Chapter 80
"Okay, but there are some requirements for joining our guild. If you don't meet them, you may need to withdraw from the guild."
Although he knew this wouldn't happen to Riding a Donkey to Watch a Turtle, who knew if he would become lazy after being reborn because of joining the guild? Therefore, to be on the safe side, Xia Mo decided to give him a shot of prevention, so that he wouldn't think Qingyao was being taken advantage of by going straight up.
For Qilukanwangba, being able to join the guild despite having no special skills was already a huge surprise. Therefore, when he heard that she had some requirements, he was not surprised at all, and even felt that it was as it should be.
Qingyaozhishang is a guild, not a charity, so it would be strange for him if they had no requirements for him.
So he nodded and said, "Okay, go ahead."
Xia Mo pondered this as he spoke, "Qingyao Zhishang is currently a Level 1 guild, so we can't offer a high salary for now. I estimate you can provide around 100 gold per week. In addition, we can provide you with a free alchemy studio and some medicinal herbs. I'll have the guild leader send you a list of the herbs later. You can take a look at it first, and if you find any herbs unsuitable, we can discuss and make adjustments."
"The above are the guild benefits for you. In return, you need to produce at least 6 bottles of antidote potions, 4 bottles of ice resistance potions, and 2 bottles of fire resistance potions every day. Of course, this is based on your current level. As your alchemy level increases, the benefits and requirements will be adjusted accordingly. How's that? Can you achieve it?"
Although she had a certain status in Qingyaozhi and had a say, she was not in the management after all. She could not say too much about the salary, so she could only give a number based on what she had seen in the Absolute Dynasty.
However, she felt that giving 100 gold should not be a big problem. As long as Qingshui and the others regularly cleared the dungeon every day, the gold coins would be accumulated quickly. If that didn't work, they could start a gold group later, which would make money faster.
As for potions, Xia Mo requested ice resistance and fire resistance potions in addition to the detoxification potion.
Even though they are not very useful now, these potions will come in handy when the game refreshes with large-scale dungeon groups in the near future. So instead of spending a high price to buy them from others, it is better to do it yourself from now on and have enough food and clothing.
After hearing what she said, Qilukanwangba lowered his head and did not respond to her immediately.
Xia Mo tilted his head: "Why, are you not satisfied with the salary? Or do you think the requirements put forward for you are too high?"
Riding a donkey and looking at a turtle shook his head: "No, I am very satisfied with the salary you give me..."
“That’s…?”
His throat was choked up, and his voice was lowered even further: "The ice resistance and fire resistance potions you proposed... I'm afraid I can't make them for the time being..."
These two types of potions are more difficult to make than antidotes. So far, he has never succeeded once. How could he dare to agree?
"Do you have so little confidence in yourself?" Xia Mo asked with a smile.
The man who rode the donkey and watched the turtle shook his head: "It's not a matter of confidence, it's just that I lack the ability..."
She never expected that the great pharmacist who was once her equal would still be such an unconfident and clueless boy. Xia Mo smiled and said, "It's okay. After joining the guild, there is still a three-day trial period. If you find that you are still not up to the task after three days, it won't be too late to withdraw from the guild then."
No one had ever invited him so warmly. All he could recall were other people's contempt, dislike, ridicule and mockery.
He didn't understand why she valued him so much when he wasn't even a mid-level pharmacist.
"Can I ask... why you insisted on inviting me?" He slowly raised his head and looked at the person in front of him with complicated eyes.
Xia Mo smiled gently: "If I say I believe you will become the best pharmacist in the game one day in the future, would you believe it?"
She couldn't say that I saw you become a top pharmacist in my previous life, so she had to change her words and use "I believe in you".
Hearing her words, the man riding a donkey and looking at the turtle was stunned for a long time, and his eyes turned red again.
He sniffed, and suddenly, as if he had made up his mind, he looked at her intently and smiled, "I believe I can become the kind of pharmacist you described!"
Drag people into the guild, and people in the guild will respond quickly.
