Chapter 115 The Infinite World Dog Company still has the tradition of veterans mentoring newcomers...

[Hot] Guild Tournament, Xibei Mountain, 1 member needed, add me if interested — by Xue Chao

The guild tournament format is based on raiding.

Unlike traditional dungeons, at the start of the room, the host and players are directly teleported into the dungeon. The location of the guild dungeon is within the Infinite World, in an undeveloped wasteland (although Xue Chao thinks the area around the Infinite Corporation is already quite wasteland), which the host and players need to explore on their own.

Therefore, the type of dungeon for guild dungeons is fixed: "Research Team".

Guild dungeons are participated in and ranked by guilds. A room can be started if there are at least three guild teams.

Guild dungeons can be run at other times, but the guild tournament is a centralized guild dungeon competition held every six weeks. During the week, except for Thursdays when players can choose traditional dungeons (to accommodate players without a guild), all other dungeons are guild dungeons.

All guilds participating in the guild competition will be ranked during the competition. The points earned will be doubled at the end of the guild competition and added to the overall guild rankings. The host's salary during the guild competition will also be doubled.

Furthermore, the top three finishers in the competition will receive prizes from the Infinite Company, which are said to be S-class items or something similar.

Therefore, almost all guilds and hosts participated, and the major guilds were all present. They prepared in advance regarding personnel configuration, dungeons, and host selection, striving to shine in the guild competition.

The two weeks leading up to the guild tournament are a warm-up week. The total game points of all guild members during these two weeks are ranked, and the top three will receive the right to designate a guild for the tournament – ​​this "designation" can be either a dungeon or a host position.

Furthermore, guilds have greater freedom during guild competitions. Guilds can actively apply to enter the rooms of whichever host they want, and hosts can invite guilds or remove guilds from their rooms (except for guilds using designated access).

The major guilds and their hosts are deeply intertwined, having already made advances and discussions in private. Other guilds and hosts who don't have as many connections either match randomly or organize gatherings by posting in their own guilds.

The forum content has been pretty much the same lately, so Xue Chao also posted one.

The effect was remarkable; it went viral in less than two minutes, and the first ten floors were all question marks.

Xue Chao didn't continue reading; he just left it there after posting. He was having a "friendly" discussion with the fat bird of capital about this damned price of goods: "I worked my butt off to earn 100,000 yuan, and a stupid pool of money took it all away?"

He earned 84,000 from the last dungeon run, spent 1,000 on two cheap, broken iron gates for the studio, spent 20,000 on his vacation back in the real world, and with the wages from this dungeon run, he has earned over 100,000.

He earned 100,000 in just two dungeons. Even someone as easygoing as him felt he could start thinking about retirement... He felt a surge of youthful enthusiasm, wanting to quickly reach 1 million and go home free.

Because it hurt so much, I went to a store and saw a pool that I liked. It could be installed in the staff dormitory so that I could soak in it after playing games to quickly heal my genital trauma, but it cost me 80,000!

The healing potions in the dungeon shop are reasonably priced, so why don't you just rob them!

"This is already an employee discount price. The guild would pay 180,000 for a pool!" Bennu flapped his electronic wings frantically, enthusiastically recommending the pool, and then added obsequiously, "Besides, with your abilities, it's just a matter of playing two more games, isn't it?"

Xue Chao: "How many people are in the guild? It would be outrageous if the guild's price was the same as his!"

He browsed the forum last week and got a basic understanding of the ratings and salaries. Players and moderators are the same, except players use points.

Take the host's rating as an example:

If the popularity score is below 40 points, the rating is "D", which is unqualified and results in failure.

40 points earns a base salary of 1000.

Points 41-55, rating "C", salary 4000.

56-70 points, rating "B", add 4000 to "rating C", salary 8000.

71-85 points, rating "A", add 8000 to "rating B", salary 16000.

86-100 points, rating "S", add 16000 to "Rating A", salary 32000.

If you have the same rating within 15 points, but your salary is doubled if you are only one rating apart, who can guarantee that you will always be a god?

He's already doing pretty well by not having to run dungeons two or three times a week to accumulate quotas. If he goes all out every time, he'll definitely die before he even gets a retirement scroll.

