Chapter 393: Chapter 374: Trial Team Member
Proud Sanctuary, being the top guild in Hua Country War Zone’s guild strength ranking, has always been highly sought after by players.
Moreover, the well-known close relationship between Proud Sanctuary and Feng Hua makes it undoubtedly the guild most players want to join.
However, precisely because of this, Proud Sanctuary is currently the hardest guild to join in the game.
Firstly, the guild has limited spots, and most of its players are outstanding, with a very low turnover rate;
Secondly, there are just too many players wanting to join, meaning those without significant skills have no entry point at all.
It’s precisely because of this that players who manage to enter Proud Sanctuary and carry the [Proud] name are undoubtedly top-tier professional players in the game.
This is why Banxia Liuli and the others were so excited when they saw the player from Proud Sanctuary.
After all, being teammates with such professional players is definitely safer than teaming up with some obscure players.
Through a simple exchange, they found out that the man named Aoshi Wangchu was quite an optimistic and cheerful type.
At their first meeting, Aoshi Wangchu did not put on any airs in front of the newcomer Banxia Liuli, but instead smiled and said:
"Looking forward to working with you."
It’s probable that Banxia Liuli will be the only Priest in the team.
And Aoshi Wangchu, being a Shield Warrior, would naturally be the first to receive care from Banxia Liuli, a statement with a double meaning.
Banxia Liuli timidly responded on the side:
"I don’t know anything, just hope I won’t be a burden on everyone later."
As a casual player, it’s impossible for Banxia Liuli not to feel nervous.
Especially facing such a professional player during a mission so significant.
Banxia Liuli was worried about being the one dragging the team down.
Seemingly noticing Banxia Liuli’s nervousness, Aoshi Wangchu comforted on the sidelines:
"Don’t be nervous, just be yourself."
And continued saying:
"When everyone is here, we’ll pick a leader together. Just follow the leader’s instructions, and everything will be fine."
For Aoshi Wangchu, activities like this team event are all too familiar.
What’s most concerning when teaming up with a pickup group is encountering those who don’t follow instructions, which can be a huge disaster.
As long as one is willing to follow directions, even if technical skills are lacking, it can be compensated for.
What one fears is encountering those who are unaware of their lack of skills and don’t listen to orders...
Aoshi Wangchu seemed to voice Banxia Liuli’s thoughts, and she nodded in agreement:
"Mm."
However, it seemed like Aoshi Wangchu would likely become the captain of this team.
Banxia Liuli didn’t think there would be another player who could quickly gain everyone’s respect more than he did.
At that moment, in Banxia Liuli’s live stream channel, all three roommates seemed to share the same thought.
While they were chatting happily, the team panel displayed another name: Blood Conceal Demon, a male human Thief.
The one called Blood Conceal Demon seemed to have a rather solitary personality, ignoring greetings from Aoshi Wangchu and standing quietly on the side.
The two exchanged a helpless smile.
Soon after, the fourth player appeared, named Duoduo, a male Elf Shooter.
Judging by the guild name, he seemed to belong to a relatively unknown small guild.
Upon appearing, Duoduo saw Banxia Liuli and the other two:
"Hey, are we all set here?"
Banxia Liuli softly added on the side:
"Still one short."
Duoduo looked around and realized there were indeed only four of them.
But he didn’t mind and enthusiastically introduced himself to everyone:
"I’m Duoduo, an Elf Shooter. Nice to meet everyone."
Aoshi Wangchu stepped forward with a chuckle and said:
"I’m not worthy of taking care of anyone; mutual assistance is key."
At least for the upcoming six hours after the event starts, everyone will be part of one entity.
With shared glory and shared losses.
No one present wanted to miss out on this rare opportunity.
At this point, Duoduo suggested:
"Since there are still 40 minutes until the event begins, if you haven’t used a gaming pod, I suggest everyone takes the chance to grab something to eat."
"I need to eat to regain some stamina. See you in a bit."
After saying this, Duoduo hurriedly went offline, leaving the two slightly bewildered.
Not long after Duoduo went offline, the quiet Thief also silently went offline.
It wasn’t until then that Banxia Liuli realized she hadn’t eaten all morning and exclaimed:
"Duoduo is right, we should eat well to prepare for the battle ahead."
Saying this, Banxia Liuli greeted Aoshi Wangchu:
"I’ll go offline to eat, see you later."
Aoshi Wangchu nodded, and Banxia Liuli disappeared from sight.
Just as Aoshi Wangchu was about to go offline to grab a bite, the fifth member’s name on the team panel suddenly lit up, leaving Aoshi Wangchu momentarily stunned:
"No way!"
...
When Lin Yi activated the so-called [Demon Race Trial], he thought he wouldn’t be able to participate since he was the City Lord.
After all, the trial was meant to select the first batch of defense forces for the Floating City. If he didn’t rank, it would lower him from City Lord to Guard Commander or even below that level as Guard Team Captain.
But surprisingly, Lin Yi received a prompt from the system the moment the trial began.
Participation is allowed!
This caught Lin Yi off guard.
When Lin Yi clicked confirm, he wasn’t immediately teleported in but was shown "Matching..."
It took around ten minutes before the matching was finally successful.
Upon selecting to enter, Lin Yi found there was only one person at the destination, someone he was somewhat familiar with.
Lin Yi exclaimed in surprise:
"Proud Sanctuary’s?"
Aoshi Wangchu, overwhelmed with excitement, looked at Lin Yi, his tongue stuttering as he spoke:
"Feng... Feng Hua... Boss, h-hello."
Lin Yi smiled at the man before him:
"Is there really a need to be this nervous?"
Gradually recovering from the initial disbelief and shock, Aoshi Wangchu expressed his excitement to Lin Yi:
"Since the first time you helped us Proud Sanctuary defend the city, I’ve already considered you my only idol in this game."
"I never expected I’d be so lucky to team up with you this time."
Aoshi Wangchu rubbed his hands in excitement, chuckling:
"If the guild members knew I was teaming up with you, they’d probably die of envy, haha."
Even the thick-skinned Lin Yi felt a bit overwhelmed by such flattery:
"Not that exaggerated."
He then looked around and asked:
"Isn’t this supposed to be for five people? Where are the others?"
"Oh, they just went offline to eat. The event will last six hours after all."
Aoshi Wangchu smiled awkwardly:
"I was just about to go offline to eat too."
Lin Yi suddenly remembered it was mealtime and hurriedly said:
"Then hurry and eat. See you later."
Aoshi Wangchu didn’t dare delay, replying:
"Well, Boss Feng, I’m off then. See you later."
He quickly went offline right after.
After Aoshi Wangchu logged out, Lin Yi took the opportunity to inspect his surroundings.
However, due to the dim light, visibility was limited to within fifty meters, beyond which nothing could be seen.
Even the map showed utter darkness, without any visible coordinates.
But from the surrounding landmarks, Lin Yi guessed this could be one of the scenes from the previous Hundred Races versus Abyss Demon Race battle.
This was because Lin Yi could see not only demon race corpses but also skeletal remains from various Hundred Race members.
From this small scene, Lin Yi could already imagine how grand and merciless the battle here would have been back then.
At this moment, the game pod indicated someone was looking for him in real life.
Seeing that there were still more than half an hour before the event started, Lin Yi decided to log off as well.
Meanwhile, in a cafeteria at a university in Hua Country, four young and lively girls were discussing together:
"What do you think, is Banxia’s last teammate a guy or a girl?"
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The update for today is complete.