[Ripe Tomato: @骑驴看王八, yeah, a newcomer! Welcome, welcome!]
[Laughing until my face is paralyzed: Hello newcomer! (grin.jpg)]
[Latiao Xiaohuahua: Wow, welcome to join our warm, harmonious and friendly family~]
[He Ye Xiao Xiao: Sprinkle flowers! Welcome~]
Yun Yao: Is the newcomer also an elementalist? Hello, colleague! (claw grip.jpg)
Riding a donkey to watch turtles, who was used to being alone, suddenly received a series of greetings and his face flushed with nervousness.
"I...how should I reply?" He looked at Xia Mo at a loss. How could his demeanor and expression show any of the arrogance he had when he pestered her every day to challenge her?
Xia Mo was a little amused and helpless.
I didn't expect that the character who was riding a donkey to watch a turtle in the early stage was so introverted.
"If you don't know how to reply, just send an emoticon. The people in our guild are very nice, so don't think too much about it." She explained in a gentle voice.
The man riding the donkey saw Wang Ba nodded and quickly did as he was told.
After saying hello, Xia Mo was about to chat privately with Qingshui and tell him about the situation of riding a donkey to see the turtle, when the other party suddenly came to her.
Boiled Cabbage: Is he a pharmacist?
Xia Mo was stunned. He didn't expect Qingshui to know him, so he replied: [Yes, I dug him up from the Kguir Swamp. He has good qualifications. He only needs one level to become an intermediate pharmacist.]
Then he repeated the guild benefits he had promised Qilu Kanwangba and the request he had made to him: "Do you think there are any other adjustments that need to be made? I'll go talk to him."
I thought she would give some advice, but Qingshui replied directly: [No, what you said is perfect, let's do it as you said]
Xia Mo was a little surprised and half-jokingly said, "I didn't expect that a proposal from a non-management person like me would be so powerful and not even need to be modified."
Opposite party: [I was just about to say this. Would you like to be the vice president?]
Xia Mo: [That’s not what I meant]
[Qingshui Zhubaicai: I know these are just empty titles for you, but not for the members. With this title, they're more willing to follow your lead, especially as more and more people join the guild, and it becomes a mixed bag. Having your status here will make things easier for you.]
That's the truth.
Things are different now. She is not alone now, but has an entire guild behind her. If she does not establish her authority in the guild, some people with ulterior motives may turn Qingyao's life upside down.
After thinking for a moment, she replied: [Okay, but I have a condition]
[Boiling cabbage in water: You say]
She: [I'm just a figurehead. I won't strictly follow the duties required of the vice president position. I hope you won't give me too much work.]
It was true that she wanted to repay Qingyao Zhishang, but she also had her own things to do, and she couldn't spend too much time managing the guild.
The reply came quickly: "No problem. I didn't intend for you to take on too many responsibilities. We still have Sala in the guild. She's the administrator and will be in charge of guild affairs. And there's also Latiao Xiaohuahua. She just came out of the dungeon and offered to take on HR responsibilities, so I assigned her a position."
[So you see, vice president is just a title, you don’t need to do anything]
Xia Mo suddenly laughed: [Sala and Xiaohua must have worked hard]
Qingshui Zhubaicai looked at these words, knowing that she meant to be relieved, and smiled: "Then I will give them a raise in salary, and they should have no complaints."
She closed the dialog box and took Jingjing to the nearby map to kill monsters while there was still some time in the evening.
Halfway through, she suddenly received a system prompt.
[The bug has expired. The relevant recordings have been automatically saved to your backpack. Click here to view them.]
He raised his eyebrows, oh, here comes the clue.
Let Jingjing go and let it run around freely for a while. Xia Mo found an open space to sit down and turned on the recording in his backpack.
The eavesdropping device has a validity period of 36 hours. From yesterday noon when those people attacked us until tonight, it has been exactly 36 hours, so the recording was retrieved.
To know where this bug came from, we have to start from the day six days ago when I was under the unlucky debuff.
