Chapter 228 - Chapter 228: 111. Cutting-edge Era_2 (1/2)

Chapter 228: 111. Cutting-edge Era_2

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In the depths underground, near the Aberration Den, the alchemists suffered a brutal attack.

Although they eventually succeeded in sealing the expansion of the Den with walls and installed alchemy devices to collect the dust, the alchemists also suffered heavy losses under the onslaught of the aberrations.

Many Third Order alchemists and above were killed deep in the Corridor, and countless lesser-ranked alchemists shared the same fate.

Only a small portion of their relics were brought back to the ground level, the vast majority forever buried in the underground regions below the 80th layer of the “Fissure Corridor”.

The Alchemy Cathedral announced that anyone could own the alchemy materials, manuscripts, Sage Particles, and other rare items abandoned in the areas below the 80th layer underground if they managed to retrieve them.

Upon hearing this news, all factions rushed to recruit alchemists, plunging into the “Fissure Corridor.”

The career progression from the Iron Thorn Shield to the Golden Commerce Guild is evident.

First-order alchemists held the position of Captain in the security team, gaining experience from layers 1 to 3 underground.

Second -order alchemists held the position of Company Director in the security company, gaining experience in the Corridor area between layers 4 to 20 underground.

Third-order alchemists were absorbed by the Golden Commerce Guild to become the Golden Merchant’s Swords, gaining experience in the Corridor area from layer 21 underground or in the Iron Thorn Shield as a vice-president or president.

The higher your capability, the higher your position, and the deeper the layers of the Underground Area you could access.

These were the common knowledge that Kent explained to Noland Lee during the preparation stage before entering the Underground.

Only then did Noland Lee realize that if he wanted to spend a prolonged time hunting monsters underground, there were only two routes.

The first route was legal.

The path was to gain rank within the Iron Thorn Shield ascents into the Golden Commercial Guild, becoming a Golden Merchant’s Sword controlling greater autonomy and personal time.

The Golden Merchant’s Sword is a combatant of mercenary nature.

The Golden Commerce Guild barely binds them and granted them a vast space for autonomy.

Correspondingly, Golden Merchant’s Swords could not learn the inner secrets of the Golden Commercial Guild.

If Noland became a Golden Merchant’s Sword, he could stay underground continuously for ten days or half a month without issue. No one would control what he did.