Chapter 296: Chapter 219: A Newbie’s Day (IV)
Lonely as Snow, cheerful yet struggling, carried the Mithril Armor, with Europe King sulking beside him.
But before he could leave the crowd, a group of high-level players, some in armor and some in robes, blocked his way.
Lonely as Snow immediately knew that the people from the Noble Guild had come to see him personally.
The leader politely extended his hand to Lonely as Snow.
“Hello, I’m Fengyun, the vice president of the Royalty Guild. Are you interested in making a deal?”
As a newbie, Lonely as Snow didn’t dare to be careless and hurriedly shook hands with him.
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“What kind of deal?”
He had already guessed the other party’s purpose but still asked.
With a slight smile, Fengyun pointed at the armor in his arms: “I think you know why we’re here.”
“This heavy armor requires at least 18 points of strength to wear. Such good equipment would actually be wasted in the hands of a newbie like you.”
“Instead of dragging around a useless golden burden, why not sell it? Our Royalty Guild is willing to offer 200 Gold Coins, which is enough for you to splurge at this stage.”
Lonely as Snow suddenly remembered the words from Singo’s strategy guide: “Those grand guilds often use their monopoly status to bully newbies who don’t understand market prices. If you have good equipment, never sell to them, especially to Royalty.”
Thinking of this, Lonely as Snow resolutely said, “I won’t sell for that price.”
Fengyun adjusted his glasses and laughed lightly, as if he had anticipated this: “You must have read Singo’s guide.”
“To be honest with you, apart from us at Royalty, other guilds can’t afford this level of equipment. 300 Gold Coins is our limit. I advise you to take the deal, or you’ll regret it.”
Lonely as Snow hesitated for a moment but still gritted his teeth and said, “No deal.”
Fengyun’s eyes showed a hint of impatience, but he maintained basic courtesy and smiled: “How about this, I’ll give you a special privilege to join our Royalty Guild exceptionally. We’ll provide you with the best treatment, but the condition is—that armor must belong to the guild.”
Europe King, standing by, looked tempted and mumbled, “Can you include me too?”
Lonely as Snow was extremely conflicted at this moment.
This was an opportunity to join a grand guild, and once inside, he would be at the pinnacle of game resources.
Even Singo, who held disdain for these major guilds, had to admit their unique aspects and powerful influence.
But he caught a glimpse of the disdain in Fengyun’s eyes, as if he had Lonely as Snow firmly in his grasp.
A sudden surge of inexplicable anger rose within Lonely as Snow, a rebellion as a normal newbie.
“I don’t need it.”
He said each word clearly.
Fengyun’s face turned ashen, and he gritted his teeth: “We’ll see. Let’s see what you can achieve with armor you can’t use.”
With that, he led the Royalty Guild members away.
Europe King anxiously said: “Bro, are you crazy? It’s hard enough to get some good gear, and you’re picking a fight with a grand guild?”
Lonely as Snow whispered: “They looked down on me. What else could I do?”
“You’ve really stirred up trouble. That’s Royalty. If you offend them, they’ll camp at the gate and kill you!”
“Should we seek another guild?”
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Suddenly, a familiar voice came from behind.
“Royalty isn’t the only wealthy and powerful guild.”
They turned around to see the robed, erratic mage player, with a slight smile that exuded an aura of a hermit.
Lonely as Snow didn’t dare to be careless and quickly asked: “May I ask who you are?”
The mage extended a hand, revealing a wand embedded with a crystal ball and an exquisite coin emblem.
“I am Charlotte, the president of Magic Coin.”
“I heard you’re looking for a guild?”
Lonely as Snow cautiously replied: “Yes, but I don’t want a domineering guild that seizes members’ property.”
Charlotte smiled: “Of course, our guild members are like-minded partners.”
“In that case, welcome to Magic Coin.”
Europe King had already put on a flattering face, completely hiding his earlier conflict with Charlotte. He meekly asked: “What about me? Can I join too?”
Charlotte said: “Of course, we love recruiting promising newbies.”
The two newbie players cheered immediately. After all, Magic Coin was also a top-ranked guild, and their Magic Affairs Office in the city was particularly popular.
But Charlotte looked at the two with a meaningful smile.
First, he glanced at Lonely as Snow, thinking to himself:
“The guild is full of squishy mages, and we’ve long needed a top tank.”
“Have this newbie advance as a paladin, cast a Shield Spell, and wear the Mithril Armor while standing there as the perfect tank!”
“Recruit him, so he can single-handedly absorb all the damage. Wouldn’t that be wonderful?”
Then he looked at Europe King, his smile turning somewhat twisted.
“And this so-called ‘Europe King,’ haha, finally, someone in the guild is unluckier than I am!”
Behind that smile was Charlotte’s unresolved mental trauma and a somewhat psychopathic personality due to excessive card draws.
The two were still immersed in the joy of joining the guild, unaware of Charlotte’s oddity.
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In the Royal Palace, Cassius lay sprawled on the Iron Throne, browsing through a panel suspended in the air.
“A total of fifty thousand players, with more than thirty thousand choosing to be born in the Ashen Kingdom, and the remaining nearly twenty thousand evenly distributed throughout Anzeta.”
“It seems the promotional efforts weren’t strong enough—”
“But that’s okay. These players will soon come under my control. As long as you remain in the Anzeta Great Wilderness, you won’t escape the Kingdom’s influence.”
“The war to conquer… no, to liberate the entire North, is about to begin.”
Cassius lightly shook his wings, the scales shimmering, and his light golden eyes seemed to burn with flames.
Recently, he had been recuperating in the palace, researching ways to break the curse and suppress his urge for destruction. It had been a long time since he’d acted, but once the Anzeta war fully started, his battles would be inevitable.
The voice of a Tiefling Guard came from the door.
“Your Majesty, Lord Mezulash requests an audience, saying he has important information to report.”
“Let him in.”
Cassius ordered indifferently.
It seemed that Nocturne had new information. The southern Duke Leo should also realize that the war was imminent.