When she left Lawrence Cathedral and headed north back to Huangs City, she encountered eight sneak attacks in a row. Although no one was her match, through what the eighth person revealed, Xia Mo confirmed that she must have been targeted by a certain team.
The other party was in the dark while she was in the light, so she couldn't act rashly. Therefore, the goblins outside the east gate of the royal city came in handy.
That goblin had a lot of good stuff, and anything was easily available if you had the money. For example, the [Rebound Balloon] that I had recommended to Fenghuo to save his life was only available from that goblin.
She also bought the eavesdropping device from him, and the price of one was 80 gold, which was more than her weekly salary working in the library.
Although the price is not cheap, it is necessary to pay in order to find out the other party's background.
Four days later, when she was attacked by five people from a distance again, she used the light and sound effects of her skill to cover her and successfully attached the eavesdropping device to the gap in the collar below the neck of one of them.
As long as he speaks, and as long as someone speaks within 3 meters of the eavesdropping device, the sound will be recorded.
At this time, drag out the 36-hour recording and select the automatic editing function. The system will automatically cut out the part without sound and only keep the part with dialogue.
After a final summary, there were only more than 20 recordings with a total duration of less than 2 hours. I looked at the time and saw that there was still time, so I got to work!
Standing up again, Xia Mo listened to the recording while killing monsters.
Two hours later, she put on a slight smile, took back the recording, and prepared to deal with it the next day.
Unexpectedly, at this moment, Ripe Tomato suddenly called her.
Xia Mo's eyes flashed.
Everyone in her list knew that she didn't like voice calls and would communicate through text messages. However, at this moment, Ripe Tomato actually called him for the first time.
Something must have happened, so she answered the call immediately. Sure enough, she heard Tomato's anxious voice: "Mo Se, our Qingyao has been hacked!"
"What was hacked?" Xia Mo frowned.
"It's the forum! Ten minutes ago, someone posted anonymously, saying that our Qingyao Zhishang is mistreating members outside of their family and friends group, engaging in clique bullying. All the benefits go to the family and friends group first, leaving outsiders like them with nothing! Oh, it makes me so angry!"
The post was anonymous and accused them of forming a small group. Xia Mo could guess who posted it with his toes.
"Send me the link and I'll take a look."
"good!"
After hanging up the voice call, Xia Mo clicked on the link, and his eyes were immediately filled with the eloquent content.
In the main post, the poster said that he came from Qingyao Zhishang, and that Qingyao Zhishang was simply a guild for friends and family.
For example, when exploring a level 15 dungeon, the guild leader and administrators divided the members into three teams. Team 1 consisted entirely of the guild leader's own people, who were given the best resources. Team 2 consisted of less experienced members, who were given only limited support. Team 3, who were unfamiliar with the management, were not allowed to enter the difficult dungeon and were only allowed to enter the easy dungeon.
Is this distribution really fair? Isn't it just giving all the benefits to friends and family?
[Friends, do you think this is the worst? No, there are people like me who are not even allowed to form a team!]
[Just because I didn't have a good relationship with management, because I joined the guild late and wasn't familiar enough with management, I can't even form a team and enter the dungeon? Isn't this a clear attempt at hegemony?]
That's not all. After the OP finished talking about the level 15 raid, he then mentioned Qingyao going straight into the Tomb City, saying that the guild would never agree to the OP and other new members entering, even if they wanted to let her battle pet participate in the battle, they wouldn't let the members join. This is really too much!
Another friend and I stood up and suggested sorting everyone's power from highest to lowest, deciding who would enter the dungeon based on their abilities. Guess what the president said? He said the dungeon candidates had already been chosen, and the list couldn't be changed! My friend and I were so angry we were shaking. We were about to argue for ourselves, but the next second we received this [screenshot.jpg]—judging for yourself.
In the screenshot, the poster blurred his ID and only retained the remaining content.
The rest was nothing but the system message that he was kicked out by Qingshui that day.
[Everyone, get this? Qingyaozhishang is a completely useless guild. They cling to each other, exclude outsiders, and prioritize resources for their acquaintances. Newcomers get absolutely nothing! And you should know why Mo Se is so powerful, right? With such a large guild to suck her blood, even a loser should be praised! Everyone, don't go to them. You'll only get skinned and suffer!]
