As an ordinary person, Yang Jia always thought she lived in an ordinary world,
Until one day, she unintentionally received a part-time job...
"Number 37651, welcome to be a temporar...
The first question stumped everyone.
Li Bai's style was simple and crude. "Since it's located in Phoenix City, it's called the Phoenix City Guild."
Zheng Yizhao was helpless. "But this would easily confuse people. After all, we don't control Phoenix City yet. And in this game, who knows if an overly arrogant name will attract hostility from the NPCs? We should conserve our strength and develop in a low-key manner."
If the City Lord's Mansion was alerted and sent to clear out the group, their now loosely organized and weak team might be directly disbanded, and the advantages they had painstakingly accumulated in the early stages would be wiped out.
Li Bai said, "Then let's put our heads together."
Bai Ting and Qin Yan were quite active, suggesting several names. However, their naming skills were comparable, and neither of them caught the public's attention. In the end, they were both banned from speaking.
Then the rest of the people looked at each other, and no one took the initiative to speak.
Zheng Yizhao was also familiar with this process, so he simply called out the names one by one, asked everyone to pick one, wrote it down, and finally chose the best one. Everyone seemed accustomed to it, so the process was completed very smoothly. In just two minutes, the slips with various names were handed to Zheng Yizhao.
He didn't look at it, but handed it to Li Bai.
Li Bai looked through them one by one, and finally pulled one out, "This is it."
Zheng Yizhao turned and saw two words written on the paper: Nirvana. The handwriting was terrible, but the name was actually quite good. Phoenix Nirvana, the Phoenix City team's name was Nirvana, and it was a fitting name. It would be easy to associate with the name without being taboo.
He nodded. "Nirvana. Who named it?"
Yang Jia raised his hand silently.
Zheng Yizhao's expression suddenly looked as if he was choked. He stared for a moment, then changed the subject, "Then let's talk about the second question."
The so-called Arena Tournament involves one player defending the arena while others challenge. Due to the large number of players, the City Lord's Mansion has ten arenas open, and naturally, only ten winners will be chosen. These ten players will receive generous rewards and be recruited by the City Lord's Mansion. Of course, other players who excel in the arena may also be selected, but this depends on luck.
From a strategic perspective, Zheng Yizhao felt that since this tournament was being held in Phoenix City and they were behind it, if the Nirvana Guild wanted to seize the initiative, they needed to secure at least four to six of the ten winners. The more winners they had, the more secure their position in Phoenix City would be. Without even four winners, the tournament would be meaningless to them.
Under this premise, how many people to send to participate in the competition, when to enter, and even whether the remaining people should form a team to "challenge" to help improve results, all need to be discussed.
Li Bai, needless to say, was the first to enter. After all, many of the people here were watching her. But it was different for the others. Entering too early was a complete drain on their energy and strength, leaving them vulnerable to being overtaken mid-sentence. Many experts, in particular, opted to wait and see before leaving. But if they entered too late, the spotlight would be stolen by others, and their performance would be less impressive. The audience wouldn't see them as talented, but merely as someone taking advantage.
Therefore, the balance in between had to be carefully considered. As for the suggestion of having someone help improve his grades, Li Bai directly rejected it.
"If you can't secure four spots based on your strength, you'll be eliminated sooner or later," she said. After all, strength is impossible to conceal; over time, everyone will see it. Others aren't fools, and once they see it, they'll inevitably speculate, and the Nirvana Guild's reputation will be tarnished.
Zheng Yizhao nodded and said, "I thought so too, but there are quite a few people who come here to cause trouble this time."
Li Bai's performance was impressive, so other factions would naturally send people to test him. These were all experts, and if they were determined to cause trouble, it wasn't impossible for them to deliberately snatch the quota. Li Bai's men weren't enough.
"Leave them to me." Li Bai said calmly.
Although she didn't say how she would solve the problem, everyone who heard this had no doubt that she could do it. After all, that was Li Bai!
To those who stand on different sides and camps, Li Bai is a monster. But to those who follow her, Li Bai is a legend.
"That's all I have to say," Zheng Yizhao said. "Li Bai, do you have anything else to say?"
Li Bai didn't say anything, but turned to Bai Ting. She could speak when she needed to, but she never took the initiative to speak unless necessary.
