Chapter 429 - 401: Legendary Regular Army
Da Fei woke up feeling refreshed at 10 o’clock the next morning, took care of his needs and then logged in again, only to see the guild message. Da Fei couldn’t help but smile; this is what it feels like to be the guild leader, wake up and everything has been taken care of by others, hahaha!
Da Fei greeted, "Brother Hao, you’ve worked hard, everyone has worked hard!"
The guild channel immediately buzzed: "Brother Fei, hello! We’re just doing what we should!"
Invincible Soldier immediately said, "Brother Fei, the computers Brother Hao sponsored for our dorm mates have arrived, everyone has created new accounts and applied to join the guild, I recommended them, please add them Brother Fei!"
Wow, the team is growing again! Da Fei opened the guild application list, indeed, there were 8 more people.
Da Fei exclaimed, "I’m truly grateful for Brother Hao’s support!"
Brother Hao laughed, "Don’t be so polite with me, it’s uncomfortable! Ha ha!"
Nothing more to say, time to accept them!
—Guild Information: Warmly welcome "Garfield" to join the guild!
—Guild Information: Warmly welcome "Lion’s Smile" to join the guild!
—Guild Information: Warmly welcome "Legend in the Wind" to join the guild!
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In a moment, the whole guild was again bustling with cheerful greetings for Brother Fei and Brother Hao. That’s the feeling we want! Speaking of which, now that I’m back and done, it’s time to give everyone a little welcome present, no equipment but I do have gold coins.
Da Fei then asked, "Where is everyone? I’ll give 20,000 gold coins to each person for leveling expenses!"
Invincible Soldier immediately said, "We’re all in Elorin, the newly created 8 accounts are all of the Elf Clan! Everyone, come to the Elorin Teleportation Array to welcome Brother Fei!"
Da Fei laughed heartily, "Good, the Elf Clan is fierce in PK and leveling, I like it!"
Da Fei headed straight for the Teleportation Array and returned to Elorin. At this time, the sixteen new guild members had gathered at the Teleportation Array waiting respectfully, with levels ranging from 38 to 1, truly like a nursery.
"Welcome Brother Fei!" As Da Fei appeared, all the members shouted in unison, attracting the curious glances of passing players.
Da Fei waved his hand with a smile, "Guys, I’ve been really busy. It’s not easy to meet everyone. Come on, trade with me, from now on, your task is to level up, level up, and level up. This task is handed over to Da Bing!"
Da Bing hastened to say, "Leave it to me, the Leveling Guild will not neglect contributing to the guild! Thank you, Brother Fei!"
"Thank you, Brother Fei!"
Hahaha! Just as Da Fei was happily trading, the Teleportation Array flashed with bright light, and a group of players with the "Royal Blade" guild emblem appeared.
Da Fei’s eyebrows twitched, troublemakers coming?
A player named Royal Blade approached Da Fei and coldly scanned the members, "Recruited a bunch of trash! I’d like to see how you’re going to level up!"
Da Fei had seen plenty of show-offs, he shook his head dismissively and turned back to ask Da Bing, "Is there really such a guild?"
Da Bing hastened to say, "Seems like it was set up overnight."
Da Fei said "Oh?" and asked, "Can you handle it?"
Da Bing immediately said, "Don’t worry, Brother Fei, just like what I said before, leave it to me, the Leveling Guild will not neglect contributing!"
Da Fei nodded, "OK, everyone go about your business, just ignore the flies!"
Royal Blade angrily said, "I want to see how you guys can manage both the Leveling Guild and contributing!"
One Sword Eastward laughed heartily, "Just eat farts!"
Da Fei patted One Sword Eastward on the shoulder and said with a laugh, "Well said! Everyone go about your business!"
Blade Royal Family angrily said, "If you dare, don’t step out of the city!"
"Goodbye, Brother Fei!" In an instant, everyone laughed heartily, ignoring the Royal Family members as they each went their separate ways.
Although what Da Fei wanted to see most right now was the progress of the construction of Radiant City, since he had come to Elorin, he might as well take care of a few things. For example, check on how Spielberg’s ship retrofitting was going. Of course, there was no rush on that, given that the Hunter commission issued by the Dwarf Prince allowed for half a year in the game. Better to go to the Ranger Guild first and report his achievements to Jilrien. I wonder what reaction he will have when he sees that I’ve officially become a sentinel? Wahahaha!
Ranger Guild, Jilrien’s office.
Since Jilrien was now Da Fei’s professional instructor, Da Fei could visit him anytime, which was much better than Makar, his cheapskate old mentor.
As expected, Jilrien was dumbfounded and asked in disbelief, "How did you become an official sentinel?"
Da Fei, full of pride, saluted and said, "I paid a visit to an Ancient Sage and received enlightenment from his wisdom!"
Jilrien, recovering from his surprise, sighed with great emotion, "Even among the Elf Clan’s ranger druids, those who officially become sentinels are few and far between. To think that you, a human, have achieved this goal – one can only describe you as a prodigy!"
As the instructor of a hidden profession, aren’t you indirectly praising yourself? I’ve finally understood why you were so arrogant in front of the mayor – indeed, you have the capital to be proud!