[Oh, and let me tell you a little bit about Mo Se. She's not as honest as everyone thinks. In fact, she's always been extremely selfish. She's even willing to kill her friends for profit.]
Originally, he was just accusing Qingyao, but as the poster changed his words, he easily led the topic to her.
Ink color, just these two words are enough to attract a lot of attention when they are put into the world.
She is the top star official and the number one player in the continent of Pergas. The honors she has won, the reputation she has gained, every operation she makes, and every skill she unleashes are what countless players dream of having.
Therefore, for such a conspicuous existence as her, even a piece of small news can cause quite a stir.
Let me put it this way. Before entering the game, she had promised a few close friends that they would team up to complete missions together. But she immediately blocked them, completely treating them like strangers.
[She was still trying to steal her friend's monsters in the wild, and ended up killing her best friend. Luckily, her best friend wasn't level 10 at the time, so she didn't get the death penalty from the system, or else she would have died of anger.]
[Don't ask me how I know this. Her bestie and I teamed up a few times, and we became close, so we happened to talk about this. I swear, everything I said is true! Don't let her appearance fool you. She really doesn't deserve your respect.]
Finally, let me suggest a better path forward. The Black Domain Kingdom is quite good. At least their guild system is transparent, and they're open about what they do. They'll never mess around. However, they're a top-tier guild, so it might be hard to get into. As a second choice, you could consider Zui Jiu Xiao Hong Chen, Luan Shi Sheng Ge, and Zong Heng Si Hai. That's about it. Thank you for taking the time to read this. Apologies for taking up quite a bit of public resources.
What he said was sincere and heartfelt, and his polite personality was well established. If Xia Mo didn't know the inside story, she would have almost believed it.
After reading the main post, she scrolled down to see the players' replies.
As she expected, the players who were unaware of the truth did not find anything wrong with the original poster's words. Instead, they foolishly believed him and cursed Qingyao and her under the post.
However, among these abusive replies, Xia Mo unexpectedly saw several familiar IDs speaking up for her.
[Forty-Eight Degrees Boiling Water: First of all, please cancel your anonymity. I'm using a pseudonym, so who knows if it's a human or a ghost?]
Thirty-Seven Degree Ice Cube: Second! Just listening to your nonsense, I'd like to say the original poster is mentally ill!
[Tang Monk loves Rejoice: I hate people who post this kind of posts the most. They think they can accuse others by just saying a few words.]
Wenren Fei: What era is this? If you're using moral blackmail, can you at least provide some substantive evidence? I don't believe a guild with Mo Se in it could have such poor character.
[Loves carrots: Disbelief +1! ! ! ]
Because they helped her refute, almost in the blink of an eye, Boiling Water Ice Cube and Tang Sheng and others were immediately labeled as "relatives and friends group" and "brain-dead".
A few people quarreled for several floors, but finally realized that they could not outnumber hundreds of people, so they stopped talking.
But after a while, Xia Mo received several messages.
Thirty-Seven Degrees Ice: Boss, if you see that post, please ignore it! Those idiots are the ones who betray their own people!
[Wenren Fei: Sister Mo, did you see the post on the forum? Pat me on the head, don't take it to heart, I've already fought for you for 10 rounds!]
[Love Carrots: Master, Master, promise me you'll be happy~ (heart.jpg)]
She was originally a little speechless, but after seeing the concerned messages from several people, her mood quickly dissipated. She replied to each one, closed the dialog box, and focused her attention on this post again.
To be honest, she laughed when she watched it again.
Apart from that guy, she really couldn't think of anyone else who could confuse right and wrong like this.
I didn't expect that after going around in circles I still couldn't get out of the circle I was in back then. Since that's the case, let's settle the old and new accounts together.
Immediately open the guild channel.
[Mo Se (Vice President): @Everyone, from 5pm to 12am tomorrow, please report the number of people who can be online the entire time.]
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