Chapter 156: Recruiting (1/2)
The spring wind blew. The tree leaves on either side of Floating Ice City swayed. It was rush hour and the streets were filled with players. This city was the most prosperous city among the nine tier 2 cities of the China region. It was also fated to be the city with the fiercest competition. We had to create our guild as soon as possible, recruit many people, and gain enough strength to compete with other guilds!
Therefore, this Hero's Token from the Who Will Fight Me tournament was priceless!
We sprinted into the palace. When we entered the hall, two high-level NPC guards holding spears glared at us. I appeared calm and led the four behind me in front of the king. The man was large and looked strong. His metal armor was imposing and he wielded a giant broadsword. He was clearly the type of king who ruled his city with his martial prowess.
”Great King...” I called out.
Beiming Xue pulled my cloak. ”Boss, the wording is not good. It sounds like how the little demons in the Journey to the West talk to the demon kings...”
I nodded and changed my speech. ”My king!”
Beiming Xue said, ”This sounds like the stupidly loyal subjects in medieval times...”
I was furious and pointed at the king NPC. ”Fuck, I want to create a guild!”
The king retained his composure and ignored the first word. He nodded and said, ”Give me a Hero’s Token and expend 1000 Reputation, and your guild shall be created!”
I took out the Hero's Token and used up 1000 points of Reputation. My guild was about to be created. I entered the words ”Bloody Mercenaries” into the screen!
Ding~!
System Announcement: Congratulations to player “Broken Halberd Sinks Into Sand” on creating the guild “Bloody Mercenaries”!
……
And… nothing else. No rewards at all!
Fuck, only the first three people to create their guilds received rewards. I was too late!
Forget it. I, Dominating Heaven Blade and Lin Yixin were all in the Top 3 of Floating Ice City’s Heavenly Ranking. There was no need for me to fight over the top spot. The highest-flying bird is shot first. Claiming 1st place would only put a big target on my back. It would be very annoying.
”Boss, quick, let me join the guild~~”
Beiming Xue walked over, requesting to join the guild. I pressed confirm and Beiming Xue became one of the members. A golden empty placeholder appeared on her shoulder. Yes, we had not confirmed the emblem for the Bloody Mercenaries.
I then added Gui Guzi, Mamate, and Du Thirteen into the guild. I set all four of them as the commanders of the four corps. I myself became the leader. Then we started to discuss what kind of emblem we should use.
”A portrait of a beauty? This will be more attractive...” Du Thirteen suggested.
Beiming Xue nodded. ”Right, let's get a better one! I feel that the emblem of Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls is pretty good. A bloody, mighty sword. How about we use that emblem?”
”Ok!”
I decisively accepted Beiming Xue's suggestion. I downloaded Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls’ emblem from the Guild Ranking and used a built-in tool to paint the background behind the ancient sword completely blood-red. This way, the emblem would look more murderous and fit our Bloody Mercenaries more!
Bloody Mercenaries were Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls' guardians after all, shedding blood to protect our dreams and warrior souls!
Soon, the new emblem was set up. A long bloody sword appeared on our shoulders. Now, we all looked like veterans of countless bloody battles!
Gui Guzi laughed. ”Ha, our guild emblem is so stylish! Right, boss, Rank 1 guilds can accept 200 people. When will we start accepting?”
I thought for a moment and said, ”If we recruit in the city square, it will be chaotic and hard to find strong experts. I’ll go to the forums later. Most experts browse the forums looking for info. Yeah, we’ll do that. You go offline guys, I’ll join you soon...”
”Alright!”
They went to the inn and prepared to go offline.
Before I went offline, I logged onto the forums and used the ID Broken Halberd Sinks Into Sand to make a post—[Recruiting] Bloody Mercenaries has been established!
The contents of the post were as follows: After nearly a month of battle, the Bloody Mercenaries guild has finally been established. We do not fear any other guild in Floating Ice City. We only pursue our own gaming dreams. No matter if it is Snowy Cathaya, Gods of Destruction, or Mad Dragon, we will kill anyone who challenges us! If you have a dream of conquering the world, then join Bloody Mercenaries! Requirements: Third-promotion, good equipment, at least one Silver-grade item. Melee, archers and mages preferred! If you want to join and fit the requirements, please send me a personal message. We will hold a meeting at nine o’clock at the plaza by the city’s eastern gates.