Chapter 280 Aether Wing Base
In the Adventurers' Guild of Silvervale City, many guild players were coming and going, all for the guild's daily tasks.
However, due to the high number of people taking and submitting tasks, the guild was busy, and one usually had to wait in the lounge for a while.
Some guild members, bored while waiting, started drinking and chatting in the lounge.
"The Guild of Aether Wing is getting worse and worse. I should have joined another big guild from the start. Maybe I could have been a squad leader by now. Mason, you're so smart and wise to have joined the Darkstar Guild from the beginning. Now you're the vice-captain of the fifteenth regiment of Darkstar Guild. I'll have to rely on you now that I've left Aether Wing," a dark-skinned, tall, and thin Shield Warrior flattered the burly Berserker next to him.
"Don't worry, with me around, joining the guild is no problem at all. It's a small matter," the Berserker assured, patting his chest.
Next to the burly Berserker Mason was a pretty female Sorcerer. Though her face was ordinary, she had a great figure. She batted her big eyes at Mason and smiled sweetly, "Mason, I've always wanted to go to the level fifteen the Sunken Crypts. When will you take me there?"
the Sunken Crypts was a level fifteen, twenty-person raid dungeon. Its difficulty was slightly below average for level fifteen dungeons, but for regular players, even a ten-person level fifteen dungeon was considered high-end, let alone a twenty-person dungeon like the Sunken Crypts.
"Of course, no problem. It's just the Sunken Crypts. You're my girlfriend now, so the Sunken Crypts won't do. Tomorrow, I'll gather some people and take you to the Demonic Citadel for some real fun," Berserker Mason said with a wicked smile, wrapping his arm around the female Sorcerer's slender waist.
This scene made the other players envious, wishing they could join the Darkstar Guild and fly high with a beauty by their side.
"Mason, I heard that the Demonic Citadel is extremely difficult. Have you already gotten the strategy from the main team of the Guild of Aether Wing?" the dark-skinned, tall, and thin Shield Warrior asked in surprise.
"There is a strategy, but even without it, with the strength of our Darkstar Guild, we can easily get through it. Mainly, we've been competing with the Devouring Serpents. Otherwise, Aether Wing wouldn't have had a chance to shine. Look at them now, they're in decline. They just level up faster, but they haven't even cleared the normal difficulty of the three major dungeons. Unlike us, the Darkstar Guild, we've already taken down the second boss of Adversity-level and started on the third. We're on par with the Devouring Serpents now, and it won't be long before we surpass them. I don't know what qualifies a guild like Aether Wing to be considered one of the top six guilds."
Berserker Mason spoke dismissively, showing his disdain for the Guild of Aether Wing, and his voice was loud.
"Even though the guild has such a bleak future, half the people still stay. I don't know what they're thinking."
"They're just fools."
"Mason, you're right. I regret listening to my friend and joining Aether Wing. Thinking about what he said makes me regret it even more," the Shield Warrior nodded, feeling deeply regretful. If he had joined the Darkstar Guild earlier, he might have had a beauty by his side too.
Not far from the three's seats, Eric was quietly looking at information on the official forum.
Hearing the conversation between Berserker Mason and the tall, thin Shield Warrior, which was very animated, the Shield Warrior's voice was loud enough for everyone in the hall to hear.
Eric made no comment on this; everyone was free to say what they wanted.
As for regretting joining Aether Wing?
Eric merely smiled faintly.
If that Shield Warrior knew that Aether Wing was about to establish a guild residence, how would he feel?
One thing was certain that he would be extremely excited, to the point where "earth-shattering" wouldn't even begin to describe it.
You couldn't really blame him.
Afterward, Eric completed the formalities at the counter, officially turning his private territory into a guild residence. At the same time, he spent over three thousand gold coins to build a high-end guild hall in Silverwood Manor, which could accommodate up to three thousand people. As for other facilities in the guild residence, they could only be obtained from large team dungeons above level twenty-five.
Building a high-end guild hall would take some time.
After arranging these matters, Eric's next task was to go to the Crystal Palace in Silvervale City to report the situation in Abyssal Rift Valley.
Just as Eric was about to leave the Adventurers' Guild and head to the Crystal Palace to report the Heaven's Wrath situation, a System announcement rang out.
And it wasn't just any System announcement; it was a System announcement for the entire Eldoria.
System: Congratulations to the Guild of Aether Wing for being the first to establish a guild residence. Reward: 10,000 guild honor points, 10 gold coins in guild funds, and 10,000 guild reputation points.
"Spent 3,000 gold coins and only got 10 gold coins as a reward. The System is really stingy," Eric laughed.
But Eric didn't care about those gold coins.
Because during this period, StellarTrails Emporium had a daily net income of over 1,700 gold coins, thanks to the popularity brought by Arcane Sentinel and Armor Scales of the Ancients, as well as the continuous production of Gemstone Clasp of Power and high-grade Whetstone of Precision by the forging genius Frost Coco.
Moreover, as more and more forging players were recruited by Frost Coco, the number and variety of forging blueprints provided by the Guild of Aether Wing increased, boosting the daily revenue of StellarTrails Emporium.
Now, StellarTrails Emporium controlled half of the market for forged goods in Silvervale City, and the same was true for the seven surrounding cities.
So Eric was never short of money.
Compared to the 3,000 gold coins, Eric valued the 10,000 guild reputation points more. This was something only available after opening a guild residence. The higher the guild's reputation, the more famous it became among NPCs. With 10,000 guild reputation points, the guild would be somewhat well-known in Silvervale City, much easier than starting from scratch.
Completing an NPC's commission task usually only awarded one to three guild reputation points, with only extremely difficult tasks giving five to ten points. Accumulating 10,000 guild reputation points would require the entire guild to complete thousands of tasks.
This saved the guild a lot of time in its development.
In the lounge of the association, the tall, thin Shield Warrior who had just left the Guild of Aether Wing no longer felt the joy of joining the Darkstar Guild. His face was ashen, dark as water.
In the Eternal Slumber Dungeon, one of the three major dungeons.
The main team of the Darkstar Guild was battling a colossal skeletal elephant over twenty meters tall.
RogueVortex was struggling to withstand the skeletal elephant's attacks, each hit dealing over two thousand points of damage, leaving his health fluctuating dangerously.
Just as the skeletal elephant was about to perform an ancient stomp, RogueVortex heard the System announcement.
RogueVortex was stunned on the spot.
"How did Aether Wing get a guild residence so quickly?" RogueVortex exclaimed upon seeing the System notification, his eyes nearly popping out. He even forgot to use his skills to block the skeletal elephant's attack.
As a result, he was crushed into a pulp.
The entire team was wiped out.