Bai Ting stood up, smiled, and glanced at everyone present before saying, "I hope those who hear this will keep it a secret for now. Everyone knows that the boss has obtained the City Lord's Seal, but no one knows when or how. Now I can tell you that this is a hidden dungeon! Moreover, after completing the storyline, this dungeon is now open to the public!"
This news truly captured everyone's attention. Upon hearing that dungeons were open to the public, they even ignored their meetings and began to discuss the situation. Dungeons are essential for any game and for all players. Leveling up, gaining skill proficiency, and acquiring resources are all connected to them. In most games, clearing records is the ultimate way for large guilds to attract players.
Now, the newly established Nirvana Guild also has a copy.
"This time when we went out of the city, we went through this book again and got a lot of good things." Bai Ting said, taking out the hemostatic potion formula from her bag and handing it to Zheng Yizhao next to her.
Zheng Yizhao only took a quick glance and said, "The Guild will buy this thing from you. We'll discuss the price later."
Bai Ting said, "Don't worry, there's more good news."
Yang Jia took out the invigorating potion, and Li Bai also took out the blueprints for shoes and weapons. After handing them over to Zheng Yizhao, Bai Ting said, "The most important thing is that these formulas and blueprints can be put into production immediately. - We have also found the raw materials needed for production nearby."
"With these things, Phoenix City will be able to leave others far behind," Zheng Yizhao said. Even for his cunning mind, he seemed a little excited. "These will also be very important bargaining chips when recruiting those masters later." After a pause, he added, "I've been considering the guild's contribution these past few days. Your discoveries will also be recorded as contribution points, which can be exchanged from the guild for what you need in the future."
Although the guild currently only has a shell, the members are dissatisfied, the warehouse is empty, and even the liquid funds are very limited, Zheng Yizhao is very ambitious and firmly believes that Nirvana will become the largest guild in the game. Therefore, these things must be paid attention to from now on. The sooner the rules are established, the sooner the guild can get on the right track.
After saying this, Li Bai stood up, glanced at everyone, and said, "Tomorrow is the ring match, everyone, let's work hard together."
Everyone stood up immediately. No one said, "We will definitely do our best," but Yang Jia felt that every one of them would do so, or was already doing so.
Bai Ting, acting as the plenipotentiary representative, went to negotiate terms with Zheng Yizhao. Yang Jia followed Li Bai out of the meeting room, but after two steps, he realized that Li Bai was going back to his room and that it would be inappropriate for him to follow him.
She hadn't been back to her rental apartment in several days. They'd be traveling together more often, so living together would be more convenient. Yang Jia was also debating whether to move in, but if she did, she'd have to look for Zheng Yizhao... and the hotels were probably full during the tournament, so there wouldn't be room for her.
While hesitating, Yang Jia noticed that Li Bai, who was walking in front of her, stopped and turned to look at her, "Come with me."
"Huh?" Yang Jia was a little surprised, but his steps seemed to have a mind of their own and he followed.
Then he went straight back to Li Bai's room.
But after entering, Yang Jia realized he'd overestimated his own thoughts. This was just a hotel room, after all; there couldn't possibly be many personal belongings there. Besides, with Li Bai's personality, she probably wouldn't even decorate her own room. It would probably be clean and empty, like a model apartment.
However, she didn't get distracted for long. At Li Bai's signal, after sitting down face to face with the other party, Yang Jia perked up, sat up straight with her chest out and stomach in, and looked at Li Bai.
Li Bai didn't hesitate much. After sitting down, he asked, "Have you ever thought about participating in a competition?"
Yang Jia was surprised again. She glanced at Li Bai hesitantly, making sure he wasn't joking and that she wasn't hallucinating. Then she said, "Isn't my strength too weak?"
"Can I just not participate if I'm not good enough?"
"It's not that I can choose not to participate, but I'm afraid I'll be killed in seconds if I go up." Yang Jia said. In that case, who would want to go up and make a fool of themselves?
Li Bai didn't seem to like her statement, and his eyebrows twitched. "Why are you belittling yourself? How do you know you can only be defeated in seconds if you don't try? Being weak is no excuse for complacency. Since you know you're weaker, you should work harder than others."
She spoke in a calm tone, but Yang Jia inexplicably felt that Li Bai was angry. She hadn't expected to hear such words from Li Bai. Although they seemed like accusations, perhaps this was Li Bai's way of caring for others.
At least she was paying attention to herself.
This thought made Yang Jia feel proud and he immediately said, "Then I'll go and give it a try."
The author has something to say: Yang Jia: Come on and act!