Chapter 281 - 281 278 The Rewards of the Martial Arts

Chapter 281: Chapter 278: The Rewards of the Martial Arts Tournament Chapter 281: Chapter 278: The Rewards of the Martial Arts Tournament Several people returned to the front of the Adventurer’s Guild.

Zhou Jianhong made an invitation for cooperative mission, “Our adventure group recently took on a mission, but it’s a bit too tough to complete alone, and there might be injuries. We’d like to invite a few of you to collaborate. What do you think?”

As he spoke, he took out a mission certificate.

The square-faced captain took a look.

[Mission: Collect one ‘Red Phosphorus Beast Heart’.]

Description: ****

Rewards: From eighty to two hundred and fifty points (based on the strength of the Red Phosphorus Beast), D3-level Equipment Exchange Voucher*1~3

Zhou Jianhong explained, “The Red Phosphorus Beast is a type of Demonized Beast, quadruped, about the size of the elephants of old and covered with reddish-brown scales. The one we found has the strength of the Sixth Layer Awakening, which our adventure group can handle on its own.”

“The problem is, there are quite a few Demonized Beasts around the Red Phosphorus Beast. We don’t have enough manpower to take on the Red Phosphorus Beast while dealing with the surrounding beasts. If we collaborate, we can split the point rewards fifty-fifty, but we’ll keep all the Equipment Exchange Vouchers. How about it? The mission has high returns… If you go on missions on your own, it’s tough to snag one with high rewards especially with some adventure groups that have many members, who strategically station themselves at the guild daily. We were just lucky to grab the ‘Red Phosphorus Beast Heart’ mission.”

The square-faced man was silent for a moment, leaving Zhou Jianhong puzzled until he heard the other ask, “What does D3-level Equipment mean?”

Zhou Jianhong: “!!!”

“Have you never been in the Adventurer’s Guild?”

The square-faced man nodded.

“I thought as much.” Zhou Jianhong looked at a loss for words, paused, then said, “In Green Shadow, equipment is classified clearly. It’s a recent change.”

“Your Demon-slaying Battle Blade, for example, is an E1-level weapon. According to the Adventurer’s Guild, an E1-level weapon easily penetrates the defenses of a First to Third Layer Demonized Beast and undergoes minimal damage even in intense combat.”

“In reality, the Demon-slaying Battle Blade can tear through the defenses of Fourth or Fifth Layer Demonized Beasts, but battling those beasts wears down the weapon relatively fast. In other words, its durability drops rapidly. If you plan to travel hundreds of kilometers through the wilderness, encountering numerous Demonized Beasts along the way, an E1-level weapon might not last until your destination.”

“E-level weapons include E1, E2, E3. An E3 weapon can rip through the defenses of a Fifth Tier Demonized Beast with minimal damage. Beyond E3 is the D-level, which also has subdivisions. Some D-level equipment can be directly exchanged for points, but some, particularly precious like the D3-level equipment, require Equipment Exchange Vouchers.”

At this point, Zhou Jianhong took a breath and said, “Normally, it’s not easy to exchange advanced rune equipment, but the commercial district is opening in a couple of days. You know about that, right?”

The square-faced man nodded.

Zhou Jianhong continued, “When the commercial district opens, some advanced rune equipment can be purchased just with Source Crystals. Keep an eye out then; it’s one way to acquire advanced rune equipment quickly.”

“As for the second way,” he said mysterly, “from what I’ve heard, the Sanctuary is planning to organize a tournament. You just saw the arena, and the spectator seats are under construction. This tournament will likely be held after the commercial district opens. But that’s not the key point. The key is, the tournament only has rewards, and they’re exceptionally lucrative!”

Zhou Jianhong paused, noticing the very interested expressions on the faces of the square-faced man and his companions, before he continued, “Because the news of the tournament isn’t officially out yet, I can’t say for sure what the specific rewards will be, but the prize for first place is said to be a C-level rune weapon! A C-level!”

“For this tournament, Green Shadow has clearly spared no expense. It’s just unfortunate that my abilities aren’t up to scratch. I won’t get my hands on a C-level weapon, but the other prizes, I must compete for!”

After Zhou Jianhong finished speaking, the square-faced man and his companions couldn’t calm down for a long time.

Before coming to Green Shadow, they did not have a clear concept of rune equipment, even hearing of it for the first time.

However, after trying out the Demon-slaying… that is, an E1-level weapon, they gained a very direct understanding.

Like the square-faced man, originally no match for a same-tier Demonized Beast, with the Demon-slaying Battle Blade he was confident that he could slay a Fifth Tier Awakening Demonized Beast at the cost of some light injuries. If an E1-level weapon was this powerful, how fearsome would the E2, E3, or even D-level weapons be?

Even without seeing them, their imaginations ran wild.

The upcoming tournament had a first-place reward that jumped two major tiers to a C-level!

At that moment, the square-faced man thought deeper. Since Green Shadow rated equipment from E to A level and could easily offer a C-level rune equipment, didn’t that imply…

He was almost afraid to imagine.

No matter how he had viewed the Green Shadow Sanctuary before, boosting its status in his mind, he now realized it was still underestimated.

For a moment, he felt both curious and admiring of the founder of the Green Shadow Sanctuary.

With this new understanding, the square-faced captain discussed with his teammates for a while, and they decided to accept Zhou Jianhong’s invitation to cooperate.

He guessed that the Equipment Exchange Vouchers were more precious than the points, and though they could only take half of the points, it seemed like a loss.

But the square-faced man knew better; Zhou Jianhong, a seasoned adventurer of Green Shadow, was much stronger than them. His daring to hunt a Sixth Layer Awakening Demonized Beast was proof enough.

The group entered the Adventurer’s Guild, and under Zhou Jianhong’s guidance, the square-faced man quickly registered and established a new adventure group.

— Registration was free, and the square-faced captain had no objections.

After the adventure group was formed, Zhou Jianhong communicated with the staff and quickly printed a new contract.

“This is a mission-sharing contract,” he said. “It details the division of rewards after completing the mission, as for how the rewards are distributed among members of the adventure group, that’s your own business.”

“Moreover, missions notarized by the Adventurer’s Guild are permanently recorded in personal histories. Issues like a low mission completion rate or heavy member losses during missions will lower personal evaluation. If the record gets too bad, it could risk not receiving missions in the future.”

“This largely prevents adventurers from attacking each other, and if incidents of sabotaging teammates or collaborators come to light, the individual adventurer, or the team, will be sanctioned by the guild.”

Upon hearing this, the square-faced captain finally felt much relieved.

Since it was getting late, they discussed and decided to set out to hunt the Red Phosphorus Beast early the next morning. Tonight, they needed to familiarize themselves with the newly acquired equipment. The battle tomorrow was sure not to be an easy one.