Chapter 583: Recruiting Talented People (1/2)

As he saw us enter the glade, Freezing Point hefted his battle axe and walked towards us. He let out a roar of laughter. “It seems like we got into a bit of a scuffle with Mad Dragon. Thank goodness the vice leader of Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls was around to help us. If not, we’d have been completely destroyed.

I glanced at the dozen or so survivors of Waste and Burn behind me. The truth was that they had practically been wiped out even with my help, but I merely laughed and said, “It was nothing. I just happened to stumble upon what was happening, so I decided to help the side who was being bullied. Besides, the Mad Dragon guild is one of our longtime enemies, so it’s inevitable for us to fight if we meet each other in the wild.”

“Yeah!” Freezing Point laughed as he nodded his head. He replied, “Brother Broken Halberd Sinks Into Sand, I’ll always remember the help that you’ve given us today. If you ever need Waste and Burn’s help, you just need to call! We’ll be there, come hell or high water!”

A small smile appeared on my face. “So do you still plan on fighting Mad Dragon?”

“Mad Dragon slaughtered our comrades, so how can we just let bygones be bygones!?” Freezing Point yelled as his eyes went cold and flat. “There isn’t any reason for us to shirk from battle. Besides, Waste and Burn has been grinding in the Windmill Forest for a very long time. We won’t surrender our home so easily! Am I right guys!?”

The group of players behind him immediately waved their weapons in the air as they yelled, “We’ll follow the guild leader forever!”

I asked, “Freezing Point, how many players does Waste and Burn have altogether?”

“We established this guild about a month ago, and we have one thousand four hundred and seventy-eight people altogether. We haven’t really been able to recruit anyone else…” Freezing Point said in a rather helpless voice. He waved his hands before he continued, “There are far too many guilds, both small and large, in Sky City, and we don’t have any iconic players who can recruit other people. However, we still have more than one thousand four hundred players, so we should be able to go head to head with Mad Dragon!”

Freezing Point froze when he heard my words. After that, he cleared his throat loudly, but it was clear that he didn’t know how to respond to what I had just said.

The other members of Waste and Burn were just floored as their guild leader. It was only now that they understood the true measure of their opponent. Many of them couldn’t help but suck in cold breaths of air. They thought that they had fought against Mad Dragon’s main forces just now, but they had really only “touched the tip of the iceberg”.

After a good long while, Freezing Point finally nodded his head. He seemed to have come to a conclusion. He looked at me and said, “Brother Broken Halberd, from your standpoint, what do you think Waste and Burn should do now?”

I glanced towards Lu Buyi and said, “I do have a suggestion, but it’s really only a suggestion. You’re free to accept or reject it and I wouldn’t want to force you into doing anything.”

“Please feel free to speak, Brother Broken Halberd.”

“Well, Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls has become one of the top guilds in China, and we have already built a name for ourselves in Sky City, so we are actually in the process of expanding and establishing subguilds. Right now, we have seven subguilds but we can cooperate with Waste and Burn by creating an eighth. This eighth subguild will be mainly formed out of the members of Waste and Burn and you, Freezing Point, will continue to be its guild leader. We won’t interfere with the everyday administration of the eighth subguild, we will only mobilize with you if we are doing a guild-wide activity. This way, Waste and Burn can come under Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls banner as our eighth subguild and you’ll be able to fill up your ranks in no time at all! If you can quickly raise your guild’s rank to 5, you’ll be able to recruit ten thousand members and you’ll be strong enough to face off against Mad Dragon’s main guild.”

I carefully observed Freezing Point’s facial expression as I said those words. “This is only a suggestion. The decision is wholly in your hands. You’re free to reject it as you please. I won’t try to force your hand.”

“Okay.” Freezing Point slowly nodded his head. He wore a conflicted expression on his face, and it was clear that he was struggling with the idea. After a long time passed, Lu Buyi finally stepped forward and said, “Freezing Point, why don’t we take his offer. Right now, we really don’t have the strength to go toe to toe with Mad Dragon. Since Lu Chen has already shown such sincerity, it’s no use putting on airs.”

Freezing Point let out a resigned sigh before he said, “Okay, then Waste and Burn shall come under the banner of Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls. However, Brother Broken Halberd, there’s one thing I still don’t quite know. What exactly are your guild’s objectives?”

I laughed before I raised my fist in the air and spoke in a bright and clear voice, “Before the Nation Wars, we aim to forge bonds of brotherhood which will last for all time! During the Nation Wars, we plan to fight off all comers and protect our home!”

When Lu Buyi heard that, he started clapping vigorously. “That’s right! That’s exactly the sort of attitude and bearing the vice leader of a super guild should have! Lu Chen, we are willing to follow under the banner of Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls. We will fight off all invaders and protect our home!”

Freezing Point nodded his head as well. He grinned as he said, “Then, I hope that we have a fruitful relationship!”

“Yeah!”

After that, I gave Freezing Point control over a new subguild and he started to quickly add all of the Waste and Burn players into them. They had officially become Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls’ eighth subguild and there were one thousand four hundred and seventy-eight of them in total.

Ah, this is a little sad. When we had established the seven other subguilds, we turned them into Rank 3 guilds within three days and all two thousand slots were fully taken up the moment that happened. Waste and Burn really wasn’t that powerful compared to them.

“Then, shall we go back to Sky City and start recruiting?” Freezing Point asked, the excitement apparent in his voice.

I nodded my head. “Yeah, that sounds good. Remember, the entry requirements must be set high. Don’t take in any players who are weaker than Level 120 for now. Right now, the minimum standard for newly-recruited players is that they must all be fifth-promotion players. If not, the new subguild will be very weak.”

Freezing Point was quite shocked. “The entry requirements are that high?”

“Why? You don’t have any confidence in yourselves?”

“Hahaha, don’t you worry! I have confidence in spades. Trust me, vice leader. I’ll definitely lead the eighth subguild well!”

“Okay, then I’ll leave you to it!”

“Okay!”