifestyle players?" the dozen or so Lifestyle player behind Youlan asked nervously .
They were Lifestyle players . Although some Lifestyle players were acceptable fighters, these players weren't .
"Relax . There's a separate test for Lifestyle players that join the Guild . But that test is conducted at the Candlelight Trading Firm," Shi Feng explained .
The dozen or so Lifestyle players breathed a sigh of relief . They were Advanced Lifestyle players that Youlan had nurtured . While they weren't good in combat, they were top-notch when it came to subclass standards .
However, they nearly choked when they heard Shi Feng's next words .
"For subclasses, those who have reached the Advanced rank will become Candlelight's official members . To become a core member, you have to achieve a practical success rate of 30% with Advanced items . "
In God's Domain, Advanced subclasses only had around a 35% theoretical success rate with Advanced Items . The practical percentage, however, was much lower . The majority of Youlan's Advanced Lifestyle players only had a practical success rate of 25% . Raising their success rates by even 1% would require refining their technique standards quite a bit, much less a 5% increase .
Even Youlan was surprised .
She felt that this requirement was a little too excessive .
She was no stranger to subclasses . After all, she had been supervising the Underworld's trading firms for some time . She had a relatively clear understanding of the present state of God's Domain's subclasses . The dozen or so Lifestyle players who had followed her could rank among the top Lifestyle players in Underworld in terms of production standards . They were only slightly weaker than the organization's top-ranked Lifestyle players, yet in Zero Wing, they didn't even meet the requirement to become core members…
"Right, we just so happen to be running a performance assessment for alchemists today . If there are any alchemists among you that wish to participate, I'll take you there in a bit . If you rank among the top 10, you'll be promoted to a core member . If you rank high enough, you might even get to use a set of Dark-Gold alchemy tools for a certain period . The Chief Alchemist will also have the authority to use a Basic Meditation Room long-term . These benefits will definitely help you reach Master rank . You'll also be able to visit Titan City," Shi Feng said .
When the group's Lifestyle players heard this, a fiery passion ignited in their eyes . Unfortunately, few of them were alchemists . Otherwise, they would definitely compete in this assessment .
In response, a white-haired elder stepped away from the group . He smiled at Shi Feng and said, "This is interesting . May this old man participate as well?"
"Master Aspiration is going to participate" Youlan gave the old man a confused look .
Silent Aspiration was very famous in the virtual gaming world . While he had resided in Star-Moon Kingdom, he had created the Fire Dragon Potion despite being an Intermediate Alchemist . The Fire Dragon Potion had allowed Overwhelming Smile to compete with the Candlelight Trading Firm . Silent Aspiration had long since become an Advanced Alchemist and was only a step away from Master rank .
Silent Aspiration wasn't normally interested in competing against others, yet this old man had actually asked to participate in this competition . His initiative had truly surprised Youlan .
"Mhm . Although Zero Wing has offered us shelter, we can't let them look down on us," Silent Aspiration whispered to Youlan as he nodded .
"Of course . Once we've completed the test here, we'll head over to the Candlelight Trading Firm," Shi Feng said as he looked at Silent Aspiration . He knew a little about this man, but although the man hadn't been particularly famous during God's domain's early stages, practically everyone had known his name after ten years . He had been a Master Alchemist and only a step away from becoming a Grandmaster .
More importantly, he had created the Master ranked potion that even Grandmaster Alchemists admired–God's Blood!
God's Blood was why Silent Aspiration had become famous throughout God's Domain . It had been an incredibly powerful Master ranked berserk potion . In addition, God's Blood could stack with a Berserk Skill without side effects .
Even Super Guilds had offered astronomical prices to purchase the God's Blood recipe . Unfortunately, due to Silent Aspiration's strange nature, he had only sold one recipe in the past . Moreover, he only accepted alchemy tools and materials as payment . The various Super Guilds had competed over the recipe like madmen .
After Youlan and the others revealed their system results for the Trial Tower, Shi Feng led Youlan, Silent Aspiration, and the other Lifestyle players to the Candlelight Trading Firm . As for Dark Eye and the other experts, Shi Feng sent them to join the 100-man expert team under Shadow Sword and Turtledove's leadership to grind for equipment in Level 45, 100-man Hell Mode Team Dungeons .
Ten minutes later, Shi Feng's group arrived before the Candlelight Trading Firm .
The Candlelight Trading Firm was housed in a much taller building than Zero Wing's Guild Hall . One could say that it was the tallest player-owned Shop in White River City . Since the teleportation fees between countries had fallen, an unprecedented number of Lifestyle players visited the Candlelight Trading Firm . The establishment's prosperity could now rival Star-Moon City's Auction House .
After reaching the trading firm, Youlan and her companions discovered a large number of Lifestyle players seeking to join Candlelight . Dozens of Advanced Lifestyle players had lined up to register for the trading firm's test . This had never happened in Underworld's trading firms…
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