Zhan Long (Ep-101 and many more)

Chapter 130 - Darling Duck

"Swoosh!"

Going online, I spawned in the North Plaza of the city and immediately received a message from Fox: "Boss, you there? "

"Yup!"

Opening the chat window, I heard the sound of Fox's laughter: "Boss, good news! Yesterday, we made a pretty good profit, I sold all of the equipment you gave me for 217 gold. In addition, we found a Lv 37 Silver Tier staff which sold for 45 gold. With the rest of our income, yesterday's work day gained us 320g, which altogether sold at the Treasure Grove for 2500+ RMB! Hehe, what a great performance!"

I was delighted, "Well, that really isn't too bad. Now we can at least afford a water dispenser. Oh right, have you found any professional players to join us? "

Fox was embarrassed: "That ... ... Among us three, Wolf has the highest level, yet he is still only Lv 37. Ba Huang City's top players have an average level of at least 45 or above. By our standards, it is rather difficult to recruit people and most of those we recruit are people below Lv 40. Up to now, Old K and I, after using many different means, have added 11 friends, levels ranging between 35-42. Among them, there are already 7 people who can be developed into Zhan Long's long-term members. However, their real-life locations are rather scattered; most of the players live in the northern cities of China, so they probably won't be joining our studio. However, in the future when we establish our guild, they will very likely join our forces.

I nodded: "Fox, for a team, what do you think are the three most important classes? "

Fox ponders: "Tanks or Monks. They are required to tank the Boss. Also Healers, because their [Heal]s are required to sustain the team. Last but not least, DPS. Mages' magic-based attacks are stronger compared to those of other classes, am I right?"

"Yeah, you're right. Currently, I am playing the role of the main tank in our team. As for DPS, you and Old K could be considered as pretty good damage dealers. However, what we lack now is a Healer, we must find a high-level Healer with good teamwork."

Fox was slightly troubled: "I'll do my best, but you know, almost all of the high-level Healers at this stage have been solicited by large guilds that provide money to 'raise' them. Also, the cost of hiring a Healer whose level exceeds 45 is quite exorbitant, so it's hard to find a high level Healer who has good skills. This is quite a big problem."

I thought for a moment and comforted him: "Well, strengthening our team isn't something we can do overnight. Let's go about it slowly. As long as the four of us do not give up, Zhan Long will definitely become strong! For now, you guys should concentrate on reaching Lv 40 within 48 hours. Level 40, you hear me?!"

"Ok!"

......

Turning off the chat window, I opened the Ba Huang City's map and found myself at a loss for what to do next. I was Lv 50 and the hunting grounds for my level range were quite far away from town. As for the Lv 7 herbs, there weren't any leads. Forget it, I'll check the forums to see if there's anything profitable to do. After all, sharpening an axe is the prerequisite for chopping wood.

(TL: He is basically saying that if he sharpens his skills and knowledge, he will still be making progress.)

Opening Ba Huang City's forum, I saw a red post right at the top of the forum page. It was the [Vanguard] Guild's recruitment post –【Top Post】 (Posted by: Jian Feng Han): The [Vanguard] Guild has been formed and is currently recruiting members!

Content: Greetings, my friends from Ba Huang City. I am Jian Feng Han, the guild leader of [Vanguard]. After much hard work, we have finally hunted down a Guild Creation Tablet and after fulfilling the charm requirements, we finally have officially formed the [Vanguard] guild. Although it isn't the first guild to be established, we have the confidence to make [Vanguard] the top guild of Ba Huang City. We are a team, an invincible team! Thus, [Vanguard] is currently recruiting members and we welcome players from any class. There is no limit to our recruitment volume, but our other requirements are that players must be at least Lv45 and possess at least 2 Silver Ranked equipment. The heavy armor classes should have an attacking power beyond 1400 or defense above 1100, whereas Mages should possess a DPS of 500 or above. Healers should be able to, on average, recover 400 HP every second. [Vanguard] is our home and we welcome you to join it!