His money didn't grow on trees, you damn capitalist.

Xue Chao gave up and decided to wait for it to heal on its own, since his current physique was already quite extraordinary.

His body might have gotten used to the cuts and stabs and healed relatively quickly, but the last blow from the boss, while seemingly harmless on the surface, caused multiple "comminuted" fractures inside. Not only is it slow to heal, but Xue Chao is now afraid to move, fearing that it might puncture his lungs as it grows.

But it can recover almost completely in a week. Anyway, there's no worry about the quota. You can just lie around for a week and not waste any money.

At that moment, Bennu reminded him that he had received a new company notice and a "calling card".

Dear employee Xue Chao:

Hello!

First of all, the company has been paying close attention to your outstanding performance since you joined the company and is very proud of it. Please continue your efforts and work together with the company to create a brilliant future!

Secondly, after each employee joins the company, the company will assign an experienced senior employee to guide the new employee to familiarize them with various matters within the company, which will help the new employee integrate into the company more quickly and complete their work. However, due to unforeseen circumstances, the senior employee originally assigned to you has been cancelled, and the company expresses its deepest apologies here.

We are delighted that you have successfully passed the second test and achieved excellent results once again. The company has reassigned you to a senior employee who is interested and even more outstanding as your mentor. He will be visiting you later, and we hope you will get along well.

Finally, I wish your room great popularity and a smooth retirement!

—Infinite Games Company

Does this company, known for its senior employees mentoring new ones, have a tradition of such mentorship? Is this considered an employee benefit?

...No, it's hard to say whether it's a benefit or not; it depends on how the people who receive it are. I have a bad feeling.

Xue Chao opened the visiting card. This time there were far fewer words, but his head was still spinning.

Dear junior:

Hello.

I am an employee assigned by the company to help you familiarize yourself with company affairs. This is a job I applied for voluntarily. There may be some misunderstandings between us. Please allow me to visit you early Tuesday morning to explain in person.

—Holder

Holder, the third-ranked host on the overall leaderboard and the third-ranked guild on the leaderboard, is also the advisor to the "Pilgrimage Band" and the one who dispatched the divine soldiers to kill Pu Fengchun.

Misunderstanding. Xue Chao pondered the word, then tossed it aside somewhat listlessly.

Xue Chao entered the dungeon at the beginning of this week and didn't leave until Monday night.

He arrived early Tuesday morning. He couldn't possibly recover overnight. The visitor didn't seem friendly. Even if they were, he couldn't possibly entertain a stranger while crippled like this.

"Let's just pretend we're not home." Xue Chao slumped for a while, then, extremely annoyed, called over the capitalist Fat Bird and coldly started spending money.

Congratulations on obtaining "Akeron Pool Water"!

Please proceed to the "Swimming Pool"

Xue Chao dragged his mangled body like a zombie toward the locked back door of his villa. The swimming pool was semi-open-air in the backyard of the villa, and further back was a lake with green mountains in the distance.

The previously blank obsidian sign now has the word "Swimming Pool" written on it, and it can be opened.

The swimming pool is on the first floor of the villa, but in the infinite world, the villa is not on the first floor of the company, so it has become a non-open-air swimming pool, which has been replaced by a floor-to-ceiling window, where you can see the stars in the dark sky.

Pure white tile grids, pure black pool water, Xue Chao stood on the edge, and Bennu's voice came from the television outside the door.

Product Name: Akerjung Pool Water

[Product Description: The water in this pool is taken from the first river of the underworld, the "Acheron River" (also known as the "River of Pain"). Its water is extremely light; even a feather sinks instantly, making it difficult for the dead to cross. Only the boat of Charon, the ragged boatman, can cross it.]

[Rank: S]

[Instructions for use: Submerging in water will quickly heal all bodily wounds. Do not soak for too long, otherwise the water will erode your soul.]

(Special Note) Remember to place a coin in your mouth or on your eyelid; the greedy Charon will charge you a fee.

I bought the pool, and now I have to pay for the boat ride? What kind of bundled deal is this? And you still say you're not a capitalist?