Da Fei chuckled, "Instructor, you flatter me too much! It is you, the instructor among the sentinels, who truly possesses prodigious talent!"
Jilrien, clearly pleased, nodded his head, "When I gave you the trainee materials, I mentioned that the Sentinel is a military profession of the Kingdom, not to be taught under normal circumstances. But since you have comprehended it yourself, that’s a different matter. I feel it’s necessary to formally refer you to join the Kingdom’s special forces, the ’Nature Guardians’. Are you interested?"
Da Fei was thrilled! Damn, not only did my profession advance to official status, but I could also join the regular army! And not just any regular army, but the special forces! Am I going to be spectacularly awesome?
In the game, the Old World was controlled by NPC forces. Even if players later had amazing equipment and astonishing attack and defense attributes, they still faced two major disadvantages against the NPC’s regular army. The first was the capability of the soldiers, as NPCs had elite forms of troops, which were mentioned before.
The second was the military rank number. Although players could get promoted to lieutenant, captain, and so on by doing battlefield merit quests, increasing their Command Power and some attributes, these ranks for players were actually makeshift armies – no, they were more like unaffiliated brave wanderers! For instance, Da Fei was now a captain, but which unit did he belong to? Who was his superior? None! Players could roam wherever they wanted, with no one commanding them.
But the regular army was different. The military rank number was like Da Fei’s ’Sea Monster Hunter’ title, directly adding to skills and attributes. And for the more historically prestigious and distinguished old units, the skill effects and attribute bonuses were even more formidable.
One common skill in the regular army was "Valor," meaning that the regular army had a particularly high chance of a Morale Burst, which significantly boosted the unit’s next attack, Attack Speed, Move Speed, and the chance of special skills occurring. Then, in combination with various attack skills under the Leadership Skill, they would totally crush the players! So, in faction warfare, there was an unwritten rule: best to let our NPC army deal with the opponent’s NPC army, and players would take on players.
However, although the regular army receives additional powerful attribute skill bonuses, not many players might be eager to join the regular army during the open beta test. And for no other reason but the fact that joining the regular army means a painfully loss of freedom for the players. The army would issue mandatory missions from time to time, and failure to complete them or causing delays in military operations could lead to being discharged, and not just that, but also a loss of merit and reputation, which players detest more than punching the clock at work.
Moreover, there is another painful aspect of the regular army, that is, losing battles leads to a reduction in the troops’ attribute bonuses. Losing too many battles could result in being discharged for insufficient capability.
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However, what Da Fei is facing now is not just any regular army, but the special forces within the regular army, which means he can recruit special soldiers and significantly boost his combat power! So what if he loses some freedom by joining them? He’s a professional gamer after all!
And Da Fei soberly recognizes his current state: while he juggles many side jobs and his attribute points are absolutely badass, he lacks the most crucial professional skills such as Attack Skill and Leadership Skill for combat, not to mention that his own operation skills aren’t that great either. Facing tough opponents, he’s still likely to be at a disadvantage, so he urgently needs to improve himself.
Da Fei then excitedly asked: "Please introduce the Nature Guardian to me, mentor!"
Jilrien nodded gravely and said: "Nature Guardian is the legendary hero Gru’s troop from the Elf Clan, who played a pivotal role in reversing the course of the war when the Demon Race invaded the surface world a thousand years ago. Their combat prowess is world-renowned, but so is the notorious strictness of their recruitment standards. Although no human has ever joined them before, a prodigy like you should not be overlooked. With my authority, I will strive to secure a test opportunity for you. As long as you pass the test, you’re in."
So that’s how it is! It’s just a test? Exams are what I find most painful!
Da Fei nodded: "I’m willing to join, please apply on my behalf, mentor."
Jilrien approved: "Very well! You truly are my student. However, with your current standard as a Primary Sentinel, passing the exam might still be difficult. I recommend you continue to level up your Sentinel before the exam. As I’ve mentioned before, I can only upgrade your Sentinel level once you’ve improved your Ranger profession level. But leveling up Ranger is up to you now."
Da Fei nodded repeatedly: "The student understands!" Oh my god, this is so troublesome! It seems my next step is to find time to visit that old ghost Taranna’s hometown.
Jilrien then asked: "How is your Blood Eagle progressing?"
Da Fei quickly took out the Blood Eagle Flute, quite satisfied with himself: "Its growth is very pleasing. I have a question for my teacher, I was wondering if I could equip my Blood Eagle with equipment?"
Jilrien was once again flabbergasted, his mouth trembling as he said: "Prodigy! Truly a prodigy!! You have completely overturned my thinking! You want to equip it? Hmm! Creative idea, warhorses and Griffins can be equipped, so why not a Blood Eagle? This is a question I need to ponder! Ha ha, wahahaha!"
Right! Warhorses and Griffins can be equipped, so Blood Eagles should be the same! When the time comes, I’ll equip my Little Fei with Divine Artifacts, and Da Fei couldn’t help but burst into laughter along with wahahaha!
Just as he was feeling smug, Da Fei’s phone rang. It was Little Fang! Oh yeah, oh right, today is the day I’m supposed to get off work! (To be continued. If you like this work, you’re welcome to vote at Qidian (qidian.com), and your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please proceed to m.qidian.com to continue reading.)