Xue Chao exchanged a coin for a new one, put it in his mouth, and reached for it at the edge of the pool, but couldn't find the bottom. It reminded him of the bottomless pool in his kindergarten.

As soon as you step in, you sink into the water, engulfed in a vast and suffocating darkness, with countless wails in your ears.

All the wounds healed rapidly. The coin turned into liquid metal on his tongue, as if trying to block his esophagus. He coughed, and the liquid metal seeped into the black water through his lips.

Then he slowly floated up, as if lifted by a bamboo pole. He grabbed the edge of the pool, burst out of the water, and climbed up.

Xue Chao supported himself on the ground, coughing violently. By the time he caught his breath, the water on his body had evaporated.

He stared at the pool for a while with a gloomy expression, then turned and left.

The pool water not only healed his wounds but also relieved his fatigue, but only physically. The cries of the dead still lingered in his ears, making him feel even worse.

When I'm in a bad mood, I don't even watch TV anymore; I just go back to my bedroom and fall asleep.

He was woken up by knocking on the door the next day.

In an infinite world... at least in the area where the company is located, the sky is always night, and without looking at a clock, it's impossible to tell what time it is.

He casually threw on a loose black undershirt and a pair of black pants, and with his messy, wavy hair, he went to open the door.

The man outside was much more refined, wearing a charcoal gray V-neck vest and single-pleated suit trousers, topped with a black cashmere Chester coat with a notched lapel, single-breasted design, and concealed placket. His silver cane tapped lightly on the ground as he stood casually at his door, as if he had just finished an Italian Mafia family meeting.

He looked to be around forty years old, with black hair tinged with gray, neatly styled. He probably had a resolute face when he was young, but with age, he exuded a calm and mature charm. He took off his hat to greet someone, and the gesture was not at all pretentious, but polite and self-possessed.

"Nice to meet you, I am Holder."

Holder extended his hand, and Xue Chao lazily shook it, then stepped aside: "Come in, senior."

The man said "Excuse me" again, and followed him into the room. He hung his coat by the door, put his cane aside, and sat properly on the sofa. Xue Chao poured him a glass of water.

“Thank you.” Holder smiled. “You’re younger than I thought, that’s amazing.”

Xue Chao poured himself a glass, gave a lazy reply, found a comfortable position, leaned back on the high chair at the small bar, and seemed about to fall asleep again.

Having gauged the junior's temperament, Holder skipped the pleasantries and got straight to the point: "I'm here to apologize. Due to some misunderstandings, my people acted without authorization, causing you trouble. This was not my intention."

He spoke in the same tone, each word clear, at a steady pace, with an old-fashioned composure that made him seem sincere.

Xue Chao tilted his head, his thick, black curly hair rolling across half of his pale face, like black pool water overflowing white tiles: "It's alright."

Holder understood that he was answering "causing trouble," and laughed, "That's good. I do have some defective products on hand, please excuse me."

"Not defective at all; it almost blew my head off several times." Xue Chao noticed Holder pause for a moment, then raised an eyebrow. "Do you know who I'm talking about?"

“Sorry, I have too many people under me and I couldn’t meet them all at once.” Holder’s smile softened a bit, as if he were mentioning a junior he admired. “Meiguang is outstanding, and her aggressiveness is exceptional among everyone. She is one in a million. She reminds me of Tai’a, who was still a newcomer at the time.”

He remembered, though he was forgetful, but he said "rose light," not "splendid red." To him, the player was just a box containing supernatural abilities.

He instinctively felt that this "Tai'a" probably wasn't the person's real name, so he propped his head up and asked, "And who is this?"

Holder realized what was happening: "She's the current number one player on the leaderboard. You'll get to know her sometime. Making friends with people like her will be good for you. But she has a strange temper and is cold, though I think you can understand. It's a common trait among some strong people." He said the last sentence while looking at Xue Chao, as if they were the same kind of people.

These words were "boring and meaningless" to Xue Chao, so he didn't bother to reply. But then he heard Holder say, "Having a personality is an achievement, but being too individualistic is destructive. Even the freest person has a framework to confine themselves. Be wary of utter madness. Your predecessor is a good example to learn from."